Half Street Mortal Trivia (10)
Text/ Liu Xingming Compiled / Liu Xingfu
Qing Dai, an old neighbor of Banbian Street, was a well-known mason who "invented" a kind of "Kong Ming stove", which specially burned the chaff shed from the Grain Depot in Yueyang Xiaogang, but many stoves could be connected, which was really how fast and efficient it was.
For a time, many people asked him to build a stove. QingDa's head was hot and greedy, so he took advantage of the situation to double the price tag, and the dishes of the non-flavored restaurant in terms of food were not eaten. According to Qingda's apprentices, "There are a few employers who don't understand the taste, the food is not good, Qingda ordered me to secretly separate a newspaper in the chimney of the stove, and when the stove is opened, it will burn out of smoke and miasma due to lack of ventilation, and there is a fire danger!" "The lord's family knew that they had offended Qingda, so they had to pay for the banquet." At this time, Qing Dai ordered his apprentice to pour a bucket of water from the chimney exit and flush the newspaper through to solve the problem.
Half of the street has always had a traditional street style of being kind to people, this kind of conscience has been done a lot, and Qing dai has gradually felt ashamed in his heart, and even his spirit is uneasy, he can't sleep at night, and since then he has been depressed.
There is a young man named Xiang Bo in Banbian Street, who is enthusiastic and sincere, is an active member of street learning, and is elected by the street sages as a more husband, that is, every night on time in the neighborhood patrol, knocking on the wooden pole to beat the gong to report the time. One night, when he patrolled to the qingda window, he overheard a scream in the room, and he heard a broken door... Qing Dai woke up from her sleep, grabbed Xiang Bo's hand tightly, and said incoherently, "Just now I dreamed of a big ... The big bird descended on my roof and lit a raging fire..." Qing Dai pointed to the chimney and trembled uncontrollably.
Xiang Bo squeezed him hard among the people, and before he could do so, Qing Da slowed down. After xiangbo's many persuasions, Qing dai agreed to find Xie Qiuweng, the most learned person on the city wall, to enlighten and enlighten.
Xie Qiuweng heard that Qingtao was not kind to the craftsman, and if he thought about it, he twisted up three short whiskers and said to Qingda, "The one who is a big bird, the phoenix is also." The soaring fire clearly means that the phoenix wants nirvana, that is, it must burn all the ill-gotten gains obtained against the conscience in order to regenerate nirvana. ”
Therefore, Qing Dai bought a paper man paper bird paper house, paper gold mountain paper silver ingots at a large price, and bought several tables of misery banquets; He also respectfully invited the employers who had made stoves to eat and drink and make a big fuss, and then burned all the sacrifices to the mountain god land and the ten halls of Yama. At this point, Qing Dai was relieved.
At the beginning of 1982, a good news came, saying that a construction team had excavated the foundation of the ancient city wall of Yuezhou. The simple and generous neighbors of Half Street are happy to hear the news, because Half Side Street can be extended and widened, and the ancient city of Yuezhou will regain its majesty. The old people all praised Qiu Weng for being really Xian Weng! Also praised Qingda knows that mistakes can be changed and touched the heavens, and the fire in the dream is gone wow! So wait, wait... I hope that the phoenix will soon appear.
In early 1983, suddenly, a large truck full of mud and gravel drove toward the Bianhe Garden, and it has been going on ever since. In the roar of day and night, before long, the beautiful Beihe Garden was filled in; The old half-street houses were torn down; The ancient city wall of The Thousand Year Yuezhou is gone...
The old neighbors and the people of Banbian Street can only stand in tears on the newly milled roadbed, mourning the ruins of the ancient city, the ancient moat, and the ancient suspension bridge ruins of these historical and cultural cities from the earth!
The more eventful "fools" jumped up to their feet and scolded: "It's all a (this) dog day to do the "eye" thing, I slang Yue Prefecture capital of the old city wall feet are hard to dig out, Lao (he hard) to order the old city wall feet buried! I Larry Mmm! This old man also looks like a Sven, and somehow he will curse the street?
The old neighbors of Half Side Street sighed and said, "That Mo Li bullshit Xie Xian Weng is also nonsense, made into this way, and pinch a egg plate!" ”
The old neighborhood of Banbian Street takes a photo in front of the remnants of the ancient city wall of Yueyang on Banbian Street.
A few years later, an antique commercial street was built on the west side of the vanished Banbian Street, perhaps to "commemorate" the vanished Bihe Garden and Banbian Street, which people named Bianhe Street. The city wall was also rebuilt on the west side of the street, and the south gate of Yuezhou (ZhanYue Gate) was rebuilt in the south of the street, and the Yueyang Tower in the north of the street formed the Yueyang Tower Scenic Area.
Half Street Nirvana!?
Qing dai's character and soul have been sublimated and nirvana through the fire, but can the vicissitudes of this historical and cultural city wall be regenerated?
Yes, because once destroyed, no matter how perfectly we rebuild, that smell, that feeling can never be found again.
It is gratifying that the ancient story of Baling Old Street is still circulating, and people are reliving and searching for a ghostly dream of the ancient city of Baling...
Yes, whenever I dream, I seem to see that the green leaves and yellow flowers of the Beihe Garden suddenly transform into a green moat, leading to the mighty Dongting Lake.
I seemed to see that the remnants of the ancient city of Yuezhou in vicissitudes instantly transformed into a complete city, majestic and impregnable.
Dongting Lake is in the water
Stroll through the old fish alley
Explore the new fish alley
Tea Alley hometown trace
Nostalgia under the Ci's Tower
I seem to see a simple white jade bridge from the south gate of Yuezhou New Town to Dongting Road,
Stretch to South Main Street,
(Photo from the Internet)
Through the rows of tall buildings,
Leading to the Greater Changsha,
Rush to all continents and seas...
(The above photos are all taken by Liu Xingfu unless noted)
Baling Old Street story "Half side street mortal small things" a total of ten, the end of the whole drama, thank you for enjoying!