In Lishui Street, Yantou Town, Yongjia, there is a very "Jiangnan" old house, the momentum is not necessarily magnificent, but it has a unique tenderness, it is the reading space at the door of the house - "Water and Car Love", near the small bridge and flowing water, the waterwheel rotates, the ancient tower is reflected in the distance, the deep bamboo in the curved pond, and the moss-covered horizontal wood is used as the lintel, and the "Water and Car Love" flowers bloom here, providing guests with a leisurely and quiet place to live with a unique concept of slow life.
Due to its unique geographical location, "Water and Car Love" is deeply loved by the common people, and the villagers can reach it within a 5-minute walk. It has been five years since the opening of the "Water and Car Love", it is about 3 meters wide and 10 meters deep, it is a two-storey building, the layout is complete, self-contained, there are several walls of books in the public area, sit at the wooden table by the window, read a book for a while, listen to a song, drink a cup of coffee, and share each other's stories with family and friends. It is "a very small bookstore", creating a warm and comfortable new space for consumers and neighbors to read.
"Water and Car Love" inside and outside are all made of wood, up and down two floors, surrounded by a spacious large yard in the middle, the yard is square, and a leisure outdoor platform is paved with antiseptic wood on the Yin Yin lawn, because it is in the enclosed yard, giving people a full sense of security, you can rest, you can talk, you can taste tea, you can read, you can relax, you can listen to the rain, you can bask in the sun... After taking a look at the natural scenery of Nanxi River, and then taking a closer look at the cultural features of the village, you can appreciate all the texture of the beautiful countryside.
The origin of the name "Water Car Love" is because there is a water wheel in the corner is very conspicuous, "Water Car Love", love in water, it is born according to water, implying the "water wood" in the five elements, and generations can enjoy this blessing. The stream that runs through the whole village, with the change of the trend, sometimes silent, sometimes dingdong, gurgling from under the stone wall, the outside of the eaves of the B&B corridor is equipped with a beauty for people to sit on, and the waterwheel makes the surrounding area come alive, babbling and turning with a long charm, walking into the "love of water and car", isolating the rigidity and glitz with the beauty of agility. It provides not only reading, but also time carving, this old taste, makes people feel that the years are quiet, as if they have started a dialogue with the old house. Author: Gu Qianqian.