Chapter 3218 Under the Moon
Chapter 3218 Under the Moon
along the way,
Yuan Niu opened the car window and looked out at the street. The buildings were different from those at home; their unique style was immediately apparent. The people coming and going on the street also had distinctive clothing. There were also businesses operating. It didn't feel like Chinese New Year here; the average temperature was around twenty degrees Celsius.
Yuan Niu, dressed in a shirt and jeans, sat in the back seat of the car watching curiously. When she saw something interesting, she said, "Uncle, drive slowly, I want to take a video."
If Dean goes too far, he'll go back and let Yuan Niu take the picture again until she gets one she's satisfied with.
"Auntie, what's that?"
An Kechun got off the bus and bought Yuan Niu a local snack before getting back on.
On the plane, An Kechun had already taught Yuan Niu to recognize currency values, giving her a basic understanding of local prices. However, An Kechun dared not let her niece leave her side. Even when Yuan Niu went to the restroom at the health center, An Kechun would accompany her and stand at the door.
Dean met an old friend, and the two greeted each other. Without knowing what the other person was saying, Dean said, "If it's true, that would be great."
"Auntie, what did that person say?"
An Kechun understood, but she only helped her niece straighten the collar of her light blue shirt without telling her.
The person said: Dean, you're back this time with your sweetheart and your daughter? Congratulations!
Dean then said that one sentence.
He thought An Kechun wouldn't understand, but because of Dean, An Kechun had already learned the local language.
I had lunch with Dean's friend at noon.
After wandering around for a while and buying some necessities for the trip back, Dean drove off to return home.
Upon entering the mountainous area, the sky was overcast, and mist rose from the mountains, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.
An Kechun told Yuan Niu about her escape here years ago, telling some things that children could hear, but not about the grudges and conflicts of that time.
"Auntie, why did you come here?"
An Kechun thought for a long time, "Perhaps, it was all predestined."
In one's lifetime, there are bound to be a few people who will remain unforgettable for a lifetime.
The mountain road is similar to the one at home, except that the steering wheel on this side is on the right.
Dean can drive either.
Along the way, Dean also told Yuan Niu about some wild Chinese medicinal herbs growing by the roadside.
Yuan Niu hurriedly got out of the car to go and see.
I picked a leaf and pressed it into a brown paper notebook to preserve it before continuing down the mountain.
They arrived as dusk was falling.
When the neighbors saw Dean return, they all came out to greet him.
Everyone treated Nangong Mingyue as Dean's child.
Little Yuan didn't understand what the person was saying in their gibberish. "Auntie, I'm hungry."
The neighbors somehow produced several bowls of food and delivered them to Dean's house. That evening, Little Round Girl finally witnessed the most primitive indoor fire-making technique. Sure enough, after everyone had cleaned the room, they squatted down and gathered around the small stove, boiling water and chatting, then making tea for each other.
An Kechun didn't let Xiaoyuan Niu sit on the ground either, "Go sit at the small shop next door and have something to eat."
She wanted to sit down, but as soon as she did, she felt a cold, damp sensation instantly flow into her thighs, and she immediately stood up.
An Kechun smiled and gestured for her to sit down again.
The mats were laid out over there, and the room was still damp, even though the fire had been lit. The dampness of the mats was still noticeable. Everyone had aprons, so sitting down didn't affect them much. Little Yuan was wearing jeans, which were a bit thin.
In the evening, the temperature in the village dropped again. She sat down at the small shop and tried a couple of bites of the late-night snack her neighbor had brought her. She couldn't describe the taste; she wasn't used to it and didn't know how to eat it. So, after a couple of bites, she went out for a walk in the courtyard.
She walked into the courtyard and looked at the dark mountains in the distance, which resembled a sleeping giant beast exposing its back in hibernation.
The night sky overhead was filled with bright stars; and the bright moon, like a jade plate, hung in the sky, illuminating the country road.
Strangely, in the village, without streetlights, one can clearly see the paths between neighboring houses.
"The night sky here is so beautiful." At this moment, I suddenly want to share this with someone.
On the way after landing, she didn't know how to start a conversation with Su Jingnian. Suddenly, the beautiful night sky gave her an opportunity.
She took one picture with her phone, then gave up. So she opened her phone's internet and searched for how to adjust the settings for taking pictures of stars.
While I was setting it up, a WeChat notification suddenly popped up on my phone.
The little girl was so focused on adjusting the parameters that she ignored it and quickly swiped away.
For a complete novice, adjusting parameters is harder than taking a math class. With math homework, at least you can recognize the words if you can't understand the original. But adjusting parameters by copying a video means finding numbers, finding exposure values, and then there's the part about not knowing what exposure is. You keep searching, and finally find it, but then there's sharpening...
Pause the video, go back to find it, adjust it, if you forget the number, go back and watch the video again to remember the number, then go back and readjust the parameter; then, move on to the next parameter...
And so, Yuan Niu spent almost ten minutes adjusting the night sky.
Su Jingnian's news disappeared without a trace.
He looked at the screen full of chat messages from girls, and suddenly there hadn't been a single message from her for two days. Su Jingnian checked the flight information; she should have landed that morning.
I haven't received a message from them yet. Could it be... that something happened?
Upon realizing this, Su Jingnian couldn't resist opening the WeChat interface and calling her.
"Great, I got it right!"
The phone had just been propped up when it suddenly vibrated.
The bracelet also vibrated.
"Who...?"
Su Jingnian frowned. It was already late at night. He sat at his desk, his hand tapping on the green cap of his sister's pen. The more flustered he became, the faster he tapped.
Just as it was about to hang,
"Let's do it~"
A familiar voice pierced my ears, "Nong, you called me?"
The sound of Su Jingnian pressing the key abruptly stopped. "Have we arrived yet?"
"I've arrived. I arrived this morning, but..." Little Yuan told Su Jingnian about her day, and then went into great detail about how she was hungry, how she didn't like the food, how she couldn't understand the language, how she came out to play, how she saw the beautiful sky, and then about what she had just done... and then how she suddenly received a call from Nong, and how happy she was.
"The night sky here is so beautiful, I'm going to take a picture and send it to you so you can see it too."
Su Jingnian breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. Are you still hungry?"
Nangong Mingyue nodded. "Mm."
Su Jingnian leaned back in his chair, holding his phone. Only after his heartbeat calmed down did he release his sister's ballpoint pen.
She didn't capture the night sky, but she already had what she wanted more at that moment.
I called him under the moonlight.
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