After the brakes turned off, Chen Mingyuan pushed the car door, stepped on the bluestone road, raised his eyes, and saw that there was a water town with white walls and black tiles, small bridges and flowing water, the scenery was leisurely, and people couldn't help but feel comfortable.

Leaving Zhonghai, Chen Mingyuan only felt upset and irritable, and happened to see the road sign guidance, so he simply turned the car around and drove to the famous Wuyue Ancient Town, intending to take a fresh breath.

Xitang Ancient Town is located at the junction of Qiantang City and Zhonghai City, with dense water network, meandering rivers, and most of the residential buildings are built according to the water, intertwined into a unique landscape of water towns with many bridges, alleys and alleys, and many corridors.

This year, Xitang's tourism resources have not been thoroughly developed, and the fame is much different from that of Wuzhen, only sparse tourists, without an overly commercial atmosphere, which adds a bit of simplicity and elegance to the town.

Since stepping into the treacherous Vanity Fair, it has been a long time since I have completely relaxed my body and mind, there are gains and losses, although the superior can enjoy the glory of the stars and the moon, but what comes with it has to be restricted by all kinds of rules.

Thinking of this, Chen Mingyuan smiled dumbly, he was only in his early twenties, and he seemed to have a feeling that he was tired of the world, and if he continued like this, wouldn't he have to be like those pedantic literati in ancient times in the future, and come to resign and go into hiding.

Wandering until the evening, Chen Mingyuan felt a little hungry, so he found a restaurant next to the corridor along the river, chose the location of the window on the second floor, ordered some so-called special dishes, chewed slowly, while enjoying the scenery of the river, and was immersed in thoughts, a crisp jade-like voice came gently.

"Heh, the world is really small enough, we meet again."

Chen Mingyuan's ears moved, and when he turned his head to look, he saw an emerald green figure standing in the lobby at some point, his eyebrows were picturesque, beautiful, and full of graceful and elegant charm.

Mu Jiayin stood up with a quiet and graceful demeanor, and explained: "I also happen to be here for a tour. ”

Chen Mingyuan remembered that Mu Tianyu had said that his aunt liked to travel all over the world, and he was immediately relieved and said with a smile: "Then it seems that we are quite fateful." ”

"Isn't it?"

Mu Jiayin sneered: "It is said that 500 times in the past life can be exchanged for a passing in this life, we can meet on the journey one after another, I don't know who we are in the previous life, who keeps looking back at whom." ”

Chen Mingyuan couldn't help but laugh, and joked: "Is this...... There are only two kinds of people who can make me look back, one is a beautiful woman with peerless beauty, and the other is a scoundrel who owes money and doesn't pay it back, so I don't know what kind of person Miss Lu Daomu belongs to? ”

Mu Jiayin was amused and smiled, and said crisply: "Then I'd rather I owe you money, otherwise in my previous life, I was watched by you from time to time, and it was not pleasant." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled tacitly, and suddenly felt a little closer.

Chen Mingyuan raised his hand and said, "Since we have the fate to meet, you might as well sit down and eat together, I am also alone." ”

Mu Jiayin didn't shirk either, sat down generously, and asked, "How can you be sure that I'm here alone?" ”

"Listening to what Tian Yu said, he said that you often like to travel around."

Chen Mingyuan said casually, and called the store to serve a tableware.

Mu Jiayin accepted his hospitality calmly, his attitude was neither too reserved nor too frivolous, as if he was facing a very ordinary acquaintance, and said with a smile: "What about you, with my impression of you, you should be the kind of person with great career ambitions, how can you have this leisure to come out to play?" ”

"Combining work and rest, you can't be like a robot that has been winding up, and you have to relax when it's time to rest."

Chen Mingyuan smiled: "On the contrary, I am a little curious about you, it is understandable that a girl's family likes to travel to famous mountains and rivers, but is it proper to always go on the road alone?" ”

"Since Tian Yu told you so many things about me, didn't he tell you that I have been practicing Wing Chun since I was five years old, and even if there are four or five ordinary men, I can still handle it easily."

Mu Jiayin curled her lips and said lightly: "And I have a short gun and a long sniper in my car at any time, if you really want to encounter something that doesn't have long eyes, you can only count the other party unlucky." ”

When she said this, she vaguely exuded a fierce momentum.

Chen Mingyuan knew that she had some military background, and he didn't ask much, and with her identity, I am afraid that it is enough to make the dignitaries and dignitaries of the world respectful.

The two chatted for a while, and the store brought a plate of red river crabs, facing Chen Mingyuan's confusion, Mu Jiayin smiled: "In this land of fish and rice, and the autumn is refreshing, of course, the flavor is to eat crabs, this is the June red river crab I picked up in the market in the afternoon, you can taste it." ”

Chen Mingyuan saw that the crab body of these river crabs was only the size of an egg, and he was quite curious: "Red river crabs in June? First time I heard about it. ”

The shopkeeper explained with a smile: "That's the case, because this river crab is produced in the sixth month of the lunar calendar, and it will turn red when steamed in clear water, so it got this name, this young lady has a good eye, and the meat of these river crabs picked up is tender, the shell is thin, and it tastes good when dipped in ginger vinegar." ”

Chen Mingyuan nodded slightly.

Then, the shopkeeper placed the ceramic wine bottle on the dinner plate on the table, "This is our town's home-grown Huadiao wine, it has been warmed according to this lady's request, please taste it slowly." ”

After the store retreated, Mu Jiayin picked up the wine bottle and shook it, and said with a smile: "Although the river crab is delicious, it has a cold and hurts the spleen and stomach. ”

Suddenly, the rich aroma of wine and food was mixed together, and there was a beautiful and graceful jade man in front of him, which simply interpreted the words "beautiful and delicious" to the fullest.

"Good Yaxing!"

Chen Mingyuan couldn't help but say quickly: "The beautiful scenery of the night is in front of you, and it is the invitation of the beauty, how can there be any reason not to accompany you." ”

He just spoke casually, but Mu Jiayin heard a little light taste, but seeing that he had already poured the wine by himself, he had to stare at it angrily, picked up the wine glass and touched a glass with him.

The moon is in the sky, and the wine is happy, but I don't know the geometry of the world.

…………

The twilight is deepening, the lanterns are all over the place, the canopy boats are leisurely rippling in the river, the soft oars are like the sound of the water, and the whole water town is picturesque.

Full of wine and food, the two walked side by side on the bank of the river, the autumn breeze was gentle, and there was an indescribable leisurely comfort.

Due to the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are more lanterns in the town than usual, and you can see some children running and playing with lanterns, and the town is immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.

Mu Jiayin's slender figure swayed in the halo, and chuckled: "Although it is not as prosperous and lively as the metropolis, the artistic conception is very sufficient." ”

"yes, it's hard to find such an unpretentious atmosphere now." Chen Mingyuan nodded in agreement, and asked casually: "By the way, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, don't you go home to accompany your relatives?" ”

Mu Jiayin shook his head and said: "There are not a few people left in the family, and it doesn't make much sense to go back, and once you go back, it's not so easy to come out again." ”

Chen Mingyuan teased: "Looking at your free and casual appearance, I didn't expect that you would still have to be restrained and disciplined." ”

"Let's talk to each other, no matter if we are still a small family, who doesn't have a few difficult scriptures."

Mu Jiayin pouted quietly in a very young girl, walked for a while, and suddenly stopped, looked at the people putting lanterns on the river, her bright black and white eyes flashed, and proposed: "Hey, let's go put two too." ”

Chen Mingyuan was slightly surprised, seeing her radiant and full of interest, he couldn't bear to lose his interest, so he nodded in agreement.

The two asked for two lanterns from a nearby shop, took them to the bank of the river, squatted down, and carefully placed the lanterns on the river.

Looking at the lanterns moving with the waves, Mu Jiayin's smile became stronger, more graceful and soft than usual, and said: "It's so beautiful, I still remember when I was a child in my hometown, every time I would ask my brother to take me out to put the lights, I would always wonder where these lights would float, so I looked on tiptoe, but the farther river I couldn't see clearly, so I had to follow the lights, and I was sleepy, and I was carried back by my brother and them after the last day." ”

Chen Mingyuan turned his head, and in the faint moonlight, he saw her smile gracefully, her smile was indescribably moving, but it was a little sad.

Thinking of the early death of Mu Jiayin's old family, Mu Jiayin's childhood inevitably lacked a love, and the elder brother at home could only shoulder the responsibility of care, but with Mu Dingyin and others being promoted step by step, there were few opportunities to get together.

Thinking of his life experience, he suddenly had a feeling of sympathy for the same disease, and his heart moved, and he sighed: "Although it is very cruel, but the reality is like this, many beautiful things can not withstand the years of time, just like the ancient town in front of me, no matter how beautiful it is, it is impossible to remain untouched." ”

Mu Jiayin nodded lightly: "Yes, the lights are similar every year, and the people are different every year, and the so-called wishing people will last a long time is just wishful thinking." ”

Immediately, the two fell silent.

Chen Mingyuan didn't want to be bothered by his worries, so he said: "Seeing that you have learned the Rich Five Classics, I am a little curious about how your academic career came about, Harvard Princeton?" Or Cambridge Oxford? ”

Mu Jiayin chuckled: "It's no different from the public, I still walked up one step at a time, but I spent a relatively short time, and then I went abroad to study for a few years, heh, at that time, I didn't know the height of the sky, and I broke around like a cage, and once I accidentally stole the box, and I almost had to live on the street, but fortunately, I encountered Qingxue, so as not to be so ashamed." ”

Seeing Chen Mingyuan's stunned expression, Mu Jiayin smiled slyly and asked, "Why, do you think that I usually drag it like two hundred and fifty eighty thousand, but in fact, it is no different from those broad and young daughters with low eyes." ”

"Nope."

Chen Mingyuan smiled and said: "I think it's much cuter than the first few times you met at this time, and I always thought you were the unattainable goddess type before." ”

"Cute?"

Mu Jiayin was stunned on the spot, and then her pretty face turned red, and she said angrily: "I wanted to say it just now, you and Tian Yu are friends, I am the kid's aunt, you should use some honorifics, right?" ”

"There is no distinction between high and low and age."

Chen Mingyuan said confidently, but vaguely remembered that Mu Jiayin was three years older than himself: "Besides, I don't think you have the style of an elder." ”

Mu Jiayin laughed very angrily, and felt more and more that Ye Qingxue was reasonable, this kid was really clever enough, and he was about to argue, at this time, I don't know how a pair of playful children appeared in Lu Dao, and in the process of chasing each other, I don't know whether Lu Dao stumbled or was pushed by someone, and accidentally bumped into Mu Jiayin who was squatting, poor She fell into the river before she had time to shout.

It was sudden, so it was caught off guard.

Chen Mingyuan didn't stand idly by, seeing that he couldn't hold it, he almost instinctively jumped to hug her body, and then poured into the river in an ambiguous posture under him, splashing a bunch of crystal water.

Without waiting for people to exclaim for help, Chen Mingyuan, who has good water skills, and Mu Jiayin, who can also swim, have surfaced and swam to the shore.

Everything was so sudden that Mu Jiayin, who was known for her quick thinking, didn't care to ask why, and when she was about to climb ashore, she suddenly noticed an extremely embarrassing situation, because she was soaked and found that she couldn't go ashore to face a large number of men and women watching the excitement.

Also, if she goes ashore wearing only a thin shirt, she will definitely be witnessed by countless people, which is more than the beautiful scenery of the ancient town to make the cattle spray nosebleeds.

What to do?

At this moment, no matter how strong and smart she is, in the face of an almost unsolvable problem, Mu Jiayin showed a rare weak look, biting her lip tightly, and her face was pale.

"Don't be afraid."

A warm hand patted her shoulder, turned her head, and Mu Jiayin saw a handsome and warm face.

Chen Mingyuan took off his looser and thicker shirt, revealing his naked hardcover upper body, handed the shirt to Mu Jiayin, and then stood in front of her, blocking the view of onlookers.

Mu Jiayin raised her eyes and took a deep look at the other party's back, her lips moved slightly, and a panicked heart gradually calmed down, and she quickly put on this shirt, and under the cover of Chen Mingyuan, she mustered up the courage to go ashore.

Facing the lively crowd, Chen Mingyuan wrapped his arms around her shoulders and half-hugged her to squeeze out a way.

Mu Jiayin's body stiffened, he looked at him with a serious expression, he wanted to speak and stopped, and finally he didn't speak, lowered his head, and his pale face revealed an unknown crimson Yanran, which was intoxicating.

The two of them found an inn nearby, after taking a bath, the enthusiastic proprietress had almost dried her clothes, and also intimately sent two bowls of brown sugar water, the autumn night was slightly cool, after drinking, the chill faded a lot, but the fatigue and sleepiness came up, and after saying goodnight to each other, they went to sleep.

The next day, the morning sun shone on the earth, the eastern sky gradually revealed the whiteness of the fish's belly, a touch of rose like a gauze slowly stretched out, the air became cooler, the birds chirped, the chirping and chirping became a mess, resounding between the eaves and riverbanks, accompanied by the curling smoke rising into the air, and the town was rejuvenated with pieces of life.

Walking into the courtyard, Chen Mingyuan took a deep breath of refreshing breath, stretched his waist again, and only felt that the whole body was refreshing.

"Woke up early."

A clear crisp sound came from above the wooden building, Chen Mingyuan looked up at the sound, and saw Mu Jiayin leaning against the window, under the skylight, he could vaguely see the plain clothes fluttering in the wind, and then looking at the smile that was full of dust and beauty, as if it was like a spring in the mountains, flowing through people's hearts, bringing a piece of clarity and sweetness.

"Judging by your radiant appearance, you should have slept well last night."

Mu Jiayin pointed to the table by the window and said, "Breakfast has been prepared, hurry up and wash your face and come up to eat together." ”

Chen Mingyuan nodded with a smile, washed up briefly, and went up to the second floor, seeing that the table was full of special snacks such as tofu flower and small chaos. ”

Mu Jiayin leaned against the eaves of the window in a lazy posture, holding a small porcelain cup carved with white jade in her hand, quietly sipping tea, and replied: "I went out in the morning and went shopping again, and I bought it by the way." ”

Chen Mingyuan didn't say anything polite to her, scooped up the tofu flowers, the rich sweet and sour taste permeated the tips of his lips, teeth and tongue, and quipped: "Shouldn't it be a feat to reward me for saving beauty last night?" ”

Mu Jiayin smiled gracefully: "Anyway, I still have to thank you solemnly." ”

"It's nothing, it's good that everyone knows each other, I can't help it."

"I don't like to owe people a favor."

Mu Jiayin regained her calm and indifferent attitude: "Like last time, you helped me, in fact, I have already repaid the favor and helped you and Ning Lizhong solve a confidant problem." ”

Chen Mingyuan nodded slightly, and roughly guessed that in the incident of eradicating Kang Maohui, she was fueling the trouble, and he couldn't help but be secretly frightened, and sighed at this woman's clever calculation.

Mu Jiayin continued: "This time, there will be no chance to repay the favor for a while, and if you have the opportunity to see you again next time, let's talk about it." ”

"If you are so erratic, the next time we meet, I don't know when Lu Dao will wait."

Chen Mingyuan asked casually, "Where are you going to travel next?" ”

Mu Jiayin held her cheeks and said with a smile: "I wander around with my temperament, if I have a whim one day, maybe I will go to Qiantang again, and I will talk to you for a drink and chat when the time comes." ”

Chen Mingyuan nodded and didn't ask any more, but he didn't know what was going on, and he was inexplicably a little empty in his heart.

The two quietly finished the breakfast, and after leaving the inn, they came to the town together, and at the moment of boarding the Humvee, Mu Jiayin seemed to hesitate, turned around and smiled: "It's a pleasure to drink and chat with you, I don't have many friends, you will always be one of them." After speaking, she waved her jade hand through the car window, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Chen Mingyuan looked at the picturesque ancient town for a moment, sighed softly, and turned to leave.