Chun'an Town is in the southwest of Jiangdong City, close to the Yangtze River. From www.biquge.info the long-distance bus station, it takes more than three hours to take a bus, and you have to change trains once in the middle. It is famous for its abundant products and is known as the land of fish and rice, especially hairy crabs and peaches, which are marketed at home and abroad, and are the main source of income for the locals.

Dressed as a backpacker and a denim boy and a T-shirt, Qiu Zhe walked out of the vehicle depot in the center of town. Despite the scorching summer, he didn't even have a drop of sweat on his body, ignoring the cold and heat, which was one of the most basic benefits of being a Qi Refiner.

After returning from the Sea Emperor Palace, he watched for two days, and after getting the news that Xu Sandao and his gang were being beaten, he immediately left. The main purpose is, of course, to avoid the limelight, and by the way, to help Amber find her hometown.

Before leaving, there is also a small episode. That night, Mrs. Zou's family came to the door with large bags of gifts, thanked Qiu Zhe for their kindness, and brought over a million bills, saying that it was a great luck that their son was fine, and the money could not be taken anyway.

"I took the things," Qiu Zhe said: "You take the money back, and you will divide half of it when you meet, and I have already taken the half, and this half should be yours." ”

"How embarrassing is this," Mrs. Zou's husband is called Zou Yimin, wearing glasses Si Swenwen, he works in the research institute, and his wife usually takes care of all the affairs at home, so he has no opinion when he encounters things, he rubs his hands and turns over and over again: "How embarrassing." ”

"You just have to take it back," Qiu Zhe saw that the Zou family didn't want to take the money, but they were afraid of getting hot: "The truth of this matter is on your side, if Xu Laosan dares to mess around, I won't watch it." What's more, he can't protect himself now, and he won't bother to trouble you for a while. ”

In the end, the wealth is moving, after listening to Qiu Zhe's words, the Zou family no longer insisted, and said a basket of good words, saying that Qiu Zhe would live in this house for as long as he wanted, and invited him to come to his house for dinner the next day, and then said goodbye with a smile.

Sure enough, Xu Sandao and his gang were killed the next night, and they made a lot of noise all night, and it was not until more than five o'clock in the morning on the third day that the movement gradually calmed down. As soon as Cui Peng got the news, he informed Qiu Zhe, and as for the specific details and results of the fight, it was not known for a while.

Qiu Zhe has no interest in this kind of dog-eat-dog thing, but since the matter is so big, as the fuse, he naturally wants to avoid the limelight. Before leaving, he was going to say hello to the Zou family, but Cui Peng said:

In the eyes of these people, the Zou family is just a fart, and there is nothing at stake, so it is not worth wasting their thoughts at all. But you have to be careful, the edge has been too revealing recently, and it has fallen into the eyes of people with a heart, so I don't know what idea I will make. As for the Zou family, if you say hello, you will scare people. ”

Qiu Zhe casually deleted the edited text messages, simply packed his luggage, put the mandarin ducks in his backpack, and went straight to the long-distance bus station after calling a taxi. By the time he arrived at Amber's hometown, Yuexiu Village, located in the north of Chun'an Town, it was already evening.

It is a small village nestled between the hills and the embankment, and the houses of the farmers are built around the hills, while their fields are concentrated by the river for easy irrigation. Amber's home is located at the east end of the village, a typical farmhouse courtyard, two small three-story buildings built against the gable, and a peach tree planted in front of the door, with deep roots and leaves, you can tell that it is very old.

"Which one are you looking for, young man?"

An old lady in her seventies was busy working in the yard when she saw someone approaching and asked.

"Auntie, can I beg for saliva at your house, I'm a tourist from a foreign country. ”

Qiu Zhe looked around as he spoke. A typical farmer's yard is a flat field with cement poured in the middle, a stall of rice is sprinkled on it, and a flock of chickens are pecking. The part near the courtyard wall has been reclaimed as two vegetable plots, planted with crops such as eggplant and corn.

The old lady was about seventy years old, probably because of her perennial labor, and her spirit was still very strong, although her hair was a lot grayer, but her walking posture was very tough.

"Come in. The old lady looked at Qiu Zhe for a while, felt that this offspring was not like a bad person, and did not think much about it, pointed to a small chair against the wall and said, "Sit down and rest, I will pour water for you." ”

Qiu Zhe said thank you, took off his backpack and released the mandarin duck. The little thing was stuffy in it all afternoon, and as soon as it came out, it leaned against the corner of the wall, looking sluggish.

"Young man, you came out to play with a cat. The old lady brought over a big bowl of herbal tea, Qiu Zhe took it and thanked him, and explained: "There is no one at home, I don't bring it out for fear that it will starve to death." ”

"That's right," the old lady nodded, agreeingly, "cats and dogs are also lives." ”

After chatting for a while, Qiu Zhe had already figured out the family's situation. The old lady's husband's surname is Xu, and she has passed away a long time ago, and has three sons, the eldest and the second are working in the family farm, and the third is a scholarly and motivated, and now works in the city. He also has three granddaughters and two grandchildren, all of whom are in school.

Qiu Zhe drank a bowl of herbal tea and took out three hundred yuan from his pocket: "Auntie, it's getting dark, I want to borrow it at your house for one night at night, and get a meal to eat by the way, I don't know if it's convenient." ”

"You young man, just live and live, what do you do with the money, take it back, take it back. The two chatted for a while, and they were already quite acquainted, and the old lady was a typical Zhuang family character, generous and hospitable, and immediately agreed: "Our family is a big place, and there are vacant rooms on the second and third floors, so we can live casually." ”

The living room clock struck six o'clock, and it was not yet dark. Mrs. Xu's grandchildren came back from school one after another, and the yard suddenly became full of chatter. Because the old lady refused to accept the money, Qiu Zhe went to the village commissary and bought a bunch of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, as well as large bags of food. The children can see this in their eyes, eating in their mouths and holding in their hands, taking a bite of a small hill brother, and they are very affectionate.

When the old lady's son and daughter-in-law came back from the field, I heard that it was the old mother's arrangement, so naturally there was no second word. Yuexiu Village had already received tour groups from farmhouses, and was no stranger to these tourists from the city, Qiu Zhe didn't look like a bad guy, he was generous, and no one doubted his identity as a tourist.

The eldest son of the old lady is called Xu Dashan, and the second son Xu Erhe is a simple farmer. Seeing that Qiu Zhe had given so many gifts, he didn't talk much nonsense, rolled up his sleeves and went out. After a quarter of an hour, the two returned home with two chickens, six fish, and a piece of pork tied up with straw ropes.

Dinner is an authentic farmhouse delicacy, and the enthusiasm of the farmers is best reflected at the dinner table. Large pieces of pork are braised with potatoes, and there is a stack of shredded fried chilis, two chickens and one braised with aunts and yams, and the other stewed with shiitake mushrooms. As for the vegetarian dishes, not to mention, they are all freshly picked in the field, which is both fresh and clean, which makes people appetize their fingers at a glance.

Qiu Zhe ate with a mouth full of oil, and was a little happy for a while. Although there is more variety of food in the city, where can you eat such authentic dishes. At first, he went to the countryside just to avoid the limelight and help Amber go home, but at this moment he was sincerely glad that he had made the right decision: this trip was really the right one.

The Xu family also made a dinner plate for the mandarin duck, the small things were eaten with relish, and the grandchildren of the old lady had nothing to do when they were full, and they gathered around the mandarin duck one by one, feeding it with meat and vegetables, and it did not refuse.

Seeing such a scene, Mrs. Xu was a little sad: "Hey, it would be nice if Ah Hua was still there." ”

The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly froze, and Xu Dashan frowned: "Mom, it's all in the past, what else are you talking about." ”

Mrs. Xu was unhappy: "Why can't you say it? How did the lotus die, you don't know, it's also a life, you can't say it now?"

The scene became embarrassing for a while, and the old lady's daughter-in-law smiled and played a round: "Mom, it's all our fault, don't take it to heart, it's important to eat." ”

Qiu Zhe was keenly aware that when Old Lady Xu said the name of the lotus, Amber, who had been sleepwalking in a daze since evening, suddenly became agitated, and seemed to have a special reaction to this name.

Mrs. Xu was old and went back to her room to sleep after dinner. The two daughters-in-law of the Xu family went to the kitchen to clean up, leaving the two men in charge in the living room to gossip with the guests. Because it was still early, except for Xu Dashan's eldest daughter, who went upstairs to do her homework, the rest were in the yard to enjoy the shade.

"Brother Xu," the three men chatted and chatted about getting better, Qiu Zhe felt that they were already acquaintances, and asked tentatively, "What kind of lotus did the old lady say just now, what is going on?" ”

"Hey," Boss Xu sighed and said disapprerovingly, "There's nothing that can't be said." It was a cat raised by an old lady who later died. The old lady kept complaining about her two daughters-in-law, and we couldn't reason with the old man. ”