hearsay

Chapter 64 The Great Wall
Chaoyang Palace, formerly known as the Ancestral Hall of the Chen Family, is the place where the family members of the former Lieutenant General Chen Quzhen of the Kuomintang gathered to worship their ancestors.

The gate is a purple-red brick gatehouse, 8 meters high.There is a pair of couplets engraved on both sides of the gate: "Rui Bird rises up with Penghao wings to fight for thousands of miles in the sky; guests come to the side and look at the tower with always affectionate eyes".There are 12 landscape, flower and bird reliefs symmetrically stacked left and right, and the cornices of the gate tower are unique.

There are patio, main hall, stage on the second floor, left and right boxes, kitchen, toilet, etc. It is a typical southern courtyard building.

Now it is a paid tourist attraction in the ancient city of Fenghuang, where Miao silver jewelry is also sold, and tour guides can enter it for free when they take tourists shopping.

Lu Tu took the whole set of silver jewelry that Li Hui and others bought here.

Li Xiaorou and Wang Yuan went to the dressing room. Facing the delicate and beautiful silver ornaments, they couldn't wait to wear them, and they were changing with the help of the salesperson.

After Li Hui paid the bill, he and Lu Tu Huang Jie stood on the purple-red sandstone fan-shaped stone steps in the main hall, commenting on the stage on the second floor.

The stage has double eaves and green tile roof, cornices and corners, and an inscription in the middle: Looking at the past and learning from the present. There is a couplet hanging on both sides of the stage: A few feet away, you can be home, you can be a country, you can be a world;In the center behind the stage is a painted painting of the three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity, on which nine drama figures are painted, all of which are quite quaint and dignified.

"This should be the place where dignitaries and dignitaries watched theaters in ancient times. They really knew how to enjoy it!" Li Hui said with his hands behind his hands.

Huang Jie said with a smile: "What's the matter! Let's go to the cinema to watch a movie now, isn't it much more comfortable than them?"

Lu Tu also laughed when he heard the words, and explained to them: "This is the family house of Chen Quzhen, the last king of Xiangxi. He expanded the stage by him. He often invites people to gather here to listen to the opera. Chen Quzhen is a legendary figure who ruled Xiangxi. For more than 20 years, with the slogan of Xiangxi autonomy, he has vigorously established education, people's livelihood, economy, industry and other undertakings, and has made great contributions to the modern development of Xiangxi! He has no ambition to win the world, and he has always done only four words ——Protect the environment and protect the people! There are still many Phoenix people who admire him! He once wrote a book called "The Dream of Wild Dust", which is his experience when he joined the army in XZ. If you are interested, you can read it .”

Li Hui waved his hand, and was about to say something when he turned his head and saw Wang Yuan and Li Xiaorou walking out. He froze for a moment and forgot to speak.

I saw them dressed in colorful clothes, blue floral dresses on their upper bodies, pleated skirts on their lower bodies, ocher flower handkerchiefs on their long hair, boat-shaped flower shoes on their feet, and silver ornaments such as necklaces, earrings, and bracelets on their bodies. They walked slowly. Jingle.

From Lu Tu's point of view, due to the lack of leaves, bells, fruits, silver flowers and other ornaments and hairpin silver hats, they are still somewhat different from Miao girls in traditional costumes.But under the illumination of the lights, the two still looked so dazzling and dazzling.

If we say that before, they were all mature and plump urban beauties, but now they have transformed into two young girls from the Miao family!
Huang Jie was dumbfounded, and it took him a long time to yell loudly: "Why do you feel like you have changed after wearing the Miao clothes?"

At this moment, the strongest thought in his heart was that after returning home, he must make his fiancée change into this outfit as soon as possible!
It's so beautiful!
Li Xiaorou stared at Shenghui, and looked around the faces of the three of them, very satisfied with their reactions.

Wang Yuan's face was reddish, her eyes were lowered, her hands were tightly clutching the corners of her clothes, as if she was not quite used to the changes brought about by this dress.

She took a sneak peek at Li Hui, seeing his dumbfounded look, she felt a sweet feeling in her heart, and lowered her head in embarrassment.

Li Hui came back to his senses, laughed loudly, stepped forward and put his arms around her waist, and said full of praise: "Oh, it's beautiful! It's so beautiful! It's worth the money!"

Huang Jie also walked over to join in the fun, "Really! You are exactly the same as the Miao people! Seeing that you are dressed so beautifully, I want to buy a set! It's a pity that I don't have any money, so I can only stare."

The teased flowers of the two girls trembled wildly, and they laughed coquettishly.

Lu Tu stood aside, looked at their lively chat with a smile, and said in his heart, "This is nothing! If it is a hand-embroidered Miao clothing, and it is equipped with all the silver accessories, it will not be worth 10,000+!"

After all, what they bought were handicraft Miao clothes, which were slightly different from traditional Miao clothes.

A female tour guide walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "Handsome guy, did you make a big deal today? You've made a fortune!"

Lu Tu was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Bring a few friends over to play, they just bought some things, so it's not a fortune."

The female tour guide widened her eyes, pointed at Li Xiaorou and the others, and said, "With their bodies, they can't get down without [-] to [-] yuan! Isn't this called getting rich? Which company do you belong to? The quality of the tour is so high! Hey , Is your company still short of tour guides?"

Lu Tu shook his head, smiled without saying a word.

Before, he took Li Hui and others to simply stroll around the company's contract merchants, and brought them here to buy silver jewelry, just to get a high commission.But this kind of thing is something that can be done but not said, and he doesn't want the company to know that there is such a thing.Otherwise, after returning home, with Zhang Yi and others' temperament, they don't know what will happen.

So in the face of the female tour guide's inquiry, he could only choose to keep silent.

The female tour guide rolled her eyes, and said angrily, "Stingy! Just don't say anything, hum!"

After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked to the side of her team, pointing at Li Xiaorou and others and making gestures non-stop, hoping that there would be a few big money owners and follow suit.

However, the tourists either shook their heads or walked away with a smile. In short, no one took any action, which made the female guide very disappointed!
She picked up her mobile phone, kept calling her friends, and told about the scene in front of her.

Soon, the news that a tour guide paid more than 8 yuan in Chaoyang Palace spread throughout the Fenghuang tour guide circle like wings.Even the news spread more and more outrageous, 12 quickly became [-], and [-] became [-]!
Lu Tu took the four of them out of the square and came to the Miao's restaurant at his cousin's house for dinner.

As soon as he ordered, Long Lanxiang called.

"Honey, have you heard? There was a tour guide just now who gave away [-] to [-] silver in Chaoyang Palace! Oh, there are only three or four customers, and they sold so many things! I brought so many customers, But he refuses to buy anything, I’m really envious!"

Um?Fifteen or sixty thousand?Isn't it only [-]?It should be a rumor, or she heard it wrong.

Lu Tu didn't expect the news to reach her ears so quickly, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "Who did you hear it from? Then do you know who the tour guide is?"

"I don't know, I just know it's a man!" Long Lanxiang paused, then gasped suddenly, and asked in a low voice, "Could that be you?"

Lu Tu smiled and nodded, then realized that she couldn't see, and said softly, "It's me!"

Hearing Long Lanxiang burst into a burst of happy laughter on the other end of the phone, he quickly stopped, "Shh! My dear, don't let anyone know!"

When she calmed down, she continued, "It's not as much as [-] to [-] yuan, it's only [-] yuan in total! And it's an order outside, remember to keep it secret for me! Don't let the company's people I know, or I'm doomed!"

Long Lanxiang hastily agreed, "Yeah, don't worry, I'm not that stupid! We used to steal orders a lot before, so we know how to do it! Oh, [-] is also very powerful! My dear, you are awesome! Haha Ha ha!"

Lu Tu continued to persuade, "Low-key, low-key! Really, don't tell outsiders, there is no harm in being strict with your mouth!"

Long Lanxiang said dissatisfied: "Okay, mother-in-law! I'm off to work, I won't tell you anymore!"

After speaking, she hung up the phone.

Lu Tu originally wanted to ask how she was doing, but was hung up before he could ask, so he had no choice but to give up, thinking that it would be the same to ask again when he went back.

Miao's food made Li Hui and others very happy.He was also very straightforward when he paid the bill. He didn't ask for a bargain, and he didn't accept the meal fee handed over by Huang Jie. He paid 320 yuan directly and asked Lu Tu to lead the way back to the hotel.

After a whole morning of getting along, especially after a good shopping experience, he has already seen that Lu Tu is not the kind of tour guide who likes to deceive people. He is quite stable and trustworthy.So the attitude is much better than before, and there is no such vicious and aggressive situation.

A group of people drove to Liaojiaqiao Town, excitedly preparing to visit the Great Wall of the South.

At the same time, in the financial office of Yuntong Company, Zhang Yi sat on the sofa and chatted with Sister Zhang who was busy in front of the computer.

"Hey! A list of more than 8 yuan! What a pity, did you find out which company's tour guide did it?"

"No, only Brother Six's name is written on the receipt, and no other information is registered." Sister Zhang said without raising her head.

When Lu Tu visited the merchants, he had already agreed with them not to write the name of the company and ID card, but agreed to use Liu Ge as the code name, whether it was billing or collecting commissions, this name shall prevail.

It was originally a small trick arranged casually to prevent leaks, but I didn't expect it to come in handy today.

"Why did he appear in Chaoyang Palace? Isn't the name of the heir of Ma Maoting's intangible heritage not famous enough?" Zhang Yi was very puzzled by this, and then waved his hand and said, "If you can't find it, forget it! I Guess, this must be another company’s tour guide who is stealing orders! Now these tour guides are becoming more and more outrageous! Leading a tour for them is a chance to make money, but one or two don’t know how to be satisfied. , but still want to engage in this kind of crooked way! People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, isn't it!"

Seeing that Sister Zhang didn't respond at all to this, he continued: "Sister, help me think about it. Is there any good idea so that the company's tour guides can't steal orders in the future? I can't control other companies, but in our The company will never allow this to happen!"

Sister Zhang raised her head, frowned and thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "It's impossible to completely eradicate it, the only way is to rely on performance appraisal, let's curb it a little bit."

Zhang Yi showed disappointment, "Aren't performance appraisals being done all the time? But I feel that they are useless!"

Sister Zhang said with a serious expression: "You are just acting casually, and it can also be called a performance appraisal? If you want the tour guide to pay attention, you must do it seriously! Set the mission goal first, and fine if you don't complete it! Internal appraisal, The bottom elimination system is implemented, and the performance is the bottom twice in a row, and a fine of 500-1000 yuan will be imposed! If you don’t do this, they will not take you seriously!”

Zhang Yi smiled embarrassingly, and asked in a low voice: "Will this be too strict? What if the tour guide becomes noisy and no one leads the group?"

Sister Zhang shrugged, "I'm only in charge of coming up with ideas. You can figure out what to do."

Zhang Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Then do this! I'll hold a meeting and announce when they come back!"

As if thinking of something again, he asked, "How is the performance of Lu Tu's group?"

"The performance is mediocre, and I haven't made any orders. At most, I can keep my capital, and it may be difficult to make money!" Sister Zhang checked the background records and replied.

Zhang Yi rolled his eyes and said, "He's still a college student? Thanks to my high hopes for him! Forget it, if he is really capable, he won't be unable to survive in Guangzhou! After the deposit is deducted, he will be less Arrange a group for him, it’s a waste to bring him anyway! I’m too lazy to waste energy on him.”

Sister Zhang remained silent, and the office fell into silence.

Naturally, Lu Tu didn't know anything about it. He told Li Hui and others about the history of the Great Wall in the South along the way.

The Southern Great Wall, also known as the Miao Border Wall, is located at the Liaojia Bridge. It is a relatively complete section of the remnant wall. It is composed of Xunbao, Diaolou, Tunka, Sentry Tower, Fort, and Guanmen. It is an ancient military defense used for stationing troops and defending. project.

It was built in the 33rd year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1554 A.D.) and completed in the third year of Mingqi (1622 A.D.).It starts from Tingziguan at the junction of Tongren, Guizhou in the south, and ends at the Magpie Camp in Jishou in the north, with a total length of 380 miles. It is one of the most complex ancient buildings in Chinese history.

The city wall is about 3 meters high, 2 meters wide at the bottom, and 1 meter wide at the top of the wall. It surrounds mountains and crosses water, and most of them are built on steep ridges.Therefore, most of the local place names are named after fort, sentry, card, fort, blockhouse, pass, and camp, such as Tingziguan, Alaying and so on.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the entire Great Wall separated the north and south of the Miao border in western Hunan, in order to isolate and conquer the Miao people.Inside and outside the side walls, the raw seedling area and the mature seedling area gradually formed. The raw seedlings refer to the uneducated Miao people. The fields are not included in the taxation, and the population is not included in the corvee; Hmong with national registered permanent residence.

"The place we are going to is called Yingpanzhai. There is an Eight Immortals Well in the village, which was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, there was an ancient grain storage fortress. There are many similar fortresses, all of which were built in important The shape of the highlands on the top of the mountain and the pass varies from mountain to mountain, there are round, coffin-shaped, square and irregular shapes, and the scale also varies according to their functions, but the function of transmitting information is the same."

Everyone listened to his explanation along the way, and couldn't help but look forward to this trip even more.

(End of this chapter)