After a bumpy journey, Qiao Xihe and Eric finally arrived at the small mountain village smoothly in the early afternoon.

This village, located between the mountains, is dilapidated and isolated compared to other villages and towns in the county because of its poor transportation.

However, the villagers were quite enthusiastic, and when they saw a pair of glamorous men and women coming, they all gathered around curiously.

Some people quickly recognized Qiao Xihe as a classmate of the granddaughter of the old Yan family at the end of the village, and she had come to the village to play a few years ago, so they greeted her more warmly.

Although Qiao Xihe hadn't been here for a few years, she still knew those people, and greeted them politely with a smile.

It just so happened that Lao Yan came back from the field and saw her coming, so he beckoned her to sit at home.

Qiao Xihe said: "Grandpa Yan, I'm sorry, because ...... Because of work, so I want to come here to experience life, I don't know if I can please help us find a place to live, we will pay for it. ”

"Okay, good," Lao Yan's wife dragged Qiao Xihe home, "There is no need to mention the matter of money, otherwise, see more outsiders? ”

Qiao Xihe said embarrassedly: "How can this be done, after all, I have to trouble you here for many days." ”

Grandma Yan waved her hand, "No trouble, no trouble...... It's too late for me to be happy to see you coming. Think of my granddaughter, who only comes back every year during the Spring Festival, alas......"

Lao Yan patted the boss on the shoulder, "Don't mention the sad things?" By the way, Xihe, is this your boyfriend?"

"No, no," Qiao Xihe hurriedly denied, "He is my colleague, and he came to experience life together." ”

"That's right. Grandma Yan looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "You guys look really a good match." ”

Eric said: "Grandma, Xihe now has someone he likes, and we are just ordinary colleagues and friends." If you say this, if the person you like hears it, you should be jealous. ”

"Really, then I won't say it, I won't say it. Grandma Yan smiled.

Qiao Xihe listened to their conversation, his eyes darkened, he lowered his head, and his smile became stiff.

Eric quickly noticed the abnormality in her expression and said, "Xihe, this is the first time I've been here, do you want to take me to this fun place to have a good time?"

Qiao Xihe raised his head and squeezed out a smile, "Definitely." ”

Grandma Yan said, "Have you had lunch? It just so happens that I just picked wild vegetables and came back, and I will make wild vegetable gnocchi for you to eat. ”

"Thank you, Grandma Yan, I am very much looking forward to it. ”

The Eric man looked cheerful and had a sweet mouth, which made the two old men laugh constantly.

After walking for more than ten minutes, the group came to Lao Yan's home at the end of the village, which is a very simple and unpretentious small courtyard, the houses are all brick and tile structure, with white walls and black tiles, with local characteristics.

Behind the courtyard, a small river flows quietly, and on the other side of the river is the hillside, and the wind passes through the dense trees, bringing the fragrance of real grass.

Qiao Xihe stood in the courtyard, took a deep breath, and the haze in his heart was swept away.

Probably, here, she can really calm her mind, right?

Lao Yan and his wife beckoned them to sit in the yard and went to the kitchen to cook by themselves, they were still using the old stove, and they needed to make their own fire and put hay and firewood.

Eric seemed to have discovered something magical, ran over to look, and coaxed the second elder of the Yan family to be happy.

Qiao Xihe found a bamboo chair in the courtyard and sat down, although it was noon in summer, but in the mountains, he didn't feel a little bit of heat.

She watched a flock of tender yellow chicks running around in the yard, watched the birds raised by Lao Yan bouncing in the bamboo cages, and looked at the rising smoke and the hills not far away.

Everything was so peaceful and beautiful.

She stretched comfortably, and then felt a little hungry, and it happened that the second elder of the Yan family cooked the wild vegetable gnocchi, brought it to the bamboo table in the middle of the courtyard, and beckoned her to come and eat.

The fragrance of wild herbs comes to your nose, and it is a delicious taste that cannot be tasted in the city.

Qiao Xihe was hungry all of a sudden, and after thanking him, he picked up a bowl to eat, and asked casually, "What about the Eric man? Why didn't he come to eat?"

Grandma Yan smiled: "This young man is really interesting, I think that stove is interesting, I have to see more." ”

Qiao Xihe also smiled, "He just came back from abroad, and he just wanted to take a look everywhere." ”

Grandma Yan nodded, "No wonder." ”

Qiao Xihe glanced in the direction of the kitchen and continued to eat delicious wild vegetable gnocchi.

At this point, Eric clapped his hands, dusted off the ashes, and looked out into the yard, then went out through another small kitchen door to the river.

There was no one around, so he pulled out his phone, raised it above his head, and looked at it again.

"No signal, no signal......," he smacked his mouth, "then it's up to me." ”

"Eric, Eric, where are you? Come and eat the wild vegetable gnocchi, it won't taste good when it's cold. Grandma Yan shouted, "Oh, I can't even call this foreign name." ”

Eric put away his hands and feet, quickly returned to the small courtyard, and said with a warm smile: "Grandma Yan, then you call me Longlong, this is the Chinese nickname my parents gave me, because ah, they say that the Chinese are the descendants of the dragon." ”

"Yes, yes, that's right. Old Yan nodded repeatedly, "When you go abroad, you can't forget that you are Chinese." ”

"Grandpa Yan, you're right!" Eric squinted and smiled, his eyes bright.

Qiao Xihe looked at them and felt that his mood seemed to be able to really calm down.

After lunch, Grandma Yan cleaned up her granddaughter's house, and Eric helped Grandpa Yan build a wooden bed in the hall, even if it was where Qiao Xihe and Eric lived in the small village.

Qiao Xihe watched Eric spin around excitedly and quipped, "If you don't feel used to it, it's better to go back while it's still dark." ”

"Don't go. Eric crossed his arms, sat on the wooden bed, and looked at Qiao Xihe seriously, "I like everything here very much." ”

Qiao Xihe said: "It's good to like it, I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to the house to rest first." ”

"Well, good afternoon. Eric waved his hand.

Qiao Xihe came to the house where her classmates once lived, because she was studying abroad and had worked hard in the big city for many years, so she only came back to live for about a week during the Spring Festival, but Grandma Yan would still clean the room from time to time to make the house look like she had been living with people.

Qiao Xihe stood beside the bed, tidied up his simple bags, and then heard laughter outside.

Lao Yan and his family have the habit of taking a nap, but after such a long time of tossing, Eric is in good spirits because of the novelty, and he volunteers to help the old couple chop firewood.

The old couple couldn't persuade him, so they told him a few words, and went back to the house to rest.

Eric took off his T-shirt directly, revealing his sturdy upper body, facing the sun, wielding an axe.

An axe slashed down, and the wood was neatly split in half.

He had a somewhat goofy smile on his face, like a big boy.

Qiao Xihe retracted his gaze, returned to the bed and lay down, and slowly closed his eyes.

It seems that this time I will go for a walk in the countryside, so it should go well.