Yang Huo Deng

Chapter 3

Xu Guangchuan squinted at Yuezhou, and said meaningfully: "You all know that Xie Chun's wealth is not ordinary. In this society, one more relationship means one more way out. There is nothing wrong with having a good relationship with Xie Chun. As for Xia Jinglan, next time you have a chance, bring her with you."

What Xu Guangchuan usually teaches is knowledge. This is the first time he told Yuezhou the rules of society. Yuezhou has been an adult for several years, and he should know a lot about these rules. Hearing Xu Guangchuan say these things, he didn't take it seriously in his heart. Xu Guangchuan thought that she had listened, so he stopped talking and closed his eyes to rest his mind.

Xu Guangchuan closed his eyes, and Yuezhou took a bold look at Xu Guangchuan.

Yue Zhou rolled his eyes, feeling confused.Xu Guangchuan has always disliked Xie Chun's flamboyant personality, but this time when the archaeological team went to Yin Town, Xu Guangchuan suddenly paid attention to Xie Chun. Could it be that as Xu Guangchuan himself said, he felt that there was nothing wrong with having a good relationship with Xie Chun, so he paid attention to it? Are you talking about Xie Chun?

It's just a pity for Xia Jinglan...Xu Guangchuan said that he would have a chance to bring Xia Jinglan with him next time, but who knows when the next time will be?Ancient tombs aren't about digging potatoes, you can have them if you want, and this is a blank check in the foreseeable future.

Yuezhou was a little disappointed. Xu Guangchuan was her mentor. She always thought that although her teacher was serious and old-fashioned, he was a person who really loved archeology. Yuezhou learned a lot from Xu Guangchuan, not only knowledge, but also human conduct. Xu Guangchuan often told her that one should have a clear conscience and be upright, but now Xu Guangchuan asked her to curry favor with Xie Chun... Yuezhou understands that human nature is inherently complicated, and she is just simply disappointed, after all, no one has the obligation to satisfy her expectations.In order to change his mood, Yuezhou looked at the scenery outside the window, and began to wonder what kind of strange person the old friend Xu Guangchuan was looking for this time would be.

Like Xu Guangchuan, he should be a knowledgeable old man.

Departing from Beijing, it took a three-hour flight to Kunming, and another two hours by passenger car to the town under Kunming. The reason why Xu Guangchuan didn't take the train was that he was too old and couldn't stand the turbulence of the train. Jin, I get motion sickness when I take the train, I would rather take a passenger car with fewer people and open the windows for ventilation.

The bus only passes through Xu Guangchuan's destination. There is not even a bus station in the town. The bus stopped at a lively market and people got off the bus. Yue Zhou followed Xu Guangchuan and stored his luggage with him temporarily. In the nearby store, the two of them only brought some belongings, and they were relaxed.Yue Zhou was carrying her anti-theft satchel, Xu Guangchuan was simpler, he just stuffed a plaid handkerchief in the pocket of his frock coat, and some change in his trouser pocket was enough.

Yue Zhou looked around and saw several people from the tour group bargaining with the hawkers in front of the stall. It is now October, the weather here is very good, the sun is only slightly shining, and the warmth is just right, it is not like Beijing, otherwise It's so hot that you can't keep your eyes open, or it's cloudy and humid, but here is the same as Beijing, that is, there are too many people, too many people, it is almost crowded, and there are people wearing clothes With the tour group of Little Red Riding Hood, Yuezhou took a look at the nearest stall. There were colorful pendants on it, and a garland was very beautiful. It happened that a tourist also took a fancy to the bright garland and asked the price. , Yue Zhou listened carefully, and was shocked when he heard the price. The price of a garland was close to three figures, and Yue Zhou was so scared that he didn't even look at it, for fear that someone would steal the money from her pocket.

Yue Zhou pushed aside the crowd with one hand, and held the anti-theft small satchel with the other, followed Xu Guangchuan among the crowd of tourists speaking various dialects and languages, and turned around in the busy alleys, waiting for Yue Zhou to relax and enjoy the surroundings Suddenly, I found that the noise had been cut off. The place they were in was quiet and beautiful, and it was another world from the bustling market just now. There were no tall buildings, no crowded crowds, and there were only alleys on the left and right. The stone wall is higher, and the blue brick house with the eaves exposed, Yue Zhou even looked back in disbelief, thinking that he could see the bustling market when he turned around.

Yue Zhou looked back, only to see the stone wall in the alley covered with moss blocking his view.

After experiencing the turmoil just now, it is hard for Yue Zhou to imagine that such a place still exists in this town, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with bluestone paths, beautiful scenery that should exist in the photo pages of photography magazines, even the smell of sunshine and warmth seems to be You can smell it, and there are not many travelers, only a few scattered tourists with cameras hanging around their necks, quietly taking pictures of the clear river water and the natural and beautiful moss between the rocks.

It's a pity that Yue Zhou left the camera in the store, she quickly took out her mobile phone, and wanted to take a picture of even a small flower in the weeds in the corner. Seeing that she was interested in this place, Xu Guangchuan introduced her casually: " This is Wuzhuang."

"Wu Zhuang?" Yue Zhou's attention was all on the cute little flower in the corner. She tapped the phone screen to adjust the focus, and took a photo. She felt very satisfied with it. With a casual beauty, she looked at the photos and said casually, "Is everyone here named Wu?"

"It's not the Wu whose surname is Wu, but the nothing that is 'everything is born from being, and being is born from nothing'," Xu Guangchuan explained.

"In "Tao Te Ching"?" Yue Zhou was somewhat impressed by this sentence.

Xu Guangchuan nodded.

Really profound meaning.

Yuezhou took a look at the photos and was very satisfied. Then she put her mind on the cute little flower. God knows she is not such a coy person. There are many kinds of flowers in the garden of the scientific research institute, and Yuezhou is not interested either. Now, she was inspired by an inconspicuous little yellow flower. She wanted to pluck the little flower and put it behind her ears, but she didn't want to destroy this beauty. When she was struggling, Xu Guangchuan said to her, "It's not far ahead."

Yuezhou took advantage of the opportunity to leave with Xu Guangchuan, lest if she stayed for a second longer, she would be unable to control herself and cut off the little flower cruelly.

"Why are there so few tourists here?" Yue Zhou asked curiously, even if Little Red Riding Hood from a tour group didn't see it.

"Because this is where the elderly live, it is a pension area, and it has signed an agreement with the tourist area. Tour guides cannot bring tour groups here, only individual tourists can come here," Xu Guangchuan answered for Yuezhou.

Yuezhou nodded clearly, feeling that being able to retire here is also a happy thing.

This is indeed a town suitable for rejuvenation. Those who walk slowly while leaning on the walls, those who bask in the sun under the trees, those who play chess and those who fish are all old people. Along the way, I saw a few children chasing and playing in the alley. Except for those individual tourists who look like tourists at first glance, no young people have seen it. It is really a veritable retirement area, but also, how can young people stay in this environment? Although Yuezhou thinks it is quiet here, but Let her travel for a few days, but she won't be able to stay here all the time. It's too comfortable. Young people will lose their bones here.

The friend Xu Guangchuan was looking for lived in a small bluestone courtyard facing the small river, and there were handwritten Spring Festival couplets on the wooden door.From Yue Zhou's point of view, the appearance of this yard is no different from the surrounding houses, and it doesn't look like a residence of a high-ranking person.

When Xu Guangchuan knocked on the door, he hesitated for a while while maintaining that knocking posture. After Yuezhou asked, he found out that Xu Guangchuan hadn't come for seven or eight years.

Yue Zhou was speechless at Xu Guangchuan's rashness.Should she lament that Xu Guangchuan knew his way after not coming for so long, or should she lament Xu Guangchuan's overconfidence?Will friends who have not been in touch for seven or eight years be so happy to help?It's not certain that people can't live there yet.

Xu Guangchuan hesitated, but knocked on the black wooden door, and there was a quick answer from inside, and then the wooden door was pulled halfway open. The person who opened the door was an old lady in a mandarin jacket with jet-black hair, combed meticulously. .

It is said that the Eighteen Changes of the Women's University, the biggest change in the process of youth growth, and once a person enters the process of old age, the change will slow down. Although I have only seen photos from many years ago, Yuezhou immediately recognized this The old lady is the woman in the couple in the photo with Xu Guangchuan. She was a beauty back then. Although she is old now and her eyes are full of wrinkles, her delicate facial features can still reveal her beautiful posture when she was young. Yue Zhou took a closer look , this old man is not only dressed in fashion, but also wears earthy red lipstick!

Yue Zhou recognized the old man only by an old photo he had seen, but the old man was stunned when he saw his old friend. She stood motionless and stared at Xu Guangchuan with a complicated expression on her face. The gaze staring at Xu Guangchuan was a bit of scrutiny, and he didn't mean to invite old friends to come in as a guest.

Xu Guangchuan thought that the old man didn't recognize him, so he quickly smiled and said, "Sister Gu, it's me, Old Xu, don't you remember?"

Only then did Mrs. Gu's expression change.The wrinkles on her face squeezed together, revealing the smile she should have when seeing an old friend she hadn't seen for many years, and opened the other half of the door, and invited the two into the courtyard, she opened the door, and the shadow wall behind her The whole picture was revealed.

The shadow wall, that is, the wall with carved reliefs, was called Xiaoqiang in ancient times. It is used to block ghosts and thieves.

The screen wall is also very particular. This kind of screen that blocks the view as soon as the door is opened is called a one-character screen wall. It blocks the sight of outsiders from prying eyes in the courtyard, and it is also very beautiful.

Unexpectedly, seeing a shadow wall standing in the door, blocking the view, Yue Zhou was stunned before realizing that it is rare to see a shadow wall in modern society, but there are people who pretend to be elegant and make a face shadow wall in the courtyard Here, those screen walls are full of cheap modern imitations, without any historical charm, Yue Zhou doesn't even bother to look at them.

This is a huge stone brick screen wall, Yue Zhou couldn't help but take a few steps closer to look at it carefully, looking at this simple and old screen wall was a little fascinated.The screen wall is two meters high, and the stone bricks are simple and old. Judging from the degree of dents pressed into the ground, this screen wall should have been placed in this position for a hundred years. As for this screen wall, I don’t know how old it is.

Yue Zhou unconsciously held her breath, she stretched out her fingers, and carefully stroked the cloud pattern on the screen wall with her fingers through the air. She didn't dare to touch it directly so as not to desecrate the historical depth of this screen wall. She was fascinated by the screen wall. Xu Guangchuan entered the courtyard after Mrs. Gu opened the gate. Neither of them noticed that Mrs. Gu behind them was careful. After looking around outside the courtyard, he closed the door uncomfortably.

Hearing the conversation between Xu Guangchuan and the old man behind the screen wall, Yue Zhou reluctantly bypassed the screen wall, and the moment he walked out of the shadow wall, Yue Zhou saw the universe in the courtyard, suddenly enlightened, and couldn't help calling out softly gas.

This courtyard is very spacious, and the layout is very leisurely. There are many rockery, small ponds, flower vines, tall trees, etc., which are beyond the reach of ordinary wealthy people. The layout of the courtyard is not only very emotional, but also very particular. The layout reminds Yuezhou of the emperor's imperial garden in ancient times.

This courtyard can be said to be a miniature version of the imperial garden.

Feng Shui has been passed down for thousands of years, and the construction of ancient tombs has never deviated from the layout of Feng Shui. Therefore, Yue Zhou studied ancient tombs and related customs and Feng Shui. From her experience, there are mountains and water in this courtyard. A feng shui treasure land was built to store wind and gather qi, and there is no gain or loss. The feng shui pattern can no longer be described with a good word.