Chapter 88 Not Far Away

Every day, Lin Feng carried a mail bag on his back, passing through green mountains and clear waters, and shuttling between villages. His mail bag was filled with all kinds of letters and parcels, including family letters about life and death, orders for agricultural products, children's homework and children's magazines, and even some mysterious parcels of unknown origin.

Lin Feng gradually got used to this role. He was serious and responsible, and shouldered the trust of the villagers. He became a shining star in the village, and everyone was grateful to him. Life in the village also became more convenient and interesting because of his existence.

One day, Lin Feng received a letter from a distant city. The sender was a strange woman. The words in the letter were gentle and affectionate. She said that she had been to this village before, and Lin Feng's parents were her friends. She hoped to return to this village again and meet Lin Feng's parents.

The letter touched Lin Feng's heart, and he decided to help the strange woman find her friend. So he began a journey of searching, crossing mountains and turbulent rivers, and walking through every place near the village, hoping to find clues.

Lin Feng's search continued for a long time, and he finally found an old man in the village. The old man remembered the strange woman, her name was Meng You. Meng You was a young painter who had stayed in this village and established a deep friendship with Lin Feng's parents.

“Can you tell me more about Meng You?” Lin Feng asked the old man, hoping to find more clues.

The old man sat in a rocking chair at the door, smoking his pipe and reminiscing about the past. "Mengyou is a beautiful woman. She always walks around the village with a drawing board on her back, capturing the beauty of nature. She is a person who loves nature, and the scenery she paints makes people feel as if they are there in person."

Lin Feng was moved by these descriptions. He could feel Meng You's love for nature, which matched his own feelings. However, after Meng You left the village, there was no news of her again. Her departure made the villagers feel regretful.

Lin Feng decided to continue tracking Meng You's whereabouts. He returned to the village and found the hut where Meng You once lived. The hut had been abandoned for many years and was obviously no longer inhabited.

Just as he was hesitating whether to embark on the journey of searching again, a voice suddenly sounded and attracted his attention. A small bird with bright feathers landed on the windowsill and guided him with its sweet singing.

"Are you looking for Mengyou?" The little bird seemed to understand Lin Feng's words, and its singing became more melodious.

Lin Feng was stunned. He didn't expect the bird to talk to him. He nodded and said, "Yes, I'm looking for Meng You. Do you know where she is?"

The bird nodded, and then pointed its wings at the distant mountains. Lin Feng understood that Meng You might be somewhere in that mountain range.

"Thank you, my friend." Lin Feng expressed his gratitude to the bird, and then decided to set off for the mountains to continue looking for Meng You.

The journey is full of challenges, and the roads in the mountains are rugged, but Lin Feng perseveres. On the way, he meets an old fisherman who tells him some legends and dangers of the mountains, but also provides clues about Meng You's possible whereabouts.

Lin Feng continued to climb the mountains, sometimes through dense forests, sometimes over towering peaks. Every step was accompanied by challenges, but his determination and his longing for Meng You kept him going.

On a cold night, he came to a small village in the mountains. The people here lived a simple life. They told Lin Feng that Meng You had stayed in this village and painted the beautiful scenery of the village. The villagers were full of regret for her departure, and they even built a small temple to worship her paintings.

Lin Feng felt hope filling his heart. Perhaps Meng You had left clues in this village, so he decided to look for them carefully. In the small temple, he found a painting by Meng You, and the scenery in the painting shocked him. The mountains and forests depicted in the painting were exactly the same as where he was, as if telling him that Meng You was not far away.

As he was about to move on, a villager came up to talk to him. He introduced himself as A Rui, one of the elders in the village. A Rui told Lin Feng more about Meng You, how she had been in this village searching for her inner inspiration and beauty, and that the last person she was seen by was a mysterious old woman who said she was heading to a mysterious place deep in the mountains, perhaps to find more creative inspiration.

Lin Feng decided to follow this clue and continue on his journey. Ari provided him with guidance and told him how to find the mysterious place. During his journey, he met a young woman from the village named Mei'er. Mei'er decided to join Lin Feng's adventure. She was a free soul, eager to pursue her dreams.

Together they crossed the vast mountains and forests, gradually approaching their destination. The conversation between Mei'er and Lin Feng was full of expectations and friendship.

"Shaofeng, what do you think will happen to Mengyou after she is found?" Mei'er asked.