Is she Lingmei?
Surely there can't be such a coincidence in the world?
When I was on the plane, the person sitting next to me was going to Ruiwei Village to find [The Hidden Fairy].
I randomly picked a food stall and, by sheer coincidence, found Lingmei?
I have this feeling that everything is preordained.
I took another good look at the old woman in front of me.
He looked to be in his eighties or nineties.
She was wearing a black padded jacket on top and black and white polka dot cotton pants on the bottom.
It looks like a funeral shroud.
I asked cautiously, "Are you really Lingmei? Ling as in soul? Mei as in plum blossom?"
"yes."
Did you used to live in Qingping Village?
Lingmei laughed: "You silly child, I also live in Qingping Village now, but the village has been renamed Ruiwei Village."
Is Ruiwei Village the same as Qingping Village?
"That……"
I hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you a doctor?"
Lingmei shook her head: "I'm not a doctor, I'm just a paper cutter."
Paper-cut figures?
It seems there was a mistake.
I knew it! There's no such thing as a coincidence.
However, she lives in Qingping Village, so she probably knows where the 'Lingmei' I'm looking for is.
"Grandma, is there someone named Lingmei in your village?"
"I am Lingmei, child. What do you want from me?"
"I'm talking about another Lingmei!"
"No, that's all. I'm the only one named Lingmei in our village!"
For a moment, I was completely bewildered.
That old lady did it on purpose, didn't she?
They didn't want to tell me about Ruiwei Village, so they just fooled me.
I paused for a moment before asking, "Grandma, can you take me to Ruiwei Village?"
"cannot."
I immediately panicked and said I'd pay any price as long as you take me there.
As I was saying this, I gave her two hundred yuan.
"Oh my god, why are you still going on and on, child! I told you you can't go, and you just won't listen! Put this money away right now, no matter how much I give you, it won't make a difference!"
I took out another three hundred and looked at her pleadingly: "Grandma, please have mercy and tell me where Qingping Village is, I'll go there myself."
"You silly child..."
Suddenly, she changed the subject: "Weren't you so eager to go to Qingping Village? Come on, Grandma will take you there!"
No, it's this old lady.
Just now, I said it was absolutely impossible.
Now they've suddenly changed their tune.
Sure enough, money makes the world go round.
If it can't be pushed forward, then the money isn't enough.
However, as long as you find Lingmei, it's worth spending 500 yuan to ask for directions.
Despite her age, this old lady can pedal her tricycle faster than many young people.
If I hadn't grabbed her in time when she turned the corner, I would have been thrown off.
"Grandma, you don't look your age at all, you're so strong."
I'm not just flattering her.
Earlier, when I was going up a steep slope, I saw several young men riding mountain bikes stand up and pedal.
I was even thinking of getting down to help the old lady push the cart.
Who knew that the old lady didn't even lift her buttocks before she was riding on top of her.
The old lady turned around and smiled: "Hey! This is nothing. We country folk have been working since we were young, dealing with these crops and farm tools every day. You can't do it without some strength."
“Carrying a bag or fetching water are everyday tasks. Once you get used to them, you city folks might find it strange that you don’t do these kinds of rough jobs.”
I smiled and nodded, looking at the scenery around me.
On the left, we discovered a large field of autumn cabbages.
This is the season for harvesting autumn cabbages.
Many people gathered in the field, chatting while working.
There was only one person dressed in bright red, alone in a small patch of land.
The red she was wearing wasn't the kind of red like the floral cotton-padded jackets worn in Northeast China; rather, it resembled the red worn by a bride.
Blood red.
Who would wear such a bright color while working in the fields, especially a man?
So I took a second look.
He looked to be in his thirties or forties, with an unremarkable appearance, short hair, and a mole on the corner of his mouth.
As I was sizing up the man, the old lady suddenly spoke up, "Are you starving? We'll be there soon. When we get home, Grandma will stew a goose for you."
I looked in the direction she pointed and saw a few hundred meters away, there were several small bungalows.
It stood there all alone, as if isolated from the world.
A few minutes later, the old lady parked the tricycle at the gate.
Pushing open the door, the first thing that catches the eye is a spacious outer room.
Near the door, there was a water tank.
Next to the water vat were many jars about half a person's height, I don't know if they were pickling cabbage.
Beside a patch of corn drying in the sun, a man in a red shirt was peeling corn kernels with his back to me.
"Second brother, relatives are here! Hurry up and pick out a plump goose to slaughter, we'll have a big stewed goose in an iron pot today!"
"Take another look in the barn and bring out a few potatoes and squashes, pick out the big ones. Oh, and also take out a bowl of our own ground coarse grains, and put them all in the pot to stew later."
As soon as I entered the house, the old lady greeted me.
The man who was carrying me responded and turned around.
The moment I saw his face, I was completely stunned.
Isn't this the man I saw in the cabbage field?
She wore a red dress, had short hair, and a mole on her face.
Seeing me staring blankly at the man, the old lady chuckled and said, "This is my second son. The eldest is in the field."
I suddenly realized, they were twins.
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