Diaoyutai Legend Forty-Nine Righteous Rat Mounds

Niu You was shocked and said, "Ah! It's the princess here! The nemesis is coming. ”

Bai Zhong smiled: "Take a closer look, who else?" ”

Niu You looked at it and said, "Miserable, miserable!" The water chestnut also came. ”

Du Ming added: "There are also Zhao Yun and Zhou An. ”

Cheng Si said in a cold tone: "Any one of them, with just one hand, can pinch you to death." ”

Niu You still had a glimmer of hope in his heart and said: "The smog here is very heavy, they can't see me, they won't come here." ”

Bai Zhong clearly told Niu You: "Princess, they came up the mountain to collect gold ingots. When the princess comes, we Golden Guards will naturally put away the haze. Catch the thief and catch the stolen goods, you just wait to be caught. ”

Niu You hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I don't want the gold on the ground." I'll go, I'll go. Please open the Golden Guard, and I'll leave right away. ”

Xin Fu said, "Do you know the Golden Guard now?!" Then take out the gold ingots in your bag. ”

Niu You said: "Seeing that I am working so hard, let me bring some back." ”

Cheng Si said: "What thief doesn't say that he is very hard? Take it out, princess, and they will turn another mountain, and they will be there at once. That's when you're dead. ”

Niu You said: "I often climb this mountain, and I don't believe I can't climb out. ”

Niu You said that he wanted to crawl out.

Xin Fu smiled: "Let's see how Niu You climbs out." ”

Niu You crawled on the ground.

Du Ming sneered and said: "This rascal still thinks that he is capable, but in fact, if he climbs one more step, he will fall into the abyss of no return." ”

Bai Zhong said: "Luohan foot Niu You, for the sake of the face of the Luohan Gate, I will now remove the haze in front of you and let you see what road you are taking." ”

When Niu You saw it, he was covered in cold sweat, and it turned out that Niu You had climbed down the edge of the cliff.

Xin Fu sternly warned: "If you want to hold on to the gold, there are only two ways: stay put, wait for the princess to catch the thief and catch the stolen goods after the princess water chestnut comes up, and the other way is the dead end, falling into the abyss of no return." ”

Niu You was so frightened that he didn't dare to move, and he pleaded: "Spare your life, three generals." Help, Rohan Hand. I don't dare to call you dead ghosts in the future, you are real Arhats, you are real gold guards, I will burn silver paper for you immediately after I go down the mountain, and burn a lot of silver paper. ”

Xin Fu said: "Don't talk nonsense! Take out the gold ingots from your bag. ”

Niu You knows very well that he is not afraid of no firewood. If it really falls into the hands of the Water Princess, Water Chestnut, and Zhou An, it will not be a simple matter of catching thieves and catching stolen goods, but the general liquidation of the murder case of Dogfish and the murder of Luohan Gate Niuyou.

Niu You didn't dare to move on his stomach, took out a piece of gold ingot, and said, "Golden Guardian Arhat, where is this gold ingot going to be placed?" ”

Xinfu said, "Throw it at your heel." Tell you, little bastard, this gold ingot counts, and you don't want to live if you don't have one less piece. ”

Niu You threw the gold ingots back one by one, and finally, Niu You touched it in the bag and said, "No, it's all thrown out." ”

Bai Zhong said: "You still have a piece in your bag. ”

Niu You pretended to touch it again and said, "No, there really isn't." ”

Bai Zhong said: "Luohan feet, you still want to play tricks in front of me. If you don't take it out, just lie on your stomach here. Can't you hear the princess and their footsteps? The princess will arrive soon. ”

Niu You hurriedly threw out the last piece of gold ingot, and said, "Luohan, for the sake of the same door, you can quickly save me out." ”

Bai Zhong said: "We are the golden guards, we only protect the gold, regardless of the thieves, and let you go down the mountain now." Now you have your left foot straight, there's a tree head there, hook it. ”

Niu You hooked the tree with his left foot.

Bai Zhong said: "There is a small stone on your right hand, which is actually the top of a large stone, which can be forced. Now you push back with your hands and feet. ”

Niu You's body stepped back.

Bai Zhong said: "Take a step back and open the sky. Amitabha, now you can go down the mountain. ”

Niu You stood up, and the haze had dissipated. He looked back at the gold ingot he had just thrown, but it was shrouded in haze.

Du Ming shouted: "Don't leave quickly, but when?" ”

Here is a folk custom of ancient mountain people who traveled at night. The mountain roads are rugged, and it is more difficult to walk at night, so torches must be lit. In addition to using moonlight for lighting, ancient people needed to use local materials and choose materials that are easy to burn, bright and long-burning. One of them is the selection of "chaiming", that is, the part of pine wood rich in pine resin, which is split into small strips, burned in a refractory container, and carried on the hand for lighting.

Another way is to use "bamboo". The so-called bamboo is a kind of bamboo as thick as a reed, long and straight, buried in the paddy field in a bundle, and then dug out after a period of time, and dried coolly. Take it at any time when you are on the wild road, and hold it in your hand like a torch. The wind does not blow out, and it is quite easy to use.

Water princess, water chestnut, Zhao Yun, and Zhou An held bamboo torches in their hands, walking on the rugged mountain road in the darkness before dawn.

Because they were holding torches, Niu You could see them from a distance.

They came to the place where the rats were carrying gold, and looked at the remains of the rats all over the ground, and they stood in silence to mourn.

The water princess covered the body of a mouse with a piece of white silk, and the water chestnut gently picked up the mouse covered with white silk with a bamboo clamp and placed it in a basket.

The water princess covered the mouse with white silk piece by piece.

The water chestnut picks up the rats one by one and puts them in the basket.

Zhao Yun and Zhou An were picking up gold ingots and putting them in sacks.

In a temporary grass squatt.

The water chestnut reported to the water princess: "Princess, we have gathered a total of one hundred and twenty-nine bodies (body, which is the local respectful term for respectable things in Taiwan, such as: one, only, branch, head, etc.) righteous rat. ”

Zhou An reported to the water princess: "We have picked up a total of forty-four gold ingots. ”

The water princess asked in surprise, "The gold ingots are forty-four ingots?" ”

Zhao Yun said: "Yes, forty-four ingots. Thirty-eight of the ingots were found in the Righteous Rat team. Six other ingots were found on the edge of a cliff at a considerable distance from the rats. “”

The water princess nodded and said, "Got it." We'll come back to that later. ”

At this time, Jin Xiangyu had already walked out of the inner room.

Jin Xiangyu held a gold ingot in her hand and whispered in the water princess's ear, "I still have one here." The other six pieces have been transported to the designated underground. ”

The water princess smiled and nodded, "That's exactly fifty-one." ”

Zhao Yun said: "Princess, six pieces are lost on the edge of the cliff, it should be done by someone else." ”

Water chestnut said: "Yes, there must be someone else." This man actually came to the scene before us. Strangely, why did he take only six pieces of gold? And why did he automatically give up all the gold ingots after walking for a while? ”

The water princess nodded silently and said, "With such a deep mountain and such a dark night, there should be no passers-by." This person must have been waiting here for a long time. Seeing that there was a large amount of gold to be desired, but under a pressure that he could not resist, he could only reluctantly take six ingots to slip, and finally gave up the gold under strong pressure. Please note that they all gave up, and they didn't dare to take a single piece away. ”

Water chestnut asked in surprise: "Could it be that someone is protecting the gold?" ”

The water princess nodded and said, "Yes! There are indeed gold guards guarding the gold. But they are not living people, but dead ghosts. ”

Zhao Yun asked in surprise, "The dead ghost is protecting the gold?" Who are they? ”

The water princess nodded and said, "It's the dead ghost who is protecting the gold." We want to recognize and commend them for their great understanding on their deathbeds and for their loyalty to them. ”

The water chestnut asked, "Who are they?" ”

The water princess said: "They are Xin Fu, Cheng Si, Du Ming, and Arhat Bai Zhong. ”

Water chestnut and Zhao Yun nodded and said, "It turned out to be them." ”

The water chestnut asked, "How are we going to honor them?" ”

The water princess said: "Next to Jiang Gan's tomb, we will make a righteous rat mound, and at the same time, we will set up a golden guard monument there and engrave their names. This makes it easier to pay homage together. ”

Everyone nodded.

The water princess said: "Water chestnut, you are responsible for this matter." ”

The water chestnut nodded solemnly.

The water princess turned around and said to Zhou An with a smile: "Uncle Zhou, do you remember the ceremony of our previous sacrifice to the mountain god and digging gold?" ”

Zhou An said with a smile: "Remember, of course I remember." Princess, do we still want to dig gold? ”

The water princess said: "Then please ask Uncle Zhou to prepare another divine gift, I will sacrifice to the mountain god with you, and then dig out the six gold ingots in the ground." ”

Zhou An said happily: "Wow, wow." Where are we going to worship the mountain gods? ”

The water princess said, "You are ready to give the divine salute, just follow me." I pick a good place and we can get started. ”

Zhou An smiled: "It's fun, it's fun." I'll go get ready right away. ”

The water princess said to Zhou An solemnly: "Uncle Zhou, you are an old-timer in Yizhou, you should know what you can say and what you can't say." For example, as you see today, everything you do is something that you can't say to other people. ”

Zhou An said: "Princess, the first time you saw me, I told you that I, Zhou An, am a trustworthy person. The princess is relieved. ”

The water princess asked, "Jin Xiangyu, why didn't Lu Kangni come?" ”

Jin Xiangyu said: "Lu Kangni, he has already followed." He's waiting outside the hayhouse. He is a soldier and knows the rules, but his aunt didn't call him, so he didn't dare to come in casually. ”

The water princess nodded and said, "Okay, you call Lu Kangni in, and let's go to the mountain god to dig gold together." ”