Half a month later.

Yuzhou, Fuyao City, Xujia Compound.

Yuzhou does not have many famous scenery, and Fuyao is only a messy hill, but there is only one Grade A tourist attraction in Yuzhou, which is the Xu family compound.

Today's weather is just right, beige sunshine in the early morning, white walls and green tiles, tall courtyards, people come and go at the door, and the ticket is checked.

A beautiful long-haired three-flowered cat was lying lazily next to the gate, the sunlight passed through the treetops and through the eaves, painting a clear line on the white wall, and also hitting the cat, even more lazy, even the eyes were half-narrowed.

There is also a small couple standing next to it, holding a local specialty of dried rats.

"In terms of strategy, it's best to find a tour guide when you come to the Xu family compound, but there are many tour groups here every day, just wait for one and follow in."

The girl nibbled on the dried pickled rat and said to the people around her.

"It's too early, isn't it?"

"It's not early, maybe the first batch of tour groups have already entered, everyone is a special forces tour, and they get up earlier than chickens."

"Then we'll wait......"

"Oh, there's a cat! It's beautiful! ”

The girl looked at the three-flowered cat next to her, her eyes lit up, and she quickly squatted down and handed out the dried rat in her hand.

"It's too salty."

The boyfriend behind him hurriedly reminded.

The girl took her hand back again.

The three-flowered cat opened its eyes, a pair of eyes as clear as amber, only looked up at her, expressionless, and then lay down again to continue basking in the sun.

Almost at the same time, a large crowd came from the corner outside.

A young woman in a conspicuous red sunhat and microphone was holding a small pennant in her hand, and everyone behind her was wearing white sunhats.

"It's coming!"

The boyfriend reminded the girl in a whisper.

The two of them glanced at each other, and there was a thief's joy in their eyes.

The group of people got closer and closer, and the voice of the guide also came to this side.

"Standing in front of us now is the only Grade A scenic spot in the entire Yuzhou, the Xu Family Compound. Those who have studied history may know that Fuyao County is the land of Longxing in the former dynasty, where Emperor Taizu of the former dynasty made a fortune and raised troops, and Xu Qiuyue, the founding prime minister, also came out of here, which can be described as a treasure of feng shui. Wait for everyone to line up to enter in an orderly manner, and after entering the door, gather on the right side of the courtyard. ”

Everyone began to line up to enter.

The little couple followed the tour group and walked in.

The guide's voice still came:

"The Xu family compound was built in the early years of the Yan Dynasty, and the Yu Dynasty expanded slightly, but it still maintains the style of the Yan Dynasty, and so far, it is the largest and most complete Yan Dynasty building in the country.

"So—

"When you walk through this door, what you come back to is Dayan hundreds of years ago."

Hearing this, the three-flower cat lying at the door and sleeping lazily couldn't help but move its ears, raised its head, twisted back, and looked at the group of tourists who gradually entered the door, their eyes flashed, and they seemed to be a little moved.

After a little hesitation, she also stood up, stopped basking in the sun, shook her body casually, and followed.

"Eh! Ticket! ”

The young ticket inspector shouted at it.

The three-flowered cat turned its head to look at her, knowing that this was a manifestation of the love of small animals by humans, who had eaten well in recent years, so she ignored it, passed under the turnstile by herself, and walked in.

"Chirp ......"

It was so quiet and quiet, and there were birds chirping.

Looking around, it is antique.

It really seems familiar.

The tour group gathered in the open space next to it, and the young couple pretended to take pictures under the wind and rain corridor, occasionally looking at each other, and smiling with thieves.

"In the last years of the Yan Dynasty, there were more rumors of demons and ghosts, except for Pingzhou, which belonged to Yuzhou the most, and Yuzhou belonged to Fuyao the most. Legend has it that Fuyao was haunted everywhere at that time, especially here. At that time, the people of Xu Mansion were often harassed by demons and ghosts, and they were very uncomfortable, but they didn't know the reason, and only guessed what kind of feng shui treasure land might be here.

"Later, there were foxes wreaking havoc on the streets, and among them there was a strange fox called the wind fox, saying that this was the land of Longxing, and that Dayan was going to die, and the future emperor would be born from here.

"You say God is not magical?

Of course, these are all rumors, and at the beginning of the birth of the founding emperor of each dynasty, there are always some strange phenomena.

"Let's go inside......"

The guide's voice seemed to pull the cat back hundreds of years.

The Xu family's compound, the noisy goblins at night, the foxes on the streets, the extraordinary down-and-out scholars, and the crazy strange fox......

"Everyone must have heard of the deeds of Xu Qiuyue, the prime minister of the Yu Dynasty, and probably watched a lot on TV. Now the courtyard on everyone's left is said to be the courtyard where Xu Qiuyue lives. There are not many records about Xu Qiuyue's early years, but at the beginning, he didn't seem to be very valued in the Xu Mansion.

"Have you seen this well?

"This is a well that was once used and abandoned in Xufu, and it has a history of six or seven hundred years. According to modern human detection, there is a very large metal reaction in this well, and historians speculate that it may have been used to hide iron or weapons and armor when Taizu of the Yu Dynasty lived here and before the army was raised.

It may also be this reason that led the Xu family to abandon it and open a new well in it.

“……”

The three-flowered cat yawned when she heard this.

Part of the charm of history is its absence and difficulty in peeping, but there is no one in the world who knows history better than the people who have come from that time.

There may also be cats.

For today's people, those things are unknown in the past, and at most they can only peek a little bit from the stingy and short words of the ancients, but for them, they are the picture scenes they have personally experienced, and they are the memories of the times that have gradually blurred in their minds.

The more you go inside, the more familiar the courtyard becomes, as if it is really as the tour guide said, walking into this door is to return to Dayan hundreds of years ago.

It's really a lot of emotion......

The sun rises higher and higher, and the sunlight gets warmer and warmer.

The three-flowered cat followed them around, and finally glanced back at the compound, and the word "Xu Fu" on the top of his head, he stretched out in the sun and left here.

……

It's another half moon.

Changjing, a certain hotel.

The girl came with a simple brocade bag, walked silently, and sat down in a corner at random.

"Something to eat?" A woman dressed as a boss asked, "Little Nier." ”

"A bowl of porridge with preserved eggs and lean pork, a plate of braised chicken, and a lamb Biluo." Sanhua Niangniang looked at the menu expressionlessly, stared down at the menu, hesitated for a moment, and added, "Another cherry Biluo." ”

"Our porridge with preserved eggs and lean pork is not sold by the bowl, it is a large portion."

"Then I want one."

"You can't eat so much alone."

"Pack."

The girl's voice was thin and her tone was firm, and it wasn't until the boss turned around and left that she took out her phone again.

Sanhua Niangniang: Have you received the Yuzhou specialties I sent to you?

"Buzz~"

Daoist Lao Ya'er: Roger

Sanhua Niangniang: Taste

Taoist priest Lao Ya'er: Don't eat

Sanhua Niangniang: regular production, well-known trademark

Taoist priest Lao Ya'er: Don't eat

Sanhua Niangniang: ......

Sanhua Niangniang: Give it to the fox and Chen

Daoist Lao Ya'er: Yes

“……”

This old Taoist priest definitely has a problem with his personality.

The girl put away her phone expressionlessly.

The hostess quickly started serving.

A porridge with preserved eggs and lean pork, which is served in a casserole, is still bubbling, and the dark green translucent preserved eggs and light pink meat foam in it match the attractive color, but it is not much different from the memory, and the ingredients are more solid; A plate of diced braised chicken, it can be seen that there is half of it, and the aroma is strong; The two plates of freshly fried Bi Luo were golden and slightly burnt, and there were tiny oil bubbles bubbling on them, which were very hot.

There is also a serving of dishes and chopsticks.

Sanhua Niangniang habitually pushed aside the bowls and chopsticks brought by the proprietress, and then lowered her head and took out a delicate small bowl from the brocade bag, exquisite blue and white porcelain, a pair of wooden chopsticks, casually looked at whether there was dust in the bowl, then picked up the spoon and began to scoop the porridge.

Strange to say, the brocade bag was shriveled and empty, and there were only two pieces of cloth, and it was impossible to tell that it contained a bowl.

Scoop up the porridge, put the chopsticks away, and take out your phone.

took two photos and sent them to his Taoist priest, telling him that he had returned to Changjing, and returned to the vicinity of Willow Street, and ordered preserved egg and lean porridge and braised chicken, as well as fried Biluo, especially the strange cherry Biluo he had eaten, and then he started eating.

Clip a piece of braised chicken first and put it in your mouth.

"It's not authentic at all."

Sanhua Niangniang's expressionless face secretly evaluated.

"Buzz~"

Taoist priest Lao Yaer: Is it delicious?

Sanhua Niangniang: It's delicious!

Sanhua Niangniang is naturally honest.

Just occasionally tell a little lie.

Before the meal, there was still a table of guests in the restaurant, talking about the past and the present.

It is now designated as the ancient city of Changjing City, and there are many buildings from hundreds or even thousands of years ago, with a large number of classical gardens, museums, protected buildings and old units, and in addition to locals, it is also full of tourists, workers from historical units and literary units, and it is normal to talk about the past and the present.

"Why did the excavation of the ancient tomb over there in Tianling suddenly stop some time ago? I heard that the owner of the tomb is likely to be the legendary protector of the Yan Dynasty, Chen Ziyi, if it really is, it is really a big discovery. ”

"Well, don't ask about this......"

"What's wrong?"

"Don't ask, don't ask, it's hard to say." An old man with a goatee waved his hand, changed the subject, and then turned his head to look to the side, "I heard that an ancient painting was found in Pingzhou, which is suspected to be the legendary "Cangshan Map"?" I heard that the family where this painting was located when it was found is likely to be the descendants of the Dou family? ”

"Indeed."

An old man with glasses nodded.

"Could it be the 'No. 1 painting of the ages' recorded in the "Mingde Canon"?" A person next to him couldn't help but ask.

"Suspiciously."

"Is the record of the "Mingde Canon" reliable?"

"Although the records of the "Mingde Canon" are miscellaneous, at present, we have studied them, and the things recorded in it should be reliable." The old man with glasses said, "At least there should indeed be a "Cangshan Picture" in the society at that time, which was made by Dou everyone, and was regarded as the first famous painting in the ages, which was indisputable at the time, but I don't know if it was this one." We don't know it now, and if it weren't for the "Mingde Canon", we wouldn't even know that there was such a famous painting back then. ”

"Thanks to the "Mingde Canon", how many things would we have lost!"

"yes......"

Everyone couldn't help but sigh a little.

"At that time, people were also far-sighted, and they would have stored a copy of such a work in Yizhou, which is so far away from Changjing, and put it in a Taoist temple, otherwise, this masterpiece of the ages would have been destroyed in the later wars and vicissitudes, in that case, the historical loss is really incalculable......

"Thanks to that Taoist temple, it has been preserved for hundreds of years, and so many generations of viewers have not lost it or handed it over to the ruler, and it has not been taken out until modern times."

"yes......"

Sanhua Niangniang approached the edge of the bowl and listened quietly to the porridge.

Sandwich a piece of mutton Biluo, let's chirp, I think it's not as good as the mutton in the poplar forest in the Gobi Regions of the Western Regions.

Grab a piece of cherry Biro and take a bite and spit it back.

"However, isn't it recorded in the "Mingde Canon", there were rumors back then that the "Cangshan Map" was taken away by a Taoist chief, and it is no longer in the hands of the descendants of the Dou family? Could it be that this time it also flowed from a certain Taoist temple? Or is this rumor not true? ”

"It's hard to say......"

The old man with glasses shook his head and ate the mutton in the basin: "According to our research and discussion, it is preliminarily determined that what is recorded in the "Mingde Canon" should be true, but what is false is what the Taoist master said at that time in front of many lawless people who coveted the paintings. In fact, this painting is still in the hands of the Dou family. ”

"The Daoist is doing this to ......"

"It should be to divert the attention of the people in the rivers and lakes, so as to preserve this painting for the Dou family. And he himself did not covet this first painting of the ages. ”

“……”

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

"Great goodness, ......"

"I'd love to see it."

"yes......"

Sanhua Niangniang listened silently, expressionless.

Maybe there is a story to listen to, a whole casserole of preserved eggs and lean porridge was eaten by her cleanly, half of the braised chicken was also eaten, there were no bones left, and the mutton Biluo was solved in the first half of the war. There was only one plate of cherries left, almost intact, one of which had been bitten in half, and the tooth marks were clearly visible, which was also placed on the plate.

The girl put her hand into the brocade bag, took out a plastic bag, poured all the cherries into it, and prepared to take it back to feed the Taoist priest, and took out the water to wash down her royal bowl, and got up to leave.

A glimpse of the afterglow -

Among the people at the table where we had just spoken, an old man glanced at himself at random, to be precise, at the bowl in his hand.

With just one glance, I can't take my eyes off it.

"This ......"

The old man was stunned, his eyes stopped on Sanhua Niangniang's hand, and his brows were furrowed.

Years of experience in contact with antiques and cultural relics allow him to see the authenticity of an artifact at a glance, especially the directions that he is most interested in, and the lustrous color of the genuine product is completely imprinted in his mind.

"Little girl, you bowl ......"

The old man stretched out his hand and just wanted to ask Sanhua Niangniang where this bowl came from, but Sanhua Niangniang didn't listen at all, and didn't pay attention to it at all, put the bowl into the brocade bag at will, and went out.

The old man's brows became tighter and tighter, but he only thought that he had made a mistake.

The exquisite blue and white porcelain of the Yan Dynasty kiln is extremely precious, and there are only a dozen pieces in the world, each of which is priceless, and it is so easy to see one on the side of the road. Even if it could be seen, it was unlikely that it would be used as a bowl by a young girl.

Although it was meant to be a bowl.

……

Sanhua Niangniang: I'll be back in a few days

Sanhua Niangniang: I met a little human cub, and I made an appointment with him and his mother to take me to play in Changjing

Sanhua Niangniang: I packed you your favorite cherry Biluo, I tasted it, but it was delicious

After sending the message, put down the phone.

The girl stood on the side of the street with a brocade bag, and not long after, a car came.

Before the car approached, the rear window had been rolled down, revealing a white and lovely face, deep and clear eyes like night, and a face full of smiles and excitement.

"Sister Sanhua!"

The car stopped in front of the girl.

The child gets out of the car with his mother.

The child was obviously carefully dressed up by his mother, up and down was brand new, looking like a little rich young master, and his mother was wearing a dark horse-faced skirt with a white long-sleeved shirt, which was not only like a combination of classical and modern, but also like the result of the improvement of clothing hundreds of years ago for the living habits of modern people, and it can be regarded as the clothes that people like to wear in this age.

Sanhua Niangniang was very reserved, only nodded, and said hello to this little cub.

"How long has it been?"

The child's mother asked.

"It didn't take long for me to have a meal and go shopping for a while." The girl replied as she looked up into the distance.

This is already the ancient city of Changjing, full of antique buildings and courtyards, the ground is also paved with floor tiles, few vehicles enter, but there are many pedestrians, if you ignore these pedestrians wearing modern clothes and the modern decoration of the building, it does still retain a bit of the former appearance.

"This side is next to Willow Street, and many people who come to Changjing will come here to walk around. This circle retains a lot of the old streets and alleys, and there are also a lot of snacks and special customs, which is quite interesting. The child's mother smiled and said, "We don't live far from here, and we know this place well, so let's take you around." ”

After a pause:

"If it's still early to finish shopping, I'll take you to the Forbidden City to have a look. Many people come to the Forbidden City in the morning, which has the advantage of watching the flag-raising. However, as soon as the sun is high in this season, it is hot and sunny, I think it is better to go to the Forbidden City in the afternoon, near the evening, the Forbidden City under the sunset is very charming, and it is very cool at night, and you can also ride a bicycle outside the Forbidden City, which has a unique flavor. ”

"Okay."

The girl calmly agreed.

Then we walked on.

The ancient town is antique, but it is still a lot cleaner than hundreds of years ago, on the one hand, it is due to better hardened pavement, urban sanitation and renovation, and on the other hand, it is also because of the absence of those extremely messy and highly personalized shop signs, but walking in it, can still calm people's hearts.

The road is not short, nor is it long.

The girl is naturally not too far away.

Back then, he carried a blanket or turned into a cat and took small steps to follow the Taoist priest, but he often walked from Xicheng to Dongcheng.

Inadvertently turned a corner, and a familiar picture suddenly came into view.

The willow tree beckons, all green colors, the floor tiles are broken, I don't know how much wind and rain have been experienced, the two-story small buildings along the street, so old, not even a modern signboard storefront, are all closed, even the doors and windows are rotten, at first glance, it really looks like a certain morning hundreds of years ago.

"Although Willow Street is very famous and lively, this Willow Street is sealed.

It is said that all the buildings on this street were built before the Yan Dynasty, when the rebellion of King Shun in the late Yan Dynasty led troops into Beijing, wantonly killed people and set fires, and did not affect here.

"There is more magical, later in the Yu Dynasty, there was a fire in Changjing, almost swept the entire Xicheng District, I don't know how, but this street was not burned, after the Beijing officials at that time heard about it, they also went to the temple to burn incense and asked the city god, and then I don't know what considerations, simply left it idle. Now, it has become a cultural relic and has been protected.

"I've heard that, too.

“……”

The mother took the child by the hand and said as she walked.

I saw this girl I knew in Langzhou stop in front of an ancient building and look forward.

In front of it is just a very ordinary decayed wooden door, the color reveals the old and history, as if you can smell the smell of wood, and a bronze lock on it has long been rusted.

Modernly constructed railings block the approach of visitors.

The girl stopped here and was distracted for a moment.

"It's not early, let's go to the Forbidden City."

"Good ......"

The group got into the car again and went to the Forbidden City.

Admission is still checked.

After the later Chen Dynasty, and then to the current era, this palace has changed a lot compared to when I first saw it, but this change does not make the girl feel unfamiliar.

First, these changes are not big, and they come and go roughly like that, and even some emperors change one place, and the next emperor changes back.

Second, she has been here a few times in the past few hundred years.

Sometimes it turns into a cat, in a dreamlike twilight with red and purple air overhead, walking alone in this huge palace square, watching the guards patrol in formations, listening to the maids and eunuchs have their own careful thoughts, or to drive and capture her, looking for the feeling of walking in this palace city for the first time; Sometimes cranes come to overlook the lights of the palace from the palace; Sometimes I walk outside the palace where the candles are dim and the figures are flickering, and listen to the whispers inside; Sometimes he also paced the palace wall, as a pastime when the cat was bored.

The last time I came here was hundreds of years ago.

This is the first time this has happened.

At this time, the palace has also become ownerless.

"This is Changle Palace, I heard that since the beginning of the Banquet Dynasty, every generation of emperors likes to feast Taoist priests here and talk about immortality, but for so many years, no one has gained immortality."

Sanhua Niangniang couldn't help but turn her head to look at her.

I know that she probably watched it on TV.

"We should get a guide." The child's mother added, "It's much better to have a tour guide in this kind of place, and the guide will tell you more about the history of the palace, not to mention whether you can learn something from it, but it will also sound interesting." It's a pity that there are usually many tour guides who come here to solicit business, but today it may be too late, and there is no one. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at his son.

Apparently it was because he wanted the trip to be more meaningful.

The girl looked up into the distance, and after a moment, she lowered her head again, looked at them, and said, "You don't need to ask a guide, what do you want to hear, I'll tell you......"

Dayan is the most powerful dynasty born in the feudal era of this land, and the later Yu Dynasty has not been able to completely surpass it, the Yanmingzong period is the heyday of Dayan, and it is also the time when this great dynasty began to decline, this emperor has undoubtedly become one of the most famous emperors in history, but ah, he was not called the first emperor of the ages by later generations, and only contributed countless reverie and creative materials to future generations.

That history, the stories in history, the emperor and the generals and teachers at that time, including those who appeared later, are often heard in the stories performed by today's people.

That history is what she has walked through.

Walking in the palace in the afternoon, the tourists gradually thinned out, and the girl walked while telling the children around her about the wind and rain in history, interesting stories in the palace, legends inside and outside the capital, and the ten unique Changjing that had long been unavailable, and then suddenly realized that almost all of the people I had seen were the protagonists of their lives, and they were also important figures in a legendary story.

As the sun sets, the sky is blazing red.

The child and his mother had already gone home, leaving Miyagi, which had refused visitors, empty, and a three-flowered cat walked on the huge Miyagi Square with small steps, and the small shadow was stretched, and suddenly she jumped lightly, jumped on top of the head of the huge stone lion, and stopped to look up at the sky.

The glazed tiles reflect the faint afterglow of the sunset, most of the places are dark, there are no lights, no one lives, it is deserted, there is not even a ghost, you can't see the majesty of the palace of several dynasties, only loneliness and frustration.

It's like being abandoned by the times.

The three-flowered cat had a serious face, looked at it for a long time, and then took two steps forward and jumped down lightly.

Then he staggered out of here.

Soon after.

Willow Street is still brightly lit.

It's just that when a pedestrian walked under the main street, he inadvertently looked up, only to find that this sealed cultural relics street had opened a window for some reason - in the middle of the street, a wooden window was pushed out on the second floor, and there was a faint light inside, like a candle flame and a lantern.

The door had never been opened, and there seemed to be no one inside, except for an extremely beautiful three-flowered cat sitting on the windowsill, staring down at the pedestrians below.

Countless pedestrians looked up and looked at each other.

But how do people know what the cat is thinking?

I just feel like it's the owner here.

By the time the management arrived, the lights on the small building had long since been extinguished, the windows were closed, the rotten copper locks hung on the doors, and the building showed no signs of destruction, except for the notch on the wooden planks on the second floor, which was as tall as an adult at the top.

The cat is long gone.

(End of chapter)