023-The Past Is Like Smoke-2
After eating breakfast, the two said goodbye at the entrance of the street, Qiu Yinming went out of the north gate and inquired about the local people, it turned out that Beishan is also known as Jinhua Mountain. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere are many deep caves in the mountains, the forests are verdant, there are double dragons, curling, and the three caves of Chaozhen are collectively called the 36th cave of Taoism, and the scenery is pleasant. There is also the famous view of the south of the Yangtze River that was restored in the Song Dynasty, and the Jinhua Temple is the attachment of the Red Pine Palace, and the celebrities of the past dynasties often visit this mountain. The mountain is not far outside the city, the birds in the forest are gentle, and the pine wind is gusting. The hour is still early, about the assembly of people and so on has not yet arrived, Qiu Yinming strolls on the mountain path, relaxed and happy, soon to see the green pine shade is located in the mountainside Jinhua Temple, the ancient bell in the view is far away, he walked away.
Jinhuaguan square courtyard, the mountain gate is ajar, and several Tsing Yi Taoists are cleaning the courtyard. Qiu Yinming walked into the mountain gate, at this time the Taoist priest in the view had already finished the morning class, and there were only two or three small paths in the Sanqing Hall placing incense and candles, and there were a few scattered pilgrims. The place in the view is not big, but there is a large piece of Wolong pine outside the back door. Qiu Yinming walked out of the back door looking for the sound of the wind rustling pine needles, and sure enough, there was an immortal atmosphere, no wonder Lin Dongfang said that 'Huang Daxian'. Dozens of hundred-year-old ancient pine dragons coil between the hillsides, and a bluestone path leads to the top of the mountain. The shadows of the trees on both sides of the path are entangled, the pine cones are all over the ground, and the ancient trees are dotted with aromatic herbs, which makes people forget that it is gradually late autumn outside the mountain. Qiu Yinming unconsciously branched out of the stone path and stepped into the pine forest.
After walking for a few feet, I suddenly heard someone stepping on the grass behind me. When I looked back, I saw a man in his fifties who looked like a scribe approaching me. The scribe was slender and skeletal, wearing a square scarf on his head, dressed in light-colored and wide civilian clothes, with clouds under his feet and three long whiskers moving slightly in the wind. A few steps behind him, a scholar in Tsing Yi stood holding a pottery cup. Qiu Yinming greeted the scribe, and then nodded slightly. Unexpectedly, the scribe stepped forward, smiled at him, and said, "Gongzi Yaxing." Qiu Yinming saw his appearance clearly at this time, this person's eyes were blazing, it seemed that he had deep internal strength, and he didn't know where to be a master, but seeing his kind face, he also said: "This gentleman, what advice do you have?" ”
The scribe said: "In Xia Qi Mutian." I think the son has a lofty temperament, not like ordinary people. I vaguely think of an old man. ”
Qiu Yinming smiled and said: "I don't dare to be a late student." ”
Qi Mutian said: "Childe, but you are here for today's Jinhua Mountain gathering?" ”
Qiu Yinming expected that Qi Mutian must be a figure in the rivers and lakes, so he said: "I have the same intention as Mr. ”
Qi Mutian smiled and said, "I'm not interested in such idle things now." Passing by here, I saw that the pine cones were very good, so I came to pick some tea for the evening. Is Childe interested in tea? ”
Qiu Yinming said: "It's a late life. Listening to Mr. 's words, he must have been a person in the rivers and lakes. This time, it was really a small friend who invited me to watch it together. I'm not from the rivers and lakes, so I'm just passing by here and joining in the fun. This morning, I heard that the head of today's martial arts sect came, and I was just curious. Does the gentleman know about this person? ”
Qi Mutian was a little surprised, "Oh? Childe hasn't heard of him? He stroked his beard and said, "He was a shocking figure many years ago." After becoming famous, he rarely went out. I heard that I have often come forward to mediate disputes recently, although my prestige is quite high, but in fact, I am just wise to protect my life. Then he said: "I won't tell you anything, when I saw you, I felt like I was old at first sight." Childe's surname? ”
Qiu Yinming said: "Late Qiu Yinming. ”
Qi Mutian's face changed slightly, and he sighed: "Ahhh My old man is also surnamed Qiu! He looked at him carefully and said, "Forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, are the son's parents alive?" Qiu Yinming was surprised for a moment and said, "Both parents died early. Qi Mutian stared at him for a moment and said, "Childe is free tonight?" Qiu Yinming didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd, but he thought to himself, there must be a reason why he looks at me like this, why not figure it out. He said, "I'm free." Do you have any suggestions? Qi Mutian returned to normalcy and said with a smile: "I settled in this view, and I want to invite my son to come and taste pine nut tea in the evening." When the time comes, I will ask Xiao Wu to pick you up at the door. Qiu Yinming nodded and said, "I should go to the appointment." ”
Qi Mutian said: "A word is a certainty. With that, he slowly paced away with the scholar.
Qiu Yinming was puzzled for a long time, and couldn't think of why. I simply walked back to Guanzhong along the path, ate some fast, and walked out of the front door. At this time, it was already in the middle of the day, and there were people coming up one after another on the mountain road, and there were many people who practiced martial arts. Qiu Yinming sat on a stone at the gate of the mountain and waited for Lin Dongfang. Not long after, he saw a yellow-shirted man waving his hand at him in the mountain path, it was Lin Dongfang. Lin Dongfang walked to the front of the audience and said, "Brother Qiu has been waiting for a long time. Not long after the opening of the dart bureau in the city, it was really complicated, and it was finally finished, and there was no time to enjoy the good scenery in the mountains. ”
Qiu Yinming said: "You see, these people are probably going to the party. As he was talking, two big men came up on the mountain road, and said to Lin Dongfang from afar: "Lin Shaoxia! Long time no see! Lin Dongfang looked back and replied with a smile: "Brother Wang, you are also passing by?" One of the big men said: "Exactly." Lin Shaoxia helped each other the day before yesterday, and our brothers will definitely come to thank you if they have the opportunity. Lin Dongfang said: "Big brother is serious. ”
After being polite, after the two big men left first, Lin Dongfang said to Qiu Yinming: "Alas, it's really troublesome. Luckily someone told me a good place. Come, let's go. Qiu Yinming didn't know what tricks he had, so he followed him out of the main road up the mountain, bypassed the pine forest along a path, and went up a short distance, and vaguely saw that there was an open space in front of him, and dozens of people had gathered. Lin Dongfang pointed to a big stone in the forest and said, "It's good here." He turned around and smiled at Qiu Yinming, "Fortunately, I found it." The two sat on the ground on top of a large rock. Qiu Yinming looked around, this stone was surrounded by ancient trees and vines, which was very hidden. Seeing Lin Dongfang and people politely, Qiu Yinming guessed that there must be people who knew Lin Dongfang among the dozens of people over there, and he must have been too lazy to join them, it turned out that he was really young and promising, so he couldn't help but admire three points in his heart.
Sitting on the top of the stone, although the voice of speech was blown away by the wind a lot, the faces of the dozens of people in front of him could be seen clearly. Lin Dongfang pointed out the famous characters to Qiu Yinming one by one.
"Look at the appearance of that rich businessman, he is the old man Yu of Ningbo, the king of ships, who has led everyone to sweep away the pirates several times and made great contributions to the imperial court. Beside him is his housekeeper, a Shaolin lay disciple, and I heard that the Arhat stick is very good all the way. Over there are people from the Gu family in Wenzhou. Look at the one in the crimson coat is the younger brother of Old Man Gu. Hearing that the Gu family and the Fusang people were doing a pearl business, the Yu family believed that they had fornicated with the Haikou and interfered, and the young master of the Gu family burned down a dock of the Yu family in a fit of rage, but was beaten to the point where he almost died, and the old man Gu also fell ill because of this, so he became entangled......"
Qiu Yinming listened to Lin Dongfang's story, and at the same time casually looked at the behavior of these people.
After a while, I saw a group of people coming on the main road, and the crowd dispersed to both sides to make way for a way. Lin Dongfang said excitedly: "Look at it." Here it comes. The person in white at the front is the current martial arts master, Hangzhou asks the master of the Sword Pavilion, Bai Mengyang. ”
Qiu Yinming's whole body tightened.
Lin Dongfang didn't notice his strangeness yet, and then said: "He is always dressed in plain clothes, and his swordsmanship is like a god. It is said that his sword was forged by a Western ruler, and it was sharpened like clay. When I was a child, he used to come to my house as a guest and demonstrate his swordsmanship, which was indeed as fast as a dragon and as dense as a drizzle. You also gave me a few tricks. ”
But Qiu Yinming didn't hear what Lin Dongfang was saying. He couldn't believe his eyes at this point.
This magnificent, upright leader is the white-clothed swordsman who forced his mother to a dead end when he was eight years old, and his mother's senior brother! Although the fear and despair of that night have faded with time, the shadow of the sword in the firelight, the figure of the mother who died without falling, and the last glimpse given to him by the white-clothed swordsman are still as clear as yesterday.
Lin Dongfang inadvertently turned his head to glance at Qiu Yinming, but saw that his eyes were cold and his eyebrows were locked, so he said softly: "Brother Qiu? Qiu Yinming blinked his eyes a few times and said in a low voice: "Then, what kind of person is Bai Mengyang?" ”
"Oh, he's a recognized good guy in the martial arts. His family's Shifeng Longjing Tea Garden is famous in the south of the Yangtze River, and Wenjian Pavilion is the most famous place in the martial arts. This man is a philanthropist, and anyone who has any problems can go to him, whether rich or poor. Over the years, he has come forward to resolve many grievances and disputes, and resolved many bloody vendettas. But it's a little old-fashioned. My grandfather didn't like him, saying that he was full of Cheng Zhu Lijiao. Actually, I don't really like him either. But what happened in the rivers and lakes, he came forward to work. ”
Qiu Yinming's mind turned over at this time. remembered that he was rescued from the beach by Wuwei and brought to the Taoist Chief's bamboo building, the Taoist Chief was reluctant to take him in, but he overheard his mother's name and changed his mind. Later, he repeatedly taught him that he should be a man who should be more generous than hateful, and when he was leaving, he repeatedly told him not to care about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. What really happened back then? Why are all the people against the mother? He really wanted to rush over and ask the white-clothed swordsman in person! But...... Only then did he understand that it turned out that Shangguan Hongdao had long known that his revenge could not be avenged. Suddenly sorrow surged. Qiu Yinming gritted his teeth and lowered his head and closed his eyes.
Lin Dongfang talked for a long time, didn't listen to Qiu Yinming's response, turned his head, but saw that his face was as pale as iron, and there was sweat on his forehead, and he said softly: "Brother Qiu, what's wrong with you?" ”
Qiu Yinming hurriedly suppressed his thoughts, raised his head and said slowly: "Brother Lin Xian, I want to go and sit in the forest alone for a while." ”
Lin Dongfang saw that his expression was stiff, and nodded: "Then I'll wait for you in Jinhuaguan?" ”
Qiu Yinming shook his head, stood up and said, "I want to go back later, you go back to the city first." Then he walked away slowly. Lin Dongfang stared at his back and thought about it for a while, then nodded.
Qiu Yinming sat alone in Wolong, and Songgang lowered his head and groaned. He believed what Lin Dongfang said, Bai Mengyang was a righteous gentleman. He also trusted the teachings of the Taoist. But what a wonderful and kind person my mother was! At this time, he remembered that when he was a child and lived in seclusion in the mountains with his mother, his mother often taught him to be honest and trustworthy, and to be willing to help the weak. Her mother never stole and was poor, but she often helped others, teaching the children of the nearby hunters to read in her free time. Once, the old mother of the Orion family near the mountain was seriously ill, and the mother carried her out to find a doctor after walking on the mountain road for a few days. People in the nearby mountains love her. But this kind of life has changed since that time, when my mother went to treat a seriously injured Jianghu man and was recognized. Instead of repaying the favor, the man drew the crowd to demand the broken book. His mother was very good at martial arts, but she didn't let him practice martial arts, only taught him to read, and she once said that she hoped that he would be able to embark on the road of entering the imperial examination in the future, so that she would be at ease.
It was getting late, and the misunderstanding between the Yu family and the Gu family must have been resolved, and it was time to meet Mr. Qi. Qiu Yinming vaguely felt that Mr. Qi seemed to know something. He stood up, brushed off the pine needles on his shoulders that were blown off by the wind, and slowly walked towards Jinhuaguan.
In the middle of the view, a small yellow light at the back door was shining brightly, and Mr. Qi really asked Xiao Wu to pick him up. Qiu Yinming felt tired and walked forward quickly. The scholar bowed to him with a smile and said, "Young Master Qiu, my husband is waiting in the wing." Please come with me. Qiu Yinming said: "There is labor." Then he followed the scholar into the view, turned around a few houses, passed through a small garden door, and came to a living room. I only heard the scholar shouting in: "Sir, Mr. Qiu has arrived." There was a sound of footsteps next to the hall, and Mr. Qi came with the sound and said with a smile: "Young Master Qiu is really a person of faith, please come in, please come in." At this time, the scholar had already walked away, and Qiu Yinming followed Qi Mutian into the side room of the hall. A burst of deep fragrance comes to the face, which makes people feel refreshed. The faint orange light drives away the cool air of the autumn night. The two sat down in a wooden chair by the window.