Chapter 4 Lanzhou: Three Dynasties and Five Dynasties Floating on a Sheepskin Raft

Walking out of the station, Guan Yuan was already waiting at the door.She was standing next to an Elantra, her hair was permed into thin curls, and her smile was clean and bright. We hugged each other like we've been friends for years.She pulled me and my luggage to the rented room. When I opened the door, two Samoyed dogs rushed to my feet, howling. Guan Yuan patted their heads like stroking children, and said, "Sen Sen, Yuan Yuan!" Sensen and Yuanyuan obviously repelled the uninvited guests, they surrounded my feet, making it impossible for me to take a step.Guan Yuan went into the bedroom to put down his luggage, then went back to the door, squatted beside the smaller Samoyed dog, touched the tip of its nose, and said, "This is Xiu, stop making trouble!"

They seemed to understand Guan Yuan's words, and made room for me to let me into the bedroom. Guan Yuan said: "Xiu, try to call them by their names so that they can recognize your voice." I then bowed my head and called Sensen and Yuanyuan.Unexpectedly, they lifted their legs and jumped onto my waist.I was frightened and took a step back, but Sensen followed closely without giving up. Are they trying to give me a blow and make me retreat? Sensen is the older brother, one year old, and Yuan Yuan is the younger sister, only half a year old.While packing up his things, Guan Yuan said to me: "Don't be afraid, they are playing with you!"

She turned on the computer and made the bed.I can sleep and surf the Internet, and I can use the landline on the desk to contact her if I need something.After Guan Yuan finished explaining, he went to the company to submit his resignation letter, and left me to rest in the room throughout the morning. Sensen and Yuanyuan sent Guan Yuan to the door, and then discussed in whispers, planning how to bully the newcomers in the room.I don't know anything, sitting by the computer, ready to hang up QQ. The one-year-old Sensen is already very tall. He raised his paw and put it on my lap, trying to grab the keyboard.I quickly moved the water glass on the table, and then put its paws down.Sensen refused to give up, and slapped him again.

In the hot summer of August, the white and tender skin is exposed. If you don't control it well, you will be easily scratched by Sensen.In desperation, I decided not to surf the Internet, or sleep! I took off my shoes and lay on the bed, I picked up a book beside the bed, and before I could read it, the dexterous Yuan Yuan jumped onto the bed.I was startled, and immediately sat up, trying to hug Yuan Yuan and put her down on the bed, while warning it.I pointed to the phone on the table and said, "If you are not good, I will call your mother Guan Yuan! Let her come back and teach you a lesson."

Unexpectedly, as soon as I said this, Sensen under the bed started growling again.Alas, it turns out that not only students hate teachers suing their parents, dogs also hate guests suing their owners! At this time, the voice of QQ sounded like a life-saving voice.It's Guan Yuan: Ask me if I'm tired and if I want to take a break, are Sen Sen and Yuan Yuan good?Like grasping at straws, I hurriedly asked for help to get along with Sensen and Yuanyuan peacefully. Guan Yuan turned on the voice, and her voice came out of the speaker immediately: "Sen Bao, Yuan Bao, are you not good? You bully Aunt Xiu, mom doesn't love you anymore!"

The two little guys who were still jumping around suddenly fell silent, and looked at each other for a while.Guan Yuan is so well raised!I never knew that dogs could be so smart! After turning off the QQ voice, Sensen ran to the balcony to bask in the sun, Yuan Yuan lay quietly at my feet, and gradually fell asleep. Guan Yuan didn't come back until after one o'clock in the afternoon.As soon as the key was inserted into the lock, Sensen and Yuan Yuan rushed to the door, shouting warmly.Still the same, Guan Yuan patted their heads and said, "Sen Sen, Yuan Yuan!" Around two in the afternoon, a jeep was waiting for us downstairs.The boy driving the car is called Ye Yu, who is Guan Yuan's outdoor partner and best friend.

Lunch is the noodles that Lanzhou people like very much.In summer, they use it to cool off the heat, just like people in Beijing drink plum soup and people in Guangzhou drink herbal tea.We also ordered a few famous braised pig's trotters, holding them with both hands, which is a bit of a heroic Northwest flavor. Continue to wander around after dinner.I was sitting in the co-pilot seat, greedily photographing the scenery on the road, with Ye Yu as the driver and Guan Yuan as the tour guide.We shouted: Lanzhou one-day tour, start now! Along Binhe Road, it gradually approaches the Iron Bridge of the Yellow River.The legendary First Bridge of the Yellow River in the world is one of the landmark buildings in Lanzhou City.Because there was no place to park, we didn't go up to read the words "Hongwu Nine Years".

Guan Yuan said that Lanzhou has always been a transportation hub between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, but the rolling Yellow River has become an insurmountable obstacle.There was once a folk song that described this separation as "crossing the river is like crossing the sky, and crossing the river is like crossing the gate of ghosts".In the eighteenth year of Hongwu (1385), the Zhenyuan Floating Bridge was built on the site of the current Zhongshan Bridge, known as the "No. 1 Bridge in the World", but that bridge was not safe and accidents often occurred.Later, after many difficulties, the iron bridge was finally completed and opened in the first year of Xuantong (1909).During the Liberation Campaign in 1949, winning the bridge became a symbol of the liberation of Lanzhou.

On the west side of the Iron Bridge is the Waterwheel Garden. Although it is located in the city center, it has a rare tranquility.We parked the car and decided to buy tickets and go for a walk. It is said that the waterwheel is the oldest irrigation tool along the Yellow River.In the park, the green willows fluttered in the wind. We stood under the big water tanker, posing in the shape of a red detachment of women, smiling unscrupulously. Vendors along the river guarded several sheepskin rafts and greeted us to experience the feeling of "crossing the Yellow River by blowing cowhide".

These ancient things are no longer practical in the eyes of today's people. What is commendable is the creativity of the ancients and the nostalgia that these derivatives of wisdom show to people. Just as all psychological problems need to be traced back to childhood, all human wisdom must be traced back to ancient times. The moss on the big waterwheel is like the annual rings of trees, one by one, witnessing the changes along the Yellow River in the past century.They are silent, but they are the most infatuated and persistent. To the west of the park is the sculpture of the Yellow River Mother.Although it is not a holiday, there are still many tourists taking pictures nearby.The mother lying on her side holds the baby in her arms, and the picture is warm and lively.

Ye Yu said that because the baby in her arms was a boy or a girl, it caused huge disputes.I stepped forward and looked carefully, because the baby was lying on the mother's body, and I couldn't tell the difference.Perhaps Ms. He E wanted to tell people at the beginning of her creation that men and women are the same, so there is no need to care about it. When I was a graduate student, I majored in classical literature. Even though I was not an excellent student, I knew that the Yellow River nurtured the people of the Central Plains.The ancient civilization began in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and later the Han, Sui, Tang, and Northern Song Dynasties all established their core areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.Many classic cultural works have been produced here, and many items reflecting national wisdom have been invented.Now, standing in the middle of the cradle, I can't help but feel agitated. The evening breeze in summer is especially comfortable.I propose to eat some outdoor specialty snacks. Classmate Ye Yu drove his jeep, hula la through the streets.We first went to Jingning Road to eat stuffed skin, and then went to Zhangye Road to drink a bowl of gray beans, crystal cakes and strips.My stomach was already full, and I was dragged to eat haggis.I don't eat mutton, and I can't stand the smell, so I drank a bowl of egg fermented glutinous rice. Everyone knows that there are many snacks in Hunan and Sichuan, but I have to say that the delicacies in Lanzhou will not let you down! When they were about to go home, Guan Yuan and Ye Yu kept counting which ones hadn't tasted the classic food.