Chapter 427: The naughty boy returns to the village
The quiet nights in the countryside seem to have a kind of magic. In the noisy city, I don't feel sleepy even if I go to bed at one or two o'clock every day. In the countryside, every household turns off the lights at nine o'clock. The sleepiness seems to be contagious. Qin Hao simply washes up.
, threw himself on the bed and fell asleep soon.
The early morning sunlight shines through the wooden windows, making the whole room look like the curtain of a shadow puppet show, with various patterns, alternating between light and dark.
Qin Hao put his hand to cover his eyes and stretched slowly.
"Comfortable, this is what it feels like to sleep until you wake up naturally!"
After changing out of his pajamas, brushing his teeth and washing his face, Qin Hao put on a light blue T-shirt, cropped pants, and sneakers to go out for food. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a man with long hair hanging down on the balcony at the end of the stairs.
The girl with squinted eyes is in a daze.
"Hi, good morning." Qin Hao greeted politely.
The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, and then replied dully: "Good morning."
Qin Hao was very happy. This little girl looked cute with a cute expression, so he planned to tease her: "Why do you look like you're awake so early in the morning? Did you commit a crime last night?"
"Ah? I...I haven't slept yet." The girl looked confused.
Okay, Qin Hao almost forgot, this girl's name is Damai, she is an online writer, she works day and night all day long, sleeping during the day and working on manuscripts at night.
As she spoke, the girl gradually recovered from the downtime. She stared at Qin Hao for a while, and three classic questions came to her mind: Who am I? Where am I? What am I going to do?
With such questions, the girl returned to the room with stiff limbs, closed the door, and then fell on the bed. She rolled up the quilt and her whole body was wrapped tightly like a scallion roll, and then fell into a deep sleep.
Qin Hao shook his head. After all, it was just the first time they met. They had a brief exchange of words and did not give any advice to the girl. He went downstairs on his own.
In the yard, two cats, one black and one white, were grooming themselves in their respective areas. Yesterday, the middle-aged man dressed as a Taoist priest was practicing a set of Ba Duan Jin.
"Good morning." Qin Hao said casually, originally thinking that this person would ignore him like yesterday.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Ma actually spoke: "Good morning, are you going to have breakfast?"
Qin Hao smiled and invited: "Yes, how about we come together?"
"You're welcome, I've already eaten." Mr. Ma said as he moved.
"Hey, you got up really early, it's only half past seven."
While he was talking, a voice came from upstairs: "Generally, middle-aged and elderly people sleep less."
Master Ma's movements suddenly froze, and his expression, which was originally a master's manner, was full of embarrassment at this moment.
There was a sound of brisk footsteps on the wooden stairs, and not long after, a girl with two pigtails came down.
"Nana, you can't save some face for me in front of the new tenants. I'm middle-aged and elderly. I just look a bit old. I'm only 40." Mr. Ma couldn't help but defend himself.
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Nana did not answer, but turned to Qin Hao and said, "Are you going to have breakfast? Let's go together. I know there is a place where the rice noodles are particularly delicious."
"Okay, you lead the way and I'll treat you."
"Haha, then I saved another meal and made a profit. Let's go."
The two of them walked to the entrance of the small courtyard one after another. Mr. Ma shouted from behind: "What about that, Xiao Qin, I'm really only 40, not a few years older than you."
Qin Hao and Nana smiled at each other with tacit understanding when they left the courtyard.
Nana pointed at the small courtyard and said with a smile: "Master Ma, he starts meditating as soon as the time comes. If you call him, he won't react at all. This time I finally got the opportunity to let him have a taste of this."
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"I didn't see it. He is so sinister at such a young age."
"Each other."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and the distance suddenly became much closer.
Then Nana took Qin Hao to a small shop on the outskirts of Yunmiao Village. Although the shop was small, there were quite a few people queuing up.
While waiting in line, Na
Na explained to Qin Hao: "The key to hot rice noodles is the "hat", which is the added side dishes. The "hat" in this store is braised with beef, and the soup base is also made from beef bones, which is very authentic.
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While they were talking, it was their turn. They were carrying two bowls of rice noodles and someone just finished eating them, leaving a table empty.
"By the way, how long have you been here? You seem to be very familiar with Yunmiao Village." Qin Hao asked casually.
Nana's face changed slightly, and the smile on her face became a little stiff: "Oh, I've been here for several months. Anyway, I have nothing to do all day long, so I went to work in a small restaurant, so I don't have to pay for living expenses myself."
Seeing that Qin Hao didn't continue to ask, Nana secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then changed the subject and said, "What about you? Why did you want to come to such a remote place?"
Qin Hao took a mouthful of rice noodles and replied slowly: "I'm tired and don't want to be involved anymore, so I'll sell my house in Beijing and go out for a walk. I've been to Kundali, but there are still too many people, so I just want to find one."
Cats live in clean places and live a peaceful life."
After eating and drinking, Nana said she was going to work in a small restaurant, and Qin Hao slowly started wandering around alone.
Unknowingly, we came to the road outside the village. The roads here are generally narrow, with only two lanes, but the scenery on the roadside is really beautiful, with green grass, various unknown wild flowers blooming randomly, grasshoppers,
Butterflies and bees are looming in the grass.
As I was strolling, the sound of a car horn suddenly sounded behind me. When I looked back, I saw that the window of the cab had been rolled down, and Xie Zhiyao poked his head out of the cab happily.
"Hey, Lao Qin is quite laid-back."
Qin Hao laughed and scolded: "That's right, I'm not as stupid as you. It's okay to work hard in the big city. It's thankless to be like this when I go back to the countryside."
Xie Zhiyao was unable to refute, so he could only change the subject and pointed at the co-pilot: "This is my brother Xie Zhiyuan. He is going back to his hometown to play for a few days..."
As a result, before he finished speaking, Xie Zhiyuan interrupted unhappily: "I'm not coming back to play for a few days. I will live at home from now on and never go out again."
"Rebellious, naughty kid, don't pay attention to him. If you don't get in the car, I'll give you a kick." Xie Zhiyao didn't bother to talk to his younger brother and greeted him.
Qin Hao was a little curious: "Isn't the car unable to enter the village?"
Xie Zhiyao gloated: "Haha, what did the driver tell you when you came here?"
"Yeah."
"It seems that the driver is an outsider. There is a road here that leads to Yunmiao Village, but it has to go around a long way behind the village. Most people don't know about it."
After Qin Hao got in the car, Xie Zhiyuan poked his head out from the passenger side and said with envy on his face.
"Old Qin, how did you develop these muscles? They look so strong. Can I touch them?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was hit on the head. Xie Zhiyao said angrily: "It's not polite. Is that what you called me, Lao Qin? Brother Hao."
Qin Hao was secretly amused. Xie Zhiyao, his half-brother, had completely different personalities from him. However, Xie Zhiyao was right about one thing. He was really a naughty kid.
"Oh, Brother Hao." Xie Zhiyuan finally succumbed to his brother's temptation and shouted reluctantly.
Qin Hao nodded to Xie Zhiyuan, and then said with a smile: "Your body is indeed a bit thin. If you want to practice with me for a while, you will definitely change."
Xie Zhiyuan was a little moved when he saw the tight muscles on Qin Hao's body, but he still asked cautiously: "Brother Hao, are you tired?"
Xie Zhiyao rolled his eyes: "If you are not tired, you will be a ghost. No matter how hard you work, you will get something. Where did you get this idea of getting something for nothing?"
While he was talking, the car had already arrived on a small road behind the village. As soon as it stopped, Xie Zhiyuan couldn't wait to get out of the car, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye like a wild horse running wild.
Xie Zhiyao shook his head helplessly: "This guy is not someone to worry about."
"It's still early for winter vacation, right? Is your brother dropping out of school?"
"Drop out of school? He has a good idea, that is
He was a bit rebellious, so my father sent him back, hoping to make him suffer a little before he could be sent back to Kunming."
"Eating hardship? I think you are letting the tiger go back to the mountains."
"Oh, I think so too, but there's nothing I can do about it. It's my dad who makes the decisions in our family."
Not long after, the two returned to Grandma Xie's house. Xie Zhiyuan was squatting at the door of the stable, staring intently at the "little cutie" inside. He seemed to have sensed the stranger's "bad intentions" and the "little cutie" was uneasy.
He scratched his horse's hooves and snorted from time to time to express his dissatisfaction.
"Xie Zhiyuan, stay away from it, do you know it's very dangerous?" Xie Zhiyuan pressed his fingers on his temples, feeling a headache. This little ancestor was like this on the first day he came back. How will he live in the future?
"Oh." The naughty boy Xie Zhiyuan agreed, but in his heart he was thinking about how to get close to the white horse.
Just when Xie Zhiyao was having a headache, Grandma Xie probably received the news that her grandson was back, and had already closed her stall. There was someone behind her to help her carry the load. It must be said that the folk customs in Yunmiao Village are relatively simple.
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"Grandma."
"Ayuan."
Not to mention the estranged relationship, Grandma Xie couldn't bear to let go of her little grandson when she hugged her.
"Grandma Xie did this to you when you were a child?" Qin Hao asked in a low voice.
Xie Zhiyao rolled his eyes: "Have you ever been chased for several miles with a cane?"
"Is there a possibility that you picked it up?"
"roll."
After teasing Xie Zhiyao a few words, Qin Hao was in a good mood. He didn't want to see this scene of affection between ancestors and grandchildren, so he quietly slipped away. He should leave the naughty child to Xie Zhiyao to deal with.
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At the same time, Chen Nanxing's condition began to deteriorate rapidly. Xu Hongdou was grieved but could do nothing. He could only watch Chen Nanxing's face become haggard. His hair was gradually bald due to chemotherapy, and he could only wear a hat to cover it up.
Until one day, Chen Nanxing completely left this world. Listening to the WeChat voice message Chen Nanxing sent her before his death, Xu Hongdou cried hoarsely.
Xu Hongdou started to work harder. To outsiders, she seemed to be doing it for a promotion. In fact, she only stopped thinking about Chen Nanxing when she was so busy that she had no time to spare.
The two grew up in different environments. Xu Hongdou has lived in the shadow of her outstanding and powerful sister since she was a child, and has a cold and precocious personality. Chen Nanxing is the only daughter in the family. Her parents give her all their love and care for her like a little princess.
grow up.
This also created Chen Nanxing's optimistic and cheerful character. The two were college classmates and best friends. Chen Nanxing was like a fire, warming Xu Hongdou all the time. Now that the fire is gone, Xu Hongdou seems to be completely
The world has no color, only endless darkness constantly eroding her fragile soul.
Finally one day, Xu Hongdou saw the clock in the lobby being repaired at the company. He picked up a gear and wanted to hand it to the master who repaired the clock.
"No, that one is badly worn and the teeth are stuck. I need to replace it with a new one."
Xu Hongdou looked at the huge clock and felt that he was a gear that was constantly being worn. Maybe one day he would be discarded when he was no longer useful. Then his vision went dark and he woke up again, already lying in the hospital.
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After experiencing this incident, Xu Hongdou finally made a decision, resigned from the hotel, sent some of his things to Yunnan, and then lied to his parents that the company had given him a three-month vacation so that he could go and relax by himself.
The night before departure, Xu Hongdou had a dream, dreaming that Chen Nanxing was smiling at her on a star.
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This morning, after breakfast, Qin Hao returned to the windy courtyard. In the courtyard, Ma Ye was still meditating, Damai was still catching up on his sleep in the room, and even the two kittens, one black and one white, were taking a nap.
It seemed that it was really contagious, and Qin Hao couldn't help but yawn, so he prepared to find a place to sleep, but he still felt that it was not comfortable enough.
"Hey, Xiaochun, is there any extra wood in the yard?"
Xie Xiaochun was helping with packing in the warehouse when Qin Hao asked, "What do you want to do?"
"I'm going to make a recliner."
"You still have this skill? Can you do it?"
Qin Hao smiled and said, "It must work. I know a lot of things. As long as I have the materials, I can make a sofa for you."
Xie Xiaochun naturally didn't believe it. Qin Hao was a white-collar worker in a big city. He worked as a carpenter? He also made sofas? Stop making trouble.
"Okay, you're fat and you're out of breath, but there is no extra wood in the small yard, but there are tools. It's in the utility room next to the small kitchen. You can look for it. As for the wood, you can go to Uncle Heshun's Wood Carving
Ask the store, they should have wood."
Qin Hao didn't bother to explain and hung up the phone directly.
In the warehouse, several aunts who packed the goods in the village looked at Xie Xiaochun with gossipy faces: "Is this the call from the new tenant in your courtyard?"
Xie Xiaochun knew something was wrong as soon as he saw it, and said quickly: "Hey, you guys are messing up the rules here. You don't care about other people's conditions. Even rich and beautiful people have to line up. I'm a divorced woman with a child. If it's passed on, I'll have to pay for it."
Don't let anyone say that I am a toad who wants to eat swan meat."
The aunt was not happy when she heard this: "Don't say that about yourself. Besides, this toad that doesn't want to eat swan meat is a useless toad. How can you reach it by tiptoeing?"
"Haha~~~"
Seeing this, Xie Xiaochun could only threaten: "Aunts, I beg you, please don't spread such gossip, otherwise if they cancel the rent, I will ask you for the lost rent."
Sure enough, when they heard that they would lose money, all these old ladies fell silent.
