Rebirth of an old friend into a dream

I took a private car from Liuyun Town, took the expressway for about three hours, and arrived at the provincial capital.Get off the expressway and go straight to Qinhuai District.

This time Qin Xuan’s brother, Qin Jia, heard that Shi Yinian was prone to motion sickness, so he asked the driver at home to drive his Lincoln Navigator SUV directly to Liuyun Town to pick them up. The whole journey was quiet and pleasant, and the shock absorption effect was also very good .Except for the pain in the butt after sitting for a long time, Shi Yinian didn't feel motion sickness and nausea at all, and he was also in high spirits when he got off the car.

The driver parked the car in the underground garage, and Qin Xuan led Shi Yinian around the Confucius Temple.

The Confucius Temple was the center of culture and education in Nanjing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a gathering of humanities and merchants.It is known as the "beautiful place in the south of the Yangtze River".

The flowing water is gurgling, the arch bridge is curved, the white walls are covered with black tiles, and the greenery is flowing.A soft Wu Nong ditty, babbling, wafts from the old streets and alleys.Standing on the Qinhuai River Bridge, you can also see traces of the past prosperity on the Qinhuai River.

Knowing that Shi Yinian loves desserts, Qin Xuan dragged him straight to a century-old shop, where the freshly made plum blossom cakes made by the master chef were small and cute, decorated with colorful decorations, and the somewhat tough shell was wrapped with sweet red bean paste. Soft, sweet and glutinous, the warm filling can bring a very pleasant enjoyment to the taste buds.

Qin Xuan looked at him pouting and blowing the plum cake in his hand, and explained to the side: "It is said that when Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, he saw that it was shaped like a plum blossom, and its color was attractive, so he pretended to taste it. It tastes sweet but not greasy, soft and crunchy. Moderate, better than the imperial court, applause. Because it is shaped like a plum blossom, it is named plum blossom cake, which has been passed down to this day."

Shi Yinian nodded, full of praise while eating: "Delicious! Delicious!"

Seeing how much he liked it, Qin Xuan asked, "Would you like to buy another one to try? I'm just afraid that your stomach will bloat after eating too much glutinous rice."

After Shi Yinian finished eating a plum cake, he glanced at the shop with unsatisfied interest, but he was embarrassed to say that he would eat another one, so he shook his head.

Qin Xuan was secretly amused, and comforted him by saying, "We'll buy it again before we return to Liuyun Town tomorrow."

When Shi Yinian heard the words, his eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded in response.

Wuyi Lane is located on the south bank of the Wende Bridge on the Qinhuai River in Qinhuai District, the provincial capital. It belongs to the Qinhuai Tourist Area of ​​the Confucius Temple. location.

Liu Yuxi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem "The Bird's Clothes Lane" to commemorate the prosperity of the Zhuque Bridge on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Bird's Clothes Lane on the south bank.

"By the Zhuque Bridge, the leaves and grass are blooming, and the setting sun is slanting at the entrance of Wuyi Lane.

In the old days, the front swallow of Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people. "

Bird Clothes Lane is the mansion of two wealthy families, King Xie of the Jin Dynasty. The children of the two families like to wear black clothes to show their dignity, hence the name.Wuyi Lane is full of people, crowned and crowned, and cultural giants such as Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, and Xie Lingyun, the originator of the landscape poetry school, have come out.

After thousands of years of vicissitudes, today's Bird Clothes Lane is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, and there is no intertwining of rich and noble families. Instead, the memorial hall of Wang Xie's former residence with a long history and culture has been rebuilt and has become a scenic spot for tourists to visit the traces of Wang Xie Huatang. .

As one of the big clans that contributed to the construction and renovation of Wang Xie's former residence, the Qin family has settled down in Wuyi Lane since Qin Xuan's grandfather's generation.

After crossing Wende Bridge, they walked into Bird Clothes Lane.Niaoyi Lane is narrow and quiet, with well-arranged buildings on both sides, blue bricks and powder walls, and small tiles on the slope roof, giving it a sense of nostalgia and nostalgia.Qin Xuan described to Shi Yinian in a low voice, on the Qinhuai River under the sound of oars and lights, there were cruise ships full of tourists traveling from south to north, swimming in the ten miles of lotus, drunk with paper and gold, singing and dancing, and ten miles of bead curtains, beautiful and gorgeous ... The Jiaofangsi, Jinfenloutai, Shenggerenjia, and Huaboat Lingbo in the Ming Dynasty constitute a dreamlike, poetic and picturesque scene of prosperity.

Shi Yinian was engrossed in listening, staring at Qin Xuan with a pair of clear eyes shining with water, seeing Qin Xuan made his heart itch.

Walking in the winding alleys paved with gray bricks and bluestone slabs, "Tuk Tuk Tuk", the women's high heels knocked on the bluestone slabs, Shi Yinian and the two looked up, and a face like A tall, tall woman with peach blossoms, firm skin, and a colorful silk cheongsam, holding a silk umbrella from Hangzhou West Lake to shade her. At first glance, she looks like a "lilac girl" from an ink painting. She is a foreign girl with blond hair, brown eyes and high nose.