On February 2, the dragon looked up.

The bucket points to the east, the spica is beginning to show, and things change for spring. It is an image of the growth of all things, birds and beasts give birth to horns, and the grass and trees are armored. From this, spring farming begins.

The imperial courts of various countries will meet today, led by the two ministers of rites and military, and present agricultural books to the monarch of a country to show the foundation of affairs, implying that "the major events of the country lie in the sacrifice and the Rong", but "the foundation of a country is in the army". Farmers in the fields".

The emperor entertained his ministers, drank Yichun wine brewed in the ancient way, and gave knives, rulers and other objects from the manufacturing office, all of which are made of white jade, indicating that all the princes are gentlemen, and they must be careful to judge and weigh the meaning of state affairs. The queen is responsible for giving various "blue sacs" to the imperial ladies who enter the palace. In name, they are all sewed by the queen's own hands, not the hands of the palace maids. It is given to relatives, friends and children in their respective families to pray for a bumper harvest and a bountiful New Year's harvest. At the same time, it symbolizes the home of Zhongding and scholarly family, and the warehouse is full of etiquette.

In Huaihuang County, since ancient times on the second day of February, every family has the custom of eating a bowl of Longxu noodles in the morning, and this day's pancakes are also named "Dragon Scales". On this day, both the town women and the women to be married need to stop the women's red needles. According to the older generation, because the dragon first raised its head on this day, if a needle is threaded, it may hurt the dragon's eyes and cause unhappiness.

Young and strong men in small towns bring their children together, holding bamboo poles or wooden sticks, and knocking on beams, beds, stoves, etc. , higher than the west side of the mountain, the small warehouse is like a stream of water, staying in its own field. On Fulu Street and Taoye Alley, it may be more elegant, and the meaning of the words is greater, mostly the weather is good, the Cathay Pacific is safe, the five poisons of snakes and scorpions are avoided, and no harm is done.

In the past 30 or 40 years, because of a broom star in Mud Bottle Alley, the festive words that were originally related to the word "peace" have become taboos, and they are reluctant to mention them. Today, bless one party's safety has gradually become a very heavy and profound saying. There are even some wealthy portals who moved from the small town to the state city. On this day, they deliberately let their children break a piece of porcelain, and then recite the broken and broken peace, which is homophonic with Suishui Ping An, three times, to seek a good omen.

The women and girls in the family would go to the iron lock well to pick up water early in the morning, so on this day, it was also the most frequent encounter between Fulu Street and Taoye Lane and the people from other parts of the town. The former were mostly rich and noble. Teenagers and girls in brocade clothes were in groups. As soon as it was dawn, they left the house with a lantern in one hand and a beautiful and delicate celadon pot in the other. The two teams met in their respective streets. Snake walking, draw water here and return the same way.

Early in the morning, when it was just dawn, Chen Ping'an brought the boy in Tsing Yi, the girl in pink skirt, and the millet grains down the mountain together to the ancestral house in Ni Ping Lane.

Each has their own division of labor. Chen Pingan first knocked on the beam and the bed with a bamboo pole, and then took Chen Lingjun, each carrying a bucket, and went out to the iron lock well to fetch water. Boiled pancakes.

Because of the order of the provincial governor not long ago, the Huaihuang county government posted a notice that on this day, the iron lock well, which had been banned for a long time, allowed the local people to carry water home.

Guo Zhujiu was making up her sleep recently, and she slept darkly every day, but Chen Ping'an didn't call her. It's not swordsmanship or cultivation, she really just sleeps.

Walking out of the mud bottle alley, Chen Lingjun shook the bucket in his hand and asked in a low voice, "Is it the master's intention to open the water well? It was the master who greeted the county government in person, and then the court approved it?"

The rules set by the Dali court in the early years, let alone in Chuzhou, even in the entire Aquarius Continent, are extremely important. No one on the mountain dared to violate the rules, let alone change the rules.

Chen Ping'an shook his head and said, "I didn't mention it, I originally planned to find an opportunity this year to tell the court that the ban would be lifted next year, so it was mostly Zhao Yao's suggestion. Li Song did not return the Banbi Mountains and Rivers to the south of Dadu. Zhao Yao, who was serving as a servant in the Ministry of Punishment, was even more busy, but the Ministry of Household would definitely call him a prodigal who only played with pretense. scolding him for stretching his hands too long."

Chen Lingjun said old-fashionedly: "Isn't this just a retreat? Dali officials respect deeds so much, and one is more pragmatic than the other. It is normal for Zhao Yao to be so foolish and unpleasant."

I remember listening to the incense villain who ordered Mao on time. In recent years, the re-compiling of local chronicles in various states, counties and counties in Dali has been included in the local evaluation of the court. It is said that it was the suggestion of Zhao Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment. This has to be done with the qi practitioners of the various states. The county records are divided into two parts, and the one collected in the capital city is full of immortal qi, so there are many complaints in the local area. .

Chen Ping'an shook his head and smiled and said, "Seeing merit in the long run, the transformation between reality and reality is very knowledgeable, just like the conversion between gold and silver and copper coins, there are premiums and losses, but if there is no smooth channel for 'circulation' between the two , there will be a big problem, the Dali Dynasty will become more and more the same as a powerful country with elite iron cavalry and strong soldiers and horses in the general sense, and gradually disappear. The special and most 'different' Da Li, if senior brother Cui Yu was still in power, what Zhao Yao did today would actually be what a country's national teacher would do."

Chen Lingjun said honestly: "Master, I don't quite understand it. Anyway, I just think he is very knowledgeable. From this, it can be seen that Zhao Yao is still a guy with some real skills?"

Chen Pingan smiled and said, "It's true."

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to become Bai Ye's anonymous disciple. Zhao Yao left his hometown when he was young, and traveled far and wide across the sea.

Later, Bai Ye, who rushed to Fuyao Continent alone, gave a broken fairy sword "Tai Bai" to four people, and Zhao Yao was one of them.

Chen Lingjun said with a wicked smile: "According to the cultural background, Zhao Shilang has to be called a master, right?"

Chen Pingan nodded and smiled: "That's necessary."

Wu Yuan, the current governor of Chuzhou, because he was once a disciple of his senior brother Cui Yu, when he met Chen Ping'an, he also wanted to call his uncle.

There are actually a few such juniors and nephews in the capital, and without exception, they all hold high positions and are well-deserved important ministers in the Dali Temple.

In the small town, there is actually a narrower and cramped road than the Mud Bottle Alley. Just like this alley that takes a shortcut to the Longjing Well, if a taller young man walks into it, the eaves are lower than the eyebrows. , you can only walk with your head down. If you look up, your forehead will touch the eaves. The alley is not long. The two walls are facing each other. In the past, when Chen Ping'an went to Suolongjing to fetch water, he would always pass by this place, which can save a lot of leg effort, but the light is dark and a little infiltrating. People of the same age in the town are not afraid to take this road, but Chen Ping'an is not afraid of this. Especially when it snows in winter, the dirt road in the alley freezes solidly and turns into ice. Chen Ping'an is at the entrance of the alley. He first puts the bucket on the ground, pushes it forward gently, then takes a few steps back and moves forward. Running, kneeling and sliding again, people and buckets pass by one after another, and finally meet at the other end of the alley. The two rows of ice picks on the eaves were hit.

Take Chen Lingjun out of this dark alley without a name. There is a small well at the entrance of the alley, but the well is small and the water is shallow. In the early years, there were three or four families nearby, and there was no need to walk far. Qingguang, the water in the well was exhausted, and Chen Ping'an, who was not in the mud bottle alley, came here to take advantage of it. In the book, I turned to "The Suspiciousness of Melon Field Li Xia", the truth has been understood long ago, but there is no sentence in the book to explain the truth so clearly.

There used to be a vegetable garden by the well, but the soil was poor and thin, and the vegetables that were planted were often short and thin and had astringent taste. Now the vegetable garden has long been abandoned, and it is full of dilapidated rubble that has been gathered from all over the place. between hues.

Chen Lingjun never came to pay attention to these market scenes, there was nothing to watch, he walked in a big way, and suddenly found that the master stopped behind him and didn't keep up, Chen Lingjun turned his head and looked, Chen Ping'an just followed quickly, and laughed casually. : "If I take care of this vegetable garden, the soil quality will be much better, the vegetables grown will not be so astringent, and the taste will be much better."

Chen Lingjun laughed and said, "That's for sure. The master is diligent in his hands and feet. He became a kiln apprentice, and he knows how to recognize soil, fertilize and cultivate soil. The vegetables in the garden can't grow as tall as people?"

Just after walking out a dozen steps, Chen Lingjun was stunned for a moment. He was actually chewing out the aftertaste. He carefully turned his head to look at the master beside him.

Chen Ping'an smiled and patted the head of the boy in Tsing Yi, "It's good if you know, let alone a few grains of millet, it's easy for everyone to know about it."

Chen Lingjun nodded vigorously and took the initiative to change the subject, "The guy who went fishing in Huanghu Mountain, called himself Fu Hu, a native of the capital, is now the county magistrate of Pingnan County, and said that the master personally invited him to go fishing in Huanghu Mountain, this surname is Fu. Yes, do you really know the master?"

A seventh-rank sesame official, who was not too timid, dared to go fishing in Huanghu Mountain, but was caught by Chen Lingjun. Huanghu Mountain used to be a dojo under the flood of water. Of course, it is a treasure land of Feng Shui, where the fish and dragons hide, the smoke is deep, and the clouds and water are misty.

Chen Ping'an hummed, "I know, I fished in Pingnan County together before, and Magistrate Fu even gave me a few fish. He is a good talker, and he has no official spirit."

Fu Hu himself didn't know why he was able to transfer out the Beijing City News Office, how could he have such a real shortage of county chief officials, and Pingnan County is still located in Shang County in Chuzhou, which is obviously a sign that the court wants to reuse him. No wonder Fu Hu, who was used to working in Qingshui Yamen, was confused. However, Chen Ping'an knew very well that it must have been when he and Lin Zhengcheng were officials in the same government. Going to the riverside to "block" Fu Hu, I also have some thoughts of borrowing stones from other mountains to attack jade. Let's look at Fu Hu's character first.

Chen Lingjun said: "Fu county magistrate speaks in a succinct manner, I can't handle the tricks, and often can't catch up."

Previously, Chen Lingjun accompanied this young official from the capital, and chatted casually for a few words. Fu Hu said that what is the name of Fenghou and the prime minister, and the golden horse in the jade hall must be high-spirited, moving and beautiful. He Zhizhi, a small official in the sesame book and a subordinate official in the book, thinks that he is sparse in talent and knowledge, and is narrow and timid. It's a pity that Brother Dafeng was not present at that time, otherwise Chen Lingjun would have to let Zheng Dafeng go out and kill Fu Hu's pedantic spirit.

Chen Pingan smiled and said, "Fu Hu is more than enough to be an honest official."

Many noble sons of the poor family, who became the peasant family in the morning, ascended to the Hall of Heavenly Sons at night, and entered the official career as an official. It was difficult for a word of wealth.

When an aristocratic family member is an official, it is difficult for a well-fed man to not know that a hungry man is hungry. He is afraid that his eyes are high and his hands are low, and his ambitions and talents are sparse.

After walking through this shabby alley, the road is wide and wide. The ancient Chinese locust tree is still there. There is a long wooden bench below and a few stone piers. There are green clothes gathering on the tree. The feathers of the birds are similar in color to the leaves, which is difficult to detect. When they make a chirping sound, the people under the tree will look up, and the naughty child will take out the slingshot. Gu Can is an expert in this way, patient and good. He often returns to Mud Bottle Alley with a long string. Other homes are all feather dusters and shuttlecocks, but Gu Can's home is different.

Although there was a notice posted by the government office, there were still very few people who came to the iron lock well to fetch water today. Most of them were old people. When they saw Chen Ping'an and the boy in Tsing Yi, they also looked cautious. There is nothing to say, and I don't dare to chat up easily. At this moment, the two local old people by the well who have never moved out of the town, they deliberately avoided it and let the soaring Chen Shanzhu carry the water first. Chen Ping'an smiled and shouted in the small town dialect, Let them fetch water first. Anyway, according to the customs of their hometown, they are not relatives who have the same surname and rank according to their characters. They only need to call them according to their age. For example, the old people are in their sixties, and they are one generation higher than Chen Ping'an. You can just call your uncle. , and Chen Lingjun had to call his grandfather in the dialect. If Chen Lingjun called his grandfather, the boy in Tsing Yi would have to call the other party "Mrs.", and the wife in the town can be called by both men and women. mean.

After Chen Pingan carried the water and left, the two old men whispered.

"Is this Chen Pingan at forty years old?"

"Yes, it looks like a person in his thirties."

"Not long ago, I met Chen Dequan in the state city and said that according to their Chen family tree, Chen Ping'an wanted to lower him by three generations, and when he saw him, he would call his wife."

The other old man turned his head and spat fiercely, scolding him with an old saying.

In the distance, Chen Lingjun listened and found it funny. Chen Lingjun not only understands the local dialect of the small town here, but also speaks the same as the locals. When he talks about it, the meaning is similar to losing face.

The biggest feature of the small town dialect is that the vocabulary is almost always flat, with little rise and fall. Although it is like that Huang Tingguo outside, it is often different in ten miles, and the pronunciation is different in a hundred miles, but it is indeed rare to see the local accents of natives such as small towns.

Chen Ping'an never minds the idle days of those seniors.

It's just that he remembered the lotus flower blessed land of the past years. He often let Pei Qian, who was eating and drinking, go out to fetch water. Ah Huang, when I returned to Cao Qingqing's house, the well water in the wooden barrel had long since bottomed out. When I entered the house, when Pei Qian lifted the bucket with both hands, he would cover it up and always turned his side, just so that Chen Ping'an would not see the bucket. The water level inside, she had to pretend to be very heavy, and staggered to the kitchen room, she would first secretly scoop up the water with a bucket, then tiptoe, try to raise the bucket as high as possible, and then pour it into the water tank to make the water louder. , is simply a little showman without a teacher.

On the way back, I saw an old man from a small town, who was throwing ashes on the ground and walking. As time goes by, 20 years are one life, and the door will be opened again after the Lizhu Cave has landed, and it will communicate with the outside world. , so this sight is becoming less and less common. When Chen Lingjun first arrived in the town, he could often see the people of the town busy with such things.

Chen Lingjun asked, "Master, why do we never throw ashes to attract dragons?"

Since he came to Luopao Mountain, the master never seemed to have any way of attracting dragons. On the second day of the second lunar month, he was just knocking bamboo poles and eating noodles.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "My family had it when I was young. Later, because I didn't know the details of the rules here, I had to cooperate with many old sayings to attract dragons. I didn't understand anything, and I was afraid that if I messed up, I would break the taboo, so I just think about it. never mind."

In previous years, every February 2nd, the elderly of all families were busy, but they should not be busy. It was important. After the second day of February, when the sun was high, the light passed through the fence gate on the easternmost side of the town. You can sprinkle ashes to attract dragons, but if it is cloudy and rainy, you can only wait patiently. If it is only cloudy and no rain, you can choose the time. Worry about the whole year.

There are as many as five ways to attract dragons, and each household has a different number of ways. Generally speaking, there are many kinds of people who are prosperous.

Like carrying water home from the iron lock well, it is one of them. All the people in the town can do it. Just carry water and pour it into their own water tank. It is the easiest way to attract dragons. In addition, there are several more ceremonial ways of attracting dragons, most of which are organized by the elderly who are familiar with the customs at home. For example, in the past, I chose an old locust tree, or a big stone near the road near my home, and used the ashes of the stove to spread a gray line around it, and then let the youngest child in the family, both men and women, hold a red thread tied with a copper coin and put it in the circle. If the family is rich, use a red rope to tie a piece of gold and silver. The child is responsible for pulling the money home. When pulling copper coins, gold and silver, a hole needs to be opened in the circle, like a dragon spitting water, and water is money, which is equal to It is to open up a way to bring money into the home, and then put the copper money into a celadon piggy bank, and then the head of the family is responsible for covering the porcelain jar with his own hands, and the money is kept in the house. With fortune, the new year, the whole family will not worry about eating and drinking.

In addition, some old people chanted words, scattered the ashes of plants and wood stoves in a horizontal line at the door of the house to block the door and warded off disasters, or scattered dragons and snakes in the corners of the wall to block evil spirits. Or in the courtyard and the drying yard, first stack the whole grains in the shape of a hill, and then sprinkle ashes to form a circle, like water surrounding the mountains, bless the harvest today, and the warehouse is full. There are also some wealthy gates with many fields, and they are even more particular. There is a saying that Huang Yingqing is sent, there must be two people, one of whom has a bag full of grass ash on his waist, and sprinkled it all the way to the Longxu River outside the town. Using a bag of grain bran to lead a dragon home has both the meaning of attracting the dragon from the field and the saying of sending the **** of poverty away to welcome the **** of wealth at the same time.

If in the past, the master gave this explanation, Chen Lingjun would have heard it, but today was different, and he quickly wanted to understand the real reason.

The master didn't tell any lies. When he was young, the master never read books, and no one was willing to teach him these ways. He really didn't understand the rules and taboos of attracting dragons, but the real reason was because the master at that time was in Here in his hometown, maybe he is a taboo himself.

Chen Ping'an asked with a smile, "Have you thought about the way out?"

Chen Lingjun asked in confusion, "What?"

Chen Ping'an said: "burning grass and trees into ashes, raising mountains, diverting water, tying trees, and diverting money involves the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and soil. The reason why each household has a different way of attracting dragons is that they need to cooperate with the five elements. Numerology, if there are many people in the family, you can collect five kinds of ashes to attract dragons, and if there are few people, you can only choose two or three kinds."

Chen Lingjun nodded and said: "Master originally said this, I have long wanted to understand, and I thought Master was going to say something mysterious."

When a chestnut fell, Chen Lingjun, who was already prepared, quickly turned his head.

It seems that in every country and village, there is an inexperienced and demented fool, and then Chen Lingjun is like the one who thinks there is no such thing, haha, yes, we don't have it here.

Chen Ping'an walked back to Mud Bottle Alley, passing by the Cao family's ancestral house, and glanced at the house next door to the left of his ancestral house, then walked into the courtyard and poured water into the tank with Chen Lingjun.

Nuan Shu and Xiao Mi had already prepared tableware and chopsticks, and sat together around the table in the main room, eating the long-bearded noodles that should have been bland, but Nuan Shu specially brought a few kinds of dry mountain vegetables that she picked and dried by herself. Chen Ping'an and the others enjoyed their meal. Chen Lingjun, who was sitting at the door, finished his bowl, coughed, and tapped his chopsticks, indicating that some stupid girl had some eyesight. Just as Chen Ping'an gently pushed the empty bowl in his hand, Chen Lingjun got up immediately. , a white bowl in each hand, let the master wait for a while, and then went to the kitchen to pick noodles.

After taking his seat again, Chen Lingjun rolled up a big chopsticks of noodles, took a breath, and asked, "Master, Zheng Dafeng is really going to Xiandu Mountain."

Zheng Dafeng has just returned to Luopo Mountain and is about to leave. Chen Lingjun must be the most lost one. It would be more exciting if he could chat with Brother Dafeng every day.

Chen Pingan said: "I will persuade him again."

Don't look at Zheng Dafeng's previous reasons, but in fact there is only one real reason, to make way for Xianwei.

Cui Dongshan's warm invitation just gave Zheng Dafeng an excuse to persuade Chen Pingan and Xianwei.

Chen Lingjun was relieved, the master was willing to personally go out and keep him, and if he cooperated with him and played side drums, he would definitely leave Brother Dafeng, and he was somewhat sure.

Chen Lingjun said vaguely: "Because I didn't know the exact time when the master returned to his hometown, Li Huai left the dragon boat ferry with Nen Daoist and went directly to the academy."

Chen Pingan nodded.

Li Huai and Nen Daoist, who attended the opening ceremony of Huangliang Sect together with Chen Lingjun and Guo Zhujiu before, did not return to Niujiaodu together, because Li Huai wanted to go to Shanya Academy quickly, and he had the status of a sage. After all, it was different. Now Some academy affairs require his presence.

In addition, Chen Pingan has already replied to Brother Mao, and sent another letter to Li Huai, saying the same thing, that is, in the name of Shanya Academy, he invited the Taoist Nen to participate in the excavation of Dadu in Tongyezhou. After all, Taoist Nen had a Li Huaihu's identity was hidden on the mountain. This matter, Shanya Academy will not publicize it, and the Academy and the Confucian Temple will only record it secretly. Before Mao Xiaodong was promoted to the office of the Secretary of the Academy of Rites, he was the deputy head of Shanya Academy who had been abbot of specific affairs for many years. It was naturally more appropriate for him to discuss this matter with the academy than Chen Ping'an. Internally, it was like jumping up the ranks, and serving as the second-in-command of a Confucian school, especially the Book of Rites School, Shanya Academy and the Gao Dynasty of the Great Sui Dynasty were all honored. As for how Li Huai suddenly became a sage appointed by the Confucian Temple It is estimated that the academy and the Gao family are still confused to this day. It belongs to the kind of unexpected joy that teaches people how to brag to the outside world. After all, we can’t be ignorant of conscience, saying that Li Huai from our academy is full of poetry and books. Wait for the seeds of reading, right?

Those masters from the academy who came from Confucian scholars may have the only impression of student Li Huai, that they are still hardworking in reading, and always have the lowest grades?

Chen Lingjun sighed sincerely: "They are all sages of the academy, and Li Huai is also a fool and a fool. I have always seen people as accurate, only on Li Huai's side, I have missed the mark."

Nuanshu glanced at Chen Lingjun silently, and Xiaomin sighed and shook his head.

Chen Lingjun just pretended that he didn't see or hear it. The two girls had long hair and short knowledge, and knew a hammer.

I am the little prince of the royal river, the little dragon king of the Luopo Mountain. I have come and gone in the wind and waves, and I have grown old in the rivers and lakes. Apart from my own master, who can know better than me the dangers of the rivers and lakes?

Chen Pingan smiled.

On the way to study at Dasui Shanya Academy together, Li Huai once told Chen Pingan about an embarrassing incident, saying that he was naughty when he was a child. He was beaten once, and it was a solid beating, so that his **** blossomed and he cried.

It turned out that Li Huai was once taken by his sister Li Liu to "draw the money dragon". He deliberately dragged the red thread copper coins, and turned the circle of gray lines sprinkled by Li Liu. As a feat, she showed off to her parents, and the woman turned pale on the spot. She first grabbed her daughter's ear, and then pinched her daughter's arm. If you don't stop Huaizi, the woman doesn't worry about wealth or anything. Anyway, the family is so poor, not to mention that they can't afford to worship the God of Wealth. It is estimated that even the **** of poverty is not rare in their house. She is just worried that Li Huai is so poor. It is taboo to do it. Li Huai is young and can't stand the strange things that some old people often talk about. Therefore, no matter how much a woman feels sorry for her son, it is difficult for her to be served by her family. Pressing Li Huai on the long bench is like a feather duster. , In fact, it's just pretending to be seen by God. You've already learned a lesson, so don't be angry. It's just that the woman was still worried. That was the only time she brought a gift to the backyard of the Yang family's shop. She humiliated herself and asked the unreliable master of her own man for help. The old guy knows a lot, maybe there is a way to remedy it. At least, Li Huai couldn't be implicated. After hearing about it, the old man Yang, who was puffing up the clouds, still had the same paralyzed expression for thousands of years. He just said nothing, nothing taboo or taboo.

The woman became anxious when she heard it. Li Huai is not your grandson. You, an immortal thing, don't take it seriously, right?

Seeing that woman was about to cry, make trouble, and hang herself, the dark-faced old man had to put away the tobacco pole and tell her to stop arguing.

Although the woman was skeptical, she immediately shut up. In the end of the year, apart from going into the mountains alone to collect herbs, the elderly who hardly stay at home rarely go out with a cigarette stick around their waists.

The old man Yang went to the side room full of debris and fetched a bag. The old man said with a blank expression, telling the woman not to follow him.

The woman is not afraid of this ruthless old man, but she is afraid of those illusory old rules.

When old man Yang left the pharmacy and came, the woman asked her daughter Li Liu, who was traveling with her, to secretly take the door-to-door gift that she had placed on the counter in the front room of the pharmacy and take it home.

According to the woman's little calculus, this time she came to ask for help, first let the old man see the gift she brought, and when she went to the backyard of the pharmacy, if she could do it, she would grit her teeth and give it away, if it didn't work well, The old guy still has the face to receive gifts? Now, looking at the appearance and posture of the old man when he goes out, it is estimated that he is almost certain. Since he is half of his own family, it is not a festival today, so what gift should he give.

After cleaning up the dishes, Chen Ping'an took them to Qilong Lane.

On the Chuzhou side, I think that the business of the hair shaving shop is the best today. The children are caught by their elders and have their hair cut.

However, this is a custom that exists everywhere in the outside world. In fact, this is not the case in the small town in the early years. For example, Hongzhu Town is the place where the three rivers meet, and there is a custom of raising dragon boats in the morning and setting up dragon lanterns at night. The latter is the ethos brought by those low-registered boatmen. They are the remnants of the old Shenshui Kingdom. They belong to the sinners who have not yet been pardoned by the court. They have gathered in a river bay for generations and cannot go ashore. The dragon boat made of reeds and sorghum stalks, put an oil bowl, light candles, put it into the river bay, and flow downstream with the water, meaning that the dragon illuminates the night road in the water. Today, in Chuzhou City, which is in the same city as the state capital, there is a custom of making dragon boats and setting lanterns.

Chen Lingjun pouted and said, "Brother Jia is very busy now, and he is the second in charge. He is not at home all year long, and he is wandering in the sky. If this goes on, he will make more new friends, and I am afraid that he will not recognize my trouble. brother."

"Old Daoist Jia is a very nostalgic person."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "Cui Dongshan intends to draw Lao Daoist Jia to the Qingping Sword Sect, and join the lineage of the palm law genealogy, which is specially responsible for teaching the disciples that they go out and travel the world."

When Chen Lingjun heard the words, he immediately became anxious and felt that he had to give his own master some risky advice, "Master, Brother Jia can't be dug up by the big white goose! The big white goose is endless and lawless! You have to manage, really Knock knock! Besides, if Brother Jia goes there and changes the genealogy ultimatum, Zhao Denggao and Jiu'er must not go with him. After all, our Luopo Mountain is the upper sect, and now the number of members of the genealogy ultimatum has already lost to the next sect. Stop it, sir, I said it in advance, but it's not that I save others by myself, I just think that with the virtue of the big white goose, I will bring the next sect to our upper sect to participate in the discussion in the future, and I will definitely bring a lot of people together. When you go to Jise Peak, you have to shake hands with us."

Chen Pingan smiled and nodded, "It's something Cui Dongshan can do."

Chen Lingjun said: "If there is such a day, I will definitely be very angry anyway."

Chen Ping'an turned his head to look at Nuanshu and Millet, and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"

Millet frowned. Today, I went down the mountain without a walking pole and a golden pole. She tugged at the rope that was carrying the bread, nodded and shook her head, "Not as angry as Jingqing, right?"

Angry must be angry.

Nuanshu said softly: "Master, now our mountain is much deserted."

Listen, let's.

Chen Lingjun gave a thumbs up, it was rare for a stupid girl to say something smart.

It was like holding a discussion at the Zushi Hall on the inner hillside. Seeing that the three of them all agreed, Chen Ping'an nodded and said, "Don't worry, I have it all."

Came to Qilong Lane, walked down the steps, and went to Caotou shop first. The girl Cui Huahuan left here and had already boarded the Fengyuan ferry. Soon she was a member of Qingping Sword Sect's genealogy.

Only Zhao Denggao and Tian Jiu'er were left as shop assistants. When they saw the mountain master who was visiting, they were two brothers and sisters from the same family. They both saluted Chen Ping'an immediately. Chen Ping'an glanced at Jiu'er's face and felt relieved. , nodded, chatted with them a few words, looked through the account book symbolically, walked through the scene, and then went to the New Year's shop next door, the white-haired boy has moved to the sword worship platform, except for the need to teach disciple Yao Xiaoyan Taoism, Now that he has the identity of a genealogist, he will go to the gate of Luopo Mountain every day to wait for the rabbits, waiting for the guests to come to the door and record them in the book.

In maintaining the old customs of the town and introducing new customs, Jia Lao Shenxian, who rides the Dragon Lane, has made a lot of contributions and has made great contributions.

In the past few years, for the happy events in the small town, regardless of the rich or the poor, as long as the neighbors invited me, the old fairy Jia would almost always come to help. From the beginning to the end, everything was very organized. The old immortal teacher, his reputation is getting bigger and bigger, even in the city, he likes to call the old fairy Jia to go to the town and organize all kinds of weddings and weddings. One to two, whether the old fairy Jia comes to the door or not, it becomes the prestige of the city. A benchmark, not to mention that the old **** Jia does not ask for money, the wealthy doorway with a well-off family, gives a big red envelope, the receipt is correct, the poor and poor family, the old **** just eats a meal, drinks a small wine, and never a word Complaints, and then invited again, the old gods are willing to come to the door.

Every year in the town on the first day of the first lunar month, the elderly go a lot, so when to set off firecrackers and set off firecrackers is also a question that Jia Lao Shenxian often asks when he goes to the door to ask for dinner on the evening of the 30th of the new year. There are even people in the state city who will come to the town's Riding Dragon Lane during the New Year's Day to ask the old fairy about this, so as not to miss the auspicious time of the new year.

It is the explanation and leading actions of the old **** Jia, which made Huaihuang County and Chuzhou City gradually have a new custom over the years, because only then did they know that the second day of the second month was the birthday of the land god. According to the old god, it was rumored that foreigners Folks have long had the custom of offering sacrifices. In the eyes of the common people, the gods of various mountains and rivers and the lords of the state and county city gods, although they have great magical powers and protect one's local customs, can inevitably have good and bad temperament, and often the temples are deep, and the golden statues enshrined in the main hall are tall and majestic, easy to let go People are intimidated, so as a **** of good fortune, but with the lowest official rank, the land public is the most popular official for the people. Because the temples of the earth are mostly scattered with the dwellings, and even some of the temples of the earth are just stone statues carved on the side of the road. Therefore, under the leadership of the old goddess Jia, every household who believed in these developed the habit of "warming the longevity" for the land public. Playing gongs and drums, setting off firecrackers, it is very lively.

At the New Year's shop, it was found that Shi Rou and Zhou Junchen were also eating Dragon Beard Noodles, and she was still a little mute.

Returning to Luopao Mountain, each is busy, the warm trees are going to sweep the courtyard, and the millet grains are going to patrol the mountain with Jingqing. He went to the house and knocked on the door, the sleepy-eyed man opened the door, bent over and pulled his boots, complaining to the mountain owner, saying that he finally had a good dream, and it is hard to say whether he will continue tonight.

Chen Pingan took Zheng Dafeng to climb the mountain and came to the top of the mountain, because Jiling Peak was higher than Tiandu Peak, leaning on the railing and overlooking the town with smoke curling in the east.

Chen Pingan and Zheng Dafeng looked at the town together.

Just one to look at the old school in the small town, and the other to look at the backyard of the Yang family pharmacy.

Zheng Dafeng pulled his neckline and sighed softly.

In the sad place of the world, laboriously see the guest pavilion.

Now there are not many acquaintances in the town, and even Huang Erniang's wine shop has moved to the state city, mostly for her son's education, so that he can participate in the imperial examinations and be able to be named in the gold medal list.

Zheng Dafeng asked, "I heard that you plan to be a gentleman who opens a museum?"

Chen Ping'an nodded with a smile, "I've already found a good place, and now I even have a backer."

Zheng Dafeng asked curiously, "Backer? Where is the sacred place?"

Chen Ping'an said: "The boundary of Yunzhou in the south of Hongzhou, the water **** Gao Brewery, has just moved from the Jixiang Temple in the upper reaches of the Baihu River."

Zheng Dafeng laughed dumbly. Hearing the famous name of this river **** master, it is like thunder, and a stern and iron bone bears morality, and a dead Taoist friend does not die.

However, Zheng Dafeng rubbed his chin. He heard that in the Baihu River downstream of the Tiekou River, the goddess of water had the nickname "Canna" on that mountain, and he had admired it for a long time.

Chen Ping'an said: "The master hired by the Chen family in Longweixi will soon leave Huaihuang County. In the future, the master of the school can only be appointed through the county teaching ordinance."

Zheng Dafeng leaned against the railing and said lazily: "To be honest, I

If those scholars who are all famous and move a country, come here to teach a bunch of children to write and write, they will feel aggrieved. That is to say, Longweixi Chen's asking price is high enough. In addition to the large monthly salary, the rare books in the Chen's family's collection are sent every year. Otherwise, who would be willing to come here, it is really too talented, the key is so many years of preaching Teaching, teaching and teaching, failed to teach a jinshi master. "

It is estimated that the Chen family in Longweixi worked so hard. In addition to being optimistic about the Dali court, he had to show goodwill to the Dali Song family. He also had a selfish heart and was lucky. He hoped that in his own school, there would be a few similar Chen Ping'an, Characters like Ma Kuxuan and Zhao Yao. Even if there are two people, as long as there is such a person with similar luck and achievements, Longweixi Chen will earn it.

You must know that there is an old master in the new school. He was a very famous literary master of several countries in the middle of Aquarius in the past. This old master with a rich head and a poor scripture took seven years to finally write a famous commentary. It was carved at one year old, and the first month of spring. It is the star of Suide that can be seen in the night sky. This is not some false rumors, but a fact that is obvious to all.

According to folklore, Emperor Wenchang was in charge of the civil, military and jue-lu imperial examinations in the world. In some local counties and counties with insufficient cultural and educational background, let alone the jinshi examination, if there are scholars who pass the examination, they will be regarded as the reincarnation of Wenchang Xing.

And tomorrow, which is the third day of the second lunar month, is said to be the birthday of Lord Wenchang, so it is not only at the foot of Haoran Jiuzhou Mountain, the former Lizhu Cave, the old school in the town, and now the Chen family in Longweixi. The Xinxiang School founded by Qian Churen, according to the custom, collects Mengtong on this day, which means good, hoping that the seeds of reading will be able to take the lead.

It's just that now the masters of the school have some red tape and new rules. The teaching gentlemen wear crowns and vermilion dark clothes. They walk with the Mongolian children who have just entered the school to the Confucian Temple outside the town. Go first. Worshiping the hanging statue of the most holy teacher, and then being led by the temple to a room, the pen and ink have been prepared, but it is not black ink, but ground from cinnabar donated by the government office, and the children line up. Stand up, and the Master put a pen on their brows.

When they returned to the school, the first character taught by Mr. Xueju to the children was the so-called "Kaimenghuahong". The first day of school to start writing was the character for "person".

It's just that compared to the past, the school has a lot of new etiquette, but one old thing is missing.

In the past, after Mengtong started writing the word "people", he would leave the school under the leadership of Mr. Qi, go to the old locust tree together, set up a ladder, and hang a red cloth with different wishes on the tree. . Even if it is some cheesy content like abundant wealth, or the prosperity of five crops and six animals, most of which are taught to children by the elders who are enrolled in the school, Mr. Qi will be meticulous and help write his wishes on the long red cloth. Then use a red rope to hang it on the old locust branch.

Every time the wind blows and the red cloth blows, there will be a slight rustling sound, one by one from Mengtong's good wishes, like an echo.

Maybe that year can be fulfilled, maybe in the next year.

Before Mr. Qi, and after Mr. Qi, there was no such custom.

In this world, no matter how high the realm of your cultivator is, he is not a **** after all, so no one dares to say that there are four births and six realms, three realms and ten directions.

Zheng Dafeng looked towards the town's main street and sighed, "That old locust tree should not be cut down, otherwise our state boundary will still be a long-lasting natural cornucopia, even if it fell to the ground and took root, Dongtian has been downgraded to a blessed land. As long as the locust tree is still there, the Wuling County in the Qingming world, whether it is now or in the future, cannot be compared with this place. Mr. Qi will not stop it, and the master and his old man will not stop it. I was surprised, what do you think, just let Cui Yu do the fishing and burn the forest and hunt?"

Chen Ping'an said: "It may be an ancient 'sacrifice' that is second to none."

Zheng Dafeng said: "That's why I advise you not to be a national teacher. It's easy to board the ship and enter the game, but to withdraw and retreat."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Then I also advise you to stay in Luopao Mountain. When you get to Xiandu Mountain, Cui Dongshan will definitely call you. Don't listen to what he said before, as long as you go there, he will have it. The way to keep you busy with this and that."

Zheng Dafeng sneered, "Husbands have clear grievances and grievances, especially brothers and sisters. It's just a matter of going there to watch the door, Cui Dongshan don't think about making me work hard."

Zhu Lian and Chen Lingjun borrowed a lot of words from this man. For example, whoever lied to my heart, I want his body. Whoever cheats me of money, I will cut off their head.

It's no wonder that Wei Bo admires Zheng Dafeng, except that his appearance is not so upright, he has no flaws.

Chen Pingan said: "Seriously, you don't need to go to Tongyezhou."

"Okay, don't persuade you, if you are the owner of Liu Island, who is on the back of the claw fish, if you keep it like this, I will leave it if you stay. You are a big gentleman. Don't bother me, even if you don't bother me."

After Zheng Dafeng was joking, he was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said sternly: "If Daoist Xianwei is not a gatekeeper, even if he becomes a cultivator of Luopo Mountain, the heat is still wrong."

Chen Ping'an was able to endure not to put Xianwei in the courtyard, and always put Xianwei at the "foot of the mountain" rather than on the mountain, which means that they only get along with each other as Taoist friends.

In the preface of the previous manuscript, the words "Taoist Xianwei" at the beginning, in Zheng Dafeng's view, are actually more thrilling than the content that follows.

Zheng Dafeng is so fearless, and it sounds ugly. When he saw the opening four words, his scalp tingled on the spot, so he was not a Qi practitioner, otherwise he would be unstable.

Chen Pingan said: "Then I told Cui Dongshan in advance that you are just a guest."

Zheng Dafeng suddenly turned his head, stared at Chen Ping'an, and asked in a deep voice, "Chen Ping'an, what's the matter with you?"

Chen Ping'an smiled bitterly: "It's hard to say a word."

Because Zheng Dafeng keenly discovered a subtle quirk just now, when Chen Ping'an looked at the old school in the town, he frowned from time to time, and his mood was complicated, but the only emotion that Chen Ping'an should not lack was sadness. Zheng Dafeng is no better than ordinary people, and even in some things, he can understand the truth better than a great Ascension cultivator like Xiao Mo, so he can detect something wrong in an instant.

The seven emotions and six desires of human beings can be divided by the monks of later generations, just like the "well field system" implemented in the ancient times, through roads and canals, the monks' hearts were staggered and divided into pieces. In fact, the immortal mansion on the mountain in the later generations, the house under the mountain, the square market in the city, the mountain and water in geography, the land and the sea, the seasons of the year, and the four seasons of the year, are further subdivided into twenty-four solar terms. Do so?

By doing this, Qi practitioners have made the most direct and thorough collection and distinction of the overgrown emotions, which is the true meaning of "the heart is the **** of the hundred bones", and then established the "human spirit in all things". The fact that the heart is in the hands of a hundred bones has become a consensus among the world. Qi practitioners strip out those emotions that delay the cultivation of the heart one by one. Because the wasteland is turned into a field, Qi practitioners can only work in the key "dongfu". Intensive cultivation, and then distinguishing between rice and barnyard grass, it will be much simpler. In the end, this move was used as a shortcut to overcome the key barrier and to prove the longevity of the Tao. In the ancient times, the earth immortals on earth wanted to maintain their nature, and they could peel off all kinds of emotions and then gather them together, just like sweeping the floor first. , and then pour the fallen leaves and dust into the house, and they will not be thrown out of the house, because they can be used as ballast stones in the long river of time.

There are many problems that Zheng Dafeng had doubts when he was young. When he was young, he went to all kinds of verifications. When he was young, he still knew little about it. Zheng Dafeng can be regarded as a "spiritual inner show". Just talking about Go, Zheng Dafeng's chess power is even higher than that of Zhu Lian and Wei Bo. Although this is because Zhu Lian only regards chess player talk as a trivial matter and never wants to spend more time, but changing the so-called national player's chess decree , to go down with the old cook to have a look?

Zheng Dafeng said helplessly: "Do you like to ask for trouble so much? It's really easy to change your temperament, and it's hard to change your temperament. If you accept you, if you change someone, I will say that a dog can't change and eat shit. Do it for yourself, don't blame others."

Chen Ping'an should have stripped out several kinds of emotions. As for the specific ones, and what their intentions are, Zheng Dafeng will not ask more.

Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read. When a person closes his heart, it is like closing the country and isolating the world.

No wonder Chen Ping'an is still stagnant in Nascent Soul Realm.

Chen Ping'an put his hands against each other's palms, rubbed them gently, and said with a smile: "My path of cultivation is of course a bit wild, but the taste is very good. Gan, it's not enough for outsiders."

Good times are like birds in flight, and the palm of your hand becomes a story.

The thief Zheng Dafeng smiled and said: "I heard Wei Bo said that Gao Jun visited the various departments of Shanjun Mansion in Piyun Mountain, and suddenly changed his mind and planned to stay here for a few more days."

Chen Ping'an said: "The quilt is useless. She is a woman and would like to live with you and Xianwei. What are you thinking?"

Gao Jun was reluctant to leave, and made up his mind to observe the vast world beyond the blessed land.

It seems that it is similar to Pei Qian going to school in the village school in the past. It can be delayed for a few days.

I heard from the old cook that the first time Pei Qian went down the mountain to go to the small town school, he was actually playing crazy outside for a day, and then pretended to limping back to Luopao Mountain, saying that he had a broken foot.

If it wasn't for Zhu Lian's trump card, saying that he would inform her master, it is estimated that Pei Qian would have been able to go to school for a long time.

Even so, even if Pei Qian was reluctant to go to the school, in the first few days, Zhu Lian, in order to prevent Pei Qian from skipping class, was a battle of wits and courage.

The mountains stretch, the peach red willows are green, the mountain guests look at the feet of the clouds, and the children sweep the flowers.

On the other side of the town, the sun is shining brightly, and swallows hold mud and go back and forth between the fields and houses.

Chen Ping'an said in his heart: "If your senior brother is the same person, then according to the records in the secret archives of the Summer Palace, his real name is Yan Guo."

Zheng Dafeng smiled, "Why is Senior Brother Xie having such a surname? He took such a name."

Swallows are also small birds, but according to the ancient Chinese character "Yan" in seal script, from "bird" to "Yi", they are the giants of heaven and earth.

Zheng Dafeng turned around, leaned back against the railing, looked at the mountaintop palace that was originally a mountain temple, and said, "I heard that Lin Shouyi is in retreat?"

Chen Ping'an nodded, "Before the retreat, Lin Shouyi sent a secret letter. In fact, there was only one sentence in the letter, 'You can go to the logging institute for New Year greetings in the first month of next year'."

Zheng Dafeng said with a smile: "Then you are not relieved, this friend will not break up only because of the grievances of his parents."

Chen Ping'an took out two pots of wine from his sleeves and handed Zheng Dafeng a pot, "It's not an exaggeration to say it's a relief."

Of course, the reason why he didn't go to pay New Year's greetings was not because he was afraid of hitting the wall and shutting the door, but Chen Ping'an always felt that in the style of Lin Shouyi, saying "yes" in the letter was a hint of "not necessary".

After all, although Lin Shouyi has been meticulous since he was a child, he is not the kind of person who likes to be around the corner.

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Therefore, according to Lin Shouyi's consistent style, if he really wants to go to his father's New Year's greetings, most of the letters will use the word "must".

In addition, thinking that with Lin Shouyi's cultivating qualifications, it is very likely that he will leave the customs in the first month. Chen Ping'an will reply to the letter and ask at that time. I never thought that Lin Shouyi has not yet left the customs.

Zheng Dafeng didn't drink, just shook the jug, and suddenly said something that left Chen Ping'an dumbfounded.

"Then do you know that Lin Shouyi was almost the one?"

Chen Pingan took a sip of wine.

Zheng Dafeng smiled and said, "Do you think Li Huai is more like him?"

Chen Pingan shook his head, "I thought Li Huai was the least like it from the beginning."

"It means that you knew the old man better than me a long time ago."

Zheng Dafeng nodded, "Master is so willing to be Li Huai, just think about this little bastard, he will be carefree all his life, he only needs to have an occasional flash of inspiration and live a stable life."

"Don't feel that you stole something. Lin Shouyi failed to keep this one in the end. For him, it was the best fate. Otherwise, he would have been eaten by some guy who went to the sky. If you don't believe it, you can find a chance to find Lin Shouyi and ask him personally. The answer he gave must be indifferent and firm in his Taoism. I think Lin Shouyi has been a 'Taoist' and a 'scholar' since he was a child. , so the future achievements will be very high.”

"Anyway, going back from the results, Cui Yu must have been the first person to pass the life porcelain and noticed a hint of it, so he immediately came to Lizhu Cave and gave Lin Shouyi such a name in person, and then invited him only Lin Zhengcheng, one of the assistant officers of the Kiln Supervision and Construction Department, served as the custodian. Of course, Lin Shou took the lead when he was born, and it was absolutely impossible to do it with external force and manpower. , Lin Shouyi in this life is equivalent to relying on his ability to accumulate his previous life and reincarnation time and time again to cast such a good child. Therefore, he and you are two extremes. Looking at the long river of time in Lizhu Cave, you Chen Ping'an, there are also many ordinary people from the small town. Relatively speaking, it is really unsurprising, especially when your natal porcelain has been inspected and it is the qualification of the earth immortal, and then it is broken. It's not you anymore. In this matter, the master all confirmed it back then. To be precise, the master probably regarded you as a 'person' early on."

"But Cui Yu's mind was treacherous, and he deliberately used the name 'Lin Shouyi' to mess up the heavens. Not only me, but also Master and his old man, didn't understand Cui Yu's intentions. Before I went to the colorful world, I talked to Master about this alone, and Master shook his head and said he couldn't see clearly. From the beginning to the end, I didn't know whether Cui Yu wanted Lin Shouyi, who had a prototype of 'One' early, and whether he would become that one in the future. One, I still don't want him to get such a good fortune. Chen Ping'an, you should have heard an old saying, if a person is roughly sure that his fate is good, don't let anyone tell his fortune casually, it will get thinner and thinner. Cui Yu just used the name 'Lin Shouyi' to determine whether his original intention was to promote or hinder him. There seems to be no answer. It's wrong again, maybe that's where Cui Yu really shines."

"In the past, everyone in Lizhu Cave was one, and the flow of luck had nothing to do with good or evil. It had nothing to do with whether he was a cultivator or not. It was only a matter of mutual recognition and denial between people. , Those who are recognized will add a few points, and those who are denied will reduce a few points. In this way, whether you look at people's hearts from the surface or the eyes of a monk on the mountain, you, the broom star of Mud Bottle Alley, are you? Isn't it the last thing you should be one? Chen Ping'an, it's wrong, it's a big mistake, because you still don't know enough about the real situation in the heart of the human heart, the real likes and dislikes, in fact, it is never on the face, not even in our 'heart' As for where it exists, this problem is very far-reaching, such as where the voice comes from, who speaks, and the relationship between people and memory, who is driving the idea, and whether the souls of all sentient beings originate from a piece of water. Things like that are more complicated.”

Zheng Dafeng said with a dry mouth, opened the jug, raised his head to drink, wiped his mouth, and couldn't help laughing: "Just send me with Dong Shuijing's glutinous rice wine?!"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "If you stay in Luopao Mountain, even if I rob it, I will **** back a few jars of Hundred Flowers Brew for you."

Zheng Dafeng's eyes lit up, tsk tsk admiringly said, "Baihua Brewing, an ancient tribute from Baihua Blessed Land?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "Know the goods!"

Zheng Dafeng said: "Didn't they say that they will no longer be brewed? It seems that the difficulty is not too big."

Chen Ping'an, who is sincere, said decisively: "Otherwise, how can I show my sincerity?!"