The cannon fodder of fast wear, she chooses to farm

Grandpa Xu’s old house is on the southeast side of the mountainside.

A winding stone staircase leads from the foot of the mountain all the way to the mountainside, and is paved to the courtyard door of each house.

This was done by the masons when Grandpa Xu came to repair the old house.

If there were no stone steps, the villagers would have to walk up and down the mountain on the slopes. When it rains, it will be muddy and slippery, and the shoes and trouser legs will get dirty easily.

Since the stone slabs were installed, going up and down the mountain is much easier than before, and it is also clean on rainy days.

There is a cobblestone up and down ramp on both sides of the stone steps, which is not only beautiful, but also very convenient for pushing a bicycle or a unicycle.

Xu Yin slowly climbed up the steps, took three steps to rest, and looked at the surrounding scenery.

It is early summer now, which is the peak growing season for tea.

Every morning, villagers would tie tea baskets around their waists and come to the mountains to pick tea. After noon, they would go home to fry tea. The fried tea would be either sold to tea shops in the town or county, or kept for entertaining. Guests may be taking advantage of others.

The younger generation are reluctant to come back after they go out. There are fewer and fewer people who can grow and fry tea. Now the only ones who are still growing tea are the grandparents who stay in the village.

Grandpa Xu’s family also has a few tea trees, but they haven’t been taken care of for a long time. According to my cousin, they are just like wild tea trees.

After Grandpa Xu became rich, people often gave him rare and precious tea leaves, such as the top-grade rock tea growing on the cliffs, the Dahongpao mother leaves listed as world natural and cultural heritage, and the authentic Paulownia Guan Jinjun, which was completely handmade. Eyebrow... I have so many precious teas in my home that I can't finish them all.

But he is homesick in old age, and the closer he gets to his old age, the more Grandpa Xu misses the tea in the mountains of his hometown.

Although it is not well-known in the market, it grows on a pollution-free mountain, bathed in the sun, nourished by rain and dew, and watered by clear springs.

Grandpa Xu then planned to return to his hometown to live in his hometown after retirement, drink tea and taste the food from his hometown, so he hired a famous designer to renovate and renovate several old houses, as well as the yards in front and behind the houses, and private land. Transformation.

However, something unexpected happened. Before he could move into the newly renovated old house, Grandpa Xu suffered a myocardial infarction and was hospitalized and revived after rescue.

It was just this illness that made the old man decide to retire early. He announced from his hospital bed that his second son would inherit the company, and his eldest son would receive dividends from the shares.

The old man was relieved when the company was handed over to the calm and stable second son. He originally planned to go to his hometown after being discharged from the hospital, but he fell ill again three days later and never woke up from his sleep. He never took a sip of tea from his hometown until his death.

Xu Yin raised her wrist and glanced at the heart rate index on her sports watch. She didn't force herself to break 140. When it exceeded 130, she stopped unsteadily, took a few deep breaths, and stopped to look at the continuous green hills all around. The old man felt sad.

She decided to wait until her health got better to visit the old tea trees in the Xu family's private plot. In March or April next year, she would pick the most tender Mingqian tea, fry it herself, and bring it to the old man's soul as an offering to him, asking him to taste it. Taste the tea from my hometown and savor the aroma of tea in his memory.

"Ms. Xu, this house has been renovated very well!"

Xiao Tao had already put her luggage at Grandpa Xu's former residence and ran out happily to greet her:
"I heard Mr. Xu say that Grandpa Xu had a designer renovate it before his death. It has been more than ten years since the renovation was completed, but I can't tell at all that it was an old house renovated more than ten years ago. Now all the elements needed for decoration are I’ve taken it into consideration! The curtains and lights are all automatic, so advanced!”

Xiao Tao is 24 years old, majoring in human resources management, and previously worked under Secretary Liang.

Xu Chengyi specially asked for young girls who can chat with their cousins; be a little more lively in temperament, talk not too little but not too much, and be able to observe people's emotions; it is best to be from rural areas and understand some of life in the countryside and mountains. Common sense, don't go to Taoli Village and ask others to help her if she encounters something strange and makes a fuss.

Secretary Liang recommended Xiao Tao.Xiao Tao, named Tao Ketian, was born in a remote mountain village and grew up with her grandparents. Her grandparents also gave her the name because of the sweetness of the peaches on a peach tree in her family.

Xu Yin quite likes this little girl who is two years older than her biologically and has an optimistic and cheerful personality, because she knows how to behave and will do whatever she is told without asking any questions.

Xu Chengyi also arranged for several bodyguards, but Xu Yin ran too fast. The bodyguards were still having a meeting at Xu Chengyi's place and did not have time to catch up.

It took Xu Yin two hours to slowly climb to the mountainside.

Putting on a healthy body, this height and intensity will come up in minutes.

Grandpa Xu’s old house is easy to recognize: it is located in the southeast, and the main walls are made of sound-insulating and heat-resistant glass. There is a spacious platform in front of the yard, with stone tables and benches, and a flower bed around it. The dwarf roses, which only reach the waist, do not block the view at all.

Standing on the platform and looking down, I saw a deserted vegetable patch, which also belonged to Grandpa Xu's house.

Further down are other people’s vegetable fields and tea gardens.

Grandpa Xu’s tea garden is located between the mountainside and the foot of the mountain in the east. It’s hard to see clearly from the platform, but my cousin said that villagers occasionally help with pruning to prevent the branches from running around and growing taller, affecting the surrounding areas. Lighting of several tea trees.

Entering the courtyard, there is a square patio. The ground is made of staggered cobblestones and green bricks. Two osmanthus trees are planted on both sides, one with golden osmanthus and the other with red osmanthus.

It's a pity that it's not the season when osmanthus blooms yet, otherwise the whole yard would be filled with the fragrance of osmanthus, and it would rain after just a few steps.

The yard was kept very clean, just like the platform outside, it was spotless. My cousin must have sent someone to clean it in advance.

Otherwise, no matter how clean it was when it was first repaired, it would have been covered with dead branches and leaves since it had not been occupied for more than ten years.

"Miss Xu has arrived?"

The cooking aunt hired by Xiao Tao has already taken up her post and is busy in the kitchen. No wonder she smells a sweet smell.

The cook's surname was Song. Xiao Tao found her at one of the largest domestic service companies in the capital. It took several rounds of interviews before settling on her.

Aunt Song's hometown is in the south, so she is good at both Kyoto cuisine and various soup and pot dishes in the south.

She arrived here this morning, along with the truck that Mr. Xu sent to deliver ingredients. After arriving, she packed up and went to work.

Thinking that Xu Yin was tired from traveling both by plane and car, Aunt Song cooked a cup of bird's nest and paired it with several plates of handmade cakes, even though it was not yet dinner time.

Xu Yin was really a little hungry, so she washed her face and sat in the renovated sunny restaurant in the west wing to enjoy afternoon tea.

The quality of the ingredients collected by her cousin was unsatisfactory. Xu Yin drank a small cup in one breath. Seeing that the Gorgon Rice Cake made by Aunt Song was very good, she also tasted a small piece and went to take a nap first.

Let’s leave the tour of the rooms and courtyard until later, my body is too tired to handle it.