Chapter XVII. Tourism
"The mountains are green, the water is beautiful, the caves are strange, and the stone is beautiful" can be called the four uniques of Guilin, and the famous Seven Star Rock and Reed Flute Rock are known as the Immortal Cave Mansion and the Fantasy Fairy Town.
After swimming the Li River, the four people came to the Reed Flute Rock, and there were tourists from all over the world at the door, just to see the style of this cave. The narrator led everyone in an orderly manner.
"The reed flute rock is a typical karst landform, and there are four caves in the reed flute rock, namely 'stone mantle layer forest', 'Tianzhu Yunshan', 'crystal palace', 'Qujing gallery', I will introduce them to you one by one." The narrator's passionate voice came from the loudspeaker.
At the beginning, the four of them walked through a narrow road, and the narrator next to them reminded everyone to look up, and the lava overhead was uniquely dressed by the lighting designer, forming a moving scene that was surprising.
The warm orange-red light hit a rock in the distance, like a male lion lying on its stomach, opening its mouth wide to welcome the morning glow. The narrator explains that this area is called "Shiling Chaoxia". Walking further inside, the narrator turned on the lights one by one, and the beautiful scenes were displayed in front of him, bringing people an unprecedented visual feast.
You Li was deeply attracted by the rocks inside, and Shen Yanzhi added with the geographical knowledge he had just learned: "You see that these hanging down from the top of the cave on the top of the mountain are called stone milk, and these stone milkies and stalagmites growing from the ground under their feet are called stalagmites, and these stone milks and stalagmites can be connected together to form stone mantles, stone branches, stone flowers, stone waterfalls, etc. ”
In the relatively flat venue of the cave, a water ballet swan lake will be staged on a bend of the pool next to it every once in a while, and You Li looked at the water surface like a mirror showing the dancer's agile figure, and the word "beauty" was tired of saying.
"Brother Yanyan, it's too beautiful here, that sister danced like a fairy just now!" You Li excitedly pulled Shen Yanzhi's arm and said.
"Indeed, it's beautiful, and it's good to decompress." Shen Yanzhi looked at You Li with a doting smile, and thought: Just like you are by my side, decompress and be comfortable.
In the evening, Lan Jiali was tired after a day of shopping with Fang Lan, but You Li had been thinking about the 'East and West Lane' and wanted to go there to play, but she couldn't screw You Li's coquettishness, and finally Shen Yanzhi decided to take it.
"Mom, godmother, you go back and rest quickly, I will be obedient with Brother Yanyan." Yu Li waved goodbye to the two adults excitedly.
At night, the 'East and West Alleys' are more lively than during the day, and the streets are hung with red lanterns, and you will feel like you are in an ancient street when you step inside. The vendors selling snacks seemed to be in a competition, shouting louder and louder than the other. "Brother, I want to eat skewers, that big squid, big grilled sausage, and chocolate-flavored ice cream, and I also want to drink coconut water." The more Yu Li spoke, the more excited she became.
Shen Yanzhi took You Li's hand and walked towards the store she said just now: "Okay, I'll buy it for you." ”
You Li was very satisfied with a big squid in one hand and ice cream in the other, and the two walked around the street for a long time, and in front of a small shop, You Li was attracted to it.
The clerk in the store was dressed in Hanfu, and the store was full of postcards, and when he saw You Li entering, he greeted him warmly and said, "Little sister, do you want to send postcards?" Here we can choose our own style and write a message to send to friends and family in distant places, which is very memorable. ”
When You Li heard that it was a new play, she looked at Shen Yanzhi expectantly, waiting for his consent.
"Okay, okay, you can choose for yourself." Shen Yanzhi really couldn't stand You Li's expression, and when she was choosing a postcard, she was not idle, wandering around this small shop, and finally hesitated in front of the rows of stamps.
Seeing that he was curious, the clerk stepped forward and explained: "You can choose the style and the words you want to engrave for this seal, and if you don't have time to pick it up, you can leave the address, and it will be mailed to you here." ”
Shen Yanzhi secretly ordered a 'pear' character with the clerk when You Li was writing a postcard, "I will pay for this stamp first, and I will pay for it after she chooses the postcard." Shen Yanzhi took advantage of his inattention to leave his address and paid.
The clerk quipped, "You're so nice to your sister." ”
"It's not my sister, it's my daughter-in-law." Shen Yanzhi stared at You Li with deep eyes and said.
After doing all this, he came to You Li and asked, "Haven't written it yet?" ”
"Hey, it's so tangled, I want to send one to my father, and my godfather can't leave it behind, but I think Xiao Yanyan can also have it, but if he doesn't send it to Dou Huaisheng, he will definitely be angry."
"It's not simple, I'll write Dou Huaisheng, and you can write the other three." Shen Yanzhi said calmly.
In this way, You Li chose three different scenic spots: the Li River, the alley, and the Reed Flute Rock, and wrote his message on the back of the postcard. The clerk said that you can also choose a random scenery stamp to stamp on it.
And Shen Yanzhi didn't have so many choices, and directly took the top one and wrote 'Study hard', and signed the three big characters of 'Shen Yanzhi'. After thinking about it, he then pinched the next one with two fingers and sent one to Xu Jiang.
Dou Huaisheng and Xu Jiang, who received the postcard, were moved for a long time, they didn't expect Shen Yanzhi to remember themselves when he went out for a trip, but they absolutely didn't know that this was just a piece that Shen Yanzhi pinched casually.
The four of them spent two days in Guilin and then set off for Yangshuo.
"Lili, go to bed early at night, get up early tomorrow and climb Xianggong Mountain to watch the sunrise, haven't you been talking about it for two days." Fang Lan said uncomfortably to You Li.
"I know, I'll get up on time tomorrow, good night everyone." Yu Li replied playfully.
You Li really overestimated herself, and in the end she was picked up by Shen Yanzhi, "Lili, do you still want to see the sunrise?" If you want to, get up and clean up. ”
"Well, right away." In a daze, You Li saw that the alarm clock was only a quarter past four.
The four of them quickly packed up, fortunately, the hotel they booked was not far from Xianggong Mountain, and it took more than ten minutes to take a taxi. In the car, You Li leaned on Shen Yanzhi's shoulder as if she hadn't woken up, and even Fang Lan felt that Shen Yanzhi's shoulders were tired, but he didn't snort, just slightly adjusted the angle to make You Li sleep more comfortably, and his arm was still blocking the window next to him, afraid that the car would stop suddenly, and You Li leaned forward and smashed his head because of inertia.
You Li squinted comfortably for more than ten minutes, but when she got out of the car, she would find that Shen Yanzhi was a little stiff when he walked, because he was in a tense state for a long time, and his shoulders didn't dare to move.
Xianggong Mountain is not difficult to climb, the whole journey takes about 20 minutes to reach the top of the mountain, arrive at the top of the mountain, You Li has a glance at the water of the Li River, tourists sit around at will, suddenly, the surrounding tourists make an exclamation sound, You Li looks over with the voice.
In the sky, the morning glow gradually spread in this direction, and the sky overhead was also lightened by the soft red. The sky also lit up, but the colors of the sky were embellished by a layer of brilliant gold, and a round of red sun erupted, and the morning glow filled the sky in an instant. The whole scene is amazing.
After watching the 'cooing' of the osmium in the stomach of You Li at sunrise, Lan Jiali took them to eat the famous local rice noodles - Guilin rice noodles, but compared to this You Li, she was more attracted by the picture of snail noodles hanging on the wall of the powder shop, and pointed and said: "Godmother, I want to eat this." ”
Shen Yanzhi heard others say that this powder had a strange taste, and asked hesitantly, "Are you sure you want to eat this powder?" ”
"Of course, it's delicious to watch, Brother Yanyan, do you want to eat the same as me?" Yu Li asked expectantly.
Without thinking about it, Shen Yanzhi refused, he still ate Guilin rice noodles honestly, and soon the clerk served the noodles, Shen Yanzhi's bowl was white and coarse powder, which was filled with peanuts, capers, pot roast and beef, and a handful of green onions sprinkled on it, not to mention how tempting.
But You Li's is not bad, it is full of yuba, fungus, sour bamboo shoots, peanuts, and Shen Yanzhi smelled a strange smell when he came up, "Lili, don't you think this powder has a strange taste?" You Li ate it fragrantly, and just took a mouthful of powder in her mouth and said, "No, it's delicious, brother, do you want to try mine?" ”
Shen Yanzhi refused, he really couldn't stand the taste, but after this time, he didn't expect You Li to fall in love with snail noodles, and after returning home, he asked Fang Lan to cook a pack for her from time to time, and every time he ate it, he got a smell on his body and then walked around his room, if he could predict it, Shen Yanzhi would definitely stop You Li from eating this bowl of snail noodles today.
In the afternoon, Lan Jiali booked a famous local beer fish restaurant, and just waited for everyone to sleep enough to eat.
Beer fish can be said to be a special dish of Yangshuo, using the fresh carp in the Li River, first cooked and fried in raw tea oil produced in the mountainous area of northern Guangxi, and then braised in Guilin's special high-quality beer, which has a unique crispy and tender flavor.
October is the season when osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, and Lan Jiali did not choose to sit indoors but sat under an osmanthus tree outside. The four of them were eating peacefully with the evening breeze and the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, enjoying this moment of tranquility, "Brother, I want to eat that snail meat, you pick it out for me." You Li said coquettishly to Shen Yanzhi.
Shen Yanzhi took the toothpick placed on the table and carefully picked the snail meat, Lan Jiali smiled with relief on the side, thinking: This kid is quite good, it seems that this daughter-in-law can't run.
"Jiali, don't say that the meat of this fish is really fresh, there is no fishy smell at all, and there is even a faint beer aroma." Fang Lan praised while eating on the side.
"Indeed, this fish is well done, and it feels like my appetite has been opened tonight." Lan Jiali echoed.
You Li, who was full, couldn't sit still, ran to the osmanthus tree to smell the incense, and shouted loudly: "Brother, come here, it's so fragrant, this osmanthus is so beautiful." ”
Shen Yanzhi looked at You Li, who was wearing a white dress today, dancing under the osmanthus tree, and felt that it was obviously more delicate than flowers, but he still replied: "Well, beautiful." "There is still the second half of the sentence that has not been spoken: 'No matter how beautiful the flower is, it is not as beautiful as you.'"
"Oops, dizzy." You Li staggered twice, and said with an unsteady center of gravity.
This 'oops' startled Shen Yanzhi and blurted out, "What's wrong?" Afraid that You Li was still dizzy, he directly stepped forward and took You Li's hand and sat on the stone chair next to him: "Rest for a while, don't be too honest." ”