The car couldn't drive into their village, so it stopped at a major intersection some distance away, and Pan Qiancheng took them out of the car.
After getting off the bus, there was still some distance to walk, but fortunately it wasn't too far. They walked with their bags and arrived in a short while.
After arriving at the village, Pan Qiancheng led them through many twists and turns and soon arrived at his grandmother's house.
His grandma and grandpa are old, so there is no summer. Now there are only two of them at home, and everyone else has gone to work in the fields.
Pan Qiancheng knocked on the open door and led them in. When they walked into the yard, they saw that the door was opened from the inside by an old woman.
The old lady was very enthusiastic after seeing them, and quickly pulled them into the house to drink water.
Pan Qiancheng also followed his grandmother and let them in. After they entered the house, they put their bags on the ground and then sat on the bench.
They quickly rushed to their grandmother, who was busy bringing them water. Seeing how busy they were, Xia Jin and the others smiled embarrassedly.
After handing each of them a bowl of water, Grandma Pan and Grandpa Pan sat opposite them, looking at them with a smile on their faces. After watching them drink the water, they said:
"Xiao Cheng, you didn't tell us you were coming back today, and we didn't prepare anything at home. Wait, I'll tell your uncle to go buy something."
"These are your classmates, right? You brought them back without even telling me in advance. You have nothing at home. You are such a jerk."
Seeing him getting up and about to leave, Xia Jin quickly stood up and waved his hand, saying:
"Grandma, don't worry about us. We just heard Pan Qiancheng say that the scenery here is beautiful, so we wanted to have a picnic here."
"Don't bother you to cook for us, we can do it ourselves, and we have brought everything with us, so there is no need to bother you to prepare it for us."
Then he squatted down and opened his bag, took out a can of milk powder and a bag of brown sugar, handed them to her and said:
"This is a gift we prepared for you. This milk powder is good for your health. My grandfather and his family are also drinking it."
Looking at the things dripping in front of her, Grandma Pan hurriedly pushed the things Xia Jin handed over away, saying:
"My daughter, how can grandma take your things? You are Xiao Cheng's classmate, so just treat this place as your home, just like Xiao Cheng. Why bring anything when you come home?"
"These things are not cheap, so please take them back. We won't drink them, so take them home to your family."
Xia Jin looked at him and said:
"Grandma, look, I brought this with me. If you don't accept it, then all my hard work would be in vain."
"And you told me to treat you as my family and this place as my home, just like Pan Qiancheng did. Then you should talk about my things even more. This is how we honor you."
"Grandma, please accept these. We'll need to borrow some things from you later. I'm sorry to bother you. If you don't accept these, I'll feel bad."
Seeing her like this, Grandma Pan glanced at Pan Qiancheng, and after seeing him nod, he accepted these things with an embarrassed look on his face.
After accepting the gifts, I became more friendly to them. Perhaps it was because I felt uneasy after accepting their things that I kept asking them if they needed anything.
When they finally went on a picnic, everything was packed up nicely for them. All the things were clean and tidy. It was obvious that they were things that their family had not been willing to use before.
Moreover, when chatting with her, she was very tactful and did not ask too many questions. She just talked about Pan Qiancheng's life at school, and Xia Jin and the others often made her laugh.
Unlike other elders who come up and ask questions about this and that, such as academic performance, family situation, and all kinds of annoying questions, she didn't do that.
And after chatting with him, I believe they found that this old man was a very kind person, who loved cleanliness and loved to laugh. He always had a smile on his face when talking to them.
After staying here for a while, they picked up their bags and took the things prepared by Grandma Pan and went to their destination.
When they left, Pan Qiancheng's uncles did not come back, so Xia Jin had never seen them.
Pan Qiancheng had been to this place many times, so he was very familiar with the route. It only took him more than 20 minutes to arrive there carrying so many things.
When they arrived at the picnic spot, Chen Xin couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. This place was so beautiful. The ground was covered with lush green grass, and various wild flowers were interspersed in between.
Xia Jin also liked it. From their perspective, it was really beautiful like a painting.
This place is right at the foot of the mountain, and the surrounding terrain is relatively high, so it forms a very natural landscape.
Moreover, that grass was different from the very short grass in later generations. It was estimated to be more than 20 centimeters tall. Occasionally, when there was a gust of wind, it would sway left and right with the wind.
"If we put something on top of it, will it crush them?"
The scenery was so beautiful that Chen Xin was reluctant to destroy it. If he spread something on it and they sat on it, the grass would definitely collapse in the middle.
Pan Qiancheng waved his hand nonchalantly and said:
"It's okay. If this land wasn't so far from the village, someone would have come here to plant it long ago. Besides, as long as you don't destroy the roots of weeds like this, they will probably recover after a while."
"In our eyes, this scenery is beautiful, but in the eyes of the villagers, it is just a kind of weed that is fed to sheep and cattle and is harmful to crops."
Xia Jin stretched and said:
"In that case, let's go over there quickly. But there are no snakes or anything like that here, right?"
"There aren't many children in the village. Sometimes they come here to play even if they've wandered far away. Don't worry, it's all safe. Let's go in."
They walked along the edge and when they reached the most suitable location, they put down their bags, opened them, and took out everything inside.
Xia Jin spread the large piece of oilcloth he brought on the ground, and then he could put all the food he brought on it and sit on it to rest.
The place to eat was chosen, but they still had to find a place to cook. Here definitely wouldn't work, so they planned to make a clay stove.
So they left Xia Jin and Chen Xin here to prepare the ingredients, while Pan Qiancheng and the others walked out of the grassland and went to the side to start making a stove with mud.
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