Walked around the boundaries of Guangxi. On February 10th, I came to Nanning to take a breather. We found an old house for dinner at noon.
? The old house was built in the 15th year of Guangxu's reign. It is said to be the former residence of Wu Ming, the first secretary of the county party committee. It is located next to Mingxiu Garden, on the bank of the Xijiang River, surrounded by water on three sides, and a precious watershed. It looks like it It's very rustic, in stark contrast to the surrounding high-rise buildings. However, it is very popular and there is a queue waiting for a table. After waiting for half an hour, I read the old house carefully.
"Near the Ming Dynasty and the clear courtyard, the ancient courtyard near the Xijiang River is more than a hundred years old." The delicate and beautiful couplets make people smell the fragrance of ink in the courtyard. The red walls and blue tiles form a small courtyard, and the dining seats are separated by curtains. , the walls inside the house outside the door are dotted with ethnic utensils, such as waist drums, kettles, bamboo hats, bamboo tubes, lanterns and wheels, etc. The rich ethnic characteristics are refreshing and remind me of those movies about ethnic minorities I have watched. Now I really walked into those shots.
The enthusiasm and smiles conveyed to us by the beauties of Zhuang ethnic group sincerely relieved our fatigue and hard work along the journey.
Most of the dishes we want have the word "local" in them, such as fried potato shreds, steamed local eggs, roasted local chicken nuggets, etc., because the reason why we chose the old house is because of the farm rice. , the master chef's craftsmanship did not disappoint, the home-cooked dishes were full of color, flavor and flavor, and adults and children enjoyed eating more than usual. Eating delicious food and looking at the simple old house, I couldn't help but sigh.
The old county magistrate passed away long ago, and now things have changed. He was once an important member of the family in this old house. In this house, there were his cries, words, laughter, and footprints... Facing these familiar yet unfamiliar earthen walls, the damp yet cool floor , the old but friendly door frame, the narrow but spacious room, can't help but make people's hearts beat, and they want to recite a poem: "The mountain is not high, if there are immortals, it is named... This humble room, but I am kind to my virtue." ”
In front of me, the culture of this old house makes my mind tangled, and its space is full of implication that makes people unpredictable. I just feel a feeling of positive energy surging in my heart, a kind of fusion of new and old. , the intersection of ideal and reality, the contradiction between simplicity and elegance, the harmony of tranquility and hustle and bustle are swaying in front of your eyes and surrounding you...
Touch with your eyes and feel with your heart. We have no reason to reject pavilions and pavilions, and we have no reason to abandon our simple feelings for the old house.
Remember those old houses in Shaoshan Chong? Do you remember Mo Yan’s ancestral houses? Although they are low and old, they are more worthy of remembrance, admiration and praise than any tall mansion!
Old house, I will remember you...
2019.2.10 at Nanning Chunxiayuan Hotel