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After completing the planned travel preparations, Yu Zhinian copied the things Yang Ke sent him into a USB flash drive, put them in the computer bag, and then got into the car that Mei Qi took him back to Dangzhuang.

It was raining lightly all the way up the mountain, and the mountains and forests were densely green. The road that was previously blocked by a landslide had been cleared out and paved with gravel.

Mei Qi drove carefully, they set off in the afternoon, and it was already night when they arrived at Dangzhuang.

Yu Zhinian's mobile phone lost signal again, and he walked into his small bungalow.

The rain in Dangzhuang had stopped, but the ground was still wet. The night in the mountains was a bit cool, and the cicadas kept singing.

Yu Zhinian liked this place very much, and after leaving for a few days, he also missed it very much. He felt that no matter how restless his heart was, he would be able to calm down his emotions and become sharp and calm when he came here.

Yu Zhinian took a shower in the simple outdoor bathroom, and a light bulb hung in the bathroom, shining on his body.The water from the shower pipe poured on his skin, and there were marks made by Yang Ke on it.

Yu Zhinian lowered his head, looked at his still bruised chest and lower abdomen, and remembered what happened in the shower room of his room on the second floor.Yang Ke's body temperature, the request, Yang Ke's kisses, movements, and his compliments, all of which Yu Zhinian didn't know how he could say.

Yu Zhinian looked away, took a dip in the water for a while, clutched the ring around his neck, imitated Yang Ke in a daze for the first time, and touched himself unskillfully.

His back was against the cold, slippery tiles in the bathroom, with the hose down at his feet.

The transparent water gathered on the cement floor of the bathroom and flowed to the water outlet leading to the outside of the bathroom.

After a while, Yu Zhinian's knees became weak, he picked up the water hose, rinsed his body again, and returned to the room.

He had a lot of things to do, so he didn't go to bed right away, he first sorted out his things for going to Jingzhuang next door in the morning.

It began to rain lightly outside, and the sound insulation of his bungalow was not good. There was a forest to the north, and the sound of pattering on the leaves could be heard clearly.A well-known prophet from several nearby villages walked in Jingzhuang. The ceremony will start tomorrow night and last for two days.Yu Zhinian and Xiao Chang walked the mountain road and stayed in Jingzhuang for three nights.

He sorted out his clothes and daily necessities, and wrapped his notes in waterproof paper.

He didn't plan to bring a computer with him on this trip, so he opened the document again before going to bed and read the first part of his ethnography.This ethnography is still far from being completed, and it is still at the stage of organizing notes. He created a new page, typed a "thank you", and did not write further.

There is no signal from Dangzhuang, and Yu Zhinian's longing cannot be relieved. He is not used to this too fast meeting and parting, and all his thoughts are occupied by Yang Ke.So he finally opened those wedding plans saved in the USB flash drive.

Yang Ke sent a total of four. There are a lot of pictures in the plan, three outdoor weddings and one indoor.

They are all beautifully done, but Yu Zhinian doesn't like too extravagant scenes. Looking at it, I think one of the simplest outdoor weddings is the most in line with his aesthetics, but it's better to delete some unnecessary ones. ornaments.

Yang Ke's guest list was not as long as Yu Zhinian imagined. Some of them were acquainted with Yu Zhinian, some Yu Zhinian had heard names before, and several elders including Zhao Sibei.

Yu Zhinian thought for a while, and typed down a few names in a decent manner.

Early the next morning, Yu Zhinian set off for Jingzhuang.

This trip to observe the festival was much more tiring than Yu Zhinian imagined.

It took them more than ten hours to go back and forth on the mountain road. Yu Zhinian was drenched in the rain several times, and because he was too involved in the ceremony, got too close, and inhaled too much smoke, his voice became hoarse, and he was stunned for a while. Zhuang fell ill.

He lay in bed for more than a week. At night, he developed a fever and coughed continuously. He drank the medicine given to him by the old man in the village, but nothing improved. He was so dizzy that he couldn't lift his arms.

When Mei Qi learned that he was sick, she was also very anxious. First, she prescribed anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing medicines for Hui Xiping, but the effect was not great, so she drove him back to Xiping and was admitted to the hospital.

The doctor tested Yu Zhinian's blood and said it was a bacterial infection, which turned into pneumonia, and he had to be hospitalized.The ordinary beds in the hospital were full, and he lived in a single room with extra money. After the infusion, the fever subsided, and since one person shared a room, he could rest well and his energy had recovered, but he still coughed badly, as if his brain was paralyzed. He was short of oxygen, couldn't think about things, had a headache and chest pain, so he planned to wait until his voice didn't sound so weak before calling Yang Ke.

Unexpectedly, at noon the next day, he received a message from Professor Zhao: "Zhi Nian, we have arrived in Sanwen as planned, and now we are on our way to Xiping, and then to Dangzhuang. Let me know first."

Only then did Yu Zhinian remember that Professor Zhao had told him the date of his visit to Xiping, he lay down for a while, and called Professor Zhao bravely, telling him about his situation in the past few days.

After more than an hour, Professor Zhao and his colleague Professor Xu knocked on the door and entered Yu Zhinian's ward.

Zhao Sibei saw Yu Zhinian lying on the hospital bed coughing, and his expression became very worried: "Zhi Nian, you have lost so much weight."

He carried the fruit and put it on the low cabinet in the ward, moved the stool with Professor Xu, sat down beside Yu Zhinian's bed, and said to Yu Zhinian: "You should still put your body first when doing field work."

Before Yu Zhinian could speak, the nurse came in and took Yu Zhinian's temperature.

When she went out, Zhao Sibei asked him again: "Did you tell Yang Ke?"

"No." Yu Zhinian said.

"He even called me in the morning and said that you haven't come to Xiping for a long time, and let me see you to ask if you have made a plan..." Zhao Sibei looked hesitant, and Professor Xu suddenly asked, "Zhi Nian and Yang Ke's relationship is so good?"

Yu Zhinian subconsciously glanced at Zhao Sibei, Zhao Sibei paused for a moment, then looked at Yu Zhinian, then turned his head and whispered to Professor Xu, "Zhinian is Yang Ke's partner."

Professor Xu was startled, and quickly returned to normal. After a few seconds, he complained to Zhao Sibei: "Old Zhao, you didn't say it earlier."

"I didn't find an opportunity." Zhao Sibei explained embarrassedly.

"I remember Yang Ke went camping with us when I was a child, and helped me carry my two fat sons into the RV," Professor Xu recalled, "He has a very gentle personality, and he matches Zhinian very well."

Zhao Sibei smiled: "Although he is my own son, Yang Ke can't be considered gentle."

Then, he looked at Yu Zhinian again and said, "Aren't you going to tell him? Do you have to stay in the hospital for a few days?"

"I don't know when to say," Yu Zhinian hesitated, "I will stay for three more days."

At this time, Professor Zhao's phone rang suddenly.

He took it out to look at it, took another look at Yu Zhinian, and said, "Yang Ke beat him."

He asked Yu Zhinian: "Can you say it?"

Yu Zhinian felt embarrassed, looked at Professor Zhao, Professor Zhao sighed, said "Okay", and picked up the phone.

"What's wrong?" Professor Zhao asked casually.Yang Ke didn't know what to say over there.

Yu Zhinian hadn't heard Yang Ke's voice for a long time, even if he couldn't hear what Yang Ke said clearly, he just heard some subtle voices, and his heart seemed to be tightened.

"I just arrived in Xiping," said Professor Zhao, "I sent a message but didn't reply."

"Let's go for a while, now Xiping has a meal."

"What are you doing here?" Professor Zhao was startled, and asked Yang Ke, "Why didn't you tell me about the business trip in the morning?"

"I'm not excited," Professor Zhao's tone became calm again, "You should focus on work when you are on a business trip, don't run around, I will ask when I see Zhinian."

Yu Zhinian was very nervous when he heard it, and suddenly his throat felt itchy.

Professor Zhao looked at him, stood up, handed him water, and wanted to mute the phone, but it was too late.He was close to Yu Zhinian, and Yu Zhinian finally heard a complete sentence from Yang Ke. Yang Ke said, "Dad, aren't you in Xiping? Why is Yu Zhinian coughing?"

Professor Zhao probably hasn't told any lies in his life, and he is really not very good at it, so he clutches his phone in a daze.

Yang Ke waited for a short time, then hung up the phone, and after a few seconds, Yu Zhinian's cell phone rang.