Chapter 223 [Deer Cape]
On the way to Lu Keyuan, Su Le called Gao Dakuan. Yesterday Gao! - Gao Bao and his group beat him up. As friends, they should give me some condolences. But Gao Dakuan's mobile phone turned off. Su Le couldn't help but wonder, what day is today? How to choose to turn off the phone collectively?
Although they went out early today, they encountered two traffic jams on the way. When they arrived at Lu Point, it was already twelve o'clock noon.
Lao Mo parked his car outside the town and actually told Su Le that he would not go in this time and would wait for him outside.
Su Le was quite surprised. It seemed that his protest had some effect. Even Lao Mo knew that he would give himself a certain amount of freedom.
He walked to the gate of Lu Point. At noon, the ancient town could not see the local residents or tourists. It made people feel empty and lonely. Su Le did not see Chu Xijun, so he walked forward along the bluestone road of the ancient town. Both sides were dilapidated buildings, and many dangerous houses were temporarily protected with safety nets. When he came to the middle of the town, he finally saw a few people gathered at the wellhead in front and talked about something. Su Le also followed him over and heard them talking about the restoration of the ancient town. Seeing that the people were talking enthusiastically, Su Le didn't have the nerve to interrupt them for a moment. At this time, his cell phone rang.
The ringtone of the mobile phone attracted all the eyes of several people, and they all looked at Su Le, the unexpected guest who suddenly appeared.
Su Le smiled embarrassedly, picked up the phone, but heard a beeping busy voice. The other party had hung up the phone and turned around, but saw Chu Xijun standing behind him, with a quiet smile on his pretty face. He was really as light as a chrysanthemum, beautiful and charming.
The engineers who were talking said in unison: "Mr. Chu!"
Chu Xijun nodded, but did not come over. Her bright eyes looked at Su Le and said, "You seem to be late!"
Su Le picked up his cell phone and looked at the time, then walked over to Chu Xijun: "The traffic jam was in the middle of the journey, and it took more than two hours to go to Qiantang."
Chu Xijun glanced at his phone and said, "Why is a rich man with a net worth of 10 billion, still using this kind of mobile phone?"
Su Le smiled and said, "I am just a hard-working child. I am used to being poor. I still have this kind of mobile phone to be free to hold it."
The noon sun burned the bluestone road to a high temperature. Although it was Mid-Autumn Festival, it felt like returning to summer. Chu Xijun put on sunglasses and pointed to the front and said, "Lao Taoju is right in front."
"I'm not hungry, why don't you take me everywhere first?"
Chu Xijun smiled and nodded: "This is the ancient town of Lu Lijiao. The village here was formed during the Jin Dynasty. Legend has it that the famous hermit Tao Zheng once lived in seclusion here. He once fed two sika deer, and many places here were named after it. At the earliest, it was called Lucun. The village was mostly named after the Lu surname and Tao surname. It was officially established in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. It was named because of the small river behind the town. It was called Luxi. Although Luxi was named Xi, it was a small river. From here to Datong River, the Datong River was directly connected to Shenjiang. Therefore, the business here was very developed in ancient times. There were many mulberry trees around Lu Lijiao. For a long time, the residents here made a living by raising sericulture, which led to the silk cloth business and became a giant town in Jiangnan. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the rice industry here rose.
It once again led to the prosperity of all industries, with three miles of long streets and thousands of shops. It has many old and famous department stores in the north and south, with a complete range of industries, and its hometown covers a hundred miles of surrounding provinces."
Su Le nodded frequently, and he whispered: "You can see the scale and momentum of the past, but why has it become such a dilapidated scene now?"
Chu Xijun said: "In the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, warlords fought in a melee, and this place was occupied by the warlord leader Cao Qiwang. The fish and meat were adjacent to each other and the local people were displaced, and then they quickly declined after several wars. With the development of the times and the formation of emerging towns, this place gradually became a forgotten place." She stopped and pointed to a tall house in front of her: "This was once the residence of the warlord Cao Qiwang, should you go in and take a look?"
Su Le nodded and followed Chu Xijun into the house in front of him. There were two mighty stone lions in front of Cao Qiwang's mansion, with imposing momentum. Although these two stone lions had not suffered much damage after the war, they were not damaged much. The plaque in front of the door wrote three big characters: Governor's Mansion. The plaque was made of new words, and the handwriting was copied as it was.
When he entered the gate, a strong fragrance of osmanthus came to his face. Four osmanthus trees were planted on both sides of the yard. According to Chu Xijun, this was transplanted by Cao Qiwang from other places. The reason why he planted four trees was to be in a stable position. However, Cao Qiwang's wish was not realized. After three years of entrenchment, he was beaten by another group of warlords to flee to the north and eventually died on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
This house has been disrepaired. The eaves and walls are covered with thatch. The walls and grounds are covered with moss. Walking through the Martial Arts Hall and the Military Affairs Office in turn, and coming to the back house of the Governor's Mansion, you can see that the back house is divided into three parts, but Cao Qiwang sets up the three palaces according to the regulations of the royal family.
Chu Xijun said: "Cao Qiwang is a greedy man and lustful man. During the three years of Shenhai, he married a total of fifty-six concubines. Most of them were forcibly robbed by him."
Su Le smiled and said, "Can he be busy with so many wives?"
Chu Xijun's pretty face couldn't help but feel hot, and she spat: "At a young age, what are you thinking in your mind?"
Su Le said: "I'm telling the truth." Seeing Chu Xijun's cheeks flying and his pretty and lovely look, his heart couldn't help but be moved.
Chu Xijun keenly sensed the heat that burst out in Su Le's eyes instantly, and was inexplicably panicked in her heart. She avoided Su Le's gaze and looked at the dilapidated house in front of her: "It's not cleared yet, it's messy, so we don't have to go in."
Su Le said: "What's inside?" He was quite curious about it.
Chu Xijun said: "There have been several tragedies here. Cao Qiwang married so many wives. On the surface, he seemed to have enjoyed all the blessings of all the people, but in fact he had a lot of trouble. With too many women, he naturally had jealousy. Among his concubines, there was one who was extremely jealous. In order to compete for favor, she secretly poisoned other people's food. Cao Qiwang's concubine died one after another. It was not until she poisoned the seventh one. Cao Qiwang was furious after discovering the truth, so he threw the concubine into the well in the backyard. However, after the concubine was executed, there were still people who died. The saying of the lots of ghosts in the Governor's Mansion spread wildly. Later, it was said that ghosts could be heard crying and howling every night. Cao Qiwang did not dare to continue living here. His family moved to Lingyun Town, and the Governor's Mansion declined."
Su Le smiled and said, "There are no ghosts and gods in this world!"
Chu Xijun smiled indifferently and said, "I am also an atheist, but the biggest advantage of the theory of ghosts and gods is that it keeps many people away from this ancient house. Even during the ten years of turmoil, the Red Guards did not dare to approach here. This is also the reason why the Governor's Mansion was preserved intact."
Su Ledao: "Repairing this ancient town is a big project."
Chu Xijun said: "Two years ago, I happened to pass here and fell in love with it. Because of the shift in the focus of the family business, I began to get involved in tourism real estate in the past two years. After several inspections and evaluations, I decided to use Lu Kejiao Ancient Town as our test work."
Su Ledao: "Tourism Real Estate?"
Chu Xijun smiled and said, "You Longi are the pioneers in commercial real estate and civilian housing in these two aspects. In front of you pioneers, we have no advantage, so we can only play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses and specialize in the tourism real estate industry. Mr. Su, we will need your help in the future."
Su Le smiled and said, "I said at the beginning that as long as you have something to use for me, I will definitely do my best."
Chu Xijun laughed, and remembered that when Su Le said this before, she thought that she would never let him help in this life. Things in the world were unpredictable. She really couldn't imagine that such a drastic change would happen in Su Le.
Lao Taoju is still deserted. The more you wipe the table and the tables are clean, the more you highlight this cold feeling. Chu Xijun took Su Le to Lao Taoju, but found that his father Chu Tianyue was there.
Chu Tianyue was standing at the counter, drinking yellow wine and eating fennel beans, while smiling and chatting with the shop owner Zhang Tou. It seemed that the two were having a very pleasant chat.
Chu Xijun didn't know that her father would appear here. She always thought that her father had been doing business in Shenhai these two days, and said in surprise: "Dad, when did you come back?"
Chu Tianyue turned around and looked at his daughter with a smile. When his eyes fell on Su Le, he showed a little surprise: "Su Le? It's you!" He strode over and reached out to Su
Su Le looked at Chu Tianyue in front of him, and his mood was extremely complicated. According to Zuo Qiang, Chu Tianyue was instructing people behind Shen Jiang's release of animals. If all this was true, then he would be his irreconcilable enemy.
Chu Tianyue's smile was amiable, like a kind elder, and there was no hatred or hostility on his face.
People must wear masks when they live in the world. Su Le can't see clearly what kind of heart is hidden behind Tianyue's mask. When facing such a person, he has to wear masks. Chu Tianyue, who can be regarded as his father's biggest enemy in his life, is definitely not that simple.
Su Le smiled and went up to meet him. Zhong shook Chu Tianyue with both hands and said, "Hello, Mr. Chu!"
Chu Tianyue smiled and said, "You should call me "Uncle is so kind," he said Mr. Chu is so disgusting."
Su Le smiled and said, "Uncle Chu! If you don't mind my high-spiritedness, I will just call you."
Chu Tianyue patted Su Le's back of his hand, looked at his daughter and said, "How come you are together?"
Chu Xijun said: "That's right, Longi promised to provide technical assistance in the restoration of the ancient town, so I specially asked the chairman of Longi to come and have a field investigation."
Chu Tianyue said oh, let go of Su Le's hands and said, "I almost forgot that Su Le is now the chairman of Longji."
Chapter completed!