0317 Storytelling
I glanced at the black carriage, which was covered with a black cloth, and it was much more spacious and luxurious than the one we were riding, and I wondered who was sitting in it.
After the guard brought the food, he whispered something in front of the carriage, and then opened the curtain and sent the food inside, looking very respectful to the people on the opposite side.
This is the guard began to distribute food, very simple to eat, one piece of jerky and one piece of dough per person, the taste of jerky is not very good, but it is not bad, it has been pickled, it is a little salty, and the same is true of the dough, not delicious, but it can be eaten.
Under the blazing firelight, everyone sat around, eating silently, and could hear the sound of chewing and swallowing, which was so clear.
The child had a small amount of food, and he had no appetite after a bumpy journey, so after eating, he snuggled up in his mother's arms and shouted to tell a story.
The mother lovingly touched the little boy's brain: "Okay, I'll tell you a story about a big bad wolf......"
The little boy immediately shook his head like a rattle and said, "I've heard this story many times, change it." ”
"Okay, let me think about it, tell a story of a hero saving the village, okay......"
The little boy still shook his head, saying that he had heard the story before.
The boy's mother told the beginning of five or six stories in a row, but the boy said he had heard them.
Whether it was the caravan guards or the fellow travelers, they couldn't help but laugh when they saw the cute appearance of the little boy.
But the boy's mother couldn't cry or laugh, looking at the child who had to listen to the story and didn't know what to do.
Maybe it's because of Luoluo, so I like this little boy who is about the same age as Luoluo, so I coughed lightly and said, "I'll tell you a story." ”
The little boy looked at me with wide eyes and curiosity.
The boy's mother looked at me with a look of gratitude for helping her out, otherwise she wouldn't have known what story to tell.
"What's the best story to tell?" Seriously, I'm not a good storyteller, but seeing that everyone is looking at me, since I have said it, why should I tell a story, and after thinking twice, I decided to tell a story that is familiar to modern people, Journey to the West.
Because among the four famous novels, only Journey to the West is the most familiar to me, followed by Water Margin, then the Three Kingdoms, and finally Dream of Red Mansions.
After all, Journey to the West is the most played TV series, and almost every holiday is bombarded by major TV stations, but every time I watch it, I feel very interesting, and basically the content of each episode is firmly engraved in my mind.
"Today, I will tell the story of a monk who studied scriptures under the protection of three apprentices." As soon as I spoke, I was greeted with the question, what is a monk.
I was stunned, isn't there a monk in the Great Wilderness? That's bad.
Just when I was uncertain, the Wu boss who came from the other side said: "I know what a monk is, in the northernmost part of the country of Huoluo, there is a group of people who have shaved their hair and live in a place called a monastery, those people are monks, they believe in a kind of god called Buddha, they eat vegetarian scriptures, like to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, the most powerful in the temple are warrior monks, all of them are Xuanwu. ”
Boss Wu's words made me breathe a sigh of relief, fortunately, there are monks in the Great Wilderness, otherwise I really don't know how to tell this story.
"Have you ever seen a monk?" Boss Wu looked at me and asked.
"No, I've only heard stories about monks." Those monks are on the back side of the country of Huoluo, and now my identity is a young man who has left home for the first time, how can I have the opportunity to meet the monks.
Boss Wu nodded and didn't say anything more.
I also started storytelling, and in order to be more in line with the background of the Great Wilderness, I also had to make some changes to Journey to the West.
"Well, it is said that on a high mountain called Huaguo Mountain in the Kingdom of Huoluo, there is a stone, that stone has existed for a long, long time, for tens of thousands of years, because of the baptism of the essence of the sun and the moon, it gradually woke up, and finally, one day, the stone exploded, and a monkey popped out of it......"
If it were in modern society, I would have to be despised to death if I gave Journey to the West to others like this, but now, the little boy looked at me without blinking, and even those guards listened with great interest.
I slowly followed the memory in my head.
"The stone monkey found such a nest in the water curtain cave that is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the other monkeys are very happy and embrace him as the monkey king, so a group of monkeys live so carefree in the water curtain cave in Huaguo Mountain, but the years are ruthless, and slowly the old monkeys begin to die, and the stone monkeys are very sad for this, so they want to seek the way of immortality......"
As I continued to speak, pictures of TV dramas popped out of my head, so I spoke more smoothly and vividly.
There was silence around the campfire, and everyone listened attentively, except for the crackling of the flames.
I finished talking about Sun Wukong's apprenticeship, but what I learned was no longer the immortal method, but it was changed to a profound mystical skill, after all, there is no concept of immortal law in the Great Wilderness, which will make them very confused.
Later, it was said that Sun Wukong went to the sea and took the Ruyi golden hoop stick from the dragon king.
"Dragon King? Could it be the Sea Clan? One of the guards muttered quietly.
"Yes, it's the Sea Clan." I added.
Then he talked about Sun Wulong breaking into the underworld with a Ruyi golden hoop stick, and ticked off the names of all the monkeys in the book of life and death......
This talk is nearly two hours, and my voice is a little dry, and it is not too early to see the sky, so I won't talk about Tai Bai Xing going to recruit Sun Wukong.
"I don't think it's getting early, isn't it time to rest."
Hearing me say this, everyone wakes up like they have just woken up from a dream.
Even Boss Wu was fascinated by this, and then he woke up and hurriedly ordered: "Dawu, you go and arrange a vigil......
The guards all stood up in a sloppy manner.
The little boy pouted: "No, I want to listen, I want to listen, I want to listen to the monkey's story......"
I touched the little boy's head: "Listen to it tomorrow, be obedient, if you don't obey, you won't talk about it tomorrow." ”
The little boy was dragged by his mother to rest in the carriage, and I stood up and stretched, ready to spend the night by the fire, and listen to the warmth here.
The old gentleman stood in front of me, looked me up and down, and praised: "Although your eloquence is average, but the story you just told is very novel and interesting, I have lived for most of my life, but I have never heard such a different story, the stone monkey is really lawless, and he actually relied on his great skills to break into the netherworld, and killed seven in and seven out, amazing......"
Some of the guards were also discussing the plot just now when they walked away, and they were obviously fascinated by Journey to the West.
I was half-lying on the grass by the campfire, squinting and half-asleep, when suddenly Boss Wu came over, threw me a oily robe, and said, "It's windy at night, cover it." ”
Although I didn't need it, I thanked it and put it on my body.
"Well, the story you just told is very interesting, I took the caravan through the seven kingdoms, but I haven't heard of many places in your story, Huaguo Mountain, it's really a magical mountain, it actually gave birth to a stone monkey, amazing, by the way, what happened to the stone monkey Wukong next?"
I saw that Boss Wu looked very curious, and before I opened my mouth, Boss Wu waved his hand first, or don't say it, just listen to it tomorrow, you rest, you have to go on a day's journey tomorrow.
Boss Wu walked away, I lay on my back on the grass, looking at the sky, the stars in the sky were really big and bright, as if I could pick them off with my hand.
Suddenly, there was a wolf howl in the distance, and I subconsciously sat up, Nima, that's a wolf! But when I looked at it again, the guards around me all looked disappreciative, obviously not paying attention to the wolf howl.
I didn't sleep well that night, surrounded by wolf howls, tiger roars, and the occasional wild bird's cry, it was like a meeting of wild animals.
When I was in college, I went camping and spent the night in the mountains, but there was no sound except birds and insects, and I was not so wild at all.
The Great Wilderness is worthy of the Great Wilderness.