Chapter 5 Chopping wood and meeting the immortal master

Since his father Kun was summoned by Di Yao to control the water, only Dayu's mother and son were left in the family. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Dayu seems to have grown up a lot all of a sudden, and he is a lot more sensible. I think I'm already a man, and I want to help my mother support the family together. Therefore, take the initiative to help the mother with some household chores. Sometimes I go up to the mountains to chop wood, and when I have nothing to do, I study at home.

On this day, Dayu went up the mountain to chop firewood again. After turning a few cols, and while chopping wood, I heard a tiger roar: "Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-," and then a gust of wind blew, and a white-bearded old man ran out of the woods, followed by a colorful tiger.

The white-bearded old man saw Dayu and ran towards him. Although Dayu is young, he knows that he can't fight the tiger, but he has a heroic spirit. It is incumbent upon us to be brave and courageous. I saw him wielding a wood-chopping axe, and rushed to the white-bearded old man in a few arrow steps, using his body to block the white-bearded old man behind him, holding the wood-chopping axe high, and opening the posture of fighting with the tiger.

The tiger chased closer, and saw Dayu holding up the wood-chopping axe high, opening the fighting posture, and looking at himself. Suddenly froze there, and stared at Dayu, not knowing what to do, and not knowing whether to advance or retreat.

At this time, the old man with the white beard turned around and walked back. waved his hand at the colorful tiger and said, "Huahua, let's play here, there's nothing for you here, you can step down!"

As if he understood the old man's words, the tiger immediately shrank his head to retract his momentum, then tilted his head and glanced at Dayu a few more times, and then turned around and ran into the woods.

This dramatic scene really stunned Dayu. So he slowly put away his posture and looked at the white-bearded old man again: he saw that the old man was full of silver hair, and three locks of silver beard fluttered on his chest. The crane has a childish face, a slender body, a bun on his head, a kudzu robe, bast shoes on his feet, and a whisk in his hand. Chic and fluttering.

The white-bearded old man also looked Dayu up and down: I saw Dayu six or seven years old, wearing a green cloth short, with a double bun on his head, and his expression was smart and heroic. The white-bearded old man smiled at Dayu. praised: "Little children, brave in the face of righteousness, regardless of personal safety, dare to save people, not simple, amazing." Dayu said modestly: "When you encounter this, someone else will do the same."

The white-bearded old man then asked: "Little hero, what is your name, how old are you, where does your family live?" Dayu replied: "My name is Wenming, also called Dayu, I am six years old this year, and my family lives in Shiniu Village in front of the mountain. ”

The old man smiled and asked: "Haha, you have two names, then, which name do I call you?" Dayu said: "You just call me Dayu, I like others to call me Dayu." ”

The old man asked again: "Dayu, have you ever read?" Dayu replied: "I have studied at home with my father for a few years." The old man asked again: "What is your father's name, and what does he do?" Dayu replied: "My father's name is Kun, and he used to be an official in the court of Emperor Yao. Later, he resigned and went home, but last month he was summoned by Di Yao to control the flood. ”

The two of them asked and answered. Dayu has to answer all questions, every sentence is true, and the words are clear. The old man couldn't help but praise again: "Born with wisdom, children can be taught." ”

The white-bearded old man said to Dayu: "I travel all over the world and make the four seas my home." Now I live in a stone cave behind the mountain, with flowers as my companion. Ahh If you don't dislike it, you can come to my house with me to have a look. ”

Dayu was trying to find out what was going on with the white-bearded old man and the colorful tiger. The old man's invitation is exactly what Dayu wants. So I happily accepted the invitation. "That's great," he said, "I'm just thinking of going to the old man's house to have a look!" and the white-bearded old man said, "Then let's go." ”

So, Dayu followed the white-bearded old man while walking and chatting, and after a while, he arrived at the cave where the white-bearded old man lived. I saw that Huahua was lying at the mouth of the cave basking in the sun, and when she heard that the master was back, she turned over and sat up, stretched her waist, and shook her head and tail to meet her. Just like the well-trained pets in the average person's home, they are very close to their owners. Dayu also had the courage to step forward and touch Huahua's hair. Huahua also licked Dayu's hand.

The white-bearded old man said to Dayu: "I live alone too depressed, so I adopted Huahua, Huahua is a tiger cub with aura, and I am a companion, and I am with each other day and night, which is very suitable for my heart." ”

When I entered the cave, the cave was quite spacious, with a stone bed, a stone bench, a piano, a sword, and nothing else.

Dayu asked: "Uncle, have you always lived here?" The white-bearded old man said: "I have traveled all over the world, the four seas are my home, I passed by here the day before yesterday, and I saw that this place was quiet, so I stayed." Dayu asked, "Then do you still want to leave?" The white-bearded old man replied, "I can't say." It depends on fate, I travel all over the world to find a young talent, I want to pass on the knowledge I have learned all my life to him, so that he can make contributions to the country and the nation. Fortunately, I met you today, and your performance just now is exactly the young talent I am looking for, are you willing to learn from me?"

Dayu was fascinated by the white-bearded old man from the beginning, and when he heard that the old man intended to accept him as an apprentice, he couldn't ask for it, and immediately replied: "I am willing." But then he said, "Yes, I have to tell my mother." The white-bearded old man said, "What a sensible child." That's as it should be, and you can do that, and that's exactly what I want to see. ”

Dayu saw that the stone cave was poorly furnished, and there was no pot or stove, so he asked: "Teacher, how do you eat on weekdays?" The old man said: "I don't eat much, I can not eat or drink for a few days, occasionally eat a little wild fruit, and drink a sip of mountain spring water." ”

Dayu said: "How can the teacher do that, it will be unbearable after a long time, when I go home to show my mother, you will live in my house, I have a spare house at home." In that case, we can stay together day and night, and I can ask the teacher for advice at any time. The teacher will not be cold and hungry in the cave. Do you think that's going to work?"

The white-bearded old man said, "That's fine. Dayu said: "Teacher, then I will go back first today, and when I know my mother, I will come to pick you up tomorrow." The white-bearded old man said, "Okay then." Dayu said: "Teacher, a word is a certainty, see you tomorrow." ”

The white-bearded old man and Dayu walked out of the cave together, only to see Huahua playing alone outside the cave, running, jumping, jumping, jumping, spinning, fluttering, vertical, cutting. It caused pine waves and valley shocks. The demeanor of the tiger is all on display. As the saying goes, the cloud follows the dragon, and the wind follows the tiger, which is not false at all. This time, Dayu experienced the majesty of the tiger up close. I really felt the shock of the king of the mountains and forests.

As soon as Huahua saw that the master had come out, she immediately shook her head and ran over. Dayu stepped forward, touched Huahua's hair, hugged Huahua's neck, and patted Huahua's head, Huahua was also very affectionate to Dayu. Dayu played with Huahua for a long time before he reluctantly left.

Dayu said goodbye to the white-bearded old man, chopped a load of firewood along the road and returned home. After entering the door, I told my mother everything I had encountered today. Finally, he added, "I'm sure this white-bearded old man must be a god." ”

The woman is anxious about the fact that her son can't find a master! Since Kun Zhishui left, Dayu's studies have been interrupted. Kun was in a hurry, and he didn't make arrangements for this matter, and no one near his home could teach Dayu, so Dayu's studies were delayed.

Today I heard that there is a master who came to the door, I can't help but be overjoyed, where dare to expect a god to be a master, as long as I can find a virtuous and learned sage to be a master, it is the creation of myself and Dayu, thank God. So he immediately agreed to Dayu's request.

The mother and son immediately set out to clean up the place where the master lived. The West Cross Courtyard is the academy that Kun used when he was at home, and now it is just right to pack it up for the master. There is a house and a courtyard, which is a world of its own, which is most suitable for studying and practicing martial arts.

Early the next morning. Dayu went up the mountain, came to the stone cave in the back mountain, and saw the white-bearded old man standing at the door of the cave looking into the distance, and Huahua was standing next to him. Seeing Dayu coming, Huahua shook her head and shook her tail to greet her, and she was very close to Dayu.

Dayu came to the front and saluted the teacher. He asked, "Good morning, teacher!" The white-bearded old man's gaze retracted from a distance. He replied, "Yes, yes." Dayu then said: "I'm here to pick up Master." Yesterday I came home and told my mother everything we had done during the day, and she said yes. I was excited all night, and I came to pick you up early in the morning, let's go. ”

The white-bearded old man said, "I'm looking for a place for Flowey. Dayu was surprised: "Don't you take Huahua with you?" I like Huahua. ”

The old man said, "Huahua is a tiger after all, and it is not appropriate to bring it to the village. If it is brought to the village, it will cause unease among the villagers. I'll release it back into the mountains and forests, and then summon it when I travel the world again. ”

Dayu was a little disappointed when he heard that the master did not bring flowers down the mountain. After all, Dayu is a child's heart. I thought to myself, I can take Huahua to the village and let other children see it, it is fun, majestic, and what a face. But the teacher didn't let him take it, so naturally there was a teacher's reason. So he walked to Huahua's side, stroked Huahua with his hand, and couldn't bear to leave for a long time, the master said: "Huahua is a tiger cub with spirituality, I will put it on Taibai Mountain, it will live more freely, and that is its real home." As he spoke, he patted Huahua on the back and said, "Huahua, go to Taibai Mountain to live freely, and I will summon you when something happens." ”

Huahua nodded towards the master, then shook her head and walked to Dayu's side, rubbed Dayu's leg a few times, and licked Dayu's hand. Then with a long roar, he rushed in the direction of Taibai Mountain.

Dayu watched the flowers go away with tears in his eyes, until he was gone.

Only then did the white-bearded old man say, "Dayu, let's go." ”

Dayu carried the sword for the master, held the piano, and the master held the dust. The master and apprentice came down the mountain.

When I was about to get home, I had already seen Dayu's mother greet her. The woman saw the old man's snow-white beard fluttering on his chest, sword eyebrows and phoenix eyes, crane hair and childish face, fairy wind and bones, otherworldly, and by no means an ordinary person.

Come near and salute. The old man returned the salute. The female frolicker asked, "What is the name of the immortal?" and the old man replied, "My name is Huaxiazi." It's an idle cloud and wild crane. Traveling all over the world, we must look for a young talent, teach him what the old man has learned in his life, and let him make contributions to the country and the nation. Fortunately, I met Ling Lang yesterday. This child is loyal, kind, intelligent, wise, and brave all in one, and is exactly the heir I am looking for. I intend to take him as an apprentice, can you agree?"

Nu Yan said: "If the fairy chief sees this child as a teachable material, I naturally can't ask for it. ”

When I entered the room, I hurriedly asked Teacher Hua Xia Zi to sit down. Called Dayu over, let Dayu kneel on the ground and respectfully kowtow to the teacher eight times, and bowed to the teacher. Since then, Dayu has become the apprentice of Huaxiazi's teacher, and follows Huaxiazi to study and practice martial arts every day.