Chapter 5 Visits (Part I)
Although it has been said since ancient times that the Shu Road is difficult to reach the blue sky, the Shu Road of the Xiaolan Belt has been trampled by countless people or beasts for thousands of years, and has also undergone countless artificial repairs, so it is a relatively safe and convenient mountain road, and it is not very difficult to walk.
While the four of them were talking, they walked a few miles of mountain road to the valley where Xiaolan's school was located.
Lin Shunhua was far away in the parking lot in front of the township government courtyard when he saw a small gray van standing out from the crowd among several ugly motor tricycles.
He said happily: "Doctor Bai, we are lucky today, we will take that van in a while, the tricycle is uncomfortable to sit on and it is not as safe as the van." ”
The doctor smiled: "Okay, you are the guide who listens to you, you don't have to worry about money, Haizi has a few pieces of gold in his backpack, which should be able to cover all the expenses of our trip, although I don't know very well the value of local gold today, but when I came back, I found that gold in the local area is still a very valuable item." ”
Lin Shunhua didn't think about spending money on his grandparents at all, and he had all the remaining family funds of 1,000 yuan. I thought that even if I stayed in the city for one night, a thousand yuan would be enough for four people. If it is not enough, he also has a remedy, that is, to go to the Chen family to get some wages for carpentry work first, then the Chen family is not only rich but also very good.
As soon as he heard the doctor mention the matter of spending money, Lin Shunhua hurriedly said: "Doctor Bai doesn't have to worry about spending money, I have enough money." Gold is still worth a lot of money today! You and Haizi can keep it. ”
The doctor smiled: "Okay, spend your money first, the gold is kept for backup, gold is not very valuable in our place, because it is all synthetic." ”
Xiao Lan, who was walking in front, heard the conversation behind her, turned to the boy and said, "In the city outside the mountain, a small piece of gold can be exchanged for a lot of money!" ”
Haizi smiled: "That's good, when you enter the city, I'll give you two pieces of gold in exchange for money, and you invite me and my grandfather to find a high-end restaurant for a big meal." ”
Xiaolan replied briskly: "A word is a certainty!" Then he turned around and continued to hurry, secretly happy in his heart: four people eat a big meal in the city for a maximum of a few hundred yuan, and two pieces of gold are worth thousands of yuan no matter how small they are, although Xiaolan and her mother are not wearing gold or silver, but girls who don't know that a small and inconspicuous gold ring costs thousands of yuan.
As soon as the four approached the parking lot, they heard two people arguing loudly next to the van.
The quarrel was made by two local men who were about 30 years old, who pointed to the van and said angrily to the arrogant opponent in front of him: "You have to spend at least Wu Baiyuan to repair the car if you scratch such a long scratch, and I only need you to pay 300 yuan, and you will have to pay the debt!"
The opponent said disdainfully: "Whoever let you accidentally touch my tricycle yourself, I am already very polite if I don't let you pay." ”
The van driver was helpless, and if he wanted to start a fight, it was obviously not the opponent of the other party, and the other tricycle drivers just stood by and watched the excitement, perhaps because they felt that the van had robbed them of their business, so no one was willing to stand up and say a fair word.
Seeing Lin Shunhua coming over, the van driver saw that the person who came looked like a township cadre, and immediately greeted him and said: "Brother, you come to evaluate the theory, that's the case, my van is parked here, he Liu San rushed over in a tricycle, I don't know if it was intentional or didn't see clearly, all of a sudden my car was scraped so long and so deep, I have to spend at least 500 yuan to repair, I only need him to accompany 300, he still doesn't do it, you see this, his tricycle is still wiped off the paint of my car." ”
Lin Shunhua could see at a glance that there was no doubt that the tricycle had touched the van, but when he saw the perpetrator with a fierce look, he was a little hesitant to leave it alone, but he often went out and knew the truth of being nosy, he was just a carpenter with no power and powerless, even if he wanted to maintain the fairness and justice of the society, but he was soft-spoken.
At this moment, the doctor next to him spoke: "This brother, I think it is indeed your tricycle that crashed into the van, it is not easy for everyone to come out to make a living, if you damage someone else's car and do not compensate according to the price, it is unreasonable to be reasonable and legal." ”
The doctor's tone was calm and not angry, and his expression was kind and not a little majestic. The drivers who were watching the excitement, including the van driver himself, thought that the old man's words had no effect except to provoke Liu Sanyi to scold.
But unexpectedly, Liu San's arrogant face actually showed a little guilt, he did not scold the doctor who spoke unfavorably to him, but lowered his head and thought about it and then said to the van driver: "For the sake of this uncle's face, Lao Tzu will compensate you three hundred, and in the future, your broken van will be far away from my three wheels." ”
After saying that, he took out his wallet from his pocket, took out a few banknotes from it and handed them to the van driver.
The audience was suddenly silent, and everyone present stared at the scene in front of them with wide eyes and could not understand.
Lin Shunhua stepped forward and said to the van driver who was dazed with the money: "Brother, we want to charter your car to go to Sanxingdui Museum, how much does it cost?"
The driver saw that Lin Shunhua had a doctor, and said repeatedly: "Okay, I'll go, the chartered car to go there originally cost one hundred and fifteen, because the uncle helped, so you will charge one hundred." ”
Lin Shunhua said with emotion: "Brother is really a kind person, I know how to repay my kindness, I can't let you charge less money with this old brother, as long as you send us to Sanxingdui Museum safely, one hundred and fifty yuan is not a lot for you." ”
The driver of the van thanked him repeatedly, and then sat into the driver's seat with his legs and feet neat.
After the four guests got into the car and sat down, the driver started the car.
The car slowly drove out of the parking lot and got on the road, the driver looked up at the doctor in the reflector and said happily: "Then Liu San is a scoundrel, if it weren't for the help of my uncle, he could accompany me for 100 yuan is the sun coming out of the west." If I guessed correctly, the uncle is a big cadre in the city, and he was recognized by Liu San, otherwise how could he be so honest. ”
The doctor smiled but didn't say anything, and Xiaolan and Haizi both smiled happily.
Lin Shunhua said solemnly: "Brother, you have to watch the road when you drive, your uncle has helped you, you have to drive more carefully." ”
The driver hurriedly lowered his head and looked ahead, and said, "Yes, yes!" Don't worry, brother, I will send the four of you to the museum steadily! ”
The driver of the van did not speak any more all the way, but concentrated on driving the car fast and steadily, and sent the four guests to the gate of Sanxingdui Museum in less than two hours.
Because it was almost noon, he felt hungry, so after getting off the bus, Lin Shunhua suggested to the doctor to go to the restaurant in the museum to have lunch first, and then visit when he was full of food and drink.
The restaurant was almost full, and Lin Shunhua and the four of them were lucky to find a small dining table.
When the waiter handed over the exquisite recipe, Lin Shunhua asked the doctor to order, and the doctor smiled at him: "You are the boss, you are in charge, lunch is simple, and we will not rush to eat dinner when we enter the city in the evening." ”
Xiaolan said with a smile: "Grandpa Bai, I have agreed with Haizi, and I will make the dinner for the evening!" ”
Lin Shunhua asked in surprise: "Xiaolan, do you have so much money?" ”
Xiaolan and Haizi both laughed and did not answer.
Lin Shunhua helps other people do carpentry work all the year round, and almost all of them are provided by the owner, and the food is naturally not bad, so he is very familiar with local specialties, and quickly orders two dishes and four snacks through the recipes.
Waiting for the waiter to leave, Xiaolan said to the doctor: "Grandpa Bai, there is a big city called CD not far from here, do you know?" CD is the world's famous food capital, and tonight we stayed at CD Bar and found a fine dining restaurant there for a big meal. ”
Hearing his daughter's words, Lin Shunhua's heart sank, living in CDs and eating a big meal, the remaining hundreds of yuan in his pocket were definitely not enough, but he was suffering at this time.
The doctor smiled, "Okay, I went to the city last time, and I stayed in the city for two days, and the food I ate there is still unforgettable." Not only that, but the city was there when my grandfather came here, and the name was CD. We're going to take a tour of the city tomorrow to see how much has changed over the years. ”
Sanxingdui Museum has the characteristics of combining museums and gardens, with a large lawn, artificial lake and rockery, as well as a children's paradise, plus the Sanxingdui ruins are also among them, so it is a vast historical site park.
Lin Shunhua's father and daughter and the guests entered the museum directly after lunch, and the main purpose of their trip was to visit the precious artworks left by the ancestors of the ancient Shu Kingdom.
Since it has just opened to the public, and the school is on summer vacation, there are many people who come to visit.
The four of them followed the flow of people and first entered the comprehensive hall called "Three Stars with the Moon - Splendid Ancient Shu Civilization", where various cultural relics such as gold, copper, jade, stone, pottery and other cultural relics were displayed, and the history of the ancient Shu Kingdom and the brilliant achievements made in various fields were introduced with these cultural relics as the title.
Moreover, the museum takes the panoramic hanging screen of Sanxingdui ruins as the main exhibits, and makes the main sculpture based on a pair of strangely shaped mythical beasts at the bottom of the altar, supplemented by a large-scale mural "The Source of Yangtze River Civilization".
Lin Shunhua was always by the doctor's side, and the doctor looked at each exhibit very carefully. However, Lin Shunhua noticed that although the doctor hung the inconspicuous camera in his hand on his chest after entering the museum, he did not use it to take pictures.
Seeing that many tourists were taking pictures of the exhibits, Lin Shunhua reminded in the doctor's ear: "Doctor Bai, do you want to take a few photos to take home?" ”
Unexpectedly, the doctor whispered to him, "I've been taking pictures, and I'll show you when the time comes, and you're in there." ”
Xiaolan and Hai Zi were inseparable and followed behind to watch the exhibits, Xiaolan's house did not have a camera, however, she noticed that Hai Zi did not take out a camera to take pictures after entering the museum, which is a bit abnormal, Hai Zi could not have a camera or camera from the technologically advanced outer world, maybe he forgot to take pictures because he was too excited?
She couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Haizi, didn't you bring a camera either?" ”
Haizi didn't speak, just pointed to a button on his jacket, and then turned his head to look at the exhibits.
Xiaolan immediately understood what the boy meant, that button was some kind of magical camera, but how did Haizi control the camera to take pictures?
Xiaolan had all the doubts but didn't ask any more questions, she had calmed down from the excitement at this time, she knew very well that the difference between the boy around her and herself was not only that he lived in two different worlds, but that he had some kind of mysterious ability like his grandfather.
After visiting the comprehensive hall, the four of them followed the flow of people into the bronze hall called "Samsung Yongyao - The Mysterious Bronze Kingdom".
There are iconic sculptures with bronze human heads and bird figures as the main body, supplemented by large bronze relief back screens, through the continuous and progressive scene combination, the bronze statues of Sanxingdui and a number of ancient Shu bronze gods are comprehensively and systematically displayed.
Every exhibit on display here is astounding, and the physician lingers in front of each exhibit to study it attentively.
Because Lin Shunhua came to visit for the second time, he knew that there were full-time docents in the museum to serve guests with special needs.
Sure enough, the doctor was overjoyed and said yes.
Lin Shunhua immediately ran out to find someone, and claimed to the staff in the museum that they wanted the best docent, and the cost was not a problem. Lin Shunhua has such confidence at this time because his daughter has privately told him at lunch that when she arrives at CD, Haizi will give her two pieces of gold in exchange for money.
Lin Shunhua has been chatting with people all year round and has seen a lot of knowledge, and he knows very well in his heart that he can't eat a piece of gold in a meal.
Soon, Lin Shunhua came back with a docent strongly recommended by the staff, a beautiful local girl, whose explanation was not only pleasant and clear, but also knew the history of each exhibit well, and the doctor couldn't help but nod her head in praise.