Golden Fishing Village

The situation in Wangjia Village is very different from that of Longtou Village. Wangjia Village was developed from the Seven Surnames. The village was originally larger than Longtou Village. In addition, their population is mixed, and the Seven Surnames have seven ancestors.

In this case, in the old society that valued etiquette and ancestors, the ancestral halls in their villages were naturally larger and the buildings were more magnificent.

There have always been ancestral halls in the fishermen's villages of Hongyang. Regardless of their size or importance, these are irreplaceable by other buildings. How did the old society judge which village was rich and which was powerful? It depends on which village has a tall and magnificent ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall of Wangjia Village is built in the center of the village. It is also a coincidence that the central boundary of their village is slightly higher. The ancestral hall was built at this location, and families with seven surnames are spread around it. This has a name in Feng Shui, called Seven stars surround the moon.

Ao Muyang has never been to the ancestral hall in their village. At most, he saw it from a distance when he went to find Wang Youwei. The ancestral hall in Wangjia Village is quite mysterious and well-preserved. Speaking of which, he really wants to visit it up close.

At that time, Wangjia Village was still called Qixing Village.

Therefore, the ancestral hall in Wangjiacun has been preserved intact.

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yang Shuyong was preparing to worship his ancestors and change the name of the village, and Ao Muyang went over to help him calm down.

The ancestral hall of Wangjia Village is in the middle of the village. There is a pond in front of it, which is called Panchi. It is semicircular and has a circle of railings on it. Its function is to prevent disasters and regulate the temperature. In addition, it has a more important Feng Shui symbolic meaning.

After all, this is no longer the era where genealogy and ancestral halls unite the blood of a village. The best-protected ancestral hall in Wangjia Village is also somewhat dilapidated. There used to be a small arch bridge over Panchi, whose scientific name is Panqiao. Now it has collapsed, leaving only Panchi. There are still some stone foundations at the front and rear ends of the pool.

After seeing Ao Muyang, Yang Shuyong, who was organizing villagers to put up paper-cuts and hang firecrackers at the entrance of the ancestral hall, came out and said, "Director Ao is here? Welcome!"

Several old people at the door had displeasure on their faces. They knew Ao Muyang's identity. The two villages had been fighting for hundreds of years. In the past, whenever one village went to worship their ancestors, the other village would find a way to destroy it, so they were worried about this. By the time I saw the people in Longtou Village, I had already formed a conditioned reflex, which was to be on guard.

But they also knew Ao Muyang’s energy. Even the village party secretary had to bow to him. What could they do? Besides, the leaders of the town police station are here today. They believe that Longtou Village dare not come and act recklessly.

Following Yang Shuyong, Ao Muyang entered the ancestral temple in Wangjia Village. The building was built in the form of a triple courtyard, with three main rooms and a butler's head on each side. The walls on the east and west sides were well-proportioned and covered with a layer of glazed tiles. The main room in the middle had a wooden door. The wooden windows have fine carvings on them, which are very reminiscent of the ancient fisherman's house.

There is a bluestone road from the gate to the main house. There are stone pillars and bricks at the door. The door frame is built with bluestone strips. The lintel is composed of upper, middle and lower brick carvings. It is very complete and exquisite. There are auspicious symbols between each beam. Intentional pattern construction.

Ao Muyang looked carefully. On the lintel, under the dripping tiles, there was a pattern of a carp leaping over a dragon gate, which symbolized the prosperity of future generations. On the left side of the lintel, there was a curved curly grass pattern, which meant good luck. On the right side, there was a bat. There is an ancient coin on the head, which has a homophonic pronunciation, which is called "blessing is in front of you".

This is just a gate, but there are more details when going inside. Ao Muyang was dazzled by the sight and couldn't help but admired: "It turns out that the ancestral hall can be so exquisite."

Yang Shuyong said proudly: "This is a traditional cultural heritage that has been preserved for hundreds of years. No matter which generation in our village, no matter what internal conflicts there are, the protection of the ancestral hall will always be the top priority. No one is allowed to destroy it, otherwise regardless of status All will be punished.”

Looking at his appearance, Ao Muyang suddenly itched his teeth: "Then you go to destroy other people's ancestral halls?"

Yang Shuyong suddenly remembered the bad things the elders in the village had done decades ago, and quickly smiled and shrank his neck.

Ao Muyang said: "When I was a child, I heard from my parents that the ancestral hall in our village used to be beautiful, but who did it to smash it into a dilapidated building like it is now?"

Yang Shuyong had nothing to say and could only pretend not to hear.

Seeing this, Ao Muyang stopped and said, "Old Yang, you don't respect me. I keep talking to you, why don't you reply? This is boring, very boring."

When the incident came to an end, he couldn't pretend that everything was alright. Yang Shuyong smiled bitterly and said: "This is all the contradictions of the elders and the bad things done by the elders. It shouldn't affect the friendship of our generation, right? Besides, these days, young people are going People are working in the city, and the village is full of old people and left-behind children. There is a serious problem of hollowing out and serious population loss. What’s the use of having an ancestral hall?”

Ao Muyang suddenly laughed: "Yes, we definitely can't let them affect our relationship. But what I want to say is, Lao Yang, haven't you been complaining to me that there are no tourism projects in your village? Well, right in front of you , What a great project? What a great attraction?”

Yang Shuyong shook his head like a rattle: "That won't work. This ancestral hall cannot be open to tourists, otherwise the old men will be pissed to death."

Ao Muyang said: "It's your business whether to open it up or not. It's also your business whether it can attract tourists and make money. Anyway, our village ancestral hall has been open to tourists for a long time. Anyway, our village has made money."

These words hit Yang Shuyong's weakness. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "We have to talk about this later. The main thing today is to change the name of the ancestral hall back to Qixing Village!"

Then Lv Zhichao came with two town officials. When he saw Ao Muyang, he whispered, "Xiao Ao, you are really looking for trouble for me. I was thinking about finishing my work early today and going home to prepare for the New Year. I have been in the town all year, and my wife is about to run away with someone."

Ao Muyang also whispered, "I'm sorry, Secretary Lv, but I also have something serious to ask you to do. Look at this ancestral hall. This is a real century-old ancestral hall of a fisherman. There are many carvings, murals, and genealogy records. How many customs and traditions that have disappeared in history are recorded in it?"

Lv Zhichao took a breath of cold air: "Oh, the ancestral hall of Wangjia Village is so grand? You can't really tell from the outside. Oh, the carving is so fine, so good."

Seeing the town leaders coming, Yang Shuyong came out to greet them awkwardly: he wanted to change the village name, but asked the town secretary to come to hold the scene, which was a bit unreasonable.

However, Lv Zhichao was very enthusiastic towards him. He shook his hand and said, "Old Yang, why are you being so polite to me? It is my honor to be able to bear witness to the renaming of your village!"