Chapter 10 Traveling in Suzhou

Zhang Xun is a man of his word, since when he first entered the palace to meet the king of Zhou, in order to facilitate the investigation of the case, he said that he wanted to verify the prehistory. King Zhou took it seriously, and gave him an official position as a compiler of historical books, so he copied out the "Historical Records" himself. Fortunately, the length before the spring and autumn was not too long, and it was completed in two months. King Zhou was overjoyed when he saw the "Records of the Historians" and was full of praise for Zhang Xun! However, the King of Zhou also knew that he had seen the "Records of the Historians", and it was time for Zhang Xun to leave. Zhang Xun's family left Luoyang and went to Zheng County to attend the wedding of Bai Wen and Bai Yulian. Bai Wen, the dick, finally completed the feat of counterattacking the goddess, which can be described as "guarding the clouds and seeing the moon". After drinking the wine, Zhang Xun still took out the "seeds" and handed them to Bai Wen with a set of ancient books, four books and five classics, and agreed to see him at the west gate of Laiwu in Lu State on the spring equinox of the sixth year, and left the next day.

Zhang Xun thought that his family had been in the Yellow River Basin all these years, and it was time to go to the Yangtze River Basin, which is "a good scenery in the south of the Yangtze River". Then the next stop is to go to Xia country, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Yangzhou, etc., I haven't gone yet, just thinking about the place name is fascinating.

is still playing while walking, and two months later he arrived in the territory of Xia Kingdom. The moment he saw the Yangtze River, Zhang Xun was inexplicably excited, he was born and raised by the Yangtze River in his previous life. When I saw the Yangtze River again, I was still in the Wenchang Continent in another world, and I felt like I had worked in my previous life for many years and returned to my hometown.

After Zhang Xun's mood calmed down, he said to Simei: "In the past, I decided where to go, but this time you can decide! Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Yangzhou choose one of the three. Wen Xin said: "Sister Xinlan's best female red is not Su embroidery, let's go to Suzhou." Zhang Xun looked at Xinlan and saw that she had no opinion, so he said, "Okay, then let's go to Suzhou." However, Suzhou is not only famous for embroidery, Suzhou gardens are unique in the world, and I also know that Suzhou noodles are also very good. Different from the rough in the north, Suzhou noodles are exquisite. Seeing that what Zhang Xun said there was in place, Xin Lan said: "Husband, how do you know if you haven't been here?" Zhang Xun had to make one, and said: "My master likes to eat the most in his life, and he has traveled all over the mainland all his life. After eating all the delicacies in the world, he wrote a book called "Foodies Travel the World - Wenchang Continent on the Tip of the Tongue". I've seen it, and I'll know it. Simei smiled and said: "Husband, you master is so interesting, how can anyone call himself a "foodie", what a weirdo." Zhang Xun said: "Four ladies, don't you think this is very vivid and vivid." Okay, tomorrow our family will be able to go to Suzhou, and I think Zhang Xing and the four of them will like it too. Xinlan said: "As long as they have fun, they like it anywhere." Husband, where should we go to find the "seeds" of this Xia Kingdom? Zhang Xun said: "Let's take one step at a time, we have been smooth enough." I think the next four are the real test, let's enjoy life first!"

One morning, Zhang Xun's family of nine arrived in Suzhou. It was time to eat breakfast, so Zhang Xun said: "Suzhou people's day starts with a bowl of noodles, since we have come here, let's follow the customs!" Zhang Xing asked: "Dad, is there anything special about this Su noodles? Zhang Xun replied: "The most distinctive feature of this Su noodle is the "topping", which is different from the lo noodles in the north, and most of the "toppings" here are aquatic products. The most famous ones such as fried eel, fried shrimp, fresh fish, etc., taste quite good and nutritious. Not to mention, the front is "Yuxing Ji", his three shrimp noodles are the most authentic, you will know if you eat a bowl. ”

Zhang Xun's family entered this famous noodle restaurant in Suzhou, Zhang Xun and Simei shared a table, and Zhang Xing and them had a table. Originally, I was a little hungry after eating and sleeping all the way, and after listening to Zhang Xun's praise of Su Mian just now, I looked forward to the noodles I ordered coming up soon. After a while, the little guy put nine bowls of three shrimp noodles in front of each person. In addition to Zhang Xun, the four beauties and four little eight people saw Suzhou noodles for the first time, and they didn't move the chopsticks, just seeing their color and smelling their fragrance, they knew that the taste was not bad. Zhang Xun said with a smile: "Noodles are used for eating, and they all use chopsticks!" So a family of nine began to experience the exquisite life of Suzhou people.

After eating noodles, Zhang Xun took Simei and the four children to visit Suzhou City. I didn't walk two streets, but I found that this Suzhou is different from the big cities in the north. This Jiangnan water town has a dense water network, Zhang Xun simply rented a larger boat, and the family was on the boat, asking the boatman to row slowly, carefully looking at the Jiangnan houses on both sides of the strait, and enjoying this leisure life very comfortably. Zhang Xun asked: "Boat family, do you know where you can rent such a Jiangnan house?" The boat family said: "I don't know if there is one in this city, but after crossing the bridge in front of it, it is a suburb, and there should be one there." Zhang Xun said: "The boat family, I won't tell you, our family is from Lu and doesn't know anything about Suzhou. Why don't we rent your boat for three months, and add you a thousand taels of silver, how about you help us rent a private house?" The boatman said, "Well, I will eat with your family for these three months." ”

An hour later, Zhang Xun's family lived in a first-floor, three-story Jiangnan house on the outskirts of Suzhou. Without the intervention of the local of the boathouse, it would never have been possible to go so fast. And if Zhang Xun's family wants to travel in Suzhou, they can't do without the boat, so Zhang Xun had a conversation with the boatman just now. The children first chose a room and then said hello to Zhang Xun and went out to play, while Zhang Xun and the four ladies sat in the hall on the first floor to discuss the next arrangements. Zhang Xun said: "We came to Suzhou this time just to play, anyway, now I don't feel the slightest sign of the "seed" to appear. There are still six years, and there is no need to rush for a while, let alone rush to come. Xin Lan said: "Husband, just open your mind, we are still worried that you will be in a bad mood and depressed!" Zhang Xun said: "I am a forty-year-old person for my husband, and I am no longer the young man I was back then." Don't worry about me, let's plan our trip in Suzhou! Take advantage of the chaos in the world to experience the Soviet-style life of this "small bridge and flowing water". Xin Lan said: "Anyway, we are going to stay here for three months, so let's walk around and have a look! What else are you planning?" Zhang Xun said: "What Xin Lan said is that she is too interested in her husband, and not everything has to be planned in advance." Wen Xin asked, "Husband, is there a famous temple in Suzhou?" I want to go to incense and pray for blessings. Zhang Xun replied: "Hanshan Temple, let's go together tomorrow!"

The next morning, the boatman rowed a boat to pick up Zhang Xun's family. After getting on the boat, the boatman asked, "Brother Zhang, where are you going today?" Zhang Xun replied: "Hanshan Temple, my wife wants to go to Shangzhuxiang incense." The boatman said: "It is very convenient to go to this Hanshan Temple, the temple is on the mountainside, and there is a wharf at the bottom of the mountain." Half an hour later, Zhang Xun's family got off the boat and walked along the mountain road to Hanshan Temple. When they arrived at Hanshan Temple, after the incense, the family went to the stone forest. Hanshan Temple does not have the stone tablet with the poem "Fengqiao Night Park", which is less feeling. Zhang Xun saw that there was a sweeping monk in the stone forest, so he opened his mouth and said: "The moonlit night is full of frost, and Jiang Feng is sleeping. Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the bell rings in the middle of the night to the passenger ship. The sweeping monk asked, "Is this benefactor Zhang Xun?" Zhang Xun replied: "Master Hui, I am Zhang Xun." The sweeping monk said: "The poor monk sent Zhang Shizhu a sentence: "Murong can't come out, and the West Lake is hard to find." "It can be regarded as repaying the grace of this stone forest for giving poetry. With that, he left. Zhang Xun knew that he and Hanshan Temple were destined for this, so he took his family down the mountain and got on the boat to go home.

Zhang Xun went to the study after returning home, thinking about the sweeping monk's sentence "Murong can't come out, the West Lake is difficult to find." ". Gusu Murong, could it be that there is also the existence of the Murong family in this Wenchang continent? West Lake, of course, refers to Hangzhou West Lake, is this difficult to find or is it difficult to find me? Forget it, I don't want to, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge. Humble Administrator's Garden, tomorrow the family will go there to relax.

The Humble Administrator's Garden is not only famous in Suzhou, it is the representative work of Jiangnan gardens on this continent, and it is a display of Jiangnan garden art. The Humble Administrator's Garden is the largest garden in Wenchang Mainland, covering an area of more than 100 acres. The whole garden is centered on water, surrounded by mountains and rivers, exquisite halls and pavilions, lush flowers and trees, and has strong characteristics of Jiangnan water town. Zhang Xun introduced the description of the Humble Administrator's Garden in Baidu Encyclopedia in his previous life to Simei, and then said: "Four ladies, how about we go to this Humble Administrator's Garden tomorrow?" Wen Xin said: "Okay! Listening to your evaluation, my sister's hearts have been hooked." ”

On the morning of the second day, Zhang Xing said to Zhang Xun: "Dad, the four children will not go, for more than a year, running around, the four children feel that they are a little loose in both literature and martial arts, and they want to practice martial arts hard while studying at home." Zhang Xun said: "You are not small now, arrange your own affairs!" Zhang Xun and Simei went to the Humble Administrator's Garden and enjoyed the elegant Jiangnan Garden. Wen Xin said: "Husband, you still owe our sister a painting, why don't you use this Humble Administrator's Garden in the background!" Zhang Xun said: "Husband has not forgotten, now I still have a good view of the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River." If you want to paint, you can also go home to paint!" Zhang Xun and Simei walked through the mountains and rivers with laughter and laughter, quietly enjoying the joy brought by the beautiful scenery. Especially Zhang Xun, he felt that his three realms of Zen Buddhism had a tendency to break through, although he did not break through in the end, but he could be regarded as touching the threshold of "returning to the basics". Zhang Xun and Simei's footprints walked all over the corners of this Humble Administrator's Garden, ate some casually at noon, and sat in the small pavilion to rest when they were tired, until dusk, Zhang Xun and Simei returned happy.

Back at the rented Jiangnan house in the suburbs, Zhang Xun and Simei said: "I'll go paint first, you go cook first, and when it's ready, you can eat with the children! In two hours, a painting of "Four Beauties in Jiangnan" was painted. Out of the study, Zhang Xun came to the hall and saw Simei sitting there, so he smiled and said: "The painting is finished, let's see it tomorrow!" Yuchan went to heat up the soup, Zhang Xun drank the soup, and then went back to the room with Xinlan Wenxin and the second daughter to rest.