Chapter 46 Inexplicable Encounter

As soon as I went to Xiao Xiao and dozens of states, I met a non-reborn boy.

is also crazy and chivalrous, a real celebrity, can cry and sing.

On the same day, the dragon and snake returned to the grass, and at this time, the qin sword paid for the high-rise building.

How sad is self-pity, not revenge for the face.

- Liang Yusheng

A poem by Liang Yusheng in "The Legend of the Grass Mang, Dragon and Snake" serves as an introduction to this historical period.

In the twenty-fourth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, that is, in the early spring of 1898, in the area of JN Prefecture, a Jianghu Langzhong with a string of bells was holding a signboard on Chasi Street and walking through the streets and alleys with a medicine box on his back to solicit business.

This person is about a teenager, in fact, he is only fourteen years old, he is in tatters, he has come all the way from Changshan County, his clothes have been opened a lot, and his cloth shoes have already exposed his big toes. The front of the banner on his right hand is written with the words "Shun Lu Tang", and the reverse side is written with the words "Wonderful Hands Rejuvenation", and the medicine box on his back is clanging when he walks, obviously there are not many medicines in it, and there is a smooth and bright gourd pinned to his waist, I don't know if it is his medicine gourd or a utensil for drinking and drinking.

This "Shunlu Tangzi" passed through the northbound according to Chasi Street and came to the shore of Daming Lake, which can't help but remind people of the "Travels of the Old Disabled" written by a scholar named Liu Que before, which recorded the medical experience of a doctor named Tie Ying and nicknamed the old disabled in the early years of Guangxu, in which the book wrote when he traveled to JN Mansion:

Look at the couplet on the pillar inside the gate, which reads "Lotus flowers on all sides and willows on three sides, a city with mountains and half a city lake", nodded secretly: "It's really good!" "When you enter the gate, you will see the Iron Public Hall in front of you, and there will be a lotus pond facing east. Around the winding corridor, to the east of Hota, there is a round door. There are three old houses on the east side of the round gate, and there is a broken plaque, with the inscription "Ancient Narcissus Temple" four words. In front of the ancestral hall, there is a pair of dilapidated couplets, which reads "A cold spring recommends autumn chrysanthemums, and the three watches draw boats to wear lotus flowers". After passing the Narcissus Temple, he still got on the boat and swung to the back of the Lixia Pavilion. The lotus leaves and lotus flowers on both sides clamp the boat, the lotus leaves are beginning to wither, and the boat that is rubbed sneered; The waterfowl was startled, and flew at a high price; The old lotus canopy kept stretching into the window of the boat.

At this time, this young bell doctor came to Daming Lake and saw the same scene as back then. The Iron Gong Ancestral Hall was in front of him, and he had never been there, so he stepped into the ancestral hall.

The Tiegong Ancestral Hall is actually the commemoration of the Ming Dynasty's "Battle of Jingyan" against Yan King Zhu Di's military department Shangshu Tie Xuan, who was the political envoy of Jinan at the time. Zhu Di, the king of Yan, opposed the cutting of the feudal domain on the grounds of the Qing monarch's side, and rebelled against his nephew Zhu Yunwen at that time, attacking Nanjing, passing through Jinan, and was met with stubborn resistance from Tie Xuan. Zhu Di suffered repeated setbacks and was unable to conquer JN Mansion for three years, and after taking Nanjing by detour, he besieged JN and finally resurrected Tie Xuan. Zhu Di at this time to be called the emperor, changed the name of the year to Yongle, he put Tie Xuan Ling Chi to death, folklore Zhu Di cut off all the facial features of Tie Xuan, put it in the oil pot, and then eat its meat.

The people are loyal and loyal, and they have built ancestral halls in various places to commemorate this patriotic and loyal man. Entering the main hall of the Iron Gong Ancestral Hall, the young man saw a bronze statue standing proudly, with a breeze on his sleeves, and he couldn't help but be in awe. The young man just sighed and said:

"Such an iron prince is still here, and it will not be the humiliation of the Japanese before the Qing Dynasty has no one to resist."

Thinking about his current situation, he hadn't eaten a grain of rice for two days, and he was really hungry, so he went out of the Iron Gong Ancestral Hall and continued to walk towards the root of the west city wall.

Today's Qing Dynasty, foreign religion prevails everywhere, not a hundred steps, that is, see a foreign church, the young man happened to pass through this door, a foreign priest in black opened the door, the young man carefully looked at this person, only to see clearly, it was not a foreign devil, so he was not too afraid, stepped forward to ask the road:

"May I ask this priest, which direction is SH County in? How to get there? ”

This priest thought that the Chinese of the Western Sect had seen a bell doctor come up to ask for directions, so he politely replied: "SH County is in the southern foothills of Daiyue, and the terrain from the north mountain is dangerous, and it is deserted, tigers and wolves are infested, and it is indeed very dangerous to be alone. ”

This my teenager couldn't help frowning, and he had to travel for two days, it seems that he can't leave immediately anyway, otherwise he will starve to death on the road, and he can only practice medicine for a few days now.

In fact, this young man is from Changqing County, of course he is familiar with this journey, and he did not plan to go to SH County, but because of the drought in his hometown, the people who are really unbearable can either cross the Bohai Bay with their families to survive outside the Guan, or move their families to other places for refuge. And his family in the father led the east to the relatives in Changshan County, but did not think that the father had died of illness on the way, the family hastily buried, continued to move forward, and finally arrived at the relatives in Changshan County, but there was no one left, so I rushed back, happened to meet in ZP County, it turned out that the relatives had moved to Hedong Village, ZP County a few years ago, so the two families lived together.

However, there were too many dependents of her own family, and it was difficult for her to rely on her relatives alone, so her mother had to decide to sell the remaining maids, dismiss the men of the family, and let them fend for themselves, so that only the female dependents and children could live on the meager support of relatives.

The young man himself came out to run the rivers and lakes, fortunately, his ancestors had the craft of hanging pots to help the world, and the young man relied on this string of bell medicine boxes to travel west to make a living, until he came to the boundary of JN Mansion.

In fact, the young ancestor is a native of Yuyao, Zhejiang, and he is also a medicine Jia who is very rich, and has ancestral medical skills, and his life in the water town south of the Yangtze River can be described as superior, only because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom disturbed the south of the Yangtze River, so the ancestors had to abandon this century-old foundation, moved to the north, and barely lived in Da Li Zhuang, Changqing County, but the family road has been defeated, and these years have been drought, and there is no harvest, and there is really no way to continue, so the family has invested in the east.

I used to follow my father through the rivers and lakes, so I still have some experience in practicing medicine in the rivers and lakes as a teenager, but I was still hungry and full, and finally came to JN Mansion, thinking that after all, the capital of Shandong, I hope to make a living, but after a few days, there is no improvement. So I remembered that a distant cousin of my year ago had come to his house to take refuge due to the flood in SH County, and now I learned that the flood in my hometown had passed and had returned. When I thought of my relatives in ZP County, they didn't dare to attack at first because of face, but then they were also cynical and angry, which couldn't help but make people sigh that the world was hot and cold, but at this time, the mountains and rivers were drifting, and everyone wanted to protect themselves, so how could they care about the lives and deaths of others. This time, the young man thought of running to his cousin's house in SH County, at least he thought of his kindness before, and he would definitely take care of one or two, and he would not look at his face, so he made up his mind to ask about the priest's journey to SH County.

After asking, the young man thanked him, turned around and walked south, and saw the south side of the street, a beautiful girl with a pair of wonderful eyes was looking at him, the young man thought, Lao Tzu is no longer a broad young master, what are you doing with me? But then I thought about it, even if I lost my rich life, but fortunately, I had read poetry and books before, received a private school education, and no matter how worn I was, I was always different from those farmers, so I couldn't help but look at the woman and respond with a smile.

I saw the woman standing with her waist tied, wearing a hat on her head and a cloak on her shoulders, quite charming, and she was only thirteen or fourteen years old. At this time, the woman also saw that the young man was watching her, so she quickly avoided her eyes and went south.

The boy waited for the woman to disappear into the alley, and then he came back to his senses and thought: I can't leave for SH County immediately, at least I have to stay in JN Mansion for a few days, and earn some entanglement before I can leave, and I also feel that there are many houses in the south, so it is better to go there and take a look, maybe I can meet the doctor, even if I can't touch it, maybe I can meet the woman just now.

With this thought, the boy refreshed his spirits, crossed the street, and went straight into the deep alleys of the alley.

It's also strange to say that he obviously saw the woman just come in, and then he followed, but he couldn't find it, as if the woman's kung fu had evaporated in the blink of an eye. The young man thought to himself, what kind of woman does it matter, it is important to eat, so he rang the string of bells and walked from house to house. I don't know how many streets and alleys I have bypassed, and I came to a corner, and a memorial arch has a book on "Jintang Street", so the boy continued to move forward, just passing by a large family.

In fact, I have walked a lot of streets and alleys in this area, there are a lot of big families, the door of the red lacquer copper nails, stone lions and stone pillars, the style is different, people are really dazzled, but the difference in this house is that other streets and alleys, whether large or small, the front of the door is deserted, but the door in and out of the house is busy. The young man thought to himself: Could it be that there is something big to do in this family, but looking at the people who come in and out, it doesn't look like they are handling a happy event, everyone is dignified, and they are mainly five big men and three rough men, and there are no housekeepers, bookkeepers and people dressed as housekeepers at all.

The young man was a little puzzled, since he didn't come forward to see a doctor, he continued to move forward, and after soliciting for a long time, he still didn't receive a job, so he thought to himself, just now that the family moved in and out a lot, or go back, maybe I can bump into a few, even one, I won't be hungry tonight, if people are kind, I can let myself stay overnight.

Thinking of this, the young man turned around and walked back.

But at this time, it was almost dark, and in the alleys and alleys, it felt particularly dim, and I saw that some wealthy people had already lit lanterns in front of their homes. The young man thought to himself: If he can't find a doctor today, I'm afraid that he will starve again tonight and sleep on the streets.

At this moment, a girl's voice behind him suddenly said, "Are you a Jianghu Langzhong?" ”

When the young man turned around, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, it was the woman he had met on the street during the day, and hurriedly replied:

"Yes, I'm Lang Zhong......"

The young man should have said a few more words to enhance his feelings, at least he had such a consciousness, but the woman did not let him continue to speak, and interrupted him:

"My father is bedridden at home, and I have already sought treatment from famous doctors everywhere, but it has not worked, and when I see you this time, I thought I might as well try it."

The young man hurriedly said: "No problem, how can those quacks work, I will go to take care of it and cure Lord Lingzun's illness!" ”

"Oh?" The girl was suspicious, and then said: "I saw you during the day, and I was also skeptical, and finally I thought it would be good for you to come and see, what if the father of the family has ...... to save you?"

Only then did the young man understand why the girl was looking at him on the street today, it turned out that it was for this, so he said: "It's right to find me, my medical skills are ancestral, you know, a family has a unique job, others can't do it, maybe I can do it." ”

At this time, the young man didn't know if it was because he saw the girl's sweetness and cuteness, or because he was so hungry that he couldn't help it, so he wanted to quickly say that the other party agreed to go to the house for treatment, first, he could continue to maintain contact with the woman, and second, he could still earn saliva to drink and beg for food.

The woman just said coldly, "Okay, come with me, just cross this corner." ”

The young man followed behind him, thinking, "Finally, there is no end to the road, and I won't be hungry tonight." So he followed the woman in the alley, and the boy didn't know how many alleys he turned, and finally came to a dead end, and the woman said:

"This is it."

The boy stepped forward, only to hear the silence all around, and the sky was already completely dark, and the surroundings were also pitch black. The boy thought to himself, he and a woman, there is no need to be afraid, and he is penniless, even if someone robs him, there is no oil and water to fish, so he followed up this dead end to open the door and enter, at this time, out of nowhere, a few black shadows appeared out of nowhere, and his eyes were all blindfolded, and the boy wanted to break free again, and found that he had been caught in the sack. The young man panicked at this time, thinking to himself, he was not familiar with his life, had he offended anyone, and he was not a son of a family who wore gold and silver, why should he treat himself like this, so he hurriedly shouted:

"What are you going to do? I have no grievances with you, I am just a passing cousin, why do you have to kidnap me! ”

I only heard a person outside the sack tying the mouth of the sack, and a big man's voice said: "Don't be wordy, I've been staring at you for a long time, you shut up for me!" So he said politely: "Grandma, what to do?" ”

I only heard the woman say, "Go in first, and wait until you ask clearly." ”

Only then did the young man understand that this woman was also an accomplice of the big man, so he opened his mouth and scolded: "You little girl, you deceived the uncle here, and you want to be poisoned, I didn't expect such a beautiful girl to be like a snake and scorpion, hum, sooner or later I can't marry you, even if I marry, I will have to be widowed in less than a year!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the young man suddenly felt a lot more comfortable, but before he could feel it for long, he was slapped his face through the sack cloth, not only because the pain was reduced by the sack, but because the sack was too rough, his cheeks were both painful and numb. At this time, I only heard the woman say: "You shut up for me, and if you talk nonsense, I will cut your tongue off!" ”

The young man cares about this, he already knows that his life is short, so he scolds happily:

"Stinky **, you dare to move your uncle to try a single hair, you have a life that no one raises**, thousands of people press the little hooves of thousands of people......"

This young man almost scolded all the most ugly words he learned from the market in the days of running rivers and lakes, and scolded all these ugly words that insulted women, which in normal times, when his father was there, he just listened to it, and he never dared to say it, as for the specific meaning of these scolding words, as well as the specific logical relationship and image description, he could only figure it out slowly.

However, these words were very effective, and the woman was so angry that she asked the man to put down the sack, only to hear the sound of "stabbing", the sack in front of her was cut open by a knife, and she finally saw the light of day again, although it was a dark night sky.

After the woman cut open the sack, she did not stop, but directly cut off a whole sack, then clutched it into a ball, and stuffed it into the young man's mouth at once.

Although the young man could take a breath and look at the sky, he could only speak and could not speak, let alone scold the woman with a heart like a snake and scorpion.

At this time, the big man carried the young man on his back and walked deep into the alley, and the young man himself just looked at the sky and swayed, and he should move forward with the footsteps of the big man, but he was helpless. Finally, the door in the depths of the alley was opened, and he was carried into a courtyard, only to feel that he was thrown to the ground all of a sudden, and suddenly felt a pain in his back, and then his own disguise medicine box was also thrown on the ground. But at this time, the young man's mouth was still covered, and he couldn't speak.

At this time, the boy recalled the whole story, and recalled the path he had followed the woman. At that time, I really only cared about looking at the woman's slender figure and beautiful back, so I didn't remember the road, and I understood that I was led by this woman around the back door of the big family to the dark and uninhabited dead end of the big family, and then was taken into the backyard of the big family by the sack.