Old Mountain Forest House 1

"Walking on the mountain path, the old cow returning at dusk is my companion, the blue sky with a setting sun on my chest, and the colorful clouds are the clothes of the evening glow..."

Orange and Nanyi Sheng carried two large bags each, looking miserably at Orange and Feng Feng hopping hand in hand on the mountain path. Yisheng shook his head repeatedly, his expression seemingly giving himself several slaps in the face mentally: "Why did I have to remember this? From husband to laborer, this is the fate of a man with a woman!"

Orange pouted: "You should be satisfied! I didn't even have a husband and still became a laborer!"

Yisheng took leave from work and brought Feng Feng to this deep mountain forest for a honeymoon trip, bringing Orange and Orange along. It wasn't that he wanted to travel on his honeymoon with friends, but this place had a good spot for cultivation with abundant spiritual energy.

There was a small village here, and the four of them stayed at an old woman's house. While unpacking her bottles and jars, Orange turned and asked, "Why do I feel like this village has no life at all?"

The old woman was carrying hot tea when she heard her words and said, "Young people have all gone out to work; those with slightly better conditions have even taken their elderly parents with them. Only during Qingming and Spring Festival do they come back to pay respects, and very few people actually live here."

Yisheng thought for a moment and asked, "Life in the countryside now should be pretty good, much better than working small jobs outside. Many young people have returned elsewhere; is there something else going on here?" He was the only one here following current affairs, so he was well aware of such matters.

The old woman paused, sighed, and said, "Some years ago, there were incidents in this village, though they were superstitious matters. You intellectuals wouldn't believe them."

"Go on, we'll just listen as a story," Orange said, her craving for stories going up. She lit a cigarette and sat quietly on the side.

The summer vacation finally arrived in Leixia's anxious anticipation. That steel jungle had already made her feel suffocated, especially with that cold ex-boyfriend in that icy jungle.

Leixia returned alone to her hometown, where there was a real jungle, murmuring streams, wooden old houses, and her grandmother and uncle whom she hadn't seen in years.

"Xia Xia is here? Oh, it's so sunny outside, come in quickly!" Grandma had been waiting at the door. Seeing Leixia, she immediately took her large bags and led her inside, her deeply lined old face filled with joy.