After coming to Qinshui Village for three days, Su Yike arranged every day very full, distributing supplies on the first day, chopping firewood on the second day, helping with work on the third day, helping a family grind beans to make tofu in the morning and helping in the afternoon Go dig the ground.

Almost all of those impoverished, widowed and elderly households planted land. Because they had no income and rarely went to the town's market, they could only rely on a few acres of land for self-sufficiency.

In winter, only some hardy radishes and cabbages can be planted, and many fields are vacant and full of weeds. They turn over the fields to remove weeds, and when it comes to spring plowing, the old man saves a lot of effort.

Wen Chenyang has no experience of doing farm work since he was a child. The most housework he does is sweeping and mopping the floor. He has been doing manual labor for three consecutive days. His palms have blisters and calluses. Fortunately, the winter sun is not too strong. It didn't turn black.

This morning, an old man who made tofu brought them tofu flowers for afternoon tea, and all of them who did physical work gathered around and gorged themselves with bowls.

Zhang Sufen ate two bowls in a row. She said, "This kind of original tofu flower is really delicious."

Xu Ting said: "I also think it's so tender."

Wen Chenyang also ate two bowls of tofu flower in a row. Su Yike said, "There are still two pieces of land. We'll go back and rest after we're done."

Wang Mingran asked: "Group leader, can we take the sweet potatoes we dug out of the ground with us? Or should we return them?"

Su Yike looked at the small pile of sweet potatoes not far away, they dug them up when digging the ground, probably the owner of the land confiscated them while digging, and some were still in the soil.

Su Yike said: "We will take it back to them later, if you want to eat, I will buy some from them later, and we will bake sweet potatoes tonight."

Xu Ting said, "Okay, I quite like roasted sweet potatoes."

Su Yike said: "Alright, let's start working."

Wen Chenyang stood up. He didn't pay much attention to farm work these days, and he could sit on the ground in a pile of grass.He doesn't talk much these days, and he just bury his head in doing things, as if this can divert his attention from thinking about things that haunt him.

Every day after coming here is very fulfilling, he thinks it's good, it's much better than staying alone in a big city house and not knowing what to do, thinking wildly all day long.

After turning over the last two plots, their task for today is considered complete.

Wen Chenyang and Su Yike planned to send back the sweet potatoes dug up in the sweet potato field to the owner of the field, and the other three went back to the place where they camped first.

Su Yike exercised his muscles while walking, "It's not easy to be a farmer, and I don't think I can make money after working so hard."

Wen Chenyang said: "In the past, farmers could sell their crops to make money, but now that agriculture is on a large scale, it is impossible to support a family with manpower and small scale alone."

Su Yike looked at the mountains not far away, "Do you think that rural areas like this will disappear completely in the future? You see, there are almost no young people in this village. When this generation is gone, there will probably be no young people here." People want to come back."

"Perhaps, it is inevitable for the progress of the times to leave the backward places and gather in the developed places."

The two were walking on the ridge beside the vegetable field, talking while walking, Su Yike saw a field of rapeseed flowers, "Chenyang, look over there, it's very beautiful."

Wen Chenyang looked in the direction he was pointing at, and there was a large sea of ​​yellow flowers not far away, which added a touch of beauty to the ravine, "It's pretty good for taking pictures."

"Tomorrow doesn't seem to be a particularly heavy task, why don't we go there and have fun together."

"Okay."

As the sun set, the shadows of the two of them were elongated. Coming out of the field was the road leading to the outside of the village. The yellow mud road had not been repaired, and when it rained, there were potholes and small puddles everywhere.

At this time, a tall man walked towards him on that road. He was carrying a large travel bag and a luggage bag in his hand.

Wen Chenyang felt that he might be terminally ill, and even had hallucinations.

But everything is so real.

Su Yike next to him called out, "Chen Yang."

Wen Chenyang came back to his senses, the tall figure in his sight was getting closer and closer, and stopped three steps away from him.

His face is very clear, and there are shadows on the ground, not hallucinations.

It was Gu Xizhe himself.

Wen Chenyang was still in a daze, both surprised and frightened, "Why are you here?"

Gu Xizhe replied, "Travel."

"Pfft!" Su Yike beside him couldn't hold back and laughed.

Wen Chenyang couldn't laugh, "This is a remote place, what are you doing here for tourism?"

Gu Xizhe looked around at the surrounding mountains, "The mountains and rivers are beautiful, suitable for camping and hiking."

Wen Chenyang has no way to describe his current mood. His heart, which has been silent for many days, is jumping again. It feels like seeing a rainbow after the rain, and it feels like he has re-acquired a bad habit that he finally quit. The emotions were mixed together, which made him at a loss, so he had to pretend to be calm.

Seeing that Wen Chenyang hadn't spoken for a long time, Su Yike asked Gu Xizhe, "Xizhe, did you come here by yourself?"

"Yes." Gu Xizhe said.

Wen Chenyang was curious again, how did Gu Xizhe find this place, he never told anyone that he came to this place, if it was a coincidence, it would be as difficult as the sun coming out from the west.

"How did you find this place?" Wen Chenyang asked.

Gu Xizhe said: "I saw some news about volunteers on the official Weibo of the school's Communist Youth League. I thought this place was very good, so I decided to travel."

Saying that I came here for a trip is an insult to people's IQ.

Of course Su Yike knew that what Gu Xizhe said were all excuses, he smiled to cater to his words, "Although this place is backward, it is indeed beautiful, and you can experience a very primitive rural life."

"I think so too." Gu Xizhe asked again: "Brother Su, is there any shortage of volunteers in your team? Can I join?"

Su Yike glanced at Wen Chenyang, "Our volunteers also work very hard. We do a lot of physical work every day without getting paid. Don't you mind?"

Gu Xizhe said: "I don't mind, I'm even willing to pay for it myself."

Su Yike said: "That's okay, welcome to join."

Wen Chenyang put away his mixed feelings, and just calmly accepted the fact that Gu Xizhe appeared in front of him again. He said that the next time they meet, they will be friends.

Wen Chenyang said: "Gu Xizhe, are you stupid?"

Hearing Wen Chenyang's long-lost insulting tone, Gu Xizhe was in a great mood, "I just took a set of IQ test questions on the way here, and I still have two hundred, so I shouldn't be stupid."

Wen Chenyang couldn't hold back the corners of his pursed lips, and slightly bent upwards.

As the sun set, he and Gu Xizhe met again in this remote mountain village.

Su Yike and Wen Chenyang returned the sweet potatoes first, but the old man refused to accept them, so they asked them to take them back to eat. Su Yike thought that other team members wanted to eat roasted sweet potatoes, but he accepted it.

Back at the camp, Xu Ting saw Gu Xizhe and cried out in surprise, "Oh my God, I read that right, it's Gu Xizhe!"

"That's right, it's Gu Xizhe." Su Yike said: "But I still want to introduce, this is our new member. His popularity in Nantah University is similar to that of Chenyang. You should all know it."

Gu Xizhe greeted politely, "Hi, you all."

Xu Ting was very excited, holding Zhang Sufen's arm and jumping, "Senior brother Gu is my idol, I actually saw an idol."

Zhang Sufen smiled and said, "A Ting, you should be more reserved!"

Xu Ting covered her mouth, her face flushed, "Oh, I'm really excited. I knew Senior Brother Gu when I was in the third year of high school. Senior Brother Gu is the motivation for me to work hard to get into Nantah University."

Wen Chenyang didn't speak the whole time. He carried the sweet potatoes and went to the bucket. Gu Xizhe's eyes followed him.

Wang Mingran said: "I see that the influential figures in Nantah University are all gathered here, why should I wait for my little one?"

Zhang Sufen said: "Indeed, the three most famous boys among our Nantah University students are all here."

Su Yike said: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, it's getting dark, get ready for dinner."

Several people dispersed, those who chopped firewood chopped firewood, and those who washed vegetables washed vegetables.

Gu Xizhe asked Su Yike, "Is there anything I can do?"

Su Yike thought about what job he should assign to Gu Xizhe, and remembered that Wen Chenyang told him that Gu Xizhe's cooking skills were very good, "By the way, I heard that your cooking is delicious."

It goes without saying who Su Yike listened to, and Gu Xizhe was not humble, "My cooking skills are not bad."

"Then why don't you give us a taste of your craft?"

"it is good."

Su Yike said, "Put your luggage down first."

Wen Chenyang, who was squatting over there washing sweet potatoes, looked back and continued washing without saying anything.

After washing the sweet potatoes and putting them in the basket to drain, he stood up and turned around, and saw Gu Xizhe walking towards him. Wen Chenyang was a little at a loss, and didn't know whether to walk over in silence, or pretend to be okay with him Say hello.

Gu Xizhe spoke first, "The temperature has dropped, add an extra dress."

"Well, I'll add it later." He has been doing farm work all day today, and he only wears two clothes. It's getting dark and it's much colder.

After finishing speaking, Wen Chenyang passed him by with a basket of sweet potatoes.

Xu Ting ran over, "Brother Gu, what do you want to cook? I'll wash it for you."

Gu Xizhe washed his hands, and replied, "Make whatever ingredients you have."

"Uh-huh."

Gu Xizhe's culinary skills were almost honed for Wen Chenyang. In the past, Gu Xizhe's cooking was only for Wen Chenyang, but now others can eat it too.

It is difficult to eat fresh meat every day in this remote village. If the villagers want to eat meat, they either kill chickens or ducks themselves, or they have to go to the town market more than ten kilometers away to buy it. I have never gone out, and the food I eat is also bought locally.

This morning, I just helped a family grind beans to make tofu. Tofu is the main ingredient tonight, white tofu, fried tofu, and some vegetables. The only meat dish is bacon.

Six people ate around the table made of bamboo, sitting on the moved stones, next to a pile of burning fires.

The conditions were difficult, and everyone ate together and ate with gusto.

After eating the dishes made by her idol, Xu Ting was very satisfied, "Senior Brother Gu, you are amazing, the dishes you cook are super delicious."

Zhang Sufen also agreed: "Yes, it's delicious."

Gu Xizhe wrote lightly: "It's just as good as it suits your taste."

Wang Mingran's mouth was full of food, and he sighed: "I finally know why I don't have a girlfriend anymore. It's not that I'm too good at it, but that others are too good. He's tall, handsome, and can cook."

Zhang Sufen said: "Brother Gu, being your girlfriend must be a happy death."

When it came to the topic of having a girlfriend, Xu Ting took the opportunity to blushed and asked, "Senior Brother Gu, do you have a girlfriend?"

Gu Xizhe glanced at Wen Chenyang subconsciously, and replied, "There are people I like."

Wang Mingran grasped these words and carefully considered them. When others answered the question of whether they had a girlfriend, they would either say yes or no. If they answered someone they liked, there was obviously a third situation. He said: "Yes. The person I like is not a girlfriend, so I haven't got it yet."

Zhang Sufen looked surprised, "Impossible, is there anyone with the conditions of Senior Brother Gu who is unsuccessful?"

Xu Ting lazily said, "Which girl is so lucky, lemons are lemons."

Gu Xizhe just laughed it off and didn't answer in depth.

Wen Chenyang ate quietly without interrupting, while Su Yike knew everything but didn't reveal it.

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