E Yue took two steps and thought, "That's it, you don't have to be bored." ”

He sat on the beach and discussed with Tong Juan, who was extremely depressed, how to go back to the sixth son, Basi'an, but he had no complaints about his sister Osmanthus Hua. Of course, he thought that she might not do that entirely because she was ill and delirious, and felt sorry for her sister.

That night, the food and wine of the Zan tribe greeted Hu'an Palace and his party, and there is no need to elaborate.

In the afternoon of the next day, the Hu'an Mountain Boat Division arrived at Mawan Cave.

Yu Menglong knew that every time he passed by Mawan Cave, his mother would go to talk to the cave owner, Sister Ma, drink water, and eat fruits. Therefore, he had already arranged to take advantage of this time to get Fan Yuntong and a few people back on the boat without realizing it.

In order to be foolproof, this time, along the way, every time he docked, the Menglong asked the sailor Wu Baichang to restrain the sailor, and he had to get off the boat in Hu'an Palace and settle down before the sailors and warriors were allowed to get off the boat. This matter, in the opinion of Tutian Ruler, is completely normal, so Menglong doesn't need to make any excuses.

Mawandong is a special sub-tribe of the Hu'an Mountain tribe (a sub-tribe that lives in seclusion in the Hu tribe), and does not bear the obligation to Hu'an Palace, but sometimes takes the initiative to send some gifts, and Hu'an Palace does not come to disturb, the reason has been explained before, and will not be repeated.

The owner of Mawan Cave is a woman, with a pockmarked face, I don't know how old she is, and she is called Sister Ma.

Mrs. Yu passed by, someone had already found out in Mawan Cave, and Sister Ma came to the shore to pick up the guests to rest in the cave.

Ba Yongqiu only took his maid Zheng Lihua and his son Zhan Menglong into Mawan Cave, which was more than 100 steps away from the river.

The sailor and other personnel waited in the original boat. Zhu Ding secretly arranged for the fugitives hidden in this cave to go on the boat in the name of carrying the gifts of Sister Ma.

The maid Zheng Lihua entered this cave for the first time, and saw that there were several branch holes inside, the cave was clean and tidy, and there was no dampness like the common caves by the river, she estimated that the ventilation was very good. In the cave, the objects are simple, and some utensils have not been seen, just like outside the world.

Under the guidance of the host, the guests entered a branch hole, and sure enough, there was a gentle wind blowing in from time to time.

The guest and host sat down, and someone brought tea and fruit.

Mrs. Yu said: "Every time I pass by the treasure cave, I have to trouble the eldest sister. ”

"How can I say troublesome, the past generations of Hu Amber have been very kind to my cave, never levy people, never come to disturb, whatever I want to do. ”

"The eldest sister often does good deeds, and she is famous far and wide, if someone disturbs her, the sky will not tolerate it. ”

Sister Ma smiled: "This is also true, I don't have a samurai, but no one has ever robbed it, even the robbers of Guoquanyan are also respectful." ”

"It would be nice if the whole world were like yours. Your hole is many times more refreshing than Hu'an Palace. ”

"There will always be a day of peace. ”

Between the gossip, the lady said, "Dare to ask the eldest sister, how old is this year?"

Sister Ma smiled: "I don't know the birthday either." Look at my numb face, the young are numb, the old are numb, and you can't see the old and the young. ”

Mrs. smiled, and then sighed: "There is a saying, pink beauty, old body, wandering son, why call it poor." Even if a woman is stunning, when she gets old, she is disliked by men, but she is not as good as the eldest sister, let the wind blow here and the waves come, and don't care. ”

Sister Ma laughed.

Mrs. Yu asked again: "Sister Ma, I have met many times, and I want to ask: Where did the people of your clan come from?"

"Mawan Cave. ”

The three guests all stared at Sister Ma, expressing doubts about her answer.

Sister Ma smiled: "The Mawan Cave I am talking about is not this Mawan Cave." ”

"Which Mawan Cave is that?" said the maid Zheng Lihua rarely interjected.

"The Mawan Cave I just talked about, hundreds of miles away from here, is the source of a river. That Mawan Cave is my real home. I only live here for a few months a year, mainly in the winter. Of course, sometimes hot days also come. ”

At this time, Gu Menglong was not sure whether Fan Yuntong had arrived at Mawan Cave safely, and had been wanting to interject, at this time, listening to Sister Ma say this, he understood that she didn't want to say it too thoroughly, maybe she had something secret, and she didn't want outsiders to know, so he changed the topic: "Sister Ma, do you often have guests coming to this treasure cave?"

Mrs. Yu said: "Menglong, you don't even talk about your seniority!"

"Okay, the old, the young, the men, the women, all call me Sister Ma. I rarely have guests in this cave. Yesterday, however, there were a few guests, and one of them, the fool, was funny. ”

Mrs. Gu didn't know that this was Sister Ma hinting that Fan Yuntong and the others had arrived safely, and said with a smile: "Why is he a reckless man again?

"When they arrived last night, it was getting late, and now I am cooking for them. The reckless man went to the stove to find water to drink. When a woman heard them call him a man, she deliberately asked him, 'Do you say that goat meat is delicious, or pheasant meat is delicious, or fish is delicious?' Guess how he answered?"

Both female guests said they didn't know. Menglong did not speak.

He said, "It's not delicious." ”

He still pouted. Mrs. Zhu smiled.

The woman took the handle of the brush and tried to drive him out of the stove. At this time, I happened to go to the stove room to have a look, and when I asked what was going on, I teased him: 'Then you say, what is delicious? As long as Sister Ma has it, I will give it to you.' He thought for a moment before he said, 'The one that crawls around on the ground is delicious.'" ”

Madame said, "What is it that is crawling around?"

"It's a turtle in my hole. The turtle was caught from Danfu water many years ago, because it had a green four-legged snake on its back, the four-legged snake had a broad head and long dorsal fin, and the people of Mawan Cave thought that the turtle was a sacred object, so they did not dare to eat him and kept it in the cave. And when the days went on, the tortoise was like a man in a cave, crawling everywhere in the cave, and not running into the river. ”

Madame said, "That can't be eaten." ”

"I let them eat it. Sister Ma laughed again.

"Why?" questioned Madame.

"Every thing has a life for every thing. Ever since the turtle arrived at Mawandong, no one has ever said that they want to eat it, and they have never even thought that they will eat it one day. Since the reckless man opened his mouth, it means that the turtle cannot live, or that he should eat it, and besides, I have overspoken, and since I have said it, it must be counted. ”

Gu Menglong didn't want Sister Ma to continue to talk about people and things related to Fan Yuntong, and said, "What Sister Ma said is exact. ”

The Ba people are very superstitious and the most upright, and after listening to this, Mrs. Yu also thought that there was some truth and nodded.

The two women gossip a lot, and they don't describe them one by one.

After drinking tea and eating some fruit, the guest resigned.

Sister Ma sent her to the entrance of the cave, and Mrs. Yu asked her to stay.

According to local descendants, this eldest sister Ma is the daughter of the third prince of the Dragon King. The other one she was talking about is Mawan Cave, which is the birthplace of the Mupalm River, a tributary of the Wujiang River. She also has two younger sisters, one lives in Dongwangguo and the other lives in Yudivekou.

The Mawan Cave on the edge of Danfushui (Wujiang), the descendants have not been able to determine the specific location, and can only guess that it is about the area of Tongmawan today.