When I looked up, it was a bright face, wearing a sun hat, wearing a light gray dress, about in her early twenties, she was a very feminine beauty, but there was a little gloom between her eyebrows, and she seemed to be a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it. There is a sign of the magazine on his chest, and he is also here to participate in the sorority.

Seeing that Zekuan didn't reply to her words, she looked down into the water like he did, and asked, "Did I scare the birds away?" ”

Zekuan smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm just looking to see if there are any fish in the water." ”

She looked at the tree island in the river and asked, "Why do the birds that yearn for the blue sky and white clouds and green mountains and green forests make their home on this water?"

Zekuan said: "Perhaps, on the water, they will find more security. ”

The beautiful woman looked at him and smiled, "It seems that you know them well." ”

Zekuan suddenly didn't know where to get a sense of humor, and said with a smile: "Maybe, maybe I'm a bird." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the beauty stretched out her hand to him and introduced herself, "My name is Wu Xinyun." ”

When Zekuan heard this, he shook hands with her with some surprise and said, "Hello, my name is Shen Zekuan, and your pen name is Xinyun, right?" Also an excellent author last year, I read your novels and they are very well written. ”

Wu Xinyun said: "After the award, you also wrote well." ”

Zekuan asked, "You're also from Guangzhou, right?" I see that your novels are all about what happened in Guangzhou. ”

Wu Xinyun nodded and said, "It seems that we will be accompanied when we go back." ”

The two were chatting, and someone was calling, "Excuse me, can you take a picture for me?" ”

A boy of the same age as Zekuan, a little shorter than him, a little dark, with very round eyes but small eyeballs, but the eye sockets are very prominent, and the appearance is reminiscent of the lemurs in the zoo.

Zekuan nodded, he gave him the camera, and said, "Be sure to take pictures of the whole island of Bird's Paradise for me." Then I took a lot of photos in various poses for the camera.

He also asked them, "You don't have a camera, can I take a picture of each of you?" ”

Zekuan said politely: "No need, I don't look good when I take pictures." ”

Wu Xinyun turned his head directly.

When he saw the signs they were hanging, he said, "You are also here for the magazine fraternity, and you are also students in the literature training course?" ”

The two shook their heads, and he asked again, "Then you are the readers who paid to join the sorority, right?" ”

The two did not deny it.

He said, "Oh, then I'm a little better than you, we only have to pay 100 yuan for those who attend the literary training class, and you readers have to pay 200 yuan for you to participate, but it's worth it to meet a lot of good writers and editors." If you can come, it means that you are also literature lovers, you can make friends, my name is Jiang Chao, how do you call you? He looked at Wu Xinyun in his eyes.

Zekuan said: "My name is Shen Zekuan. ”

Wu Xinyun said with a cold expression: "My surname is Wu." ”

Jiang Chao said: "My name is also my pen name, I think I have a fate with the "Nanchao" magazine, so I signed up for the literary training class they held, and wrote 3 articles under the guidance of the editorial teacher, one of which was published, although there will be no manuscript fee, but the teacher said that I have made great progress, so I saved the articles I wrote later, and then submitted them after the training was over." I told you that it is very useful to participate in the training course, and you can also consider participating in the next session, which is 200 yuan for 3 months. ”

The two looked at each other and nodded.

Jiang Chao said: "The activity is about to start, let's hurry up and grab a better position, and I will introduce my editor teacher to you later, and you can also take a photo with him." ”

The two followed him to the scene of the sorority, and Jiang Chao said, "Look, there is still a place in the third row in front, let's hurry up." ”

Zekuan followed him and quickened his pace, but Wu Xinyun pulled his sleeve and dragged him to sit in the back row.

Jiang Chao turned around and saw that they didn't sit forward, so he also ran to the back, sat down next to Wu Xinyun, and said, "It's okay in the back, it's too noisy in the front." ”

Wu Xinyun turned his sun hat sideways to him, covering half of his face.

The president and editor of the magazine spoke one after another, and Jiang Chao took a picture excitedly, just like a star chaser meeting a big star.

It was the turn of last year's top ten outstanding works to be awarded, a total of 8 authors were present and came to the stage to accept the award together, Jiang Chao didn't think that Zekuan and Wu Xinyun were both excellent authors, especially Zekuan, who was the same age as him, actually won the award, which made him embarrassed and surprised.

When they came down, he said enviously: "It turns out that you are both excellent authors, and I really don't know Taishan." ”

Zekuan said modestly: "I'm lucky, but in fact, I don't write well." ”

Wu Xinyun also said: "I'm the same as him, it's also luck, didn't the editor praise you for your fast progress, no editor has praised me, maybe this year's excellent author is you." ”

Jiang Chao said: "I hope so, I will work hard for this." ”

At noon, the magazine organized a dinner, and Jiang Chao asked them, "Who is your favorite writer?" ”

Wu Xinyun said: "Xiao Hong." ”

"I haven't heard of it." Jiang Chao shook his head and asked Zekuan again: "What about you?" ”

Zekuan said: "I like Lu Xun the most. ”

Jiang Chao said: "Lu Xun is famous, but I don't like him very much. ”

Zekuan asked, "Why?" ”

Jiang Chao said: "He doesn't even have a novel. ”

After the meal, everyone is free to move, some people leave, and some people continue to play.

Zekuan said to Wu Xinyun: "We want to go back to Guangzhou, let's leave early!" ”

Wu Xinyun said: "It's rare to come here, it's a pity not to go back after a good trip, at least take a boat to see this bird paradise up close." ”

Jiang Chao ran over again and said: "You are also from Guangzhou, great, we have company when we go back, Miss Wu is right, how can you not take a boat to see when you come here, it is more cost-effective for the three of us to rent a small boat, I specially left half of the film, just to take some pictures of birds up close." ”

Although Zekuan was afraid of water, he didn't want to sweep the excitement of the two people at the same time, so he nodded in agreement.

They came to the dock by the river to get on the boat, Wu Xinyun and Lazekuan sat together, and it was a middle-aged woman who rocked the boat, and the small boat carried them to the tree island in the river.

Jiang Chao looked left and right with the camera, causing the boat to shake from side to side, and scared Ze Kuan nervously grabbed the side of the boat with his hands.

Wu Xinyun asked, "Are you afraid?" Can't swim? ”

Zekuan nodded, Jiang Chao smiled and said, "I'm scared when I take a boat, it's not as good as a girl." ”

Approaching the tree island, it turned out that there was a waterway in the middle of the sandbar, but it was only shaded by the branches and leaves of the banyan tree, so it was called the "banyan waterway".

The boat glides under the shade of the trees, the sunlight is blocked by the dense foliage, and only the dots of light fall on the water, passing by the boat and the people, and there is a feeling of being in a different world.

The banyan tree hung down a handful of roots, some stretched into the water, some rippled in the air, Wu Xinyun closed her eyes and raised her head, letting them brush over her smooth jade-like face, revealing a trace of sentimentality in her charm.

Zekuan looked at her side face, and once again felt a hazy familiar feeling, but he still couldn't remember where he had seen her.

Jiang Chao held the camera, but he didn't even see the shadow of the bird, and said disappointingly: "Why don't you even have a bird." ”

Out of the "Banyan Waterway", the boat circled the tree island, and finally saw two cranes standing on the branches of the trees on the water, and the river tide was full of interest and was just about to take pictures, they flew into the canopy and disappeared.

Jiang Chao was not reconciled, and said to the rowing woman, "Paddle the boat to me under the branches, and the birds must be hidden inside." ”

The woman said, "If you go in, you will startle the birds, and you will easily get caught in the branches." ”

Jiang Chao said: "I just went in to take pictures, and I didn't shout at them, how could I startle them, we are not afraid of the branches hooked, you should listen to us if you collect the money." ”

Zekuan wanted to persuade him out loud, but Wu Xinyun shook his leg and signaled him not to make a sound.

The woman rowed the boat inside, and Jiang Chao held the camera and bent his waist, trying to stare at the maximum of his small eyes, as focused as a hunter searching for prey.

Finally, he found a pond heron on a branch not far away, with scarlet feathers from head to neck to chest, which was very beautiful.

He lowered his voice and said excitedly, "This bird is so beautiful, I want to take a few more pictures." He straightened up and focused, but a branch was lying across the back of his neck, and as the boat moved against the back of his neck, he suddenly stood unsteadily, and fell into the water with a scream.