Let's say that from the Longwang Temple in Nantou Lane, go north, pass the Liujiajia Temple on the west side and the wheat field on the east side, and then go north for a while, and you will arrive at the well. The well head of this Nantou Lane is quite high, and the wellhead is on a high earthen platform.

The north and east sides of the earthen platform are against the wall, the next door is a house, the west side is made of bricks and stones, there is a sink and steps on the south side, and there is an old locust tree under the steps.

There is an alley to the west of Jingtou, which belongs to an alley in Nantou Lane. I heard that the south side of the alley was originally a wheat field, and the north side is also a wheat field, which is still in use.

It's just that the wheat field on the south side is quite magnificent, and at a glance, from east to west is the back eaves wall of the north room, and the east side is clearly the whole wooden black lacquer gate, and the big ox cart can go directly into it.

It is said to be all wood, because the entire back eaves wall of this house is made of wood and planks, with columns, purlins, plywood, thick wooden door frames, and two large tall and thick wooden doors. It can be seen what kind of family the owner of this wheat field is.

Walking west along the south side of the alley, that is, along the back eaves wall of the house, you will see a tall, wide, delicate and elegant and magnificent slightly gatehouse that is close to the west gable of the house.

It is said to be tall because it is not only much higher than the surrounding houses, but also has to climb six steps from the ground of the alley to the platform at its threshold;

It is said to be exquisite, because the bricks are polished, the stones are selected, the brick carvings, the stone carvings, the wood carvings, the iron carvings, and the bronze carvings are all carefully carved and lifelike;

It is said to be magnificent, because the threshold and the large wooden door are decorated with iron and copper and covered corners, the drum stone under the pillar is also carved with patterns, and the brick and wood carvings on both sides and above the door frame are even more exquisite and full of aura.

When you enter the high gatehouse, you will be greeted by a brick carved wall. After the wall, it is a north-south passage like an alley, leading to the south end, with a square brick floor, high brick walls on both sides, that is, the back eaves wall of the house, but the eaves can not be seen.

At the end, on the left and east side is the back door of the wheat field, but it has been sealed, and on the right side is the west side is an alley-like east-west passage, with a square brick floor, and high brick walls on both sides, which are also the back eaves of the house, and the eaves are also missing.

Just walk along this east-west passage to the west, there is a courtyard gate on the right side, that is, on the north side of the brick wall, and then go to the west, another courtyard gate appears on the north side brick wall, continue to go west, another courtyard gate appears on the north side brick wall, and then a section, the passage is in the end. These three courtyard gates are all courtyard houses, with the same brick walls, rough rafters, rough beams, rough purlins, and the same square brick floor.

Turn around and come out of the high gatehouse, walk a few steps west along the alley, and a wide brick gatehouse appears on the right side, that is, on the north wall. Through the wall, you can see many more trees than in other courtyards.

Entering the gate, there is a garden, and the back door of the garden leads to the south bank of the large pond in the center of the village. Although it is said that it is the Spring Festival, it is still quite cold in the north at this time, and there are traces of ice and snow everywhere, and the breath of spring is not yet felt in the garden.

But the winding cobblestone walkways, thatched houses, small pavilions, rockeries, small bridges, wells, waterwheels, frozen ditches, pools, and flowers and trees in this garden, and occasionally some traces of Chinese medicinal materials, from which you can appreciate the taste of its owner.

I haven't heard of any other village in the area that has a garden. As for who owns this garden and these houses, and how can he have such a big trend, here is the name of the head of the family, called Liu Zhipeng, nicknamed Pengwa, who is one of the few old people in the village at the moment.

Because he likes to fiddle with the garden at the door, the villagers jokingly call him an old fairy. Under the eyes, the old fairy has three sons and two daughters under his knees. As for more, you might as well sell it first and leave it for later. Anyway, there are old people, daughters-in-law and little babies living in people's houses at the moment.

I heard that the family rented out all the fields, and even the wheat field on the east side of the Gaomen Building was sold to a family surnamed Sun. I also heard that several sons and grandsons of this old fairy family are outside, doing business somewhere in the south. Every Chinese New Year, the family will pay some money to sing a big opera for the village for a few days.

The area of Persimmon Bay, which belonged to Puzhou in ancient times, has been circulating here since ancient times a local opera called Pu Opera, also called Puzhou Bangzi or South Road Bangzi. Pu opera, singing high, simple and unrestrained, good at portraying rough and unrestrained characters, suitable for catharsis of great joy and sorrow, good at expressing tragic and sad heroic historical dramas.

In fact, before movies and television entered the countryside, watching plays, listening to books, and making social fires were the favorite forms of entertainment for Zhuanghu people.

There are amateur troupes in villages and villages in this area. The script and tunes are passed down from generation to generation, as long as you have a good voice, be literate, sing along with each tone, and learn one move at a time. Even if you are not an actor, you can hum a few words after watching more plays and enjoy yourself.

As for the accompaniment, in addition to the orchestra conductor who plays the board, the erhu, the banhu, the flute or something, that's the same, follow the song by tune, practice repeatedly, and you will be able to do it.

I heard that there is a banhu in Liuwan, and people don't know the simple score and staves, but the banhu is particularly good. If you can sing, people can play it, and if you sing it, they can play it, and it's very harmonious, it's really a god.

Outside the gate of Liuwan Village, in the northwest and along the west bank of the temple ditch, there is a large platform, where there is a Laojun temple and a large stage.

As in previous years, Liuwan also sang a few days of drama during the Spring Festival. No, several sets of curtains have been hung up, and even the gas lamps for the evening show have been prepared. After breakfast, I walked to the stage in twos and threes.

On the square in front of the stage, circle chairs, backrest chairs, benches, square benches, round piers, mazars, long and short, tall and short, all kinds of stools and chairs are lined up one after another. Men and women, old and young, those who support the old and the young, those who take care of their relatives and the deceased, those from their own village and those from other villages. All of them are brand new, brand new Chinese clothes.

This Chinese New Year is also a good opportunity to make money by doing a small business. Under the stage, shouting and selling sugar gourds, walking around in the crowd. On the wall at the edge of the small square, there are those who sell needles, threads, heads, ropes, and hair pockets, as well as trousers, trousers, jackets, shoes, shoes, hats, and hats; there are those who sell candy people, those who incite bad mormo, those who sell haggis, and those who set up hexagram stalls.

The play has not yet started, the curtain on the stage is tightly closed, and the sound of banhu and erhu tuning is heard from time to time, and occasionally Zhang Luo comes out from behind the scenes. There was a peaceful atmosphere in the audience, some of them paid New Year's greetings, some chatted, some laughed, and some gathered around the stalls to ask this and that, and the crowds were crowded, and the sound of laughter was endless.

After a while, the big drama began. The north is different from the south, the south likes to watch comedy during the festival, while the north sings more bitter drama during the festival. No, what Liu Wan is singing today is the Three Kingdoms opera "Yellow Crane Tower". In early spring, although it is still a little cold, I can already feel the breath of spring. The words on the stage are round, and the audience is full of relish, and they applaud from time to time. Laughing, before you know it, the day has passed.

During the Chinese New Year, the villagers all had dinner early. It was cold outside, Yongwa didn't go out, so she sat in the house with her parents. "Dad, the old fairy outside the well, why is he so rich in the house?"

"Hehe, this baby, the old fairy dares to be called by you? Everyone is over seventy. "Hehe, don't call people to your face, just talk about what you're afraid of in the house." "Oh, I'll call someone Yin Wa Ye in the future. ”

"Hehe, isn't that a Gengwa master?" "This baby, Yinwa is the eldest grandson." "Oh, got it. Hey, you haven't told me about ...... yet."

"Why do you want to ask this?" "Oh. "If the baby wants to hear it, you can tell it, and if you are idle anyway, you will be idle." Yongwa's mother interjected.

"There is money outside the family, and it is also earned and saved in many lifetimes. I also heard what people said, saying that it started to be sent when it was in the hands of Master Pengwa. ”

"Who is Pengwa?" "Hehe, that's the nickname of the old fairy you said." "Oh, I don't know. "Ah, people are so old, who still calls people by their nicknames." "Hmm. ”

"Master, dare you be his grandfather's father?" "Ah, no. ”

"Hey, didn't they all say that 'three hospitals'?" "Ah, outside, it's even earlier that it's not the Fa, and no one can tell. "Oh. ”

"I heard that his lord was working in the county at that time, and it seems that he was in charge of the title deed. "Oh. "That's when I made my money. "Oh. "If you have living money, you can release it, and it's profitable." I've heard that it's been a long time. ”

"What is Huizi?" "It's not very clear, it's probably an algorithm, how much money is counted for a while." "Hehe, dare to be like the one load of water and two loads of water we said. "Ah, that's what it means. ”

"Later, what happened?" "Later, I bought a house and land. "How dare you start it like this?" "Otherwise, it's also a business." "Then it's better to do business first, otherwise, the money has bought land and bought a house, won't it all become dead money?" "Daddy Pengwa?" "Ah, no. ”

"What kind of business are you doing?" "I heard that it was a wood runner, and I also sold tea, and this carbon. Anyway, his father has a lot of eyes and is also lively. "Hehe, you must make whatever you want. "Ah, I heard later that I entered the bank. ”

"Oh. What about now?" I heard that the brothers are all out in business. "What kind of business?" said that he was cooperating with someone to open a yarn factory in Nanjing, and the amount is not very clear. "Oh. ”

"Why are you asking this?" "Haha, I just want to hear about it, it's okay for the New Year." "Oh. "I said that I would go to bed earlier and save some lamp oil. "Your mother is picking, and she has to pick it for the New Year." "Haha, okay don't say. ”

"Hey, Dad, Mr. Wu is not crooked when his forehead is uphill. "Ah, outsiders can't figure it out. "What's the matter?" "Is there anyone with the surname Wu in your village?" "Oh, no." "That's not right, stranger, who can tell. "How many years have you been here?" "Ah, five or six years." Liu's mother interjected. "Oh. ”

"The old couple came, bought the yard, and bought a few acres of land. "That's pretty rich. "But in the outhouse, there is nothing of value. "Hehe, you see when people are short of money. "I can't figure it out. ”

"What might other people's wives do, you look at the lights of other people's paste, there are no two people in ten miles and eight villages. "Ah, everyone is spinning around in the lampshade, it's beautiful." ”

"Mr. Wu will also have a good time, there are all fruit trees in the yard, and vegetables are planted. "To put it bluntly, he has a big yard, so don't you dare?" "It's going to be a good deal in people's hearts, hehe. ”

"What's that? The key is that people say those words, quote the scriptures, and have knowledge in their stomachs. "No wonder they all call Mr. Wu. "The two of them are kind to each other. "That's natural, stranger. ”

In this way, after chatting with her parents, Yongwa can be regarded as having a better understanding of Lao Xian'er's family and Mr. Wu's family. When I returned to my room, I saw that Lian'er was already asleep with the baby in her arms, and the lamp was still on, obviously waiting for him to come.

Maybe he was happy with Liu's parents, maybe it was his daughter-in-law's sleeping appearance that attracted him, Yongwa got on the kang, took it off, got into the quilt, blew the lamp, gently woke up Lian'er, lowered the sound, and rained beautifully, and then fell asleep contentedly.