Chapter 1: The Past Under the Cherry Blossom Tree
Cher has almost prepared everything she needs to get married, but her boyfriend, who once had an alliance with her, calls to say that he is getting married, and the bride is not her.
The boyfriend bluntly said the reason for the breakup: his wife who was about to marry could arrange him to work as a civil servant in the government, which Cher, an orphan without a father and mother, could not give him.
Xue'er didn't say anything, just lightly wished them an early birth to a noble son and a white head to grow old together.
Putting down the phone, the smile on the corner of Xue'er's mouth was still faint, as if it was not her who was abandoned.
In her opinion, it is not the first time that she has been abandoned: once her parents threw her under the cherry blossom tree for some reason, and many years later, her grandmother, who had the grace to recreate her, died, and now she is her boyfriend who has been in love for several years, and she is used to it.
In this world, no one has to be accountable to anyone, does it?
Xue'er is an abandoned baby who was abandoned by her parents at birth, and she was picked up by an unparented, childless, and childless grandmother living in the countryside who was still a baby under her own cherry blossom tree.
Grandma said it was cherry blossom season. When she saw her, she was staring at the withering white cherry blossom petals with big curious eyes, and she didn't cry or make a fuss, and sometimes she would giggle.
Grandma recalls that when she saw her eyes, her heart softened and she decided to take her in and named her Cher.
Since then, the two have lived together in the countryside for more than ten years.
Grandma used to be the daughter of an official eunuch, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she has been an old girl all her life, and she has never been married in her life, as for the reason, grandma has never mentioned it to anyone.
Cher has helped her grandmother with housework since she was sensible, and she learned a lot of things from her grandmother.
Until six years ago, on the eve of Xue'er being admitted to Agricultural University, her grandmother, who had been dependent on her, passed away. After finishing her grandmother's funeral, Cher embarked on the road to study alone.
Grandma didn't leave much savings for Xue'er, except for the house she lives in now and the more than 20 acres of land in front of and behind the house, the only thing left to her is the quaint ring she is wearing on her hand.
The ring is made of silver, carved with intricate and mysterious patterns, and it looks inconspicuous, and it is estimated that no one will pick it up when thrown on the street.
In the four years of college, she completed her studies by working part-time, and it was during those four years that she met, knew and fell in love with her boyfriend. On the eve of graduation, the two agreed to get married a year later.
My boyfriend is a real city guy. Xue'er was reluctant to live in the countryside, refused her boyfriend's invitation, and returned to the countryside to start her own business.
In more than a year, she relied on the professional knowledge she had learned and the money she had saved to convert more than 20 acres of land in front of and behind the house into a small farm, planting all kinds of fruit trees, and planning to operate as a farmhouse in the future.
When my grandmother was alive, she often said: People can't rely on anyone in this life, they can only rely on themselves, and only if they have the ability to support themselves, can they be steadfast.
At this time, Xue'er remembered her grandmother's words and felt the same way.
It's just that she can think about it again, but Xue'er still feels uncomfortable.
When she looked up and saw the festive things prepared in the house, she felt that it was an eyesore, and she was reluctant to throw it away, she knew that she was a stingy one, although not as good as Grande, but not too much.
Her boyfriend is the only person in this world who has given her warmth and hope other than her grandmother, and during the time of her grandmother's death, he was the only one who stayed by her side to comfort her.
No matter how much something is an eyesore, it is not wrong in itself, why should she look at others unpleasantly?
Look at the weather outside, spring is in full swing, and it is the season of cherry blossoms in the mountains.
Cher went out, picked up the basket by the door, locked the door, and went into the mountain alone, wanting to relieve the boredom in her heart.
Nowadays, many rural areas have changed, due to the attraction of investment, or the development of real estate by developers, the taste of the countryside has also changed, and it has changed from the appearance of the countryside, and it has become full of stinky ditches, but here it seems that not much has changed.
Maybe it's because the traffic here is a bit blocked! No one wants to come here, but Cher just likes it.
Surrounded by mountains, it is a good place with beautiful mountains and rivers, there is no hustle and bustle of the city, there is not too much intrigue, and there is just a simple, peaceful and peaceful life.
At this time of year, there are a variety of fresh wild plants on the mountain, young shoots that can be picked, and some wild flowers that can be used as other paths.
Xue'er plans to pick some home, fry a few vegetables to treat herself, and by the way, use wildflowers to make some pure natural lipstick, which can be regarded as a change of mood for herself.
When her grandmother was alive, she taught her a lot of things, not only life skills, but also some crafts that were no longer valued in this era, such as weaving, dyeing, embroidery, tasting, tea art, guqin, writing calligraphy in traditional Chinese characters, Go, making lipstick, making fragrant pancreas, and so on.
There was a spring rain last night, and the new shoots that emerged on the ground and on the trees were tender and green, like crystal clear jade, which looked very cute.
Unknown wildflowers bloom in the wind, red, purple, yellow, white...... Threes, threes, twos, and twos are clustered in a good way.
From time to time, the chirping birds fluttered their wings and flew up, startling the little squirrels that were foraging for food. Sure enough, it is the tolerance of nature that can make people forget their troubles.
Xue'er just wanted to relax, so she wasn't in a hurry to pick things, but just walked along the slippery mountain road to the depths of the mountain.
After walking for about three or four hours, I came to the top of the mountain where I often rested, and looked at the col that had been trampled under my feet, and the small village shrouded in fog was clear at a glance: scattered houses, quaint stone paths, winding streams, criss-crossed fields, and cherry blossom trees in full bloom...... Such a landscape is like a ready-made landscape painting--- rich in color.
As Cher marveled at the beauty of the view, her attention was drawn to a squeaky sound.
Looking for the sound, he found a little white dirty fox looking at him vigilantly, and one of his ankles was bound by a wire sleeve, surrounded by signs of its struggle.
Seeing her, the little fox struggled even harder.
It's not the first time I've seen that iron-clad Cher, it should have been set up by the boy under the mountain to set up a rabbit and pheasant, but I didn't expect the rabbit and pheasant to be set, but they put on such a cute little thing.
Cher is no different from ordinary girls, and has a natural love for small animals.
She put down the basket on her shoulder, and tried to reason with the little fox who was ten paces away from her in a soft tone.