207 Blood Red Peach Blossom (I)
Tong Xin listened very casually, but out of respect for the old man, she didn't look around: "What is the story?" The protagonist is about the same age as me? ”
"Originally, Grandma Peach Tree was not like this, nor did it bloom all year round, but since a little girl was born in the Tong family in the west of the town, this peach tree only blooms all year round...... Our Peach Blossom Town used to have nothing but a concubine, otherwise it wouldn't be inherited today. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info yes, that's another story...... If you want to tell this story, and you have to quote that legend from the past, I'll tell you about that legend first? "The old lady seemed to like storytelling, and after she started to tell another story.
Tong Xin was dispensable, so he said casually: "Then grandma will tell me about that legend." ”
Seeing Tong Xin so cooperative, the old grandmother smiled happily and squinted: "That is, people of my age only know these allusions, those young people, they don't care about these stories, they all say feudal superstition or something, in fact, what is passed down by the ancestors by mouth, how can it be superstition?" ”
Tong Xin nodded cooperatively, no, this old woman has deviated from the topic again, it seems that she is a little confused. She couldn't help but regret going to her grandmother's house to rent a house, can an old man of this age still recognize the road?
"Grandma, how long will we have to walk to get to your house?" Tong Xin said patiently.
"Hurry, hurry, just ahead." The old grandmother said in a loud voice, "Look, isn't it just ahead?" ”
Tong Xin looked forward, and in the field not far away, a single-family two-story building was lonely there. Some trees are planted next to the small building, which seem to be peach trees, but it is about to be the New Year, that is, the old peach trees in the center of the town can still grow against the sky, and these other peach trees do not have this magical power, these peach trees are only left with trunks, and even the leaves have fallen off.
"Why did Grandma build her house here?" Tong Xin said curiously. Probably because of the developed tourism, although the town maintains an antique atmosphere, there should be a clinic, a supermarket, and everything you need. Living in the middle of the town, it is convenient to buy food and see a doctor, and living in a house next to the field, this is to look at the field nearby? But at such an age, it's too tiring to work in the fields, right?
"This is the rule of our Peach Blossom Town! Those guys who have forgotten their ancestors won't let me plant peach trees at the door of the house, saying that it's the town's travel planning or something...... Now, those families who live in the middle of the town are no longer able to plant peach trees at the door, and they all have to go to the peach blossom forest to plant trees, which is not in accordance with the rules. So when I was building a new house, I chose this place so that it didn't prevent me from planting peach trees. When the grandmother arrived at the door of the house, she explained to Tong Xin while slamming the door on the ground, "Open the door, open the door quickly!" ”
Do you have to knock so the door of your own home? Tong Xin wondered if this was not grandma's home at all, right? Otherwise, why don't you have a key?
Before Tong Xin tried to persuade the grandmother not to knock on the door again, she heard the door open, and a middle-aged woman with a sallow face saw the grandmother, and said resignedly: "Mom, why didn't you bring the key?" ”
"It's not like there's no one at home, what am I doing with the keys...... Come on, this is a guest who wants to rent a house, so he gave the girl the Chaoyang room on the second floor. "The old lady didn't have a good breath," I knocked on the door so loudly that even the deaf heard the door open...... Why are you at home with two daughters? ”
"I went out to work, and I haven't come back yet...... How many days is this girl going to stay? I heard that it was rented a house, and the middle-aged woman was more enthusiastic, rubbed her hands on her apron, and was about to take Tong Xin upstairs to see the room.
Tong Xin asked playfully: "I didn't talk to my grandmother about the rent just now, how is the rent calculated?" ”
"Well...... Because this is a tourist area, the rent is more expensive, thirty-one days, if you pay a month, it is cheaper, only six hundred. The middle-aged woman glanced at her mother-in-law and said according to her mother-in-law's instructions.
Tong Xin was not short of these two dollars, she directly took out a thousand yuan, and then said: "I'll eat and live here, pay a thousand yuan first, and then settle and return the excess to me when I leave." ”
Seeing Tong Xin so refreshing, the old grandmother was very happy, and said with a smile: "What's the matter?" Or do I see people accurately, this girl is generous and cheerful at first glance...... Don't worry, grandma is not a black shop here, and she won't make dumplings for you in the middle of the night......"
"Mom, what are you talking about, don't scare the guests......" The middle-aged woman hurriedly explained to Tong Xin, "My mother likes stories of gods and ghosts, don't listen to her nonsense, our family has lived here for generations, and we don't dare to do harmful things...... Girl, you can eat and live here with confidence...... Well, you sit downstairs in the living room, and I'll clean up the room for you. ”
Tong Xin nodded, sat down in the living room, and the middle-aged woman was not busy cleaning up the room, but first took melon seeds and made tea for Tong Xin, and then hurriedly went upstairs.
Tong Xin picked up the teacup and looked at it, there were dried petals floating on the tea, blood red and blood red, it looked good, smelled a sweet fragrance and said: "This tea smells fragrant, what kind of tea is it?" ”
"It's peach blossom tea, developed after becoming a tourist attraction here, with peach blossom nectar added to it, in fact, it is peach blossom **** plus brown rice tea, which is a fresh ...... By the way, these petals are a bit fairy, they are the petals of Grandma Peach, and only it will be peach blossoms of this color......" For this, the old grandmother scoffed, but when it came to the petals, she came to the spirit, "I haven't told you that legend yet......"
"yes, grandma, tell me quickly." Tong Xin took a sip of tea with a smile, and sure enough, it was peach blossom nectar brown rice tea, which had a different flavor when drinking.
"In the past, there was a very beautiful woman in Peach Blossom Town, it was simply a fairy descending to earth, this fairy-like girl was favored by the emperor and was sent to the palace as a concubine, at that time, Peach Blossom Town was praised and rewarded with a lot of food and property. Later, the concubine came back to the province to kiss her, and said at that time that if she died, she would return to her roots. This harem is a place to eat people, later, this concubine didn't know how to offend the queen or the concubine, was given to die, the emperor remembered the concubine's old feelings, and buried the concubine back to the town, the tomb is under the peach blossom grandmother, this peach blossom tree also grew in the second year of the concubine's burial, and has been blooming blood-red flowers......" (To be continued.) )