The mountain road is very steep, and after climbing for more than half an hour, Yuan Shanshan said: "Yaoming, why don't we also get a sliding pole to sit on?"

Chen Yaoming panted and said, "Yes, isn't it just a few hundred yuan, you should take a sliding pole." ”

The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, and Shi Ming is embarrassed in front. This time he arranged to go to the dimming cave, and he was tired of the guests, and it seemed that he had arranged it inappropriately.

He stopped and said, "Then call a few sliding rods to sit down." Hold on a little longer, go a few hundred meters, and you will reach the gentle place. ”

Yuan Shanshan said happily: "Great!"

Chen Yaoming was also very happy, he was already exhausted.

Qin Yun said: "You can't sit on a sliding pole." I never sit on a pole when I go to the Dim Cave. ”

"Why?" Yuan Shanshan was puzzled.

Qin Yun said: "Have you watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"

"I've seen it. Yuan Shanshan said: "I just don't understand what "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has to do with sitting on a sliding pole?"

"There is a relationship. Since you have watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", you should know the story of Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched house. ”

The story of Sangu Thatched House is widely spread, even those who have not watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" know it.

Chen Yaoming naturally knew it, so he said, "Teacher Qin, what do you mean by this, do you mean that we have to go to the Dimming Cave three times before we can see that master?"

Qin Yun said: "No. If you have carefully read the story of Sangu Thatched House, you should know that the second time Liu Bei went in the snow, and the third time Liu Bei dismounted and walked half a mile away from Kongming Caolu. Come to think of it, why is that?"

Shi Ming laughed when he heard this. He understood what his wife meant, and it seemed that this slippery rod really shouldn't be sitting.

Chen Yaoming still didn't understand and asked, "Why?"

Qin Yun said: "The original words in the book are, 'I want Kong Ming to know my courtesy'. Translating into modern Chinese means that the reason why Liu Bei did this was to show respect for Kong Ming. ”

Chen Yaoming and Yuan Shanshan glanced at each other, they finally understood what Qin Yun meant.

Qin Yun continued: "Liu Bei is the king, Kong Ming is the minister, and the king sees the minister as such, not to mention that I am going to see the master." If you go up on a sliding pole, it will appear that I am not sincere. So it's not a matter of a few hundred dollars, it's a matter of attitude. ”

Chen Yaoming said: "Teacher Qin thought about it, but I missed it. Then my grandfather went up on a sliding pole......"

Qin Yun said: "Chen Lao is 90 years old, and it is not easy to brave the cold to go up, it is different. ”

Chen Yaoming breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that this trip to the Dimming Cave was very demanding, and if the master blamed him for being disrespectful because he was riding on a sliding pole, it would be in vain to waste all his hard work.

At present, no one complains that the mountain road is difficult to walk, and only strives to move up.

Fortunately, the sky was fine, there were few clouds and no wind, and the four of them arrived at a gentle slope and stopped to rest for a while.

Chen Yaoming crossed his waist and looked at the surrounding mountains, and saw some people scattered on the cliff, so he said, "Are these all tourists?"

Shi Ming said: "There are also tourists, and there are also 'fairy friends' who live here. ”

Hearing the two talking, Yuan Shanshan also came over and asked, "What is a fairy friend?"

Shi Ming said: "This is a name I made up randomly. Some people have heard many magical legends of Zhongnan Mountain, and they have a heart for the Tao, and want to find some adventures here. I call them fairy friends. ”

Qin Yun also came over and said: "In fact, many of them are patients, suffering from various incurable diseases, and seeking medical advice is ineffective, so they have no choice but to come here, which can be regarded as a kind of spiritual sustenance." ”

Chen Yaoming said: "In the end, it is some poor people. ”

Qin Yun said: "Yes, who in the world is not pitiful......?"

Shi Ming saw that his wife suddenly made such pessimistic words, and hurriedly interrupted: "Let's go up again, if we can't catch up with Chen Lao, we can't be pulled down by him too much." ”

Chen Yaoming said: "Okay, keep going!"

The group went up the hill again.

I don't know how many mountain roads I have walked, and I see that there is no road ahead.

The two mountain men who were carrying the poles were waiting at the end of the road. Chen Yang sat on a chair with a sliding rod wrapped in a blanket.

Seeing that people were coming, the two mountain people surrounded Shi Ming, and they knew that Shi Ming was in charge of this group of people.

One said: "According to our information, Gu Duming is no longer living in the Duming Cave. The cave is now inhabited by a pilgrim from other places. The pilgrim was sick and could not see well in the hospital, and when he heard that the air and water of Zhongnan Mountain were good for the sick, he looked around for caves to stay, but unfortunately those caves were occupied by people. Later, it was found that although there were beds, bedding and other things in the Duming Cave, it was uninhabited, so he took advantage of Gu Duming's absence to occupy the cave. Gu Duming had no choice, so he gave the hole to this pilgrim, and no one has seen it so far. ”

Another said: "There is a good scenery called 'Ox Back' near here, why don't we carry the old man over there to see the scenery." ”

Shi Ming was furious: "Why didn't you say this news earlier, you must wait until you get here!"

The two mountain people said in their hearts: I told you earlier, can you still earn the money for lifting the sliding rod?

But he said: "We thought you came here to see the scenery along the way, so we didn't say anything." Later, I talked to the old gentleman, and I learned that you were here to find Gu Duming. This Gu Duming is known to the older people in our village, he is a porter, why do you have to look for him?"

Shi Ming didn't want to say more to them, so he only said: "No matter if Gu Lao is there or not, we all have to go to the Dimming Cave." ”

He didn't believe the mountain people at all.

The two mountain people muttered together for a while, and one of them said, "If you want to carry the old gentleman to the Dimming Cave, you have to add another five hundred to each person." There is no road further up, and the slope is steep and difficult to climb. ”

Before Shi Ming could speak, Chen Yang said, "Give it to them, they have worked hard along the way." ”

The two mountain people hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, old man!"

Shi Ming held back his anger and said: "It's a shame that I usually take care of a lot of business in your village, and you are still like this! I asked your village chief to go, how could he introduce you to carry the sliding pole!"

Chen Yang said: "Director Shi, don't say any more, go up early and come down early." ”

In other words, he had already instructed Qin Yun, as long as he arrived at the Duming Cave, whether he saw Gu Duming or not, the matter would be settled.

Qin Yun said: "Okay, I'll go up with Old Chen." Shi Ming, a few of you are waiting here. ”

Chen Yaoming said: "Aren't we going up?"

Yuan Shanshan also said: "We've all come here, why don't we go up?"

Neither of them could figure it out.

Qin Yun said: "If there are too many people, Master will be surprised." I used to come alone. ”

Shi Ming said: "Let's wait here." If the old fairy is not happy, he will be in trouble. ”

The two mountain people only sneered in their hearts when they heard this, this person actually called Gu Madman an old immortal, it was really ridiculous! Hugh said that there were no immortals in the Zhongnan Mountain, even if there were immortals, it would not be Gu Madman's turn. If Gu Maniac is an immortal, why should he be a porter for decades?

Chen Yang said: "Let's go." ”

The mountain people shouted, "All right!" and lifted the pole high.

"Be careful not to knock me off when you climb the hill. ”

"Okay, old man, don't worry!"

The two of them climbed up with the sliding rod, and Qin Yun followed closely behind.