A few children babbled:

"I don't know, they're here in a car."

"It's supposed to be from the city, right? I see that the clothes they wear are quite beautiful and beautiful! ”

"Yes, yes, especially the big sister, who is as beautiful as the person in the painting. Oh, by the way, she gave us a lot of candy, it's sweet and delicious! ”

Such an answer made the Zhou family stunned. Who will be the guests coming from the city in a car?

Zhou Yuanshan turned his head and asked, "Xiaochuan, the guest here should not be your friend, right?" ”

"I don't know......" Zhou Xiaochuan shook his head, his face was puzzled, he really couldn't imagine that anyone would come to Hongdou Village to find him on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

"Is it useful to guess here? Let's go back and have a look, don't we know who the guest is? Zeng Xiangying waved his hand, took the lead in speeding up his pace, and walked towards his yard. And Zhou Xiaochuan and the others hurriedly followed behind her.

Not long after they walked, Zhou Xiaochuan and the others saw three dusty off-road vehicles parked at the gate of their house from a distance. The old village chief followed a few other people, who were here to greet guests from afar. In fact, the old village chief originally wanted to let these guests sit in their house for a while and wait for Zhou Xiaochuan and them to come back. However, this proposal was rejected by these guests. Therefore, they can only bring stools, melon seeds and fruits to help entertain these guests at the gate of the Zhou family.

Among these guests from afar, Zhou Xiaochuan saw a familiar figure.

The other party obviously saw him too, and stood up and waved at him from afar, smiling unusually brightly: "Xiaochuan, you are finally back!" ”

"How could it be you?" Zhou Xiaochuan looked surprised in disbelief.

This familiar figure to Zhou Xiaochuan is Zhang Aijia.

Hearing Zhou Xiaochuan's exclamation, Zhang Aijia said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "What, you don't want me to come?" ”

Zhou Xiaochuan shook his head with a smile and explained, "How could it be? I just didn't think of it. ”

Zhang Aijia glanced at him, and snorted slightly dissatisfied: "Unexpected? I seem to have told you before that I was going to come and say hello to my uncle and aunt, right? ”

"Uh......" Zhou Xiaochuan remembered that there seemed to be such a thing, but he didn't take it to heart at the time, and thought that Zhang Aijia and the others were joking with him. Unexpectedly, Zhang Aijia really visited today.

Hearing the dialogue between Zhou Xiaochuan and Zhang Aijia, the happiest were Zeng Xiangying and Zhou Wenting.

Zhou Wenting came to Zeng Xiangying's side and whispered: "Mom, you said this woman, could it be the girlfriend of the younger brother?" ”

"I can't say." Zeng Xiangying was about to close her mouth when she smiled, as the saying goes, the more the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes it, and the mother-in-law looks at her daughter-in-law. Although she was not sure about the relationship between her son and the beautiful girl in front of her at this time, it did not prevent her from treating the other party as a prospective daughter-in-law. "This girl looks very smart, and it is just right for us Xiaochuan. Hey, did you hear the name between Xiaochuan and her, but it's very affectionate......"

Zhou Xiaochuan, whose hearing far exceeds that of ordinary people, naturally heard the whispers of his mother and sister clearly. It's just that because there are so many people here, it's hard for him to explain, so he can only smile bitterly, and only explain to them after waiting for a little less.

At the same time, Zhou Xiaochuan saw two familiar figures in this group of guests, namely Uncle Zhang, who he hadn't seen for a while, and Zhang Aijia's father Zhang Linkai.

To be honest, seeing Zhang Linkai here, Zhou Xiaochuan was really a little surprised, and couldn't help but murmur secretly in his heart: "Could it be that Ai Jia and her father have been completely reconciled?" Otherwise, how could she come here with Zhang Linkai? ”

Zhou Xiaochuan and the others returned to their homes with surprise and questions.

Zhou Yuanshan stepped forward and opened the gate of the courtyard, and said apologetically to the guests who had been waiting at the door for a long time: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry to keep you waiting at the door for a long time." Come on, come into the house, sit down, and warm up with a sip of hot tea. ”

Zhang Linkai smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, we won't drink hot tea or something." Later, we will arrange a random table of food, and we will have a few drinks. He waved his hand and motioned to the people around him to open the trunks of the off-road vehicles, and removed large and small boxes of things from them. Most of these things are New Year's goods such as cigarettes, alcohol, beverages, and candy. "I came in a hurry this time, and I couldn't prepare any good gifts, I hope you don't mind these things."

Zhou Yuanshan originally wanted to refuse, but Zhang Linkai's people directly moved the things to his house, so he could only smile bitterly and say: "I said brother, you can come here, why do you want to bring gifts?" This...... This...... We're really embarrassed...... Oh, by the way, I haven't asked for advice yet, brother, what is your surname? ”

"Don't have your surname Zhang ......" Zhang Linkai introduced himself with a smile, and then introduced Mr. Zhang to Zhang Aijia, and then pointed to the people Zhou Xiaochuan didn't know and said: "Xiaochuan, these people are the surveyors and designers I brought this time, and they will be responsible for the construction of the mountain road!" ”

"Uncle Zhang, thank you!" Zhou Xiaochuan's words of thanks came from the bottom of his heart. However, Zhang Aijia next to her couldn't help but roll her eyes after hearing it. Obviously, she was slightly dissatisfied with Zhou Xiaochuan's title and attitude. From this point of view, it seems that she has not reconciled with Zhang Linkai, so why did she come to Hongdou Village together?

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me, I'm selfish." Zhang Linkai said with a smile, "When you haven't come back just now, under the guidance of the village chief of your village, I have already visited this red bean village. I found that this place is really an undeveloped piece of jade. Not to mention the pure natural green vegetables, medicinal herbs and all kinds of game, this beautiful scenery alone, once it is in operation, it is a tourist resort. So I also made a decision to invest a sum of money to make this tourism project in Hongdou Village! ”

The old village chief said at this time: "Xiaochuan, Mr. Zhang just said that he plans to build a new house in the antique style on the original site of our village, so that every family can get a set. At the same time, it is also guaranteed that in the future, the tourism project of Hongdou Village will be done, and the people in our village can not only go to work in the tourist attraction, but also do business and trade in the scenic spot......"

Not to mention, these promises made by Zhang Linkai made the villagers of Hongdou Village very excited.

Zhou Xiaochuan raised his eyebrows: "Do ......you want to develop tourism in Hongdou Village?"

Who is Zhang Linkai? I have already been trained in the mall! As soon as he heard Zhou Xiaochuan's words, he understood what he was worried about, and said with a smile: "Xiaochuan, are you afraid that I will overdevelop Hongdou Village and ruin the beautiful scenery around it?" ”

Now that Zhang Linkai has made this matter clear, Zhou Xiaochuan no longer hides it, nodding and admitting: "That's right, I'm worried about this." Now all over the country, many places are engaged in tourism. However, most places focus only on immediate interests and over-exploit natural scenery. In a year or two, you may not be able to see anything, but after a long time, the natural scenery will inevitably be destroyed by the destruction of the surname! At that time, it will not be easy to recover again! ”

Zhang Linkai's expression was a little strange, he took out a wallet from his pocket, took out a few banknotes from it and handed them to Uncle Zhang, who was smiling on the side, and sighed: "You still see Xiaochuan more thoroughly......

Uncle Zhang accepted these banknotes with a smile, and said without modesty at all: "That's!" Old man, I have crossed more bridges than you have walked! In terms of people, they are naturally much better than you. ”

Zhou Xiaochuan looked confused: "I said, what do you mean?" ”

Zhang Aijia explained to him with a smile: "Just now grandpa and ...... Bet with him. Grandpa said that after you heard about his plan to develop a tourism project in Hongdou Village, the first thing you are concerned about is the environmental problems around Hongdou Village. And your reaction really didn't happen to grandpa's expectations. ”

Zhang Linkai, who lost the money, smiled very happily, as if he had just won the money: "Xiaochuan, I can assure you and the villagers of Hongdou Village here that my development of the tourism project in Hongdou Village will take the route of long-term sustainable development, and will definitely not destroy the surrounding beautiful environment for short-term benefits." I don't hope that in a few years, someone will name me and scold my mother! ”

Zhang Linkai's assurance made Zhou Xiaochuan feel a lot more at ease. The villagers of Hongdou Village were even more jubilant, as if they had seen Haozi waving at them.

After Zhou Xiaochuan talked to Zhang Linkai about the topic of road construction and the development of Hongdou Village tourism projects, Uncle Zhang interjected and said, "I said, you two should talk about it, right?" The rest of the things will be left to the specific person who will be in charge. Xiaochuan, old man, I came to you all the way, you're a 'landlord', shouldn't you lead me around? I see that the scenery on this mountain is very beautiful, and it is still early before the meal, so it's no problem to go around and see it, right? ”

Zhou Xiaochuan laughed: "Of course it's no problem!" ”

Immediately, Zhou Xiaochuan and Zhou Wenting acted as temporary tour guides, leading Uncle Zhang, Zhang Aijia, Zhang Linkai and others to walk around the mountain. Originally, Zhou Xiaochuan and Zhou Wenting just planned to lead them around Hongdou Village, after all, Uncle Zhang is old and his body is not as tough as a young man. However, their proposal was strongly rejected by Uncle Zhang, and they had to go up to the top of the mountain.

In Uncle Zhang's words, that is: "When you climb the mountain in the first month, you naturally have to climb to the top, but you can't just go around the mountainside." ”

(To be continued)