Happy Tycoon

During dinner, Yang Jing specially opened a bottle of precious red wine, euphemistically titled Celebrating a Happy Travel.

In this regard, Gege is naturally very happy - this elm bump has finally opened up, and knows romance.

When this girl is happy, she naturally drinks more. Gege's alcohol capacity is not considered strong, so after drinking this bottle of red wine, Gege was already dizzy, and after going around so many places during the day, after returning to the hotel room, he didn't say much. In a word, Grid fell into a deep sleep.

After Gege fell asleep, Yang Jing tiptoed to the bathroom again, looked at the time, changed into a suit of clothes, and came to the time and space in the summer of 1982 with a shuttle skill. As for the coordinate location, it was naturally Shushan Gunan Old Street.

The shuttle location chosen by Yang Jing is located at a corner beside the Li River. He had already found the location when he visited Gunan Street during the day. This corner is located in a blind spot, as long as there is no one in the corner, it is impossible for anyone outside to see him.

In addition, the time when Yang Jing came here was early in the morning, except for some old men and old ladies who got up early because they didn't sleep well, there were almost no other people in the whole Gunan Street.

Yang Jing was wearing an Adidas sportswear from the early 1980s, a pair of sneakers on his feet, and a backpack on his back. suspicious of others. Of course, before he shuttled, he also fine-tuned his appearance.

After walking not far along the ancient street that he walked during the day, Yang Jing saw a pair of white-haired old men and old ladies sitting at the door of their house peeling water chestnuts. Seeing Yang Jing coming from a distance, the old lady He smiled kindly at Yang Jing, while the old man looked at Yang Jing warily. Obviously, the old man was very vigilant.

This old man has gray hair, is very thin, and wears a pair of glasses with black frames. He looks hale and hearty, but at the same time he looks familiar.

Yang Jing took out his Polaroid camera and took a few photos of the old couple. After the photos were dry, he walked over with a smile and handed three of them to the very kind old couple. Mrs.

Hello grandma, I'm an overseas Chinese from the UK. I'm traveling here when I return to China. Just now I saw your old couple peeling water chestnuts. I felt very, very harmonious and warm, so I couldn't help but take a few photos of your two elders. Take a look at the photo, do you still like it?

The old lady took the photo with a smile, took out a pair of reading glasses from the dustpan beside her, put it on, squinted her eyes, and then her face was full of joy: Yo, this photo is not bad. , lad, thank you

The old lady spoke the local dialect, which Yang Jing couldn't understand, but the old lady also seemed to know that what she said was difficult for outsiders to understand, so she deliberately slowed down when she spoke, and Yang Jing even listened to it. Almost one.

The old lady showed the photo to her wife again, and the old man took the photo and looked at it, and a smile appeared on his tense face just now.

This era is not like a few decades later, when you can take pictures with just a mobile phone. These days, taking pictures is still a luxury. You have to go to a photo studio to take pictures, and you have to wait for several days to get the pictures. Where did the old couple see this kind of Polaroid camera?

In fact, if it wasn't for getting acquainted with these two old people, Yang Jing would not take out this camera at the risk. You must know that this kind of Polaroid camera will not be developed for another ten years, and there is no such camera in the world.

However, Yang Jing guessed that the two old people didn't know when the Polaroids appeared, and there was no one around, so he took out this camera to take pictures of the two old people in order to get the photos of the two old people. Good impression.

Sure enough, as soon as these three photos came out, the two old men became much less wary of Yang Jing, especially the old man who asked directly in substandard Mandarin, Young man, are you an overseas Chinese?

Well, grandpa, I am a returned overseas Chinese. I only returned to China with my parents in the first half of this year. Why don't I go hiking during the summer vacation and meet your elders here.

Yang Jing's explanation made the alert look on the old man's face disappear a lot again. The old man looked at Yang Jing, squeezed a smile on his face and said, Young man, what's the fun of you coming here?

Oh, grandpa, you are mistaken. Look around here, there are all our classic Chinese ancient buildings. These are the essence left by our ancestors. In England, I can see It’s not such a good building, don’t look at the high-rise buildings everywhere in the UK, but where can there be such ancient architectural beauty full of the charm of Jiangnan water town. I like this place, the ancient buildings here, and the river here. Love everything here!

Yang Jing's words, especially his words Our ancestors, made the old man and the old lady smile again. This time the smiles were obviously much happier, so Yang Jing decided to strike while the iron was hot.

Moreover, I heard from my friends that this is the birthplace of our Chinese purple clay teapots. When I was in the UK, I especially liked the purple clay teapots left by our ancestors. I also have a set of purple clay teapots handed down from the Republic of China period at home. I I like it very much, so I have always wanted to go to the birthplace of the real Zisha teapot to have a look, no, I can finally get my wish when I return to China this time.”

When the old couple heard Yang Jing's words, they looked at each other, and the smiles on their faces became wider.

The old man asked with a smile: Young man, do you like purple clay pots?

Of course, grandpa, you don't know how much I like purple clay teapots. This kind of beautiful teapot is full of indescribable charm, and people will be addicted to it involuntarily. Oh Maiga! The ancestors of China are really It’s amazing that such a beautiful thing can be created, I really like this beautiful purple clay pot.”

Sure enough, this kind of praise once again made the old man smile. It can be seen that the old man enjoyed this kind of praise very much, even though Yang Jing was not praising him, but Yang Jing praised the purple clay pot so much. It seems that it is no different from praising him.

The old man grabbed a Maza from his side and handed it to Yang Jing. Yang Jing took it and sat down opposite the old couple.

What's your name, boy?

My name is Albert Yang. Well, this is my English name, and my Chinese name is Yang Nan. Naturally, Yang Jing would not reveal his real name, so he could only give his second cousin's name to him. Reported up.

Yang Nan? The name is good. The old man nodded slightly, Then you came here just to see the birthplace of the purple clay teapot culture?

Grandpa, it's just one of my purposes to come here to see it with my own eyes. I heard from friends that there are many masters of purple clay teapots here, so I thought that if I could buy a purple clay teapot made by a certain master, then It’s my luck. My dad always shows off with the purple clay teapot handed down from the Republic of China.”

The old lady laughed again when she was teased by Yang Jing's words, she turned her head and said a few words to the old man, but these words were said so quickly that Yang Jing really couldn't understand.

After listening to his wife's words, the old man hesitated for a moment, and then said to Yang Jing: Young man, as the saying goes, it is destiny to meet each other. When you came to our Dingshu Town, you met our old couple again. , can be regarded as fate. Old man, I happen to be able to make purple clay teapots. Since you like purple clay teapots so much, then you can come into the house with me and have a look. If you like which one, my old man will give you a set. The reward for taking pictures of our old couple.

Ah? Grandpa, you also make purple clay pots? Then you must be a master of the generation.

The old man smiled and waved his hands and said, What kind of master? He has been making purple clay pots since he was a child, and he has been doing this for a lifetime.

Saying that, the old man was about to stand up, but with a little effort, Yang Jing hurried forward to help the old man up.

Hey old man! This man, he can't accept his old age! The old man said with emotion after he stood up and thumped his waist.

I think you are still in good health, grandpa. By the way, grandpa, you must be eighty this year, right?

The old man shook his head and smiled: Not yet, but it's almost there. Old man, I am seventy-nine years old this year, and I will only be eighty next year. Hey, this man, at this age, he won't have a good life for a few years. .”

Look at what you said, with your toughness, I think it's absolutely no problem to live to ninety-nine.

The old man was amused and laughed.

After following the old man into the antique wooden door, the scene inside the room made Yang Jing gasp.

This house is a two-story brick and wood building. The room on the first floor is like a living room with an area of ​​about twenty square meters. However, this room does not have the furnishings in ordinary people's living rooms, such as sofas, coffee tables, and TVs. I can't see anything, but in the middle of the room there is a rectangular table that is two to three meters long and more than one meter wide. There are many tools and half-made purple sand pots scattered on it. This should be a workbench. .

On the four walls of the house, there are four hand-made wooden frames, the height almost reaching the ceiling and the width almost occupying the entire wall. These four wooden frames are all purple clay pots, there are individual teapots, and there are also a complete set of purple clay pots with teapots and teacups. purple clay pot.

The most important thing is that each of these purple clay teapots is full of an indescribable charm, which cannot be described, but it makes people look very comfortable. Even if Yang Jing is not very proficient in purple clay teapots, he can still It can be seen at a glance that these purple clay teapots are definitely the best of the best.

These purple clay pots are definitely not comparable to those purple clay pots on the market.

Yang Jing turned his head and glanced at the old man who was still smiling, and a thought suddenly flashed in his mind: Could it be that this old man who looks no different from an ordinary rural old man is also a generation of purple clay teapot master?