Chapter 109: Searching for a Secret Forest
Fu River is the mother river of Nanyi County. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was a famous river in the Chu State. Jingshan is coiled in it, and the Fuzhang River is like two arms, embracing this ancient and mysterious land - this is the birthplace of Chu culture.
Fushui goes up more than ten miles from the east, winding along the mountain, and it is a dense forest of ten thousand mountains. The strange thing is that along the Fu River, the mountains of the Danxia landform are all going north, but from west to east, it is a karst landform. This cannot but make people marvel at the magic of nature.
Out of the county east, the mulberry forest is full of slopes, over the Huaguo Mountain, one or two square pond weirs are located in the mountains, the peach forest is quiet, the bamboo is surrounded, the stream is murmuring and interspersed with the depths of the forest, and the birds and birds call the branches. There will also be a bell or two from the hunters, tearing through the silent valley.
Forest, the ink dyed as mellow. The wind rises, like a melancholy of trembling strings, like a final cry on the top of a high mountain. It seems that people can't bear to leave, full of sadness, hoping to carry this green field, hold this secluded world, and go all over the world!
After climbing the S-shaped mountain road, turn into Lin Mang, and wind along the mountain. Woody plants are luxuriant, wildflowers and grasses are chasing the season, stones, pines, and ridges are scattered, and moss drips and flows on the walls, everything seems to be a providential arrangement. One branch by another, the steep is locked, and then it goes deep into the dream.
It's just the return of the old man. Return to the original birthplace of man: rivers, forests, wild beasts, flowers, and berries.
Entering the mountain pass, the wild wind gusts, the smell of the wet forest is blowing in the face, mixed with the thick woody fragrance of the shrubs, and the natural oxygen bar sealed in the primitive wilderness is presented in front of you. The pine trees stand proudly in the mountains, layered on top of each other, and there seems to be no respite. Red, pink, purple flowers bloom one after another, emerald green, green tender, dark green branches and leaves, emerge endlessly, green vines are leisurely, as thick as arms. The flowing three-dimensional colors are freely scattered in the wild valley, and the unique oil painting style is proudly displayed between the heavens and the earth.
The forest is affectionate, just like this human story and legend, with ups and downs.
The legendary Fairy Cave is located in a valley of steep jungle, and the adult is shrouded in clouds and mist.
Go down the steep slope to the river ditch, go down two miles from the west of the mountain stream, only see a cave hanging cliff high, the hole is about more than ten meters high, enter the body from the outside to the inside and gradually small, there is a mountain spring trickling out inside, and it continues to flow for a long time. Every rainy season, the roar in the cave is endless; In the dry season, the water flows clearly, and there seems to be a leisurely mood that cannot be sung.
Someone has tried to measure the depth of the cave, because the cave wall is clinging to snakes, centipedes, bats, it is difficult to measure the accurate depth, about 300 meters. This cave is called the Fairy Cave.
The Fairy Cave is famous for a myth in a radius of 100 miles. There are often explorers who want to find out.
Legend has it that once upon a time, there was a shepherd boy who used to graze cattle and sheep near the fairy cave, and after each grazing, he always had to play in the cave until he forgot to go home. As a result, it is not uncommon to come across a table of steaming delicacies placed on a stone table. At first, I thought it was a tribute offering from people who worshiped God and Buddha, but I didn't mind.
Once, I didn't see anyone enter the cave to worship, but I saw that the delicacies in the cave were still placed on the stone table in an orderly manner, and I was puzzled. He wanted to find out. One day, when there was no one, he looked for an opportunity to enter the cave and hide in a dark and damp corner to observe quietly, and after waiting for a long time, he did not see anything unusual, so he simply stood by the spring and poured a soak of urine into the cave.
At this moment, a beautiful fairy suddenly walked out of the cave, with an elegant posture and light steps, holding a flower porcelain plate and plate, the food in the plate was attractive in color, and the hot aroma was rising. The little shepherd boy was salivating. The fairy looked up sharply and found the rude little shepherd boy.
"Ahh The shepherd boy screamed, and the fairy abandoned the plate and fled into the cave. Since then, the fairy has run away without a trace, and she has disappeared.
Now the stone tables in the cave are empty, and there are no more orderly delicacies. It is said that there are still some porcelain fragments scattered in the spring water in the cave, which are left by the porcelain plate that the fairy broke by mistake. This legend is hard to let go.
Nong Tianyi and Bai Longjie walked together, and the further they went, the more gloomy they became, and the more mysterious the stone house became.
Looking up, I saw a quiet and quiet river rushing out of the canyon, and on the other side of the river stood two stone mountains side by side, about 200 meters high, and the top of the mountain was lush and verdant. The rocks are mostly purple-red sandstone, and the cliffs are as steep as a knife, like two high walls towering over the stream. On the stone rock, 36 holes of stone door have been excavated, and the distance is densely packed, and the rock wall is very majestic, and there is the tendency of towering into the clouds. If you look at it from a distance, the stone gate has a slightly shorter feeling.
Ask the locals, they said: the high one is called Spring and Autumn Village, and the short one is called Bingjia Village. It is said to be a rock house excavated in the Ming Dynasty.
Due to the deep hiding, few people now climb rocks into the house. In the early years, some villagers braved the hardships and dangers, climbed in, and found some pottery, copper coins and other relics. It is understood that during the war, refugees took refuge in stone houses to avoid being pursued. Each house can accommodate dozens of people, and there are serial stone doors in the house to facilitate passage. The rock houses are arranged horizontally, like scattered stars embedded in the rock wall, which is a magnificent sight. In ancient times, "zhai" referred to the place where the village was surrounded by a fence or where soldiers were stationed in the old days.
According to investigation, the stone and rock house of Spring and Autumn Village should be a fortification, condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it may be that the magnates in this area, in order to defend against the attack of the rebels, organized stonemasons to excavate, used for shelter and sparse wealth and grain. Some people say that it was repaired by Guan Yu during the Three Kingdoms period. As for the soldiers, of course, it is related to the garrison fighting. These are all to be proven.
The ancient stone house is deeply hidden in the mountains, telling a history of vicissitudes and unknown secrets, and also adding a sense of reminiscence to the past for today's people.
Every autumn, the mountains are red all over, and the forests are dyed. This dense forest is narrow and long, about three miles wide, and the periphery draws a large fan shape along the mountain, and dozens of large and small mountains lie horizontally in the square circle. Slopes, mountains, and flatfields advance to each other, and caves, mountain springs, and streams are densely packed, just like a fairyland on earth. In case of leisure, climb to Wangchenggang, and take in the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river.
The two of them got off the post, walked the green mountains, crossed the white stones, crossed the ladders, and bent over the cramped canyons, and arrived at Yingzi Mountain. The trails are rugged and towering, with lush trees and frequent sightings of partridges, thrushes and pheasants. The pretty flowers and plants that are born on the top of the peaks, and the pines and cypresses rooted in the cliffs are even more proud and upright.
The wind is light, the mountains are beautiful, the water is bright, and the transpiring fog body is floating in the mountains.
In an instant, the silent peaks and valleys were also tainted with aura. The metasequoia trees pierce the sky, and the large area of oak trees shows the ancient sacredness of the mountain, and the shrubs and green vegetation of various forms blend together, which is a primitive style.
The faint flow of Lan rises and falls around the mountain, the mountain peaks are majestic, the fairy grass of the aura falls deep into the canyon, and the strange peaks and strange stones that are cut by axes and knives are sandwiched on both sides, and the dream mirror image of Yingzi Mountain is changing in front of you step by step. Ascending to the main peak of Yingzi Mountain, there is a moment of relief at a glance of the small mountains in the chest. The distant mountains are like daisies, the rivers are as small as silver filaments falling down the world, the peaks and rocks are flowing in the clouds, even if there are thousands of troubles and helplessness, they will bow their heads in front of nature.
At the foot of the mountain, the wild grapes in the vineyard climb all over the trunks of the trees, like crystalline pearls; Wild boars, mountain beavers, and muntjac hidden in the jungle walk at a leisurely pace as if no one was around; Yingshan red here is a bush, there is a layer, and the mountain is covered with bright colors; Three or two wooden houses clinging to the cliff alone, seemingly climbing to a high place; The occasional mountain eagle flying by seems to patrol its territory, overlooking all living beings......
The white mist rose from the mountain col, and the moist breath instantly swirled, and the forest was quiet, like a dream, as if to tell people the mystery of the sword that was once forged here.
Ten acres of land on one side. The stream in the forest is bubbling, going retrograde along the mountain stream, and the Qingxia suddenly opens up in front of you, and you enter the mysterious and deep green canyon - ten acres of fields. Although it is said to be a "green canyon", it is actually green mountains, green water, and green sky, and the surroundings are clear and crisp. The green wraps around a paradise, giving people an unexpected impact.
"Yikes!" Bai Longjie stopped and screamed, and when Nong Tian took a look, it turned out to be a long black snake, swimming around the surface of the Qingtan water. So the two of them picked up the stone and threw it together, splashing a column of sparkling water, but they still did not hit the big snake. But it pretended to be in the crevice of the cliff opposite, curled up, and the whip was beyond the reach of the whip. It is conceivable how many kinds of creatures should live in this long green gorge.
Walking in the valley, the steep cliffs on both sides of the bank reach into the blue sky, and the sky is seriously squeezed, and it becomes a line of sky. Pine oak trees, bushes flourishing, vines wanton, dozens of steps forward, hearing the sound of water, we wade the stream approached, it turned out to be a mountain spring waterfall gushing out from the cave. There is a plank road on the stone cliff next to the cave, the cliff is dotted with grass and leaves, they climb carefully, and follow the trend, which makes people frightened, and may fall to the bottom of the cliff if they are not careful.
It's a solo way up the mountain. If the mountain people pass through this plank road, they carry it into the city on their shoulders and carry it on their backs, and they are used to walking, but it is also very easy.
Returning to the original road, not far away, they saw a small riverbed with a bluestone slab structure, which suddenly opened up. Go down to the bottom of the cliff and see a flat field, and there are strange landscapes such as Bixi, Pigeon River, and gravel beach. Immersed in it, the emptiness is leisurely and quiet, and you can listen to the stream like a harp and the birdsong of wild valleys, like a natural chord.
Bai Longjie raised his arm, as if he was familiar with the road, pointed to a mountain peak under the clouds in front of him and said: There are several caves in the middle of the mountainside, and the hall in the cave is very large.
Nong Tianyi followed Bai Longjie's direction and looked at it, and in the cloudy world, there was indeed a mountain peak standing there like a guard, very majestic. Below is a steep cliff, halfway up the mountain, surrounded by green trees, and there is a wide cave. At this time, we can't see the cave door, but we will not forget that the vicissitudes of time and the sad scene of the humiliation of the Chinese people are recorded here. The desolate land of this "ten acres of land" is the witness. It's just that it doesn't speak, silently carrying the suffering of the past.
At this time, a few faint patches of glow drifted overhead, and it was getting late, so they returned along the same path as they came.
Nong Tianyi sighed all the way: What a green canyon, a paradise!
If you live in this mountain, you can get the spirit of the beautiful air, the rhyme of the piano stone, drink the spring in the tea, it can be said that the road refers to the pine forest, the blessing of the wooden window.
Nong Tianyi said that the mountain is the king of benevolence and has a tolerant and broad heart.
It really confirms the old saying: living in the mountains is a blessing!