Huo Jiaju was silent again. This time the silence lasted longer.
"Your hook is moving." He spoke again, but it was this sentence. Liang Jian came back to his senses and looked at his fishing line. The fishing line was trembling, and ripples were spreading out in circles.
Liang Jian hurriedly went to collect the fishhook, and when he pulled it up, he found that it was empty and the bait on it was gone. At this time, Huo Jiaju said lightly from the side: "You are too slow."
Liang Jian looked at the empty fishhook swinging left and right in the cold air and smiled casually. The purpose of his coming here was not to fish. Whether he could catch it or not was not important to him. However, it seemed that Huo Jiaju
Don't think so.
"This closing also requires timing." Huo Jiaju said.
Liang Jian took the bait and put it on the hook again, and said, "I think now is the right time."
Huo Jiaju stared at the lake in front of him, pursed his lips, and did not answer. Liang Jian smiled, threw the fishing line into the lake, and watched the fishhook sink slowly, and ripples appeared on the lake surface.
, showing sparkling waves in the moonlight.
"Have you been in Xiling Province for four years?" Liang Jian asked casually.
After seven or eight seconds of silence, Huo Jiaju's slightly deeper voice was heard: "One month left, it will be four years."
Liang Jian raised his eyes and cast his gaze towards the green mountains across the lake. Under the moonlight, the huge mountain looked like a squatting giant beast, watching them silently.
"Are you willing to do that?" Liang Jian suddenly turned around and asked him.
Under the moonlight, Liang Jian clearly saw Huo Jiaju's hand holding the fishing rod tremble, and there were a few ripples spreading out where the fishing line entered the lake.
After a while, Huo Jiaju suddenly opened his mouth, yawned, and stood up. Liang Jian frowned slightly and heard him say: "I'm a little tired. That's it for today."
Liang Jian sat there without moving, looking at the fishing rod that Huo Jiaju had put in place and confiscated, wondering in his heart, what on earth was the governor who had been suspended in the air for nearly four years hesitating in his heart?
From Liang Jian's point of view, he had no reason to hesitate.
There was a fire burning not far away, and Xiaoye was sitting next to him, not knowing what he was doing. Huo Jiaju walked over, called up Xiao Yang who was sitting next to him, and said a few words, and then Xiao Yang walked away. Huo Jiaju was sitting next to Xiaoye.
He sat down next to him. The two of them talked about something unknown. Soon, Xiaoye's laughter started to sound. In the quiet night and the biting mountain wind, it seemed particularly crisp and cheerful.
Liang Jian sat by the lake where the firelight could not reach, sitting quietly alone, looking at the lake surface that was ruffled by the mountain wind from time to time, the thoughts in his mind drifted farther and farther.
He remembered many things, many things from a long, long time ago. The most important thing was Lu Yuan. He thought of what Lu Yuan's father said before he divorced Lu Yuan.
In the eyes of Lu Yuan and his father, he used to be a loser. They thought he was unenterprising, inflexible, selfish and stubborn. Liang Jian didn't know how she and her father would evaluate him now.
But for Liang Jian, the evaluation he made many years ago still seems to be very appropriate for him today.
Liang Jian looked at the dark lake surface and sighed. As soon as the sound hit the ground, the fishing line that was as stable as a mountain suddenly moved. Liang Jian thought he was dazzled, rubbed his eyes, and looked carefully, it was really
Liang Jian became nervous all of a sudden, and all the chaotic thoughts in his head were instantly forgotten. Thinking about what Huo Jiaju said before, he should pay attention to the timing when finishing the swing. Liang Jian pondered in his heart for a few seconds about the best timing.
After that, I finally decided not to care about the damn timing, I’ll just put it down first!
The other end of the fishing line seemed to be caught in the hands of a strong man, and he was playing tug-of-war with Liang Jian. Liang Jian gritted his teeth, his face turned red, and even with all his strength, he couldn't pull back the fishing line. Just as he was about to call someone, Shen Lianqing came over on his own initiative. After seeing the situation, he helped Liang Jian to pull up the fishing line.
After almost catching it, a large fish nearly one meter long suddenly jumped out of the water, and the splashing water reflected the dazzling light in the moonlight.
The big fish continued to struggle in the air without giving up, and water splashed all over Liang Jian and Shen Lianqing. Xiaowu and the driver also heard the noise here, and both came over. It took a lot of effort for the four of them to catch it. This big fish was placed in a fish box that was not suitable for it.
Maybe the movement was a little louder, and Huo Jiaju, who had already gone into the tent to rest, also walked out, walked to the fish box that Xiao Wu and the driver carried over, took a look, and exclaimed: "Is it such a big one?"
Liang Jian heard the sound, took a towel and wiped the water all over his body, and said with a smile: "There are probably few people fishing in this mountain. This fish must have been in this lake for a few years."
Huo Jiaju looked at it a few more times and said: "Such a big fish is relatively rare." As he said that, the conversation suddenly changed and he said: "It's not easy for it to live at such a big size. Let's let it go." After that, he changed the subject. He looked at Liang Jian and asked, "Do you have any objection?"
Liang Jian didn't react for a moment and was stunned for a moment.
After being stunned for a moment, Huo Jiaju asked again: "You won't be reluctant to let go, right?" Liang Jian realized it now and hurriedly replied: "How could it be? You said let me go, so let me go." After that, let Xiao Jian let him go. Wuhe driver carried it back again and put the fish into the lake.
Huo Jiaju said later: "There is a saying in Buddhism that everything is animistic. This fish can grow so big, maybe it has animism. If we take it back, it is just to satisfy our appetite. It is a pity, we might as well let it go." Take it as a good deed."
"Do you believe in Buddhism?" Liang Jian asked with some surprise. In fact, there are many officials who believe in Buddhism. Moreover, the more senior officials are, the more they believe in this kind of thing. However, Huo Jiaju believes in Buddhism. One thing, Liang Jian had never heard of it before, so he was a little surprised.
Huo Jiaju smiled and said, "My family believes this."
Just as Liang Jian was about to answer the call, Xiao Wu and the driver who had gone to release the animals came back. Huo Jiaju said to the driver who came over: "Since this one has been released, let's release the other ones too."
Liang Jian didn't say anything else. After watching Xiao Wu and the others release all the fish, Huo Jiaju told Liang Jian to rest early and got into the tent. Liang Jian looked at the time and saw that it was already past three o'clock. It was not early. , without any further delay, he quickly washed up in the cold wind and got into the tent. Xiaowu and the driver took turns keeping watch.
I don’t know whether it was because I was tired, or because my mood became calmer as the environment changed in the mountains. I slept peacefully for a long time. When I woke up, it was already bright outside. Liang Jian got out of the tent and looked around. All around, except Huo Jiaju and Xiaoye, everyone else had already gotten up and was making food.
Shen Lianqing saw Liang Jian coming out and hurriedly walked over. When he approached, Liang Jian asked: "Where are Governor Huo and Xiaoye? They haven't gotten up yet?" Shen Lianqing replied: "They went hiking. They said it was before 12 o'clock. Will come back.”
Liang Jian frowned. Huo Jiaju and Xiaoye went hiking together, and neither the secretary nor the driver followed. The meaning seemed obvious.
Liang Jian asked Shen Lianqing: "Where did they go from?"
Shen Lianqing turned around and pointed behind him. There was a vague path on the edge of the woods not far away. The half-dead shrubs on both sides of the road invaded most of the road with their claws, making the originally not spacious path even narrower.
Liang Jian hesitated. He was a little worried about Xiaoye. After all, he was the one who brought this girl out. If something happened to him, he would feel uncomfortable. But, thinking about it again, if Huo Jiaju can achieve the position of provincial governor, he may not be so anxious. A perverted person. Moreover, he had never heard of any rumors about Huo Jiaju regarding women.
Liang Jian thought about it and asked Shen Lianqing: "How long have they been there?"
Shen Lianqing looked at the time and said, "It's about half an hour or so." As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yang, who was not far away, came over, smiled at Liang Jian and said, "Secretary Liang, breakfast is ready, go and eat. Let’s have breakfast.”
Liang Jian smiled and nodded, and while walking towards breakfast with him, he asked casually: "I heard from Xiao Shen that the governor went hiking with our Xiao Ye?"
Xiao Yang smiled and said: "Yes. This girl Xiaoye is really different from other girls. There are really not many girls who like to climb mountains nowadays. I can't help it. I am severely allergic to maple trees. Maybe there are some in the mountains. No. Dare to go."
Liang Jian glanced at Xiao Yang and heard what he meant by his words, as if Xiao Ye had taken the initiative to go hiking. However, Liang Jian couldn't confirm it with Xiao Yang. It would be bad if he said this too clearly. .
Liang Jian paused and said, "Would it be unsafe for the two of them to go there? Although there are no snakes in winter, there may be other wild beasts in the mountains. Otherwise, I will let Xiao Wu chase after them. Chase them?"
Xiao Yang waved his hand as if he was not worried and said: "It's okay! Our governor is not an ordinary person."
Although Liang Jian couldn't believe Xiao Yang's confidence, he had already said so. If he still insisted on letting Xiao Wu find them, it would be too obvious and not good. Liang Jian had no choice but to say nothing.
However, I still feel uneasy.
God seemed to understand Liang Jian. At about ten o'clock, a dark cloud came from nowhere. The sky, which had been clear just a moment ago, suddenly became gloomy. When Liang Jian took a look, he immediately found Xiao Yang and said, "Look It may rain in this weather. Governor Huo, have they brought rain gear?"
Xiao Yang looked at the sky and frowned, with a hint of worry on his face, and said: "I probably didn't bring it."
"Then contact them quickly. Xiao Wu and I put on our rain gear and go find them now." Liang Jian said immediately.
When Xiao Yang heard this, he quickly said: "I'd better go."
Liang Jian said: "You are allergic to maples, so I'd better go." Xiao Yang smiled sheepishly and said, "Then it's all your fault."
"It's okay." After Liang Jian said that, he and Xiao Wu hurriedly went to get rain gear, and then hurried to the path.
Fortunately, there were no forks in the path. Huo Jiaju, Xiaoye and the others didn't seem to have gone far. Not long after Liang Jian and the others walked, they happened to meet them walking back. Before they could say anything, the rain started to fall. However, there were thick leaves above the head, so not much rain fell. The four people hurried back to the camp, and Shen Lianqing and the others were busy packing their things. Seeing the four people back, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did Liang Jian have the opportunity to look at Huo Jiaju and Xiaoye. They kept a certain distance between them and could not tell anything. However, Huo Jiaju took great care of Xiaoye all the way back. Liang Jian felt a little uneasy and vaguely felt that the two of them were not at ease.
Something has changed in the human world, but I can't tell for sure.