Chapter 112: Red Leaf Villa

Huang Buyuan and the other five people rode horses to the Guanmen cottage site. Five people walked into the Taihang Mountain to the east, on this day, I saw a person running from a distance, and when I got closer, it was Liu Xuejun, the owner of the cabinet gate. The people on both sides met, and Liu Xuejun said:

"The cottage was breached by the official army, and I lurked in the mountains with a few brothers, waiting for an opportunity to harass the official army. ”

Huang Buyuan said: "The mountains and rivers here are poor, and the officials and soldiers are about to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and it is difficult to hold on to it." Lord Liu Zhai took a few brothers to the coastal area of Zhejiang to fight against the Japanese, which can be regarded as finding a way out for the brothers. ”

Liu Xuejun said: "Okay. ”

Leng Yuhu said: "I have to delay for a while." When Brother Liu arrived in Hangzhou, he first went to Huancui Garden to report. ”

Huang Buyuan asked, "How is the situation of the cottage in the mountain pass?"

Liu Xuejun said: "It has long been breached, and only a few people have escaped. Leng Yuhu thought: "Chen Jihong is a good brother with himself, but he didn't expect that in Junzhou City, he was killed in order to save himself, and now even his cottage is no longer guaranteed." Thinking of this, the tiger's eyes were in tears.

Liu Xuejun can't do it immediately, he still has to arrange for his brother to distribute the two pieces of money to settle down. People on both sides break up.

Huang Buyuan said to Leng Yuhu: "I can't send you either." There are five cottages in Taihang Mountain, and I have to contact my separated brothers to save the lives and help the wounded. If you are not good in the east, here I look forward to your return. ”

"Well said. ”

The two sides clenched their fists separately.

Ao Han said to Leng Yuhu: "My tiger and Danmei's wolf dog are still in the mountains, and we are discussing to bring them. ”

Leng Yuhu said: "Take the tiger and the wolf dog, walk in a densely populated place, it won't scare people." ”

The Ao Han scratched his scalp with his hand and said, "Yes." Let them scatter some wilderness, and when the matter in the east is over, then come back to them. ”

Leng Yuhu and the four of them rode on horses, crossed the Taihang Mountain, and galloped in the southeast direction in Henan Province, preparing to go all the way to Zhejiang.

The road is not a day, it is nothing more than hunger and thirst, day and night.

On this day, I came to the Xinyang site. Leng Yuhu planned to go south, through the Dabie Mountains, to Hubei, and then east, to Anhui, and then to Zhejiang.

On this day, Leng Yuhu and the four of them walked in the Taihang Mountain. Taihang Mountain is undulating, reckless and green, emerald green and boundless, the peaks are towering, the stream flows for a long time, the mountain is high and the road is dangerous, it is really a natural boundary mountain in Henan and Hubei Province.

China's ancient book "Shangshu" mentions this Dabie Mountain twice. Legend has it that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sacrificed to Tianzhu Mountain, when passing by Dabie Mountain, climbed the peak of Dabie Mountain, once praised, the difference between the scenery of the north and south of this mountain, Sima Qian who accompanied him recorded it. Since then, the name of Dabie Mountain has shocked the world, Taoist temples are all over the mountain, because of the high mountain road danger, there are also many robber cottages.

The four of them rode on the high mountains and mountains, and from time to time they could see the figure of wild beasts. Ao Han said: "We hunted in Taihang Mountain, and after so many years, there was no prey. I didn't expect there to be so many jackals, tigers and leopards in this Dabie Mountain, so it would be better if I stayed here for a few more days and hunted some prey. ”

Song Wang Mo asked, "How many years have you been in Taihang Mountain?"

Ao Han replied, "I really don't know how many years. ”

Seeing a yellow muntjac drinking water by the stream, Ao Han couldn't help but itch, jumped off his horse, and flew away. The muntjac had already fled into the mountains and forests, and Ao Han followed closely behind, running into the forest, and disappeared. After a while, the Ao Han ran out, dragging a yellow muntjac in his hand, ran to the front, and laughed: "I didn't expect the prey of this Dabie Mountain to be so easy to beat, and I stayed in the Taihang Mountain for so many years in vain." ”

Ao Han turned over and put the muntjac on the horse, and the muntjac was already dead. Ao Han turned his head to Dan Mei and said, "Dan Mei, in the future, we will go to Dabie Mountain to hunt, are you willing?"

Danmei ignored him angrily. The Ao Han smiled and said, "If you ignore me, you will agree in your heart." ”

Dan Mei whipped the horse, and the horse ran ahead, and Ao Han then caught up, and the two walked side by side.

Leng Yuhu thought to himself: "They are a couple. ”

Seeing that the sun is about to set, and I haven't seen a village yet, I'm afraid I'll have to sleep in the mountains tonight.

The four of them walked down the ridge, but they saw a valley halfway up the mountainside, and a village in the deep valley under the shade of the woods, and from the heights, there were more than 30 families.

Leng Yuhu happily said to Song Wang Moth: "There is a good place to eat and stay tonight." ”

King Song was also very happy, and the four of them raised their whips and ran towards the valley.

As we approached, a path led into the valley, and beside it there was a stream with soup and summer crops growing on both sides of the road.

Before coming to the village, there is a stone archway erected on the road, which reads: "Momiji Mountain Villa". Under the archway, there was an idle man standing, Leng Yuhu stepped forward to make an inquiry, and asked: "Owner, your surname?

The idle man said, "You wait here, I'll go in and ask the owner." ”

Four people stood under the archway and waited. The idler ran into the cottage like a fly, and ran straight to the largest house in the middle, and there were two gatekeepers at the door, and asked him, "What are you running for?"

"There were four strangers outside the village. There was a man and a woman, who were particularly vicious. I'm going to report to the owner. ”

The idler walked into the courtyard, a big room in the middle, walked in, a servant was in the house, and the idler asked, "Where is the owner?"

"In the study. ”

The idle man said: "There are two men, two women and four people from outside the village, riding horses and carrying swords, as if they are characters in the rivers and lakes, saying that they have missed the lodging place and want to stay in the village for one night." ”

"You wait, I'll ask the owner. ”

The servant walked up his feet into the study, which was a large study with books on the walls. The owner was sitting on a wooden chair and was flipping through a book.

The servant stepped forward and told him about the visitor. After listening to this, the owner put down the book, pinched his fingers, thought for a while, and said, "Welcome guests." ”

The owner of the village walked out, and took the four servants of the village out of the room. The idler had already run out of the village to inform the visitors from outside the mountain.

Leng Yuhu and the four of them led the horses to the front of the village, and the owner of the village had already greeted him with a smile. The owner of this village seems to be in his sixties, tall, with a wide mouth and high nose, a long beard, a hand-cranked feather fan, and a fairy wind and bones. The owner came down the steps.

The two sides saluted, walked into the central hall and sat down.

The owner asked, "Where does your guest's surname come from?"

Leng Yuhu saw that the owner of the village was like a fairy, and he didn't dare to hide it, so he truthfully said his name, passed through Dabie Mountain, and wanted to go to Zhejiang to fight against the Japanese invaders. After Leng Yuhu finished speaking, may I ask the owner's surname?

The owner said: "Don't be expensive, the surname is Lu, the name is infant, and the descendants of Luban." He has lived in seclusion in this mountain for more than ten generations. ”

Lu Ban is a skilled craftsman in the Spring and Autumn Period of our country, the ancestor of carpenters, and a well-known figure in ancient times. Lu Ban invented the iron saw, axe, curved ruler, ink bucket, Lu Ban lock, siege ladder, etc., and there is a "Lu Ban Sutra" to leave for future generations. According to legend, Lu Ban once made a flying bird and flew in the sky for three days without falling.

Leng Yuhu praised sincerely: "I admire it, the owner of Lu Zhuang is a master in the world. ”

Lord Lu Zhuang said: "I have lived in this poor mountain and remote valley for generations, and I know very little about the world, I am really ashamed." ”

Leng Yuhu asked the owner of Lu Zhuang again?

Lord Lu replied: "The idiot is eighty years old. ”

Leng Yuhu said sincerely: "Master Lu Zhuang looks like he is sixty years old, and he is eighty years old, which is really unbelievable. ”

The owner of Lu Zhuang laughed and said, "It's really eighty years old." Young people say flattering words, but I love to listen to them the most. I live in seclusion in the mountains, but I am a good way, and I cultivate my true nature all day long, in order to live forever. ”

Leng Yuhu was in awe, he only hated himself for meeting him late, and couldn't help but ask him for advice on health preservation techniques.

Lord Lu Zhuang smiled: "Without him, it's just a pure heart and few desires." ”

Ao Han couldn't help it, so he said to the owner: "The muntjac I just beat, let's make it in the kitchen." ”

The owner of Lu Zhuang turned his head and said to a servant, "Carry it to the back kitchen." ”

At this time, it was already dark, and the lights and candles in the house were not very bright, and they could only be seen clearly. Leng Yuhu thought that the owner of the village was a cultivator, pure in heart and without desire, not luxurious, and he didn't think it was strange.

At the time of eating, most of the dishes on a large table are vegetarian dishes, there is a large pot of freshly slaughtered chicken, a large pot of muntjac meat, which is considered to be prepared for guests, and there is also a can of self-brewed grain wine in the villa. After eating a few chopsticks, the owner of Lu Zhuang stopped, just persuaded the guests to eat and drink, and said, "I am in Bigu." ”

Although the owner of the village was gracious, Leng Yuhu didn't dare to eat and drink at will, drank a few bowls of wine, expressed his meaning, and ate some meals, just to fill his stomach. And Ao Han and Danmei had wide bellies, and after eating the chicken and muntjac meat on the table, they drank all the cans of grain wine.

Leng Yuhu asked Lu Zhuang's family, and Lu Zhuang said: "His wife has passed away, and he gave birth to five boys and two daughters, five daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law, and twelve grandchildren, all of whom were killed by Jianghu figures. I am the only one left in the Lu family. ”

Leng Yuhu asked about the sadness of others, he was quite embarrassed, and sat at the table, uneasy, and saw his face.

Instead, Lord Lu comforted him and said, "Okay, okay." That was 30 years ago. ”

After the meal, Ao Han was angry, and the owner of Lu Zhuang arranged for Ao Han and Danmei to go to the room to sleep. After a while, I heard the sound of snoring, shaking the house, Leng Yuhu said apologetically: "My two friends are wild people in the mountains, don't be surprised by the owner." ”

Master Lu Zhuang smiled: "It's okay. ”

Lord Lu Zhuang led Leng Yuhu to visit his family's Danfang. There is a Dan furnace in the middle of the room, more than one meter high, the body of the furnace is engraved with pine cranes, immortal figures, equipped with seal characters, antique, green smoke curls on the top of the furnace. Leng Yuhu thought to himself: "This is Taishang Laojun's gossip furnace." ”

Lord Lu Zhuang said: "This is the elixir of life extension, it has been refined for thirty days, it has been refined almost completed, and the food can be immortal, can open a hundred grains, and will not be hungry for a hundred days." ”

Leng Yuhu is a disciple of the Wudang Sword Sect, a Taoist alchemist, although he is familiar with it, but he practices swordsmanship all day long, and he knows very little about this elixir. He saw that Master Lu Zhuang explained the art of alchemy, but he didn't understand it halfway, but he only had his head bowed.

The three of them came to the study again, the four walls of books, of course, there are also "Luban Sutra", but most of them are Taoist scriptures, cultivation, health preservation, and ascension, Leng Yuhu is even more black-eyed, and he doesn't understand anything. Although Leng Yuhu's master also paid attention to the art of cultivation, he didn't teach him much, but Leng Yuhu used it to rub into the swordsmanship. The owner of Lu Ying Zhuang showed his Taoist scriptures, and Leng Yuhu was just ashamed in front of him.

It was late at night, and the owner of Lu Zhuang ordered the servants to clean the guest room and arrange for Leng Yuhu and the two to rest.