Zhonglougu village

? The ancient village of Zhonglou is located in the northwest of Taiping Town, Conghua District, Guangzhou. It was built in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, about13km away from the town government. This village belonged to Shuixibao Jinggang, Conghua County, Guangzhou in Qing Dynasty. In the Republic of China, it belonged to the southern district of Conghua County, Guangdong Province (later called Heping Township, the second district of Conghua County, directly under the Guangdong Provincial Government Commissioner's Office). After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it belongs to Sina Township, the southern district of Conghua County, Guangdong Province. 1955 March, under the Shaoguan Commissioner's Office, Lianlou Township, Taiping District, Conghua County. 1 958 65438+1October1,belonging to the Bell Tower Brigade of Taiping Commune. 1987 1 month, belonging to Chonglou Village, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Town, Conghua County. In 2004, it belonged to Chonglou Village, Taiping Town, Conghua City. 20 14 1 Up to now, it belongs to the administrative village of Chonglou, Taiping Town, Conghua District.

Second, the legend of ancient villages

The villager's surname in Zhonglou Village is Ouyang. According to records, in the Song Dynasty, Ouyang moved from Taihe, Jiangxi to Fengyuan, Guangdong. In the Qing Dynasty, some people in this city moved to Li Donghua, and Ouyang Renshan's two sons, Ouyang Shu and Ouyang Zai, also moved from Li Donghua to their present address.

The construction of Chonglou Village starts from Ouyang Renshan, which needs a lot of money. So, how did the funds come from? There are many versions of this answer, and there is no conclusion yet. Renshangong's predecessors moved from Fengyuan Village to Li Donghua, mainly for the convenience of doing business. They used to run grocery stores and pawn shops, and their business was passable, and their income was not too much, which was almost the same as the cost of building a new village. Ouyang Xiu once said in hunchback of notre dame: "I, Ji Jun's great-great-grandfather, have a room, and I can only make ends meet with food, only more than twenty butyl. If you look at it, you will be safe if you move, and you will die if you don't move. The servant is weak, lamenting the displacement of the previous generation, and seeing today's loneliness and powerlessness, he can't help worrying about it. ..... and I know that Donghua will not live long, I am eager to move to a new place, and I choose a place wholeheartedly. "

? Ouyang Shu said that his ambition to move to a new place and his concentration in choosing a place were mainly influenced by his father. "This discussion is prefaced by Uncle's former father, which is also called true". I can see that father and son have a discussion. Their father and son have a good relationship and are brothers of one mind and one mind. They have things to discuss with each other, have a division of labor and cooperation, and it is natural to do things.

This fund for building a village is not recorded in the official history. Folk, rumored. In the early years of Xianfeng, the activities of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were expanding. Hong Xiuquan and others were preparing to launch an uprising in Guangxi, and many of his colleagues had gathered in Guangxi. It is said that the villagers in Paitan Shiwu Village in Zengcheng are all from Shi Dakai, and they also responded to Shi Dakai's call to move closer to Hong Xiuquan in Guangxi. They marched from Paitan to Conghua with luggage, gold, silver and other family wealth, and all the way to Guangxi. Afraid of being chased by the government, some people may be left behind, and the treasure he found may be lost, which happened to be discovered by Renshan Gong. Renshangong found the treasure, but he dare not say it belongs to Taiping Army. He became rich all of a sudden, and he was no longer "living beyond his means", spending money lavishly. Neighbors also know that he made a fortune, and some even suspect that he made a fortune selling opium, but there is no evidence. It's a bit far-fetched to say that doing business makes so much money. In order to prove the source of the huge property is correct, he simply publicly stated that he found it on the road when he got up early in the morning to do business. He did pick up a can of "Seven Stars with the Moon". The "seven stars with the moon" Aquarius is wonderful. How many treasures are used in it will automatically increase the next day and will never be used up. Only those who are born lucky may encounter it. Anyway, that's what he said. He picked it up, and other neighbors followed suit, so the origin of the money spread. This story was still circulated in the society until the Republic of China, and it still had influence at the beginning of liberation. When I was a child, I heard what my predecessors said, and they said it with envy.

The story is made up and needs someone to follow it. So, he took several long-term workers to the crossroads near Li Donghua and planted a banyan tree, thanking the Land Road God. According to the custom at that time, planting banyan trees was not good for people who planted banyan trees. The so-called banyan trees were not suitable for people. However, Renshan Gong has his own way. Although I planted a banyan tree myself, I dug a hole for long-term workers to dig. After digging the pit, he asked several long-term workers to carry the tree to the edge of the pit, and then let the long-term workers cultivate the soil. After ploughing, he stepped on a few feet, even the banyan he planted, and he also repaid his wish to repay God. He believes that banyan trees are not planted by themselves, but long-term work. God won't forbid him! From then on, I felt at ease, actively used my wealth to expand my business and earned more and more money. It also verified his statement that "seven stars accompany the moon", and my wealth is really increasing.

The business is getting bigger and bigger, the money is getting more and more, and the contradictions at home are also produced. The disadvantages of many wealthy families also appear in Ouyang's family. Some women spend a lot of money. Anyway, the money has been spent, so there is no need to waste it. Some younger generations are not enterprising, and learning to do business is afraid of hard work. More and more people are lazy. What's more, some people learn to eat, drink and gamble, and many bad habits in small towns seriously affect the development of families. Benevolence sees this, and the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable it is. It's all about money. Living in the county, it is convenient to do business and spend money. Sitting on empty pockets will eventually go bankrupt, which is not good for family development. So, he learned from a painful experience and had the idea of moving. After consulting with the two sons, the three hit it off and agreed. The following story also happened.

He handed over the business to his two sons and went outside the county to find a treasure trove of geomantic omen, which he prepared to use to build a new house. Soon, he found the vicinity of Admiralty, and saw that the mountain was as steady as Admiralty, covered with a treasure land, and there was a small river in front, like a jade belt flowing from the front. When you look at a field, you just farm it. The traditional concept of farming and reading heirlooms caused a buzz in his mind, which prompted him to make up his mind to move out of the county.

He found that the ownership of this land belongs to kapok people. What can kapok people do to transfer this land? He has "seven stars with the moon", so it is not a problem to have money to buy it. Kapok is a big village with many powerful families who are not short of money. Zutian generally doesn't sell it. After careful consideration, he decided to play the family card and marry his cleverest and most beautiful little daughter, Gui Xiang, to the son of the landlord in Mumian Village. Since then, he has formed a children's in-laws with the landlord. I usually give gifts to each other in the name of my children's in-laws, leaving a very good impression on each other. Now, the word "Gui Xiang" is engraved on the alley door of Chonglou Village and the alley near the ancestral temple, but it is not engraved on other alley doors. It is said that Ouyang Shu did this to commemorate his little sister and contribute to the construction of the village.

Then, Ren Shangong built a hut at the foot of Jin Zhongshan through his in-laws, and raised many chickens, ducks and geese. His poultry often eats up the rice of his relatives and nearby villagers, and everyone has a lot of complaints about him. He immediately said he was sorry and gave it to everyone, double indemnity. Everyone had nothing to say. After compensation, he often chats with these villagers, saying that such compensation is not the way, chickens and ducks are inhuman, and they will continue to trample on crops and find something to eat. It's hard to get anything from planting these fields. It is better to sell it all to him, he can pay a much higher price. In this way, one household applied both hard and soft, and unconsciously bought all the fields at the foot of Jin Zhongshan.

? Then he stopped raising chickens and ducks. In these fields, he hired a large number of brick-making and tile-making workers to take mud from the places where he planned to make and burn bricks. Day after day passed, and the place where the mud was dug has become a huge fish pond. The burnt bricks are piled up and placed in the open space surrounded by fish ponds. When a worker asked him, "Boss, why do you want us to burn so many bricks and build a house without selling them?" "Goodness smiled and said," Where there is grain, there is silver. Why do you ask so many questions? "Until a few years later, benevolent and old, exhausted, fell ill. He looked at a pile of bricks and fish ponds, and the village in his mind was built. After his death, his two sons followed his will and "built a grave for their father" and were buried on the hillside of Jinzhong Mountain. Then, "think about it in the morning and evening, and see that the carpet is widely spread, which can be a sun base." So the two brothers inherited their father's will, hired a large number of construction workers, and built the village as planned. When the workers arrived at the construction site, they took bricks and tiles on the spot and did as the master said. The project is progressing rapidly. "Kiln built in two places, work in a group of one hundred people. Water, land and wood, care; Workers are heavy and light, and they are always worried. Spirit alone, forget a few degrees of spring and autumn; It's hard to work hard without knowing it. Wu Wu's construction has not been completed. "The fence was completed by Geng in the afternoon, and they moved in in May." The bell tower "said.

The village of Chonglou was finally built. Seeing the beautiful heavy building village, people remembered the good intentions of benevolence and merit. The original planning of Renshan Palace can be said to be perfect and fully functional. Blue brick slate alley, households watch and help each other, high walls, four corners set up watchtowers. In the northwest corner, a five-story tower was built to guard the whole village. After the completion of the village, it is said that there are no more than 20 blue bricks, which shows that the design is exquisite and the calculation is accurate.

? The village is located in the west to the east, and the dug fish pond just surrounds the east, south and north of the village. When the sun rises from the mountains in the east, it is reflected into the pond, forming the landscape of Shuangyangzhao Village. A long row of single rooms was built behind the village, which were distributed to each household to store firewood and sundries, and also served as the fence behind the village. An exquisite gatehouse was built in the middle of the village. On the road between two fish ponds outside the gatehouse, a magnificent Five Blessingg Mountain Gate carved with gray plastic bricks was built, but it was later demolished when the village road was expanded. According to legend, because the gatehouse of this village is built in the middle of the village, this village is called Zhonglou Village. When the government nailed the house number to the residents in the village, it also wrote "Chonglou Village". But the villagers prefer the "Bell Tower" village. The "Bell Tower" on the gatehouse was written by Ouyang Rutuan, a calligrapher in the village. He was the principal of Shengang Middle School. Most of the couplets in the ancestral temple in the village are his ink.

The two brothers were very happy when they built the village, so they wanted to invite their families to live together. But most family members are against it. Living in the county is delicious, why do you want to move to the mountain corner? Many people can't figure it out, and those women are even more reluctant to go. Move to the mountain village, who can you find to fight Sifang city?

? The two brothers don't think this is the way to drag on. Only when we cross the rubicon, forge ahead and cut off the back road can we take root in the new village and flourish. So, eldest brother took the lead in holding a family meeting, saying that the two brothers had worked hard to build a new village, and everyone would not move in. Now, if you want to join the new village, you have to visit it! You look at me, I look at her, they all think we can't go too far. We still have to join the new house, but the road is very difficult.

? Eldest brother Ouyang Shu seemed to see through these people's minds, so he stood up and said, "Don't worry about the hardships along the way. I hired a sedan chair bearer, a donkey and a horse, food and shelter, and a person to take care of me on the road. " So concerned, we really have no choice but to agree.

In this way, a line of people mighty, starting from Li Donghua, through Fengmeiling, to the armed forces, and then through Dawa Jinggang and other villages, stop-and-go, eat and drink all the way, but the journey is very slow. When we arrived at the village, it was already sunset. The faint sunset shines on the resplendent Five Bats Gate archway, which is very eye-catching. He was even more surprised when the servant took them to each room. I saw that the room was full of familiar things, even the beds, cabinets, rice bowls and so on were exactly the same as Donghua's home.

? It turns out that Ouyang Xiu's brothers have already hired a big boat to wait at the pier at Liuxihe Street. As soon as the family members left the gate here, a large number of employees immediately entered the house there, marked all the furniture, sundries and other supplies and put them on the ship. The ship sailed along Liuxi River, and soon reached Guizui Wharf, and then reached the vicinity of Zhonglou Village along Chezaikeng River, a tributary. Then a large number of migrant workers moved to Zhonglou Village with land, furniture and sundries, and then renovated each house in Donghua according to its original appearance. In order to have enough time to move, Ouyang Shu brothers also specially told the bearers to take more detours, rest more, stop and go, eat and drink well along the way, and try to delay the time. In this way, when the family arrived, they were already dying. When you see a room that seems to be your home, your sense of belonging is natural. Although some people make a hullabaloo about and want to move back to Li Donghua, they had to give up and settle down in Zhonglou Village when they heard that all Li Donghua's things had moved to the bell tower.

Nine years later, Ouyang Shuxi was born of his heart and couldn't help writing "Bell Tower". He said, "It's been nine years since we first moved back. Ask Xiruo who lives in the house? Want to be in this position. Men and women add ten, and the national class is several liters long. The two men entered the country and the family got along well. I don't know who came, but who left just arrived as scheduled. Is it also caused by the spirit of the earth? Broad-minded show pull the dragon, heavy Javert; Look at the water facing the sun, it comes from all directions. It's radiant, and anger is reunited in the middle. Fertility remains to be seen, and each is good first. The heart is congenital Tai Chi, and it is also true to say that it is three clothes. " From then on, the two brothers worked together, or were keen on farming or good at business, and branches and leaves spread. Zhonglou Village is a famous city.

Third, anecdotes about picking up shells

? (1) two strange wells

? It is said that there are two strange wells in Chonglou Village, one is Wang Ding and the other is Wang Cai. Wang Ding's wells are cool and sweet, which can beautify the skin. Drinking this good man and woman for a long time will become more and more beautiful. Even if you marry an ugly daughter-in-law, drinking this well water for a long time will become beautiful. Daughter-in-law is beautiful, and men are willing to get along with each other day and night, instead of going out to do business, accompanying their daughter-in-law to live a farm life at sunrise and at sunset. This will naturally increase the population. Gradually, the population has increased, the expenses have increased, and the savings have gradually decreased. People say this well is not prosperous. Another kind of well water contains trace elements to promote brain thinking. People who drink this well water for a long time will become smarter and smarter. Even children who are slow at birth will become active and flexible if they drink well water for a long time. These people don't want to live in the countryside, and most of them go out to explore the world, become officials, do business and make a fortune. I have less time at home and less time to spend with my daughter-in-law. Seeing that men are not at home, women are getting lazier and uglier. There are fewer and fewer people at home, but more and more wealth is accumulated. People say that this well is prosperous. Can you see which well is prosperous and which well is prosperous?

These two wells are in the village, and now few people use them, and the water quality has changed. For safety, they are all covered and sealed with cement boards.

Private school "West Park"

In the eighth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty, there was a private school "Xiyuan" in the bell tower, which was located in a house behind the west corner of the village. The hall is continuous and used as a classroom. Close to the big watchtower, maybe we should give priority to protecting children!

In the second year, Xiyuan made achievements. "After the second male career, the family got along well." The second son has become a student and has embarked on the road of imperial examination. Ouyang Shu's happiness and satisfaction can be reflected in this passage: "Surrounded by green hills in front of the house, the depressed people are lush; There is a jade belt on the knocker, and the bamboo shakes without a sigh. Nanmu can't see Sang Ma and Xiyuan can't finish it. Spring flowers and autumn moon, infinite poetry; Clean as many bright windows as possible. Rice plus is not a good dish, and the vegetable garden can be used; Although the guests have no taste at all, they can't have it. Although this is different, it is even more difficult to live in it like Mengcheng. Chat: I also love my family without losing the Confucian flavor! Xi will enjoy the elegance of Lanting and the joy of Pangu! "

"I love my family, too," as always.

(3) Arc fence

According to Zhu Huanzhen, a retired man, this homestead was not granted by the court. Only by relying on the wisdom of infrastructure builders, extensively contacting social relatives and friends and investing huge sums of money, and building a fence after friendly and fair transactions. The late promotion of civil engineering is true.

From left to west, there is the East Gate Building, as evidenced by the front wall of the village. Because several Xie's ancestral graves have not been moved, they are forced to build bow-shaped walls. For example, Chen of Xiling Village was forced to build a Z-shaped fence on the west side of the village because he refused to sell some land, which became a model for infrastructure builders to abide by rural rules and regulations and showed the virtue of infrastructure builders in this respect. This also shows the elegance of infrastructure builders. ……