China Entertainment 2000

Chapter 22 The Jiang Family
Jiangdu was established as a county in the Qin Dynasty, 2200 years ago. There are sites of the "Qingliangang Culture" within its territory.

In ancient times, many feudal dynasties used Jiangdu as a hub for water transportation and a hub for salt transportation. They housed the Jiangnan River Governor's Mansion and the Water Transport Governor's Mansion.

Historically, Jiangdu, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Yangzhou were known as the "four major cities" along the canal, "the place where ships from the south and horses from the north meet."

On the van ride from Nanjing to Jiangdu, Jiang Liu gave a general introduction to the situation in his hometown to Yan Yan and others.

The destination of the nine people in their group was originally Yangzhou, but now their route was changed to Jiangdu.

What prompted everyone to change their itinerary was naturally the river flow.

The reason was that on the train going south, Jiang Liu suddenly realized a problem. The filming locations in Yangzhou for "Marrying the Right Man in the Wrong Sedan Chair" were all forest gardens and there were no ancient prisons. Even if he arrived in Yangzhou, he would not be able to complete the prison in "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" Fight scenes.

Jiang Liu thought hard and simply invited Yan Yan and others to spend a day in Jiangdu.

Yan Yan and others agreed that it would not be a big deal to miss one day of work, not to mention that the leader Jiang Liu had spoken.

"Go straight ahead, turn left at the next intersection, and then turn left again."

Under Jiang Liu's command, the two vans rushed up a gravel slope and were then blocked by a canal. Yan Yan, Wang Baoqiang and others looked at each other.

Jiang Liu scratched his head and counted the time. He had not returned to Jiangdu for more than ten years.

What we faced this time was Jiangdu, which had no major development in 2000 and was intertwined with rivers and dirt roads.

Fortunately, Jiang Liu's memory had been strengthened. He squinted his eyes and searched the road in his mind, pointing to a cement bridge not far away.

The van set off again, turned right again on the bridge, and Jiangliu's memory gradually became clear. On the other side of the canal was his hometown of Hexia Town.

Hexia Town faces east to west as a whole and is divided into two sides by Hexia North Road.

In another ten years, the west side of the road will be demolished and turned into a commercial district, with RT-Mart, plazas and high-rise residential buildings rising from the ground.

Because the house to the east where Jiang Liu's family is located is backed by an ancient town, it was classified as an ancient tourist town by the government. From then on, the residents on the east side suffered a lot.

The low-lying area to the east, which is close to the canal, is already damp. The decades-old houses are in disrepair and cannot be demolished or lived in. They have to suffer while watching others demolish and make a fortune.

The van stopped at a steep slope. Jiang Liu took out his pager, and when it was 11 noon, he called everyone to get out of the car and go home.

Jiang Liu's parents sell green goods at the market. Normally, at this time, he would pack up the stall and go home.

Going down the slope, Jiang Liu led everyone into the alley. After a while, they stopped in front of a red iron door.

He took out the key hidden under the door, and after opening the door, everyone saw a small courtyard composed of three tile-roofed houses.

There are many plastic basins filled with water in the yard, and green products such as radishes, green vegetables, and beans are soaked in the basins.

"Sit wherever you want. We can't enter the big room without the key."

Jiang Liu slipped out a few small stools from the kitchen and gave them to everyone, and said, "If you want to go to the toilet, tell me. I will take you there. The toilet is a public toilet outside."

Everyone shook their heads, pointed at the wooden building not far away with sharp eyes, and asked curiously: "Director Jiang, where is the ancient building over there?"

"It is left by the predecessors and has a history of many years. It has produced many champions and Jinshi."

"What outstanding people." Yan Yan made a pun.

A few people were chatting when a tricycle appeared at the door. Jiang Liu took a look excitedly. He saw the tall and thin Jiang Shengli and Li Qin wearing a sleeve-protecting apron.

Nothing has changed, nothing has changed, Jiang Liu pursed his lips.

Seeing their son whom they had not seen for almost a year, Jiang Shengli and Li Qin were surprised at first, and then smiles quickly appeared on their faces.

The child travels thousands of miles and the mother is worried.

Jiang Liu was studying in Nanjing not far from home, and they just talked about it often.

Years ago, Jiang Liu suddenly mentioned the capital and asked for another 8000 yuan. Jiang Shengli and Li Qin, who were beyond their reach, suffered from insomnia and whispered at night.After entering the yard, compared to Li Qin who kept looking at his son's height and weight, Jiang Shengli, the head of the family and an official in the town, was obviously much calmer. He knew how to disperse cigarettes for Yan Yan and others and asked if the journey was safe. .

"Dad, Mom, these are my colleagues on the set. Are we going to have lunch and dinner at home?"

"Where can I eat if I'm not at home? It's getting late. I'll go to the market to get some cooked food first."

Jiang Liu grabbed Jiang Shengli, who was about to buy cooked food, and winked at Li Qin to enter the room.

After entering the house, Li Qin said anxiously: "The little girl outside is the Lu Ting you mentioned, whose parents are dead and is begging for food outside?"

"Well, how did we meet? I also told you on the phone. I will tell you about Lu Ting's other circumstances."

Jiang Liu has a better impression of Lu Ting.

Lu Ting has experienced hardships and knows the warmth and warmth of human nature. After meeting Yan Liang and Jiang Liu, she behaved more well-behaved and sensible than many children of the same age.

After Zhao Wenhong and others moved out of the hotel, Jiang Liu canceled Lu Ting's silence order.

But Lu Ting never amplified the sound of the TV from beginning to end.

She never left the hotel and was silent most of the time.

Occasionally making some noise is when he steps out of the room to wash clothes for Yan Liang and Jiang Liu.

Lu Ting's thoughtfulness was the prerequisite for Jiang Liu to take her home and train her as a future assistant.

"He is indeed a good boy. He is more sensible than you were when you were a child."

Jiang Liu could only smile to hide his embarrassment at Li Qin's complaints.

He has never had a relationship with good children since he was a child. Pulling girls' hair in elementary school was just a child's play. Jiang Liu's elementary school career was to successfully trick many children into the school's open-air cesspit.

In junior high school, he once dragged girls into haystacks.

Although it is just for fun, it is somewhat deviant in the eyes of adults and teachers.

After the mother and son had a brief exchange, Jiang Shengli interrupted: "The child is a good child, but he is a bit old and can already remember things."

"It's good to remember things. She is so sensible. As long as we are nice to her, she will be grateful."

While Li Qin persuaded her husband, she did not forget to arrange Jiang Liudao: "Why don't we expect this eldest son to provide for you in old age? It would be great if he can take good care of himself."

When Jiang Shengli heard this, he felt that it was reasonable. It was indeed unreliable to expect his son to take care of him until he died, so he immediately said: "Okay, I'll go to the town in the afternoon to see what procedures are required."

"Mom, Dad, if I had known you were so utilitarian, I wouldn't have brought Lu Ting back." Jiang Liu pretended to be dissatisfied.

Jiang Shengli's brain was not as fast as Li Qin's. Before he could understand what it meant, he heard Li Qin angrily say: "Go away, why did I give birth to a child instead of raising a child to provide for him in old age?"

With the consent of his parents, Jiang Liu called Lu Ting into the room. As they had just met, Lu Ting was inevitably cautious.

But as Li Qin said, as long as she is good to people, Lu Ting will sooner or later realize Jiang Shengli and Li Qin's concern and successfully integrate into the Jiang family.

When the sun reaches the sky above the head, the Jiang family starts dinner.

At the dinner table, Yan Yan, Wang Baoqiang and others showed what it meant to gorge themselves.

The pork head meat that Jiang Shengli bought for dozens of yuan just didn't survive the third round of chopsticks. Li Qin in the yard couldn't help but feel sorry for his son when he saw it: "If I had known that the crew was so poor, so miserable, and couldn't eat well, I shouldn't have let it go." What kind of art school are you going to?"

"Mom, it's different. These people will never be able to turn over after working on the crew for the rest of their lives."

"Your son is different. He will jump out of the mountain-like class that stands in front of ordinary people, so that he, his descendants, and his family can have a completely different life from ordinary people."

Jiang Liu, who was peeling beans in the yard, said softly and firmly.

　Happy Mid-autumn Festival!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)