Iron lock cliff, the cliff is more than 120 meters high, there is a dark crack that runs through the entire mountain rock from top to bottom, from a distance, it is like two huge portals standing at the water's edge. According to local legends, the Iron Lock Cliff is a gate, and when you open the door, you will find the Jinshan Temple, which has infinite treasures.

There are many legends and stories about Kanayamin Temple. The first one said that it took twelve brothers to work together to open the door. Legend has it that a family with eleven sons and a son-in-law went to look for treasure in the dead of night, and they pushed open a crack in the heavy cliff door to see the golden light shining inside.

The youngest son was in a hurry, and wanted to get in first, so he shouted, "Brother-in-law, work hard!" and then he let go of his hand and drilled into the crack in the door, but the door closed in an instant, and they could no longer push it open.

There is also a legend that the gate of Kanayama Temple can only be opened on the night of the full moon, and the key must be found, which is said to be an ancient vine on the cliff.

Legend has it that someone once climbed a cliff on a full moon night, and in the moonlight, he saw a long vine like a rope sticking out of the rock gap. He stretched out his hand to pull the vine, and the cliff gradually opened, but just as he was happy, the rattan broke, and the man fell from the cliff......

As for the most widely circulated story in the local area, it is like this: there was a poor young man, who was a dutiful son and depended on his mother for his life. One day he went up the mountain to collect firewood and came back late, and after dark he got lost, and suddenly saw a courtyard made of gold in front of him. The walls of the courtyard are made of gold bricks, and the roof is also paved with gold tiles.

The young man went into the yard and saw an old woman pushing a mill to grind the ballast. The so-called big ballast is cornmeal with coarse grains. The young man asked the old woman what this place was and how he could get out, and he hurried home to cook for his mother. The old woman told him that he could find his way by going out and going straight ahead, and asked him what help he needed.

The young man just wanted to ask the old woman for some food, so the old woman grabbed the corn kernels from the mill and filled him with a bag. The young man carried the bag home, but he didn't find a hole in the bag, and he scattered it all the way...... As a result, the next day the road outside the village was full of golden beans, and the young man also saw that the corn kernels he carried home had turned into golden beans.

There is a local village called Manjinyu Village, it is said that the name of the village is derived from this legend, and there is also a saying in the surrounding area - open Jinshan Temple, can enrich the eighteen counties of Kyushu.

Since Zhu Shanxian and others found the place, of course, they also investigated the local history, including these legends. When they arrived at the bottom of the Iron Lock Cliff by the Juma River, they were still talking about the local story. This day is the 26th day of January in the solar calendar, and in two days it will be the 23rd day of the lunar month, the traditional small year in the north.

The season has already entered winter, it is the coldest time of the year, the Juma River is in the dry period, the water surface at the Qianwan is frozen, and the cold wind is blowing under the cliff. Zhu Shanxian, Tan Hanchuan, and Shang Ni walked along the river beach with big travel bags, but they didn't see where Zhuang Mengzhou, Ding Qi, and Xian Hao were.

Tan Hanchuan told various local legends and stories, and Zhu Shan said with a smile: "If the legend of fairies, ghosts and foxes such as Liaozhai is the obscenity of the literati, then the legend of Jinshan Courtyard and other legends of entering the mountain is the obscenity of rural villagers." Old Tan, you are engaged in scientific research, have you ever verified the meaning behind these legends?"

Tan Hanchuan replied: "It's hard to tell other stories, but the story of the golden bean will never be too early, because corn was first introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty, and it was almost the end of the Ming Dynasty when it was planted in this area, and the introduction of excellent varieties for large-scale planting was already a matter from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China."

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the climate entered a Xiaoice period, and there was a widespread famine in northern China, mainly due to the lack of harvest of staple grains. The so-called 'open Jinshan Temple, can enrich the eighteen counties of Kyushu' is pure nonsense, but also wishful thinking, Kyushu is not only eighteen counties? For the sake of rhyme, people in the past dared to make up anything that was smooth, just like people today write lyrics.

Even if a mountain of gold was found, it would not solve the problem of famine at that time, and gold was only a general equivalent, and the gold picked did not naturally bring the product of labor. So the legend is a kind of code word, the so-called golden bean should refer to corn, a new staple crop that just appeared at that time.

The yield of corn is high, and the climatic conditions in most parts of China can be cultivated, and in North China, it is also possible to rotate after the spring wheat harvest and harvest an extra crop of grain. What's more, corn is not very picky, and several rows can be planted in the open space behind the room, and corn cobs and straw can also be used as fodder.

At that time and under that circumstance, the emergence of this new food crop, whether or not it could fundamentally solve the problem of famine, also brought a certain hope to people. Therefore, the legendary golden bean actually symbolizes corn kernels and contains a kind of expectation of people. The introduction of new food crops was also one of the reasons for the explosive population growth in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Zhu Shanxin smiled again: "Columbus is now on the new road, he is looking for gold, but the most valuable thing is corn, and then it spreads all over the world. Corn is called six grains in the countryside on our side, which means that there is one more grain in addition to the traditional five grains, which shows its importance. ”

Shang Ni answered: "In the Northeast, it is called bud rice, also called stick, which means that people are stupid." When the Northeast classmates in our dormitory laugh at people stupidly, they often say - you bud. ”

Tan Hanchuan: "There are a lot of such words in Northeast slang, such as sticks, roe deer, and biaozi...... That's pretty much what it means. ”

Shang Ni praised: "Senior Brother Tan is worthy of being a scholar, and he is interested in research and research whenever he mentions it. I love to hear this from Senior Brother Tan, it's really a long way to learn!"

Tan Hanchuan said modestly: "If you talk about learning, I don't dare to compare with Mr. Zhuang." ”

Shang Ni: "Hey, where is Mr. Zhuang? Didn't you say that you would meet here, why can't you even see his shadow, are you still sleeping?"

It was just after nine o'clock in the morning, and it was still early in this cold winter day, and no one wanted to get up and run to the suburbs. There are no tourists on the banks of the Juma River, but on the river beach under the iron lock cliff, there are people walking with their backs, muttering and complaining about something. He was wearing a military coat, a cotton hat, thick labor protection boots, and a red hoop on his left arm, with four yellow characters on it: Security Patrol.

As soon as you look at this armband, you know that he is not a very easy person to mess with, this is still Fangshan District, Beijing, if it is replaced by Chaoyang District, it will be even more unprovoked. This person is a local security officer, usually an uncle and aunt who is still active after retirement, and will also hire nearby idle villagers in the suburbs.

This joint defense officer may be complaining that the weather is too cold, his cotton hat is pressed very low, there are still hat ears hanging on the sides, he can't see his head at all, he is wearing a pair of old-fashioned thick-rimmed glasses, and his face is black as if it is still stained with stove ash and has not been washed. It's not easy to come here early in the morning to patrol, but you can see that the waist is very straight and the body is strong.

Juma River was called Laishui in ancient times, the iron lock cliff in ancient times was also a scenic spot, the water rushed to the bottom of the cliff to form a huge whirlpool, the waves rolled unfathomable, and it was called Longtan by the locals. Whenever the rainy season, the water on the cliff converges into a slender white waterfall and discharges into the pool, and "Long'an Night Rain" is also one of the so-called "Eight Views of Laishui" in ancient times.

Nowadays, artificial channels and embankments have been built on this section of the Juma River, and real estate development is still being carried out not far from the other side of the Iron Lock Cliff, the wide river bay has disappeared, and the Longtan has also been filled in. The current of the Juma River has become significantly smaller, and a beach has been exposed under the Iron Lock Cliff.

bsp; This is not a scenic spot, tourists usually go to Shidu upstream, and such a large 100-meter-high cliff stands, which has become a place where many rock climbing enthusiasts often come. They anchored themselves on the rocks at the top of the cliffs, lowered their ropes to practice rock climbing, and when the weather was nice, they could see many people climbing up and down every day, and there were many off-road vehicles parked nearby.

But most of the rock climbing enthusiasts come in the summer, and now it's winter, and there is no shadow on the river beach, so what is there to patrol? This security joint guard appeared a little abruptly, but there are even more abrupt ones.

I saw another person walking along the lower reaches of the river, carrying a dustpan frame on his left shoulder, holding a long bamboo clip in his right hand, and wearing an orange coat with reflective tape, which is the usual cleaner's dress.

The joint defense officer had just lit a Hongta Mountain, and when he looked up, he happened to see the cleaner, and beckoned: "Alas, what are you doing, why did you come here?"

The cleaner leaned over and said with a smile: "Uncle, I am responsible for the sanitation of this section of the river beach." ”

Joint Defender: "When will there be cleaning here, why didn't anyone tell me?"

Cleaner: "I'm new here, hired by the town, just got to work, and you haven't seen the old man yet." ”

The joint defense officer seemed to be a little dissatisfied: "In the summer, when there are many people, they don't ask for cleaning, but in the winter when there is no one, they hire one, what do the leaders think?"

The cleaner explained: "Do it in winter and summer, and if there are many people, you should do a good job of hygiene and take care of the environment." ”

The joint defense officer looked at him with a cigarette in his mouth and said, "You're here, what am I doing?"

Cleaner: "You're always in charge of security patrols, and I'm in charge of protecting the environment." ”

Joint Guard: "How much does the town pay you for a month?"

The question seemed to be a bit sudden, and the cleaner seemed to lack mental preparation, and was stunned before replying: "Not much, one thousand and five a month." ”

The joint defense officer frowned and said: "It's only so much money? I see that you are young, why is it not good to do something, and you can earn much more money by going to the city to work casually than here, why do you want to come here to drink the cool breeze?"

The cleaner explained: "I happen to have something at home, and I can't leave for a while, so it's all a casual job...... How much do you earn every month?"

The joint defense officer spat out a puff of smoke and said: "It's inconvenient for me to tell you, even if you earn more than you, you don't want to be psychologically unbalanced." ”

The cleaner was reprimanded for no reason, but he still smiled and said, "That's, that's, you did it earlier than me." In the future, when we work together, please take care of your elderly. ”

This stretch of river beach is deserted and clean, and there is no need to patrol or pick up garbage, so the two simply stand by the river and chat. The cleaner asked again, "Are there usually a lot of people here?"

Joint Defender: "When the weather is good, there are a lot of people, and there are often people doing rock climbing here. The main thing I do on patrol is to remind them not to litter, to take everything they bring with them, not to cause damage, and not to swim in the river. ”

Cleaner: "So have you seen anyone coming?"

Joint Defender: "I haven't seen anyone on this cold day, except you." ”

At this moment, the cleaner raised his hand and pointed, "Aren't there three people over there?"

It was Zhu Shanxian, Tan Hanchuan and Shang Ni who came, and the joint defense officer walked over and shouted, "You three, what are you doing?"

Shanny stepped forward and greeted, "Uncle,......"

Before she could finish speaking, the joint defense officer replied, "Your uncle! I asked you what you were doing, coming here in the cold?"

Why did this person speak so impulsively, Zhu Shanxian hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This master, we are here to play, may I ask what you are doing?"

The joint defense officer did not speak, and patted the red hoop on the left sleeve of the military coat very arrogantly. Zhu Shanxian: "Oh, you're on patrol, it's a cold day, it's hard." ”

Joint Defender: "It is the responsibility of every citizen to consciously maintain social order, and I am patrolling here to guard against suspicious elements, who are you?"

Shannie was quite unhappy: "This place is not your home, can we come to play?"

The joint defense officer glared and said: "Running here to play in the winter? I didn't say no, I just reminded you!"

Tan Hanchuan pulled Shang Ni by the hand, and also stepped forward and said softly: "Master, we are here to climb rocks." ”

The joint defense officer waved his hand and said, "Rock climbing? Who told you that you can climb randomly? Do you have a certificate?"

Zhu Shanxian and the others were stunned for a moment, and ran to the wild to climb rocks and still have to apply for a permit, this person's brain circuit is a bit peculiar! Shang Ni was dissatisfied: "Is it in your charge if you have a certificate or not?"

Joint Defender: "Why don't you take care of me? You ran to hang ropes and wedges on the cliff here, which is destroying the mountain, which may cause rock collapse, and there are potential safety hazards." ”

Tan Hanchuan explained: "We don't make rock wedges on mountain cliffs. ”

Joint Defender: "That's not appropriate, or there is a security problem, who is responsible for the accident?"

Tan Hanchuan: "We are conceited of safety, and we will never affect you." As he spoke, he took out five hundred-dollar bills from his pocket and stuffed them into the hands of the joint defenders. The joint defense officer didn't return the banknotes, but he still looked at Tan Hanchuan and didn't speak. Tan Hanchuan was helpless, touched five more and handed them over, and the joint defender turned around and walked away with satisfaction.

The cleaner had been watching from the sidelines, and then he came over and said, "Master, can you really do it, you can make money here?"

Joint defender: "I just said, don't you want to be psychologically unbalanced, or do you want to share 200 with you?"

The cleaner waved his hand and said, "No, no, how can I share your old money." ”

The joint defense officer put the money in his pocket and said: "There are still people who go out with so much cash, isn't it just a WeChat transfer?" Well, there must be a problem, we have to keep an eye on it!"

The cleaner helped Tan Hanchuan and others explain: "It's normal for people who engage in hiking and wild trips to carry cash on them, and it is not possible to use electronic payment everywhere, and there is no network signal in many places." Uncle, it's very cold, and there are no people, I'll help you watch it, and you can go back and rest if you're fine. ”

The joint defense officer said very seriously: "No, I have to go over and remind them a few words, and then go back to rest." ”

Cleaner: "Then you are always busy, I am responsible for this large section of the river beach, I will go upstream first, and then come back." ”

After he finished speaking, he walked upstream, and came to a secluded place and posted a WeChat message: "Boss, the target has appeared!" and attached a photo taken quietly just now, which showed Zhu Shanxian and the other three people.

ps: There is something to do in the past two days, take a leave on Sunday and Sunday, and resume the update on Tuesday.