The fairyland of Hangzhou's plum rain season in Tonglu｜Waiting for you in Meirong Village as the sky turns blue and the rain falls

Everyone says that this place has the summer scenes depicted in Hayao Miyazaki's animations and the same check-in points as in 'Our Inn,' but my first impression of Meirong Village remains with the old house of the Luo family under the ancient camphor tree, which feels very familiar, as if I have found my roots. Arriving here just after the rain, I was surprised by the fairyland shrouded in clouds and mist from the distant mountains. I didn't notice this small village surrounded by mountains had such a spiritual aura the last time I came. The rice seedlings had just been planted in the fields, and the clear mountains were reflected in the water. Walking through the fields, I reached my destination, Jialan Café (also known as HOYI Café?), which is a renovated abandoned oil mill in the village. The café is located in the middle of the rice fields, with the first floor being the Jialan Café Public Living Room. The originally inconspicuous abandoned building is now a landmark of Meirong Village. 'Suddenly, one night, the fragrance spreads, scattering spring across the vast land' is the praise of Meirong Village by the Yuan Dynasty poet Wang Mian. To this day, this idyllic landscape has not changed. On the way to the café, I passed through a bayberry forest. It was the season when bayberries were ripe, and the village was selling bayberries everywhere. It is said that during this time, people in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai regions eat bayberries three times a day, which is not an exaggeration. The trees are not tall, and after picking a few, the fully ripe ones had already been picked, leaving only the half-ripe ones. We tasted the sourness of youth, walking on the field ridges, with our mouths sour and salivating, indeed giving the illusion of being 'in the fields of hope.' The Luo family's old house was originally the landmark of Meirong Village. The first time I came, it was for this building. Now it is a village history exhibition hall and a very stylish tea house called 'Meirong Yi.' Drinking tea while admiring the exquisite wood carvings in the ancient Luo family building, then walking back to the Metasequoia Avenue, it feels like a different world. Sitting idly, drinking tea, and listening to the wind...