Chapter 10 The tenth chapter Lilong and double pearls illuminate the harp, the rhinoceros and a horn, and the sound of Ye Konghou

It is said that when Ziping heard the sound of the sky collapsing and the price of the earth collapsing, his feet trembled, and he was so frightened that he was afraid that the mountain would fall down.Huang Longzi said behind him: "Don't be afraid, this is because the frozen snow on the mountain was washed away by the spring water, and a large piece rolled down, mixed with ice and snow, so there is such a loud sound." Then he turned to the north again. , is a cave.This hole is only as big as two rooms, with windows on the half window sill facing outwards; the other three pages are all cut flat and white, with a round top, like a city gate.The furnishings in the cave are very simple, there are a few seats made of tree roots, but they are uneven and polished to a silky finish.These cases are all born by Guteng, they are not square or round, and they are made according to the trend.On the east wall is a dry couch for sleeping alone, with quilt pillows.Beside the couch were two or three yellow bamboo boxes, which must have been used to store clothes and other things.There are no lamps and candles in the cave, but two round night pearls are inlaid on the north wall, about the size of a bucket, and the light is red, not very bright.The floor is covered with a carpet, which is very thick and soft, and there is a slight sound.A curved ruler-shaped bookshelf was erected in the north of the couch, and there were many books, all of which were bound in rough drafts without cutting the tops of the books.There are several musical instruments hanging in the middle of the Double Night Pearl, including two harps and two qins, which are recognizable;

When Yugu went to the cave, she blew on the candlestick and put it on the window sill.Just now I sat down, I only heard seven or eight sounds of "Mu Wu" outside, and many more, but the window paper did not shake.Ziping said, "Why are there so many tigers in this mountain?" Yugu laughed and said, "People from the countryside don't know everything when they go to the city, and they are laughed at; but when you go to the countryside, you don't know everything, I'm afraid." Some people laugh at you." Zi Ping said: "Listen, isn't it a tiger that barks outside?" Aunt Yu said, "This is howling wolves. How many tigers are there? Tigers have long voices, while wolves The sound is short, so the name of the tiger is 'Xiao', and the name of the wolf is 'Howling'. The ancients used their words carefully."

Huang Longzi moved two small long tables, took off a zither and a zither.Yugu also moved three stools and let Ziping sit on one.They tuned each other, and sat on a stool with Huanglong.The strings have been tuned, and after a few discussions between Yugu and Huanglong, she started to play. At first, she was just picky and picky, with a melodious and soft sound.After one paragraph, the sound is scattered and interlaced, and the sound is clear and clear. After two paragraphs, there are more and more chanting and kneading.The hook and pick of the harp correspond to the notes of the qin in the gaps. If you listen carefully, it is like playing the qin and drums, each in tune.After the fourth and fifth paragraphs, the chanting and kneading gradually decreased, mixed with criticism, desolation and desolation, upright and upright, the lower finger is very heavy, and the rhyme is prosperous.The sixth, seventh and eighth paragraphs are interspersed with many extensions, and the more they turn, the clearer their tunes become.

Ziping could play more than a dozen tunes of the piano, so he could hear it very well; because he had never heard of Se, he paid special attention to it.Knowing that the magical function of the se is also in the left hand, after watching his right hand make a sound, the left hand trembles forward and backward, and the rest of the sound follows Yi Yi, which is really unheard of.At the first hearing, I was still calculating his fingering and turning around, and even then I heard the sound in my ears, but I couldn't see it.For a long time, I have no eyes or ears, and I feel that my body is floating, as if following the long wind, floating and sinking between clouds and clouds.For a long time, the mind and body are afraid of forgetting, like drunk like a dream.In the midst of a trance, the sound of the clang and the zither were heard, and the person was alert. He leaned up and said, "This song is extremely wonderful! I have also learned to play it for two years, and I have seen it. There are many masters. I heard Mr. Sun Qinqiu play the piano before. There is a song that seems to be extraordinary and different from the world. I don’t want to hear this song today, and it is several times higher than Sun Jun. What is the name of the song? Is there a score?" Aunt Yu Said: "This song is called "Sea Sea and Sky Wind". It has never been composed. Not only is this song unique in the world, but the way of playing it is also an ancient tune in the mountains, which is not known to outsiders. What you play is all done by one person. The song, if two people play this song at the same time, the palace and merchants of each other will become one. Like the other palace, this must also be the palace; The same is true for drums. They are actually played together, not in ensemble. The pieces we play are very different from those played by two people. When played by one person, it is called "self-contained music"; Therefore, the palace and the merchant, and the horn and the feather, are harmonious but not identical. This is what the sages call "a gentleman is harmonious but different."

At that time, Gu Gu stood up, opened a small door on the west wall, opened it, and shouted something loudly, but she didn't know what to say, so she couldn't hear clearly.Seeing that Huang Longzi also stood up and hung the zither on the wall.So Ziping also stood up, walked to the wall, and carefully looked at what the night pearl looked like, so that he could go back and show off to others.When he got to the bottom of the pearl, he stretched out his hand to touch it, but that Ye Mingzhu was very hot, and his hands were a little burnt. He was surprised and said, "What's the reason for this?" Seeing that Huanglongzi's qin and se were all hung up, he asked, "Sir, what is this?" What?" He replied with a smile, "Don't you recognize the Lilong Pearl?" Asked: "How can Lizhu be hot?" Answer: "This is the pearl that Huoyou vomited, and it is naturally hot." Ziping said: "How about a pair of Fire Dragon Balls of the same size? Even though they are Fire Dragons, are they always hot?" He replied with a smile: "But what I said, Mr. I don't mean to believe it. If I don't believe it, I will make this hot." I'll show you the truth." Then, she pulled out a small copper nose next to the night pearl, and the pearl opened like a door.It turned out to be a bead shell with a deep oil pool inside, a wick rolled with cotton thread in the center, and a lamp frame made of thousand-layer paper outside. There was a small chimney on it, and there were many black spots on it when it went out from the wall. Smoke has the same principle as foreign lamps, but it is not as delicate as foreign lamps, so it is inevitable that there will be black smoke on it, and you will laugh when you see it.Looking at the pearl shell, it turned out that it was ground out of a large snail and clam shell, so it was not as bright as a foreign light.Ziping said: "Instead of that, why don't you buy a foreign lamp? Wouldn't it be easy?" Huang Longzi said: "Is there any foreign goods shop in this mountain? This oil comes from the front mountain, and it is the same thing as the foreign oil you order. It's just us I don't know how to make it, so I always feel that it is dirty and the light is not enough, so I embedded it in the wall." After saying that, he closed the pearl shell, and there were still two night pearls.

Ziping asked again: "What is this carpet made of?" Answer: "The common name is 'Song grass'. It can be used as a coir raincoat, so it is named. When the coir grass is half dead, it is picked to dry and chopped into filaments. , and hemp. This is the handicraft of Yugu. The mountain is so humid, so it is paved with mica first, and this blanket is added, so that people will not be sick. The wall is also painted with mica powder and red clay. Yes, it protects against humidity and cold, but it is much better than the lime you use." Ziping looked again, and there was something hanging on the wall, which looked like a cotton bow, but it had countless strings. He knew it must be a musical instrument, so he asked, "What's its name?" Huang Longzi said, "It's called 'Konghou'. "It's not very loud when I dial it with my hand, and said: "When we read poems since childhood, there is "Konghou Yin" in the title, but we don't know it is like this. Please play it twice, sir, so as to broaden your knowledge, how about it?" Huang Longzi Said: "Single playing doesn't mean anything. I'll see what the time is like. Just invite another guest." Going to the window, looking out at the moonlight, he said, "It's only Haizheng at this moment. I'm afraid the Sang family sisters haven't slept yet. Well, go and ask for a look." Then he said to Yugu, "Mr. Shen wants to listen to the harp, but I don't know if Ahu of the Sang family can come?" Yugu said, "Cangtou brought tea, I asked him to go and ask. .” So they sat down again.Cangtou held a small red clay stove, a water bottle, a small teapot, and several small teacups, and placed them on a low table.Gu Yu said: "Go to Sang's house and ask Hu Gu and Sheng Gu if they can come?"

At this time, the three of them were sitting beside Mei Huafan by the window.Ziping was very close to the window sill, Qiaogu took the tea cloth and the two of them sat quietly and drank tea.Ziping looked at some books on the window sill, and took a look. He had four large characters written on his face, saying, "This is a human language".Looking at it, there are also poems and articles, but the ballads with long and short sentences are the most, all of which are hand-recorded and the handwriting is beautiful.After reading a few songs, I don't really understand.I found a copy by chance, and there was a piece of paper in it, on which were written four four-character poems. Gu took it over and looked at it, and said, "If you like it, just take it."

Ziping took it over, looked at it carefully, and wrote: "The Ermine Proverb" Dongshan milk tiger welcomes the door; next year eats musk deer, and Qilu will be born in sorrow.Once the wreckage is in a mess, the suckling tiger has no food; soar to the sky, and the pig will rule the country.The second solution is the milk tiger Banban, which dominates the west mountain; the grandson of Adam, who was destroyed, the third solution and the neighbors are furious, and the heaven favors the west; Ziping looked at it again and again, and said: "This poem is like an ancient ballad. There must be deeds in it. Please ask me a little bit." Wait for a few years and you will find out." Yugu said: "'Ruhu' is your Yu Taizun, and you can figure out the rest by slowly trying to figure it out." Ziping understood, so he didn't ask further.

At that time, laughter was heard in the distance.After a short rest, I only heard "Gedeng Gedeng" in the corridor, and there were many footsteps, and they were in front of me in an instant.Cangtou advanced and said, "The girl from the Sang family is here." Both Huang and Yu went up to her.Ziping also got up and stood up.I saw the one in front was about twenty years old, wearing a purple jacket with yellow flowers on purple ground, and a skirt of swallowtail blue, with a cloud bun on his head and a horse makeup; the one in the back was about ten years old. Three or four years old, wearing an emerald blue jacket, trousers with red ground and white flowers, a bun in the middle of his head, and a green flower like a citrus mushroom leaf inserted in it, and he walks tremblingly.Come in and give up their seats to each other.

Introduced by Yugu, she first said: "This is the younger brother of Shen Laofutai in Chengwu County. He can't make it to the market today. He is staying here. It happens that Uncle Long is also here. We have a good talk with each other. Shen Gong wants to listen to the harp, so I have to thank you two. Drive. Breaking the sleep is a great sin!" The two said together: "How dare, how dare. It's just the sound of "Xia Li", which is unbearable." Huang Long said: "There is no mediocrity." Yugu then pointed out Looking at the older one in purple clothes, he said to Ziping, "This is sister Hu." Pointing to the younger one in green clothes, he said, "This is sister Sheng. They all live next to us, and they usually get along the most. " Ziping said a few more polite words, but he saw that Hu Gu, with plump cheeks and long eyebrows, eyes like ginkgo biloba, double dimples on the mouth, red lips and white teeth, was handsome amidst the glamour; Handsome, with refreshing eyes.Cangtou goes forward, takes a water bottle, fills the teapot, pours water into the teapot, and then exits.Yugu took two cups and offered tea to each.Huang Youzi said: "It's getting late, please start."

So Gu Gu took the harp and handed it to Gu Gu, but Gu Gu refused to take it over and said, "I play the harp, but I am not as good as my younger sister. But I brought a branch horn, and younger sister Sheng also brought the bell, so it might as well be 玙Girl plays the harp, I blow the horn, and sister Sheng rings the bell, wouldn't it be great?" Huang Long said, "It's very good, very good. That's how it is done." Hu Gu said again, "What does Uncle Long do?" Huang said, "I Just listen." Hu Gu said: "Don't be ashamed, I don't want you to listen! Dragons sing and tigers roar, you just sing." Huang You said: "Water dragons can sing. The dragon in my field can only dive and not use it. "Yu Gu said: "There is a way. I am about to put down the harp, ran to the wall, took a special pan, put it in front of Huanglong, and said, "Just half whistle and half hit the pan, and help with the syllables." . " Hu Gu then took out a horn from the bottom of the lapel, which was dazzling like Yuanyu, and blew it slowly first.It turns out that there is a blowing hole on the top of this corner, and there are six or seven small holes on the side, which can be pressed and placed with fingers, and there are also palace merchants to mark feathers, unlike the conch blown by street patrol soldiers, which are only called "woo woo".Hearing the sound of the trumpet, he whimpered and frustrated, and the sound was solemn and stirring.At that time, Linggu had already taken the harp from her lap, tuned the strings, and listened to the rhythm of the horn.Sheng Gu took out the small bell, pressed four with his left hand and three with his right hand, and looked at Hu Gu intently.Seeing that Hu Gu's horn was about to end, Sheng Gu picked up the seven bells in both hands at the same time, shaking the price wildly.When the bell rang, Gu Gu had already lifted up the harp, it was desolate, she picked it tightly with the hook, and brushed it with her hands.The ringing of the bell has stopped, and the konghou dingdong intermittently, harmonizing with the sound of the horn, is like a strong wind blowing sand, and the roof tiles are about to shake.The seven bells didn't ring all at the same time, but they were scattered again and again, and they went to the festival in response to the opportunity. At this moment, Huang Longzi raised his head to the sky, pressed his lips together, and let out a howl in harmony.At that time, the throat sound, horn sound, string sound and bell sound could not be distinguished.In my ears I could hear the sound of the wind, the sound of the water, the trampling of men and horses, the sound of shining flags, the sound of fighting and rolling, and the sound of golden drums beating thinly.About half an hour later, Huanglong raised the pan striker and struck it sonorously and chaotically, taking advantage of the gap.At that time, the harps were getting rarer, and the sound of the horns was getting lower and lower, but Yu Qingpan never stopped singing.After a short rest, Sheng Gu stood up, straightened her hands, rang the chaotic bell again, and all the music ceased.Ziping stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I'm grateful to you all." Everyone said, "I'm laughing at you." Ziping said, "please tell me what the name of this song is, and why is it so loud?" Huanglong said: "this song It is called "Kusang Yin" or "Huma Sifeng Song". During the heart-to-heart conversation, everyone returned their musical instruments to their original positions and sat down again.Aunt Hu said to Aunt Yu, "Why hasn't Sister Pan returned for so many days?" Aunt Hu said, "The eldest sister has been making trouble for more than two months because her nephew is not feeling well, so she never came." What's wrong with your son? Why don't you treat it quickly?" Aunt Yu said: "Isn't it. The child is naughty, and he eats indiscriminately when he is cured; so he has another hair, which has happened twice. Why don't you treat him? !” After saying a lot of homely things, he got up and said goodbye.Ziping also stood up and said to Huanglong: "Let's sit in front too, for fear of Zizheng's situation at this moment, Miss Yu is going to sleep too. Said, come forward together, still walking from the corridor.It's just that there is no moonlight on the window, and the cliff outside the window, the upper half is white and shining, and the lower half is already dark. It is the moon on the thirteenth, and it is already very crooked.Walking to the east room, Aunt Yu said: "Sit here, both of you, and I will send sisters Hu and Sheng out." When they arrived in the main room, Hu and Sheng also said, "No need to send them off, we also brought a Cangtou here. It's in the front." Hearing their murmurs for a long time, Huang Gu just returned.Huang Long said: "You go back too, I'll sit still for a while." Aunt Ling also said goodbye and went back to the cave, saying: "Mr. Shen just sleep on the couch, excuse me." After Yugu left, Huang Long said: "Liu Renfu is a good man, but his illness is too real. There are more mountains and forests, and the city may not last long. You have a fate for about a year. After this year, the situation will change again. It’s about to change.” Ziping asked: “What’s the situation after one year?” Answer: “Small changes. After five years, the trend will gradually rise; after ten years, the situation will be very different.” Ziping asked: “Is it good or not? Bad?" Answer: "Of course it is bad. But bad is good, good is bad; neither bad nor good, neither good nor bad." Ziping said: "I really don't understand this. Good is good, and bad is bad." Bad. Doesn’t it mean that there is no distinction between the good and the good? Please tell me one or two things. When I read Buddhist scriptures to common people, I often feel dizzy with such unreasonable mantras as "form is emptiness, emptiness is form". When I met Mr. today, I thought it was like seeing the blue sky after clearing the clouds and mist, and I didn't want to say this stupid thing again, wouldn't it be boring?" Huang Longzi said: "Let me ask you: This moon is bright at the fifteenth day, dark at the thirty-thirty, and half dark when the first string is on and the second string is on. The moon in the third and fourth year of the first day has only one tooth. May I ask how he will slowly Is the land full? How come it will slowly rot again after fifteen years?" Zi Ping said: "The reason is easy to understand: because the moon has no light at all, it receives the light of the sun, so the half facing the sun is bright. The half facing away from the sun is dark. On the third and fourth day of the lunar new year, the moon faces the sun obliquely, so what the human eye sees is three parts bright and seven parts dark, just like a tooth; in fact, there is no difference between the moon and half. One bright, half dark, full and short, are all scenes shown by human eyes, and have nothing to do with the moon." Huang Longzi said: "Since you understand this truth, you should know that good is bad and bad is good. It is the same truth as the brightness and darkness of the moon." Ziping said: "This truth is not the same. Although the moon has no roundness , there is light and darkness. Because there is always half bright and half dark, so when the bright side faces people, people say that the moon is full; when the dark side faces people, people say that the moon is dark. , people are looking at him sideways, so they feel half-bright and half-dark, which is called the upper string and the lower string. Because people see different aspects, it is called a gain and loss. If you can fly to the moon to look at it, it will still be bright. This is the principle of light and darkness, and we all understand it. However, half of the bright and half of the dark is an unshakable truth. Half of the light will last forever. It is light, and half of the darkness will always be darkness. If you say that darkness is light, and light is darkness, reason will never understand.” He was talking happily, but someone behind him said: "Mr. Shen, you are wrong." After all, who is this person, let's listen to the next chapter.