Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

Xingping Town is located in the northeast of Yangshuo, where the Li River makes a big bend. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, has a variety of scenery, and is one of the most beautiful ancient towns along the Li River.

Everyone got off their horses and walked into the ancient town.

Xingping Ancient Town has a stone street that is more than 1 kilometer long, running from the southeast to the Li River Banyan Tree Pond and Gudu Wharf, where residents and tourists come and go.

The program crew happily walked along the stone street. The guild halls and various ancient buildings with brick and tile structures on both sides of the ancient street are basically well preserved. There are various shops on both sides of the street and the business is booming.

"Come, come, come, let's go in and have some tea and rest." Heizi greeted everyone.

When Yu Dongqing heard about drinking tea, she felt excited. After walking for more than two hours, her mouth was dry even though she was riding a horse. Drinking some tea was naturally a very pleasant thing.

When Yu Dongqing followed the crowd enthusiastically, he thought he was going to a tea shop, but he unexpectedly entered a small restaurant.

There were quite a lot of people inside, so the business was booming. Everyone was gathered around the table, each with a small bowl, and a basin filled with paste in the middle.

"Everyone, this is our specialty Camellia oleifera in Guilin. This Camellia oleifera in Xingping Town is the most authentic!" the guide explained with a smile.

It turns out to be Guilin Camellia oleifera!

After everyone sat down at the table, the guide patiently explained.

Guilin's oil tea is also called "fried rice tea", and Gongcheng is the most famous.

As the name suggests, "fried rice tea" is based on fried rice. The ingredients required for oil tea include tea, corn, ginger, garlic, pork, etc.

As the guide was talking, the shopkeeper had already placed a large pot of oil tea in the middle of the table, along with fried soybeans, peanuts, rice popcorn, chopped green onions, and salt.

Yu Dongqing followed the guide's lead, put the seasonings in his own small bowl, added some salt, and finally poured in a spoonful of camellia oleifera.

After tasting it, the taste is slightly bitter, which is the taste of tea. Slowly savor the bitterness with a hint of ginger, and then slowly savor the sweet and fresh fragrance. I feel that every bite is endlessly sweet.

"Good tea!" Yu Dongqing exclaimed.

After drinking tea for so many years, he had drunk butter tea from Tibet and milk tea from Inner Mongolia, but this was the first time he drank oil tea like this.

But this thing can only be used as a snack and will not quench your thirst.

After several people finished eating the oil tea, they left the snack bar. Yu Dongqing smiled and said that she would buy a few bottles of mineral water.

He was an invited guest, so why did he ask people to pay for water?

The staff who followed immediately volunteered to buy it and asked other people what they wanted to drink.

"mineral water"

"Cola"

"Vitality Forest!"

Several guests reported their favorite drinks.

Heizi knew that Yu Dongqing liked to drink tea, so he smiled and said as he walked: "Dongqing, let's go drink real tea in the future! I heard that Guilin Maojian is quite good."

"Yes, although our Guilin Maojian is not as famous as West Lake Longjing and Wuyi Dahongpao, the quality is not bad. The ropes are tight and thin, the pekoe is exposed, the color is green, the aroma is high and long-lasting, the soup is green and clear, the taste is mellow and refreshing, and the bottom of the leaves is green Bright.”

The guide interrupted and talked a lot. It seemed that he was sparing no effort to promote the specialties of his hometown.

Yu Dongqing became interested immediately after hearing this: "Okay, let's find a teahouse and have a drink in a while."

Juanjuan didn't like drinking tea, so she couldn't help but curl her lips when she heard that these men wanted to sit in a teahouse again.

"Teacher Yu, I really don't understand. What's so good about tea? It's bitter, but my dad also likes it."

Several men laughed after hearing this.

Yu Dongqing smiled and said: "That's because you are young and don't know the fun of tea. Some people say that life is like a drink: different life stages, different drinks in life."

"What do you mean?" Juanjuan suddenly became interested.

"For example, let's take you, a young girl, who loves soda and ice cream because it is sweet and has many changes. A young man doesn't know the taste of sorrow. He only tastes the sweetness of the ups and downs of life.

After a while, I like drinking coffee.

Work and fall in love. At this time, his taste has shifted from soda to coffee, which is both bitter and sweet, fragrant and astringent. It has a mature and exciting feeling, which is in line with his complex and changeable mood.

During this period, mountains and water, in his eyes, were neither mountains nor water. He has ambitions and ideals to strive for, and he has the needs and desires to start a family. However, career and love may bring him some minor setbacks; sometimes he sheds tears while laughing, and sometimes he bursts into tears with laughter. He worries about gains and losses, but enjoys it.

Like us middle-aged people, we love drinking tea.

After middle age, I love tea more. The subtle fragrance of tea is deeply hidden, tranquil and timeless. However, after drinking it, the fragrance lingering on your tongue makes you have endless aftertaste.

The middle-aged people who have made their fortunes now see mountains again as mountains and water as water again. He no longer has unrealistic expectations for life. However, he fully understands that the splendor of the sunset cannot stay long at dusk, so he cherishes every inch of time in his life. Every day of his life is wrapped in plain and simple happiness.

"What about the old man?" Juanjuan asked again.

The elderly should drink boiled water. Plain water, no saccharin, no caffeine and no theophylline. It is very light, but if you sip it carefully, you can taste a little bit of sweetness.

He has seen the storms and waves of life; he has experienced the stormy waves of life; successes and failures have all become a passing cloud. At this moment, he was sitting peacefully in the rocking chair, looking back on his past, everything seemed as pale as water.

"Teacher Yu, you know a lot." Juanjuan's eyes were full of admiration.

Of course it's not because of this, it's mainly because the songs are written well.

"Actually, it's just talk." Yu Dongqing smiled: "Of course it's not so absolute. For example, I sometimes drink Coke."

ha!

Everyone laughed.

A few people were walking and chatting, and after exiting the stone street, the guide suddenly pointed to a mountain peak by the river and said to everyone: "Look, have you seen it somewhere?"

"Have you seen it? It's our first time in Guilin. Where have we seen it? On TV?" Juanjuan asked.

"No," the guide said, taking out a twenty-yuan note from his pocket wallet: "Look at the pattern on the back, is it right here?"

Everyone got closer and took a closer look. The pattern on the back of the banknote was an old man wearing a raincoat, holding a long hookah, shouting at the osprey on the head of the bamboo raft, and throwing a huge fishing net into the sunset. The sun shone through the fishing net. The old man's body, but the mountain behind is indeed the mountain in front of him!

"This mountain is called Yuanbao Mountain. The pattern on the back of the banknotes was indeed taken here, including the whole fisherman. His name was Huang Quande, but the old man passed away not long ago." The guide explained.

I see!

Isn’t this a typical place for internet celebrities to check in?

Take photos quickly.

Xingping Town was the last place to film the program in Guilin. After everyone found a teahouse to drink tea and rest, of course they couldn't forget about business. They found a secluded place, facing the picturesque mountains and rivers. They played instruments and collectively sang a song:

It is the theme song written by Yu Dongqing for this show:

I'm on the road on the road

Clothes are flowing, long hair is flying

Looking forward to meeting you on the road

That sudden one

Who is by the roadside?

Hear me sing freely

same as me

Carrying a bag on my back, I measure the distance with my steps.

When we went back, everyone stopped riding and returned in Iveco with the staff. Yu Dongqing and Zhou Wei sat in a row. The two were now familiar with each other and were of similar age. They quickly became friends, chatting and laughing.

"Holly, can you help me?" Zhou Wei said suddenly.

"What's the matter? I'll do my best." Yu Dongqing smiled.

"Write a song for me."

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