At night, the courtyard was quiet, and the air smelled faintly of wormwood. Tiny water falls to the ground with a crisp rattling sound. Cheng Wei handed the cigarette between his fingers to his lips and took a puff, knowing that Zhou He didn't want to deal with him, and he didn't speak anymore, so he leaned aside and looked at her.

Zhou He quickly washed his hands, and Cheng Wei dusted off the cigarette ash in his hand, slowed down his voice, and said, "I didn't eat much at night, and the kitchen warmed the shredded chicken porridge, do you want to eat some?"

Zhou He's words on this day are very little, and there is not much to eat. He had no doubt that if it hadn't been for those people, she would have turned around and left.

Zhou Ji didn't know how Cheng Wei learned about their itinerary. But today, she really realized that everything in her life, even the more private things, was transparent in front of Cheng Wei. It's like staying in a room with no obstruction and bright lights, no matter how small the body curls up, all the subtle movements are invisible in the light.

As the day passed, she had gone from initial annoyance to numbness. She finally knew that if Cheng Wei wanted to meddle in her affairs, she would not have any power to fight back at all.

Her resistance and disgust, in his eyes, are probably just like a child's troubles.

Zhou He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, knowing that it was useless to resist, and tried his best to calm himself down. But in the end, he still couldn't calm down, wiped the water on his hands, and said, "Is Mr. Cheng too idle to do?"

There was unconcealed disgust in her tone.

Cheng Wei didn't know if he didn't hear it or didn't care, so he sighed and said, "It just happened to be relatively idle recently." ”

His tone was serious.

Zhou He closed his mouth now, ignored him, and sat down on the stone bench beside him. I'm going to wait for the upstairs commotion to end before going up.

Cheng Wei snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand and went downstairs to the room on the right. It didn't take long for the orange lights to come on.

Zhou He looked at it in a daze, and it didn't take long for Cheng Wei to come out with a small bowl and a cup. He couldn't have put it in front of Zhou He naturally, and said: "If you have a bad stomach, you have to eat well, it's not worth tossing and recurring stomach problems in order to be angry with me." ”

His tone was lazy, and he sat down on the side.

The shredded chicken porridge was still steaming, and the smell of fresh fragrance wafted through the air. Seeing that Zhou He didn't move, Cheng Wei pushed the porcelain bowl with the spoon in front of her again.

Zhou He was silent for a while, picked up the spoon and ate the porridge.

Cheng Wei pushed the warm boiled water poured from the cup in front of her again, then took out a cigarette and turned it aside to smoke.

Zhou He hadn't eaten much all day, and his stomach was faintly uncomfortable. The shredded chicken porridge is boiled very badly, and it melts in the mouth. The empty stomach also warmed up.

She didn't speak, just ate the porridge slowly. After she finished eating the porridge, Cheng Wei snuffed out the cigarette butt in her hand, cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and said, "Go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow." ”

He said and went to the kitchen with the dishes, chopsticks and cups. Zhou He sat for a while and went upstairs.

The commotion next door had quieted down at the moment, and Zhou He unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. I closed my eyes and lay down on the bed.

It's been a long day, and she's tired. At this moment, the surroundings were quiet, and her stomach was warm, and she fell asleep after lying on the bed for a short time.

When I woke up the next day, it was already bright outside, and there was a voice of conversation in the courtyard.

Zhou He knew that he had overslept, so he quickly got up, tied his hair haphazardly, and took a towel and toothbrush downstairs to wash.

She did wake up a little late, and everyone had already started breakfast.

Because of the large number of people, breakfast preparation is much easier than roasting whole lamb in the evening. The host's family steamed steamed buns. Water is boiled in a large pot, and if you don't want to eat steamed buns, you can also cook noodles.

Cheng Wei didn't know if he was already gone or what, and he didn't see him. Xu Mingze was standing in the courtyard, and when he saw her in a hurry, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, slow down, I'll wait for you." ”

Zhou He smiled hurriedly and washed up quickly. Then I went upstairs to pack my bags. When she came down, everyone had left the courtyard one after another and got into the car, and she didn't have time to eat breakfast, so she grabbed two steamed buns. I'm going to eat while walking on the road.

Seeing her in a hurry, Xu Mingze couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Don't be in a hurry, it's okay to slow down." As he spoke, he took Zhouhe's cup of water and went to fetch a glass of warm water for her.

The steamed buns are very dry, how can you eat them without drinking water.

When the two hurriedly walked out of the yard, Xu Mingze's colleague had already driven the car away, probably not expecting them to wait, and the two couldn't help but look at each other.

Xu Mingze was about to take out his mobile phone to make a call, when Cheng Wei's driver came over. Seeing the two of them, he smiled and said, "Doctor Xu, Miss Zhou, good morning." Mr. Cheng asked me to wait for the two of you here. Dr. Xu's colleague heard from Xiao Zhao last night that there is still a general's tomb here and plans to go to see it temporarily, so I will send the two of them to the next attraction first. ”

No wonder they go first.

Xu Mingze's brows furrowed slightly, not knowing why they would go somewhere else temporarily. I didn't even mention it when I had breakfast just now.

The driver seemed to know what Xu Mingze was thinking, and then said: "There is only one tomb over there, and there are no other attractions." They went over to take pictures and rushed to the next attraction, and they were tired from taking too long in the car, so they went there first. ”

In fact, I was also thinking that Zhou He was tired of running with them.

Xu Mingze nodded and said thank you to the driver.

The driver explained clearly, so he asked the two of them to wait where they were, and he went to drive the car over.

Zhou He was sorry for waking up late and even causing Xu Mingze not to join everyone, and said with annoyance: "It's all my fault for getting up late." ”

Xu Mingze smiled and said, "It's good to go directly to the next attraction, and you can't see anything in a hurry." ”

While the two were talking, the driver had already driven the car over, Xu Mingze took Zhou He's bag, opened the car door for her and let her sit in, and then opened the trunk and put things in and got into the car.

Zhou He said that he was getting up late, but in fact, it was still very early, but it was only half past seven.

The driver started the car, Xu Mingze looked at the time, and said to Zhou He: "If you are sleepy, sleep for a while, it should take an hour and a half in the past, just enough to sleep." ”

His schedule is very regular, he always sleeps late and wakes up early, but he is not used to it, and his spirit is good.

Zhou He slept well last night, so he shook his head and said not sleepy.

The people under Cheng Wei's hands are very neat, and the driver saw that neither of them had any intention of resting, so he told the two of them about some interesting customs here. He also said that the most famous attraction he went to this time was a temple in the scenic spot, and there were many people who went to incense every day. I heard that it is very spiritual, and you can go and ask for peace charms for your family. Of course, there are also those who seek marriage and children.

Li Peiyuan didn't believe this, and laughed it off. Seeing that the two of them were not interested, the driver did not say any more, and talked about other things.

There was a driver chattering all the way, and it didn't take long to arrive after more than an hour's drive. I thought that the people from Cheng Wei's company, who left first, had already arrived, but the driver called and found that it was not. It was said that they were in a car accident and stuck in traffic jams at the highway, and it should take a while to arrive.

Since it was a high-speed traffic jam, I don't know how long I had to wait, so the driver let Zhou He and Xu Mingze advance to the scenic spot. He didn't know where to buy a map of the scenic spot and let them browse it first. He said that he was waiting for the others outside, and when the time came, he would call the two of them and set a meeting place.

Xu Mingze's colleague went to the general's tomb and came later, and the two of them were not very familiar with the people in Cheng Wei's company, so they responded and advanced to the scenic spot.

The most famous in the scenic area is the large waterfall and large and small caves. Xu Mingze took the map and looked at it for a while, and then planned the route for the two to go up the mountain.

Go to the cave first, then the waterfall halfway up the mountain, and finally the temple near the top of the mountain. Although it was morning, there were already many tourists, and there were crowds.

The air is good in the early morning and the weather is good. Although there is a cable car up the mountain, few people sit on it. They all walked and looked at the scenery in the mountains.

Zhou He and Xu Mingze also did not take the cable car, and slowly climbed all the way. Xu Mingze is very interested in photography and photographs the surrounding scenery. After taking enough pictures of the scenery, when he asked to take pictures of Zhou He, Zhou He smiled and refused, saying that he didn't like to take pictures.

Xu Mingze then remembered that she hadn't taken photos yesterday. Most of the time, I help them shoot.

The two walked relatively fast, and they reached the cave after climbing for half an hour. There are even more materials that can be filmed in the cave, and the camera in Xu Mingze's hand has not stopped much.

All the way up, by the time the two of them arrived at the temple, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon. Although Zhou He ate steamed buns in the morning, he was already so hungry that he was so hungry that he had climbed the mountain for so long. When I arrived at the temple, I went looking for something to eat.

At this time, it was already past dinner, and the master chef in the temple cafeteria cooked a bowl of somen noodles for each of them. Although it is a somen noodle, the ingredients in it are very rich. The large bowl of noodles is topped with mushrooms, bamboo shoots, fungus, lettuce, carrots, and a few green cabbages on top.

I don't know what the noodle soup is made of, but it's also very fresh. Zhou He was already hungry, so he was not polite now, so he buried his head and ate.

Xu Mingze was also hungry, and it didn't take long for a big bowl of noodles to be eaten. The amount of noodles was generous, and he ate more than he usually did in the hospital.

After eating, I saw that Zhou He was still immersed in eating, and the toppings in the bowl were almost the same, but there was still half a bowl of noodles left. He couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "If you can't finish eating, forget it, don't hold on." ”

Zhou He didn't want to waste it, shook his head, and finally really finished eating a big bowl of noodles slowly.

When she had eaten and drunk enough, she remembered that no one had called them for a long time. I don't know if they've come over or not.

Xu Mingze's phone didn't seem to ring this way, she took out her mobile phone and looked at the time, looked at Xu Mingze suspiciously, and said, "Haven't they come over yet?"

Xu Mingze's brows furrowed slightly, and he also took out his mobile phone and said, "I'll call and ask." ”

He quickly dialed the number, and his colleague didn't know what he was doing, so it took a while to pick it up.

Xu Mingze then asked, "Where have you been? Haven't you come here yet?"

The colleague on the other side of the phone seemed to be playing cards or something, laughed heartily, and said: "We took the cable car up the mountain, and now we have returned to the resort in the scenic area." The people from Cheng's head office have also returned, and everyone is resting now. Don't be in a hurry, you can come back after shopping. Okay, let's not talk about it, I'm hanging. ”

He hung up the phone as he spoke.

Zhou He had been paying attention, and when he saw that he hung up the phone, he immediately asked, "Are they coming?"

Xu Mingze was somewhat helpless and said: "They took the cable car up the mountain, and they had already gone back. Now resting at the scenic resort, I heard as if I was playing cards. ”

Zhou He couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Xu Mingze put the phone back and said, "Don't worry about them." After a slight pause, he looked into the solemn temple, moved his gaze to Zhou He's body, and said, "Do you want to go in and ask for a peace charm?"

He remembered what the driver had said. Although he himself is an unbeliever, he also respects the beliefs of others.

Zhou He shook his head without thinking about it and said, "No need." Let's take a break and go down the mountain. ”

When they all went back, only the two of them were left. You can't keep people waiting.

Xu Mingze nodded in response, the sun in the sky was hot, he thought for a while, and said, "Wait for me, I'll go over and buy a bottle of water." ”

He said that without waiting for Zhou He's answer, he went to buy water.

Zhou He stood in place, his eyes moving to the solemn temple, and suddenly his heart ached. She suddenly remembered Aunt Qi.

At that time, despite her poor health, she insisted on going up the mountain every year to ask for peace charms for her and Qi Jingran. Despite persisting every year, in the end nothing was saved. ended up with a ruined family.

Zhou He's heart was very depressed, and he took his eyes back. Just so stunned.

When Xu Mingze came back, she was still in a daze, her thin back with indescribable sadness. His footsteps stopped unconsciously.

Since the first time we met, she has been carrying similar sadness on her body. Sometimes, even though you are smiling, your smile is also empty.

Xu Mingze stood for a while before stepping forward. Zhou He also came back to his senses at this time, turned around and smiled at him, and said, "I'm back." ”

Xu Mingze sighed, handed her a bottle of water, and said, "The sun is big, take a rest and then go down the mountain." ”

There was a wooden bench not far away, he walked over, carefully took out a tissue and wiped it, and then let Zhou He sit down.

Zhou He said thank you and sat down. She had something on her mind and couldn't find anything to say, so they were both silent.

After resting for more than ten minutes, Zhou He proposed to go back, and Xu Mingze stood up. He took out the map given by the driver, looked at it, and led her to the point of the cable car.

The atmosphere was gratuitously a little dreary, and he tried to find something light-hearted to break the gloom. But he is not a long-sleeved person who is good at dancing, and he can't find a suitable topic for a while.

Seeing a three- or four-year-old child walking in front of him, he turned around and looked at them curiously after walking a few steps. Although Xu Mingze is not good at dealing with children, in order to break this dull atmosphere, he amuses children.

Zhou He has always liked children, and when he saw the child talking to Xu Mingze in a milky voice, he couldn't help but laugh slightly. It also amused the children.

The child's mother was still very young, and when she saw her son talking to the two of them, she said helplessly: "He has a lot of words, and he can say a few words to anyone he meets." At home, there is no time when the mouth is idle. Ignore him, he'll get angry. ”

Zhou He laughed slightly and said, "It's better to be lively." ”

No, children should be lively.

The child's mother shook her head helplessly and said, "He's just too lively." It didn't take long for the house to be cleaned up, and it was a mess. ”

Although it is a complaint, it is a gentle pampering that cannot be dissolved.

Compared with Xu Mingze, who teased him first, the child likes Zhou He. Even though his mother corrected the call for auntie several times, he still called one sister after another.

In this season, there are many unknown small flowers blooming on both sides of the path, and the little guy stops, picks one and gives it to Zhou He.

Zhou He laughed, half-squatted down to take it, and thanked the little guy seriously.

The little guy still knows how to be shy, and he runs to the front as soon as he slips through the smoke. The young mother hurriedly followed.

Xu Mingze looked at the figure of the little guy abandoned, looked at Zhou He, and asked with a smile: "You like children a lot." ”

Obviously, there was still inexplicable sadness on his body at that time, and when he saw the children, they all melted away.

Zhou He also looked at the child's back, smiled, and said, "It's cute." ”

Xu Mingze snorted. The two couldn't talk about children, so he changed the subject and talked about other things.

It's just that Pingshui met, and I thought the little guy had run away. Who knows how far they have gone, and they see the child and his mother waiting for them not far away. Seeing the two of them, he waved his little fat hand.

Zhou He couldn't help laughing, and his steps were faster.

While it was time to wait for them, the little one had already picked a handful of flowers and handed them over to his mother for safekeeping. Seeing Zhou He and them walking in, he took it from his mother's hand and wanted to give it to Zhou He.

Zhou He smiled slightly, he wanted to find some candy for the little guy, but he didn't bring anything with him this time, so he had to give up.

For the rest of the day, the two walked together with the little one and their mother. The little guy's energy is very good, whether it is his mother or Li Peiyuan, he refuses to carry him away, and walks alone on the trail.

When we got to the cable car, the little one's mother's cell phone rang, and she stopped and started talking.

Although she stopped, the child was idle. She broke free, took his hand, and began to run forward.

He didn't notice the stone stairs in front of him, and one of his feet fell into the air, and he was about to fall down.

Zhou He almost subconsciously went to catch him, although the person caught it, but her feet slipped, and she rolled down with the little guy.

Fortunately, the stone stairs were not enough, only five or six steps, Xu Mingze and the child's mother had just hurried down the stone stairs, and Zhou He had already sat up with the little guy and checked whether the little guy was hurt anything.

The little one was unharmed by her arms, but he was frightened and cried loudly.

Zhou He didn't know how to coax, and he was in a hurry for a while. It wasn't until the child's mother came down and handed the child over to the mother that she breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did I realize that my feet hurt terribly.

Xu Mingze, who took three steps and two steps, obviously also found out, and while asking her not to move, he squatted down and checked her ankle for her.

My ankle was swollen by now, but fortunately it was just a sprain. Xu Mingze breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Zhou He where else he was injured.

There were not many steps to the ladder, and apart from the injury on the foot, only the elbow was a little broken. It's not a big injury.

The young mother was also obviously frightened, and apologized for the naughtiness of the little one. Thank you to her for saving the child.

Zhou He squeezed out a smile and said that it was okay, and asked her not to take it to heart.

Although she only sprained her foot, if she didn't treat it immediately, I am afraid that it would be even more swollen. Several people immediately took the cable car down the mountain.

The ankles were hot, but Zhou He was silent. comforted the child who knew that he was naughty and had a cowardly life.

When they arrived at the bottom of the mountain and knew that someone was injured, the staff of the scenic spot immediately contacted the doctor. After learning that Xu Mingze was a doctor, he arranged for someone to prepare ice packs and medicine boxes, and then sent Zhou He to the resort with an electric car in the scenic spot.

She and Xu Mingze were silent, knowing that the ice was good, Cheng Wei knew that she had sprained her ankle.

He didn't know what he was doing or not, but he actually came over and asked if he wanted to go to the hospital.

It's been dealt with where to go to the hospital, but the next trip is also in vain.

It's rare for a person to come and sprain his foot, Zhou He is sorry. Let Xu Mingze and them continue the next trip, she is here in the resort for the time being, don't worry about her.

Xu Mingze naturally refused and let a few colleagues continue to play theirs. He stayed with Zhou He, and the two of them returned to Kyoto together tomorrow.

Zhou He will let him give up the next journey because of himself, and try to persuade him to let him continue the next trip. If he was not worried, she would call Li Peiyuan and ask the driver to come and pick her up.

Xu Mingze said that he had almost finished playing, and he originally planned to go back to Kyoto.

Zhou He knew that he was just comforting himself by saying this, but he couldn't convince him, so he had to settle down like that.

Cheng Wei came over at ten o'clock in the evening, when Xu Mingze had just returned to the room, and Zhou He was preparing to rest.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw backgammon on the side. Looks like I just bought it. He didn't have to think about it, he knew that this should be bought by Xu Mingze to accompany Zhou He to pass the time.

Without even pausing his gaze, he walked directly to Zhou He and squatted down to look at her injuries.

Originally, it wasn't a big deal, Zhou He subconsciously wanted to retract his foot, but he reached out and clasped her calf tightly. He frowned and looked at it carefully.