in the hotel.

Everyone hastily finished breakfast and returned to their rooms to rest. A group of people comforted Xia Li, and by the way, condemned Hongtian Entertainment's arrogance and domineering.

Zhou Mu echoed a few words, then took his luggage and left.

He was going to Texas to attend a party held by Bu Jin and Shi Longyan.

Texas, Smoky Mountains!

It is only four or five kilometers away from Zhang Bo Thatched Cottage.

The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the environment is very beautiful.

A crystal clear lake, nestled right among the mountains. A group of people swing a small boat, in the mirror-like lake, leisurely drinking, tea, and enjoying the scenery.

After a long period of contact, Zhou Mu found that the original writers, writers and the like were not as upright as he imagined. In fact, perhaps in public, they also pay more attention to image. But in private, many people are more casual.

For eating, drinking, and having fun, he is much better at it than a young man like him.

"When you see an opportunity, you act decisively. ”

While playing chess with others, Bu Jin threw some bait on the surface of the lake, and asked Zhou Mu to hold a net and be ready to catch fish.

However, the fish in the lake seem to be smarter.

Hanging next to it, waiting for the boat to swing over, and then come and devour erbium.

Zhou Mu's net pocket was not long enough, and he had no chance to start at all, so he could only sigh, "Mr. Bu, it's better to take a big net and throw it down." ”

"Haha, don't rush, be patient. ”

Bu Jin looked back at the chessboard, and immediately became angry, "Bastard, you actually steal a child and want to suffocate me a big dragon, it's too despicable." ”

"Nonsense. ”

His opponent was an old man with thinning hair and a thinning beard. The other party blew his beard and glared, and also scolded him, "Lao Tzu can win you casually, what kind of thief do you use." ”

"You can't do chess, hurry up and admit defeat. ”

The old man stroked his beard and sneered, "Otherwise, I will kill you a big dragon, and your face will be dull, and it will become a joke." ”

"Phew!"

Bu Jin was not convinced, "If you kill it, I can still turn the tables!"

“......”

The two argued, and someone passed by, glanced at it, and said in a disdainful tone, "Two stinky chess baskets." ”

"You have the ability!"

Bu Jin and his opponent immediately turned the gun head and unanimously turned it out.

These noises did not affect Zhou Mu. He looked intently at the lake, and suddenly saw a faint wave, eerily emerging.

In an instant, he decisively went down the net and fished hard.

Crash!

In the net pocket, a fat white fish is struggling, and the faint scales, under the sunlight, are actually crystal transparent color.

"Wow!"

A crowd gathered around.

"Such a fat white fish is at least two catties. ”

"Quick, get the knife. ”

"Get out of the way ......"

An old man with a white beard came over with a sharp knife.

He set aside the chess pieces, put a clean towel on the chessboard, and then fished in the net pocket and rested on the towel.

The kitchen paper draws water, and then let the fresh white fish slowly calm down. After a few moments, the sharp knife gently slid across the belly of the fish.

The internal organs of the fish's belly were all cleaned, and after a while, the white fish seemed to know the pain, and the tail flapped and struggled......

But it was too late.

An old man with a white beard, and his knife skills are very sharp.

Disembowelment, then cleaning, scales, and bones removed.

Soon after, the sparkling and paper-thin fish fillets were put on a plate and sent to the refrigerator for freezing. Taking advantage of this gap, someone put up a dipping sauce.

Chives, soy sauce, chili, mustard, etc.

After a certain proportion of blending, it is a condiment for freshness.

Ten minutes.

Everyone couldn't wait and took out the fillets in the refrigerator.

One by one, he picked up his chopsticks, took a thin layer of sashimi, swiped it on the dipping sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth. The cool and refreshing taste, combined with the slightly spicy seasoning, stimulates everyone's taste buds.

"Delicious!"

"Fresh!"

A few people shook their heads, and then stopped after tasting it. After all, there is such a thing as yusheng, just taste the fish once in a while and taste it, and you can't eat more.

"Good job, young man. ”

"It's still a young man with quick eyes. ”

At the end of the trial, a group of people did not forget Zhou Mu's merits and praised them one after another.

This party is more relaxed than expected.

Zhou Mu smiled, but did not relax his vigilance.

Sure enough.

After relaxing for a while, Bu Jin invited Zhou Mu to drink tea, pointed to the scenery of the lake and mountains, and said, "Do you know what this place is called?"

"This is a famous scenic spot?" Zhou Mu asked rhetorically.

"Within Texas, yes. ”

Bu Jin smiled: "Of course, if you look at the whole country, it doesn't count. It's just that people who have studied Zhang Bo culture basically know this place. ”

"Ugh!"

Zhou Mu blinked, "You're right, I didn't study it." ”

“...... Your mind is too sensitive. ”

Bu Jin couldn't cry or laugh, "This is called East Lake, Zhang Bo lived in seclusion in the nearby cottage back then, and when he was tired of writing books, he came here to play and relax." ”

Among the articles he left behind, there was an East Lake Miscellaneous. ”

Bu Jin said casually: "To be honest, the article should have been written casually, without embellishment, and the level was very average, so the circulation was not high." ”

"Hey, I don't like to hear that. ”

A person next to him directly opened the bar, "What is the average level? In fact, in my opinion, the Donghu Miscellaneous Records can be called the most simple and sincere prose in the articles left by Zhang Bo. ”

"That's your family's word. ”

Next to him, someone put on the bar, "You can't think it's good, it's really good, and it's also eloquent...... Recognized Xiongwen should be the Caotang Diary......"

"Which one is recognized?"

Another person blossomed, "I think his best article should be the twilight of the day!"

"No...... right"

Several people quarreled.

Zhou Mu drank tea slowly and sat and watched the ups and downs of the lake.

"Leave them alone. ”

Bu Jin quarreled for a few words before he thought of the right thing, and turned back to continue chatting with Zhou Mu, "Where did I go......?"

From the miscellaneous notes, everyone learned that Zhang Bo would come to East Lake every three or five days to fish. If you are lucky, you catch a white fish in the lake, and you will slaughter it on the spot and eat it. ”

Bu Jin said with a smile: "Our gathering this year, fishing for white fish and eating yusheng, is actually paying tribute to Zhang Bo and emulating the ancients, which is an elegant thing." ”

"Uh-huh. ”

Zhou Mu nodded, in fact, he was also suspicious that these people were just looking for an upright excuse for their greed.

Poor Zhang Bo is responsible for this.

"That's right. ”

Bu Jin pointed with his hand, "In the place where Zhang Bo fished, there used to be a small pavilion, but due to disrepair, it was destroyed decades ago. Later, after discussion, the municipal government decided to rebuild a pavilion on the original site of the pavilion. ”

"What a pavilion, it's clearly a building. ”

Some people disdain, "The ten-story building has also expanded its scope, and there is no elegant interest in fishing in Zhang Boting back then, it is just an artificial scenery built for money." ”

"Well, you can't say that. ”

Others retorted, "In fact, there is such a place, which is much more convenient for tourists." From above, you can enjoy a rare view. As for the difference between the ancient and the modern, we must also keep pace with the times, and there is no need to follow the ancient system in everything......"

"When it comes to monuments, it's a basic principle to repair the old as it is. ”

"A dilapidated pavilion has collapsed, and it still needs to be repaired to a tattered appearance?"

"You are ...... with strong words"

"You don't know!"

"Humph!"

In the midst of the argument between the two, the boat slowly wanders.

Zhou Mu also saw the "pavilion" that Bu Jin said. A thirteen-storey building, antique heavy eaves pavilion tower.

Next to the pavilion tower, there are also neat and uniform buildings. One building after another, the pavilion tower is guarded, forming a prosperous business area.

Tourists are shuttled, very lively.

Belch!

Zhou Mu arrived.

Scenic area, this is a normal operation.

In the commercial society, if the scenic spot is deserted, it is a shame.

When the boat docked, Zhou Mu subconsciously hung up his sunglasses, followed Bu Jin and the others in a low-key manner, and walked to a courtyard next to the pavilion tower.

The floor is paved with green bricks and covered with tiles.

The white walls are scattered and the bonsai is verdant, showing the elegance and exquisite charm.

The group went into the living room, where someone was waiting. Shi Longyan, as well as a few other people, flipped through books and drank tea, quite comfortable.

When everyone gathers, the gathering officially begins.

Say hello and say hello.

Shi Longyan opened her mouth and introduced Zhou Mu to him, "This is Mr. Chu Yuan, the director of the Zhang Bo Cultural Memorial Hall......

"Long admiration, long admiration. Zhou Mu looked curiously.

This Chu Yuan, probably in his forties, has thick black hair, which shows that he has a lot of energy. The eyes are blazing, and they inadvertently reveal their essence. This gave Zhou Mu the impression that the other party did not seem to be a simple scholar, but like an enterprising businessman and official.

Last year, Bu Jin held a signing meeting at the memorial hall, accompanied by Zhang Huang, local cultural celebrities, and officials. There doesn't seem to be this ...... in the crowd New to the office?

When Zhou Mu was speculating, Chu Yuan was also very enthusiastic, and directly came up to hold his hand, shaking it at a uniform speed, "Teacher Zhou, welcome to Texas again, it's our honor." ”

"Where, where. ”

Zhou Mu smiled awkwardly, a little overwhelmed. Bu Jin broke the siege, "Okay, people are here, they can't run." What's the matter, I'll talk about that later. ”

Well......

Zhou Mu understood Bu Jin's reminder.

He sat down silently, observing some of the people.

"Yes, yes. ”

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "Since you are here, it is indispensable to enjoy the scenery of the Listening Rain Pavilion." Let's go, I'll lead the way and take you to feast your eyes. ”

Entering through the side door of the house is the secret entrance to the pavilion. The reason why it is said to be a secret entrance is that there is a difference between it and the mass tourists outside.

Entering from here, you just avoid the dense crowds of pedestrians.

"This is the Yin-Yang Tower!"

Chu Yuan explained, "The staircase structure in the building is in a spiral state. Each floor, each flight of stairs, can be combined and separated at will. ”

"So in order to give tourists, more freshness. Every once in a while, we reorient the entrance to the staircase. ”

Chu Yuan said with a smile: "The path we are taking now is a closed area for tourists. In this way, everyone is also relatively clean. ”

This pavilion tower is very spacious.

Each floor should be able to accommodate several hundred people in and out.

It's just that to Zhou Mu's surprise, after entering the tower, Chu Yuan did not take everyone up, but turned into a secret door.

A meandering, downward passage caught his eye.

This is......

Zhou Mu was stunned and looked at Bu Jin, with doubts in his eyes.

"Below are the monuments. ”

Bu Jin whispered, which also surprised Zhou Mu.

Monuments?

Is the original site of the ancient pavilion?

Didn't you say it was ruined?

Still a trace?

Curious, he followed the group into the stairs. The lights were bright, and after walking two laps, the eyes suddenly opened up.

Wow!

Zhou Mu was surprised.

He looked around and saw that there was thick transparent glass all around, like an aquarium, blocking the layers of lake water from the outside.

In the middle, there is a dilapidated pavilion.

Of the four pillars, two have been broken.

Half of the pavilion collapsed, and the fence stone bench was still intact.

"This is the Tingyu Pavilion back then!"

Chu Yuan led everyone over and explained with a chuckle, "More than a hundred years ago, Chongdao was going to come to this place to fish and enjoy the beautiful scenery in the lake. ”

"It was only later, washed away by the rain, that the land collapsed. ”

Chu Yuan explained, "The pavilion was submerged in the lake, and later the municipal government started the project to build the pavilion tower, so the broken pavilion was salvaged and placed here." ”

Zhou Mu suddenly realized, no wonder it is called Tingta.

It turned out that there was a pavilion in the tower.

Actually, this broken pavilion is really nothing to look at. Just like the thatched hall in the memorial hall, it's all ordinary things.

It's just that because of the existence of humanistic heritage, everyone sighs and remembers.

So everyone stayed for a few minutes and then went straight away.

Take the elevator straight up.

One minute, reach the top of the tower.

Cough!

Yes.

There is an elevator in the pavilion tower.

That's why just now there were literati and scholars, complaining and dissatisfied, feeling that such a building had completely destroyed their reverie about the monuments.

But it's so easy not to have to climb the stairs.

Standing at the top of the tower, at the top of the tower, in a small space, the view is very wide.

The view of the lake and mountains is in full view.

The wind is blowing.

A slight drizzle suddenly fell from the sky.

Wow!

Inside and below the tower, dense pedestrians and tourists suddenly broke out into a noisy sound. Many people deliberately ran out of the buildings and stood in the streets, arms outstretched, faces up, facing the drizzle.

The rain was dripping, and even the clothes couldn't get wet, but it only moisturized the skin.

This feeling, very fresh and natural.

Comfortable and cozy.

Zhou Mu couldn't help but stretch out his hand to welcome the moisture of the rain. Caught off guard, Chu Yuan appeared beside him silently and said with a smile: "Teacher Zhou, do you feel it?"

"What do you feel?" asked Zhou Mu.

"The charm of culture!"

Chu Yuan sighed: "Everyone likes Zhang Bo, many people under the tower did not hesitate to come here from thousands of miles away, just to get closer to Zhang Bo." ”

"If he is a person who does not agree with Zhang Bo and does not agree with Zhang Bo's charm, he will definitely feel that many people below him are fools, and for the sake of an ancient man who has been around for a hundred years, wasting time, money and energy to toss himself, it is simply stupid and hopeless. ”

Chu Yuan smiled and asked, "Teacher Zhou, do you think it's better to have more or less of such a 'fool'?"

Zhou Mu was silent for a moment before he spoke: "What about the lord, let him talk to me face to face!"

Chu Yuan smiled triumphantly.

He, a lobbyist, has successfully completed the task!