Shanghai, a truly magical metropolis, is a place where countless people struggle to survive, while only a small group of people stand high above the clouds, strategizing and planning.
Chen Yang didn't care about any of that; he just wanted himself and the people around him to be happy.
At Shanghai Disneyland, a fairytale kingdom that adults and children alike want to visit, Chen Yang and Mo Xi took Chen Liu on a full tour.
"If my grandma knew the price of this bowl of noodles I ate, she would probably criticize me to death."
While eating a bowl of noodles with vegetables and shredded pork that cost 85 yuan at Disneyland, Chen Yang said speechlessly.
"No, Grandma bought it for me, so I don't mind," Chen Liu said while eating.
He was telling the truth. During the few days that Grandma Chen Yang stayed at the inn, she didn't care about the money when she took Chen Liu out to play. She kept asking Chen Liu if he wanted food or toys. On the contrary, the well-behaved Chen Liu didn't ask for anything.
"I'll take you back to my hometown to visit sometime," Chen Yang said.
Chen Liu nodded happily, but Mo Xi was a little worried, "Is everything alright? Your parents and grandma won't mind?"
"My grandma will probably be laughing all the way to the bank, and Chen Liu is very good at being cute."
"Uncle Ye Wu taught me; he said this is my greatest weapon right now," Chen Liu said.
"It seems I need to have a talk with Ye Wu about life."
After they finished eating their noodles, they continued playing, but they had to queue for every ride. There weren't too many people today, otherwise they would have had to wait for most of the day.
They quickly lost interest, and Chenliu didn't want to play either.
"Dad, how about we go camping today?" Chen Liu suggested.
This was unanimously approved by Chen Yang and Mo Xi. They immediately left the amusement park, rented a set of outdoor equipment, and drove to an unknown suburb of Shanghai, a place that Mo Xi had thought was beautiful when she passed by before.
As usual, Chen Yang demonstrated his skill of starting a fire by rubbing sticks together, much to Mo Xi's astonishment. Anyone who witnessed such an ancient technique, previously only seen in books, would be amazed.
Although a fire was lit, this was not the Microverse, nor was it a suitable place for a picnic, so Chen Yang extinguished the fire.
They rented two tents. Chen Liu obediently slept in one tent with Mo Xi, while Chen Yang slept alone in the other.
At eight o'clock, Chen Yang and Chen Liu entered the micro-realm at the same time, while Mo Xi tossed and turned, unable to sleep. This was the closest she had been to Chen Yang in years, and it was unlikely that this would happen again.
After Chen Yang entered the micro-world, the rain on the Loess Plateau finally stopped, and at least for the next few days, they no longer needed to worry about water resources. Their containers were full of water, and they could also fetch water from stone pits along the way.
"Chen Yang, I heard you went on a trip, and then suddenly disappeared. That was quite unexpected."
On the way, Tang Jiaqi asked Chen Yang curiously.
"Life should include a few spontaneous trips," Chen Yang said.
"That's a good reason. Let me add one more thing: the world is so big, I want to go see it."
"Life is like a journey. It doesn't matter what the destination is, but what matters is the scenery along the way and the mood with which you view it."
"If you don't travel now, you'll be too old."
"Either travel or read; your body or your soul must be on the road."
The two talked like they were playing a word game, one phrase after another, for a full two minutes.
"You two have gone too far. This isn't the way to show off your knowledge," Ding Qihan said speechlessly.
They have been moving forward for half an hour now, and they are moving along the riverbed.
"Actually, the Loess Plateau is still very suitable for farming, but without modern technology, water is a big problem, so we have to farm in places close to water sources."
Yun Hu said that he served in Ningxia when he was young, but he returned home after leaving the army, so he still has some understanding of the situation.
However, compared to the Loess Plateau, Moyuan is more suitable for development and planting.
The corn and potatoes they planted are growing very fast and are expected to be ready in about two weeks. However, their growth is not good. They were fine at the beginning, but now the defects are obvious: insufficient sunlight and insufficient heat.
Although it doesn't look very appealing, it looks like it's definitely edible, so everyone is really looking forward to it.
The plants in the time acceleration zone were not growing well, but the plants on the island were thriving. Even the two corn stalks that Chen Yang casually planted on the west bank of the river were growing quite well.
Now they only go to the West Boundary River occasionally to pick some resources that are only available there, such as loquats. The cherry blossoms they picked before were also made into cherry blossom jam, which tastes pretty good.
After walking for a while, Chen Yang and the others turned back, intending to return to the camp and bring Chen Tianming and Wang Qin over as well. Suddenly, Chen Yang stared intently in one direction.
"I think I've made an incredible discovery."
"What?"
"Quick, let's go a little further, I'm not entirely sure yet."
After walking for another five or six minutes, around noon they roughly saw the discovery Chen Yang had pointed out. Chen Yang could now clearly confirm that what he saw was indeed an apple orchard.
A sizable apple orchard, growing alongside other trees in the forest.
Apples, known as the king of fruits, are a staple in many people's diets. They offer numerous health benefits, including beauty enhancement and cholesterol reduction.
The group quickened their pace and walked to the apple orchard, but they soon discovered that most of the apples had been knocked to the ground.
The apple trees were also affected by the continuous torrential rain, and 70% of the apples fell to the ground.
"What a pity," Xu Meng said with great regret.
"Collect the apples that are still intact and not rotten. If we speed things up, we can still make jam and dried apples," Chen Yang said.
Everyone pitched in, but there were just too many apples, and even if each of them filled their hands, they couldn't take many more.
"Try to get the good ones, because they'll probably rot by the time we come back for more. Luckily, there are still some on the tree."
The four of them filled their bamboo baskets to the brim, and even made a makeshift frame out of tree branches to carry a huge load back.
This is enough for everyone; we need to make dried fruit and jam quickly. Luckily, there's still plenty left on the tree, so we can come back next time to pick fresh fruit.
Carrying so much fruit greatly slowed down their pace, so much so that they hadn't arrived by nightfall.
"Let's keep going. The moonlight is bright enough. Everyone, watch your step."
Chen Yang decided to continue forward under the moonlight. The open loess land had no obvious obstructions, and everything was vaguely revealed under the moonlight, as if all things were covered with a mysterious veil of moonlight.
But they hadn't gone far when they were stopped by a shout.
Chen Yang had better eyesight, so he gestured for everyone to stop and then looked in the direction of the sound.
In the darkness, slender figures moved through the night.
Those were Tibetan antelopes, moving in groups under the moonlight, their long horns gleaming coldly.
Chen Yang didn't understand why the Tibetan antelope herd moved at night. He greeted everyone and invited them to come and watch.
He has no intention of harming the Tibetan antelope herd now; those antelope horns could easily pierce his body, and he doesn't want to die in the middle of the night.
"The Tibetan antelope migration? I've only ever seen it on TV before."
Everyone squatted silently to the side, watching the Tibetan antelope herd migrate under the moonlight, heading towards unknown places.
Some readers have expressed that they cannot accept the current plot. I do not expect readers to accept all my views, whether good or bad. Thank you for watching.
Chen Yang is not one to be ambiguous; he will make a decision soon, so please rest assured.
(End of this chapter)
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