Seeing that it was already dinner time, Guo Bing looked around and asked, "Where is Huo Cheng?"

"He went to the Niangniang Temple." Zhai Xingchen said.

"You go and call him back, it's time to have a meal," said Guo Bing.

"I'll go." Pei Xu said and stood up.

Yan Zhi stared at the bowls and chopsticks on the table.

The dishes cooked at the village chief’s home are so fragrant. Although there is no platter, they look full of color, fragrance and taste.

They really put a lot of effort into climbing the mountain this time, and he was really hungry.

But he looked at the chopsticks that were divided on the table, and his bamboo chopsticks were used for a long time.

He is really not discriminating or looking down on the country people. The cleanliness is really not under his control, and he really can't stand it. He was watching when he suddenly saw Zhai Xingchen take his chopsticks over and hand him his chopsticks.

The chopsticks looked much newer, and the bamboo chopsticks were still white.

He glanced at Zhai Xingchen.

"The conditions in our countryside are relatively simple, and the table is common and the hospitality is not good." The village chief said with a smile.

Guo Bing said: "This is already abundant enough."

The group of them had a total of more than a dozen people, and they set up two tables before they could barely sit down.

The Niangniang Temple is at the entrance of the village, a little far from the village chief’s house. Pei Xu walked around and arrived. When he got closer, he saw Huo Cheng sitting alone on the stairs in front of the temple.

"Brother Huo."

Huo Cheng looked back.

Pei Xu walked over and saw a very good view over there. The mountain wind blew, and you could see the main valley, which was vaguely visible to Lijia Village and Zhangjia Village.

"It's really good." Pei Xu said.

He stood there and blew the wind for a while and said, "Let's go, the meal is ready, I'll wait for you."

Huo Cheng stood up and patted the dust on his butt. Pei Xu turned around and looked into the temple. The temple was disrepaired and looked particularly holy and solemn, but the cleaning inside was very clean. The statue of the god was gentle and compassionate, staring at them.

The two walked back, and Huo Cheng suddenly patted Pei Xu on the back. Pei Xu turned around and saw Huo Cheng's serious expression, he asked, "Have your company's affairs been resolved?"

Huo Cheng said: "No big problem."

Pei Xu said, "I'll say, you were consulting financial management the day before yesterday, so the company shouldn't have any major problems."

Many local villagers were holding bowls and watching them curiously while eating. The wind blew from above, and Huo Cheng smelled the faint mint fragrance on Pei Xu. Pei Xu was wearing only a black T-shirt with a high back and his exposed arms were evenly long and fair. Just looking at his back, you can tell that he was a noble and high-quality rich second generation.

Zhai Xingchen and the others had already settled down. When Guo Bing saw them coming into the yard, he smiled and asked, "You won't go to the Niangniang Temple to make a wish, right?"

The village chief smiled and said, "Have you done it? The temple in our village was found in the Song Dynasty. It is very effective. Every village in the surrounding area will come to burn incense!"

"Is it so effective?" Huo Cheng said with a smile, "Then I will go to Xu after I finish my meal."

There are two empty seats on the table, between the village chief and Zhai Xingchen. Pei Xu sat next to Zhai Xingchen, and he sat down next to the village chief.

The village chief asked Huo Cheng: "You can drink, right?"

Huo Cheng said: "It's okay."

The village chief immediately poured him a cup when he heard this.

After pouring Huo Cheng, the village chief wanted to pour it for Pei Xu again. Zhai Xingchen said: "He can't drink, he has a poor alcohol tolerance. After he drinks, we probably have to carry him down the mountain."

"I'll just drink tea." Pei Xu said with a smile.

Huo Cheng wanted to laugh or not, then looked at Yan Zhi and asked, "Don't Yan Zhi drink too?"

Yan Zhi smiled and said, "I feel a little uncomfortable, so I won't drink it."

He can use less than one cup now.

"Come on, village chief, I'll have a drink with you." Huo Cheng said.

After drinking for three rounds, I started talking too much. When talking about their professions, the village chief looked at Huo Cheng in surprise and said, "I really didn't realize it was the big boss."

Huo Cheng smiled and said, "It's a bit rough, right? Unlike the three of them, they look like they are all the way, and I'm alone."

Huo Cheng drank a lot of wine, and his face was very slutty. After dinner, he was still drinking and chatting with the village chief. Pei Xu saw that the bottle of wine was about to come to an end and said, "Brother Huo, drink less, you have to go down the mountain later."

Huo Cheng said: "I was happy when I saw the uncle today. I drank two more drinks and nothing happened."

The village chief laughed even happier when he heard this: "Have you drunk enough? I haven't drunk enough? I still have a bottle of Wuliangye hidden in my house." As he said that, he turned around and said to his wife, "Go and take the bottle of Wuliangye I have hidden."

Guo Bing quickly stopped him: "Don't drink anymore, don't drink anymore, I think it will rain this day, and we will have to go down the mountain later, otherwise we will get stuck."

"What are you afraid of when it rains? We have all the places here to sleep for you." said the village chief.

Huo Cheng was slightly drunk and blushed and said, "This way, uncle, please keep Wuliangye. I will come next time, I will guarantee you all the drinks."

Zhai Xingchen laughed at the side.

The only four of them, Huo Cheng, can get along with the locals. He is sincere, open-minded, and the loyalty and generous people like the most.

But Huo Cheng, who was too generous today, looked a little decadent and sad. Even Yan Zhi could see it. He sat next to Zhai Xingchen, approached slightly, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with Brother Huo today?"

"There was something wrong with his company, and it seemed that he was in a bad mood." Zhai Xingchen whispered.

Yan Zhi said: "No wonder."

Seeing that Huo Cheng was drinking so badly, there were about two taels of wine left, Pei Xu picked up his glass and poured most of it into his glass. Seeing this, Huo Cheng reached out to get his glass, but Pei Xu raised it up: "Come on, village chief, I'll give you a cup."

Huo Cheng had no choice but to drink a glass of wine in the end. After drinking, Pei Xu immediately poured a bowl of tea for the village chief and Huo Cheng. Huo Cheng held the tea bowl and silently patted Pei Xu on the shoulder, sighed, and sat there smoking with the village chief.

The sky became darker and darker, and the sun was no longer visible. Guo Bing stood on the stone pier in the yard and looked away, worriedly saying, "Didn't this weather forecast mean that it's sunny and cloudy? Why do I think it's raining?"

The village chief’s wife said: “It often rains on our mountain, and the weather forecast is not accurate.”

"Then we have to leave quickly. It will rain. We will not be trapped in the mountains for several days."

Hu Ying and the others also called and asked if they had gone down the mountain.

"Then let's go?" Guo Bing said.

"Can Brother Huo leave?" Zhai Xingchen asked.

Huo Cheng stood up after hearing this: "I'm fine, it's okay."

Huo Cheng promised to come again next time, and promised to donate money to Xiaosong Temple and to invest in the repair of the Niangniang Temple. Before leaving, the village chief held his hand, which was so enthusiastic.

At around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, they bid farewell to the fellow villagers and walked down the mountain with the help of the villagers. When Huo Cheng looked back, he saw that the old and young people in the village were standing at the Niangniang Temple to watch them. The children were innocent and shouting, "Goodbye, uncles."

"Be careful." Zhai Xingchen helped Huo Cheng.

Huo Cheng stood firm, smiled and said, "When he saw them, he thought of our village."

"Is this the same thing in your village?" Yan Zhi asked.

Huo Cheng said: "It's even more leapfrog than this, but it's not as tall as this village. There was a road open the year before yesterday."

"Brother Huo paid for the road to repair." Guo Bing said loudly in front.

Zhai Xingchen said: "If you want to be rich, build roads first. There is no better way to build Xiaosong Temple except for the overall relocation, and the roads cannot be built. This is too troublesome, so it traps the elderly and children."

"They have already issued a relocation policy, but many elderly people in the village are unwilling to leave," said Yan Zhi.

Zhai Xingchen looked back at the old people above, and his heart was deep. These old people might not leave here in their lifetime. But here is so poor and remote, and I don’t know what their future will be like. When he looked at the elderly and children, he saw that they were all so excited. Their excitement did not come from pork, rice, cooking oil, and red envelopes, but because he finally saw fresh faces and fresh things.

"I really want to take you to my hometown to see you." Huo Cheng suddenly said.

Zhai Xingchen was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Huo Cheng, and Huo Cheng smiled at him. The alcohol softened his roughness and ruffianity. Huo Cheng looked very tired and sad when he became gentle.

"Maybe we will have the opportunity to visit your hometown in the future." Zhai Xingchen said.

When the wind on the mountain was blown, Huo Cheng's alcohol became more and more mellow. The mountain road below was very steep, and Pei Xu took the initiative to hold Huo Cheng's arm.

Huo Cheng smiled and said, "You'd better not be so kind to me. I can still hate you with gritted teeth in the future. We are all rivals in love."

The staff next to him all laughed, and Guo Bing turned around and said, "You must be careful and look at your feet more."

Hu Ying and the others were waiting for them at the entrance of Zhangjia Village.

Everyone didn't stop and went down the mountain directly. It was only halfway through the road that the rain fell.

Fortunately, it was just drizzling, and there were a burst of time. When everyone returned to the road at the foot of the mountain, the rain stopped. The sky was not as dark as before. It was even more windy, and it was quite cold when it blew on the wet clothes.

"Get into the car quickly." Guo Bing said, "Don't catch a cold."

Huo Cheng was the first to get on the car, and after getting on the car, he collapsed on the seat. Hu Ying sat next to him and asked, "How much wine did you drink?"

"Pei Xu and Yan Zhi didn't drink either. I drank a little, mainly Brother Huo drank a lot." Zhai Xingchen said, "How are you eating?"

"We ate noodles." Hu Ying said, "I wasn't full."

When they were about to return to their residence, the rain suddenly fell, and it was still heavy. Guo Bing kept saying gladly: "Fortunately we went down the mountain early, it was so dangerous."

Huo Cheng opened his eyes when he heard the sound of rain on the car window, and looked outside with his face close to the window.

Zhai Xingchen glanced at him, feeling a little worried.

After returning to their place, everyone went to take a shower and change clothes. After the weather was getting dark, the rain outside was much lighter, but the night was darker than usual. The program team did not prepare dinner for them tonight, so they asked them to cook it themselves. Zhai Xingchen went to cook and drove Yihua and the others to help. Zhai Xingchen found that Huo Cheng had not appeared yet, so he asked Pei Xu: "Where is Brother Huo, haven't you come down?"

"He went to bed after taking a shower," Pei Xu said.
To be continued...