Meng Hetong looked back when he was running, and saw Lao Gao rushing out of the fire oil. Seeing that Xu Qingmo was about to be burned, Meng Hetong pulled Xu Qingmo over fiercely, and then plunged into the water.
Xu Qingmo has never been able to swim since he was a child.
The moment he fell into the water, Xu Qingmo felt that his eyes, ears, mouth and nose were filled with water. Suddenly, a suffocating feeling of despair filled his whole body.
Xu Qingmo tried to struggle, and then touched a warm object next to him. Subconsciously, Xu Qingmo hugged the object next to him tightly.
Meng Hetong was hugged by Xu Qingmo. He was stunned for a moment, then pulled Xu Qingmo and rushed away, and then emerged.
The moment he came out of the water, Xu Qingmo took a sharp breath, and then coughed crazily. Meng Hetong frowned: "Did you choke on the water?"
"You're crazy!" Xu Qingmo coughed and beat Meng Hetong's chest crazily. From the beginning to the end, he never noticed that the two people's posture was too intimate.
Naturally, Meng Hetong would not remind Xu Qingmo about this: "The kerosene on the deck has already burned. If it burns you, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die."
"You pulled me and jumped down, but what about my grandmother and the others!" Xu Qingmo kept hitting Meng Hetong angrily, "What will happen to my grandmother and the others!"
"They are all at the stern of the boat. By the time the kerosene reaches there, the officials will have already arrived. Your grandmother will be fine. If you have the strength to hit me, why not swim to the shore with me?" Meng Hetong dragged her! The playful Xu Qingmo swam forward bit by bit.
Only then did Xu Qingmo realize that they were in the middle of the river. The gate was opened to release water at night. The river was fast and they might be washed away at any time.
"No matter how you flutter, I don't know how to swim!" Xu Qingmo looked confused.
"Just step back!" Meng Hetong said and pulled Xu Qingmo to swim to the shore.
By the time they swam to the shore, the boat had already sailed far away. From a distance, they could see that the boat was on fire. Xu Qingmo couldn't help but worry: "I don't know if grandma and the others have disembarked!"
Meng Hetong patted Xu Qingmo's shoulder: "Don't worry, Yusheng is here!"
Suddenly a gust of wind passed by, and Xu Qingmo sneezed several times in succession. Meng Hetong frowned: "Let's find a place to change clothes first! If you get cold in this weather, it will be very troublesome!"
Xu Qingmo was indeed a little cold, so he nodded: "Okay!"
It's just that they are now in a wasteland, and the city is on the other side of the river. Xu Qingmo has a headache. They have to find a way to get to the other side first.
But the two of them were soaked right now. If they were like this, walking in the wind all night, they would definitely fall ill the next day.
There was no choice but to find a dilapidated temple nearby.
Meng Hetong sat on the ground and lit a fire: "There are a lot of dry firewood here, so passers-by must often rest here!"
Xu Qingmo walked around the temple, looked at the rotten dry food enshrined in the temple, and agreed with Meng Hetong's idea: "There will probably be caravans passing by on this road from time to time."
"This is a canal. There must be a dock nearby. It's normal to have caravans." As Meng Hetong spoke, he lit a fire. "I'll wait outside while you dry your clothes here."
"What about you?" Xu Qingmo called to Meng Hetong, "Spring has just begun, and the late spring is very cold. If you really catch a cold when you go out, I will have to drag a half-dead person like you out early tomorrow morning?"
"Xu Qingmo, can't you just expect me to order something good?" Meng Hetong frowned.
"I'm telling the truth." Xu Qingmo frowned, "Just stay here, use a pole to set up a stand, and use your clothes to block it!"
"Aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation?" Meng Hetong raised his eyebrows.
"From the moment you dragged me into the water, I had no reputation. Is it too late for you to think of protecting my reputation now?" Xu Qingmo glanced at Meng Hetong, full of contempt.
Meng Hetong shut up, took off his robe and set up a stand, and then placed the stand on his side: "You dry the clothes first, and I'll squint for a while!"
"Yeah!" Of course Xu Qingmo knew that Meng Hetong was pretending to be asleep to avoid embarrassment.
Xu Qingmo took off his clothes with his back to Meng Hetong, wrung out the water, and then baked.
Men, when they hear these sounds, they can't help but feel itchy in their hearts, so they quietly open their eyes and look at the shadows on the wall.
Xu Qingmo was taking off her clothes. She had a beautiful figure. Even just her shadow could tell that she was graceful and graceful.
Meng Hetong saw that his body was getting hot and he quickly turned over to cover his eyes.
When Xu Qingmo heard the commotion, he peeked his head secretly and confirmed that Meng Hetong's back was facing him. He couldn't help laughing and said: "I really didn't expect that the prince, who has been in Fireworks Willow Lane all year round, is actually quite a gentleman! "
"The guests in Fireworks and Willow Alley may not all be rubbish, and those who appear to be gentle may not all be gentlemen." Meng Hetong said softly, "I have seen so many gentle scum like the Qing of the River Crossing the River!"
"What about you, Prince Master, who do you think you are?" Xu Qingmo asked while changing his clothes.
"I am neither a polite scum nor a gentleman. I do not marry by force, deceive others' feelings, nor can I repay evil with kindness. I am a humble gentleman!" Meng Hetong smiled, "Most people in the world are like me, neither black nor black. white!"
"Isn't it great that you are like this now? You are free and easy, and you can go wherever you want!" Xu Qingmo said with a smile, "But then again, if you don't stay well in the capital, why are you on my ship?"
"Of course I'm bored in the capital, so I want to visit Jiangnan!" Meng Hetong replied without even thinking about it.
"Then why are you avoiding me when I saw you earlier?" Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong, "You don't think I really didn't find you that day, do you?"
Meng Hetong was silent.
Xu Qingmo raised his eyebrows: "I saw you that day, but I didn't think much about it. I was thinking about where you might be going. You happened to be on the same ship as us. Since you don't want me to see you, there's no need for me to look for you. you!"
"Then you were so surprised when you saw me today?" Meng Hetong sat up suddenly.
Xu Qingmo was already sitting there wrapped in a half-dry robe. He looked at Meng Hetong and said, "Isn't it normal to be surprised to see you outside at night?"
Meng Hetong looked at Xu Qingmo, and then said: "What about you? Why are you outside? And you happened to meet a water thief?"
"This is purely a coincidence!" Xu Qingmo looked helpless, "Who could have expected this!"
"That's really unlucky!" Meng Hetong said and sat in front of the fire to warm himself up.
