Chapter 43 How can the Taoist Scriptures be as good as this?
"Sir, I'm leaving now, it's too hasty, but I don't treat you well?"
"Where are you talking about Mr. Liu? In the past two days, Mr. Liu has treated me with generous gifts and I have lived and eaten well. Especially yesterday, Mr. Liu's enthusiasm and the simplicity of the villagers have been rare in my life. In fact, I really want to stay here longer."
"A few days." Song You said sincerely to Mr. Liu, "I'm just going to Lunjun here, and I have to bring a family letter for an old father-in-law. I have already stayed for two days, and it is really inconvenient to stay longer."
To prevent him from overthinking, Song You showed him the letter sealed in a bamboo tube.
"even so……"
Old official Liu couldn't help but sigh and stamped on the ground with his cane, but delivering the letter was an important matter and related to integrity, so he couldn't stay any longer and only ordered people to get money and dry food.
"Sir drove away the evil tiger in my village and saved a lot of assets. Besides, even if there is no husband, I would still have to spend some money to send people to the county to invite people. Due to circumstances and reasons, I should give something as a gift." Mr. Liu.
The official stood up with his cane, picked up a plate of money and said to Song Yu, "It is unreasonable to just give some dry food. I will prepare some money for Mr. Song as payment."
Song You lowered his head and saw a plate of scattered silver, probably twenty or thirty taels.
These days, most people can't see so much money at once, and hiring people to drive away tigers in the county will cost far less than that. Most of the money is a premium for "experts."
And Song You absolutely cannot ask for this money.
"I can't hear you clearly either."
"How much?"
Song You still stood at the bow of the boat, only smiling.
"Can I bring a horse?"
Most of them are syllables that cannot be heard, as if there is no language at all. I don’t know how many mouths are shouting, and they merge into one, as if they are coming from the river beach far below, or as if they are coming from a distant and more ancient time, mixed with the sky above the river crossing.
The news is more ancient and mysterious than the Taoist Scriptures.
The world in my heart lights up again.
"That's right! No one else knows where we go from here to Liaojun, but I told you, sir, that you have to take the waterway!"
"Let's go!"
Not to mention that yesterday's sentiment was worth a thousand dollars, even the good food and drinks in the past two days and the courtesy of the distinguished guests were more than enough to make up for his efforts to persuade the tiger to leave.
"Let's go now."
"Guest, this horse is obedient and uses words elegantly, haha..."
There was a scholar holding a book, and a family of three, a couple and a young daughter. They didn’t know why they were traveling so far away.
Xiaoping is a common small copper coin.
"What is this river called?"
He had no time to think about it, he just stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the ancient ferry in the shallows getting farther and farther away, and listening to the desolate ancient chant, he seemed to be thinking about something, but he seemed to have nothing at all.
Song You received her gaze and understood it.
"We can't reach Lingbo County. We can only get off the nearest ferry. There is nearly a hundred miles of mountain road up there." The old man shouted loudly, his voice lingering like a song. "It takes six days and costs two hundred yuan per person."
A horse has to be paid according to the price of two people, and the fodder is brought with you. As for the guest officers, if they don't mind the smell of fish, they can also take care of the food on the ship."
Go straight to the heart.
"Your Majesty, just let the horse stay at the bow. Are you afraid of the water?"
Song You heard a saying that in most people's minds, the world is just a concept, and even this concept may be very deviant. Even if you have seen a map, a picture, or heard someone describe a place in detail, it will still be different.
It is also gray, flat, and illusory, but only when you go to that place and really get there, will it be enriched, lit up, and become a three-dimensional real place in your mind.
"That's good. As for the feces and urine, I will clean them up on my own."
"What are they shouting?"
Yesterday I just witnessed the simple happiness of this era, and today I saw it again. This is also an era full of hardships. Perhaps there is no contradiction between the two. The farmers who were enjoying themselves at the banquet yesterday and the hard-working boat trackers on the ancient ferry at Jiangkou today.
It’s just a group of people, or perhaps contradiction is the norm in the real world.
"Lingbo County."
"Give it all to Xiaoping."
Song You just walked downstairs.
"Five hundred and fifty, get on the boat and leave."
Song You led the horse and cat to the boat.
"Hey...
A shed-roofed boat, neither too small nor too big, happened to be able to stay on the shoal without landing on the bottom. There was an old man standing on the bow of the boat, wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, and several people were already sitting in the boat.
Already.
So he only took dry food and no money.
"Sir, go right along the main road. If you have good feet, you can reach the county in about half a day's journey. This county is called Nianping County. If you want to rest in the city, or if you need help with something, you can go to the county government office."
Find the chief clerk, Liu Hong and Liu Yangsheng, who is the second son of the old man. If you don't want to go, you can take the water route to Liaojun, which is easier than the land route. Prepare food and grass, and the boat can also carry horses."
Watching and walking, we gradually descended to the edge of the ferry.
"How to get there by water?"
After eating rice noodles, he passed through Nianping County and no longer took the original road. Following the guidance of Mr. Liu, Song You walked about twenty miles and walked along the left road to Nianping Ferry.
When we reached a gentle hillside, the view down suddenly became clear.
This was Song You's first trip to a far distance.
"Oh ho oh...
"I'm going to Long County."
"The Liujiang River leads all the way to Liaojun."
After a half-day trip, we arrived at Nianping County.
"It will try its best to row into the river. If my husband is willing to find a place to dock on the way, it will go down for convenience."
Below I saw a shallow river bend, an ancient ferry on a stone beach, scattered small boats floating on the river, and large boats connected to ropes. Countless dark and short trackers were on the other end of the ropes, each leaning forward and trying their best.
, slanting, looking from a distance, I thought it was the shadow cast by the afternoon sun.
"It's five hundred dollars in total, that's the price."
This is how things in this world are, one party does it casually, the other party treats each other with courtesy, there is really no need for anything else, even if they leave here, neither party will feel guilty.
"Nothing done."
That's why the boatman is so happy.
"What does the cat want?"
"Oooh..."
"Not afraid."
Song You stood in the wind at the mountain pass and was stunned for a moment.
"I can take care of you!"
Song You turned around and took a look. There were four people sitting in the boat.
This is also a scenery that cannot be seen on Yinyang Mountain.
"A melon-skin boat cannot carry horses."
Old official Liu was helpless, but he also felt that this young gentleman was very great. He was different from those ordinary people and gentlemen who also had some abilities, so he took him out personally with a cane.
"Haha, it was novel when I first saw it, but it's just the same after watching it for a long time!" The scholar was a talkative person, and he kindly invited, "It's windy outside, so why not come and sit in the cabin? To be honest, sir, I am also a Taoist lover.
People who practice magic bring this Taoist scripture with them when they go out. We still have a few days to go to Puan County. Wouldn't it be nice to talk to me over wine?"
However, the scholar behind him saw that he was wearing a Taoist robe and raised his head to speak:
"Are you a Taoist gentleman?"
"Doesn't the cat want money?"
"Sir, please come aboard."
"Where are the guests?"
"The landscape is picturesque..."
The bay horse and cat followed behind.
"Sir, please walk slowly."
The Taoist, the cat and the horse gradually walked away.
I just feel that this is an echo of ancient history, a labor chant that has echoed on the Liujiang Ferry for thousands of years, and a mark of this era. I just heard one sentence, and it has been echoing in my mind. After listening for a while, I feel that
Like the whine under high-intensity labor, it makes people feel depressed and sad.
The more it lights up, the more complete the world in your chest becomes.
"Liu announced his resignation!"
There was a faint sound floating from the air.
In the past few years, the imperial court has introduced some large coins, some worth five and some worth ten. As the name suggests, one coin can be worth five or ten ordinary copper coins, but one can be used as a five-ton treasure. The weight of a ten-fold treasure is not as heavy as five ordinary copper coins.
Or as heavy as ten. Even though it was just introduced not long ago and the Dayan court was at its peak, it has not depreciated much yet, but the acceptance among the people has gradually decreased. Anyway, a big piece of money worth ten discounts is absolutely worthless in real life.
It cannot be used as ten pieces of money, it must be reduced to some extent.
"waterway?"
"The water route is smoother and more comfortable than the land route. Although I traveled down the mountain, I don't know that Xuzhou is full of mountains and rivers. This trip to Liaojun is even more picturesque, and going down the river is so comfortable."
Song You followed the sound and looked.
The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, the waterfalls are picturesque, there are delicious rice noodles, and the temperature is warmer than Lingquan County where Yidu and Taoist temples are located.
"Why don't you leave?"
"Sir, haven't you seen the crossing?"
Song You only felt that the cloth shoes were light and thin, and the stones hurt his feet.
The old man was still holding his cane and shouting at the door.
The calico cat at his feet raised his head and glanced at Song You.
…
"First time meeting."
"Is there a boat to Liaojun?"
For long-distance travel these days, if there is a waterway, it is definitely a better choice than the land route. But before, I wanted to appreciate the mountains, rivers and people in more detail, so I didn’t go looking for a waterway, but the old officials in front of me said so. Song You
I also thought of taking the water route to Liaojun.
The boat floats away from the shore easily, gently and gently.
How to find the way, where the ferry is, how to take the boat, how much it costs, how to avoid being scammed, all explained in detail.
"May I ask when we will set off?"
Song You gradually became interested.
"I grew up in a Taoist temple."
The old official then explained it to him in detail.
"Taoist priest, what are you doing?"
The sound of the boatman's chant is getting farther and farther away, but the strange thing is that the farther away it is, the more charming and powerful it seems.
The scholar didn't know what he was thinking——
The Taoist scriptures are not as good as this.
I'll update my leave sheet today, but I won't update it tonight, so I'll bow and show my breasts.