At dinner, Yang Jing specially opened a bottle of precious red wine, which was called "celebrating a pleasant trip".In this regard, Gege is naturally very happy - this elm pimple has finally opened up, and he also knows that when this girl is happy, she will naturally drink more.Gege's alcohol consumption is not old, so when this bottle of red wine was drunk, Gege was already dizzy, plus he had turned so many places during the day, and after returning to the hotel room, he didn't say a few words, and Gege fell asleep deeply.After Gege fell asleep, Yang Jing tiptoed to the bathroom again, looked at the time, changed into clothes, and came to the time and space in the summer of 1982 with a shuttle skill.The shuttle location Yang Jing chose was located at a corner on the edge of the Lihe River, and he had already found a location when he visited Gu Nan Street during the day.This corner is located in a blind spot, and as long as there is no one in the corner, it is impossible for anyone to see him outside.In addition, the time when Yang Jing shuttled over was early in the morning, except for some old men and old ladies who got up early because of their lack of sleep, there were almost no others in the entire Gu Nan Street.Yang Jing was wearing an Adidas tracksuit from the early eighties, a pair of sneakers on his feet, and a backpack on his back came out of the corner.Of course, before he shuttled, he also fine-tuned his appearance.After walking not far along the ancient street that he had walked through 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, and saw Yang Jing coming from a distance, the old lady smiled at Yang Jing kindly, and the old man looked at Yang Jing with a vigilant face, obviously, this old man's vigilance was very strong.The old man's gray hair, very thin, with a pair of black-framed glasses, looked very slender, and at the same time a little familiar.Yang Jing took out his Polaroid camera and took a few photos of the old couple, and then when the photos were dry, he walked over with a smile and handed over three of the photos to the old lady who looked very kind."
Hello grandma, I am a British overseas Chinese, and I have returned to China to travel here.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 second elder, you see, do you still like it?
”The old grandmother took the photo with a smile, took out a pair of reading glasses from the dustpan next to her and put them on, squinted at it, and then her face became a flower: "Yo, this photo is good, young man, thank you" The old lady spoke the local vernacular, Yang Jing didn't understand it, but the old lady seemed to know that what she said was difficult for outsiders to understand, so she deliberately slowed down the speed of speech when she spoke.The old lady showed the photo to her wife again, and the old man took the photo and looked at it, and his face, which was still tense just now, also showed a smile.This era is not like a few decades later, you can take pictures with a mobile phone, these days, taking pictures is still a relatively luxurious thing, you have to go to the photo studio to shoot, and you have to wait for several days to get the photos.Where have these old couples ever seen this kind of Polaroid camera?
In fact, if it weren't for the sake of getting acquainted with these two old men, Yang Jing would not have risked taking out this kind of camera.It will take another ten years for this Polaroid camera to be developed, and there is no such camera in the world at all.However, Yang Jing estimated that the two old men didn't know when the Polaroid appeared, and there was no one around, so he took the risk of taking out this camera to take pictures of the two old men to gain the favor of the two old men.Sure enough, as soon as these three photos came out, the two old men were much less wary of Yang Jing, especially the old man, who directly asked in non-standard Mandarin: "Young man, are you an overseas Chinese?"
”"Well, grandpa, I am a returned overseas Chinese, and I only returned to China with my parents in the first half of this year, so I didn't take advantage of the summer vacation to go hiking, and then meet your second elder here."
Yang Jing's explanation made the vigilant look on the old man's face disappear a lot again, the old man looked at Yang Jing, squeezed out a smile on his face and said, "Young man, what are you doing here?"
”"Oh, old man, you're mistaken.Look around here, all of them are our classic ancient buildings in China, which are the essence left by our ancestors.In the UK, I can't see such good buildings, don't look at the UK there are high-rise buildings everywhere, but where is this kind of ancient architectural beauty full of the charm of the Jiangnan water town.I love it, the old buildings, the river, everything about it!
”Yang Jing's words, especially his words "Our ancestors", made the old man and the old lady smile again, and this time the smile was obviously much happier, so Yang Jing decided to strike while the iron was hot."
Moreover, I heard from a friend that this is the birthplace of our Chinese purple clay pot, when I was in the UK, I especially liked the purple sand pot left by our ancestors, and I also have a set of purple sand pot handed down during the Republic of China at home, I like it very much, so I have always wanted to go to the real birthplace of the purple sand pot to see, no, this time back to China, I can finally get my wish."
When the old couple heard Yang Jing's words, they glanced at each other, and the smiles on their faces became even bigger.The old man smiled and asked, "Young man, do you like purple clay pots?"
”"Of course, old man, you don't know how much I like the purple clay pot.This beautiful teapot is filled with an indescribable charm that makes you involuntarily addicted to it.Oh buy ga!
The ancestors of Huaxia are really magical, they were able to create such beautiful things, I really like this beautiful purple clay pot so much. ”Sure enough, this kind of praise once again made the old man smile on his face, and it can be seen that this old man enjoys this kind of praise very much, even if Yang Jing is not praising him, but Yang Jing praises the purple clay pot so much, in the eyes of this old man, it seems that there is no difference from praising him.The old man grabbed a maza from his side and handed it to Yang Jing, who took it and sat opposite the old couple with a butt."
What's your name, young man?""
My name is Albert Yang, well, this is my English name, my Chinese name is Yang Nan."
Yang Jing naturally would not report his real name, so he could only report the name of his second cousin."
Yang Nan?
Good name. ”The old man nodded slightly, "Then you came here just to see the birthplace of this purple clay pot culture?"
”"Grandpa, coming here to see this place is only one of my purposes, I heard from a friend that there are many purple clay pot masters here, so I thought if I could buy a purple clay pot made by a certain master, it would be my luck.My dad in the province always shows off the purple clay pot handed down from the Republic of China" The old lady was amused by Yang Jing's words and laughed again, turned her head and said a few words to the old man, but these words were said quickly, and Yang Jing really didn't understand.After listening to his wife's words, the old man hesitated slightly, and then said to Yang Jing: "Young man, as the saying goes, seeing each other is fate.You came to our Dingshu Town and met our old couple again, which can be regarded as fate.The old man and I happen to make purple clay pots, since you like purple clay pots so much, then you can follow me into the house to see, if you like which one, my old man will give you a set, it will be your reward for taking pictures of our old couple. ”"Huh?
Grandpa, you also make purple clay pots?
Then you must be a Grandmaster too. ”The old man smiled and waved his hand and said, "What a generation of grandmasters, I have been making purple clay pots since I was a child, and I have been doing this business all my life." ”As he spoke, the old man was about to stand up, but it was a little difficult, and Yang Jing hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the old man."
Oh old man!
This person, it's not okay to be old!
”The old man stood up and beat his waist, and said with emotion."
I think you're still in good health, old man.By the way, old man, you have to be eighty this year, right?
”The old man shook his head and smiled: "It's not yet, but it's almost there, old man, I will be seventy-nine years old this year, and I will only be eighty next year."
Hey, this man, at this age, he doesn't have a few years to live. ”"Look at what you said, with your toughness, I think it's absolutely no problem to live to ninety-nine."
The old man laughed out loud.After following the old man into the antique wooden door, the scene inside the house made Yang Jing gasp.This house is a two-story brick and wood building, the first floor of this room similar to the living room has twenty square meters, but there are no furnishings in the living room of ordinary people in this room, sofas, coffee tables, TVs and nothing can be seen, but in the middle of the room there is a rectangular table two or three meters long and more than one meter wide, on which there are many tools and a half-made purple clay pot, which should be a workbench.On the four walls of the house are four hand-made wooden frames, almost as high as the ceiling and almost as wide as the entire wall.These four wooden shelves are all purple sand pots, there are individual teapots, and there are also a whole set of purple sand pots with a set of teapots and teacups, densely placed on the wooden shelves, and it is generally estimated that there are hundreds (sets) of purple sand pots.The most important thing is that each of these purple sand pots is full of an indescribable charm, which cannot be described, but it makes people look extremely comfortable, even if Yang Jing is not very proficient in purple sand pots, but he can also see at a glance that these purple sand pots 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 to look at the old man who was still smiling, and a thought suddenly flashed in his heart: "Could it be that this old man who looks no different from an ordinary rural old man is also a generation of purple clay pot masters?"
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