Li Zhenhao | Record of life in the village
Yamashita Nature Studio and Café finally has its own appearance, with a narrow coffee area, a spacious specimen and tool area, and a small bedroom that is just small enough to fit a bed and a pot of plants.
Sometimes I sit on a chair in front of the bar and look at Cangshan Mountain. I like the evening the most. The store is facing west, so there is no lack of sunlight. The evening is the most charming. The light outside is not so bright, and the lights inside gradually have colors. Cangshan Mountain is sometimes covered with clouds and mist, sometimes with sunset glow, and if you are lucky, you can even see a whole rainbow.
Bao Xin recorded the mountain
When she was taking the photo, she asked me, do you like bright or dark tones?
I said I like dark ones.
As expected, the photo turned out dark, but I still like it.
As a test, I tried to open a 1:30 time slot, so one group was scheduled at noon and the other in the afternoon. Coincidentally, all the guests from last year came to Dali again this year. The baby who was still on his father's back to pick mushrooms in the mountains last year and couldn't stand steadily has become a child with his own ideas. MINA and I became friends because of our reunion. We can chat while making specimens, and then suddenly drive for more than an hour to watch a sunset.
The child is one year older.
The little hands are just the right size to hold the newly made fruit refrigerator magnet.
Mina is focusing on her works
The store has also started to receive guests who come for experience. There are not many tourists in Nanyang Village. Most of the people are locals, and most of the outsiders are long-term residents.
Besides friends who come to visit, there are also local villagers who come to drink coffee. There are workers wearing safety helmets who buy iced American coffee to relieve fatigue after lunch. There are owners of B&Bs who are renovating and take a break. There are also guests who pass by and sit down. Thanks to the spring water at the door of the store, people come to fetch water from 8 am to 8 pm, so some people who fetch water also take a walk while fetching water.
So my place is like the small shop under the big tree at the entrance of the village in the movies. In addition, my landlord and his wife and the village chief are very nice people, and the relationship between neighbors is also good, so I know every household and know some of the gossips of the neighbors. It is more like the countryside when I was a child.
Maomao and his wife are renovating their own homestay. They also asked the landlord for a small piece of land. While they were renovating, they also found time to grow some fruits and vegetables. Every time they come, they pick some cucumbers and green vegetables.
Uncle and aunt are also very cute. They will carefully bring me the freshly picked vegetables. Sometimes when I am leading a team or going out, uncle and aunt will pick the vegetables and quietly put them in my flower bed.
The eggplant and cucumber sent by Maomao
I almost didn't notice the cabbage I secretly stuffed into the flower bed
When I closed the shop yesterday, I found that the landlord and his wife secretly picked the flowers that I mentioned were beautiful in their yard and planted them in my flower bed.
Friends often fetch water and take a rest after going down the mountain. I feel that the foot of the mountain has another value. It is a space for themselves to take a rest, and also a place for others to take a rest.
Dali has entered daylight saving time, and it gets dark later and later. Even after closing the door, you can still go for a walk in the mountains at any time.
A few days ago, I made this year's plum wine. Seeing that I was working too late, the neighbor came to help pick plums. Finally, I finished the day's work before the clock struck zero. This is great, and I like it very much.
