Chapter 25: The Flying Turtle
Jiuqu Creek originates in the northwest corner of Tongmuguan in Wuyi Mountain Nature Reserve, with a total length of 62.8 kilometers, flowing from west to east to Wuyi Palace and flowing into Chongyang Creek. But what you can see when you go to play is not Jiuqu Creek from beginning to end, the range of more than 60 kilometers is too large, and the real scenic spot is not so long. Jiuqu River in the scenic area is a stream at the southwest foot of Huanggang Mountain, the main peak of Wuyi Mountains, and is located in the peak rock valley of Wuyi Mountain in Fujian Province. The total length is about 10 km. The mountains carry the water around, the water goes around the mountains, and each song has a landscape painting with different scenery. "The stream is nine curves and the clouds are liquid, and the mountain light is soaked in clear ripples." It's a true portrayal of it.
When I came to Wuyi Mountain, I didn't go to enjoy the beautiful scenery or look for high-quality tea. I am familiar with Wuyi Mountain as the origin of Wuyi rock tea and black tea, but it is undoubtedly quite difficult to find a turtle from the Jiuqu River Scenic Area, which is more than 10 kilometers long, especially so far I don't know whether this turtle is in the shape of a tea tree or a turtle!
If the legend is true, then the so-called water beetle should be a tea tree by now, and if it is a tea tree, it is relatively easy to do. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a public case in the tea industry, Tianxin Temple and Langu Rock competed for the public case of the water turtle tea tree, it is said that the water turtle tea tree grew under the Tianxin Rock Du Ge Village, one day it rained heavily, the heavy rain washed away the side bank of the tea garden, the water turtle flowed with the water to the Langu Rock, the Langu Rock is located in the bullpen pit, the owner on the "masonry stone fence, the soil to store it", that is, they occupy, and later the two sides even resorted to the court in order to compete for the tea tree, and finally after several twists and turns the water turtle tea tree was awarded to the Langu Rock.
So my first stop is actually to go to Langu Rock, the water turtle tea tree does have, but unfortunately the tea tree is a tea tree, and the water turtle I am looking for has nothing to do with it, just in case I also went to Tianxin Yongle Temple, that is, Tianxin Temple, but still failed to find the breath of the water turtle, the monks in the temple are not happy, although they did not find the main master, but they were lucky to appreciate the taste of Zen tea again.
Since the two places in the legend do not have the breath of the water beetle, then either the legend is false, or the water turtle is not willing to make tea trees and change places. Since the three fools are stupid at the water's edge, the biggest possibility of the water golden turtle is to be their own turtle again.
The water of Jiuqu Creek is crystal clear, there are occasional swimming fish in the water, but from top to bottom I have inspected several times and have not been able to see a turtle and a half, Jiuqu Creek has a special bamboo raft, I will follow the tourists to sit on the bamboo raft back and forth in the upstream and downstream, the number of times the big brother who supports the bamboo raft can't help it, and asks me to sit back and forth on the bamboo raft for several days, what is this going to do?
I said looking for a water turtle, I don't know if my eldest brother has ever seen a water turtle? When the eldest brother heard the music, he said that you are looking for a water turtle to go to the bullpen pit, what are you looking for here? There wasn't even a turtle in the stream! Well, at this time, I also believe that there are no turtles in the water, after all, the water is so clear and there are tourists coming and going, some turtles have long been scared away, is it just a trip in vain?
According to the plan, I am going to submit or simply absorb the water turtle here, so that I have the courage to go to Jingde, if there is no help from the water turtle, then I am afraid that it will be more auspicious for me to go. When I was hesitating, my eldest brother told me that there were no turtles in the water, but there were on the shore, and I often saw turtles coming to the river in the early years, but now there are more people, and turtles are afraid of people, so they don't come out much. By the way, last year, someone found that someone roasted a turtle on the shore, which caused evil
The unintentional words of the big brother who supported the bamboo raft gave me an idea! That's right, there is no water does not mean that there is no on the shore, the thousand-year-old turtle must not be small, if it was in this clear stream, it would have been seen, although this old turtle is a lonely master, but I don't think it should be an exhibitionist begging onlookers, right? Thinking of this, I thanked my eldest brother, and when I reached the downstream again, I left. It's not too early, so I'll look for it by the stream tomorrow morning.
Tea and tourism have invigorated the economy of Wuyi, and countless tea merchants and tourists come every year, so accommodation has become a big problem, so many homestays have been set up around. I prefer this kind of homestay, combined with the local natural culture, although it is inevitable that there will be decoration for business, but the decoration is pleasing to the eye. I was looking for a homestay, and I went out to look for water turtles during the day and rested here at night.
When I returned to the residence, there was no one at home, I was not the only one who lived, I guess they were still playing outside, and the night of Wuyi was also very lively, but I didn't come to play, I couldn't find the water turtle for several days, and I was still a little discouraged in my heart.
When I returned to the B&B, I fell asleep because I was in a bad mood, and I didn't know when I was woken up by the sound of talking, I looked at my phone at eight o'clock, and I didn't feel sleepy when I woke up. Sitting on the bed in a daze, scrolling through the mobile phone and doing nothing, slowly, the voice outside became louder, it was Fujian Hokkien. To be honest, although I have been in Fujian for several years, I don't understand much Hokkien, but I only vaguely know what is going on outside.
I'm not happy to meddle in things, I just live here temporarily, and I have nothing to do with each other, so there is no need to go out to persuade them. But then the quarrel got louder and louder, and even slapped the table, which attracted my curiosity a little, and I got up from the bed and went to the window to hear what was going on.
This one really heard something.
The quarrelsome or arguing people were talking loudly at the tea table in the courtyard, I leaned against the window to hear something, but I heard them say that the time was almost up, and if I couldn't find anything, it would be over, I stuck my head out of the window and looked, there were three people in total, all of them were big guys, I was upstairs, so I couldn't see their faces, I only knew that the master with such a big head and a flat head must not be easy to mess with, not good to mess with me to provoke wool?
Just as I was about to close the window, I suddenly heard them mention the turtle! There are some words that I don't understand, alas, in fact, Fujian people are the best to be spies, and you can't understand what the two of them say in front of you.
Looking for something, and then return the turtle? Could it be that they are also looking for water turtles? And it seems that he is still a person who does things for others, or he will not say that he will be finished or something if he has little time. It's just that the big guy is the big guy, why are ordinary people looking for water turtles? Sell? No matter how much you want money, you won't hit the head of the mythical story, right? If someone had told me to go find the water turtle before, I wouldn't have bothered him. It's just not the same now.
I sensitively feel that these three people are probably really the same purpose as me, but my king will specifically deal with demons and monsters, ordinary people can't do anything, and the three of them beat me up at any time It's definitely like playing. Looking downstairs at the three flatheads that could well be a potential threat, I was a little overwhelmed.
It looks like the water beetle can only be found before them. Alas, I knew that I had brought Qiaoqiao with me, although I didn't have any real skills, but I was also the number one demon general under me.
No one can help only myself, just in case I still went downstairs, pretending to pass by to see their faces clearly, all of them are full of flesh and face, one is more mature, bearded, looks almost in his early thirties, the other two are relatively young, one square face, one round face, it is rare to speak Hokkien that is so tall and so strong, I actually met three at once, this luck is really bad.
Afraid of attracting their attention, I went out of the yard after passing by, and walked outside for a while before returning to my residence, where there was no one in the yard, and it seemed that I had entered the room.
I went out early the next morning, trying to find the water turtle before them. It was only when I arrived at the stream that I realized that I had not come early, and the three flatheads had already arrived, and each of them had a hiking bag on their backs, and they were looking for something along the river. What else can you find, the eight achievements are water beetles! It's just three ordinary people, even if they are bigger, how can they find the water golden turtle? You know, it's weird.
Although the ability is probably not very good, but judging from the fact that he was able to create three fools with a puff of yellow smoke, the water golden turtle is not a storage zĂ i who does not even have the power to protect himself. And who is it that commands them?
I don't know any of this, I can only watch the three of them slowly walk away along the stream and don't dare to follow, at this time there is no one by the stream, a little wind blowing early will definitely not be able to hide the ears and eyes of the three.
I had no choice but to give up the brook to them, and go deeper by myself.
Since it is not a turtle in the water, it should be a dry turtle. Dry turtles are also known as tortoises, which have relatively low requirements for water in the living environment compared to turtles and water turtles, and can survive in many places in Chinese mainland. The mountains and rivers of Wuyi are beautiful and the climate is humid, which is of course suitable for the survival of tortoises. The most important thing is that the water turtle is said to be cultivated in a cave, and it is larger, so it is more likely to be a tortoise.
Wuyi Mountain is high and densely forested, and it is not easy to walk in the jungle, but fortunately it is not summer, otherwise it will be difficult to find it due to lush vegetation. After a whole morning of trekking like this, nothing was found, and now no matter what kind of wildlife it is, it is not so easy to find.
Taking out the bread and mineral water in my backpack to settle lunch, I sat down on a large rock and rested for a while. Although he is full of energy, he is not so energetic as to be tireless. Sitting on the big stone and looking at the trees around me, the birds in the forest are singing and turning around, it is very good, if I can press a home here, I can't help but think, after thinking about it, I guess I can't stay if there is no electricity and no network, so forget it, continue to look.
After eating and drinking, people have the strength again, and when they have the strength, they have to continue to look for it, and I am impatient to find it, mainly because it is more and more difficult to walk, and the branches and vines on the ground hinder the footsteps, and in a hurry, I kicked away a piece of rotten wood that stood in the way! The rotten wood was kicked away all at once, and then I realized that it wasn't the wood that flew up, it was a turtle! Flying turtle, hahaha, the ancients didn't deceive me, this is really another village.
Actually, I didn't plan to find the water turtle all at once, it's weird, it's Taoist, it's almost impossible to find it at will, in fact, what I'm looking for is a turtle, yes, an ordinary turtle. Aren't the three fools roasted turtles roasted silly? Since you protect the calf, then I will bully you!