At eight o'clock in the morning, I sat on a cruise ship in the moat, waiting for the departure time. At this time, a woman wearing a red cheongsam and a bean blue cheongsam, accompanied by two little maids wearing pink cheongsam and a tall middle-aged man with a red belt and a red face, slowly walked into the cabin. "Good morning, Mrs Gump and Mrs Rice! General Guan has worked hard! " The guide took the initiative to say hello. Four women nodded in response, and the middle-aged man returned with his fists clenched. Mrs. Gammy and her party came to the reserved seats in the middle of the cabin. I looked at these people in surprise. In the past, every time I passed the gate of the "Spring and Autumn Building" scenic spot, Guan Yu escorted Mrs. Gummy to live in the ancient city, waiting for news from Liu Bei every day, and the two-story building where Mrs. Gummy lived in the "Spring and Autumn Building", and Guan Yu went to pay his respects every morning. I learned that in the "Spring and Autumn Building" scenic spot, Mrs. Gan Mi, Guan Gong and the little maid came to the cruise ship in the moat to entertain themselves when the lotus was in full bloom, so as to relieve the anxiety of the day. I stood up and said, "Welcome ladies, it's an honor to visit the moat with you." Mrs. Gammy nodded with a smile. Guan Yu behind him sank his chin slightly. At this time, the cruise ship whistled, pulled out the anchor and set sail.
The guide path stood beside Mrs. Gammy and said, "Welcome Mrs. Gammy to take this flight. I am the guide path. The ancient city was called Xu Di, named after Xu You grazing here. Legend has it that Xu You was a Gao Shi in Yao Dynasty. At that time, the tribe headed by Xu You lived in Jishan, Dengfeng. Emperor Yao longed for his noble name and wanted to give him the throne. Xu You washed his ears with water, but refused to accept his words. He led his tribe down the river and farmed here. Later, it was called Xu Di. In A.D. 196, Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Han Xian here and established Dewey. In order to guard against the enemy, he dug a moat for several miles around the ancient city. "
The cruise ship sailed eastward. Near lianhua bridge, dozens of acres of water on the north bank of the moat seem to be covered with a huge green canvas. The painter holds a brush like a rafter, dipped in red, yellow and blue pigments, and sketched on the canvas at will, showing delicate lotus flowers and budding buds, which are particularly enchanting in the morning light. Pink flowers, such as the size of a plate, are surrounded by five or six petals of garlands with a golden stamen covered with pollen in the middle. Several red and yellow bees sometimes fly and sometimes stay, collecting pollen in stamens. That bud, like a girl's hands clenched into fists, has a green background, white and glittering upward, and is inviolable. Mrs. Gan pointed to the Lotus Pavilion in front and showed it to Mrs. Mi. She said, "Look, sister, those people are singing." Mrs Mi looked inside and saw some old women in red on the lotus pavilion, singing with the accompaniment of music. Mrs. Gammy, with bright eyes flashing, gently covered the cherry mouth with a handkerchief and looked up at the front.
At this time, the guide path added: "There is another legend here. Once Guanyin Bodhisattva returned to Baoge after listening to the Buddhist scriptures, and accidentally saw lush green water, golden lake and rippling blue waves. I can't help feeling happy. After thinking for a moment, I picked a lotus from the lotus throne and threw it into the moat. In an instant, the rivers and lakes are full of lotus flowers, just like a fairyland. When such a person looked up, he saw the radiant and smiling Guanyin Bodhisattva in the sky and hurriedly bowed down. " I saw Guan Yu behind Mrs. Gummy sticking out his thumb, pouting and nodding.
The cruise ship sailed east to the moat. Mrs. Gammy was immediately attracted by the glittering water lilies. Mrs. rice saw a frog resting on a water lily, covering her nose and whispered, "lovely caterpillar, so comfortable!" " "When Mrs. Gump went to see it again, a frog jumped up from the wet lotus leaf and jumped into the river in front of the cruise ship, splashing. Mrs. Gan also sighed: "Living water breeds hibiscus, while clear water now caterpillars." The little maid around me applauded and celebrated, which attracted the tour guide path to applaud.
At the intersection of the East Moat and Jian 'an Avenue, the cruise ship docked in front of a large lotus. The tour guide path said with a big smile: "Mrs. Gan, according to the old people, after Prime Minister Cao came to the ancient city, he recruited talents and reclaimed land to store food and grass. He suffered from a headache because of overwork. In order to treat the headache of prime minister Cao, Hua Tuo, a doctor of medicine, proposed using lotus as a drug primer. So Prime Minister Cao ordered people to plant lotus flowers on a large scale in the moat. Look at the lotus blossom, wearing Huang Cancan's silk dress and tilting your head slightly to greet everyone. " As soon as the guide route is reminded, the tourists look in the direction of the route finger. But in the moat, the whole water surface is covered with lotus leaves, water chestnut leaves and water chestnut leaves. Lotus flowers are reddish, white or purple, high or low, and little black fish the size of chopsticks swim happily under the lotus leaves. A dozen fishermen wearing sun hats sat quietly on the other side, staring at the "floating" a few meters away. The lotus leaf is as big as a pot cover with a radius of two feet and as small as a girl's handkerchief. Some are flat on the water, and some are upright in the water. I casually recited a famous sentence in Zhou Wenyi's "Love Lotus" in the Northern Song Dynasty: "I love the lotus root from the mud, but I am not evil, and I am not crawling outside. Qing Xiang is cool and graceful, but I can look at it from a distance without being ridiculous." A middle-aged man on the cruise ship also blurted out: "Song of Xizhou" says: the lotus is picked in autumn in Nantang, and the lotus is over the head. With his head down, he fiddled with the lotus seeds in the water, which were as green as the lake. Hide lotus seeds in your sleeve. Lotus seeds are red and transparent. Remembering that Mandy is not here, I looked up at the middle-aged people in Hong Fei who came to an abrupt end here. I put my index finger to my mouth, pointed to Mrs. Gammy, and gestured to the middle-aged people. The middle-aged man's face suddenly turned red to his ears, so he quickly covered his mouth and turned to look at the delicate lotus outside the window.
The cruise ship sailed slowly into the small West Lake. On the edge of the "fishing pavilion", Mrs. Gammy saw hundreds of little red fish swimming around in the water under the lotus leaf for food, and some chased each other. Mrs. Gammy seemed to forget her husband's worry and leaned against the window, looking at the fish happily. Mrs. Gump took the bait from a young maid and sprinkled it gently on the fish, attracting several ten-tailed fish to compete for fish food. Mrs. Gump giggled. Mrs. rice and the little maid pointed to the small fish in the water and almost danced.
The cruise ship headed for the western section of the moat. Mrs. Gan looked at the bright lotus flowers everywhere, sipped the fragrance of the lotus leaves, and pointed to the front with bright eyes and said, "Sister, look at the lotus flowers in front, dancing gently in the breeze, just like the skirts of dancers fluttering at a banquet. If only the master were here. " Mrs. Meade turned around and saw two tears overflow from Mrs. Gump's eyes. "Elder sister, don't be sad. We will receive a letter from your master soon. "
The cruise ship passed the statue of "Lotus Fairy" and sailed into the south section of the moat. The river has become more open, and lotus leaves and lotus flowers are reflected in the water, still green and red. Mrs Mi exclaimed with a loud "wow" and stood up to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lotus. Willows with green branches are hung upside down on both sides of the wide moat, dotted with neat oval green leaves, like naughty urchins, teasing tourists' scalps and patting them on the shoulders for a while. Hanging branches, like woven green curtains, quietly hang on the tunnels on both sides of the moat, together with bluestone pavement and guardrail, guarding people who come to play. The wooden plank road extending into the moat water is painted with sauce red paint, which complements the green lotus. A dozen women in red cheongsam and blue umbrellas danced to the music. On both sides of the plank road are green lotus flowers: high-rise buildings are solid lotus flowers, and more than a dozen raised lotus hearts are glowing with golden light; The middle layer is a pink five-petal or six-petal lotus, with several green buds beside it, standing there pointy and admiringly looking at the blooming "little flowers"; The lower layer is the lotus leaf holding the lotus flower and bud, quietly smiling at the laughter of the floret and the joy of the bud; The unknown lotus leaf at the lowest place floats quietly on the water, quietly supplying the nutrients needed by the flowers.
I saw Bai Lianhua. "This lotus flower is quietly blooming there, neither showing off nor striving for beauty. It seems to be endowed with fairy spirituality. In a turbulent world, it doesn't go with the flow, silently dedicates its holiness and selflessly releases its fragrance. " At this time, the lotus in my eyes, against the background of green lotus leaves, looks more and more holy. I raised my right hand to pay tribute to Shenglian.
Two hours later, the cruise ship arrived at the dock. Mrs. Gummy stood up with the help of the little maid and turned her head to scan the lotus flowers on both sides of the moat. Guan Gong stepped forward and said, "Be my guest." Mrs Gammy just came back from a trance-like dream and stepped off the cruise ship with the help of Meidochan with a smile. Mrs Mi whispered, "Sister, there is a river full of lotus flowers. Over the ancient city, fragrant Wan Li. If the host returns to Xuchang, we will come to the moat to enjoy flowers every day, how wonderful! " The people on the cruise ship heard this sentence and applauded again. My applause was the loudest, and I woke myself up from my dream.