So I ordered another cup of hot milk, a portion of cane sugar and an empty cup. I mixed the two cups of coffee sent by the store and divided them between myself and my cousin.

Lu Qiao and Jin Cancan watched Zhou Zhi perform tricks there. Jin Cancan grabbed his cousin's cup first: "Let me have a try!"

Lu Qiao was not polite and snatched Zhou Zhi's cup: "I'll try it too!"

Zhou Zhi had no choice but to ask for milk and sucrose again, and now there was no fighting or grabbing.

"This is much better." Jin Cancan gave Zhou Zhi a thumbs up: "We will do the same in the future."

Lu Qiao asked curiously: "Zhou Zhi, I was curious when I saw your interview last time, why does your Mandarin have a northern accent?"

"Yeah!" Jin Cancan held the cup and held the straw in his mouth: "It also tastes like Tianjin!"

Zhou Zhi had no choice but to say: "Uncle Yu downstairs likes to listen to cross talk, and I learned Mandarin from cross talk."

"I don't like the sharp voices of Ma Ji and Jiang Kun very much. Their Tianjin accents... they were probably given to me by Mr. Ma Sanli..."

"Is that so?!" The three girls laughed together as if they had heard something funny.

"Where should we go after drinking coffee?" my cousin asked the other two girls.

"Let's go to the Confucian Temple." Zhou Zhi was afraid that they would suggest playing with bumper cars or something, so he quickly spoke.

"The Confucian Temple is also okay, there is a temple fair there." Jin Cancan said: "There are also a lot of delicious food!"

"Then go to the Confucian Temple!" My cousin nodded.

The purpose of Zhou Zhi's visit to the Confucian Temple was not the food and excitement that girls think of, but "Jingcheng Confucian Temple Jiaxichuan". He really wanted to see this ancient building complex that was rarely preserved intact and is now authentic.

After drinking the drinks, everyone rode towards the Confucian Temple again.

During the New Year, it was indeed very lively outside the Confucian Temple.

You have to buy tickets for the Confucian Temple, but the girls will not spend such a waste of money. They only want to play outside and have no intention of going in.

Zhou Zhi took the initiative to buy tickets and distribute them to everyone.

Jin Cancan saw that one ticket was missing: "Huh? Where's your ticket?"

Zhou Zhi took out the membership card of the Provincial Writers Association: "I don't need it, I have this."

My cousin grabbed it and said, "What is this? Why can I not buy a ticket if I have it?!"

Zhou Zhi finally waited for this moment and could feel proud in front of the scumbags: "With this, you can enter all tourist attractions in the country. It doesn't count as sightseeing, it counts as collecting scenery."

"Really?!" Lu Qiao and Jin Cancan put their heads together with their cousin: "Then this certificate is quite valuable!"

Writing articles and publishing works is nothing in the eyes of girls.

The only thing worth envying is being on TV, and that's just a matter of wind.

His so-called identity as a writer was mostly used to tease Zhou Zhi by his sisters.

By now Xu Anxin was also looking at Zhou Zhi with admiration. She slapped his ID card on his chest, raised his chin and proudly declared his sovereignty: "Did you see that? My brother!"

"Let's go and try to see if it's true..." Jin Cancan immediately became excited: "Your brother and others used to go to the Confucian Temple to climb over the wall at the back..."

"Cousin An Ran is still interested in the Confucian Temple?" Zhou Zhi felt so surprised.

"Well, because there are good crickets in the Confucian Temple."

"..."

The Confucian Temple is indeed not fun for girls because they don’t understand.

This time I followed Zhou Zhi, which was different. Zhou Zhi acted as a tour guide and told everyone about the imperial examination system, the origins of the Confucian Temple, its layout, mural stories, and the origin of calligraphy...

The scale of the Jingcheng Confucian Temple is quite large, and the regulations are also very high. The bright yellow glazed tiles and glazed tiles on the outermost "Wanren Palace Wall" are not something that could be used in ordinary places in ancient times.

Nowadays, tourist attractions are not equipped with tour guides. Even if they are, the professional level is not impressive. Most of them simply introduce the scenic spots, and the details inside are not as good as one in ten.

Starting from the etiquette of Lingxing Gate, Panchi, and Panqiao, all the way to Jimen and Liyue Pavilion, Zhou Zhi was surrounded by Yang and others, and there were also a lot of people who were taking advantage of the tour guide.

When he arrived in front of Dacheng Hall, Zhou Zhi stopped talking and said directly to the crowd: "That's it for free. If everyone is willing to continue listening, one person can get one."

"This is the Dacheng Hall, behind it is the Qisheng Hall, the Daoguan Ancient and Modern Square, the Depei Tiandi Square, the East and West Royal Stele Pavilions, and there are many more, which are even more exciting than the ones just mentioned."

My cousin is not good at studying, but that doesn’t mean she’s not clever. She rolled her eyes and said, “The lecture was so exciting, I’ll pay you fifty cents!”

Yang He is an honest boy, and he doesn't know that there is something called "child care" in the world. He just thinks it is worthwhile to listen to Zhou Zhi's talk this time, otherwise he would come in and look at it and not understand anything: "Then

I... also pay fifty cents."

Lu Qiao and Jin Cancan were both dumbfounded. Is this... tricking a dog into killing him? Do you want to take back our ticket money?

If I had known it, I wouldn’t have come in!

Xu Anxin couldn't resist his old enthusiasm: "Give me money, give me money! How can anyone listen to a lecture and not give me money?!"

There were twenty or thirty people around, including a few middle-aged men wearing Zhongshan uniforms who looked like leading cadres, and they generously gave me five yuan.

A middle-aged man also said: "Nowadays, we all talk about distribution according to work. This classmate has worked hard to explain the knowledge of the Confucian Temple to us. I think this money should be given!"

"Moreover, my junior classmate has studied the Confucian Temple in such detail. This kind of learning spirit is worthy of our imitation and reward!"

The actions of a few people caused the surrounding people to follow suit, and they all had the mentality of foreign monks - it was worth it this time, after all, this kid really spoke well, and besides, his demands were not high.

Otherwise, if you come in and look around, you really won’t understand anything.

Zhou Zhi received thirty or forty yuan and bowed to everyone with a smile: "Thank you, uncles and aunts, and thank you brothers and sisters for supporting my work-study program. Then I will continue."

"If you see something you don't understand, feel free to ask. As long as I know something, I will tell you so that everyone won't waste their money."

Drink! After collecting the money, the service level was immediately improved!

Then it was time for the performance. People these days have very little knowledge of traditional culture. Not many people can understand the allusions in the couplets outside the palace.

After all, the people who are willing to spend money to visit are those who are somewhat interested in these things. Zhou Zhi's random talk about astronomy, geography, couplets and government system also made those who followed his explanations fascinated.

Many people asked questions, but he couldn't help it, such as why there is a Panchi in the Confucian Temple, why the Panchi is half-moon shaped, why there is a Panqiao in the middle of the Panchi, etc. Zhou Zhi was able to learn from "The benevolent are happy with water".

"Water is used to compare virtue", "Kong Ze has a long history", "Fish leaps over the dragon's gate", "Book of Songs" and "Book of Rites" explain it in many directions.

Finally coming out of the back door of the garden, the middle-aged cadres were satisfied and at the same time taught them earnestly that they should study hard and make contributions to the country when they grow up.

When the crowd dispersed, Zhou Zhi took Yang He to the front door, where his cousin and best friends had already sneaked in and were waiting.

Zhou Zhi refunded all the money he had just collected from everyone and said with a smile: "Now the expenses for the treat have been settled."

"But you are smart!" My cousin praised me fiercely: "I just counted more than forty! I want to have a good meal tonight!"

"How smart is my cousin? If you hadn't done the proofing, I wouldn't have been able to collect the money."

"Let's go! We must eat hot pot! Hurry up and grab a seat!"

Hot pot restaurants are considered a new thing now, and business is extremely booming. Not long after Zhou Zhi and the others sat down, they were already packed to the brim. There were long benches lined up at the door, and many people were sitting outside waiting.

It's rare for cousins ​​and best friends to fight with such kind of people. Most of them sell skewers on the street. Now I dare to say that I have entered the palace.

Only now did Zhou Zhi realize that the three sisters can eat a lot, and that girls who have small appetites are all lying to others, or to themselves!

In front of the hot pot, all the truth is exposed.

However, prices are really cheap now. Even if the building is opened, everyone will go out one by one holding on to the wall, and the tour guide fee has not been spent yet.

Fortunately, Zhou Zhi finally drank the Tianfu Coke he had been longing for.

"It can't work anymore..." My cousin held the bicycle and lamented: "I can't ride it anymore, I have to push it around."

"That's right, I just had an appendix operation. It was a living lesson."

So everyone gathered together and moved back slowly until they passed the Jingyang Bridge, and then they almost recovered. They said goodbye to each other under the street lights at the end of the bridge and rode home.

Back to the third wife's house, the third wife has come back, and cousin An Ran is also there.

Smelling the smell of hot pot all over his body, An Ran's cousin imitated his mother's Jiachuan dialect: "Yeah, An An just made a big treat for this dish! Don't let it down!"

Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "Hello, Miss San, hello, Cousin An Ran. Cousin An Ran, your jeans are so beautiful!"

"What denim clothes! Work clothes!" Cousin An Ran was delighted: "I'd love to get you one!"

In fact, it is really a denim suit, and it is still a casual suit style that is rare nowadays. However, the electrical machinery factory is very profitable and treats it as labor insurance.

Cousin An An smiled and said, "I can't afford the hot pot. It's Zhou Zhi who invited me today..."

The third lady frowned after hearing this: "How can I be a sister like you! Is this Zhou Zhi's classmate? Welcome, the third lady will open a canned fruit for you!"

Yang He burped: "Uh... Hello, Mistress, I really... can't eat anymore..."

My cousin started talking about today's magical experience: "Mom, you didn't see it. We went to the Confucian Temple this afternoon, and the elbows clicked there all afternoon, and we earned more than 40 yuan! He can't eat enough!"

"How do you earn it?" The third lady was shocked: "You support me ten days a day?"

"Just talk about it!"

"That's called a tour guide. If I tell my cousin, you'll make me cry like a lotus flower falling!"

My cousin smiled and said: "Elbow, I heard that you brought a fishing rod to my dad?"

"Yes! This fishing rod is not easy to come by." Zhou Zhi ran into the bedroom and took out the fishing rod: "This."

The living room is too small and the fishing rod cannot be assembled and used, but the paint on the surface also made my cousin admire: "This skill is amazing, better than car paint! Is this hand-pushed paint?"

"Yes, there are three types of lacquer, nineteen layers. Each layer has to be rubbed with fine flour and polished. For the last few layers, no flour is even used, just hand leather."

My cousin imagined the complexity of the craftsmanship: "Awesome! I have to be convinced by this!"
Chapter completed!