When we arrived at Shangguili Village, we first found a farmhouse to live in. According to Master Liu, it is not a day or two to investigate the matter of the "Little White Dragon Temple", so it is necessary for us to do a long-term Prepare to stay here.
The farmhouse we are looking for is halfway up the low slope opposite the entrance of Shangguili Village Tourist Area. The small yard of this farmer is all surrounded by fences, and a lot of flowers and plants are planted under the fences. It looks like Don't be flirty.
The owner's small yard is also very neat, and the room is clean. The most important thing is that the owner of this house is very enthusiastic, and there is a very healthy old man in his 70s and 80s. The old man is also very talkative. It is very helpful for us to understand Shangguili Village.
The old man in this family is called Luo Liang. It is said that the family gave him this name at that time, hoping that he would not worry about food when he grows up. The family of three of his youngest son Luo Mingyang lived with Luo Liang, only Luo Mingyang's child was there. He lives on campus in the county and goes to high school. In addition, Luo Liang has a son and three daughters. The eldest son has been sick and died a few years ago. At that time, I heard that he hadn’t married and had children, and the three daughters have now been married to other villages.
Knowing the situation of the Luo family, we did not rush up the mountain, but asked them to cook us a few local dishes, and then brought the family to the table, and asked for some white wine by the way.
Seeing how enthusiastic we are, the family didn't pretend, and the old man even told us with a smile: "I don't charge you for the liquor, but don't think it's bad liquor, it's our local people. The self-brewed sorghum wine is very delicious, and there is not much every year."
I don't have much research on wine, so I focused on a few side dishes, especially the fragrant cured meat. Master Liu smiled and said, "This is the best, but I haven't had hand-brewed wine for a long time. already."
Saying that, Master Liu poured himself a glass and took a sip.
The chatterbox opened, and soon we ate and drank together with the family, and at the dinner table, I also noticed that the fat man Zhu Ye was a little bit like a monk. He didn't even move, I really don't know how he got so fat.
Master Liu ate a few glasses of wine, said "good wine" and asked Luo Liang: "I heard that there is a small white dragon temple on the opposite mountain, and it is very effective, is it true?"
Many people who come to travel here are for the Little White Dragon Temple. There must be many people who ask such questions, so Luo Liang didn’t think much about it, and answered Master Liu with a smile: “Of course it’s true. , Wouldn't there be so many people here every year to burn incense for the little white dragon?"
I asked curiously, "Little white dragon? Are dragons living in the temple?"
Luo Liang nodded and said: "Yes, I heard that many people in our area have seen the dragon. It is more than a foot long, and it is all white. Whenever it rains, it will fly to the Little White Dragon Temple for a while. I heard that if anyone sees it, it will help that person realize a wrongful conviction."
White dragon! And it's only one foot long, which seems a little wrong, right
So I asked Luo Liang: "Luo Lao, are you sure that the little white dragon is only a foot long?"
Luo Liang said, "I haven't seen it myself. It's true that people who have seen it in our village say it's about a foot long and as thick as a thumb."
Sounds more like a snake, doesn't it? But I didn't say this, because I could tell from Luo Liang's description of the Little White Dragon Temple that the Little White Dragon Temple should be a local belief, and it also attracted a lot of people because of this White Dragon Temple. Tourists have also become the local "cash cow". If I slander it, it will definitely make the Luo family unhappy.
But if it was the old me, I had definitely asked this question. When I thought about it, I felt like I had grown up, so I couldn't help but grinned twice.
As a result, I was misunderstood by Luo Liang when I smiled like this, and he asked me: "Why, do you think your dragon will be ineffective when you are young?"
I regained my senses and quickly explained: "Luo Lao, you have misunderstood, I just think it's a little weird. Don't dragons are giants in our knowledge, and suddenly you say that they are so small, I feel a little surprised..."
Luo Liang didn't speak, but Luo Liang's son Luo Mingyang said, "Dad, don't scare the guests."
After he finished speaking, Luo Mingyang smiled at me and continued: "Brother Xiaoshi, it's not just your group of guests, there are many people who come to us for the first time, they will be very surprised to hear this legend, but since the people who have met It is said that the little white dragon is only more than one foot long, so it must be true, as long as the temple spirit, why should we bother about the size of the little white dragon god, right?"
My interjection took the topic away, and Master Liu asked me to eat more vegetables and talk less, and then asked Luo Liang himself, "Do you have any ideas about the origin of this little white dragon?"
Luo Liang said, "This is of course there. If you want to hear it, I will tell you about it."
I couldn't help but say, "Think!"
Master Liu gave me another look, and I stopped talking, while Fatty Zhu Ye giggled at me while eating a piece of yellow light.
Why do I think this fat Zhu Ye understands Master Liu's habits better than I do? Could it be that he used to follow Master Liu in cases before
I glanced at Fatty Zhu Ye angrily, then deliberately took a large piece of cured meat and shook it in front of Fatty Zhu Ye, then stuffed it into my mouth and started babbling.
Fatty Zhu Ye recited with one palm on his chest, "Amitabha!"
Zhu Ye and I were arguing here, and Luo Liang also saw that he was curious, so he forgot to answer Master Liu's question, but said to Fatty Zhu Ye, "Are you really a monk?"
Fatty Zhu Ye didn't say a word, but Master Liu said, "He does believe in Buddhism. By the way, how did that little white dragon come here, please tell me quickly."
When he said this, Master Liu also glared at me and Zhu Ye. We were both relieved. Seeing that Zhu Ye was pulled into the water this time, I couldn't help but feel a little proud in my heart.
At this time, Luo Liang also started to talk, and Zhu Ye and I were really relieved.
The legend that Luo Liang told us, like most folklore, has a strong uncertainty of time, so Luo Liang's first sentence said: "This happened a long time ago, as for how long, I I can't tell, anyway, at that time there were already villagers in the closet..."
This Luo Liang is very long-winded, and almost every sentence likes to say his own stalk to attract people, so I briefly summarize the story.
In a certain year in the story, a severe drought began in the village of Shangguili for two or three years. The land could not grow crops for two or three years. The trees and weeds on the mountains were almost dead. The people here moved everything they could. If you are gone, those who cannot move can only wait here to die.
Under such circumstances, one day a Taoist wearing a white robe passed by here and saw the tragic situation here, he decided to help the people here, but he made three requirements before helping these people: First, It is necessary to build a dragon temple on the highest mountain here, and to worship it for eternity; secondly, the villagers here must not catch snakes, kill snakes, or eat snakes; thirdly, people here must cultivate diligently, not be lazy, do good deeds, and do not do evil things .
Based on these three requirements alone, I felt that this old man in white robe was definitely not a bad person, but he just asked not to kill snakes, which made me think that either this old man was a snake spirit, or a little white who would come out in the story later. A dragon is actually a snake.
But what is the fact, then continue to listen to this story.
At that time, the villagers in the cabinet were at the end of their lives. Someone was willing to rescue them. Naturally, they were very happy and agreed to all three requirements. So the villagers, with the help of Baipao's old man, were able to reach the highest level. The Dragon Temple was built on the top of the mountain, and the clan rules were set not to catch or kill snakes. At the same time, Bai Laodao also began to educate the villagers and let them do good deeds.
Since then, a month later, the Shangguili Village has received rain that has not been here for three years. The villagers are naturally very happy, and they have to ask the Taoist Baipao to express their gratitude. Some people say that the Taoist Baipao is not in the village now. It is the Dragon Temple on the top of the mountain, so all the people in Shangguili Village braved the rain to go to the Dragon Temple on the top of the mountain to thank him.
But after reaching the top of the mountain, the people in the village found that there were no Taoists in white robes at all, only a small white dragon flying above the Dragon Temple, so the people in the village said that the little white dragon was transformed by Taoists in white robes. , So they all knelt down and gave thanks. That is, from that time on, the Dragon Temple was renamed the Little White Dragon Temple. Of course, the people in Shangguili Village never saw the white-robed Taoist again.
Speaking of this, Luo Liang summed up: "The story is probably like this."
Master Liu nodded and thought, not knowing what he was thinking, but I couldn't help but continue to ask Luo Liang curiously: "I heard that the little white dragon temple in your place was built a few years ago, and it was built on the basis of the original site. Or is it a completely different place to build it.”
Luo Liang said: "Of course, we have to find a new place to build it. We have always had the legend of the Little White Dragon Temple here, but the Little White Dragon Temple has long since disappeared. As for when and how it disappeared, no one has You know, from the top of the highest mountain here, there is no sign of a temple being built at all."
Having said this, Luo Liang added: "Actually, according to people in our village who are older than me, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the village organized the construction of the Little White Dragon Temple, but none of them could be preserved. To this day, as for why those temples disappeared, and how they were rebuilt there, no one can say for sure."
When Luo Liang said this, Master Liu said, "Apart from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, did anyone build a temple later? Is the temple that is going up the mountain now rebuilt for the third time besides the legend?"
Luo Liang nodded and said, "Yes, but that temple is really effective. There was a woman in our village who could not give birth to a baby. After going there to ask for it, she gave birth to a son the next year."
In the story of Luo Liang, in addition to the first legendary Little White Dragon Temple, there are two rebuilt ones in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In total, three Little White Dragon Temples disappeared in this village, and no one knows the reason. I am afraid there are many articles!
Now that the fourth Little White Dragon Temple has been built, what will it bring to the village