Deep courtyard

"Hey, you guys are here! Are you hungry on the way? Go up and have lunch."

The familiar friendly voice and the familiar chubby figure came in front of the four of them.

Although Huang Yuan was mentally prepared, when he saw Mama Zhang, he was still completely unable to react. Mother Huang was so shocked that she took a step back and leaned against the car door, covering her mouth with her hands.

Only Lei Lei was the quickest to react, she paused for a moment, then rushed forward and hugged Mama Zhang tightly: "Mama Zhang! Is it you? Woohoo~ Leilei misses you so much! Leilei wants to eat you!" Three wires!"

"Our baby Lei Lei has grown up so much! I know what your little cat likes to eat, and I have prepared it for you!" Mama Zhang stroked Lei Lei's head, which was already about the same height as hers, and her eyes were red.

Lei Lei got tired of Mama Zhang for a while before she remembered that there were other people: "Mama Zhang, grandma and uncle are here too!"

"Ma'am!" Zhang Ma nodded and took a step forward, holding the hand that Huang Mu wanted to avoid with her trembling hands.

"Sister Zhang..." Mother Huang also choked up.

When Pujiang's car drove into the Huanshan Highway, Huang's mother had a premonition of the familiar place names on the roadside signs. When Pujiang took out the lemongrass mosquito repellent, she was almost sure that they would come here. Mama Zhang's hometown, the backcountry that I have always disliked, a place I have never been to.

Zhang Ma also saw the retreat and contradiction in Huang Mu's eyes, raised her hand to wipe away tears, grabbed Huang Mu's wrist, and pulled the person directly to the stone steps, and did not forget to turn her head to greet others: "Go, go up to eat." Go! Leilei, hurry up, Xiaoyuan, let Xiaojiang greet you!"

"..." Huang Yuan could not hold back the tears in his eyes when he watched the gathering of relatives. He just opened his arms and wanted to give Zhang Ma, who had taken care of him for many years, a hug. Turning around and walking away confused, Lei Lei followed Mama Zhang to support Mother Huang and walked up the stone steps, only Huang Yuan and Pu Jiang were left standing together, spreading their hands in a mess in the wind.

Pu Jiang patted Huang Yuan's shoulder funnyly: "Let's go."

Walking up more than a dozen stone steps, you come to a spacious platform. Behind you is the open valley scenery. In front of you is a row of floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls. The entrance is a simple old wall with original mud bricks. There is an old elm wooden table with several old objects on it.

Bypassing the entrance is a warm lobby. There is a computer and some office supplies on a wide log desk. A staff member in a loose cotton uniform sits behind the desk. When he sees them coming in, he gets up and bends down Sitting down again, it seems to be the front desk. Opposite the aisle of the desk is a whole wall of wooden bookshelves, which are filled with all kinds of books. The whole interior space is lit with white sandalwood, which is open and elegant.

Zhang Ma and the others could no longer see her figure, so Huang Yuan could only follow Pujiang through the hall, through a corridor made of cobblestones and irregular bluestone slabs, and came to a terrace with several sets of tables and chairs. On the square table next to the railing, a hot meal had already been set, Mama Zhang and the others had already taken their seats, and Mama Zhang's children were sitting together. Huang Yuan met them a few times when he was a child, and they were all very honest people.

Mama Zhang held Huangmu's hand tightly, not letting go at all, and she still had one hand free to make soup for Huangmu.

The table is full of Zhang Ma's best dishes, which are also the favorite dishes of the Huang family.Facing the beautiful mountain scenery with a wide view outside the railing, the whole person relaxed and smelled the familiar aroma of food. The four people who sat for three hours in the car clearly felt the need for food in their stomachs.

Leilei was already feasting on the three-socked pork belly and chicken wrapped in pork belly. Huang Yuan was also salivating at Zhang Mama's sauerkraut-fried yellow beef and lotus root bone soup. However, Huang Mama still seemed very restrained, but she couldn't hold back Mama Zhang. Enthusiasm, artificial reserve, and barely maintained self-esteem are in retreat.

After a pleasant lunch, Zhang Ma's hand seemed to be glued to Huang Mu's wrist with 502, and she took her around to visit, and her address changed from "Madame" to "Mei Qin". .

The homestay and the nursing home are separate, occupying several small buildings.B&Bs are more life-oriented, and although the appearance of nursing homes is almost the same as B&Bs and other renovated houses, the building structure and facility layout inside are more professional. Even Huang Yuan, who was born in the architectural design institute, saw They were all amazed that there is such a perfect combination of comfort and professionalism in this corner of the valley away from the city.

It was already past lunch time when they first arrived, so they didn’t pay attention to the situation of the guests. When they visited, they found that the occupancy rate of the B&B and the nursing home was very high, but most of the guests either went for a walk in the mountains or went to the activity room, where they could exercise and play cards Practicing yoga, in the afternoon, in the small buildings of the nursing home, there are people sitting on several south-facing balconies basking in the west-slanting sun, which is very pleasant.Moreover, the homestay was full, and there were no vacancies to visit the interior of the room. There were only two rooms in the nursing home for them to walk around and see.

Each room in the nursing home is 16 to 20 square meters in size. It is equipped with a standard medical single bed, bedside tables, sofas, desks, chairs and other basic furniture. There is a separate bathroom with shower, toilet and sink. There is also a bathroom and a small balcony, with white hard fittings, log-colored furniture and cotton and linen soft fittings, warm and comfortable.Huang Yuan could see that whether it was a homestay or a nursing home, they had made very professional designs for different consumer groups, and the building materials and equipment used were all mid-to-high-end products, so they couldn't help but be more excited about Pujiang's invitation.

Leilei followed. At first, she felt that the house here was fresh everywhere, and then she gradually became bored. Looking at the mountains and forests in the distance, her eyes were full of hope and longing.

Seeing her boredom, Pu Jiang walked up to her and asked, "Do you want to climb a mountain? There is a small reservoir on the back of that mountain, which can only be seen in summer."

"Is it possible?" Lei Lei looked at Huang Yuan excitedly and asked.

Huang Yuan saw that the time was past three o'clock in the afternoon, and thought that two hours should be enough to go back and forth. He couldn't bear to let Lei Lei down, and Huang's mother was also dragged into the staff dormitory by Zhang Ma, so he nodded and agreed.

The three of them followed the stone steps in the village to the foot of the mountain quickly, bypassing a vegetable field, and a clear stream appeared beside the stone steps. It is a steep hillside with various green plants growing.

Pujiang walks in front, climbing up the steps step by step, and introduces as he walks: "In the future, I want to build another all-wooden plank road on the opposite side. Tourists can choose to walk on the stone steps or the plank road. The plank road is built on the stream. As if walking on the stream, there will be protruding and spacious fishing platforms at intervals, allowing tourists to rest or do leisure activities..."

Lei Lei agrees with Pu Jiang's idea, she keeps nodding, with stars in her eyes, she follows Pu Jiang and stares at him like a little girl.

Huang Yuan followed behind the two of them, pouted, feeling that his precious niece was about to be snatched away, but he also admired Pu Jiang's various imaginations, although it was not difficult to do, the important thing was the ability to execute after thinking about it. He had no doubts that Pujiang would do it.

After walking for about half an hour, I passed two small pools, a small waterfall, and a cliff wall covered with moss and calamus. Finally, I went around a mountainside, and my vision suddenly widened, and I saw the small reservoir in front of the Pujiang River.

For Lei Lei who came from Shanghai and often only saw the small artificial lake in the park, this is a big lake!

"Wow!——" Lei Lei's eyes widened, she ran forward a few steps and shouted at the sparkling water, she immediately felt refreshed, and the wind blowing on her face quickly wiped away the slight sweat from walking just now. After blowing dry, the whole body relaxed, and he fell back without any burden. Before Huang Yuan rushed over in a panic, he lay down in a big shape on the hillside with thick grass, sighing in his heart: so comfortable.

Huang Yuan ran close and saw Lei Lei raised her mouth and closed her eyes contentedly, then slowed down and sat down next to Lei Lei with Pu Jiang.

The scenery in front of me is divided into four layers. On the top is a clear blue sky with a few white clouds floating slowly, and then there are dark green mountains in the distance, a large blue-green lake in the middle, and emerald green grass at the foot.The scenery is not very unique, but it is refreshing and relaxing. The air is also unmatched in Shanghai, with high visibility. The sunset is warm on the body, but not hot.

"Did you see that little bungalow?" Pu Jiang raised his hand and pointed to the right, only then did Huang Yuan notice a newly built little bungalow not far from the right side of the hillside on their side, painted white.

"That is our temporary survey center. The hot springs are located in the hill behind the bungalow, and the underground is the geothermal resource. In the future, the hot springs will be divided into two parts, one part is distributed in the mountain, with higher privacy, and the other part is scattered on this hillside. Distributed to the top of the mountain, you can look directly at the lake view by lying on the edge of the hot spring pool.”

Huang Yuan nodded. The planning of Pujiang made full use of the terrain, and always took into account the taste and needs of different customers.

"There will be a hot spring pool here in the future?" Leilei sat up excitedly when she heard Pujiang's words, like a little duck that wanted to jump into the lake to play in the water at any time.

"Well, but it won't open until next year. I heard that you are about to enter the third year of junior high school. If you are admitted to a key high school, I can promote you to become a VIP VIP and enjoy free hot springs for life. How about it?" Pu Jiang tilted his head and smiled. Speaking to Huang Yuanleilei, the golden sunset light reflected in his eyes, and Yuyu's light told them that his promise was serious.

Lei Lei was stunned for a while, then giggled and asked: "Then I really have to fight, can I bring my family?"

Huang Yuan turned his head to look at Lei Lei, and was a little stunned. It was the first time in the past two years that he saw Lei Lei smiling so happily and brightly. This is the smile and state that a young girl should have. Her face and The Pujiang River was also covered with a layer of golden light by the setting sun, and her cheeks were slightly reddish from the sun. Coupled with the glistening sweat on her forehead, her whole body was full of youthful vitality.

Huang Yuan was a little moved, but also a little guilty, and a little sour.

Pu Jiang glanced at Huang Yuan, who seemed to be eating with his pursed mouth, nodded and said, "Of course, our benefits are very good!"

"Brother Xiaojiang, if you are my tutor, I will be fine, but you definitely don't have time now."

"Did you know this is your grandfather's hometown?"

"Well, I know."

"I discussed with your uncle to bring your grandparents here to spend their old age. I also want to invite your uncle to help me with the hot spring here. In this case, you may not have anyone to take care of you."

Huang Yuan was completely stunned when he heard this. Although he was still hesitating before and didn't agree to Pujiang's parents and himself to come over, after all, he was thinking about it, but he forgot how to arrange for Leilei. With the hand on the grass, he pinched his thigh severely.

"Well... I can live on campus, can I come here to meet you on weekends?"

"Of course I can, but it still depends on your grandma and uncle's decision. If you come over on weekends, I'd love to help you with your homework."

"Really! Then it's decided!" Leilei clapped her hands, and she had already started planning in her mind, how to play every weekend in the future, you can explore the mountains, catch fish and tadpoles in the creek, and collect plant leaves for cooking. Bookmark, Mama Zhang seems to have kept a lot of fun animals, and when the hot spring is ready, you can practice swimming...

Huang Yuan was dumbfounded, and looked at the profiteer beside him in disbelief: "..."

Isn't it illegal to coax a little girl like this?