Benxi, Liaoning Province, the reason why it can become the birthplace of Northeast folk culture is that Tiesha Mountain is here. And the place of Tiesha Mountain has also been mentioned, it can be said that this is the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty when Guo Zu Guo Shouzhen once practiced here to achieve the Tao, said that Guo Zu was respected by later generations as the ancestor of Kanto Taoism, and brought out many profound demons and immortals, including Hu Santai and Hu Qideng.

The young brothers Shao Yongxing and Shao Yonglin wanted to go to this mountain to seek the help of the immortals in order to master the shaman's skills.

It is about when the two children found the foot of the Iron Brake Mountain, it was the time of autumn, the leaves on the mountain were yellow all day long, and the wind blew and flew all over the sky, and it was a troubled time, so at that time the Iron Brake Mountain was far from being as lively as it is now, the two brothers entered the mountain forest, and finally found the small temple in the last words of their father Shao Yong after looking for a long time.

The temple has been in disrepair for a long time and has long been dilapidated, the statues of the gods in the temple are red paint withered, the mud tires have been revealed, the hall is full of dust and cobwebs, obviously no one has cleaned it for a long time, and the two brothers did not dare to slack off, Shao Yongxing took out the Kaiyuan drum, stood in front of the temple and knocked it indiscriminately.

To say that this drum is really magical, only Shao Yongxing can beat it among the two, and this drum can only make an ugly muffled sound in Shao Yonglin's hands, Shao Yong's last words once made it clear that as long as the drum sounds, it will definitely lead to the immortals to help them, but at that time, Shao Yongxing took the drum and beat it for a while, but nothing happened at all.

After half an hour like this, both of them had a feeling of disappointment in their hearts, you must know that the world at that time was very unbearable, could it be that even the monsters on this Iron Brake Mountain have all escaped? But if that's the case, where will the two go from here? The world is big, where is there a place for these two orphans?

At that time, both of them were children, and they saw that it was almost noon, and the two were tired and hungry, Shao Yonglin couldn't hold it anymore, so he sat on the ground and said to Shao Yongxing with tears in his eyes: "Brother, let's not wait, I think they are no longer there." ”

To say that these two people have grown up together since childhood, although there is no blood relationship, but they are like brothers, especially Shao Yongxing, he is older Shao Yonglin, this child is very sensible, he cherishes his younger brother very much, since he left Anhui, he has taken great care of this younger brother along the way, many times he would rather starve himself to give food to his younger brother to eat, he saw his younger brother say this, he knew that he must be hungry, so he took out the remaining piece of dry food from his backpack and handed it to him, and said to him: "If you're hungry, eat some first, and I'll knock for a while."

After that, he stood in front of Shao Yonglin, shielding him from the sun, and then continued to beat the drum, Shao Yonglin said to them a little dejected while nibbling on dry food: "Why are you so stupid, didn't our father tell us before, we are equal to those foreign immortals, and they respect our ancestor very much, so if they are still there, then we are beating the drum here, how dare they not see it?" So they must be gone, and they may not be able to protect themselves in this chaos. ”

While speaking, Shao Yonglin watched Shao Yongxing sweat profusely from the scorching sun, which made him a little unbearable, so he sighed, he also knew that his brother was a dead brain, so he pulled him over, and then broke the dry steamed bun in his hand and handed it to him, Shao Yongxing shook his head and said that he was not hungry, but Shao Yonglin said to him: "You haven't eaten today, how can you not be hungry?" Hurry up and eat something, even if you want to continue beating the drum, doesn't it take strength? ”

Shao Yongxing smiled a little embarrassed, and then took the kettle from his bag and handed it to Shao Yonglin, seeing Shao Yonglin eating and drinking with a reluctant face, he was ready to eat, but just when he just picked up the steamed bun and wanted to open his mouth to bite, he suddenly hit an old woman who came out of the forest, the clothes on her body were very tattered, and it was about to enter autumn, but the old lady was wearing a thick dress, which was full of patches, and the old woman was carrying a basket in her hand, obviously a village woman who went up the mountain to pick vegetables and wild vegetables.

I saw the old woman walking towards the two of them, and she asked as she walked, "What are you two little Hanako beating drums here?" ”

Shao Yonglin heard the old lady say this, and he felt angry for no reason, although they were dressed in tatters, and they were indeed dressed as little beggars, but Shao Yonglin had always lived a life of fine clothes and jade food when he was young, knowing that after the fall of the Qing political axe, he was in the middle of the road, but speaking of which, he did not suffer much, and when he was in Anhui, Jing Xiandao people were also treated with courtesy, so that he had been full of arrogance in his bones, thinking that he was an orthodox shaman, not a thing in the pool, But since he left Anhui, he has been sleeping in the open along the way and has been subjected to countless white eyes from others, which is really a great grievance. I don't want to say that I finally found Tiesha Mountain, but I didn't find those immortals who could help me, this is not counting, now an old woman has to bully herself, I have to say that this is really a tiger falling in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs, how can this be accepted by Shao Yonglin?

So he snorted, and then said, "I don't know who wants the food." ”

And at this moment, the old woman had come closer, Shao Yongxing saw the old woman staggering, so he hurriedly stood up to help him, speaking of which he was different from Shao Yonglin, he was originally a child of a poor family, since he was born, because his parents were poor and unable to raise him, he had to sell him to traffickers, and the traffickers sold him to a family in other provinces, the family was living a decent life, but I didn't want to be when Shao Yonglin was five years old, the war broke out, A group of stragglers attacked their village to expand their military resources, and after his stepfather and stepmother were killed, the little Shao Yonglin wandered until he was adopted by Shao Yong.

So his surname is naturally peaceful and kind, he thinks that it is not easy for everyone to be hard-working, so when he saw that the old woman seemed to have bad legs and wanted to sit down and rest, he got up and helped, these things in Shao Yonglin's eyes, he didn't know how much he had done along the way, so although Shao Yonglin looked angry at the time, he didn't say anything, just turned his head and continued to drink water and eat steamed buns.

And after the old lady sat opposite them, Shao Yongxing returned to his brother's side, he chatted with the old woman, it turned out that the old woman was the farmer under the mountain, now said to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables and fruits, because of the age after the body bones are a little disobedient to the call and feel dizzy, and then heard the drum and came to see, Shao Yongxing heard the old woman say this, then handed his kettle to the old woman, and then said to her: "Grandma, you are uncomfortable, drink some water and rest for a while, If the person we're waiting for hasn't come in a moment, we'll send you down. ”

After Shao Yonglin glared at Shao Yongxing, he didn't speak, and the old woman said to Shao Yongxing with a smile: "I really can't imagine it, your little heart called Hanako is not bad, by the way, you two don't look like locals, where did you come from?" ”

Shao Yongxing listened to the old woman's inquiry, so he told the origin of the two truthfully, he told the old woman that they were from Anhui, and came here to find a 'living immortal', to say that although Shao Yongxing was young, but under the teaching of the Jingxian Taoist, he also understood what to say and what not to say, so he said that a 'wild immortal' became a living immortal.

And the old woman was happy after listening to his words, only to see him say to Shao Yongxing: "You child, have you been deceived, I have lived here for half my life, and I have never heard of a living fairy here, alas, it is not easy to see you two, listen to grandma's words, why don't you go down the mountain to find a market to sell art, and you can still make a living." ”

Shao Yonglin snorted coldly, and then said to the old woman, "What do you know. ”

And Shao Yongxing was full of smiles, he felt that this old lady was a few years old, so it was not easy to resist, but he agreed vaguely, and then lowered his head and nibbled on the steamed bun.

The steamed bun has been said for a long time, it is dry, astringent and difficult to swallow, but fortunately, it can be satisfied, Shao Yongxing has been hungry for a long time, where can he take care of the taste? After he took two bites, he raised his head, and he suddenly found that the old woman had been looking at him from the other side, no, to be precise, she was looking at the steamed bun in her hand, Shao Yongxing looked at her, and then looked at the sky above his head, it was already afternoon, could it be that the old woman's stomach was also hungry?

He saw the old woman looking at the steamed bun in her hand, so he smiled at the old woman, and then said, "Grandma, you are hungry, if you don't dislike it, eat some." ”

After that, he handed over half a piece of steamed bread in his hand, and Shao Yonglin couldn't help but be very angry when he saw him like this, you must know that this is their last bit of dry food, he didn't eat enough just now, but his stupid brother wants to give it to the old woman, how can this be done? So he pulled Shao Yongxing's clothes vigorously, Shao Yongxing smiled at him a little embarrassed, to say that this Shao Yongxing is indeed very kind, he does not have the slightest sharpness in his bones, he seems very peaceful, and there is no utilitarian heart, speaking of which, he doesn't want to be a shaman at all, and he has no wishes and ideals, the reason why he came here is just to repay Shao Yong's kindness to help his younger brother for the rest of his life, so that his younger brother Shao Yonglin inherits his father's legacy.

And he is a very soft-hearted person, maybe he has suffered a lot, so he can't see others suffering, so although his brother stopped him, although his stomach is also very hungry, but he still handed the steamed bun to the old woman, the old woman smiled at him, didn't say anything, took the steamed bun in his hand and took a bite, but spit on the ground, and then complained: "What a broken steamed bun, hard to die, really unlucky, I already knew not to eat something called Hanako." ”

Shao Yonglin saw that her brother kindly gave her steamed buns, but instead of appreciating it, she scolded her, so she couldn't help it anymore, only to see him get up and scold the old lady: "You evil old woman, why are you so ignorant?!" ”

And Shao Yongxing saw that his brother was in a hurry, so he hurriedly stood up and comforted his brother and said that it was okay, and said to the old woman with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, grandma, this is our last bit of dry food, I also know that it is difficult to swallow, you can just eat some, it's better than starving your body, isn't it?" ”

The old woman ignored Shao Yonglin, and after seeing Shao Yongxing say this, she smiled at him, and then said: "I also like what you say this kid, but this steamed bun is too hard, and my teeth are not good to eat, so let's do it, there is a plum tree in the forest behind the temple, I think the plums are ripe now, but the tree is too tall for me to climb, you go and pick a few for me." ”

Shao Yonglin was furious at the time, he thought to himself, what did this old thing do you think of us? You must know that Shao Yongxing's body has been very weak all the way, and now where can he climb the moving tree with an empty stomach? But as soon as he wanted to have a seizure, Shao Yongxing said gently to him: "You rest here first, and I'll pick plums for you to eat." ”

"You're really going!" Shao Yonglin said to Shao Yongxing: "Why do you listen to her so much?!" ”

Shao Yongxing whispered to him: "After all, this old grandmother is old, you see that she has bad legs and feet and can't even walk, so it doesn't take much for us to help her." ”

Shao Yonglin saw Shao Yongxing like this, he knew that his brother had this temper, and he usually had no opinions, but once he decided on something, he became stubborn, so he stomped his foot angrily, then turned around and sat on the big stone, no longer paying attention to Shao Yongxing.

After Shao Yongxing came to the small temple, there was indeed a tall plum tree in the woods, the tree was full of plums, the red, orange and orange plums bent the branches, Shao Yongxing saw that the plum was very gratifying, so he was naturally happy in his heart, and wanted to climb the tree to pick, but the tree was quite difficult to climb, and his body was very weak due to malnutrition, and there were no stones nearby to smash his strength, how is this good?

Shao Yongxing did not lose heart, he tried again and again, and after about half an hour, he finally climbed the tree, took off his clothes, and filled a full bag, but he did not eat one first, after getting off the tree, he returned to the temple and distributed the plums to the old woman and his younger brother.

Shao Yonglin ate the plum angrily, and scolded the plum bitterness while eating, Shao Yongxing was already hungry, so he ate the plum in a big gulp, and felt that the plum was surprisingly sweet, and the old woman didn't eat it anymore after eating two, he looked at Shao Yongxing with a smile, and then said to him: "You kid is good, you really have a conscience." By the way, where do the living immortals you said live in? ”

Shao Yongxing said to the old woman: "The living immortal we are looking for lives in the 'Earth Immortal Temple' of Tiesha Mountain, grandmother, isn't this the Earth Immortal Temple?" ”

The old woman laughed when she heard what he said, and then said to him, "Silly boy, what kind of immortal view is this, you are wrong." ”

I see! After hearing this, Shao Yongxing hurriedly asked, "Then grandma, do you know where the immortal temple is?" ”

The old woman nodded, then stretched out her hand and pointed in the direction of the side, and then said to him, "Go that way, and you will find it by going up the mountain road."

(To be continued)