From afar, I saw the towering and steep peaks, the surrounding grass and trees, and the mudslides made a magnificent mark on the picture scroll, which made people think of the danger of this mountain village that morning.

The winding path on the mountainside looks dangerous, but it's just a visual error, just walk up.

A big yellow dog came running happily.

"Rhubarb!"

"Woo!"

Rhubarb whispered kindly, then turned around and took a few steps, then turned to look at them.

Zhou Li followed.

When he came to Zheng Zhilan's courtyard, as soon as dusk arrived, Zhou Li found that there was an extra stove in the middle of the dam, and there was firewood piled up next to it.

The stove is an earthen stove, made of brick and cement.

There are a lot of raw meat dishes on the stove, and there are also a few cooked dishes, such as crispy pork and mixed vegetables and marinated vegetables.

"Is this going to eat hot pot?"

"That's right. Zheng Zhilan stood by the door to greet him, "It's just your base, Qinghe and I are going to have a hot pot, otherwise it will be another feeling to eat it in autumn and winter, just when you are coming, it will be used to welcome you." ”

"This stove ......"

"The one who moved from the family house over there, his stove is the most suitable, and the others are too big. ”

"How did you move here, it's heavy, isn't it?"

"The gold wire is very flexible to use, and I have to move it back when I'm done eating, and it takes up too much space for me. ”

"Oh......"

Zhou Li glanced at Huai Xu.

Huai Xu was bending down to look at those dishes one by one, and said while looking at him: "It's good to eat hot pot, I see that everyone likes to eat it, but this thing can't be eaten secretly if you want to." ”

After that, he turned his head to look at Zheng Zhilan: "So many dishes, are they all bought from the bottom of the mountain?"

"Some are, some don't. ”

"Beef, huh?"

"Yes. ”

Zheng Zhilan raises cattle, but they are ploughing cattle, and people rely on their skills to make a living, and they don't sell meat.

Bian Zhouli took off his backpack, took out the hot pot base from it, and then walked to the front of the stove hole.

"I'm going to light the fire. ”

"Yanda, I'll come. ”

"Don't!" Huai Xu stopped Zheng Zhilan, "Just let him burn it, he has probably been thinking about it all the way." ”

"Really?" Zheng Zhilan was curious.

"Yes. ”

Huai Xu briefly told her about Zhou Li squatting in Zhihongguan to watch people burn the fire before, without blinking his eyes, Zheng Zhilan smiled and nodded, and Zhou Li was a little embarrassed.

Something even more embarrassing is coming.

He can't light a fire.

Zheng Zhilan also has pine cones, but most of them are firewood, and there are a few corn stalks.

Using corn stalks to make a fire Zhou Li knew, but somehow, it didn't listen to Zhou Li.

Irritating.

Zheng Zhilan was empathetic: "It cooled down and rained a few days ago, and the roof of the firewood house was a little leaky, and the mountain was foggy again, and it was damp. ”

Zhou Li is much more comfortable.

Huaixu grinned.

Then he changed to Qinghe, and soon gave birth, Qinghe didn't like to talk but was also very considerate, he picked a few thin firewood and set up a shelf on the burning corn stalk, so that the flame could fully wrap the firewood, and only after confirming that the fire would not go out did he give up his place to Zhou Li.

Zhou Li sat down, rubbed his face, and looked into the stove.

This shelf looks pretty good!

The flames were blazing, the wood was burned red, and the flames snorted out through the cracks, and the temperature rose.

Zhou Li threw a pine cone into it.

Huai Xu had already eaten half a plate of crispy meat, and it wasn't until he started to gnaw on the chicken feet that his eating slowed down.

The fire was so big that the water boiled quickly.

Zheng Zhilan said to Zhou Li: "Don't you dip the dish? Or will I help you adjust it?"

"Then I'm sorry for you. "Zhou Li indulged in burning fire.

"Do you like spicy food?"

"Love. ”

"Is so much millet spicy enough?"

"Good. ”

"Are you jealous?"

"Love. ”

"Then I'll give you more. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Can you eat garlic and coriander?"

"Yes. ”

"Are you a fool?" a different voice interjected in harmony.

“......”

Zhou Li raised his head and stared at Huaixu.

Huai Xu blinked his eyes twice, and said to Zheng Zhilan: "Little Zheng girl will give me a whole share, the same as him, ah forget it, I still want to be the same as you, he is extremely stupid today, I don't learn from him." ”

Zheng Zhilan chuckled.

The seasonings she makes are very complete, and they are all packed in beautiful small bowls, which are not inferior to hot pot restaurants.

Huai Xu said to Zhou Li: "Mine is definitely better than yours!"

Zhou Li ignored him.

Qinghe silently ordered a few dishes, including luncheon meat, quail eggs and some meatballs, waiting for them to cook slowly.

The firewood in the stove was already very mature and could burn on its own, Zhou Li straightened up, he felt a little hot, and now the mountain breeze blew and felt cold.

Zheng Zhilan asked him to sit in a different direction.

Zhou Li sat next to Huai Xu, looked up, and saw that the sunset in the distance was the most beautiful time, and the sky was full of red glow.

"It's beautiful!"

"The weather was good today. Zheng Zhilan said.

"yes, it's not too hot. ”

"But there seems to be a thunderstorm at night, and now the wind is blowing, and I don't know if I can see the moon. ”

"How do you know?"

"I have a radio. ”

"Oh. ”

Zhou Li saw Huai Xu snoring with a piece of luncheon meat in his mouth, so he asked him, "Is it delicious?"

Huai Xu narrowed his eyes and savored it, and swallowed it for a long time before replying: "It's so delicious! Why is this thing so delicious! No wonder there are so many hot pot restaurants in your city, no, you have to take me to eat when you go back!"

Zhou Li smiled and picked up a piece.

These meatballs and luncheon meat are like this, and people who have never eaten them will probably eat it for the first time......

Well!

Isn't that delicious?

One bite is full of meat fibers, and it also retains the flavor and softness of luncheon meat.

Zheng Zhilan turned her head and asked him: "I made it myself, and I learned it after many experiments, how is it? This time I used more meat, Qinghe didn't like it very much, he likes to be a vegetarian." ”

Zhou Li slowly gave a thumbs up.

Zheng Zhilan had a sense of accomplishment and continued: "The quail eggs are also under the quail that I raised myself, I initially hatched it myself, but I don't know why it has not been hatched, and then I and Qinghe looked for a long time in Puzhou to find a farm, the boss was very kind, and directly sent us a few quails, without charging money." ”

"Probably unfertilized. ”

"It seems that the boss said the same thing, I don't understand. ”

"Where are you?"

"Over there, the former neighbor's house. ”

"Oh. ”

Now there is only Zheng Zhilan in half of the small mountain village, and it is remote here, so it can be said that the mountains and rivers within a radius of several miles are hers, and the houses that have not been washed away by the mudslide and the things that the neighbors have not taken away are also hers.

The last time she left, Huai Xu told Zhou Li that she was very wealthy.

After eating, Huai Xu began to pour meat into the pot impatiently, he didn't pay attention to what was hot for a few seconds.

It is estimated that it is almost fished up, regardless of whether it is undercooked or old, it all depends on fate.

Zheng Zhilan sacrificed her treasure, it was a basket of mushrooms, which grew very big, washed with water droplets, and the largest one was about the size of the English teacher's face: "After the rain a few days ago, I went out with Qinghe for a whole day and picked up a lot, which is very rare. I don't know if the umami will be covered when used to scald the hot pot, but there is also, tomorrow it will be used to stew chicken, you see, which chicken do you want to eat?"

Zhou Li remembered the mountain mushrooms he had eaten when he was a child, although he only cooked an egg soup, they were still very delicious.

It was my grandfather who went up the mountain to see the wheat and picked it up.

He was a little nostalgic.

Turning his head, he saw a bunch of chickens nested in the cage, looking at them with round eyes.

It seems to be innocent.

Zhou Li is looking for which one is the most innocent.

The sunset is fast, but the colorful glow dissipates late.

After the meal, the light gradually dimmed, showing a beautiful gradient color, which was as gorgeous as a color palette. The clouds were colored, unknown birds were chasing and playing, chirping, and swallows flying back to their nests under the eaves, evoking memories of Zhou Li's childhood summer days.

He was holding a pot of tea.

The tea is also homemade by Zheng Zhilan, it is not a good tea, it has a bitter and astringent taste, but at this time, the mouth is greasy, and it is just right to drink it.

Zhou Li lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and whispered to Zheng Zhilan: "I will open the school next month, I applied for Caiyun's university, and the next time I come back, it will probably be the New Year, or watch New Year's Day." ”

"Where is Caiyun?" asked Zheng Zhilan.

"Another province is next to Yizhou, but it is also more than 1,000 kilometers away, and it is not close. ”

"You can fly, right?"

"Well, now there is a high-speed rail, which is a kind of train that runs very fast, and it can reach Chunming in half a day, which is the capital of Caiyun Province. ”

"High-speed rail ......"

Zheng Zhilan muttered.

She had heard this word, and on the bus, she asked Qinghe at the time, what the high-speed rail was, and Qinghe didn't know.

After being silent for a long time, she said: "This morning, someone from Jinguan called me and told me what happened, please let me go and see, you can also take the high-speed train from Yancheng to Jinguan, right?"

"Yes, if you want to go to Yancheng to sit, it only takes more than 20 minutes from Yancheng North Station to Jinguan. ”

"So fast?"

"It's very fast, you can call me in advance when you go, and I will pick you up at the station and send you to Jinguan. ”

"Okay......" Zheng Zhilan nodded, and she thought again, "I'll go back in a few days." ”

"Aren't you in a hurry?"

"There's no hurry. ”

"That's fine. ”

Zhou Li took another sip of tea.

The light on the horizon was getting darker and darker, but it never disappeared, the full moon overhead was already very bright, and the clear light shrouded the whole mountain and village, Zhou Li had never seen such a scenery since he grew up.

Zheng Zhilan raised her head and looked at it: "There are dark clouds drifting over, and it will rain most of the night." ”

Zhou Li also looked up, sure enough.

Zheng Zhilan said with a smile: "It rained last time, and it rained this time, let's see if it will rain next time." ”

"I have a classmate who is super lucky. ”

"I love the rain. ”

"Huh?"

"I love the rain. Zheng Zhilan said again, "There are many sounds in the rain, and the chaos is orderly, and the sound of hitting leaves, banana leaves, hitting the roof and dripping from the eaves is different. I also like summer, where there are a lot of sounds, insects, frogs, birds, and in winter it is lifeless, and the mountains are terriblely quiet. ”

"No wonder you have so many dogs. ”

"Yes. ”

Zheng Zhilan nodded, got up and picked up the chair: "Do you want to stay here for a few more days?" ”

"Okay, I'll move the chair. ”

"Then you can move. ”

Zhou Li took the chair from Zheng Zhilan's hand, picked one up with one hand, and walked towards the house.

Zheng Zhilan followed behind him.