"It's not that I don't want to go back." Yan Zi thought for a moment and said, "It's just that I haven't had many announcements in the past month. I've either been studying in the drama troupe or performing. It feels like I'm living a completely different life."
"I think you just can't bear to live in a small town with Feng Xiaoyun." Xu Linling joked sourly.
"Ah, you're talking nonsense again. I'm going to tickle you to death, Xu Linling."
Seeing the two of them fighting, Sister Chen ignored them. As Yan Zi's fame grows, she will attract more and more attention. I just hope she can always be happy like this.
Everyone spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing in their rooms. After all, they had walked all morning to get up the mountain, had lunch, and then immediately began the two- to three-hour performance. Not only were the troupe's men in their thirties, forties, and fifties alike, but even energetic youngsters like Yan Zi felt a bit tired.
She also went to check on Feng Xiaoyun first, and heard from Zhai Nan that he had eaten lunch at noon, but didn't eat much, and then fell asleep again. Seeing Feng Xiaoyun sleeping was quite comforting, Yan Zi secretly poked Feng Xiaoyun's face with her index finger and went back to rest.
After lying on the bed and browsing his phone for a while, Yan Zi fell into a deep sleep. The rain outside was getting heavier.
Dinner was held at the school, and many parents brought out food they wouldn't normally eat at home to treat everyone. Du Sixi knew it was difficult to refuse such a generous offer, as he had experienced this many times. A firm refusal would only make people sad, and when they left, they would leave some money.
Although the cooking method is simple, these mountain products are indeed fresh and delicious, and the drama troupe members are full of praise for them.
Just then, an old lady came in hurriedly.
"Grandma Xia, why are you here?" A teacher saw the old lady and quickly stood up and asked.
"Teacher Wang, have you seen our Xiaohua? It's dinner time, and I can't find her anywhere."
"What? Xiaohua is missing?" Yan Zi and Xu Linling also put down their chopsticks and stood up. They were deeply impressed by the sensible little girl in the afternoon.
"Grandma Xia, don't worry. Xiaohua is probably playing at some kid's house. It's raining so hard, did you invite her to stay for dinner?"
"No... no way, Xiaohua is very well behaved. She never takes other people's things or eats other people's things."
"Okay, Grandma Xia, let us help you look for her in the village first. Don't worry, Xiaohua will be fine." Seeing that the old lady was soaked all over, a teacher handed her a towel and was about to go out.
"Let's go help too." Yan Zi, Xu Linling and everyone from the drama troupe followed him out.
The mountain village is not big, but people live in scattered places. After all, it is not easy to find a flat place to build a house. This school with only ten houses is considered the largest building in the mountain village.
Everyone went in several directions and asked if anyone had seen Xiaohua.
"Hello, have you seen Xia Xiaohua?" Yan Zi and Xu Linling knocked on the door of a villager together.
"Xiaohua, I've never seen this before. Oh, it's raining so hard. Teachers, come in and take shelter from the rain." The woman who opened the door saw Yan Zi and Xu Linling who were both soaked, and hurriedly tried to pull them into the house.
"No, no, Xiaohua is missing. If you see her, please send her home."
"What? Xiaohua is missing? Then I'll go with you to look for her." The woman put down the bowl in her hand, took a raincoat from the door and was about to follow the two of them to look for her.
"Mom, I saw Xiaohua going to the back mountain in the afternoon." said a little boy in the house.
"The back mountain? Why would she go to the back mountain? It's raining and we can't collect firewood."
"She said she knew there was a place with beautiful flowers in the back hills, and she wanted to pick some for her pretty sister. But her pretty sister is leaving tomorrow, and she doesn't know if we'll ever see each other again."
Yan Zi and Xu Linling looked at each other with wide eyes, and at that moment, they both felt a little regretful. When they said they liked Xiaohua, they actually meant that they liked the child named Xiaohua. Unexpectedly, the child took it seriously and thought that they liked flowers, so they braved the rain and went into the back mountain.
"Little boy, can you tell me which direction it is?"
"It's this way." The little boy pointed.
Yan Zi ran in that direction without saying a word.
"Yan Zi, Yan Zi!" Xu Linling called out twice. Seeing that Yan Zi showed no intention of stopping, she stamped her feet and said to the woman, "Sister, everyone in the village is looking for Xiaohua. Could you please tell them to go to the back mountain to look for her?"
After saying that, she also ran over after Yan Zi.
"Yanzi, wait for me."
"Why did you follow me?"
"You're running so fast, how can I trust you alone? If I lose you, Feng Xiaoyun will tear me to pieces. Let's just wait here. The elder sister has already gone to the village to call for help."
"No, Xiaohua went into the mountains because of me. It's raining so hard now. If something happens to her, I will never be at peace in my life." After saying that, Yan Zi continued to walk deeper along the blurry mountain road.
"Hey!" Xu Linling hesitated for a moment and followed.
"Linling, you don't have to..."
"What? They said they would send flowers to two beautiful sisters, but you're the only beautiful sister, and I'm the ugly one, right?" Xu Linling said unhappily, "Two people are always better than one, and don't be too anxious. They're more familiar with the flowers in this mountain than we are. Maybe it was just the heavy rain that delayed us."
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