Xihe woke up and found herself swaying on an ox cart. The mountain road was narrow, with peaks in the distance, green terraces with rice seedlings growing on them, and tall stilt houses hidden in the mountains, with a corner of the eaves vaguely visible.
"Qingqing, this is your hometown? The scenery is beautiful, perfect for sketching."
A short-haired girl next to her looked around, very surprised.
She was wearing a suspender skirt and carrying a drawing board on her back. She was accompanied by three boys and two girls.
Each of them had a drawing board behind or beside them, and they were students from the art college of a university in Kyoto.
It was summer vacation now, and the group was discussing where to go for a trip and sketch. After several days of discussion, they had no idea what to do. Finally, the original owner's roommate, Li Yun, the gentle and beautiful girl with long hair and a white dress, suggested that they go to the original owner's hometown.
"Qingqing showed me photos of her hometown. The scenery is beautiful, with terraced fields everywhere. It's perfect for us to go there now."
Li Yun smiled gently, and the original owner frowned, wanting to refuse.
"Qingqing, go ahead."
Wang Jun stared at her with his deep eyes, and the rejection that the original owner was about to say was stuck in her throat.
The old man driving the car was whipping the cow's butt with one hand, and the cow's hooves were clattering on the road. Xihe looked at the village that was gradually revealing its appearance, and a faint light flashed in his eyes.
She smiled and said, "It's a small place, only the scenery is slightly better."
"It's these undeveloped places that are great. There are fewer people and the scenery is beautiful. It's not like some scenic spots where people are crowded, taking pictures, selling things, and it's so busy that it destroys the tranquility that belongs to the scenery."
The person who spoke was Gao Zhou. He had an indignant look on his face, and it was obvious that he had experienced this kind of thing often.
Others also echoed this sentiment, criticizing some businesses for commercializing the beautiful scenery in order to make a profit.
Only Li Yun and Wang Jun smiled, and occasionally gathered together to talk in a low voice.
The magnificent sunset shines on them, creating silhouettes, making them look like a perfect match.
Xihe lowered his eyes.
After a while, the ox cart stopped at the entrance of the village.
Xihe thanked the old man, carried the suitcase around the cement road and walked towards the dirt path on the side.
This is an ancient old village hidden in the mountains. The village has only had electricity in the past two years. The villagers live a life of working from sunrise to sunset, and the children have to go far away to go to school.
Several people were in high spirits, looking around as they walked, exclaiming constantly,
"Wow, there are so many camellias growing here."
"And this side, the eaves, the birds, the sunset, oh my god, this angle is so beautiful."
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The noise of discussion attracted the attention of villagers from far away, who seemed frightened and quickly hid back home and closed the door.
They looked at each other awkwardly, feeling that they had scared others by shouting and yelling.
"arrive."
After walking about five hundred meters, an ancient mountain house appeared in front of us.
The old house was huge, with carved beams and painted buildings, and a vermilion lantern hung on the door. It had a heavy sense of history. Everyone rushed over in amazement, shouting, "Wow, wow, this is a relic, right? It's so well-preserved!"
"Qingqing, you are so mean. You hid such an interesting place from us."
As Zhang Ying spoke, she gently traced the carvings on the wooden pillars with her hands, her eyes full of surprise.
Xihe walked forward silently, lifted the green lilac floor, took out a key, stood up and opened the door.
Suddenly a cool breeze blew through the hall, the voices suddenly disappeared, and the feeling of decay in the mansion became more and more obvious. Darkness and coldness surrounded them like a sticky shadow.
It makes you suspect that there is something bad hiding in the corner.
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