"Not bad, not bad, but still far behind the girl."
"As long as you're better than me, that's enough. Hahahaha!" Grandpa Zhao laughed loudly.
Xu Han spoke up at the right moment, saying, "Why don't you skip the hunting tomorrow?"
Lu Chuan and I were thinking of building a few more houses in the backyard! We're taking advantage of the fact that the weather isn't too hot now, and we still have water! Let's build the houses first!
As soon as Xu Han finished speaking, the two of them were indeed distracted. The Taoist priest thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. What kind of structure should we build? Wooden or bamboo?"
“We’re thinking of building with blue bricks, because they’re more durable and will last longer. But we need to go down the mountain to buy blue bricks,” Lu Chuan said.
“Yes, neither wood nor bamboo is very suitable for the weather later on. A house with bricks and tiles would be more appropriate,” Xu Han added.
“That’s right, then let’s go down the mountain to buy bricks tomorrow!” the Taoist priest said.
“I won’t go. I’ll stay here and look after the house. There are still livestock at home that need to be taken care of.”
"Xiao Han hasn't been down the mountain in a long time. Why don't you go down with them and have a look around? It'll be better than staying in this valley all the time," Grandpa Zhao said.
Seeing that Grandpa Zhao said this, no one said anything. Perhaps Grandpa Zhao himself felt that it might be inconvenient to go together, so he took the initiative to suggest it.
None of the three spoke, but in the end, the Taoist priest made the final decision, saying, "Alright, Old Zhao, you can stay home and look after the house! But you can't eat all the meat in the house!"
"Your meat is so delicious! I insist on eating it, but you can't eat the vegetables I grow!" Grandpa Zhao said indignantly.
"Then we'll set off early tomorrow. It might take a few days before we get back. Grandpa Zhao, please take good care of yourself at home."
We'll keep the dogs at home. Unless there's an emergency, please try not to go out! It's not very safe in the mountains lately," Lu Chuan added at the opportune moment.
"I know, don't worry! I'm not a child anymore. Go early and come back early. I'll be waiting for you at home," Grandpa Zhao said nonchalantly.
"Alright, don't worry about him anymore. Your Grandpa Zhao's skills may not be the best, but he can protect himself without any problem. Otherwise, wouldn't all these years of knowing each other have been for nothing?" the Taoist priest said smugly.
Xu Han listened for a while and felt something was off! Could it be that Grandpa Zhao also had some skills? There was absolutely no indication of that!
"So I'm the weakest among all these people? That shouldn't be the case! Grandpa Zhao doesn't seem like it either!" Xu Han said with a suspicious look.
"You finally have some self-awareness! Otherwise, why do you think I would dare to drag Lu Chuan and me hunting together? Do you think I'd be stupid enough to leave you two weaklings at home to guard the house?" The Taoist priest said to Xu Han with a look of disdain.
Now it was Xu Han's turn to be frustrated. "Grandpa Zhao, you never said you had kung fu skills!"
Grandpa Zhao chuckled and said, "The key is that you didn't even ask!"
Xu Han thought about it and realized that it made sense. She hadn't asked about it before, mainly because Grandpa Zhao looked so refined and didn't seem to have anything to do with kung fu at all!
"When I first met the Taoist priest, I was still young. To avoid any unexpected situations, I kept pestering him to teach me a few life-saving skills. Oh, by the way, Yunyun also knows some martial arts," Grandpa Zhao explained.
Hearing this, Lu Chuan couldn't help but laugh. Looking at his wife's expression, as if the whole world had abandoned her, he found it truly hilarious.
He then said, "Don't be afraid, wife, I'll protect you."
Upon hearing this, Xu Han glared fiercely at Lu Chuan.
He said, "No, I need to learn a few moves too. I can't rely on you guys. You're all stronger than me, and I can't beat any of you. Next time you guys get up early to exercise, I'll join you."
Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest glanced at Xu Han and said, "Your idea is good, but to be honest, it's too late for you to start learning now. However, you can still learn a few moves. As long as you can get up in the morning, I guarantee you'll learn them in a month."
Upon hearing this, Xu Han fell silent for a moment. Since the Taoist priest and the others arrived, there were no livestock for Xu Han to feed, and she no longer had to get up early to work as before. Without the great pressure of survival, she naturally relaxed a lot.
Xu Han has turned into a lazybones who loves to stay in bed. Every day when Lu Chuan and the others get up to exercise, Xu Han is fast asleep!
After they finished exercising, Lu Chuan prepared breakfast as before, while Grandpa Zhao and the Taoist priest took turns cleaning the yard and feeding the livestock in the backyard.
Instead, Xu Han became the useless person, spending her days making lunch and dinner, and in her spare time making clothes and shoes and cleaning the room.
Everyone burst into laughter when they saw Xu Han's conflicted expression.
It has to be said that since there were two more people in the house, there has been more and more laughter. It's inevitable that the two of us feel a bit cramped living together.
Seeing this, Xu Han wasn't annoyed and changed the subject, saying, "Grandpa Zhao, is there anything you need us to bring back for you?"
"Yes! Could you bring back some common medicinal herbs for me, just in case I need them?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Han suddenly remembered that she had stockpiled a lot of medicine at home. After saying this, she said to Grandpa Zhao, "Please wait a moment."
Then she pulled Lu Chuan into the warehouse, and Lu Chuan understood the reason and nodded in agreement.
The two took out some medicines they had previously stockpiled. Xu Han thought for a moment and then took out some of the herbs they had dug up last autumn as well, before they all came out of the storeroom together.
"Grandpa Zhao, look, these are the medicines we stockpiled before. These are the ones we dug up last year. Please see if there's anything you need, and if you need anything else to replenish?" Xu Han said, and together with Lu Chuan, handed the medicinal herbs to Grandpa Zhao.
Grandpa Zhao carefully opened and looked at them, saying, "These are all simple, everyday medicines, and the formulas are all fine. I'll write you a list in a bit, so you can buy them first. You'll probably need them when you give birth."
“Okay, give us a list, and we’ll go buy it from Uncle Zhang later,” Lu Chuan said.
As it grew darker, after everyone finished their simple dinner, Xu Han took out the food rations that Grandpa Zhao needed recently and put them separately in the kitchen.
Previously, Xu Han asked Grandpa Zhao to go into the storeroom to help her get something, but Grandpa Zhao refused, saying that it was inappropriate for him to go in.
Although Lu Chuan and Xu Han both said they didn't care and could go in, Grandpa Zhao still kept a very careful eye on things.
That's why Xu Han took out the food rations in advance. She prepared a week's worth of food, thankfully the weather isn't too hot now, otherwise it really wouldn't have kept.
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