It was almost 10 o'clock in the evening, and Yueyue wandered alone by the lake, crying and looking for Xiaodou. Her petite figure is like an abandoned lonely beast, which is pitiful. Tears ran down her face and rained down. As if to match her sadness, there was really a light rain in the sky.

The cold rain slowly slid into Yueyue's neckline, making her heart become cold with the rain. Yue Yue squatted in the grass by the river, no longer had the strength to continue, she just kept crying, as if the cry could bring her little bean back.

The moon was gradually covered by clouds, and in the twilight, a figure floated in the middle of the lake, dressed in fiery red clothes, his black hair fluttering forward, and his withered and thin feet stood on a slender bamboo pole connected to the lake, slowly approaching the weeping girl on the grass.

The man's clothes fluttered high, and there were white and light blue ribbons wrapped around his body, and his face could not be seen clearly. However, his eyes that stared straight at Yue Yue shone like pearls, just like the eyes of Xiao Dou.

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"Stinky boy, you scared me to death, where the hell have you been?" The 19-year-old girl got up from the bed and began to roar at her handsome face full of worry.

Xiaodou next to the bed still didn't get angry with her as always, and whispered, "I'm sorry! I found the plank, and after repairing the broken ship, I couldn't wait for you to come, so I wanted to row out and try it first. As a result, the ship broke down and there was no way to dock at all. Finally drifting to the center of the lake, I thought I was going to sink with the boat. Unexpectedly, he met Uncle Li, the owner of the artificial island inn, and he picked up a life. ”

Following Xiaodou's words, Yueyue saw an old man in his 50s standing behind him, this old man looked very strong, even a little taller than Xiaodou, with gray hair and dark and ruddy complexion, and at first glance he looked like a person who often came and went on the river.

Yueyue hurriedly got off the bed, bowed to Uncle Li, and said, "Thank you for saving Xiaodou, and thank you for saving me." ”

"Don't be so polite, little girl, I just came to the river to pick you up at Xiaodou's request, and I didn't save you, and I went there three times in total, and the third time I finally saw you lying on the river crying, and I didn't find you two times before. Does it take that much time for you to come back from the town? Uncle Lee asked.

"It's not like that...... Uncle Li," Yueyue's face was a little embarrassed, she couldn't say in front of Xiaodou that she had fooled him for not going to the town, so she could only say: "I accidentally fell asleep on the way back, so I delayed for so long?" ”

"Oh, I see, but little girl, your heart is really big, aren't you afraid of meeting bad people in the woods by the river? And there are so many mosquitoes by the river, you see you are on your body, there are red envelopes everywhere, I have just asked Xiaodou to rub the medicine for you, don't scratch it, it will disappear in a while, those mosquitoes are poisonous. ”

"Thank you so much, Uncle Lee." Yue Yue hurriedly bowed again to express her gratitude.

Seeing her respectful appearance, Uncle Li, who was accustomed to putting on a strict look, laughed, and the wrinkles on his face immediately piled up to both sides, looking a lot more amiable.

Then it was time for the two young men to be alone, and Uncle Li still had some things to do, so he said hello and left the room.

Yue Yue calmed down and looked around this room, although the furnishings were simple, all kinds of necessary furniture were available, which was much more advanced than Xiaodou's broken house. Lele asked, "What kind of place is this?" ”

"This is a hotel run by Uncle Lee, called the Artificial Island Hotel, and he said that we can stay here for a while, and it doesn't matter if we go back when we have had enough, he can send us in a small boat." Azuki replied.

Immediately, a chestnut knocked on his forehead, and Yue Yue asked him, "Do you still have money in your pocket?" Besides, even if people are willing to let us live for free, we are embarrassed, Uncle Li is our life-saving benefactor, where can we still live in his house for nothing! ”

"I understand what you say," Xiaodou said, covering his forehead, "I also told Uncle Li that I wanted to go back early tomorrow morning, but he said that now the ships have been arranged to go out and pick up guests." During this time, there are a lot of people who travel to the artificial island, and they have to perform at night, at least until the day after tomorrow, before they can send out the boat to send us, today in order to pick you up, he has wasted a lot of time, and the work is piled up there and not finished. ”

"Then don't talk nonsense, let's go and see, there's anything we can do to help." Lele said loudly: "Since you want to live, you have to work, anyway, I won't live in other people's places for nothing." ”

"I know, hey! Wait for me! I'll go with you. Xiaodou couldn't catch up with Yueyue at all, so he could only shout behind her and run after her.

After running out of the room, the place suddenly opened up, and in front of him was a downward staircase, wide enough for four or five people to walk side by side. Running down the stairs was the lobby of the inn, which was divided into two counters, one of which was a little younger than Uncle Lee, with a chubby figure, high bun on the back of her head, and her forehead with her bangs curled.

The other counter was empty, there was no one, but there were a lot of things on the surface of the counter, probably small pieces of luggage brought by customers, it looked like Uncle Li said, there will be a lot of guests in these two days.

The fat aunt standing at the counter greeted Yueyue with a smile and said, "Little girl, why don't you rest for a while?" Before you came, this young man was so anxious that he circled around the hall and kept asking me, will you be okay? It annoys me so much that I'm deaf. ”

"Aunt Ye, because our relationship has delayed you a lot, is there anything we can help with?" Xiaodou hurriedly interrupted Aunt Ye's words and didn't let her say any more.

Aunt Ye smiled and said, "What can you city kids do to help?" We have enough workers here, and if there is nothing to do in the evening, we go outside to see a show to pass the time. It's okay, don't be embarrassed, Lao Li's greatest fun is to help others. ”

"I'm not a city kid, I remember my father was a fisherman, and then he didn't know why he moved to the city, and my father told me a lot of stories about the boat, and he taught me a lot of skills on how to live on a boat." ”

"Oh, and where was your father a fisherman?" Aunt Ye asked.

"It's the north of the Great Lake, our destination this time, and I want to go to the north of the Great Lake to see where my father once lived. I heard that the old villages there were all demolished, and I don't know if there are any relatives living there. Xiaodou replied excitedly, his pale face flushed a little, and his pupils sparkled and looked at Aunt Ye, as if he was saying something very exciting.

But he didn't notice that after hearing his words, the fat woman trembled violently, and the two hands placed on the counter were also clenched into fists, and even her fingers were trembling slightly, she quickly closed her eyes, took a step back, adjusted her emotions before opening her eyes again, and said to Xiaodou: "I know, wait a minute, I still have guests here to register, you go outside first." ”

Aunt Ye's obviously changed attitude did not escape Yueyue's eyes, the little girl glanced at her with a puzzled look, and then said to Xiaodou: "Let's go out and find Uncle Li." ”

"Okay, Yueyue, but you run slower, I can't catch up with you." Xiaodou said as he said hello to Aunt Ye, and walked out of the hotel door hand in hand with Yueyue.

Is he a kid from a fishing village in the north? I have to be careful not to let Lao Li think of anything......' After watching their figures disappear, the fat woman who was huddled at the counter thought that she seemed to be very afraid of the people from the fishing village to the north, as if there was something unspeakable that was controlling her emotions and making her sit still.

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Year 2011

Yun Yeyao sat in the cabin of the boat, Xie Yunmeng stood beside Lao Nuo, chatting with him, the two of them said some inconsequential things, but Lao Nuo always seemed to ask him some things around Xie Yunmeng's identity as a criminal policeman, as if he was very interested in the criminal police.

But this is not a strange thing, the profession of criminal police itself is easy to arouse the curiosity of others, Xie Yunmeng didn't care, as long as it was an inconsequential topic, what did the old man want to ask? He will answer truthfully. The conversation between the two men went on for a long time.

Originally, it was difficult to sail at night, and now the wind on the lake is very strong, and the boat is blowing in circles, so the boat is moving very slowly.

About an hour later, Yun Ye asked; "Uncle Lee, where is the artificial island? Why haven't you seen it yet? ”

"You're probably scared because it's too dark, right? Don't worry, with Mr. Criminal Police here, I can't do anything as an old man. Well, it's about half an hour, and then we'll be there, and you'll have a good rest, and at about nine or ten o'clock in the evening, there will be a show in the artificial island square, and guests can also participate. ”

"Uncle Li, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that, I just wanted to get to the artificial island quickly and have a look." Yun Yeyao hurriedly explained.

Lao Nuo smiled at him, and did not say anything more, but pushed the oars hard, so that the boat moved forward a little faster, and the wind kept whistling on the umbrella cloth in the bow, so that the umbrella cloth puffed forward like a sail.

Yun Yeyao said: "At first, from a distance, I thought this umbrella was made of wood like a boat, but I didn't expect it to be really made of fabric, and it still looks like a very expensive fabric." Uncle Lee, let me ask, why do you put your umbrella on the bow of the boat? ”

"That's a feature of our hotel, that is, a double-layer silk umbrella, this kind of umbrella is not only of good quality, but also not easy to be damaged by the wind, we will also dye a variety of colors on it, such as fire red, royal blue, etc., and then hand-painted flowers and insects on the surface of the color, very delicate and beautiful, when you get there, you can also buy a back to give to your family."

"Really? My girlfriend loves beautiful umbrellas the most, and I'll definitely buy one for her. Yun Yeyao immediately answered, his eyes glanced at Xie Yunmeng, as if to say, don't think that only you have a girlfriend.

Xie Yunmeng only smiled bitterly, every time he mentioned to Xiao Yao that he liked Xiaoxiao, Xiao Yao's reaction was always like this. Xie Yunmeng even felt that he might be jealous that he had a girlfriend before him, so he prayed in his heart that this guy would find a girlfriend soon so that he could let himself go.

Of course, Yun Yeyao couldn't know what Xie Yunmeng was thinking, at this time, he didn't have the mind to become a detective, but he was thinking about developing his acting career wholeheartedly, and he didn't deliberately learn how to guess people's hearts.

However, his keen intuition has always been with him, and at that time, Xie Yunmeng and Yun Yeyao both thought that this intuition was a flaw in his character, because in general, it is not a good thing for men to be too sensitive to things.

Small episodes always come and go quickly, the time of drifting on the big lake is really boring, Yun Yeyao stood up, bent down and walked to the bow of the boat, one of his hands on Xie Yunmeng's arm, the other hand to touch the umbrella surface of the big umbrella, every skeleton, every piece of fabric is exactly the same as the real umbrella, even the umbrella handle on it, is also carved with complex patterns, very beautiful.

Yun Yeyao turned back to Lao Nuo and said, "Uncle Li, the workmanship of the umbrella is indeed very exquisite, and it is difficult to find such a good umbrella in the city. ”

"I'm not lying to you, so remember to take care of business later."

"That's for sure." Yun Yeyao said with a smile, Xie Yunmeng took the opportunity to pull him up at this time, and then a hand naturally put on his waist, sent him back to the position where he was sitting, and said, "Don't run around, you're about to reach the artificial island, be careful and fall into the lake, I can't save you." ”

"Got it, it's verbose." Yun Yeyao rolled her eyes at him. However, Mr. Actor did not stand up again, but obediently obeyed and shrunk his whole body into the chair.

Lao Nuo smiled and said, "Your relationship is really good. ”

"Yes," Xie Yunmeng replied, we grew up together, in addition to elementary school, junior high school, high school, college, and all the way to work, although this guy is not a criminal policeman, but he appears more often in front of me than my colleagues. ”

"What kind of work does Mr. Yun do?" Lao Nuo asked casually.

"He's an actor, a young actor who has just entered the industry, and he hasn't gotten any good roles yet, but I believe he will become popular soon."

"Really? There are a lot of little girls and aunts who worship actors over there, and when they become popular, don't forget to come to live with us and sign autographs for us. Lao Nuo said to Yun Yeyao.

Yun Yeyao just smiled at him and didn't say anything, because they usually travel to relatively close places, and there are not many opportunities to go far away, and I am afraid that there will be no chance to come in the future, and he can't let himself be a dishonest actor.

Seeing Yun Yeyao noncommittal, Lao Nuo was very happy, he felt that this was Mr. Actor who agreed to his request, and once again cracked the corners of his mouth towards Yun Yeyao, piling up the wrinkles on his face. Seeing Yun Yeyao, he could only smile awkwardly at him.

Everything seemed to be easy, the boat was moving in the right direction, the three of them were talking on the boat, half an hour would pass before they knew it, Yun Yeyao guessed that they should soon be able to reach the artificial island and stay in a comfortable hotel.