Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

After finishing his work at the rough stone trade fair, Zheng Xueming did not return directly to Beijing.

Instead, he invited Lin Ran to go to Chengjiang with him.

Chengjiang is a city in Yuxi. Unexpectedly, Zheng Xueming had friends all over the world. It was a rare trip to Yunnan, so naturally he wanted to visit his local friends.

It takes less than three hours by train from Ruili to Yuxi.

At the entrance of the train station, Zheng Xueming's friends were already waiting by the car.

This man's name is Yao Wei, and like Zheng Xueming, he runs a treasure appraisal business. The two met at an auction. They fought fiercely over a treasure at that time, and eventually became friends.

We drove them to Chengjiang, a quiet town.

Although Yao Wei is also a treasure appraisal businessman, he is relatively young at heart and has no airs. After arranging a hotel for them, he invited them to eat kebabs at a street barbecue stall.

A bunch of mutton kebabs and other vegetarian dishes, and the three of them had a great time chatting with beer.

Night market culture has not yet emerged in the mainland, but Yun Province is different. People here love drinking. In the Qing Dynasty, there were often all-night drinking bureaus.

After the end of the food control era, this place was the first to embrace changes, so it opened a night market!

After a few glasses of beer, they began to talk more.

They talked about everything from the rough stone trade fair to Zhang Fengyu's adopted son.

Moreover, the two of them also praised Lin Ran's deeds, which made Lin Ran feel very embarrassed.

The three chatted while eating and drinking.

Yao Wei is also a well-informed person. In his early years, he traveled all over the country and abroad. He is well-informed and does not try to make more concessions than Zheng Xueming.

But through chatting, they discovered that Lin Ran knew far more than Yao Wei.

Lin Ran could only resolve the embarrassment by saying that he liked reading travel and food columns in magazines, so he knew a lot.

Finally, they briefly discussed tomorrow's itinerary.

"Since I've come to Chengjiang, I naturally want to go to Fuxian Lake." Yao Wei drank happily and said cheerfully, "I will pick you up at the hotel tomorrow morning, and let's go to Fuxian Lake."

The reputation of Fuxian Lake is not loud to ordinary people.

But for the locals, Fuxian Lake has a magical legend, and Lin Ran has heard about it, so he has high expectations for it.

After breakfast the next day, Yao Wei came to the hotel to pick him up as promised.

Driving near Fuxian Lake, Yao Wei slowed down, opened the car window, and drove slowly around the lake-ring highway at an extremely slow speed.

"Fuxian Lake is a famous lake in Yuxi, and the total length of the road is 94 kilometers." Yao Wei said with a smile.

This was Lin Ran's first time to visit Fuxian Lake. The scenery here was pretty good and the journey was remarkable.

There is a lotus wetland among them. Unfortunately, it is winter and only the leaves of the lotus can be seen.

Combined with the scenery of Fuxian Lake, there is a special kind of beauty with blue sky, white clouds, sunshine, green leaves and rippling blue waves.

Lin Ran couldn't help but indulge in it.

"This is the lotus landscape. It's a pity that it's not summer, otherwise you can see the lotus blooming, and the scenery is amazing." Yao Wei said with a hint of regret.

They stopped the car and prepared to walk along the lakeside.

Lin Ran squatted down and picked up a handful of water: "This water is really clear."

Fuxian Lake is so vast and yet so clear, it is indeed one of the most beautiful scenery in the world.

"Haha, Mr. Lin, I heard that you are well-informed. Do you know why Fuxian Lake is called that?" Yao Wei wanted to test Lin Ran.

Lin Ran waved his hand and said, "Excuse me for being stupid, I really don't know the origin of the name."

He was telling the truth. He was not a local, so how could he know the origin of Fuxian Lake?

Yao Wei smiled and said: "Fu means it's warm; Xian means it's clear. The warm and clear lake is what Fuxian Lake means."

"So that's it, I've learned a lesson." Lin Ran said with cupped hands. He thought it was some legend about immortals, but it turned out to be just an image, but he didn't say it out loud, but praised: "Fuxian Lake is worthy of its name."

"I'm kidding," Yao Wei said, "Actually, the name of Fuxian Lake comes from a myth. It was said that the Jade Emperor had nothing to do in the palace, so he observed the world and found a gourd-shaped pearl, which was extremely beautiful."

"Then the Jade Emperor wanted to take it for himself, and ordered two immortals, Xiao Shi, who were good at painting, to come down to earth, trace it, and bring it back to heaven."

"But when the two Immortals Xiao and Shi saw such beautiful scenery, they had already forgotten their mission. They only put their hands on their shoulders and admired the beautiful scenery, so much so that they forgot to paint and report back to heaven."

"Day after day, year after year. In the end, the two gods turned into two stone peaks. They put their hands on their shoulders and looked down at the pearl. This is also the origin of Fuxian Lake."

After Yao Wei finished talking about the origin of Fuxian Lake, he gave Lin Ran a meaningful look.

This answer surprised Lin Ran. In his previous life, he had only heard of the legend of the big fish in Fuxian Lake and the ancient underground city. This was the first time he heard of its origin.

After walking along the lakeside, Yao Wei suggested taking a boat ride.

There are many small boats parked on the shore, and you can hire a boatman to take a boat ride in the center of the lake for a fee.

It was a rare occasion, and of course Lin Ran didn't mind experiencing life.

The three of them got on a small boat and paddled on the lake under the guidance of the boatman.

They sat in the center of the boat drinking tea.

Although the tea doesn't taste very good, it has a unique flavor in this situation.

At this time, they saw an island in the center of the lake.

Yao Wei explained: "That is Gushan Island, a scenic spot in Fuxian Lake."

His tone suddenly changed and he said with a smile: "Brother Zheng, actually Fuxian Lake is not just a tourist attraction."

"The locals all know that there are several unsolved mysteries in Fuxian Lake. Just now, Mr. Lin also said that the water in Fuxian Lake is so clear that you can almost see the bottom at a glance. It is called a vast expanse of glass."

"Although the lake often ripples, when it calms down completely, standing on the top of Gushan, you can see an ancient city below Fuxian Lake."

When this matter was mentioned, Lin Ran suddenly became interested.

He looked towards the bottom of the water. Although the water was very clear, due to the wind and fish, they could only see five or six meters and could not see deeper.

And this legend is not groundless.

In Lin Ran's time, an archaeological team really went to the area to conduct research.

According to research, there is indeed an ancient city at the bottom of the lake, which may be the remains of more than 2000 years ago.

And that is the site from the Western Han Dynasty.

There is a similar legend in Chengjiang.

"Yu Yuancheng?" Lin Ran asked.

Yao Wei, who was laughing and joking, was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

The boatman also heard their conversation and added with a smile: "Little brother, you outsiders still know the legend of Yu Yuancheng, it's not bad."

Zheng Xueming was a little confused when he heard this.

Lin Ran also paid special attention to writing down the names because he knew there were ruins under the water.

But he still smiled and said: "Actually, I heard other people mention it in the hotel!"