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Happy times are always so short, sad times are always like shadows accompanying each other. As I was enjoying Liu Yue's brilliant happiness, a faint sadness suddenly gushed out from my heart.

I turned my face and looked out the window at the golden cauliflower in the fields, the random scattering of Jiang-Nan houses nearby, the winding alleys, the plaid paddies, the blue sky, forming an eternal picture, so beautiful it made one's heart palpitate.

I suddenly recalled that Liu Yue's homeland was the Cangnan, the Wenzhou.

These few days, Qing Er came to the office every night to wait for me to call. After I finished working, I used the phone in the hotel to chat with Qing Er.

Of course, I didn't break my promise to Qing Er to write her a letter. Every time I go to a city, I will write a letter and send it to the Jianghai University's Foreign Languages Department.

"When did you call? Why didn't you use my phone?" Liu Yue looked at me and chuckled, "Could it be that you have something to say that I'm afraid I might hear …"

"No, Xiao Xu won't let me use your phone. She said that the cost of the phone is too high and that it's a waste of your phone money. "No," I said.

"Oh …" Xiao Xu is so meticulous, you are truly obedient … " Liu Yue said, her tone carrying a bit of disappointment and frustration.

When the car was almost to the Wenzhou, the Division Chief Qin turned around and said to everyone: "These few days, everyone's interviewing was very tiring, the Minister Liu understood everyone's hard work, after we arrived at the Wenzhou, we only have one day, which is tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, everyone will have their holidays together, go shopping freely, go to the market …"

Everyone cheered, especially the television station's host and the female reporter from the radio station, who was a fanatic for shopping.

"I want to go to the clothing market to buy clothes. I heard that the Wenzhou has the most styles and the cheapest price …"

"I'm going to buy jewelry. The work here is also very exquisite and the price is also very low. It's even cheaper than our wholesale price …"

The two girls chattered.

"You women, you only know how to buy clothes, jewelry and nothing else," the reporter carrying the plane said. "My brain has been developed this time, I want to learn how to do business, I want to go to a wholesale market and buy tapes. I've heard that tapes here are very cheap, so if I bring them back to sell at our night market, we can double the price …"

When everyone heard this, they all laughed. Liu Yue turned to look at the reporter, "You're accepting new things rather quickly, learn now and use it. Your brain changed before this interview even ended …"

"Minister Liu, give us a day off. We'll go shopping, what are you doing?"

"I …" Liu Yue hesitated: "I haven't thought of it yet …."

"Since you've made up your mind, you can go shopping with us and buy clothes. You have good eyes, you should be our staff officer …" The two girls invited Liu Yue.

"Haha …" Liu Yue smiled.

"Minister Liu will give you a holiday, you just have to go and play. Minister Liu is the leader, whatever he does he will have his own arrangements. "Insolent!" The Division Chief Qin turned his head and said with a half-truth.

Liu Yue laughed again and did not say a word.

"Director Jiang, where do you plan to go to play? You're not going to sell tapes with this guy, are you? " the female television host asked me.

"I... "I haven't thought about it yet either …" My head was empty, I couldn't think of what to do, because I didn't know what Liu Yue was going to do.

"Since you haven't decided yet, then come with us to buy clothes. As for the two of us, you can be the escort, alright?"

"I …" I huffed. "I can't stand it, I still have to organize my documents and get my script ready …"

"Director Jiang's mission this time is difficult, stop tormenting him. Come on, when the time comes, I'll accompany you …" Division Chief Qin helped me out.

I am relieved and glanced at Liu Yue, who was looking at me with a smile that was not really a smile.

On the first day after arriving at Wenzhou, we were anxiously busy interviewing as usual.

The second day, everyone had a holiday for a day, and we went out together early in the morning, leaving Liu Yue and I behind.

Liu Yue's room is next to mine.

I was sitting in my room watching TV when Liu Yue knocked on the door: "Let's go!"

I stood up and walked out, I didn't need Liu Yue to say anything, I knew, Liu Yue wanted to bring me to the Wenzhou Daily newspaper.

Sure enough, Liu Yue and I went downstairs and caught a taxi to the Wenzhou Daily newspaper.

Liu Yue seemed to be very familiar with the people of the Wenzhou Daily newspaper, and was immediately welcomed by them, "Welcome back, Minister Liu, for a visit to your hometown …"

Hearing these words, my heart felt a wave of warmth. That's right, this was Liu Yue's hometown, her roots.

After a while, Liu Yue and the people from the Wenzhou Daily newspaper happily started to chat in Wenzhou's language. I stood at the side and couldn't understand a single word.

This is the first time I've heard Liu Yue speak the Southern Dialect.

Then, everyone switched to Mandarin and began to talk about their experiences.

Liu Yue and I stayed behind for lunch after a morning of research at the Wenzhou Daily.

Although it was a luncheon, it was also very sumptuous, and they were all authentic Wenzhou dishes.

Liu Yue sat beside me. Every time a dish was served, she would give me the name of the dish, and tell me the origin and importance of the dish.

People from the south didn't drink much when they were eating, especially when they were drinking. People drank as they pleased, unlike the people from the north who urged them to drink as much as they could. It was not good enough not to let them down.

I started to get used to it. I would always toast the other party, and when I was done, they would always advise me not to drink it. "Director Jiang, drink it as you please, I'm just drinking it as I please, so don't drink it as you please. It's too much, it's bad …"

It was the first time I had met my host who advised the guests not to drink too much.

Liu Yue sat beside me, unable to hold back his laughter as she watched me make a fool of myself. She barely held it in, but she gave me food.

Everyone was casually drinking and chatting at the same time.

It could be seen that Liu Yue's heart was relaxed, and relaxed after drinking too much. She poured and drank a few cups of white spirit wine, and her white face flushed red.

After dinner, Liu Yue and I bid our farewell and left the Wenzhou Daily newspaper.

There's still an afternoon, I don't know what Liu Yue will do.

Standing on the side of the road, Liu Yue's body slightly swayed, her eyes stared blankly up at the sky. Suddenly, as if she had made up her mind, she reached for a taxi and sat with me on the back of the car. Then, she used Wenzhou's language to talk to the driver, who nodded and drove off.

After walking for a long time, the taxi headed south and actually drove out of the city.

"Where are we going?" I asked Liu Yue.

"Go to my hometown, my hometown — Cangnan County." Liu Yue looked at me as she spoke slowly. Her face was still flushed, and when she spoke, she exhaled a faint scent of alcohol, bringing with it a nice fragrance.

I was stunned for a moment, then felt a burst of wild excitement in my heart. I actually really went back to her hometown with Liu Yue! Her hometown is in the Cangnan County, this name is really good, it just so happens to be the right combination of my surname and Liu Yue's name, could this be heaven's will?

The taxi followed the coastal road all the way south without entering Cangnan County City. After about an hour of walking, there were more mountains on both sides of the road. The woods were lush and verdant.

The car began to zigzag along the mountain road, and by the side of the road, scattered farmhouses could be seen, along with ancient bamboo houses.

After walking for another 30 minutes, Liu Yue stopped the taxi and said to the driver: "Wait here."

Then, Liu Yue turned and looked at me: "We're here!"

"Arrived?" I looked out the window. There were high hills to the west of the road, an endless ocean to the east of the road, and a low pine forest along the coastline. In the pine forest, there was a white building. Why can't I see the village?

"Yes, here we are." Liu Yue said indifferently and got off the car.

I hurried after him.

Liu Yue got off the carriage, faced the hill to the west, and stood there silently for a while. Then, she turned around, looked at the ocean, took a deep breath, and said softly: "What a big heart …"

I stood beside Liu Yue. "Why isn't there a village here?"

Liu Yue did not reply immediately. She followed the path slowly, and in a while, she entered the short pine forest.

The pine forest was very quiet. From time to time, the cries of birds could be heard, as well as the low whistle of the sea breeze.

Liu Yue walked for a while before stopping and pointing to the broken walls in front of him, "This is Jiangyue Village, this is my hometown …"

I looked up and saw that between the trees and the weeds, there was a pale broken wall. It was very broken, but also a little desolate in the strong wind.

"This —" My heart sank. "What's going on here?"

"This village is very small, there are a total of 17 families. Although it is very small, there is a very pleasant name, Jiangyue Village, and from what my mother said, this village originally didn't have a name. A long time ago, a poet passed by this place and saw the bright moon on the sea. "On the day that he named my village, I was born. My parents named me Yue Er …" Liu Yue continued to slowly walk forward as he spoke softly.

I looked at the Jiangyue Village that was buried like a ancient artifact and sighed in my heart as I listened to Liu Yue's narration.

"Later on, as the weather changed, we had more and more typhoons. That year, on a moonless night, the typhoon swept past my parents, brother, and all the fishermen in Jiangyue Village away, leaving me reading in the town behind …" Liu Yue said in a heavy voice, "From that year onwards, the place called Jiangyue Village was erased from the map and no longer exists. As the only survivor of this village, I also drifted to another place …"