Old Chen was taken aback. "What's a flanking maneuver?"
"You really don't understand anything. The flanking tactic is to avoid direct confrontation with the enemy, adopting a strategy of advancing when the enemy retreats and retreating when the enemy advances."
If others go east, you go west; if they go left, you go around to the right. Always look for an opportunity to strike.
"I understand what you mean. I was just hiding and dodging, but Erdanzi scared me half to death." Old Chen touched his chest, looking like he was still shaken.
Seeing this, Old Mrs. Chen asked curiously, "What happened? Did Erdanzi find out?"
"No, I just watched Erdanzi head east, so I was planning to make my move from the west. But as soon as I got around to the west, Erdanzi rushed towards me like a gust of wind."
I thought he had spotted me, and my legs went weak, so I collapsed to the ground, waiting to be caught. But I don't know if it was because it was dark or Erdanzi was blind, he didn't see me at all..."
Hearing this, Old Mrs. Chen couldn't help but roll her eyes and quickly interrupted, "You really are something. Can't you see you're doing just fine? Why are you cursing him? If we really catch you, all our efforts will have been for nothing."
"Scolding him was too lenient; I really wanted to poke his ass with a stick!"
Old Chen paused briefly, then continued, "Old woman, you don't know, just now Erdanzi rushed straight to where I was hiding. He didn't even look around properly before taking off his pants and relieving himself right there."
That big ass almost shoved into my face. Before I could even react, he ejaculated like a torrent, spraying water everywhere, and visibly splattered a hole in the ground.
These words almost made Old Mrs. Chen vomit. She frowned and grimaced, "Are you stupid? Couldn't you have dodged? If it had sprayed on your face, it would have been disgusting!"
"I wanted to hide, but my legs were so weak that I didn't dare to move. I could only cover my nose tightly and endure it. I don't know what Erdanzi ate that night, but the smell was so strong that it could kill a person."
Fortunately, I haven't eaten enough these past few days, otherwise I would have felt so nauseous I would have thrown up.
"Alright, alright, stop talking, it's disgusting." Old Mrs. Chen waved her hand with a look of disgust, then suddenly her eyes lit up. "Old man, this is a good opportunity for us to take action."
"He's having diarrhea, what good opportunities could he possibly have? What if he manages to shove something in my face again?"
"Look at you, you don't know anything again. As the saying goes, even a hero can't withstand three bouts of diarrhea. It won't be long before Erdanzi is exhausted from diarrhea. You need to work harder and try to bring back another hundred or two bricks before dawn. I'll reward you properly then."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Chen was immediately enraged. "Don't give me empty promises. Don't you know our situation? We're barely scraping by. How are you going to reward me? I only had half a bowl of thin porridge last night, and I've been keeping watch outside for most of the night. I'm starving. How can I possibly have the strength to work?"
Grandma Chen shook her head and smiled, "Don't worry, I promise you'll have a full stomach tomorrow."
"What, you have money to buy food now?"
“I don’t have any, but we have people in our family who can make money.”
"You mean Da Bao?"
"That's right, it's Da Bao. Don't forget, he's been working for that brat for a long time. We can ask him for some money to buy food."
"Forget it, you should just give up!" Old Chen snorted. "Da Bao is becoming more and more like that brat, coming and going without ever giving us a second glance. To put it bluntly, he's a heartless ingrate. He's not going to give us any money!"
Old Mrs. Chen curled her lip in disdain, "He has to give it to me whether he wants to or not. I'll have my second son's wife go ask him for the money as soon as it's light. I don't believe he'll just stand by and watch his own mother go hungry."
"Then you give it a try," Old Chen said, standing up. "Old woman, you should get some sleep. I'm going out for another walk."
"Wait, don't rush." Old Mrs. Chen called Old Mr. Chen back from leaving the house, then pulled out half a sesame seed cake from under her pillow. "Aren't you hungry? Hurry up and eat this."
Old Chen frowned, thinking it was the same hard-to-chew, off-flavor sesame seed cake from a few days ago. He waved his hands repeatedly, "Thank you, old woman, but this thing is too hard for me to chew. You can keep it to grind your teeth in bed!"
"Stop talking nonsense. This is a new one I bought yesterday. It's not hard. Eat it quickly so you'll have the strength to steal bricks back."
"Old woman, what you're doing is really unfair! We're so hungry we don't even have enough to cook, how come you still have spare money to buy pancakes? Isn't that just wasting money!"
"Look at you, you get all worked up over something I give you. To tell you the truth, this sesame seed cake didn't cost any money."
"What? You didn't pay?" Old Chen was stunned, somewhat incredulous. "The old man selling pancakes isn't really your friend. Why wouldn't he pay? Unless he's out of his mind, or you two are..."
His head was buzzing, and he dared not speak or think any further.
Old Mrs. Chen glared at him irritably and immediately cursed, "Bullshit! The old man who sells pancakes is even uglier than you. How could I possibly be interested in him? You think too frivolously of me and have no taste at all."
Old Chen stared at the half-eaten sesame seed cake in his hand. "What exactly happened? If you don't explain it clearly, I...I...I'll go and fight that old man who sells sesame seed cakes tomorrow."
"Alright, you're getting all jealous. To tell you the truth, I begged and pleaded to get this sesame seed cake in exchange for four bricks."
"They traded it for bricks!" Old Chen exclaimed in surprise. "Is the pancake seller out of his mind? What does he need a few bricks for?"
Grandma Chen smiled smugly, "He didn't want it at first, but I took the sesame seed cake and took a bite. He didn't have any money, so I gave him four bricks. Take it or leave it. He had no choice but to take the bricks and leave dejectedly."
"So that's how it is. Now I can eat it without worry." Old Chen took the pancake and took a bite. It was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with a rich sesame aroma spreading in his mouth. He finished the half-pancake in no time, looking completely satisfied.
"Not bad, not bad, the big sesame seed cake is really delicious."
"Hurry up and go after you've eaten. It would be best if you brought back a few rafters so we wouldn't have to buy any later."
"No, old woman, the beams are all pressed down under the main beam. I can't move them by myself!"
"Then forget it, let's get enough blue bricks first."
"Alright, then you get some sleep. I'll try to fill the house before dawn." Old Chen said, turning and leaving the house...
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