Chapter 386 - 376: And the Work Is Very Tiring
Li City’s air was very good.
Surrounded by green mountains on all sides, streams wound through the alleys.
At the corner guesthouse, two large red lanterns hung at the entrance. On the right, one read "Twenty-eight Nights Before It’s Late," and on the left, "See Thrice-Thirty-Three with the Morning’s Crow," and dangling on the edge of the door frame was a small, delicate wind chime that occasionally emitted a clear sound as it was brushed by the gentle breeze.
He Fang reclined under the eaves next to it, half-lying on a wooden rocking chair, with a thin book resting on her belly, slowly rocking with a creaking sound, looking up at the wind chime.
After living in Li City for three days, she was nearly voraciously indulging in this moment’s comfort, pushing everything else to the back of her mind.
The more beautiful life is, the more one is bound to feel a touch of weariness over time, hence it’s important to relax occasionally, allowing a change of heart—whether in work or life, you need to be flexible, to tighten and loosen appropriately.
The guesthouse was small, a duplex structure, divided into upper and lower floors, not very large. Apart from the lobby, the first floor only included a kitchen, storage room, and the owner’s quarters.
The lobby was divided into three areas: the dining section, an activity area, and a small reading corner separated by wooden rails—just a wooden bookshelf with a few small tables beside it, complete with paper and pens; the shelf didn’t hold biographies of famous people or literary novels, but rather stories left by past travelers. Some stories were handwritten by themselves, while others, after being narrated to the proprietor and considered worthy, were written down with permission, becoming a collection of stories, each volume unique, each a stretch of life.
This owner had some really good ideas.
Qin Guanglin thought so.
Most folks who ran guesthouses in Li City were talkative, and this owner was no exception. Hospitable and knowledgeable, he could talk about any topic all day long.