Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

Peiqing!Mengxuan parked the car, opened the door with the key, rushed into the room, and shouted loudly: "Peiqing!"Peiqing! What's wrong?What happened?Peiqing greeted her from the bedroom with a look of shock on her face. I have good news for you! good news?Peiqing raised her eyebrows slightly, with a look of three points of joy and seven points of surprise.What good news? I closed a great deal and made a fortune. oh?Peiqing looked at him hesitantly. He had never talked to her about making money and trading, and she had never been interested in this matter. It's not a big deal, but since the deal is done, I can breathe a sigh of relief. I hand over the business to Manager Zhang and the others, and everything has been arranged. In other words, I have a week's vacation.

Peiqing raised her eyelashes very cutely, and looked at him quietly with those clear eyes. understand?Pei Qing?We have a week's holiday, remember what I said, I want to go on a trip around the island with you, now, I want to fulfill my promise, we will start tomorrow! tomorrow?Pei Qing took a breath. Yes, tomorrow!Peiqing, this is not a simple trip, I have always owed you something. owe me? I owe you a wedding. Mengxuan!She smiled cutely: Don't be silly!I don't care about that anymore, many people who have weddings may not love each other like us. However, we should make up a honeymoon trip.

This is your wish, Peiqing's smile is as gentle as a dream: Anyway, you really want to take me on a trip, so let's go! Leaving early tomorrow morning, huh? Go by car? yes, are you okay?We take turns driving. I think so.In short, everything depends on your arrangement. follow me!Mengxuan walked to the table, took out a map of Taiwan from his pocket, spread it out on the table, and drew the route with a red pen. Highway to Taichung, then drive from Taichung to Sun Moon Lake, stay in Sun Moon Lake for two days, then drive along the longitudinal line to Chiayi, send the car to the car dealer for maintenance, we will change to the small mountaineering train to Alishan, and play in Alishan How about going to Kaohsiung for two days, playing Dabei Lake, Kenting Park, and finally going to Eluanbi, and then returning to Taipei?

You missed the through highway.Peiqing said with a smile. That is another route, so I have to go next time. If you are not tired on the way back to Taipei, we can also drive from Taichung to the Hengchuan Highway. He looked at Peiqing: Have you never been to the Hengchuan Highway? After coming to Taiwan, besides Taipei, the farthest place I have traveled is the Jinshan Beach you took me to. Mengxuan looked at her, shook his head constantly, and said pitifully: Poor poor Peiqing! Peiqing smiled and said: Since you are going, you should prepare things for the trip! bring it on!Mengxuan took her hand and led her out of the room, across the garden, to the gate, his car was still parked outside the gate and did not drive into the garage.Opening the car door, Peiqing was surprised to find that the car was full of large and small bags. When she raised her head, she said strangely: What is this?

Things to use on the road!This big bag is full of food, including beef jerky, peanuts, raisins, sour plums, and candies.Here is a pack of medicines for emergencies, that basket is apples and pears, and this is a thermos for travel. Don’t you like drinking tea?We even bring tea thermos And your coffee! Oh, and coffee, we're moving!Here's the blanket you can sleep on in the back seat when I'm driving.We ate in the restaurants on the way, and prepared some sandwiches at each stop, in case we went to Buba Village and didn't go to the restaurant afterward.Don't you think this trip is perfect?

Oh, Mengxuan!Peiqing took a breath excitedly: I feel hot all over from what you said!I've never traveled like this, not even in my dreams, and besides, you've got it all sorted! You just need to prepare one thing! What? your smile! Don't worry, Peiqing couldn't hide the smile on her lips: I won't forget to bring it! Early the next morning, just as dawn was breaking, they set off.Dawn mist floats on the surface of the Bitan water in confusion, the air is cool and fresh in the morning, and countless small sparrows are chirping and chirping on the branches. Peiqing was wearing a wide-waisted light purple shirt, a pair of dark purple trousers, and her waist-length hair was tied with a purple floral scarf on a white background.Still with her unique slim, ethereal temperament.Mengxuan stared at her intently and almost forgot to drive.Peiqing got into the car and waved goodbye to old Mama Wu who was standing at the door.When the car started, old Wu Ma leaned against the doorpost and stared at the wisp of smoke behind the car in a daze. After a long time, she realized that her cheeks were wet.

The car sped along the flat streets, passed through the streets, slid out of the downtown area of ​​Taipei, and drove onto the longitudinal highway.Casuarinas are planted on both sides of the road, and there is an endless road between two rows of green trees.The fog gradually dissipated, and the sun shone through the clouds in the east like countless golden threads.With the open windows of the car, the cool breeze of a car is greeted, and the green scarves are flying in the wind.Leaning against Mengxuan, she couldn't stop looking left and right, a piece of green seedlings, a few egrets with long legs, a small bamboo forest, and a few simple thatched houses all aroused her curiosity and admiration.She was running with excitement and joy flowing all over her body, and she couldn't help spreading her joy and excitement to Mengxuan.

Behold, behold!A small pond!she shouted. oh!Over there there is a large group of egrets, tens of thousands, all parked on a bamboo forest, look!look!she shouted again. The lively instinct in her body that had been dormant for a long time was gradually revealed.Her cheeks were rosy, her eyes were clear and bright. Mengxuan drove the car to the side of the road and stopped. Peiqing asked: What are you doing? You come and drive. Can I? why not?You are already driving well. Peiqing sat in the driver's seat and started the car. Her driving skills were already very proficient. The car glides smoothly on the road, the wind blows past the car, and there are very few pedestrians on the wide road.Driving in the suburbs was originally a kind of enjoyment. After a while, Peiqing started to enjoy the driving. With full throttle, she increased the speed to 60 kilometers per hour, and passed the countryside, small towns, and countless small bridges and fields. .She was so happy to drive that when Mengxuan wanted to take over, she insisted:

No!No!I want to drive all the way to Sun Moon Lake. Are you not afraid of being tired? Not tired at all. Mengxuan stared at her, her energetic expression, her sparkling eyes, her steady hands holding the steering wheel, her long hair and scarf fluttering in the wind, her joyful smile, and her vibrant Is this the Xu Peiqing he recognized at first?That poor little lady who keeps dropping her napkin? Peiqing, he said: Do you remember when we first met?You've changed a lot, you know? A 180 degree turn, isn't it?Peiqing said: I really don't know how I met you, it changed my whole life.Before, I would never have dreamed that I would live this kind of life, driving, traveling, dancing, eating in small restaurants, and visiting mountains and rivers. How narrow my world was at that time, now I understand that life is so fulfilling , and multifaceted!

As I said, I'm going to teach you how to live. I'm a quick learner too, aren't I? really. Too bad I didn't teach you anything. Taught me to love. Wouldn't you? Not only can't, I don't understand at all. She turned her head and glanced at him, pursed her lips, and smiled at him. At noon, they arrived in Taichung and had lunch at a Sichuan restaurant in Taichung. Holding the menu, he asked her: What do you want to eat? casual. do you know?He smiled and said: I will open a restaurant in the future, called casual restaurant, and there is a dish called random, specially prepared for young ladies like you!

What is the content of this dish? Egg scrambled duck eggs and scrambled preserved eggs, plus salted eggs, and quail eggs! Peiqing burst out laughing and said: OK!You are cursing! After lunch, they drove the car again and went straight to Sun Moon Lake without resting.It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived at Sun Moon Lake.They booked a room facing the lake in the Hanbi Building, and they took a hot bath to remove the dust from their bodies.After driving all the way, Peiqing looked a little tired, but when Mengxuan made her a cup of good tea and handed her a peeled apple, her spirit came back.Sitting side by side with Mengxuan on the lounge chairs in front of the window, they stared at the vast expanse of blue waves and the Guanghua Island protruding from the center of the lake. Mengxuan shook Peiqing's hand and said, "We'll go to the lake early tomorrow morning, and we'll take a rest in the Hanbi Building today, how about it?" Peiqing nodded, looking at the green mountains and the pool like a mirror in the breeze facing her, she felt an indescribable peace and satisfaction.Drinking tea, eating melon seeds and beef jerky, they cuddled each other with tenderness like water.He said: Is there anything else you desire now? Yes.she says. what is it be with you forever. At dusk, they walked down the mountain hand in hand, along the path by the lake, they walked around to the garden of the teachers' hall, where the flowers and trees were scattered along the path, and the stone slabs were dotted with moss.It's not the season for swimming in the lake yet, everything is quiet, from the flagstone path to the lawn with the small pavilion, except for the shadows of trees and flowers, there are only the two of them together.Sitting in a small pavilion, looking at the lake, the setting sun and the water rippled together, a small boat from the mountains slowly swung past, the boat mother wrapped her head in a cloth handkerchief, and the sculls were babbling.The clouds in the sky are resplendent and resplendent, and on the other side of the lake, the distant mountains are half hidden in the twilight.It was getting dark gradually, and the twilight was hanging on the top of Longbai. They walked back slowly, stepped up the narrow stone steps, and walked back to Hanbi Tower.All the way through the flowers and willows, watching the fireflies full of steps, and listening to the chirping of insects. At night, with her head resting on his arm, there was no light in the house, but there was a bright moon.The breathing of the two rose one after another, and the hearts of the two were beating quietly.She sighed slightly, and he immediately asked sensitively: What's wrong? What happiness, these years!She said with emotion: I still remember how much pain, how much sorrow, and how much joy I have suffered since the first time we met!Sour, sweet, bitter, hot, there are all kinds of tastes, this is life, isn't it?Pain is also an inevitable experience in life, right?Well, I have suffered, I have been happy, I have loved, and I have been loved. This life is enough. When I die, I can say with satisfaction: I have lived! The moonlight shone faintly on the curtains, and the stars flickered in the dark and high sky.There are all kinds of life on the sleeping earth; happy and unhappy, happy and unhappy, those who enjoy life, and those who do not.Peiqing snuggled into Mengxuan's arms, closed her eyes with a smile, and fell asleep. Early the next morning, they hired a small wooden boat that was paddled by hand and floated on the water.Sun Moon Lake is divided into Sun Lake and Moon Lake. Generally, people who swim in the lake visit Sun Lake, go ashore along the way, and visit Guanghua Island, Xuanwu Temple and other scenic spots.However, Mengxuan was ingenious, advocating swimming in Moon Lake instead of Sun Lake, letting boats paddle along the lake shore, zigzagging in the shadows of green mountains, and the surroundings are as quiet as no man’s land, only the sound of sculls and wind.Mengxuan and Peiqing sat together under the cloth tent, holding hands.Both of them sat quietly, silent, only occasionally exchanging a knowing and affectionate gaze. Then, they went to Alishan. From the most famous waterside in Taiwan to the most famous mountain forest, the tastes are quite different.In the early morning, standing high on the top of the mountain, looking at the rolling sea of ​​clouds in the valley, looking at the red sun slowly emerging from the clouds, the brilliance in that moment, the magical change in that moment , can be eye-catching.Then, hand in hand, walk among the green pines and cypresses with a history of thousands of years, the cool air, the cool dew, and the cool clouds.After a while, you will walk into the clouds, and you will be surprised to find that you can't distinguish the scenery a few feet away. After a while, you will be surprised at how fast the clouds come and go.Tall trees are often half-covered in the clouds, and a few clumps of pine branches often float in mid-air with clouds and fog.All of these are so intriguing, bringing people into a magical fairy tale world. Look, look, Peiqing stood facing the wind, standing under a pine tree, shouting fascinatedly: "The cloud is coming, and the cloud is coming again!"look!look!I have a cloud in my skirt, and a cloud in my sleeve! Really, Mengxuan looked at her, the clouds were floating around her, hanging on her hair and skirts, her feet were in the clouds, her body was floating in the clouds, her bright eyes seemed to flicker Two cold stars in the clouds, her smiling face floats in the clouds.She, the little fairy who floated here on the clouds!That deeply touched every nerve of his, and shook his every emotion. He couldn't help but greeted her, stretching out his hands.Their hands met in the cloud, and Lian Yun held them together.Her body leaned against him, her eyes looked up at her, in those black pupils, there were clouds, trees, mountains, and dreams. oh!She was moved and said: This world is so beautiful and beautiful!Why would anyone say it's ugly?Why do some people not use their minds to accommodate the spirituality of heaven and earth, but use their minds to fight and attack each other?The stupidest thing in the world is humans, isn't it? Also the ugliest! No, Peiqing shook her head.People are not ugly, they are just stupid. Human vision is too narrow to see how big the world is!Many people don't know how to love each other, and waste their feelings on hatred!She sighed: I am not worthy to talk about life, because I don't understand life at all, but I am happy and satisfied.Even if I will be scolded by thousands of people in the future, I am still satisfied, because I have you, and there is such a beautiful world. Why are you insulted by thousands of people? By human moral standards, I am a He covered her mouth, preventing her from speaking, she broke away from his hand, and said with a sweet smile: How stupid you are!I don't care! But, I care.He said solemnly, a look of pain flashed across his eyes, and she could tell that he was really stung. Ah, look!She distracted him: there were clouds again, and so many clouds!And the wind!She took a big breath, her clothes were fluttering, and her long hair was fluttering.With her head up, facing the wind, she recited the poems of her predecessors: The long wind sends autumn geese thousands of miles away, and the ground can intoxicate tall buildings!Turning to Mengxuan, she said enthusiastically: We will not go back, let us die of old age in another country! Mengxuan's interest was reinvigorated by her, and they chased in the mountains, woods and clouds.Then, they went to Kenting Park. This tropical plant forest brought them a brand-new magic. The coral reefs all over the mountain, the valleys one after another, and the stalactite caves are full of mystery and seclusion, as if leading them into an underwater world. world.Facing those reefs that had been eroded by seawater, Mengxuan couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion. Looking at these rocks, he said to Peiqing: It can be seen that Taiwan sank on the bottom of the sea thousands of years ago, and these are all coral reefs.But now, this place where fishes and shrimps were entrenched has turned into land. Isn't it strange that there are so many people living and building?Everything in the universe is so wonderful that you can't believe it! There are many stalactites hanging upside down in the cave. They walked slowly in the cave. The cold and mysterious atmosphere made them silent involuntarily, as if they dared not even breathe out.The cave is winding and winding, with a kind of intimidating momentum.After finally passing through the entrance of the cave, under the bright sky, there is another scene, with winding paths through the forest and flowers everywhere.Coupled with the moss and fallen leaves, and the cliffs on the opposite side, it is full of primitive mountain atmosphere.Walking along the path, walking through the forest, through the narrow valley, and through the cave, they were completely shocked by the momentum of the mountains. I simply did not expect that, Peiqing said dazedly: Taiwan is so wonderful!Fortunately, I came out of my own pigeon cage, otherwise, I would never be able to understand what nature is! He watched her.Creator gods are great, right?He said: He will create such a wonderful world, but his greatest thing is that he swallowed it. what is it created you. She pursed her lips and smiled slightly at him. Compared with the whole world, I am too small. You are more important than the world to me!He smiled and continued: This sentence is so vulgar, but it is true!Staring into her eyes, he stared deeply at her for a long time, and then said softly: "Peiqing, I have something to tell you, I don't know if I said it or not. What words? I love you. No, you didn't say that, she was fascinated.This sentence is so new to me, you must have never said it. He embraced her tenderly, the empty mountain was silent and the forest was deep, they kissed the sky and the earth. Eluanbi is not as beautiful as they imagined, but they found a beach covered with fine white sand beside the coastal road on their way home.Parking the car beside the road, they ran onto the beach.They joined a group of children collecting shells on the beach.It was dusk, the setting sun floated on the sea, and the sun was shining brightly, burning the sky and the sea red.They leaned against each other, watching the big round sunset being gradually swallowed by the waves.They took off their shoes and socks, dipped their feet in the sea water, and fiddled with the soft sand with their toes. They stood in the sea water, staring at each other and smiling at each other. A kingfisher skimmed over the sea and stopped high on a rock, arranging its beautiful feathers with its slender beak.Peiqing murmured: A kingfisher! A kingfisher, Mengxuan said: Do you know the story about the kingfisher in Greek mythology? have no idea. According to legend, in ancient Greece, there was a king named Sikes, and Mengxuan told the story softly.He has a wife who loves him very much, named Haile Saone, and they stay together all day long.One day, Sikes bid farewell to Hailesione and sailed to another place. When a storm came, the ship sank. He chanted the name of Hailesione and sank into the sea.Haiersione didn't know that her husband had drowned, and prayed for her husband's return every day. Her helpless prayer made the queen very sad, so she sent the son of Sleeping God to tell her the truth. Haiersione knew that her husband was dead. After hearing the news, I was so sad that I didn't want to live, so I ran to the beach, thinking of jumping into the sea to die for love.When she was about to jump into the sea, she found her husband's body washed up on the beach by the sea, and she rushed over.In that split second, she had transformed into a kingfisher.She flew over the sea and flew to Sikes' body, only to see that Sikes had also turned into a kingfisher.Since then, they have been flying together at sea, which is the origin of the kingfisher. Yeah?Peiqing looked at the kingfisher in a daze, and said fascinatedly: So, this kingfisher is Six?Or Haile Saone? The kingfisher fluttered its wings, let out a long cry, and flew away. It went to find its mate.Mengxuan said. I wish to be Biyiwu in the sky, and Lianlizhi in the earth.Peiqing chanted in a low voice, looking fascinatedly at the horizon where the kingfisher disappeared.I don't know what will become of me after I die?After pondering for a moment, she looked down at the waves and fine sand under her feet, and said with a smile: "Maybe I will become a purple shell." Then, I would like to become a hermit crab and live in your shell.Mengxuan also said with a smile.They looked at each other and smiled silently. The twilight gradually deepened. They put on their shoes and socks and got back in the car. It was time to go. They were going to Kaohsiung in the evening and set off for Taipei tomorrow. who drives?Mengxuan asked. Go ahead, I'm tired. Mengxuan started the car, he manipulated the steering wheel with one hand, and put the other hand around Peiqing's waist.Peiqing rested her head on his shoulder, but said nothing.The car was speeding along the coastline in the night, and the first star appeared in the sky, and then countless small stars were shining on the sea. Peiqing's breathing was even and steady, her eyelashes drooped quietly, and she fell asleep.