When Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi saw this, they didn't dare to let the old man sit over there.
"Master Yan, why don't we go back? The stone is too hard to sit on. What if the dampness gets into your body?"
Yan Guofeng wavered slightly, then looked at the little kid in his arms clutching his clothes. "Well, it's impossible to go back," he said. "They won't let us go back. Let's find a place here to sit down and wait."
The eldest grandson and his wife went up the mountain to relax, and also to see if there was any wild game or something; it is true that wild game is better than domestic game and tastes better.
"Then you and Comrade Gong wait here for a while. I'll go back and get you a cushion."
"No, no, they're dressed warmly, so they won't get cold." Yan Guofeng switched arms to hold the child. If he hadn't switched arms, he would have been unable to hold them. They were chubby and heavy, and they felt heavy in his hands. "You two should sit down quickly too. It's tiring."
They were indeed tired, holding the meat ball in their hands, which was heavy, and they were struggling to hold it.
The three of them hugged the little girl and sat down on a large rock. Li Ji pulled on Great-Grandpa's beard and said, "Let's go, let's go, Mom. Let's go find Mom."
"Where is my mother?" Li Zhen asked in Gong Zhaodi's arms.
Li Ming was also looking around, hoping to find his mother.
Yan Guofeng had just taken a breath when his great-grandson stopped him from taking the other half. He felt so upset and depressed that he felt uncomfortable.
"My little ancestor, can you please stop making trouble and let me, your great-grandfather, have a good rest." It was really uncomfortable for his old bones.
Li Ji stared at Great-Grandfather with bewildered eyes, "Grandfather, ah!"
"Ah, what? Your grandpa is tired! You don't know how heavy you are, but it's hard for us. My dear great-grandson, can you wait until grandpa has rested enough before you leave? Or, you can go downstairs and play, I won't stop you." Such a self-destructive rhythm, at least let them go downstairs and play by themselves; maybe they can calm down if they find an interesting way to play.
Li Ji pointed to the ground. Since it was a good winter day and the ground was only slightly damp, it would be fine for them to go down and play for a while. They could let the children roam freely and crawl on the ground on their own. It would be better for them to get in touch with the earth more.
When Zhong Yuxiu and Yan Rushan came down the mountain, each carrying a wild rabbit, they saw three dirty babies crawling around on the ground, having fun.
Yan Rushan seemed to be used to it, as he and Xiaohai had gone through the same thing when they were young; Zhong Yuxiu could only shake her head and laugh when she saw it. Not to mention, the children had always been clean in the past, but this time they were covered in dirt, which made people laugh and was indeed quite interesting.
"Comrade Zhong, Comrade Yan, you are finally coming down the mountain." Wang Daya was the first to see them and she pulled Gong Zhaodi up together.
Yan Guofeng turned around, and Zhong Yuxiu saw the look of deep relief on his face, and even her spine bent slightly.
"Grandpa, why are you here? It's warm at home, but it's so cold outside. You're sitting on the wet stones. What will you do if the moisture seeps through your cotton clothes and into your body?" Yan Rushan became a chatterbox.
Zhong Yuxiu walked beside him, side by side, and together they came to the old man.
"Grandpa, are the children looking for me?"
Yan Guofeng nodded. "Yes, I came here to look for you, but I didn't see you guys even after walking here. So I just sat down and waited. They started to make a fuss, so I had to let them play on the ground. Luckily, playing on the ground distracted them from looking for you, otherwise they would have been crying by now."
"It's better to let them play on the ground so you don't have to get tired of holding them." Yan Rushan said.
Zhong Yuxiu was careful. Not only the children, but also the old man, Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi had to take a good bath to get rid of the dampness in their bodies. Dampness is something that cannot be ignored on a normal day. When it becomes serious, it will not kill people, but it can torture people.
The group returned home together. On the way, they encountered villagers walking around, mostly older men. Seeing them heading towards the foot of the mountain, they were probably going up there to collect firewood. In the north, snow and rain are common in winter, making firewood difficult to collect. Generally, every household would stockpile enough dry firewood before winter sets in.
Of course, there are also those families who are perfunctory and will go out to collect firewood in winter. When the weather is good, it is easy to collect dry firewood, but when the weather is bad, let alone dry firewood, it is difficult to even go out.
Everyone understood each other tacitly, and the Yan family had no intention of talking about other people's affairs, so they just pretended not to see it.
After returning home, the group walked quickly into the courtyard and felt a little more refreshed.
Zhong Yuxiu and Yan Rushan handed the two wild rabbits to Gong Zhaodi, then told the old man to go back to his room and change clothes. They also took the children back to their room to change clothes, and Wang Daya went to help. After the children's clothes were changed, Wang Daya said goodbye to Zhong Yuxiu and her husband and went to the kitchen to change Gong Zhaodi's clothes.
They all changed into dry clothes and felt comfortable; Gong Zhaodi also went to the kitchen to help, and brought Goudan back to look after the three children.
Zhong Yuxiu and Yan Rushan carried the three children back to the main hall at the entrance of the courtyard. Yan Guofeng had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw them come back, he waved to them.
"Come, let me take care of your great-grandson."
"Okay." Yan Rushan and Zhong Yuxiu put the three children next to the old man. The three little kids had just changed their clothes, and now that their mother was around, they looked particularly well-behaved.
The couple sat opposite the old man. Yan Guofeng protected one great-grandson with one hand, and the other one also held his clothes with his hand to prevent him from falling. After protecting the three great-grandsons, he had the mind to talk to his eldest grandson and his grandson's wife.
"You two are having a great time. You're running up the mountain so early in the morning. Aren't you afraid of encountering wild animals? Can you just go into the mountains casually? You don't need to be more careful."
Zhong Yuxiu smiled but didn't take the flowers. Yan Rushan remained calm, not feeling the slightest bit guilty about the old man's questioning. "Grandpa, please forgive me. Back in the day, Yuxiu and I relied on hunting in the mountains to make a living. Otherwise, how do you think we lived so comfortably in the countryside? Going into the mountains was a daily routine for us."
"You've probably forgotten the wolves in the mountains!"
Zhong Yuxiu lowered her head and drooped her eyelids, letting the grandfather and grandson talk.
Yan Rushan said, "Grandpa, how long has it been since then? Besides, none of the wolves escaped."
"Just show off!" Yan Guofeng glared at him fiercely, as if he was disappointed in his son, and turned to talk to Zhong Yuxiu, "Yuxiu!"
Zhong Yuxiu suddenly looked up, a bewildered look in her eyes. "Ah, Grandpa, you called me?"
"Alas." The couple acted in a similar manner. Yan Guofeng shook his head and sighed, "Can you guys be more careful? I know you're powerful, but if you really encounter a big beast, how can you fight it in a group? You can't do that even if you have life-saving things on you, right?"
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