In the early hours of the morning, on the plane to Gyang, Guizhou, Xu Huiling leaned against the window and flipped through a pamphlet whose paper had turned yellow. From time to time, I look out the window and have a lot of thoughts in my head. Lin Xiaoxiao wore headphones and watched the TV series on her phone, while Xi Fei began to fall asleep as soon as she sat down.

After a two-and-a-half-hour flight, the plane landed at Gyang Airport at three o'clock in the morning. The three of them had no intention of staying in the city, and as soon as they got out of the airport, they boarded the reserved vehicle and went straight to Qianhu Miao Village.

When I arrived at Qianhu Miao Village, the sky was already bright. Because of Guizhou's unique topography, fog and mountains surround this area. It seems that the belated sunlight shines through the clouds, and the sky presents beams of light, illuminating the thousands of Miao villages built on the mountain.

The sound of birds chirping in the early morning, the sound of chickens, and the conversation and laughter of people who get up early echo one after another in the mountains, forests and fields.

The online car-hailing car stops in front of the B&B and checks in. Xu Huiling took out a camera and handed it to Xi Fei, and instructed him to take a short rest first, and wait until noon to meet in the B&B hall.

Near noon, Lin Xiaoxiao, who was lying on the bed in the shape of a large character, opened her eyes lazily. Looking out the window, I let out a "wow" and sat up in fright.

I saw Xu Huiling standing by the window in a white bathrobe, wiping her wet hair with a towel, and turning her head to glance at Lin Xiaoxiao.

"You dare to learn from Xi Fei, right? Hurry up and go out to forage for food. ”

Lin Xiaoxiao gasped for breath and got up.

"Walk, eat meat. ”

After speaking, Lin Xiaoxiao swayed to the bathroom.

Xu Huiling turned her head to look at the soul compass placed on the windowsill, stared at the slightly shaking finger soul needle, frowned coldly, and let out a long breath.

When Xu Huiling and Lin Xiaoxiao came to the B&B hall, Xi Fei was already waiting in the hall. Xi Fei, who was checking the local food with his mobile phone, saw the two coming, and hurriedly got up to report his food strategy.

"Sister Ling, Xiaoxiao, let me tell you, there are a lot of delicious foods here, and the online ratings are very high. There is this sour soup fish, grilled sausage, artichoke cake, rice tofu ............"

"I want to eat steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose, furnace pig, roasted duck, sauced chicken, bacon, pine flower, small belly, sauced meat, sausages, assorted crispy plates, smoked chicken white face, steamed eight-treasure pig, Jiangmi stuffed duck, ........."

When it came to eating, Lin Xiaoxiao directly came to the mouth of the name of the dish, and Xu Huiling and Xi Fei were dumbfounded for a while.

"Okay, okay, do you think they can eat just like you? Sister Ling, what do you want to eat?"

Xi Fei interrupted Lin Xiaoxiao's report and turned his head to look at Xu Huiling.

Xu Huiling pouted, thought about it and said.

"Uh......... , I pinched my fingers, let's go eat sour soup fish, it is said to be particularly delicious. Lead the way ahead, and chubby smashes. ”

After speaking, Xu Huiling looked at Xi Fei. Raised his hand to carry Xi Fei's collar, raised a kick and gently kicked Xi Fei's ass.

The three of them walked out of the B&B, and the street was a lively scene. The sound of the tour guide's horn, the shouting of the food stalls, the conversation of tourists, the laughter and slapstick of bear children, all kinds of voices come and go. There are also many local girls and boys wearing traditional Miao costumes who are pulled by many tourists to take pictures, and the food stalls and jewelry spots on both sides of the street are also crowded with many tourists.

In the noisy noise of the crowd, in the crowd. Xu Hui felt a trace of uneasiness, which seemed to open all the pores on people's bodies, and they could also feel a burst of coolness at noon when the sun was shining.

Behind the uneasiness, another pair of eyes in the crowd were silently watching the three of them. Watching their every move, it was as if a cheetah was lurking around and waiting for an opportunity, and they became the prey.

Xu Huiling's face did not show any abnormality, so Lin Xiaoxiao and Xi Fei did not notice the uneasiness Xu Huiling felt.

Xu Huiling casually beckoned Lin Xiaoxiao and Xi Fei to eat, walk around, and take photos everywhere. The three of them ate all the way from the roadside stall on the street to the restaurant of sour soup and fish hot pot, during which they bought a portion of the different foods on the whole street, and when they arrived at the restaurant to order, there were still half of the uneaten snacks on the table.

In the restaurant, Xu Huiling deliberately chose a window seat to sit down. While observing the movement outside, I can confirm my judgment of uneasiness, and order food. Xi Fei sat on the side and burped, and ate a few bites of snacks on the table from time to time.

After Lin Xiaoxiao ate all the remaining snacks, he pushed them all in front of Xi Fei. wiped his mouth, and waited for Xu Huiling to order fish with a satisfied face.

In addition to the fish, the most noteworthy thing is the side dish of the hot pot. Cold salad folded ear root, cold preserved eggs, seasonal vegetables, fried crispy meat, bacon slices, hairy belly, brain flowers, etc., Xu Huiling ordered everything she wanted to eat.

After ordering, Xi Fei muttered to Lin Xiaoxiao in a low voice.

"It's... This... Sister Ling, you have money to burn, this table of dishes, seven or eight hundred, the outside is almost full, and there are so many orders. ”

Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at Xi Fei and raised the bar quietly.

"What do you care, can you manage it, have you spent your family's money? Eat your meat? Don't eat and roll, take a taxi and roll..." ”

Xi Fei looked at Lin Xiaoxiao and pouted.

"Eat, I'm hard to build, I'll eat even if I die..."

After a while, a pot of bright hot pot was served. The soup in the pot is ruddy and fragrant. The soup base made from tomatoes and fish head is boiled with coriander and green onions, and the rice soaked in the hot pot soup is full of color and aroma, which will greatly increase the appetite.

Seeing that the soup in the pot was boiling, Xi Fei couldn't wait to pick up the fish pieces and eat them. The fish meat is white, tender and refreshing, the meat is delicate, wrapped in sour soup and water, accompanied by the local characteristics of millet spicy oil dish dipped in water, and the sour, spicy and fragrant taste begins to overflow in the mouth after a bite.

Because Xi Fei is a northerner, he rarely eats spicy food. So as soon as I took a bite, my face turned red.

Xi Fei grunted and drank the fat house happy water, nodding his head.

"It's delicious, it's delicious, it's delicious. Sister Ling, Xiaoxiao, you can taste it. ”

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't cut Xi Fei's eating appearance, glanced at Xi Fei, and put a piece of fish in Xu Huiling's bowl.

"Sister Ling, come and eat. ”

After speaking, he picked up another piece of fish and ate it slowly.

Xu Huiling kept looking out the window, as if looking for the eyes that made her feel uneasy. Because the other party was not a spirit body, Xu Huiling could not accurately perceive the existence and direction of the other party. At this time, the uneasiness comes entirely from one's sixth sense, or the judgment of long-term experience.

Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao talk about herself, she suddenly came back to her senses. Seeing the fish in his bowl, he smiled at Lin Xiaoxiao and said thank you.

Xu Huiling took three empty bowls from the table and began to fill the bowls with sour soup. While serving, he said.

"You should first drink soup when you eat fish, and you eat fish directly, so you have no soul. Look at this fish, and the fish despise you. ”

After speaking, Xu Huiling handed the fish soup to Lin Xiaoxiao and Xi Fei beside him.

"Wow, this fish soup is delicious. ”

"yes, sour, it's so delicious"

Lin Xiaoxiao and Xi Fei were full of praise for the fish soup, and it seemed that because of the food, the two finally had a common language for the first time.

Xu Huiling finished drinking the soup in the bowl, immediately put down the bowl, and raised his hand to the waiter.

"Waiter, let's drink two catties of rice wine first. ”

After speaking, he smiled and winked at Xi Fei and Lin Xiaoxiao.

After listening to Xu Huiling's words, Xi Fei muttered to Lin Xiaoxiao again.

"Sure enough, it's impossible for Sister Ling not to drink, let's take two catties first, how much alcohol does this Sister Ling have. ”

"Shut up, Sister Ling is on the rise now. Let Sister Ling hear it, and TM will be unlucky...... ”

Xu Huiling glanced at the two of them and pretended not to hear anything. took the wine from the waiter's hand, looked at Lin Xiaoxiao and Xi Fei again, and smiled maliciously.

"It's hard to come out, this is the first time I've traveled at public expense. Don't get drunk today, eat well, drink well. ”

After speaking, Xu Huiling had already poured a full glass of rice wine for the two.

"Come on, Xiaoxiao, Xi Fei, do it. From the day you joined the company, we have been a team. In the future, I hope we can all not abandon and not give up. ”

After speaking, Xu Huiling drank the rice wine in the cup.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Xi Fei looked at each other, and then drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp.

As night fell, the hotel went from noisy to quiet. People come and go, passing by the clouds. Xu Huiling, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Xi Fei sat in front of the hot pot, talking and laughing, and seemed to have forgotten for the time being, this time it was more than a simple trip.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Xi Fei had already been drunk and lowered his head, and his whole person was shaky. Lin Xiaoxiao was also drunk, and began to stammer.

Xi Fei ...... So what... Aren't you from the Northeast? What...... Why is the amount of alcohol so bad?"

Lin Xiaoxiao teased Xi Fei with a drunken face, holding a wine glass and planning to fight to the end.

"What...... What's the matter?...... Northeasterners can ...... Can you drink it? Your logic, together with Xiangxi people...... You have to be able to chase out corpses. Other...... Don't talk about that useless, whole. ”

For a while, Xi Fei's tone had changed from standard Mandarin to standard Northeast dialect.

Chatting and chatting, Xi Fei used the wine to strengthen his courage and began to ask about Xu Huiling.

"Spirit...... Sister Ling, why... Why do you see you drinking every day, why... Why can't you get drunk?"

"Eun, yes. Sister Ling, how... Why can't you get drunk?"

Lin Xiaoxiao, who was sitting opposite Xu Huiling, nodded like pounding garlic, and began to ask curiously.

"I'm drunk, but the difference between I'm drunk and not is not very big. It's all hard, and I usually get drunk when I get home. ”

"No, Sister Ling. When you get home, I'm... I haven't seen you get drunk either. ”

After listening to Xu Huiling's words, Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly retorted.

"Yes... That's right, Ling...... Sister Ling, why...... Why do you love to drink so much? It's also us...... Let's drop northeast, right?"

"No, I'm a southerner. My home is more complicated, so let's change the subject. ”

After speaking, Xu Huiling, who was leaning sideways on the side of the bed, smiled at the two of them, and drank it all with a wine glass.

Seeing Xu Huiling drink it all, Xi Fei and Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly had a bit of a rhythm of rushing ducks to the shelves, holding the wine glass, frowning and drinking along.

Seeing that the two of them also finished drinking, Xu Huiling poured wine again before continuing.

"Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon. I don't know what I'm proud of, but wouldn't it be nice to have wine today and get drunk today?"

"Right...... Sister Ling...... Sister Ling said that there is nothing wrong with it, so what, I am born to be useful, daughter... The daughter is gone...... It's back. Again...... Walk... One. ”

After Xi Fei finished speaking, he drank all the wine in his glass, and after drinking, he lay on the table. Seeing this, Lin Xiaoxiao was stunned. The thin man who just wanted to serve the wine glass immediately shrank back, for fear that he would lie on the table after drinking.

Xu Huiling looked at Xi Fei who was lying on the table, and then looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, who was smirking at her. Shaking his head, he whispered in his heart.

"I don't know if my daughter will come back after she is gone, but you are born, and you must be useful. ”

Xu Huiling got up and beckoned the waiter to pay, turned her head to Lin Xiaoxiao and said.

"Let's go, let's go back and rest. Play again tomorrow. ”

After speaking, he walked out of the hotel one by one.

When the three of them walked out of the hotel, it was already close to early in the morning. The shops in the surrounding area have long since closed, and there are only a few scattered pedestrians on the streets. Only the supper stalls on the side of the road are still a lively scene, with three or five confidants and friends sitting together, barbecue, beer, and drinking orders.

Qianhu Miao Village, which has long been a tourist attraction, has long been integrated into the environment of enjoying nightlife.

On the stone road of Miao Village in the middle of the night, there are three swaying figures. A middle Xu Huiling supported the two crooked people on the left and right, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xi Fei. The three of them seemed to be clinging to each other in this moonlight, and seemed to disappear into the night hand in hand.

On the roof behind him, a figure in a cloak was silently watching the backs of the three people leave.