The five of them ate their fill and drank mung bean soup with satisfaction.
"My grandma's cooking is still the best," Zhang Ruifeng remarked.
"Grandma, we're going up the mountain tomorrow, can you make me some pancakes again?"
"You want to go up the mountain? Didn't they say there are wolves on the mountain and that we can't go up?"
"Grandma, we came here to hunt wolves," Gu Yaozu explained to Hu Aifen, letting out a burp.
"Are the four of you going too?"
"Yes, our instructors have all come over; they're here to train us."
"That's too dangerous," Hu Aifen said, a little scared.
Liu Changhe's family helped them put sugar in the mung bean soup bowl, but they frowned in disapproval.
The old lady didn't say anything; she knew that the children should be encouraged to exercise more.
"Grandma, Auntie, it's alright, we'll go together, don't worry."
"Hongmei, are you going too?"
"Of course, who knows this mountain better than me?"
The old lady laughed after hearing this. Yes, that girl used to run up the mountain all the time.
"Go ahead, Jingze too. Be careful and don't be reckless. All four of you must listen to me."
"yes!"
The old lady looked at the four young men who had grown into teenagers and listened to their neat answers, and her heart was warmed.
Lu Jing and Gan Lu have already cleaned up the house. This time there are many people, so they also cleaned up Zhang Shouyi's house.
The yard was full of vegetables, and Zhang Hongmei only found out when she asked that they were all grown by Dashan's mother.
"Auntie, does my brother Dashan have a girlfriend yet?"
"They're dating. Your brother Jianguo introduced her to him. She's a young girl from their textile factory. She's really young, just eighteen. Her parents died from carbon monoxide poisoning last year. Back in her hometown, she's quite a feisty girl. Her uncles wanted to take over her job, but in the end, she made a scene at the textile factory, crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide. In the end, she got the job."
But her reputation was ruined, and no one introduced her to anyone.
"Eighteen? Aren't you in a hurry?"
"When her uncles saw that she couldn't keep up with the work, they tried to get money from her, but the girl was stubborn and wouldn't give them a single penny."
Her family is wicked; they're trying to find her a boyfriend, and they're all from her aunt's family. Actually, it would be fine if he were a good person, but this girl just won't agree.
"Once, your brother Jianguo helped her, and now this girl is begging you to find her a boyfriend."
Zhang Hongmei found it quite amusing after hearing it. "This young girl has quite the guts."
"That's right. Once, your brother Dashan went to see your brother Jianguo, and this girl happened to see him. She then asked your brother Jianguo to be her matchmaker."
"Haha, this girl is quite interesting."
"Yes, your aunt went to see her once and thought the girl was straightforward, so she nodded in agreement. They're discussing getting married now."
"My brother Dashan must be willing too, otherwise he wouldn't have let my aunt go see him."
“I think that’s what they mean too. Your aunt and uncle bought a house for your brother Dashan in the city, but that girl said she didn’t need to buy one because her family already has a house.”
"Haha, you really have a straightforward personality. If it works out, I guess I won't be able to attend your wedding."
"I don't know, your aunt has been acting strangely these past few days, trying to find someone to choose an auspicious date."
"What about Wang Xiaorui?"
“She’s been staying in the village. She didn’t cause any trouble when she went to the city to get her things. But Wang Hongxi isn’t the village chief anymore; your uncle from Dashan’s family is now.”
"Hehe, the wheel of fortune turns. I just don't know what they're thinking now. But Wang Hongxi is alright, just a bit selfish. To be honest, she really went all out to sell vegetables back then."
"They're old and senile. Jianshe doesn't even pay attention to the couple anymore; they don't even come back for the New Year. They just send someone back some money every year."
"Sigh! How did it get to this point?"
“Actually, if he had found Wang Xiaorui a reliable man to marry, this wouldn’t have happened. He was too careless.”
The old lady listened to their conversation and liked the red plum blossoms so much that she felt they were the girls in the family.
The children were taken by A for training, but of course they didn't go up the mountain. It's been decided that they can officially go up the mountain tomorrow and stay there for three days before coming down.
The children were laughing and shouting with joy. Zhang Shouyi and Liu Jingze watched the fun from the sidelines. It was a rare occasion for the family of six to gather together that evening. The two had already discussed it the night before. After observing them for more than half a year, Zhang Shouyi felt that he could give them the secret to the world, so the family sent everyone else away.
"Mom and Dad, you're a bit mysterious, aren't you?" Zhang Weiyu teased his parents with a smile.
"Of course, you'll see in a bit." Zhang Shouyi drew all the curtains. "Wife, that's enough. Let them see."
"All four of you, look at me."
Seeing the serious expression on their mother's face, the four unconsciously suppressed their smiles and looked at her with serious expressions.
Zhang Hongmei reached out her hand, and suddenly a glass of milk appeared in her hand, which she handed to Zhang Shouyi. Then came apples, which she gave one to each of them.
The four children were stunned. They stared at their mother, their eyes wide open.
Zhenye reacted quickly. "Mom, this isn't magic."
"You guys know about magic?"
"Yes, we have a training session. Mom, what exactly is this?"
Do you know what "a hidden space in a sleeve" means?
The four children exchanged glances for a moment. They nodded; their father had told them this story last year.
"Mom, are you a fairy?" Gu Yaozu looked at his mother in surprise.
"No, I'm just an ordinary person. I can give you that ability in a moment. But you must promise never to tell anyone outside the family, not even your future wives."
"Mom, are we stupid? How could we tell outsiders about something so incredible?" the four children said in unison.
"Okay, Mom believes you."
After Zhang Hongmei finished speaking, she produced a small wooden box. She had emptied the ring yesterday and replaced it with gifts the four of them had received since childhood, a box of gold for each person, a box of silver, and some jade ornaments and jewelry. The box was mostly filled with food and drinks. Because time was frozen, she wasn't worried about the food spoiling.
I opened the box; inside were four rings. They had all been marked yesterday.
"Zhenye, you go first."
Zhang Shouyi took out a needle and pricked his eldest son's finger. He then pressed the bloody finger onto a ring.
Zhang Hongmei was already standing beside them with a glass of water, worried that the children might not have enough energy.
But Zhenye didn't react at all. "Zhenye, concentrate, can you sense anything?"
"Mom, I can feel myself seeing a house with several boxes and a shelf full of food and several buckets of water."
"Yes, it worked. Mom put it in."
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