My years as a fortune teller

I saw that there were still two hours away from Yuwang Temple, so I pulled the teacher and said: "Teacher still has a long way to go, let's find a place to rest first. Eat something, drink some water before going up?"

The teacher looked at me and smiled and nodded in agreement. I hurried around looking for a cool place.I saw a lonely big tree on the left and right edges, so I prepared to carry my things there.

The teacher grabbed me and said, "What is the little fat man running over there for? Just rest here." I looked at him puzzled, and the teacher smiled and said, "Just rest here, don't look at it. Maybe I don’t know how I will die.”

I looked at the teacher with wide eyes and said: "There are people coming and going here. Could it be that this tree will change and kill me? Besides, it's not a big deal to take a rest."

The teacher glared at me and said, "If you don't want to go over, just sit here obediently. Do you have to use the family law to make you happy?"

As soon as I heard it, I sat next to the teacher with a dark face, and took out mineral water and flatbread.The teacher took a few sips of water, covered the sky with his hand, looked at the sky and said, "Let's take a short rest, and then go up! I guess that old bastard will also take a lunch break in the water!"

I know the "old stuff" the teacher said must be his friend, but I don't understand what a lunch break in the water is.So he hurriedly asked first: "Teacher, how did you know each other from the south and the north? Tell me his story."

The teacher took a sip and said, hehe smiled and said: "I knew you kid would ask these things, but let me tell you. When my master, your ancestor Sanyang Zhenren, accepted me, he didn't Go back to the mountain directly. Instead, go all the way west, following in the footsteps of Daozu Laozi, looking for traces of immortals."

At that time, Master Sanyang Zhenren came to Gansu with his teacher, just to go to Niaoshu Mountain to visit Feng Heng, a senior expert.Feng Heng, a celebrity in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, once taught Cao Cao some health preservation techniques.Because he often rides a green bull, some people call him "Taoist Green Bull".

Not only did he devote himself to studying Taoism, but he also made great achievements in medicine.He later visited Changle Taoist Lu girl and received the "Five Sacred Shape Map" and the secrets of cultivation from the jade girl in Songshan.So I searched for a girl from Lu, and after several years, I was accepted as a student and taught the "True Shape of the Five Sacred Mountains", telling him in detail the secrets of cultivation and the precautions for each stage of cultivation.After being taught by a girl from Lu, Feng Heng returned to hermit Niaoshu Mountain to practice.

Master Master Sanyang traveled thousands of miles to the bank of the Yellow River, and was dumbfounded when he saw the Yellow River galloping like ten thousand horses.At that time, crossing the Yellow River was not as convenient as it is now. Now several major cities have Yellow River Bridges.But at that time, there were only some ferry boats.

The ferry here is made of sheepskin rafts, an ancient water transport tool.The ancient working people "sewed leather into bags" and filled them with air for swimming.Before the Tang Dynasty, this kind of tool was called "leather pouch". In the Song Dynasty, the pouch was a complete piece of leather with the internal organs hollowed out after slaughtering cattle and sheep. It was no longer stitched, so it was renamed "huntuo".

Making sheepskin rafts requires high skills in slaughtering and stripping. From the opening of the neck of the sheep, the whole piece of skin is slowly peeled off without scratching the fur.After the sheepskin is depilated, air is blown to make the skin expand, and then a small amount of clear oil, salt and water are poured into it, and then the head, tail and limbs of the skin are tied tightly. After drying, the skin is yellowish brown and transparent, and looks like a bulging cylinder.

The largest sheepskin raft is said to be made of more than 600 sheepskin bags, 12 meters long, 7 meters wide, with 6 paddles and a load capacity of up to 30 tons.This kind of raft is generally used for long-distance water transportation. From Lanzhou to Baotou, it travels more than 0 kilometers downstream every day, and it can reach Baotou in 12 days.

At that time in the Gansu area, it was basically like this who used tools.At the same time, when the master and teacher came to Gansu, Huang He was not as honest as he is now.Out of six or seven rafts, one would be lucky to come back alive.Especially to places like Weihe County at that time, there were several dangerous shoals down the waterway.Moreover, the land roads at that time were not so developed. It can be said that it was not as simple as simply crossing mountains and ridges.

Just when the master and the teacher were at a loss, the guide recommended someone.And told the master that if he wanted to go to Weihe County by water, he had to find the "Fire Eye Dragon King" Gou Buquan!

Hearing this nickname, the master muttered for a while, being called "Dragon" must mean good water quality.But adding a "king" at the end, isn't it too much?In the end, the master made a hexagram to the sky, and the auspicious trip requires the help of noble people.Master Master Sanyang is so amazing, he immediately went to find "Fire Eye Dragon King" Gou Buquan after seeing the prompt in the hexagram.

Master Master Sanyang pulled the guide and asked, "Why is it called the Fire Eye Dragon King? The name is Gou Buquan. Is there some physical defect?"

As soon as the guide heard this, he immediately found a place to sit down and told me about Master Sanyang Zhenren.It turned out that Gou Buquan was an illegitimate child, his father was a long-term worker of a local landlord, and his mother was a concubine of the landlord.The two fell in love for a long time and began to sneak together.

One day, the landlord's little wife suddenly found out that she was pregnant. The long-term worker must be very happy but also very scared.So the two negotiated to elope to another place together while the landlord was away.

The plan was good but unexpectedly, the two had just left and the landlord came back.And he just went to find his little wife, when he entered his little wife's house.It seemed to him a great disgrace to find that the house had been deserted.

So he mobilized the servants at home to search around, and caught the two who ran not far away.Immediately beat the man half to death and threw him into a nearby mountain.From then on, this long-term worker was dead or alive, and no one saw him again.

But for his favorite little wife, the landlord just reprimanded him and locked him in the house.Food and drink are provided every day, and a few old ladies are also sent to serve.

The landlord's approach made it impossible for everyone to understand, and the landlord requested that no one from top to bottom should disclose the matter.The poor woman wanted to die, but the people around her told her that no matter what, she had to think about her children.

Nine months and eight days later, the woman gave birth to a small and thin child.I didn't expect that the child would not cry when he was born, and he would laugh at everyone, and he would be afraid of anyone with red eyes.Just when everyone said that the child was a monster, the landlord smiled and returned the child to the mother.

When everyone was surprised by what the landlord did, the landlord just smiled and turned around and left.The landlord's practice was indeed beyond the understanding of some ordinary people in the era of strict feudal ethics.

Just when the child was full moon, it happened to catch up with the three-year sacrifice to the river god.On this day, three animals and various sacrifices should be offered to the river god.Unexpectedly, this year the landlord actually dedicated his little wife and baby who had just been born.

The landlord's family is very powerful in the local area, and no one is doing anything to stop it.Everyone watched helplessly as the mother and son slowly floated to the center of the river and sank on a broken sheepskin raft.

But who would have thought that three days later, someone suddenly noticed a mass of dark things coming from the lower reaches.All the people nearby came to see it, and everyone talked about it.

Gradually a dark shadow came in front of everyone, it turned out to be a big turtle dragging a package.From time to time, there are various fish jumping out of the water.Jump from one side of Da'ao to the other.

Looking at the scene, no one dared to take a step forward.In the end, an old "rafter" stepped forward to take down the package.I didn't expect to open it to see the child who was thrown into the river three days ago.

Not only did the child not die, but he was fatter than he was three days ago.The old "rafter" saw that the child was thrown into the water and not only did not die, but was escorted to the shore by Da'ao.So he told everyone that the child might be a descendant of the river god.Don't let the landlord know, so raise it secretly.

Other people's children learn to walk when they reach a certain age, but this child not only can't walk, he can't even stand upright.Both the old "rafter" and the villagers felt that the child might have a disability.In addition, his parents were gone, so he named him Gou Buquan after the old "rafter" surname.

When the child was three years old, the Yellow River flooded the place.Fortunately, the old "rafter" took Gou Buquan with him and fled to Gaochao early.Looking at the corpses and belongings floating in the Yellow River, the old "rafter" tried his best to salvage some villagers who were still struggling and the belongings rushed to their feet.

As a result, an inattentive Gou Buquan fell into the water. I thought the child would definitely not survive this time.Unexpectedly, Gou Buquan is like a fish in water, playing in the waves.All this not only stunned the old "rafter traveler", but also made some people who escaped the disaster dumbfounded.

From then on, everyone believed even more that Gou Buquan was the son of the River God.Gou Buquan learned to walk and talk when he was a little older.Although he was still young, the old "rafter" took him with him every time he went out to transport goods and people.

It is strange to say that several rafts go out at the same time.When a wave came over, except for the raft where Gou Buquan was, the rest of the rafts and people disappeared into the Yellow River.

Since then, the rafters have worshiped Gou Buquan as if they were gods.Later, the old "rafter" died, and Gou Buquan began to be a "rafter" by himself.

Only he dares to take on jobs that others dare not take on; only he dares to go where others dare not go.Gradually, more and more people came to him to deliver goods, and the wages were higher.

But for him, even if you pay a high salary, you won’t go if you don’t have a gift he’s satisfied with.Although the things he was satisfied with were not difficult to find, some people couldn't find them when they were looking for them.

It's ridiculous to say it, but Gou Buquan can be satisfied with the gift except for the rare fish in the river, which is the mouse.As long as you have these two things, he will go even if you don't give money.

The rare fish besides whitebait is a kind of pigeon fish.In that era of material shortage, it was even more difficult to catch these two kinds of fish in the Yellow River.Even now, there is a one-in-a-million chance of catching whitebait.Not to mention pigeon fish.

Moreover, Gou Buquan has the ability to breathe in water.Sometimes a fierce child plunges into the water, and it will come out after two or three days.When he came out, he was covered with these two kinds of fish.

Also because of this skill, he doesn't care about money at all.When you need money, get into the Yellow River and wait for him to appear again.Holding all kinds of rare treasures and unknown antiques in his hands.

Gou Buquan is very kind to the surrounding folks, if someone encounters difficulties and needs help.He dived into the water, got up one or two antique treasures and handed them over to needy families for money.

Because of his generosity and ability in water, everyone calls him "Fire Eye Dragon King".Every time Gou Buquan heard this title, he just smiled and didn't answer.

Master Master Sanyang heard such words, thinking of finding the hexagram himself, he burst out laughing.Then he motioned to the guide to lead the way, and went to find the "Fire Eye Dragon King" Gou Buquan.

At first the teacher was still thinking, this is also an exaggerated description by ignorant village names.But when they saw Gou Buquan, the teacher knew what a real stranger was.

That is, since when did the teacher and Gou Buquan become good friends.He not only allowed the uncle and the teacher to reach Niaoshu Mountain smoothly, but also made the teacher re-acquainted with a mother river.

When the ancestor and the teacher found the "Fire Eye Dragon King" Gou Buquan, they were also taken aback by his appearance.According to the teacher, it was the first time I saw such a strange person, with a triangular head without a hair, and on the bronze skin, there were fish-like scales.It was cold when they went there, and they didn't expect that the old man was actually naked, sleeping in the pool outside