Zhang Hongmei was deeply moved by Zhang Shouyi's words; these were truly words of love. She raised her head and kissed his thin lips.
Zhang Shouyi, of course, wouldn't let go of the woman who was offered to him. Only when Zhang Hongmei felt like she was about to suffocate did Zhang Shouyi release her, but then he picked her up in his arms.
The next morning at four o'clock, Zhang Shouyi accompanied his four sons and the four children to exercise together.
The four of them will be Zhenye's personal bodyguards in the future. They were brought out this time so that Jia could have Zhang Shouyi test them.
Zhang Shouyi understood Jia's meaning, so he paid special attention to the four children. They were the four who had been selected through a rigorous process of testing and were the most loyal.
Zhenye and his three friends did not spar with each other, but instead sparred with four other people.
Zhang Shouyi watched them from the side and thought that all four of them were quite good at martial arts, as they all came from a background of solid martial arts.
"Boss, what do you think?"
"Their kung fu is impressive, but what about their backgrounds?"
"Ten people were sent to investigate from different angles, and all were found to be clean."
"Let's see their character this time." Zhang Shouyi cared a lot about these things and wanted to give his sons the most loyal confidants.
“A, this time you leave them to their own devices when we go up the mountain. I want to see their abilities and loyalty.”
"yes!"
After giving his instructions, Zhang Shouyi turned and went upstairs. Thinking of his wife's passion last night, he felt hot all over.
Zhang Hongmei had already gotten up and finished cleaning when Zhang Shouyi came up.
How did Zhenye and the other three perform?
“Hongmei, I am very satisfied. They did not show any unusual behavior.”
"Hehe, that's good. I was actually a little worried. Now that you think they're good, I feel at ease."
Zhang Shouyi embraced his wife, saying, "Wife, I sincerely thank God for letting me meet you and have you."
"Hehe, such sweet talk so early in the morning?"
"These aren't sweet words; they come from the heart."
"Alright, let's go downstairs. We still need to prepare some food."
The couple went downstairs. "Wife, you go practice Tai Chi. I'll take care of the rest."
They had just sat down to eat when Liu Aimin came over, carrying a shoulder pole.
"Uncle?"
"These are flatbreads I prepared for you. They don't spoil easily, they'll keep for a couple of days. Take them with you. Are you sure you don't need me to come with you?"
"No need. There are so many of us, and we're mainly watching the performance of these four. We can't do without practical experience."
"Okay, you all need to watch carefully."
"knew."
Liu Jingze came over at this moment, and Zhang Hongmei realized that she had forgotten something when she saw the basket on his back.
"Lu Jing, go check if we have any baskets in our warehouse."
"No, I didn't prepare anything for you. You wait here, I'll go find some right away." Liu Aimin said and left in a hurry.
The children came over too. Seeing how clean and tidy they were, you could tell they had already washed up.
Breakfast was porridge and some flatbread that we brought with us.
"Godfather, would you like some more?"
Liu Jingze patted Zhang Weiyu on the shoulder. "Son, Dad has eaten before coming over, and I brought you some eggs."
After saying that, he took out more than a dozen boiled eggs from his basket and placed them on the table. He then moved a small stool over and sat down next to Zhang Weiyu, helping him peel the eggs.
Zhang Shouyi, watching from the side, immediately became displeased. Why was he being so obsequious to his son?
Before they had even finished eating, Da Shan's father and Liu Aimin came over carrying baskets.
"Hongmei, one for each of you."
"Alright, maybe there are some good things up in the mountains."
"Are you really going to be back in three days?"
"Yes, it was a good opportunity to take the kids out for fun."
“Hongmei, there are two fishing nets in this basket.”
"My uncle really understands me."
The group set off, leaving only the pilot behind.
There were no strict requirements this time, so Zhenye and the other three were very lively. Originally, Jia's education was different for them, but the four students were very well-behaved.
Zhang Shouyi, Liu Jingze, and Zhang Hongmei walked in front, with Lu Jing and Gan Lu accompanying Zhang Hongmei, and Jia and Xiao Li following behind.
Gu Yaozu was really happy today. Actually, of the four brothers, the fourth brother was the wildest. Although Zhang Weiyu was always smiling, he was still much more well-behaved than the fourth brother.
"Mom, is this the path you used to take up the mountain when you were a child?" Gu Yaozu asked, taking Zhang Hongmei's hand as he climbed the mountain.
"Yes, I always take this route up the mountain. Although it is said that there is no road in the world, but a road is formed by walking it a lot, I have no innovative spirit, so I keep taking this route."
"Mom, did you go up the mountain every day when you were a child?"
"Yes, I used to herd sheep up the mountain; I was a shepherd back then."
"Godfather, did you often go up the mountain when you were a child?"
Liu Jingze smiled and said, "I'm not as happy as your mother. I'm similar to you. I started studying from a young age and rarely had the chance to play. But one winter, your mother, Er Ya, Zhu Zi, and I went up the mountain together and caught a lot of big fish that time."
"Really? We brought fishing nets too, shall we give it a try?"
"Okay, these are all skills you need to learn."
The group arrived at the sweet potato field that Zhang Hongmei used to cultivate. There were still a few sweet potato vines scattered around.
“Zhenye, when I was a child, your Aunt Erya and I planted sweet potatoes here. The harvest was pretty good that year, but all the traps were ruined.”
"Mom, how old were you that year?"
"Ten years old."
"Mom, you're amazing!"
Zhang Hongmei felt quite embarrassed by her sons' praise.
They didn't linger there and set off.
Zhenye asked, "Mom, you said there was a small canyon in winter, are we going to go there today?"
"I don't know our itinerary, Brother Zhang. Are we going straight there?"
"Okay, we can explore at our leisure on the way back."
Having received the order, they didn't stop along the way. Even if they saw wild rabbits or pheasants, they would simply let them go if it wasn't convenient for them.
There were quite a few wild animals along the way, which suggests that not many people have come up the mountain over the years.
At eleven o'clock, the group arrived at the pool. Zhang Hongmei looked at the full pool and was filled with emotion.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
"Fourth brother, during those years of severe drought, this pool of water saved everyone. Back then, water was drawn directly from the mountain and used to irrigate the crops in the fields."
"And there are so many fish here, why don't we stay here for a while?"
"Okay, let's rest here."
Liu Jingze took out a fishing net, and the four children got excited and surrounded him. Two bodyguards also helped. Liu Jingze tied a rope to one end of the net and handed it to Yaozu. The fishing net was in the water, and he told Yaozu to stretch the rope to the other side of the pool.
"We don't have much time, so let's just set one net, otherwise we'll end up with too many fish and it will be a waste."
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