Chapter 15: The Emperor of the Ages
Most of the wooden arcade bridges are in the shape of a "rainbow".
The wooden arcade bridge also gave it the nickname "Hongqiao".
Hongqiao is an abbreviation, and the full name is "Hongliang Wooden Corridor House Bridge".
In Zhou Lianggong's "Min Xiaoji" in the early Qing Dynasty, there is such a sentence: "The bridge in Fujian is the most magnificent, the house is built on the bridge, the wings are beautiful, and there is no place to picture." ”
Covered House Bridge, as the name suggests, is to build a corridor house on the bridge.
Build a bridge over the stream and build a gallery over the bridge.
Shelter from the wind and rain.
The bridge and corridor are integrated to protect the bridge with a corridor.
These wooden bridges, which condense the wisdom of the ancients, are built on deep valleys and dangerous streams with high mountains and dense forests and streams.
It is a unique category in the history of bridges in the world.
Because of the existence of this wooden arch ancient covered bridge, the stream has become a thoroughfare.
Zongji's family drove an RV to Longqiao Village.
At the beginning of the day, the night is getting darker.
Before leaving, Cheng Nuo told Zongyi that there was a small Xiaoice box on the RV, which prepared a lot of food and drink.
Cheng Nuo said that it was specially prepared for their family's trip.
Zong Yi who didn't know what was going on shouted: "Sister Nuo, how do you know that we are going out camping?" Do you have the special ability of an unpredictable prophet? ”
Dream Heart covered his mouth and smiled.
Zong Ji thanked Cheng Nuo directly.
Counting up, Zong Ji is the one in the family who has known Cheng Nuo for the longest time.
Before Zong Yi made up his mind to open the Aurora Studio, he went to Cheng Nuo's café in the city and inspected it for more than ten days.
He doesn't like coffee very much, and every time he orders something to eat and asks for a glass of water, everyone in the store is very impressed with him.
Zong Ji did not indicate that he was the owner of the Aurora Studio.
In such a coffee holy place where everyone comes specifically to Cheng Nuo Coffee, Zong Ji's "dislike" is a bit like a provocation.
The people in Cheng Nuo's café didn't have any opinions about Zong Ji because of this, on the contrary, when the waiter saw him, he would ask, "Is it still the same today?" ”
The reason why Zongji chose to go on a field trip.
The original intention was to collect enough arguments to persuade Zongyi to abandon the unreliable idea of "settling in with stories".
As a father, although he is willing to connive at Zongyi's "nonsense", he can't help but feel a little uneasy.
Zong Ji never thought that it was himself who was persuaded in the end.
Aurora Studio, from the beginning of its completion, has a plan for the outside world.
The reason why I have been waiting until now is because the house is still lively and it doesn't matter.
Zongyi has already decided to go to boarding school.
When Mengxinzhi goes to study abroad, he and Menglan will definitely be bored when they stay in Aurora.
At this point, Lan Lanzi and Jijizi's ideas are almost identical.
This is also why, as soon as Menglan heard that she could go out in an RV, she became interested.
The attitude of the clerk towards him mostly determines the philosophy and bearing of the café operator.
Zong Ji smashed the field in the Promise Café for more than ten days in a row.
In the end, I became good friends with the clerks one by one, and I felt at home.
This made Zong Ji have a more primitive appreciation for Cheng Nuo, so he was not polite to Cheng Nuo in the matter of RV.
Cheng Nuo can become the first "story master" to settle in Aurora Studio, which can be regarded as a kind of fate.
Of course, as of now, Zongji only thinks that this is a small fate about coffee.
The starting point of this fate is Zong Yi and Cheng Nuo, but the end point is much more complicated than Zong Ji can imagine now.
……
Zong Ji is responsible for cooking, and Meng Lan is responsible for waiting for food.
Yumeshin is in charge of taking his sister and disappearing from his mother's face.
In Lan Lanzi's original words: "Hurry up and take this "100,000 Whys" away from the car and give it to me." ”
Dream Heart is also quite happy to take Zongyi out for a walk.
Anyway, the place where you park, there is still some distance from Wan'an Bridge, and you can't see the collapsed place clearly.
"Sister sister sister, I have a question."
This was Zongyi's first sentence after arriving at the site of the collapse of the Wan'an Bridge.
This is very meaningful.
I've listened to it a lot, and it's even a bit of a variety show.
"What's the problem?" Dream Heart's answer was the same as usual.
"Why are so many people crying here with red eyes?"
"Because of loss." Yume's answer was extremely simple.
"If they're so afraid of losing, why don't they protect it?" Zongyi asked like a cannon, "Then how can you be unprepared?" ”
"Because the people in the village didn't think that the Wan'an Bridge would catch fire."
"Isn't this bridge a national cultural relic? How could I not have thought of it? Do the people in the village not care about the bridge at all? Zong Yi asked three questions.
"You just saw so many people crying, how can you not care?"
"If you care, why don't you take fire prevention measures sooner?"
"That's what my sister said to you." Yumeshin thought for a moment and explained, "For the people of Longbridge Village, this bridge has always been there. In their eyes, this is a part of their lives, and they don't think it's a great artifact. Before the bridge collapsed, they probably didn't think they would care so much. ”
After hearing this, Zong Yi pursed his mouth and shook his head, but he was not persuaded at first glance.
Dream Xinzhi decided to use as simple language as possible to tell Zongyi this somewhat esoteric truth.
"Xiaoyi, in the story you watched before, is there a sentence that only when you leave your homeland do you know what the motherland is and what is the hometown?"
"Well, that's right, my sister, I can understand this."
This principle, in fact, is applicable in many places. In the world we live in, there are many things that you can't feel when you are in it. ”
"For example?" Zongyi asked.
"Like air." Yumekoyuki went on to explain: "From the moment you were born, the air haunted you. But you don't think there's anything to praise about the air, do you? ”
"Hmm...... Like. ”
"So, what about when you lose?" Dream asked again.
"Lost air? I know this! Without air, human beings will not live for more than ten minutes, which still refers to heart death, and brain death can last for five minutes. ”
I have seen more than 100,000 whys, and the desire for knowledge has its own popular science attributes.
"So, it's the same thing." Dream Heart's summary: "A bridge may not be as good as my hometown, let alone air." But it's also the same that when you lose, you will understand the meaning of the bridge's existence better. ”
"Is that so?" Zongyi tried to use her own logic to understand her sister's words, and this time she began to waver a little.
"Of course it is."
The breeze blew the hem of Zongyi's skirt, and Mengxinzhi carefully helped press it, looked at the ruins of Wan'an Bridge, and said with emotion: "If, Wan'an Bridge still has a chance to be rebuilt." Those who experienced this catastrophe will surely cherish it even more. ”
"Does my sister really think so?"
"Really. The safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage has always been a gradual process. The more people notice these cultural heritages, the more people will come forward to protect them. ”
"Okay, my sister, I seem to be about to be convinced by you."
"Coming soon means you still have questions, right?"
"Yes, yes, my sister, can I ask another question about history?"
This time, Yume's heart didn't answer.
Because Dad has already sent two messages, asking her to take Zongyi back to the RV for dinner.
……
The weather was sunny today.
The moon on the tenth day of the month is not round.
The first thing Zongyi did after eating was to go to Wan'an Bridge again.
"Sister sister sister, I have a question."
"You say."
"Are we no longer able to see what Wan'an Bridge looked like in the first place?"
"That's the question...... Timber-framed bridges like the Wan'an Bridge are destroyed almost every 50-100 years and either rebuilt or repaired. Even if the bridge hadn't been destroyed by last night's fire, it wouldn't have been what it was at the beginning. ”
"Is that still a cultural relic? Still need protection? ”
"Xiaoyi's question is a bit philosophical."
"Philosophy?"
"Yes, this should be considered the Theseus Ship Paradox."
"Theseus' ship paradox......" Zong Yi reacted, "It's the one who slowly replaces the wood on the ship piece by piece, and when all are replaced, the ship is still not the original ship, right?" ”
"Wow! My sister is too smart. Dream Xinzhi touched Zongyi's little head as a sign of encouragement.
"The main thing is that my sister teaches me well." Zong Yi then asked, "What about the result?" Is it the original ship or not? ”
"It's all said to be a paradox, but it must be an answer that hasn't been applied universally."
"My sister, does this mean that this bridge of fire is actually not so meaningful?"
"Not really. Intangible cultural heritage, the inheritance of an ancient skill is first and foremost. "If this bridge can be rebuilt, using the most mature and difficult wood-weaving skills, it means that this skill has been well inherited." ”
Dream Heart and Zongyi walked all the way, chatting all the way.
Just in the moonlight, with the lights of thousands of homes in the village, I walked in the direction of Wan'an Bridge.
This time, the sisters changed direction and walked directly from the grass to the bottom of the Wan'an Bridge.
As I walked, I suddenly heard a very suppressed cry.
The first time Yumeshin and Zongyi came here, it was just before nightfall.
There are still a few tenacious sunsets hanging in the sky, so that Zong Yi can see the red eyes of the people in the village.
It's a little late.
The night was dark, and there was no sound except for the croaking of frogs and the chirping of cicadas.
Zongyi was a little frightened.
She hid directly behind Yumeshinyuki.
But I couldn't help but be curious, and from behind Yumeshinyuki, I stretched out a head and looked in the direction where the voice came from.
I didn't pay attention to the chatter all the way just now, and when I found out, I was already very close to the sound.
Then, in surprise, she covered her mouth.
After a while, Zong Yi lowered his voice and asked Meng Xinzhi: "Is it Uncle Yi over there?" ”
Meng Xinzhi made a silent gesture and said in a voice that only she and Zong Yi could hear: "Let's continue to move forward, and continue to talk about the topic just now, as if we didn't see anything." ”
"But, so close, Uncle Yi must have seen us?" Zongyi's voice was also as small as an ant.
"It doesn't matter if he sees us or not, what matters is whether we see him or not."
After Mengxinzhi finished explaining, Zongyi still understood whether he understood or not.
In this kind of thing that does not involve her own logic, Zong Yi has always listened to her sister's words.
Zong Yi suddenly returned to his normal volume and began to rap: "Sister, sister, I have a problem." ”
"What's the problem?"
"Was Wan'an Bridge built during the reign of Emperor Yi?"
"Emperor of the Ages?"
"Yes, yes, yes, the Emperor of Ancient Art, the art of art."
"No, it's not."
Meng Xinzhi took the topic handed by Zong Yi and opened the answer mode with bated breath;
"The year the construction of the Wan'an Bridge first began, the emperor who undoubtedly had the highest artistic achievement in Chinese history had just turned eight years old."
He never thought that he would become an emperor in the future, and he was not trained according to what an emperor should be.
"He is extravagant, frivolous, and unrecognizable, and has the least shortcomings that all emperors should have."
"Except for the artistic talent he showed at a young age, he was almost nothing good."
"Oh, yes. And handsome. ”
"Of course, his appearance doesn't affect whether he can be an emperor or not."
"His throne fell from the sky when he was 18 years old."