After two or three seconds of coldness, Eric was the first to jump.

"Grandma Yan, you can't make such a joke, you really can't!" he shook his head and waved his hand again, "Xihe and I are ordinary friends!"

Grandma Yan covered her mouth and laughed, "You young man, it's so funny." Alright, okay, I'm not going to play this joke on you. ”

Eric breathed a sigh of relief, "Grandma Yan, you're trying to scare me to death......"

Grandma Yan patted him on the back and said happily, "Okay, okay, when I go back, I'll cook you a very delicious mushroom soup, okay?"

"Good!" said Eric.

"That's good. Grandma Yan rubbed his hair, and the two of them had a harmonious relationship as if they were grandchildren.

Qiao Xihe watched from the sidelines, Eric's smile was clean and pure, not at all like it was deliberately acted, but from the heart.

Eric seemed to be aware of the sight that fell on him, and turned his head to look at Qiao Xihe.

Qiao Xihe hurriedly avoided his gaze.

Eric didn't say a word.

Next, the three of them wandered around the mountain until almost noon, and then went back.

Grandma Yan disposed of the mushrooms, made a big pot of mushroom soup quickly, added cold wild vegetables, and a pot of potato roast meat made by Lao Yan, and the fragrant lunch was placed on the table.

Eric drank a bowl of mushroom soup in one go, and the fragrant taste remained between his lips and teeth, making people have an endless aftertaste.

He buried his head in eating, and didn't talk to Qiao Xihe.

Lao Yan and his family saw that he was eating so deliciously, so they didn't talk in unison.

After lunch, Lao Yan wanted to take the fresh mushrooms and wild vegetables he had picked and the herbs that had been dried to the market and sell them, and Eric volunteered to go. Grandma Yan dragged Qiao Xihe to stay at home and tidy up things.

Before leaving, Eric grabbed Qiao Xihe and asked, "Do you want me to bring something back to you?"

Qiao Xihe thought for a while and shook his head, "No need, there's nothing missing here." ”

"Well, good. Eric and Lao Yan took the village's agricultural tricycle and went to the town together.

Qiao Xihe sat on a small bamboo chair in the courtyard, carefully sorting the medicinal herbs.

Grandma Yan asked, "Xihe, didn't you say that you have someone you like? Why, aren't you married yet? You are the same age as my granddaughter, you should be married?"

Qiao Xihe's heart flickered, and he reluctantly spoke: "Marriage is a lifelong thing, you can't be in a hurry, grandma." ”

"That's right, but your parents must want to hug their grandson quickly, right?" Grandma Yan said, in the concept of their generation, a girl as big as Qiao Xihe should have gotten married and had children a long time ago.

This is an idea that cannot be changed no matter how many reasons there are, no matter how much persuasion is spent.

Qiao Xihe bit his lip, "They want me to be happy, so I have to choose the other half carefully......"

She really didn't want to continue the topic, boyfriend and girlfriend, marriage, having children...... These words were like knives, and every time they were mentioned, the blade plunged deep into her heart.

No matter what happens now, she will never forget Pei Tingyuan.

She put down the herbs in her hand, "Grandma Yan, I'm a little thirsty, go boil some water and drink it." ”

"Well, okay, go ahead. Grandma Yan said, continuing the work at hand.

Qiao Xihe walked quickly to the kitchen and lit a fire to boil water to drink.

As long as she avoids people and gets busy with something, she can forget about those troubles.

On the other side, Eric and Lao Yan came to the town, and after setting up the goods in the place where they usually set up stalls, they sat on the small stools they brought, chatting and waiting for the guests to come to the door.

Lao Yan talked about the interesting things in the village, and Eric listened to it with relish next to him, didn't he greet the customers who wanted to buy something, and the time passed very quickly.

"Excuse me, have you seen this person?" At this moment, a man in a somewhat old suit stood in front of their stall and handed over a photograph.

It is estimated that he took into account that Lao Yan is old and can't see clearly, and Eric is a young man with good eyesight, so he showed the photo to Eric first.

Eric saw the person in the photo clearly, and returned the photo to the man before Lao Yan stretched out his head to look at it.

"I'm sorry, I haven't seen it. He said.

The man asked, "Are you sure?"

Eric nodded, "Sure." ”

"Alright then, excuse me. The man covered the picture and went to ask the others.

Eric noticed that the man was very careful to show the side of the human face only when he showed the photo, and other than that, he held the photo in the palm of his hand.

He lowered his gaze and pondered slightly.

Lao Yan asked, "Who are they looking for?"

Eric said, "I haven't seen the person they're looking for, I don't know. ”

"Oh. Lao Yan didn't ask again, and sorted out the baskets that had just been turned over.

Eric glanced at the man who had walked away again, not intending to mention it again.

"Zizi-" The mobile phone in his pocket vibrated here, and on the way to town, he thought about it, and turned it on, but he didn't expect it to be so long before there was movement.

He pulled it out and looked at it, and it was the familiar number again.

Looking at Lao Yan next to him, he picked up the phone.

It was a woman on the other end of the phone, obviously because she didn't expect him to pick up the phone, and she was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "You are finally willing to answer my call?"

"If you have something, just say it, it's almost out of power. Eric said coldly.

The woman snorted coldly and said in a commanding tone, "Where are you? Come back now, there is an important matter for you to do, and it will not be good if you miss this great opportunity." ”

"Inconvenient. Eric said.

"What's inconvenient?!" the woman said in a sharp voice, "I'm going to see you appear in front of my eyes tomorrow!"

After speaking, she hung up the phone very arrogantly.

Eric looked at the phone screen and sighed helplessly.

Lao Yan sorted out his things and asked casually, "Whose phone is it, what's wrong?"

Eric thought for a while and said, "Grandpa Yan, I have something to do, I need to leave for two days, I can only trouble you to go back by yourself today, help me tell Xihe, I will be back soon." ”

"What's the matter? Then you can go, go. "Lao Yan said.

Eric squinted and smiled, "Thank you, Grandpa Yan, then I'll go first." With that, he pulled his legs and ran.

Grandpa Yan looked at his back and shook his head with a smile, "Young people now, it's really hot." ”