"Teacher Yu, why do they call you general counsel?"

After having a meal with Yu Dong, Ma Kai and the others felt a lot more relaxed. The main thing is that Yu Dong is approachable, has no airs at all, and is very easy to get along with.

"You're just talking nonsense, I don't hold any position in the art festival." Yu Dong explained with a smile, and then asked them both: "Why did you two wait until the art festival started to come to see it, and why did you come here now?"

Ma Kai smiled and patted Li Qiuhao on the shoulder, "It's not because of Qiuhao. He said that the art festival spans a long time, adding up to more than ten days, and there will definitely be a lot of people there. It's better to come and watch the rehearsal in advance to feel the atmosphere. The main thing is

We are now preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination and don’t have that much time.”

Yu Dong nodded, watching the rehearsal is definitely not as exciting as the formal performance, but their time is precious now and there is nothing they can do.

"Which school are you going to attend?"

"I major in chemistry and am preparing to take the exam for this school," Ma Kai said.

"I'm going to take the entrance examination at Yan'an Normal University."

Hearing that Li Qiuhao said he wanted to take the entrance examination at Yan'an Normal University, Yu Dong smiled and said: "I am familiar with Yan'an Normal University. Maybe we can meet often in the future. Teacher Hu Yueming in the department will not accept graduate students next year. You can go and see Teacher Tong Qingbing, or

It’s Teacher Lee Sun Hyuk.”

"Thank you, Teacher Yu. I have been paying attention to it, and I even wrote a letter to Teacher Tong Qingbing before." Li Qiuhao said.

"By the way, I'm going to go shopping around in the afternoon. Do you have any good places you can recommend to me?"

Ma Kai scratched the back of his head: "Well, there's not much to see in the surrounding area. Take a look at the Yellow River and stroll around Baitashan Park. Teacher Yu, are you tired of seeing all this?"

"I'm not tired of it, but I finally came here and of course I want to see something else. It doesn't have to be very close, just a little distance is fine."

After hearing what Yu Dong said, the two of them used their brains to think of a bunch of scenic spots, some far and some near.

In the end, Yu Dong was more excited about Tianfu Sand Palace and Shifogou. After much deliberation, Yu Dong decided to go to Tianfu Sand Palace first. As for Shifogou, he could wait until Cheng Yanqiu was on vacation tomorrow and go with her.

Compared with Tianfu Sand Palace, Shifogou is definitely more suitable for couples to travel together.

"It's just that it's probably too late to take the bus there at this point." Li Qiuhao looked at the sky with some worry, "The distance is not very far, but the shuttle bus is difficult to get and the time is not fixed."

Yu Dong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, let's drive there. If you two don't want to go to the rehearsal, you can come with me."

Ma Kai and the others were faced with the two choices of going to the rehearsal or following Yu Dong to the Tianfu Sand Palace. They did not hesitate at all and directly chose the latter.

The three of them returned to the hotel first, and Yu Dong asked the hotel to arrange a car for him without a driver.

This is the good thing about the Grand Hotel. After asking Yu Dong what he wanted to use, he arranged a jeep for him in less than half an hour. The Lanshi Grand Hotel often receives foreign guests and important guests, so the service is better, otherwise Yu Dong would not

This request will not be made.

After getting the car, Yu Dong did not rush to drive, but studied the map first. It would be more troublesome without navigation at this time.

After studying the route, Yu Dong drove the car and took the two young men straight to Tianfu Sand Palace.

On the way, Li Qiuhao told Yu Dong about the myth about the Tianaxe Sand Palace: "According to legend, when Kuafu chased the sun and reached Lanshi, he was so thirsty that he couldn't run anymore, so he raised his ax and wanted to

He cut a well on the ground, but no matter how hard he cut it, no water came out, and he could only die with hatred. But after he died, muddy spring water emerged from the place where he cut it, and this spring water eventually became the Yellow River

, the place where he split the mountain to get water is now the Tianfu Sand Palace."

Regarding the story of Kuafu, Yu Dong has heard at least ten versions, and it is not unusual to hear a new version from Li Qiuhao. No matter what myth it is, it will be added with local characteristics when it comes to the place.

Because there is no development, cars cannot go inside, so you have to stop early, get out of the car and walk.

After a few people got off the car and walked towards the valley, they could see a stone pillar standing on a high slope in the distance. Li Qiuhao secretly told Yu Dong that this was the root left by Kuafu.

Yu Dong turned his head and looked at Li Qiuhao, wondering why your local mythology is so colorful.

The stone pillar is very majestic. Standing aloofly on the hillside, people can't help but sigh at the magic of nature. However, after hearing what Li Qiuhao said, when Yu Dong looked at the stone pillar again, it became more and more wrong.

"Let's go inside."

The Tianfu Sand Palace is a Danxia-like landform. The rocks and soil are red, which is more obvious under the sunlight.

When you encounter a place with little vegetation, you really feel like you are on Mars. The reason why Yu Dong came here is because he wanted to get a feel for his new book.

As soon as he entered the valley, Yu Dong knew that he had come to the right place.

Regardless of whether the landform looks like Mars or not, the desolation and remoteness revealed everywhere here will make people feel a sense of sadness and loneliness.

Looking up at the sand palaces one after another, Yu Dong felt as if he was being held hostage by some ancient power, temporarily far away from modern society.

It's a pity that I didn't prepare a camera, otherwise I could have recorded everything in front of me.

Li Qiuhao is a qualified tour guide. Everywhere he goes, he will point to the sand palace above and introduce it to Yu Dong.

After Li Qiuhao's introduction, Yu Dong learned that there were so many temples in Tianfu Sand Palace. Each building had a name. All the sand palaces formed a whole building complex, and there was a wonderful story.

Until seven or eight o'clock, before the sun had set, the three of them came out of the valley and walked to the parking place.

After this afternoon's play, the three of them were all shabby. Their shirts were okay, but their shoes and pants were no longer visible.

Yu Dong felt like he had a mouthful of dirt in his mouth, but he couldn't spit it out.

After drinking more water, Yu Dong said to Li Qiuhao with a smile: "Qiuhao, the stories about architecture you just told are very interesting and quite coherent. Is it because there is a complete geography or mythology here in Lan City?

?”

Li Qiuhao shook his head, "No, I heard all this from the locals. I sorted it out myself."

"Oh?" Yu Dong looked at Li Qiuhao with interest, "Have you written these things?"

"I have memorized some, but not much. I just played around with it, mainly because I really like these stories."

After hearing what Li Qiuhao said, Yu Dong sincerely suggested: "The stories you told are very interesting, especially the functions of each palace and what happened. If I hadn't known that these buildings are all natural landforms, I would have thought that they were all in the past."

Such a dynasty did appear. If you have time, I suggest you organize the things you have compiled and write a book to share with everyone."

"This...I haven't written a book either."

Yu Dong patted him on the shoulder: "You have the ability to tell stories, don't waste it. Okay, it's getting late, let's go back."

After arriving in the city, Yu Dong first sent the two of them back to school. Yu Dong originally wanted to treat them to dinner, but they refused, saying that they were too dirty and wanted to go back and take a shower. It would not be too early after taking a shower.

.

To be honest, they were all tired, and now they just wanted to go back and take a good bath and then lie on the bed to rest. Before leaving, Yu Dong copied his number to the two of them and asked them to contact them at any time, especially Li Qiuhao.

Yu Dong told him that if he wanted to write a book, he could call him if he had any questions.

Returning to the hotel, he returned the car. The use of the car was not free. Yu Dong wanted to pay, but the front desk clerk told him that the bill would be waived for him.

"Why are you exempted?" Yu Dong asked.

"Because you are a very valued guest of our store, the manager decided to waive your bill."

Yu Dong waved his hand, "First of all, I would like to thank your manager for your kindness, but when expressing your kindness, shouldn't you also tell me as the client in advance?"

It's not that Yu Dong is being hypocritical, it's just that this kind of unknown favor is not so easy to bear.

In fact, Yu Dong could also guess that the hotel probably knew his identity, so this happened.

But if he accepts the other party's kindness now without saying a word, and the other party asks for something later, will he agree or not?

Seeing the embarrassment on the front desk's face, Yu Dong shook his head, "Forget it, I won't embarrass you. I'll ask your manager to come over and say I want to thank him in person."

The front desk clerk felt amnesty and hurriedly contacted the manager.

After a while, the manager came over with a smile.

The manager is short, slightly chubby, wearing a pair of glasses, and looks polite.

As soon as the person arrived, the business card was handed over, "Hello, Teacher Yu Dong, I am the manager of our hotel, Lin Ruoqi, you can just call me Xiao Lin."

Yu Dong took the business card and said with a smile, "Manager Lin, I asked them to invite you here because I wanted to thank you in person for your kindness. However, since you are not rewarded for your merits, I still don't want to give you the money. I'll accept the business card and you can pay it.

Accept it too, and let’s make friends.”

"This...I'm sorry, Teacher Yu, I was rude." Lin Ruoqi stopped pestering him and asked the front desk to calculate the money for Yu Dong.

Later the bill was calculated and it was only fifty yuan.

Nowadays, the price of gas is more than one yuan, and charging fifty is basically enough to pay for gas. However, this time Yu Dong didn't say anything and just paid the money.

Lin Ruoqi's attitude made Yu Dong somewhat fond of him. He was very measured and would not embarrass others. It seemed reasonable that he could manage such a significant hotel.

After Yu Dong took a shower, he went to the hotel restaurant to eat. After eating, he was about to go out when he met Lin Ruoqi again.

Lin Ruoqi took Yu Dong to chat for a while, and then took him to visit the hotel.

Walking to a painting, Lin Ruoqi introduced it to Yu Dong: "Teacher Yu Dong, do you know who wrote this painting?"

Yu Dong smiled, and the signature was written clearly: In September 1957, Mei Lanfang wrote the letter. Anyone who is not blind or illiterate can tell whose handwriting it is.

"Yes, this is the inscription that Teacher Mei Lanfang wrote for our hotel."

This is a five-character poem by Yu Xin of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, called "Poetry on Painting Screens". It is indeed appropriate to write it here.

"Mr. Mei Lanfang's calligraphy has both the bones and muscles of Liu Kai and the rules of Ou Kai. His brushwork is very exquisite. They say that he is excellent at calligraphy and painting, and it seems that this is true. I have seen his paintings before, and they are very good.

It’s so amazing, I didn’t expect this word to be so generous.”

Yu Dong is not exaggerating. Mei Lanfang's handwriting is really good. He combines the techniques of many masters, but he also writes his own style.

Lin Ruoqi looked happy, "It seems that Teacher Yu Dong has also studied calligraphy. Do you also write regularly?"

"I don't dare to do research. I practiced regular script for a while before, but it's just superficial." Yu Dong said with a smile.
To be continued...