Chapter 33: Good Morning, Mountain City. (8)
Everyone walked all the way through the small shops, the vegetable market constantly "West Garden", across the lush, rockery pond surrounded by the "Huayuan", at this moment everyone suddenly heard a brisk body appear overhead, looked up, only to see a big horn hanging on the tree.
"Beautiful view of West Lake, March day. The spring rain is like wine, and the willows are like smoke. There is a fate to meet thousands of miles away, but it is difficult to hold hands on the other side. Ten years of repair can be crossed in the same boat, and a hundred years of repair can be slept together. If there is a thousand years of creation, the white head is concentric in front of you. ”
"The surname Xu is Xianzi Chinese, and his ancestral home is Qiantang. For generations, he has valued faith and righteousness, and sold medicinal materials for a living. Unfortunately, his parents died early, and he came to the grave during the Qingming Festival. Swim around the West Lake and go home, full of wind and rain to meet beautiful women. I don't know why the two names and surnames came to Qingbomen. Sansheng was fortunate enough to come to meet and go on a journey with the same boat. ”
There were bursts of singing from the horn, some men sang, some women sang, the lyrics were easy to understand, the tune was simple to the ear, and after singing a few words, Mr. Liang's two daughters began to shake their heads and follow the harmony of "ahhhh
Mr. Liang's parents also closed their eyes and shook their heads to follow the charm, with smiles on their faces.
Mr. Liang was wearing glasses, but he opened his mouth wide and said, "It seems that the story in the complete biography of the White Snake is broadcast on this radio?"
Lu Xihua stopped and said, "Yes, it is adapted by several teachers and my sister in the community broadcasting studio based on the "Legend of Leifeng Tower" by the owner of Yushan and the "Complete Biography of the White Snake" by the owner of Menghua Pavilion, which tells the story between Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian. It was compiled into a radio drama called "The Legend of the New White Lady", which was broadcast every two days, with the first broadcast in the morning and the rebroadcast in the afternoon and the next day. I made this drama into a record, and there is playback equipment in the broadcast studio, so I can just play the record. ”
Mr. Liang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "This radio drama seems to use the form of a musical, using the tune of Huangmei Opera. ”
Lu Xihua nodded, "Mr. Liang is really talented, and suddenly you can hear the source, yes, we used some simple Huangmei Opera tunes to rap, interspersed with some simple plots and character introductions." This is more acceptable to the audience than a dry narration. Now, it seems that the response is good, and the audience likes it. Many of the records I engraved had to be bought and listened to by those who had a record player at home, and the sales were very good. ”
Mr. Liang clapped his hands happily and said, "Good, good, good! Good method, good form!
"Miss's name is Bai Suzhen, and she lives in Furong City, Sichuan. The old man is the head town in the world, and he has a reputation for galloping on the battlefield. The two elders returned to heaven and had no support, and came to Jiangnantou to their relatives. The relatives are no longer in the desertion, and now they live in Qingbomen temporarily. Miss, how smart she was born, and she is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She treats me like a sister, looking for a bosom friend at the ends of the world. Another female voice rang out.
At this moment, Mr. Liang listened to the familiar tune again, and couldn't help but sing softly.
Lu Xihua said, "Our community broadcasting studio has recently adapted a play based on a Tang Dynasty folklore of the Luocheng Gelao people in Gui Province, and we also want to use the form of songs to promote the development of the plot, but this time it is mainly in the tune of local mountain songs." Mr. Liang, you are a master of literature and history, and you still need more corrections. ”
Mr. Liang listened to the Huangmei tune in his ear, and then hummed slowly, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, what's the name of that drama?"
"Liu Sanjie". ”
Everyone continued to move forward in the minor key of "The Legend of the New White Lady", walking along the road among the lush trees, and soon came to a high gray wall, leaving a guard hut in the middle, three men in uniform were chatting, and when they saw the arrival of Lu Xihua and his party, they hurriedly stood upright.
Lu Xihua said to the three men, "This is Mr. Liang Shiqiu, who is about to move into the 'Cai Yuan', and his family, Mr. Liang Shiqiu is a famous essayist and scholar in my country. Remember what he and his family looked like, and don't be mistaken. ”
Liang Shiqiu, who was in his thirties, said embarrassedly, "Mr. Lu is polite, where am I a scholar, I just have time to write prose and talk for fun." What does this 'Cai Yuan' mean?"
Lu Xihua explained, "'Xiyuan' and 'Huayuan' are named after me, which are the two large courtyards we have traveled all the way, and many people live in them, and now there are a total of 1,200 households, nearly 7,000 people live in them. As for the 'Choi Yuan', which is named after my sister, it can only live in 100 households, but now there are less than 20 households. There are separate security guards who will remember every guest who lives in the 'Sai Yuan' and generally do not allow strangers to enter the 'Sai Yuan' unless they have permission from the guest. In this way, the life and safety of the tenants here can be guaranteed. ”
Mr. Liang touched the glasses on his face, "Mr. Lu, you are so polite." Liang is a literati, and he really can't afford it. ”
Lu Xihua said, "Mr. Liang is welcome, you are a guest introduced by President Zhang, sometimes there are famous writers, come to live with me, it is simply splendid, let's move on, go and see the house you like." ”
Mr. Liang whispered, "It's over, it's over." "I was secretly worried about the level of the rent, Mr. Lu was too enthusiastic, and it would be embarrassing if the rent was too high and he couldn't afford it.
Compared with the noise of the "West Garden" and the tranquility of the "Huayuan", this "Cai Garden" is elegant. When Lu Xihua built these 50 single-family houses, he referred to the common architectural styles in China, including Jiangnan houses with black tiles and white walls, Lingnan houses with black tiles, gray walls and white railings, Hui style houses with blue bricks and gray tiles and cornices, Shanghai-style houses in the Shanghai Concession, western Sichuan houses that like to use local materials with green bricks and green tiles, and academy buildings with red pillars and carved railings.
Mr. Liang chose a Hui style house according to his parents' preferences.
Pushing open a small fence of a dwelling, what catches everyone's eye is a small garden, a camphor tree is planted in one corner of the garden, the dense foliage almost covers half of the garden, the other half has reached the sidewalk outside the wall, the wide and dense leaves will cover the sun, six or seven meters high from the ground, and the terrace on the second floor is also covered. Under the tree, there is a stone table, which is carved with a checkerboard pattern, and four or five stone drum round benches are placed in the middle, and the lower part is covered with moss, which is very interesting in the mountains.
There is a man-made bird's nest with a square spire, and the small head of a squirrel sticks out of it, looking curiously at the visitors below. Lu Xihua said with a smile, "Originally, I built some bird troughs and installed them on the trees, hoping to attract some birds to come and live, but I didn't expect that most of them were occupied by squirrels in the mountains, and I used the bird trough as a place to hide food in winter, so I didn't leave." ”
Mr. Liang's three children looked at the squirrels in the trees with curious expressions, and they could no longer move their steps.
This small garden of 60 square meters also has some fish ponds and some open space, which can be played by the tenant according to his freedom.
Lu Xihua took Mr. Liang's family into the first floor, which is seven meters high, so the living room is particularly tall and wide, and several children ran down the stairs to the second floor, standing on the railing to call to their mother and father, and had a lot of fun.
Downstairs is the living room, kitchen, bathroom and two maid's rooms and a guest room and a study, and upstairs are two master bedrooms, two bathrooms and two guest rooms, fully furnished with water and electricity.
Lu Xihua said with a smile, "I don't know if Mr. is still satisfied? This three-hundred-and-a-half-square-meter house is more than enough for Mr. Liang's family to live in." You can also choose the second floor, which is a small staircase from the garden wall, the second floor has the advantage of having a terrace that is no less than the first floor, which can also be made into a garden, and there is a small bridge from the corridor directly to the mountain behind the house, which is also better light, and the first floor is from the stone steps behind the house. ”
Mr. Liang sighed, such a good house, he couldn't have imagined it before he came to Shancheng, "Thank you, Boss Lu, but I don't know how the rent of this house is, it's too expensive, and Liang really can't afford it." ”