Wang Yifan's house was far away from the mausoleum, so it didn't take them long to reach the foot of the mausoleum. Bai Mengfei was about to walk through the main gate when Wang Yifan stopped her.
"Are you stupid? Do you have the money to buy a ticket?”Bai Mengfei shook her head.
"You don't have money, but you still came from the main entrance. You want to run into the ticket seller's gun.”After saying that, Wang Yifan pulled Bai Mengfei to a small path beside the entrance of the scenic area.
"Silly girl, everyone in our village goes up to the mausoleum from here. If we want to buy tickets, can we afford it? If we give all our earnings to the scenic area management committee, will we still be able to live? From here, you can still see the scenery you want to see, and it's different, isn't it?”
Bai Mengfei admitted that she was indeed poor, but she had never experienced such a situation before. In the past, no matter what kind of situation she encountered, her parents and brother would always take care of it. She had never encountered a situation like this. She had no money on her, and she had to avoid paying with a stranger. If she was caught, it would be very embarrassing. However, Bai Mengfei admitted that it was indeed quite exciting. Forget it, she couldn't care less. Who asked her to have no money? Besides, if she was caught, there was Wang Yifan. She wasn't afraid. Bai Mengfei quickened her pace and caught up with Wang Yifan.
"I'll introduce you as we walk! Our village is called Wangjiapu, where many people surnamed Wang live. Our ancestors are craftsmen who carve stones. They are the stone men, horses and steles in front of the mausoleum. The village we are going to now is called Shima Road Village. Look, the village below is called Xinan Village. Behind the mausoleum is Baihumen Village. Do you know what white tiger means? Donghuang Gate Village, Willow Pool Village, and so on.”
Bai Mengfei listened attentively to Wang Yifan's introduction and nodded repeatedly. Before they came, the people in her dormitory had checked the introduction of this scenic spot on the Internet and saw Bai Mengfei's serious expression.
Wang Yifan could only speak seriously,"When you came here, did you check the information on the Internet?”
Bai Mengfei nodded." The mausoleum mentioned on the Internet is called Qianling, right? It was the joint tomb of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. Wu Zetian was the only empress of our country. Two emperors were buried together in this tomb. It was the only joint tomb of two emperors in our country and even in the world. It was built in 684 AD and took 23 years to be basically completed. I heard that the Ling District was built in the style of Chang 'an. Do you know? In fact, the people here are not called Qianling. They are called Guapo Ling. Guapo is the great-aunt you are talking about.”
"I don't know why they call me that. When I was young, I heard the older generation in the village call me that. Maybe it was Wu Sansi's name! When we were young, we didn't have any extra-cursory books. We only heard some legends about Qianling from the elders in the village. Some might be true, some might be false. It was just a legend. It said that after Emperor Gaozong of Tang died of illness, Wu Zetian asked the two great warlocks, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, to choose a good place for the emperor. The two of them went to many places separately. In the end, they went back to Wu Zetian and handed over the decree saying that they chose Liangshan in Haoyi County, which is now Liangshan in our county. When Wu Zetian heard this, he sent people to check. When they dug up the soil, they found that Li Chunfeng's iron nail was stuck in the square hole of the copper coin buried by Yuan Tiangang, which made everyone present clap their hands in surprise. Therefore, they reported this news to Wu Zekai. After Wu Zetian heard it, he also felt that it was unbelievable, so he chose the mausoleum site here. Isn't it amazing?" Bai Mengfei nodded.
She couldn't help but admire the person from 2000 years ago. He was too wise. Although there was no emperor now, people still valued feng shui when choosing a cemetery for their funeral. She didn't know Feng Shui, but she often saw it on television and in movies. Sometimes, it was really magical. She remembered that in high school, there was a classmate who liked to study the Book of Changes. She even laughed at him for wanting to read fortunes in the future. It turned out that the Book of Changes wasn't just for people to read fortunes for entertainment. The contents of it weren't something that anyone could really understand.
After passing through the village, Wang Yifan brought Bai Mengfei to the stairs again. Bai Mengfei was standing on the stairs halfway through. She didn't know that they had already walked halfway through the stairs when they left the village.
"How is it? Is it high? There were a total of 526 steps and 18 platforms, representing the 18 imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty. The highest level was 108, which represented solar terms. There was also an 81-step staircase, which represented Wu Zetian's 81 years of life.”
"Is it, really?" Bai Mengfei didn't believe it. "Do I not believe you? Why don't I take you to count?" Bai Mengfei looked at the stairs behind her and shook her head. She was already tired from walking all the way here. Now that she could run down again, she would be exhausted if she went up again.
"Look, that's the 81 steps. I'll take you to count and see if I'm lying.”Wang Yifan dragged Bai Mengfei to the 81st step. He pulled her up step by step, counting the steps one by one. Finally, they were done. She had indeed counted 81 steps.
Just as he was about to speak, Wang Yifan said,"How is it, Miss Bai? I didn't lie to you, right? You're really amazing. In less than 20 minutes, you've passed Wu Zetian's life. I really admire you." Bai Mengfei knew that Wang Yifan was making fun of her. Now that she was faced with such a beautiful scenery, she couldn't be bothered to argue with Wang Yifan. Besides, she didn't want to waste this free tour guide!
Looking at the mausoleum in the distance, Bai Mengfei had an indescribable feeling. She seemed to see someone waving at her, telling her that she was here and that she would get everything she wanted here. As for what it was? She didn't understand, nor did she understand. Perhaps, everything was predestined by the heavens. We are just mortals, we can't see through it, we can't see through it.
"Why is this road so wide? This is great.”Wang Yifan laughed as he watched Bai Mengfei run. He had never known that girls could be so crazy. It was not that he had never seen a woman before. When he was in school, the female classmates were all locals who only knew how to read.
Ever since he graduated from high school, he had not been able to get into university. His father had found someone to let him join the army. His army was at the foot of Mount Helan, and there were no women there. He could count the number of women he saw in a year. The only ones he saw were the family members in his army. It would be impossible to say that he did not have a woman in his heart. When he was young, his father had arranged an engagement for him. It was popular to arrange this betrothal. Under the agreement of the adults, the two little wimps decided their entire lives. No one knew what would happen in the future, and no one could predict what would happen in the future.
As farmers, they only cared about what was in front of them. How was the harvest this year? How much money did they earn today? Some people said that the farmers of the Chinese dynasty had short eyes and could not see far. They only cared about the immediate benefits, but who knew that when you hadn't even solved your own food and clothing problem, you still came to talk to them about the future. They couldn't see it. It wasn't that they couldn't see it, but it wasn't that they couldn't think of it. When a person's life was threatened, no one would calmly deal with it. Can painting a pie fill your stomach? The answer was definitely no. Who else had the right to say that the Chinese peasants were short-sighted?
"Miss, don't run. Be careful. If you fall, you'll be embarrassed.”Wang Yifan shouted at Bai Mengfei's back.
"It's fine. I'm already so old. How can I fall? What a joke.”Bai Mengfei said as she ran. Everyone said that this place was evil. As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Mengfei came into close contact with the ground. Wang Yifan rushed over and helped Bai Mengfei up. The tourists were amused by Bai Mengfei's actions.
"Are you alright? Let me take a look. Where are you hurt?" Bai Mengfei looked at Wang Yifan and felt a little embarrassed.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. Let's continue walking!"
"Are you sure you're fine? Are you sure you're not injured? We have a village clinic here, and the doctors are all experienced doctors.”
Looking at Wang Yifan's nervous expression, Bai Mengfei really had a misconception. If only he was her boyfriend at this moment. However, it was just a fleeting thought. Perhaps he already had a girlfriend and she was just a " thief " that he picked up from the ground. Bai Mengfei flicked her hair and smiled.
"I'm really fine. Let's go!" Wang Yifan was afraid that Bai Mengfei would run away again, so he held her hand. Bai Mengfei didn't refuse and just let Wang Yifan hold her hand.
"The road we are walking on now is called Sima Dao. This road leads directly to the tombstone of Tang Gaozong. Look, these are winged horses. They are facing each other, one on each side.”Wang Yifan pointed at the stone sculpture and said to Bai Mengfei.
From ostriches, stone horses, Wengzhong (the stone statues of the civil and military officials on both sides of the road), stone tablets, and finally, Huabiao. Bai Mengfei stood in front of the statues and touched them one by one. She seemed to be telling them that she was very happy. It was as if they were listening to their stories.
"So, what did they tell you?”Bai Mengfei looked at Wang Yifan.
"How do you know what they told me?”Wang Yifan raised his eyebrows.
"Have you forgotten that I grew up here? When I was young, I liked to come up and talk to them when I had nothing to do. In the past, the children in our village all said that I was stupid. But I believe that they can understand what I'm saying. I'm telling them about the changes in the times, and they're telling me about the vicissitudes of the times, aren't they?”Bai Mengfei admitted that Wang Yifan was right. The rockmen could understand what they were saying. She seemed to see them smiling at her.
What can we say? What should we say? Facing these stone statues, we might be able to reveal our hearts. Is it the sorrow of modern people or what? He couldn't tell others the truth. He couldn't tell others what he wanted to say or do. He could only confide in these statues. Perhaps this was the only way to be relieved, the only way to get the happiness behind the pain!
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