I visited Yaowan in early autumn
Tan Wuxiu
Yaowan is a village under Jinfoshan.
The sun shines happily on the mountains and rivers, and the crescent moon looms in the blue sky. At this moment, the sun and the moon shine together, and we are in Yaowan.
Yaowan, Yaowan... I kept thinking about Yaowan in my heart, and there was a particularly intriguing feeling, like the beauty of delicate jade fingers brushing against the strings of a piano. Yaowan has always had a force that secretly attracts people. Yaowan Village is not just a cool spot in the hot summer, but what kind of extraordinary past has it had? And what kind of touching story is being performed now?
An old man who is nearly seventy years old introduced his hometown to a friend who came to Yaowan. He was very happy and talked about his family treasures. The rise and fall of the Wu Family Courtyard, the thousand-year-old ginkgo that five people cannot hug, the ancient foreign house, the ancient pines group...
This means that behind an ancient word there is a passage about the history of Yaowan, and for an outsider For strangers, every step into Yaowan feels like testing, testing the depth of Yaowan’s history, testing the beauty of the landscape, and testing the fragrance of farm food. Suddenly I felt that the hidden force was getting stronger and stronger.
The foreign-style house once reflected the wealth and arrogance of the wealthy family named Wu in Yaowan's past, and had an aggressive and glorious status. According to the old man, the Wu family courtyard took three years to build. The third floor and the first floor are all wooden structures, in a square shape with four eaves. The roof is also square with four eaves. From a distance, the courtyard looks majestic and elegant. Without losing elegance. Everything may be inevitable from prosperity to decline, but the wealth and wealth of the landlords attract the green eyes of bandits like wolves. If you don't hand over the money obediently, they will burn, kill and plunder wantonly, which is their special skill. In anger, the bandit curled up his beard and set fire to the buildings in the courtyard. The fire dyed half of the sky red and turned everything into ashes. A lesson learned. Later, in order to prevent fire and theft, the Wu family courtyard was rebuilt with hard and shaped Longgu stone, which was strong and magnificent. The earth-walled thatched houses of ordinary farmers can only be compared to their backs and cannot be compared to the same. Today, in the huge yard, only one stone house is still standing in time, waiting for the future. It is half-short and has to live a modern life with its owner. Others have become messy, and there is no lush scene in sight. The shape of the foreign-style house has long since disappeared. Only the stone carvings above the lintel vividly and uniquely reveal a trace of the wealth and aura of the old owner.
walked around the western-style house with half earth wall and half stone wall. The foundation of the house was solid. The surviving western-style house was demolished in half by farmers who changed hands, so there was a stone wall below and earth above. Wall house structure, roof is tiles. But if you look closely, it seems that the earthen wall is growing out of the stone, giving it a different and unique flavor. The reasons given by others as to why the homeowner remodeled the property are dumbfounding, so I won’t comment here at will.
The foreign house always attracts some people to come and look at it. They all come because of the story of the foreign house. The current male owner is overwhelmed by the constant stream of visitors. Someone has to greet guests when they arrive. This is the most basic etiquette for Yaowan people, but it wastes a lot of working time. Someone suggested that he charge tickets for five yuan per viewing, or sell oil tea to earn some money to support his family. The male host shook his head and denied it, saying that you can't make money in this way, a simple-minded person.
Several huge camphor trees stood behind the house, letting the wind and rain come and go, standing there steadily without fear of the changes in the world, quietly working hard to grow upward. A wall of bean seedlings hangs upside down on the back wall. This is a way of showing the harvest of beans, and it has become a unique scenery for visitors from outside the mountain to take photos.
The legendary Wu Family Courtyard has many overlapping stories in Yaowan. On the other hand, there is only a courtyard dam made of glutinous rice mixed with lime, which is extremely hard and deserted. In the huge dam, there was an old yellow dog curled up in the center of the courtyard dam. He glanced lazily at the visitor with his dog eyes, then lowered his head and fell asleep again. And in the corner of the dam, there is a small dandelion blooming beautifully. It has the kind of beauty without makeup, which makes people's eyes and hearts shine at the same time.
When you come to Yaowan, you will involuntarily fall in love with some things, such as ancient pines.The pine trees in my memory are not the same as the ancient pine trees in Yaowan. The outer shell of the ancient pine trees has almost fallen off and no longer looks rough. I couldn't help but ran to hug the tree pole, but because of my petite size, I was hugged back enthusiastically by the ancient pine tree. At that moment, the indifference and tranquility of being close to nature slowly rose from the bottom of my heart. I pressed my face against the tree trunk, closed my eyes, and wanted to sleep for a thousand years.
Standing on the ground and looking up at the tree crown, there are ancient pine trees one after another. Their straight and thick tree trunks hold up the crown of the tree in the sky. They stand densely here, holding up a piece of blue sky and a piece of earth. Stand out of the eternity of time.
Yaowan, this village is rich in mountains and rivers, with beautiful fertile fields, and has a bumpy journey from a rich history and culture. Teacher Wu vividly tells the wonderful story of how he surrendered to bandits in the early days of liberation; he tells the story of Wu Zhongnian, a student at Tsinghua University who later became a member of the underground party of the Communist Party of China; and the legendary story of Miss Wu Er who never married. The plot of the story is exciting and fascinating. I really want to stay in this mysterious land and explore it.
Through the smoke and clouds of history, today's Yaowan has become a paradise that city people yearn for, and the scattered farmhouses have become a place that summer vacationers yearn for. Smooth roads have shortened the distance between Yaowan and the outside world; rural tourism has developed rapidly, and farmhouses are booming; the villages have beautiful mountains and rivers, good air, and pollution-free vegetables, which are loved by people. We will think of the group of party members and cadres who took the lead in getting rich. They rushed here and there to implement policies, help the weak and the poor, go from village to village, and worked hard for poor households over and over again. No one was left behind on the road to escape poverty. Let’s walk together on the road of rural revitalization. Staying close to the masses and sticking to their original aspirations make them tired but happy.
The three waterfalls of Yaowan hang on the high mountain ridge, the cicadas chatter, and the harvest is about to happen. Yaowan, leaning at the foot of Jinfo Mountain, is lush and full of vitality. In the forest park, you can take advantage of the shade of the pine forest, lie on the hammock, hold a book, quietly enjoy the joy of early autumn, and be happy with the time in Yaowan.
About the author: Tan Wuxiu, female, a member of Chongqing Writers Association, loves prose creation.
