"Dong, dong, click, click..."
As Ma Qiu Shan meditated on the platform, his ears were filled with the sound of cutting wood, making him unable to calm down at all. He reluctantly opened his eyes.
"I asked Zhou Chen, what's going on with you today? You want to make wood carvings. Go to the wood carving workshop to carve. You are carving so hard in the courtyard that you are disturbing my meditation."
Zhou Chen stopped what he was doing, glanced at him, and said calmly: "Meditating means to be still and not to be disturbed by external objects. If you can't even overcome this small obstacle, it means you haven't mastered it yet."
"Hey, you're disturbing me, but it makes sense, right?"
Ma Qiushan looked depressed: "I admit that I'm not as good at meditating as you, but can you let me meditate with peace of mind?"
Zhou Chen started carving again: "I am training you. In this environment, if you can calm down, it means that you have gained a glimpse of the method of meditation for the first time."
"Yeah, I can't beat you. What are you doing?"
Ma Qiushan stopped arguing with Zhou Chen, and instead looked curiously at the wood that Zhou Chen was carving.
"Carve it as you like."
Zhou Chen replied, and then started carving seriously by himself.
Damai came out of the room calmly and was about to go to the kitchen. When he passed by Zhou Chen, he said to Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, I'm going to make breakfast, do you want some?"
Zhou Chen said: "No, I've already eaten. You can make your own food."
"good."
Damai is an honest person and doesn't mince words. He nodded and walked to the kitchen.
Mr. Ma muttered: "This girl, why didn't you ask me?"
The three of them were busy with their own business again. When Xu Hongdou came down from upstairs, they saw Ma Qiushan meditating, Zhou Chen carving, and someone cooking in the kitchen.
Xu Hongdou walked curiously behind Zhou Chen, looked at it for a while, and when Zhou Chen stopped temporarily, she asked in a low voice: "Are you making wood carvings?"
Zhou Chen said: "Yes, there is a wood carving workshop in the village. I thought there would be nothing to do anyway, so I became a disciple of the master of the wood carving workshop and learned wood carving from him for about half a month."
Xu Hongdou asked in surprise: "You can carve it by yourself in just half a month? Is it easy?"
"It's not that easy. I've been learning for half a month, and now I can only carve some simple things. It's difficult to carve something a little more complicated, and it's even more impossible to carve something more detailed."
"That's not bad. You have quite a wide range of interests and hobbies. You are so good at painting, and now you have learned sculpture. I feel that your life is really colorful."
"As a human being, you must have something you like and are interested in, otherwise your life in just a few decades would have been in vain."
"well said."
Xu Hongdou gave a thumbs up, and then walked to the kitchen. When she saw Damai for the first time, she took the initiative and said hello enthusiastically.
Although Damai was afraid of society, she was not completely ignorant. When faced with Xu Hongdou's greeting, she still responded and even took the initiative to invite Xu Hongdou to have dinner with her.
More than half an hour later, Zhou Chen looked at the wooden carved pony in his hand, with a satisfied smile on his face.
He has carved many wooden horses before, but he has never been satisfied with it. Today, he is quite satisfied with this one.
After stretching, Zhou Chen stood up and swept away the wood debris on the ground.
"Hey, is this the wooden horse you carved? It's so cute."
After Xu Hongdou finished eating, she walked out and saw the wooden horse Zhou Chen placed on the small table, and was immediately surprised.
Zhou Chen picked up the wooden horse with a smile: "It feels good today, it's pretty decent, Nuo, I'll give it to you."
"No, you carved it yourself, you better keep it yourself."
Xu Hongdou waved her hand, and then ran upstairs without waiting for Zhou Chen to refuse.
Zhou Chen smiled, put away the wooden horse, and returned to the room. His room and Xu Hongdou's room were actually next door. If you listened carefully, you could even hear the movement in Xu Hongdou's room.
But he is not that vulgar, and he has no habit of listening to others.
He put the wooden horse in the room and put the sketchbook and paintbrush in his bag. He didn't plan to go to the wood carving workshop today.
His biggest purpose in coming to Yunmiao Village was Xu Hongdou. Before Xu Hongdou didn't come, he could do whatever he wanted. But now that Xu Hongdou has appeared, his next target will naturally be Xu Hongdou, but he can't let Xie Hongdou do it.
That kid from far away took advantage of the loophole.
He knew that Xu Hongdou would definitely go out for a walk later, so he went downstairs first.
Sure enough, not long after he went downstairs, he saw Xu Hongdou walking downstairs.
At this time, Xu Hongdou had already changed into a long-sleeved striped T-shirt with a long shawl on the outside.
"Xu Hongdou, are you going out?"
"yes."
"Just in time, I also want to go to Xiaochun's cafe. Where are you going?"
"Hey, you also want to go to Xiaochun's cafe. I also want to check it out and recognize the door."
Xu Hongdou looked surprised, and Zhou Chen also said in surprise: "Really? That's a coincidence. You haven't been there yet, so I can take you there."
"OK."
Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou were about to leave when Aunt Agui suddenly came over.
"Zhou Chen, this one next to you is the new tenant, right?"
"right."
Zhou Chen introduced: "Aunt Agui, this is Xu Hongdou."
Xu Hongdou then shouted: "Aunt Agui."
"Hello, hello, oops, you look very good-looking. You look like my creek. What are you doing here?" Aunt Agui asked Xu Hongdou.
Xu Hongdou said: "I'm here to take a rest."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Zhou Chen winking at her constantly. Although she was puzzled, she responded quickly.
"Aunt Agui, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Aunt Agui grabbed Xu Hongdou again: "Newcomer, don't leave in a hurry. I still have something to say to you."
Zhou Chen said in time: "Aunt Agui, I know what you are going to say. Don't worry. I told her that I will not let her cause you any trouble. That's it. Xu Hongdou, let's go."
"Oh, Aunt Agui, I'm sorry, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Xu Hongdou waved to Aunt Agui, and then walked out of the windy courtyard with Zhou Chen.
Aunt Agui muttered from behind: "I'm so anxious."
After walking out of the windy courtyard, Xu Hongdou asked Zhou Chen the reason.
Zhou Chen said: "This Aunt Agui is a good person, but there is one problem. She is too talkative and gossipy. If you don't leave, she will keep you talking for a long time."
Xu Hongdou pursed his lips and smiled softly: "That's it. I thought that was what happened."
"Is Xie Xiaochun's cafe far from here?"
"It's not too far, it's just in the town. But if you walk on foot, you still have to walk for a while. Are you anxious?"
"Not urgent."
"If there's no rush, we'll walk slowly and take you to see Erhai Lake."
"OK."
The two quickly walked out of Yunmiao Village, came to the road, and walked along the road.
After walking for about ten minutes, we saw Erhai Lake.
Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou were lying on the fence by the roadside, looking at the Erhai Lake in front of them.
“The Erhai Lake in Yunnan Province is still very famous, and it’s quite beautiful to see it from here.”
"Yes, it's so beautiful. This is a scene you can't see in the city."
Xu Hongdou opened his arms and felt the breeze on the beach, with a contented expression on his face.
"Xu Hongdou, how many times have you seen the sea?"
Xu Hongdou thought for a while and said: "I went out to play a few times when I was in college, but I didn't see much of the sea. After graduation, I was basically busy with work and had no time to travel, let alone travel.
Let’s look at the sea.”
"And you?"
To be continued...