Chapter Eighty-Three: The Past and Present of the Husband and Wife Bridge

The tour guide's sister took this group of students to the famous Anlan Rope Bridge. She reminded everyone: "Students, this is the unique Anlan Rope Bridge in Qianguan County, Dujiangyan, which was also known as the Husband and Wife Bridge earlier. This rope bridge is very vibrating, everyone should pay attention to the bumps and shakes when walking on it, and it is much better to hold on to the iron cable, especially the beauties should be extra careful, pay attention to safety, don't fall, fall down, it's not a joke. ”

"It's terrible!" Mei Mei said.

Out of curiosity and the complicated mood of seeking adventure and excitement, everyone rushed to set foot on the Anlan rope bridge.

The monkey ran in his head, jumping and jumping.

A few girls were cautious, tiptoeing, struggling, unsteady on their feet, and exclaiming, delighted, and frightened on the rickety rope bridge: "It's scary!

Mei Mei glanced at the rushing river under her feet and shouted, "My mother is so scary!"

Sun Dacheng jumped and jumped like a monkey on the rope bridge, and the more the rope bridge shook, the happier he became: "You little girls, what are you afraid of?" he jumped and shook the rope vigorously.

"Don't shake it, okay?" Mei Mei said unsteadily, standing unsteadily.

Sun Dacheng smiled more happily and proudly, and said solemnly: "Classmate, this is called going through wind and rain and seeing the world. ”

Mei Mei forgive: "Sun Dasheng, don't shake it anymore, please be merciful." "That's still true. Okay, don't shake it. Sun Dacheng was very proud.

Mei Mei and a few girls only then gained a firm foothold, and the toddlers slowly walked like toddlers.

"You're too nervous, just relax and you'll be fine. Sun Dacheng said lightly. After speaking, he shook the iron rope vigorously. Naughty boys love to play pranks in front of girls, and the more exciting the effect, the better, and the happier it is.

Mei Mei was anxious: "Sun Monkey, I will send you back to Huaguo Mountain if I mistreat you again." ”

Sun Dacheng smiled: "Haha, I still can't wait to go back to Huaguo Mountain, be the king and hegemon, how free!" He held the iron rope and wanted to shake it again.

Li Xiaogang looked at a few girls and was so frightened that they looked pitiful. Yu Xin couldn't bear it, came out to relieve the siege, and said: "Sun Monkey, you have to be a little gentlemanly." Respect and protect girls. They were born to be frightened fawns. Spare these daughters, we still have to listen to the tour guide's sister tell the story of the husband and wife bridge. ”

Mei Mei hurriedly agreed: "Sun Monkey, you don't listen." We're going to listen. ”

Sun Dacheng always rebelled and said: "It's another old-fashioned story." ”

Li Xiaogang gave Sun Monkey back: "Then you tell us." ”

Li Xiaogang, the general, Sun Dacheng was out of line, and said with some embarrassment: "I can't talk about it." ”

Mei Mei said: "Then listen well." ”

Li Xiaogang said very seriously: "Sun Monkey, this is intangible cultural heritage." ”

When Sun Dacheng heard the "intangible cultural heritage", he immediately stood in awe: "Li mythology, I obey you." ”

Li Xiaogang said: "Sister tour guide, please speak." ”

The tour guide's sister said, "Let's talk as we walk. Students should pay attention to safety, walk without looking at the scenery, and if you don't walk to see the scenery, you will be safe. Female classmates are braver. Don't be afraid. ”

Li Xiaogang said: "Meimei, it's okay if you don't look at the river under the bridge." ”

Mei Mei was conflicted and said: "It's a pity that I don't have this kind of experience." ”

The tour guide's sister said: "Yes, life experience is a very valuable asset. A long, long time ago,"

The tour guide's sister has not finished her words. Sun Monkey immediately asked, "Sister tour guide, how long has it been?" Apparently the monkey wanted to ask the tour guide.

As everyone knows, the tour guide eats this bowl of rice, so how can he be easily asked by a student? The tour guide replied calmly, neither angry nor anxious, and said: "This was not far away a long, long time ago." Don't talk about the Qin and Han dynasties, don't talk about the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, say it's the Qing Dynasty, it's okay. ”

Everyone said in unison: "Yes, yes." ”

Li Xiaogang criticized Sun Dacheng and said: "Brother Monkey, you interrupt other people's speeches like this, it is very barbaric and unreasonable, and it is purely a wild monkey on Huaguo Mountain that has not undergone cultural baptism." ”

Mei Mei immediately followed: "That's too right. ”

Sun Dacheng whispered: "Follow the fart." ”

Mei Mei probably didn't hear it, otherwise there would be another gunsmoke war.

The tour guide's sister continued the topic and said: "A long, long time ago, there was no bridge here, there was only a ferry, and everyone who came and went had to ferry.

A wealthy local man surnamed Xiao made a ferry boat here. If you want to take the ferry, you have to pay the boat owner, Boss Xiao. The rich man Xiao did more and more ferrying, and bought land and real estate. At that time, there were a lot of poor people, and many people wanted to ferry but couldn't afford to pay the ferry money, so they had to watch the transition of others, or they had to go around the mountains and rivers for dozens of hundreds of miles before there was a good person who crossed and did not charge money.

At that time, there was a teaching gentleman, He Xiucai, who was also going to take a ferry, and met a farmer who wanted to go to the opposite Yulei Mountain to dig herbs for his bedridden wife. His wife had just given birth for a few days, she was very weak, and she was waiting to take medicine, because there was no money to ferry, and the rich man Xiao did not ask him to get on the boat. When He Xiucai saw this situation, he interceded with the rich man Xiao, Boss Xiao, let him go to Yulei Mountain to dig herbs and save his wife. The rich man Xiao said, Mr. He, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk, you are very generous, you can pay him to let him take the ferry. Mr. He felt very embarrassed, because he only brought his own transition money that day, and there was no extra money, so he begged Boss Xiao and said, so let's do it, I will help him pay for the ferry, but I didn't bring much money today, and next time I transition, I will definitely pay it back. The rich man Xiao was very realistic, he said Mr. He, you and I are a fool, you save face and don't give money, how can there be such a good thing in the world? As a result, the peasant did not get on the transition boat, and the natural medicine was not dug up, and the maternity medicine that he was waiting for her husband to come back from digging herbs was not taken, and what happened to her and her baby is unknown. This transitional event stimulated Mr. He too much and touched him too deeply. Whenever He Xiucai saw this kind of situation where he wanted to transition but had no money to transition, he was very sympathetic and anxious. He understands the urgent need of those who want to transition to the ship. However, people are so poor that they often can't afford to pay for the ferry. It would be nice to have a bridge here, He Xiucai often thought.

When he got home, he told his wife about the transition that day, and he also told her about his idea of building a rope bridge here. He Xiucai's wife is also very kind, and after listening to Mr. He's story, she is also worried about the fate of the bedridden mother and his baby. So Mr. Ho discussed it with his wife. Although I am also a poor teacher, I still have a relatively stable and meager income, so we try to save money to build a rope bridge here without charging a penny, so that everyone can go back and forth to do things and trade agricultural products. His wife couldn't agree more. He also said that he should be more diligent and thrifty. Cut down on food and clothing, use a penny as a penny, and then go out to pick up some manual work. Wouldn't it be better to increase your income? After the discussion was decided, the couple began to use the money they had saved to buy stones, bamboo, and wood, and invited them to make bamboo ropes manually.

The couple's public welfare and kindness have greatly touched many villagers. So everyone joined the ranks of this rope bridge. The flame of the public collecting firewood was high, and a quaint and simple bamboo and wood rope bridge across the banks of the Min River was quickly repaired. The birth of this Guan County rope bridge greatly facilitated the people on both sides of the Min River, but it cut off the Xiao family's financial resources for ferrying and collecting money.

One day at dawn, an outsider came to the rope bridge for the first time, because it was the first time to come. Unfamiliar with the situation of the rope bridge, he was busy on the road, and the sky was not bright, he accidentally stepped on the void and fell into the water and died. The news spread quickly and widely. So the rich man Xiao hurriedly seized this rare opportunity. Making a big fuss and spreading rumors, saying that He Xiucai did not care about the safety of pedestrians, recklessly built bridges, and wasted his reputation, causing passers-by to fall into the water and die from time to time, this is just one example. This was not enough, and the rich man Xiao sued He Xiucai to the county government for the crime of recklessly building a rope bridge to the death of a person.

Wu County felt that He Xiucai and his wife's repair of the rope bridge was a public welfare and good deed, and someone fell into the water, which was purely accidental, and there was no inevitable connection with He Xiucai's original intention and desire to repair the bridge, so it was not accepted.

The rich man Xiao was unwilling, and the second piece of paper sued He Xiucai to the county government again and sealed a thousand taels of silver to the county magistrate. Wu County Taiye still did not accept, said that He Xiucai repaired the bridge for good deeds, what is the crime, as for the outsiders to cross the rope bridge at dawn, but they are not familiar with the situation of the rope bridge and are busy on the road, did not pay attention to the reality under their feet, accidentally fell into the river and died, it is an accidental incident, and He Xiucai does good deeds to repair the rope bridge has no necessary relationship, and since ancient times there has been an ancient precept of "driving and driving three points of risk", reminding the world that when you go out, pay attention to the safety of life.

From this point of view, everyone thinks that the county magistrate Wu is still a good county magistrate, and he is not a nonsense county official who does not understand things.

But the rich man Xiao was very angry, so he had to bring down He Xiucai and put him to death. The rich man Xiao took a third piece of paper and sued He Xiucai to the county government three times, and this time he sealed three thousand taels of silver to the county magistrate.

Money is a very good thing, for example, money is undoubtedly a very good thing to repair a rope bridge, money is undoubtedly a very good thing; money is also very bad, for example, bribery can make people fall, good people can die, bad people can run rampant; money can pass through the gods, for example, it takes money to build Shenzhou 7 to see the moon god on the moon; money can also pass through the ghost gate, and money is undoubtedly a very bad thing to use here, for example, after the prince of Wu County received 3,000 taels of white flowers from the rich man Xiao, his heart was moved, his heart was black, and he dared to go back on his word, dared to destroy his conscience, and dared to sentence Mr. He to death for the crime of causing death。 Where is the principle of heaven, where is the heart of the people, where is the principle of heaven, where is the heart of the people, and where is the heart of the people.

The people on both sides of the river, did not forget the bridge repair of He Xiucai and his wife, in order to commemorate He Xiucai and his wife to repair the rope bridge to facilitate the good deeds of the villagers on both sides of the Minjiang River, this rope bridge is called the husband and wife bridge, has been followed to this day, the locals are called so. Of course, now this rope bridge is completely reinforced concrete iron cable steel sleeve, absolutely modern, safe and spectacular, compared with the original simple and simple husband and wife bridge, it is simply incomparable, a heaven and an underground, but its essence is the same: convenient transportation, convenient for passers-by; materials and scales are different, different generations at the same time. However, the people here have not forgotten the old bamboo rope bridge because they have a new rope bridge, and the people here have not forgotten the old friends because they have new friends, they will always remember the husband and wife bridge, and they will always remember He Xiucai and his wife. ”

Mei Mei sighed deeply: "This bridge is so tragic!" It's really hard to do good things, and it's hard to be a good person. This is also called the difficulty of being a good person, and it is even more difficult to be a good person of the people," Sun Dacheng sighed. "What's the matter? Even Sun Monkey was scared!" Mei Mei asked. "Joke, my grandson is not even afraid of heavenly soldiers and generals, who else are you afraid of?"

"Heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals, you are not afraid, because you are too far away, the corrupt official Wu County is so close to you, are you afraid?" Mei Mei's question is spicy.

Li Xiaogang high-fived and exclaimed: "Meimei's question is so spicy!"

Sun Monkey replied very well: "What should I do if I'm afraid of raining?" ”

Li Xiaogang said: "Don't underestimate Sun Monkey, at this level, you can have a meeting to answer questions from reporters." ”

Sun Dacheng listened to Li Xiaogang's words and smiled.

The tour guide's sister said: "Your argument is very interesting, this is a cutting-edge discussion about the tragic epic of a bridge. ”

Li Xiaogang felt the same way and nodded frequently.

Mei Mei said: "What does it mean for Li Shenyuan to nod his head? ”

Li Xiaogang did not shirk either, and commented generously: "The husband and wife bridge is indeed tragic, and it can be sung and cried." ”

Sun Dacheng was a little unimpressed: "Li Shenyi is faking again." ”

The tour guide's sister also diverted the conversation by answering reporters' questions: "Friends, the next cultural attraction, Erwang Temple." ”

Sun Dacheng said: "The tour guide's sister is also playing to answer reporters' questions. ”

Listening to the tour guide's sister say that the next attraction is the famous Erwang Temple, everyone shouted happily no matter whether they answered or not, "Okay! Everyone cheered.