Chapter 522 Memorial
The next day, the two set off for Lan County.
The journey was quite long, and they arrived in Lan County in the afternoon, so they had to choose a homestay to stay.
The environment is not good, but it is clean and there are not many customers.
Xu Ge took out the sheets and quilt covers he brought with him and changed into them, feeling much more comfortable.
Returning to Lan County again, Xu Ge couldn't help but take a deep breath.
The mountain air is always refreshing.
Zhou Chen hugged her from behind, "The air here is good."
“Well, because there are mountains everywhere.”
Xu Ge started talking about what happened before. "I didn't come back for many years after Uncle Ping took me away. Then one time I came back secretly and almost got lost."
Zhou Chen knew that she was talking about that time, the time during her first winter break in junior high school.
She told her family that she was going to winter camp with her classmates and would not be back for five days.
She had behaved so well in the Zhou family for so many years that no one would suspect that she was lying.
At first Zhou Chen didn't suspect anything, but after two days he gradually realized that something was wrong.
Because her circle of friends is too clean, it doesn’t look like she is attending winter camp with her classmates at all.
He then asked someone to check and found out that the winter camp incident was true, but she did not attend.
In other words, she was not at Zhou's house these two days and did not go to the winter camp.
This made Zhou Chen feel a little angry for the first time. He was surprised that this obedient little girl dared to pretend to obey him but actually disobey him behind his back.
Although he was angry, he still immediately asked someone to check her whereabouts.
Although she was not an adult, she had a student ID and could still buy a ticket.
He easily found out where he was going.
His anger was reduced by half when he learned that she had gone to Lan County.
But he was too busy at that time, and he was worried that something might happen to her there alone, or that something might happen to her on the way back.
He sent someone to keep an eye on her, but told the person not to disturb her and just to ensure her personal safety.
"This place has actually changed quite a lot, but some places have remained the same. I bought some things for the memorial and went up the mountain by myself. It took me four hours to find the place."
She was very young when she left, so she doesn't remember much, but fortunately there is a cemetery in Lan County.
People with good conditions in the county were buried here, so Zhou Ping also buried his people in the cemetery here.
The cemetery had been renovated and Xu Ge had no recollection of it.
So she found the cemetery manager and checked her mother's location.
She was somewhat surprised to find the cemetery clean and free of weeds.
The administrator said that no one had come to visit her mother for many years, but he received a management fee every year to help take care of the house.
So Xu Ge's mother's tombstone and the surrounding area are considered clean.
At that time, she thought that this person must be Uncle Ping, and she was not too surprised.
She thanked the uncle and gave him her own little stash of money, asking him to take a little more care and help buy some things for the New Year and other holidays.
The uncle was very curious why no one came over from home.
She had to explain that there was nothing special at home and she was the only one there, but she was taken to Gangcheng to study.
When the uncle heard it was so far, he agreed.
"I'll get up early tomorrow."
Xu Ge nodded, then turned around and hugged his waist. The wooden window behind them was open, so at least the view was nice.
"Are you tired? If not, I'll show you around. You've probably never been here before, have you?"
Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at her with a deep look in his eyes, "Okay."
The environment in the town is much better than it was a few years ago, and the lives of the villagers are getting better and better.
"The house in front is where we lived before."
Zhou Chen looked up and saw that it was a room on the second floor.
“But it was quite old before, but now it has been renovated.”
"Mountain fruits, mountain fruits and wild dates..."
Hearing this familiar shout, Xu Ge immediately turned around and looked over, holding Zhou Chen's hand and walking over.
An old lady sat on a small stool and watched the wild dates she had picked with great effort being sold.
Xu Ge smiled when he saw the food he had eaten as a child. He let go of Zhou Chen's hand and paused, taking a closer look at the plump fruits.
"Grandma, how much are these?"
"Twenty-one pounds."
"Twenty? I used to buy it for two yuan a pound..."
The old lady looked at her and smiled, "Because there are fewer and fewer, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat them in a few years. These are all picked with great effort, and I have carefully selected them one by one."
Xu Ge didn't say anything, just nodded, took out a hundred-yuan bill from his pocket and handed it over.
"Grandma, I want them all."
"I want both. You don't need so much. I'll give you the change."
"No need, grandma."
The old lady didn't refuse after hearing this, "Thank you, little girl."
Xu Ge stood up carrying a bag of wild fruits and a bag of wild dates, then looked at Zhou Chen with interest and asked.
"You've probably never seen or eaten this thing, right?"
Zhou Chen followed her wishes and shook his head, "No."
"This is a local specialty. There used to be a large area of it on the mountain, but now the mountain is contracted out for cultivation by individuals, so there are very few left. But I really like to eat it."
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They were wild fruits and had not been sprayed with pesticides at all, so Xu Ge took out a few, wiped off the dust and ate them.
"Hmm, so sour, but delicious. Try one."
Zhou Chen opened his mouth and ate the wild dates she fed him. The sour and sweet taste was not unpleasant.
Xu Ge took out another wild fruit the size of an egg.
“Try this again.”
"Not bad, a nice fragrance."
"Really? I used to love eating them, so my mom took me to pick them."
With that, Xu Ge took him by the hand and continued to stroll around. Finally, the two of them found a pretty good restaurant and went in.
Although it is not big, it looks clean and there are quite a few people.
The two waited for another twenty minutes before they were seated.
"Let me order and show you the specialties here."
Zhou Chen nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Xu Ge and the proprietress ordered a few dishes, and the proprietress looked at her and said with a smile.
"Have you been here before? All the dishes you ordered are our specialties."
Xu Ge smiled and nodded, "I lived here when I was a child."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah, but it wasn't like this back then. The owner of the restaurant was still an old man."
"That old man was my father-in-law. He passed away three years ago. Now my husband and I are running the business." The lady boss couldn't help but glance at Zhou Chen and asked in her hometown dialect, "Sister, is this your man?"
Xu Ge glanced at Zhou Chen and nodded, then answered in the local dialect: "Well, my man, isn't he handsome?"
The proprietress nodded repeatedly, "He's so handsome, so handsome! I've never seen such a handsome man in my life. He's even more handsome than the stars on TV."
At this time, the guests at the next table also started to joke, "Hey, you woman, no matter how handsome you are, you are still someone's man. Hurry up and get us some wine."
The proprietress glared at the two customers and turned away.
Zhou Chen kept staring at her, "What did you just say?"
"Guess?"
The next day, the two set off for Lan County.
The journey was quite long, and they arrived in Lan County in the afternoon, so they had to choose a homestay to stay.
The environment is not good, but it is clean and there are not many customers.
Xu Ge took out the sheets and quilt covers he brought with him and changed into them, feeling much more comfortable.
Returning to Lan County again, Xu Ge couldn't help but take a deep breath.
The mountain air is always refreshing.
Zhou Chen hugged her from behind, "The air here is good."
“Well, because there are mountains everywhere.”
Xu Ge started talking about what happened before. "I didn't come back for many years after Uncle Ping took me away. Then one time I came back secretly and almost got lost."
Zhou Chen knew that she was talking about that time, the time during her first winter break in junior high school.
She told her family that she was going to winter camp with her classmates and would not be back for five days.
She had behaved so well in the Zhou family for so many years that no one would suspect that she was lying.
At first Zhou Chen didn't suspect anything, but after two days he gradually realized that something was wrong.
Because her circle of friends is too clean, it doesn’t look like she is attending winter camp with her classmates at all.
He then asked someone to check and found out that the winter camp incident was true, but she did not attend.
In other words, she was not at Zhou's house these two days and did not go to the winter camp.
This made Zhou Chen feel a little angry for the first time. He was surprised that this obedient little girl dared to pretend to obey him but actually disobey him behind his back.
Although he was angry, he still immediately asked someone to check her whereabouts.
Although she was not an adult, she had a student ID and could still buy a ticket.
He easily found out where he was going.
His anger was reduced by half when he learned that she had gone to Lan County.
But he was too busy at that time, and he was worried that something might happen to her there alone, or that something might happen to her on the way back.
He sent someone to keep an eye on her, but told the person not to disturb her and just to ensure her personal safety.
"This place has actually changed quite a lot, but some places have remained the same. I bought some things for the memorial and went up the mountain by myself. It took me four hours to find the place."
She was very young when she left, so she doesn't remember much, but fortunately there is a cemetery in Lan County.
People with good conditions in the county were buried here, so Zhou Ping also buried his people in the cemetery here.
The cemetery had been renovated and Xu Ge had no recollection of it.
So she found the cemetery manager and checked her mother's location.
She was somewhat surprised to find the cemetery clean and free of weeds.
The administrator said that no one had come to visit her mother for many years, but he received a management fee every year to help take care of the house.
So Xu Ge's mother's tombstone and the surrounding area are considered clean.
At that time, she thought that this person must be Uncle Ping, and she was not too surprised.
She thanked the uncle and gave him her own little stash of money, asking him to take a little more care and help buy some things for the New Year and other holidays.
The uncle was very curious why no one came over from home.
She had to explain that there was nothing special at home and she was the only one there, but she was taken to Gangcheng to study.
When the uncle heard it was so far, he agreed.
"I'll get up early tomorrow."
Xu Ge nodded, then
Then she turned around and hugged his waist. The wooden window behind them was open, so at least the view was nice.
"Are you tired? If not, I'll show you around. You've probably never been here before, have you?"
Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at her with a deep look in his eyes, "Okay."
The environment in the town is much better than it was a few years ago, and the lives of the villagers are getting better and better.
"The house in front is where we lived before."
Zhou Chen looked up and saw that it was a room on the second floor.
“But it was quite old before, but now it has been renovated.”
"Mountain fruits, mountain fruits and wild dates..."
Hearing this familiar shout, Xu Ge immediately turned around and looked over, holding Zhou Chen's hand and walking over.
An old lady sat on a small stool and watched the wild dates she had picked with great effort being sold.
Xu Ge smiled when he saw the food he had eaten as a child. He let go of Zhou Chen's hand and paused, taking a closer look at the plump fruits.
"Grandma, how much are these?"
"Twenty-one pounds."
"Twenty? I used to buy it for two yuan a pound..."
The old lady looked at her and smiled, "Because there are fewer and fewer, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat them in a few years. These are all picked with great effort, and I have carefully selected them one by one."
Xu Ge didn't say anything, just nodded, took out a hundred-yuan bill from his pocket and handed it over.
"Grandma, I want them all."
"I want both. You don't need so much. I'll give you the change."
"No need, grandma."
The old lady didn't refuse after hearing this, "Thank you, little girl."
Xu Ge stood up carrying a bag of wild fruits and a bag of wild dates, then looked at Zhou Chen with interest and asked.
"You've probably never seen or eaten this thing, right?"
Zhou Chen followed her wishes and shook his head, "No."
"This is a local specialty. There used to be a large area of it on the mountain, but now the mountain is contracted out for cultivation by individuals, so there are very few left. But I really like to eat it."
Because they were wild fruits, they were not sprayed with pesticides at all, so Xu Ge took out a few, wiped off the dust and ate them.
"Hmm, so sour, but delicious. Try one."
Zhou Chen opened his mouth and ate the wild dates she fed him. The sour and sweet taste was not unpleasant.
Xu Ge took out another wild fruit the size of an egg.
“Try this again.”
"Not bad, a nice fragrance."
"Really? I used to love eating them, so my mom took me to pick them."
With that, Xu Ge took him by the hand and continued to stroll around. Finally, the two of them found a pretty good restaurant and went in.
Although it is not big, it looks clean and there are quite a few people.
The two waited for another twenty minutes before they were seated.
"Let me order and show you the specialties here."
Zhou Chen nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Xu Ge and the proprietress ordered a few dishes, and the proprietress looked at her and said with a smile.
"Have you been here before? All the dishes you ordered are our specialties."
Xu Ge smiled and nodded, "I lived here when I was a child."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah, but it wasn't like this back then. The owner of the restaurant was still an old man."
"That old man was my father-in-law. He passed away three years ago. Now my husband and I are running the business." The lady boss couldn't help but glance at Zhou Chen and asked in her hometown dialect, "Sister, is this your man?"
Xu Ge glanced at Zhou Chen and nodded, then answered in the local dialect: "Well, my man, isn't he handsome?"
The proprietress nodded repeatedly, "He's so handsome, so handsome! I've never seen such a handsome man in my life. He's even more handsome than the stars on TV."
At this time, the guests at the next table also started to joke, "Hey, you woman, no matter how handsome you are, you are still someone's man. Hurry up and get us some wine."
The proprietress glared at the two customers and turned away.
Zhou Chen kept staring at her, "What did you just say?"
"Guess?"
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