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After the brakes were turned off, Chen Mingyuan pushed open the car door and stepped on the bluestone road. He looked up and saw a water town with white walls, black tiles, small bridges and flowing water. After looking at the "Xitang" script engraved on the stone archway, I walked into this small town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Leaving Zhonghai, Chen Mingyuan only felt upset and irritable. He happened to see the road signs guiding him, so he simply turned the car around and drove to this famous ancient town of Wuyue, intending to take a breath of fresh air.

Xitang Ancient Town is located at the junction of Qiantang City and Zhonghai City. The water network is dense and the rivers are meandering. The shore water street and the smart stream are like a gentle woman who has been washed away, which makes people feel sincerely peaceful.

This year, Xitang's tourism resources have not been fully developed, and its reputation is much lower than that of Wuzhen. There are only a few tourists, and there is no over-commercialized atmosphere, which adds a bit of simplicity and elegance to the town. , being here, Chen Mingyuan's mood gradually calmed down, and he put aside the tense rhythm of the bustling metropolis to enjoy this rare and comfortable time.

Since stepping into Yunbo's treacherous Vanity Fair, it has been a long time since I have completely relaxed my mind and body. If you gain something, you will lose it. Although the high-ranking person can enjoy the glory of the stars and the moon, but what follows, they have to be treated by all kinds of people. Such rules restrict.

Thinking of this, Chen Mingyuan laughed dumbly. He was only in his early twenties, and he seemed to have the feeling of being tired of the world. If this continues, wouldn't he be like those pedantic literati in ancient times, who would resign from office and go back to seclusion.

Wandering until the evening, Chen Mingyuan felt a little hungry, so he found a restaurant next to the corridor shed along the river, chose a window-facing location on the second floor, ordered some so-called special delicacies, chewed slowly, and admired the food. Just as I was immersed in my thoughts about the scenery of Linhe, a clear and jade-like voice came softly.

"Oh, the world is really small enough, we meet again."

Chen Mingyuan twitched his ears, turned his head to look, and saw a graceful figure of emerald green standing in the lobby at some point, with picturesque and beautiful features, and his whole body was full of graceful and elegant charm. Mu Jiayin, the proud daughter of heaven in Yanjing Sijiu City.

Mu Jiayin stood tall and graceful, with a quiet and graceful demeanor, and explained: "I happen to be visiting here too."

Chen Mingyuan remembered that Mu Tianyu once said that his aunt likes to travel around the world, and he was relieved immediately, and said with a smile: "It seems that we are quite destined."

"Isn't it?"

Mu Jiayin said with a sly smile: "It is said that looking back [-] times in the previous life can only be exchanged for passing by once in this life. We can meet again and again on the journey, so I don't know who we kept looking back in the previous life. who."

Chen Mingyuan couldn't help but smile, and joked: "Is this... There are only two kinds of people who can keep me looking back, one is a gorgeous and beautiful woman, and the other is a rascal who owes money and won't pay it back, I don't know What kind of person does Miss Mu belong to?"

Mu Jiayin was so teased that she smiled sweetly, and said crisply: "Then I'd rather owe you the money, otherwise in the previous life, it would be uncomfortable to be watched by you from time to time."

The two looked at each other with a tacit understanding and smiled, and suddenly felt a little more intimacy.

Chen Mingyuan raised his hand and said, "Since we met by fate, why not sit down and eat together, I'm alone too."

Mu Jiayin didn't refuse, she sat down generously and asked, "How are you sure I'm here alone?"

"I heard from Tian Yu, he said that you often like to travel around."

Chen Mingyuan said casually, and called the store to serve another set of tableware.

Mu Jiayin accepted his hospitality calmly, neither too reserved nor too frivolous, as if she was facing a very ordinary acquaintance, and said with a smile: "What about you, based on my impression of you, it should be that Such a person with great career ambitions, how can he come out to play in such a leisurely way?"

"It's a combination of work and rest. You can't be like a robot that is always wound up, and you have to relax when it's time to rest."

Chen Mingyuan smiled and said: "On the contrary, I am a little curious about you. It is understandable for a girl who likes to travel around famous mountains and rivers, but is it appropriate to always go on the road alone?"

"Since Tian Yu has told you so many things about me, didn't he tell you that I have been practicing Wing Chun since I was five years old. Even if ordinary big men come to four or five, I can still handle it comfortably."

Mu Jiayin curled her lips, and said calmly: "And I keep a short gun and a long-range sniper in my car at all times. If you really want to meet something that doesn't have long eyes, you can only count it as bad luck for the other party."

When she said these words, she faintly revealed a fierce aura.

Chen Mingyuan knew that she had some military background, so he didn't ask too many questions. Besides, with her status, she might be enough to make all the dignitaries in the world respect her.

The two chatted for a while, and the store brought out a plate of red crabs. Facing Chen Mingyuan's confusion, Mu Jiayin smiled and said: "In this land of fish and rice, the autumn is crisp and clear. Of course, crabs are the best way to taste. This is my afternoon meal." You can try the June Red River Crab picked from the market."

Chen Mingyuan saw that the bodies of these river crabs were only as big as eggs, and he was quite curious: "Red river crabs in June? This is the first time I've heard of them."

The storekeeper smiled and explained: "That's right, because the river crabs are produced in June of the lunar calendar, and they will turn red when they are steamed in clear water, so they got this name. This lady has a good eye and picked them." The meat of these river crabs is fresh and tender, and the shell is thin, dipped in ginger vinegar, the taste is not bad."

Chen Mingyuan nodded slightly.

Then, the shopkeeper put the ceramic wine bottle on the dinner plate on the table, "This is the Huadiao wine produced in our town. It has been warmed according to the lady's request. Please enjoy it slowly."

After the shopkeeper left, Mu Jiayin shook the wine bottle and said sweetly, "Although the river crab tastes delicious, it hurts the spleen and stomach. There are Huadiao wines, which can be reversed. Are you interested in having a drink or two?"

In an instant, the rich aroma of delicious food and wine was mixed together, and there was another beautiful and graceful jade man in front of him, who fully interpreted the words 'beautiful and delicious'.

"So elegant!"

Chen Mingyuan couldn't help but cheered and said: "The beauty of the night is in front of you, and you are invited by a beauty, so there is no reason not to accompany you."

He was just talking casually, but Mu Jiayin could hear a little frivolity, but seeing that he had already poured the drink by himself, she had to give him an annoyed look, picked up the glass and clinked a glass with him.

The moon is in the middle of the sky, drinking and talking happily, I don't know the geometry of the world.

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As the dusk deepens, the lanterns are all over the place, the awning boats are rippling in the river, the sound of oars is soft, and the sound of the water is faint, and the whole ancient water town is like a poem and a picture.

Satisfied with wine and food, the two walked shoulder to shoulder on the bank of the river, with the autumn wind blowing slowly, and they felt an indescribable leisurely comfort.

Due to the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are more lanterns in the town than usual, and some children can be seen running and playing with lanterns. The town is immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.

Mu Jiayin's slender figure swayed in the halo, and smiled lightly: "Although there is no bustling and bustling metropolis, the artistic conception is very good."

"Yes, it's hard to find such a simple atmosphere now." Chen Mingyuan nodded in agreement, and asked casually: "By the way, it's Mid-Autumn Festival, don't you go home to accompany your relatives?"

Mu Jiayin shook her head and said, "There aren't many people left at home, so it doesn't make much sense to go back, and once you go back, it won't be so easy to come out again."

Chen Mingyuan joked: "Looking at your free and easy appearance, I didn't expect that you would still be restrained and disciplined."

"Let's go to each other, no matter whether you are a small family, who doesn't have a few hard-to-recite sutras."

Mu Jiayin curled her lips childishly and walked away for a while, then suddenly stopped, watching people setting up lanterns on the river, her black and white clear eyes sparkled, and suggested: "Hey, let's put up two lanterns too. .”

Chen Mingyuan was a little surprised. Seeing her radiant and full of interest, he couldn't bear to lose interest, so he nodded in agreement.

The two asked for two lanterns from a nearby shop, held them to the bank of the river, squatted down, and carefully placed the lanterns on the river.

Watching the lanterns move with the waves, Mu Jiayin's smile became stronger, a little more graceful and gentle than usual, and said with a smile: "It's so beautiful, I still remember when I was a child in my hometown, every time I would let my brothers and the others bring me When I came out to set off the lights, I was always curious about where the lights would go, so I looked around on the tip of my toes, but I couldn’t see the river farther away, so I had to follow the lights. gone back."

Chen Mingyuan turned his head, and under the faint moonlight, he saw her smiling gracefully. The smile was indescribably touching, but with a bit of melancholy.

Thinking about the early death of Mu's family son, Mu Jiayin's childhood inevitably lacked a care, and the elder brother in the family could only shoulder the responsibility of caring. It was only as Mu Dingyin and others were promoted step by step, and the opportunity to get together There are also very few.

Thinking about my own life experience, I suddenly felt sympathetic to each other. My heart moved, and I sighed: "Although it is cruel, but the reality is like this. Many beautiful things cannot stand the ravages of time, just like the one in front of me. An ancient town, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it is impossible to remain intact forever."

Mu Jiayin nodded lightly: "Yes, the lamps are similar every year, and people are different every year. The so-called wishing for a long life is nothing but wishful thinking."

Immediately, the two fell into silence.

Chen Mingyuan didn't want to be troubled by melancholy, so he re-said: "Seeing that you are rich in the Five Classics, I'm a little curious about how you got there in your academic career, Harvard and Princeton? Or Cambridge and Oxford?"

Mu Jiayin smiled lightly and said: "It's no different from the public, I still walked up the steps one by one, but it took me a relatively short time, and then I went abroad to study for a few years. It seems like running around here and there, once the box was stolen by accident, and almost ended up living on the street, but fortunately, I met Qingxue, so I wouldn't be so embarrassing."

Seeing Chen Mingyuan's astonished expression, Mu Jiayin smiled slyly, and asked, "Why, do you think I'm usually dragged for two to five or eighty thousand dollars, but I'm actually no different from those rich young ladies with high eyesight and low hands."

"No."

Chen Mingyuan smiled and said: "I think, you are much cuter than the previous few times we met. Before, I always thought you were the unattainable type of goddess."

"cute?"

Mu Jiayin was stunned on the spot, and then her pretty face blushed, and she said angrily, "I just wanted to say that you and Tian Yu are friends, and I'm that kid's aunt, so you should use some honorifics anyway." ?”

"It doesn't matter who you are or what your age is when you make friends."

Chen Mingyuan spoke uprightly, but vaguely remembered that Mu Jiayin was three years older than himself: "Besides, I don't think you have the style of an elder."

Mu Jiayin laughed back angrily, feeling more and more that what Ye Qingxue said was reasonable, this kid was really eloquent enough, and was about to argue, when a pair of playful children appeared out of nowhere, chatting with each other During the chase, she didn't know if she tripped over something or was pushed, but accidentally bumped into Mu Jiayin who was squatting. The poor girl fell into the river before she could shout.

It happened suddenly, so I was caught off guard.

Chen Mingyuan didn't stand by and watched, seeing that he couldn't hold back, he almost instinctively leapt and hugged her body, and then poured into the river in an ambiguous posture of him getting on her, splashing a lot of crystal water.

Before people could cry out for help, Chen Mingyuan, who was good at water, and Mu Jiayin, who was also good at swimming, had surfaced and swam to the shore.

Everything was so sudden that Mu Jiayin, who is known for her quick thinking, didn't even bother to ask why. When she was about to climb ashore, she suddenly found an extremely embarrassing situation, because she realized that she was in this state. There is no way to go ashore to face a lot of watching men and women.

That's right, if she went ashore wearing only a thin shirt, countless people would definitely witness her graceful figure, which would make the animals nosebleed even more than the beautiful scenery of the ancient town.

How to do?

At this moment, no matter how strong and smart she is, facing a problem that is almost impossible to solve, Mu Jiayin showed a rare weak expression, biting her lips tightly, her face pale.

"Don't be afraid."

A warm hand patted her shoulder, and turning her head, Mu Jiayin saw a handsome and warm face.

Chen Mingyuan took off his looser and thicker shirt, revealing his naked hardcover upper body, handed the shirt to Mu Jiayin, and then stood in front of her, blocking the sight of onlookers.

Mu Jiayin raised her eyelids and took a deep look at the other person's back, her lips moved slightly, her uneasy heart gradually calmed down, she quickly put on the shirt, and under the cover of Chen Mingyuan, she mustered up the courage to go ashore.

Facing the spectators, Chen Mingyuan wrapped his arms around her shoulders, half-embracing her and forced his way out.

Mu Jiayin's body froze, she glanced at him with a serious expression, hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing, she lowered her head, her pale face showed an unknown blush, charming and intoxicating.

The two found an inn nearby. After taking a shower, the enthusiastic proprietress had almost dried the clothes, and also thoughtfully sent two bowls of brown sugar water. The autumn night was slightly cool. After drinking, the chill faded a lot, and I was tired. Drowsiness surged up, and after saying good night to each other, they each went to sleep.

The next day, the morning sun shines on the earth, the eastern sky gradually reveals a fish-belly white, and a touch of rosy rose slowly spreads out, the air becomes cooler, and the birds chirp, chirping and chirping. The sound resounded throughout the room, and with the curling smoke rising into the sky, the town was revived with patches of vitality.

Walking into the courtyard, Chen Mingyuan took a deep breath of the refreshing breath, and stretched his waist again, feeling refreshed all over his body.

"It's quite early."

A clear and crisp sound came from above the wooden building. Chen Mingyuan followed the sound and looked up, and saw Mu Jiayin leaning against the window. The beautiful smiling face is like a mountain spring, flowing through the hearts of the people, bringing a piece of clarity and sweetness.

"Looking at your radiant face, you should have slept well last night."

Mu Jiayin pointed to the table by the window, and said, "Breakfast is ready, hurry up and wash your face, come up and eat together."

Chen Mingyuan nodded with a smile, washed up briefly, and then went up to the second floor. Seeing that the table was full of special snacks such as tofu flower and small chaos, his index finger moved just by looking at the appearance, and asked with a smile: "You Did you go out and buy it?"

Mu Jiayin was leaning against the window eaves in a lazy posture, holding a small white jade carved porcelain cup, sipping tea quietly, and replied: "I went out for a walk this morning and bought it on the way."

Chen Mingyuan didn't show any politeness to her, he took a mouthful of tofu flower, and the rich sweet and sour taste permeated his lips, teeth and tongue, and joked: "Could it be a reward for my heroic feat of saving the beauty last night?"

Mu Jiayin smiled gracefully: "No matter what, I still have to thank you solemnly."

"It's nothing, at least we got to know each other once, and I can't help myself when I'm in trouble."

"I don't like being in debt to others."

Mu Jiayin regained her calm and indifferent attitude: "Like last time, you helped me, but I have already repaid the favor, helping you and Ning Lizhong solve a confidant's trouble."

Chen Mingyuan nodded slightly. He roughly guessed that she was responsible for the incident of eradicating Kang Maohui. He couldn't help but secretly startled and sighed at this woman's ingenious plan.

Mu Jiayin continued: "This time, there will be no chance to repay the favor for a while. If we have a chance to meet again next time, let's talk about it."

"If you are erratic like you, I don't know when we will meet next time."

Chen Mingyuan asked casually, "Where do you plan to travel next?"

Mu Jiayin held her cheeks and said with a smile: "I always wander around according to my temperament. If I have a whim one day, I might go to Qiantang again, and then I will meet you for a drink and chat."

Chen Mingyuan nodded, and didn't ask any more questions, but he didn't know what was going on, and felt a little empty in his heart for no reason.

The two finished the breakfast quietly, and after leaving the inn, they accompanied them all the way to Zhenkou. The moment they boarded the Humvee, Mu Jiayin seemed to hesitate for a moment, turned her head and smiled and said, "It's a pleasure drinking and chatting with you." , I don’t have many friends, and you will always be one of them.” After finishing speaking, she waved her hand through the car window, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Chen Mingyuan looked away for a while, then at the picturesque ancient town, sighed softly, turned and left.