July is the hottest time of the year, the sun releases heat in the sky, and the plants illuminated by the sun at noon are all listless. At this time, Jiangnan is not only hot but also humid, and the people who are steaming in the sauna are sweating profusely, and there seems to be a fire in their hearts but nowhere to disperse. But they are not troubled by the heat, they love the temperature very much, and at noon they sing happily in the trees to announce their existence to the world, and their singing is bright and piercing in the silent noon when even the cats are hiding in the shade to rest.

Gu Yuanxiang walked out of the room after taking a lunch break and stretched his muscles in the yard, which was a little scary to walk on a big night. The courtyard is full of ancient trees and sparse trees, and several houses with unique Jiangnan characteristics are today's houses, the highest is only two floors, with pink walls and tiles, and the horse-head wall in the connected houses is towering. In front of a beautiful garden, there is a hand-cranked roller well, long ropes wrapped around cylindrical rollers, and wooden buckets hanging outside without a single watermark.

Gu Yuanxiang walked for a while and only felt that this place was as refreshing as a paradise, with tall and old trees blocking most of the light and heat, and the exquisite design of the houses allowed people to find a ventilated and shady place in such a hot summer. It's a place away from the hustle and bustle of the modern city, unless you have to see almost no modern appliances, cooking or a stove with honeycomb coal. Time here seems to be static, ignoring the bustle and bustle outside, quietly mastering time at your own pace. Novel ybdu passes.

Gu Yuanxiang walked into the study, sat in the north-facing south-facing direction, opened the door, and before he stepped into the door, he felt a cool air coming from the pavement. Move a chair to a desk that is taller than you, take off your shoes and climb onto the chair after polishing the ink, take a deep breath, calm down and start to practice writing.

Gu Yuanxiang didn't know how long the time had passed, but he only heard the sound of people walking outside the house. "Yuan Xiang has been practicing for more than half an hour, take a break and try the mung bean cake made by grandma." A gray-haired grandmother carries a round bamboo-patterned plate with about seven or eight square mung bean cakes larger than a one-dollar coin.

For people who meet for the first time or are not familiar with her, it is difficult to tell her age, at first glance, she feels that she is not old, but if you look closely, you can see that the loose skin and the crow's feet at the corners of the eyes are not hidden at all, indicating that she is not young. At this time, he was wearing a blue lotus cheongsam, his hair was held by a cloud-headed hosta, and the wrinkles on his face were easy to see, but the whole person exuded a tranquil and tranquil atmosphere, which would make people involuntarily ignore those places that showed their age.

"Yuan Xiang is practicing calligraphy, I'll eat it later, don't mess up your mood." A grandfather with a white beard but a lot of energy stopped the grandmother who was about to bring food into the house.

"Old man, the first time Yuan Xiang came, you let her practice the words for so long, don't scare the child." Grandma complained a little dissatisfied with the child studying for so long.

"How can the bloodline of my Zhao family not be able to understand Wenmo." The old man with white hair raised his head slightly and said smugly.

"Don't stare at me, I see that little girl is having fun." Seeing that the old wife was staring at him very dissatisfied, the old man hurriedly explained.

Gu Yuanxiang was devoting herself to the process of practicing calligraphy at this time, and she didn't hear the conversation outside, only the pen and words in front of her in her heart.

This summer, Gu's father missed his daughter, but he was usually busy with work and didn't have time to accompany her, although his wife had a summer vacation, she had to go to study and study, and she couldn't be persuaded by Grandma Gu. Gu's father, who missed his daughter, thought of a compromise solution, and took Gu Yuanxiang to the Zhao family in Jiangnan and Gu Yuanxiang's grandfather's house during the summer vacation.

The Zhao family is a big family of poetry and book heirlooms, Gu Yuanxiang has memorized the genealogy of the Zhao family since he was a child in his previous life, and the articles left by his ancestors and the like, and he has a headache to memorize. During the Cultural Revolution, some of the Zhao family moved overseas, and some were reluctant to leave their homeland, and Gu Yuanxiang's grandfather was the only one left in China.

Gu Yuanxiang's grandfather was very accomplished in Chinese studies, and after the Cultural Revolution was rehabilitated, he was hired as a professor of Chinese studies by a well-known local university. Gu Yuanxiang's grandmother is also a local noble family, it is said that she also went to study in the West when she was young, and was influenced by new ideas, and she was once a hot-blooded young man, but Gu Yuanxiang couldn't see the imprint of Western learning at all in this gentle grandmother who was like this Jiangnan water town.

Gu's father took Gu Yuanxiang to his grandparents' house, and the work of Grandma Gu was not at all. Gu Yuanxiang has never left his side in the past few years, and after leaving for a summer vacation, Grandma Gu was heartbroken and wanted to wipe her tears when she thought about it. Grandma Gu also knew that her son wanted her daughter, and when she went to her grandparents, her son could take time to take a look, Xiangxiang had never gotten along with her grandparents when she was so old, and it was normal for people to take Xiangxiang to spend a summer vacation, but they all understood the reason, and the thought of Xiangxiang leaving hurt in her heart.

After the matter stalemate, Grandpa Gu agreed that his son would take his granddaughter to his grandparents' house for the summer vacation. Grandpa Gu is also reluctant in his heart, but he won't show it outwardly like Grandma Gu. The reason why I finally agreed with my son's opinion was not only because I wanted the father and daughter to spend more time together, but also because I wanted my granddaughter to learn more from her grandfather's side, even if it was just to accept the edification of the house full of books.

After Gu Yuanxiang knew that his father was going to send him to his grandfather's house, he was full of expectations for this trip to Jiangnan, thinking of the growth of the white wall and black tile house creeping tiger all over the wall, the whole wall was lush, and the exquisite garden was planted with Qionghua hosta flowers, etc., and the outside was hot under the old banyan tree in the garden to feel cool and pleasant, and from time to time I smelled the fragrance of flowers. In the evening, my grandfather always loved to lie on the rattan chair and hold his favorite purple clay pot and hum Kunqu Opera.

I vaguely remember that I hated going to my grandfather's house in my previous life, and my grandfather was the original leader of the path of art, no matter how reluctant he was, but in this dazzling sea of culture, he was quickly impressed by their charm.

Not only was Gu Yuanxiang not there this summer, Kan Ziyi was also taken to the barracks by his grandfather to exercise in the name of experiencing life during the summer vacation, Lin Feng, Gu Yuanfeng and others also took the initiative to ask Ying to "share difficulties", and the courtyard was a lot more deserted without this group of demon kings of the mixed world.

Gu Yuanxiang didn't like to go to her grandparents' house in her last life, but the days when she lived in her grandparents' house benefited her a lot, and her grandparents didn't want to live with their children.

Gu Yuanxiang has always been a little baby who is cared for by everyone at his grandparents' house, the center of the crowd, after arriving in Jiangnan, his grandfather is quite strict with himself in learning and has no children to play, and he is forced to learn this and that in the face of countless knowledge. The old house, which now looks very much Jiangnan charm, only felt that it was sparsely popular at that time.

Gu Yuanxiang loved to eat mung bean cake made by her grandmother in her last life, and in order to let her learn to paint well, Gu's grandfather racked his brains to use mung bean cake as a reward for learning, and the length of learning time corresponded to the number of mung bean cakes. This method allowed Gu Yuanxiang to calm down and study at first, and it also made him hate his grandfather who even had to control the food he liked.

Now I think that my grandfather is really dedicated to himself, and in terms of art, he does not rely on diligence but on talent and diligence, and it is useless to be diligent without talent. Gu Yuanxiang is very talented, but he can't endure hardships and is unwilling to work hard, in Gu's grandfather's opinion, this is a waste of his talent, as long as Gu Yuanxiang returns to Jiangnan, he will do everything he can to let her study. Gu Yuanxiang came with his temperament at home, where was he forced, even if he did something, it was praised by many people, here not only was he forced to study but also said that he was useless, and the squeamish little princess couldn't stand this kind of treatment. At that time, he was young and had no determination at all, even if he liked it, he couldn't be on something for a long time, and he was forced to learn and couldn't fully appreciate his grandfather's good intentions, all of which made Gu Yuanxiang avoid going to Jiangnan in his last life.

Now I have the opportunity to learn to feel the watery Jiangnan again, and the beautiful words and smart ink paintings, all of which make Gu Yuanxiang feel that the excitement factors hidden in his bones are active.

Gu Yuanxiang devoted herself to writing big characters, it seemed that this was the most important thing, although there was no pen power at all now, but after she completely dived into it, the whole person was quiet and peaceful, only the pen was moving, and there seemed to be nothing more important than the words on the pen and paper in her hand.

After writing the last stroke, Gu Yuanxiang moved his somewhat sore shoulders, he was too short to stand on the bench to be able to get to the case, it was really miserable, I had to propose to my grandfather to get a lower desk, otherwise I would have to jump up and down like this summer vacation, it would be too dangerous! When I was writing, I didn't feel that my neck hurt and my legs hurt and my legs were numb after writing, Gu Yuanxiang visually measured the height of the chair and felt that it was better not to climb down obediently. Before I could squat down, I saw my grandmother walk in with her favorite mung bean cake.

"Don't move, grandma will take you down, grandma specially made the best mung bean cake for Yuanxiang, Yuanxiang tasted it." Grandma Gu saw her granddaughter looking around on the chair and hurriedly put down the plate in her hand, walked up to her and stretched out her hand to hug Gu Yuanxiang.

Gu Yuanxiang tilted his head and looked at his grandmother and said hesitantly, "Grandma, the fragrance is very heavy." ”

Grandma Gu looked at the little doll-like granddaughter in front of her with endless love and smiled, "How old are you, grandma can hold it, even if it is older, grandma can hold it." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and hugged Gu Yuanxiang from the chair to the ground and stood.

As soon as Gu Yuanxiang landed, he walked to the side of the mung bean cake and took out a piece from the plate, and the taste that was both familiar and unfamiliar bloomed in his taste buds. The feeling of happiness instantly spreads from the mouth to the whole heart, and here, in this picturesque Jiangnan town, put aside all those past things and start to enjoy the new life seriously!