Chapter 173: Mid-Autumn Festival

Cheng Wei came over this time and was not the same as before, as if he was just coming to stay for one night, and the next day when Zhou Hehe got up, he found that he had left. Even Doctor Liu, who got up earlier than Zhou He, didn't know when he left, and he really walked quietly.

In any case, Zhou He was secretly relieved that he left, she didn't take this matter to heart, and still did what she had to do as usual.

On the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Mingze actually came. Naturally, he would not come empty-handed, and brought a lot of mooncakes and milk apples to distribute to the children. Said it was a little bit of affection from the colleagues in their department.

Zhou He was grateful, the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, she and other teachers before school sent out the mooncakes, milk and apples, and asked the children to thank Xu Mingze. He was also asked to convey his gratitude to his colleagues.

There are many things that need to be told during the holidays, after sending things and cleaning, the children left one after another It was already evening, because it was a festival, the teachers, including Liu Xiaoyi, went home, and the master in the canteen also went back, and only Zhou He and Xu Mingze were left in the school.

During this time, she was used to eating in the cafeteria, and she remembered that she had to solve today's dinner by herself until everyone left. If she were the only one, she would be able to solve the problem by casually serving a bowl of noodles. But with Xu Mingze here, it is obviously not possible.

She had to hurriedly say, "Doctor Xu will rest first, and I'll go grocery shopping." ”

At this time, I am afraid that there will be no vegetables to sell in the vegetable market, but I have to go and see it.

Xu Mingze didn't want to see her busy, so he stopped her and said, "Don't be so troublesome, just cook a bowl of noodles." ”

said that it was just a bowl of noodles, but you can't just eat a bowl of somen noodles, Zhou He thought about it a little, let Xu Mingze sit for a while, and she went to her aunt's house at the school gate to ask if there were any eggs.

Her luck was good, not only did she bring back the eggs, but also brought back some eggplants, tomatoes, baby cabbage, cucumbers, potatoes, peppers and other vegetables that the aunt grew at home. They were all freshly picked from the ground, and they were very fresh. Knowing that Zhou He had guests, he also gave her a small piece of bacon that was going to be fried at night.

Zhou He thanked the people and hurriedly returned to the school with the basket, seeing that Xu Mingze was waiting for her at the door, he said with a smile: "No need to eat noodles, the dishes are ready." ”

Xu Mingze smiled and nodded, and helped pick up the dishes after returning to school.

Zhou He's movements were fast, and after cooking, he began to make dishes. Stir-fried bacon with green peppers, cold cucumbers, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and potato and cabbage soup are all simple home-cooked dishes. Although she hasn't cooked for a while, her skills have not regressed, and she is still full of color, flavor, and flavor.

Xu Mingze drove for a long time, and after eating, Zhou He put water for him to wash. She thought that Xu Mingze would go back to City D tomorrow, and it wasn't until later when he asked her what arrangements he had for tomorrow that she knew that he would not go back. This time I had a three-day vacation.

He asked her what the arrangements were, apparently the Mid-Autumn Festival was also going to be here.

He didn't make a phone call this time, and Zhou He didn't have any preparations. I remembered that such a reunion festival should be spent with my family, but he came so far away.

Zhou He was a little apologetic, but hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Doctor Xu, if you don't spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at home, will your uncle and aunt be unhappy?"

Xu Mingze smiled and said: "My parents have gone out to travel, my brother and sister-in-law will go back to their parents' house, and I will be alone, so I can only ask you to take me in." ”

There was a smile in his tone, and it was a rare joke.

Zhou He was slightly uncomfortable, and said distressedly: "You should call me in advance so that I can prepare." I didn't buy anything. ”

Xu Mingze said seriously: "It's not too late to prepare tomorrow." ”

He's a rare unkindness.

Zhou He had to nod his head now, thinking about what to buy tomorrow.

She rarely celebrates festivals herself, and in the past, similar festivals were attended by Aunt Qi, and in Kyoto, there were aunts who were ready. She hadn't prepared it herself.

Xu Mingze obviously didn't take this matter to heart, the two of them always had to find something to do together, he thought about it for a while, and said: "Shall we go climbing the mountain tomorrow morning?" There seems to be a very high mountain nearby, shall I go to see the sunrise?"

Watching the sunrise is quite leisurely. Although there is such a mountain suitable for watching the sunrise, almost all of the people in the vicinity do not go, and the people who go are all couples who come to the city. Zhou He is not without something to do, and naturally he has never been there.

Xu Mingze brought it up, obviously doing his homework.

Zhou He naturally couldn't object, nodded and agreed, thought for a while, and said, "I heard them say that they have to leave at three or four o'clock in the morning." ”

Xu Mingze sighed and said, "I'm fine, what about you?"

He has no problem, and Zhou He is naturally no problem.

This matter was settled, although it was still early, but because he had to get up early tomorrow, Xu Mingze looked at the time and said, "Then let's go to bed early." ”

He came here early this morning, but there was some traffic jam on the road, and after driving for a long time, it was inevitable that he was a little tired.

Zhou He nodded and agreed, there are many mosquitoes in this season, she took a mosquito coil and lit it for him in the room, and then went back to the room to sleep.

Although she has to get up early tomorrow, she usually sleeps late, and she can't sleep when she lies down at this time, so she lies quietly and doesn't know what she is thinking in her head.

She went to sleep at her usual schedule, turned the alarm clock, and got up on time at four o'clock the next day. originally thought that Xu Mingze would not be able to get up, but when she opened the door, he had already gotten up and had already washed up and prepared the things to bring.

Seeing Zhou He, he said a word early, and asked her to go back and add more clothes, it is still early, and the dew is heavy and a little cold in the morning.

Zhou He, who responded, went back to add clothes, washed up and went out.

The moon is bright in the sky, not dark. Despite this, Xu Mingze still brought a flashlight. He is more careful than Zhou He, and the things he wants to bring are all prepared in advance.

The village is very quiet at this time, with only the occasional barking of dogs and the chirping of insects.

The mountain was only a kilometer away from the school, and Xu Mingze didn't drive, and the two walked there.

He walked in front of him, and occasionally encountered potholes to remind Zhou He. He looked like he often survived in the wild, and Zhou He's heart was puzzled, and he said as he walked: "I feel that you are quite experienced." ”

Xu Mingze swept the front with a flashlight, thought about it, and said, "I didn't have anything to do before, and I went hiking with my friends a few times. ”

He was so literate that he couldn't tell that he would like to hike.

Zhou He was even more curious now, and said, "Where have you been?"

She's hiked a bit of a trip and knows it's hard. Of course, I also envy people who have traveled a lot.

Xu Mingze sighed and said, "I have been to the famous lines in China. Later, I was busy at work, so I didn't make another appointment. ”

Zhou He was envious and said, "I also want to go out for a walk." "Last year, she almost went to one of the lines, but Li Peiyuan didn't know where to go, and didn't let her go, saying that she had brain surgery and the lack of oxygen on the plateau was very dangerous. She didn't want him to worry, so she had to give up.

Xu Mingze said seriously: "It's very hard. The path they walked was more dangerous, and once a friend stepped on the air while walking on the cliff path, and if it wasn't for the people behind him who took the risk to pull him, he would have fallen to pieces. ”

Later, he somehow found out about it, and when he came back, she cried over him, and he never went out again.

Zhou He naturally knew the danger and nodded silently.

Xu Mingze quickly said: "Some routes are not so dangerous and hard to take with a special person, if you want to go, I will go back and ask, and when you have a holiday, I will ask for leave, and go out for a walk together." ”

This is purely to go out with Zhou He.

Zhou He smiled and said, "Let's talk about it." She was still curious about what Xu Mingze and their hike encountered, and asked again.

Xu Mingze didn't have any impatience and talked to her.

He had friends who were enthusiasts of hiking, and he followed them several times, all of them on dangerous routes. Once, when I got stuck in a swamp while on the road, if it weren't for the team's rich experience in surviving in the wild, I might not have been able to get up.

On another occasion, while cooking in the field, someone picked poisonous mushrooms, and only he and the other person who had eaten less in the last team survived, and the rest were all taken to a hospital in a nearby town.

Fortunately, he didn't pick many mushrooms, and if he had more, it would be useless even if he was sent to the hospital.

Most of the time you hike at night, you can pitch a tent in the wilderness, and because of the long way you walk, there are few hotels to stay in. It's not uncommon to encounter snakes and insects in the summer.

Of course, there are also winter dangers in winter.

The two talked all the way, and soon reached the foot of the mountain. Although people often come, the mountain road is not easy to walk, and Xu Mingze will look back at Zhou He from time to time.

Zhou He's physical strength is good, and he won't fall far.

The mountains were even quieter, except for the sound of insects chirping, except for the footsteps of two people.

Xu Mingze's physical strength was much better than Zhou He's imagination, and after crawling for more than half an hour, he didn't blush or panting.

Halfway up the mountain, the trail becomes more difficult. The bumps and bumps became more numerous. In a difficult place, Xu Mingze would stop after arriving first, and reach out to pull Zhou He.

Zhou He was not used to this kind of contact, so he hesitated for a moment, but finally gave him his hand.

Xu Mingze is a very gentleman, as long as he pulls her up and stands firmly, he will immediately let go of her hand.

The mountain road is difficult to walk, and the two of them have not stopped since they came out, and Zhou He's breathing gradually became heavier. Xu Mingze knew that her physical strength would naturally not be as good as his, so he found a gentle stone, took a paper towel and spread it and said, "It's still too late, take a rest and then leave." You see there's a lot of people down there. ”

Zhou He looked at the foot of the mountain, and where they had just walked, there was indeed a flashlight lit up again, and it seemed that there should be a large group of people.

It was a little creepy that the mountains were too quiet, and now I saw someone following Zhou He in the back and breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the stone.

Xu Mingze took out her water cup, unscrewed the cap and handed it to her.

Zhou He gasped and said thank you, slowed down slightly, and then drank the water.

She was already sweating, and now she stopped resting, and the sweat on her forehead kept rising, Xu Mingze thoughtfully took out a tissue and gave it to her.

She sat down to rest, but he didn't, handing water and tissues for a while. Zhou He hurriedly said, "Don't worry about me, you can also sit down and rest." ”

Xu Mingze smiled and said hello and sat down next to her.

After all, he got up before dawn, and Zhou He was afraid of missing the time when the sun rose, but after resting for four or five minutes, he got up and continued to hurry.

The road above was getting steeper and steeper, and she overestimated her physical strength, her legs became weaker and weaker, and the sweat kept rubbing like rain. At first, he could keep up with Xu Mingze, but when he came here, he couldn't keep up at all, and he stopped frequently to wait for her.

Seeing that the sky was slowly whitening, Zhou He felt guilty in his heart and said, "You go first, I'll come up by myself." Don't miss the sunrise. ”

Xu Mingze said that he was not in a hurry, thought about it for a while, and said, "Why don't I carry you?"

His words frightened Zhou Yiyi, her head shook like a rattle, and said, "No." ”

She was afraid that Xu Mingze would carry her again, and the next road gritted her teeth and crawled, but Xu Mingze asked her to slow down, but she refused.

Because the latter gritted his teeth and quickened his pace, when he reached the top of the mountain, the sky was only slightly brighter, and the sunrise had not yet come out. Zhou He sat down almost as soon as he reached the top of the mountain, and he was out of breath for a long time.

Xu Mingze was angry and funny, and said: "If you don't obey and climb so fast, your legs will definitely hurt tomorrow, and you will suffer." ”

Zhou He gasped and couldn't speak, just laughed dryly. After her breath calmed down, Xu Mingze handed her the water.

The two rested at the top of the mountain for more than ten minutes, and the team behind them reached the top of the mountain. It was a couple of boys with the girls, and the girls were carried on their backs when they got to the back.

I had already seen the flashlight light, and I was not surprised to see Zhou He and the others on the top of the mountain, and a boy greeted Xu Mingze and said, "Dude, it's very early." ”

At a glance, he knew that it was a few little couples, Xu Mingze smiled slightly and nodded.

Before the breath of a few people was even, the sky was golden. Now the girl is not tired, and she shouts to take out the camera to shoot, and the sunrise will rise immediately.

Compared with the noise of several people, Zhou He and Xu Mingze were much quieter. Xu Mingze had already prepared his camera and photographed the sunrise slowly rising.

As the sun rose, the girls gradually lost their voices, and everyone stared intently at the corner that emerged from the clouds. There was no sound except for the cold mountain breeze blowing around.

The sunrise was so gorgeous and spectacular that everyone was immersed in the spectacle for a long time after it fully surfaced.

The group of young people was preparing to have a picnic on the top of the mountain, and they came first and left first. It's just that the descent is not so urgent, and the two of them rest while walking.

Because the mountain road is steep, it is not easy to go down, I am afraid that I will fall down, and I have to reach out and hold on to something when I encounter a steep place before I dare to go down. Xu Mingze walked in front and helped Zhou He a lot.

By the time the two reached the foot of the mountain, the sun had risen high, and the village had become lively. There are chickens, ducks and geese in the fields, and children are grazing with buffaloes on the ridges. Villagers near the fields are wielding hoes to weed, and there are signs of life everywhere.

Zhou He looked at it, and inexplicably had a moment of trance. She quickly came to her senses.

Xu Mingze discovered her trance, thought she was tired, and said, "Hold on a little longer and you'll be there." ”

Zhou He smiled and said it was okay.

On the road, the two met the eldest sister who was riding a small mountain bicycle and selling steamed buns, and they were already hungry, so Zhou He bought steamed buns.

The steamed buns were still hot, and the two bit all the way back to school.

Knowing that Zhou He was tired, Xu Mingze went back and asked Zhou He to take a shower and rest for a while. He went to town to buy the ingredients he needed and came back.

He came as a guest, and Zhou He would let him go shopping. And he refused to rest. In the end, the two washed and changed their clothes and went to the town together.

The dew was so heavy on the mountain that my shoes and trouser legs were all wet. Walking sweating and not feeling cold, Zhou He sneezed after taking a shower.

There are many more people in the town than usual during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there are more vendors setting up stalls. They were late, and the streets were already bustling.

The street selling vegetables is crowded with people, and even the passage is difficult. Zhou He knew that Xu Mingze must have never seen such a grand occasion, so he quickly made a decision to let him wait for her at the breakfast stall on the side of the road drinking soy milk, and she came to him after buying things.

At this time, the breakfast is very fresh, and I will buy it when the people are not crowded, and what I bought is the leftover that was picked by others.

Xu Mingze refused, saying that it didn't matter, he could help her carry things with her.

Zhou Hena couldn't resist him, so he had to take him to squeeze in the crowd. Because it was a festival, there were a lot more types of dishes than usual, so she didn't buy anything fresh according to the list in the end. She also plans to buy some of the aunts who borrowed eggs from yesterday, because she knows that she doesn't want to give people to her predecessors.

Xu Mingze really didn't go through this kind of grand occasion, he was very uncomfortable with his shoulders squeezing his shoulders, and his feet would be stepped on from time to time, he forced himself to calm down, followed Zhou He closely, and immediately opened the bag in his hand after she bought a new dish and asked her to put the food in.

Zhou He is obviously used to this kind of life, and the bargaining is very neat, and it is effortless for such a thin person to squeeze in the crowd.

Xu Mingze looked at her thin figure and couldn't help but feel a little distracted.

After buying vegetables on the street, the two went to the street next door to buy meat. There are chickens, ducks and fish sold here, and there is a pungent smell when the excuse comes.

Zhou He knew that Xu Mingze was not used to it, so he didn't let him follow him anymore under the pretext that he was not used to carrying things again. She went alone to buy pork, fish, and a live chicken that had been killed, and everything was ready, and she carried it back.

When the two of them were about to go back, she remembered that there were still mooncakes to buy. The moon cakes bought in this town are naturally not as good as those brought by Xu Mingze, there is an oven in the canteen, she thought about it a little, and then went to the supermarket to buy flour, planning to bake the moon cakes herself.

On the way back, Xu Mingze's hands were already full, and Zhou He also carried a lot. There were also plums and peaches for sale this season, and she bought a lot of each.

The town is only that big, and it is inevitable to meet familiar parents of students. Seeing her and Xu Mingze walking together, they greeted each other with a smile and said, "Teacher Zhou's boyfriend came to accompany you for the holiday, it's so good." ”

Zhou He was about to deny it immediately, but Xu Mingze had already opened the bag of fruits he bought, and handed it to someone with a smile.

She had to swallow the words she wanted to deny now.

Zhou He had a busy day, and when he returned to school, he began to prepare mooncakes and process ingredients without a break. Xu Mingze would not be idle when she was doing these things, and she also helped.

However, what he can help is very limited, and most of the time he has to rely on Zhou He.

In the evening, a decent meal and a small bamboo basket of mooncakes were finally put on the table. Zhou He took out the inferior red wine he bought in the supermarket and poured it for Xu Mingze in a disposable cup. Apologetically, he said, "That's the only wine here." ”

Xu Mingze was not picky, smiled slightly, and said, "It's good." ”

His phone hadn't rang all day, and after eating for a while, Zhou He asked, "Doctor Xu, do you want to call your family?"

Xu Mingze took a sip of the red wine in front of him, smiled, and said: "My parents can't get through at this time, and my eldest brother is also reuniting at this time, so I won't bother them." ”

This is really the love of parents, and they are accidents.

Zhou He pursed his lips and said with a smile: "The relationship between uncle and aunt is really good. ”

Xu Mingze thought for a moment and said, "They occasionally quarrel, but they are always surprisingly consistent when teaching me and my brother. ”

Zhou He laughed.

Xu Mingze didn't know where he could see that the mother-daughter relationship between her and Li Ying was different from that of ordinary families, so he paused a little and said, "You can also call Aunt Li, she should also look forward to you calling her." ”

Zhou He's movements paused, but he didn't say anything to refuse, smiled faintly, and said, "Fight for a while." ”

Not only did she have to call Li Ying, but Li Peiyuan also had to call.

It's just that before she called, Li Peiyuan called her first. Probably worried that she would spend this group member's festival alone.

Zhou He originally didn't plan to tell him that Xu Mingze was here, but Li Peiyuan took the initiative to ask if Xu Mingze had called her, and she had to say that he was here.

Li Peiyuan was silent for a moment on the other side of the phone, asked her to entertain Xu Mingze well, and soon hung up the phone.

As soon as he hung up his phone, Li Ying's phone called. She knew that Xu Mingze was coming, and after talking to Zhou He, she asked him. This next week, he directly gave the mobile phone to Xu Mingze and asked the two of them to say.