It is said that the old cripple heard that the shopkeeper came to sue him, saying that someone from Caozhou Mansion had come to look for him, and he was very surprised: "Could it be that Yuxian actually treated me as a robber?" When he walked back to the store, he saw a messenger, rushed forward to ask for a safe, carried a bag in his hand, carried it on the chair next to him, took out a letter to his bosom, presented it with both hands, and said: "Master Shen, please be safe with your hand!" The old remnant took the letter and took a look, it turned out to be Shen Dongzao back to the apartment, the store sent the fox fur, Dongzao was very sad, and the fox Qiu refused to accept it, because it did not match the color, because he chose a sheepskin robe and horse coat in the clothing shop, and sent it to him, and wrote that if he did not accept it again, it would be too much. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The old man smiled, and said to the messenger, "Are you the messenger in the house?" The messenger replied: "It's a strong class in Chengwu County, Caozhou Prefecture." The old cripple then understood that the second child in the shop had missed three words. At that time, I wrote a letter of thanks, rewarded me with two taels of silver, and after sending it away, I stayed for two more days. Fang knew that this Liu family letter was indeed locked in a big box, not only could outsiders not see it, but even people from other clans could not see it. Sullen, he picked up the pen and wrote a unique inscription on the wall:

Cangwei obeys the royal rites, and Yiyun Jingshe has four books. All of them are classified into Dongchang Mansion, and they are full of stupid fish! After a few sighs, I fell asleep. Put it down for now.

However, he said that on that day, Dongzao went to the government office to make a speech and meet with Yugong, which was nothing more than an encouragement to "use heavy punishment to govern troubled times". He just said a few perfunctory words, and that's it. Yu Gong served tea and sent it out. Dongzo returned to the store, and the shopkeeper respectfully presented a robe and a letter from the old and disabled, and presented it with both hands. Tozo took it and saw it, and his heart was slowly unhappy. Shi Shen Ziping was next to him and asked, "What's wrong with the eldest brother?" Dongzao will see that the old man is still wearing cotton clothes, so he gave him a fox fur, and argued with each other, saying: "You see, he left this robe before leaving, it is too hypocritical!" Ziping said: "This matter is also a bit of a mistake in the eldest brother. I think he refused, there are two meanings: one is that the value of this Qiu is slightly heavier, so he did not accept it; Second, he suffered, but it was useless, and there was no reason to wear a fox skin robe and a cotton horse coat. Since the eldest brother wants to enjoy a little friendship, it is advisable to ask someone to find a set of sheepskin robes, horse coats, or cloth faces, or cocoon silk faces, and send someone to send them, and he will definitely accept them. I don't think this man is a hypocrite. I don't know why the eldest brother thinks so? Tozo said, "Yes, yes." Tell them to do likewise. ”

Ziping did it and sent someone to send it, while watching Brother Nai leave for his post. He asked the county for a car, and the car was simple and marched to Pingyin. When I arrived in Pingyin, I changed two small cars, pushed my luggage, and asked for a horse to ride in the county, but in the morning, I had arrived at the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain. If you want to go in again, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for the horse. There is a village in the Koki Pass, and there is only a small shop on the floor, so I can't do it, so I'll stop for the time being. He hired a donkey from the village and sent the horse back. After hitting the point, eating, and heading for the mountains. Only out of the village, meet a sand river in front of the meeting, more than a mile wide, but all sand, only the middle of the river, the native people set up a board bridge, but the number of long scenes. Although the river under the bridge was full of ice, there was still the sound of water, and from the gurgling stream under the ice, it sounded like a swaying ring, and I knew that it was the sound of the water carrying Xiaoice and colliding with the ice. After crossing the Sand River, it is Dongyu. Originally, this mountain comes from the south to the north, the dragon vein in the middle rises and falls, although it can not be seen for a while, but the two big valleys on the left and right are two batches of long ridges, and the mountains are heavy, and they intersect here. In addition to the middle peak, there is a big stream river on the left, called Dongyu; There is a big river on the right, called Xiyu. The water in the two valleys meets in front and forms a stream, turns right around the left ring, and the bay has three bays before exiting the mouth of the stream. After the exit, it is the sand river that I just crossed.

Ziping entered the mountain pass, and when he looked up, he saw that there was a high mountain not far in front of him, like a screen, erected head-on, with earth and stones, and trees were mixed. But when the snow came heavily, the stones were green, the snow was white, the branches of the trees were yellow, and the pines and cypresses were green, clumps after clumps, like moss on a painting. Riding a donkey and playing with the mountain scenery, I was so happy that I thought of making two lines of poetry to describe this scene. was concentrating, only to hear the sound of "Shell Duo", felt that his legs were weak, his body shook, and he rolled down the mountain stream. Fortunately, this road, which was originally walked by the stream, is not very deep, although it rolls down. Besides, the snow on both sides of the stream was very thick, so a thin layer of ice was formed on the surface, and a snow foreskin was made. Ziping rolled all the way, and the thin ice broke all the way, as if rolling down a mattress with an elastic iron. After rolling a few steps, a large boulder stopped him, so he was not injured at all. Hurriedly holding on to the stone and standing up, Nazhi poked the snow upside down into two holes more than a foot deep. Behold the donkey on it, and the two front hooves were already erected, and the hind hooves were still stuck in the snow by the roadside, and could not move. Hurriedly shouted to the people who followed, looked back and forth, and the car that pushed Li had no impact.

What is the cause of your word? It turned out that there were not many people walking on this mountain road, so the snow on the road was slightly shallower than that next to it, and it was still five or six inches deep. Ziping was greedy for the snow scene on the mountain, and did not take care of the car behind, but he knew that the small wheel was going to overwhelm the ground and push forward, so the resistance of the snow seemed to be very large. Shen Ziping was stuck in the snow and couldn't move, so he had to endure his temperament and wait for the car to arrive. About half a meal, the car arrived, and everyone stopped to think. The people at the bottom can't go up, and the people at the top can't get down. After thinking about it for a long time, he said: "I had to untie the rope that bound the luggage, connect it, and put one end down." Shen Ziping tied himself around his waist, and at that end, four or five people on top worked together to collect the rope before he was hoisted up. The followers pounced on the snow for him, and then led the donkey, and rode it repeatedly, walking slowly.

Although this road is not a sheep intestine path, but suddenly up and down, suddenly low, stone path, ice and snow cool, unusually slippery, since one o'clock after the meal to get up, to four o'clock, not yet ten. Riedi. I thought to myself, "I heard from the master of the village that it was only fifteen miles to Shanji, but I walked for three hours, and I only walked halfway. "In winter, the sun is easy to set, and in the mountains, there are ridges on both sides, and the darker it gets faster. While walking, while counting, before I knew it, it was already dark. He grabbed the reins of the donkey and discussed with the cart: "Seeing that the blue sky is already dark, there are still about six or seven miles of land, and the road is difficult to walk, and the car cannot go fast, how can it be good?" The coachman said, "There is no way, but fortunately it is the thirteenth day, and the moon rises early, so no matter what, we must rush to the set." There will be no robbers on this deserted mountain path, and even if you go late, you will not be afraid of him. Ziping said: "Although the robber doesn't have it, if he does, I don't have much luggage, I'm not afraid of him, just take it, it doesn't matter; It's the jackals, tigers and leopards that are really terrifying. It's getting late, and if we come out, we're broken. The coachman said, "There are not many tigers in this mountain, and there are gods and tigers in charge, and they never hurt people, but there are more wolves." When we heard that he was coming, we all took a stick in our hands, and we were not afraid of him. ”

As he spoke, he walked to a horizontal stream, which was originally a small waterfall in the mountain, flowing back to the stream. Although the waterfall is dry in winter, a ravine that rushes is still more than two zhang deep, about two zhang and more wide, separated by face, one side is a steep mountain, one side is a deep valley, and there is no other place to go around. When Ziping saw such a scene, he couldn't help but panic, and immediately reined in the donkey's head, waited for the cart to arrive, and said, "It's amazing! We're on a bad track, we're dead! The coachman put the car to rest, took two breaths, and said, "No, no!" This road comes along the way, and there is no second road, and it will not be bad. Wait for me to go and see how to get there. After walking a few dozen steps forward, he came back and said, "There is a road, but it is not easy to walk, you old donkey." ”

Ziping down, led the donkey, and when he walked to the front to look, it turned out that he turned the boulder, and someone built a stone bridge in it. It's just that there are only two stone pillars on this bridge, each of which is only one foot one or two inches wide, and the two pillars are not tightly attached to each other, and there is a gap between them that is a few inches wide, and there is a layer of ice on the stone, which is slippery and slippery. Ziping said: "It scares me!" How to cross this bridge? If you slip your foot, you will die, I really don't have the courage to go! The coachman looked at it and said, "It doesn't matter, I have a way." Fortunately, we are wearing pampas grass wool nests, and our feet are very slippery, so we are not afraid of him. One said, "Wait for me to go first." Then he jumped and walked over, shouting: "Good go, good go!" Immediately he came back and said, "But the car can't be pushed, so the four of us will carry one and carry it twice." Shen Ziping said: "The car can be carried over, but I can't walk; What about donkeys? The coachman said, "Don't be afraid, wait for us to help you over first; You don't have to worry about anything else. Ziping said, "Even if someone is holding it, I don't dare to go." Let me tell you, my legs are already weak, and I can still walk there! The coachman said; There is also a way: your boss always sleeps, the two of us raise our heads, and two of us lift our feet, and carry you over, how about it? Ziping said: "It's not proper, it's not proper!" Another coachman said, "Let's go about it: untie a rope, you always tie it to your waist, and we men, one in front, holding a rope, and the other in the back, holding a rope, and go like this, when you are old and courageous, your legs will not be weak." Ziping said, "That's it." So he first helped Ziping over in the same way, and then carried the two cars over. But a donkey refused to go, and it took a lot of work, but he was still blindfolded, led by one person, beaten by one, and mixed up. Wait until the time is over. "The ground was already full of shadows of trees, and the moonlight was already bright.

It was easy for everyone to walk across the dangerous bridge, take a break, eat a bag of cigarettes, and then look forward. After walking only thirty or forty steps, I could hear two "whining" sounds far away. The coachman said, "The tiger is roaring! Tiger roar! "One end walks, the other ends listen attentively. After walking dozens of steps, the coachman stopped the cart and said, "Master, don't ride a donkey, come down." Listen to the tiger's cry, coming from the west, the closer it is, I am afraid that it is going to come to this road, let us avoid it, if we come to the front, we will not be able to avoid it. With that, Ziping got off the donkey. The coachman said, "Let's hang this donkey and feed him." "There was a little pine on the side of the road, and he tied the reins of the donkey to the small pine tree, and the cart was placed next to the donkey, but the man walked backwards and walked dozens of steps, and hid the child flat in a crack in the stone wall. Some of the coachmen hid themselves at the foot of the boulders, and covered themselves with some snow, and two of them, hovered on the high branches of the hillside, both looked to the west.

It was too late, it was fast, and I saw an object coming under the moonlight on the ridge in the west, and when I arrived on the ridge, there was a "woo" sound. I saw that when I leaned down, I had already reached the edge of the west stream, and there was a "chirp" again. The people here are cold and afraid, they can't stop shaking, and they still look at the tiger with their eyes. When the tiger reached the west stream, he stood on his feet, his eyes reflected the moonlight, and he was scorching, and he did not look at the donkey, but at these people, he said "woo", shrank his body, and pounced on this side. At this time, there was no wind in the mountains, but I could hear the whirring sound on the treetops, the residual leaves on the trees were gargling and falling, and the cold air on people's faces was cut edgely. These people were already frightened.

Everyone waited for a long time, but there was no movement of the tiger. But the coachman in the tree was bold enough to come down and shout to the people: "Come out!" The tiger is far away. The coachman waited for the first time to come out, and only then did he pull Ziping out of the crack in the stone wall, and he was already frightened. After a long time, he was able to speak, and asked, "Are we dead or alive?" The coachman said, "The tiger has passed." Ziping said: "How did the tiger pass?" Is there no one who is hurt? The coachman who was in the tree said, "I see that when he came along the west side of the stream, he was just dressed like a bird, and he had already arrived here." The place where he landed was seven or eight feet higher than our treetops. After falling, it was another vertical, which had reached the top of the East Ridge, and went east with a 'woo'. ”

When Shen Ziping heard this, he put his mind at ease and said, "My two feet are still soft and soft, and I can't stand up, what is good?" The people said, "Aren't you standing here?" Ziping looked down and realized that he was not sitting, so he smiled and said, "My body really doesn't listen to my scheduling." So everyone hugged each other, reluctantly moved, and walked about dozens of steps before they could move and be autonomous. sighed and said: "Although my life is not in the mouth of the tiger, if I encounter a bridge like the one just now this night, I will never be able to cross it!" His stomach was hungry, his body was cold, and he was frozen to death. So saying, he went to the little tree, and saw that the donkey, too, was lying on the ground, and knew that he was frightened by the cry of the tiger. Pull up the donkey with someone, put the donkey on the donkey, and walk away slowly. Turning a stone mouth, I suddenly saw a light in front of me, about many houses, and everyone shouted: "Okay, okay!" It's time for the market town! With just one sound, everyone's spirits shook. Not only did the people walk, but they felt much lighter under their feet, and even the donkeys did not act as fearful as before.

After a while, it was under the light. It wasn't a market town, just a few families living on this hillside. Because the mountains are high, it can be seen as if there are stacked buildings. At this point, everyone discussed, decided not to leave again, forced to knock on the door to ask for accommodation, and there was no other way.

At that time, when I approached a house, there was a tiger skin stone wall on the outside, a wall door, and there seemed to be a lot of houses inside, and there were about a dozen of them. So the coachman stepped forward and slammed the door. After a few buckles, an old man came out of it, with pale hair, holding a candlestick in his hand, lighting a white candle, and asking, "What are you here to do?" Shen Ziping hurriedly stepped forward, explained the reason with a pleasant face, and said: "I know that it is not an inn, but I can't do it, so I have to ask the old man to make it convenient." The old man nodded and said, "Wait a minute, I'll ask our girl." So saying, he did not close the door, but went in. Ziping saw it and was very surprised: "Could it be that this family has no family owner?" Why do you ask the girl, is it a girl who is in charge? Then he thought, "Wrong, wrong." Presumably this family is the boss who calls the shots. This old man must have been his nephew. The girl is also called the aunt. The path is very good, and you can't go wrong. ”

Suddenly, I saw the old man come out with a middle-aged man, still holding a candlestick in his hand, and said, "Please sit inside." It turned out that this house, into the wall door, is a flat five-room house, the door is in the middle, and the steps in front of the door are about ten steps. The middle-aged man held a candlestick and came up according to Shen Ziping. Zi divided the payment of the coachman and others: "Stand in the courtyard for a while, and wait for me to go in and see the situation, and then greet you." ”

Ziping went up the steps, and the old man stood in the middle of the hall and said, "There is a Tanpo on the north side, and tell them to push the cart and the donkey to lead it, and enter this house from Tanpo." "It turned out to be a west-facing gate. And when they came in, they were three open rooms, one at each end, which were divided. The north end of this factory house is a kang, and the south end is empty, so the car and donkey are placed at the south end, and a group of five people are placed on the kang. Then the old man asked Ziping's name and surname, and said, "Please sit inside." So he passed through the hall, and there were steps. There is a flat land on the top, all of which are planted flowers and trees, reflecting the moonlight, which is very beautiful. And there is a burst of fragrance, refreshing to the heart. To the north is the south-facing vihara of the three questions, and at one turn is the cloister, with pillars made of pirid fir wood. When I entered the room, there were four paper lamps hanging on it, which were tied with bamboo, and they were very dexterous. Two rooms are open, one partitioned, to make it look like a room. There are several tables and chairs, and the arrangement is extremely compromised. The room was hung with a brown cloth curtain.

When the old man saw the door of the room, he shouted: "Girl, the guest surnamed Shen has come in." But when the curtain was lifted, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old woman came out, wearing a cloth suit, two blue coats, and a green cloth skirt. Ziping hurriedly replied. The woman said, "You may be seated." The old man was ordered: "Hurry up and cook, the guests are hungry." The old man retreated.

The woman said, "Sir, your surname?" What's going on here? Ziping said the words of "a special visit to Liu Renfu on the order of his brother". The woman said, "Mr. Liu originally lived in the east of this episode, and now he has moved to Baishuyu. Ziping asked, "Where is Baishuyu?" The woman said, "In Jixi, there are more than 30 miles of scenery. The road is more secluded than here, and it is more difficult to walk. My father came back the day before yesterday and told us that a distant visitor had come here today, and he had suffered a false alarm on the way. Divide us to go to bed later, and "prepare some wine and food for hospitality." And he said, 'Jane, be slow, and don't be surprised.' When Ziping heard this, he was surprised: "In the barren mountain, there is no government office, what is the duty and refund?" How could the day before yesterday know? Why is this woman so generous, is this what the ancients called having the demeanor of the forest? To ask for clarification. I don't know if Shen Ziping can see through this woman's appearance and listen to the next decomposition. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. (To be continued.) )