Chapter 217 is a little complicated.

Xu Que had always harbored a deep-seated resentment: just like Ha Gang, he had once beaten up his father. After beating his father, he ran to the mountain behind the base, found a huge tree that was as thick as a person's arm, and punched, kicked, and headbutted the tree...

It's clear that Hagang still feels guilty about injuring his father. The force and frequency with which he hit and slammed the tree suggest that he was forced into it.

Ha Gang was also a rather traditional person. He believed that beating one's father was tantamount to disloyalty and injustice, which would have been considered an unforgivable crime in ancient times.

Ha Gang used to hate people who were disrespectful to their parents. The kind of people he despised the most were those whose parents worked hard to raise them, only to have their children speak ill of them in the end. This was something he could not understand or tolerate.

After breaking his father's head, Hagang finally understood those so-called rebellious sons.

If I were in a family with that kind of environment or atmosphere, I would do the same thing! I might also be utterly wicked.

From then on, Hagang would think twice before acting on any rumors, no longer believing the so-called facts or truths told by most people, unlike when he was a child and hadn't broken his father's head.

After hitting the tree, Ha Gang was probably exhausted or something, so he sat down with his back against the tree he had just hit, closed his eyes, and looked very tired and sleepy as he rested. He didn't have the strength to move at all!

"What's wrong with you? Don't blame yourself! Although it's wrong to hit someone first, your father really deserved it! If it weren't for these few blows from you, he would never understand how annoying he is! He would never know how hard your mother has worked! I hope these seven blows will wake him up! Only you can give him the biggest shock! Only you can truly hurt his heart! Make him turn back and redefine himself and examine himself!" Grandpa Hagang had somehow appeared in front of Hagang and said to his seemingly half-asleep grandson.

When Ha Gang heard that it was his grandfather, he was immediately startled: "Grandpa, what are you doing up in the mountains?"

Grandpa Hagang said with a very kind smile, "I came to see you and have a chat! Oh, by the way! I also want to tell you that your father has woken up! I know he wasn't actually unconscious, he was just pretending! Trying to scare me! Hahaha, I hope you don't feel guilty! Eat, drink, and sleep as usual!"

Hearing his grandfather say that, Ha Gang breathed a long sigh of relief and nodded, "Yes! I understand!"

The drowsiness I felt earlier vanished without a trace, and for no apparent reason, I felt as if I had taken a stimulant, and my whole body was full of inexhaustible energy.

Grandpa Hagang gently walked over, patted his grandson's head a few times with great affection, and said, "Come! Come with Grandpa to see the scenery on the back mountain! Let's chat! Is that alright?"

Ha Gang wiped away his tears again and nodded vigorously.

Seeing Ha Gang's sullen expression, Grandpa Ha Gang put an arm around his grandson's shoulder and pointed to the magnificent Liu family base below the beautiful back mountain, saying, "Look! This is the empire I conquered for you! This empire is left only to you! Not even a drop for your idiot father! My grandson has my spirit, and that's what Grandpa likes the most! Hahaha!"

Hagang couldn't help but laugh at his grandfather's humor: "How do you know that line? It's the one from 'I conquered the country for you'..."

Ha Gang smiled incredulously, shook his head, and continued to accompany his grandfather to enjoy the scenery.

In Hagang's memory, wild berries were the tastiest wild fruits he remembered.

Ha Gang suddenly let go of his grandfather's arm and rushed to the bright red wild berries on the ridge of the field. He pulled up the front of his clothes, making them form a funnel-like container in front of his abdomen.

Ha carefully picked the ripe wild berries and put them inside.

The branches, leaves, and stems of this wild berry are covered with small thorns. If you accidentally touch the thorns, your hand will be pricked and bleed immediately. Because the thorns are slightly poisonous, it will be very painful.

Ha Gang shared the wild fruits he had picked with his grandfather.

The old man has a special fondness for this fruit, which shows he ate a lot of it when he was a child.

As Ha Gang walked with his grandfather, they came across a clump of bushes on a field ridge. These were the ruhezi, Ha Gang's favorite food when he was a child. Ruhezi is a plant of the genus Ruhezi in the Rosaceae family. It is a shrub with purplish-brown old branches and smooth bark; the twigs are grayish-green or grayish-brown, hairless or with very short soft hairs.

Leaves alternate or clustered, nearly sessile; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate or narrowly oblong.

The drupe is spherical, reddish-brown or dark brown, hairless, and glossy; the seed is an ovoid shape that has been flattened from side to side and has grooves.

The plant has strong sprouting ability, dense branches, large single-plant coverage, and abundant fallen leaves, which can effectively reduce, block, and absorb surface runoff, conserve water resources, and prevent soil erosion. Its well-developed root system also effectively prevents soil loss and maintains soil fertility.

The *Prunus serrulata* tree is highly resistant to cold and drought, tolerates poor soil, and is suitable for growth in arid and semi-arid regions. It typically grows in clusters on ridges and gentle slopes, exhibiting a significant water conservation effect. Furthermore, its thorny branches make it resistant to damage from humans and animals, contributing to long-term soil and water conservation. Therefore, it is an excellent tree species for soil and water conservation in the arid and semi-arid regions of Northwest China.

When Hagang was little, there were many of these thorny wild fruits growing on the walls of the threshing ground.

When ripe, the fruit is a dark purple color, similar to that of blueberries.

Eating too much makes my tongue feel like it's been fitted with a wooden wedge, making it much less agile and more dull.

"Grandpa, did you ever play with the leaves of this plant when you were little?" Ha Gang asked, holding a handful of ripe black fruits picked from the Ruihe tree in both hands.

Grandpa Hagang took one from Hagang's hand and put it in his mouth. The sweet, sour, and slightly astringent taste made Grandpa Hagang close his eyes: "Oh my god! This is so refreshing! It brings back endless memories and reveries of my childhood!"

Hagang's mother stayed by his father's side after Hagang broke his head, taking care of everything for him.

All of this happened when Hagang saw the quicksand around him dissipate, and not far ahead was a large pile of broken and dilapidated mahogany furniture.

Seeing the scattered mahogany furniture, tables, stools and the like, Ha Gang couldn't help but recall the time he broke his father's head with a mahogany stool.

These scenes are still so clear in Hagang's mind, like a movie playing in his mind.

Now, Pingyao and Chi can decipher and perceive 90% of the information in Ha Gang's mind.

Of course, Ha Gang could also know what Pingyao and Chi were thinking.