The old man slowly told this sad legend in a hoarse voice, and the beautiful and infatuated girl in the story jumped into the lake to die because she was deceived and betrayed by her beloved, and the ending deeply shook Wei Xiaofeng's heartstrings, making her immersed in sadness for a long time and unable to let go.

Wu Yun was much more rational and asked, "So the villagers named this lake Lianhu to commemorate the little poor girl who died by throwing herself into the lake, right?" ”

The old man nodded, and his eyes seemed to moisten a little. "The villagers also believe that in fact, the little poor girl is not completely dead, and her soul has remained in the lake that she loved the most in her life, and has never left."

Wu Yun sighed lightly and said: "People think that the origin of the name of the lake is a sad but beautiful love story of a pair of hard-working mandarin ducks who threw themselves into the lake for the sake of their appearance, but they don't know that it is actually a cold and cruel tragic story of an infatuated mountain village girl who was deceived and betrayed by her loved one and committed suicide by jumping into the lake with hatred. No wonder investors want to replace the original legend with a made-up story, regret is far better than cold betrayal. ”

Wei Xiaofeng came back to his senses from the story just now, and retorted: "But I don't think there's anything bad about the original legend, behind the beautiful lake like a jewel, there is a tragic story that makes people cry, such a contrast can attract many people, right?" ”

"But the lake includes the hotel in the scenic area, and the main consumer group is couples. Which of the two endings do you think couples can accept, dying together for love or committing suicide with resentment because they were betrayed by their lovers? Wu Yun asked rhetorically.

Wei Xiaofeng no longer refutes, because she actually likes the first ending as well. The fabricated story preaches the existence of true love, and the original legend is the opposite, which is where the insight of the developer and investor of the scenic spot lies.

They thanked the old man, but turned around to find that the old couple Chen Wendong and Yue Lin had left their seats at some point, leaning side by side on the railing of the bow of the boat and looking at the sparkling lake, seeing that their backs were slightly desolate.

Before you know it, the boat is already a third of the way along the shore of the lake, docked at the second pier. The passengers on the boat alternate about half up and down. Ten minutes later, the boat started up again, heading for the third pier.

On the sailing route of the painting boat, you will pass through the six scenic spots of the lake including the Immortal Cliff mentioned by Wu Yun just now. Wu Yun introduced them to Xiao Feng one by one, to reflect the homework he had done before coming to Lianhu. Of course, there are some things he doesn't understand, so Chen Wendong and Yue Lin will explain it on their behalf.

In this way, I had a general impression and understanding of the scenery of the lake, and after a week around the lake, I returned to the starting point. The sun is setting, and it is not early. The street of night stalls not far from the pier has been lit up and has begun to liven up.

"Shall we go back to the hotel first?" Chen Wendong proposed, "Now in the past, when there were many people at the night stalls, it was difficult to find a good seat by the lake. Why don't you go back to the hotel for a rest and come back later? ”

Wu Yun agreed: "It's just right, I can sort out what I saw and heard in the afternoon, roughly build a framework, and write a beginning." ”

Because of the late lunch, Xiao Feng didn't feel hungry and agreed to their proposal.

Back in the hotel room, Wu Yun began to shake the pen in front of the table, Xiao Feng sat on the bed and took out his mobile phone in order not to disturb him, and exchanged their feelings of travel with the sisters in the 418 dormitory who went to the Grand Canyon on WeChat while swiping the circle of friends.

The sky outside the window darkened, Xiao Feng turned on the light for Wu Yun, who was still struggling to write, and then she walked to the balcony and looked into the distance. The lake is already silent, and the various pleasure boats that have been going to and from the shore of the lake during the day have returned home, neatly moored by the pier to rest quietly.

As the sun sets into the mountains, the western sky can only see a crimson sunset that renders dazzling brilliance, while the other half of the sky has long been dipped in indigo, and a few stars are gradually appearing in it, twinkling at night. However, you don't need to look up at this picture of the sky, you just need to look down at the lake, which reflects the sky clearly. The evening breeze blowing from the mountains ruffles the surface of the lake, adding to the dreamy charm.

On the shore of the lake not far from the hotel, a row of tents of different colors are like neatly blooming flowers, and the lights of the world are as bright as day, sprinkling a little golden light on the nearby lake. The flow of people outside the tent could make Xiao Feng foresee that the tent must be full, and the lively noise could be heard hundreds of meters away.

From time to time, looking at the fading warm colors of the sky, looking at the psychedelic blue waves on the lake from time to time, and overlooking the flow of people surging in and out of the lakeside from time to time, Xiao Feng couldn't help but be distracted, forgetting that time was slowly flowing by her side.

Until a doorbell woke her up, she looked down at her phone, and the time was almost seven o'clock in the evening. She left the balcony and walked back to the room, where Wu Yun was pondering the words on the dense manuscript paper. The doorbell rang again, and Xiao Feng walked quickly to open the door.

The old couple Chen Wendong and Yue Lin had already changed into light and comfortable clothes and stood at the door with great energy.

"It's almost time, it's time to go to dinner." Yue Lin said softly.

Xiao Feng nodded. "Okay, I happen to be hungry too."

Wu Yun hurriedly put down the pen and paper, ran into the bathroom to wash his hands and face briefly, and then left the room with them.

Take the elevator down to the lobby on the first floor, and the guests who have already finished dinner are returning one after another. Walking out the door, the four of them strolled along the brick road along the lake in the direction where the tent was located. There are more pedestrians on the road than in the daytime, and the lakeside at night is very lively.

The four of them walked into a street of night stalls, on one side of the brick road by the lake is a night stall demarcated by the color of tents, and on the other side of the road is a guesthouse with a signboard. The bosses here are all taking care of both kinds of livelihoods, and the business is not booming.

Now that it has been decided that the old couple will be treated, the natural place will be decided by them, Wu Yun and Wei Xiaofeng followed behind them, walking through one night stall after another. At this point, it is indeed not as crowded as it was at night, and the large tables for more than eight people are still hearty, and the small tables that can only seat four to six people around have been vacated. And there are very few fresh river freshness in the red basin on the ground at the entrance and exit of each night stall.

Wu Yun and Wei Xiaofeng secretly regretted that there were indeed fewer diners later, and it would not be too messy, but there were few high-quality and fatty ingredients left, and the taste of the dishes would be greatly reduced. I thought so, but they wouldn't say it, after all, they agreed to come here later for dinner.

Chen Wendong led everyone along the road, came to a military green tent, turned back to Wu Yun and Wei Xiaofeng, and said, "This is it." ”

At the entrance stood a man of about fifty years of age, with a lean flat head and black and white hair. He is about 1.75 meters tall, with a slight bow on his back, and is wearing a white tweed shirt and a white vest inside. On a cool autumn night, there were a lot of beads of sweat hanging on his body.

Chen Wendong walked up to the man and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"Ade!"

The man named Ade turned around and saw Chen Wendong, only to see that he was slightly stunned, and the next second there was a look of surprise on his face.

"Brother Adong! You're still here this year! He shook Chen Wendong's hand cordially, and patted the other party's shoulder with his other hand.

"It's time again, can you not come?" Chen Wendong's tone was filled with the joy of reuniting old friends or the sentimentality of the arrival of the death day of his beloved daughter.

"I'm still talking to my wife that you and your sister-in-law should be here these two days, I can't help but chatter! Ha ha! He saw the three people behind Chen Wendong, and greeted Yue Lin first, "Sister-in-law, I haven't seen you for a year, and I'm getting younger and younger!" ”

Yue Lin smiled politely and replied, "Hello, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you are getting more and more energetic." ”

"It's all a bad old man...... Ade wiped the sweat from his head, and finally looked at Wu Yun and Wei Xiaofeng, "This little offspring and the little girl are ......"

Chen Wendong said: "They met on the way here, and we happened to live next door in the hotel. This young man is a reporter for a magazine, and he came here to interview and collect style, and he wants to write an article about Lianhu Lake to be published in the magazine for publicity. ”

Wu Yun and Wei Xiaofeng successively said their names to Ade.

"It's a reporter!" Ade's eyes lit up and he said loudly, "Welcome, welcome!" You have to write our place beautifully, so that more people can come here to play, and my business can get better and better! Hahaha! ”

Wu Yun had a good impression of his uprightness and boldness, and agreed again and again.

Ade led them into the tent and said, "Come, come, there is a good seat by the lake, and the people at the table have just left." Ah Cai, Brother Ah Dong is here, you go to the house and bring the things I have prepared! ”

The man named Ah Cai was a little younger than Ah De, and he looked a little similar, Wu Yun and Xiao Feng guessed that these two were brothers. After Ah Cai and Chen Wendong exchanged a few words, they hurriedly ran to the B&B across the road.

Ade said: "I expected that Brother Adong and you would come in the next two days, so I prepared the best fish in advance and waited for you to come." You don't have to order the dishes, according to what I have prepared, I guarantee that you will be satisfied! ”

Chen Wendong did not object. "But the money ......"

Ade hurriedly interrupted: "Brother Adong, you know my temper, and I also know your temper, so I'll give you a purchase price then, okay?" You don't want to take advantage of your little brother, and your little brother doesn't want to earn your money. ”

"Done!" Chen Wendong has no opinion.

With a smile on his face, Ade pretended to complain to Yue Lin: "Sister-in-law, my brother is too deadly, you said that you will come once a year, what do I, as a brother, invite you to have a meal?" Right? He had to come with me. ”

Chen Wendong and Yue Lin both smiled and said nothing, obviously this is not the first time such a situation has occurred.

"Alright, you can go about your business." Chen Wendong saw another guest entering the tent, and said to Ade, "Let's eat slowly tonight, and when your store is not busy, our brother's house will have a good chat." ”

"Okay!" Ade didn't drag the mud and water, and turned around to greet the guests.

The four of them carefully avoided the empty wine bottles on the ground and walked to the small square table closest to the lakeside, but as the so-called is not a matter of not getting together, on a small table next to the empty table, a golden retriever and a purple hair are sitting opposite each other, eating and drinking.

These two people are the non-mainstream couple who let Wu Yun and Wei Xiaofeng feel unhappy from the beginning of their entry into the Lianhu Scenic Area.