Travels

"You guys go into the house first, I'll tie them up and come over."

Yu Qingge carried the two geese around the yard, found two thin ropes that were so dirty that the original color could no longer be seen from the corner, clamped the necks of the two geese under the armpits, and tied them up with the flippers.

The men on the railing jumped to the ground, echoed a couple of gloomy voices, and beckoned the rest to go into the building.Xia Wanmu endured the pain in his back and helped the delicate little girl up. While walking, he stared closely at the familiar person in the corner. The surprise in his heart could no longer be described in words.

Yu Qingge lowered his head and was concentrating on the matter at hand, not paying attention to the two animals bouncing in his arms at all, his posture was not inferior to that of a countryman who was born and raised in the countryside.The dark brown coat outlined her slender waist, and the slim trousers and thick-soled Martin boots looked elegant. Their owners should have been singing on the stage with bright lights, or in the dazzling spotlights. I shot the cover of a magazine that represents the trend, but in this small rural courtyard with dark soil, this person and this scene are wonderfully integrated, so that the audience does not feel the slightest abruptness, but can only deeply feel a kind of Pleasant beauty.

Xia Wanmu lowered her eyes, her mood suddenly turned bad.How much does this person have that she doesn't know?Yu Qingge has always been a mystery to her. A long time ago, she thought she had solved the mystery, but it turned out that she just couldn't even open the envelope containing the answer.

Stepping over the newly made threshold with bright colors, the scenery in the yard is left behind. A large long wooden table that can accommodate more than ten people is placed in the large hall, and the general manager sits on the other side of the table. The director is smiling brightly at them at the moment.

"Welcome everyone here, please sit down, please sit down."

There are many staff members hidden in the corners of the room, all standing against the wall, with the photographic equipment in their hands pointed at this side from all angles.The director waited for a while, and only after Yu Qingge came in and sat down did he kindly say:

"You may have heard some news about our celebrity reality show before. In fact, it is the first time that we set the recording location in the countryside. This is the result of considering various factors. Of course, I mainly refer to the voting opinions of netizens. I will explain the basic situation of the recording here. In fact, the location of this village is remote, and most young people have gone out to make a living. Only some middle-aged and elderly people and children are left in the village. Planting and breeding. The owner of this yard is a young couple who have been working outside for several years. It is the first time near the end of the year that they want to take the elderly and children out to play and enjoy themselves, so the house is empty. The owner of the house sent a message to the official Weibo of the program group on the Internet, and wanted to trouble everyone to help take care of the fields and the animals raised at home during this window period."

"The recording will last about two weeks in total. The rules are like this. The program group does not provide any food, drink and economy. Guests can use the owner's plants and cultured animals at will, but they have to pay the corresponding market price. Here During the closed half a month, I hope everyone can cooperate sincerely, clarify the division of labor, help the owner to take care of the fields and various affairs at home, and in addition to support yourself and take care of your health. Of course, if you encounter difficulties, you can ask the program team for help , everyone's safety first, mission second, okay?"

Except for Yu Qingge, the faces of the guests sitting at the table were somewhat sad, Xia Wanmu was complaining incessantly, but still had a smile on his face, biting the bullet and nodding along with everyone.

Seeing everyone frowning and trying to cheer up, the director smiled even more happily, and even narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Today is the first day. It's already so late. It's getting dark, so I'll make it easier for everyone. The ingredients for dinner have been prepared in the kitchen. For this one time, everyone should cherish it. Don't worry about it." Control your food intake because of your body size, because what you can eat tomorrow...it’s hard to say." He pushed the chair and stood up, and finally reminded a few words, "The residents in the house have been away for almost a week, and the house There is a bit of dust in the room, it is best to clean it up before eating, the bedding is placed in the cabinet, two people share a room, everyone allocates it by themselves!"

Following his footsteps, the redundant staff quickly dispersed into the shadows outside the house, leaving only the machines standing quietly, dutifully aiming at them and shooting non-stop.The people at the table were silent for a while, as if they were still digesting the director's long speech, Ju Zhengxin stroked his raised beard, and made a self-deprecating self-deprecating sentence.

"I... have never been in the kitchen since I was born, and I can't even wash rice, so I can only be responsible for cleaning tonight. Which of you can cook?"

Lu Jingming also waved his hand, turned his head and smiled embarrassedly at Ju Zhengxin: "Coincidentally, I haven't even touched the stove, bro, I'll clean it up with you!"

The two men quickly turned their eyes to the women for help. Ji Mingzhao couldn't bear such heavy stares, and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender: "Don't look at me, I won't either! Did not pass on the DNA of this skill to me."

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Ye Qizhen, showing an expectant expression towards this partner of similar age.Ye Qizhen smiled reluctantly, holding his voice a little softly.

"I can cook instant noodles with many flavors, if you don't mind..."

The field fell into a dead silence, and the men's smiles had become uglier than crying. In the embarrassment of looking at each other, Yu Qingge said calmly: "Let me do it."

"Xiaoyu, can you still cook?" Ju Zhengxin raised his eyebrows in surprise, and looked at the man with the same face as if he had discovered the new world.

Yu Qingge shook his head: "It's not well done, and there is no other way under special circumstances. Let's make do with it."

False modesty.Xia Wanmu pursed the corners of her lips and sneered in her heart.The rest of the people categorically refused, and she couldn't leave Yu Qingge alone, so she could only bite the bullet and express her position:

"I'm going to help her. It's getting dark, so I have to move now, or I'll be overwhelmed."

"Don't worry, there are still unassigned rooms." Ju Zhengxin put one hand on the table, counted the people in the room with the other hand, and named them on his own initiative. Lu must be together. Xiaoji and Xiaoye share a room, little girl, it’s better to communicate together, and you two share a room, is it okay?"

Xia Wanmu opened his mouth, but couldn't find any reasonable reason to refuse him.

Forget it, it's just a room, and they don't sleep together, at worst, they just go back to sleep at night and don't leave a chance to talk.She curled her lips. Although her face was not very good-looking, she kept silent anyway.

The matter of allocating the room passed by, and the topic immediately turned to the discussion about cleaning. No one noticed her worried mood, only Yu Qingge glanced at her for a few times, and then quickly looked away.

"That's how it is. Xiao Lu and I brought the luggage over and cleaned it up. Xiao Ji and Xiao Ye went to spread the bedding in the room first." Ju Zhengxin stood up and patted me as if he was someone else to talk to me. She clapped her hands and said caringly to her, "Don't force yourself, just get some food. The most important thing is to pay attention to safety and don't hurt your hands."

Xia Wanmu smiled perfunctorily, and watched several people walk out of the living room separately.

Perhaps because of the ventilation problem, the farmer’s kitchen was not built in the building, but a small area was specially set aside in the corner of the yard, where firewood was piled up to set up the stove, and a tarpaulin was covered on the top, which was semi-outdoor. The venue is a far cry from a kitchen in the usual sense.

The two came to the dusty stove, and a large stainless steel washbasin was placed on the table blackened by the fire and smoke. There were some meat and side dishes in it, which were probably the "only this one time" dinner ingredients in the director's mouth.Yu Qingge fiddled with it for a while, then suddenly asked her: "What do you want to eat?"

Why didn't you ask others what they want to eat at the table just now?This undisguised discriminatory treatment made her feel uncomfortable, her eyes wandered, and she made a vague perfunctory sentence.

"Just watch and do it. If there is any cutting and washing work, just tell me."

Yu Qingge lowered his eyes, as if he was very dissatisfied with the answer. With his slender index finger, he pointed at the thawed pork in the basin, and asked in a muffled voice, "Sparse ribs, how do you want to eat them? Steamed or fried?"

"Braise it."

She gritted her teeth and pushed back, she would rather not enjoy that good fortune than fall into a hole dug by someone.

The sky was already getting dark, and there was not much wind blowing in the courtyards of the houses facing the mountain depression, but the chill of winter really came over with the night.She folded her arms and trembled, Yu Qingge glanced at her with a calm tone.

"Go and get two sticks and light a fire."

Xia Wanmu hummed, turned around and picked out two more delicate ones from the neatly piled firewood pile in the corner, and stabbed them straight into the stove along with the hay that was picked up on the nearby ground for lighting the fire.As soon as the lighter was turned on, the flames shot up violently. She took two steps back, and was attracted by the figure of Yu Qingge washing vegetables with a basin. When she turned her head, there was only blackness in the stove, and white smoke was steaming. The fire has disappeared.

She stuffed a large handful of light yellow straw bales into it again, and turned on the lighter again. The flames came and went quickly, the dry grass was burned out, and the tail of the firewood was scorched black, and the smoke of the same color rushed straight to her face, choking her. Coughing constantly, tears streaming out uncontrollably.

Footsteps came from behind, Yu Qingge threw the basin aside, came over and squatted beside her, stroking her face with cold hands through a tissue.

"Go to the room and help me get the apron and sleeves from the box. I'm afraid I'll get my clothes dirty."

Warm breath was blowing in her ears, she fumbled for a tissue to dry her tears, and just as she opened her eyes, she saw hands that were red with cold in front of her.

The distance between the two was a bit close, and she stared at Yu Qingge's enlarged face for a while, hating this man's terribly considerate and gentle from the bottom of her heart.

The author has something to say: Xiao Yu: I made a mistake. Seeing her coldly ask her to warm up a stove, I didn't expect that she can't even make a fire. ＞︿＜