innocent year

Xu Minghai and Qiushi walked eastward in the warm sun at noon in spring, and they arrived at the Temple of Heaven Park after only ten minutes of walking.

It was the first time in Qiu Shi's life that he saw the royal demeanor with his own eyes, and he felt that the towering building in front of him, which looked like a city gate, was particularly majestic and majestic against the backdrop of the blue sky and white clouds.He couldn't help but ran over and touched the rows of nails on the vermilion gate that looked like they were plated with gold.

Xu Minghai went to buy a ticket, and then shouted for Qiu Shi to come and measure his height.There was a ruler marked in centimeters beside the ticket booth, and the two of them went up to measure, and both of them exceeded the height limit for free tickets.And Xu Minghai is approaching the 1 meter mark, and almost has to buy it at full price.In the end, the two spent fifty cents and got two children's tickets.

After waiting for the ticket check, Qiushi carefully put the two light blue thin pieces of paper in his pocket.Then he looked at the suddenly empty field of vision in front of him, and inexplicably felt a wonderful feeling that he had become a little ant, so he begged Xu Minghai to tell him the story of the Temple of Heaven.

Xu Minghai didn't have anything serious, so he had no choice but to pick up unofficial stories he heard from somewhere to add fuel and vinegar.

"It is said that one day the emperor's old man came here for a walk after dinner... You ask me what the emperor eats for dinner? It must be the roasted mutton from Baikui old restaurant, and the fried crispy Dip the slices of steamed buns in sesame sauce and sprinkle sugar, and finally have to slip through the tomato soup. Hey, don’t interrupt.”

"He was walking and found weeds under his feet! The emperor was angry when he saw it... Just imagine the emperor's angry appearance as Teacher Cao. He said, hey, what's going on here How can there be weeds on my site? Do you think this is the Temple of Heaven or a garbage dump? Do you think I am the emperor or a class enemy?"

Because Xu Minghai's imitation was too lifelike, Qiu Shi laughed out loud.

"At this time, there are ministers who are afraid of being scolded and start running the train with their mouths full of words...you can just imagine the minister as me. Let me quickly say, Your Majesty, do you think this grass looks like a dragon's tiger beard? This is a dragon. Xucao, why doesn't it grow anywhere, but grows here? That's because your work has satisfied the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, so you praise you in a different way! After the emperor heard it, it was the heart of a dragon Dayue, so beautiful that it was bubbling, she immediately stopped being angry and gave me a lot of gold and silver jewelry, and then I took this pile of gold and silver jewelry and bought us a lot of delicious food."

Qiushi knew that Xu Minghai was talking nonsense, but he was still very happy and asked him to continue.Just when Xu Minghai didn't know how to write it down, a sunset red tour group with yellow hats came.

A tour guide held a small flag and shouted: "Follow closely, uncles and aunts, don't fall behind."

"Let's go," Xu Minghai seemed to see Avalokitesvara who was saving the suffering, "Let's follow her and listen to the explanation."

The young tour guide sister is very professional, and she clearly explained the ins and outs of the Temple of Heaven in a few words.Including age, area, function and so on.

Now Qiushi knew that the Temple of Heaven was bigger than the Forbidden City, although he had never been to the Forbidden City; the Temple of Heaven was smaller than the Summer Palace, even though he had never been to the Summer Palace.He also knew that the door that he and Xu Minghai came in just now was the main entrance of the Temple of Heaven, and it was also the only door that the emperor entered and exited when he came to the Temple of Heaven to worship, and the other doors were built later.

Qiu Shi was fascinated by what he heard, and kept following the tour guide.People see that the two children don't occupy the ground and don't cause trouble, and they don't bombard them.There are also old people from the generation of grandparents who took out the apples and cucumbers they brought with them for them to eat.Xu Minghai happened to be hungry, so he would not refuse anyone who came, and he could eat whatever he offered.

After they visited the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, which is round and pointed with blue tiles and golden roof, the group walked to Danbi Bridge.

This is an avenue that is 4 meters above the ground. According to the tour guide, it is the earliest overpass in Beijing.The bridge deck is 30 meters wide. The stone road in the middle is the "God Road", which is exclusive to the Emperor of Heaven; —Exclusively for princes and ministers.You can't jump up and down casually, and the upper and lower levels are very clear.

Xu Minghai heard this, and hurriedly dragged Qiushi to the stone road in the middle, pretending that the two of them were descended from heaven.

"Why didn't the teacher bring us here for a spring outing?" Qiu Shi asked Xu Minghai, "It's really interesting."

Xu Minghai thought to himself, who could say otherwise?There is no Daxue Mountain here, and without Daxue Mountain, he would not want to skate, and if he did not ski, he would not fight against the teacher, and if he did not fight, he would not be forced to make such a bad move.From this point of view, the account must be attributed to the teacher who chose Tao Ranting for the spring outing.

Going forward, it is Huangqiongyu.What is more famous than the place where the gods are worshipped is the surrounding wall with blue glazed tile roofs that are made of Linqing bricks from Shandong.

Finally, when the opportunity came for Xu Minghai to show off his talents, he dragged Qiushi away from the tour guide, saying that he would do a magic trick for him.Then people went to the back of the East Side Hall and put their ears on the wall and waited.On the other hand, he trotted all the way to the wall behind the Xipei Hall.

Qiushi just clings to the smooth mirror-like, cold jade-like wall, half-believing and waiting for Xu Minghai's magic trick.Just when he suspected that the other party was lying to him, a voice came from his ear.

"Fruit...fruit?"

Qiu Shi was startled, but he didn't see Xu Minghai when he looked left and right.So he quickly put his ear on it again, and the long voice was still calling him softly: "Guozi, did you hear that?"

"I heard it," Qiu Shi hurriedly replied, "I heard it."

"Hey, is it fun?"

Qiushi didn't know how to answer. He felt that it was not just "fun", but he couldn't tell how complicated it was.All he knew was that no matter whether Xu Minghai was in the Golden Luan Palace or a hut, no matter whether he was standing on a snowtop or a chain bridge, he wanted to be next to him.I am Xu Minghai's brother, Iron Magnet, not those fifth grade cowards.

After a long while, Qiushi yelled softly at the wall: "It's fun...brother."

After more than 400 years of time, the ancient wall of the Ming Dynasty lived up to its reputation, and clearly sent the sound of "brother" all the way to another person's ears.

When Xu Minghai heard Qiu Shi's response unexpectedly, he felt a little excited, and even felt a little embarrassed because of it.

He still remembers the cold Laba four months ago, and he was called brother because he was bigger.As a result, there is only a shallow mark on the tiger's mouth on the right hand.Many children in the class and in the alley called him "Brother", and even more called him Haiye.But what Qiu Shi shouted out was different.But how different it is, he can't say.

The two of them just leaned against the echoing wall and said a lot of things that they couldn't recall later.

After a long time, Xu Minghai ran to Qiu Shi's side, grabbed his hand, and ran all the way to the northern side of the circular mound.Then, the two of them stood together on the top of the circular mound, on the raised round stone in the middle of the Ai Ye Qingshi countertop.

"This is the "Heavenly Heart Stone". "Xu Minghai introduced.

Qiushi looked down: "What are you doing?"

"It is said that it is the treasure of Xingxiu Sea on the top of Kunlun Mountain. Some people say that it is a meteorite that fell from the sky. As long as people stand on it, without speakers or microphones, the sound will become very loud and bright."

At this time, the sunset red tour group also came to the three-story stone round platform surrounded by white marble railings. The tour guide heard Xu Minghai's explanation and urged him: "The kid is right, why don't you just sing a song for us?" Let's hear the effect."

The grandparents in the group immediately gave face and clapped their hands collectively.

Xu Minghai didn't feel sorry for this kind of scene at all, and even rejoiced that his artistic talents finally had a place to play.He raised his head and asked, "Sister, what songs do you like to listen to?"

"Whatever," the tour guide said with a smile, "we will listen to whatever you sing."

"You girls must be fans of Chow Yun Fat," Xu Minghai said firmly, "just like my mother."

Then he cleared his throat, took out the energy of a Hong Kong and Taiwan superstar on TV, and yelled directly by his neck:

"Waves run~waves~thousands of miles, the river will never stop..."

The theme song of the TV series "Shanghai Bund" can be regarded as the Cantonese enlightenment for this generation of northern children. Although the pronunciation is not in tune, every time it is sung, it always sounds full of pride and makes people excited.

"Love you and hate you~ I ask you if you know~ It seems that Dajiang never accepts..."

Although at his age he still doesn't know what is love and hatred, what is love and hate, but Xu Minghai is still addicted to being a singer in this place of blessing in this round sky.

Maybe this movement was really extraordinary. Qiushi saw a blond foreigner also approaching, and then held up a large camera in his hand to "click" a picture of himself and Xu Minghai, and finally compared them with a smile. thumbs up.

Baiqianlang finally had enough ups and downs in Xu Minghai's heart, and he bent over to do something, and immediately received countless applause.Xu Minghai accepted it as soon as he saw it, and then waved goodbye to the grandparents and tour guide of the tour group, and took Qiu Shi to the direction of the 72 corridor.

When the two of them were strolling in the corridor, Xu Minghai didn't forget to ask Qiushi: "Did brother be swaying just now?"

"Sa!" Qiu Shi said honestly, "I just don't understand."

Xu Minghai smiled: "Actually, I don't know what it means, but I think it sounds nice."

The two continued to run around in the park, visiting almost every corner.It wasn't until the sky was getting dark that Xu Minghai asked an adult to ask for the watch, only to realize that it was past 5 o'clock.

No matter how unwilling to face reality, the time has come to go home.

"Let's go," Xu Minghai sighed, "Go back in the bus."

Qiushi reluctantly followed him all the way to the north, not forgetting to look back at the Huanggan Hall while walking.

"Can we come again later?"

"No problem, just get through tonight first."

Xu Minghai took Qiushi out of the north gate of the park, crossed the intersection, and then walked westward, planning to wait for No. 7 under the station sign.As he was walking, a very fragrant smell suddenly wafted in the air.

At the same time, Qiushi's stomach let out a long moan.From morning until now, apart from breakfast, he only drank a bottle of soda, ate an apple, and ate a small bean popsicle in the park. He should have been hungry long ago.

Xu Minghai hurriedly searched for the fragrance and looked to the right of the road.I saw the big signboard of "Bianyifang" hanging high and shining on the side.The three big characters on it look oily, as if they just came out of the oven with the roast duck.

It's off-duty time now, and citizens in twos and threes are buying ducks at the takeaway window.One of them bought it, and passed by them carrying a plastic bag, and took Xu Minghai's eyeball along the way.

At this time, Qiu Shi saw the "7 Road" driving slowly from the intersection, so he reminded Xu Minghai that the car was coming.

"Fruit," Xu Minghai turned his head and asked, "Have you ever eaten roast duck?"

Qiushi shook his head.

"Want to eat?"

Qiu Shi swallowed, remembering the smell of roast pheasant in the village, and nodded.

"Go," Xu Minghai said, "let's take a look."

After finishing speaking, he dragged the people to the packing window of Bianyifang, and saw a sign hanging next to it that clearly read: Take away roast duck, 9 yuan each.

No matter how bad Xu Minghai's mathematics is, he also knew that he didn't have enough money in his pocket.Just as he was scratching his head, he saw several plastic bags placed by the window.Seeing that it was one size smaller than other duck bags, he hurried forward and asked, "Auntie, what is this?"

"Ducky." The salesperson in the white hat didn't even look up.

"How much is one?"

"Twenty dollars."

Xu Minghai quickly took out his pocket.He held all the dimes in his hands and counted them, but there were not enough.It costs only 4 yuan for two people inside and out.It cost 3 cents to buy soda, 5 cents for tickets, and 4 cents for adzuki popsicles. Now there are only 2 yuan and 8 cents.

But Xu Minghai still decided to give it a try. He cheekily forced out a very sincere smile, and changed his words: "Sister, I'm only 2 cents short, look..."

"Go, go, this is a state-owned unit." The salesman frowned, "If you don't want to buy it, just leave quickly, don't get in the way of people, okay?"

Qiu Shi, who was standing by the side, blushed, pulled Xu Minghai's arm hard, and whispered, "I don't want to eat."

Xu Minghai vowed not to give up until he achieved his goal, and continued to beg: "Sister, you can sell us. How about I owe you the 2 points, so can I send it to you tomorrow?"

"This business is not my own. Don't say I owe 2 cents, it's not even 1%!" The salesman was annoyed.

Just as Xu Minghai and the salesperson were staring at each other, a big sister came over from behind: "Hey, let me tell you, let's stop arguing with the two kids. Isn't it just 2 cents? I'll pay you." Already!"

Xu Minghai was overjoyed. While thanking the person, he put all the ten-notes in his hand into the iron plate for collecting money at the window, and then took the duck rack and bowed to the righteous elder sister.

Immediately, the two ran aside, Xu Minghai opened the bag, tore off a warm duck leg with his hands, and handed it straight to Qiu Shi's mouth.

Sliced ​​ducks pay attention to the thinness of the meat. The master chef’s 108 knives, in fact, there is still a lot of meat left on the duck. Most people would salt and pepper the duck, or make soup, which is not bad.

Qiu Shi smelled the tangy smell of meat, he grabbed Xu Minghai's hand and pushed it to his mouth.

"you eat."

"I'm not hungry!" Xu Minghai pushed back again, "Didn't I eat two apples and a cucumber when I went to the park? I'm really not hungry at all, it's really amazing."

Qiu Shi was really hungry at the moment, so he opened his mouth and bit it hard.The moment the tender duck meat is torn apart by the teeth, the juice rushes out immediately, which is extremely delicious and fruity.Without a few mouthfuls, a duck leg will be reimbursed in an instant.

Xu Minghai immediately handed him the other leg, watching him continue to gobble it up.

In the following days, Qiu Shi ate roast duck many times.Southern style and northern style, hanging stove stewing oven, dipped in sugar, sweet noodle sauce with spring onions, rolled lotus leaf cakes, sandwiched hollow fire, all kinds of dishes.But no matter how he ate it, it was not as delicious as the duck leg he gnawed on in Xu Minghai's hand when he was 8 years old, standing on the side of the Ma Street full of evening light.

After almost all the meat on the duck was eaten, Xu Minghai carefully gnawed on the duck legs, duck wings, and duck breasts that slipped through the net.As he gnawed, he explained seriously: "I'm not hungry, but we can't waste it either. Waste is the biggest crime."

Qiu Shi didn't know what to say, so she looked at Xu Minghai in a daze.Watch him gnaw the duck rack until it is in pieces, beyond recognition, and finally sucked his greasy fingers clean.

At this time, a little native dog ran out of nowhere and wagged its tail at the two of them.Xu Minghai immediately squatted down and gave it the bone.

"Sit! Pass your paw, hey, how cute!"

Qiushi's stomach was full, and his sanity gradually returned.He looked at Xu Minghai who was focused on teasing the dog, and after holding back for a long time, he finally asked his own question: "The money is all gone, how can we... go back?"