If you want to come to Zigeyu, it was planned as early as a month ago. I plan to go to Dayuan Temple to visit the current abbot Master Xujue, and learn about the past of the "fourth master" of Yuanhai (mistakenly written as Yuanhai in the past) through her. As a result, it finally took place during the "May Day" holiday. The original "May Day" came on the same day, and the "May Day" went to the alpine meadow again. Therefore, the second came.

Zigeyu is the first place I have ever visited in the Qinling Mountains, because this is my in-law's house. In the past, every time I came back, I had to go to the mountains of Zigeyu to play, but I couldn't even go to the Jingde Pagoda in the valley. Growing up on the plains, I found the mountain trails too difficult to walk. I can see Jianshan (Guifeng Mountain) from the courtyard, but I have never been tempted to go up, it is too high.

After starting to climb the mountain in the past few years, I "can't look at Zigeyu", and the mountain road is too easy to walk. Mount Guifeng is also too easy for me, I've been up three times. Therefore, coming to Zigeyu today is like walking in the park. In addition, the road from the village to the Jingde Pagoda can now be driven by car. So, I put on civilian clothes and went to Zigeyu. It is only here that I can go into the mountains so leisurely.

When we set off, we discussed it, and we must go to Jingde Pagoda today. Therefore, the car was not parked in the village. At the gate of Zigeyu Scenic Area, it was natural to drive the car in for free of charge. Since the ticket is collected here, entering Zigeyu is always a little different from the usual casualness. In the past, it felt like I was the master. Now it's a bit tangled. I don't know if we're still from the village. If we were to buy tickets, it would hurt the fat donkey's heart. If you don't buy a ticket, you feel like you've got a big bargain. In short, the people who guard the gate recognize us every time we come. Therefore, I don't understand, if the janitor doesn't recognize us, do we have to buy tickets too?

Alas, "Five dollars for tickets is a small matter, and it will be a big deal if you don't treat us as the personnel of the village." This was said by the fat donkey. Hehe, understood, no matter how far you go, the roots are still here!

After getting off the bus, I found that it was good to wear a skirt in the mountains, and the form was completely different from that in the city. The mountain breeze made my silk dress sway jubilantly, and it flew up without holding it down, which was so beautiful and took pictures of me happily. I think the value of a beautiful skirt is truly reflected in this mountain. Thinking about the photos I have taken in the mountains in the past few years, they are all outdoor clothes. It's really devalued my pretty dresses. I decided right now that I would come to Zigeyu more often in the future, and all of them would come in long skirts. Ha ha.

Probably because of the rain in the morning, there are very few tourists who come to Zigeyu today. An acquaintance at the gate of the scenic spot just now said that the crowded cars couldn't stop yesterday. No tourists, better for us. The spring is bright and the mountain breeze is gentle, and the two of us walk on the mountain road, which is completely homecoming. The scenery on the mountain is beautiful, the acacia flowers are blooming, and the mountain is filled with a fragrant fragrance. There are also clusters of purple on the mountain, which I thought were redbud flowers at the time, but when I came to see them, I saw that they were paulownia flowers and purple locust flowers. Under the blue sky and white clouds, in the green of the mountains, a touch of purple and red floats in Zigeyu, which is the most appropriate color in Zigeyu, just like the origin of its name.

The origin of the name Zigeyu is not a legend. I was fortunate enough to see the sea of purple clouds surging in the mountains, and it was breathtakingly beautiful. It's the only time I've seen it so far. It was four years ago in early May, on a sunny morning after a rainy day (around nine o'clock). The moment I saw it, I was so surprised that I lost my voice and said "ah". He whispered, "There are so many purple clouds!"

On the mountain at that time, the purple clouds, like a girl's rouge blush, were delicate and translucent, and they were charmingly beautiful. The purple clouds sometimes churned and swirled, sometimes quietly diffused, and the whole mountain was immersed in the purple clouds, like a dream. It was so beautiful that I was stunned at first, and then I was so excited that I wanted to cry. Muttered to himself: No wonder this place is called "Zigeyu", it turns out that this place is so beautiful!

Although it was also a rainy day and the beginning of May, I didn't expect the purple sea of clouds to reappear. Because, that day, when the drizzle was falling, it suddenly cleared up, and the sun came out. Today is after the rain has stopped, and we are leaving the city. Moreover, I forgot about Ziyun. Just think about going back to Zigeyu for a walk.

The gentleman is still as excited as he was every time he came here. happily told what plants and weeds were on the mountain. And, repeating what I have heard many times: I have walked through this mountain. From here, turn over and carry the wood. There is a hill over there with a large field of wild leeks......

Whenever this happens, I am "grateful" that he was admitted to university and did not have to work in the mountains. Otherwise, I will become a firewood wreck in the mountains.

Hey, I really want to thank God for his kindness, so that Shanliwa became a university teacher, and let me have a "shopkeeper" who does not farm. Ha ha!

I'm also excited today. I think I was a student when I first came here. At that time, it was me and him on the mountain road, and he also talked about it with great interest. However, at that time, he spoke with a lot of emotion: when he was a child, he spent all day cutting wood in the mountains.

When I heard this, I was a little sad. I remember telling him at that time: When I was a child, my grandparents always said that we don't know what kind of person we will marry, and what kind of young man can marry my granddaughter?

However, this kid who was chopping wood in the mountains later walked out of the mountains and became my university teacher.

At that time, he laughed out loud. I wanted to laugh too, but I didn't.

Today I am laughing, and I am very happy! I laugh because I feel as if time has not gone far, and we are still the same as before. The biggest difference is that I always think of my baby child. So, we asked the tourists to take a group photo for us and wanted to show it to the children. The fat donkey looked at it and said, "I'm fat too."

Haha, is it really just fat?

Laughing and playing, soon arrived at the farmhouse under the Jingde Pagoda. This is also the end of the main mountain road, and beyond that is the primitive path in the mountains. After I walked to the Jingde Pagoda, I didn't go up because the shoes I was wearing didn't fit.

Just as we were eating, more tourists drove up. We're starting to descend as well.

After entering the gate of the Great Circle Temple, I got off in front of the spiritual pagoda of the fourth master of Yuanhai, and as usual, I bowed to the beloved fourth master in my heart. Unexpectedly, after entering the monastery, I saw all the nuns chanting sutras and transcending the enlightened masters. It turned out that she had passed away two weeks earlier. Alas, we met her here in April last year and talked a lot about the fourth master.

I really regret not coming a month ago. Now, the only person who knows the fourth master has also gone to see the fourth master. After taking a photo of the "fourth master", he left the temple with regret. Along the way, I was thinking: Do you want to continue to write the story of the "Four Masters"?

2016-5-2