The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 275 Beauty Valley

Wan Jun parked his car on the square in front of Wang Ye's Mansion, and got out of the car with Wang Shulan.

There are many people in the square, except for vendors selling snacks, fruits, toys, and souvenirs, they are all tourists. There are adults and children, and most of them drive here as a family.

Seeing Ruoda's square and the imposing gate of the mansion, Wang Shulan said pleasantly, "I didn't expect there to be a palace in this place."

"This place is called Longshan. It used to be a royal hunting ground, belonging to Chengde. Look at the gate of this mansion. It's three rooms wide and built on a hard mountain." Wan Jun then pointed to the door nails on the mansion gate and said, "This door nails are exquisite. According to the "Great Qing Huidian", there are 63 pieces in seven and nine verticals, which belong to the prince grade."

"You understand quite a lot." Wang Shulan said with a smile.

"I've stayed in this place for a long time, so I understand a little bit."

The two of them entered the gate of the mansion and walked in, until they arrived at Yimen.

There are colorful ribbons hanging on the door of the ceremony, which looks very festive.

"What does this ribbon mean?" Wang Shulan asked.

"Do you know the word "decorated with lanterns and festoons?" Hanging lanterns above the mansion gate is called Zhang Deng, and hanging ribbons above the Yimen gate is called hanging color.” Wan Jun explained.

Wang Shulan nodded, thinking that the lanterns and festoons were originally from here.

After passing the Yimen Gate is the sedan chair hall, and then the affairs office and the meeting hall.With Wan Jun's explanation along the way, Wang Shulan learned a lot of historical allusions and learned a lot while visiting.

When the two of them came to the Chengqing Tower, Wan Jun said, "This Chengqing Tower is also called the Housha Building, and it is the only building in the entire palace. The upper floor is a Buddhist hall, which enshrines the Buddha with thousands of hands and eyes; the ancestral hall downstairs, The portraits of previous princes are enshrined. The east wing is where the prince eats, and the west wing is the living room."

"It's great to be a prince. You have a place to eat and a place to sleep." Wang Shulan joked.

"My lord, a member of the party." Wan Jun said.

"Hereditary?" Wang Shulan asked.

"It means hereditary, but not all."

Then the two visited the training ground and the stage, as well as ancestral halls and temples, and finally came to the back garden.

The back garden is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery.There is a single courtyard in the northeast corner, Wan Jun said that it is Xiulou, where the prince's daughter Gege lives.

"Gege is really enjoying life and has her own showroom." Wang Shulan said.

"Actually, it's not called enjoyment, it's no different from confinement." Wan Jun said.

"At least you have fine clothes and fine food."

"Hehe, this is what the common people think—that's right, Gege really doesn't have to worry about food and drink, and she can eat what the common people can't eat. But the palace is no different from the Shenzhai compound to Gege. You have to live in Xiulou without leaving your home, watching the flowers bloom and fall in the courtyard, the mud like water in spring, the lotus pond in summer, the leaves in autumn frost, and the plum blossoms in winter snow." Wan Jun said with emotion.

Wang Shulan smiled and said, "You are quite sympathetic."

"It's not about pity, but emotion." Wan Jun then changed the subject and asked, "Sister Wang, how is this palace?"

"It's very good. Although it is not as grand as the Forbidden City, it is bold and unrestrained. It is better than the original flavor. It has no carvings and has a heavy feeling." Wang Shulan said.

"Beautiful Valley is in the mountains behind, four kilometers away from here. The scenery there is better than this place, and it is pure natural." Wan Jun said.

"Really?"

Hearing what Wanjun said, Wang Shulan couldn't help but look forward to it, so the two left the prince's mansion and headed for the beautiful valley.

Beautiful Valley was not called Beautiful Valley before, but Cherry Valley, because it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only one way in and out. In winter, when the north wind blows, the snow falls, and there are few people, it became a place for the imperial court to exile criminals.

I don't know which year, a baby girl was born here, named Cherry.

Cherry was born cute and handsome, and when she grew up, she was photographed by the prince who came to hunt, and entered the palace to become a nobleman, so this place is called Cherry Valley.

When the Four Olds were broken, a cadre who was stationed there felt that calling Cherry Valley was a feudal superstition, so he changed its name to Beauty Valley.This is the same as people's appellation, there are official names and baby names, outsiders call this place Meiligu, but people in the village still call it Yingyinggou, which feels kind.

The beautiful valley is connected by three mountains, nine ditches and eighteen forks, and there are people in Chacha.Although the scenery is beautiful, the soil is thin and crops do not grow, and the people live in poverty.

Now the national policy is good, vigorously develop the rural economy.The surrounding villages and towns have successively established tomato industry bases and medicinal material planting bases, and the adjacent Wangfu has also developed through sightseeing and tourism, but the beautiful valley remains the same, driven by poverty.

I don’t know which ski enthusiast came here in winter and found that this is a natural ski resort, so he lingered excitedly and posted photos and videos of skiing on the Internet, attracting many ski enthusiasts.

As a result, it has become a ski resort, which has been valued and developed.

Any development will attract business opportunities, and Beautiful Valley is no exception.

The originally impoverished, unshitty small mountain village suddenly turned around and became lively, and many smart people began to set their sights on this place.

The hot springs in the old ditch of Beishan were ignored before, but now they are rushing to develop projects.

The wild pear trees in the ditches and ditches and densely packed wild pear trees became medicinal materials and began to be bought by people.

The mountain horse meat that can be seen everywhere in the old forests on the mountain has become a health care product that can be further processed, from worthless to a hundred times worth.

The farmers who have lived here for generations have a way out, starting from a poor family and working hard to get rich, and life has hope.

As the saying goes, money can breed people's greed. It turns out that the village is poor and has no money. The village chief is just like the common people, and he has nothing to earn money.Now that it has been developed, money comes in, people's hearts start to move, and they are dishonest.

Being dishonest was naturally caught, and in this case, Wan Jun was sent over.

What he is now facing is the suspension of the ecological park project due to a shortage of funds. This requires money, and he has no money in hand, so he can only think of a way.

The black Buick car moved forward slowly along the mountain road, and after turning around a big elbow, it suddenly became clear, and a beautiful mountain village surrounded by three mountains appeared in sight.

The mountains are hundreds of feet high, lush and green, with slow flowing water, and birds and beasts can be heard.

The green eyes are accompanied by the fragrance of wild flowers, which floated into the car window with the wind. Wang Shulan smelled it vigorously as if intoxicated, and murmured: "It's so fragrant, so beautiful——"

"It's more beautiful in the valley."

The car slowly entered the village and stopped in front of the village committee.

After Wang Shulan got off the car, Wan Jun ushered her into the central office. There were two middle-aged men in their forties. The one with short hair and square face was the newly elected village chief Qi Guosheng, and the one with thin body and white hair at the temples was the village secretary Wang Dali. .

Wan Jun introduced Wang Shulan to the two, and after getting to know each other, they sat down one after another.

The village secretary Wang Dali made tea for Wang Shulan, brought it to her face and said politely, "Mr. Wang has worked hard."

Wang Shulan smiled and said, "You're welcome, it's not hard."

Wan Jun said: "Wang is always a bigwig in the catering industry, and the restaurant is doing very well. Please ask her to help the staff and staff the ecological park, so that we will not be hit by headless chickens."

Seeing that the pretty lady in front of him runs a restaurant, the village chief Qi Guosheng said happily, "This is very good."

Secretary Wang Dali said: "I've been looking forward to it for a long time." Then he said anxiously: "Secretary Wan, we are short of money now."

"It's okay, I'll take care of the money." Wan Jun said.

Qi Guosheng said: "It's noon soon, I'm going to make a meal."

Wan Jun said to Wang Shulan: "Sister Wang, let's have dinner first, after dinner I will show you around our beautiful valley."

"Let's visit first, and eat after we're done," Wang Shulan said.

(End of this chapter)