After going to the countryside, I rely on the sign-in system to bring my sisters along

Wenxi took out a suitcase as a cover, and he would use the suitcase to cheat later.

The two walked along a path that was only wide enough for oxcarts for half an hour before they saw a building standing on the hillside in front of them. However, the color of the building was the color of stone, gray, somewhat similar to the color of tree branches after all the leaves have fallen in winter.

Wen Xi was a little surprised, "Brother Qin, are the conditions here so good?"

"No, this is a house that was built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was built slowly by several generations of my family. It's not that the conditions here are good," Qin Mi explained.

Wen Xi nodded thoughtfully, "The wisdom of the ancients is really unimaginable. They were able to grind the stones into such smooth and flat stones, and they were able to build a two-story building with such large stones. The key is that there is no such thing as cement. How did they build the house so solid that it can still stand after hundreds of years of wind and rain."

"It's really hard to imagine. I don't know how the ancestors of the villagers built such houses, but they should have their own methods." Qin Mi said.

"Is there something that you brought me here for today?" Wen Xi was a little curious and didn't know how Qin Mi discovered this mysterious village.

"You'll know in a moment." Qin Mi said.

The two walked along the mountain road for another twenty minutes and arrived at a village halfway up the mountain. There was a huge locust tree at the entrance of the village. This seemed to be a standard feature of every village, as if every village had a hundred-year or thousand-year-old tree at the entrance.

There were some elderly people sitting under the tree. When they saw Qin Mi and Wen Xi coming over, they asked curiously, "Secretary Qin, who is the female comrade next to you?"

"This is my wife Hao Liangliang." Qin Mi said, "We just got here, we have to go back and clean up quickly, we can have a drink and chat with everyone when we have time."

"Secretary Qin, please go quickly! We won't waste your time." Several old men waved their hands.

After following Qin Mi into the village, Wen Xi realized how beautiful this mysterious little village was. Almost every household had walls lined with toon trees, and there were also many toon trees in the mountains. Some people even had cherry trees, peach trees, and pear trees planted in front of their houses... There weren't that many of them, but it was obvious that this place was suitable for growing these fruit trees.

Wen Xi came to the door of a stone building and saw Qin Mi taking out the key to open the door. He was very surprised, "Brother Qin, how did you get the key here? Did you rent a house here?"

"I bought it instead of renting it. I bought this house outright." Qin Mi opened the door and invited Wen Xi in. "This way, we have a place to stay here."

The place where he lives in his unit is a dormitory, not a house that will belong to him forever. Moreover, he and Wenxi met here, so he wants to live here when he gets old, so Wenxi should not be unable to find him.

After entering the house, Wenxi began to tour the house. He did not expect that a house built with stones could be so solid and had stood firm for so many years.

Wenxi visited both upstairs and downstairs, and couldn't help but sigh that the ancients were so wise. Standing by the window on the second floor, one can overlook the scenery in the distance, which is really beautiful.

"How is it? Do you like it?" Qin Mi asked when he saw Wen Xi coming down from the second floor.

Wen Xi nodded, "I like it."

"There is an ancient bandit village on the mountain. I'll take you up there to see it when I take a break." Qin Mi said.

"Is it the wall on the top of the mountain?" Wen Xi raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that it was the place where ancient bandits lived. But so many years have passed, there should be only broken walls and ruins left!

"Yes, I didn't expect you to have such good eyesight and have already seen it." Qin Mi said with a smile, "But the top has collapsed, and only the main structure is left. However, there is a lack of water up there, and it is not suitable for human survival, so the villagers all live halfway up the mountain."

Wen Xi nodded thoughtfully. She still remembered what the Qin Mi siblings from the 21st century told her: millions of villages had become deserted villages with no one living in them. Then the houses collapsed and slowly ceased to exist.

A place like this is prone to water shortage and is probably one of the first villages to be abandoned. If Qin Mi lives here, will he be the only one living here in the future?

People here use a kang for sleeping. In winter, they cook at the head of the kang, which is heated up. In other seasons, they cook in the small kitchen outside. Almost every household has a small kitchen outside the courtyard gate to cook and eat.

Wen Xi and his friends drove to the city first today, and then came here, which means they have been on the road for almost a whole day. Wen Xi was in no mood to clean up, so he directly brought out three packages of dumplings, gave two to Qin Mi and one to himself, and also took out some fried chicken to eat.

She had ordered 100 portions of each item in the store according to the order of the menu, which means that she had at least several thousand or even tens of thousands of items from a takeaway store. Why would she just leave all that food there if she wasn't going to eat it?

Didn’t she order these things just to eat?

After eating and drinking, Qin Mi went out to fetch water and boiled it for washing, while Wen Xi lifted the mat on the kang that was used to block the dust, and then took out a clean mat from the cabinet and spread it on the kang, making two beds on the kang.

This kang is very big. I guess the previous owner made it so big in order to accommodate the whole family, young and old.

Qin Mi had to go back to work and couldn't play with Wen Xi in the village. He had to leave before dawn. Before leaving, he reminded Wen Xi, "Liang Liang, if you want to leave here, you must tell me so that I can take you there, okay?"

If there is no chance of being together, then he should at least be given the chance to send her away, right?

"If it's really too late, be sure to leave me a message and don't leave without saying goodbye." Qin Mi warned.

Wen Xi nodded, "I understand. Don't worry. I have already considered you as my family. I will definitely tell you if I have anything to say."

After Qin Mi left, Wen Xi locked the door and went to sleep. He did not get up until dawn. After washing up, he brought out a bowl of shredded pork rice noodles to eat. There were some shredded black fungus in the rice noodles, which tasted crispy, tender and refreshing. It was really delicious.

After breakfast, Wenxi opened the door and came out of the house. The air in the mountains was so fresh, and there seemed to be a faint fragrance floating in the air.

Wen Xi greedily breathed in the fresh air. When he opened his eyes, he saw a few little kids peeking out from the corner outside. They looked very cute.

Wen Xi waved at them, "Come here."