SFS Chapter 117 Is there a situation?
Chapter 117 Is there a situation?
After lunch, Lin Wan took Li Ke to Li Chongwu's house.
They could only try their luck. If Li Chongwu was there, they would probably be able to go pick wild grapes in the afternoon. If he was not there, they could only make an appointment for tomorrow.
Li Chongwu and Luo Dashan are the two busiest people in their secluded cave. Because they have the highest martial arts skills, they are often invited to go out for gathering or hunting together.
However, after this period of morning exercises, the fighting power of the other people in the cave increased sharply.
Although they could not reach their level, all the men were able to go out hunting alone. However, for safety reasons, they still stipulated that they should go out in pairs at least.
They had just arrived at Li Chongwu's house and happened to meet him going out.
Li Ke anxiously pulled his clothes and asked, "Brother Chongwu, can we go out with you? We want to look for wild grapes."
Li Chongwu looked embarrassed. "I'm afraid that's not possible. I need to investigate the surrounding area. There are many places to go and they are far away."
Lin Wan heard something was wrong and immediately asked, "What happened?"
"It's still unclear at the moment. We just discovered some things, like villagers entering the mountain, but they don't look like villagers. To be on the safe side, we decided to step up patrols. Uncle Dashan and I are going to go to a farther place to investigate."
"Then you better be careful."
"Don't worry, wait for me to come back and I'll go with you to look for wild grapes tomorrow."
After saying this, Li Chongwu left in a hurry.
Lin Wanze took Li Ke back home, thinking about what she had just said all the way.
It has been a month since the forced conscription incident, and there are still sporadic villagers going into the mountains. Is there something new happening outside?
Or are they just the villagers who hid in the mountains coming here to gather or hunt?
The more Lin Wan thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, so she decided to go to Li Chongwu again in the evening to inquire about the situation.
Before they knew it, they had entered the house.
Li Chongle prepared the backpacks at home and waited for them to come back and carry them out.
Seeing that Lin Wan looked a little absent-minded when she came back and Li Ke beside her looked a little disappointed, they guessed that their plan to pick wild grapes today had failed.
But he still asked as usual: "Sister-in-law, are we still going out to pick wild grapes?"
"Not going today. Brother Chongwu went out for something." Li Ke beside him answered sullenly.
"Oh, then what are we going to do in the afternoon?" Li Chongle continued to ask.
"You can review your lessons and then go out and play with your friends." Lin Wan gave advice.
Since moving into the secluded cave, they have been working non-stop every day, and the two siblings have no time to rest or play.
Li Chongle didn't know why Lin Wan was worried, so he thought of diverting her attention first, so he suggested:
"Sister-in-law, can you teach us arithmetic first? We can go out and play after you finish learning."
Lin Wan felt that this kid was really studious and principled. He insisted on finishing today's homework before playing, so she readily agreed:
"Okay, bring the small blackboard over and we'll study in the main room."
After hearing this, Li Ke immediately ran into the room and took their small blackboard.
Now that they have learned addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, Lin Wan plans to write down the multiplication table directly for them to memorize.
She took the two small blackboards and started writing on them with chalk.
After writing it, she patiently explained the rules and memorization methods to the brother and sister, and the two siblings listened very carefully.
After making sure that the two siblings understood, Lin Wan said:
"Okay, go out and play. There will be no homework today. Just memorize the multiplication table within three days. Push each other and tell me the results."
Every time Lin Wan finishes teaching the knowledge points of the day, she will leave homework, which she will check the next day.
In addition, they also have to review what Li Chonghao taught in the morning, so the two little ones have a heavy learning task every day.
Seeing that his sister-in-law's expression had returned to normal, Li Chongle prepared to go out with Li Ke to find his friends.
They haven't played together for a long time. Every day they help their family collect food, raise small animals, or take care of the vegetable garden.
Although they can get together for morning exercises and study every day, they are not allowed to play and fight at that time.
I don’t know if other people are free today.
Xiaobai, who was sleeping nearby, opened his eyes immediately when he heard the two siblings were going out to play, and ran out after them.
"Brother, let's send these wild grapes to Xiao Jing first."
Before leaving, Li Ke did not forget to take out some wild grapes in a bowl.
"Okay, let's go to Dr. Zhong's house first."
Doctor Zhong's house was built later, so it is at the other end farthest from their home.
Usually, Doctor Zhong would go out to collect herbs, and Lin Jing would spend most of his time at home doing the study tasks assigned to him by Doctor Zhong, so Lin Jing should be at home.
They trotted along the way, with Xiaobai jumping happily beside them, and soon they arrived.
Li Chongle knocked on the door and called out, "Is Xiaojing there?"
Doctor Zhong quickly opened the door. After seeing the two siblings, he smiled and said, "Here, come in."
"No, we are just delivering wild grapes to you and Xiaojing. Please take them in." Li Chongle handed over the bowl in his hand.
"Would you like to come in and play with Xiaojing for a while?" Doctor Zhong continued to ask.
Li Chongle quickly replied: "We won't disturb Xiaojing's study. We will go to play with Brother Chong'an and the others later."
Doctor Zhong took the wild grapes and said, "Okay, thank you. Come and visit us again when you have time."
The two siblings said goodbye to Doctor Zhong and ran towards their brother Chong'an's home with Xiaobai.
Doctor Zhong turned around and walked into the house with the wild grapes in his hand. He saw Lin Jing standing at the door with a somewhat lost look on his face.
He walked over, bent down and said, "I'll give you half a day off, go and play with them."
This child has always studied hard and completed the tasks assigned every day very well, but he is a little taciturn and doesn't know how to act coquettishly.
Lin Jing raised his head, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he soon hesitated:
“But there is still a lot of homework to be done.”
"We'll do it tomorrow. Go play with your friends today."
Lin Jing bit his lip, thinking that he would just play for half a day and study hard tomorrow, and then he ran out happily.
He quickly caught up with Li Chongle, Li Ke and the others. When they saw Lin Jing coming, both of them and the fox showed joy on their faces.
It may be because except for the regular patrollers, all the other men in the family were sent out to investigate suspicious persons.
This way, there would be no one to take them out picking and hunting, and the children would be free at home.
Soon they gathered all their friends. More than ten children gathered together and chattered, and the whole cave was filled with their laughter.
"What are we going to play today?" Li Chongping asked.
"Why don't we play hide-and-seek?" Luo Xiaoya suggested.
Li Chongping shook his head, "No, I'm tired of playing this all the time."
Luo Xiaoxi shook the bow and arrow in his hand, "How about we go archery? My father made me a new bow and arrow."
Most boys like this kind of competitive activities and expressed their approval.
Although the girls were a little hesitant, they didn't want to spoil the fun. They had been practicing every day recently and might be better than the boys, so they went along and suggested forming a team to compete.
"No, Sister Li Zhu and Sister Li Mei are not here, and you only have four women." Li Chongping said anxiously.
"You also pick four men, have each of them shoot three arrows, and then add up the total scores." Li Ke suggested cleverly.
Everyone thought this was a good idea and quickly selected the contestants.
Ten-year-old Li Chongan was the oldest among the boys and served as the captain of the men's team. He selected Luo Xiaoxi and Li Chongle. He originally wanted to choose Wang Damao, the eldest grandson of Old Man Wang, for the last one, but Li Chongping pestered him and insisted that he go himself, so he had no choice but to agree.
There was no choice for the women's team, only Li Ke, Luo Xiaoya, Li Tao and Li Ju. Li Ju, who was also the oldest by ten years old, was elected captain.