Chapter 196 Cultural Relics Guesthouse
I heard Jiang Hongxing say: "Back when Shu Yi's father was an educated youth, because of her mother's relationship, he offended the green skins in the town, and the two of them escaped from Rongshan Town. , it was my dad who saw that they didn’t look like Zhou Zheng. He is a bad person. He must have been in trouble for a while, so he took him on the ferry and brought him here."
"We have four surnames here: Jiang, Zhao, Yang, and He. Marriage outside the home is considered a relative in every household." Wan pointed to the mansion next to him: "This Wufu Manor belonged to the Zhao family at that time, and was also moved from Chengdu."
"It is separated by a river, and ordinary outsiders can't get in, so here we are I'm not afraid, even if I protect Shu Yi's parents, I won't be able to Later, they still had the same surname. This can only be said to be God's will, right?"
"Well, that's true." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but be surprised by the wonder of fate. Now it seems that this is Zhongba. The island was actually the place where Jiang Shuyi’s parents fell in love.
"What happened next?" Although it was an old story, Jiang Shuyi was still worried when hearing it.
"Later, your parents stayed at my house. Half a month later, the storm passed, and my dad and I sent them to the Zhuyang River downstream, where they took a boat to Jiachuan."
"Going to move the reinforcements." Zhou Zhi was happy: "Later, the educated youths from Shu and Sichuan joined forces to cause trouble in Rongshan Town, and the greenskins dispersed. They fled to Tibet, alerted the government to launch an investigation, and finally uncovered a gang of gangsters."
"Uncle Jiang and Aunt Du finally got married and got comfortable."
This last sentence was meant for my friends. After saying this, Jiang Shuyi kicked his heel lightly.
The friends were all really shocked.
Yan Xiao felt that she had run away from home because she couldn't be in the same class with He Shiqing, and she was already extremely heroic. When she heard that Jiang Shuyi's father had done something for her mother, The feeling of facing such a big thing is as high as a mountain.
When it comes to this relationship, everything is settled, but Zhou Zhi did not make it difficult for Jiang Hongxing. He also took out his membership card of the Writers Association and the letter of introduction issued by the Jiachuan Federation of Literary and Art Circles, saying that this was This is a collection activity, and I hope the local government will cooperate.
With this letter of introduction, you can live in a guest house and be received by the place, then it is just right. Nowadays, many relatively closed places still need this. Otherwise, even if you have money, you may not be able to find accommodation. .
The large courtyard has been requisitioned as a grain station, sugar warehouse, agricultural machinery station, fertilizer warehouse... Anyway, as long as you need rooms and space, you can find it in this compound.
The same is true for the guest house. The ten rooms in the most intact inner courtyard of Wufu Manor are used as the guest house.
Zhou Zhi looked at the carved brackets under the blue tiles, the painted beams depicting opera stories, the green square brick house walls, the carved window lattice, and the square tile floor in the room. The old pattern of glutinous rice paste and mud seams.
This is a standard room. Every year during the sugar cane season, buyers will come to the island to buy. When many units such as grain collection, surveying, and hydrology come over, they also need to receive guests. This guest house That's what it's for.
It is the slack season now and no one is coming, so the entire guest house is empty, and a small courtyard has been occupied by Zhou Zhi and his party.
This is the first time that the friends have stayed in a room with such a high standard. It has a public toilet, a boiler hot water room, a thermos bottle, and even "supporting facilities" such as slippers and a foot basin. It feels very "high-end".
Only Yang He was laughing secretly in his heart. He was the one who followed Zhou Zhi to the guest house of the provincial TV station. Compared with there, this guest house was completely shabby.
Of course this is just Yang He's feeling. Zhou Zhi always feels guilty about living here in a cultural relic.
After everyone selected their rooms and came out, Jiang Hongxing asked his wife to light up the boiler and took the friends to visit Wufu Manor. "The Zhao family is a family of officials who moved from Chengdu more than 140 years ago." Jiang Hongxing introduced as he walked: "They moved to this island in the tenth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. After that, they built this house that can accommodate dozens of families. Sihe compound where you live.”
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"Look at the stone lintel under the eaves at the entrance of the manor. There is a legend among the old people about the five characters "福" on it. In those days, these characters were filled and flattened with pure gold. Why are they used? ? Prepare for famine! Buy food in times of famine! ”
Zhou Zhi doesn't quite believe this statement. Chinese people are very particular about keeping their wealth secret. Yang and his father both knew how to hide gold bars in jars.
However, this stone-carved gatehouse is enough to illustrate the glory of Wufu Manor on Zhongba Island.
At the same time, it also proved another thing. Zhou Zhi’s feeling was right. They were going to live in a cultural relic tonight.
However, it is impossible to talk to Lao Jiang about cultural relic protection. Even Wangcong Temple, which is so important and has just started to receive the treatment it deserves, Zhou Zhi is not the kind of person who is extremely rigid.
The whole compound is actually very interesting. Because it is a rural area, no one cares about such a courtyard. Jiang Hongxing explained it clearly in one sentence - it is inconvenient to pick up a manure bucket from the alley in the morning. , if there are too many houses but few people living in them, it is easy to attract thieves. How can there be a two-bedroom apartment that is so refreshing?
Then Zhou Zhi understood that real estate was not strictly needed on this island, so the courtyard house was protected instead.
It is not called protection. It should be said that most of it has been preserved in its original state without excessive damage.
Many courtyards and rooms were locked, but the tour was completed quickly. Everyone returned to the outside of the courtyard and sat under the big longan tree to drink tea.
Jiang Hongxing’s guests were also served refreshments, which are some of the specialties here – dried longan, rice krispie treats, sesame sticks, and fried sheep tails.
Sesame sticks are sesame candy the thickness of a little finger, wrapped in white sesame seeds.
It is worth mentioning the fried sheep tail, which is a very traditional snack in southern Sichuan. It is made of fat meat or lard slivers, wrapped in noodles and deep-fried twice until crispy, and then stir-fried with white sugar in water to make a sugar liquid. Then pour the fried dough into the pan and stir-fry until evenly coated. Remove the pan from the heat and stir-fry until the sugar liquid cools down and a layer of frosting forms on the dough.
Seeing Aunt Jiang serve Xiaguantuo tea with fried lamb tail, Zhou Zhi knew that dinner was definitely a sure thing.
Fried lamb tail is delicious, but you will get sick of it without even realizing it. It is just right if paired with Tuocha tea to relieve the greasiness.
Then I thought of the skewers on Jiangzhou's tail: "Uncle, who set those skewers at the pier? Why don't you go ask and see if you can add another dish later?"
Zhou Zhi has just asked Jiang Hongxing about the cost. Generally, the reception fee in a guest house is five yuan a day, including food and accommodation. Zhou Zhi and the others will play at noon tomorrow, which is exactly one day.
The price is really ridiculously cheap. Zhou Zhi is a little worried about the quality of the food, but he can't say it directly. Plus, he has to save a lot of money in his budget, so he might as well find the dishes himself!
“You have to find Uncle Six for this.” Jiang Hongxing said, “Let’s go and have a look!”
(End of this chapter)