What are the stories or myths about southern Fujian?
1 *** Gong was angry and touched Mount Buzhou
The water god *** Gong was the son of Zhu Rong, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Yan. He has a face, a snake body, red hair, rides a black dragon, and manages and controls the oceans, rivers, and lakes that account for seven-tenths of the earth's area.
After the Yellow Emperor ascended the throne, Zhuanxu implemented a governance strategy that connected everything between heaven and earth. As a result, the gods had no freedom at all, and people on earth also complained. The Japanese workers rebelled and declared war on Zhuanxu. The two sides fought at Buzhou Mountain. This Buzhou Mountain is one of the four pillars erected by Nuwa to mend the sky and cut off the turtle's legs. After fighting day and night for more than ten days, the army of Japanese workers gradually became exhausted. The *** worker's eyes were red at this time. He roared angrily and hit Buzhou Mountain with his head. There was only a loud sound of the earth shattering, and Mount Buzhou was broken! In an instant, the sky in the northwest tilted down due to loss of support, and the sun, moon, and stars quickly slid toward the west. At the same time, the surface of the southeast also collapsed due to huge shaking, and the water of hundreds of rivers rushed to the southeast. The universe changed from then on. It forms the orbits of the sun, moon and stars and the terrain of all rivers returning to the sea.
2 Birds Paying Attention to the Phoenix
A long time ago, the phoenix was just a small bird with an ordinary appearance. But it has the advantage of being very hard-working. Hide all the excess food in the hole. One year, there was a severe drought in the forest. The birds were dizzy with hunger. At this time, Phoenix hurriedly opened the cave and distributed the food he had hidden to everyone. After the drought, in order to thank the Phoenix for saving their lives, the birds all picked the most beautiful feathers from their bodies and plucked them out. They made a dazzling bird's clothing and presented it to the Phoenix, and unanimously elected it as the bird's feather. king. From now on, every time the Phoenix celebrates its birthday, birds from all directions will fly to express their congratulations to the Phoenix. This is called a hundred birds paying homage to the Phoenix.
3. Emperor Yan struck a stone to make a fire
The earliest fires used by humans were all natural fires. One man thought that humans couldn't always rely on natural fire, so he decided to create a way to make fire. During a hunting trip, he accidentally missed the target with a stone javelin, but he found that the javelin was different from the stones on the ground. Sparks were generated during the collision, so he picked up a lot of stones there to test, and successfully obtained fire. Because he discovered the method of making fire, all tribes unanimously recognized him as king. This man was Emperor Yan, who was king with the virtue of fire. Later, he created farming methods and taught humans to farm, so he was also called Shennong.
4. Hou Yi and Chang'e
Houyi and Chang'e were both from the time of Yao. At that time, ten suns appeared in the sky at the same time, and the people were in dire straits. So the Emperor of Heaven ordered Hou Yi, who was good at archery, to go down to earth to help Yao eliminate the suffering of the people. Hou Yi came to the world with his beautiful wife Chang'e. After Hou Yi shot down the extra nine suns, he was jealous of the other gods. They made the emperor of heaven finally alienate Hou Yi, and finally relegated him to the human world forever. After being wronged, Hou Yi and his wife Chang'e had to live in seclusion in the world and make a living by Hou Yi's hunting.
5. Pangu created the world
In the past, the universe was as chaotic as a big egg. At this time a great hero was born, his name was Pangu. He picked up the huge divine axe, swung it and slashed around with all his strength. This is how heaven and earth came into being. Whenever Pangu's body grew one foot taller, the sky became one foot taller and the earth became thicker. Pangu completed the great deeds of opening up the world during his lifetime. After his death, he left endless treasures to future generations and became a hero worshiped by the Chinese nation.
6. Gun and Yu controlled the floods
The floods filled the sky. The Gun thieves did not get the order of the Emperor of Heaven and took the Emperor's sacred soil to block the flood. The Emperor of Heaven sent the God of Fire Zhurong near Yushan Mountain. Killed Gun. Gun gave birth to Yu, and the Emperor of Heaven ordered Yu to spread the soil to control the floods. Yu walked from the south to the north, from where the sun was to where the sun was setting, and led the people in the hard work of controlling the floods. After thirteen years, In 2000, Yu finally managed the water well and fulfilled Gun's last wish. Kyushu was finally settled.
7. Kuafu Chasing the Sun
The weather in the north is cold and the winter is long. Kuafu thought that if he could chase the sun back, let it hang high in the sky forever to provide light and heat to the earth. , that would be great! So he chased the sun for a day, and finally saw the sun and wanted to catch it and take it back. But he had been running all day, and the scorching sun made him unbearably thirsty, so he leaned down to drink water from the Yellow River and Weihe River. The water in the two rivers was quickly finished, but he still did not quench his thirst, so he ran to the water in the northern swamp, but before he reached his destination, he died of thirst on the way.
8. Yu Gong Moves Mountains
There are two big mountains in front of Yu Gong’s house. These two mountains are like a huge wall, blocking their way to the outside world. Isolated and very backward. So Yu Gong was determined to level the mountain and kept digging away the soil from the mountain every day. There was an old man named Zhisou who laughed at him for being stupid and told him that this was impossible. Foolish Old Man said: After I die, I will have a son, and after my son dies, I will still have grandchildren. There will be endless children and grandchildren, and the two mountains will eventually be leveled.
9. Chang'e flies to the moon
Chang'e is the wife of Hou Yi. Because of Hou Yi's unparalleled magical achievements, he accepted many disciples. Peng Meng, who has evil intentions, also sneaked in.
When Hou Yi took his disciples out for hunting, Peng Meng pretended to be ill and stayed behind, forcing Chang'e to hand over the elixir her husband had given her not long ago. Chang'e swallowed the elixir when she was forced to do so, and she immediately Flying into the sky, because he couldn't let go of Hou Yi, he became an immortal on the moon closest to the earth.
10. Wu Gang cut down the tree
It is said that there is a laurel tree five hundred feet high in the moon. During the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Wu Gang who was obsessed with immortality and did not concentrate on his studies. Therefore, the Emperor of Heaven was furious and detained him in the Moon Palace. He ordered him to cut down the laurel tree in the Moon Palace. He said: "If you cut down the laurel tree, you will get Wu Gang began to cut down the osmanthus, but every time Wu Gang struck the axe, the wound on the tree immediately healed. Day after day, Wu Gang's wish to cut down the osmanthus was not fulfilled, so Wu Gang kept cutting down the osmanthus in the Moon Palace. Don't fall down this tree.
11. Nuwa created humans
Pangu opened up the world, but Nuwa always felt lonely because the world lacked a creature like her, so she used soil to shine His own shadow pinched. After pinching, he actually came to life. Nuwa was filled with joy when she saw it, and then she squeezed a lot more. She called these little things "people." These "people" were created in the image of gods, and their manners and behavior were naturally different from other creatures. They actually chattered the same words as Nuwa. From then on, there were people everywhere on the earth.
12. The Emperor’s Battle with Chi You
Once, the land of China fell into a divided situation, with wars continuing and the people unable to survive. China was divided into five major tribes, among which the tribes of Huangdi and Chiyou were the most powerful. Huangdi did not want to see the people suffer because of the war, so he wanted to stop this war situation, so he used violence to fight violence. In the end, Chi You was defeated and fled. Huangdi ordered Yinglong to pursue and kill him. Yinglong lived up to his expectations and killed Chi You and cut off Chi You's head and presented it to the Yellow Emperor.
13. Nuwa mends the sky
Nuwa is a kind god who has done many good things for mankind. Legend has it that when humans multiplied, a fight between two gods came from the sky to the earth. A hole was made in the sky, destroying people's peaceful living environment. Seeing this scene, Nuwa couldn't bear it, so she made five-color stones to mend the hole in the sky. Human beings are very grateful to Nuwa for restoring calm to the messy environment and returning it to humans.
14. Shennong tried a hundred herbs
Birth, old age, illness and death are the most natural things, but those who leave this world early because of "illness" are really worthy of sympathy. Shennong felt that he had the responsibility to protect his people, so he traveled all over China in search of herbs to treat patients. After he found them, he would take them himself to determine whether they were useful or poisonous. Finally, we found herbs that can treat many common diseases.
15. Jingwei Reclamation
Emperor Yan had a daughter named Nvwa. One day, Nvwa went to the East China Sea to watch the sun rise. Unfortunately, there was a sudden strong wind and waves on the sea, and the girl fell into the sea. She was swallowed by the ruthless sea and could never come back. The female baby died and turned into a little bird, crying "Jingwei, Jingwei", so people called this bird "Jingwei". Jingwei hated the East China Sea very much, so he kept throwing stones into the East China Sea day after day, trying to fill it up.
16. Xingtian battles Huangdi
Huangdi defeated Yandi with powerful force and forced Yandi to retreat to the south. Xingtian vowed to compete with Huangdi for the throne. Holding a shield in his left hand and an ax in his right hand, he started a fierce battle with the Emperor of Heaven. Suddenly, Huang Di saw the opportunity and slashed Xing Tian's neck with his sword, and Xing Tian's huge head was chopped off. Xing Tian became even more furious when he saw his head being chopped off. He showed no sign of weakness, using his two nipples as eyes and his navel as his mouth, waving his weapons and continuing to shout for battle.
17. Jiang Ziya Fishing
At the end of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou was cruel and unkind, and people's lives were very difficult. The area around the Weihe River was under the jurisdiction of the prince Ji Chang. Ji Chang had great ambitions and cherished talents. In order to attract Ji Chang's attention, Jiang Ziya sat by the river fishing every day. He fished in a strange way, and this news reached Ji Chang's ears. Ji Chang thought that he might be a strange and talented person, so he invited him several times, but Jiang Ziya ignored them and continued fishing. Finally, Ji Chang prepared generous gifts and visited Jiang Ziya in person. Jiang Ziya saw that he was indeed sincere and agreed to assist him.
18. Agarwood saves his mother
In the Han Dynasty, there was a scholar named Liu Xiang who fell in love with the kind-hearted fairy Sanniang Huayue. Soon, Sanniang became pregnant and named the child Agarwood. When the gods in the sky found out about this, they took him back. When Chenxiang grew up, she decided to go to her mother who was trapped under Mount Hua. Knowing that Chen Xiang could not leave her alone, her mother asked Chen Xiang to find his uncle. Chen Xiang got the lotus lantern from his uncle and immediately flew back to Huashan and rescued his mother.
19. The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea
The eight immortals love to fight injustice, punish evil and promote good. One day, they arrived at the East China Sea together and saw a turbulent tide and shockingly huge waves. Lu Dongbin suggested that each person throw an object into the water to show his "magic power" and pass by. All the other immortals responded to Lu Dongbin's suggestion and threw their magic weapons into the water, then stood on the magic weapons and rode the wind and waves across the water. (Tieguai Li has an iron staff and a gourd, Zhongli of the Han Dynasty has a banana fan, Zhang Guolao has a paper donkey, Lu Dongbin has a long sword, He Xiangu has a lotus, Han Xiangzi has a transverse flute, Cao Guojiu has a jade tablet, Lan Caihe has a flower basket .
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20. Fairies build bridges
A long time ago, Fairy Sanyuan went to accept the incense offerings from the world every year during the Ghost Festival. Unfortunately, Fairy Shangyuan could not leave this year because of something else. , and had no choice but to ask the other two fairies to fly down to heaven. When they saw the beauty of the sea, the mountains, and the simplicity of the people, they fell in love. In order to repay the kindness of the people, the two fairies decided to build a sea bridge to connect the island with the mainland for the benefit of the world. So he used the power of moving mountains and filling the sea, and in an instant, the sea bridge was about to be successfully built.
Southern Fujian Chinese Valentine's Day Folk Customs and Legends
In southern Fujian, the legendary "Seven Fairies" are not one fairy, but seven goddesses, commonly known as the "Seven Mothers". The seventh day of the lunar month is the birthday of the "Seven Fairies", so this day is called "Seventh Fairy's Birthday" among the people. This may be the evolution of Chinese Valentine's Day folklore in southern Fujian, which has a strong religious atmosphere.
Since ancient times, in the minds of working women in southern Fujian, the "Seven Mothers" are the embodiment of beauty, kindness, love and auspiciousness. She can protect the healthy growth of their children. Therefore, there is a folk saying of "worshiping to heaven" on Chinese Valentine's Day. Sun" custom. "Quanzhou Prefecture Chronicles" records: Quan customs on Chinese Valentine's Day are "begging for cleverness", "cheng melons and fruits", and "children paying homage to heaven and grandson". According to this custom, in the first year after the child is born, on the first "Qixi Festival", a "new deed" is made, which means that the child will be worshiped as the adoptive mother by the "Seventh Mother" (called "deed mother" in Minnan dialect). At the age of sixteen, the "Qixi Festival" of that year has to "wash the deed", which means to baptize them when they grow up and break away from the "Seventh Mother". This folk custom has been passed down from generation to generation. With the progress of the times, many urban families have abandoned it, but its remnants can still be seen in rural areas.
According to traditional customs, the Qixi Festival in southern Fujian worships the "Seventh Mother", which has a strong folk color. Moreover, because people believe that the "Seventh Mother" is seven, they are all related to "seven". The main ones include: Qiniang sedan chair (seven rides), Qiniang pavilion (with the statues of seven fairy goddesses inside), and the rest of the fruits and vegetables, candies (cooked sweet glutinous rice balls), wine bottles, chopsticks, etc., are generally also displayed in the shape of seven. Count. In addition, there are raw flowers, cooked flowers, rouge, pollen, scissors, red bun rope, etc. for women. "Qiniang Sedan" and "Qiniang Pavilion" retain the exquisiteness of folk paper-tying art, especially "Qiniang Pavilion" is even more unique. The more exquisite pavilion also has painted "Qiniang" clay dolls, which is really impressive. Elegant. It is said that the spread of Qiniangting originated from the Song Dynasty. "Tokyo Menghualu" records: "The Qixi Festival is decorated with brocade and green pavilions, and flowers and fruits are displayed...Seats are set up to worship the two stars of the Cow and the Girl." Qiniang Pavilion may have originated from this.
As for the legend of Qixi Festival, southern Fujian also has its own wonderful sayings. Legend has it that the Emperor of Heaven was furious at the marriage of the Seven Fairies to Dong Yong, and separated the loving couple with the Milky Way as the boundary. Later, he allowed them to meet every seven days, and ordered the magpie to convey the Emperor's order to them. Unexpectedly, the magpie unexpectedly The seven-day meeting was mistakenly reported as a meeting on July 7 every year. To this day, the proverb "guest bird (magpie) brings false good news" still exists in southern Fujian. Although the magpies announced the wrong good news and the news was mistransmitted, what was transmitted was the order of the Emperor of Heaven, and the mistakes must be made and cannot be changed again. Therefore, the magpies were punished to build a bridge for the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl every year on the Chinese Valentine's Day. It is said that the reason why no magpies can be seen on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month is because they have all gone to build a bridge; after the Chinese Valentine's Day, magpies are all bald because the cowherd trampled the cow's hooves when he led the cow across the magpie bridge. Folk legend also says that it will definitely rain on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Even if the weather is sunny, there will occasionally be a drizzle, which is the love tears shed by the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. There is a folk saying in southern Fujian that "the seventh mother sheds tears".
Philosophical stories of Minnan folk proverbs
As a living fossil of the mother tongue of ancient Central Plains in China, Hokkien has been demonstrated by many senior linguists. Its vivid vocabulary contains rich philosophy, so the wide range of its spread is even more surprising. Now, I will tell you in detail some folk proverbs and stories from southern Fujian that I have collected on weekdays. I believe you will like them. First of all, we want to talk about a proverb: Even a bad horse can kick with one step. This proverb comes from after a war in ancient times. It is said that after a war, Zhangzhou Prefecture, while cleaning up the battlefield, took a group of injured war horses to the Nanmenwaiwei market for auction. Seeing the low price of injured horses, many people bought them back and killed them for their meat.
One day, a suburban farmer went to the market to sell vegetables. He heard that injured horses were very cheap, so he went to buy one and took it home. Since it was already dark when he returned home, he tied the horse to the pig pen and prepared to kill it early tomorrow morning.
In the middle of the night, a thief came to the village to steal something. He heard the sound of a big pig howling in the farmer's pigsty. When he got closer, he saw that it was a big fat pig. He happily pried open the pigsty door. When he first got into the pig pen, he touched the injured horse's tail. The horse is most afraid of someone grabbing its tail. As soon as it feels its tail is grabbed, it stretches out its legs and kicks the thief right in the lower body. The little thief screamed in pain. The farmer and his family heard this and rushed to the pigsty immediately. As soon as the thief saw someone coming, he begged: Let me go, I will never dare to steal anything again! "
The next day, the matter spread, and people in the village said: "Don't think this evil horse can even kick." The farmer was reluctant to kill the horse and fed it carefully, but the horse was injured. Become a strong horse.
This story shows that everyone has different abilities. As long as he has some advantages, don’t underestimate or underestimate him.
This is what he said. It is a folk proverb that the bad horse also has one step to kick.
Next, I would like to share with you another popular saying in southern Fujian called "A chicken cannot be hatched if it is covered", also called "A chicken cannot be hatched if it is covered". Dear listeners, "Covering a chicken will not allow it to hatch." What it means is that when the hen is not squatting in the nest, it is impossible to cover it and force it to hatch eggs. ” means the same thing. It warns people that objective laws must be respected in everything and cannot be forced.
Listener friends, it is the instinct of a hen to sit in a nest and hatch eggs. After the hen has laid a clutch of eggs, she begins to incubate them. At this time, even if there are no eggs in the nest, it will still squat in the nest. This is called "squatting in the nest", and some also call it "laying in the nest". The hen sitting in the nest is both awake and confused. It is said to be awake because it feels that its children are in the nest and cannot leave the nest, otherwise it will die young. During this period, it ate and drank less, but did not forget to excrete feces outside the nest. It also turned over the nest from time to time to cover all the eggs with its body as much as possible. It is said to be confused because it does not care whether there are eggs in the nest. Even if there are duck eggs, goose eggs, other bird eggs or even stones in the nest, it still hatches them carefully. In this situation, some farmers, in order to make the hens wake up early and lay eggs early, often use various cruel methods to torture them, such as soaking them in water, or binding their wings or feet, etc., but all to no avail. In the end, it still couldn't be restored to normal.
The original meaning of "a chicken cannot hatch" means not to do anything that goes against the laws of nature. Now it has been extended to mean that two completely different people or things are reluctantly brought together. As a result, not only can they not live in harmony, They even tend to make a mess. For example, brothers and sisters-in-law propose to live apart the family due to different personalities or conflicts of interest, but the parents refuse to agree in order to maintain the "unity" of the family. As a result, things go against their wishes, and the situation ends up being that "the chicken cannot be hatched", disputes continue, and the family is lost. and, causing serious consequences.
Okay, after talking about the southern Fujian proverb "A chicken cannot hatch if it is covered", let's continue to talk about a Quanzhou proverb called "a book cage and a head bucket".
Listener friends, "A book cage, a bucket" is a rather special Quanzhou proverb. The book cage is the bamboo cage that holds books; the head bucket is the wooden bucket that holds human heads. This proverb comes from the story of a scholar in Jinjiang in ancient times.
According to legend, in the 18th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1385), a boy named Wu Fu was born to a farmer in Cizao Village. Wu Fu was talented and lively since he was a child. He was able to recite the "Three Character Classic" when he was six years old, and mastered the Analects of Confucius and Xiao Jing when he was seven years old. He was called a "little prodigy". At the age of eighteen, he became a rural student with a quota in the county school and enjoyed public benefits.
In the Wushen year of Xuanzong and Xuande (1428), the prefect of Quanzhou discovered that some of the junior students in the government school had been admitted under false pretense, so he announced that all the junior students would be expelled indiscriminately. Never be able to take the imperial examination. At that time, most of the students who were expelled felt that they were wronged, but they were angry in their hearts and dared not speak out, so they sulked at home. Only Wu Fu was not afraid of death and said: "Now, I have suffered a great injustice. Although it is difficult for the people to sue the officials, it is as difficult as going to the sky, but no one has died since ancient times. How can I return to the world and humiliate myself under the power and survive in the world? I I want to appeal and come to avenge my shame." So Wu Fu wrote a well-reasoned statement and immediately appealed to the prefect of Quanzhou, but was turned away and not accepted. He went to Fuzhou, the provincial capital, to appeal, but still nothing. What's the use? After Wu Fu returned home, he made up his mind and decided to overcome all difficulties and go to the capital to complain. He would not stop until his grievances were cleared.
When Wu Fu said goodbye to his parents and walked to Beijing, he carried a book cage and a bucket on his shoulders. He walked from village to village, passed through county after county, stayed at dawn and stayed overnight, and experienced all kinds of things. After a lot of hard work, he finally arrived in the capital, found a small inn to stay, and prepared to file a petition.
The current Emperor Xuande was a sage monarch who had met and accepted victims who came to Beijing to complain on many occasions. Wu Fu finally found an opportunity to express his grievances to the emperor in person, and begged the emperor to let the expelled persons retake the screening examination. He also said: "If a commoner fails the examination, he would rather suffer the death penalty, be beheaded and pretend to be taken away from home." After hearing this, the emperor was both sympathetic and moved, and immediately issued an imperial edict, ordering the Hanlin Academy to issue a test and immediately notify all the expelled students from Quanzhou Prefecture to come to Kyoto to take the screening examination under Tianmen. .
When the news spread, all the students in Quanzhou who were expelled were very surprised and happy, and they actively prepared to take the exam. After several selection examinations for the students, when the list was released publicly, Wu Fu ranked first, and other scholars with real talents were on the list. Those fake people who spent a lot of money to hire people to take the exams for them were put down one by one, and they were full of ugliness. Afterwards, whenever people talked about this incident, they all admired Wu Fu's talent and courage.
Soon, Wu Fu was selected by the imperial court to serve as a county school instructor in Lishui County, Yingtian Prefecture, Jiangsu Province. Later, due to his outstanding political achievements, he was promoted to Lishui County Magistrate. When Wu Fu recalled the past, he said with deep emotion: "If I hadn't risked my life and fought hard, how could I be where I am today?" From then on, the saying "a book cage, a bucket", together with this true story, became popular. It spread among the people in Quanzhou.
The story of the broken vat - the story of southern Fujian
One year in the Republic of China, it happened to be the season after the wheat harvest. There was a brother Zuotian named Shi in Longhu, Jinjiang. He heard that Haikou Jia A batch of eleven buckets of large water tanks arrived at the Pai Village wharf. The house happened to be short of storage for grain, so we hurried to buy them.
Speaking of Brother Zuoda named Shi, everyone knows that he has a gentle temperament, does not have much to do, and always has a smile on his face.
On this day, he bought two large water tanks and carried them on poles, swinging them back home. When he came to the field road, he saw a path trodden by passers-by, passing through a hill of idle fields. He could save a long detour. He thought, the road is made by people. Since others are passing here, I also took a shortcut and walked through the field on the path carrying a water vat. Unexpectedly, there was a person hiding here waiting to be stopped at this time. This is Brother Sakuda named Hong. He has a violent temper and everyone is afraid of him and gives in to him. He had been waiting at the head of the field for a long time that day. When he saw Brother Zuotian named Shi walking to the middle of the field carrying a big water vat, he rushed to catch up. Without saying anything, he raised the hoe and made a loud "bang bang" sound. A big vat belonging to Shi was smashed into pieces.
Why did brother Zuotian named Hong come to break the big water tank? It turned out that he cultivated this hilly field. On this day, he came to the field with an ox plow to plow the ground. When he saw the road being trampled out of the field, he was already angry. He didn't expect to plow twice. The field was trampled so hard that a new plowshare was broken. When he couldn't stand the anger, he would pick up a hoe and break a large water tank at the head of the field.
Besides, Brother Zuotian, surnamed Shi, heard a "bang bang" sound, and the big vat in front of him fell to the ground. He was startled, and quickly turned his head, and saw Brother Zuotian, surnamed Hong, opening his eyes. With his big eyes and angrily holding a hoe, you can tell what the reason is. So he smiled and asked: "Brother, how can you smash my vat without saying a word?" Brother Zuoda, surnamed Hong, snorted and shouted in a rough voice: "Let me ask you, is this a field or a road?" Brother Zuotian, surnamed Shi, smiled after hearing this and said, "It's my fault to step through your field. Brother, please lend me the hoe in your hand." Brother Zuotian, surnamed Hong, was in the fire, thinking in his heart, so he used If you were asked to hit each other with a hoe, I wouldn't be afraid of you, so I threw the hoe over and said, "Just borrow it, see what you dare to do to me." Brother Zuotian, surnamed Shi, picked up the hoe, not to hit the man surnamed Hong. But with a "bang bang" sound, the other vat was also smashed into pieces. Brother Zuotian, surnamed Hong, felt strange and said, "What are you doing?" Brother Zuotian, surnamed Shi, turned around and said with a smile: "Brother, seeing that you are so impatient, it's my fault for flirting with Tian, but Tanaka I did not walk the road alone. Now that you have smashed my vat without saying a word, how can I carry the remaining one home? Why not break it together, and please pick up the broken vat pieces." After that, he gave the hoe to Brother Zuotian named Hong, picked up the pole rope and went home.
Although this incident made Brother Sakuda, named Hong, a little amused afterwards, he gradually forgot about it as time went by.
Coincidentally, one day, it was the annual "Buddha's Birthday" in Longhu Village. Brother Zuoda, surnamed Hong, was also invited by a friend to have a drink. It was true that "enemies met on a narrow road". As soon as he stepped into the village, he met brother Zuoda named Shi who was also coming to the village to pick up guests. It turns out that this is the hometown of Shi. Brother Sakuda surnamed Shi saw Brother Sakuda surnamed Hong, and he laughed and ran over to stop him, shouting: "Oh, old brother, I didn't expect you to come too. It's a coincidence that I picked you up. I have to do it anyway today." Come to my house and have a glass of wine. "As the saying goes: A strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake. At this time, Brother Zuoda, surnamed Hong, had no choice but to follow. As soon as he entered the house, Brother Zuoda, surnamed Shi, shouted to all the relatives and friends in the room: "My good friend is here." At the same time, he "invited" Brother Zuoda, surnamed Hong, into the room, asked the family to offer cigarettes, tea, and wine, and set a full table. Then he said with a smile: "Brother, whatever you want, you can use it yourself." , I have some things to do quickly, so I have to excuse myself." He stepped out of the room, pulled the door lock, and with a "click" the door was locked.
Brother Zuoda, surnamed Hong, heard the roar of people outside and secretly complained in his heart. However, he had a straightforward temperament and thought to himself: last time I let him go to the door, now he has fallen into a trap. I don’t care whether he lives or dies. , eat first, talk later, and drink alone in the room. Just before noon, Brother Zuoda, surnamed Shi, came in from outside and said with a smile: Brother, I'm really sorry for locking you in the room. "Brother Zuotian, surnamed Hong, couldn't laugh or cry at this time, so he had to say nothing. Brother Zuotian, surnamed Shi, said again: "Brother, I really want to invite you, and I'm afraid you will run away, so I locked you up. In the room. "Then he pulled Brother Zuotian, surnamed Hong, to the wine table in the hall. Seeing Brother Zuotian, surnamed Shi, bringing a guest here so affectionately, relatives and friends all left their seats and stood up to greet him. However, those who knew that this guest had been The relatives and friends locked in the room were confused, and someone asked: "This old friend is..." This question made Brother Zuotian, surnamed Hong, unable to answer. Brother Zuotian, surnamed Shi, quickly smiled and said, "I will introduce you. This is a friend I made on the road. He is loyal and upright, but he is a bit impatient..." Then he told the story in general. Everyone who heard it laughed. However, at this time, Brother Zuoda, whose surname was Shi, Without smiling, he said: "Everyone, this is what this old man taught me about how to be a good person. Just think about it, we are all farmers. We just want to get closer to the road and destroy other people's fields. This is against the law. Don't you think so? ?So, I recognized this man as my friend!" After everyone heard this, they were very impressed.
Brother Zuoda, surnamed Hong, was also very amused at this time. After leaving that day, he hurried to the boat the next day They bought two large water tanks of 11 buckets and brought them to the home of Brother Sakuda. From then on, the two became good friends.
The legend of Shuijing Kousei.
< p> There is a well called "Jieyuan" well in the corner of East Street of Honglai Town. The spring water in this well is clear and sweet. Even if it has been dry for a long time, it still gushes out. Inexhaustible. When there was no running water in this ancient town, hundreds of people around it relied on this well for water supply.Whenever people come back from work or work, especially in the hot summer season, as long as they draw water from this well, whether for drinking or taking a shower, they will feel extremely sweet and relieve fatigue. This well still exists today. Although it is very old, the water in this well is still pure and not turbid, and it is inexhaustible and inexhaustible.
However, when it comes to the history of this well, there is such a touching story.
It is said that during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a family named Wu in Zhongtulu, two brothers. Like brothers and feet, we know each other warm and cold. The eldest brother is loyal and diligent, and has been married for a long time. The younger brother Wu Hongmo is a coward. Since the eldest brother was in charge of the family, the younger brother "didn't hear anything outside the window and only read the books of sages", concentrating on studying hard in a cold window. He didn't care about other things in the world. Sometimes, he even ignored his sister-in-law's urging him to help with some housework within his ability. As a result, his sister-in-law became resentful and held a grudge in her heart for a long time. From then on, he paid little attention to his three meals a day. Therefore, Wu Hongmo had no choice but to live a miserable life of half-starvation every day and continue to study.
Besides, time flies and the sun and the moon fly by. After several years of studying hard, I finally looked forward to the date of the provincial capital examination. On this day, Wu Hongmo packed his bags and prepared to go to the provincial capital early the next morning to take the exam. After the sister-in-law learned about this, in order to avenge her usual grudge, she stored the family's food in her room that night, drained out all the water in the water tank, and even hid the small bucket used to fetch water. .
The next day, Wu Hongmo got up and was about to cook some porridge for breakfast, but he couldn't find any food. In desperation, he just wanted to boil some water to satisfy his hunger, but he saw that the water tank was dripping. He wanted to go outside to fetch water, but the bucket he usually used to fetch water was missing. He knew that his sister-in-law was seeking revenge, so in desperation, he With a long sigh, he walked out of the house and saw water all over the ground, and then he remembered that there was a heavy rain last night. Thinking that since it was raining heavily, the water in the well would definitely rise, he went to the house to get a ladle and prepared to scoop water from the well. When he got close to the well, he looked out and saw that the water was as deep as before. At this time, Wu Hongmo, who was so sad that his knees suddenly became weak, prayed to the well and said: "O Mr. Shui Jing, Mr. Shui Jing! If you have mercy on me, a poor scholar who has no power to tie a chicken, raise the water in the well. Let me drink some well water to satisfy my hunger and go on my way. From now on, if I can be named on the gold medal list, I will definitely thank you for your kindness when I return my clothes to my hometown." Strangely enough, as soon as Wu Hongmo finished praying, he saw the water in the well slowly rising to a level. Wu Hongmo was extremely happy. He hurriedly drank a ladle of cold water from a water gourd, then picked up his luggage and hurried on the road.
As the saying goes: Hard work pays off. On this day, meteors flew to Hong Lai. Wu Hongmo won the first place in the provincial examination and passed the high school. I will return to my hometown to visit relatives soon. After hearing the news, all the clan members and rural neighbors were very happy and looked forward to his return day and night. Until the day of returning home, I saw Wu Hongmo sitting in a big sedan chair, blowing the gong to clear the way, and returned to his hometown with infinite scenery. After the sister-in-law heard about it, she felt regretful and ashamed, so she had to hide in her parents' house. However, at this time, the Wu clan members had already gathered at the entrance of the ancestral hall and were waiting. When they saw Wu Hongmo getting off the official sedan, his honest and affectionate eldest brother led all the clan members to greet him. At this time, I suddenly heard a suggestion from a clan member that Wu Hongmo's high school education and his glorious ancestors are the spirits of their ancestors in heaven. They should worship their ancestors at the gate of the ancestral hall and thank their ancestors for their kindness. Wu Hongmo immediately stopped after hearing this. Duke Xie Yuang said: "I think we should first thank Shuijing Gong for raising the water that day, and then worship our ancestors." After that, he told the clan members about the scene on the morning of the exam, and everyone listened. Finally, I was so surprised! So he followed Wu Jieyuan's suggestion and designated the third day of the tenth lunar month (that is, the day when the water rises) as Shuijing Gong's birthday. Every day on this day, the Wu clan would hold a grand banquet and perform duels to reward the gods, which was very lively. In order to commemorate this meaningful legend, this well was called "Jieyuan Well".
Later, I looked up the folk history of China and found that in the whole world, this was the only one who could celebrate Shuijinggong’s birthday!
The Legend of Mazu