Windy: The leisurely life of the village owner

Chapter 108 Visit ([-])

Seeing that Xu Hongdou was still a little angry, Chen Nanxing quickly said coquettishly to her:

"Good Hongdou, good Hongdou, don't be angry with me!"

"Forget it, I'll tell you directly!"

"Actually, my name does not come from the South Pole Star, but from the Azure Star!"

"This is a plant found in many rural areas and is a traditional Chinese medicinal material."

"I despise this plant as a 'weed', which sounds a bit unpleasant."

"So, I just made up another theory just to make it sound good!"

Xu Hongdou hates seeing others act coquettishly in front of her, especially when this person is her best friend.

"Okay, I'm not angry with you, I'm just a little angry inside!"

Xu Hongdou sighed softly:
"You said that when I was in school, my grades were pretty good, right? Why don't I even know this bit of geography knowledge?"

"If I knew this common sense, I probably wouldn't have been fooled by your casual remarks!"

Chen Nanxing on the side heard this and suddenly said with embarrassment:
"What, Hongdou, don't say that, because I don't know either!"

"If I knew the Northern Hemisphere couldn't see the South Pole Star, I wouldn't have made up this story!"

"You talk like this, as if all the books we have read for more than ten years have been in vain."

Xu Hongdou: "."

"Not to mention, after hearing what you said, I finally felt a lot better!"

After a moment of speechless silence, Xu Hongdou suddenly smiled playfully.

This time it was Chen Nanxing who was a little speechless.

Well, I was being compared unknowingly, and I was still the worse one.
Xie Linfeng and Xu Hongmi on the side looked at the two women "compromising each other" with bright smiles.

How beautiful!The pure friendship between the two of them is quite enviable.

After the mutual damage, the two women can be regarded as "injuring the enemy a thousand times and damaging themselves eight hundred times."

Both of them "each won a victory", so it was considered a tie.

Only Xie Linfeng and Xu Hongmi were watching the show as if they were eating melon, and they were enjoying themselves.

The "fighting" between the two women also added some color to the peaceful night in the courtyard.

Everyone drank tea for a while on the balcony, chatted for a while, and watched the stars for a while.

Until the time came to about 08:30 in the evening, Xu Hongdou felt a little sleepy and yawned repeatedly.

Xie Linfeng suggested that Xu Hongdou go back to his room to rest first, and the others dispersed.

Xie Linfeng needs very little sleep every day because of his good physique.

Xu Hongmi and Chen Nanxing had both slept in the afternoon and were not sleepy yet.

Only Xu Hongdou didn't take a nap in the afternoon, fearing that Xu Hongmi would be disturbed when she returned to her room.

Therefore, after arriving in Yunmiao Village, Xu Hongdou was used to going to bed early, so he started to feel sleepy so early.

After the three women left and returned to their rooms, Xie Linfeng did not stay long.

He tidied up the balcony and cleaned the used teacups and teapots.

Then he slowly returned to his bedroom and began to lie on the bed and scroll through his phone.

Speechless all night.
The next day, after having breakfast as usual early in the morning, everyone left the courtyard in a row.

Today Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing are going to take Xu Hongmi around the village.

As the host, Xie Linfeng will naturally not be absent, and he can be a tour guide.

Everyone walked along the stone path in the villa and took a shortcut towards the outside of the villa.

After leaving the villa, the first thing everyone came to was the stone bridge at the entrance of the village.

The three women were fully armed and walked slowly on the stone bridge, admiring the scenery beside the bridge from time to time.

On the river in the early morning, a shallow layer of white mist floated, slowly drifting away with the breeze.

Several dragonflies stood on the grass tips by the river, their bodies undulating slowly with the flow of the river.

To be honest, Xie Linfeng hadn't stopped to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the morning for a long time.

Especially now, when the sun has not fully risen and the mist has not dissipated.

The entire village was shrouded in a thin mist, making it feel like a fairyland on earth.

Naturally, such beautiful scenery attracted the attention of the three women, and they couldn't help but stop on the bridge.

Immediately, the three girls started today's "job" - taking photos!
The three women kept looking for the right angle and asked each other to help take photos.

Even Xu Hongmi, who always appears as a strong woman, is no exception under such beautiful scenery.

She seemed to have put down her previous airs and became more like a normal woman.

Only when she directed Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing to take photos of her, did she unconsciously reveal a hint of majesty.

Perhaps it was because Xu Hongmi was the "guest" today and both women regarded themselves as the masters.

Therefore, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing did not refuse some of Xu Hongmi's instructions.

If it were in the past, Xu Hongmi would have dared to command her so "arrogantly".

With Xu Hongdou's temper, she would definitely not give Xu Hongmi a good look.

However, Xu Hongdou today was unusually lifeless.

On the contrary, there is a feeling of "coming as soon as you call it and going away as soon as you wave it".

No matter how Xu Hongmi asked her to help take pictures, Xu Hongdou rarely refused.The three of them stayed on the stone bridge at the first stop for more than half an hour.

We didn't stop until the sun finally rose and all the fog on the bridge and the river dissipated.

After seeing that the fog dissipated and the beautiful scenery around them disappeared, the three women set off towards the village again.

After crossing the stone bridge, we entered the main road in the village, which was paved with stone slabs and stones.

Walking on the main road in the village, you can see the ancient buildings on both sides of the road that maintain their original flavor.

Everyone seems to be in the torrent of history.

This is indeed a different feeling for Xu Hongmi, who came to Yunmiao for the first time.

Although, there are some ancient buildings on both sides of the road that look a bit dilapidated.

However, it is these dilapidated buildings that add a sense of history to Xu Hongmi's heart.

China now also has many so-called tourist attractions such as ancient cities, ancient towns, and ancient villages.

As Xu Hongmi, it is natural to travel to those places.

However, those so-called ancient cities and towns have lost their original flavor.

Even in those ancient cities and towns, the ancient buildings have been perfectly repaired and look beautiful.

But it is precisely because it is too perfect and too beautiful that it loses some of its historical weight.

Moreover, because of the development of tourism, those places have become too commercialized.

What follows is the loss of ancient flavor, and people can no longer feel any sense of history.

Anyway, the seemingly shabby Yunmiao Village gave Xu Hongmi some different feelings.

At least when she was here now, her mood became more peaceful.

It seems that the shackles in my heart have been broken, and the whole mood has become more comfortable.

Xu Hongdou led Xu Hongmi slowly on the gravel road while introducing her softly.

When passing by the square in the center of the village, Xu Hongdou pointed to a high platform nearby and said:

"This is the village's stage, and a grand event is held here every March [-]rd."

"At that time, some unmarried men and women of the right age will also sing and perform performances here."

"Moreover, once a woman falls in love with a man, she can directly engage in "robbing marriage."

"It is said that Xie Zhiyao's grandpa was the one who took Xie Zhiyao's grandpa home after he fell in love with her!"

"Oh? The Bai people still have this custom, where the woman steals the man's hand in marriage?"

Hearing this, Xu Hongmi suddenly became interested and asked curiously.

It seems that no matter how strong a woman Xu Hongmi is, she still cannot escape the law of gossip.

Moreover, it is common to hear that men are robbing women to marry them, but now we hear that women are robbing men to marry them.

This is indeed a strange thing for Xu Hongmi, who is a woman herself.

Hearing this, Xu Hongdou nodded and said with a smile: "I don't know the specific customs of their Bai tribe."

"Anyway, Nan Nan told me about this. You can ask Nan Nan directly for the specific situation!"

Xu Hongdou's words immediately made Chen Nanxing, who was doing nothing, feel guilty.

When she saw Xu Hongmi looking over, she quickly explained:

"Hongdou doesn't know, and I don't know either. I heard Xie Nai and Ayao tell me!"

"I don't know whether it's true or not. Why don't you ask Xie Linfeng?"

Yes, Xie Linfeng, a local, is also here. Why do they want to stay far away?

Therefore, soon the three women's eyes turned to Xie Linfeng.

Seeing the searching eyes of the three women, Xie Linfeng looked at Chen Nanxing speechlessly.

It's all Chen Nanxing's fault. Originally, he was still eating melon quietly.

Now, he was pushed out directly. He really didn't want to face the probing eyes of the three women.

I feel quite embarrassed!

However, now that he had been asked, Xie Linfeng still explained:
"First of all, let me say it first. The local Bai people do have the custom of "robbing marriages."

"But, unlike what you think, this 'rob' is not a hard grab!"

"Rather, when both the man and the woman have a marriage contract before, or they are already interested in it."

"During the festival of Shangsi Festival on March [-]rd, it was determined through performances and "grabbing"."

"So, what Nan Xing said about Grandma Xie robbing Grandpa Xie to marry her is not true."

"Obviously, Grandma Xie and Grandpa Xie already had an engagement or were interested in each other before they snatched the marriage."

"Only in this case will the marriage robbery be successful, otherwise this custom will be a bad habit!"

"As for the specific situation, it happened decades ago. Naturally, we juniors don't know much about it."

After listening to Xie Linfeng's explanation, the three women all nodded as if they were suddenly enlightened.

It turns out that this so-called marriage robbery is just a form of performance.

Just like what modern people mean by engagement, isn’t there an engagement party in modern times?

The so-called marriage robbery of the Bai people is the same as an engagement banquet.

After saying this, everyone immediately understood.

(End of this chapter)