Zhouzhuang Children's Fortune Telling _ Is Zhouzhuang Children's Fortune Telling Accurate?

Turning the scaffolding under construction, groping in the dark corridor, turning around and moving on, suddenly a bright light shook my eyes, as if I suddenly broke into a dream. You didn't expect that just visiting the ordinary market made of reinforced concrete, how could you go back in time for a hundred years?

Narrow alleys are winding, shops are crowded, and counters are set in the windows facing the street, which is convenient for people walking on the street to stop and buy at any time. Looking into the alley, there are attractive snacks on the narrow counter: twist, pig's trotters, bacon, green balls ... the quiet white wall tiles and wooden lattice windows also add a little vitality.

Walking out of this street, you will find that things are not that simple, and Zhouzhuang is not just a few buildings and some snacks that can be easily summarized. The intricate streets and lanes and rivers extending in all directions are the meridians of Zhouzhuang. Streets and buildings are separated by rivers. But there are bridges on the river, and stone bridges skillfully connect the ancient towns into one. At this time, you don't need to know the direction, just walk along the water lane and you will meet the arch bridge standing on the river in a few steps. If you step on the ancient bridge and look at the direction of the river, the most attractive landscape of Zhouzhuang will appear before your eyes: the ancient houses are uneven, the houses are built by the river, the buildings are stacked on the stone foundation, and the underwater stone foundation is covered with moss and dyed a thick green. The pier of the stone steps extends from the bottom. Women wash clothes on the dock, and Wu Peng's boat swings back and forth on stone bridges and arcades. A paulownia with purple flowers grows obliquely on the river, and the river rolls and falls far away. Dark green river flows quietly, I don't know how many years have passed. From the long river of years, buildings have been built and destroyed, and generations of people have come and gone, but the endless river has never changed.

The main task of coming to the ancient town is sketching, carrying a painting bag for a long time, and finally setting up an easel by the river. The enthusiastic shopkeeper took out his stool for us to use. The water used to wash the pen is scooped out directly from the river without any impurities. Tourists stop to watch from time to time. Children are just curious, knowledgeable, polite and encouraged by strangers ... In beautiful places, people are laid-back and friendly. They don't mind giving a little help to reckless strangers, watching an unformed work, or giving an encouragement to nervous novices. This may be Zhouzhuang.

From noon to sunset, after cleaning up the painting tools, the sky has turned dark blue, warm yellow lights are lit in the shop, red lanterns in the corner are particularly eye-catching, and gurgling water sounds jingle in the ears. We went back the same way, but when we passed the stone bridge, it was another scene: the Mohe River reflected everything on the shore, as if another world was sealed in this bay, and the awning boat was parked in the water next to the stone foundation. The building is brightly lit, and all kinds of lanterns under the eaves are flashing red, which sets off the whole river in a faint antique color. There is a small bridge in the distance, and the round bridge opening is surrounded by lights, like a crescent moon falling into the water. The deep blue sky is shrouded in this excitement, which is more profound and lasting. I think I should draw this scene too.

I bought snacks in crowded shops, returned along the same road, squeezed into narrow and silent aisles from busy streets and alleys, and then put up a row of scaffolding. I saw the flashing street lights, ordinary shops and asphalt pavement outside, and the day's trip suddenly became like a dream. (Gao Jie, School of Civil Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology)