In the restaurant of Youfeng Xiaoyuan, Xu Hongdou cooked rice noodles, called Zhou Chen to come over to eat with him, and asked about the B&B.
"I heard that Xie Zhiyao and Huang Xinxin want you to take over the B&B in the village. What do you think?"
Zhou Chen wiped his mouth and said: "To be honest, I really have no interest. I came here to travel, not to start a business. It's okay to live here for a while, but I definitely don't want to live here for a long time.
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Rural areas may be better than rural areas. If you choose to lie down alone, rural areas are a good choice.
But the problem is that Zhou Chen is not ready to settle down in the countryside. After all, rural areas are not as convenient as big cities in every aspect.
"oh."
Xu Hongdou breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Although she also thought it was a good place, it was only a good place for vacation, and she had not thought about staying here permanently.
Zhou Chen said that he would pursue her. If Zhou Chen chooses to stay in a B&B here, wouldn't everything he said before be in vain? She doesn't want to have a long-distance relationship.
Now that she heard that Zhou Chen would not stay here for a long time, she felt relieved.
"Before, Xie Zhiyao and Huang Xinxin wanted me to help them shoot a promotional video, but I refused."
Zhou Chen was delighted: "Well, they also invited me to take the photo, but I declined. It seems that the two of us really have a good understanding."
Xu Hongdou rolled his eyes and said coquettishly: "Just be poor."
Zhou Chen put his hand into his pocket and took out something.
"Xu Hongdou, reach out and give you a small gift."
"What little gift?"
Xu Hongdou looked confused, but still stretched out his hand naturally and spread it flat in front of Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen put the object in Xu Hongdou's hand, and Xu Hongdou took a closer look.
"Hey, it's a tiger."
"Well, this year is the Year of the Tiger. Let me carve a little tiger as a souvenir for you. This is the first wood carving zodiac sign I give you. In the future, there will be rabbits, dragons, snakes... When I give you a complete set, then
It proves that we have known each other for twelve years."
Xu Hongdou looked at the wooden tiger in his hand. Although it was carved from wood, it was not prickly at all and was very smooth.
There was a happy smile on his face, but he said: "I also have a set of wooden zodiac animals. Maybe this will be the last one."
Zhou Chen said: "That must disappoint you. This is just the first one, it won't be the last one. I will definitely give you more than one set in the future."
Xu Hongdou smiled and didn't answer. Why didn't she understand what Zhou Chen meant? Wanting to give her a few sets didn't mean they would meet every year. Men and women met every year and gave her something. What else could it be?
relation?
"Your wood carving skills are really getting better and better. I remember when I first came here, the things you carved were average, but now they are so good."
Zhou Chen boasted: "So I am a genius. For a genius like me, being your boyfriend would be a perfect match."
"Can you stop boasting so much?"
Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes again, but there was no dissatisfaction on her face, and she still happily played with the little tiger Zhou Chen gave her.
After returning to the room, she placed the little tiger given to her by Zhou Chen on the bedside.
"Nan Nan, he said he would carve a zodiac animal for me every year from now on. Do you think he can do it?"
"I don't think he is joking, nor is he teasing me. Is he really a good match for me? I always feel that I am not good enough for him, and I feel very uneasy."
In recent days, she has become accustomed to Zhou Chen always appearing next to him. Now that Zhou Chen is teasing her, she has become accustomed to it. Instead of feeling disgusted, she feels close to him.
"Oh, Nan Nan, falling in love is really boring."
Xu Hongdou sighed and got into bed with complicated emotions.
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These days, a lot of things happened in Yunmiao Village, and it was rare for Ma Qiushan in the courtyard to make some noise. For his business plan, he had a meaningful conversation with Aunt Agui, and then decided to take action.
, start with going home.
Aunt Agui and Uncle Zeqing, an old couple, also encountered setbacks. Originally, they were invited by their son to visit their son and daughter, but who knew that their son was on a business trip temporarily, so their plan had to be abandoned halfway.
This incident had a great impact on the old couple. Even a cheerful person like Aunt Agui was very disappointed and was in a bad mood for a long time.
Zhou Chen knew all these things from Xu Hongdou and Nana. These two people originally came from big cities, but after coming here, they slowly became little gossip experts.
Zhou Chen knew very well what happened to Mr. Ma. He was determined to start a business this time, otherwise he would not have moved the nest that had not been moved for so long.
As for the matter of Aunt Agui's son and daughter, he also lamented that no matter how much Aunt Agui praised her sons and daughters, in fact, only her own family knew the hardships of her family. Her son and daughter were not very filial.
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In the early morning, Xu Hongdou got up and prepared to meditate with Zhou Chen. But to her surprise, she came to the place of meditation and did not see Zhou Chen.
"What's going on? Have you slept today?"
Zhou Chen didn't show up, which made her very confused. She had been here for almost two months. Unless it rained or something happened, Zhou Chen would basically meditate on time.
But the weather was very good today, but Zhou Chen didn't show up. Either he had slept or was delayed by something.
Although she was confused, she didn't pay too much attention to it. She sat down and began to meditate.
Time passed by, and Xu Hongdou opened his eyes again. It was already more than an hour later. It was already broad daylight, and Nana got up and got ready to go to work.
Nana walked over and said with a smile: "Hongdou, why are you the only one today? Where's Zhou Chen, why didn't he come down to meditate?"
Xu Hongdou replied: "I don't know, maybe I slept with him."
Nana said in surprise: "Have you slept before? That's really strange. I've never seen him get up later than me."
"Hongdou, are you going to the restaurant today?"
"I won't go today. I want to rest."
"Okay, I'll go to the tavern first, bye."
"Bye-Bye."
Watching Nana leave the courtyard, Xu Hongdou's eyes unconsciously turned to the room where Zhou Chen was on the second floor.
"Have you really slept?"
Damai rubbed his eyes, saw Xu Hongdou, said good morning, then went to the kitchen and started cooking.
"Anko, come and have breakfast."
"good."
Hearing Damai's greeting, Xu Hongdou stood up from the futon and came to the restaurant. Seeing Damai eating breakfast feebly, he asked, "Have you been up all night again?"
Damai scratched his head and sighed and said, "Yeah, I'm busy working on the manuscript. I'll go back to sleep after eating later."
Halfway through the meal, Xu Hongdou couldn't help but look at the stairs to the second floor.
"What's going on with Zhou Chen today? He hasn't come down yet. Could it be that he's sick?"
"Zhou Chen?"
Damai raised his head and said: "I saw him carrying a bag and carrying things out in the early morning."
Xu Hongdou: "What? He went out early in the morning, so he is not in the room?"
"That's probably it. I saw him leaving when I came out in the early morning, and I didn't hear him coming back later. He probably didn't come back."
"You left early in the morning. Did something happen?"
Xu Hongdou guessed in her mind, so she didn't think much about it. Maybe Zhou Chen went out because of something.
But in the afternoon, Zhou Chen still didn't show up. This was the first time that Zhou Chen didn't show up for a day since he said he wanted to pursue her.
She felt uneasy, so she took out her mobile phone and dialed Zhou Chen's number, but the phone turned out to be turned off, which made her feel something was wrong even more.
So she went to the parking lot at the entrance of the village and found that Zhou Chen's car was no longer there. Zhou Chen drove away from Yunmiao Village.
Zhou Chen indeed left Youfeng Xiaoyuan in the early morning, because today was a very special day for him.
He took his painting tools and drove to a secluded place near Erhai Lake.
Zhou Chen sat on the edge of Erhai Lake, feeling the breeze on the seaside, his expression full of nostalgia.
Today's lunar day is the death anniversary of his wife Sheng Hualan from the previous world. He remembered it very clearly, so he came here specially today.
Several years have passed since Hua Lan's death, until he left the world of Zhifu and traveled to this world, but on this day every year, he would choose to stay away from the hustle and bustle and stay quietly alone.
Apart from today, there are also several lunar days, and he will do the same. He has personally sent away several of his beloved women, and some of his memories have even begun to blur, but he will remember the anniversary of his death every year.
After working quietly alone for a long time, Zhou Chen set up the drawing board and started painting with a serious expression.
After several hours, he finally drew the Hua Lan in his memory. It was the most beautiful moment when she got married, and he has never forgotten it.
"I am fine!"
He whispered three words to the person in the painting, and then lit a fire and burned the portrait.
He took it alone until night before he drove back to the village.
Around nine o'clock in the evening, Zhou Chen returned to the windy courtyard. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Nana coming out in pajamas.
"Hey, Zhou Chen, you are finally back. Where have you been today? Hongdou has been looking for you all day, but she can't get through on the phone, but she is very anxious."
Zhou Chen replied: "I went to the city today to handle some personal matters. My phone was turned off and I didn't notice it. I'm sorry for making you worry."
Nana said: "We are okay, but Hongdou is very worried about you. Since you are back, you should go see Hongdou quickly and say that you are safe."
"Okay, I'll go there now."
Zhou Chen put down his backpack and handbag and prepared to go to Room 6 to find Xu Hongdou.
But before he could go upstairs, a scream suddenly came from the second floor.
"Help."
I saw Hu Youyu from Room 3 on the second floor suddenly rushed out of the door and screamed loudly: "Spider, don't come here, go over there..."
He shouted, dancing and kicking with his feet.
"Ah, don't come over, don't come over, big brother, big brother, big brother, ah..."
This sudden move startled Nana, and Zhou Chen also looked over in surprise.
Then the two of them quickly ran upstairs. As soon as they got upstairs, they saw Hu Youyu lying on the ground, beating him with his hands and feet, and screaming in agony.
Nana asked in surprise: "Teacher Hu, what's wrong with you?"
When Hu Youyu saw Nana, he pointed at her and screamed: "Ah, big grasshopper, don't come over, don't come over, go back, quickly."
As he spoke, he took off his slippers and threw them at Nana.
Zhou Chen and Nana ducked sideways. Nana became even more nervous and concerned, but Zhou Chen suddenly understood what was going on.
This scene also happened in the plot, that is, Xu Hongdou, Damai and Hu Youyu ate uncooked fungi, and their poisoning caused hallucinations.
At this moment, Damai's door was also opened, and Damai was seen crawling out of the room wrapped in a quilt.
"barley."
Nana rushed towards Damai and shouted in panic: "Damai, what's wrong with you?"
"Nana, they may be hallucinating due to poisoning. I'm going to check on Hongdou."
After the words fell, he did not dare to delay and ran directly downstairs to Xu Hongdou's room.
The door to Xu Hongdou's room was still closed, but he heard Xu Hongdou's cry as soon as he ran over. He knocked the door open and saw Xu Hongdou shrinking and hiding in the corner, with a look of horror on his face and hands in his hands.
Take a pillow and pat it.
"red beans."
Rushing over with a quick stride, Zhou Chen directly picked up Xu Hongdou and rushed out of the room.
"Nana, call Xie Zhiyao and ask him to take us to the hospital in the town."
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After struggling for a long time, Zhou Chen and the others sent the three poisoned Xu Hongdou to the hospital in the town. Xu Hongdou and Damai had already fallen asleep on the way, but Hu Youyu kept yelling there, either a grasshopper or a frog.
Snake's...
In the ward of the town hospital, Xu Hongdou, Damai and Hu Youyu each occupied a bed. All three of them were receiving intravenous drips. Hu Youyu was very energetic and had not yet woken up from his hallucinations. He was still staring with two big eyes and mouthing.
There are words to be recited, and the mind is babbling.
Zhou Chen sat in front of Xu Hongdou's bed, wiping the sweat from Xu Hongdou's head and face, while Nana sat beside Damai's hospital bed, holding Damai's hand tightly, shedding tears.
Xie Zhiyao walked in and said: "I have already talked to the doctor. Their condition is considered mild. Take a good rest and there will be nothing serious."
Nana blamed herself: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If I had been careful and not allowed them to eat fungi, they wouldn't have become like this."
Zhou Chen comforted: "Nana, don't think so much. No one can guarantee that no accident will happen. This is not your fault. You don't have to blame yourself. They are fine now."
Xie Zhiyao also comforted: "Yes, Zhou Chen is right, Nana, this has nothing to do with you, it is not your responsibility. I think you have been struggling for so long, so you should go back and rest first. Zhou Chen and I are here.
Chen just needs to watch it."
Nana shook her head and said resolutely: "No, I can't leave. I want to stay with Da Mai and Hong Dou. I won't be relieved until they wake up safe and sound."
Therefore, Zhou Chen and Xie Zhiyao stopped trying to persuade him. Finally, under Zhou Chen's persuasion, Xie Zhiyao went back first.
After Xu Hongdou and the others finished the intravenous drip, they slept until the next day before waking up. When they woke up, the three of them no longer had hallucinations, which made Nana completely relieved.
It wasn't until noon that Zhou Chen and Nana left the hospital with Xu Hongdou and returned to Yunmiao Village.
In the parking lot, Xie Zhiyao and the others had already borrowed a tricycle and were waiting. Two tricycles took them to the small courtyard.
At the entrance of the small courtyard, Zhou Chen helped Xu Hongdou down slowly. Seeing that Xu Hongdou was weak, Zhou Chen directly picked her up in a princess hug.
Being hugged by Princess Zhou Chen in front of so many people, Xu Hongdou looked ashamed.
"Put me down and I can leave on my own."
"When you leave on your own, how long will it take? Why do you care about so many things at this time? Just leave."
Zhou Chen didn't care about Xu Hongdou's struggle. How could he let go of such a good performance opportunity? Under the teasing eyes of Xie Zhiyao, Nana and others, he directly carried Xu Hongdou into the small courtyard and sent him upstairs.
Go up to the room.
Gently placing Xu Hongdou on the sofa, Xu Hongdou let out a gentle breath.
"thank you."
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "With the relationship between the two of us, do we still need to say thank you? If you really want to thank me, just take good care of your health as soon as possible."
Xu Hongdou whispered: "I understand, you should also sit down and rest."