There are mythical animals at home to ward off evil spirits

Unknowingly, a month has passed. It is now the end of September. As a famous ancient city tourist area in Jiangyang City, many people have begun to come to the old city. There will be more people in October.

In front of the Qin family's old house is Zhigan Street. The door is facing the back wall of the old house in front. To the left of the Qin family's old house is another Zhigan Street. There are many small courtyard houses across the street. The supermarket is over there, and there are Various daily necessities stores.

The architectural style of the ancient city is all traditional ancient buildings. There are canals on both sides of the streets. There is a canal passing through the city, so there are canals in front of every house.

There is an alley to the right of the Qin family's old house. On the other side of the alley is another family's house. The door opens in a different direction than the main door of the Qin family's house, so there is no traffic. The streets in the old city are all bluestone roads, and there are no asphalt roads here. .

You can drive into the old town during the off-season, but cars, trams, and motorcycles are not allowed in the old town during the peak season.

There is a specially built parking area outside the old city, with gates on all four sides. Bicycles are provided in the city, and you cannot ride them out, only within the city.

There are many activities in the city. During the peak tourist season, the city government will have dedicated personnel to organize many lively programs, including various folk performances.

There are two particularly large stages in the East District, separated by several streets, as well as a shadow puppet theater, bag show and puppet show. There is a particularly large red building where you can throw hydrangeas to attract the prince-in-law.

This red building is the Marriage Building, with a courtyard inside for the Yue Lao, a message pavilion, a wish tree, and some activities for matching strangers.

Chengnan District is a food street. There are no specific shops. They are all specialty snacks or home-cooked dishes made by every household. It also retains the snacks that many people recall from their childhood. There are also homemade ones with ingredients provided, and there are also running banquets and food festivals. .

In addition, there are many quaint inns, restaurants, teahouses, poetry contests, etc. The restaurants have wine appreciation parties, wine tastings, drinking wines, etc., and the teahouses have storytellers, ventriloquists, cross talkers, and occasionally There are folk art reviews, etc., and the poetry competition platform has activities such as poetry duets, couplets, and ancient poem solitaires by talented literati.

The west part of the city is mostly landscaped with gardens. In the past, there were many wealthy families there, and the houses were merged to form large gardens. Moreover, the canal water flows through the west part of the city. There are several bridges there, as well as a ferry built along the river, where ships docked. I like it. The beautiful scenery is best in the west of the city.

In the north of the city, there are many handicrafts, including the Four Treasures of the Study, musical instruments, porcelain, weaving, embroidery, poetry, calligraphy and scrolls. As soon as you enter the north area, you can hear the melodious sound of silk and bamboo echoing.

There are also many libraries with antique volumes, and many Chinese paintings for sale. There are specialty shops selling pens, inks, paper and inkstones. All kinds of Chinese musical instruments are available. All kinds of porcelain, including vases, ornaments, dishes, Pendants, etc.

In addition, there are unique Hanfu physical stores, with various styles of clothes, as well as shawls, handkerchiefs, sweat towels, etc., as well as folding fans, round fans, cattail fans, and large embroidered screen curtains.

At the same time, many activities around the city will be held grandly, such as dragon and lion dances, stilt walking, opera promotion parades, official patrols, etc.

Qin Nan has seen all the activities in various urban areas. His favorite is the Lantern Festival. At that time, every household in the old city is hung with colorful lanterns. There are colorful ropes in the streets, and the ropes are hung with lights. There are also special Hot lantern riddles, lantern hunting, lantern maze, etc.

The Lantern Maze is at the corner of the city at the junction of the East District and the South District. There is a large square maze with a square shape. Inside are stone walls, criss-crossed and covered with wall lanterns. There is a pavilion in the middle of the maze, and there is a statue of Yuelao in the pavilion. The maze has two entrances and exits, one in the east area and one in the south area. There are many roads leading to the exits, but there are only two roads leading to the middle pavilion.

It is said that those who can reach the pavilion can receive the blessing of the moon. There is a ceiling above the maze. Looking up inside the maze is a three-dimensional projection of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meeting on the magpie bridge. The entire maze is shrouded under the Milky Way starry sky. It used to be a blurry scroll. Later, when technology developed, it became much more advanced.

Qin Nan had been to the maze many times. Everyone who entered had to carry a lantern. He felt dizzy walking in it and walked out inexplicably. He had never seen the pavilion in the middle, but he heard that many people walked in. Been in there.

Legend has it that this maze has magical powers. Only two single people who are destined to appear in the maze at the same time will meet, except for couples. Couples who already have lovers are invalid, but it is said that many couples have been created, so this lantern is held every year. Mazes are popular activities.

There are a lot of grapes hanging on the grape trellis in the front yard, but they are all still green. It is estimated that they will not be eaten until mid-October. Since Chen Qizhu left last time, business has been bleak.

Bai Hao still stays at home every day, but he no longer plays Xiaoxiao Le. He has become obsessed with TV series recently. Qin Nan regrets buying a TV. Apart from eating, Bai Hao feels like living on the sofa and sleeps on the sofa at night. .

Qin Nan was like a worried old lady, urging Bai Hao to wash up, change clothes, take a bath, and eat every day. Totoro was even more diligent than him.

After moving Totoro to a large villa, Qin Nan also bought special sports rollers and toy slides. Totoro found them very interesting and played them when he was full, which made him lose a lot of weight.

The probation period has passed one month. Qin Nan's salary is deducted from his card and then the debt is paid off. Qin Nan keeps the house in order. Bai Hao is almost being raised as a pig, a pig that can watch TV!

Qin Nan was watching Totoro take a bath when suddenly the pig on the sofa spoke.

Pig: "A guest is coming, at the door."

Qin Nan glanced at Bai Hao after hearing this, and walked to the front yard dubiously. As soon as he arrived at the door of the front hall, he saw five young people looking around at the door.

"Wow, this yard is so beautiful!"

"It looks good, but I don't know if it's a serious place! There are white lanterns hanging there, how unlucky!"

"That's right, it's not just a shabby hotel, it's also a Yin Yang Inn."

"Don't talk nonsense. If you can't find a place to stay, you'll have to sleep on the street at night."

Qin Nan saw three men and two women chattering at the door. He regretted changing to a white lantern. The previous white lantern had the word "sacrifice" on it. Qin Nan looked horrified, but the funeral business couldn't hang red lanterns, so he changed it. bought two pure white lanterns.

Then a camera was installed in the house, and Qin Nan installed a computer in the spare room on the second floor of the backyard to store the video records. He still felt that there was something at home, an indescribable feeling.

Bai Hao looked at it without saying anything. At the same time, a computer was installed in Bai Hao's room, but because there was a TV, Bai Hao hadn't started using it yet.

Qin Nan walked over. When the five of them saw Qin Nan approaching, they were all stunned. Qin Nan had neat short hair, a gentle smile, an orange thin shirt, light-colored trousers, and white sneakers, a standard home style. Warm man.

The two girls gathered together and whispered something, with shy faces, while the two boys looked a little sullen. Only the slightly fat boy who had not spoken looked at Qin Nan kindly.