A plum blossom weighs down a cold branch,
Why fight for beauty?
Snow wrapped in silver,
I am the most popular in the garden.
You should be proud and cold,
Why bother yourself, gentleman!
-----(gorgeous dividing line)-----
The difference between the eastern continent and other continents is that there are many plains. Except for the high mountains in the west and north, there are only a few mountain ranges in the entire continent, but each mountain range is also towering into the clouds. There are rumors that the eastern continent is peaceful, so this Several mountain ranges suppress the eastern continent. Otherwise, when the sea breeze blows to the mainland without any obstruction, sooner or later the eastern continent will turn into a salt-alkali land.
Therefore, more than half of the coastal areas of the eastern continent are not close to the places where the population lives, unlike the seaside of the southern continent. Instead, there is a long stretch of beach from the coastline to the place where the population lives, and the sand is very fine. People often walk barefoot on the beach.
Due to the terrain, horse-drawn carriages are popular in the eastern continent. Whether they are ordinary people or cultivators, there are many people traveling by horse-drawn carriages. Because of the unique humanistic environment of the Eastern Continent, skills such as poetry, poetry, and poetry are second to none among other continents.
This trend also makes the cultivation direction in the Eastern Continent tend to be more aesthetically pleasing both in sight and sound. Even most of the students from Xiuzhentang Academy’s original Eastern Continent are involved in art forms and poetry.
Along the way, I flew over with Zhu Waner in my arms, and heard a lot of Zhu Waner talking about the humanities and customs of the Eastern Continent as if she was running away from her family, but she did not mention her own family.
Song Pingzi didn't ask out of curiosity. He clearly felt Zhu Waner's avoidance, so he wouldn't ask ignorantly.
They descended into the air at the shore nearest the straight line. Zhu Waner felt sorry for her lover's hard work of flying across the sea. She deliberately said that she was still a little weak and planned to rent a carriage in the nearest city, Meiyuan Town. The two of them took the carriage to Donglin College.
In order to raise sea beasts, Donglin College also followed the example of Xiuzhentang College and built the college not far from the seaside. Meiyuan Town is still a few days' walk from Donglin College. If he flew away, it wouldn't take much time. With his early Nascent Soul cultivation level, even if he took Zhu Waner with him, the flight would definitely not take half a day.
However, when Zhu Waner opened her mouth, he would naturally not refuse.
The reason why Meiyuan is still called a town, instead of being called a capital or a city like other cities, is because Meiyuan is the symbol of this city. It is said that someone first started planting plum blossoms in a small village here, and a large area was formed from generation to generation.
Later, the entire area was bought and the tiled walls were built, becoming the first plum garden. Although you can see through the gap, the beautiful scenery is enclosed, which is really unbearable. So more people began to plant plum blossoms, and slowly this town became the famous Meiyuan Town. Later, the population increased and it slowly became a city, but the name remained unchanged.
After entering the city gate, Song Pingzi saw so many plum blossom gardens for the first time. It seemed that everyone had followed the tradition of enclosing plum blossoms in a certain area. Even ordinary homes would have one or two plum blossoms planted in their small courtyards. If there is really no place to plant them, I will get some potted plants.
"Whenever the plums bear fruit, according to the students at the college, every household will make some plum wine. When the flowers bloom next year, plum wine will be drunk in the plum garden, and the city will be filled with poems and songs. It is very lively. Unfortunately, we came at the wrong time. , it is neither the flower season nor the season for picking fruits." Zhu Waner was in a good mood, and told her lover about the liveliness of Meiyuan Town that she knew.
Song Pingzi saw that Zhu Waner was in high spirits since entering the city, and often pulled him to look left and right. He didn't look tired at all, but seeing that Zhu Waner was in high spirits, he was happy to match. When Zhu Waner and Zhu Waner were looking at the jewelry of female celebrities in a store, a surprise call came from behind, "Wan'er, why are you here?"
"Li Zesen, why are you here?" Zhu Waner turned around and saw a man in rich clothes appearing in front of her. The two of them were not in the college. Neither of them wore the college's uniform white uniforms. Instead, they each wore their own favorite clothes. From this point of view, the person who came was not a disciple who was admitted to Donglin College by ordinary people, but was sent to Donglin College by his family or sect.
"My home is from Meiyuan Town! You forgot!" Li Zesen's excited expression immediately changed slightly. It was obvious that the fact that the other party had forgotten his hometown was not a disappointment, but a loss. This shows that she has no status or space in Zhu Waner's heart, otherwise she wouldn't even remember that her hometown is Meiyuan Town.
"I'm sorry, I really don't remember." Zhu Waner apologized a little, but as soon as she heard it, she knew it was just a courtesy, not that she really felt guilty or guilty about forgetting Li Zesen's hometown.
In fact, it's not that she really doesn't remember, it's just that she didn't think of it just now, and she doesn't want to have too much contact with Li Zesen. Moreover, she also has her lover Song Pingzi around, so she is even less willing to talk to him.
Li Zesen's origin is not very ordinary. The largest plum garden in Meiyuan Town is now owned by the city lord's mansion. Li Zesen's uncle is the city lord of Meiyuan Town.
The city lord's name is Li Xianhua. Although he is an ordinary person, he has been accepted as a registered disciple by the super sect of the Eastern Continent, the Cathay Sect, just like the Southern Continent. Li Zesen was the first son of this generation of the Li family. When he was born, the city lord's wife Lin raised him in the city lord's mansion and made him the city lord's son.
Li Zesen grew up being pampered by his parents, uncles and aunts. He liked to join in the fun by nature because his family conditions were not bad and he was protected and pampered by his elders. Later, he was sent to Donglin College through his hometown Zhujiu. He also had surprisingly good cultivation qualifications. Even above average, it is also a great blessing for the Li family.
Because I heard at the college that Zhu Waner was going to sea, I had long been in love with Zhu Waner but could never find a chance to get close to her. I don’t know when Zhu Waner will come back. She took leave to go home this time just to relax. However, he didn't expect that as soon as he returned to Meiyuan Town, he would meet Zhu Waner with another man. Seeing Zhu Waner's clinging look, he felt inexplicably sad. Then he came forward, but he didn't want to warm his face. But there was no reciprocal response.
Thinking of seeing Zhu Waner and the man walking on the street talking and laughing just now, Li Zesen felt so angry! Regardless of Zhu Waner's indifference, she looked at the man beside her and asked, "Is this... very unfamiliar!"
Zhu Waner didn't wait for Song Pingzi to answer, and said first: "This is my friend, from Xiuzhentang College in the Southern Continent." Then she introduced to Song Pingzi: "This is Li Zesen, a bachelor from Donglin College in the same class as me."
When Li Zesen heard Zhu Waner's introduction, he did not explain Song Pingzi's status in the college. He thought he was still a student and said, "You dare to go from the southern continent to the eastern continent before you graduate. You are very courageous!"
Originally, Song Pingzi knew from Zhu Waner's attitude that he did not want to interact with the other party, and did not interrupt. At this time, because of Li Zesen's questioning, Zhu Waner introduced him, and he was ready to say hello to the other party normally. But as soon as Li Zesen's outrageous painting came out, Song Pingzi had no good impression of the person in front of him. "Wan'er, aren't you tired? Let's find a place to rent the carriage first. If you still want to go shopping, I will match you."
"Yes." Zhu Waner also wished to leave this ignorant Li Zesen as soon as possible, and quickly nodded in agreement.
Li Zesen on the other side hit a wall again, and it was still in Meiyuan Town. Of course, he couldn't just let it go. Licking her face, she said: "It turns out that Wan'er is tired after returning from the sea. Why don't you go to my home in the City Lord's Mansion for a short rest. Then I will arrange for the carriage from the City Lord's Mansion to return to the academy."
"No, Mr. Li, you are busy with your own business. Besides, we are not familiar with each other, so don't call me Wan'er, my name is Zhu Waner." Seeing that Li Zesen still looked ignorant, Zhu Waner's tone and expression also changed. He picked up Song Pingzi and walked forward. The big black dog backed up at Li Zesen, kicked up dust, and chased the two of them.
Li Zesen's face was not only ugly, but also angry. A dog dared to bully him. But he couldn't be rude in person in the city, otherwise it would be too inconsistent with his image as a young master of the city lord's palace.
Just as a pair of patrolling City Lord's Mansion guards came over, he stepped forward to stop them, showed his City Lord's Mansion token, and prevented the other party from saluting. Instead, he whispered a few instructions in the ears of the leading guard, and then Satisfied, he headed towards the city lord's palace.
The entire Meiyuan Town belongs to his Li family. As long as they give orders, who else dares to rent a carriage to them.
Zhu Waner originally didn't want to leave right away. Although she was interrupted by Li Zesen, when she walked away, she saw that Li Zesen didn't follow her. She took Song Pingzi and started shopping. They ate and walked along the way and seemed to have completely forgotten about renting a carriage.
It wasn't until night fell that Zhu Waner seemed to remember that the purpose of entering the city was to rent a carriage, and she said to Song Pingzi with some embarrassment: "Mr. Song, I forgot about the business while wandering around."
"It's okay, it's not urgent. If we don't want to travel at night, let's find a hotel to stay first. If we still want to go shopping tomorrow, we can go shopping again. If we don't want to go shopping, we can just start again." Song Pingzi said softly with a smile said.
"Well, it's all up to Song Lang's arrangement."
