The happy days lasted only one night.
Early the next morning, the director climbed out of the hard dormitory bed full of longing for breakfast. Standing in the yard, he saw a strange dark-skinned young man smiling at him with big white teeth:
“You’re from the crew, right? You’ll have breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria today, please help yourself.”
Director:? !
“Is the food in the cafeteria the same as the food at Song Tan’s house?” he asked with a glimmer of hope.
The other party smiled: "Of course it's different."
The two cameras behind him asked: "Breakfast and lunch are in the cafeteria, can we still have dinner at home?"
The other party was stunned for a moment, and then asked curiously: "You can't take pictures here. Why don't you leave after lunch?"
Director:…
Very good! Isn't that what drives people away? Just go! Leave without lunch!
He waved his arm: "Let's go have breakfast. After eating, go to the mountain to see what a peach blossom that costs 44 yuan a piece looks like!"
Looking at the watch again: "Why is it only six o'clock?"
The dark-skinned young man opposite still had the same smile: "There is no other entertainment in the countryside. Everyone goes to bed early at night, and getting up at 5 a.m. is not too early."
"We start work here at 7 o'clock. By May or June, I'm afraid we will start work at 5 o'clock in the morning."
“Did you not sleep well last night?”
Thinking of last night, the director fell silent again.
Because they not only slept well last night, but also slept very contentedly. They fell into a deep sleep not long after lying down. They didn't wake up until the noise in the cafeteria started in the morning.
This, what can you say?
Six o'clock, it's six o'clock, the air is not bad in the morning.
With resentment towards food and work, the director finally dove into the cafeteria.
The workload has been heavy recently and there are many people working. They all came to the canteen early in the morning. Now the three directors came in. It was really inconspicuous at all.
Let’s look at the breakfast—rice, steamed buns, and vegetable soup cakes. This is so solid!
The three of them hesitantly chose some food, and then found an empty table to sit down. They could only hear everyone chatting enthusiastically in their local accent, but it was not uncommon and could still be understood -
“I see in the forecast that there will be heavy rain in the next two days. How are your melon vines doing? Can you finish planting them?”
“I finished planting early, and I’m going to cut the milkvetch today…”
“Are all the persimmon trees in Shitoupo still alive? There has been no movement after grafting for a long time.”
“I think they can survive. The newly planted persimmon trees have begun to sprout buds. The college student said that we should not give too much fertilizer, otherwise the grafted branches will grow too big and the incisions will not be able to withstand..."
“It’s good to have heavy rain! I don’t need to water the ground anymore, and I can plant all the lotus roots by the river in the next two days..."
“Hold on tight. When we are done with the work here, we can plow our own land again. Song Sancheng said that after the work is done and the wages are settled, we will divide the vegetable seedlings registered last year...”
“The ones given to me are those that grow quickly. I told them to plant them now and arrange for someone to come and buy them at the end of next month…”
“I’ll go back and ask the college students if they can save the seeds and plant them themselves. It tastes really good. It would be nice to grow some and eat it yourself…”
“I also have to ask…”
“Xiao Zhu, the party secretary, said that he would hold a meeting for us tonight, saying that he wanted to plan some unified planting...”
When I came back to my senses, I found that the two cameramen around me had already started to add food! Seeing him looking over, the other party happily shared: "This meal is delicious! It's a hundred times better than our crew's box lunch!"
Director:…
…
After eating until their bellies were full again, the three of them finally walked along the road to eat, looking left and right in an attempt to find the beautiful countryside.
But along the way there are tall fences, and thorns and vines climbing around them. Inside the fences are patches of vegetable fields... The countryside is pastoral enough, but it doesn't have anything to do with the beautiful scenery.
Until they climbed a gentle slope.
This place is also separated by high fences, with vines with fine thorns growing on the edges.
But inside, there are tall fruit trees.
Because they were the first to be planted, the flowers are now numerous and green, like big and colorful dreams that stretch all the way down the mountain.
In the distant mountains, clouds and mist are lingering in layers, passing through the delicate dewdrops on the leaves. The cool morning mountain breeze carrying the fragrance of flowers blew by, and the whole person seemed to be stilled, even the sound was afraid of being louder.
The director and cameraman stood there, watching intently, not daring to make a sound for a long time.
Until the noise of people gradually started to sound around me, villagers carrying various tools walked by while chatting, and the young man with an upright body in front opened the fence and waited for everyone to enter...
At this moment, the dreamy scene in the mountains seems to have finally broken through. Deep and light purples and greens are intertwined under the mountains, making the director's heart bleed——
It really hurts that such beautiful scenery cannot be filmed in the drama!
but!
He then ordered: "Hurry up and get all the equipment. I'll call Song Tan - I can't shoot the storyboard, so I can just shoot the empty shot?!"
This morning light, this mountain mist, this spring scenery all over the mountains and fields!
If this empty mirror is not taken well, he will have to sit up and slap himself twice even if he falls asleep in the middle of the night!
…
Far away in the imperial capital, Lu Jing was sighing as she packed everything in the refrigerator into her own box:
“When did Tantan give you so many things?”
“Why is there still meat? Did you pack the meat for us before leaving?”
"Why are there still tea leaves here? Don't keep the tea leaves. I have some too. Share them with your friends."
“After you go there, hurry up and keep an eye on the B&B...Oh, I thought I could keep an eye on it for you first!”
She was nagging and extremely bored—anyone who has resigned and stayed for a month or two would be in this state.
There was nothing she could do. Although she had stopped working formally for a long time, she had been doing the financial work she was doing for more than ten years. Now she said she wanted to resign, and the other party had just hired someone. It would take a while before she could resign, so she had to postpone her resignation. Delay any longer…
It was good now that her son had packed his things and was ready to go, but she was still working here, clearing out the inventory in the refrigerator for Lu Chuan.
Lu Chuan nodded: "It's all planned. I'll say goodbye to my friends today and tomorrow. I'll also work on the next book with the editor. I'll be able to set off tomorrow night or the day after tomorrow."
Lu Jing nodded, and then looked at the room again:
“No one lives here, so just ask your housekeeper to come and clean it regularly. Your car will go to Yunqiao Village, and I won’t drive my car. I’ll take the high-speed rail there.”
He then looked at the empty room again, with a trace of reluctance in his voice:
“I always thought you planted too many flowers before, but now that they have been moved away, the house looks empty.”
(End of this chapter)