In front of the gate of the countryside, there always seems to be a long and winding tree.
When summer comes, many women will gather under the big tree to sit on the horse to take care of the soles of their shoes. Every time someone passes by, they will look at others and whisper who they are and where they are going.
In fact, the Chinese people are the easiest to satisfy. As long as they are given the space to survive, they will be as happy as possible and create amazing value in the harsh conditions.
Of course, it's a prosperous time. The country is peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment. They never worry about whether there is rice in the VAT. They just worry about what they should eat for the next meal: my boy, who doesn't like noodles all the time, wants to make a fan of wine, vegetables and dumplings for him.
Gao Fei, driving a small cross-country car, stops in front of a group of women enjoying the cool under a big tree, pushes open the car door and jumps down. Holding a box of Chinese cigarettes in his hand, he comes to the women and asks with a smile, "Auntie, please smoke."
Several aunts looked at each other and said with a smile in the old-fashioned tone of city people: "this big brother is very interesting. We are women's families. Who will smoke this stuff?"
"Ha ha, that's me, I, ha ha."
Gao Fei scratched the back of his head with embarrassment. When he put away his cigarette, a woman asked, "brother, are you here to inquire about people?"
Goofy shook his head: "it's not about people, it's about a family. Excuse me, aunt, do you know the old house of Fang family? "
"Fang's old house?"
The aunt put down her cloth shoes and replied, "of course, I know. That's the most spiritual place in our village. However, I heard my mother-in-law say that after the girl left in front of me thirty years ago, the gate of the old house never opened again. Are you from the TV station? I heard my husband say that this old house has applied for the cultural heritage of that kind. I want to take pictures on TV! "
"I'm not from the TV station."
Gao Fei shook his head, looked around at the car, lowered his voice and said, "I, I am the son of the girl who left the village 30 years ago."
"What, you're the son of the boat?"
An old woman who looks like she is more than 50 years old looks at Gao Fei with surprise in her eyes. She doesn't believe it.
Goofy asked, "Auntie, do you know my mother?"
"Of course I do. When I first got married, your mother was still my Bridesmaid!"
The old woman's face glowed red, as if she had gone back to the time that she should remember all her life: "at that time, the boat was on show, just like a little child. When I got married, she was only fifteen or sixteen, wasn't she? How long has it been since she had a son as old as you? "
My mother wants her baby earlier, but it's not like having such a big son. Gao Fei laughs and says perfunctorily, "time flies, time flies."
Old women can't understand the meaning of "time flies." they are just surprised at how the little girl who used to look pretty could have such a big and powerful son?
In the blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen old women and old men on the street. They were all surrounded by Gao Fei, who seemed to be looking at the monkeys running out of the zoo.
After calling several aunts, aunts, aunts, sisters, brothers and sisters, Gao Fei finally got to know the location of the Fang family's old house. He politely refused the enthusiasm of the relatives (drinking water at home), so he escaped and got on the bus.
After the car drove out a long way along the crooked street, Gao Fei took a long breath, raised his hand and wiped his sweat, saying: "the people in my hometown are just too warm. I'm flattered."
Shangguan Fengling, who seldom talked all the way, suddenly said, "Guoguo, do you really think you are Gaofei?"
Gao Fei was stunned. The car seemed to tremble and almost hit the water tank in front of the left gate. Fortunately, he responded in time and quickly put down the steering wheel. The car rubbed the water tank and passed.
Shangguan Fengling didn't look at him. His turbid old eyes looked ahead and sighed hoarsely: "Alas, I know that in order to play the role of Gao Fei well, you not only need to take time to get to know all his connections, but also have to imitate his voice, style and some small habits."
When Shangguan Fengling said this, the car had already arrived at the back village of Fangjia village, at the foot of Jinxiu mountain.
Compared with the other side of the village, it looks much more desolate here.
Along the way, ten courtyard doors, at most one or two open, the rest are iron general door.
Glancing over the corn fields on both sides of the road, Gao Fei could see that hundreds of meters in front of him stood an old-fashioned house whose main color was blue and gray.
The tall gatehouse is made of big blue bricks and blue stone slabs. On the top of the gatehouse, there are three spirit beasts squatting on the roof. A great sense of history comes to our face.
Fang Xiaochuan's ancestors are worthy of being a magistrate of the Qing Dynasty. Even compared with those modern western style buildings, the building is not inferior in momentum.
It's amazing that such a building can escape the catastrophe of the last century after hundreds of years of wind and rain. Is this absolutely a miracle?
The car slowly stopped in the grass in front of the gate. Gao Fei didn't get out of the car, lit a cigarette, looked at the listless corn in the hot sun, and said: "yes. Many mornings when I wake up, I think I'm goofy, and I should be goofy - I like goofy. "
"You're in love with that man."
Shangguan Fengling opened the door and didn't get off.
Goofy took a hard puff and nodded gently: "well, if this is love, then I really fall in love with him."
"Oh, but you are the devil."
Shangguan Fengling sighed, murmured and got off the bus.
"I'm the devil? Hehe, I am the devil. I'm the devil. What's wrong? Who stipulates that people in the evil way can't fall in love with men in the secular world? "
Goofy just took two puffs of the cigarette and jumped out of the car with a simple key in his hand.
This is the key given to him by Fang Xiaoxiao. It can unlock the door of Fang's old house.
The door lock on the gate of the old house is not the kind of lock seen on TV, but a secret lock with ingenious design.
Goofy opened the secret lock - after nearly 30 years of wind and rain erosion, the secret lock is still sensitive. With a slight click, the door was opened.
Gao Fei raised his hand and tried to push it. The black door inlaid with studs on the left side opened with a squeak.
Behind the gate of the courtyard is a grassland with two or three acres.
There are also some flowers and trees in the grassland and the wild grass.
In the past 30 years, no one has come. The flowers and trees without care have long grown into big trees. They are full of fragrant flowers, and groups of bees are humming around the flowers.
Whoosh, a fat hare broke up from the grass behind the door. As an arrow, it swept past the high flying line of sight, and then disappeared in the grass.
On the other side of the grassland is a big house built of green bricks and stone slabs. Its architectural style is exactly the same as those of Beijing's quadrangles, but its momentum is not comparable to those of Beijing's quadrangles.
Standing at the door, it gives people a feeling of palace.
Especially on the roof of those squatting beast, ferocious appearance, as if to bring people back to its familiar era.
When Fang's ancestors built the house, they probably wanted to keep a low profile. They didn't do anything about "three out and three in". They just had a row of nine main rooms in the north house. From the west side, they could get to the backyard of the house.
The backyard is not very large, but it is built on the mountain, and it is also deserted.
In the middle of the well is an old well. The pulley on the well has been decayed for a long time, but there is a broken jar on the well.
Since Fang Xiaozhou left home, she has never come back. The villagers don't even know whether she is alive or dead... If she was put in another place, the old house might have been damaged and the foundation confiscated.
The villagers, even the head of the village, don't know where Fang's boat has gone, but the mayor and the leaders of the district know that this old house has great historical reasons and can't be destroyed. The most important thing is that no one dares to make a decision here.
Without him, those leaders all know that this is the hometown of Gao's legitimate daughter-in-law, and the last descendant of Fang's family is still there. This is the house with owners. No one, including the state, has the right to own it.
Walking in the half man tall grass, Gao Fei and Shangguan Fengling did not speak. They looked around curiously.
Especially when you enter the main hall, you can see an old portrait on the front wall. It's a woman, wearing an apricot yellow neon dress and a hair style of falling horse temples. She holds Yu Ruyi in her left hand, and her right hand falls down naturally. The palm of her hand moves forward. She looks like goddess Guanyin.
This portrait is painted on brocade. Both the color of brocade and the color of the portrait have turned yellow. It has a strong sense of history. It is covered with dust, but the seal of signing can be seen.
The name on the seal is Chen, Chen Tianshou.
It seems that this portrait is similar to that of Goddess Guanyin. It was painted by a painter named Chen Tianshou.
When Gao Fei carefully looked at the name on the seal, he didn't notice Shangguan Fengling at all. He was also looking at the name of the seal. It was like seeing a ghost!
When he turned around, Shangguan Fengling's eyes had closed slightly.
Gao Fei's first feeling after entering the main hall is that someone is looking down at him.
His two eyes were cold, without any emotion, just like when you saw an old lady fall on the road and ask for help, she just wrongly asked you to pay for a doctor.
Instinctively, Gao Fei looks at the portrait again, only to find that the two eyes that are looking at them are actually the woman in the portrait who is similar to the goddess Guanyin.
This is not goddess Guanyin.
Goddess Guanyin will hold a water purification bottle and a willow branch in her hand.
The woman in the picture is holding a jade Ruyi.
Gao Fei was very surprised and tried to walk left and right for a few steps. However, he caught a glimpse of the portrait in the corner of his eyes, as if he was always staring at him, cold and evil.
Shangguan Fengling said in a low voice: "this picture is strange."
"If it's weird, take it off."
Gao Fei light answer way, stretched out the right hand.
Shangguan Fengling shook his head: "forget it, don't touch it. It has been in this place for many years. In a sense, it is the owner of this old house. We are only guests. How can we win over the guests? That would be against God's will. "
But goofy said, "I think it's uncomfortable to hang this portrait here. You will not be comfortable living here in the future
"I didn't intend to stay long either."
Shangguan Fengling looked at Gao Fei, and there was an unconscious doting in his eyes: "in fact, even if I want to, I don't have much time."
Gao Fei reached for the portrait's hand and was stunned in the air.