In addition to the dress this time, Meng Ling also bought a box of banana cookies, a total of 16 of them. It is a specialty of Jinhai City, and the price is 50 yuan.

Of course, there are more expensive ones, but the funds are limited, and Meng Ling also gave up her favorite dress for this box of cookies and bought the slightly cheaper one.

Leaving at 8 o'clock in the morning, at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Mengling arrived in Qianlong City. Getting off the train and walking out of the train station, Mengling took a deep breath and rubbed her shoulders.

Today, Mengling wore a white vest, a light yellow horizontal knit sweater, a pair of silver-gray denim shorts underneath, and a pair of snow-white canvas shoes.

The sky seemed to be piercing high and far. Bare skin can feel the soft warmth of the sun without hindrance. A square paved with gray-white marble is as wide as ever, and as far as the eye can see, it is immediately connected to a small street full of life, and the flow of people is surging.

Most of them are low-lying old buildings, and in the distance you can see a series of cyan mountains looming behind the clouds.

There is a world difference between it and Gimhae City. Mengling silently sighed in her heart the huge difference between the metropolis and the township, pulled her suitcase, and took the steps home with ease.

Walking on the road, some passers-by looked at Mengling's slightly unnatural walking posture, and many people looked sideways at her, and they did not hide their gaze.

Mengling has long been accustomed to people's gaze, but after living in Jinhai City for a while, she can't help but clearly feel the difference between the two regions, one large and one small.

If it was Gimhae City, even if she was curious, everyone would not look at her so explicitly. At most, it's just a natural glance as you pass by, and then move on to your own path.

Meng Ling smiled helplessly and passed by the two aunts who were sitting on the stone bench fanning the big pu fan, and stretched out their fingers to point at Meng Ling. I can vaguely hear words like "It's a pity that the handsome little girl is so handsome".

After walking for a while, she raised her head, and finally came to the "Lower Town" in the suburbs she was most familiar with.

It was just in the heart of Qianlong City, "Shangcheng District". Life is convenient and there are many people living there, but Mengling is not very familiar with it. Because the elementary and junior high schools are in the lower city near her home, there are usually few opportunities to go to the upper city.

There are no more people, no less, only one bus stop. To the west, there is a small arched bridge across the river. Mengling sat on the seat of the bus stop, and it seemed that she was the only one waiting for the bus. The toothless wooden stop sign didn't look much the same, with some lines written crookedly, and his head drooped at the moment and he was drowsy.

It seems that several young mothers who should have finished shopping at the grocery store saw Mengling when they passed by the bus stop with plastic bags and strollers, and they were surprised and greeted her warmly.

There are not many people in Xiacheng District, and most of them are farmers who work the fields. So is Mengling's family. So everyone is more familiar with each other. Meng Ling smiled and chatted with them, and soon a few people left.

The calm atmosphere of life envelops Meng Ling. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. Maybe Qianlong City is a safe place now? Meng Ling took a sip of water.

was thinking silently, suddenly, there was a "poof" sound from the river not far away, and then a struggling figure came into Mengling's eyes, which couldn't help but make her frown slightly.

"Hahaha! Stinky old man! You still want to educate us, you are still 100 years early in competing with us for the court! ”

"Look at him like that, he looks like a dog, haha......"

"Haha...... Ay? No, he, he seems to ...... Can't swim? ”

“…… Damn, go save someone! ”

"I, I'm going to call someone!"

"What is it, you go down to save him!"

"Damn, I can't swim, why don't you go down!"

"I, I won't ...... either"

"Then you still push him down!"

"I, I didn't know he couldn't swim......"

Meng Ling put down her bag and hurriedly walked over to take a look, it seemed to be a middle-aged man. His hands were fluttering wildly. The river is not rushed, about ten meters wide and three or four meters deep.

Mengling used to catch fish with Zhang Hang and other friends in this river, and play diving on the bridge. Swimming was taught to her by Zhang Xuan.

But now......

Meng Ling glanced at her right leg and hesitated. Immediately looked around, except for the few children who were panicked by the river, there was no one. Those young mothers have long since left.

There was no time, Mengling took a deep breath, took off her knitwear, took off her shoes, took off her white socks, and walked barefoot, holding on to the weedy slope with both hands, while keeping her balance and approaching the river.

The middle-aged man's struggle in the water is getting smaller and smaller, and it looks like he has choked on a lot of water. The children by the river hurriedly climbed up the slope with their hands and feet, shouting to find someone. A timid butt sat on the ground and cried in fright.

Meng Ling stared at the middle-aged man calmly. Obviously, this man can't swim. And even if it's a slow stream, it's very dangerous to save someone who can't swim in the water. What's more, she is a girl, and the other party is a tall adult man.

Because of this, the best time to save a drowning person is when he is completely out of strength. If you make a rash move, it is easy to be restrained by him, causing both of them to drown.

It seems that Qianlong City is not a safe place either. Abnormalities have always existed and must not be relaxed. Meng Ling thought silently. Dipping her heart with water, she did some simple stretching as quickly as possible, and when the man gradually stopped struggling and began to sink, Meng Ling took a deep breath and jumped into the river.

Meng Ling was lying in the weeds with her arms outstretched, staring at the blue sky, gasping for air. Her body was soaking wet. The children next to them blushed and looked at them in a daze.

Meng Ling's judgment was right, the middle-aged man's weight was even more exaggerated than she imagined, even if he lost his strength and pulled him to swim to the shore, he accidentally choked on a few mouthfuls of water.

"Ahem...... Ahem, ahem...... Picked up a life, little girl, thank you. The middle-aged man lay on the grass and retched for a while, then got up in embarrassment and said weakly at Mengling.

Meng Ling shook her head, got up, saw that he was stunned for a moment, then stared at her chest with some eyes, looked down, picked up the knitted sweater she took off on the shore and put it on.

"Ah, haha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, little girl, you look too much like my first love. It's really rare for a first-class beauty to be so kind-hearted! ”

Ignoring the man's words, Meng Ling turned her head to look at the child next to her and said, "Why do you do this kind of thing?" ”

Children, you look at me, I look at you, and they all bow their heads guiltily. But one boy snorted and shouted, "Who let this stinky old man rob us of the court!" ”

When the middle-aged man heard this, he immediately jumped up and shouted angrily: "You little cubs, you can play football, and you dare to occupy the land as the king, and you don't let those children in the lower city play, and you don't educate you and me...... Belch! Who do I educate! Belch! ”

Meng Ling frowned slightly, and she realized that this man's face was red, and his eyes were cloudy, as if he had drunk wine.

The child shouted loudly and unconvinced: "That stadium was originally for the children of our uptown!" Those rookies just find an open space to play for a while, we will become national team players in the future! ”

The man laughed heartily for a while, and when the child jumped to his feet angrily, he flicked it on his head, and suddenly his face changed, and he said solemnly: "You have ambitions?" That's a good idea, but that's not a reason for you to bully kids younger than you.

The stadium is the stadium, everyone has the right to play there, and every child who loves football is the hope for the future of the national team, regardless of the upper and lower districts! Got it? ”

After that, the child took advantage of his inattention and stepped on his feet, and the man screamed and jumped around holding his feet, and the child laughed, and immediately ran away with the other children, saying as he ran: "Stinky old man! I won't listen to you! That's our stadium! The uptown soccer team dumped you a few streets down the city! Get me! ”

"Stop, little! Hiss...... Ouch, it hurts me to death, and the strength is really not small. The man sat down on the ground, rubbed his feet, and sighed repeatedly. He was dressed in a pitch-black robe, and there seemed to be no other clothing in the robe, and his strong chest was exposed, and a mass of black chest hair lay on it.

Meng Ling looked at him silently, put on her socks, put on her shoes, and planned to leave with her suitcase.

"Hey! Little girl, don't go, don't go, at least tell me your name, and I'll repay you for saving my life! The man hurried after her and was about to grab her wrist, only to notice her somewhat unnatural walking posture.

Meng Ling was about to say no, but saw the man snatch his suitcase, looked at himself and grinned: "Little girl, did you come back from summer vacation?" Let me take you home, shall you? I don't have much merit as a person, but I'm still a little confident in my face and strength. ”

The man raised an eyebrow and smiled as he thought he was handsome.

"It's okay, it's just a gesture. You don't have to bother. Meng Ling wanted to take the suitcase back, but the man ignored her words and strode up with the suitcase on his own.

"Hey, little girl, tell me the name? I guess you must have a beautiful name. Ah, what a good day, young and beautiful schoolgirl, how long has it been since I saw it, the air is sweet......"

Meng Ling looked at his back and sighed lightly. She really had nothing to do with this type of person, so she had to follow and silently follow him.

It's a bit weird, but he's not a bad person. Meng Ling thought silently.

"My name is Mengling." Meng Ling said.

The man nodded suddenly, "Ah, Mr. Li's child?" Heck, I usually take care of him, and he introduced me to the work of a temporary worker two days ago. Miss Mengling, a lot of advice, my name is Sun Hai, call me Brother Sun, and Brother Jihai. ”

Meng Ling was stunned for a moment, showing a surprised expression for the first time.

"Sun Hai?"

Sun Hai slowed down and walked side by side with her. was a little dissatisfied: "Miss Mengling, you have said that you will call me Brother Sun or Brother Jihai." ”

Meng Ling looked at his face carefully, and couldn't help but find that it was really a little similar to someone she had seen on TV when she was a child. He had short black hair, dark skin, and an angular face, although it was somewhat cloudy because of alcohol, but his eyes were faintly beating with light.

"Are you...... Soccer players? Meng Ling said tentatively.

Sun Hai glanced at her and said with a smile: "Maybe it was, who knows?" But now he's just an idle guy. Speaking of Miss Mengling, can't you call me brother? It's been a long time since I've been called brother by a young and beautiful girl like you, alas. ”