Chapter two hundred and thirty fourth mottled tree shadow
Yingshan Village is said to be the terminal station of this journey, but in fact there is only one iconic stop sign. Although it is a bit crude, it is there anyway.
According to Li Mengyao, when Yingshan Village was still called Lijiacun, there wasn't even a stop sign.
After many years of absence, Li Mengyao came to her hometown again and was deeply touched.
Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan also stood next to Li Mengyao, looking around with interest.
To be honest, if two beautiful girls were around a boy in normal times, it would be difficult not to attract attention. But fortunately, the surrounding villagers were anxious to go back to their homes, so no one paid them any attention.
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Standing at the entrance of the village, you can see some children playing rubber bands and nine-square grid together. Some village residents have hung up red lanterns and are ready to welcome the New Year.
"It looks like there are a lot of people. Then Lingzhi, let's go explore the road first? Mengyao, just wait for us outside the village, okay?"
This was also something Li Mengyao had discussed with Zhao Shiyan in the car. Although she decided to follow him this morning, she still couldn't overcome the hurdle in her heart when she was suddenly asked to face her parents after two years.
So after discussing with Zhao Shiyan, she planned to trouble Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan to go take a look at her home, and then wait for them to come out to talk to her about the situation at her home, and finally help her find a suitable time and place to take a look from a distance.
With just one glance, my parents ended their trip to Yingshan Village and returned to Xiangcheng.
As for forcing Li Mengyao to say hello to her parents, Ling Zhi couldn't do it.
Perhaps after others know the whole story, they will blame them for not doing good things to the end and not promoting reconciliation between their families.
However, what obligations do Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan have to promote their reconciliation?
Is reconciliation the best choice for Li Mengyao?
Their family has reconciled, and Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan can finally leave. But for Li Mengyao, the days ahead are still long. Who knows whether the so-called reconciliation is a true reconciliation or a false reconciliation?
Therefore, Ling Zhi had no intention of being a good person to promote family harmony from the beginning. He just wanted to collect some information with Zhao Shiyan on the premise of respecting Li Mengyao's wishes.
If the acquisition of this information can make Li Mengyao feel more at ease, then it will be considered as achieving the goal. If not, it is not a bad idea to just treat it as a trip!
"Well, that was indeed the original plan, but it's still early, so don't worry. I think we have a better place to go."
Seeing Ling Zhi pouting at Li Mengyao standing aside, Zhao Shiyan realized that Li Mengyao was not looking at the entrance of the village, but at the back hill of the village not far away.
"Oh! I remembered it! Mengyao, you once said that what you miss the most is the patch of azalea on the mountain behind the village, right?"
Li Mengyao turned around and smiled:
"Yes, I used to fantasize about bringing you here to take a look, but now that the season is wrong, the flowers have long withered, which is a pity."
"It's okay! It's a place you miss so much in your hometown. Since it's not convenient for us to go into the village together, it would be a good idea to go to the back mountain to see it together first!"
Seeing Ling Zhi also nodding aside, Li Mengyao no longer hesitated:
"Then let's walk through the trail on the right. I know a shortcut. Although the village has changed a lot, the road leading to the back mountain still feels the same."
In this way, Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan followed Li Mengyao onto a nearby dirt road that was hidden by a meadow. Seeing that this road was so inconspicuous, there should be no one coming there usually, and all three of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Not many people came, which meant that they were unlikely to encounter villagers, which would reduce unnecessary troubles. This was exactly what the three of them expected.
Although Li Mengyao has been away from home for two years, her pace is not slow at all, and she does not feel any sense of alienation from this back mountain.
The sun has gradually risen high, and the bare branches are swaying in the wind in the mountain forest, forming a shadowy symphony on the ground, seeming to welcome the three guests who have come from afar.
Although winter has arrived, there are still some remaining dead branches and leaves falling from the branches occasionally. Since the trees here are relatively low, from time to time leaves just float to the heads of the three of them, as if they don’t want to die so early.
Mu Mu wants to go on the last big adventure in his life with the guests.
However, Ling Zhi didn't seem to notice the mood of these uninvited guests. He gasped for air, casually plucked a leaf off his head, and complained:
"You...can you two little monsters slow down a little? Don't you feel tired?"
"Huh? Where did this come from? Lingzhi, you must have neglected to exercise recently! But speaking of it, your hand was injured some time ago, so forget it if you didn't exercise. It should be almost better now. When I get back from school, I
I have to push you hard!"
"Oh! Okay, okay, it's up to you to do whatever you want after school starts. Anyway, just let me relax for a while now."
Although I haven't exercised much during this period, my physical fitness should not have declined so quickly. It must be that they led the way too hard, and I didn't feel comfortable with it for a while! Yes, that's it! It's not my fault!
And just as Ling Zhi lowered his head and kept thinking of reasons in his mind, he suddenly felt the lightness of the backpack behind him. He turned around and saw that Li Mengyao had already come around behind him and took his backpack away from him.
She took it off and was about to carry it on her body.
Ling Zhi felt a little embarrassed, but after hesitating for a moment, he silently accepted Li Mengyao's kindness. After all, he didn't want to be a dragster for too long. As for things like face, he had to let go of it.
After traveling for who knows how long, the three of them finally arrived at a marble platform on a hill.
Just when Ling Zhi thought he could finally rest, Li Mengyao suddenly turned around and walked into the dirt road in the dense forest on the left again.
Zhao Shiyan had no doubt that he was there and followed Li Mengyao closely.
Ling Zhi originally wanted to ask how much longer he would have to go, but he suddenly realized that Li Mengyao's behavior was very unusual.
Since entering the dense forest, Li Mengyao has been very active. He walked at the front and led the way until he reached a suitable place to rest. He did not stop to take care of the physical strength of others. Instead, he continued walking. He had never seen this before.
Li Mengyao behaved like this.
It seems that this girl really wants to go somewhere. In this case, don't call her out. Ling Zhi doesn't want his words to affect her enthusiasm, so just let nature take its course.
There are dead branches and leaves everywhere on the dirt road. It is conceivable that in the past, this back mountain must have been a scene where the mountains were red and the forests were dyed. Unfortunately, everything is withered now, and all the vitality and vitality are gathered in the small mountain village at the foot of the mountain.
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For the people in Yingshan Village, no one cares about what has become of the mountain at the moment. What they care about may just be the feud between the neighbors.
Unconsciously, after walking for about 10 minutes, Li Mengyao finally slowed down her pace. She looked around, as if looking for something.
Finally, her beautiful eyes moved, and she seemed to find what she cared about.
She sped off in that direction, unaware of the fact that she was already carrying two bags.
Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan followed, and saw Li Mengyao walking to a short tree, taking off her backpack and placing it on the ground. She took out a piece of canvas from under a bird's nest made of branches, and skillfully tied the slings on both sides.
in the tree, and then lay comfortably in his own hammock.
This series of smooth operations left Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan stunned.
However, they both kept silent in a tacit agreement and just watched the scene quietly.
Although for them, the colors on the oil painting in front of them were relatively monotonous, they believed that this place must be the most colorful scene in Li Mengyao's memory.
The sunlight shines through the gaps in the tree branches, forming mottled tree shadows of varying light and dark, adding a touch of life to this seemingly monotonous oil painting.
Zhao Shiyan seemed to be able to imagine the scene of azaleas blooming all over the mountains and plains during the Moon of Resurrection, and Li Mengyao was in the center of these azalea bushes, lying alone in a hammock, enjoying a rare quiet moment in the afternoon.
No wonder! No wonder Mengyao is so obsessed with this place! It seems that this trip to Yingshan Village was not in vain.
After a while, Li Mengyao woke up from her own world and saw Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan standing not far away guarding her. She suddenly blushed and realized that she seemed to have ignored her two friends for a long time:
"Um, Shi Yan, Ling Zhi, I'm sorry, I was so excited that I forgot about both of you."
Li Mengyao hurriedly got out of the hammock, acting a little embarrassed. Compared with just now, she seemed like a different person.
"Hehe! It's okay, Mengyao, you can do whatever you want. It's hard to come to your house. We just do everything as we please, haha!"
As he spoke, Zhao Shiyan approached the hammock built by Li Mengyao, pressed it down gently with his hand, and couldn't help but admired:
"After all these years, you can still find this hammock and it's still so well-preserved. I really think it's incredible!"
Li Mengyao was a little proud. She did not stop Zhao Shiyan from going up to experience the comfort of the hammock. Instead, she stood aside and explained:
"Right, right! I forgot when it started. Anyway, it was a long time ago that I often took naps here."
"I don't like to stay at home. It's very noisy at home, so I often run here directly after finishing my farm work."
"Whenever I lie in the hammock, no matter how many unpleasant things happened before, I feel like I can forget them. The sound of the wind and the chirping of birds feel like my lullaby, which helps me very well.
fall asleep."
"Did you see it? The white house not far away is my home. If my parents hadn't moved, they should still be living there."
"At that time, I liked to slide down the cliff here and get myself dirty. In this way, when I go home, my parents might make less noise and focus on
On me."
"No matter whether they hit me or scolded me at that time, I think it's better than them arguing with each other."
"..."
Li Mengyao rarely opened up her chat box and told Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan about her past.
It seemed that only here, only in this back mountain, could she still feel at ease after saying all this.