Chapter 535 Go Somewhere

Someone was fast asleep on the bed, and Zhao Yeqing was rummaging around in the cupboard quietly.

Mu Xi said that he would take a helicopter to the city tonight and asked her to dress more beautifully.

It was a bit embarrassing to say that she only remembered the old lady's birthday, her two cousins ​​and sister-in-law, and she didn't even know Feng Lixuan's birthday.

There has been no celebration of the New Year or any other festivals lately. I guess it’s someone’s birthday tonight. Let them go into the city for dinner.

Until Mu Xi got up, Zhao Yeqing still hadn't figured out what birthday gift to prepare.

"What can your family give you as a gift? You can't just give me food again, that's too unoriginal..."

When Mu Xi went downstairs, Zhao Yeqing had already changed her clothes. Seeing her rummaging around in the original owner's house, she asked in confusion, only to find out that she had misunderstood.

"No need to prepare, I'm ready."

So careful?

Zhao Yeqing then turned around to look at Mu Xi. He saw that his hair had been specially groomed. The slightly longer hair in front of him was combed back. He was wearing a neat white shirt, and his long legs wrapped in black trousers were too eye-catching.

The white shirt and trousers were found in a tourist area. I kept them because I found them in new condition while collecting supplies. The shirt was in perfect condition at the time, but after a few years of wear and tear, it seemed a little small. The buttons on the chest were slightly pulled, and there were two relatively fine horizontal wrinkles on the fabric.

Zhao Yeqing raised his eyebrows: "Are you sure you want to wear this?"

"how?"

She didn't say anything, but she felt that if Mu Xi appeared in front of people like this, everyone would probably forget who the birthday boy was.

By the way, who is the birthday girl? She wanted to ask again, but was interrupted by Mu Xi: "Let's go, we are running out of time."

It is five o'clock in the afternoon. According to daylight saving time, the sun should set around seven o'clock. If they set out now, they can reach the city before the sun sets.

The plane took off and Zhao Yeqing sat in a chair playing with his mobile phone.

I've been going back and forth so many times, and now there's nothing new to see outside, so I might as well sit in a chair and read the e-books I downloaded on my phone.

I didn't even notice that the direction of advance this time was slightly different from the previous one.

Before he had finished reading both chapters, Zhao Yeqing felt that the helicopter was hovering in the air and slowly descending.

So fast?

Zhao Yeqing raised his eyes and looked down, and saw two small buildings standing on an open space in the dense forest below.

She was slightly startled, looked at Mu Xi without saying anything, and waited until the helicopter landed safely on the open ground before asking: "Why did you come to Meishan?"

There was a hint of surprise in his tone.

Knowing that she would be happy, Mu Xi couldn't help but curl her lips slightly: "Come and see the grandparents."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yeqing unbuckled her seatbelt faster: "Why didn't you say you were coming earlier? The sun is about to set, and we still have to clear the road. I don't know if we can make it in time today. I wouldn't have worn a skirt..."

She opened the plane door with a 'rustle' sound, and then she realized that the open space next to the house was exceptionally clean, as if it had been taken care of a long time ago.

Zhao Yeqing turned around and asked, "Have you been back?"

Mu Xi hesitated: "...Well, I came back yesterday."

Zhao Yeqing did not bring any food or paper money with him when he came. He took out the key wrapped in a plastic bag from the old place, opened the yard door and wanted to go into the house to look for the key that he had not used before to see if he could still use it.

After pushing open the door to the yard, what comes into view is the wall that has long been covered with moss. The area more than one meter above the ground is almost entirely green.

The fallen leaves on the ground have been swept away, revealing a clean path for walking.

"Did you sweep the yard, too?"

The question was not answered by the smiling person behind him. Zhao Yeqing walked forward and pushed open the door. A stale and decayed smell hit him in the face and flowed behind him. Mu Xi also smelled it.

"I opened the doors and windows for ventilation yesterday, but it's been a while since I ventilated the room, so the smell won't go away for a while."

Zhao Yeqing nodded and was about to get paper money from the cabinet in the middle of the main room. Mu Xi had already taken out a wicker basket from under the stairs, which contained prepared incense, candles, paper money and packaged food.

"Let's go."

"sickle..."

"No need to take it."

Zhao Yeqing followed Mu Xi into the mountains and found that the path leading to the old man's tomb had been cleared at some point.

It would be impossible to finish such a long path in half a day. She was dragged forward before she could even ask her question.

The four elderly people did not choose any particular location at the beginning. They just found a place that was big enough and close enough to accommodate four coffins, and told their relatives that they would be buried there.

This would prevent the young people from having to travel through mountains and rivers to find anyone when they come back in the future.

The further Zhao Yeqing walked, the hotter his eyes became, and his nose was filled with sourness. By the time he arrived in front of the tomb, it was the last embers of sunset. The rich orange twilight sprinkled on the tombstone, giving the dull gray a layer of warmth. The weeds on top had been cleared away, and the surroundings were as clean and tidy as the collar of the Zhongshan suit that his grandmother used to iron for his grandfather every morning.

'It's better to dress smartly.'

Spirit is the highest compliment my grandmother gives to clothes, just like every little skirt she sewed for me when I was a child.

Zhao Yeqing squatted in front of the tomb and subconsciously smoothed out her wrinkled skirt. Just like her grandmother said, "Our good baby should always be energetic and pretty."

Every time this time came, the two of them would become particularly quiet. No one would speak, and they would just stay there quietly until the last ray of light was swallowed up by the horizon.

"Walk......"

Before Zhao Yeqing finished speaking, Mu Xi put a finger on his lips and let out a soft "hush" sound from between his lips.

The stress response she had from living in the mountains for so many years made her subconsciously alert. She thought that Mu Xi had sensed some dangerous animal nearby. She looked around vigilantly and slowly approached Mu Xi.

She bumped into a warm wall from behind and looked up to see the nervousness on Mu Xi's face. It was very rare to see Mu Xi with such an expression. Even when a pack of wolves came to the house, Mu Xi had never shown this expression. Her heart sank, thinking that they were careless. The two of them actually forgot to bring their hunting rifles. She wondered if Mu Xi brought his pistol.

Unable to make a sound, Zhao Yeqing could only raise his hand and rub Mu Xi's body. As soon as his fingertips touched something hard, his hand was grabbed and pulled up, and her direction was turned. As she stumbled, they stood face to face.

A strange atmosphere spread.

The staggering noise was not small, and Zhao Yeqing finally realized that something was wrong. This was obviously not the direction to be on guard. Just as he was about to speak, a little light flashed in the corner of his eye...