It was just dawn, and smoke was rising from the chimneys of every house. If you listened carefully, you could still hear the voice of the hostess calling the family to have breakfast.
After a while, the laughter of children rang out from all the lanes. They either made an appointment to catch ice fish together or went skating on the lake.
Then an adult from a certain family shouted "Be careful".
Along the way, I only met a few children.
One moment I was laughing and joking. You pushed me and I slapped you. The next second I saw Ye Wan and He Sichen, as if they were two uninvited guests, huddled against the wall with full vigilance on their faces.
Only a pair of clear eyes stared at the faces of He Sichen and Ye Wan without blinking.
When she reached the end of the village, Ye Wan turned around and saw He Sichen talking to the children.
I don’t know what he said, but the children all showed bright smiles.
Then, Heschen took out a handful of candies from his pocket.
Those were mints at the front desk of the hotel, but in the eyes of the children in the village, they seemed to be gilded and turned into a good thing from the city.
Even so, the children were not greedy and each took one.
"Sister Wan..."
Walking back to Ye Wan again, He Sichen's face turned pale, "I can understand all their dialect."
The big boy's eyes were full of worry, as if there was a black hole in front of him.
If he takes a step forward, even he himself can't tell what it will be.
"I understand it too."
Ye Wan smiled, reached out and patted He Sichen on the head, "You have lived in Licheng for so many years. I would be surprised if you don't understand."
"gone……"
Ye Wan turned around and patted the black wooden door that was mottled with time, "Hello, is there anyone there?"
"I'm coming……"
There was a sound from the yard, and a woman with yellow and black skin who looked like an old man but was actually middle-aged opened the door.
"Auntie, is there a place to eat near here? A small restaurant or a small store or something like that."
Ye Wan asked with a bright smile.
A beautiful girl with a smile brighter than the morning sun.
While talking, he touched his stomach intentionally or unintentionally, and he knew he was hungry at a glance.
The woman shook her head and said, "I have to go to town to eat."
Sure enough, as soon as she opened her mouth, the girl showed a look of disappointment.
The woman rubbed her hands in embarrassment, "If you don't mind, you can come to my house and have some. I just made breakfast."
"Is it really possible?"
The girl's eyes lit up, and she reached out to pull the older boy aside who had yet to speak, "Achen, hurry up, thank you, auntie!"
"Thanks."
The dull male voice couldn't resist the handsome face. The woman smiled and stepped aside to invite the two of them in, while shouting loudly: "His dad, his dad, there is a guest at home."
Licheng has a majority of ethnic minorities, and even among the fashionable passers-by in the city center, nine out of ten are ethnic minorities.
Not to mention this small village with simple folk customs.
When Ye Wan and He Sichen entered the room, the honest-looking man at the table stood up awkwardly and put away the cigarette bag in his hand.
"You...are here for a trip, right?"
The man asked, but his hands were not idle. He took two chairs from the small room next to him and placed them next to the square table.
On the other side, the woman had already served two bowls of golden mung bean and millet porridge.
On the table, there is a plate of last night's leftovers and a plate of red oil kohlrabi that has just been taken out of the jar and mixed with red oil.
"Are you hungry? You guys eat first..."
The woman put down the bowl of porridge and turned around and entered the kitchen again. The sound of cooking oil was accompanied by the wafting aroma.
After a few minutes, the woman came out again with two plates in her hands.
Golden scrambled eggs with green onions.
And a thick stack of golden and slightly burnt potato pancakes.
"Eat quickly, eat quickly..."
The woman gave in enthusiastically and picked up a piece of cake with chopsticks and handed it to Ye Wan.
But when his eyes touched the yellow and black chopsticks in his hand, he flinched.
Ye Wan had already reached out to take it, "Can I eat it with my hands?"