(2) Dream Choice 9
"A good year must be remembered, the most orange, yellow, orange and green time!" Several students read in unison.
"Yes, there is also a poem written by someone else that is not famous: looking back on the folk tribute of the Tang and Song dynasties, there are even more kumquat into the temple! Students, do you know what temple means? The temple here refers to the imperial court and the imperial palace. See that orange tree in the middle? It is called milk orange, also called money tangerine, which is the tribute orange we designated here in the Tang and Song dynasties. It is characterized by its fragrance, as long as a few cucumbers are placed in the house, the house is full of the aroma of tangerine. Su Yuedong explained.
"What? Is this a tribute orange? Then I'll taste it too, and feel what it's like to be an emperor. ”
"Students, there are orange scissors in the orange basket next to the uncle, you go up, pick and taste by yourself, and enjoy the fun of pastoral life." Su Yuedong said.
"I'm coming!"
"I'm coming!"
"Don't rob me, there's no gentlemanly demeanor at all!"
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It's chaotic, it's fun, it's fun.
These boys and girls have long forgotten the tiredness and disappointment just now.
That's what young people are, because they're young, because they're romantic, because they're full of energy! Romance takes a little bit.
The consumption of oranges is not much, only a few dozen catties, but for these young boys and girls, it is enough.
"Boss Su, do you want us to pick the oranges first, and you can take them away when you come back?" The old man asked.
"No, uncle, you can go home, you don't have to wait here; When we come back, if they like it, let them bring some back, but you don't have to wait here, we'll be careful of the orange trees. Su Yuedong has great respect for this simple old man.
"Students, now, you are no longer thirsty, come, follow my hand, look over there."
Following Su Yuedong's fingers, the students saw a large golden rice field in the valley, and in the center of the rice field, there was a small hill alone, only to hear Su Yuedong ask: "Students, look at this mountain, what does it look like?" ”
"Hump!" Almost all the students spoke out in unison; Indeed, the hump, very much like.
"Like, really like, but it's called Ma On Shan."
With Su Yuedong's words, the classmates naturally calmed down, and they knew that Su Yuedong still had a following.
"Once upon a time, there was a pair of brothers who lived here; The eldest brother is honest and diligent and manages the few pieces of land left by his father very well, so his life is quite rich; Soon, he also married a wife. The younger brother is idle and does not want to make progress, and after his sister-in-law enters the door, he spends all day drinking with his sister-in-law's care for him; The savings that the family had earned so hard were empty in a blink of an eye. Even the only tiled house and thin land in the family were sold and squandered; The eldest brother became ill from hard work, and when his son was full moon, he left for the west......"
Although they thought that this "little brother" should be damned, everyone didn't say anything and listened quietly......
"This little brother is not useless, he treats his sister-in-law as a mother; After the death of his eldest brother, he finally woke up to the fact that he silently took on the responsibility of supporting his family in the face of the impoverished family after burying his eldest brother......"
"But there is no tile on the top, no inch of land below, not to mention that he was originally an idle person, even if he has great ability, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice; Therefore, he begged his grandfather to ask his grandmother for a small piece of land from his neighbors, and settled on straw; After settling down his sister-in-law and nephew who had just completed the moon, he went down to the river to fish, went to the mountains to hunt, and dug wild vegetables and yams to support the whole family. Sometimes, there is really none, and even begging on the streets......"
Finally, when his sister-in-law's three-year filial piety period expired, he decided to go out as a caregiver; But what can he do without a skill? ”
"He is gone for three years. The sister-in-law is at home, and she also digs wild vegetables to survive, and with the charity of the villagers, she is struggling to support her son. ”
"On that day, there was a treasure hunter at the door of my sister-in-law......
"Uncle, what is a treasure picker?" A classmate asked.
"Hehe, treasure pickers at that time, it was also a profession, this kind of person was erudite and talented, but he didn't meet the material, so he had to tell fortunes and measure words for people outside to see feng shui, and more, but he was looking for all kinds of natural treasures." After Su Yuedong explained, he continued his story:
"Following the gaze of the treasure picker, my sister-in-law also found that on her thatched roof, among the withered yellow and even gray thatch, there was a wisp of turquoise straw, which had not been sprinkled by the rain and withered yellow for three years, but was still vibrant."
"'This sister-in-law-' only heard the treasure picker say, 'I will pay fifty taels of silver, will you sell me the wisp of straw on your roof?' When my sister-in-law heard this sentence from the treasure picker, she was stupid at the time: fifty taels? For people living in the countryside at that time, they had their own vegetables, chickens, ducks and pigs, even if they were a family of five, they wouldn't need two taels a year for food, clothing, housing and transportation, and they were doing very well, fifty taels, if you save a little, it is enough for your son to get married and have children......
"Seeing that the sister-in-law was silent, the treasure picker said: 'That's it, sister-in-law, seeing that your life is very hard, I will give a hundred taels, how about it?' 'Good, good! OK, OK! I'm just moving a ladder. The sister-in-law replied again and again, but she was afraid that the treasure picker would regret it, so she hurried to move the ladder. Just pick up the treasure and pinch your fingers and count: "No, sister-in-law, I'll come back in ten days, give, this is a deposit of five taels, please take care of this straw." ’”
"Looking at the five taels in her hand, my sister-in-law couldn't believe it: how many new clothes and how much meat can I buy for my son?" Don't worry, sir, I'll keep an eye on you until you come. My sister-in-law really moved out of her stool and sat in the garden with her eyes fixed on the straw......
"On this day, the ragged little brother finally came home, saw his sister-in-law sitting in the yard, and felt very strange, 'Sister-in-law, what are you doing?' 'Ah--Uncle is back, it's wonderful......' The sister-in-law did not dislike the younger brother: 'Uncle, we have ......made a fortune,' she told the younger brother about the straw in one breath. ”
"After listening, the younger brother's eyes lit up: 'Sister-in-law, think about it, he has bid a hundred taels for this strand of straw, so how much is it actually worth?' 'Yo, I haven't thought about this, this wisp of grass is useless to us, we can sell it for a hundred taels, that is a blessing from the previous life, we can buy a house and land again, uncle, you don't have to go out, when the time comes, sister-in-law will find a younger brother and sister for you." 'My sister-in-law, who has no scheming, is even happier when I see my uncle come back. ”
"'No, sister-in-law, listen to me, we can get more, not a hundred taels, but a thousand taels, or even ten thousand taels. ......''This ......' little uncle's words made my sister-in-law a little moved, a person with hard work at home to take care of the children, now the uncle is back, the man is the backbone of the family, although he felt that the uncle's words were a little incredible, but he still accepted it, in order to make the treasure pickers more convinced, deceive the role and value of this straw, they decided to burn this thatched hut......"
"In the face of the raging fire of the hut and the miserable mother and son, the treasure picker was speechless...... hey, maybe I have nothing to do with the treasure: 'Sister-in-law, mourn, forget it, you don't have to pay me back my deposit, hey......' Mr. - '' sister-in-law stopped the treasure picker: 'Why is our house on fire, what is this grass?' Looking at the tearful sister-in-law, the treasure picker couldn't bear to refuse, so he told her about the effect of this straw......"
"It turns out that this is a handful of fairy grass, and on the sixteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is in the middle of the sky, in the depths of the mountains, a heavenly horse will run, and with this fairy grass, mortals can approach this heavenly horse and submit it randomly; If you can't return to the heavens, you will become a golden horse in the mortal world......"
"'Golden Horse?' The sister-in-law who lost her mind didn't know when the treasure picker left, and she didn't think about it at all, so she wanted to ask how to subdue this Pegasus...... 'Isn't it August 16 today?' Quick, uncle......'"
"At midnight, in the middle of the day, they heard the neighing of horses, and saw a Pegasus flying in the depths of the mountains with its feet on the colorful auspicious going, and the younger brother used this fairy grass to lead the Pegasus to the front of him, and flew on the horse ......, but is the Pegasus so easy to submit? So, the Pegasus broke free of the younger brother's grip and flew into the depths of the mountains, and the younger brother grabbed the saddle on the Pegasus because of the stubborn grabbing of the saddle, and at the same time as the Pegasus fell, he also grabbed off the saddle......"
"So, this saddle becomes the mountain in front?" The students were enlightened.
"Yes!" Su Yuedong said with a smile.
"And then?" A female classmate asked without finishing her words.
"And then? Then ......, maybe ,......" This story was also found by Su Yuedong in the book, and he didn't think about it, so he couldn't answer.
"And then? No then. It's folk tales, myths and legends, where did they come from. A male classmate sneered at the girl.
"The human heart is not enough to know the elephant of the snake!" There was a classmate who was not entangled in the plot of the story and couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes-" Taking over the male classmate's words, Su Yuedong said: "This story illustrates several problems to us: sometimes there must be in life, and there is no time in life to ask for it. Also, we have also seen from the body of the 'uncle': one misstep becomes a thousand years of hatred, and it has been a hundred years since I turned back! So, remember: you can make some mistakes every day, and you can't make them once in your life! ”
Under this story, in the face of Su Yuedong's serious words, the students did not feel upset.
"Alright, let's move on!" Su Yuedong pointed to the road ahead.
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