Chapter 209: Green Bricks for Baked Buns

Old Man Chen was stunned when he heard this. "What is a roundabout tactic?"

"You really don't understand anything. The roundabout tactic is to avoid direct confrontation with the enemy. When the enemy retreats, we advance; when the enemy advances, we hide.

If they go east, you go west; if they go left, you go right, always looking for an opportunity to strike."

"I understand what you mean. I was hiding here and there just now, but I was still scared by Erdan." Old man Chen touched his chest with his hand, looking frightened.

Seeing this, Old Lady Chen was curious, "What happened? Did Erdan find out?"

"No, I just watched Erdanzi go to the east, so I planned to attack him from the west. But as soon as I got to the west, Erdanzi rushed towards me like a gust of wind.

I thought he had discovered me, and my legs went limp and I collapsed to the ground, ready to be caught. But I don’t know if it was because it was dark or Erdan was blind, he didn’t see me…”

Hearing this, Old Lady Chen couldn't help but roll her eyes and quickly reached out to interrupt, "You're such a jerk! It's good that he didn't see you, so why are you still scolding him? If we really catch you, all our efforts will be in vain."

"Scolding him was the least of my worries. I really wanted to stab him in the butt with a stick!"

Old man Chen paused for a moment and continued, "Old woman, you don't know, Erdan just rushed directly to where I was hiding. He didn't even look around properly, and just took off his pants and finished it right there.

That big ass almost hit my face, and before I could react, he gushed out like a motherfuckin' water, and a hole was left on the ground.

These words almost made Old Lady Chen vomit with nausea. She frowned and grinned, "You are so stupid, you can't just hide. If it really sprays on your face, it will be so disgusting!"

"I wanted to hide, but my legs were weak at that time, so I dared not move. I could only hold my nose tightly and endure it. I don't know what Erdanzi ate at night, but the smell was so strong that it could kill people.

Fortunately, I haven't eaten enough these past few days, otherwise I would have been nauseated and vomited."

"Alright, alright, stop talking. It's disgusting." Old Mrs. Chen waved her hands in disgust. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "Old man, this is a good opportunity for us to take action."

"He's having diarrhea, what good opportunity can there be? What if he gets in my face again?"

"Look at you, you don't understand anything again. As the saying goes, a brave man can't stand three diarrheas. It won't be long before Erdanzi collapses. You should work harder and try to get another hundred or eighty bricks back before dawn. Then I'll reward you well."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Chen was immediately furious. "Don't promise me anything. You don't know the current situation at home. How are you going to reward me when we have no food to eat? I only had half a bowl of porridge last night, and I just stayed outside for most of the night. I'm so hungry that I'm almost starving. How can I have the energy to work?"

Old Mrs. Chen shook her head and smiled, "Don't worry, I promise to make sure you have a full stomach tomorrow."

"Why, do you have money to buy food?"

"I don't have any, but my family has people who can make money."

"You mean Dabao?"

"Yes, it's Dabao. Don't forget, he has been working for that damn girl for a long time. We can ask him for some money to buy food."

"Forget it, you'd better save your money!" Old Man Chen snorted. "Dabao is learning from that damn girl and is becoming more and more unreasonable. He doesn't even look at us when he comes in and out. To put it bluntly, he is a heartless ungrateful person. He won't give us any money!"

Old Mrs. Chen curled her lips in disdain. "You have to give it to him even if you don't want to. As soon as the sun rises, I'll have my second son's wife go ask him for the money. I don't believe he can just watch his own mother starve."

"Then you try it." Old man Chen stood up and said, "Old woman, you hurry up and get some sleep. I'll go out for a walk."

"Wait, don't be anxious." Old Mrs. Chen called back Old Man Chen who was about to go out, and then took out the remaining half of a pancake from under the pillow, "You are hungry, right? Eat this quickly."

Old man Chen couldn't help but frown. He thought it was the same sesame seed cake that he couldn't chew and had a bad taste a few days ago. He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Thank you, old lady, but this thing is too hard for me to chew. You should keep it in bed and grind your teeth!"

"What are you talking about? I just bought this yesterday. It's not hard. Eat it quickly so you can have the strength to go back and steal the bricks."

"Old woman, what you did is really unkind. We don't even have enough food to cook at home, and you still have money to buy sesame cakes? This is a waste of money!"

"Look at you, I gave you something delicious and you're still making trouble. To tell you the truth, this pancake didn't cost any money."

"What, no money?" Old Man Chen was stunned, a little bit unbelievable, "The old man selling sesame cakes has no relationship with you, how could he not want money? Unless he is crazy, or you and him..."

His head was buzzing, and he didn't dare to speak or think any further.

Old Lady Chen rolled her eyes at him and started cursing, "Bullshit! That old man selling sesame cakes is even uglier than you. How could I be interested in him? You think too frivolously of me. You have no taste."

Old man Chen looked at the half-eaten pancake in his hand and said, "What's going on? If you don't explain it clearly, I'm going to find that old man selling pancakes and fight him tomorrow."

"Come on, you're almost becoming jealous. To be honest, I begged and pleaded for this pancake in exchange for four bricks."

"I exchanged it for bricks!" Old Man Chen was shocked. "What's the sesame cake seller thinking? Why would he want a few bricks?"

Old Mrs. Chen smiled smugly. "He didn't want it at first, but when I brought it over, he took a bite and asked for money. I gave him four bricks, whether he wanted them or not. He had no choice but to take the bricks and walk away in shame."

"So that's how it is. I can eat it with peace of mind now." Old man Chen took it and took a bite. It was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The rich aroma of sesame spread in his mouth. Half of the pancake went into his stomach in an instant. He looked very satisfied after eating it.

"Not bad, not bad. The big pancake is indeed delicious."

"Go quickly after you've eaten. It would be best if you could bring back a few purlins so we don't have to buy them later."

"No, old woman! The purlins are all pressed down under the main building beams. I can't move them by myself!"

"Forget it then, let's get enough blue bricks first."

"Okay, then you go to sleep for a while. I'll try to fill our house before dawn." Old man Chen said and turned to leave the house...