The five of them went to a fish and chip shop to have lunch.
This restaurant was located in the middle of the dock, right above the sea. The windows were closed because the waves would hit in through the window. The rain-like waves would hit the window, so it was only natural to order the specialties when entering this restaurant. After ordering fish and chips, Peni ordered a bottle of champagne.
When the dishes were served, they were about the same as the fish and chips he had eaten in London. It could be said that the fish and chips in the whole of Britain were about the same. For example, the Peking duck in China was eaten in Houhai, Beijing, and some small restaurants in the south. The taste was almost the same in China. Of course, this did not include the taste of gourmets, who could taste the difference in smoothness.
Opening the window a crack, one could feel the saltiness of the waves. Eating the fried fish on the plate seemed to be alive, and the whistling wind seemed to convey the indignation of the fish's friends and relatives through that crack."You're not allowed to eat my friend. My friend's name is Austin. He's the fried fish on your plate!”Let go! How can you play with the koi fish when the meat has been chewed up by you? Only you can soar into the sky, but we can't swim underwater?”
It was a pity that Luo Li could only think of 'egrets flying in front of Mount Xisai, peach blossoms flowing in the water and mandarin fish fat'.
British fish was not as delicious and tender as Chinese fish. On the contrary, their fish was as tough as boiled pork. They had to cut it twice with a knife before separating it. If they wanted to eat Chinese fish, they had to go to the restaurants in China City, and it was expensive.
The fries were thicker than the ones in the KFC shop in China, but they didn't have the crispiness. They tasted like soft mashed potatoes.
After eating the fish and chips and sipping some champagne, the restaurant was already filled with tourists. It was bustling with activity and noise. Luo Li and the others paid the bill and went out. They walked to the end of the dock. It seemed like it was going to rain. They could see dark clouds gathering. The sea and sky in the distance were connected. At a glance, the surging waves gave people a sense of pride.
After looking around, she decided to go to the underwater world to take a look. Luo Li was not interested, but Peni and Lisa wanted to go. Emily was also interested. Therefore, the male would make do with her and be her protector.
After buying the tickets, the staff stamped everyone's hands and said that this was proof that they had bought the tickets. Luo Li spat on her hands and tried hard to wipe it off, but it didn't come off.
Aquariums all over the world were the same. There were only big fish and big turtles. Luo Li did not like to go to the underwater world at all. If the glass on the undersea tunnel could not withstand the water pressure and collapsed, wouldn't it become food for the fish?
Other than fish, there were also some rare small animals, such as a small spider from Africa that was said to be fatal with a bite. There were also small lizards and so on. Luo Li was afraid of small animals and hid far away. Emily seemed to like small lizards and was reluctant to leave for a long time. She kept saying how cute they were.
Luo Li wiped the stamp on her hand as she walked. She couldn't wipe it off even after she went out. She blamed herself for preparing an extra ticket. Why did she have to stamp her hand?
Outside the door, it was still the beach. However, it was October, and the weather was bad. There was no sister in a bikini, no beach volleyball, and no one on the beach. There was a seafood restaurant by the beach, and Wang Zhengguo suggested that they eat there at night.
After that, he walked back and crossed the street to the Emperor Pavilion. He arrived in about ten minutes. The exterior was a typical islamic building with an onion roof. There was a huge lawn outside the palace. After entering, he realized that there was a Chinese wind blowing past, especially the Chinese dragon statue on the chandelier. There were many Chinese porcelain everywhere, which showed the great influence of China. It was also reasonable for foreigners to translate China as porcelain.
The palace was so big that it was easy to get lost. There were Chinese-style murals everywhere, including murals of officials from the Qing Dynasty. It was said that they were all transported from China in the 18th century. At that time, China and the Western countries had a good exchange of arts. It was purely an exchange of arts, not the invasion of China by the Eight-Power Alliance.
Of course, there were also many ornaments from the Renaissance, including rare works of various masters of art.
Luo Li didn't know how to draw, so she could only feel the impact of the brush on her soul. Emily seemed to love every piece of work. After all, she had studied art. She said,"Look at this pattern, look at this style, look at this color…”
Luo Li didn't understand and only nodded repeatedly."You're right. I think so too.”
After leaving the Emperor's Pavilion and heading north, they soon arrived at the museum. There was a place to put umbrellas at the entrance. It was not locked, but no one had stolen anything. The museum had collections from all over the world. Luo Li only browsed through them briefly before walking to the collection area of the Chinese Dynasty. There were shadow puppets from the Chinese Dynasty, as well as many ancient silk clothes from the Chinese Dynasty. There were also some porcelain. On the first floor, there was a pure gold chair that was said to be worth a building.
Like Luo Li, Wang Zhengguo did not have any artistic talent. He kept complaining about when he would go back. Hence, the two of them found a place to sit down and waited for the others.
While she was waiting, Luo Li went online to look for travel guides for Brighton. However, she discovered that this city was also called Rainbow City, which was also a gay city. There were many lesbians holding hands here. When Luo Li walked, she saw many gay men and women holding hands. She thought that they were brothers and sisters. She originally wanted to go to the bar street at night, but she was afraid when she thought about it.
A poem was printed on his forehead: "Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing Nanshan."”
It was already evening. After visiting the museum, everyone decided to go back to the hotel to rest and have dinner.
Luo Li decided to stroll around the beach, stepping on the warm stones to find out where the beach led to.
Lisa said she wanted to go for a walk too, so the two of them walked side by side on the beach.
The beach was very clean. There was not a single piece of trash to be seen. At a glance, it was empty and boundless. There was not a single person. After all, it was the sea in October. The children in October would cry loudly, but the sea in October would only roll up the waves and whimper, as if it was lonely and lonely. In the distance, the gray sky was blue and blue. The water and the sky were one color. It seemed to show the majestic battle between the old man and the sea. Luo Li did not have the courage and invincibility of the old man. She zipped up her coat. The sea breeze hit her face, like the tongue licking an ice cream in winter.
After walking for a while, Luo Li suddenly realized that there was someone following behind her. She turned around and saw that Lisa was following closely behind her, as if she was struggling with the warm stone under her feet.
"Are you alright?" Luo Li asked.
"No, I'm not okay. The pebbles are hurting my feet.”Lisa said, feeling a little wronged.
Luo Li also realized that her feet were hurting a little, so she said,"Then let's go up the road.
Thus, the two of them walked on the flat road. Feeling the atmosphere was a little awkward, Luo Li greeted,"Are you confident about tomorrow's performance?”
"Yes, I'm always confident when I'm with you.”Lisa replied.
"Thank you. We gave each other confidence.”
A dilapidated wooden boat appeared at the bottom of the flat road. It seemed that it could no longer enter the water because there was a hole at the bottom of the boat. Luo Li guessed where the hole came from. If it was bitten by a fish, then this battle could be written as another old man and the sea. Where was the protagonist now? How did they win the war? Luo Li was full of questions. Coincidentally, a middle-aged man was sitting on a big rock next to her. Luo Li walked up to him out of curiosity and said,"Hello, I'm Luo Li. Are you okay?”
"Yes, I'm fine. How about you?"”
"I'm fine too. We're very curious about this ship. Is its owner still alive?”Luo Li asked.
The middle-aged man replied," I don't know. This ship has been here for more than ten years. It's an old ship. Maybe no one wants it."”
Luo Li didn't give up. She firmly believed that the ship had been through a lot of storms."It's hard to find water in the vast sea, and there are no clouds except for Mount Wu.”
"Then do you know why there's a hole here?" Luo Li asked again.“
Luo Li believed that the answer she got was that she had unfortunately hit a reef in a fierce battle, or was bitten by a big fish, or was smashed by a pirate ship.
"I know this hole," the middle-aged man said."It was bitten by a rat.”
"F * ck!" Luo Li cursed in her heart.
Such a disappointing answer made Luo Li's jaw drop. In this case, she could only let the rat that bit the boat play the real Tom and Jerry. After saying goodbye to the middle-aged man, the two of them continued walking forward. Luo Li believed that there must be an end to the beach.
As they walked, they arrived at a place with buildings. There were clusters of villas with sea-view houses. The villa district faced a private harbor, and countless boats could be seen parked there. Most of them were private yachts. There were luxurious four-story cruise ships, open-top two-seater yachts, and shabby small wooden boats. Many of the boats had phone numbers pasted on them, as if they wanted to transfer them. A two-seater open-top yacht had a price of 5000 pounds pasted on it.
When Luo Li was young, her plan for life was to have her own thatched cottage by the sea, a small wooden boat, a horse, and a guitar. She would spend her life leisurely like this. When he was hungry, he would go to the sea to catch two fish and roast them. When he was tired, he would ride a horse around the beach. When the weather was good, he would hold a guitar quietly or sing a song. When he was tired, he would hide in a small thatched cottage and sleep, thinking about the flowers passing by the beach.
Now that Luo Li's plans had changed, he said to Lisa,"You know, I have a dream.”Luo Li pointed at the villa on the left and said, I want a villa with a sea view." He pointed to the harbor on the right and said," And a private yacht.""A Lamborghini sports car and a warm home.”
"What a beautiful wish," Lisa said with a smile.”
Han Han had said that names represented wishes. Luo Li wondered if her wish was just a pear. Anyway, it wasn't rice beans.
At the mention of her wish, she felt a surge of emotions in her heart when she saw the boundless sea." I want to take a speedboat and go for a spin on the sea," Luo Li thought.
The strange thing was, why was there not a single ship outside the harbor? And why were all the ships docked in the harbor?
There was a small house built by Ling Hai in front of them. There were some small speedboats parked outside the house, and the sign outside the house just so happened to read: "Speedboat rental."
Luo Li and Lisa entered the house together. Two or three middle-aged women were drinking coffee and chatting about their daily lives, completely ignoring Luo Li's existence.
Luo Li approached a woman and nodded to greet her."Hello, sorry to disturb you.”
"Hello, gentleman. What can I do for you?" The woman smiled.”
Luo Li pointed at the speedboat outside and said,"I want to rent a speedboat."
The woman said," I'm sorry. We're not allowed to go to the sea today due to the weather. Come back later."”
Luo Li walked out in disappointment.
On the right side, she saw a dragon boat that was even more powerful than the dragon boat of the Celestial Dynasty. The Celestial Dynasty wind was strong, and it looked a little like the ferry on the pier crossing the river, but it was a size. Luo Li walked closer and saw a sign on the side: "Please contact number xxxx for chartering.”
No matter where he saw any information or things related to China, he would be filled with joy.
Luo Li made a call.
"Hello, do you rent a boat?" she asked in English.”
"Yes, do you want to rent it?" The other party said.
Luo Li could tell that the English was mixed with a Chinese accent, so she asked in Chinese,""Are you from China?"
"That's right, that's right. They're from China. You want to rent a boat?”The other party said enthusiastically.
" Yes, I want to go for a spin in the sea," Luo Li said.
" We're not allowed to go out to sea today, but I can make a small connection. It might cost a lot," the other party said with some difficulty.
"How much is it?" Luo Li asked directly.
" 400 pounds." the other party said.
"So expensive?" Luo Li said.
"Usually, a group of people will rent a place to go fishing together.”The other party said.
"Then forget it. We're just the two of us.”Luo Li hung up the phone.
"What did you just say?" Lisa asked. Lisa didn't understand it at all because it was spoken in Chinese.
" It's too expensive," Luo Li replied." 400 pounds. You can buy a small speedboat in China."”
"The things in China are really cheap. I really wish I could go to China and shop.”Lisa said with a smile.
"Sure, maybe one day we'll go to China together. I'll invite you to eat the specialties of my hometown."”
" Okay, I'll remember what you said," Lisa said.
The two of them walked forward and passed by a coffee shop. Lisa said,"I'm tired, let's go in and have a drink.”
Luo Li was also a little tired, so she went into the cafe and ordered two cups of fruit juice. She slowly drank it. The bar was empty and the business was cold. It was like this at the seaside. In the summer when the sun was shining, a large group of people came to surf and bathe in the sun, so the business in the shop was naturally full. However, once the summer was over, business would be cold. Business was also time-sensitive.
After finishing her juice, Luo Li wanted to continue walking, but Lisa expressed that she was really tired, so she stayed in the bar to wait for Luo Li.
Luo Li set off alone.
Luo Li often had this dream. She was driving a tractor on the beach. As she drove, the tractor suddenly stopped moving. Luo Li kicked the tractor and said, Why aren't you moving?"At this moment, the tractor spoke,""How can we drive with so many people?”
Luo Li turned around and saw that the entire carriage was filled with people. Luo Li asked,"Where are you guys from?"
But no one spoke.
"Then where are you going?" Luo Li asked again.。”
Still, no one spoke.
"Come where you came from, go where you're going!" Luo Li roared into the sky.。”With a whoosh, the tractor vibrated as it moved forward.
A seagull glided and landed on Luo Li's left shoulder. Following that, a group of flying fish jumped up and flew towards where Luo Li was.
A dog appeared in front of them. It ran into the sea and jumped among the schools of flying fish. When it bit one, it pulled it ashore and jumped beside Luo Li. It threw the fish on the seat.
As they continued to drive, they saw a huge ancient mountain rock with the words " swan song " written on it. The tractor came to a stop again. The people in the backseat jumped out of the car one by one and walked towards the boulder. When they got close to the boulder, they suddenly started sprinting. Then, in a flash of light, they disappeared, or rather, they entered the boulder.
Looking ahead, it was still a beach that could not be forgotten.
Luo Li had once told her grandmother about this dream. Her grandmother had brought Luo Li to the village to seek help from an old man who could interpret dreams. The old man's hair was white and he had white hair and chicken skin, but he was full of energy. After listening to Luo Li's story, the old man took out a piece of yellow paper and began to draw a talisman. After a while, he finished drawing. Then, she put on a Daoist robe and lit the talisman in the northeast corner of the courtyard. She chanted something and the talisman burned until it left a pile of powder. The old man twisted a pile of powder with his hand and threw it into a bowl of well water for Luo Li to drink.
Luo Li was strongly against it and refused to drink it. The old man put on his Daoist robe and waved a sword around Luo Li. After seven or eight rounds, Luo Li was stunned. He rubbed his temples and grabbed Luo Li's arm. As if he was performing magic, he took out a brush and wrote a four-character character on Luo Li's hand. Luo Li still didn't understand what the character meant, but she remembered that it was written like this: "Cuan."
After the old man finished the trick, he told Grandma that Luo Li was controlled by the kitchen ghost and that he had written a spell to separate the kitchen ghost and Luo Li. In order to thank her, Grandma gave a basket of eggs to the old man. On the way home, Grandma asked Luo Li not to tell Grandpa.
After a while, it was indeed effective. Because the dream had upgraded from once every two weeks to once a week, Luo Li did not dare to tell her grandmother because she was worried that the old lady would make him drink some random stuff again. Every time her grandmother asked if she still had strange dreams, Luo Li would pretend to be happy and say that she would never have them again. Therefore, her grandmother carried a basket of eggs and gave it to the old lady.
The strange thing was that Luo Li no longer had this dream when she was overseas.
However, seeing this beach today, Luo Li remembered this dream again. Luo Li walked along the beach. He only wanted to know if there was an end to the beach and what the end of the beach would look like.
As they walked down, they came to a huge curved dam that blocked their path. Could this be the end? Where was the end of the dam?
Thus, Luo Li climbed up the dam and continued walking. There was no one on the dam, and there was no one below or even around the dam. The sky was a little dark, as if a storm was coming. There were large rocks on both sides of the dam, and the mud on the beach was filled with black mud. There seemed to be a stench.
Luo Li quickened her pace and began to run. She seemed to have seen the end of the dam, but Luo Li, who was a Scorpio, did not give up. He believed that there must be something waiting for him at the end.
Rain began to fall from the sky. The rain from a foreign land would not enter the night with the wind, and it would moisten everything silently. At this moment, it was already dusk, and he was alone in the wind and rain.
He was tired from running. He could no longer tell whether it was raindrops or sweat, but the end seemed to be getting farther and farther away. The dam seemed to have come to life. Someone was still building it.
Luo Li thought of the stormy day in the comedy series of " Liaozhai "," Demoness Painted Skin ". A bolt of lightning split open a grave and a female ghost jumped out of it.
Luo Li turned her head and looked at the left side of the dam. There was indeed a tombstone, but she could not see what was written on it. She put on her glasses and looked hard.“swansong。”
Luo Li's heart skipped a beat, and she stopped in her tracks. She didn't dare to continue walking, as if everything was destined. The rain grew heavier and heavier, so much so that she couldn't see the end of the dam or the tombstone, but she knew that it existed.
"Ah!" Luo Li shouted.
"It's me, it's Lisa. Are you okay?”
Luo Li held onto the dam and almost fell to the ground."Why are you here?"
"It's raining heavily. Let me give you an umbrella.”Lisa said.
Luo Li wiped the rain and held the umbrella with Li Sha, saying,"Hurry up and leave this place. Hurry up."
The two of them ran, and the rain splashed all over their pants. He ran and ran until he saw cars and people on the main road.
After that, the two of them strolled back to the hotel.
Luo Li stayed in the hotel. She didn't want to go out, nor did she dare to. She just wanted to finish the performance and leave this strange city in the thick fog.
She curled up on the bed and flipped to the left, feeling that there was someone on the right. He flipped to the right but felt that there was someone on the left. Just as she was lying down, she thought of the stories her classmates had told her when she was young.
She got out of bed and went to Gao Yi's room, borrowing a sofa to sleep on for the night.
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