Chapter 59: The Closing of the Bridge
The bridge was officially completed today, so everyone gathered here. Whether it was the experts, Li Hui, Zhang Wei, Mr. Qin, they were all indispensable, and they all stood on the iron cable bridge.
Wang Buping looked at the bridge, and it was really spectacular. Below was the flowing river, and there were sixty iron chains on it, connecting the two sides of the cliff. The bridge was paved with a waterproof alloy plate. Wang Buping heard that it was provided by the state.
Li Hui told him this. The current bridge can be used by cars. This is much better than the one Wang Buping planned to build at the beginning. However, no one will drive up in cars. For the sake of tourists, they will come to the village.
Wang Buping bought a lot of bicycles outside and placed them on the side of the cliff for tourists to use. For those who didn't want to ride, there were also ox carts. This was specially built by Wang Buping for those who didn't care about riding.
Today is the official completion of the bridge, marking the official opening of Wangjiazhai to the outside world. Everyone is standing on the bridge, looking at the spacious road surface of the bridge, and there is no feeling of shaking when standing on it. There are fences connected by chains on both sides.
There are four pavilions at both ends, which were built by Wang Buping. In order to provide everyone with shelter from the rain, the mountain roads on both sides have also been made non-slip.
Standing on the bridge and looking into the distance, the cliffs are all in sight, and the water flow is like a snake. Wang Buping is full of joy. This is the bridge of life in Wangjiazhai and the bridge of wealth in Wangjiazhai.
, the days to come will be better and better.
It was almost noon, which is when the celebration started. When the firecrackers went off, I saw the old patriarch walking in front, followed by the people in the village. Six people were holding a roasted pig. This was to worship the river.
Oh my God, there are some other fruits.
The ceremony to worship the river god is about to begin. First there is an ancient dance. This was passed down from our ancestors. However, the equipment has been changed. The original equipment was made of metal. But now it is impossible to pick it up. I don’t know what happened at that time.
Dancing, several people were dancing on the bridge. The old patriarch was mumbling something, but Wang Buping didn't understand a word of it. But looking at the dance, Wang Buping saw some elements of celebration and reverence for nature.
, some elements of protecting nature can be clearly seen here. It seems that the ancestors had a strong awareness of protecting nature.
After this dance, I saw the old patriarch holding the sacrificial staff and throwing something into the river. This was Wang Buping's first time seeing this kind of ceremony, so he didn't know that what was above was from when he heard the story before.
, the old man said.
Below there will be a dance to send off the river god. This is also traditional. The sayings of sending off the god and inviting the god are handed down in Wangjiazhai. When the god is invited, the god must also be sent away. For the sake of peace, this dance is
The women danced, all wearing handmade colorful clothes.
Speaking of these colorful clothes, Wang Buping remembered one thing. There were no colorful clothes in Wangjiazhai before. At that time, the village was closed and there was no dye at all. But everyone can't wear the same kind of clothes, so this happened.
Colored silkworms, this kind of silkworms are found in mountains and forests, and are very rare because of their small number.
But this did not trouble the people of Wangjiazhai. After discovering colorful silkworms, the silkworm farmers in the village began to study this kind of silkworm. Finally, they raised this kind of silkworm, and colorful clothes were born. However, most of these clothes were for women.
What they wore, men still wore coarse linen clothes of the same color. Finally, I don’t know who came up with the idea of using colored silk threads to embroider patterns on linen clothes, and that’s when the colorful costumes used for dancing appeared. Most of today’s clothes are bought from outside.
Yes, I don’t know if there are any sericulture farmers in Wangjiazhai anymore, but this made Wang Buping think of a good project.
As the dance started, everyone poured water into the river. This was part of the ceremony. Everyone poured water into the river. Wang Buping knew that it would take a while before the excitement would start. In order to make the place festive, but in
Add space water to the water, and soon a school of fish will appear below.
It really didn’t take long before I saw some fish emerging from the water, first a small amount, and then a large number of fish. This scene shocked everyone. When the old patriarch saw this, he didn’t know what to do.
It's true, but Wang Buping can't let them stop, otherwise the space water will be washed away after a while, and this situation will no longer exist.
He hurriedly walked to the old patriarch and said that the river god had appeared. Now it was better. As the old patriarch shouted that the river god had appeared, everyone followed suit. Wang Buping looked at the fish below and they were about to disappear with the water.
He hurriedly shouted: "Sprinkle water quickly! Sprinkle water quickly."
After everyone heard this, they hurriedly started to sprinkle water into the river below. As they sprinkled water, everyone also saw many big fish exposed in the river. Looking at the situation, they were at least two meters tall, which surprised everyone.
At the same time, I also thought that the natural environment of Wangjiazhai is great!
When the water was poured out, the fish in the river slowly dispersed. The people watching the excitement were attracted by the spectacle. Wang Buping even saw someone taking pictures with their mobile phones.
Everyone has not calmed down after the excitement just now, but the ceremony still needs to go on. This is necessary. Now that the river god has appeared, this level of attention is even more important. The grandfather raised the sacrificial staff and said loudly: "
Today we also saw that even the river god appeared. This indicates that our Wangjiazhai Bridge is well built, and it also indicates that our village will be richer and our life will be better. Now we let go of the injustice that has brought us
Come up and say a few words."
There was a cry from below, "Okay, okay, okay."
Wang Buping was pushed up by the crowd. Looking at everyone's happy faces, Wang Buping said excitedly: "Actually, I don't have anything to say. If you believe me and are willing to believe my words, then I will work hard to help you get rich and let everyone get rich."
Everyone live a good life.
Now that the external access road has been successful, the next step is to develop the village. This requires everyone's efforts. When there are tourists in the village in the future, I hope everyone can follow our original plan. This has been said before.
Now let me tell you, there is also a shortage of people in our village. If the children working outside want to come back, they can call them back. As everyone knows, some places need people from the village.
There’s nothing left, I’ll tell you when I think of it.”
Wang Buping walked out of the crowd, looking at the smiling faces, feeling very satisfied. The first step towards the outside of Wangjiazhai was to open it.
When everyone was celebrating, they saw someone coming down the mountain. When Wang Buping found out, he saw the county magistrate and the town magistrate together, followed by the director of the power supply bureau whom Wang Buping was familiar with and some unknown people.
, walked towards this side, Wang Buping still didn’t understand what they were doing.
I saw the county magistrate had already walked over, and Wang Buping also came to greet him. No matter what he was doing, he was still a guest when he came.
I heard the county magistrate walk up to Wang Buping and say: "Well done Buping, everyone in the county is talking about this place now. I didn't expect that a bird sanctuary would be established here. This brings glory to our county. I got this from you today."
The bridge has been completed. I am not just bringing this to you, but also to celebrate it with you."
Wang Buping looked at the thing covered with red cloth carried by the two people next to him. He didn't know what it was. Then he saw the county magistrate reminding him to uncover it. Wang Buping reached out and took off the red cloth. He saw
It said "Wangjiazhai Rural Tourist Attraction" and there was an inscription from the county magistrate underneath. I still didn't understand what was going on, so I heard someone next to me say that in the future, all travel agencies in the county would know about such a place and call Wangjiazhai.
Wang Buping was very happy when he found out what was going on, wondering if this was to promote Wangjiazhai.
In fact, the county magistrate had been here a long time ago, but he saw that a ceremony to worship the river god was being held above, and it was not convenient for him to appear in such a scene, so he did not come up.
Wang Buping saw that there was a TV station inside, and they were filming there. Yes, the county magistrate was already here, how could they not come? It seemed that Wangjiazhai was going to be famous in the county, and this time it was considered free publicity.
Already.
After introducing these people to the people in the village, everyone was surprised. They didn't expect the county magistrate to come. To be honest, many people in the village didn't know who the county magistrate was. If you think about it, there are very few people in the town.
Speaking of the county, I also made the face of the county magistrate familiar in Wangjiazhai today. Otherwise, if the county magistrate came alone, I guarantee that not many people would know him.
After the county magistrate replied here, he went over to say hello to Mr. Qin and the others, and was about to leave. They would not stay here to eat. After Wang Buping sent them away, he came back and started preparing for today's affairs.
The problem of feeding these people, as well as the problem of naming the bridge, must be solved today.
Name the bridge. This should have been decided first, but Wang Buping forgot about it. Now that the old patriarch reminded him, he remembered that the bridge didn’t have a name yet. At this moment, he was soliciting everyone’s opinions. The name was also inappropriate.
Well, everyone has their own opinions. There is no unified opinion, and Wang Buping doesn't know what to do. He has to seek the opinions of the old clan leader. Finally, the name is finally determined, called "Wang Chuqiao". Wang, refers to
Wangjiazhai; Wang Chu means that Wangjiazhai has come out like a king; this is also the way for Wangjiazhai to go outside. After it was finally determined, the words on the bridge were inscribed on a prepared stone tablet by the old patriarch, "Zhaizi"
After the stonemason carved the words and erected them in front of the bridge head, the completion of this matter can be regarded as the real end of the bridge construction.
No one went back at noon. The food was prepared and we had lunch on both sides of the bridge. In the afternoon, we also had to erect a stone monument. This is very important. When the stone monument falls to the ground, it is the completion of the bridge.
After everyone had a lively meal at noon, the stone tablet was carved. Everyone asked Wang Buping to put it on the pedestal. There was no other way, so Wang Buping had no choice but to accept it. Originally, this should be
Things about the old patriarch.
Chapter completed!