100 words about the legend of Husband and Wife Peak in Taimu Mountain
There is a majestic and handsome peak at the foot of Taimu Mountain. Looking from a distance, it looks like a couple reunited after a long absence, whispering their sincere love. If you quietly come to the foot of the peak on a clear moonlit night, you seem to be able to hear their murmurings.
What are they talking about?
It turns out that there used to be a small fishing village at the foot of Taimu Mountain, with more than a dozen families living in the village. The men fished and farmed, and the women weaved and embroidered. The villagers live in harmony and live a very sweet life.
There is a young couple in the village. The man is called Brother Fan. He is tall and handsome and is a good fisherman; the woman is called Juanmei. She is beautiful and charming and is an expert in embroidery. The couple loves each other like a pair of mandarin ducks on the water.
This autumn, the emperor wants to choose a concubine. It is said to be a choice, but in fact it is a robbery. Once a good girl is snatched into the palace, not only will she never get ahead in her life, but she will have no choice but to live or die. As soon as the news spread, the wives and daughters of every household hid, as if fleeing from the devil.
Coincidentally, Juanmei’s husband went to sea and there was no one else at home. When a delicate woman leaves her husband, she is like a sampan leaving a solid shore. She is so anxious that she wishes she could grow wings, fly across the ocean, and fly to her husband; she is so scared that she wishes she could turn into a wisp of smoke. Float into the sky to avoid the search of officers and soldiers. But Juanmei is a human being after all, and she is so beautiful, so beautiful that even Moon Girl feels ashamed. In this beauty pageant, she will definitely be in trouble.
Sure enough, that day, a weak minister came to the village with an imperial decree. He said that if he was elected as a noble concubine, he would enjoy all the glory and wealth in the world. If he did not obey the order, everyone in the family would be executed. Juanmei's beauty was as famous as the flowers she embroidered, and the ministers called her by name.
Mei Juan does not care about delicacies from the mountains and seas, nor does she care about silks and satins. She only wants a kind and simple brother Fan, who wants ordinary clothes and gauze skirts, and simple food.
Juanmei ran away from the back hillside. Due to her hurry, she didn’t even have time to say hello to her neighbors. She walked and walked, no matter how many hills she climbed over or how many miles she walked. She only remembered seven times of postage and seven times of sunset. Finally, she fainted in front of a ruined temple.
The kind-hearted nun rescued Juanmei. Juanmei's house was burned down and she became homeless in the mountains, so she became a nun.
I can’t remember how many days have passed. On this day, Juanmei was collecting herbs in the mountains when she suddenly heard the sound of wood chopping in the mountain col opposite. She looked up and saw a newly ordained monk chopping wood. With his tall body and broad shoulders, wasn't that the Brother Fan she had longed for? Juanmei wanted to cry, but she couldn't. Her throat felt like a ball of grass was stuffed up. Juanmei wanted to cry, but she couldn't cry. The tears had long since dried up. She just felt like the world was spinning. . . . . .
When she woke up, Juanmei was already lying in Brother Fan's arms. Brother Fan was collecting the spring water with leaves and dripping it into her mouth drop by drop.
What a sweet spring water, what a warm embrace, it nourishes Juanmei’s dry heart, and warms Juanmei’s cold body. After three years of separation, there are so many words to say!
On that day three years ago, Brother Fan returned from the sea. The village had been razed to the ground, and Juanmei was nowhere to be seen. The villagers died and fled, and no one was seen. Later, he asked around, and some said Juanxun had escaped, while others said she had been taken away by officers and soldiers. Holding a glimmer of hope, Brother Fan built a small thatched house on the ruins of his hometown. Waiting and waiting, the swallows flew back and then flew away, the azaleas on the mountain bloomed three times, but Juan Mei did not come back. A shadow fell on his heart. Could it be that Juan Mei was really snatched into the palace? Three days ago, I met a monk who came down the mountain to ask for alms, so Brother Fan became a monk with him.
The couple who had reunited after a long separation talked and talked. They could not finish talking about the regret of three years of separation, and could not finish expressing their love for each other for three years. Unconsciously, the sun moved westward and the sky was approaching dusk. Thinking about the happy life in the past when women were working in the fields and weaving and the husband and wife were reunited, and then thinking about the tragic situation of male monks and nuns now living apart, the couple decided to return to their hometown and rebuild their home.
While the two were talking, suddenly a dazzling glow shot out from the clouds. Their actions were seen by Master Nanhai who was going west to give lectures.
The master was furious and shouted: "You are a bold rebel and have violated our Buddhist rules. Your crime is unforgivable!" Brother Fan and Juanmei hurriedly recounted the whole story and begged the master to grant them permission to return to secular life and return to their hometown. Unexpectedly, Master Nanhai was ruthless and said that if they were willing to change their minds and abide by the laws, he would not care about them. Otherwise, he would turn them into stones to warn the latter.
The couple did not want to separate, so Brother Fan suddenly carried Juanmei on his back, trying to escape from the Buddha's palm with his own strength and courage. At the same moment, Master Nanhai chanted a spell, and the couple both turned into stone.
This is the origin of "Couple Peak".
Although they have turned into stone, there are still endless words to say and endless love to express! This was what they whispered.
If you go to Taimu Mountain in the crisp autumn season, please take a closer look at Brother Fan and Sister Juan when the sun sets. The beautiful face of Sister Juan is slightly upward, in the afterglow of the setting sun. Among the colorful waves, you can still see her eyelashes shaking in tears.
To this day, there are still naughty young people who call "Husband and Wife Peak" "a monk carrying a nun on his back". This makes sense, because Sister Juan has indeed been a nun for three years, and Brother Fan has been a monk for three days.
This is the legend!