Autumn is crisp and the temperature is pleasant. Sister Xiang and I bathed in the early morning sunshine and started our journey to Xifeng Villa. I rode my beloved "BMW" and let Sister Xiang sit on the back frame. I repeatedly told Sister Xiang to sit still and hold on to my cushion, otherwise I would feel distressed. Sister Xiang laughed it off. We walked all the way through the streets, and in less than half an hour, we came to the foot of the mountain.
The rugged mountain road twists and turns. Although this mountain road is a cement road, my "BMW" naturally can't get up. Sister Xiang consciously got off the bus. I pushed the car with my hand. We walked and talked. I didn't think it was long, so I came halfway up the mountain. Following the signpost, I walked to the southwest. At this time, there was no cement road, but a gravel road. This road is relatively flat, because the downhill road is steep. For the sake of safety, I dare not ride a BMW at will, and I am more worried that I will bump into Sister Xiang. We walked and talked, and in a short time, four eye-catching characters "Xifeng Villa" appeared in front of us.
This villa is located at the southern foot of the "Beautiful Mountain" in Lishui, Nanjing. Above the villa is the reservoir dam. Under the reservoir dam, there are five rectangular fish ponds with the same area, each with an area of about 2680 square meters. Cangshan Mountain in Cui Lin is surrounded by strange rocks and canyons. We walked into the mountain gate, followed the winding path, listened to the tinkling sound of water, and felt that everything here was so fresh and natural, and the pleasant spiritual landscape was simply a paradise on earth. We accept the comfort of nature and enjoy the tranquility brought by nature.
"So there you are!" With the crisp words, the tranquility of the villa was broken. We looked up and saw the hospitable Sister Lan. She greeted us from a distance and shook hands with us.
"Why you two?" She said puzzled.
Yes, no one else is available. Only we have leisure time. "We said with a smile. Sister Lan took us home, was busy making tea and pouring water for us, and greeted us with fruit and melon seeds to sit down and taste slowly. I know that Sister Lan is busy cooking at noon and has no time to accompany us.
I said, "Sister Lan, go to work. Sister Xiang and I are not strangers. We are old classmates and should cook less. "
Sister Lan smiled and said, "There is no food. I mainly prepared crabs for you. At that time, each person will have three crabs. If you eat more, you can't eat less! "
"Ha ha! Can't eat more, crabs are cold, and eating too much will make you uncomfortable. "
"It doesn't matter, then drink more white wine, sterilize and disinfect to ensure that you don't have a stomachache." Sister Lan speaks humorously and then cooks. I haven't seen you for a few years. Sister Lan seems to have aged a lot. In her ear-long short hair, there are many white hairs shining; Round face is black and red. Sister Lan is not tall, but she is full of energy. Sister Xiang and I sat, drinking tea and chatting. I learned from Sister Xiang: Sister Lan is not easy. She is guarding such a big villa by herself. This villa is run by her daughter and son-in-law. At first, the villa was crowded with people, but it didn't last long. It didn't last for a few years, and I don't know what happened. My daughter and son-in-law have gone elsewhere to earn money, so there is no way to leave this huge villa to Lan Jie. Sister Lan hired an old man nearby and raised hundreds of meat ducks in the upper reaches of the reservoir. At the same time, she raised different kinds of fish and planted some vegetables in five fish ponds. At night, Sister Lan sleeps alone in a room, guarding three villas of several thousand square meters.
I asked Sister Xiang, "Why doesn't Sister Lan's husband come to accompany her?"
"Their relationship is not very good. They haven't been together for years. " Sister Xiang said. But I really want to know why. Sister Xiang took back her words and saw Sister Lan walk into the living room with steaming food, which was delicious and tempted our hungry stomachs. This table is rich in dishes, including shredded potatoes, red crucian carp, scrambled eggs with leeks, fried small fish, braised pork with cowpeas, salted duck eggs, steamed old ducks, steamed crabs and so on. Whether you like it or not, since we are old classmates, you're welcome. It's best to strike first. Sister Lan's craft is very skillful, and the dishes she cooked are very much to our taste. Sister Lan took out a bottle of "Su Jiu" from the wine cabinet, filled the empty cups in front of us one by one, and took the glass as the host. First of all, Sister Xiang and I raised our glasses to thank you and drank it off! You propose a toast to me and I propose a toast to you. Old classmates get together to talk about everything and tease each other from time to time. After three rounds of drinking. Lanjie finally opened the chatterbox and poured out her bitterness to us. She said that her life was bad, there was a heartless man, and there was no love between husband and wife. The man courted outside, and his feelings for him have long been broken. In order to take care of this family, in order not to let this family break, she endured humiliation for many years, gave everything she had, and worked hard to raise a pair of children, but now she is ill.
We tried our best to persuade Sister Lan to open her heart and look at herself and her daughter. There are no obstacles. She is a very admired woman in our class. She is cheerful and full of infinite vitality and enthusiasm for life. No matter in career or life, no matter to herself or others, her attitude is very serious and frank. With all the money, talking and laughing. There is a taste of "singing to wine, life geometry". We ate that lunch for so long that we couldn't finish all the dishes on the table. Sister Lan said, "If you don't eat this dish, I don't know when to eat it! Tell you what, let's go around the villa after dinner, and then we'll have dinner! " Sister Xiang and I looked at each other and nodded in agreement. After lunch, Lan Jie didn't even bother to tidy up the dishes, and accompanied Sister Xiang and me to visit the villa for most of the day.
Sometimes we go up the stairs, sometimes we play with stones, and sometimes we pick wild fruits and unknown wild flowers by the roadside. Walking back and forth in winding roads, tinkling springs, scattered trees and overlapping mountains. Green reservoirs and breezy evening winds suddenly replaced this bumper September with the coolness of nature. How comfortable and detached it is! When our hearts and souls live in Sri Lanka, we can forget the worldly troubles. I can't help thinking, if I enjoy the world alone, it would be great if I had this scenery alone! Then I can read her appearance and connotation quietly and slowly. But then I thought it was wrong. Good things should not be monopolized, so you will only get a little joy, intoxication and warmth. Isn't it a waste of resources? I remember a saying: if it is pain, it is pain if a person bears it; If happiness is shared by two people, it becomes the happiness of two people. In this way, many people have wasted this beautiful exquisiteness, but they are unwilling to share the cultivation of this landscape and accept the merits and gifts of this nature! What a pity to be left out in front of the door, what a pity!
The sunset glow enveloped the mountain villa. It happened to be half a month, and the moon hung in the treetops early. Sister Lan's kindness touched us. She insisted on not letting us go, but we gave her a hard time. Respect is better than obedience. She took out a small square table and put it on the spacious concrete floor at the door. She mentioned the dishes she didn't "clean up" at lunch and said, "Sorry, it's still noon, but don't mind!" Sister Xiang and I laughed and said in unison, "What does it matter?" Sister Lan fried two fresh vegetables, took out half a bottle of "Su Jiu" and drank it again. At this moment, we raise our glasses and drink together, instead of the pleasantries at noon, we have a different taste and mood. I think of Su Dongpo's words, "When will there be a bright moon? "Ask for wine from heaven" and Li Bai's poem "Until, holding up my cup, I asked the bright moon to bring me my shadow and make us three". We are not shadows now, aren't we three real people? Li Bai drinks lonely wine and desolate wine, while we drink Su (Shu) Xin wine and happy wine! After a hearty meal, we said goodbye to Sister Lan and walked home. Lan Jie was reluctant to go. She knew that everything must come to an end. She got up and insisted on giving us a ride, regardless of picking up the leftovers from our meal. The three of us walked silently without talking until we walked out of Xifeng Mountain Villa. Sister Xiang and I advised her to go back and not to send her away. She smiled and said, "Nothing!" . Sister Lan has been sending us out of the mountain pass, waving hello to us and saying, "Come again sometime."
There is always a regret in the feeling of parting. Alas, if I were the first person in the world to approach this landscape, what kind of satisfaction, happiness and pride would it be? ! Can be integrated into her arms and connected with her; How nice it would be to hold hands with them, be neighbors and entertain visitors from all directions like hosts!
Sister Lan's kindness touched everyone who was touched by this beautiful scenery. Sister Lan is a busy person during the day. In the evening, she listened to music from nature, accompanied by serenades from nature, telling the big or small or even big sadness in her life!