Going to Yichang to have a look is a decision I made just a few days before I left Jingdezhen.
Last year, I wanted to go to Xiangfan, and my friends in Xiangfan were very happy to ask to be a tour guide, so Xiangfan has become a must-see place in this summer's itinerary.
Yichang is very close to Xiangfan.
These days, I also had a good chat with Mao Ni, which became the reason for my trip to Yichang.
But because of the itinerary in Xiangfan, I only stayed in Yichang for three hours.
On June 11th, I informed Maoji that I would arrive in Yichang on the afternoon of the 13th. He left his phone number and was busy writing his "Celebrating More Than Years".
I set off from Jingdezhen on the 12th and arrived at Nanchang by coach at 7:10 pm.
There were five people who saw me off.
Arrived in Nanchang at 10:30 in the evening, and the train from Nanchang to Yichang departed at 1:50 in the morning.
I struggled for three hours in the leisure teahouse at Nanchang Railway Station.
There wasn't much to tell about on the train, and I was groggy when I got on the train. It was already ten past two when I climbed into the sleeping berth because of the extra fare.
Spent about eight hours half asleep and half awake.
A group of people from Shanghai started talking about topics that I couldn't understand at all.
In the afternoon, I started chatting with them, and only then did I know that Gezhouba and the Three Gorges are located in Yichang.
The three old people who were traveling with me worked in Gezhouba, all retired, and wanted to go back and have a look.
It is a miracle that the three people don't know each other, and it can be seen from this that the Gezhouba Group is huge.
The train was about fifteen minutes late.
I was very anxious, because the phone had been shut down, and there was no way to inform the old cat about the delay. I was worried that he would wait for me at the train station until he was upset.
Fortunately, he didn't come to pick up the car at all -_-!
After getting off the bus, make an appointment by phone. The appointment is at the bottom of a long step from the train station.
Here, when it comes to my oolong, I actually went in the wrong direction and walked down the long slope (By the way, the Changban slope where Zhao Zilong fought was in Dangyang near Yichang, and I only knew it on the train) After waiting for a long time, the old cat was nowhere to be seen.
The time was innocently wasted for nearly twenty minutes.
Finally saw the old cat.
Carrying a canvas satchel, the bag has been hanging to his hips, very lazy.
He was wearing a rather baggy T-shirt, probably printed on something, I don't remember, and the trousers really didn't pay attention.
Some fat, but not visually detectable.
His hair was about two inches long and stood straight, but his face was not as stern as Mr. Lu Xun's, but it was not so simple, it was a very worldly face, but it had a bit of elegance, not thick.
After meeting, they shake hands.
Cats talk a lot and are very talkative.
The image of a sullen man in my imagination was instantly defeated.
At this time, it was about three fifty in the afternoon.
He began to guess my age as soon as he opened his mouth, and he said that I was one year younger. Thinking about it, I still looked young.
We decided to grab a bite to eat and sit and talk.
The old cat walked in a hurry, with wide strides and wide arms, but because of its small stature, it looked very cute.
I follow.
We arrived at a restaurant that Lao Mao was quite familiar with, but I can't remember the name.
While walking and chatting on the road, the old cat advised me not to be too idealistic.
I was very impressed by this sentence. I think some of my itinerary arrangements were judged by him to be an impulsive idealist.
Of course, in fact there was not much error in his judgment.
"Celebrating More Than Years", I have always liked some very ideal things in the text.
And at this time, I can probably understand Lao Mao's heart that has been made a little tired by society.
When we got to the restaurant, it wasn't open yet, so we just sat and chatted while we waited for it to open.
The topic of the conversation was extremely messy, and the old cat asked me why I went to Xiangfan and my thoughts on the future.
Know some of his past in the conversation, and some of his little dreams.
Among them, the dream of finishing a book has come true, and there are others. In my opinion, Lao Mao will be able to truly realize it one day.
When the restaurant opened, it was Lao Mao's job to order food. I came from afar and I was not familiar with Yichang's dishes.
I ate one or two special dishes of Yichang that day.
We drank four bottles of wine. Because of Lao Mao's recent diarrhea, I didn't dare to drink more. I really couldn't bear the responsibility for the failure to update "Celebrating More Than Years", so I also ordered some of Lao Mao's wine.
The most talked about is the plot of celebrating more than one year.
Talk about the conspiracy of Dadongshan, talk about the various behind the setting of Dadongshan, and then talk about your views on the characters in the book.
As a result, I almost knew some of the most important settings behind Qing Yu Nian, foreshadowing.
I brought greetings from several book friends, advised Lao Mao to pour less water, and asked him about when he would finish the project, as well as the subject matter of his next work.
Only the last question has not been answered, because Comrade Lao Mao is full of ideas, but we don't know which one will really win everyone's love, we can only wait and see.
As soon as Zhushui said, the old cat seemed extremely helpless, talking about the hardships of writing, and his views on some works of the starting point.
One of the most gratifying things is the resonance with several characters in Laomao.
There is no doubt that Lao Mao and I admire the emperor very much. It is difficult to explain how outstanding this character is.
I love the decisiveness and determination of the emperor, as well as his persistence.
We talked about Li idealism, Chen Pingping, Zhuang Mohan, Xiao Yezi and the emperor's consistency in their pursuit of their dreams, and their amazing personalities.
Fan Xian is just a clue. Although he is the protagonist, it is just a clue that runs through the ups and downs of Qing Kingdom for decades.
If some disadvantages are excluded, in my opinion, "Qing Yu Nian" is like a chronicle of the Qing Dynasty.
Drink to the fullest.
It's just that the matter of paying the bill was preempted by the old cat, and I felt a little uneasy.
In my opinion, the idea of going to Yichang to meet the old cat is to treat him to a meal and express some kind of gratitude from the bottom of my heart.
Because in these unkillable time, he gave me a world worth recalling.
The old cat took me all the way to the train station to enter the station, but he was not allowed to enter, so he could only yell at me, the train is leaving soon, get on the train quickly.
I can only answer one sentence: Remember to find me when you come to Chongqing.