【Chapter 211】 Ancang Ancient Town
After seeing Wei Guanglan and his wife in Haizhou, it is not over, Xiao Qiang, the prospective grandson-in-law, has to follow Wei Tingting to Huiji's hometown to see the old man of the Wei family.
The ancestral home of the Wei family is in the ancient city of Huiji, which is 200 kilometers away from Haizhou, and the old man Wei went to Haizhou to study and work after liberation, and did not return to Huiji's hometown until half a century later.
This time, Xiao Qiang won the approval of Wei Guanglan and his wife, and the next step was naturally to go back to Huiji's hometown and let the old man see it.
Haizhou to Huiji is located in the most economically developed area of the Yangtze River Delta, crisscrossed by railway, bullet train and high-speed highway network, and the transportation is very convenient. Xiao Qiang chose to drive back to Huiji, instead of choosing Wei Tingting's cute Beetle, he borrowed an Audi A6 from Benjamin to serve as his temporary car.
Anyway, Xiao Qiang is also a man, and it is normal to have a good face.
Seeing that her little man's self-esteem was quite strong, Wei Tingting did not break it, and listened to Xiao Qiang's arrangement with a smile.
Wei Guanglan and his wife did not go back this time because they still had to go to work, but let the two young people go back by themselves, anyway, they had to face everything at home.
Early in the morning, Xiao Qiang drove out of the hotel where he stayed, first went to Lanxin Garden to pick up Wei Tingting, and then went to the 'Jinghu Agricultural Products' flagship store to load the various gifts that had been prepared before leaving.
"Xiaoqiang, are you going to move?" Wei Tingting looked at the Audi not only The trunk was full, but the back seat was also full of several refrigerated containers, and at first glance she thought it was a hawker transporting goods.
"It's okay, there are so many people in my hometown, let everyone taste the specialties of our Ginkgo Village!" Xiao Feng didn't care at all, and said: "If grandpa likes to eat these things in the future, we will send them from Ginkgo Village to the courier company!"
The Wei family is also a big family in Huiji, and most of the clansmen are exhibiting in Huiji, even if they are doing business and working in other places, they also have a place to settle in the old house. Compared with the Xiao family, which has a slightly shallow foundation, the Wei family, which has been cultivating and reading heirlooms for nearly a thousand years. There is no doubt that there is a greater potential power, and there are more rules for the big family.
This time he came to visit, Xiao Qiang temporarily asked Wei Guanglan for a lot of things that should be paid attention to, so as not to make mistakes in his busy schedule and lose face when the time comes.
Not to mention anything else, Old Man Wei and several old men of his generation, Xiao Feng have prepared a lot of gifts. And Wei Guanglan's cousins also have valuable gifts. It's no wonder that many people come to the door, the first time you come to the door, you always have to make a full posture!
"Thank you, Xiaoqiang!" Wei Tingting couldn't help but reach out and hold Xiao Qiang's big hand who was grabbing the gear lever, and said movingly.
The Wei family is a big family. Under the appearance of harmony, there is also competition, Wei Guanglan and his family have lived in Haizhou for many years, and the sense of existence in the minds of the clansmen is actually not strong. Even if the old man Wei Zhixiang, who retired and returned to Huiji for the elderly, has enough seniority and prestige in the clan, it cannot prevent some clansmen from being critical of Wei Tingting's boyfriend.
Xiao Qiang's move is nothing more than fighting for Wei Tingting's face.
"Between you and me, there is no need to say these words!" Xiao Qiang took advantage of the red light, turned his head and said to Wei Tingting with a expression: "You are willing to succumb to me." It's the luck of my life!"
I have to say that Xiao Qiang's black charcoal head is still a little powerful, looking stupid, and the sweet words at the critical moment will not drop the chain. No, Wei Tingting's eyes have become watery when she looks at him, if it weren't for the wrong occasion, she would have pounced on him and offered a hot kiss.
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When Xiao Qiang and his family were running on the high road, the old house of the Wei family was also a lively scene. Old man Wei Zhixiang and the old lady were busy directing the juniors in the clan, cleaning up, and preparing lunch.
Haizhou is two hundred kilometers high from Huiji, Tingting and they will arrive in three hours at most, just in time for lunch, but they can't let the new aunt underestimate the Wei family.
Old man Wei Zhixiang only has one child, Wei Guanglan, and Tingting is his only direct descendant. Therefore, the old man is still very interested in her coming back with her boyfriend. Before this, the old man had also seen Xiao Qiang's photos and knew some about the Xiao family. Basically satisfied!
No, I heard that Tingting was going to bring Xiao Qiang back, and Mrs. Wei got up early in the morning and instructed the eldest girl and little daughter-in-law in the family to clean the room and prepare all kinds of food. The old man specially put out a red altar of his daughter who buried himself under the osmanthus tree in the yard thirty years ago, and prepared to have a good drink today.
Just when everyone was making various preparations for Xiao Qiang's arrival, the Wei family was also discussing this upcoming new aunt in a whisper, after all, Wei Tingting found a little boyfriend in southern Yunnan, which is not a secret in the clan.
Although the Huiji people are not as xenophobic as the small citizens of Haizhou, and feel that they are all rural except Haizhou, the distant southern Yunnan and Yaozhou are undoubtedly a remote mountainous area in the hearts of the Huiji Wei family.
I heard that Tingting fell in love with Xiao Qiang at first sight after going on a trip, could it be like a TV series and a novel, the girl in the city fell in love with a young man from an ethnic minority, and it was a beautiful encounter?
I have to say that everyone has the gossip gene in their hearts, and a little bit of information quickly ignited the fire of gossip among everyone, and Xiao Qiang's name quickly spread among the clansmen.
It's just that some of Xiao Qiang's specific situations are clear to the elders in the clan, and it is impossible for the juniors to go to the elders for verification, so some speculations about Xiao Qiang are more outrageous.
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Xiao Qiang didn't know that he hadn't arrived at Huiji yet, and his name had already spread in the Wei family, and he didn't know if it was good or bad?
The old house of the Wei family is not in the urban area of Shaoxing, but in the ancient town of Ancang, which is a few kilometers away from the urban area, which is one of the four famous ancient towns in Huiji, and is also a very famous place in the south of the Yangtze River and even in the Yangtze River Delta region. In addition to the antique Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings and the leisurely life of small bridges and flowing waters, the meat products produced here are also very famous delicacies in the Jiangnan area.
Turning down the high highway and following the well-paved country road, you soon came to an ancient town surrounded by a small river, and the hustle and bustle of the city seemed to disappear all at once, and the thick history was blowing in front of you.
Under the command of Wei Tingting, Xiao Feng drove the Audi into the ancient town very carefully, although there were some 'no driving' signs on the road from time to time, but Wei Tingting's skillful Ancang dialect let the old men and ladies along the way let them go all the way.
Think about it, although Ancang is a tourist attraction, but most of the houses are still inhabited by local residents, the so-called 'no-go' sign is nothing more than for foreign tourists, and there are naturally not so many restrictions on local residents.
"Tingting, you have lived in Haizhou since you were a child, and this Ancang dialect is also quite slippery!" Xiao Qiang said while carefully driving an Audi car through the narrow bluestone streets.
There are different pronunciations in the Jiangnan area, even if they are in the same county and township, the dialect spoken may not be understood by the other party, let alone Xiao Qiang, a native of southern Yunnan. When Wei Tingting communicated with the locals, he only felt that it was difficult to understand, and he was even more confused than when he first came into contact with English.
"When I was a child, my parents were busy with work, and I spent every winter and summer vacation in Ancang, and Ancang's words were just a piece of cake!" Wei Tingting smiled and said: "There are a lot of delicious snacks in the town, I'll take you to have a good look when I go back!"
Ancang is located in the hinterland of the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and has been a land of abundance since ancient times, so it has derived a variety of delicacies and snacks, which is unimaginable in the mountainous areas of southern Yunnan, where materials are scarce.
While the two were chatting, the car drove in front of an old house, and Wei Tingting said that this was the Wei family's old house in Ancang.
Xiao Qiang saw that this was a typical Ming and Qing dynasty building, with white walls and green tiles, and exquisite cornices showing the wealth and heritage of the owner. Different from the rough and heroic architectural style of the Xiao family's old house, the Wei family's old house reveals the delicacy of the south of the Yangtze River, and the style of the water town arises spontaneously!
The Audi car parked outside the yard attracted the attention of the Wei family, and after Wei Tingting got out of the car, everyone realized that the new aunt had followed Tingting back.
For a while, the four sisters, the four girls, the four aunts and the like sounded all kinds of calls, and the originally quiet old house was suddenly in chaos.
Like the Xiao family, the generation of the Wei family, a big family, is also disordered, the middle-aged woman in her forties and fifties shouted 'Fourth Aunt' at Wei Tingting, and the little girl younger than Wei Tingting called her 'Fourth Girl', the chaotic scene made Xiao Feng feel very cordial, as if she had returned to Ginkgo Village.
As today's host and guest, Xiao Qiang naturally became the focus of everyone's attention, and dozens of pairs of eyes stared at him in unison, as if they wanted to see him as a flower.
Fortunately, Xiao Qiang has been the executive vice president of Xiaojia Farm for a long time, often speaking to hundreds of employees, and his aura has long been exercised, so he is not afraid of this kind of scene.
Compared with the white-skinned and thin scholar in Jiangnan, Xiao Qiang, who is dark-skinned, has another temperament, plus his facial features are three-dimensional, and he looks stylish.
The Wei family's first impression of Xiao Qiang's stinky skin was not bad!
Wei Tingting asked a familiar cousin to help move all kinds of gifts in the car into the hall, and she pulled Xiao Qiang into the old mansion and greeted the old man and the old lady first.
When Xiao Qiang and Wei Tingting got out of the car, the two old men had already gotten the news, but they were sitting in the hall with the other old men, waiting for the two juniors to come in and say goodbye.
Following Wei Tingting, Xiao Qiang greeted the old people present in a decent manner, and the old people's eyes were very readful, and they could see at a glance that Xiao Qiang's aura was not strong, so it could be seen that he was not a good look.
Subsequently, the various gifts brought by Xiao Qiang also further enhanced the Wei family's senses for him, after all, the good wine, good tea and various handicrafts with southern Yunnan characteristics produced by the Xiao family are not valuable, but they represent strong sincerity.
And the top-notch ingredients in several refrigerators made the Wei family feel a little surprised, and at the same time, they also had a strong interest in the Xiao family. After all, according to Wei Tingting's introduction, the price of these ingredients in the flagship store of 'Jinghu Farm' in Haizhou is several times that of ordinary ingredients, and they are still in short supply.
All in all, the Wei family's old mansion has a good first impression of Xiao Qiang, who has just arrived!
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