Chapter 19 third quarter

A group of people passed through the gate with the help of the lamp in their hands.I saw that the courtyard was barren, the mansion had collapsed, and weeds were overgrown everywhere. The moonlight dyed the clothes on everyone's bodies blue, brightly reflecting the deserted mansion. Even the roof is covered with weeds, it is hard to believe that Dr. Wen lived here. "Oh, this is really..." "People are only valuable when they are alive." "No, that's not bad. From another angle, this scene is also unique." "Ok." Dragging their hems wet with weeds and night dew, they walked around and found that only the roof of the kitchen hadn't collapsed and remained in its original state.

"Just sit here." We settled on the narrow corridor of the kitchen.Some people sat down on round straw mats in the narrow corridor, while others stood in the courtyard, drinking and having fun, reciting poems and composing together. Someone recited the following verse: The general idea is: stepping on the white sand on the river bank, with silk on your shoulders, standing in the Qingming autumn atmosphere, you can only see the bright moon hanging high on the tall buildings of Chang'an City. The poet explained the meaning of the poem to everyone, and then said: "This is a sentence in "Bai Shi Anthology" (the current "Bai Shi Anthology" does not contain this poem, but there is an allusion to this poem), Is it suitable for the moonlight tonight?"

Bai's—that is, Bai Letian. "When Bai Juyi lived in Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, he wrote this poem because he admired the full moon on August 15th." "It turns out that it is really touching." "No, no." Everyone agreed.Just as everyone was chanting this line of poetry repeatedly, a figure appeared in the northeast, stepping on the wet grass and walking quietly under the moonlight. When everyone saw it, it turned out to be a woman dressed as a nun. The woman came in front of the crowd and asked, "Where is the distinguished guest here?"

"Tonight, the moon is as bright as a picture, we are here to enjoy the moon..." Because the moonlight is so beautiful, we deliberately came here to appreciate the moon, recite poems and enjoy the moonlight.One of them explained his purpose to the woman. "Do you know whose house this is?" the woman asked. "Is it Lord Oe Asatsuna's mansion?" "We think that since we want to admire the moon and recite poems, there is no other place more suitable than here." "Speaking of which, who is the teacher who came to such a place in the middle of the night?" Everyone answered the woman's question, and finally asked.

"I am one of the late Asaozuna-sama's maids. Many of the attendants in the past have gone their separate ways now... Some have passed away, some are missing, and I am the only one left now..." The woman replied hoarsely , "I'm the only one left here. I don't know how long I can live, but I plan to spend my whole life here." After listening to the woman's words, some of the visitors also shed tears. "I've been listening to the conversations of the adults since the beginning. I don't know which adult recited the verses in the "Collected Works"..." the woman asked.

"It's me." The person who chanted Bai Letian's poems replied. "Just now you said: 'The moon ascends the Baichi Tower in Chang'an City'. In the past, Master Chao Gang did not interpret poems like this." The woman asked. "yes?" "Then how do you explain it?" Everyone leaned forward and asked excitedly. "If my memory is correct, it should be like this..." After the woman finished speaking, she chanted loudly in front of everyone. The moon tempts to climb the Chang'an Baichi Tower... "So that's the case. Listening to the teacher's chanting, the meaning is really like this."

"It makes sense. I also think that it is not the moon that ascends the Hundred-Chichi Tower, but that people are attracted by the moon. The saying that ascends the Hundred-Chichi Tower is more correct." After the woman finished singing, everyone agreed. "I would like to ask my lords about something..." the woman said solemnly, "Master Chao Gang once gave me a waka..." "What waka?" Everyone looked at the woman with great interest.The woman raised her voice and chanted: "what?" "I've never heard of it. It turns out that Master Chaozuna once composed such a waka..."

"I would like to ask my lord to help me solve the mystery of this Waka." The woman said. Solve the riddle—the woman meant to help her analyze the hidden meaning of this waka. "Hey, I can't solve it." "What's the hidden meaning?" Just when everyone was puzzled, the woman looked up at the moon sadly and whispered softly: "Please remember this waka, my lord! If someone can solve the hidden meaning of this waka, please come here and tell me the meaning of the waka .” After finishing speaking, the woman saluted deeply under the moonlight. Then, she disappeared as if melting into the moonlight.