Chapter 15 Chapter 6 Chopsticks City

The book continues the above, and the preface continues. It talks about Zhang Xiaozhuan and Sun Dazi.When they saw a big black hole on the ground inside the building, they thought they had found the hidden passage in the secret room where gold, silver and jewels were buried in Huaiyuan Garden. , When the one was in front and the other was behind, they carried a lantern and touched into the cave. As expected, there is a wide and winding underground passage under the cave. There are broken earth and mud all over the place, and there are many chopsticks scattered everywhere. There are countless caves of different sizes intertwined and connected. Narrow, the excavation is very rough and simple, there is no way to speak of it.

Seeing such a labyrinth-like place under the Huai Garden, Zhang Xiaozhuan couldn't help smacking his tongue secretly, and said to Sun Dazi in a low voice: "It's probably because the treasures buried under the Lou's old house have been buried for too long, which made it become a monster. I turned into a bare-bottomed boy digging around in the root of the building. I heard from my old master that the thousand-year-old wolfberry roots can turn into puppies, and the 10,000-year-old ginseng can turn into women. But I don’t know what kind of extravagant treasure is hidden in Huaiyuan, and it can have such supernatural powers? If you can teach us brothers to find it, you and I will be Deng Tong and Shen Wansan in Lingzhou City today.”

Sun Dazi said happily: "Deng Tong and Shen Wansan are incredible. I have also heard that their two families have made a lot of money in the Big Dipper. They are ancient people who are rich and well-known in the world. As long as we can reach half of Master Shen's family fortune, we will make money every day." If you have roast chicken and pig’s trotters to eat, you should be satisfied.” Zhang Xiaozhuan said with a smile: "Mazi, you really have poor knowledge. You only know how to eat roast chicken and pig's feet. If we can have half of Shen Wansan's family business, we will let you eat dragon livers and phoenixes all day long. That much money can’t be spent.”

Don't look at Sun Dazi's ignorance, but he and Zhang Xiaozhuan usually like to listen to books and watch plays with the grass-stage troupe.In the local operas at that time, there was a play called "Recruiting Wealth and Jinbao", which was performed very lively, and it represented the God of Wealth from all dynasties and generations.Whenever there is a need to find a lot of money during festivals or festive decorations, the troupe will be invited to perform this play. That Deng Tong was a character in the Han Dynasty. He was awarded the Copper Mountain by the emperor, and he could mine copper and cast coins by himself.Shen Wansan was a wealthy man in the south of the Yangtze River during the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties. It is said that the great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang had to borrow money from Mr. Shen to build the city when he founded the country.

These two ancient people have always been regarded by the common people as the God of Wealth reincarnated and reincarnated in the mortal world. If we use modern terms, they are regarded as idols who get rich.So even homeless poor boys like Sun Dazi and Zhang Xiaozhuan are familiar with the deeds of Deng and Shen Ergong in the drama commentary.They even dreamed of becoming the same wealthy family once again, but they didn't know that Deng Tong and Shen Wansan didn't get good results in the end. Zhang Xiaozhuan and Sun Dazi each recited several times "Master Maoxian and all the gods of wealth bless the disciples with great wealth..." Immediately they muster up their spirits to hunt for treasures, but there are so many holes in the secret passages of the building, it is dazzling to see , I didn't know where to look for it for a while, and when I didn't move, I heard the sound of a baby crying in the depths.When the two heard the movement, they quickly ducked into the hole and followed the crying sound to find it.

Although Zhang Xiaozhuan is obsessed with money, he is an old hand at stealing chickens and dogs after all. He has some thieves' wisdom and insight, and knows to leave a way out for himself in case he escapes.Seeing that the dark passages under Huaiyuan were complicated, he put the black cat in his arms first, and asked Sun Dazi to pick up a lantern with a short stick to open the way, while he followed behind, propping his palms and knees on the ground, crawling Gather up the chopsticks scattered on the ground and arrange them in the shape of a long snake as a road sign, in case you can't find your way back and get trapped underground.

The black cat was not very courageous, and was trembling with fear from something, as if it had a premonition of the imminent disaster. At this time, it curled up in Zhang Xiaozhuan's arms without making a sound, only showing two cat eyes that were shining brightly, staring at the cat in horror. around. Zhang Xiaozhuan secretly complained that the black cat bought from the medicine store was useless. "Yun Wu Tong Zai" describes all kinds of creatures in the world. As the saying goes, cats have cats and dogs have canines. One of the "Cats" is very clear. In ancient times, Lingzhou produced black cats. It is "Moon Shadow Black Eyed Golden Cat".This kind of black cat has gold threads piercing its eyes, its whole body is as soft as boneless, and it is as light as the wind.When this cat moves, it is as agile and light as the wind. Even if it comes and goes in front of everyone in broad daylight, people only see its shadow but not its shape.

But Lingzhou City has had the custom of worshiping cat immortals for a long time, so the local cats, no matter domestic cats or wild cats, are all greedy and lazy.The black cat that Zhang Xiaozhuan worked so hard to find is a veritable lazy cat.Although it is a rare purebred golden cat with black eyes and moon shadow, the skills that its ancestors were famous for hundreds of years ago have all been lost to it, leaving only a few traces of climbing trees and catching birds ability. Zhang Xiaozhuan still remembered that a few days ago in the tomb of the noble concubine in the Golden Coffin Tomb, the old ghost in the forest told him: "If you want to get a lot of wealth in the haunted house in Huaiyuan, you must first go to Songhe Hall and exchange it with a zombie beauty." His family's 'Moon Shadow Black Eyed Golden Cat'. Without the help of this cat, the gold and silver hidden in Huaiyuan would not be able to get a single cent, remember, remember." These words have long been regarded by Zhang Xiaozhuan. Like a proverb of imperial decree, it is firmly imprinted in my mind, and I still don't forget to repeat it in my sleep.Now the black cat and the secret passage in Huaiyuan have been found, but the old ghost in the forest didn't explain how to use the black cat to get the treasure.

Zhang Xiaozhuan thought to himself, the so-called heavenly secrets cannot be clearly stated, even if you encounter immortals to guide you, the roads they point out to mortals are mostly in the clouds and fog, and you have to rely on your own comprehension to decipher them to understand.After all, his knowledge was limited, and after searching his brains for days, he could only guess that he wanted to use the black cat's "cat's eyes" to ward off evil spirits.Although the cat is lazy, it may not be useless when fetching treasures. It has not yet been found out what is hidden under Huaiyuan, so naturally he is not willing to let the black cat escape easily.

Thinking wildly in his mind, he drilled a few feet into the narrow dark passage, when he suddenly heard the soft sound of water flowing in front of him.Sun Dazi also stopped. It turned out that although the cave gradually widened and extended into a large hollow, there was an unfathomable Yin River in front of it blocking the way.There are a large number of pavilions, corridors, waterside pavilions, towers and palaces with ingenious scenery in the Huai Garden. Although the pools and springs in the garden have dried up now, the underground water veins still exist, and the cry of the child comes from the Yin River. Came from the dark place opposite.

On both sides of the dark river in the underground cave, there was a chilly wind, and the children's cries were intermittent, as if they were not too far away.Zhang Xiaozhuan grows so big, and has never heard such a miserable cry. It sounds like his throat is probably bleeding from crying, and he can't help but feel guilty. In order to strengthen himself, he cursed towards the dark place opposite: " Eighteen generations of your ancestors, have you ever heard of the name of Zhang Sanye, Zhang Bold? I think you gold and silver souls have some Taoism, and you know that you will be dug back by the third master tonight, so you hide in the dark and cry The place is scary, but I don’t know that your Mr. Zhang is a hard-hearted and ruthless character, how can he be afraid of your small movements.” After finishing speaking, he reached out to grab the tail of the black cat in his arms, hoping that the black cat would stay here. Call out a few times to scare the monsters mutated from gold and silver treasures back to their original form. Sun Dazi was upright in his heart and could not see any injustice in the world. When he heard the crying and crying blood, he looked very pitiful. It didn't seem like there was any intentional scaring, so he stopped Zhang Xiaozhuan and said: "No, third brother, listen carefully. It's clearly a child crying, could it be that there is a ghost complaining about his grievances? You want us to clear up his grievances during his lifetime..." Zhang Xiaozhuan said: "What kind of grievances can a child of one or two years old have? There must be some treasure that gathered the spirit energy of the five elements between the heaven and the earth, and hid underground for thousands of years to refine the shape of a child. At this moment Taking advantage of the fact that he is not deep in knowledge and can only cry and crawl, we can catch him in exchange for wealth and come back, otherwise we will wait a few years and let him obtain the Dao, where can we find any trace of him?" Sun Dazi shook his head in disbelief: "Maybe this child was abandoned and starved to death in a cave..." After thinking about it, he guessed wrong, and then said, "But with a silver lock around his neck, he doesn't look like a child from a poor family. Most likely he was abducted here and murdered by the traitors who conspired against his family property. Naturally, he was full of resentment. Unexpectedly, there are such injustices in the world. It really blows my chest. In short, you and my brother must not Stand by and watch." He was a reckless person who didn't believe in evil, and said to himself that "the body is not afraid of crooked shadows, and the feet are not afraid of crooked shoes", and he firmly believes in the principle of "don't do bad things for people, and don't be afraid of ghosts calling at the door in the middle of the night", so he has never been afraid The ghost, at this time, had a bad temper, and made Mahu's face tense, insisting that the child's cry was a ghost appealing for grievances. Although Zhang Xiaozhuan has a slippery mouth, he can't say enough about him, thinking: "Whether he is a ghost or a monster, or some treasure has become a spirit, anyway, we have to wait until we get close to see clearly. Now we are here to break up with the big idiot Sun." What's the use of not being clear?" They didn't want to say any more, seeing that the Yin River was deep and difficult to ford, the two had no choice but to find a way to go around. Zhang Xiaozhui and Sun Dazi planned to find a place where the water flow was narrow, and then jumped across it. After walking a few feet along the river, they felt that there were more and more chopsticks under their feet, and they took advantage of the light of the lantern to illuminate the surroundings, and the uneven ground There are also many messy chopsticks scattered on the table. Wooden chopsticks and bamboo chopsticks are the most common things in living at home. How common are they?It's like a burglar who went to thousands of houses and hundreds of households to steal. One day, he strayed into a poor family's house and found that the walls were steep, there was no rice in the tank, and there was nothing to steal. , I had no choice but to steal some rotten straw from the kang mat.Even so, the "gentlemen" on Liangshang would never take chopsticks from other people's cupboards, because dry straw can keep warm, and they can be exchanged for money and things if they make up too much, but they have never heard of anyone willing to pay to buy poor chopsticks A few tattered chopsticks that have been at home for many years. There are all kinds of chopsticks in the cave, obviously not belonging to one family, and there are tens of thousands of them like random arrows. Who would take these chopsticks into the cave when they are full?Zhang Xiaozhuan couldn't figure out the trick even after thinking about it, so he had no choice but to ignore it.He took a few steps forward, but saw a bridge across the water deep in the cave. The whole bridge is made of chopsticks, although the chopsticks are different in length and short, and the materials are old and new, but they are glued together firmly and evenly, the bridge deck is slightly arched, and the width is less than two feet.Pick up a lantern to shine on the opposite side of the Chopsticks Bridge. It turns out that there is a city gate building hidden in the dark place. It is also made entirely of chopsticks. There are still dozens of arrow windows for viewing the enemy, and on both sides are city walls made of countless chopsticks. This Chopsticks City and the Chopsticks Bridge in front of the city are far smaller than the real towers and bridges.Zhang Xiaozhuo and Sun Dazi stepped on the Chopsticks Bridge holding their breath, and they could barely cross the river, but when they got to the tower, they found that the city gate was not for people to walk through at all, and the city gate hole was not much bigger than the dog hole. The gate of Chopsticks City was wide open, and only gusts of pungent fishy wind wafted out of it, and the strange smell hit the face and brain.Zhang Xiaozhuo and Sun Dazi hurriedly tore off a piece of their skirt, covered their mouth and nose, and covered their breathing. Then they looked under the tower built by countless chopsticks, the bones were all in a mess, and they were all gnawed to pieces. There was not a trace of flesh left. , I can't tell whether it is a human bone or an animal bone.The two were shocked: what is under Lou's Huai Garden?How could there be such a strange city?Who lives in Chopsticks City? This matter was completely unexpected. Although Zhang Xiaozhuan and Sun Dazi were bold, they didn't dare to act rashly immediately. They held their breath and lay down in front of the city gate, peeking inside.I saw that the city of chopsticks was brightly lit, and there were rows of houses that were built with various kinds of chopsticks. The gloomy streets were wide and deep, but the pavilions and houses in the city were all small and small households. It is no different from the human world, but only cats can live there, and the sound of the child's crying is constantly coming out of it.The ominous weeping sound was strange and inexplicable, and the skin of the two people and the cat immediately formed patches of hairy chestnuts.The situation in Chopsticks City is no small matter. This is exactly: "It sounds frightening to break the courage of heroes, but it seems to frighten the hearts of disabled heroes." If you want to know what will happen next, let's listen to the next chapter to explain.