At the end of autumn and the beginning of autumn, the breeze caresses gently, and there is a faint coolness in the dry heat. On the undulating mountain road, the sound of hooves clicked crisply, and in the dust that was raised, three fast horses came at a high speed.
The horse was panting, spitting water mist, and sneezing constantly. Dust accumulated on its body, and it was obvious that it had traveled a very long distance. Among the three knights, two young men and a burly man, their clothes and cheeks were covered with dust, and beads of sweat dripped down their faces, rushing out of the ditches, turning them into several big painted faces.
The road to Shu is difficult. Since entering Sichuan, the road has been circling in the high mountains. The so-called official road is just a few small roads dug on the mountainside, which are extremely narrow. I saw the knife-cut rock wall and the rushing river under my feet.
"Brother Lin, look!" The strong man walking in the front had already got off his horse, glanced around, and suddenly pointed to the boundary marker on the roadside, shouting excitedly.
The young man in the middle hurried forward and walked side by side with the strong man. This boundary tablet is very old, with mottled writing, and three bright red characters can be faintly seen - "Syria State Boundary".
Looking at the feet, the Jinsha River on the rocky bank and cloud cliffs is rolling with waves, the Minjiang River from the snow-capped mountains is flowing continuously, and the Erjiang River is rushing here, focusing and converging. As it hit and whirled between the cliffs, it instantly turned into an unruly dragon, roaring and rolling into the Yangtze River.
"This is Xuzhou?" The young man patted the horse's back, his dark face showing deep surprise.
Xuzhou (now Yibin, Sichuan) is located in the south of Sichuan. It is located at the junction of Sichuan, Sichuan, and the three provinces, across the river to the east. To the west is Jiayang. It faces Zhaotong in the south. Liangshan in the west. The Minjiang River and the Yangtze River converge here. Since ancient times, it has the reputation of "three rivers flow into Sichuan and Shu, and one sail reaches Xuzhou".
The boy immediately behind wiped the sweat from his forehead. He took the water bag and pastries from the horse and handed them to the two people in front: "Third Brother, Commander Gao. Let's eat some dry food first!"
From Beijing to Sichuan, day and night, the exhaustion and hardship can be imagined. The third brother took the pastry and devoured a few mouthfuls, and then poured water. The cold water drops drilled down the neck and into the chest. Unspeakably refreshing and smart, he put down the water bag, looked at the Yangtze River, and took a long time to let out a long breath: "Xuzhou, finally arrived. It's not easy!"
"Isn't it not easy?" Commander Gao smiled and said, "Let's set off after the Mid-Autumn Festival. From north to south, from east to west. Across the four provinces of Beijing, Shandong, Henan and Hubei, we traveled day and night for more than ten days. The three of us Together, the fast horses have changed no less than twenty horses, and they have not arrived at the boundary until today, can that be easy?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Just treat it as a trip!" The third brother grinned. Looking forward faintly.
The mountain road circles, hangs horizontally in the mountainside, and stretches forward. After a while, it suddenly broke off. No more exits could be found.
After taking a closer look, still the same, he suddenly opened his eyes wide. With a face full of astonishment: "It's broken. There's no way out!"
There is no way to reach the border of Syria? ! No one would believe this, but it happened for real! The three of them were so frightened that they didn't dare to eat the steamed buns anymore. Hurriedly lead the horse forward.
Sure enough, as the third brother said, the cliff has already broken down within two hundred feet. No matter how hard I searched, I couldn't find even a narrow path ahead. Seeing the faint green hills on the opposite side, Commander Gao swallowed his mouth and said angrily: "It's so fucking evil, I can't even see a road! Could it be that this Xuzhou is isolated from the outside world?!"
It is obviously impossible to be isolated from the outside world. Xuzhou has negative mountains and rivers, and is infested by hundreds of barbarians. It has been an important town in the southwestern half of the river since ancient times. How could there be no access to the outside world
The third brother frowned and thought hard for a long time, his eyes fell on the turbulent river, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he jumped up excitedly: "Who said there is no way. Isn't this what it is?!"
Looking in the direction of his finger, the three rivers merged and the waves were raging, and the ground spray hit the cliff and flew straight to the middle of the mountain. Commander Gao opened his eyes wide and said in horror, "Brother Lin, you mean to cross the river?!"
Brother Lin nodded and said: "Since ancient times, Sichuan and Shu have been 'seven mountains, one water and two fields'. The land and water routes intersect, and if you can't get on the shore, you can only go by boat."
At the confluence of rivers and lakes, the current is turbulent, like a river reaching to the sky, let alone a wooden boat, even if a huge boulder falls, it will not be able to turn over the waves. Commander Gao was dumbfounded: "Brother, don't scare me, how can you sail on this river?! Even if you can sail, who else
Yes, who dares to ferry? ! The third brother sighed, shook his head silently, and knit his brows together.
"Hey," the boy behind him took a few glances from a distance, and suddenly exclaimed: "Third brother, third brother, look, there seems to be a boat ahead!"
Before the words fell, a melodious folk song sounded from the cliff:
"Hello-
Chrysanthemums bloom on Liangshan,
Blossoming flowers smell fragrant,
If you have feelings, speak early,
Don't wait for the flowers to fade
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From the cliff at the foot, a bamboo raft slowly walks out. There are two people, the old and the young, holding a embroidered bamboo on the left and right, and slowly walking on the water. The singing came from the boat, and the bamboo raft was like leaves on the wind and waves, bumping and swaying, but never overturned.
Is there really someone who punted across the river, or did they use such crude bamboo rafts? ! Commander Gao's eyes stared straight, and he didn't dare to take a breath.
The third brother has already jumped up, throwing his arms and shouting: "Uncle, uncle, can you give us a ride, we want
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The water was so fast that he yelled a few times before the boat heard it. The two? They are a strong old man and a delicate young girl. The girl has fair skin and a beautiful face. She is wearing a blue-black long gown with slanted breasts and a pleated skirt. The collar, cuffs, and waist are all inlaid with five-color silk thread and bamboo. It is a typical Miao girl's attire.
The boat stopped slowly, and Miao Nu turned her head, looked at them a few times, and said in surprise, "You are from the Hua family?!"
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The girl's Mandarin is crisp and sweet, and the girl's Mandarin is very pleasant to listen to. The third brother nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, we are all from the Chinese family! Miss, we have something urgent to cross the river, can you please?" Excuse me, give us a ride?!"
The girl turned her head and said to the old man: "Father, these three Hua family members are going to cross the river, do you want to pick them up?"
The old man shook his head. With a look of embarrassment on his face: "The Hua family has always been insidious, it's better to avoid dealing with them!"
The third brother can't understand their Miao language. But look at the Miao old man shaking his head. Knowing that something was wrong, he hurriedly said: "Miss, don't worry. As long as you can take us across the river, I will give you whatever money you want to cross the river!"
This sentence angered Miao Nu. She slapped the surface of the water hard, and said in a charming voice: "Father said that the Hua family is insidious and cunning. It's true at all. They talk about money when they open their mouths. Only you Hua family will do this! Help others and get money. Go back to the cottage. Jiuxiang and Shibawu will laugh at us!"
Her voice is crisp. With a pleasant Sichuan and Sichuan charm, speaking quickly and quickly, the old Miao man smiled and nodded, cheering for his daughter! The third elder brother blushed, and gave a dry laugh twice in embarrassment: "Miss is right, helping others is the source of happiness, but I am too vulgar, forgive me! Well, can we get on the boat now?" ?!"
The daughter glanced at Father and asked for his consent. Then he nodded and said: "Hurry up and get on the boat, but your horses can only stay on the shore!"
The third brother nodded, patted the horses hard a few times, and released them into the forest, and the three came on the boat.
That bamboo raft is extremely crude. As soon as the three of them got on the boat, they swayed and then sank into the water. Commander Gao, both of them landlubbers, turned pale with fright. Only the third brother, who called himself the little white dragon in the river, sat motionless.
The father and daughter punted the boat slowly, and the bamboo raft floated gently to the opposite bank like a leaf.
The third brother is on the boat. The sound of rushing water rang softly in his ears, his heart was silent, and his body seemed to be floating lightly on the water. On both sides of the strait, there are towering stone walls, green pines, and animals singing and apes singing in an endless stream. Green and quiet. The galloping water of the river is rolling eastward, circling and reaching the sky.
His eyes drifted away, and when he landed on the highest cliff, he suddenly exclaimed: "What is that?!"
On the top of the high cliff, hundreds of coffins were hoisted with ropes, and even after thousands of years, there was no decay. Miao Nu said lightly: "This is the hanging coffin of the Bo people, the rock burial place of our ancestors!"
This is the hanging coffin? ! The third brother gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely: "I don't know how these coffins were hoisted up. It's amazing, really amazing! If I can hang here in the future, and see the green mountains and rivers, and the rushing river, what a blessing it will be." thing!"
Miao Nu heard that he stopped talking about money, and the words were not so annoying, she nodded lightly and said: "My wish is the same as yours!"
Not only you and me, I'm afraid everyone in the world has the same wishes! He hummed, and sighed, looking at the stone wall carvings on both sides, his eyes full of envy.
The girl supported the scull with both hands, opened her lips and sang aloud: "
Sixty-seven people died,
How many hundred and eighty can there be
The emperor also has a return date!
Who can never fall like a mountain supporting the sky
Who can stand forever like the rocks that bar the river
I would like to be the Dongjiang water,
Every year, it rushes straight to the west! "
Miao girls are good at singing and dancing, and the folk songs come out as soon as they open their mouths. This song is elegant and lofty, and it fits the scene, and it is the most provocative. The third brother looked up at her and enviously said: "Miss, your singing is so beautiful. Do all the girls of the Miao family have such a beautiful singing voice like you?"
The old man who was leaning into the water smiled and said: "Hua Jialang, my daughter is a well-known lark. I don't know how many 'Miduo' like her!"
"Daddy—" the girl yelled anxiously, stepped on her feet shyly, the bamboo raft shook slightly, and Commander Gao screamed in fright.
The third brother was taken aback, and murmured: "A lot of rice? My family also has a lot of rice!"
The Miao girl leaned forward and backward with a smile: "Miduo, this is our Miao language. In your Chinese, it means young man, not you eating rice!"
It turned out to be Mido, the third brother laughed and said, "The young man is 'Mido', so the girl should be 'Mishao'? Understand, understand!"
"It's not 'Mi Shao'," the girl said urgently: "Miao language calls girls, and it's called 'Mi Guai'! You, who like to pretend to be smart?!"
As soon as she was in a hurry, the Chuan Yin Shu smell came out, and the third brother laughed happily: "I am 'Mi Duo', you are 'Mi Guai', tell me earlier, I know!"
Hearing his Sichuan accent, Commander Gao and the two immediately let go of their laughter, which made the girl blush.
All young people laughed for a while. The estrangement gradually disappeared. Looking at the girl's crystal clear skin and fair wrist, he was puzzled and said: "Miss, are you here to ferry on this river?!"
Miao Nu heard him say "Miss" repeatedly. I couldn't help frowning: "You are really not straightforward, I have a name! What's your name?"
Third brother is busy
My name is Lin Wanrong. Everyone calls me Lin San, also called San Ge! But unknown? ! "
The girl snorted: "Don't call me Miss! My father's name is Buyi. I was born by the lotus pond. According to the custom of our Miao family, I take my father's name and my birthplace. My name is Yilian!"
"Eilian?!" Lin Wanrong yelled: "This name is so good! God, why didn't I think of such a beautiful name?! The next time I give birth to a daughter, I will be called Lin Yilian! Wonderful. Wonderful !"
Yi Lian blushed and said embarrassedly: "Since your name is Lin San, then I will call you Brother San! Brother San, we are not ferrymen—"
Ah San? The muscles on his face immediately twitched: "Eilian, can you remove the word 'A'? I really can't afford the three characters Ah San!"
Yi Lian gave him a puzzled look: "Then I'll call you Brother A-Lin. Brother A-Lin, my father and I are not ferrying places. We are Miao doctors in the village. Today we went to the mountain to collect herbs. We just went to the mountains on the way back. Meet you!"
As she spoke, the bamboo raft had already reached the center of the river, the torrent washed away, and the boat seemed to be floating with the wind and falling leaves. Vigorously bumped up. Gao Chief and Si De were dizzy and pale. The body has already started to slide on the boat.
Papa Buyi put his oars in both hands, and shouted loudly, "Yilian, get the rope!"
Lin Wanrong reacted faster, and before the girl came to her senses, she had already snatched the rope from the bow. He staggered to the other side of the bamboo raft and tied the rope with all his might. The two of Gao Chief Side took the opportunity to hold on to the rope tightly, and then they will stabilize their bodies!
Several big waves hit. The hull rises and falls from time to time, for a while it is in the air, and for a while it falls to the bottom! Yilian's father and daughter beat the waves violently with bamboo halves in their hands, trying their best to maintain the balance of the boat. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. Lin Wanrong grew up by the lake since he was a child. He has excellent water skills, and hurriedly took an oar next to him. Together with the two of them, they beat the water waves.
I don't know how long it was bumpy, but the boat finally passed through the waves, although there were still some ups and downs, compared to before. But already hundreds of times stronger. Old Gao Side and his clothes were drenched, they hugged each other tightly, panting fiercely.
Father Buyi gave Lin Wanrong a thumbs up and boasted, "Hua Jialang, you're doing great!"
Lin Wanrong chuckled and sat down on the boat, panting. The confluence of the Jinsha River, Minjiang River, and Yangtze River is indeed breathtaking!
Yilian wiped the water from her face, and sat beside him with a smile: "Brother Ah Lin, I didn't expect you to be so good at water and paddle well. Other Hua family members don't have your skills, even my father All praise you!"
"That's it!" Lin Wanrong took a few breaths and revealed his true colors, proudly said: "I have a nickname that everyone knows, called the big tiger on the land, and the little white dragon in the river. Is it a name for nothing?!"
Yilian is a girl from the Miao family, with a straightforward and cute personality, she looked at him puzzled, and said very seriously: "Brother Ah Lin, you are so dark, it is not right to be called Xiaobailong, and it is not right to be called Xiaoheilong or Xiaowulong." almost!"
Lin Wanrong's cheeks were trembling, she gritted her teeth bitterly, and faltered a few times, she was too embarrassed to speak! As soon as Lao Gao recovered his breath, he laughed so hard that he laughed again!
"Yilian, I see that the road is cut off on the mountain. How do you usually cross the river? If we can't cross the river, wouldn't our Xuzhou government be cut off from the outside world?!" Lin Wanrong deeply remembered the hardships on the river. , hastily seized the time to ask.
The girl shook her head: "Usually there are no such big storms, my father and I can get through it easily, today is because of you, there are some troubles! Besides, we Miao people rarely cross the river, and the governor does not allow it! If there are people coming in from outside, you need the permission of the old man to send the official boat to pick them up!"
Mr. Fu Yin's favor? Lin Wanrong snorted. In the Sichuan and Shu provinces, there are many disciples of King Cheng. In the past, King Cheng once threatened the life of the Miao people to force Anbi to seduce Lin San! It was also from that night that Sister An returned to the Miao Village sadly, and Lin Wanrong naturally remembered it fresh!
At this moment, when Yilian mentioned Fu Yin again, she became angry: "Yilian, Father Buyi, I see that you seem to have some resentment towards our Hua family, is someone bullying you?!"
Bou Yi shook his head, but didn't speak. Yi Lian said softly: "Father, Ah Lin helped us row the oars, he doesn't look like a bad person, he probably won't sue the officials, huh?!"
I'm not a bad guy if I help you paddle? This girl is so cute, Lin Wanrong laughed out loud, and was about to speak when she felt her body was heavy, and the boat had landed!