The three of them trotted from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, came to the parking lot, got on Haosang, Niu Liang started the car, and drove away from the entrance of the scenic spot. Took two turns and got onto a country road. Said it was a highway, but there was not even a single rut on the road, and there were not even people's footprints, and everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of worry in their hearts, but Niu Liang still continued to drive the car forward, with the hope of just in case. The day was also gloomy. The winding mountain road was no better than the streets in the city, and Niu Liang drove very carefully, and it took a while to come to the valley and the forest that he saw on the mountain. It turned out to be an orchard spread over a gentle hillside that stretched to the valley floor. It was a cold winter, and the branches were full of fruit and leaves, and the snow flew in the middle of the night, turning into jade tree branches. There was a river at the bottom of the valley, which was nearly dry, and the riverbed and side beach were covered with snow, and there was only a crack in the center that was a foot wide, like an irregular ink line drawn on white cloth. The highway went halfway down the slope into the orchard, turned a corner, and went diagonally toward the hillside for about half a mile, and there was a courtyard beside the roadside, or rather at the end of the road, for the main part of the country road ended here, and there was only a smaller road beyond the courtyard wall, which allowed only one car to pass through, and went forward. Niu Liang stopped Haosang at the gate of the courtyard and honked the horn a few times. After a while, there was no response, and Niu Liang honked a few more times. After a while, the courtyard door finally moved a few times, revealing a gap, and a head poked out of the crack in the door, indeed an old man, with a lonely expression on his face. Niu Liang hurriedly got out of the car, came to the gate of the courtyard, and asked enthusiastically:

"Uncle, can I stay with you for two days? We are engaged in photography, and we want to take some snow photos around here, but it is too far to live in town, so we are afraid of missing the opportunity. Can you do me a favor? We'll pay you for your room at the hotel, and if we can get a guy, we'll pay for your meal?"

Listening to Niu Liang's repeated requests, looking at Niu Liang's handsome and youthful face, the old man's lonely expression showed a layer of joy, and asked, "How many of you are there?"

Niu Liang happily: "Me and two friends, three people." ”

At last the old man opened the door happily and said, "All right!

The old man opened the door and stepped aside. Niu Liang returned to the car, started the car, and entered the courtyard gate. The yard is very wide, one side of the hill is a two-story building, and the other three sides are a row of open houses. In front of the building there are two small long flower beds, full of four seasons of green, neatly trimmed, but covered with a thick layer of snow, with only some green branches showing on the side. Under the guidance of the old man, Niu Liang poured Haosang into an open room, stopped, and the three of them got out of the car. When Liu Dong and Shen Bao saw the old man, they almost shouted in unison: "Uncle, hello!"

The old man happily replied, "Hello!"

Then the old man led Niu Liang and the three of them into a guest room upstairs. There were exactly three bunks inside, with a small cylindrical oven in the middle, and a small chimney next to it that went straight up to the ceiling, and then folded towards the back wall and came out through the wall. But the stove was cold, and the old man smiled and said, "I'll go get some fire at once!"

Niu Liang put the things in his hand on a desk against the wall, suddenly remembered something, looked up and asked the old man, "Uncle, is there a road from you to the river beach below?"

Old man: "This road next to the yard leads to the river beach, and ordinary cars can drive!"

Liu Dong happily: "That's great!"

Shen Bao: "Let's go out for a while, and take a look at the surrounding scenery by the way." ”

Niu Liang happily: "Yes! I'll go right away!" Just as he was about to go out, he suddenly stopped and said to the old man, "Uncle, can we join forces with you?" What you eat, what we eat, don't cause you too much trouble! Each person pays you 20 yuan a day for food! The room fee is also 20 yuan a day per person, a total of 40 yuan. Do you think it's okay?"

The old man happily said, "Okay! You can say as much as you want!"

As soon as the three of them came out of the room, an old woman of about 10 or 60 years old grabbed a red-hot honeycomb coal with iron tongs in one hand, and carried two new honeycomb coals in a basket with the other hand and walked up the stairs.

The three of them almost said in unison: "Thank you, auntie!"

So the old couple cleaned up the house at home. Niu Liang and the others went out of the courtyard gate and ran briskly along the small road next to the courtyard towards the river. It's a much easier country road, just big enough for a car, but the road is fairly smooth, there are no big potholes, and the snow is flat on it. Everyone walked happily all the way, and Niu Liang walked from this side of the road to that side from time to time, and from the other side of the road to this side, not only expressing cheerfulness, but also inadvertently exploring the road for Haosang, for fear that there would be injustices hidden and hidden dangers for Haosang. After a while, I came to the bottom of the valley, looked back at the road, and just drew a sloping flat "Z" on the slope. The slope of the road is not very large, similar to the overpass in the city. Niu Liang felt relieved.

Standing at the exit of the road, looking at the river beach and the surrounding area, there is no sign of the road, and the other side of the river is a cliff bank, and there is no road. Liu Dong was a little surprised and said, "Could it be that this highway is over to this river beach?"

Niu Liang smiled and said, "If that's the case, this river beach will become his family's backyard!"

"The backyard of the river beach?" said Shen Bao with an appreciative smile, "You said it wonderfully—— it would be better if it were the back garden!"

"Then let's go in and see if it's the back garden!" Niu Liang glanced downstream and looked at the two of them, "Go downstream first?"

Liu Dong: "Yes! Let's go downstream first! The upstream has already seen it in the car and on the mountain!"

The lads walked along the beach to the lower reaches of the river. At the end of the river beach, there is a small upright canyon, more than a zhang wide, and the river runs through the canyon, and there is no road. As the river dries up, there is only a thin stream, and the snow at the bottom of the valley highlights the irregular curves. The lads stepped through the snow and made their way through the canyon. After walking more than 100 meters, the upright canyon is gone, the terrain on the right bank is gentle, and it becomes a low hillside, and the left bank begins to be gentle, and gradually becomes steeper forward, and finally becomes a nearly upright cliff, abruptly towering, pointing to the sky. The cliff was covered with uniform white snow, as if it was carved from the purest white marble, revealing a kind of cold light in the white! Looking at it, Niu Liang couldn't help but exclaim: "Oh! Isn't this the background of my "Holy Cliff"? I actually found it here!"

Liu Dong and Shen Bao heard Niu Liang's call, scanned the cliff slopes back and forth for a while, and also shouted happily. Liu Dong: "Hey, really! It's really good to choose this place as the background!"

Shen Bao: "I really didn't expect that the background would be hidden here!

Then the boys further investigated and discussed the shooting. They searched back and forth on the left bank to see where one should stand, which could not be too steep and too steep to be dangerous, and not too slow, too slow to be unimpressive. In the end, a place with a slope of almost 70 degrees on the left bank was chosen. Then he looked at how to get up. Finally, choose to go up from the slow place, and then go parallel to the steeper place. And after trying to work, I went down to the bottom of the valley with confidence and walked back. It was gray and snowy. Coming to the entrance of the highway, Niu Liang looked at the sky and asked, "Can't you go over there to see the Great Wall?"

Shen Bao: "It's okay to go back anyway, what is this bit of snow?

Liu Dong: "Yes, go over and see what the Great Wall looks like here?"

The three of them braved the snow and walked along the beach towards the upper reaches of the river. After turning a corner, you will reach the river valley that you see on the Great Wall and in the car. Standing on the river beach, looking at the snow flying in the distance and the snow in the night, the snow peak they chose was like a magnified white dragon's back, with both the majesty of the mountain and the old age of the ancient castle, which made people think deeply and heavy! Shen Bao couldn't help but say with satisfaction: "This place is well chosen!"

Liu Dong prayed: "It would be nice if it was sunny after the snow and could see the scene of red makeup!"

Niu Liang said deeply: "But as I wish!"

After watching for a while, the snow flew heavier and heavier, and the boys turned back. When I came to the corner, I suddenly found a small path by the river, like a small step of jade, stretching step by step into the depths of the forest. Shen Bao excitedly said: "Hey! I didn't expect there to be such a chic path here!"

Liu Dong: "I don't know where to live?"

Niu Liang: "There is only one of them here, and if you don't know where his family goes, ?—— go!

Saying that, Niu Liang took the lead in ascending the jade steps, and Liu Dong and Shen Bao followed. The three of them walked through the branches of the jade tree, and it was like walking through the plum and pear blossoms, and from time to time they touched the branches across the road, and the snow shook off their heads, and they fell on their bodies, and after crossing this path, everyone became a snowman. The trail leads to the country road not far in front of the courtyard gate. The boys came out of the woods and onto the road, shaking the snow off their bodies and marveling excitedly. Niu Liang: "This trail is well repaired! There is a classical beauty of the Chinese countryside!"

Shen Bao seemed to be explaining Niu Liang's words: "Natural, elegant and leisurely!"

Liu Dong smiled and said, "It seems that this is really not just a backyard but a backyard!"

As soon as he came to the gate of the courtyard, the old man suddenly walked out of the courtyard gate, saw the young men, and said happily: "I was saying that I came to find you to come back for dinner, and it happened that you have arrived!"

Niu Liang smiled and said, "Thank you! Uncle!

Old man: "I'm glad you're here! I feel much younger when I see you young people alive and well—— I'm ready to eat!"

"Okay!"

The three of them answered almost in unison, and then walked cheerfully upstairs. As soon as I entered the house, there was a sudden burst of singing in the courtyard, with a very good voice, youthful and pleasant, and the singing was also good, the words were correct and round, full of melody, and there was a rare feeling! This is something that some singers do not easily achieve. The song is an old song, which is the interlude "Long Sunny Day" in the movie "The Story of Liubao", and where the lyrics are not clear, it is replaced by "simple words" with the same melody. The lads listened attentively as they poured hot water from the stove and washed their faces. After listening to it for a while, Niu Liang guessed: "This is a young man's singing. Has his son returned?"

Liu Dong: "It's possible. ”

Shen Bao happily: "This kid's voice is not bad! Training and training, it is not a problem to become a singer!"

After packing up, the three of them went downstairs to the living room, where a small table of food was already on the dining table. The old couple were sitting on a couch watching TV and waiting. Seeing the young men coming, the old man happily got up and beckoned him to take his seat, while the old woman went to the next door, and after a while, came out with a small flask. Coming to the table, the old man took the flask and looked at the three of them with a smile: "You also drink some hot wine?—— in this cold day, drink some hot wine to warm up!"

Seeing that the old man was so enthusiastic, Niu Liang and the three of them didn't shirk, and they all came for a cup. The old woman also came with a glass and said, "It's a cold day, drink some hot wine, okay!"

The old man raised his glass, looked at everyone, and said happily, "Please!"

Niu Liang glanced at Liu Dong and Shen Bao, and finally couldn't help but say, "Uncle, why didn't your son come to eat?"

"Son?" the old man was a little puzzled, "My son didn't come back, how can they come to eat?!"