readsfreenovel Chapter 254 Just Consider the Unfilial Son Dead 21
Chapter 254 Just Consider the Unfilial Son Dead 21
Northern Shaanxi, also known as Shaanbei, is a revolutionary base area in Shaanxi Province. It is located in the central part of the Loess Plateau in China and includes Yulin City and Yan'an City. They are both located in northern Shaanxi, hence the name Northern Shaanxi.
Liu Yuxi was thinking about Shaanxi folk songs at the time, so he wrote a separate piece on Shaanxi folk songs. He didn't want to mislead anyone.
Following what netizens suggested, we first went to Hongshixia, and of course, we also visited Zifang Lake, Zhuyu Peak, Tanpu Gorge, Yuntai Mountain, and Baoquan Cliff in the surrounding area.
China is a vast country with diverse landscapes, each region boasting its own unique scenery. The southern region is characterized by hills and plains, with relatively low and flat terrain, numerous rivers and lakes, and a well-developed water system.
The northern terrain is mainly plateaus and mountains, with high altitudes, many deserts and Gobi, and relatively scarce water resources.
In terms of architecture, the gardens of Jiangnan are known for their white walls and black tiles, winding paths leading to secluded spots, and exquisite layout and beautiful artistic conception.
Hui-style architecture features white walls, black tiles, and horse-head gables, representing a typical Hui-style architectural style that carries on the culture of Huizhou.
A courtyard house is a house surrounded by four buildings, reflecting the traditional Chinese family values and hierarchical system.
Northwest dwellings are mostly built with earth and wood, simple and unadorned, reflecting the diligence and wisdom of the local people.
The northern region is vast and boundless, with magnificent and majestic natural landscapes. In particular, the Loess Plateau has a unique landform with crisscrossing gullies, presenting a distinctive geographical landscape.
Therefore, whenever Liu Yuxi traveled to the Loess Plateau or further north in each of his lifetimes, he would unconsciously broaden his mind and become more open-minded and magnanimous.
This is not to say that the scenery in the south is bad, but each place has its own unique characteristics. Whenever Liu Yuxi travels in the south, she doesn't like modern high-rise buildings. She prefers to explore historical sites, old houses, and alleyways, which always evoke the most delicate thoughts in her heart!
Having experienced the wonders of nature, we then headed to Yan'an, and of course, we didn't forget to jot down in our notebooks the poems "Tears Falling into a Wine Glass" and "Back to the Mountain Valley."
Northern Shaanxi is a sacred revolutionary site in China. The older generation of proletarian revolutionaries lived and fought here for 13 years, leaving behind a large number of precious revolutionary relics, revolutionary memorial sites, and a rich spiritual legacy—the revolutionary spirit of Northern Shaanxi.
There are more than 140 revolutionary cultural relics within the city, among which the most important are the Phoenix Mountain Site, Yangjialing Site, Zaoyuan Site, Wangjiaping Site, and Wayaobao Site in Zichang County (the former site of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting), which are national-level protected cultural relics.
Provincial-level revolutionary relics include: the former site of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government and the former site of Nanniwan in Yan'an City; revolutionary sites and former residences in Wuqi County, Zhidan County, Zichang County, and Ansai County; Liu Zhidan Mausoleum; Xie Zichang Mausoleum; and the former site of the Luochuan Political Bureau Meeting in Fengjia Village, Luochuan County.
After visiting the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor and Pagoda Hill, Liu Yuxi was immersed in remembering the revolutionary martyrs.
This world has no "Me and My Motherland", no "Today is Your Birthday", no "Singing for the Motherland", and no "Ode to Yan'an".
When people are influenced by their surroundings, they often have certain impulses. Liu Yuxi's current impulse is that she has to produce these songs.
It's already the end of August. We'll go back to the company to record it and release it on October 1st, which will be a perfect gift to our motherland.
She announced on Weibo, "The trip is on hold; I'll use the remaining notes next time," and then bought a plane ticket back to Beijing.
She booked rooms at a hotel first, and then hired housekeeping staff to clean both houses. She used dust covers before she left, but it's a pity that many of the houseplants died.
She's not really suited to growing flowers and plants or keeping pets. It's not that she doesn't care; it's just that she seems to be only good at taking care of herself, and she's somewhat incompatible with other species.
She kept goldfish when she was in high school. She bought the fish tank and goldfish at the school gate. Since she was a day student and it was inconvenient to carry them on her bicycle, she kept them in her roommate's dormitory. The goldfish lived well for a whole semester.
As a result, when summer vacation came, her classmate had to go home, so she brought the goldfish home. One night later, the fish tank was smashed by the family cat.
It didn't eat the fish, but the goldfish was probably frightened. Anyway, Liu Yuxi put the goldfish back in the water, but it couldn't be saved. When school started, the classmates found out and were sad for a long time.
Later, when she went to university, she thought that since other animals were difficult to raise, turtles would be easier, right? As a result, of her four turtles of three different species, two died from skin disease, and one died from diarrhea.
Another fish died from "running away from home." It escaped the fish tank and was only found when Liu Yuxi was cleaning the house after moving. It was in a corner of the wardrobe against the wall and had dried out, probably stuck in the corner of the wall or the wardrobe leg.
For many years afterward, Liu Yuxi didn't dare to keep any small animals until she was 32 years old. One night, while strolling through a night market with a friend, she saw a pet rabbit. It was so cute, and the stall owner repeatedly assured her that it was easy to raise. He said that as long as she fed it rabbit food and cool boiled water, it would definitely live well and wouldn't get sick.
Coincidentally, when Liu Yuxi visited relatives during the Spring Festival that year, she saw two large pet rabbits at an aunt's house. They were about half the size of a person, chubby and fluffy, so she couldn't control herself once again.
For the first half month, everything was fine. In just half a month, the rabbit grew from the size of a palm to the length of a forearm. Liu Yuxi was very happy at the time, thinking that soon she would have a living, half-human-sized plush toy.
But as fate would have it, she had a bit of diarrhea that day, perhaps from catching a chill. When she got home, she added some rabbit food to the litter, then washed up and went to bed early.
The next day, she found that she was fine, but the rabbit was hard and had died of diarrhea. To this day, she still doesn't understand why the rabbit had diarrhea. Was it because she didn't change its water that day?
From that time on, no matter how much she loved animals, she would rather have her family or friends raise them than raise any herself. She couldn't bear to do such a terrible thing!
She doesn't have any dietary restrictions, but if she knowingly goes against them, that would be going too far.
As for the plants, she only discovered them while at work. After all, when she was in school, she had grafted roses and planted honeysuckle, chrysanthemums, plum blossoms, and peonies in the garden in front of her house, and they all thrived.
After returning to work, a colleague suggested that computers emit radiation and that placing a potted plant in the room could help protect against it. Thus began her journey of experimentation, starting with various pretty flowers, gradually moving to easy-to-grow varieties like pothos and money trees, and finally, cacti.
She couldn't keep any of them alive! Every time a plant was about to die, she would quickly ask a colleague to save it. She worked for so many companies, and every dying plant was saved by a different colleague, but they could never come back to her because they would die again.
Liu Yuxi always felt that this might be a magnetic field issue, that she and the potted plants were incompatible. She especially remembered that during the pandemic in 20, her roommate went back to her hometown, while she stayed in Hefei.
During those months of isolation, her roommate knew her characteristics and would always video call her, guiding her step by step on how to get water, water the plants, turn the soil, and add nutrient soil.
When the lockdown ended in April and my roommate came back, there were 47 potted plants in the house, and 13 of them were still alive. Even those 13 that were alive looked rather forlorn.
This is really inexplicable, so she basically doesn't keep any green plants now. Even if she does, she uses wooden boxes, foam boxes, and large ceramic jars, digging soil from the wild to simulate a natural environment, and resolutely refuses to use flower pots or vases.