Yunding Ranch

Chapter 174 Walking in the Forest
The sun was scorching, and the sun was so hot that even the air was full of heat waves, and the vision became blurred. The dense cornfield behind it faintly blended with the distant vineyard, making it difficult to distinguish what green was. What kind of green is it? The main house of the ranch is hidden in the tall emerald green of the beech forest, leaving only a silhouette. The neighing of cattle and sheep can be faintly heard. I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but it can even be heard in the air. Hearing the voices of Jessica and Cole yelling loudly, the vitality surged and boiled in the scorching halo.

In order to match the speed of Song Lingyi and Lu Huaijin, Lu Li followed behind. He could see sweat dripping from the foreheads of both of them. I can already feel the scorching heat of summer, "Mom and Dad, hurry up and go in, there will be no sunshine inside."

"Lu Li, you go ahead and lead the way." Exhausted, Lu Huaijin began to gasp for breath, and the language mode naturally switched to the most familiar and comfortable Chinese.Unlike Lu Li, their time here was still too short to switch their way of thinking freely.

Lu Li nodded, and walked straight forward. He walked into the forest. The wide and lush shade blocked all the sunlight, and the whole time became shady. Even those noises seemed to be blocked out, and the whole world was plunged into darkness. In the silence, the brightness is still bright, but mysterious.

This made Lu Li stop involuntarily, every pore on his skin opened up, as if he could clearly feel a cold breath entering his blood, and he was refreshed.

In sight, the towering trees support the luxuriant branches, the winding vines hang down densely or sparsely, and the broken golden sunlight falls through the branches and leaves, like slender lightsabers, aloof And it pierces brightly into the heart of the forest, faintly illuminating the blue-black shadows around it, light dust flutters and dances around the lightsaber, and the trivial light dust slowly sinks and rises, outlining moss, fallen leaves, geckos, The outline of dead wood, there is a magnificent and powerful force in the silence.

"Did you hear that?" Song Lingyi's voice rang in his ears, softly, like a butterfly in a slumber, Lu Li turned his head in doubt, and then saw Song Lingyi raised her head, her gaze was searching among the treetops , "The sound of birds..."

"Chichi, chirp..." The crisp cry was not obvious, as if it sounded from the depths of the woods, and the vibrating echo was faintly transmitted along the breeze, but it was such a weak cry, Also not to be missed.The noise and hustle and bustle behind him disappeared, and extreme tranquility spread through the trivial sounds.

"You say, does this seem to have entered the elf forest in 'The Lord of the Rings'?" Lu Li didn't even notice it, and he couldn't help but lower his voice, whispering in a whisper.

"Don't elves live in the forest?" Lu Huaijin also lowered his voice, "We have entered the forest now, so, strictly speaking, we have indeed entered the territory of the elves."

Lu Li couldn't help but turned his head and looked behind him. They were only about ten steps away from the forest. The world shrouded in golden sunlight was still vivid and bright, within reach, but this short distance separated them. Arriving in another world, or even another universe, this feeling is so wonderful that I can't even find the right words to describe it.

Turning his head again, this mysterious world is in front of him again. The excitement of exploring the unknown and exploring the mystery is flowing in the blood. More importantly, the whole person is integrated into the nature, and he doesn't even need to open his arms. You can feel the embrace of nature, so pure without any impurities.

"We can rest here for a while before moving on," Lu Kai said.

Lu Huaijin looked at Song Lingyi, and Song Lingyi looked at Lu Huaijin, "How do you feel?" In the end, Song Lingyi asked first.

"I'm fine, I can continue, how about you?" Lu Huaijin's expression was clear, with an excited expression flowing between his brows.

Song Lingyi wiped the sweat from her forehead, "I'm fine." Then Song Lingyi said to Lu Li, "Then let's continue. If we feel tired, we will let you know."

Lu Li looked at his parents seriously, then nodded, "Okay!"

Stepping forward, the stones, broken wood, weeds and moss under the feet are very real. A bunch of cherry red flowers stands in a patch of uneven grass, which is particularly conspicuous. The faint sunlight penetrates down, letting the The thin petals become translucent, with a crystal texture, which is really magical.

Song Lingyi couldn't help slowing down a little, and was about to take a closer look at what kind of flower it was, when she saw a huge mosquito flying over and flying around the petals, which made Song Lingyi couldn't help but smile. Er - not a bee, not a butterfly, but a mosquito?This is really weird.

But at this moment, the merged petals suddenly opened up, like two wings of a butterfly, and swallowed the mosquito with a click.Then snap it together quickly.

The whole process didn't even take half a second, so quickly that Song Lingyi had no time to react and it was over.

The sunlight could still penetrate the thin petals, which allowed Song Lingyi to clearly see the mosquito's struggle and resistance, but it only took a short while before it stopped moving.Song Lingyi knew what was going on even if she didn't need to observe what happened next.

This is the mystery and wonder of nature.

Only then did Song Lingyi notice that Lu Li and Lu Huaijin had stopped and waited in front, she hurriedly followed, "I just saw..."

"Mom, why are we whispering? There's no one else here." Despite saying this, Lu Li couldn't help but whispered.

"Because it's so quiet here?" Song Lingyi couldn't help laughing, then coughed twice, and restored the original volume, "I just saw that bouquet of flowers and swallowed a mosquito." Her voice was not loud , but there is still a special surround effect around, not the echo—to be more precise, it is the echo bouncing so fast that it overlaps with the original sound, creating a kind of sound that can be heard in all directions. illusion.

Lu Li and Lu Huaijin followed Song Lingyi's instructions and looked over. The beautiful bouquet of flowers was bathed in the sunlight without moving, as if nothing had happened just now.

However, Lu Li didn't doubt Song Lingyi at all, "This is just the beginning. According to Cole, people often visit outside, so there are not many wild animals. Go inside and gradually start to see animals. I That is, except for squirrels."

Song Lingyi couldn't help smiling when she thought of Lai Tiaotiao who stayed at home.

The group of three walked through the forest. After walking for about four or ten minutes, they arrived at a shallow stream. Lu Li suggested that they sit down and rest.Although both Song Lingyi and Lu Huaijin still had strength, at Lu Li's insistence, they decided to rest here for a while, drink some water, and eat some simple things, such as Snickers bars, or bananas and chocolates to replenish energy.

It is said to be a small stream, but in fact it is just a sparse stream of spring water flowing down. I don't know where the source is, and I can't even determine whether it is the result of the roots of a big tree exposing the surface and exposing the underground water source. ; Moreover, the amount of water is so small that it is doubtful that even animals are unwilling to come here to drink water.

"Have you been in the ranch for so long, but never came in?" Song Lingyi looked at the surrounding scenery, the sunlight falling through the shade of the trees was refracted by the water surface, and the surrounding became brighter, and the hazy halo made the world Everything is fine, even if there are only some broken dead branches, rotting leaves and muddy soil around, and you can even see centipedes crawling out from under the moss and fleeing quickly.

Lu Li shook his head and couldn't help laughing, "I also wonder why I never came in before."

"People are always like this, selectively forgetting the environment in which they live." Lu Huaijin picked up the water bottle, raised her head and took a sip of water, then handed the water bottle to Song Lingyi, "It's like people who live in BJ don't come here specially Just like visiting Tiananmen Square, Shanghainese have no special feelings for the Oriental Pearl Tower. Because these places and scenery are too familiar to them, as if they are a part of life, we always have an illusion that we are familiar with the Oriental Pearl Tower. I already know everything around my life, so I gave up exploring. But in fact, if you let your feet go and explore the surrounding streets and storefronts with your own home as the center, you will find that the whole world is so strange that it makes people panic.”

Lu Li looked around, "I totally agree. Not to mention the ranch, it's the same in New York. If you choose a bus line, or a subway line, and go all the way to the end, the scenery along the way will surprise you."

People are always complaining that they have no money, no time, and no ability. They also want to see the world, they also want to travel everywhere, and they also want to enjoy life. Unfortunately, the reality restricts their hands and feet.But in fact, people always look too far, ignoring their own lives, and people always look too close, only seeing the troubles around them.

If you are willing to calm down and look at the plants and trees around you, even if it is just the community you live in, you can discover a different face of the world.The only difference is that there is a lack of the mentality of being willing to be quiet, willing to settle down, and the willingness to act.

"Don't talk about you, aren't I the same as your dad?" Song Lingyi also laughed, "One is trapped in the garden, the other is trapped in the wine cellar. We have never really experienced life on the ranch." While chatting and laughing, Song Lingyi patted Lu Huaijin's knee, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"So, we're here now, aren't we?" Lu Li replied, "It's just that I'm not sure, should I be absent, which is more appropriate?"

(End of this chapter)