Essays on Lvyintang Prose
Some elders in the clan told me that there are treasures in the green pond, so I dare not offend the muddy water in Jinsha River.
First, Tianshengqiao Green Pond
In the south of Qiaojia County, there is a long and endless ridge named Queequeg Liangzi. It is said that this Liangzi is a bandit leader in geomantic omen. God didn't want Cao Wang to come out and bring trouble to the world, so at a time when people couldn't remember clearly, Lei Gong cut him down, and this crack in his waist was called hanging hole ditch. Heaven has the virtue of good life. In order to prevent this vein from dying, three huge stones were connected to the steep cliff of Diaodonggou to keep the dragon tendons continuous. This is what people call Tiansheng Bridge. Until now, a natural village near Diaodonggou is also called Tianshengqiao Village. On the right hand side of Diaodonggou exit is Tianshengqiao Green Pond.
When I was a child, on every occasion, my elders and I would take a boat from Diaodonggoukou to Kuige Liangzi, Jinsha River and Sichuan New Street. You can see a green pond with a green tail from a distance, but you are told not to go near it. It is said that there is a bird near the green pond. As long as a leaf falls into the pond, it will fly and fish it out, so the water in the pond is pure, and there are no fish or shrimp. It is no secret that the Green Pond has the treasure of the town pond. Everyone in the neighborhood knows it. I've known it since I was a child. It is said that there is a big golden basin in the pond. Of course, this golden basin is not as simple as a golden vessel. It is a living spiritual treasure, and someone has seen it with his own eyes. There is a python in the golden basin, which is specially used to guard the golden basin. Whenever the weather is fine at night, the pond will emit a circle of golden light. Some people may think that this golden light is beautiful and attractive, but I feel creepy and my back is cold when I see this golden light.
In the slack season in late spring, the Jinsha River stopped raging, calm and gentle, and the green pond was like an innocent girl. The Xiong brothers living in Quigo had a whim to drain the water in the pond to get the treasure. Think about it. They really have three pumps to pump the water out of the pond. After three days of continuous pumping, the water in the pond really decreased a lot. Just when everyone thought the plan would be successful, suddenly, there was a muffled sound at the bottom of the pond, and with a dizzy golden light, everything was calm, as if nothing had happened, except for the disappearance of the three brothers Xiong, and no one was born or died. After that, the mud and sediment of Jinsha River rushed into the green pond, and the green pond slowly disappeared. Today, only a tall Panzhihua tree still stands there and is honored as a holy tree. People go to worship from time to time.
Second, the green pond in the sorghum field.
Qiaojia County is in the south of the city15km. There is a place called sorghum field. When I was a child, I often went to Shuanghe Street to make a living. Sorghum land is the only place to pass. However, in the so-called sorghum field, there has never been a sorghum plant or a family, but there is a long green pond under the ridge of the highway, which is what people call the sorghum field green pond. Naturally, this green pond was also told: Don't go near it. Sometimes when the sun is shining, I get thirsty. I want to go to the pond for a drink, but I dare not.
It is said that the treasure of the town pond here is sacred. Every sunny morning on auspicious days, his old man likes to go out for a walk. Some people have seen it more than once. I don't know what it is, but it looks like a little bull. When it walks in the water, the water will separate to form a tunnel, but it will never reach the shore. Naturally, as long as it is a treasure, someone will attack it. The human heart is insufficient, and the snake devours the elephant. In my neighboring village, some bold people got explosives to blow up the sacred objects in the dark night. When the explosives were dropped, there was a general vibration, followed by storms and thunder. A few daring people were scared out of their wits and ran for their lives. One of them is missing. The next day, the green pond was as calm as usual. One morning not long after this, people in Shuanghe village found that the water in the pond was gone, and so much water disappeared overnight. The bottom of the pond is full of fish, and the villagers use big flower baskets to catch fish. Every household in Shuanghe Village has built a fish mountain. However, there is no sign of the sacred object, which disappeared with the water.
Third, the red road and the green pond
There is Luhong Village eight kilometers south of Qiaojia County, and the green pond in Lu Hong is at the foot of Luhong Village. When I was a teenager, I often went to the three piles at the foot of the black swallow to collect firewood, and sometimes I made a detour to see the green pond. At that time, the appearance of the green pond was still there, but it was abandoned, losing the treasure and spirituality of the town pond. I heard that there was a golden snail in the pond, and many people in Luhong Village saw it with their own eyes.
There is a red road street on the red road, which comes every three days. One day, after the performance, a Sichuan boat owner rowed home. When the boat arrived at the green pond, he saw a golden light dangling around the pond as if flirting. The owner rowed the boat sideways into the green pond, but the golden light revolved around the boat and had a good time with the owner. There is a saying in Qiaojia that "Yunnan people know words but don't know treasures, while Sichuan people know treasures but don't know words". From childhood, I don't know the specific meaning, which probably means that Sichuan will know the treasure. The Sichuan boatman was fascinated by this treasure. He picked up a pole and poked it at the golden light, but he couldn't. Before you know it, the sun is setting, but somehow a few fires are lit in the pond. The fire was a little strange, red and green at one moment, and the owner immediately panicked and rowed away at once. But in big trouble, the boat is stuck and can't row. The calm pool water turned faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye, the Sichuan shipowner disappeared with people and boats.
Since then, the green has not disappeared, it is still there, but no one has ever seen the golden snail, and the green of the water is not as fresh as before. I feel lost.