Chapter 23, Dingzhou at night

The sun's rays illuminated the entire highway like a layer of gold paved along the entire road. After the two BMWs got off the Dingzhou Expressway, they drove towards the city.

Dingzhou is a county-level city dominated by agriculture, that is, some large enterprises have settled in one after another, and the popularity has gradually increased, but the consumption level has not increased much, and the housing prices are far from Tangshan.

Along Zhongshan Road, I went all the way to the west, and soon arrived at the Great World Shopping Center Hotel, which is where Chen Shu chose to stay. When the two cars drove into the parking lot in the backyard of the hotel, the guard in charge of guarding was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect two BMWs to suddenly come in, although he didn't know what the price was, but it was definitely much more expensive than other cars.

When the car drove in, the guard greeted the front desk through the walkie-talkie, saying that two BMW jeeps (off-road vehicles) had entered the hotel parking lot, and the foreman at the front desk was stunned for a moment and immediately became energetic.

Although the hotel did not receive the company's boss to book in advance, this kind of customer is often more generous, relatively speaking, the requirements are relatively high, at least should not leave a bad impression on this kind of guest.

Wang Zilan and Chen Shu walked in front together, still holding Xiao Mengfei in their arms, Wang Zilan's parents followed behind, and at the same time holding their grandson's little hand, for fear that he would run away naughtyly.

"Waiter, do you have a suite?" asked Chen Shu.

"Don't want a suite, let's just stay for one night, there is a large room with no double bed, that's fine, there's no need to spend more money!" Wang Zilan's father hurriedly said, in fact, he didn't know the consumption level here, and felt that the suite would cost 1,800. In fact, this hotel has just been renovated and opened, and the room fee is not high, even the suite is only 350 yuan.

"How much is a suite?How much is a standard room?" Chen Shu didn't change it directly, but still asked about the price.

"100 standard rooms, 35 suites, the hotel is renovated and opened, and it won't be this price after a month!" said the front desk foreman.

"Let's have a suite, open two more standard rooms, one with a big bed!" After speaking, Chen Shu took out his ID card, Wang Zilan and his parents also took out their ID cards, and when they heard the room price quoted by the other party, Wang Zilan's father did not insist anymore.

After settling down, Chen Shu called his parents as soon as possible and told the family about the situation here. Although tomorrow's lunch is a family banquet, it can't be too shabby, not to mention that Chen Shu has already said hello in advance.

Originally, Chen Shu planned to pick up his sister-in-law and go home with him tomorrow morning, but after making the call, he realized that his sister-in-law had invited home for a day and had now gotten in the car home.

The only thing that is better in the countryside than in the city is that you don't have to buy chickens if you want to kill them, and you basically have a few at home. In addition, there are almost pig slaughterers in every village, and the meat is absolutely fresh and assured, and these people do not dare to deceive these villagers when they sell meat.

A few people ate in the hotel in the evening, and fortunately the food here was good and didn't cost much. Chen Shu did not go home, but stayed with them and watched TV in Wang Zilan's parents' suite. Wang Fugui, like Chen Shu, has the habit of watching the news, and it just so happens that he is now broadcasting news broadcasts.

"Chen Shu, is our location far away from that Dingxian Tower?"

"It's not far, when we come over, maybe you didn't pay too much attention, it's on the left hand side of the road, now if we drive over, it's three or five minutes away. The tower is in the temple, and now people call it Dingzhou Tower, or Kaiyuan Temple Tower. A large square was built on the north side of the monastery, and many people walked there at night, and some smoked spinning tops. ”

"The tower looks better at night than during the day, and at night there are lights shining from below, and you can see it from a very long distance. Anyway, there's nothing going on right now, so let's go and see it now?" Chen Shu suggested.

"I haven't been here for many years, now go and see, tomorrow we will also climb the tower to try, we haven't been on it for decades. Hehe...... "Actually, if you don't have such a future son-in-law, how can you come to this small county town again at your age." No matter how fast it develops, it can't have anything to do with itself.

Several people drove a car out, Wang Zilan sat in the co-pilot, and the parents sat in the back seat, putting the two children in the middle of the back seat. When they arrived at the square, Chen Shu parked the car, and several people got out of the car one after another.

The square dance in Dingzhou has not yet risen, but the square under the night is not quiet, many people are waving whips, twitching the spinning tops vigorously, and there is a "buzzing" sound of spinning tops made of steel pipes everywhere. Many of them are also equipped with light-emitting diodes, which light up in different colors depending on the speed.

From the approach to the square, the two old men almost never left this towering tower, which has survived thousands of years of wind and rain, and is still standing, which can be regarded as a miracle in the history of architecture. Pale yellow laser lights illuminate the tower, and you can see this magnificent picture from a long distance.

"Mom, Mom, what's that?" After Xiao Mengfei got out of the car, she was also attracted by the tower.

"That's a tower, that place is a temple! Tomorrow, let Uncle Chen take us closer to have a look, okay?" Wang Zilan said with a smile.

"Okay! so beautiful!" Xiao Mengfei said with a smile.

"I really didn't expect the tower to be so beautiful at night, we were at that time, the tower was dirty and full of dirt, plus we were young, and we didn't think about so many things, just thought it was fun to climb the tower. There is a wall between the square and the temple, standing on the south side of the square, you can clearly see the tower body, and even the big characters written on the temple wall can also see the "Dingxian Kaiyuan Temple Tower", and use traditional Chinese characters.

A few people turned around, and they were about to walk back, the weather in March at night was still a little cool, worried about the health of the two old people and the children, and Chen Shu didn't want them to stay outside longer.

My parents originally planned to stop work for a day and wait until they sent Wang Zilan's family away before continuing, but my uncle disagreed. The workers who work are all found with the help of my uncle, and the construction starts early, and there is no need to go far away, so how can there be such a good thing? As for breakfast and lunch, just ask the neighbors to help you make do with it.

My mother was persuaded by my uncle in a few words, so she didn't insist anymore, but greeted her neighbors.

After breakfast the next day, the whole family left the room and drove to Kaiyuan Temple. The guard at the gate of the temple saw that it was a BMW car, and he didn't dare to let the car park outside the door, in case he bumped into himself, he couldn't say clearly, and he might be responsible, so he simply let Chen Shu and them drive the car into the compound.

"Master, children don't need to buy tickets, right?" Chen Shu stepped forward to say hello, and when the other party heard that it was a Dingzhou accent, he looked at the two children who were not old.

"Don't buy the watch, just buy it from the four of you adults!" the other party said, and it was clearly written next to it, the ticket is thirty, and the students are half price! Chen Shu bought the ticket, and the family entered the compound of the temple.

If it weren't for the last time he accompanied Zhu Haitao, Chen Shu really hadn't been here, and he was in a hurry last time, so he didn't even take a serious look at this ancient temple.

The temple sits in the north and faces south, the houses in the courtyard have been almost demolished for various reasons in history, only the two rows of blue brick houses in the east are left, and the bare courtyard is completely bare when you go inside, and the tower is located in the central position.

"It's all demolished, and we still have a lot of houses at that time. Wang Fugui shook his head secretly.

"There is a tower top in the tiled house, which is the original top of the tower, because the history is too long, and the damage is more serious, so the new one is cast with cement, and the old one has been placed in it after it has been removed. "A few people looked through the window, not very interested.

Chen Shu helped take a few photos of the two elderly people and children, as well as Wang Zilan. The interest of the two children was obviously in the tower, and they were not interested in anything else in the yard, so they dragged the two old men to the tower as soon as possible.

(End of chapter)