After Zhang Shaofei finished telling the story of the Eight Immortals playing rafting in one breath, Liang Shuilian remembered the story of "Seven Fairies Playing with Splashing Water" told by her mother when she was a child, and couldn't help but say: "Brother Fei, the story of the Eight Immortals playing rafting you told is really wonderful, so do you want to hear the story of 'Seven Fairies Playing with Splashing Water'?" ”

"Oh? And the story of 'Seven Fairies Playing with Splashing Water'? Of course I want to hear it! Zhang Shaofei looked at Liang Shuilian with great interest, "Sister Lian, tell me quickly." ”

Lu Huilan also urged on the side: "Yes, Sister Ah Lian, tell me quickly." ”

"Alright then, it's rare that you're interested, so I'll start talking!" Liang Shuilian followed Zhang Shaofei's example, raised her head slightly, and stroked the strand of hair hanging down in front of her forehead, "There are cases in all villages and townships." In the vicinity of our Taijiang Mountain Village, there is also a Songkran Festival on the seventh day of the seventh month of July every year, which originates from a beautiful and moving myth and legend. After Liang Shuilian made a beginning, she turned to the main topic of the story, The myth and legend of "Seven Fairies Playing with Splashing Water" is like the mountain stream in front of her, gushing out of her mouth¬——

On July 7, the sun was shining and the sky was clear. Seven-colored clouds appeared in the sky, accompanied by bursts of heavenly sounds, and seven fairies stepped on the clouds and floated up. They are the seven daughters of the Jade Emperor: the great fairy Tianshou, dressed in red, called the red-clothed fairy, the second fairy Tianyang, wearing plain clothes, called the plain-clothed fairy, the three fairies Tianrong, wearing green clothes, called the green-clothed fairy, the four fairies Tianchang, wearing soap clothes, called the soap-clothed fairy, the five fairies Tianxian, wearing purple clothes, called the purple-clothed fairy, the six fairies Tianqing, wearing yellow clothes, called the yellow-clothed fairy, the seven fairies Tianyu, wearing green clothes, called the green-clothed fairy. For a time, the neon clothes are pleasing to the eye, and the colorful clothes are sultry.

With the special identity of the Jade Emperor's daughters, they traveled all over the world and visited famous mountains and rivers when they had time.

Wherever they go, they add to their brilliance.

The Seven Fairies came to Taijiang Mountain and were attracted by the beautiful scenery here.

They played around on the mountain and came to the northern foot of Taijiang Mountain, which is the intersection of the two rivers of Dajiang Valley and Chanlong Canyon, with flowing water.

Today's weather is very hot, and the grass on the side of the road is so sunburned that it hangs its head weakly. The cicadas in the trees squeaked and squeaked, as if cheering for the scorching sun overhead. The exposed loess was sunburned and floated with wisps of water vapor, and people walked on the muddy ground, wading up bursts of dust and smoke.

Taijiangshan, which is usually cool, is also very sultry at this time, without a trace of wind, and the air seems to be solidifying.

The youngest of the seven fairies, the green-clothed fairy Tianyu, is petite and exquisite, and her personality is the most cheerful and mischievous. After walking around the mountain, she felt hot all over, and when she saw the clear waves flowing in the mountain stream, she said, "Sisters, I can't stand the heat. Let's go and soak in the water in this mountain stream. As she spoke, she was about to strip off her socks and take off her shoes.

The big fairy hurriedly waved her hand to stop her: "Seventh sister, no!" ”

The Seven Fairies blinked: "Sister, why not?" ”

The great fairy gave her reason: "We are a woman's family, and what kind of body will we be here to play barefoot and let those men see us?" ”

The Seven Fairies raised their fingers and pointed at each other's heads: "Sister, why is your mind so rigid?!" ”

Great Fairy: "Seventh Sister, how can you say that about me?" ”

Seven Fairies: "Today's weather is as hot as a big furnace, and no one in the mountains will come out to be exposed to the sun." You might as well listen with your ears sideways, but now it's quiet, only the sound of cicadas and the occasional bird, and there is no one around. ”

The Great Fairy: "That being said, it's always bad for us to take off our shoes and socks in broad daylight, and to lift our dresses and soak them in the stream, so that the men of the world can see them!" ”

The attitude of the Seven Fairies is still so stubborn: "Sister, we are just taking off our shoes and socks, not taking off our dresses. If we notice movement around us, we can hide first! ”

Great Fairy: "This ......"

"I'm sweating all over my body, and I'm so uncomfortable. Sister Tianshou, if you don't go down to soak in the water, I'll go. After the Seven Fairies finished speaking, they couldn't help but take off their gold thread embroidered shoes first, wade into the middle of the stream, and a burst of coolness rose from the soles of their feet and soon spread all over their bodies. She felt comfortable all over her body, and beckoned to the other fairies: "Sister, come quickly, soak in this stream, it's cold and cold, and it's very comfortable." ”

Seeing that the seven fairies were having such a good time, the second fairy's heart was also moved, and without making a sound, she took off her shoes and socks, and said, "Seventh sister, I will accompany you." After saying that, he jumped into the stream and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's very comfortable!" ”

The Seven Fairies and the Second Fairies were in great interest, and the Three, Four, Five, and Six Fairies all asked the Great Fairy to go down to the stream to soak in the water.

Seeing the appearance of the younger sisters, the big fairy had no choice but to agree: "Everyone is so hot today, since the seventh sister has started this, everyone will go to the stream to play in the water and cool off." ”

"Okay!" The fairies had been longing for this for a long time, and now when they heard the eldest sister say this, they even said yes, and took off their embroidered shoes and socks, put them on the boulder by the stream, and waded into the stream, and a cold was transmitted from the heel all the way up, and the heat on the body was quickly driven away.

Fairies frolic and play in the stream.

Flowing water sings and sings from the fairies' calves to flow down happily, many colorful fish in the mountain stream know how to read the market, seem to smell the fragrance of these beautiful fairies, swim back and forth around their feet, from time to time with their mouths to kiss their feet, in order to absorb their fairy energy.

The seven fairies couldn't help but laugh when they were kissed by the small fish in the water, and laughed "card, card". The sound of laughter like silver bells echoed in the canyon, like a beautiful music echoing between heaven and earth.

The other fairies were also tickled by the little fish in the water affectionately kissing left and right, and they had never been so happy.

The great fairy said with deep feelings: "We usually play in the Yao Pond in the Heavenly Court, and we think that we are incomparably happy. I never imagined that I would leave heaven and set foot in the world, only to know that there would be such fun water in the world. ”

The Seven Fairies said: "Big sister, if you think about it, the water in our Heavenly Court Yao Pond is not moving, and to say something ugly is a pool of stagnant water. ”

The great fairy stretched out her hand, covered her mouth, and then let go of her hand, and warned: "Seventh sister, if you say this, the Queen Mother will not be happy to hear it. ”

"I'm telling the truth!" The Seven Fairies said, pointing to the sky, "Taijiang Mountain is so far away from Heavenly Court, and the Queen Mother is busy listening to the Jade Emperor's report at this time, where can you hear our discussions?" ”

The second fairy squinted her intoxicated phoenix eyes in the stream, and said, "Seventh Sister is right, you see, the stream in this canyon flows so fast and how cool it is, of course, it is better than the water in Yao Pond." ”

The three fairies took a breath: "I heard that the stream in this canyon was first cast by eight immortals such as He Xiangu, but it had to trickle down. Later, Master Guanyin sprinkled nectar on the mountain, so that there was such good water. ”

The four fairies continued: "The nectar of Guanyin has nourished this famous mountain, which is really rare, and we will often come here in the future." ”

The five fairies nodded in agreement: "People often say that they are happy with the gods. In fact, we have been trapped in the heavenly court for many years, and it is really boring, how can we come to the world to play again?! Live unrestrained and free, this is the real immortal! ”

The six fairies splashed water with their hands and said happily, "It's really fun!" ”

The fairies were talking and laughing, and before they knew it, half an hour had passed.

The Seven Fairies were in the head, took a handful of water with their hands, and mischievously splashed them on the faces of the six fairies.

The six fairies bent down with a grin, scooped the water with their palms, and threw it back towards the seven fairies, and a burst of giggling laughter rang out.

"Ah, so fun?!" As if a word woke up the dreamer, the fairies followed the example of the two of them, bending down to pick up water with their hands and splashing each other.

A little splash of water is like a flying bead splashing jade, with aura, falling on the faces and bodies of the fairies. Their clothes were wet, their hair was wet, and their whole bodies were wet...... These waters bring bursts of coolness and happiness.

There is a saying that water is the source of life, and some people say that "water is wealth", and water represents happiness and auspiciousness, so although their clothes are soaked by the splashed water, they are even happier and happier.

Suddenly, the Seven Fairies prick up their ears alertly, heard movement not far away, and then followed the voice, and said, "Someone is coming."

The fairies immediately became nervous.

The great fairy lifted up her eyes, looked through the gap in the woods, and said, "It's a woman."

It turned out that a middle-aged woman who had gone up the mountain to pick wild fruits heard the happy laughter of the seven fairies and followed the sound to this place.

It was so hot and humid today that the woman felt like a great brazier hanging above, and the heat was burning her skin.

The woman put down the fruit basket in her hand, she was so tired at this time that she sat on a large stone not far from the Seven Fairies to rest, gasping violently. When she saw seven such young and beautiful women suddenly on the mountain, she asked, "Yo, I have lived on the mountain for more than three years, and I have never seen you." Where did you come from? ”

"We are ......" the great fairy stopped talking, she didn't want to reveal her identity to strangers.

It was still the seven fairies who were clever, grabbed the conversation, and raised their hands to point to the distance: "We are from a long way away. ”

"No wonder I haven't seen you." The woman gasped again.

Seeing her uncomfortable appearance, the big fairy said, "Sister-in-law, I see that you are sweating profusely and panting constantly, do you have any serious illness?" ”

The woman waved her hand and replied, "I did have an illness a few days ago, and I had a fever for a few days, but today I feel better."

The big fairy: "Sister-in-law, since you are seriously ill, why don't you rest at home?"

"My man went out to work. My youngest son was clamoring to eat the wild fruits in the mountains, so I had to go up the mountain with my illness. The woman put her hands on her chest and said, "It's so hot now, I feel hot and uncomfortable." ”

The big fairy pointed to the stream flowing under her feet, and looked intoxicated: "We were also hot and unbearable just now, so we went to this stream to soak in water, yo, now the whole body is much more comfortable." ”

When the woman heard the great fairy say this, her heart was also moved, and she came to the stream, picked up the water with her hand, drank it violently, and a cool breath penetrated her heart, and nodded frequently: "Good, this water is indeed good." ”

The great fairy: "Sister-in-law, you should also come to the stream to soak in the water." ”

Although the woman wanted to go down, she also had the scruples of the great fairy before, and hesitated: "This ......"

The great fairy saw through the woman's mind and said, "Since you are embarrassed to come down, then I will help you." As he spoke, he took water in his hands and threw it at the woman's face.

A coolness seeped through the woman's face, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so comfortable." ”

When the great fairy heard the woman say that she was comfortable, she threw water on her vigorously, and soon she was soaked all over her body.

The women applauded again and again, and splashed water on the fairies.

Everyone happily started a water fight.

At this time, a burst of crisp bells and the sound of horses' hooves of "Dede, Dede" came from far and near through the dense forest.

The great fairy seemed to hear something, stretched out her hand to the post road at the bottom of the mountain, and asked the woman, "Ah, sister-in-law, is someone coming?" ”

The woman listened attentively and replied, "Ah, it is the caravan that has come down from the mountain to the mountain." ”

The brigade of horse gangs, carrying goods on horses, crossed the state and provinces, and traveled south and north. Most of them are men from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

Of course, the seven fairies didn't want the men to see them barefoot and barefoot.

The Seven Fairies asked the Great Fairy, "Big Sister, what should we do now?" ”

The great fairy frowned and thought for a moment, and said, "Sisters, let's go back to Heaven." ”

The fairies promised in unison: "Okay." ”

So the fairies walked up from the stream, and soon put on their socks and embroidered shoes, and said to the women, "Sister-in-law, let's go." ”

Seven fairies, with their feet kicked to the ground, like wisps of colorful clouds and smoke, rising into the air.

The woman looked up and saw colorful neon clothes rising in the air, and the seven fairies rode away in the wind, their clothes fluttering, and soon disappeared at the end of the sky.

Only then did the woman realize that she had just met seven fairies, and she felt that her spirit became extremely vigorous after being splashed with water by them, and her original sickness was swept away.

The woman was pondering, "Could it be that the water splashed by the fairy just now can drive away the sickness and bad luck?!" ”

When she went down the mountain with the fruit basket, she felt that her strength had increased dramatically, and when she returned to the village, she told her neighbors about today's chance encounter.

And with a pious heart, the people came to the stream where the seven fairies had trodden, and imitated them, "You splash me with water, and I will reply you with water." Laughter echoed in the mountains.

Since then, this legend has spread farther and farther, and the people near Taijiang Mountain have taken the seventh day of the seventh lunar month as the Songkran Festival.

"On the day of Songkran, men, women and children get up early in the morning, put on short-sleeved shorts in midsummer, carry pure water, and then splash me with water, I splash you, splash everywhere with laughter, the scene is very spectacular. People take pride in being soaked with their whole bodies, believing that the holy water that these fairies have played with can wash away the filth and the bad things of the past year, so as to ward off disasters and wish each other peace and happiness. Songkran is regarded as the most beautiful, auspicious and joyful day. After Liang Shuilian finished telling the story of the Seven Fairies playing with splashing water, she looked at Zhang Shaofei meaningfully, "During the Songkran Festival, it is also a long-awaited festival for young men and women who are just beginning to fall in love. They like to go to the meadows in the woods to play packet loss games. The exquisite flower bag is made by the girl herself with colored flower cloth, which contains cotton paper, cotton seeds and other things, and the four corners and the center are decorated with five flower spikes, which is a token of love. The man and woman convey their affection by losing the bag and receiving the bag, and each chooses his sweetheart, and the young man will give the prepared gift to the girl, and they will go hand in hand to the secluded place in the woods to talk about love......"