The fat girl felt that she was trusted, and immediately raised her double chin and responded in a baby voice, "Okay, Zhuzhu is at home, Zhuzhu, help grandpa!"
A few boys were curious and asked.
"Grandpa, what's the big task?"
"Can we go?"
"Grandpa, let's go help too!"
Unfortunately, the old man waved his hand in disdain and scolded with a smile, "Just go to the city and don't even think about lazing around at home. You'll know when you come back from the city!"
How could these boys give up? One of them hugged his grandfather's arm, and the other hugged his thigh. They acted coquettishly and cutely and would not give up until they achieved their goal!
Old Master Tai was so annoyed that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and even Zhuzhu couldn't stop giggling.
Chen Zhao, Tai Jizu and others also laughed and refused to help.
Grandpa Tai had no choice but to say, "I want to take Zhuzhu into the mountains to hunt some wild animals. The Min family and Mr. Wu have helped a lot this time, so we have to give them a thank you gift to show our gratitude. But we don't have anything good, so we can only go into the mountains and think of a way."
After hearing this, the boys finally let go of the old man's arms and legs.
If it was someone else, they could still fight for it, but when it comes to going up the mountain to find "Rou Rou", there is no one else except the younger sister!
After all, no one has the ability to make meat come to them on their own initiative. But their sister can!
Chen Zhao didn't understand what was going on, but he was happy that his nephew was so lively and cheerful. It was obvious that the child was living well in the Tai family and had even gotten rid of the shadow of his family's destruction and his mother's death.
He quickly said, "It's getting late, let's get going. Let's see if the restaurant has any delicious food and bring some back for Zhuzhu!"
The boys cheered themselves up, quickly changed into new coats and pants, and took their "small treasury", ready to go into the city to spend money.
Zhuzhu hugged Uncle Chen's neck for a long time, praising him again and again, and got the promise she wished for: she would have roast duck wraps to eat in the evening!
Soon, Chen Zhao and Tai Jiye set off with the boys.
Tai Jizu was busy with chores at home, while Tai Jizong went to visit his fellow craftsmen. The cold weather was about to begin, and it was time to harvest ice. It was time to start the family's ice lantern business...
Grandpa Tai carried Zhuzhu to see Banxianer. Banxianer had just had a good sleep, drank some porridge and eaten some buns. He was now sitting with his legs crossed, enjoying the warm kang.
Seeing him like this, Old Man Tai smiled and asked, "Come on, old brother, I'll take you for a walk in the mountains. Let's sit in front of my cabin and roast a rabbit for you!"
Banxianer jumped up and was obviously very surprised. After all, he had been in the city and seldom went out, let alone went into the mountains.
But when he turned around and thought about his own eyes, he didn't want to cause trouble for the Tai family.
So he said, "You guys go ahead. I want to stay on the warm bed for a while longer."
Old Man Tai immediately objected, "Why would you be so reluctant to give up your warm bed? Are you short of firewood at your place in the city? When you go back, I'll have my eldest brother bring you a cart of wood. I'll make sure you have a warm bed every day. Come on, come with us into the mountains today. I guarantee you'll have a great time and eat delicious food!"
Banxian'er was about to refuse, but Zhuzhu had already hugged his neck, "Banxian'er, grandpa and Zhuzhu are going into the mountains together. Zhuzhu, find some meat for grandpa to eat!"
"Oh, okay, okay, Grandpa Banxian will listen to my Zhuzhu!" Banxian had no resistance to the fat girl Zhuzhu. After hearing her babyish pleading, he immediately agreed.
Not to mention going up the mountain to play, even if it was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, he would jump in without hesitation!
Old Master Tai laughed heartily. It turned out that the fat girl’s “power” was unstoppable!
With the matter of the two boys, He Shan, Hengqi and others were worried about where the Tai family had gone.
Even though Tai Jiye and Chen Zhao brought the Chen family's guards, He Shan still sent two veterans to follow them.
When He Shan heard that Mr. Tai and others were going up the mountain, he left the village to Hengqi to guard, and he personally brought five veterans with him as bodyguards.
Because Banxianer was blind and really needed help, the old man didn't stop him.
Yang Lihua and Liu Dongniang helped pack three full baskets of food, and dressed Zhuzhu up like a cotton ball, leaving only her big eyes exposed. Only then did they feel at ease to let everyone go out.
Two old soldiers supported Banxian on the left and right. Whenever they encountered ditches, bumps, branches or vines, the old soldiers carried him over.
So much so that Banxianer joked with Mr. Tai, "After going into the mountains with you, I actually became a somersault-doing immortal."
Everyone laughed at this, but Zhuzhu responded seriously, "Grandpa Banxianer, all the immortals ride on clouds, floating like that! Once, Grandpa Jiuxian got drunk and fell asleep in a cloud. He floated tens of thousands of miles before being found by his servant!"
"Oh, really? That's amazing!" Banxianer actually listened more carefully and talked excitedly with Zhuzhu.
The bystanders walked along and laughed, thinking that the young ones were telling myths they had heard from somewhere and the old ones were trying to cheer the children up. Little did they know that they were actually lucky enough to hear first-hand gossip from the fairy world!
Since the beginning of winter, there have been several snowfalls of varying sizes, and the accumulated thickness of the snow is quite impressive.
Fortunately, the Tai family was familiar with this road, and they finally reached the wooden house in half an hour longer than usual.
The villagers had been staying here before, and having nothing to do, they built two more houses. Now it has become a well-organized "small" village.
He Shan and others put down their things and hurried to chop firewood, and then placed the firewood in a round pond specially built with stones.
With the firelight, it seemed to warm up all of a sudden.
He Shan and others also had to heat the kang to remove the moisture in the house, check if there were any small animals hiding in the corners or on the roof, and fetch and boil water. They were very busy.
The old man helped Banxianer sit down next to the campfire and said with a smile, "Old brother, how about our small courtyard in the mountains?"
"Of course!" The half-immortal couldn't see, but he had very sharp ears.
Sitting like this in the mountains and forests, the air is cold but filled with the fragrance of pine and cypress, the birds are chirping happily as they fly by, and the mountain breeze blowing through the treetops has a different taste of freedom!
He took a deep breath and smiled, "I haven't felt this relaxed in ages! No wonder you guys always go to the mountains, it's so much better than the city! When I can no longer set up shop, I'll come here and build a wooden house to live in for my retirement."
Old Master Tai waved his hand generously, "Come whenever you want. Don't even talk about building your own wooden house, just stay here at my house."
"Haha, okay, we'll talk about it later." Banxianer didn't argue with him. He fumbled for a piece of wood and threw it into the campfire. For a moment, the campfire burned even more vigorously.
Zhuzhu sat in the basket impatiently, clamoring to get out.
Seeing that He Shan and the others hadn't finished cleaning up yet, the old man was afraid that his granddaughter might run into them, so he said to Banxian'er, "Old brother, please sit down first. I'll take Zhuzhu to visit her grandmother's grave and will be back soon."
"Okay, you guys go. Don't worry, I won't run around!" Banxianer waved his hand.
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