My years as a fortune teller

Looking in the direction the teacher pointed, I saw that the tree I was going to sit under to enjoy the shade just now was surrounded by a dense black mist.Just heard a rattling sound, as if it was thrown into a burning fire.

As the black mist slowly dissipated, it was just a tree with lush branches and leaves, but in an instant there was only a bare trunk left.Moreover, there are many traces of burning, which are deeply imprinted on the trunk.

I was dumbfounded, when the teacher patted the back of my head heavily and said, "You see, little fat man! If I had listened to what you said just now, we would be a pile of bones now."

I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "Teacher, what is it that is so powerful? If there are all of them on this mountain, then we will be dead. And such a powerful thing, why has no one discovered it?"

The teacher looked at me with a smile and said: "To put it bluntly, it's not worth mentioning, but you didn't pay attention to observation. So you missed a lot of details. When you look at it carefully, you will find that there is actually a relationship between humans, animals and plants. You can’t eat without one.”

When I heard the teacher's words, I was immediately stunned.What does this mean? It sounds very simple, but it is actually very profound.The teacher looked at me with a blank smile, and pulled me towards the tree.

Because of the thrilling scene just now, I was still a little scared.I walked forward cautiously with my waist bent and my buttocks pouted. The teacher was very angry and turned around suddenly and kicked my buttocks.

Then he looked at me and said with a serious face: "Fatty man, looking at your fat body, you dare not go forward with such a small position. Tell you, straighten your back for the old man. Don't make me feel timid." Be careful and I'll beat you up." Then he kicked me and pulled me forward.

When I was still some distance away from the tree, the teacher pulled me to stop.Pointing to a section in the middle of the trunk, the white thing said to me: "Little fat man, did you see that? What does that white thing look like to you?"

I took a closer look, jumped back and said, "That's a bone, why is it so long. Oh, teacher, it's a snake's bone. Could it be that the snake attracted something, and then the black mist appeared?"

The teacher hummed, squatted down and grabbed a small object and put it in my hand.When I took a closer look, it was an ant with a red buttocks.I was about to take a closer look when I felt a burning pain in my palm.I hurriedly shook my hand a few times, and then looked at a small red dot on the palm of my hand.

The teacher looked at me with a smile and said, "Do you understand now? There were snakes in the book, and the ants climbed up the tree from the anthole and decomposed the snake. If we were sitting here just now, we would not be sitting on the anthole will be wounded by this snake."

As I said that, I picked up my hand and looked at it. I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, the place on the palm of my hand that was attacked by ants turned black.The teacher looked at it and said with a smile: "Do you know why there are no tall trees here? Because the mountains here are high, and the rocky mountains lack water sources. Therefore, in the yang poison of some animals here, people will feel a biting after being bitten. Burning pain. Within 10 minutes, black gas appeared in the wound as yang poison. The point on your hand, it doesn’t matter, it will be fine in a while.” I listened and nodded.

I looked at the snake bones in the book again, and said to the teacher: "Teacher, what you said just now means that in fact, both humans and animals came to this world to survive. So we can often see that the big eat the small, and the snacks are big. In the end, you were eaten, right?"

The teacher looked at the sky and said: "Let's go, it's not bad that you can realize the Tao. You have to remember that no matter what you do in the future, you must see with your heart's eyes. Don't just trust your ears. Sometimes our eyes Everything I see may not be true." I nodded and took my luggage and continued to climb the mountain with the teacher.

After walking for about two hours, we came to the Yuwang Temple.The current Yuwang Temple was built in the second year of Xuantong, that is, in 1909 AD.Already dilapidated!In the center of the temple, there is a statue of Dayu, on both sides are images of He Boxian and Boyi Jishi, and in front is a statue of Yinglong Kaitong.The three characters "Yu Wang Temple" written on the lintel of the gate are written in an ancient, clumsy and clear style, bold and unrestrained and elegant.There is also a Dragon King Temple not far away, with red bricks and black tiles. Although it is not "rich", it is several times better than Yuwang Temple.

There are three wells on the top, one is called "Yibian Spring"; the other is called "Yuyang Spring" and the other is called "Tuyun Spring".Mitsui inter-finished fonts, so it is also called "Pinziquan".Legend has it that the spring water below these three wells is also the source of the Weihe River.

Between the steps of the two temples is the "Yibian Spring", but there is no water for a long time, and it is covered by a thick stone slab.After the teacher paid homage to Dayu King, we found "Tuyun Spring" on the top of the mountain on the west side and "Yuyang Spring" on the top of the mountain on the east side.

It is a pity that the water in "Tuyun Spring" is so turbid that it is no longer drinkable.And "Yu Yangquan" has already become an underground spring, and although the water flowing out is a little dark, it is still sweet.

The teacher shook his head and went to the Dragon King Temple to have a look, while I was looking for Fatty Liu outside.This bastard didn't know where he died, he was waiting here as agreed.But we have been up for a long time, and there is no sign of him.

At this moment, an old man wearing a broken straw hat slowly walked over with a broom.Just look at him in a crumpled white vest and a pair of dark blue pants with two big holes in the knee.The trouser legs were rolled up to the calf, and a pair of yellow cloth sneakers, which were common in the 80s, were on.The soles of these shoes are made of rubber and are not breathable at all.When I was in school, sneakers referred to this kind.At that time, the troops also wore such shoes.

Some remote areas in Gansu are relatively poor, and there are quite a few people dressed like this now.Especially in some mountainous areas, it is not surprising.When I saw this, my heart became hot, and I took out the money from my pocket to see more than 600.I kept more than 200 for myself, and took the remaining [-] and gave it to the old man.

"Master!" I put the money into the old man's hand and said, "I don't have a lot of money on me, so you can take it back and buy two clothes to supplement your family." I sniffed, turned and left.

The old man didn't say thank you either, and swept the floor silently with the money in his hand.I saw that the teacher hadn't come out yet, so I walked over and said to the old man, "I'll clean it for you, sir, go and have a rest!"

As he spoke, he didn't care whether people agreed or not, he grabbed the broom and started sweeping the floor one after another.It is said that I worked as a labor committee member from elementary school and a health committee member until I graduated from high school.It seems that as long as I go to school, these two positions must be mine.So sweeping the floor is no stranger to me.

The old man looked at it twice, took out a cigarette stick, knocked it twice on his foot, and left.I looked back and saw him sitting in front of the Dragon King Temple watching me sweep the floor.He kept smoking the dry tobacco in his mouth, but he didn't look up at me from the beginning to the end.He didn't talk to me either, I thought the old man was dumb.

After sweeping for a while, I stopped to wipe the sweat off my brow, and suddenly I heard someone talking behind my back.I looked back and saw that the teacher had come out, and he was chatting passionately with the old man in the straw hat.

I was surprised, the teacher beckoned to me.I wiped the sweat off my face and walked over, and then said to the teacher: "Teacher, you know me, who is this uncle?"

The old man flipped his straw hat back, looked into my eyes and said, "Young people are not bad. You know how to respect the elderly at a young age. You know how to help the old and the weak. God will not treat you badly in the future."

I looked into his red eyes, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "You... you,,, you are... Fire... Fire... Fire Eye Dragon King?" I don't know if it was because of excitement or something else For some reason, he stuttered involuntarily.

The old man laughed, and said to the teacher: "You fat apprentice is interesting, I like it very much." As if conjuring, he took out a gourd and said, "Here, little fat man, today I am very happy to reward you with saliva."

I'm dizzy, I swept the ground for you for a long time, and I still breathe so heavily after drinking my saliva.I smiled and took the gourd, opened the stopper and took two gulps.Wow, don't tell me this water is really sweet.It's not the kind of sweetness with sugar or honey, it's a kind of sweetness that I've never tasted before.

This sweet taste enters the mouth through the tongue and spreads to every corner of the body at once.And it has a natural coolness, which is not like the ones left in ordinary refrigerators now.This kind of coldness is like holding a piece of ice in your hand in June and July.

I smashed my mouth and was about to take another sip.The old man snatched the gourd and stuffed it in, and said: "It's not bad to give you a drink, but you, who learned how to drink cows, took two gulps and still want to drink it. Do you know how hard it is to get this water? "

The teacher patted my head with a smile and said: "You are blessed, this is the essence of the spring water that the old loach received in the mountains. There is only such a pot for a month. It is your good fortune that you can drink such two mouthfuls. "

I stared and asked: "What is the essence of spring water? Isn't it just some minerals that are often said now? What else can there be? Besides, this kind of water is found in every Shandong province. It's just that the sun is different. .”

"Fire Eye Dragon King" laughed and said, "This is different from those. This essence comes from the bottom of the Yellow River. It's not the spring water in the mountains, but it's the water in the Yellow River."

When I heard it, I shouted in surprise: "Impossible, the water in the Yellow River has a lot of silt, and the taste is definitely not the taste of this water. Moreover, the water in the Yellow River is provided from various tributaries."

"Fire Eye Dragon King" said with a smile: "Could it be that there can't be running water at the bottom of the Yellow River, and there can't be just springs? Don't you know this bit of common sense?" He smiled disdainfully.

The teacher hastily smoothed things over and said: "Old Loach is so old, he can know so many things." Then he turned his head and said to me: "In the past, the Yellow River flooded and flooded many wells and springs. The living water in the Yellow River that Old Loach said , I found it by accident at the bottom of the Yellow River. If there is a chance, I will ask Lao Niqian to tell you something, so let’s go to his house first!”

"Fire-Eye Dragon King" smiled and said: "Let's go! There is a little fat man at home, and I'll have a barbecue. It's almost time to go on, and it happens that you often eat delicious food here."

As soon as I heard it, I knew it must be Fatty Liu. This guy actually went to work as a cook.Thinking of this, I hurriedly put on my luggage and followed the teacher and the "Fire Eye Dragon King".

Fortunately, his home is not far below "Yu Yangquan", and down the path is the home of "Fire Eye Dragon King".A small courtyard surrounded by a wooden fence and covered with a thatched hut.

Before he got close, a tangy smell of barbecue wafted into his nose.Pushing open the gate of the fence, I saw a big pit with a length of two meters and a width of three meters.It's filled with water, and I don't know what it's used for.

Not far from the puddle is a table built with bluestone.There are several large bluestones next to it, which are used for people to rest.This is a bit like the place where Master Zhong Nanshan practiced, I really like it.

I yelled in the yard: "Fatty Liu, I'm here for your little Zhang. Don't get out to greet me!" As soon as I finished yelling, I saw the teacher and the "Fire Eye Dragon King" looking at me together.I chuckled, lowered my head and scratched the back of my head.

At this moment, a figure ran out of the door like flying.Before I understood it, a pair of big hands held me tightly...