Chapter 89
The tricycle kept going into the mountain. After who knows how long, it finally stopped. Zhang Jiayu gave the money and said to the two people a little embarrassedly: "Well, Nanzhi, Baoer, we can't go through the front, we can only walk through..."
"Then let's go."
Lin Nanzhi jumped out of the car, then dragged his and Wanbaobao's suitcases down. Wanbaobao also jumped down slowly. Zhang Jiayu pursed her lips, put her own suitcase down and jumped down as well.
The tricycle master left without any regrets.
Wanbaobao looked around and found that there were mountains all around. They were halfway up a mountain. The green mountains and blue sky were very beautiful, but they did not see any villages or roads, so he could not help but ask.
"Jiayu, where is your home?"
"Go this way and you'll be there in ten minutes!"
The two of them looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a mountain road between the mountains. The road was not wide, but two people could pass side by side. The rest of the road was full of rocks, and the tricycle would be blocked if it wanted to pass.
The two people followed Zhang Jiayu and walked slowly forward. After passing the mountain road between two mountains, they finally saw a village.
However, the village was at the foot of the mountain, and they were halfway up the mountain. The way down was made of stone steps, so it was no wonder that the tricycle did not go inside.
Wan Baobao sighed as he looked at the mountain road. Zhang Jiayu felt a little embarrassed and said, "How about you two follow me down first and leave the things here. I'll come back to get them later?"
"No, that's too much trouble. Let me do it."
Lin Nanzhi said, holding the handle of his own suitcase in one hand and Wanbaobao's suitcase in the other, and asked Zhang Jiayu: "Jiayu, are you okay?"
Zhang Jiayu is a local. She said that both primary and junior high schools are only available in the town, and high schools are only available in universities. Primary and junior high school students are day students, and high school students are boarding students. So they must be used to this path.
Wanbaobao is a native Beijinger. He has seen the prosperity of big cities and walked on flat roads since he was a child.
So, she didn't help Zhang Jiayu, but helped Wanbaobao to get things.
Zhang Jiayu was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I can do it, I'm used to it."
I have been used to walking on mountain roads since I was a child.
Their village is very large and has many people. Basically, houses are all on the flat land, and the land is on the hills or on the flat land after crossing the hills. I often walked around carrying firewood and pig grass when I grew up, and later when I went to school, I also walked home with big and small bags. I have long been accustomed to it.
The reason why he was stunned was because he was shocked by Lin Nanzhi's behavior.
Even Wan Baobao was staring at Lin Nanzhi blankly.
In their opinion, although Lin Nanzhi is tall, she is young and thin, and her family looks good. She should be a graceful and independent girl. But how can she lift two suitcases so easily?
If Wanbao didn't know what was in the suitcase, he would have thought she was carrying two empty suitcases.
"What's wrong?"
"Nanzhi, how come you are so strong?"
Lin Nanzhi smiled and was about to explain when Zhang Jiayu said, "This road is steep and a bit slippery. Let's leave it there and I'll do it later."
Lin Nanzhi did not put it down, but walked forward with big strides, saying as he turned his head: "Stop talking, hurry up, it will be dark if you don't leave now.
And don't worry about me. Although my family has some money, it is because we plant fruit trees in the back house. And my family is also in the countryside, although not in the mountains. But because we are poor, the road to the village was built when I was in junior high school. I have been running around in the mountains since I was a child, and I am used to it.
The most important thing is that I go to Wudang Mountain every year, but I didn’t go this year.”
Wanbaobao: "!!!"
Zhang Jiayu: "!!!"
Wan Baobao immediately forgot his fear and quickly followed Lin Nanzhi, asking curiously: "You have been to Wudang Mountain, so do you know martial arts and can you climb walls and fly around like in the TV dramas?"
It has to be said that such a topic arouses curiosity. Even Zhang Jiayu opened her eyes wide, waiting for Lin Nanzhi's answer.
Lin Nanzhi smiled helplessly.
"I know martial arts, but I can't fly. If I want to climb walls and run on rooftops, I need to use the power of others, otherwise it won't work."
"Is that so?"
“That’s pretty impressive too.”
Just like this, the three of them talked and unknowingly arrived at the village.
The village is located in a basin. Looking up, you can see mountains all around, towering into the clouds. It feels like you have entered a huge cemetery. Looking up from the bottom up, you have a different feeling.
The village's architecture is very uniform, built against the mountain, and using the plains as much as possible for growing crops.
The house is also very distinctive. The bottom is built with beautiful stones, there is a wooden house on top, and the road surface is paved with stones.
Because Zhang Jiayu's home was far away in the village, they had to pass by many houses, so the two of them followed her, dragging their suitcases. Occasionally they would meet some villagers, each of whom was wearing distinctive ethnic costumes. When they saw Zhang Jiayu, they would greet them cheerfully and look at them curiously.
Zhang Jiayu didn't say anything except "I'm your classmate."
Lin Nanzhi was only slightly impressed by the scenery. However, since it was Wanbao's first time here, he was extremely curious. He would look around and ask questions from time to time, or he would take pictures non-stop with his cell phone.
Soon they arrived at Zhang Jiayu's home.
Her family lived in the front yard. There was a bluestone slab in front of the house, and a platform was built with stones as a yard. The whole house was made of wood on stilts, and there were several trees planted around it. Because the weather was good, some clothes and quilts were dried there.
In front of the door, there was an old lady in her 50s or 60s, wearing a khaki dress, an apron made of colorful threads around her waist, and a piece of black cloth wrapped around her head, hiding all her hair. In front of her was a wooden basin with clothes in it, and she sat on a pony and rubbed her clothes with her hands.
Seeing this, Zhang Jiayu quickened her pace, put the suitcase aside, rolled up her sleeves skillfully, and pulled the wooden basin over: "Grandma, didn't I tell you not to wash clothes in winter? It's quite cold. Look at your hands, they are frozen red!"
"Ayu is back?" Grandma showed a kind smile, and quickly waved her hands stained with detergent foam, saying: "It's okay, it's not cold, I added hot water, take advantage of the good weather to wash, you are back, you must be tired, go and sit down!"
"Please sit down and I'll wash it. You broke your leg, so don't keep doing heavy work."
Grandma wanted to say something, but suddenly she saw two people in the yard. She was stunned for a moment and asked quickly: "Ayu, who are these..."
"Grandma, they are my classmates. They came here to play and stayed at our house for two days. This is Azhi and this is Baoer."
Zhang Jiayu didn't tell her full name because even if she did, her grandmother wouldn't be able to remember it.
The two walked away smiling.
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