Chapter 1044: Local Water and Soil Nurturing Local People
By this point, the basic pigment powder that was previously hung on the windowsill has dried up.
Lu Miao had seen that the pigment on the oil paper had cracked into chunks and was dark red in color.
It's a bit like the blood color after a dried scab.
It didn't look very good, but Lu Miao actually thought it was okay.
Wait until the subsequent finishing process is completed.
After all, the extracted natural pigment is just a kind of additive.
It will be neutralized along with other things when used.
Don't worry about the color fading. Experiment a few more times and you might even figure out a pattern and try mixing other colors...
Despite his thoughts, Lu Miao carefully collected the oil paper with caked-on color powder and placed it all in a cupboard above the shoe cabinet where the children couldn't reach it.
I'm leaving for Northeast China tomorrow, so I have to pack my luggage today.
It was summer vacation, and Fu Jingyou originally suggested taking the children with him to have some fun and relax.
Lu Miao felt bad.
After all, this time I went out to attend a wedding banquet.
Based on her understanding of Geng Xiaoyun, she knew that she would definitely be treated warmly by then.
It would be fine if it was just one child, but they have many children in their family. Wouldn’t it be bad to bring so many people with them?
However, although Lu Miao did not agree to take care of so many children, he discussed with Fu Jingyou to take care of Shi An alone.
After all, Shi An's hometown is in the Northeast.
When I grow up, maybe I will want to go back.
This trip is a good opportunity to take him back to the Northeast to experience the customs and culture of his hometown.
Just as Lu Miao expected, two days later, when they met Geng Xiaoyun at the train station in a small county town in the northeast, Geng Xiaoyun came up and gave them a warm hug.
Geng Xiaoyun used to have neat short hair that reached her ears, and she still has it now.
Perhaps because the work scene is indoors, Geng Xiaoyun is much whiter and looks much better than when she went to the countryside before, but her capable spirit remains the same.
The two old friends were hugging each other in front, and Fu Jingyou was carrying a wicker box in the back.
In the end, Lu Miao was the first to pull himself away. He smiled and patted Shi An on the head and said:
"This is my aunt, hurry up and call someone."
Shi An smiled brightly, his voice particularly bright:
"Hello, Auntie!"
"This is Shi An, right? Hello, hello, haha."
People from Northeast China are inherently hospitable and outgoing. Geng Xiaoyun touched Shi An's head and said with a smile:
"I used to correspond with your aunt, and she mentioned you quite often in her letters, always praising you for being sensible!"
Shi An is indeed very sensible.
Lu Miao did mention Shi An in the letter.
However, Lu Miao only wrote a few words, and it was not as exaggerated as Geng Xiaoyun said.
But who doesn’t like to hear good words?
"Okay, just give him a few compliments. Don't keep praising him. He'll be proud and complacent later."
Lu Miao smiled and touched Shi An's head.
Shi An grinned at her with his little white teeth showing, this time much more shy.
"Ha ha……"
After calling out "Comrade Fu" to Fu Jingyou behind him as a greeting, Geng Xiaoyun laughed and walked in front, leading the others out of the station.
"I calculated your arrival time early this morning, and Junhao specially borrowed a car from his company. It's waiting outside now. It will be convenient for us to go back soon!"
"Why bother? We can just find a place to stay near the station."
"Look at what you said, I don't like it!"
Geng Xiaoyun said dissatisfiedly:
"How many years have we not seen each other? It must have been five or six years since I returned to the city, right? We finally get to meet, and yet you're still so distant with me?"
Lu Miao laughed and said:
"How is this unfamiliar?"
Geng Xiaoyun said seriously:
"You only come here to support me because you think highly of me, but now that I'm right at home, why would you stay outside?"
"Then you really misunderstood me. I was thinking that your wedding was coming up and you'd have a lot of guests coming over. I didn't want to trouble you, for one thing. And also, this is our first time here, and we wanted to explore your local market and broaden our horizons."
Lu Miao said this seriously, and then added with a serious smile:
"Your place is next to a mountain. I heard there are a lot of mountain herders. This trip is a good opportunity to see them."
These words touched Geng Xiaoyun's heart.
Geng Xiaoyun said with a hearty laugh:
"You're right. We don't have much else here, but the market often has rare finds brought down from the mountains... Don't just look at the market, I happen to have a few days off, so you can stay a little longer! After I'm done with this, I'll take you to the mountains to see. The mountains here are very different from the mountains in the south when I went to the countryside before. You'll understand then..."
I got into the car and chattered all the way. When we got out of the county town, I saw a few more trees on both sides of the road.
As the journey got longer, the trees on both sides of the road gradually became denser.
Fu Jingyou sat in the front passenger seat with his things.
Geng Xiaoyun sat in the back seat with Lu Miao and the child, introducing them along the way:
"This area is close to the Lesser Khingan Mountains. The forest is particularly beautiful. It will be even more beautiful in a while when the maple leaves turn redder..."
Blue sky, white clouds, mountains and forests.
The stream gurgles, birds sing and cicadas chirp.
Strands of sunlight shine through the dense branches and leaves, layer by layer falling down.
The light and shadow in the forest are staggered and at first glance, it looks like a natural painting freely composed by nature.
The scenery is indeed beautiful.
Lu Miao nodded as he listened.
Geng Xiaoyun saw her concentrating on looking at the forest outside the car window and couldn't help laughing and said:
"We've all grown up seeing these things, and nobody cares about them. Only you, who just came from out of town, find them strange."
Lu Miao raised his eyebrows, smiled faintly and said nothing.
How does the saying go?
The land and water nurture the people.
Traveling actually means going from a place you are tired of to a place others are tired of.
This is true.
Shi An was also looking out the window, but his little hand was always tightly held with Lu Miao's.
Lu Miao noticed that his palms were sweating, and moved slightly to pull his hand out to help him control the sweat, but as soon as he moved, he was firmly grabbed back.
Shi An turned his head alertly and looked at Lu Miao.
Lu Miao smiled faintly and touched his head. He opened his little hand, which still had the sensuality of youth, and carefully wiped away the sweat. He asked:
"Are you hot? Look at your palms, they're sweating."
Her voice was so gentle that Shi An shook his head.
"Aunt."
"Um?"
After looking at her carefully for a while, Shi An asked:
"When Auntie returns to Jingbei, will you take me with you?"
Lu Miao was stunned for a moment before realizing Shi An's abnormal behavior along the way.
"What are you thinking about?"
Lu Miao hugged Shi An with one arm and patted him, saying:
"We are a family. Aunt brought you out, so of course I have to take you back."
“Hmm…”
Shi An rubbed his eyes and heard his voice choking, but after nodding too hard, he smiled brightly again:
"Um!"
Lu Miao smiled faintly:
"good."
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