Chapter 192 Jinjiang
Except for Lu Xingxing who was addicted to playing in the water, and Zhao Zhen who needed to "look after the children", everyone else packed their luggage quickly. Bai Shuang was happily humming her new song while hanging the fabrics that had been given to her before in the room to decorate her new room.
Yellow and white chrysanthemums were placed on the bookshelf in the room, swaying gently in the wind from the window, attracting Bai Shuang's attention.
She leaned over and sniffed, and felt the soft floral scent instantly melt into her nose, making her so relaxed that she didn't want to do anything.
Is this what chrysanthemums are supposed to smell like?
The doubt only flashed through Bai Shuang's mind for a moment, and she forgot about it in the blink of an eye. Her brain was so relaxed that she didn't want to think about anything and only wanted to follow the reality before her.
The female staff member next to her smiled and touched the bookshelf, saying, "I thought this place would have folk characteristics, without any modern things. I didn't expect it to be similar to ours. I can even recognize the furniture."
Baishuang agreed with this.
From the moment she came in, Bai Shuang felt that this place was more like a homestay opened by outsiders than a village in the mountains.
Whether it is furniture, ornaments, or the few photos left behind, they all show that the people who once lived here had modern living habits.
The female staff member's finger touched something like a plastic sheet. She touched it curiously and found that it was a developed photo.
The men above are dressed as if they were going to go out for an outdoor trip, carrying huge backpacks and laughing happily at the photos.
There is also a date in the lower left corner, as well as the sentence "A souvenir of a hike with three friends".
The female staff member unconsciously converted the time in her mind and it should have been more than ten years ago.
She was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the longevity village had become famous so long ago?
Although she had long known that the Longevity Village became famous due to word of mouth among backpackers, the female staff member was still quite moved when she saw it with her own eyes. She felt as if she had penetrated time and touched history.
However, because there was still a lot of work to be done, the female staff member was only surprised for a few minutes, then she smiled and wished Bai Shuang a good time, then she put down her luggage and left.
Because they had to go into the mountains, a lot of the equipment of the program crew had to be disassembled into pieces and carried in by the staff. When they arrived at the location, the staff had just taken a breath and then quickly reconnected and fixed the equipment.
After all, the days are short in winter, and if you don’t get the equipment ready quickly, it will be more troublesome to do it after dark.
When Lu Xingxing ran back, half of his clothes were wet. He was breathing heavily because he was having too much fun. He looked like a husky who had gone crazy and was soaked all over.
Zhao Zhen, who was following behind him, sighed and covered his eyes, looking like he didn't want to watch.
But Lu Xingxing obviously had no desire to survive against Zhao Zhen, and did not realize at all that Zhao Zhen had treated him like a three-year-old child.
"Master uncle! Eh? Where is my master uncle?"
Lu Xingxing turned around stupidly but didn't see Yan Shixun.
The staff member who was squatting on the ground sorting out equipment accessories smiled and pointed to the room next door.
"Xingxing, why are you holding water in your hand?"
The staff member curiously pointed at the huge bottle in Lu Xingxing's hand.
Although Lu Xingxing has a bad temper, that is towards people who have offended him or people he doesn't like. As for other people, Lu Xingxing has never had any star airs and is very outgoing and friendly, always able to excitedly reach an agreement with others.
——He can be called the Husky of the dog world and a star in music.
So after a few episodes, most of the staff members had become familiar with Lu Xingxing, and calling each other's names had become a common thing.
When his trophy was discovered by others, Lu Xingxing felt as excited as a kindergarten kid showing off his little red flower.
He laughed, and proudly shook the water bottle in his hand: "I caught it from the river behind."
"Wow, let me tell you, the environment here is really amazing. I have never seen such clear spring water in Haiyun Temple. Even the water in Haiyun Temple always has some fallen leaves or other debris, but here it is really clean. I took two sips, hey! It tastes really good..."
In the soft and bright afternoon sunlight, the spring water swayed slightly in the transparent bottle, reflecting the dazzling light.
The staff member was thirsty from all the hard work, and he had just forgotten about it temporarily because he was busy with work. Now when he saw Lu Xingxing showing off there, the thirst that he had suppressed suddenly could no longer be suppressed. He even had the urge to pounce on the bottle, bite open the cap, and gulp down the whole bottle of water.
It seems that only that can quench my thirst.
He swallowed and could no longer hear what Lu Xingxing was saying. He stared straight at the other person with a red light flashing in his eyes and was about to stand up and rush towards Lu Xingxing.
But the person next to him stood up first, ran over with a smile, and snatched the water bottle from Lu Xingxing's hand when he was not paying attention.
"Good brother, knowing that we were thirsty and didn't have time to fetch water, he brought it back for us."
The staff member who was trying to grab the water rushed back like a rabbit, fearing that Lu Xingxing would hit him, and said with a smile: "Thanks, brother!"
“Eh…”
I brought that back for my uncle and aunt...
Lu Xingxing reached out to take it back, but seeing that the staff had been busy for a long time, he swallowed the words he was about to say.
He scratched his head and watched those people start looking for cups to drink water. They looked very thirsty, so he didn't have the heart to say anything.
In order to reduce the weight when entering the mountains, heavy and unnecessary backup resources such as bottled water were left in the car and not brought in. The staff had heavy work to do, so they just drank it and he would go get more later.
"Remember to return the bottle to me!"
Lu Xingxing put her hands on her hips and shouted, "This is the only water container I found with great difficulty."
The staff member made an "OK" gesture and said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother, I will return the bottle to you in perfect condition."
Seeing that there was water, everyone cheered, temporarily put down their work and ran over to drink water.
Especially the staff member who first saw Lu Xingxing. When others were distributing water, he stared at the water in other people's hands like a beast guarding its food. If he hadn't had a trace of rationality left, he would have wanted to rush forward.
The man who handed him the water accidentally met his gaze and was so frightened by the unnatural ferocity that his hands were shaking and he almost dropped the cup.
The staff member glared at the man, snatched the water and poured it into his mouth, then drank all the water as soon as he opened his mouth, as anxious as if he had been in the desert for his entire life and had never seen water.
The man was so scared that he subconsciously took a half step back. After he realized what he had done, he looked at the other person with lingering fear.
The staff member was licking the rim of the water cup with his eyes narrowed, looking like he didn't drink enough water, but his whole face was filled with happiness, so he didn't look that scary.
The man was puzzled, wondering, isn't it just because he hasn't had water for a while that he's so thirsty again?
However, he did not care. After all, he had been working in various groups in the entertainment industry for so many years and had seen fools and smart people, as well as all kinds of colleagues. He just thought that this colleague might be so eager to drink water because he liked it more, so he forgot about it in a blink of an eye.
The man laughed and joked with other staff members, and the living room became lively again.
Lu Xingxing was a little unhappy that the thing he wanted to give to Yan Shixun was snatched away, but seeing that the staff member was really thirsty, he didn't say anything. He just shook his head regretfully and planned to wait for the bottle to be returned to him before he went to get some water.
He had so much fun playing in the water that he squatted by the river and drank to his heart's content. He was also eager to share what he thought was a good thing with Yan Shixun, but was troubled by the fact that he had no container.
——How did he know that I would want to take some water back? Of course he wouldn't bring a cup first.
Fortunately, after Lu Xingxing looked around the river, he actually found a large water bottle tied to a wooden rack.
Judging from the capacity and shape, it should be a mountaineering water bottle from an outdoor sports brand.
Lu Xingxing was worried at first whether it would be dirty, but when he untied the rope of the water bottle from the wooden frame, he found that it had been brushed clean, as if the previous owner had placed it here specifically to fetch water, and it was just right for use.
He was immediately happy.
Zhao Zhen originally wanted to persuade him, but Lu Xingxing scratched his head and felt that with Yan Shixun's personality, he would not squat like a frog to drink like him, and in the end he still had to use a cup.
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he thought it seemed to be true and didn't say anything else.
Unexpectedly, the stones by the river were slippery, and when Lu Xingxing was splashing water, he didn't step firmly and fell into the water.
Zhao Zhen was almost scared to death. He quickly reached out to scoop it up, but he didn't expect that after a brief fright, Lu Xingxing actually found that playing in the water was so much fun. He splashed around in the clear river water for a long time, like a crazy dog.
Zhao Zhen: “…………”
Alas...Xingxing, you should change your name to Lu Haha, Lu·Husky·Xingxing.
However, although the water he brought back was shared by everyone, Lu Xingxing was not very sad. He still went to knock on Yan Shixun's door happily.
"Brother Yan, why are you still closing the door in broad daylight? What shameful things are you doing in there?"
Lu Xingxing knocked on the door and shouted loudly, not realizing that there was anything wrong: "Brother Yan, what are you doing? If it's not convenient for you, I'll come back later..."
Before he could finish his words, the door was pulled open from the inside and Yan Shixun stood at the door with a dark face.
After entering the room, the more Yan Shixun looked at the bouquet of chrysanthemums, the more strange it seemed to him. In addition, all the wood of the furniture was carved with chrysanthemum patterns, so he simply took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and checked every gap in the room without caring about his image, comparing the patterns.
When Lu Xingxing knocked on the door, Yan Shixun was lying in the half-meter-high gap under the wooden bed, checking the chrysanthemum pattern carved under the wooden board, and therefore he was unable to come over to open the door in time.
As a result, within just a few minutes, Lu Xingxing became like a loud speaker and started shouting loudly.
The noise gave Yan Shixun a headache.
Seeing that Yan Shixun looked unhappy, Lu Xingxing shut up with a "Ga!"
He had a premonition that if he continued talking... he would be beaten by Yan Shixun.
Lu Xingxing stretched out his hand and made a zipper gesture in front of his mouth, indicating that he had sewn his mouth shut. Then he carefully stuck his head out of the door frame and looked inside from the gap beside Yan Shixun.
——He was actually quite curious about what Yan Shixun was doing just now.
After all, his master was about to scold him to death, and the biggest reference was Yan Shixun, who was always disappointed with him. "Look at your uncle, look at you." Although Lu Xingxing didn't dare to talk back, he was actually very curious. Would Yan Shixun recite when no one was around? Would he practice spells?
As a result, Lu Xingxing met Ye Li's dark eyes in the room.
The other person's eyes were so cold that one could almost see two holes in him.
Lu Xingxing: “!!!”
His scalp nearly exploded.
"I'm sorry, Aunt Master! I didn't know you were in the same room with Uncle Master! I'm sorry to bother you, I'll close the door now."
Lu Xingxing turned around and ran quickly.
But those staff members who looked over curiously because of his previous shouting: “……?”
Because of the angle, they couldn't see what was in Yan Shixun's room, and could only roughly judge what happened based on Lu Xingxing's reaction.
And Lu Xingxing's reaction was like he had ruined someone else's good fortune... plus there were two people in the room...
The staff silently looked at Yan Shixun who was standing at the door of the room.
Yan Shixun looked over slowly with a dark face, then he broke into a sinister smile.
"Lu, Xing, Xing!"
Lu Xingxing picked up the schoolbag on the sofa and ran upstairs. The bag was so heavy that he almost stumbled and fell. He looked more embarrassed than if he had ruined something great.
The staff who originally didn't understand the situation fell silent.
“…”
No...Mr. Yan, it’s not our misunderstanding, it’s just that this is too true.
But don't worry, Mr. Yan! We really didn't see anything.
The staff looked up and down, not looking at Yan Shixun with a gloomy face, but the little eyes through their fingers couldn't help but drift towards Yan Shixun.
Yan Shixun was so angry that he laughed.
The unpleasantness that Ye Li felt before, because he was disturbed when he was alone with his beloved, gradually faded away because of Lu Xingxing's reaction.
He raised his eyebrows, a gentle smile slowly spread across his face, and he changed into a relaxed posture, leaning against the back of the chair behind him, half supporting his cheek, and staring at Yan Shixun's back with a smile.
Yan Shixun's strong and smooth back muscles suddenly tightened, and he looked back vigilantly like a frightened big cat.
"Lu Xingxing, that fool."
Yan Shixun gritted his teeth and said, "If he hadn't run so fast, I would have brought him back to test him with that huge bag of books."
Lu Xingxing, who had just rushed into the room upstairs and quickly closed the door in shock, said: "A-choo! A-choo!"
He thought and cursed, it must be Yan Shixun who was cursing him!
Fortunately, he ran fast, otherwise he might have been beaten. Hahaha, I guess he couldn't be hit.
Ye Li looked at Yan Shixun, raised his long eyebrows, and smiled slowly: "Well, Lu Xingxing is a fool."
His low, magnetic chuckle caused his chest to vibrate, but it was the coldest and most majestic voice, but it was accompanied by a tender smile, so even his response sounded like love words.
Yan Shixun's emotions, which had been calmed down, immediately surged up again. He stood stiffly at the door for a long time before he slowly blinked his eyes and walked back as if nothing had happened.
But he squatted beside the bed for a long time, as if he was distracted, and forgot that he wanted to crawl under the bed again to look at the pattern.
"Shi Xun?"
Ye Li leaned forward and naturally reached out to rub Yan Shixun's slightly cool hair, as if he was stroking a big cat. Beneath the calmness, there was a violent volcanic eruption.
He twisted his fingertips, as if regretting that the touch could only last for a few seconds, and then he asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Do you need help?"
Yan Shixun didn't like being too close to others, but when he looked up and was about to say something, he was met with Ye Li's gaze.
It was like falling into a warm sea of stars.
Yan Shixun opened his mouth, but turned his head away in frustration, pursed his lips and said in a muffled voice: "No need."
Ye Li's gaze made him feel uncomfortable, but if he brought it up in this atmosphere, it would seem as if something really happened to him, which made him even more uncomfortable.
So Yan Shixun had to force himself to control his chaotic emotions, took a few deep breaths and quickly calmed down, looking at the wooden bedding in front of him with firm eyes again.
Because it is close to a water source and located deep in the mountains, the house is very damp. If the bed is too close to the ground, you can even feel the coldness.
Therefore, whether it was the sofa that Yan Shixun had seen in the living room before, or the bed in An Nanyuan's room, or the bed here, all of them had a gap of half a meter from the ground to isolate the moisture from the ground as much as possible.
The entire building is also suspended half a meter below for the same purpose.
At first, although Yan Shixun noticed the patterns engraved on the furniture, he just thought it was the aesthetic taste of the owner of the small building and the villagers. Although he was puzzled, he did not pay too much attention to it.
Until his eyes passed over the decorative chrysanthemums seventeen times.
Every time he saw chrysanthemums, Yan Shixun would wonder why there were chrysanthemums in this season and temperature, but this doubt would soon disappear.
When he looks at it again, he will find it strange again, and then forget it again.
It was as if someone had come into the kitchen and forgotten what they were trying to do.
But although it was a very common thing for normal people, Yan Shixun did not let it go easily.
Once or twice can be considered forgetting, but what about repeating it over and over again?
Because of this doubt, Yan Shixun became alert to the chrysanthemum patterns in the room.
Then, during a large-scale inspection, Yan Shixun discovered that even the back panels of the furniture, which could not be seen, were engraved with chrysanthemum patterns.
Ordinary people would carve patterns on furniture for the sake of beauty and meaning.
What about the carving on the back? Since no one can see it, what is the purpose of carving it?
In particular, this sense of weirdness reached its peak when Yan Shixun saw that the chrysanthemums under the bed were carved more vividly and flexible.
Yan Shixun has traveled to many remote villages and seen many almost lost crafts. Those craftsmen can use their dexterous hands to carve amazing works that are so vivid that they seem to have life.
But even so, this is the most lively chrysanthemum Yan Shixun has ever seen.
Large patches of chrysanthemums bloom on the wooden boards, their slender petals slightly curled, stretching out freely as if they have their own vitality. The next moment the wind blows, they will sway slightly, gorgeous and intense.
If such carving skills were displayed in the open, Yan Shixun would definitely be amazed at the superb craftsmanship, but when it was hidden like this... it only made him feel weird.
When Yan Shixun came out from under the bed again, he saw a hand stretched out in front of him, waiting for him to hold it.
The cold white palm was completely devoid of warmth, and upon closer inspection, the slender, bony fingers had a thin layer of calluses on the fingertips.
These are a pair of hands holding a sword.
Yan Shixun suddenly remembered that night on the highway, he saw 100,000 ghost soldiers with flags flying, and the moment these hands waved, they rushed towards the battlefield in iron armor.
These are a pair of hands that hold the authority of heaven and earth and judge life and death.
But now, it is quietly and patiently waiting for me to hold it, as if no matter when I look back, there is someone watching me, willing to lend me strength.
After a moment of distraction, Yan Shixun quickly regained his composure, without any sign of wavering on his face. He grabbed Ye Li's arm to gain leverage and naturally avoided contact with Ye Li's palm.
Because of the change in perspective, Yan Shixun saw the water stains left on the ground at the door.
It was exactly what Lu Xingxing left when he came here just now.
"Lu Xingxing..."
Yan Shixun pondered, remembering Lu Xingxing’s outfit covered in water just now.
The river behind?
Yan Shixun thought so, walked to the window, opened the sliding door, stood on the wooden balcony and looked down.
The river water is crystal clear and you can see the bottom. The edges of the stones have long been polished smooth by the years of water flow. The river water is diverted as it flows through the stones, and the water flows converge and separate, making a tinkling sound. The water waves are rippling and sparkling in the sun.
It looks very beautiful.
But as Yan Shixun watched, he suddenly felt a little thirsty.
This thirst came in a strange way. I didn't want to turn around and drink water, but I wanted to just keep walking forward and be attracted by the beautiful river water.
Yan Shixun frowned, put his hand on the wooden railing and wanted to jump down to see clearly and figure out where that strange feeling came from.
But just then, the guide's voice was heard at the front door of the small building.
"The food is ready, but there's too much for me to carry alone. Could you please bring it over?"
The guide had a smile on his face and looked energetic, looking better than before entering the mountain.
Yan Shixun noticed this when he turned around and looked over. He focused his eyes slightly and felt that the guide's face looked a little strange.
Although he never tells fortunes for anyone, he is well versed in this knowledge, including the ability to judge a person's fortune by his facial features.
Before entering the mountain, the guide's aura was very clear. Yan Shixun could easily see the trajectory of his life and knew that he was an ordinary person who had the same worries and sorrows as ordinary people, and that disasters would accompany him throughout his life.
But now, when Yan Shixun paid attention to the guide because of his obviously more energetic voice, he found that... the guide's face was gone.
It's completely empty.
The face was clearly there, but Yan Shixun couldn't tell where its fortune was going.
No, it’s not that you can’t see it.
Instead, all the luck was mixed together, and every tiny gap was filled with other luck, making it look like it had completely disappeared at first glance.
It's like a little scrap of paper falls on a white paper. The first bit is very obvious, but if the whole paper is covered, you can't tell which is the scrap of paper and which is the paper, and you can't find the original scrap of paper.
The guide noticed Yan Shixun's gaze towards him. He looked up at Yan Shixun with a smile and said cheerfully, "Mr. Yan, do you like the room? How is it? Is the view to your liking?"
"After all, you're going to be staying in this room for a long time, so it's better to choose one that suits your taste."
Yan Shixun lowered his eyes slightly, his gaze cold and expressionless, as he examined the guide from head to toe, trying to find out what had changed that made him feel something was wrong.
The guide did not hide anything and allowed Yan Shixun to look at him openly. He even took the initiative to ask, "Mr. Yan, do you have any questions?"
Bai Shuang, who had come out to help after hearing the guide's voice, heard the last sentence and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
The guide shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Yan is very interested in the Longevity Village, but you're welcome. I'm here to introduce the village to you. If you want to know anything, you can ask me directly."
As they were talking, everyone else came out of their rooms, chatting and laughing as they walked towards the door, ready to follow the guide to bring the food over.
After all, there are so many people in the program team, and after everyone did a quick calculation in their minds, they felt that this number was not something that one person could handle, so they all came out to help spontaneously.
An Nanyuan only heard the guide's last sentence and asked curiously, "Guide, is everyone in the longevity village really long-lived? Like the grandfather just now, wow, 140 years old is amazing."
The guide nodded and gave a positive answer: "Although everyone's age is different, they are all about the same."
Everyone: "Ohhh! Great!"
The guide led everyone to chat and laugh as they prepared to go get food. The old man's house was a little far from here. The guests listened to the guide talking about things in the village, exclaiming from time to time, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Walking across the crowd, the guide turned around, raised his head, and smiled brightly at Yan Shixun.
Yan Shixun raised his eyelashes, his eyes calm.
After everyone left, the area around the small building suddenly became quiet. The only sound that could be heard was the gurgling sound of the river flowing behind and the rustling noises.
The neighbor next to the small building is also a wooden building of similar style, decorated with many yellow and white chrysanthemums, but no fabrics.
Sitting by the window basking in the sun was an old lady, her eyes half closed and her head nodding, as if she would fall asleep at any moment.
When Yan Shixun walked over, the old lady seemed to suddenly realize something and raised her head to look at the visitor kindly.
"Are you hungry?"
The old lady was smiling, and her gentle eyes and brows were filled with the tenderness of time, and every wrinkle told a story from the past.
But now, she no longer tries to tell outsiders about those buried stories and corpses. Time has polished her into a round stone in the river, without any edges or corners.
The only people she cared about were the ones who were still alive.
"There's still some food at grandma's house, come on."
The old lady smiled and waved at Yan Shixun, like an old person who secretly left some candy for a younger generation, so kind and amiable.
Yan Shixun stared at the old lady's house for two seconds, then stretched out his long legs and walked into the fenced yard of the old lady's house.
There were large patches of chrysanthemums planted in the yard, with their delicate petals spread out in gorgeous splendor, making Yan Shixun suddenly think that he saw the pattern on the back of the bed.
And among the flowers, a corner of the well was vaguely visible.
But the well had been abandoned for a long time, and was covered with moss. The blue-black stone had mottled marks. I don't know what was spilled on it in the past, leaving marks.
The stones were damaged and broken, giving them a lingering sense of desolation that was out of place in the flower-filled garden.
The old lady stood up tremblingly, holding on to the windowsill, and just as she said, she was ready to go to the kitchen to bring food to the young child who was still truly alive in her eyes.
As soon as she stood up, Yan Shixun realized...
The old lady was twisted from the waist down.
He took a quick look at it at first but didn't notice anything wrong. However, his eyes and brain kept telling him things, and after a closer look, he finally realized what was wrong.
The curvature and direction of a normal person's legs are fixed and cannot be bent forward.
But the old lady's legs were just the opposite.
She just bent forward.
Along with the direction of the left and right feet, the arc of the knee bend... It's like a building block toy, a naughty child cut the toy man's body in it, but got the direction wrong when putting it back, so that the lower body faces in the opposite direction.
Moreover, unlike the elderly people in the village that Yan Shixun had seen before, the old lady was not only unable to walk briskly, but her health was not even as good as that of ordinary elderly people. Her whole body was shrunken and hunched, and she looked visibly old.
The old lady seemed to be used to this. Although she was swaying as she walked, she was already skilled in holding on to the door frame for leverage.
Yan Shixun frowned, took a few steps forward, held the old lady's arm, and used the force to support her body.
The old lady raised her head and smiled kindly at Yan Shixun.
Yan Shixun had no interest in the food at first, but seeing the old lady muttering all the time, he didn't want to leave her alone, so he sighed and followed her into the kitchen.
"grandmother."
In the quiet kitchen, Yan Shixun squatted down, looked the old lady in the eye, and asked sincerely: "I have not seen any young people in the village along the way. Where have they gone?"
The Longevity Village is named after the longevity of its elders.
But...what about the young people?
Generally, there are centenarians in the family, four generations living under the same roof, the house is full of laughter, and young children are learning to walk and speak.
Even if this is not the case, there should be middle-aged people and young people in the village. Even if the age groups are uneven, there should not be a gap.
But as Yan Shixun looked along, the weird feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger.
There really isn’t a single young person in the Longevity Village… But how is that possible?
Even if there is only one?
The old lady saw the confusion on Yan Shixun's face. She stopped preparing the meal and looked at Yan Shixun quietly.
"You're still alive."
When the old lady smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes wrinkled into a ball. Although her face was not as rosy as other old people, she was kind and amiable.
She stretched out her trembling hand and gently patted Yan Shixun's shoulder, brushing off the chrysanthemum petals that had fallen on his shoulder.
"Being alive is enough."
The old lady smiled and looked very friendly, but she refused to reveal anything about the village no matter what. She just kept saying over and over that being alive was the most important thing.
There was loud laughter coming from outside the small building, as well as the guide's hearty laughter.
The old lady seemed to be suddenly awakened. She looked at the half-prepared meal at hand, then raised her head to look at Yan Shixun who was half-squatting beside her. A glimmer of light flashed in her originally old eyes, and then it went out and turned into a turbid yellow.
"Let's go." The old lady gently pushed Yan Shixun out: "I'll be waiting for you outside."
When Yan Shixun stood up, he looked out through the window of the old lady's house and met a pair of smiling eyes.
The guide had been standing outside the fence, staring at everything inside with cold eyes and a hideous smile on the corners of his grinning mouth.
Until Yan Shixun looked over, in the blink of an eye, the guide smiled again.
"Grandma, our guests have come to your place?"
The guide was cheerful and still looked simple.
The old lady said "hmm" slowly and said that the guest was enjoying the flowers and had taken the wrong way to come in.
"Aye, are you here to drink water again?"
The old lady squinted her eyes and looked kind as she asked about the younger generation's recent situation.
The guide nodded and said, "I miss the other people in the village too. It's a good opportunity for us to come and see them together."
The old lady nodded and sat back in her rattan chair by the window. She ignored Yan Shixun's gaze and slowly closed her eyes, continuing to bask in the sun and feel drowsy.
Things like what happened outside the yard no longer had anything to do with him.
Yan Shixun glanced at the old lady for a few times, and as he walked out of the garden, his hand hanging by his side carelessly brushed across the flowers.
A yellow petal was quickly hidden in the palm of his hand in the blink of an eye, tightly blocked by his fingers.
The guide smiled and led Yan Shixun to a small building a few meters away: "Grandma is old and in poor health. Mr. Yan, if you have any questions, just ask me."
Yan Shixun paused in the sunlight and looked at the guide calmly.
"All the elderly people in the longevity village are very healthy, why is it that only that old lady looks unwell?"
Yan Shixun asked: "Isn't this a good place for recuperation?"
The guide waved his hand and said, "The hospital can't guarantee that everyone will be healthy. Grandma, her physique is different."
"Thank you Mr. Yan for caring about grandma. If she knew, she would be very happy."
The guide pushed open the door of the small building where the guests were and said with a smile: "But even if Mr. Yan knew, what can he do? This is grandma's fate."
The laughter of the guests rang out in the living room, but Yan Shixun felt that the sound was so far away.
He turned sideways and looked at the guide, trying to see what kind of soul was beneath the other's smiling face.
But the guide still had a simple smile.
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The villagers prepared home-grown crops for everyone. There was no meat or fish, but it was rich enough.
The young master originally pursed his lips and didn't want to eat, but after tasting a little sweet potato, he was so sweet that his eyes instantly lit up and he took the initiative to come over to join in the lunch.
The other guests were also very happy. Although it was simply cooked without any complicated seasoning, every bite was filled with the sweetness of the plant itself.
"Is this the pollution-free longevity village? It really lives up to its reputation. Now I understand why so many people go to buy the specialties of the longevity village. They are really delicious."
An Nanyuan looked very happy while eating. As an idol who pays the most attention to body management, he was so full that he had to hide aside and awkwardly unbuckle two belt buckles before he felt his stomach loosen up.
The variety show star agreed: "If it were me, I would also like to settle here. This is life."
The laughter drowned out the rustling noise, and the sound of the water breaking and falling was no longer pleasant.
The water marks spread all the way from the riverside to the overhead shadows under the small building and disappeared.
Only the sound of water dripping from the wooden board onto the ground.
In the sunlight, the old lady opened her eyes.
Close it again.
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