Chapter 61 Happiness in old age, not old and alive
After running for a while, Yunhai and his party came to a three-way intersection.
Those who came up around the dam and those who came from the dam met here and headed ahead.
After arriving here, there were more villagers along the way, including from this village and from the next few villages, in short, it was very lively.
Yunhai remembered that last summer's vacation was not so lively at all.
Even when I came back from May Day this year, I didn't hear of such a lively scene.
At this time, Yu Yingxin seemed to see Yunhai's doubts, and she immediately turned around and explained softly: "Actually, it was a few months ago that this place began to be lively. ”
After a pause, Yu Yingxin ran side by side with Yunhai, and then continued: "There is a retired Uncle Yu in Baishi Village next door who wants to live on the mountain with his wife, and then he chose the Sifang Tower, where he rebuilt the house, planted flowers and vegetables, and placed stone tables and stone benches outside the house, hanging net swings, so it slowly gathered popularity, many old people will run there every morning, and then gather to chat, play chess, play cards, listen to opera, and it is also considered to be old and happy." ”
Yun Hai nodded and smiled: "It's true that the old man is happy, it seems that this Uncle Yu still has a lot of ideas." ”
Yu Yingxin chuckled: "Not only that, Uncle Yu also provided the traveler with a kitchen for cooking, which not only had pots and pans, but also oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and even the firewood was stacked. Yu Bo also paid special attention to environmental protection, setting up garbage cans and thatched huts there, and writing many slogans to protect the environment. ”
Yun Hai exclaimed: "Uncle Yu is really an old man who has made a difference, and he is really a model for the young people of my generation. ”
At this time, the clouds in front of him suddenly shouted, "Dad, what do you think is that?" ”
Yun Hai looked in the direction of Yun Duo's finger, and there was a hawthorn tree on the side of the road, which had some fruit on it, but it was still green and not yet ripe.
Yun Hai explained softly: "Duoduo, this is called hawthorn, and you can eat it when it is red." ”
Yun Duo asked in a coquettish voice, "Then when will it turn red?" ”
Yun Hai chuckled, "It will be almost in two months." ”
Yun Duo pouted, "Ah, it took so long. So what kind of fruit is it that is all hairy on the outside? ”
"The fruit?" Yunhai was stunned, of course he recognized what it was, but he couldn't speak Mandarin, and his hometown dialect was called "sugar cake", and when it bloomed, it would also be called "bowl flower".
It is said that when a child touches this flower, he will break the bowl of eating, so it is called a bowl flower.
But in fact, it was used by parents to scare their children in the past, because the branches and leaves of this flower were all thorns, and they were afraid that the children would be pricked by the thorns when picking flowers, so they used to beat the bowl to talk about things.
This is the same as the warning that parents tell their children that playing with fire will wet the bed.
After being stunned, Yunhai still smiled and said: "This is called sugar cake, of course, this is just a translation of our hometown dialect here, what is the real name, Dad doesn't know, when it is ripe, you can pick it and wash it and eat it directly, or it can be used to make wine, this thing is delicious to make wine, but it is too troublesome to clean." ”
At this time, Yunyan, who was running in front, turned around and shouted, "Brother, don't popularize science first." Duoduo, let's run. ”
"Okay, sister-in-law." Yun Duo replied in a coquettish voice and said to Yun Hai, "Dad, let's keep running." ”
There will be a lot of time in the future, you can slowly tell her about the beauty of this side of the landscape, Yunhai nodded and smiled: "Okay, then let's catch up with my sister-in-law." ”
After running for a while, we reached the end of the reservoir, where there is a pavilion for people to rest and shelter from the rain and heat, which was built by people from several villages at the expense of those years.
At this time, there were already people sitting and resting in the gazebo, all of them were old people and children who were tired of walking.
Yun Duo also wanted to go into the gazebo to play, but Yun Hai said that she would run to her destination first and play when she came back, so she could only listen to her father.
After running through the gazebo, Yunhai saw a familiar road monument, which said "Qingfeng Ancient Road", and there was an introduction, and the payment was Jinxian Mountaineering Association.
Qingfeng Ancient Road has walked through the sea of clouds many times when he was a child, and he still remembers the past when he went to pick tea with his grandfather.
I don't know what happened to Chashan, it is estimated that no one has taken care of it for so many years, and it has been completely abandoned.
It's a pity that it's past the season of tea picking, otherwise Yunhai really wants to climb up to "Sam Laojian" to pick tea.
Continuing to run, Yunhai and his party soon came to the entrance of the "Kuma Lane", where there was a mountain stream that formed a small Tan on the side of the road.
A water pipe came out of Xiao Tanli, and the sound of the water pipe rushing was particularly eye-catching.
The water quality here is so good that many people come here to get water to drink, and it is said to prolong life.
After the entrance of the "Kuma Lane", it is not far from the "Square Tower".
Sifang Tower This is the official name and on the map, in fact, the people in Yunhai's hometown call this "Sifang Zone".
This used to be a small village, but later the state had a policy that people who went down the mountain would not only subsidize housing, but also give land, so all the people here went down the mountain, leaving only some ruins and broken tiles, which seemed to be still telling the history of the year.
When Yunhai was a child, when he and his grandfather went to the "Wild Boar Field" and "Guanshan" to cut firewood, he often passed by the Sifang Tower, and there were still several families living there at that time.
Yun Hai still remembers that there was a mountain stream spring there, the spring water was particularly clear and sweet, and it never seemed to dry up.
It is said that in the event of a severe drought, the Kongoji Reservoir dried up to the bottom, and the spring water there is still the same as before.
Therefore, some people called it the "Fountain of Imperishability", and those who had knowledge later called it "the Fountain of Immortality".
After turning a corner, there was a square tower in front of you.
Next to the road is the barren mountain vegetable field reclaimed by the villagers of Sifangdi Tower, but now it has been flooded with weeds.
When some ruins appeared in front of the clouds, she excitedly exclaimed, "Daddy, is our destination ahead?" ”
Yun Hai nodded and replied, "That's right, there is the Sifang Tower in front." Do you hear anything? ”
Yun Duojiao laughed and said: "I heard it, someone is singing, and it is the Wu opera that my father told me." ”
Yu Yingxin said with a smile at this time: "This is Uncle Yu practicing." ”
Yun Yan smiled and said, "I heard that Uncle Yu is an old drama fan, but he likes to watch dramas." ”
When you get closer, you can see the whole picture of the square tower.
It is a small place, with the remains of seven or eight earthen houses, and around these ruins, there are large green bamboos.
And the only intact house here is the residence of Yu Bo Xiu.
When Yunhai and his party came, there were already a lot of people here, mostly middle-aged and elderly people, but there were very few young people like Yunhai and them.
Yunhai saw Uncle Yu who was singing for the first time, he was in good spirits, his face was full of red light, his voice was full of energy, and his body looked really good.
How can it be unhealthy to be happy, have a wide heart and a fat body, love life, and be diligent in exercising?