Chapter 91 South of Caiyun After hearing what Xu Hongdou said, Chen Nanxing supported her and said, "That's good. Your current job is really too tiring.""When are you going to change? Have you contacted that senior brother?" "Not yet." Xu Hongdou shook her head. "I'll talk to him later, but I won't go right away. I also want to rest for a while and catch my breath." "It's time to take a break." Chen Nanxing nodded. "We are always used to moving forward with our heads down, and sometimes we don't even know what we really want." "It was only after I slowed down for more than a month that I gradually regained my previous passion for life and stopped spinning my wheels mechanically and numbly." Xu Hongdou smiled and said, "Well, it was only after seeing your recent state that I suddenly felt that if we stop and slow down our lives for a while, it might not be so bad. It's not as terrible as we think." "So I also want to stop for a while and think about what kind of life I want." "By the way, let's fulfill our agreement and go to Yunnan together." Chen Nanxing's eyes lit up, "Really?" "Really." Xu Hongdou nodded. "If I don't go now, I'll have to spend some time getting used to my new job, and I don't know when that will take."
Chen Nanxing couldn't help but sigh, "You've been dragging your feet for three years, and you've stood me up for three years. Now you finally have a conscience." Xu Hongdou smiled a little embarrassedly: "Hehe, I have come to my senses. I hope it's not too late." "Fortunately, your last dream was fake, otherwise it would be too late now." Chen Nanxing snorted. "Oh, bah, bah, bah, it was just a dream, it's all over." Xu Hongdou said quickly. "Then I should really start planning this time?" Chen Nanxing confirmed. "Well, I will resign tomorrow." Xu Hongdou nodded affirmatively. "Both of you." At this time Chen Mo raised his hand and signaled, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing turned to look at Chen Mo. "Do you mind adding me to your agreement?" In the following period, Xu Hongdou resigned and was doing the final work handover, while Chen Nanxing started making various food travel guides. Chen Nanxing has been planning this strategy for the past two years, and now it finally comes in handy. However, the arrangements of some of the attractions inside need to be replanned. After all, some places have been over-commercialized and have long become boring. That night, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing discussed some details. "Hey, how many rooms should we book?" Chen Nanxing asked jokingly while looking for a homestay on his phone. Before Xu Hongdou could say anything, Chen Mo quickly said, "Just book two rooms." Chen Nanxing nodded and said deliberately: "Well, Hongdou and I will share a room, and you can have one room. Two rooms are indeed enough." "Hey, no, let me share a room with Xu Hongdou." Chen Mo said quickly. "I'm a little tight on money lately." When Xu Hongdou heard this crude excuse, she rolled her eyes.
Chen Nanxing was also a little speechless, "You are the richest among the three of us. Don't you feel guilty for saying this?" "Oh, I want to save money for my wedding and marry Hongdou, so I have to save some money. Please be considerate." Chen Mo sighed. Chen Nanxing was speechless. If she wasn't considerate, would she have to borrow money from her when she got married in the future? Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes at Chen Mo and said, "Let's ignore him and just book three rooms." "Hongdou, every penny of my wife's money that I save now will be yours in the future. I am contributing to our future happy life." Chen Mo shouted. Xu Hongdou couldn't help but cover her forehead. "Hey, what do you think of this B&B?" Chen Nanxing handed the phone to Xu Hongdou to look at. "This one has a big yard and the rooms look nice too." "The environment looks good, but it seems the minimum lease period is three months?" Xu Hongdou said after taking a look. "I calculated that although the minimum lease period is three months, even if we leave early, it will still be cheaper than an ordinary B&B hotel," said Chen Nanxing. "Okay, then this one." Xu Hongdou nodded. "Are you really booking three rooms?" Chen Nanxing asked. Xu Hongdou was silent for a while, then said, "Actually, what Chen Mo said just now makes sense. I will have a share of the money saved in the future." Chen Nanxing was speechless for a moment, and said angrily: "You two tricked me into coming here to kill me!" "Haha, my wife is really thrifty and frugal." Chen Mo smiled proudly on the side. Chen Nanxing was about to book a room. "Well, even if we want three rooms, there are no more. There are only two left." "It's destined." Chen Mo said. After deciding on a time, Chen Nanxing went back to pack his luggage. Xu Hongdou was also packing up a lot of bags and preparing to send them to the B&B by express delivery in advance, so that she could travel light. Looking at Xu Hongdou's three or four boxes of various sizes, not including the suitcase she was going to take with her, Chen Mo was a little confused as to why there were so many things. Chen Mo only had one suitcase, which he packed with a few sets of clothes and some personal belongings, with plenty of space left. Oh, and a guitar. "Is it necessary to carry so much?" Chen Mo couldn't help but ask. There are at least two boxes containing clothes and one box containing shoes and bags. "Of course, we'll be gone for two or three months." Xu Hongdou said as she packed. "When we go out for fun, we definitely can't just keep taking photos of just a few outfits." Chen Mo shrugged and said, "I understand. Long live beauty." After Xu Hongdou finished packing, Chen Mo helped seal and pack the boxes and waited for the courier to pick up the parcels. "Let's go." Xu Hongdou came out pushing a black suitcase.
Xu Hongdou wore a simple white top as a base, paired with dark jeans, and a thin dark green windbreaker, looking graceful. Chen Mo naturally reached out to take the suitcase, "Congwen and Nanxing are downstairs." Jiang Congwen sent the three of them to the airport, and then during the time when Chen Mo was away, the car was left to Jiang Congwen to drive. "Then let's go down quickly." "Don't worry, it's still early. There's still time." As soon as they got downstairs, they saw Chen Nanxing waving at them from the car window. "This~~" Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing sat in the back seat together, while Chen Mo put Xu Hongdou's luggage in the trunk and sat in the front passenger seat. "Thank you for your hard work. You came to see us off so early." Chen Mo said as he got in the car. "Talk about this." Jiang Congwen didn't care. "It's a pity that you, Lao Jiang, can't leave, otherwise we could all go together, and that would be a collective action of our 'food team'." Chen Nanxing said in the back row. "That can't be helped." Jiang Congwen said with a smile, "My career has just started, and I can't bear to give it up." "Then you work hard so that I can brag about meeting a superstar in the future." Chen Nanxing patted Jiang Congwen on the shoulder. "Haha, I'll try my best." Jiang Congwen laughed. "Last time you said you were going to participate in 'I Am the King of Singers', which episode was it?" Xu Hongdou asked, remembering what was going on. "I recorded an episode last week. It should be aired this Friday." "Don't worry, we will watch your show in Yunnan and support you." After Chen Nanxing finished speaking, he asked again, "You weren't eliminated, were you?" "I only found out when I went to record the second episode this week that those who ranked last in the combined rankings of the two episodes would be eliminated," said Jiang Congwen. Chen Nanxing nodded, "Come on, the next time we meet will be three months later. I hope I can queue up for your autograph by then." "I don't have to wait three months. If I have time later, I'll go and play with you for a few days." "Okay then, we'll wait for you in Dali." Dali is in the south of the colorful clouds. The blue sky has two or three white clouds. A gust of wind blows by, and the Erhai Lake ripples in circles. The golden sunlight shines down, and the waves sparkle. A small green car is driving along Erhai Lake. "Woo~~" Chen Nanxing stretched his hand out of the window, feeling the free breeze of Erhai Lake. "Anko, look how beautiful she is." "Yes, it's really beautiful." Xu Hongdou also let the breeze blow her hair, revealing a comfortable smile under her sunglasses. The sky is blue, the wind is gentle, can this be a reason to like a place? of course can.
Yunmiao Village. The stream flows gently, and there is a stone bridge that witnesses the changes of time. Several horses pass by carrying goods, and time seems to have slowed down here. Passing through the old earth and stone archway and walking on the path paved with flagstones and gravel, you can hear ethereal and clear sounds. Chen Mo, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing were following the navigation on their way to the B&B. On both sides of the road there are small stalls set up by local villagers, selling various handicrafts or fruits and vegetables grown by themselves. Some stalls just put up a small wooden board in front of their door with the price and payment code written on the cardboard, and there is no one guarding it. There are also travelers sitting and chatting, and folk musicians playing handpans. It is a peaceful and tranquil place, and the time is quiet and good. "What kind of musical instrument is that?" Chen Nanxing pointed to the flying saucer-like object next to him. She had seen it before, but didn't know what it was called. "The handpan is a percussion instrument that produces different tones by hitting the bulge in the middle or the depressions around it," Chen Mo introduced. "Are you okay? Do you want me to help you carry one?" Chen Mo asked as he watched the two people pulling the suitcases with some effort. Because it is a stone road, it is very difficult to pull. "It's okay. I see the navigation is not far ahead." Xu Hongdou said. "Although it's hard to pull, it's not heavy and doesn't need to be lifted. The suitcase is quite durable." Chen Nanxing also said. "Okay, tell me if you're tired and I'll help you carry it." Chen Mo nodded. At this time, a white horse ran past the three people, and a child behind it chased it, shouting: "Stop!" Xu Hongdou was walking in front, following the navigation, and was about to be hit by the child. Chen Mo was quick-witted and pulled Xu Hongdou back half a step to avoid the child. "Watch the road, little boy," Chen Nanxing shouted. "Sorry, sorry, please let me have it." The child shouted and ran away like a gust of wind. "Are you okay?" Chen Mo looked at Xu Hongdou. "It's okay." Xu Hongdou shook her head slightly. "Good guy, a boy chasing the wind." Chen Nanxing couldn't help but smile as he watched the figures of the man and the horse going away. At this time, the person in charge of the B&B called. Xu Hongdou answered the call and told him the location. Soon, they saw a woman with a friendly smile stopping in front of them on a bicycle. "Hello, I'm Xie Xiaochun. Is this Xu Hongdou or Chen Nanxing?" The two rooms are named Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing. "Hello, I'm Xu Hongdou." "I'm Chen Nanxing."
A few people simply greeted each other. "I was just about to go to the village entrance to pick you up, but I didn't expect you were already here." Xie Xiaochun said. "We looked at the navigation and it didn't seem difficult to get here, so we just walked in. Did we go the right way?" Xu Hongdou said. "You're right. It's just in front. I'll take you there." Xie Xiaochun pushed the bicycle and walked with the three of them. "That's troublesome." "It should." After walking for a while, they saw a door with a sign that read "Windy Courtyard". "We're here. This is the place." Xie Xiaochun led the three people in. "This is our courtyard. It's big, right?" The three of them looked around and found the courtyard to be quiet, clean and tidy, with unique scenery. Chen Nanxing nodded and said, "It's the same as in the picture. We chose this place because we liked this courtyard at the time." Xu Hongdou and Chen Mo also expressed their satisfaction. "That's good." Xie Xiaochun said with a smile, "This place is made up of three residential plots, so it's quite large." "Two years ago, we rented this place, renovated it, and turned it into a short-term rental courtyard." At this time, someone on the second floor heard the noise and walked out listlessly. Seeing so many strangers, he immediately hid back again. Chen Nanxing just stretched out his hand to say hello, but suddenly the person disappeared and his hand stopped awkwardly in mid-air. "Her name is Damai. She is also a tenant of the courtyard. She doesn't like dealing with strangers, but it's fine once we get to know each other," Xie Xiaochun explained. "Social phobia?" Chen Nanxing asked. "Well, probably a little bit." Xie Xiaochun nodded. "Then, who is that?" Chen Nanxing's gaze shifted to the middle-aged man sitting on a cushion in meditation under the tree in front. The man had medium-long hair and a string of unknown beads around his neck. His palms were placed on his knees with fingers clasped together and facing upwards. Smoke was rising from the incense burner beside him. He looked like a hermit who had an immortal air. This person has not been affected at all since they came in, and has not even opened his eyes to look, which makes Chen Nanxing a little curious. "He's also a tenant of the courtyard, in room number two. Just ignore him." Xie Xiaochun looked helpless. Chen Nanxing nodded. She felt that the people she met in this courtyard were all quite unique. "Come, let me introduce it to you." Xie Xiaochun said. "There are six rooms in this courtyard. Except for Room 5 and Room 6 where you live, the other rooms are full." "Room 5 was originally occupied for five months and just moved out, so you just happened to renew the lease." "It's better to come at the right time than to come early. If there is one less room, we won't be able to live here." Chen Nanxing said with a smile.
"That means you and our courtyard have a special connection." Xie Xiaochun nodded with a smile. "If you want to renew the lease after three months, tell me half a month in advance." "Okay." Chen Nanxing nodded. "I'll show you the room first. I've already picked up the package you sent in advance from the collection point and put it in your room." "Thank you, thank you for your trouble." Xu Hongdou said. "Don't be so polite." Xie Xiaochun waved his hand. "Your two rooms are adjacent, but you have to go up by different staircases." Xie Xiaochun took the three of them to take a quick look at the room, then walked back to the courtyard, "Let me introduce the courtyard to you." "This side is the kitchen, dining room, and lounge area. The kitchen is shared, and the electrical appliances and kitchen utensils inside are shared. Over there is the tea room, and behind the tea room is the utility room and tool room." "If I'm not around, you can look for Nana who lives in Room 1 across the street if you need help. I'll introduce her to you later." The three of them said it was clear. "Then I won't bother you any more. I'll leave first. If you have any questions, come to me." "OK, thanks." (End of this chapter)