Entertainment: Becoming a superstar from the yearning

"Then I won't send you off, you go...huh?"

The old man stopped in the middle of his speech, and asked with some uncertainty, "What did you just say?"

Ye Chen smiled brightly: "I agree, I will have a cup of tea with you, old man, and talk about life by the way."

Fearing that the old man would be hard of hearing, Ye Chen specially amplified his voice a little.

"I……"

After all, the old man didn't say much, and went to make tea with the kettle.

At this time, Ye Chen suddenly felt some pain in his ankle, looked down, and saw that Zifeng's sister's leg was kicking him under the table.

Looking up, Zhang Zifeng was making a gesture of shaking his head outward.

The meaning is obvious, the old man obviously doesn't want to entertain, why bother to stay here forcibly?
Ye Chen shook his head, pressed Zifeng's sister's thigh that was still kicking, and gave her a look that I knew well.

Because it was summer and the weather in Xishuangbanna was extremely hot, Zhang Zifeng wore a light yellow dress today.

The light yellow color complements the summer light perfectly, and the skirt is made of light and breathable material, but it won't be worn out. Among the clothes Zhang Zifeng brought to the crew, he chose his favorite clothes for a long time in the morning.

As Ye Chen pressed his palm, a hot male breath came from his legs, and Zhang Zifeng subconsciously wanted to escape.

But when she saw Ye Chen's unconcerned expression, Zhang Zifeng pursed his lips, glanced at the camera not far from her, and moved closer to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen didn't feel Zhang Zifeng's small movements. At this moment, he was looking at the stone house made of red bricks.

The interior of the stone house is painted with white paint. After the baptism of time, there are many cracks and cracks. A few ants are looking for their new home on it.

On the tribute platform in the house, there is a statue of Sakyamuni Buddha.

This is different from Ye Chen's hometown. Ye Chen's hometown is in the south of the Yangtze River, and every household there is basically Guanyin Bodhisattva.

People in Xishuangbanna believed in polytheism, a primitive religion in the early days, and later, with the influence of Buddhist income, they generally believed in Theravada Buddhism.

On the way to Mushroom House at the beginning of filming, Ye Chen saw many Buddha statues of Shakyamuni placed in the village, so he was not too surprised by this.

The furniture in the old man's house is also very old, and it seems that it has not been renovated for many years.

However, even if everything is old, the floor and the cracks in the corners of the house have been cleaned spotlessly.

It can be seen that the elderly are extremely particular about hygiene.

As Ye Chen's gaze shifted, an object covered with a cloth came into view on the coffee table in the living room.

Retracting his right hand still on his thigh, Ye Chen walked towards the tea table under Zhang Zifeng's puzzled gaze, and uncovered the cloth on the item, inside was a slightly yellowed black and white photo.

In the photo, a pair of talented and beautiful couples are holding a baby who is still in its infancy. It can be vaguely seen from the details that the man in the photo is exactly the appearance of the old man when he was young.

"The tea is ready."

A voice came, and the old man walked into the living room with a teacup from the side room.

Ye Chen put down the photo frame in his hand, took the teacup with a smile on his face, and took a closer look. There were two pitiful pieces of tea leaves floating in the tea, he squinted at it, and the same was true for the other two cups.

Well, no distinction is made...

……

"You're always a teacher?" Ye Chen asked in surprise.

During the tea tasting time, the two sides chatted a lot, including the customs of Yunnan, the beliefs of ethnic minorities in Xishuangbanna and so on.

The old man's surname is Yan (ai, the second tone), which has only the pronunciation of yan in the dictionary.

However, because of the traditional factors of the Dai people, this name has been preserved by the old people in the village.

Not only the elderly, most men in the village have the surname Yan, and most women have the surname Yu.

Why are these two surnames basically the same because of the traditional culture of the Dai people.

The old man's full name is Rock Tree Man.

Yan Shuren said that he was named Shuren because his father was a former teacher. It took ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. His father hoped that his children would be like him, engaged in the work of disseminating knowledge.

Of course, there is also a tribute to Mr. Lu Xun.

Yanshuren lived up to his father's hope and became a glorious people's teacher, teaching and educating people in this village for more than 50 years.

It was not until two years ago, when he was over 70 years old, that he really didn't have the energy to continue training the next generation of students, so he applied for retirement.

Even so, the rock tree people will still help the children make up lessons for free every night without charging any fees, explaining what they don't understand.

Hearing this, Ye Chen felt awe in his heart.

In addition, there is a little puzzlement.

As a teacher, Yan Shuren should at least know the most basic way of treating people and receiving guests.

But from the time Ye Chen entered the door until now, except for this cup of tea, the rock tree people's other behaviors always seemed incompatible with receiving guests.

But Ye Chen couldn't explain it clearly, he pointed to the black and white photo on the coffee table and asked, "Which photo is it?"

"My wife and I and my son were just born, and I asked the old master in the village to take pictures, but my lover has already left, and my son..."

Speaking of this, the rock tree man's mood fluctuated a little, and his body trembled. After a while, he stood up and said, "Let's come to my bedroom and have a look."

Ye Chen and Zhang Zifeng looked at each other, nodded in unison, and followed the old man's footsteps.

The rock tree man's bedroom does not have the smell of old man's aldehyde that normal old people exude, but has a faint fragrance.

Beside the bed, there was an old and dilapidated fan, and under the fan was a mosquito coil, inside which was a thick layer of mosquito coil ash, and the fragrance Ye Chen could smell diffused from there.

"Here are all the photos I have kept over the years. In the early days, there were no cameras in our village, so we had no conditions to take pictures."

Following the direction of the rock tree man's finger, Ye Chen looked towards the window sill, where there was a whole wall of photos hanging on it.

Group photo of 1980 graduates.

Graduation photo in 1981.

……

Group photo of 2020 graduates.

From 1980 to 2020, from black and white to color, the graduation photos of each session are hung on the wall.

Ye Chen fell silent, as if a certain string in his heart had been plucked.

From the various situations in Yanshuren's family, it can be seen that he is indeed not the kind of teacher who takes benefits to help students make up lessons.

Faced with such a dedicated candlelight, Ye Chen really didn't know how to express his admiration, and the previous thought that the Yanshu people did not treat guests well has long since dissipated.

Originally, Ye Chen thought that the reason why the Yanshu people treated guests slowly was that their crew interrupted their normal rest, or that he didn't like outsiders at all, but now it seems that's not the case at all.

Being able to lead by example and persist in the education industry for more than 50 years without forgetting the original aspiration, Yanshuren must have his own set of behavior rules in his conduct and dealing with things, and it is impossible to be easily disturbed or even changed by external factors.

It takes ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to grow a man, and the rock tree man deserves his name!