Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 350 Going to Hejia Village

He Lai had no choice but to get up. After washing up, he looked around the kitchen and found nothing to eat, only a few cold steamed buns.

He Lai was unwilling to give in, so he had to go back to his room, enter the space, and get some fruit to eat.

Whoever says that eating fruit can’t make you full, it must be because you don’t eat enough!

Just eat a little bit of the neatly arranged fruits in He Lai's space and you will definitely be full.

He Lai saw golden eagles holding a bunch of grapes and eating them slowly. If you didn’t know, you would think that eagles are vegetarians.

Now that soybean oil is available, He Lai got some rice and started growing rice. He kind of wants to go back to the days of eating rice every day.

There are enough sweet potatoes and potatoes, and He Lai is too lazy to go to the countryside to secretly plant them.

Now, because He Lai secretly distributed grain everywhere, the number of patrolling militiamen in the rural areas around Sijiu City has increased, for fear that the grain in their own village will be missed and picked up by others.

He Lai now goes deep into the mountains and throws food in to feed the wild animals. As a result, the number of wild rabbits has increased rapidly in the past few months. It is estimated that now that they have food, they hide in their holes, mate and have children.

Every time He Lai goes there, he releases some wild boars and rabbits into the mountains. After all, the speed at which these two animals reproduce in space is too fast. He Lai now wants to sell some wild boar meat.

These can be considered as helping the people in the rural areas in disguised form. After all, every village is now a production brigade, private ownership is prohibited, and hunting is also a collective action of the production brigade, so the prey hunted is also enjoyed collectively.

At eight o'clock, He Lai saw that the rain had not stopped yet. Thinking that it was because they watched the movie very late yesterday, he took Wu'er to Wu Juan's place.

"Mom, I'm returning Wu'er to you. I have to go to the countryside to visit Grandpa and the others."

After He finished speaking, he gently placed the sleeping Wu'er in the baby rocking chair.

Wu Juan looked at the sleeping Wu'er and chuckled, "Not bad, you even remembered to change your sister's clothes. Did you feed her milk?"

"Uh... I've fed him. He must have fallen asleep after eating." He Lai answered guiltily.

"That's fine."

"Mom, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to leave, otherwise it will be too late."

He said and ran away.

"Hey, this kid, he didn't even bother to bring the bottle back to me." Wu Juan muttered, and looked at Wu'er in the rocking chair, who was sleeping soundly!

He Lai returned to the room and quickly poured out the milk in the bottle to prevent Wu Juan from finding out.

After packing up, He Lai pushed his bicycle out.

When he arrived at the entrance of Hejia Village, He Lai saw Xiaohu patrolling with a long rifle on his back.

"Brother Xiaohu, why did you become a militiaman?" He Lai hurried forward and greeted him.

When Xiaohu saw that it was He Lai, he smiled and said, "Xiao Lai, I don't know why there have been more wild boars recently. They often come down to harass the crops. The captain asked us to increase patrols!"

"Really? Have you ever caught a wild boar?" He Lai asked with a smile. After all, he had released the most wild boars near Hejia Village, so he would definitely get some rewards.

"Yes, we can kill one every now and then in our village, so the captain asked us to carry guns to deal with wild boars. Come on, Xiao Laizi, you are here. Grandpa and the others will probably be very happy."

After Xiaohu finished speaking, he took He Lai's bicycle and started pushing it.

"Brother Xiaohu, have you ever thought about going to Sijiu City to work?"

He Lai looked at Xiao Hu a little embarrassedly and asked.

In fact, He Lai has a special feeling for Da Hu and Xiao Hu. After all, they were the ones who took me out to play when I was a child.

"No need, Xiao Laizi, it's good in the countryside now. Grandpa said that the hometown can't be without people. Now that my eldest brother is gone, the family land will be mine to farm. Just let me stay in the countryside."

Xiaohu said this without any dissatisfaction, with a simple smile on his face.

But He Lai knew how hard life was for farmers in the 1960s and 1970s. Since Xiaohu wanted to stay in the countryside, he had to help him in any way he could.

Soon the two returned to Grandpa He's house. Because it was National Day, the old couple He were resting at home and did not go out, as if they knew that He Lai was coming.

"Grandpa, grandma." He Lai called out.

"Oh, Xiao Laizi is here! Come in and have a rest." When Old Mrs. He saw He Lai coming, she immediately called him over.

"Brother Xiaohu, please take the chlorella powder on your bicycle to the cafeteria, so that Uncle Genshui won't come over to ask for it later."

He Lai took the package off the bicycle and said to Xiao Hu.

"Okay, I'll go now." Xiaohu said, and pushed his bicycle towards the cafeteria.

He Lai entered the He family's courtyard and sat down next to Old Man He.

"Xiao Laizi, why didn't Da Hu and the others come with you?"

Mr. He asked.

"Brother Da Hu and the others should be late. Sister Daya probably won't be back because they have to work overtime at the state-owned store."

He Lai forgot to ask, but after four days, he should be back.

"Oh, I see." Mr. He was a little disappointed, but didn't say much.

"Grandpa, don't worry. I guess Brother Dahu and the others are discussing what to bring back to see you! They will definitely come back."

He Lai saw that Mr. He was a little unhappy and comforted him.

"Okay, okay. By the way, Xiao Laizi, was Tiananmen Square very lively during the National Day yesterday? I saw the fireworks lasted for nearly half an hour last night!"

Mr. He asked about He Lai.

"It's quite lively, packed with people. I heard there are more than 1.7 million people!"

He Lai said.

"So many people! I remember when your father came back in 1949, we also went to see it, and there were only over people! It was already very lively at that time."

Mr. He recalled the scene at that time.

He Lai was stunned. He didn't expect that Mr. He had also watched the founding ceremony!

"Grandpa, tell me about it. That was the founding ceremony of the country. It must be more interesting than the current National Day!"

"Okay, then grandpa will say a few words." Seeing that He Lai was interested, Grandpa He began to talk about the most unforgettable moment of his life.

"At that time, all the leaders were standing on the Tiananmen Gate Tower, with the great man standing at the front, announcing the establishment of the People's Government of the Dragon State of China. We were all so happy at that scene that my grandfather almost broke his hands from clapping."

"Grandpa, it's the same now. The great man is also present. Unfortunately, I was far away and didn't see him clearly."

He Lai interjected.

"Hey, Grandpa, I did take a look. The great man is still very impressive. His hair is combed so beautifully!"

Mr. He continued to narrate what he saw and heard at that time.

"Okay, old man, you've seen it once and that's all you can do. You have to bring it up and tell it again every National Day. My ears are getting calluses from hearing it so much."

Old Mrs. He came out with a bowl of braised pork and interrupted Old Mr. He.

When Mr. He heard what Mrs. He said, he stopped talking immediately. It was true that he would talk about this matter over and over again every year at this time.

"Little Laizi, come and eat the braised pork. Grandma specially saved it for you yesterday and even heated it up for you."

Old Mrs. He handed the braised pork to He Lai.

"Thank you, grandma. The meat is so delicious." He Lai took the bowl and said with a smile.

"Why are you being polite to grandma? I don't know what's wrong with the wild boars in the mountains now. They come out from time to time to steal crops. Just the day before yesterday, they caught another one, weighing nearly 200 kilograms. Yesterday was National Day, so the village made a braised pork meal!"

Seeing that He Lai was enjoying his meal, Old Lady He spoke slowly.

"Have the crops been eaten?" He Lai asked worriedly. After all, wild boars are still very destructive.

"Not much has been eaten. There's only a little corn and soybeans in the field now. It's okay, it's okay. Compared to a wild boar, it's nothing."

Old Mrs. He obviously didn't care about the crops eaten by wild boars. How could these crops compare with the wild boar meat!