Chapter 57: The Ferryman
"Anyone!" The four of them stood at the gate.
In this lonely mountain range, there is only this one family around. Outside, a fence made of wooden stakes, and inside sat a hut made of red bricks.
"Anyone?" There is still no response inside. Daka pushed down the fence with his hand, and it was very easy to push it open. A few people crept in, the yard was chaotic, old clothes, pots and pans, brooms, dustpans, dry firewood, piled up all over the yard, near the house, there was something like a well that was pressed by a big stone, and everyone didn't pay much attention. Then he went inside until he came to the door.
"Dangdang!" I knocked on the door, but there was no answer.
The big card and the second card glanced at each other and pushed the door open.
Although the yard is messy, the house is not as bad as expected, this room has only two rooms, open the door to the main hall, and a bedroom is separated on the right. In the middle of the main hall there is a shrine altar with incense burners and offerings.
The minister asked softly, "Is there anyone in the house?"
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Erka said: It seems that there is no one.
At this time, the idol on the altar attracted Lan Lan's attention. Lan Lan walked towards the god platform, holding her chin and thinking. Daka came over and asked, "Lanlan?" Any questions?
Lan Lan said: There is something wrong with this idol of the gods!
The minister and Erka also came over, and Erka asked: What's the problem?
Lan Lan frowned and said: Usually Buddha statues and Bodhisattvas are enshrined on the altar, but I have never seen this one. It's not like a fairy!
Daka said: "Eh, blue! Don't talk nonsense, just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean that this statue isn't a god.
When Lan Lan heard this, she turned her head and stared at Da Ka and said, "Brother Nana!" You doubt my judgment! Good! I'll tell you now, what gods are worshipped by the people of our country!
"The immortals in our country are too many to count, so I'll give you a little bit of a word or two now! There is the Emperor Zhenwu of the god of the north, as well as the queen of heaven Niangniang, who is known as the goddess of shipping, Mrs. Jinhua, who is the god of fertility, and the god of Sizao, the god of the stove, the Bodhisattva Dragon Mother, needless to say, Zheng Xianhong, the holy water god, the great sage of the land of the city god, the emperor of Wenchang, Baogu and He Xiangu, and the princess of Kongshengkang, who is more handsome than the princess of Ganlu Zukong Shengkang. Three Qing and Six Emperors, Five Elders of the Five Directions, Three Officials and the Four Heavenly Kings of the Earth, Four Values of Gong Cao, Four Heavenly Masters, Four Heavenly Masters, Four Blasphemy Dragon Gods, Four Generalissimos, Five Dipper Star Jun, Six Ding Liujia, Six Stars of the Southern Dipper, Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, Eight Immortals, Eight Generals, Nine Yao Stars, Twelve Yuanchen, Twenty-eight Stars, and Thirty-six Heavenly Generals, these are all in the sky, and there are ...... underground."
"Stop, stop, stop! You're talking about it! Daka interrupted Lan Lan, who kept talking: "Okay, I was wrong, I shouldn't doubt you!" ”
Lan Lan glanced at the big card disdainfully and said: Hmph! It would have been okay to say no earlier!
The minister admired and said: Wow, Lanlan! You can! Know so many immortals.
Lan Lan spread her hands helplessly and said: Hey~ No way, my father is doing this business, he has taught me these since I was a child, and he has inspired me to train me into a generation of goddesses, but I want to live my own life!
The minister smiled: That's it, how good it is to write a novel!
Lan Lan nodded in agreement: Uh-huh! Novels can express my imagination to the fullest, and you see a lot of them have been made into TV dramas now. If my novels can be made into TV in the future......
"Okay, little goddess, stop dreaming!" Daka interrupts Lan Lan's fantasy again.
Lan Lan angrily punched the big card: Brother Nana, why are you so annoying!
Erka looked at the statue on the altar and said, "This statue is neither a Buddha nor a god, so what is he?"
The statue was dressed in a black robe, directly covered with eight legs, not even the two arms were exposed, the head was a triangular shape, some like a snake's head, and there were tiny scales on the skin.
Erka: How do you look like a snake's head? Could it be the Hydra Demon?
Da Ka: Don't talk nonsense about the second card, how can there be an offering to monsters.
The minister paced around the house and said, "Don't you think this room is a little strange?" Look......
"What's weird?!" An old voice spoke from behind them.
Several people were startled by the sudden voice, and hurriedly bowed their heads and apologized: I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
"I'm sorry, we knocked on the door before, and when we saw that there was no one at home, we came in and wanted to find something to eat...... "Daka said and slowly raised his head and saw the owner's face. Daka feels so familiar, but for a moment I can't remember who it is: you are ...... Forehead......
The minister clapped his hands and said, "You are!" The boatman who took us across the river! ”
Daka then remembered that they needed to cross a river when they went up the mountain from Xianling Town, and it was the fisherman who carried them across the Xianling River. There is no one with this face blindness of Daka.
Erka asked: Master? Is this your home?
The fisherman took out a long pipe from his waist, lit it, took a puff, and said slowly: Yes, this is my house.
Daka: Master, I want to ask you personally, do you know that there is a Tao in this mountain......
"Oh master, you taste this cigarette of mine, it is our specialty cigarette! You certainly haven't smoked it. As he spoke, Erka took out his long-hidden precious cigarettes.
The fisherman took the cigarette, sniffed it on the tip of his nose and said, "Good smoke!" It's a smoke!
Erka struck while the iron was hot and said: This box will be smoked for you, by the way, master, do you have food here? We haven't eaten in two days here, and we're almost hungry......
"Hahaha! I happened to catch some big fish in the river and stew them. The fisherman laughed and walked out the door.
Da Ka glared at Erka fiercely and said: Why did you interrupt me!
Erka said: You are so stupid! As soon as you come up, you will inquire about the news, and it will be strange for people to tell you. I have to put it on him first, and ask it slowly.
Daka got angry again and said: Also! Why haven't I ever smoked this cigarette? You're still keeping it private!
Erka: This box is evaluated by experts, and I'll get you a better one when I go back!
Halfway through the day, the fisherman lit a fire in the cluttered yard, and four large fish were stewed in an iron pot, and they were steaming hot. Everyone sat around the cauldron, and Daka looked at the fish stewed in the pot and said, "This is ...... Can this be eaten?
Erka said embarrassedly: The boiled fish is delicious, but this boiled fish doesn't put anything......
The minister looked at the pot with a look of disgust and said: It looks so unpalatable.
The fisherman put a basket of steamed buns next to them and said, "The steamed buns bought in the town should be eaten in fish soup."
Lan Lan scooped up a small spoon with a small spoon and took a sip: Phew! This soup is also too fishy, and ...... And there is no salt at all!
Erka covered his eyes and said: This is probably the most unpalatable meal I have ever seen in my life.
The fisherman took the fish in the pot, ate the steamed buns over and over again, shook his head and said, "You young people in the city have never suffered hardship, so it's good to be able to fill your stomach."
Lan Lan pursed her lips, picked up a steamed bun aggrievedly and gnawed it, and the minister also picked up the steamed bun and said: I only eat this. Feel free to do whatever you want.
Erka saw that they were all nibbling on steamed buns, and he was so hungry that he picked up one and nibbled on it. Daka never made a move, but began to ask the fisherman: Master, are you living alone? I don't think there are many people on this mountain.
The fisherman swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth and said, "It's all gone."
Daka asked: Are they all gone? Do you know that there is a person in this mountain?
Fisherman: You asked when you crossed the river that day, and you still ask today, and I said that there are no Taoists at all!
Daka is puzzled: No! My message can't be wrong, right? Li Dong also said that the person once appeared near Xianling Mountain.
The fisherman took his long pipe, lit it in the fire, and said, "You also said that it was once."
Kcal: What do you mean? He did ever appear here?
The fisherman took a puff of cigarette, slowly exhaled it, and said slowly: Why is there no bridge on the Xianling River? Then I have to mention that old.