All Hail Cousin Brother

Xie Manor is also used to seeing good things, and making things with his own hands is more caring and approachable than the people next to him. The family that was originally unfamiliar became close at once.

Everyone in Xie's house, thinking about Yu Youyao's fatigue all the way, didn't toss any pretense, and after recognizing her relatives, they let Yu Youyao go back to rest.

As soon as she returned to the big room, Mrs. Xie kept going, and took Yu Youyao to the resettlement yard: "Just live in the Yishui Garden where your mother used to live, surrounded by mountains and rivers, no worse than the Yuyu Courtyard in Beijing."

When the Yishui Garden was built, it was modeled on the pattern of Suzhou gardens. Mountains, water, houses and gardens were integrated into one.

As soon as Xie Roujia was born, the Xie Mansion hired a famous garden master in Suzhou, demolition huge sums of money, and spent seven years building the garden. Because there is a stream in the garden passing through the garden, and it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the old man named it "Yishui". garden".

It is the best yard in Xie Mansion.

At the back of the Jade Courtyard, Xie Roujia also imitated the construction of the Yishui Garden.

Wang Shi also said: "Yi Shui Garden has maintained the appearance of my sister-in-law's marriage, and specially sent a maid to clean it and take care of it. The old lady was worried that you would not be used to it, so after returning from Beijing, she specially invited someone to rectify and renovate it. back."

The Xie Mansion has lived in Quanzhou for generations, and the mansion occupies a larger area than the Yu Mansion.

Move along the undulating, twisting, and lingering water corridors to change the scenery, or see small bridges and flowing water, winding paths leading to seclusion, and peaks and turns.

The stone path on the garden hill is circling, the ancient trees are verdant, the bamboos and cypresses are green, the vines are hanging, the wild flowers are overgrown, the wind is blowing, the ten thousand poles are swaying, and the drops are green and green, which is refreshing.

While walking, Mrs. Xie introduced the scenery in the garden. I must mention some interesting things about Xie Roujia before she left the cabinet.

Since she was a child, Yu Youyao liked to hear her grandmother talk about her mother. Many things were repeated over and over again. Bright woman.

The mother in the grandmother's mouth is more vivid than she imagined.

After walking for a while, Yu Youyao saw that there were buildings scattered in different heights not far away, looming among the mountains and rivers, the flowers and green vines, and the green and green trees, which were looming, quiet and elegant.

The old lady Xie pointed to the front: "There is the main courtyard."

Passing through a cave door, the eyes are suddenly bright, bluestone and black tiles, natural quality, every scene and one thing is completely natural.

Wang explained: "The houses in the main courtyard are all made of bluestone from Lantian Mountain. The bluestone produced there is of jade quality, cool in summer and warm in winter. It is used to build houses to comfortably support people."

Yu Youyao was surprised.

Lantian Mountain is located at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi Province. It is rich in beautiful jade. Lantian jade, one of the four beautiful jades in the Zhou Dynasty, was produced there.

Bai Juyi has a poem "Blue Stone": "Blue stone comes from Lantian Mountain, and it is also transported to Chang'an by car."

Bluestone is very good, and bluestone from Lantian Mountain is not uncommon. What is rare is that both vehicles and horses are transported together.

Entering the courtyard, Yu Youyao saw at a glance a tall purple elm tree with a majestic crown and intertwined roots, like a dragon lying on the ground.

Yu Youyao suddenly thought of the chopped Qingwu in the Yuyuyuan.

At the beginning, when my mother built the Yuyu Courtyard, she probably wanted to plant an elm tree in the courtyard.

But the elm tree, which means "surplus money", Yu Zongzheng looked down on the merchant from the original wife. In his eyes, the elm tree is indeed not as elegant as the Qingwu tree.

Yu Youyao felt ironic.

Beech in the north and south, the elm is auspicious tree, whether it is in front of the Wangxie hall or in the backyard of the people, they like to plant elm.

Seeing her standing under the elm tree, Mrs. Xie sighed softly: "This purple elm was shipped from the north and has grown for more than a thousand years. It was originally planned to be planted in the yard until your mother grows up. I cut down the trees, used lumber, and gave your mother an old elm 1000-workers step-by-step bed as a dowry, but who knows, your mother is reluctant."

Elm is divided into yellow elm and purple elm.

Yellow elm is more common, purple elm is naturally black and purple, and the color is heavy, similar to old mahogany, which is very rare, and its price is comparable to boxwood.

Elm is also called longevity tree. It can grow for thousands of years without rot or deformed. The longer it is used, the warmer it will become. It is said that using old wood elm as a bed can prolong life.

Wang Shi also sighed: "This old elm tree is because of watching my aunt grow up. My aunt used to like to play under the tree. Every year, when a string of elm money is formed on the tree, my aunt always picks the elm money and makes elm money cakes to eat. "Have Xiaoyao'er ever eaten elm money?"

Yu Youyao shook his head: "I haven't eaten it."

However, she knew that the elm tree is known as the "life-saving tree". The roots, bark, leaves, flowers and fruits can be eaten. The elm tree is resistant to dryness, ridges, and waterlogging. The tree will not die after three years of drought.

In normal times, elm money can be fed to cattle and sheep.

The bark can do laundry and shampoo.

In the famine years, the skin is taken as powder, and it is eaten as food, which will not harm people.

Elm can be used as medicine all over the body, soothe the nerves and strengthen the spleen.

The elm tree is ready for 30 years, and an elm tree sells for ten taels of silver.

The old lady Xie said quickly: "Emlus money is eaten raw, with a little sweetness. Not only can it satisfy hunger, but it is also delicious when made into yuqian egg pancakes. When the elm money grows on the tree next spring, I will make it for you to eat."

Yu Youyao is looking forward to it, but she knows that she probably won't be able to eat the elm money on this tree.

Seeing that she was a little sad, Wang Shi thought she was thinking of her own mother, and quickly said, "Let's go in and have a look."

Yu Youyao found that the layout of the house was similar to the Courtyard, but it was more elegant. The furnishings and decorations were all based on the Courtyard.

Entering the room suddenly, she thought in a trance that she was back in Beijing again.

Mrs. Xie said: "I'm worried that you will not be used to living in Quanzhou when you first come to Quanzhou. All the arrangements in the house are based on the Jade Courtyard. If you live in a familiar environment, you will be more comfortable."

Yu Youyao was moved: "I like it very much, thank you grandmother."

Everything is so similar to Yuyuyuan.

But it is more elaborate than the Yuyuyuan.

It's not that my grandmother was not as careful as my grandmother, but the main reason was that she was more careful in Beijing, and she had more scruples. Regulations and etiquette must be emphasized everywhere. It is not as far away as the Tiangao Emperor in Quanzhou, and she is more casual.

Wang looked for Aunt Xu to see if there was anything missing in Yishui Garden.

The grandparents and grandchildren were in the house, speaking their own words.

The old lady Xie said: "Since your mother got married and went to Beijing, I haven't had a happy birthday. I used to think of your mother, but then your mother went." She said this, her eyes were red, and she couldn't help it. Tears shed, and even his voice became hoarse: "I just thought, my poor little foreigner, who lost his mother in a few days after birth, is a good girl, born earlier than others, and the skinny monkey is smaller, It seems that if you blink your eyes, you won't be able to keep it for long. My father is a ruthless and unscrupulous, and my stepmother is unworthy. In the future, what should I do..."