The Complete Works of Fan Xiaoqing's Classic Prose "Shen Wansan Show Hang Cheng Wild Interest"

Shen Wansan's "Country Music" Show in Hangzhou.

It is a folk proverb in Suzhou that Shen Wansan appeared in Hangzhou and stepped on the head of Zitian. Shen Wansan's family is so rich, I don't know how to describe it. Just say that he walked to Hangzhou step by step from home, that is, in the rural area of Kunshan, Suzhou. In his own land, he is really rich. I went to Zhouzhuang, Kunshan, Shen Wansan's hometown, and also swam out some interesting things.

In the past, foreigners could not go to Zhouzhuang by car or walk, but only by boat. This is nothing strange. It used to be said that northerners rode horses and southerners took boats. Zhouzhuang is naturally in the south, so it is normal to go to Zhouzhuang by boat. In the past, I was afraid that I would not only go to Zhouzhuang by boat, but also go to many other places in our Jiangnan water town. Later, it gradually changed, and it can be said that it has developed. Now, roads extend in all directions between the southern urban and rural areas with dense water networks. Long-distance buses in rural areas, covered with thick dust and carrying heavy burdens, run around day and night on asphalt, cement or gravel roads, bringing convenience to farmers in cities and urbanites in rural areas. Southerners used to go out by boat, but now they all take cars, which is much faster than boats. People are very busy nowadays, and there are always things that can't be done and things that can't be done in time. Although the car was crowded and noisy, it lost the feeling of fatigue, but after all, I found one thing, that is time. What is the time? Of course, it can be said that time is everything, but it can also be said that time is nothing.

Now that there is a road to Zhouzhuang, a bridge has finally been built on a river that has isolated Zhouzhuang from the outside world for many years, so cars and many modern things have also entered Zhouzhuang from the bridge. In the past, "the boudoir was unknown", but now half a face is gradually exposed. I went to Zhouzhuang under such circumstances. I seem to want to show it, but I want to show it again. I don't know whether to continue to behave well or stay until now. I don't know why I went to Zhouzhuang. I have no clear purpose. Let's go and have a look. It doesn't matter what I can or can't see. It is said that Sanmao, a female writer who died in Taiwan Province Province, once had an idea about this bridge. Of course, she thinks it should not be built. I also heard that Sanmao once stood on the land of Zhouzhuang with tears in her eyes. I don't know what touched San Mao's feelings in Zhouzhuang. Maybe Sanmao just shed tears for Zhouzhuang, but Sanmao stood on the land of Zhouzhuang and cried after all. Sanmao is a writer whose mood fluctuates greatly. I've seen her. Although I dare not say that I understand her, I can feel it. Maybe all good writers are like this.

In Zhouzhuang, I gained a lot and was impressed, especially when I visited Shen Ting, read and listened to some introductions about Shen Wansan, but I picked a grievance for Shen Wansan. Shen Wansan was wronged because he was too rich. His wealth is so great that even the emperor is jealous of him. In fact, although Shen Wansan is rich, he is not the kind of person who is heartless for the sake of money. In folk stories, he made a fortune by doing good things. It is said that Shen Wansan was poor when he was young. One day, he saw a fisherman catch more than 100 frogs to kill them. He quickly bought them with money and put them all back in the river. That night, frogs in the river kept people awake. At first light, Shen Wansan got up and went to the river to shoot frogs, only to find a clay basin, which he took home as a washbasin. One day, when Shen Wansan's wife was washing her hands, she dropped a silver note into the basin. After a while, she found that the money in the basin was full. She quickly tried it with gold and silver before she knew it was a cornucopia. Since then, she has been rich, so obviously, do good things first. After Shen Wansan became rich, good things were not unheard of. If nothing else, take Zhouzhuang as an example. Shen Wansan regards this place as a base for commodity trade and circulation, and uses the convenience of the Grand Canal and Liuhe River to transport silk, ceramics, grain and handicrafts from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to overseas. While getting rich, it also promoted the development of Zhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang's "turning villages into towns" is due to Shen Wansan. Jinling, Ming Taizu's capital, will build Nanjing City, and Shen Wansan will contribute one-third or half of it. When the city is built, it will reward the three armed forces. I didn't expect it to backfire The emperor thought, only I am qualified to reward the three armed forces. You have some stinking money in Shen Wansan, and you just want to climb on my head. You think Shen Wansan's move is ambitious, so he was convicted and exiled to Yunnan. In fact, the emperor is naturally jealous first, and then charges. As a result, even the emperor is as jealous as the king. Shen Wansan was hit hard by Zhu Ming's three dynasties three times, and finally he was beheaded. His family was ruined and all his possessions went into the palace. Shen Wansan, the richest man in the world, was sentenced to be rich, which was really a grievance.

Everyone knows that it is not good to have no money, but it is a good thing to have money, but it is unexpected that having money will also bring disaster. Life is really unclear. Once upon a time, someone posted a couplet on his door. If you are poor, you will be poor. If you are poor, you will be mine. If you are rich, you will be him. What a chic life.

We met a rich old man alive in Zhouzhuang, and his wealth is quite another matter. In a narrow water lane, we pushed open a wooden door and saw a dilapidated house. Its owner is an old painter, Mr Xu Nanhu. Mr Xu is eighty-six years old. He used to work elsewhere. When he was old, he returned to his hometown Zhouzhuang, immersed in painting and calligraphy, and lived a very plain and simple life, eating less and wanting less. He called the person who stole his painting an "elegant thief". In his shabby house, there is not a modern appliance or anything of value. Valuable are the calligraphy and paintings of some famous painters and calligraphers, as well as brick inkstones, tiles and ceramic fragments collected by Mr. Xu himself. In fact, even without these paintings and calligraphy, without these collections, we will feel that Mr. Xu is the richest.

Mr. Xu is richer than when he came to Shen Wansan, so it can be said that Mr. Xu is richer. Don't say that he walked from Zhouzhuang to Hangzhou. Even though Mr. Xu traveled all over the country, he never set foot on his own land at every step. Such wealth is the real wealth.