The town of Melans at night is very quiet.

The three of them walked side by side, the cold wind blew, and everyone shrunk their necks in unison. Xia Jian looked around and found that this place was indeed a little different. Ancient and modern coexist, and there are obviously many pedestrians on the streets, not like a town, but a county seat.

The street lamps glowed white, and there was a feeling of drowsiness. From time to time, the small shop on the street can hear the sound of pots and pans clattering, and the sound of the waiter serving the food in the store.

Xi Zhen pointed to the big sign on the side of the road and said, "Let's go to this noodle restaurant!" The other things don't seem to taste good, so let's go eat noodles! ”

When I pushed the door in, I heard a jumble of voices. In a small room, there were more than a dozen tables, and almost everyone was sitting at each table. Xia Jian looked at it for a while, only to find that there were two seats in the corner, so he walked over and asked Xi Zhen and Han Juan to sit down first, and he sat on the table on one side.

As soon as the waiter came over, Xi Zhen said loudly: "Three bowls of noodles, one cooked meat"

"Okay! Do you eat lamb or beef? Or maybe it's pork, or maybe some other meat," the waiter asked with a laugh.

Xi Zhen was stunned for a moment, and immediately came back to her senses and said, "Where to come with a plate of beef, the spiced one is fine" As soon as the waiter walked away, Xi Zhen couldn't help but stick out her tongue. She also thought that this was an ethnic minority that only ate beef and mutton.

At this time, two women suddenly walked in from the door of the store, one of which was Boss Lin. The other one looked to be two years younger than Boss Lin. She was tall, her face was white, and she didn't feel Chinese.

Boss Lin's eyes swept around the store, she suddenly saw Xi Zhen and Han Juan, she hurried over in two steps, and asked with a smile, "Which of you Brother Xia?" ”

"Yo Lin boss! I really didn't expect to meet you here. Our Brother Xia, he was in HS, and he didn't come over," Xi Zhen said with a smile. Han Juan on the side smiled slightly, and said hello to Boss Lin.

This Boss Lin obviously didn't recognize Xia Jianlai, she frowned and said, "That's not right! I seem to have seen him with you this morning."

"Oh! Which man do you mean with a velvet hat on his head? He was on a ride, and as soon as he got here, there was no one, and he said that he would give us money, this bastard is a liar" Xi Zhen reacted very quickly, and opened his mouth to tell a very convincing lie.

Boss Lin turned to the woman behind her and smiled slightly and said, "Jones! I was supposed to take you to meet the handsome guy, it seems that you don't have this eye blessing. Okay, you eat slowly, I live in the East Pavilion, if you have something, you can come to me" Boss Lin said, leaving with which beautiful woman.

Where Xia Jian was sitting, he kept his head down, and when Boss Lin went out, he raised his head. It seems that this mask is well done, and even acquaintances will not recognize him when he puts it on."

The three bowls of noodles came up quickly, the three of them bowed their heads and finished eating, Xi Zhen settled the bill, and Xia Jian and Han Juan walked out one after the other. Seeing that there was no one behind, Xia Jian whispered: "You and Xi Zhen are walking behind, I have to go ahead, let's keep a certain distance, let's familiarize ourselves with the terrain tonight."

Han Juan nodded, but didn't speak, as soon as they came out, it was as if they didn't know each other.

By nine o'clock, the street was already lively. The energetic dance music drifted in the wind, scurrying in the night sky, and listening to it made people feel a nameless impulse. The restaurants are also full of passengers, and the waiters stand at the door, constantly greeting passing tourists.

Xia Jian and Han Juan always maintained a distance of twenty or thirty meters, and while he walked aimlessly, his eyes kept looking around. He found that the people here were of different skin tones, and it was really a multi-ethnic place. Some people feel as if they are still foreigners.

More than half an hour later, Xia Jian had already walked to the other end of the street. With the disappearance of the bluestone slab, a stone road leading to the distance appeared in front of me. The street lights are also gone, and it seems that the town of Melans is really not very big.

Through the night, Xia Jian could see the houses under the corner of the mountain. The star-like lights are faintly visible, without a trace of noise, giving people the impression of another world.

"Young people are here to travel?" An old voice sounded behind him. Xia Jian couldn't help but be taken aback, he turned around sharply and found an old man in his sixties standing behind him.

The old man Xia Jianchong smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I'm here to play."

"Huh! You young people are really weird. What's so interesting about this poor mountain and remote place, isn't it just a line to pass and become a foreign country, but in fact, it's nothing, it's all the same," the old man said, and couldn't help but sigh.

Xia Jian smiled slightly and said, "Why is this called Melans?" Can the elderly know the origin of this? ”

"Hey! What is the origin of this. In the early years, most of the people who lived here were surnamed Mei, and it was called Meicun at that time. Later, there was a woman named Melans who married abroad, and she funded the renovation of this street, and since then the village has been renamed Melans. Later politics. The government has built a border entrance and exit here, and it is slowly heating up here," the old man said, and he couldn't help but laugh dryly.

When Xia Jian heard this, he had a more accurate understanding of Melans Town. He couldn't help but have an idea, and said to the old man with a smile: "Uncle! I'm a writer, I see you're very familiar with this place, if it's convenient for you, let's go have a cup of tea? ”

"Huh! What's inconvenient about this, I originally came out for a walk, but I didn't expect to go farther" When the old man heard that Xia Jian was going to invite him to tea, he couldn't help laughing.

In this way, Xia Jian invited the old man to the teahouse and asked for a small private room. He was very generous and ordered a few more pastries. When the old man saw Xia Jian so bold, he was also very happy.

The two of them drank tea and chatted casually. When he gradually became familiar with it, Xia Jian changed the topic and asked: "Old man, I met a girl in your town in the field a few years ago, and she said that she is from here, I don't know if you know her?" ”

"Hey! You don't see that there are a lot of people in this town, but there are not many locals, and there are even fewer people who live in this long time. If her ancestors had lived in this town, I would have known her as soon as you told me," said the old man confidently.

Xia Jian nodded and said softly, "Her name is Mei Tong."

"Mei Tong? Ah! She is the grandson of Boss Mei. This kid is quite capable of tossing, I heard that she opened a company somewhere, and her family has also changed dramatically with her in the past few years. Which small western-style building at the foot of the mountain was built at her expense," the old man said with a little sigh.

Xia Jian didn't rush to ask, but added some water to the old man's cup, and then said with a smile: "So that's the case!" I thought she was a liar."

"Hey! Anyway, she is not simple, the police came to look for her some time ago, but then it seems to be okay again," the old man said thoughtfully.

Xia Jian sighed and said: "Young people nowadays are like this, and their parents can't control it, especially the old people like you, and they can't get used to what they do" Xia Jian is throwing bricks and stones, step by step, he is afraid that what he says is too urgent, and it will attract the attention of this old man.

"You're really right, this Mei Tong is about to kill Boss Mei. They are almost thirty years old, and if they get married early, the children will go to school, but this child just won't be at home," Lao You said, shaking his head incessantly.

Xia Jian said casually: "Oh", and then asked: "Then why don't his parents care about her, grandpa cares about his grandson, and his grandson will definitely be coquettish"

"Hey! You don't know. This Mei Tong's father was a soldier in the army around here in the early years, and due to greed, he violated the discipline of the army and was executed. Mei Tong's mother happened to give birth to twins back then, and her life was very poor. In the end, an old leader of her father's army took Mei Tong and her sister away" The old man said very slowly, he was talking and reminiscing, as if this matter was very far away.

Xia Jian didn't expect that he would have such a big harvest when he came out at night, and he couldn't help but ask a little excitedly: "Uncle knows about this?" ”

"Hey! At that time, this incident had a great impact on us, and most people of my age knew about it. Don't say it, the two grandsons of Boss Mei are still very competitive, and I heard that one of the adopted grandsons came back a few years ago. The two sisters look exactly the same, and outsiders can't tell the difference at all," the old man couldn't help laughing when he said this.

Xia Jian hurriedly added tea to the old man, and when he was done, he asked some random questions about the situation in the town of Merans, of course, he was trying to cover up what he had just asked.

The old man seemed to be very talkative, and talked with Xia Jian about eleven o'clock, if Xia Jian hadn't said that he wanted to go back, he would have been able to continue chatting with him.

Out of the teahouse, Xia Jian walked quickly towards the place where he lived. In the courtyard, he ran into the owner of the hotel, maybe Xia Jian had a mask on his face, he didn't recognize it for a while, and when Xia Jian went upstairs, he actually chased after him.

Xia Jian saw that the situation was not right, so he hurriedly took two steps into the door and tore off the silicone mask on his face in a panic. Han Juan, who caught up from behind, shouted: "Boss Long! Is there hot water at night? ”

"Yes, I'll bring it up to you in a moment, are you friends here? Why don't I know the person who went in just now," Boss Long said, and walked towards Xia Jian's house.

At this time, Xia Jian was ready, and he walked out with a calm expression: "What's the matter, Boss Long?" ”

"Hey! How did I see just now... Am I having a flower in my face? Boss Long couldn't help but shake his head as he spoke.

Xia Jian smiled and said, "You don't have a face, it's me who wrapped the scarf on my face just now, so you found out that something was wrong." Really a responsible owner, we can sleep at night with peace of mind"

"Hey! Come to me, it's hard to say anything else, but safety is absolute," Boss Long said, looking at Xia Jian from head to toe again with a little disbelief.

Han Juan looked busy and said, "Where is the hot water, you take me to pick it up"

As soon as Boss Long left, Xi Zhen whispered: "You can really do it, take an old man to drink tea, and you don't care about our life or death at all."