Xue Xinyan and I slept until more than 10 o'clock in the morning, and this sleep was very relieved, and the fatigue of the past few days was swept away.

If it weren't for the ringing of my mobile phone, it is estimated that we would have to sleep until noon, it was a gorgeous young woman from the garment factory who called, I suddenly remembered that today is the first day of work, since I accompanied Xue Xinyan to Qufu.

"Uh, hey, Sister Zhao"

"Wang Tao, didn't you say that you came to work on time today, why didn't you see you?"

"I, I'm afraid I'll have to wait a few days to go back"

"Wang Tao, are you a little too self-righteous, since you are a newcomer, don't say anything about asking for leave five times, you didn't come on the first day of work today, you can't come today, you can tell me, if it weren't for Zhang Xueyao's face, I wouldn't have been able to leave this position for you until now."

I was a little speechless, I don't know what to say, I didn't do it right, I knew that I should have called her yesterday, and simply took a few more days off, whether I could give it was their business.

I said apologetically: "Sister Zhao, I may not be able to go back these days, if you are in a hurry, you are recruiting someone, if you are not in a hurry, I promise to go back after a few days." ”

The phone hung up without saying anything, and Xue Xinyan asked worriedly: "What happened Xiao Tao, did you not go to work and be trained, blame me for being willful, if you take the plane back yesterday, you can't be criticized." ”

I looked at Xue Xinyan with a self-blaming face, and the most attractive thing about her was that she was empathetic, knowledgeable, always able to understand my situation, and especially able to take care of my emotions.

I held her hand and said, "It's okay, you don't have to worry, get up and wash up, today we are going to visit the hometown of the old man Confucius." ”

After washing, she and I came to the downstairs of the hotel to have a fast meal, Xue Xinyan looked at one of her clothes and said, "Xiaotao, let's go buy a few sets of clothes, after this clothes are soaked with sweat, they all have a bad smell, this time I came out in a hurry, and I didn't bring a change of clothes." ”

I also looked down at my casual clothes, climbing Mount Tai, tossing and turning Qufu, this dress was already dirty and yellow, I smiled and said to her: "Okay, after eating, let's go to the shopping mall in Qufu." ”

I led her along a street looking for a shopping mall, behind the tall buildings are some relatively low urban houses, as far as the eye can see, one after another, located between high-rise buildings, these houses almost every family has a signboard, what a warm hotel, happy hotel, home and antiques, fragrant haircuts, etc., these hotels are family hotels, not to the tourist season when the business is booming, every day the guests are full, the rooms are in short supply, the business is thriving, the boss is also happy to keep his mouth shut.

In these alleys, one after another, there is one every three or five steps, after I saw it, I excitedly said to Xue Xinyan: "Look, that stone stone, we also have it in our hometown, all in some low houses, I saw that thing when I was a child, and it has disappeared completely over the years." ”

Xue Xinyan looked at it for a while and said, "Look, what excites you, this is the birthplace of culture, ancient cultural relics, and ancient culture are well protected." ”

Yes, I may be in a foreign land, and I like to compare everything with my hometown, but in this city, such ancient things can be seen everywhere, the cultural atmosphere is strong, and the cultural relics are exceptionally well preserved, which makes me admire.

Walked another street, there are more pedestrians coming and going, this street has two very spacious intersections, the street is full of traffic, the river is endless, the high-rise buildings are numerous, dazzling, it is really a prosperous scene.

Xue Xinyan and I walked into a shopping mall, and as soon as we entered the first floor, a cool breeze hit our faces, which made people instantly refreshed and comfortable.

The decoration of this shopping mall is very high-end and luxurious, the clean ground is spotless, the shops on the first floor are scattered, quiet and natural, I looked around, most of these shops sell children's clothes and toys, so I pulled Xue Xinyan to the second floor.

The second floor is for electronics, cameras, mobile phones, computers, printers, monitors, fax machines and much more.

Xue Xinyan was interested, and she had to buy a camera, so I persuaded her: "Now I use my mobile phone to take pictures, and it will be inconvenient to play with the camera." ”

She said willfully: "I just want to buy one, the album in the mobile phone can't store things, in case the phone is lost one day, the photos will be all gone." ”

We walked up to a counter that sells a wide range of digital cameras, Nikon, Canon, Panasonic GF series, Olympus EPL, etc., DSLR, DSLR, DSLR, and rangeshaft cameras.

The boss introduced us to the different types of cameras, their different functions, format size, medium format, small format, APS-H format and so on.

I listened drowsily, but Xue Xinyan listened attentively.

Seeing that Xue Xinyan was in high spirits, the boss sold her a single-lens reflex camera, and said with a smile: "Beauty, this home camera is the most suitable for you, with high imaging quality, fast focusing, very strong battery life, and you can change the lens, which is really a must-have for travel and home." ”

After speaking, she handed the camera to Xue Xinyan, and she took it and exclaimed: "Uh, it's so heavy, if you take it for a day, your arms will be sore." ”

I smiled on the side and said, "Xinyan, you girl is not suitable for such a big camera, if you really want to buy it, you might as well buy a smaller one, it is not sinkable to hold, and it is easy to carry." ”

Who knew that Xue Xinyan took a fancy to this Nikon SLR camera, she asked her boss about the price and said, "Boss, how much is this camera." ”

The boss said with a smile on his face: "Little girl, the national uniform price of this camera is 98,000 yuan, you can check it online, the authenticity guarantees the quality, and I will also give you a lens." ”

I listened to the sound of the back of my head, almost fainted, this price really surprised me, I wanted to persuade Xue Xinyan, but her face was indeed flat, without waves, still immersed in the imagination brought to her by the camera.

She looked at it for a while, raised her head and said to the boss, "Is it from the National Joint Insurance?" ”

The boss hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, girl, you can use it with confidence, if there is a quality problem, you can bring it and I will change it for you." ”

Xue Xinyan said: "Okay, then that's it." ”

After saying that, he swiped his card and paid the money.

The boss wrote the receipt with a brush, and handed it to Xue Xinyan after writing.

Xue Xinyan looked at me excitedly and said: "When I lived in a small town, I often saw those people who traveled from other places, and each of them had a camera like this in their hands, I was very envious at that time, and now I also have my own camera." ”

I saw her overjoyed, smiling, like a little girl who had bought her favorite doll, and her heart was full of joy and dancing, and I was very happy to watch.

The two of us went to the third and fourth floors of the mall for a walk, Xue Xinyan bought a dress that was very in line with her temperament, the upper body was a bright and beautiful floral shirt, red but not glamorous, bewitching but not charming, the lower body was slim and sexy light-colored jeans, a pair of white small sneakers, playful and cute, gorgeous and extraordinary, a long and silky hair hung down to her shoulders, and her whole body exuded a strong youthful atmosphere.

I thought to myself, people are beautiful and have temperament in everything they wear, but when Xue Xinyan was in a small northern city, her dressing style was very avant-garde and fashionable, but I bought a gray sportswear with a pair of gray sneakers, but it was also very slim, and it was very comfortable to wear, much better than the well-worn suit.

I walked out of the mall with my camera and Xue Xinyan, I looked down at my watch, and at 2.30 pm, I said to Xue Xinyan: "Let's go to the Temple of Confucius, there is plenty of time now." ”

Xue Xinyan said with a smile: "When you come to Qufu, of course, you have to take a look at the demeanor of Sage Kong. ”

As we walked north along the road, the streets were still full of people, mostly tourists from other places, carrying school bags, taking pictures with their mobile phones, or shouting praises of the scenery of the holy place.

After walking some distance, a bridge across the river greeted us, the color and design of the bridge is very wonderful, the pillars supporting the bridge body have various patterns painted on it, like some portraits of the ancients, and there is a long large sign standing at the railing of the bridge deck, which records the predecessor of the bridge and the date of reconstruction.

The street lamps on the spacious bridge are hung high, and the shape of the street lamps is delicate and ingenious, like a Kong Ming lantern hanging on it.

The river meanders through the city, the small lotus in the river is sharp, the willows on both sides of the bank are clinging, and a few butterflies are flying briskly on the bank.

Xue Xinyan and I both swept away the previous boredom, with an excited smile on our faces, and she said excitedly: "Wang Tao, take pictures quickly, such a beautiful scenery must be recorded." ”

I researched the newly bought camera, and after pondering for a while, I found the button to take a photo, I took dozens of photos of Xue Xinyan, and asked passers-by to help take some intimate photos of the two of us.

Not far from the north side of the bridge, there is the Confucius Stele Forest, looking at the gurgling water, the warm sun shines on my face, making me a little drowsy, this picturesque riverside, there are many benches for people to rest, I said to Xue Xinyan: "Let's go over there for a walk." ”

There were a lot of people fishing in the river, and when we walked to the river, we saw an old man quietly guarding the fishing rod, and we walked quietly over for fear of alarming the hooked fish.

Suddenly, there was a group of people cheering loudly on the west side of the riverbank, Xue Xinyan and I walked over to see the excitement with a puzzled face, it turned out to be a woman who caught a big fish, I looked closely, it was a silver carp, more than two feet long, shining silver.

Everyone was amazed, saying that she had a lot of money every year, and her career was prosperous, and she blessed the woman with a big fish.

Xue Xinyan and I walked for more than half an hour before we came to the Temple of Confucius, which was crowded with people, and I sighed in my heart, the influence of the Confucian saint was really famous, and there was an endless stream of tourists who came to watch.

There are blonde hair, southern-to-northern accents, and some who speak unintelligible dialects, and there are many tourists, like a vegetable market during peak hours, noisy.

When we walked into the gate of the Confucian Temple, we saw the yellow tiles and red walls, the carved beams and painted buildings, the eaves and wings, the steles such as forests, and the ancient trees towering to the sky, I was excited to admire, and Xue Xinyan also said excitedly: "Quick, take a picture, these ancient buildings are so beautiful." ”

I feel now, at this moment, is I and Xue Xinyan for so many years, the happiest moment, I have never seen her so radiant, smiling, it seems that this time with her out to play is quite the right choice, I myself was also attracted by the style of this Confucius, on a stone bench in the middle gate, I pulled her to sit down and rest.

I unscrewed a bottle of mineral water for her, she took a few sips, and said: "Mount Tai has its majestic magnificence, Qufu has its ancient charm, this time I really had fun." ”

I looked at her and said with a smile: "Actually, there are many interesting places, such as Laoshan in Qingdao, and Laoshan Taoist priests are also very famous. ”

Xue Xinyan looked at me with a new look on her face and said, "How do you know." ”

"Didn't you tell me some travel tips, I read it on the Internet"

Surrounded by a pair of young couples holding hands, mostly eighteen or nineteen years old, they are all personable, chic and extraordinary, I thought to myself, people are really getting older and better looking now.

Dacheng Hall is the main hall of the Confucian Temple, here the heavy eaves nine ridges, the yellow tile flying shop, the cloister around, and the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City, the Song Tianzhen Hall of the Dai Temple and called the three major halls of the East, today can watch here with the people I love, my heart can not be calm for a long time.

I looked up at the surrounding buildings, and saw that the heavy eaves were flying, the carved beams and paintings were brilliant, the auspicious clouds were swirling, the dragons were flying, and there was a statue of Confucius here, the staff maintained it very well, and Mr. Kong's majestic and peaceful posture was displayed in front of everyone, and many people were worshipping.

Next to a well with a monument, Xue Xinyan said to me: "It is said on the Internet that Lord Qianlong drank water in this well, so he worshipped Confucius as his teacher, and he came here eight times, and wrote inscriptions here five times." ”

I looked at her with a sigh of admiration, since this girl usually likes to watch ancient history and culture.

Suddenly, a tourist shouted: "Look, isn't that the Wanshi watch written by Emperor Kangxi, it is the portrait of Confucius painted by Wu Daozi as Lu Sikou, and there is also a portrait of the ancestors painted by Gu Kaizhi." ”

Standing next to the tourist, there was an old man, and the old man smiled and said, "There are many things for ancient celebrities, and Cixi also wrote a big word for longevity." ”

Xue Xinyan and I looked over there, sure enough, the masters are in the folk, their knowledge reserves are much higher than those of us, Confucius culture has been going on for thousands of years, and the traditional culture of the Chinese nation has been passed down from generation to generation among these literature lovers.

Xue Xinyan and I visited five halls, one pavilion, one altar, two halls, and seventeen stele pavilions, a total of 460 buildings.

Xue Xinyan was so tired that she couldn't shout, even I was a little powerless, my back hurt my feet, we found a bench to rest, during which two foreigners asked me to help take pictures, their blue eyes, Chinese is very bad, but his hand gesture consciousness is to help, excuse me excuse me, the most said is this sentence.

The sage of Confucius is famous abroad, and I am even more in awe of this place.

The two of us rested for a while, and began to continue walking, walking, walking, and then walked to the back garden of the Confucian Temple, a tourist said excitedly: "Look, that is the five cypress hugging the acacia." ”

Xue Xinyan and I looked in the direction of the tourist's finger and saw the five thick branches of a cypress tree, and a locust tree grew in the middle.

This garden is very beautiful, flowers are blooming, grass and trees are shady, tourists have raised their mobile phones to take pictures, I am not idle, holding the heavy camera left and right, every time I take wonderful pictures, I show Xue Xinyan.

Suddenly, there was a noise behind me, the sound was very loud, as if it was a quarrel, I pulled Xue Xinyan to check, the crowd had surrounded the quarrelsome people, I hugged left and right, only to barely see that it was two couples, a tall and handsome boy was scolding: "Damn, Lao Tzu didn't mean it, you still chatter, what do you mean?" ”

There was a girl standing beside him, who was seductive, with a round face as pink as a flower, and her eyes blinking, as if she was very ignorant and innocent about all these things.

The scolded young man is also very tall, with slightly dark skin, handsome facial features, hairy head, and the girl next to her is short, panicked, and seems timid, she snuggles up behind the hairy boy, looking at everything in front of her.

The hairy boy gritted his teeth and said: "You knocked my mobile phone off, you should apologize, not only do you have a bad attitude, but you also swear in this Confucian temple compound, attack others, and read all your books into the dog's stomach?" ”

I probably understood the cause of the incident, it turned out that the hairy guy was taking pictures with his girlfriend, who knew that he was accidentally hit by a handsome man, the phone fell to the ground, the hairy guy asked him to apologize, and the handsome man scolded, in front of his girlfriend in order to play prestige, unreasonable to fight for three points.

The handsome man said with a disdainful face: "Damn, why did you meet so many fools today, you can get your mobile phone if it's fine, what is right or wrong to entangle with me, everyone is out to play, you are quite good at spoiling the scenery, get away, don't affect Lao Tzu's mood." ”

The girl next to the hairy guy was even more timid, and she had already buried her head in the hairy guy's elbow tremblingly.

At this time, the crowd boiled, and everyone accused the handsome man of being domineering and unreasonable, and demanded an apology from him in unison, and some even recorded a video.

The handsome man was furious and yelled at the crowd: "You guys are all trivial, aren't you, what kind of coaxing you have, are you all gentlemen, are you all saints, Lao Tzu won't apologize today, what can you do to me?" ”

I saw that he was not beaten and did not stop, and wanted to step forward to reason with him, but Xue Xinyan dragged me and said, "The two of us are out to play, don't get involved in this kind of thing." ”

The hairy guy couldn't bear it, so he quickly rushed over and punched the handsome man in the face, the handsome man stumbled and almost fell, and the round-faced girl next to him screamed in fright.

The handsome man took the lead, reflexively hugged the waist of the hairy guy, and wanted to knock him down, but who knew that he didn't succeed, and let the hairy guy smash his elbow on his back, at least more than ten times, the handsome man held his hand and let go, like a puddle of mud, fell to the ground.

I shouted, "Well done, get rid of your hatred." ”

Xue Xinyan dragged me again, glared at me and said, "Shut up Xiaotao." ”

At this time, the police who maintained order arrived, they set up a handsome man, hugged the hairy guy and left the scene.

The two of us went to the Six Arts City again, and several halls were built in it, including poetry, books, rituals, righteousness, and music, as well as the Spring and Autumn Hall, Xue Xinyan smiled and said to me: "Let's travel around the next country." ”

The hall is on the north side, many people are queuing, finally it is our turn, a group of ten people, with the help of the staff, we successfully climbed onto the electric pulley, into the black cave, Xue Xinyan held my hand a little nervously, I comforted her and said, "It's okay, it will be bright in a while." ”

After about ten seconds, my eyes lit up, and the tour guide sat in front of the electric car and introduced: "Here in South Korea, Confucius saw that there were hungry people everywhere..."

The two of us played all afternoon, had a simple meal downstairs in the hotel, and then went back to rest.

Xue Xinyan lay in my arms, stroked my hand, looked at me tenderly and said: "Xiaotao, from tomorrow, be a happy person, feed horses, chop wood, travel the world, and care about food and vegetables from tomorrow, I have a house, facing the sea, and spring flowers are blooming!" ”