In a cave deep in Mengshan, there lived a family named Lou. They have a father and three sons living together. Mengshan is rich in medicinal materials and wild animals, such as ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, gastrodia elata, Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Mountain rabbits, pheasants, wild boars, badgers ... prey are everywhere. The three brothers have lived here since they were born. They spend all their time hunting and collecting herbs. A family of four is also very happy here. Although they had a good life, none of the three brothers said anything about their daughter-in-law. It turns out that they are afraid that if they marry their daughter-in-law, they will not be able to be filial to their father. They all say it's not too late for dad to have a daughter-in-law for a hundred years.
Speaking of the filial piety of three sons, there is really nothing to say. It was cold in the mountains in winter, and they were afraid that their father would freeze. The three brothers took turns to warm the bed for the elderly. In summer, there were many mosquitoes in the mountains, so all three brothers stripped off their clothes and slept with their father, and took turns to drive mosquitoes to his father's side, so that mosquitoes could bite themselves naked and not bite their father.
One day, three brothers came back from picking herbs in the mountain. As soon as they entered the door, they found an old man talking to his father at home. The old man looks very strange, with black hair, black eyebrows and black beard. His face looks like a child. Dad told them, "What's your uncle's last name? He lives on the other side of the back hill. " The three brothers didn't care at that time. Since then, the old man has come every day. In this way, all the families who come and go are familiar with the old man, and the three brothers also feel that one person talks loudly with their father every day. Dad is not lonely, they just go up the mountain to collect medicine and hunt with confidence.
Unconsciously, more than half a year has passed. One day, the old man got up in the morning and said to his three sons, "Don't go up the mountain today, I have something to tell you."
Seeing the seriousness on Dad's face, the three brothers gathered around the old man's face honestly. The old man looked at his three sons and then said, "Last night, I had a dream. I dreamed that an old man with a white beard came to tell me that he was Wang Chan. He heard that the three of you are famous for your filial piety. He wants to cultivate you into a fairy. "
Hearing this, the three sons thought to themselves, it seems that their old man hasn't woken up yet. Why did he talk nonsense all morning? Seeing that the three of them didn't believe him, the old man said, "Wang Chan's ancestors said that the old man who often came to our house to talk to me was a thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum Thunb essence. As long as you eat it, you will have a half-immortal body. "
After listening to this sentence, the three sons seem to understand a little. Think about it. They have been collecting herbs and hunting in the mountains all the year round, and have long suspected the origin of this old man named He. At this moment, I heard my father say, "My life has come to an end, and I will wait until the day of my funeral.". You prepare a red ear in advance, and when the old man comes to kowtow to me, just pin the needle on its back while it is not paying attention. Then, you can find the essence of Polygonum multiflorum along the red line. " The old man looked at the three brothers and smiled with satisfaction, and soon died.
The three brothers shed tears for a while and began to prepare for their father's funeral. It's true, the old man really came again on the day of their father's funeral. The boss took the opportunity to kowtow and salute, and secretly put the thread on the clothes behind him. After burying their father, the three brothers took their belongings and searched along the red line. Soon they really found the Millennium Polygonum multiflorum Thunb essence on the back hillside.
The three of them carefully dug out the essence of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. They saw Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Which one is really like a human being for a thousand years, with a nose and eyes, and all the arms and legs are alive. Holding the boss's rare hand is like holding your own child, for fear of scaring him.
They can't wait to take the essence of Polygonum multiflorum home. Eldest brother washes Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, while second brother is busy carrying water. The third one here has already prepared a cooker. They made a pot of stewed Polygonum multiflorum with spring water from Mengshan Mountain, pine branches from Mengshan Mountain and three brothers.
Before long, the fragrance came out of the pot. The three of them have lived so big that they have never eaten or smelled so fragrant. Even dogs and kittens are greedy. A few hours later, they cooked Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, and the three of them had no time to stand in front of the pot and eat. Three brothers, each take a chopstick, you eat one arm and he eats one leg, and in a short time, the Millennium Polygonum multiflorum essence will be eaten clean. At this time, when the boss saw the puppy, the kitten was also greedy. He gave the rest of the soup to the dog and the kitten drank it. After the three brothers finished eating Polygonum multiflorum essence, so did the dog and kitten. Everyone feels relaxed, walks lightly, and can jump several feet with a single jump. The skill of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb essence gave them a semi-immortal body.
Although they are half immortals, they still know nothing about cultivating immortals. Just then, one day, an old man with a white beard suddenly came down from the air. The old man is as handsome as a child, dressed in apricot robes and shining with golden light, making people look like a living fairy. I only heard him say, "I am Wang Chan, the owner of Mengshan."
Hearing this, the three men thought: After living in Mengshan for so many years, they dreamed of meeting Wang Chan's bodhi old zu, but I didn't expect to meet him today. The three brothers quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the old Wang Zu Jackson.
Wang Chan's bodhi old zu looked at the three of them, nodded with satisfaction, and then said to them, "Although you have a demigod body now, you can't become immortals even if you make great efforts without the secrets of cultivating immortals and realizing Taoism."
Hearing this, the three brothers quickly begged Wang Chan's bodhi old zu to say, "Please accept us as disciples, and we three brothers will definitely repay your kindness."
Wang Chan's bodhi old zu said, "It is definitely impossible to seriously accept you as an apprentice. Because we don't have the fate of mentoring, although we can't be mentoring, it's fate that we have been neighbors on this Mengshan mountain for so many years. With these, I also want to teach you some skills of cultivating immortals. Listen, you three. I'll tell you the secret book of cultivating immortals now, and you must recite it. "
After teaching the secret script, the old Wang Zu Zen master said, "I have chosen a good place for you, and there is a Ding Jiao in the southwest. There is a cave in the mountain, and there is a fairy well called Longjing in the cave. The water in Longjing can help you cultivate immortality as soon as possible. Because there is this fairy well in the cave, it is also called Longjing Cave. Go there for an internship now. "
Hearing this, the boss said, "No, bodhi old zu, we can't leave yet. Because my father just died, we will stay at home for three years. "
Wang Chan's bodhi old zu listened and thought, "What he said is also reasonable." Then he said, "In this case, your eldest brother will keep the second and third children at home for three years, and the two of them will go to Longjing Cave to practice first."
In this way, the eldest brother mourned at home, and the second and third went to Longjing Cave first. I don't know whether the third is more thoughtful or he runs fast. He arrived in Ding Jiao before his second child and found Longjing Cave. He came to the cave and looked, and found that there really was a well in the cave. Longjing is in the third cave, so he chose to practice in the third cave. It turns out that this Longjing Cave is divided into three caves, just like three houses, separated by a mountain with a door. So there is such a door, from the first hole to the second hole, and then to the third hole. Later, the second child came and saw that the third child occupied three holes, so he chose to practice in the second hole. After cleaning the hole, the two brothers began to practice alchemy according to the secret book of cultivating immortals taught by Wang Chan's bodhi old zu.
Besides, the boss is mourning for his father in his hometown of Mengshan. At ordinary times, there is nothing to do anyway, just mourning and practicing. Plus, with a puppy and a kitten to practice with him, he is not lonely or in a hurry. In a blink of an eye, the three-year mourning period passed quickly, and the boss still remembered the two brothers. He tidied up the house, unlocked all the doors, washed all the household appliances in the house and put them in order. He thought: people often go up the mountain to collect medicines. If they come downstairs late, they can stay in the house and cook.
After the boss cleaned up, he called the dog and kitten to Ding Jiao Mountain. They went to heaven and walked on the ground. In a blink of an eye, they came to Ding Jiao, found Longjing Cave, and met the second and third children. The boss looked back and forth in the cave and found that there were holes in Longjing cave, each of which was a hundred paces long and a dozen paces wide. It's really generous. It's a good place to practice martial arts. After reading it, he was very satisfied and said happily to the second and third children, "Did God arrange this long ago? I know that our three brothers are going to practice here, and there are three single rooms in a cave house. "
"There are some things you can't think of. Dongshan has two small holes in his arm, just where dogs and kittens can live and practice. " Old two and old three are happy to see the boss and say to him again.
In this way, the boss came late and had to practice in a hole. Then he arranged for the dog and kitten to practice in two caves in Dongshanbang. Since then, the three brothers have been together again. They help each other and learn from each other's strengths. Coupled with the help of Longjing Shenshui, their technology improved rapidly, and then the three brothers settled down to practice here.
two
The three brothers lived in Longjing Cave, collecting herbs and refining alchemy, practicing and displaying their magical powers. As long as the local people have diseases and disasters, it is responsive to them for help. Just to the east of Ding Jiao Mountain, there is a mountain connected with Niutou Mountain. At the foot of Niutou Mountain is ten thousand mu of fertile land in Ma Pingchuan. However, it hasn't rained since the second half of last year. Such a good land, such a good harvest, was ruined by drought. Looking at the withered crops and seedlings all over the ground, the local people are very worried. Later, they really got over it. They all went to a man named Wang and asked him for advice. However, there is nothing he can do. There are many fields in their house, and he is more anxious than anyone else. Later, when people talked, they thought of the immortals in Longjing Cave. It seems that they have to ask them for help.
The next day, I led the villagers to the mountain and found Longjing Cave. Burning incense and paper evokes three immortals. When the three brothers came to the cave and saw so many people coming, they asked, "Dear folks, what are you doing here looking for our brothers?"
Wang told the three immortals about the drought in detail, and finally said, "We just want to ask the three immortals to help us find a way to save us."
"In fact, we have known this for a long time, but we have never come up with a good solution." The three brothers have long been worried about this drought. After that, the three brothers first comforted the villagers and said, "Go back first. When we figure out a way, we will find you. "
After Wang left, the three brothers discussed it and finally decided to let the boss go to Mengshan to find the bodhi old zu and let his old man give advice.
Boss went back to the cave to clean up and went to Mengshan. When he reached the mountain, he lit a incense. After a while, Wang Chan bodhi old zu appeared. After asking the boss what he came for, he smiled and said to the boss, "It's against heaven to ask for rain. We can't do it. Only taking water from the local area can solve the drought. Isn't there a fairy well in your cave? The water in the fairy well will never be used up. "
The boss quickly said, "We thought of Longjing, but how can we pump the water out?"
The bodhi old zu of Wang Chan smoothed his beard and said, "Longjing in your cave is connected with an underground river, which leads to Niutou Mountain. You dug a pond at the foot of Niutou Mountain, and used the magic of your three brothers to open the Dihe River. That's a very simple thing. Go back and do it quickly. " Say that finish Wang Chan bodhi old zu like a gust of wind.
The boss returned to Longjing Cave and told the second and third children the method of Wang Chan's bodhi old zu. Both said yes. At this time, the three of them came to the foot of Niutou Mountain and found the king and the local people. What are ordinary people waiting for when they hear such a good thing? At that time, everyone went home and brought tools. A few days later, I dug a big and deep pond. At this time, the eldest brother worked with the second and third children, and it didn't take long to survive a spring with a thick bowl. Just after the war, the magical water of Longjing gushed from the spring and filled the big pond in a short time. When the people saw the water, they bowed to the three immortals with joy. After that, they were all very busy. Men, women and children went into battle together and carried the water to the ground. In a few days, the people watered all the land and solved the drought.
Because this spring water comes from Longjing Cave, people can not only keep fit, but also prevent the plague. Since then, local people have come here to fetch water, cook and make tea. Later, someone named this spring Longquan.
One day, a monk who knows this way passed by. At that time, he felt thirsty and went to Longquan to drink Longquan water. After drinking Longquan water, the monk felt refreshed. He suspected that this spring was not an ordinary spring, so he asked the local people to know the origin of this Longquan. Think about this monk. He is not an ordinary person. He can still walk when he finds such a good spring. He built a temple in the west of Longquan. After the temple was built, it was named Longquan Temple. The monk also found the brand of Longquan Temple written by a famous calligrapher. To commemorate the origin of Longquan Temple, monks carved a stone tablet in Longquan Temple to record what happened at that time, and planted two ginkgo trees.
three
One day, Wang Chan's bodhi old zu was idle on Mengshan Mountain, sitting on a bluestone board in the sun. I don't know why, he suddenly remembered something about the three brothers Lou, thinking: They don't know what they are practicing now, no, I have to go and see. Thought of here, he jumped on the cloud and drove it to Ding Jiao Mountain. He jumped off the cloud, turned into a shepherd boy, and herded some cows on the mountain. He wanted to secretly test the three of them to see who could become immortal first. Holding a bamboo flute, he sat on the cow's back and sang pastoral songs:
Life is more filial than heaven.
Eat Polygonum multiflorum and want to be immortal
Wang Chan Lao zu lai Huadian
Longjing cave practice.
Disaster relief and charity.
I don't know when I can ascend to heaven
At this time, the boss was making an alchemy in a cave when he suddenly heard a child singing, and the song he sang was related to their three brothers. He hurried out of the hole and came to the top of the mountain. I saw a shepherd boy herding cattle here. He is singing. The boss found the child with fine features, and at first glance he was a clever boy. The boss also likes him strangely. He looked up and asked the shepherd boy, "Son, when did you come?"
When the shepherd boy saw the boss asking him, he said, "I'll come up at dawn, and the boss will be unhappy if I'm late."
The boss also blamed the child for herding cattle at such a young age. He said to him, "You are hungry. Come on, I'll take you to my house for dinner. "
The shepherd boy was also very happy and followed the boss to the cave. Boss unscrewed a rice seed from a rice tree hanging on the wall and planted it in the pot. The little shepherd boy saw that in a short time, the rice germinated, germinated, yellow and ripe. I saw the boss dig out a small iron pot from his ear nest and blow it with his mouth. This small iron pot is as big as a big cigarette bag. The boss unscrewed a few grains of rice from the ripe ears of rice, then put them in this small pot and began to cook with fire. In an instant, a small pot of delicious rice is ready. The boss brought it to the little shepherd boy and said, "Eat it while it is hot."
The shepherd boy looks really hungry. He wolfed down the pot of rice without taking a few bites. The boss here couldn't understand, thinking: I can't even eat this pot of rice for more than a dozen adults. How can a child eat it in a few bites? The boss asked tentatively, "Are you full, son?"
The shepherd boy saw the boss ask him strangely and said, "I'm full, that's all." I have to hurry up the mountain to herd cattle. It's late. I'm afraid the thief will take it away. Thank you. " Then he got up and went out of the hole.
The boss followed him to the top of the mountain. At this time, the more the boss looked, the more he found that the shepherd boy was unusual. I asked casually, "I have been practicing here for so many years, when will I be enlightened?"
The shepherd boy pointed to a big elm tree in front of him and said, "If you climb this tree, you can ascend to heaven."
The boss really climbed the big elm tree, thinking that it would grow up after climbing it. Eldest brother this just suddenly enlighted, he looked round, where there is any shepherd boy under the tree, I saw Wang Chan bodhi old zu is wearing a blindfold looked up at him. The boss quickly called the dog and kitten, and they jumped into the tree one by one. At this time, the big elm grows taller and taller, and has grown above the clouds. The boss turned around and said loudly, "Thank you, bodhi old zu, for enlightening me to become an immortal." In this way, the boss took the dog and kitten to heaven.
four
After the eldest became immortal and ascended to heaven, the second thought, I can't stay in Longjing Cave any longer. I have to find another abode of fairies and immortals, practice by myself, and ascend to heaven as soon as possible. After he had this idea, he went out of the hole every day after practicing, flew to Xiangyun sky, searched the mountainous area of Yimeng Mountain, and wanted to find his ideal abode of fairies and immortals. Later, he really found it. There is a big mountain in the southeast of Mount Ding Jiao. There is a place called Dai Ji Cliff and a cave on this mountain. There is an underground lake in the cave. The lake is so clear that you can even see a few fish under the water clearly. The lake is covered with exotic flowers and grasses. The second child looked at it and thought, this is the place I am looking for. After he returned to Longjing Cave, he explained the matter with his third son and moved to several generations of cliffs the next day.
After the second child left, the third child continued to collect herbs and alchemy, and practiced alone every day. After a long time, he lived alone in Longjing Cave, and no one talked to him. He felt bored. On this day, after practicing, he went outside the cave and found a sheltered place to bask in the sun. After a while, he suddenly heard someone talking below. It turns out that there is a spring just below Longjing Cave. The water in spring this year becomes hotter in winter. The eldest daughter and youngest daughter in the village below often come here to wash clothes. There seems to be a woman leading a child to wash clothes below today. It may be that after a long time, the child is anxious and so on, and he is naughty and crying there. The child's mother had no choice but to scare the child and say, "If you don't obey, the fairy in Longjing Cave will bask in the sun on it. He will take you away when he hears you disobey." This scare really worked, and the child really stopped crying.
However, this woman is careless. Where can she see fairies? She just made a casual remark to scare the naughty child. However, the listener is interested, and the third thought: How can I be seen by a woman with the naked eye as a fairy who is about to ascend to heaven? No, I can't stay here and practice any longer. I have to move. Practice where mortals can see you every day, then when can you ascend to heaven? When he thought about it, he went back to the cave to clean up and decided to go to the second brother at night.
He came out of the cave, raised his feet and went to the sky. When he took his first step, he had already reached 50 miles away. One foot landed on a big stone on the head of a manor, but his foot made a deep footprint on this big stone. Then he took another step, reached the cliff of generations and found the second child. After that, the two brothers got together again and continued to practice in this new abode of fairies and immortals.
The next morning, when the villagers were working in the fields, they found footprints on this big stone. Everyone thinks that this must be the footprints of the gods, which means that the gods have been to our village, and our village must be predestined friends with the gods. In the future, the immortals will definitely take them a long way. So, I named this village "Buxia".
Besides, after the immortal of Longjing Cave left, the cave door of Longjing Cave opened. The locals have not forgotten the good things that their three brothers have done for them. In memory of the immortals in Longjing Cave, a famous craftsman was invited to make three stone statues of their three brothers in 7749 days. It is convenient to stand in the cave to worship in the future. But after it was erected, when the people went to worship, they found that they didn't know whether it was God's intentional arrangement or the stone statues erected by craftsmen according to their three brothers. The upper position turned out to be the third, the middle position was the second and the lower position was the boss. He saw the stone statue of the boss, curled his head angrily and looked at the third one angrily. However, there is nothing the people can do. Now that the stone statue has been erected, it can only be like this.
Anyway, there are many people who come to worship the Three Immortals. Later, people discovered a strange phenomenon. Usually they come to Longjing Cave to worship immortals, or when they come to play, they find that the cave is full of clouds and they can't see anything clearly. However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is different every year. There is no fog in the cave, and the scenery inside can be seen clearly. It has always been like this.
final result
I've thought about it for a long time, so let's write an ending. Let's talk about Longquan Temple in front of us. Later, after the Taoist priest died in the West, a group of monks came from nowhere. After they came to Longquan Temple, they did all kinds of evil and bullied men and women. Later, even Longquan was occupied, and all those who came to fetch water collected money. Everyone was in a hurry, so they went to Longjing Cave, found Longjing and sprinkled wheat bran into it. The next morning, when the monk was fetching water to cook, he found that there was wheat bran in Longquan, and even the whole pond was covered with wheat bran.
The monk looked at the spring and stared at it. Later, Longquan Temple was razed to the ground by Bao Sanniang and Luo Cheng, and Longquan Temple was completely burned by a fire. Today, although Longquan Temple is gone, there is only one ginkgo tree planted by monks at that time, which is still flourishing today. No matter how dry, Longquan is not short of water until today. If you want to see how thick that white fruit tree is and have a drink of Longquan water, you might as well go there.
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