At night, Masnian stayed alone in the study. There was obviously a pile of work waiting for him to deal with, but he couldn't read a word of the documents on the table. Finally, he went to the balcony and smoked a cigarette silently.
At this time, Ou Qianyi came in with a glass of milk. She smelled a strong smell of smoke and couldn't help frowning. She walked to the balcony and saw Mas Nian standing there lonely, with dim eyes, and walked over lightly.
.
"Si Nian, you rarely smoke. Is there something wrong with your work?"
Ou Qianyi asked with concern.
Masnian was so absorbed in thinking just now that he didn't hear the footsteps at all. When he heard Ou Qianyi's voice, he hurriedly put out the cigarette in his hand, then turned around and looked at Ou Qianyi, and then walked back to the study.
"It's okay, I'm just thinking about something. Go to bed first."
Masnian was feeling a little irritable now. He didn't want Ou Qianyi to notice that something was wrong, so he returned to the study, sat down and picked up the documents in front of him, pretending to be busy.
"Drink the milk. You are not in good health. You should smoke less in the future."
Ou Qianyi persuaded worriedly. Masnian nodded gently and put the remaining half of the box of cigarettes in the drawer. After that, Ou Qianyi returned to her bedroom.
Masnian didn't go back to the bedroom until almost early in the morning, but that night, he couldn't sleep all night again. As long as he closed his eyes, what appeared in front of his eyes were the bits and pieces of his and Xiao Yingxi's growth together.
The next day, Xiao Yingxi and the others went to sketch in a forest park in the southernmost part of Nanyun City. This place was less than one kilometer away from the place where Mas Nian was born when he was a child. As soon as Xiao Yingxi came here, she thought of herself.
Been here before.
Xiao Yingxi was still young at the time and had no idea that Mas Nian was adopted by her daddy and mommy. She only thought that her dad and mommy gave birth to Mas Nian here, so Mas Nian had a passion for this land.
Solitary.
But when Xiao Yingxi grew up and understood some things, she vaguely guessed that Mas Nian and they were not born to the same parents. Until one day she overheard the conversation between Mas Nian and Daddy and Mommy.
confirmed this guess.
From that time on, Xiao Yingxi's feelings for Mas Nian gradually changed. She liked to stick to Mas Nian, like to see him caring about her and nervous about her, and she liked to snuggle into Mas Nian's arms.
She had never done anything like this with Xiao Yingze before.
At this time, Xiao Yingxi was standing on the top of a mountain. In the distance were stretches of terraced fields that could not be seen. Among the mountains and ridges, scattered villages occasionally appeared. She had a kind of familiar feeling.
"Students, our activity range today is in this area. There is an undeveloped wild forest over there. You must not enter it. If the students complete their homework, they can go to nearby villages under the leadership of local tour guides.
, we will gather back to the hotel at four o'clock in the afternoon, and one more thing, for everyone's safety, I hope everyone will not act alone, do you understand?"
"I know, Teacher Ouyang, you are almost becoming a mother-in-law."
The classmates joked and then dispersed.
"Yingxi, let's go over there. The angle is the best. You can see a large area of terraced fields and mountains and rivers."
Gu Jinmo squeezed over carrying large and small bags, and pushed Lin Jiaojiao aside. As he spoke, he took the initiative to take the backpack from Xiao Yingxi's shoulder.
Afterwards, Xiao Yingxi was dragged by them to a spacious platform.
"By the way, let's go to the farmhouse over there to eat farm food at noon. I heard that the farm food here is supplied by an agricultural production park here, and they are all organic food."
As soon as he sat down, Gu Jinmo chattered and started arranging his noon schedule. Xiao Yingxi sat quietly in a corner, looking at the scenery in the distance, already having other plans in mind.
Xiao Yingxi is usually the kind of person who pursues perfection and draws very slowly every time. But this time, before one o'clock in the afternoon, she stopped working. After packing up her things, she got up and prepared to leave.
"I'm going to take a walk around the area. I'll be back before the meeting. Let me take a look at my things."
Xiao Yingxi pointed to her painting tools and said, then turned and walked towards the village where they had lunch.
Half an hour later, Xiao Yingxi relied on her childhood memories and came to a village that was not designated as a scenic spot.
"Fellow, is there a way to that place from here?"
After entering the village, Xiao Yingxi searched for a long time, but could not find a road leading to the place she wanted to go. She could only find a local fellow to ask for directions. The fellow looked at the direction Xiao Yingxi pointed and said.
"Girl, that place has been abandoned for many years. There is no way to get there. You don't even think about the locals. Where are you going and what are you doing?"
Where Xiao Yingxi pointed, two tile-roofed houses could be vaguely seen, which was the place where Masnian was born when he was a child.
The place was deserted after Mas Nian's grandfather passed away. Later, when Mas Nian was a teenager, their mother saw that Mas Nian stayed in Nanyun City for a period of time every year, so she found someone to live in the original place.
Two tile-roofed houses were built on the place.
However, Masnian gradually stopped coming here due to his studies and work, and the houses here gradually became deserted. Now, the path leading there is also overgrown with weeds, and the path has long been lost.
Xiao Yingxi frowned slightly when she heard the fellow villager's words, but felt a little unwilling to do so, so she asked again.
"Is there no other way to go?"
"Yes, there are, but they are all mountain roads and not easy to walk. You are a little girl, so forget it."
Xiao Yingxi shook her head after hearing this.
"It's okay, fellow, please show me the way. I just want to visit the place where I lived when I was a child."
When the fellow villager heard this, he couldn't help but look at you and smile, and then asked with a surprised look on his face.
"You, are you from Lao Ma's family?"
Xiao Yingxi thought for a while and nodded.
"Well, I have adopted the daughter of Grandpa Ma's grandson. Uncle, could you please show me the way?"
"Sure, please, come with me, but the road is rugged and not easy to walk. Just be careful."
Xiao Yingxi nodded, and then under the leadership of the fellow villagers, it took almost half an hour to arrive at the two tile-roofed houses.
"Little girl, I'm waiting here. You go in and take a look. I'll take you down the mountain later."
The fellow was very enthusiastic and probably knew Xiao Yingxi's identity, so he was very considerate.
Xiao Yingxi shook her head and said after hearing this.
"Uncle, you go back first. I will walk back by myself in a while. I will go back the same way. The road is not difficult."
When the fellow heard this, he immediately refused.
"How can it be done? What if something happens to this barren mountain? I'll just wait here."
"No need, uncle. I often played in this area when I was a kid, so there won't be any problems. It's still early in the morning, so it'll be fine."
Seeing Xiao Yingxi insisting again and again, the fellow villager had no choice but to leave first.
Xiao Yingxi was standing in front of the tile-roofed house. In front of the tile-roofed house was a large flat field. Xiao Yingxi still remembered being carried by Mas Nian here when she was a child, but now the ground was covered with weeds.
Grass.
Walking along the cement road that was almost covered with weeds, she walked to the tiled house. The door of the house was closed tightly. Xiao Yingxi took out a mobile power supply from her backpack and plugged it into the password lock of the door. After a while, the password lock
The display screen lit up, Xiao Yingxi entered a series of passwords, and the door lock opened with a beep.
Pushing the door open, a strong musty smell hit her face. Xiao Yingxi held her nose and walked into the house.
The furniture inside was all re-added after the house was built. Every year after they came here to live, they would cover it with a dust-proof cloth. However, over the years, a thick layer of dust fell on the dust-proof cloth.
Xiao Yingxi didn't know why she came here. Maybe she missed the relationship between her and Masnian when she was a child, or she missed her own childhood.
Xiao Yingxi walked around the house, and finally moved a small chair and sat under the eaves. She took out the sketchbook she carried with her. She wanted to record the slightly devastated courtyard at the moment.
In a flash, Xiao Yingxi had been here for almost two hours, and there was less than half an hour left before the meeting time. Xiao Yingxi hurriedly packed her things and looked at the few pages of drawings that she had torn out on the ground.
I packed up, closed the door, and left here in a hurry.
Going all the way down the mountain road we came from, this road is really rough, especially the way down the mountain. In addition, Xiao Yingxi was in a hurry. She accidentally tilted her butt and sat down on the ground, wiping her palms.
The skin is broken.
Xiao Yingxi didn't care about treating her wounds and quickened her pace. However, she was lucky enough to catch a taxi when she returned to the village and hurried to the meeting point.
"Yingxi, where have you been? Everyone is so anxious that they won't answer your calls."
Gu Jinmo was the first to see Xiao Yingxi, and immediately chased after her, took the bag from her shoulder, and started nagging her.
"Sorry, I forgot to check the time. My phone was muted. Let's go. I kept everyone waiting."
Xiao Yingxi explained with an apologetic look on her face. After saying that, she wanted to help everyone get things. When she reached out her hand, she was stunned for a moment. Then, she took Gu Jinmo's backpack, opened it, and seemed to be rummaging through it.