The water of life is to be activated by itself. If you don't jump up and down, you will sink to the bottom. It doesn't matter if you sink, don't drag others down the current.

Maybe you have also lived the life of boiling frogs in warm water without knowing it, and gradually settled into the boiling cage. I also looked back at the coolness of freedom, but forgot how to summon the cold dragon.

During the busy time, I believe that everyone has a little desire to live a different life for a few days. Why do homestay-themed variety shows such as "Longing for Life", "Beautiful House", and "Three Yards" exploded so quickly? In your heart, whether you admit it or not, they hit the link you love and are missing.

It is not difficult at all to follow our own heart and let us return to the countryside poetically.

Design boutique B&Bs have always been a favorite in my heart, just take a look at it and follow it. The reason why I add two attributives in front of the homestay is because those who have lived in poor places have contempt and preference after comparison.

In this rare first summer vacation of being free, I fled with my close friends and hid in the countryside on the outskirts of Beijing. I lived in a place that I had recommended to my relatives and friends countless times but I had never lived in. I spent three days and two days that I will never forget. Night.

Everyone in the secluded village is familiar with it. Hawthorn Courtyard, Mamahua’s Hillside, Grandma’s House, Stone House on the Cloud, Peach Leaf Valley, and Cotinus Flower Blossom are all exciting homestays under its command. This year, "Mr.'s Yard" finally opened near the Shanzha Courtyard, and Yanqing in northern Beijing has another paradise.

A little more than two hours by car, my friends and I moved from the green-faced and fang-toothed city to the pearly and jade-like countryside. Aunt Lei, the housekeeper who texted me and called me the day before, was already waiting at the door, like a child welcoming home.

There are sand pits, swings, and wooden horses in the spacious yard, which suddenly lowered our age by 20 years. Nail grass was planted on the ground. Crush it in a small plate, add alum to wipe the nails; there are old pumpkin flowers lying on the wall, which is the favorite food of grasshoppers...Rows of bamboo tower into the clouds, and the old wall next door is still in the 1980s and 1990s The unique water-brushed stone was the most commonly used exterior wall surface material at that time, and children with free hands loved it most.

Room

Courtyard No. 3 has two bedrooms and one living room, plus a sun room. There is a room on the east and west sides of the north room, a big bed room and a tatami standard room, which can sleep four adults and two children in total. The big bed room has a private bamboo courtyard, and each room has a spacious couch for rest, drinking tea and chatting.

The TV is placed on the opposite side of the big couch in the living room, and the family snuggles together, watching TV and experiencing the feeling of going back in time. I haven't watched TV with my family for many years, and every night when I was a child, this was the repertoire. I listened to the opening song of the news network that has not changed for thousands of years, and watched "Golden Rose Cave" and "UFO Pilot" at Zhengda Theater. Members", watch "Bao Qingtian", "Joking About Qianlong", "Knight Rider"...


Farm afternoon tea

Generally, hotels only include breakfast, but all homestays in the secluded village also include farm afternoon tea and dinner. After getting used to and getting tired of eating English afternoon tea and Chinese imitation English afternoon tea, the rural complex that can't be removed in my heart makes the afternoon tea in the farmhouse look forward to more than the dinner.

Do you still remember what water you drank most often when you were a child, Mochi, Arctic Ocean, yogurt in a porcelain bottle, or soda water that nourishes water when the plastic bottle is opened and can freeze a curling bottle? No, just a glass of ordinary boiled water. At that time, funds and goods were also scarce. Parents added a spoonful of sugar to the water to make the water taste good. I watched the white sugar land slowly, watched the sugar granules at the bottom of the glass melt and turn into puffs of smoke, stirred gently and spiraled up, put it into a straw, sucked the unmelted sugar granules at the bottom of the glass little by little, Simple and sweet days.

At my grandma's house, my cousin and I drank from the same big teapot to our mouths, and I also drank the groundwater from the water pipe. Decades have passed, and every time I drink directly at foreign attractions or self-service faucets on the street, I always think of the time at my grandma's house.

There are so many drinks in the supermarket that I can’t keep up with the times. I have never drank or seen it, but I really forgot that the best, thirst-quenching and healthiest thing in the world is a glass of ordinary boiled water.

Remember how long you have not seriously drank a glass of water.

Resting in the sun room, the housekeeper aunt steamed the old corn, arranged the seasonal fruits, big plums and super sweet sandy watermelon, and the soft and glutinous steamed pumpkin that I was thinking about all the way, as if it was lingering with honey.


Aoyama Garden

After finishing the afternoon tea, we went out to play. A 10-minute walk north from the village can reach the rural zoo - Qingshan Park, where there are cute alpacas, little pigs, peacocks, horses, cattle and sheep, as well as old-fashioned tractors, fighter jets, human-powered rotary swings, slides, etc. Not just for kids, but for adults, and even team building. But remember that it closes at 6 pm, tickets are 30 per person.


village side road

The quiet road leading to Xiaoguantou Village is called Yanliu Road, and an interesting road next to it is called Dawang Road. We walked on the country road, which was empty and quiet, and occasionally a car passed by. Several older children took pictures, laughed wantonly, and cried in their hearts, reminiscing about the fleeting years that could not come back.

When I was a child in Beijing, there were rural areas outside the third ring road. The road in front of my house was as narrow as a one-way street. There were mushrooms in the bushes beside the road, and I picked them home and fried a bowl of Wudi Xiang. I've had that taste.

It was an era of flying dogs and chickens, and how many creatures I disturbed were restless. Dragonflies are stuffed in the gaps between my fingers, and their wings are glued together with sweat, and they can no longer fly. I spread my hands in front of the little yellow chickens raised at home, and they become Chinese food; I made them with screen windows under the eaves Mosquitoes are trampled to death with net buckles; Taurus and golden beetles are caught, their big teeth are pulled out, and a small stick is stuck in the back to make them unable to fly; Watch the couple of big knife beetles stage "Black Cat Sheriff" in order to feed the next generation The scene in the movie... I regretted it when I grew up, I don’t know if you will let me go, the life that I have murdered.

The sky, which was gloomy just now, suddenly cleared up. As the sun set, the sun hiding in the clouds gave the rose-red clouds a golden edge, and we squatted down to take pictures of the radiant and magnificent dusk.

When I returned to the village in the evening, I saw the piles of bricks when I lived in a bungalow. What I liked most at that time was that someone built a house, which meant that there was another pile of sand to play with.

There are a lot of shells and small screws buried in some sand piles. We planed the sand piles like digging for treasure. Plastic cloth or plastic bag, sprinkled with sand on it, it can’t be seen at all. At this time, let the children from the neighbors come over and step on it... We just laughed at the side.

On the small road, the uncle is holding his granddaughter's little hand, smoking mosquitoes with wormwood, we really haven't met mosquitoes, even if I attract mosquitoes, I haven't been bitten. This is the life when I was a child. The seemingly ordinary picture will definitely be an unforgettable memory for the child in the future.


dinner

Back in the yard, I saw that the sun room just now was lit by warm lights, surrounded by bamboo forests and blue sky, the weather was getting colder, but it felt warm.

The housekeeper aunt has already prepared dinner, and the hand-rolled noodles she cut made me mistakenly think that they were rolled out by a machine, with the same width, narrowness and thickness. Served with super delicious and slightly sweet tomato and egg stew and eggplant five diced stew, it is waiting for you to lift the lid in the heat-retaining casserole.

Stir-fried bell peppers, broccoli, cowpeas, mixed cucumber sticks, cold dishes and hot dishes with pure natural pollution-free organic vegetables grown in the village, no chicken essence and monosodium glutamate, less oil and less salt. A bowl of steaming, soft and soft rice exudes the fragrance of rice. You must know that not all rice made from rice has the fragrance of rice these days.

If you like to cook by yourself, the kitchen in the courtyard is your field, and the housekeeper and aunt will help you, and you don't need to clean it up, so comfortable.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the crime rate in Xiaoguantou Village has been zero.

The lights in the yard were on, and after dinner we sat at the dining table until late at night, except for the chirping of insects, it was our own inner voice. I believe that every unattractive day and night I spent here will be the most important part of my memory drawn out like silk in the brownish-yellow medium-length lens in retrospect.

breakfast

Sleep until you wake up naturally in the morning, the sunlight has already illuminated the conservatory into a flower melon through the bamboo forest.

The aunt prepared the breakfast on time as scheduled last night, enjoying the convenience and pleasure of all-inclusive in the countryside, and enjoying the caring service of the butler, it is so comfortable.

Pull out the dolls in the living room and play finger games at the dining table.

It's a picture so simple that you won't remember it, and it's a picture so pure that you won't forget it.

In the world that does not want to be an adult, there is still a childlike innocence.

Simple breakfast, sticky casserole millet porridge, small steamed buns steamed by my aunt without adding any baking powder, small pickles, cabbage, shredded potatoes, tofu with sauce, and small eggs. I am busy every day and often skip breakfast. I can’t remember how long it’s been since I ate steamed buns and tofu with soy sauce. Today, I ate two pieces for myself and put them in millet porridge. Is that delicate taste the taste of a homestay?

To the east of the sun room is a bamboo forest, which just blocks the scorching sun. Tree flowers fall on the dining table. Between the light and shadow, the refraction of the glass, the green trees and red flowers, and the bamboo basket tableware, I just stared at it in a daze...

The mood and feelings of a vacation don’t need to be exhausted by boats and cars to travel far away, as long as you take a step, you can get it at your fingertips.

There are stacks of books in the book basket in the living room. Picking up any one is worth the best time to match.

The picked old corn is placed in the refrigerator, and a beautiful photo is taken on the chair. At this time, the aunt came with a key with the wooden sign of Mr.'s yard. She said: This is the key given to you by the yard. You can come back whenever you want to have a look. You are welcome at any time like home.

This move and what we said was something we never expected. A key is worthless. This kind of detail touches beyond the expectations of the guests and really moved us.


Yard No. 2

The aunt said that it seems that the No. 2 courtyard has been checked out, and told us to go to see the lamb, which is the only lamb in several courtyards. It's a pity that when we went, the two lambs were moved out by the staff for dinner.

The courtyard of No. 2 courtyard is very large, full of old pumpkins, eggplants, bamboo forests and various flowers and plants, and the north house is tightly packed, with excellent privacy. In the middle, there is a wide wooden platform at the entrance of the main room, which ensures the lighting.

It is recommended to carefully check and inquire about the situation of the courtyard when booking. The area and situation of each courtyard are different, so book according to your own preferences. However, it is hard to find a room in a secluded village, especially on weekends, so let's start a month in advance.



Lunch

The hotel in the secluded village also provides a free lunch the next day. If you come to Mr.’s yard, you must go to the Shanzha Courtyard, which is a 15-minute drive away. The scenery and experience there are quite different from here. Three days A two-night itinerary is worth visiting Yanqing.

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The blogger has something to say

Although there are many places to visit in the surrounding area, I really don't recommend everyone to go. You can take a walk around the corner. One is the money spent, and the other is that the yard is so good. Besides, if you live here and still run around, it is no different from not living here. Some people say that there are not so many recreational items in the yard, so if you want to play and stay with home, how about you get a mahjong table and go to a KTV instead of spending more than a thousand to come to the village? This is what you enjoy here The scenery and quiet time, as well as the leisure of doing nothing.


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Beijing girl, independent photographer, freelance writer, with confusing names, records and creates her own aesthetics of life. Ended his 9-year media career, escaped from prison, and staged "The Shawshank Redemption" in real life.