Chapter 8 The Eighth Chapter Meeting a Tiger under the Moon in Peach Blossom Mountain and Visiting Sages in Baishu Valley in the Snow

It is said that the old man was very surprised when he heard the waiter from the store came to tell him that someone from the Caozhou government had come to look for him: "Did Yuxian treat me like a robber?" Asked for an greeting, carried a bundle in his hand, put it on the chair next to him, took out a letter from his pocket, put it in with both hands, and said in his mouth: "Master Shen please greet Master Tie!" The old man took the letter At first glance, it turned out that it was Shen Dongzao who returned to his apartment. The shopkeeper sent the fox fur. Dongzao was very sad. Jisi refused to accept the fox fur. The robes and jackets were delivered by a special messenger, and it was stated that if they did not accept them, it would be too much for others.

After seeing it, Lao Can smiled, and said to the messenger: "Are you a messenger from the mansion?" Hang down three words.At that time, I wrote a thank-you letter, and I was rewarded with two taels of silver as a board fee. After I sent it away, I stayed for another two days.It is known that the Liu family letter is indeed locked in a big box, not only outsiders can't see it, even people from other clans can't see it.Sullen, he picked up a pen and wrote a must on the wall: Cang Wei abides by Wang Shili's residence, and Yiyun Jingshe houses four books. All of them belonged to Dongchang Mansion, locked away and full of stupid fish!

After the question, he sighed a few times and fell asleep.Put it down for now. But that day Dongzao went to the government office to report his resignation and met Yugong, just to encourage some words of "heavy punishment to rule the troubled world".Let's just say a few perfunctory words, that's all.Yugong brings out tea.When Dongzao returned to the store, the shopkeeper respectfully presented a robe and a letter from the old man with both hands.Dong Zao took a look at it, feeling gradually unhappy.Shi Shen Ziping was next to him and asked, "What's the matter, brother?" Dong Zao saw that the old man was still wearing a cotton coat, so he presented him with a fox fur, and after discussing with each other, he said, "Look, It's too hypocritical for him to leave this robe until the end!" Zi Ping said: "Brother is a bit careless in this matter. I think he refuses, which has two meanings: one thinks the value of this robe is a little too heavy, and the other is not. Then he accepts it; the other is that he accepts it, but it is really useless, and there is no reason to wear a fox fur robe with a cotton mandarin jacket. Since the elder brother wants to show some friendship, it is better to ask someone to find a sheepskin robe, mandarin jacket, or cloth Face, or cocoon face is all right, if you send someone to send it, he will definitely accept it. I don’t think this person is a hypocritical person. I don’t know what the elder brother thinks?” Dong Zao said: “It’s very, very. You just call someone Go ahead."

While Ziping finished, he sent someone to send it, while watching Brother Nai leave for his post.He asked for a car from the county, and set off to Pingyin in a light car.When we arrived in Pingyin, we changed to two small carts, pushed our luggage, and asked for a horse in the county to ride, but in the morning, we had already arrived at the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain.If you want to go in again, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for a horse.Fortunately, there is a village in Shankou, with only small shops on the ground, so I can't help it, let's rest for now.He hired a donkey from the villagers and sent the horse back.After shooting the tip, having dinner, we headed for the mountains.Just after leaving the village, I saw a sand river in front of me, more than a mile wide, but it was full of sand. There was only a line of river in the middle. The natives built a bridge, but it was only a few feet long.Although the river under the bridge is full of ice, there is still the sound of water. From the gurgling flow under the ice, it sounds like the meaning of rings swaying. I know it is the sound of the water carrying small ice and colliding with the big ice. .After crossing the Shahe River, it is Dongyu.It turns out that the mountain meanders from the south to the north, and the dragon veins in the middle rise and fall. Although you can't see it for a while, it's just that there are two big valleys on the left and right, which are two batches of long mountains.Except for the middle peak, there is a Daxi River on the left called Dongyu, and a Daxi River on the right called Xiyu.The waters of the two valleys meet in the front and form a stream, turn left and turn right, and pass three bays before exiting the mouth of the stream.After the exit, it is the sand river that we just crossed.

Ziping entered the mountain pass. When he looked up, he saw a high mountain not far ahead, like a screen, erected facing him, with earth and rocks interspersed with trees.But after the heavy snowfall, the stones are green, the snow is white, the branches of the trees are yellow, and many pines and cypresses are green, one clump after another, like moss on a painting.Riding a donkey and playing with the mountain scenery, I was so happy that I thought of writing two lines of poems to describe this scene.I was concentrating on it, and only heard the sound of "Kuduo", I felt my legs go limp, my body shook, and I rolled down the mountain stream.Fortunately, this road was originally walking beside the stream. Although it rolled down, it was not very deep.What's more, the snow on both sides of the stream was originally very thick, but a thin layer of ice formed a foreskin of snow on the surface.Ziping rolled all the way, the thin ice was broken all the way, as if rolling off the mattress with spring iron.After rolling a few steps, a big rock stopped him, so he didn't get hurt at all.He hurriedly supported the stone and stood up, but he poked two holes more than a foot deep in the snow.Look at the donkey on it, its two front hooves have been raised, and its two hind hooves are still stuck in the snow beside the road, unable to move.He hurriedly called out to those who followed him, looked back and forth, and found that there was no influence on the cart pushing the luggage.

What do you think is the reason?It turned out that there were not many people walking on this mountain road, so the snow accumulated on the road was slightly shallower than that on the side, after all, it was still five or six inches deep. The donkey walked with no difficulty step by step.Ziping was greedy to look at the snowy scenery on the mountain, and he never took care of the car behind him, but he knew that the wheels of the small car were going to be pushed forward by pressing down on the ground, so the resistance from the accumulated snow seemed to be very strong. One person was pushing and the other was holding him, and he was still not walking fast. It was more than half a mile behind to go to the donkey.Shen Ziping was stuck in the snow and couldn't move, so he had to hold back and wait for the car to arrive.About half the meal time, the car arrived, and everyone stopped to think of a way.Those below cannot go up, and those above cannot come down.After thinking for a long time, he said, "I have to untie the rope that binds the luggage twice, connect it up, and put one end down." Shen Ziping tied it around his waist, and at the other end, four or five people on top gathered the rope with all their strength. He hangs up.The follower slapped the snow on his body again and again, and then brought the donkey and rode it repeatedly, walking slowly.

Although this road is not a narrow path, it goes up and down suddenly, and the stone path is extremely slippery when the ice and snow cool down. I got up at one o'clock after dinner and walked to four o'clock, and it was not ten miles away.I thought to myself: "I heard from the people in the village that it is only fifteen miles to the mountain collection, but I walked for three hours and only halfway through." If you cover it, it will get darker faster.As I walked, I calculated, and before I knew it, it was getting dark that day.Reining in the donkey's rein, he discussed with the cart pusher, "Look, the blue sky has darkened. There are still about six or seven miles to go. The road is difficult to walk, and the cart can't go fast. What should I do?" Fortunately, today is the thirteenth day, and the moon rises early, no matter what, we must rush to the market. Probably this remote mountain trail, there will be no robbers, even if we walk late, we are not afraid of him." Ziping said: "Although there are no robbers, if I do, I don't have much luggage. I'm not afraid of him. It doesn't matter if I take it. It's really scary. It's late. If we come out, we will be destroyed." The coachman said: "There are not many tigers in this mountain. There are god tigers in charge. They never hurt people, but there are more wolves. When we hear him coming, we all hold a stick in our hand, so we won't be afraid of him."

As he said that, he came to a cross stream, which turned out to be a small waterfall in this mountain, flowing back to the river.Although the waterfall has dried up in winter, there is still a ravine more than two feet deep and about two feet wide. It is separated from each other, with steep mountains on one side and deep valleys on the other, and there is no other place to go around.Seeing such a scene, Ziping couldn't help panicking. He immediately stopped the donkey and waited for the cart to get there. , took a few breaths, and said: "No, no! This road is followed by the shadow, there is no second road, it will not be bad. Wait for me to go and see, how to go." Walked forward After dozens of steps, he came back and said: "There is a road, but it's not easy to walk. You always get off the donkey."

Ziping got down, led the donkey, and when he went to the front to look, he turned around the big stone, and someone built a stone bridge inside.It's just that this bridge has only two stone pillars, each of which is only one foot or two inches wide.Ziping said: "It scares me! How can I cross this bridge? If I slip my foot, I will die. I really don't have the courage to go!" Everyone looked at the coachman and said, "It doesn't matter, I have a way. Fortunately, we are wearing all My feet are very slippery, don’t be afraid of him.” A person said: “Let me go first and try.” Then he walked past, yelling: “It’s easy to go, it’s easy to go. !” Immediately came back and said, “The cart can’t be pushed, let’s carry one with four of us, let’s carry it twice.” Shen Ziping said, “The cart can be carried, but I can’t; what about the donkey What about it?" The coachman said, "Don't be afraid, wait for us to help you there first; you don't have to worry about anything else." Zi Ping said, "Even if someone supports me, I dare not go. Let me tell you, the two of us Your leg is already weak, so you can still walk there!" The coachman said; "Then there is a way: your boss always sleeps, and the two of us lift our heads and feet, so how about carrying you all the time?" Ziping said: "Not right, not right!" Another coachman said, "It's still the same: untie a rope, you always tie it around your waist, our buddies, one in front, holding a rope end, and one buddy behind, holding a rope end." Rope head, if you walk like this, your legs will not be weak when you are old and courageous." Ziping said: "It has to be like this." So he first helped Ziping go over as usual, and then lifted the two cars over.On the contrary, a donkey refused to leave. After a lot of trouble, he was still blindfolded, led and beaten by one person, and finally got through.Wait until you are busy. "The ground is already full of tree shadows, and the moonlight is already very bright.

Everyone crossed the dangerous bridge with great difficulty, took a rest, ate a bag of cigarettes, and then looked forward.After walking no more than thirty or forty steps, I heard two "woo woo" sounds in the distance.The coachman said: "Tiger barking! Tiger barking!" Walking at one end, listening attentively at the other end.After walking for dozens of steps, the coachman stopped the cart and said, "Sir, don't ride the donkey, come down. Listen to the tiger's braying. It's coming from the west. It's getting closer and closer. I'm afraid it's coming to this road. Let's avoid it, if we get close, we won't be able to avoid it." Saying this, Ziping got off his donkey.The coachman said: "Let's hang this donkey and feed it to him." There was a small pine tree beside the road, and he tied the reins of the donkey to the small pine tree, and the cart was placed next to the donkey, but the man walked back dozens of steps, and hid the donkey flat. In a crevice of a stone wall.Some coachmen hid at the foot of the boulder and covered their bodies with some snow. There were two coachmen, who were coiled on the high branches of the hillside, and both looked westward.

It was too late to say it, and then it was soon, I saw an object rushing up under the moonlight on the west ridge, and when it reached the ridge, there was another "woo".I saw that when I leaned down, I had already reached the edge of Xijian, and there was another "ming".The people here were both cold and scared, they couldn't stop their prices from shaking wildly, and they even looked at the tiger with their eyes.When the tiger reached Xijian, it stood still, its eyes were shining brightly in the moonlight, and it didn't look at the donkey, but at these people, and with a "woo" sound, it shrank back and looked at the donkey. Come over here.At this time, there was no wind in the mountains, but there was a whirring sound on the treetops, the leaves on the trees were washing and falling, and the cold air was cutting sharply on people's faces.These people were already scared out of their wits. Everyone waited for a long time, but there was no movement of the tiger.It was the driver on the tree who had the courage to come down and call out to everyone, "Come out! The tiger is gone." The driver and others came out one after another, and just now they pulled Ziping out from the crack in the stone wall, and they were already frightened.After a long time, he was able to speak and asked, "Are we dead or alive?" The coachman said, "The tiger has passed by." Ziping said, "How did the tiger pass by? Is no one injured?" The coachman on the tree said: "I saw that when he came from Jianxi, he just passed through, as if he had already arrived here like a bird. The place where he landed was seven or eight times higher than our treetops." It’s ten feet long. After falling down, it’s another sprint, and it’s already on the top of the East Ridge, and it’s heading east with a ‘woo’ sound.” After hearing this, Shen Ziping felt relieved and said, "My feet are still soft and I can't stand them up. What should I do?" The crowd asked, "Aren't you always standing here?" Ziping bowed his head for a moment. Look, I realized that I wasn't sitting, so I smiled and said, "My body really doesn't listen to me." So they helped each other, and forced to move. After walking about dozens of steps, they were able to move freely.He sighed and said, "Although my life is not in the tiger's mouth, if I encounter a bridge like the one just now again tonight, I will definitely not be able to cross it! I'm hungry, my body is cold, and I'm freezing to death." Going to the side of the little tree, he saw that the donkey was also lying on the ground, knowing that it was so frightened by the braying of the tiger.Pull up the donkey with someone, put Ziping on the donkey, and walk away slowly.Turning around a stone mouth, I suddenly saw a lot of lights in front of me, and there were about many houses. Everyone shouted: "Okay, okay! We have arrived at the market town ahead!" With this sound, everyone's spirits were shaken.Not only are people walking, but they feel much lighter under their feet, and even donkeys don't act like they used to be afraid of difficulties. After a while, it was under the light.It turned out that it was not a market town, only a few families lived on this hillside.Because the mountains have different heights, it can be seen that they are like buildings stacked on top of each other.At this point, everyone has discussed that they will never leave, and they have no choice but to knock on the door and ask for a place to stay. At that time, when I approached a family, there was a wall made of tiger skin stones and a wall door. There seemed to be many houses inside, and there were always about a dozen rooms.So the driver stepped forward and knocked on the door.After a few clicks, an old man came out with a gray beard, holding a candlestick in his hand, lit a white candle, and asked, "What are you doing here?" After reading it again, he said: "I know it's not an inn, but I can't do it if I have no choice but to follow others. I have to ask the old man for convenience." The old man nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I will ask our girl." Don't close it, just go inside.Ziping looked at it, and was very surprised: "Is there no head in this family? Why do you ask the girl, is it a girl who heads the house?" Then he thought: "Wrong, wrong. Presumably the boss of this family is the boss. .This old man must be his nephew. A girl is also called an aunt. The reasoning is very logical, and there must be no mistake." All of a sudden, I saw the old man come out with a middle-aged man, still holding the candlestick in his hand, and said "please sit inside".It turns out that this house, after entering the wall door, is a five-room house with one square meter, the door is in the middle, and there are about ten steps in front of the door.The middle-aged man held a candlestick and came up to shine on Shen Ziping.Ziping paid the coachman and others: "Stay in the yard for a while, and I will greet you after I go in to see the situation." Ziping went up the steps. The old man stood in the hall and said, "there is a Tanpo in the north. Tell them to push the cart and lead the donkey. Come into this house from Tanpo." It turns out that this is a gate facing west.When they entered the room, there were three open rooms, one at each end, separated.The north end of the factory building is a kang, and the south end is empty. The cart and donkey are placed in the south end, and a group of five people are placed on the kang.Then the old man asked Ziping's first and last name, and said, "Please sit inside." After passing through the hall, there are steps.There is a flat land up there, all of which are planted with flowers and trees, reflecting the moonlight, which is very beautiful.And there is a burst of fragrance, refreshing the heart and soul.To the north is the abbot facing the south with three questions, and every turn is a corridor, with columns made of bark fir.When you enter the room, there are four paper lanterns hung on it, which are very dexterous, made of mottled bamboo.Two of them are open, and one of them is partitioned off, making it look like a room.Tables and chairs, the layout is extremely compromised.The room was hung with a brown cloth door curtain. When I saw the door of the room, I shouted: "Girl, the guest surnamed Shen has come in." But when the door curtain was lifted, a woman of eighteen or nineteen years old came out, wearing a cloth dress, a two-blue jacket, and a green cloth skirt. My son, with a dignified and quiet appearance, bright and elegant, is a blessing to see guests.Ziping hastily saluted with long salutes.The woman said: "Please sit down." Then ordered the old man: "Hurry up and cook, the guests are hungry." The old man retreated. The woman said, "what's your surname, sir? What's the matter here?" Ziping said again that "he was ordered by his brother to visit Liu Renfu specially".The woman said: "Mr. Liu lived in the east of this collection, but now he has moved to Baishu Valley." Ziping asked, "Where is Baishu Valley?" The woman said: "In the west of Jiji, there are more than 30 miles. The road over there is more secluded than this side, and it is even more difficult to walk. My father came back from his duty the day before yesterday and told us that a visitor from afar came here today, and he suffered a little false alarm on the way. Let us go to bed later, " Prepare some food and wine for entertainment.And said: "It's too short, honorable guest, don't be offended." '" Hearing this, Ziping was very surprised: "In the barren hills, there is no government office, so what is the duty and refund?Why would you know it the day before yesterday?Why is this woman so generous? Isn't that what the ancients called a forest demeanor?To ask to understand. "I don't know if Shen Ziping can see through this woman's behavior, and I'll listen to the next chapter to break it down.