The small town of Melans looked extremely quiet at night.

The three of them walked side by side, the cold wind blew by, and everyone involuntarily shrank their necks. Xia Jian looked around and found that this place was indeed a little different. Ancient times and modern times coexisted, and there were obviously a lot of pedestrians on the street. It didn't look like this.

A town, but a county.

The street lights were glowing with white light, giving me a drowsy feeling. From time to time, the sound of pots and pans clattering could be heard from the small shops on the street, as well as the sound of waiters serving food.

Xizhen pointed to the big sign on the roadside and said, "Just go to this noodle shop! The other food seems to be tasteless, so let's go eat noodles!"

When he pushed the door open and walked in, he heard the noise of people. There were more than a dozen tables in a small room, and almost everyone was sitting at each table. Xia Jian looked at it for a long time before he noticed two people in the corner.

After taking a seat, he walked over and asked Xizhen and Han Juan to sit down first, while he sat on the table on one side.

As soon as the waiter came over, Xizhen said loudly: "Three bowls of noodles and one cooked meat."

"Okay! Do you want to eat mutton or beef? Or pork, or other meat?" the waiter asked with a laugh.

Xizhen was stunned for a moment, then she immediately came back to her senses and said, "Just have a plate of beef, the spiced one is fine." As soon as the waiter walked away, Xizhen couldn't help but stick out her tongue. She thought the ethnic minorities here only eat beef and mutton.

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At this time, two women suddenly walked in from the door of the store. One of them was Boss Lin. The other one looked two years younger than Boss Lin. She was tall and fair-skinned, and she didn't feel like she was Chinese.

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Boss Lin's eyes scanned the store, and she suddenly saw Xizhen and Han Juan. She hurried over in two steps and asked with a smile: "Which brother Xia is there among you?"

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

Boss Lin obviously didn't recognize Xia Jianlai. She frowned and said, "That's not right! I seemed to see him with you this morning."

"Oh! Which man are you talking about with the velvet hat on his head? He was a hitchhiker. As soon as he got here, he disappeared. He even said he wanted to give us money. This bastard is a liar." Xi Zhen reacted very quickly and opened her mouth.

He told a very convincing lie.

Boss Lin turned around and smiled slightly at the woman behind her and said: "Jones! I wanted to introduce you to a handsome guy, but it seems you don't have the luxury. Okay, you guys eat slowly. I live in Dongge Family. If you have anything to do,

You can come to me," Boss Lin said, and left with a beautiful woman.

Xia Jian was sitting there with his head lowered. When Boss Lin went out, he raised his head. It seemed that the mask was well made. Even acquaintances couldn't recognize him once he put it on. "

The three bowls of noodles arrived quickly. The three of them lowered their heads to finish eating. Xizhen paid the bill. Xia Jian and Han Juan walked out one after another. Seeing no one behind them, Xia Jian whispered: "You and Xi Zhen

Jane is walking behind and I am walking in front. Let’s keep a certain distance and get familiar with the terrain tonight.”

Han Juan nodded and said nothing, as if they didn't know each other when they came out.

At nine o'clock, this small street has begun to become lively. The exciting dance music floats in the wind and rushes in the night sky. Listening to it makes people have a nameless impulse. The number of customers in each restaurant is also increasing.

Absolutely, the waiter stood at the door, constantly greeting tourists passing by.

Xia Jian and Han Juan always kept a distance of twenty or thirty meters. He walked aimlessly while looking around. He found that the people here had different skin colors and it was really a multi-ethnic community.

Some people feel like they are foreigners.

More than half an hour later, Xia Jian had reached the other end of the street. As the bluestone disappeared, a gravel road leading into the distance appeared in front of him. The street lights disappeared here. It seemed that the town of Melans

It's really not very big.

Through the night, Xia Jian could see the private houses at the corner of the mountain. Star-like lights were faintly visible, and there was no trace of noise, making it seem like another world.

"Young people are here to travel?" an old voice sounded behind him. Xia Jian couldn't help being shocked. He turned around and found an old man in his sixties standing behind him.

Xia Jianchang smiled at the old man and said, "Yes, I'm here to play."

"Haha! You young people are really weird. What's so interesting about this remote mountainous area? It's just a line and it becomes a foreign country. In fact, it's nothing. They're all the same." The old man said and couldn't help but sigh.

Xia Jian smiled slightly and said, "Why is this place called Melans? Does the old man know the origin?"

"Hey! What's the origin of this? In the early years, most of the people who lived here had the surname Mei, and it was called Plum Village at that time. Later, a woman named Mei Lansi married abroad, and she funded the renovation of this street. From then on, Plum Village

So it was renamed Melans. Later, the government built a border entrance here, and the place slowly became hotter." The old man said, and couldn't help but laugh twice.

When Xia Jian heard this, he had a more accurate understanding of the town of Melans. He couldn't help but have an idea, and said to the old man with a smile: "Uncle! I am engaged in writing. I see that you are very familiar with this place. If you

If it's convenient, let's go have a cup of tea?"

"Haha! What's the inconvenience? I was out for a walk, but I didn't expect to go too far." The old man couldn't help laughing when he heard that Xia Jian wanted to invite him to tea.

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

The two of them drank tea and chatted casually. As they gradually became familiar with each other, Xia Jian changed the topic and asked: "Old man, I met a girl from your town a few years ago in other places, and she said she is from here.

I wonder if you recognize this person?"

"Hi! You see, there are many people in this town, but there are not many locals, and there are even fewer long-term residents. If her ancestors also lived in this town, I will recognize her as soon as you tell me." The old man was very confident

said.

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

"Mei Tong? Oops! She is the grandson of Boss Mei. This child is quite capable. I heard that she has opened a company somewhere, and her family has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few years. Which small western-style building at the foot of the mountain?

She paid for it," the old man said with a sigh.

Xia Jian did not rush to ask further questions, but added some water to the old man's cup, and then said with a smile: "So that's it! I thought she was lying."

"Hi! Anyway, she is not simple. The police came to see her some time ago, but then she seemed to be fine again," the old man said thoughtfully.

Xia Jian snorted and said, "Young people nowadays are like this. Their parents can't control them. Especially the older people like you can't stand what they do."

If you speak too hastily, you will attract the old man's attention.

"You are really right. This Mei Tong is almost mad at Boss Mei. He is almost thirty years old. If he got married early, his children would have gone to school, but this child just has no home." Laoyou said, unable to live.

shook his head.

Xia Jian casually said "Oh" and then asked: "Then why do her parents not care about her? Grandpa cares about his grandson. His grandson will definitely act like a spoiled child."

"Hey! You don't know. Mei Tong's father was a soldier in the army near here in his early years. Due to greed, he violated the discipline of the army and was executed. Mei Tong's mother happened to give birth to twins at that time, and her life was...

It was very convincing. In the end, an old leader of her father's army adopted Mei Tong's sister." The old man said very slowly, while he was talking, he was recalling it, as if this matter was very far away.

Xia Jian didn't expect that he would gain so much when he went out at night. He couldn't help but asked excitedly: "Does the uncle know about this?"

"Hey! This matter had a huge impact on us back then. Most people of my age knew about it. Don't tell me, the two grandsons of Boss Mei are still very impressive. I heard someone said they were adopted a few years ago.

One of my grandsons has also come back. The two sisters look exactly the same, and outsiders can't tell them apart at all." When the old man said this, he couldn't help laughing.

Xia Jian hurriedly gave the old man some tea, and after that he asked some random questions about the town of Melans. Of course, he was trying to cover up what he had just asked.

The old man seemed to be very talkative, and he and Xia Jian talked about everything for eleven o'clock. If Xia Jian hadn't said that he wanted to go back, it looked like he could have continued the conversation.

After leaving the teahouse, Xia Jian walked quickly towards the place where he lived. In the yard, he met the owner of the hotel. Maybe because Xia Jian had a mask on his face, he didn't recognize him for a while. When Xia Jian went upstairs

, he actually caught up with him.

When Xia Jian saw that something was wrong, he hurriedly entered 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 any hot water at night?"

"Yes, I'll bring it up to you later. Are you friends here? Why don't I recognize the person who just came in?" 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 wrong, Boss Long?"

"Hey! How did I see just now...did I feel embarrassed?" Boss Long said and couldn't help but shook his head.

Xia Jian chuckled and said, "You have no shame. It was because I just wrapped a scarf on my face, so you realized something was wrong. He is really a responsible boss. We can sleep at ease at night."

"Hi! Come to my place, it's hard to say anything else, but the safety is absolute," Boss Long said, looking at Xia Jian from head to toe again with some disbelief.

Han Juan saw it and said quickly: "Where is the hot water? Take me to get it."
Chapter completed!