Guest User
June 10, 2025
Good afternoon, housekeeper Xiaohan~🌸
Just put down the phone, the temperature in your message is still on my fingertips - this is probably the "gentleness of Jiangnan", even the greetings are accompanied by the fragrance of osmanthus and the softness of river breeze. Since I booked the room, I always looked through the photos of Wuzhen, but no matter how beautiful the filter is, it can't compare to your solidity of "reaching the destination": it turns out that "expectation" will really turn into a small jump of heartbeat when receiving the housekeeper's message.
I am very happy to live in Yida Silk Industry Guild Hall! Yesterday, I saw the old photos of the guild hall, the silk machine, the carved wooden windows, and the old osmanthus tree in the courtyard, each of which made me look at it again and again in front of the mobile phone screen. When I was packing my luggage just now, I was still thinking: when I pushed open the carved door, would there be a breeze with the fragrance of cocoons? Does the copper handle of the old silk machine still retain the warmth of the palm of the silk reeling female worker back then? I even guessed that the teacups in the room were hand-painted with silk patterns - after all, an old house that can engrave the "silk charm" into its bones and blood should have stories to tell even in the details.
This time I came to Wuzhen to avoid the crowds and feel the lines of time. But with you here, I suddenly have a lot more "greedy" expectations: I want to hear you talk about how the old silk machine can weave the prosperity of half of the city, I want to follow you to the alley to find the hands of the old lady making sister-in-law cakes, and even want to sit by the window of the guild hall on a night with light rowing sounds, watching you brew a cup of chrysanthemum and slowly talk about the past hidden in the eaves and corners.
I can't wait to see the green tiles and white walls of the guild hall! After I settle down, I will send you a photo of "first encounter with Yida" - it may be the sunlight climbing up the old wooden beams, it may be the shadow of the pot of osmanthus on the windowsill, or it may just be my silly smile standing next to the silk machine with hot tea in my hand. After all, a butler who can say "welcome" so warmly deserves to be remembered~
Thank you again for your efforts! With you in this trip to Wuzhen, even the wind has a sense of "homecoming". When we meet, I will definitely treat you to a cup of hometown tea I brought, as a return gift for this "Jiangnan-style hospitality"~✨
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