At the beginning of the second volume of "Sailing the World", there is a thing: a century-old golden melon, which is really interesting to say, not only becoming a thread of the story, but also reflecting the weakness of human nature, and making the author feel a feeling of "once you miss it, you won't do it again".

Chapter 64 The first time a hundred-year-old golden melon appeared was the Cao Da Dart Bureau of the Chenzhou Dart Bureau who told Zhu Zhi and Daofeng the real dart to protect: It turned out that ten days ago, Yuan Zhao, the master of Chenzhou Hall of the Salt Gang, accompanied his friends to visit the Taihao Mausoleum, and encountered a heavy rain, and suddenly a thunderbolt split an ancient cypress. After the rain stopped, the two stepped forward, only to see a vine growing at the mouth of the tree, and looking for it along the vine, there was a golden melon growing on the top of the tree.

So the Yuan hall master of the Salt Gang Chenzhou Hall took it as a treasure, cut off the vines, hid the melon in his arms, and discussed quietly taking it to Beijing City and offering it to Li Sihai, the leader of the Salt Gang. This is reasonable, the hall master is also a big official, and he doesn't think about the leaders above everywhere, unless he doesn't want to do it.

But the next day, before Yuan Tang took the initiative to go to Beijing, he found that something was wrong: there were many people from the Tea Horse Gang at the door, and they had been targeted by the Tea Horse Gang. The two gangs were originally rivals, knowing this and knowing the other, where did Hall Master Yuan dare to go to Beijing City? So it was decided that it would be more appropriate to quietly let the Chenzhou Dart Bureau send it, and it was not sent directly to Beijing, but to Zhending, and then sent to Beijing by Zhending Helm, which is called unaware.

It's just that the Tea Horse Gang is well-informed, and knows that the dart bureau protects the salt gang with a century-old golden melon, so they intercept everywhere along the way, but fortunately, the No. 3 male guest, Dao Feng, a little monk, came out to protect him, and after five chapters, he finally arrived at his destination safely.

However, the story of the century-old golden melon has only just begun.

1. In chapters 69 and 70, the master of the Tea Horse Gang tried his best to encourage the master of the Tongba Emperor to go to see the century-old golden melon, and the master of the Tongba Emperor, who was always more crazy, took the helmsman of Ximen to the helm of the Salt Gang, of course the master of the Meng helm would not let them see it, and the master of the Tumba said: "Since the master of the Meng Helm is entrusted by others, the patriarch of this sect is not embarrassed...... If this is the case, this patriarch will fight with them again, and if he wins by luck, he will not embarrass them, so he only asks Master Meng to let us see the hundred-year-old golden melon. If we lose, we'll leave, you say, okay? ”

As a result, Master Tongba first fought with Zhu Ziping, and then with Dao Feng - this was the first time that the century-old golden melon provoked a competition between the two factions.

2, Wang Hou took Jin Minhui to Xiangshan for medical treatment, and happened to meet the Yue brothers of the Tea Horse Gang who asked Hua Shenyi for Forget Worry Tea (a kind of anesthetic), and prepared to use Forget Worry Tea to deal with the Salt Gang and take the century-old golden melon. For this reason, the brothers also got involved with Doctor Huashen, really in order to get the favor of the helper, and did not hesitate to risk their lives. However, this gave Wang Hou a chance to save Doctor Hua, and then there was a story behind it - this is the second time that the century-old golden melon has provoked a competition between the two factions. There are still a few battles ahead, so I won't talk about them one by one.

3, the No. 1 male protagonist Wang Hou heard that the Tea Horse Gang was going to snatch the century-old golden melon again, and his little head couldn't stand it anymore, in chapters 91 and 92, he asked: "The day before yesterday, I also heard about the golden melon, shopkeeper Deng, can you tell me, what's going on with this golden melon?" ”

Shopkeeper Deng then talked nonsense, anyway, the reason for snatching is very sufficient, what to see at the same time, but the move is slow, let the salt gang take away, Wang Hou frowned when he heard this, and said for a while: "Listen to what Shopkeeper Deng said, your gang is ready to rob other people's things?" Seeing him frowning, the shopkeeper Deng thought he was thinking about how to snatch it, so he said: "Not to mention that those who see him have a share, just in terms of the strangeness of the golden melon, who doesn't want to covet it?" ”

Wang Hou's brows furrowed even deeper, and he looked at Zhou Jijing: "Miss Zhou, what do you say?" Zhou Zhijing was not as able to say as the shopkeeper Deng, and when she saw that Wang Hou was a little unhappy, she began to play Tai Chi: "I don't know the specific situation, I heard that the hundred-year-old golden melon was in Taihao Mausoleum at that time, and it was snatched from us by the Salt Gang, so it is only natural that we take it back." ”

At this time, our No. 1 male guest showed a noble personality, he said: "The day before yesterday afternoon, on the ghost sorrow, the Yue brothers, the Shunde helmsman of your gang, tried to force Hua Shenyi to hand over the tea of forgetting worries, and prepared to use it to murder the salt gang. There are many people in your gang, and it is inevitable that there will be a few bad people, but according to such an act, it is really insulting to the reputation of the world's largest gang. Miss Zhou, shopkeeper Deng, this matter has nothing to do with me, but I can't help but say bluntly, don't do anything that hurts nature and reason, and violates the morality of the rivers and lakes. ”

4. What is the use of a century-old golden melon being snatched up like this? Chapter 92, borrowing the mouth of the Chinese divine doctor, prescribed such an instruction manual: "I haven't seen it, how can I talk nonsense, but it is recorded in ancient books that ordinary golden melons can avoid poison and promote longevity, and the hundred-year-old golden melon is unique, its aroma is rich, and it is extremely hard, if it can be stewed by the heavenly fire, it can extend its life for ten years after taking it." ”

Ouyang Gang Leader narrowed his eyes, as if he was talking to himself: "A few days ago, someone told me about the golden melon, saying that several people saw the century-old golden melon at the same time, and they were finally robbed by the salt gang...... But according to my analysis, this should not be the case, if it is snatched by the salt gang, we can ask them openly, instead of intercepting and stealing all the way...... It is unreasonable that a hundred-year-old golden melon can extend its life span by ten years without taking it...... But even if I could take it away, how dare I take it for myself? It must be dedicated to the emperor, no one has ever seen a hundred years of golden melon, life extension is just a legend, once there is no such effect, if it is uncomfortable after eating, it will fall into the crime of defrauding the king...... This hundred-year-old golden melon is a hot potato. ”

You see, if it's a fetish, you don't dare to accept it. This century-old golden melon has changed from fragrant and sweet potato to hot potato.

5. The leader of the Tea Horse Gang Ouyang can recognize this problem, and the leader of the Salt Gang Li can also recognize this problem. In Chapter 103, Gang Master Li opened the brocade box, took the hundred-year-old golden melon in his hand and looked at it carefully, and suddenly the house was filled with fragrance. Meng Rong said softly: "Gang leader, this golden melon came from Chenzhou, and the Tea Horse Gang robbed it many times along the way, and the Tea Horse Gang led people to intercept it in Lugou Bridge just now." ”

Gang Leader Li groaned: "Meng Rong, in addition to the aroma, this melon is really as I said before...... Can it extend the life span by 10 years? Master Meng Helm replied: "The subordinates are not sure, help the master, we can find someone who knows how to identify." Gang Master Li frowned: "This magical thing has grown for a hundred years, if it weren't for thunder and lightning, it would be difficult to find, who would be able to identify this thing?" Then he said to himself, "If you can recognize it, Doctor Hua may recognize it, but he has a close personal relationship with Ouyang Lao'er and has never been willing to take us over...... Moreover, if this thing can really extend its life by ten years, how dare I stay? Under the nose of the Son of Heaven, isn't he asking for his own death. ”

At this time, Meng Rong said a very stupid thing: "Helper, then pay tribute to the emperor, which not only solves the problem, but also makes the emperor happy." Gang Leader Li narrowed his eyes: "Meng Rong, you can't think of all the benefits in doing things. No one can identify this thing, if it does not have the effect of transmission, and cannot extend its life span by ten years, what do you think the emperor will do? …… Alas, there is a lot of trouble along the way, the emperor must know, but it is difficult to ride a tiger now, if not, if not...... If you let the tea horse gang snatch it, it will be more worry-free. ”

At this time, Meng Rong began to be even more stupid: the master of Chenzhou Yuan Tang worked hard to send people to escort him to Zhending, and he was also cautious in keeping it, but it backfired. - Alas, it's not easy to be a leader, and his subordinates pay bribes, which is really a good thing and I think about a bigger leader, but I am afraid that if it is a fake, it will make a bigger leader unhappy. Sad.

6. Once you miss it, you won't do it again. In Chapter 113, under the mediation of Wang Hou, the leader of the Salt Gang Li brought a century-old golden melon to be identified by Hua Shen Doctor. Doctor Hua took it, looked at it carefully, and said to himself for a while: "It's a pity, it's a pity, it......'s a pity" He took out a silver needle from his arms, stabbed it from the vine, took it out and put it under his nose and sniffed, and sighed, "It's a good artifact, it's ruined like this." ”

When everyone saw him, they bowed their heads and pondered, and then shook their heads and sighed, for some reason. Zhou Zhijing asked, "Divine doctor, what's going on?" Doctor Hua ignored her and looked at Ouyang Gang Leader: "That day on the ghost sorrow, you asked me how the golden melon was, I said I haven't seen it, how can I talk nonsense, I have only seen it in ancient books: ordinary golden melon can avoid poison and promote longevity, and a hundred years of golden melon is unique, its aroma is rich, hard and incomparable, if it can be stewed by the fire, it can extend its life for ten years after taking it." ”

Ouyang Gang Leader nodded, Wang Hou and Zhou Zhijing were also present at the time, Zhou Zhijing asked, "Then what do you say is a pity?" "It's a pity, the fire has already stewed it, and it's past the deadline for consumption...... "Doctor Hua Shen lamented.

Everyone was amazed: "Huh? How is it still so hard? Let's stew it again, can't we? Doctor Hua shook his head and sighed: "This thing experienced the heavenly fire at that time, it must be very soft, and it must be taken within an hour, after this hour, it can only be waste, and now even if the heavenly fire is caused again, its effect has been lost...... It's a pity that it has grown for a hundred years, but it was ruined in one fell swoop. ”

So Wang Hou proposed a way to use waste: "Since this thing is no longer of great use, we simply let the restaurant stew it, let's just taste it, not only can save a dish, maybe it is really effective, and it is good for each of us to increase the life span of one year." ”

Everyone couldn't cry or laugh, but Doctor Hua glared: "Boy, you said such cool words, and you still think I was lying?" …… However, the old man is so big, he hasn't eaten a hundred years of golden melon, and he thinks about it well...... Come, take it and stew it in the restaurant. The crowd laughed.

A very important conclusion: everyone didn't expect that the century-old golden melon that had won your life and death before could only be used as a plate of snacks. He said through the mouth of the Li gang leader: "The hundred-year-old golden melon just now made me sigh: everything talks about opportunities, and if you miss opportunities, even if you miss an opportunity, even if you miss a hundred years, it will be ruined." ”

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