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Lao Can's Travels

Lao Can's Travels

刘鹗

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Chapter 1 For the first time, the soil does not produce water

Lao Can's Travels 刘鹗 4725Words 2018-03-20
It is said that there is a big mountain outside the east gate of Dengzhou Prefecture in Shandong Province, named Penglai Mountain.There is a pavilion on the mountain named Penglai Pavilion.This pavilion is built with paintings, flying clouds, bead curtains and rain, which is very magnificent.Looking at the households in the city from the west, there are thousands of homes in the mist and rain; from the east, looking at the waves of the sea, it is majestic and majestic for thousands of miles.Therefore, people in the city often take wine and wine in the afternoon, and stay in the pavilion, preparing to come to Mingshi the next day to watch the sun rise from the sea.I am used to it, and this is not a table.

But said that there was a tourist that year, named Lao Can.This person's original surname is Tie, and his single name is an English character.Because of his admiration for the story of the lazy and disabled monk stewing taro, he took the word "can" as the name.Everyone called him old and disabled because he was not disliked by him and respected his meaning.Unknowingly, the word "old disabled" has become a nickname.He was only in his thirties, and he was originally from Jiangnan.I also read a few poems and books back then, but because I couldn’t do stereotyped essays well, I got one of them as a student.First of all, his father was originally a third- and fourth-rank official. Because of his clumsy temperament, he didn't know how to ask for money, so he worked for twenty years and was in short supply.Do you think there is any spare money for his son to use?

This old disabled man has no ancestral property to keep, and no business to do, so the word "hungry and cold" gradually came to him.I was helpless, but coincidentally there were many people, and a Taoist priest who rang a string of bells came. He said that he had been taught by others that he could cure all kinds of diseases.So the old man worshiped him as his teacher and learned a few formulas.From then on, he rang a string of bells and went to treat people's diseases to make a living. He ran around the rivers and lakes for nearly twenty years. This year, I just came to Guqiancheng in Shandong Province. There was a rich family named Huang and Ruihe.It will be cured this year, and a few holes will be broken elsewhere next year.After many years, no one can cure this disease.Every hair is in summer, once the autumnal equinox is over, it doesn't matter.

In the spring of that year, just as the old man came here, the manager of Huang Da’s family asked him if there was any way to cure this disease. He said: “There are all kinds of ways, but you don’t have to do it according to me. This year, let’s use some tricks and try it.” My method. If you want to prevent this disease from happening forever, there is no difficulty. You just need to follow the method of the ancients, which is a hundred and one hundred. The other diseases are the methods handed down by Shennong and Huangdi. Only this disease is handed down by Dayu. Method. Later in the Tang Dynasty, there was a Wang Jing who taught this method, and no one knew about this method since then. Today’s strange fate, I will know something about it in the next generation.” So Huang Dahu’s family stayed with Lao Can to treat his illness.Strange to say, although there was a little festering this year, not a single hole came out.For this reason, Huang Dahu's family likes it very much.

Look at the autumnal equinox, the disease will not matter this year.Everyone is out of the hole because of Huang Dahu.It was something that hadn’t happened in more than ten years. I was very happy, so I called a troupe and sang a thank-you play for three days; very carefree. One day, after lunch, Lao Can felt a little sleepy after drinking two cups of wine, so he went to lie down on a couch in his room, rested, closed his eyes, and saw two people walking in Lai: One is called Wen Bo and the other is called De Huisheng.These two were the best friends of Lao Can, and they said together: "It's been so long, Lao Can, what are you doing at home?" Tired." The two said: "We are going to Dengzhou Mansion to visit the scenic spot of Pengcai Pavilion, so I am here to invite you. The car has been hired for you, so you pack your luggage quickly and start here." The old disabled luggage book There are not many, but there are several volumes of ancient books and a few pieces of equipment, and it is very easy to receive and inspect, and they got on the car in no time.It's nothing more than eating and sleeping in the open, and soon arrived in Dengzhou, and found two guest rooms in Penglai Pavilion. We stayed here, and enjoyed the illusion of the sea and the illusion of the mirage.

The next day, the old man said to Wen and De Ergong: "Everyone says that the sunrise is beautiful. Why don't we sleep tonight and see how the sunrise looks?" ’” Even though autumn is the time when day and night stand still, after all, the sun rises and sets, and the air spreads light, but the nights are still felt to be short.The three of them opened two bottles of wine, took out the delicacies they had brought, and ate wine while chatting. Before they knew it, the east had gradually become brighter.In fact, it is still far away from sunrise, which is the principle of spreading light through air.The three talked for a while, and De Huisheng said, "It's about time now. Why don't we wait on the pavilion first?" Wen Wenbo said, "The wind is very urgent in my ears. The windows above are too open. I'm afraid it's cold. It can't be compared." It's warm in this room, so I need to wear two more clothes to go up." Everyone did as usual, and they all brought binoculars and blankets, and went up the escalator zigzagging from behind.When I got to the middle of the pavilion, I sat down at a table by the window, looked east, and saw the white waves in the sea like mountains, stretching as far as the eye can see.A few points in the northeast of Qingyan, the nearest is Changshan Island, and further away are Dazhu, Dahei and other islands.Next to the pavilion, there was a whistling sound of wind, as if the pavilion was about to be shaken.The clouds in the sky piled up one by one, and there was a big cloud in the north, flying to the middle, pressing down the original cloud.And squeezed a piece of cloud in the east more and more tightly: the tighter the more it cannot give in, the situation is very strange.After a while, it turned into a red light.

Huisheng said: "Brother Can, looking at this scene, you can't see the sunrise today." Zhang Bo is staring with a telescope.Said: "Look! There is a black shadow in the east, floating with the waves, it must be a ship passing by." So everyone took out the binoculars and looked at each other.After looking at it for a moment, he said: "Yes, yes. Look, there is a very thin black line at the junction of the water, isn't that the hull of the ship?" Everyone looked at it for a while, and the ship passed by. out of sight. Huisheng also looked left and right with a telescope.As he was concentrating, he suddenly shouted: "Ah, ah! Look, there is a sailboat over there in the midst of the huge waves, so dangerous!" The two asked, "Where is it?" Huisheng said, "You look right Look to the northeast, isn't that piece of snow-white waves, Changshan Island? It's getting closer to Changshan Island." The two looked at it through the telescope and said, "Ah, ah! It's extremely dangerous. Fortunately, it is coming this way, and it will be docked in only twenty or thirty miles."

It's only been an hour since we met each other, and the boat is already very close.The three of them looked carefully through the binoculars, and it turned out that the boat was twenty-two or four feet long, and it turned out to be a very big boat.The captain sits on the rudder tower, and the four people downstairs are in charge of turning the rudder.There are six old sails on six masts at the front and back, and two new masts, one brand new sail and one half-new sail, so the ship has eight masts.The hull of the ship is very heavy, and I think there must be all kinds of goods in that cabin.There are countless people sitting on the boat, men and women, but there are no awnings, windows, etc. to cover the windy day, just like the third-class seats on the train from Tianjin to Beijing, with the north wind blowing on the surface and the waves splashing on the body, Wet and cold, hungry and afraid.It can be seen that the people on this boat are in dire straits.Under the eight sails, there are two people who specialize in rope feet.There are many people on the bow and side of the boat, as if they were dressed as sailors.

Although the boat was twenty-three or four feet long, it was damaged in many places: one piece on the east side, about three feet long, was destroyed, and the waves poured in; Zhang, water waves gradually invaded; the rest of the place, there is no scar.The eight sail stewards were serious about stewarding the sails, but they each steered their own sails, as if they were on eight boats, without taking care of each other.The sailor just ran about in the line of men and women who were on the boat, not knowing what he was doing.Looking carefully with the telescope, we knew that he was searching for the dry food brought by the men and women, and stripping the clothes on those people.Uncle Zhang looked at it kindly, and couldn't help shouting: "These damned slaves! Look, this ship is about to sink. They don't know how to perfunctoryly land early, but they ravage good people there. I'm so mad!" Hui Sheng Said: "Brother Zhang, don't worry, the distance between the boats is only seven or eight miles. When he berths, we will go up and persuade them."

While talking, he suddenly saw that several people on the boat had been killed, thrown into the sea, overturned the rudder, and thrown to the east again.Zhang Bo jumped on both feet angrily, and cursed: "It's a good boat, with infinite lives, it's not wrong to be ruined in the hands of these drivers for no reason!" After thinking for a while, he said: "Fortunately, we There are fishing boats at the foot of the mountain, why not drive one, kill the drivers and replace them with others? Wouldn’t it save the lives of a whole boat? What a merit! What a pleasure!” Huisheng said: Pain formula, after all, it’s reckless, I’m afraid it’s right. Please tell Brother Can why?”

Old Can smiled and said to Zhang Bo: "Brother Zhang's plan is very good, but I don't know how many battalions you will take?" Go alone. There are several battalions over there to bring you!" The old man said: "In this case, there are no less than two hundred people on board their boat, and the three of us are going to kill him. I'm afraid we will only die and nothing will happen. What does Gao Ming think?" Zhang Bo thought about it, but the reasoning was not bad, so he said: "What should you do, is it to see them die for nothing?" The old man said: "In my opinion, the driver was wrong. There are only two reasons, so the boat is in a mess. Why are there two reasons? One is that they are going to the Pacific Ocean, and they only live a peaceful life. When the wind is calm, his driving situation is also controlled It's wonderful to be free. I didn't expect to encounter such a big storm today, so my hands and feet are all hairy. Second, they came to prepare a plan. Usually when it's sunny, follow the old way to walk, and there are sun, moon, and stars to see, so the north, south, east, and west are not far away. It’s not bad, it’s wrong. It’s called ‘relying on the sky’. After the cloudy sky, the sun, the moon, and the stars are all covered by clouds, so they have nothing to rely on. It’s not that I don’t want to do it for the good, but I just don’t know how to do it. , so the more you go, the more mistakes you make. For the current plan, according to Brother Zhang’s method, drive a fishing boat and chase him. His boat is heavy, but our boat is light. We will definitely catch up. When you get there, give him a compass. Once he has a direction, he will go. Tell the owner of the difference between driving with wind and waves and when there is no wind and waves. Will they follow our advice and go to the other side immediately?" Huisheng said: "Old Can said That’s right, let’s hurry up and do the same. Otherwise, the people on this boat are really in danger!” After saying that, the three of them got out of the pavilion and assigned their servants to guard their belongings, but the three of them were all empty. They brought a most accurate steering wheel, a chronograph, and a few items for sailing, and went down the mountain. .There is a dock at the foot of the mountain, where fishing boats are moored.I chose a light fishing boat, set up the sails, and chased forward.Fortunately, today is covered by the north wind, so there are sidewinds from east to west, which makes sailing very convenient.In an instant, they were not far from the big ship, and the three of them still took a closer look with the binoculars.When I was more than ten feet away from the big ship, I could even hear the people on board talking. Who knew that besides the person in charge of the boat who gathered everyone, there was another kind of person who talked loudly there, only to hear him say: "Every one of you paid for the boat, and besides, this boat is the company of your ancestors. The industry has been completely destroyed by these drivers. Your whole family, old and young, are all on board. Could it be that you are waiting to die here? Don’t you want to find a way to restore it? You really deserve to die!” Everyone was speechless after being scolded by him.Several people came out and said: "You sir, what you said is what we want to say in our hearts. We are really ashamed and grateful to be awakened by you today! What can we do if we just ask for advice?" He said: "You know that now is a world where money is all you need. You all collect some money, and we give up our spirit, fight a few people to bleed, and earn you a stable and free foundation for eternity. Do you think it is good? "Everyone applauded together. Zhang Bo heard it from a distance, and said to the two of them, "I don't think there are such heroes on that boat! If we had known this, we would not have to come." Let's see how he behaves. If there is some truth, we can go back." The old man said: "What Brother Hui said is true. From my humble opinion, I am afraid that this type of person is not a person who does things. Just use civilized words to cheat some money!" At that time, the three of them lowered the sail leaves and slowly stern behind the big boat.I saw that the man on the boat collected a lot of money and gave it to the speaker to see how he would do it.Unexpectedly, the speaker collected a lot of money, found a place where no one could hurt him, stood his ground, and shouted loudly: "You bloodless people, cold-blooded beasts, don't hurry up!" Go hit the helmsman?" Then he shouted: "Aren't you going to kill those who are in charge of the ship one by one?" Then there was that ignorant boy who relied on him to steer the ship, and some also scolded the ship's owner. Those who were killed by the people beside them were all killed, and those who were thrown into the sea were thrown into the sea.The speaker shouted again from a high place: "Why don't you have a group? If the whole ship fights together, are you afraid that you won't be able to defeat them?" The people on the ship, including old and sensible people, also loudly He shouted: "Everyone, don't move around! If you do this, the boat will capsize before the victory is decided! There is absolutely no such way!" After hearing this, Huisheng said to Zhang Bo: "It turns out that the heroes here only collect money for themselves and make others bleed." , the three of them filled the sails, and they were close to the big boat in an instant.The pole worker hooked the big boat with his pole, and the three of them jumped on it, went to the bottom of the rudder tower, sang a deep song, and then took out their steering wheel and chronograph and presented them.When the helmsman saw it, he was kind and asked, "How to use this thing? What's the benefit?" They were discussing, but suddenly there was a roar among the low-ranking sailors, saying: "Captain! Captain! Don't be fooled by this man! They are using foreign steering wheels, they must be Chinese soldiers sent by foreign devils! They are Catholicism! They have already sold this big boat to foreign devils, so they have this steering wheel. Please the owner of the boat tie up and kill these three people to avoid future troubles. If you talk to them a few more words, then use his Xiang Pan, even if the foreign devil takes the deposit, he will come to take our boat!" Unexpectedly, this burst of noise shook the whole boat.Even the hero who gave the speech shouted, "This is a traitor who sells ships! Kill him, kill him!" Hearing this, the captain and helmsman hesitated, and one of them, who was the captain's uncle, said, "You have very good intentions in coming, but it's just that public anger is hard to offend. Go!" The three of them wept and hurried back to the boat.Unexpectedly, the people on the big boat were still angry. Seeing that the three people got into the small boat, they hurriedly used the broken piles and broken planks that were broken by the waves to get off the boat.Think about it, how can a small fishing boat be prevented from being smashed by hundreds of people, smashing the fishing boat to pieces in an instant, and sinking into the sea.The fate of the three people is unknown, let's listen to the next chapter to break it down.
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