Chapter 227 Jiang Zhi

Xin Zixing glanced at Lin Miaomiao's back with some doubts, and then looked back at Lu Yanhe.

"Does she have any hostility towards me?"

Lu Yanhe suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, and hurriedly said: "I don't think so."

Lu Yanhe was really embarrassed to tell Xin Zixing what Lin Miaomiao had just said.

It was really embarrassing.

When they arrived at Baichuan, someone from the Jiangzhi Cultural Tourism Department came to pick them up.

The other party arranged a car to pick them up directly at the airport and go to Jiangzhi.

After Lu Yanhe got in the car, he felt a little sleepy, put on headphones, and prepared to go to sleep.

Xin Zixing saw that Lu Yanhe closed his eyes, so he lowered his voice when talking to the person who came to pick them up.

The person who came to pick them up was a department head of the Jiangzhi Cultural Tourism Department, who was in his early thirties and had two pimples on his forehead.

The other party's name was He Yunlan.

Xin Zixing talked about the city of Jiangzhi with people all the way.

Lu Yanhe slept for a while in a daze, and woke up halfway. He didn't know how long he slept, and heard He Yunlan talking about why he came to Jiangzhi.

He Yunlan is not from Jiangzhi, but his wife is from Jiangzhi, so after graduating from university, he passed the exam to work as a civil servant in Jiangzhi.

Because he is a college student with a high degree of education, he is highly valued in Jiangzhi.

This time, He Yunlan was the one who led the "City Travel Notes" to shoot in Jiangzhi.

Lu Yanhe looked out the window, the sunlight was dazzlingly golden.

He saw a vast rice field spreading on the side of the road, and the road was passing through the mountains and fields at this time.

This is a vast world that is hard to see in the city. The large rice fields and the occasional houses dotted in between, under the golden sunlight, are floating with the breath of freedom and nature.

At this moment, Lu Yanhe was suddenly distracted.

Xin Zixing said: "Before we came here, we read that Jiangzhi is a very old city with a history of thousands of years. There are still many ancient buildings in the city."

"Yes." He Yunlan smiled and nodded, "People in Jiangzhi are more attached to their hometown. Most people will stay in Jiangzhi, like my wife. She must return to her hometown, so I followed her. The people here are more enthusiastic and simple. The neighborhood relationship is very close and still retains the kind of emotional relationship in the past. My parents have been here several times and love it very much."

"How did the traditional activity of stepping on lanterns pass down?" Xin Zixing said, "We searched for information on the Internet, but we couldn't find it."

"We are not very clear about this. This activity is passed down from generation to generation. At this time every year, young men and women will gather together with lanterns, singing and dancing. If you have a good impression of someone, you will ask to exchange the lantern in your hand with the other party. If the other party also has a good impression of you, he will agree to exchange lanterns with you." He Yunlan said.

Lu Yanhe asked in surprise: "So stepping on lanterns means changing lanterns?"

He had always understood the meaning of this activity literally, thinking that it was about stepping on lanterns.

He Yunlan said: "Stepping is a dialect pronunciation, and the original meaning is actually to carry lanterns, not to change, but to carry by hand."

He looked back at Lu Yanhe and laughed, "You woke up."

"Yeah." Lu Yanhe was a little embarrassed. He fell asleep as soon as he got on the car. "Sorry, I'm a little sleepy."

"It's okay, it must be hard for you to come here." He Yunlan said.

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said, "It's okay, Brother He, you are so hard to come to pick us up."

"You come to help us promote Jiangzhi, it's my duty." He Yunlan said with a smile, "Although Jiangzhi is a relatively small city and the economy is not very developed, it has retained many traditional festivals and activities, and there are many things with local characteristics. We have always hoped to let more people know about Jiangzhi and come to Jiangzhi to play."

This is actually the idea of ​​many urban cultural and tourism departments-to drive local economic development through the development of tourism economy.

Lu Yanhe looked at the scenery outside and said, "It's really beautiful here."

He Yunlan said, "The scenery is really good. Because the geographical location here is relatively remote and the transportation is not well developed, there is no heavy industry or anything, no pollution, and it is mainly based on handicrafts and agriculture."

Lu Yanhe nodded thoughtfully.

Xin Zixing said, "Is it convenient for everyone to go to Jiangzhi?"

"It's convenient. It's very convenient to travel between Baichuan and Jiangzhi." He Yunlan said, "Of course, the journey takes a long time, about four hours."

"It would be great if Jiangzhi could build a train station." Lu Yanhe said, "It would be much more convenient for everyone to come here."

"There is a train station." Xin Zixing said, "But if we come from Yuming, if we take the train, it will take about eight or nine hours, so we decided to take a plane to Baichuan to change trains, so that we can spend less time on the road. After all, the distance between Yuming and Jiangzhi is half of China, which is a large span. People who are not that far away can take the train directly."

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized and nodded, and then he suddenly found the camera next to him.

"Huh!" Lu Yanhe turned his head to the left in surprise. Chen Liang was sitting on his left with a camera, filming him.

"Why did you start filming?" Lu Yanhe asked in surprise.

Chen Liang smiled.

Xin Zixing explained: "Let's film the whole journey and edit the film later. The more materials, the better. Everything on the road is worth remembering."

"Oh."

Xin Zixing continued to ask He Yunlan: "Where are you from?"

"I'm from Jiangguang, not too far from here." He Yunlan said with a smile.

"So are you and your wife settled in Jiangzhi now? How often do you go back to Jiangguang?" Xin Zixing asked curiously.

"I usually go back to see my parents once every two months." He Yunlan said, "In the past two years, more and more people know about Jiangzhi, and more people come to Jiangzhi for tourism. There are many things to do, so I have less time to go back. Many times, my parents miss Xiaohu, so they come to stay for a few days to see Xiaohu."

"Is Xiaohu your son?"

"Yes." He Yunlan said Xiaohu, and a gentler smile appeared in his eyes.

"How old is he?"

"Six years old."

Lu Yanhe was stunned. Six years old? So He Yunlan became a father at the age of 24?

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It was already evening when we arrived in Jiangzhi.

The sunset fell and dusk fell.

Lu Yanhe and his friends stayed in a single-family inn, which was newly built and had five floors.

Lu Yanhe's room was on the third floor.

Outside the window is a row of low houses, and further away is a bustling street.

Most of the low houses have potted plants, and almost every family has a clothesline on the roof. At this time, many clotheslines are empty, but there are still a few families who have not taken away their clothes. The clothes are dried and are warmed by the breeze in the sunset.

This scene is very similar to the scene in anime, the kind of anime from the 1990s, coming to a small town, full of the most simple life scenes.

Lu Yanhe stood by the window and looked down at the city in surprise.

Although it is only three floors high, you can see far away.

There are no high floors here, and you can see the streets and houses lined up from afar.

Lu Yanhe stretched his waist, took a photo, and posted it on his social media: "City Travel Notes" a new chapter, looking forward to the surprises hidden in this city!

Many people replied to him immediately and asked him where he was going.

Lu Yanhe did not reply, wanting to see if anyone could recognize him.

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Lin Miaomiao, who was meeting with a friend in Baichuan, saw the dynamics posted by Lu Yanhe and knew that Lu Yanhe had already arrived in Jiangzhi.

Lin Miaomiao asked her friend: "Have you been to Jiangzhi?"

"No, it's very far away. What's the matter?" asked the friend.

Lin Miaomiao said: "I saw it on the Internet and asked."

The friend said: "You saw their traditional activity of stepping on lanterns, right? Oh, it's so boring. In this era, there are still such activities. If you really like someone, just confess directly. Why send lanterns to each other and make it so ambiguous?"

Lin Miaomiao didn't know what stepping on lanterns was. She looked confused and asked: "What is stepping on lanterns?"

The friend realized that Lin Miaomiao didn't know what it was, so he explained it.

Lin Miaomiao was stunned, "If you like someone, give the lantern to them?"

"Yeah." The friend smiled incredulously, "Do you think it's tacky? I don't know why this traditional activity is still being preserved, it's so boring."

Lin Miaomiao smiled noncommittally, "Oh."

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In the evening, Lu Yanhe and his group were invited by He Yunlan to have dinner at a restaurant in Jiangzhi.

The restaurant is called "Jingjie Private Kitchen".

The store's decoration design is not high-end, and even a little tacky. There are two fences at the door, and various vegetables are planted inside.

Lu Yanhe met He Yunlan's wife Liu Yiyi and their son Xiaohu at the restaurant.

He Yunlan introduced: "This restaurant serves the most authentic and best-tasting Jiangzhi dishes."

Chen Liang and Tian Baihe both carried cameras to film them.

Lu Yanhe greeted Liu Yiyi and Xiaohu.

"Hello, sister-in-law, hello, Xiaohu."

Liu Yiyi looked at Lu Yanhe with sparkling eyes and said, "You are more handsome in person than in the photo."

"Thank you, thank you." Lu Yanhe shook his hand embarrassedly.

Liu Yiyi looked back at He Yunlan and said, "Husband, please take everyone in first. I have ordered the dishes, but the wine has not been delivered yet. I will go and check."

He Yunlan nodded.

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and thought, are we going to drink tonight?

He Yunlan invited everyone in, took Xiaohu by one hand, and said, "The wine is the osmanthus wine brewed by my father-in-law. If you want to drink, you can try it. If you don't want to drink, we have prepared drinks."

Tonight is not a public affairs bureau.

It's just that He Yunlan, as the local host who received them, invited them to have dinner together.

From the beginning, the filming was filmed.

Lu Yanhe consciously took on the role of a guest and had to provide more reaction materials.

As he followed them into the restaurant, he looked around and said in surprise, "Business here is very good."

Almost every table was occupied, and it was packed.

In fact, when they came in, there were two cameras filming beside them, which was also very eye-catching. Many people looked over curiously, as if wondering what they were doing.

He Yunlan said, "We locals love to eat here. This restaurant has been open for many years. My wife has been eating here since she was a child."

Lu Yanhe opened his eyes in surprise, "This restaurant has been open for so many years?"

"Yes."

At this time, Xiaohu suddenly turned his head and said to everyone in a baby voice, "It was opened before I was born!"

Everyone was stunned.

Lu Yanhe laughed first, "It's really been a long time."

The restaurant reserved a private room for them.

After they went in and sat down, Tian Baihe continued to shoot, while Chen Liang began to arrange fixed camera positions with the help of Xu Chao.

How to sit has also become a problem.

He Yunlan asked Xin Zixin and Lu Yanhe to take a seat. Lu Yanhe immediately stepped aside and asked them to sit down.

Under the camera, Lu Yanhe hid clearly from the audience.

He said: "I am only nineteen years old, how can I sit in the seat?"

He turned around and picked up Xiaohu, "Xiaohu, the two youngest of us will sit together."

Xiaohu stared at Lu Yanhe with a confused look on his face, with an expression that said "I'm not the same age as you."

Finally, Xin Zixing was invited to the seat of honor, with He Yunlan accompanying him, and Lu Yanhe and Xiaohu sitting together.

Chen Liang asked Tian Baihe to eat first, and then pick him up after Tian Baihe finished.

Xin Zixin's assistant Xiao Mei arrived late at this time.

"Sorry, I was delayed for a while on the way." Xiao Mei walked in carrying a big bag.

Xin Zixin introduced Xiao Mei and He Yunlan.

"Xiao Mei is my assistant. She came here earlier and has been helping us check out locations and design routes today." Xin Zixin explained with a smile.

Only then did He Yunlan understand why this little girl was not with the large army.

He said: "Thank you for your hard work. Please sit down and the food will be served immediately."

Lu Yanhe greeted Xiao Mei and got to know each other.

Xiao Mei has a very cheerful personality and is very outgoing and enthusiastically said: "Wow, you are really handsome!"

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "Brother He is not as handsome."

He Yunlan is indeed good-looking, but at first glance he shows that he has no maintenance and never changes his look. His skin is a little dark and rough, but because of this he has a real handsomeness and his eyes are full of energy.

What Lu Yanhe didn't expect was that He Yunlan was a little thin-skinned and his ears turned red.

He waved his hand and said no.

Xiaohu said matter-of-factly: "My father is indeed very handsome. Mom said that when he was in college, he was the eldest son of their school."

He Yunlan stopped his son with a look of helplessness, "Don't talk nonsense."

Xiaohu: "I'm not talking nonsense. Mom already said it. It was very hard to chase dad back then."

Everyone in the audience looked at each other for two seconds, and then burst into laughter at the same time.

He Yunlan's whole face turned red.

Just at this time, Liu Yiyi came in.

She held two jars of wine and saw everyone laughing happily, while He Yunlan blushed like a monkey's butt. Not knowing why, he put the wine on the table and said in a bold tone: "Why are you so happy?"

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you should just ask Brother He directly."

Liu Yiyi looked at He Yunlan.

He Yunlan walked up to Liu Yiyi, kissed her on the cheek, and said, "It's okay, everyone is joking, sit down."

This scene happened so naturally.

Lu Yanhe looked at them in surprise.

Everyone took their seats.

Liu Yiyi poured wine for everyone.

Several photographers shook their heads and said they would stop drinking because they still wanted to take pictures.

Lu Yanhe thought to himself, he was just here to discover the city of Jiangzhi, how could he not drink. He picked up the cup with both hands, put it down, and said, "Sister-in-law, my ability to drink is average, just pour me a glass."

Liu Yiyi nodded and said, "Yan He, are you an adult?"

"Nineteen years old."

"Oh, are you studying one year later than usual?" Liu Yiyi asked.

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe was stunned.

He Yunlan immediately said: "No, people in the north usually go to school one year later than those in the south. Most of the senior high school students here are under eighteen years old, and many people have not yet turned eighteen after finishing the college entrance examination."

"So that's it." Lu Yanhe understood, "Brother He, you are from Jiangguang, so you were not eighteen years old when you went to college?"

"I was in college until my senior year," He Yunlan said. "At that time, I was considered the youngest in the class."

"Did you go to university in the north?" Xin Zixing asked curiously.

"Yes." He Yunlan nodded.

Liu Yiyi said: "He is a top student in Zhenhua."

"Wow!" Xiao Mei said with admiration, "Then Director He is Lu Yanhe's senior."

Lu Yanhe also looked at He Yunlan in surprise: "Why didn't Brother He tell me before?"

He Yunlan smiled sheepishly.

Liu Yiyi said: "He is always embarrassed to mention that he is from Zhenhua."

"Then if I get admitted to Zhenhua, I will let everyone know that I am a student of Zhenhua." Xiao Mei said.

Lu Yanhe asked: "Sister-in-law, are you also from Zhenhua?"

"I'm not. My grades are not as good as his. I graduated from Yuming University of Science and Technology." Liu Yiyi said.

"Yuming University of Science and Technology is also very powerful." Xiao Mei said, "They are all key universities."

Xin Zixing nodded and said with a smile: "So you all lived in Yuming."

"Well." Liu Yiyi said, "When we decided to come back, many people didn't understand."

Xin Zixing asked: "However, if I first heard that both of you graduated from Yuming University, I would be curious as to why you didn't stay in Yuming."

He Yunlan said: "On the one hand, it's because neither of us is from the north. On the other hand, neither of us likes to live in a big city. We feel the pressure is too much, so after some discussion, we decided to go back to Jiangzhi." ”

"He accommodated me." Liu Yiyi said, "If he hadn't come back with me, he would have studied computer science and stayed in Yuming, earning an annual salary of one million easily."

Xiao Mei held her face with one hand and said, "I'm so envious. I also want a boyfriend like this."

She looked at Liu Yiyi and asked: "Sister Yiyi, how did you deal with Director He? I think I need to learn from it."

What Xiao Mei said made everyone dumbfounded.

Liu Yiyi also smiled.

"Then this is my unique secret, I can't tell you."

It was the first time for everyone to meet at the dinner table. Lu Yanhe was originally worried that he would be a little reserved. However, what Lu Yanhe did not expect was that there was Xiao Mei, a typical social cow. She completely enlivened the atmosphere at the dinner table.

He Yunlan and Liu Yiyi are also very good at communicating with everyone. They told the story of their relationship and how they came to live in Jiangzhi.

Lu Yanhe didn't speak much and kept listening.

The state of He Yunlan and Liu Yiyi made Lu Yanhe yearn for it - there was a sense of intimacy between the two of them that they loved each other openly.

After dinner, Xin Zixing said, "Then we will go back to the inn for a meeting. Director He, thank you for your hospitality."

He Yunlan nodded and said, "If you have any questions in the next two days, please contact me at any time."

They were not involved in the specific filming process.

This is also Xin Zixing's request.

They decided to walk back directly, take a walk to eat, and also see the night view of the city with their own eyes.

He Yunlan put his arm around Liu Yiyi's waist and held Xiaohu's hand with his other hand, watching them leave.

Chen Liang captured this scene.

Although Xin Zixing did not explain, Chen Liang had an intuition that this young couple would become the focus of this episode.

The city and its people are always closely linked. No city’s story can be separated from its people.

Lu Yanhe also looked back at them and saw that they were still watching them leave. Lu Yanhe waved to them, "Bye, you should go back and rest early!"