Lunch was only for Chen Weizheng and Ou Jie. The others were already full from the snacks! Seeing how the others refused to eat, Chen Weizheng and Ou Jie also lost their appetite. In the end, they each finished a bowl of beef noodles. Ou Jie laughed and said that it was to help him save money.
After lunch, they asked a local employee to drive. They sat in Ou Jie's diesel sedan and went straight to the waterfall.
The waterfall of Huaguo Mountain was not far from Huaxi City. The road was easy to walk on, and the scenery of the highlands was even better in October. The three beauties sitting in the middle row were very sleepy. They fell asleep as soon as they got in the car. After all, they woke up too early. Xiao Zhu gave Xiao Song, who was sitting in the front row, a task. It was to take pictures of the scenery. Chen Weizheng and Ou Jie sat in the third row and chatted.
"How's Yang Tianzheng?" Chen Weizheng asked. "Not bad. He helped me a lot." Ou Jie said.
"There should be some leisure time after the opening, right?" Chen Weizheng said, "After you're done with work, go to Gu Yi City. I have something to discuss with you. If we think it's feasible, we'll report it to Uncle Qu."
"What is it?" Ou Jie asked.
"Energy. A new type of energy that will subvert mankind. I don't know if it's Pandora's Box. "Chen Weizheng said," If you leave Six Plates, how long do you think it will take for Yang Tianzheng to take over? "
"24 hours." Ou Jie said.
"Then let him quickly train his new store manager." Chen Weizheng said.
"It's easier to find a store manager than a general manager." Ou Jie laughed.
They chatted all the way until they reached Huaguo Mountain Village. There was an unprecedented traffic jam. It was so congested that not even a drop of water could pass through. The driver was a local ethnic minority and was familiar with the road. He said that they could stop here and start walking. They could follow a small path and quickly reach Baisha River. Everyone felt that it was worth considering. After all, it was just a game. The more they played, the closer they got to nature.
The mountain was very green, a very refreshing green. The mountain was lush with wild trees. As people walked through the forest, they were full of vigor due to the rich oxygen. A few broken branches under their feet made crisp snapping sounds. In mid-autumn, the forest was still lush and green. Everyone's interest was piqued. Unknowingly, they had arrived at the White Sand River.
When they reached the White Sand River, it was already packed with people. As long as there was space for people to stand, there would be people. Looking at the huge waterfall from afar, they realized that there were only water and people. There were too many people. From afar, it looked like a high-class cake covered with ants, or like a piece of smelly meat covered with flies. If all of them were thrown into the deep pool at the bottom of the waterfall, the pool would probably be filled up. If all of them were thrown onto the Baisha River, the waterfall would probably stop flowing.
Everyone's mood was gone. Ou Jie said, "I thought there would be enough people at the opening ceremony this morning. Who knew there would be even more people here?"
"Boss, do you want to buy tickets?" The driver asked.
Looking at the line of tourists slowly moving towards the waterfall, Ou Jie estimated that at this speed, it would be completely dark by the time it was his turn to move to the waterfall. Through the binoculars, he could see that the people on both sides of the waterfall had probably been tortured for too long. Their eyes were dull and their faces were expressionless. Rather than saying that it was a sightseeing, it was more like a funeral.
"I'm not buying. I'm just looking here. If you think you can't see clearly, you can buy a five yuan pack of Mountain of Flowers and Fruits. That pack is more comfortable than this."
Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.
"I knew there would be a lot of people, but I didn't expect there to be so many people!" Chen Weizheng said with emotion.
"It's better to take a few pictures from afar. It can also be considered a trip. After all, it's not often to see so many people over the water." Liu Yi's words had a certain degree of truth. There was water at the waterfall every day, but there might not be so many people at the waterfall every day.
A tourist's mood was a tourist's. It was better to treat the mountain full of tourists as a rare sight!
"I'll take you to a stone village upstream of the Baisha River to play." The driver said.
Everyone agreed and followed the original road back to the village. They drove to a fork in the road. It was a sandy road. The road was not good and the road was very narrow. Fortunately, Ou Jie's bullock-cart had a high chassis, so it was very suitable for them to take this kind of road.
After driving for less than a kilometer, the noisy crowd had long disappeared. What they saw was a continuous range of mountains and endless green trees. After turning a corner, they saw a field. It was a field in the valley. The Baisha River passed through the field. It was clear like a ribbon. In the middle of the river, there were a few pools. Between the pools was a small waterfall. These pools and small waterfalls were like a China knot in the middle of a ribbon. They were also like heavy colors in an ink painting. Upstream of the pools was a stone bridge. In the river, there were stone piers with the same distance between them. People walked on top of the stone piers and the water flowed between them.
On the other side of the stone bridge, there was a small village. It was the stone village that the driver had mentioned. The car drove down a small slope and stopped beside the Baisha River.
The water was very clear. The first thing Xiao Zhu did when she got off the car was run to the river. She scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on her face. She said, "So refreshing, so cold." Then she took off her shoes and entered the water.
Xiao Song looked at the houses in the village opposite. He was attracted by the stone roofs. He asked the driver, "Are the stones used to make the tiles natural or man-made?" The driver said it was natural, but it had to be mined. After the rain, when the rainwater seeped into the cracks of the stones, a large piece would be removed.
The house was made of extremely ordinary stone slabs that seemed to be casually stacked together. Between the stone slabs, there was no cement, and there was no steel to hold it in place. From the base of the house to the roof, from the ground to the walls, there were only stone slabs. These stone slabs did not need to be polished or painted. They were completely maintained in their original greenish-gray state.
The people who lived in this place changed the stones that could be seen everywhere into a variety of stone tiles, stone walls, stone paths and stone slabs. The boundless mountain range, because of the stone slabs, formed a unique mountain village beauty.
"Hubby, can we also get some of these stones to renovate the house?" Liu Yi asked Chen Weizheng.
"No."
"Why?" Liu Yi did not understand.
"Using materials from one place is called drawing materials from the place. It is not economical for us to pull them from a distance. Although this stone is very hard, it is also very brittle. If you want it to be able to withstand stepping on it, you have to choose a stone that is more than ten centimeters thick. It is very heavy. This stone can't be used as a cultural stone on the wall because it is too thick. If you build walls like the locals, it is not as good as our local cobblestones. In this place, probably no one knew how to make bricks and tiles in the past, so they used this material to build the houses. This material is difficult to process, and it is not moldable, so the structure of the house is very monotonous, and the function is also very simple. The house is also not high, only one floor, so it should not be very comfortable to live in. "Chen Weizheng was the kind of person who was not very romantic, and spoke with a pragmatic tone.
Immediately, someone spoke up to express opposition. It was Ruan Lei, "Little One, don't talk about these sentimental things with your husband. He only knows how to find a broken pottery pot to plant some chives and garlic, and dig a small fish pond to raise some small fish and shrimp. He is a real farmer. I have a different opinion about the stone buildings in this place. I think that a long, long time ago, this village had a small population, and transportation was inconvenient. It was impossible to go to town to buy building materials, and they also did not have the conditions to make the building materials themselves. Therefore, the stone slabs all over the mountain became the first choice of the local ancestors, and also provided the possibility of reproduction and development. You can't use the current perspective to evaluate the things of the past. You should use an appreciative attitude to look at these things. "
"Yes, if you see something good, you don't have to take it home. If you want to see it, come and see it. The waterfall is more beautiful, who can take it home? "Ou Jie said.
"Taking the waterfall home is a game for the brave," Xiao Song said. He was talking about a clip from an old American movie. Everyone had seen that movie before, and just thinking about it made them laugh.
"Brother Ou Jie is wrong," Xiao Zhu said. "You should tell everyone who goes to your shop that they don't have to take the good things home. I guarantee that your business will be much slower."
Everyone thought about it and laughed.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Ou Jie raised his hands in surrender. "If anyone goes to my shop, I can't wait to let them buy the waterfall home."
Walking through the village gate, they entered a world of stone. The streets were paved with stone, the courtyard walls were built with stone, and the houses were built with stone. The roofs were paved with wide, thin stone slabs. Even the tables, stools, basins, grinding stones, and stoves in the houses were all made of stone. In the village, there were stone steps, stone doors, stone houses, and stone stools everywhere. It was indeed interesting.
Yes, the stone floors, stone stools, stone courtyard walls, stone tables, stone basins, grinding stones, and stone stoves were all very ancient and very interesting. It was also very harmonious here. However, if they were to change places, it would give the impression that they were simple and crude.
In the village, they found a big tree and sat down. The stone tables and stools had been worn for a long time and were very smooth. A few women asked some questions in the local language, and the driver also said something. They went back and took out some hand-made wax dye, woven cotton, and selected flowers. Another villager discussed with the driver for a long time and left satisfied. The driver said that if they were satisfied with these hand-made products, they could buy some back. The price was very good, and they were all from the same family.
Liu Yi was very interested in these things. He told Chen Weizheng that in other tourist places, they could buy machine-woven and machine-dyed products. Although they looked good, they looked like assembly line products. Unlike these, each piece was unique. Hearing this, the nouveau riche Ou Jie asked the driver to collect all the hand-made cloth in the village. There were about two hundred pieces. He wanted all of them and prepared to send them to Nancheng to make a six-plate hand-made wax dye counter. If there was a market, he would order from the village.
This time, the administrative leader of the village was alarmed. He quickly came out to greet them. After asking around, he found out that it was the boss of the National League Group's six-plate province who came to inspect the purchase of hand-made cloth. He quickly reported to the town. After a while, the town leader in a suit came.
Ou Jie said, "Weizheng, you continue to be the leader of the group. Ruan Lei will be my secretary. We are also considered important people. "
Of course, the chief negotiator was Ruan Lei. If Qu Jie were to talk to a town chief, he would be a little inferior.
After a while, the villager who had been discussing with the driver for a long time came out with a sieve. The freshly cooked Purple Heart Sweet Potatoes smelled good and had a sweet taste. Xiao Zhu peeled one and took a bite. She said that it would be better if there was cream. Chen Weizheng waved his hand and called Xiao Song over. Xiao Song went over and returned to Xiao Zhu. When he reached out his hand, it was actually an unopened bottle of cream. Xiao Zhu shouted, "Big Brother, you are a god! I love you! " Liu Yi also felt that Chen Weizheng was a god. He looked at Chen Weizheng with love in his eyes and dipped the sweet potato in the cream to eat. Ruan Lei saw them eating from a distance. She resisted the desire to eat and talked with the town leader with a smile. She strangled Qu Jie's enthusiasm of taking charge of everything in its infancy and cleverly bargained with the town leader.
The locals had never eaten Purple Heart Sweet Potatoes with cream before and thought that it was quite fun. The town leader had seen the world and was drooling.
When the villagers saw that they liked it, they found a few male sorghum in the field and chopped it into pieces for them to eat like sugar cane. The so-called male sorghum was sorghum that had not been powdered and did not produce seeds. This type of sorghum did not produce fruits, and all the sugar went into the sorghum stem. The stem was thin and easy to peel, and the meat was crisp and tender. The water was sweet and delicious. It was an extremely rare good thing. When Chen Weizheng was young, his grandfather planted some sorghum every year. When it was time to bloom, he would break off the flower heads and plant a fat stem for Chen Weizheng to eat. That was Chen Weizheng's only fruit in autumn. Seeing this, Chen Weizheng no longer acted as a senior executive of the group and went straight to the male sorghum stem.
After paying the money for the wax dyed cloth, the villagers were satisfied with a slight profit from their own costs. Liu Yi also paid the money for the sweet potatoes. The male sorghum villagers did not want the money. They said that this was for eating and playing, and they could not sell everything for money.
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