Datang beauty walk

Pu Yu and Bi'er practice Taoism in the Shuangyue temple. Although the Taoist temple is in a remote place, there are many Taoists who often come here to visit.

They opened up a vegetable field in the open space in front of Shuangyue Temple, and worked in the vegetable field in their spare time.When that piece of vegetable grows, they can't eat it themselves, so they often give fresh vegetables to Taoist priests and woodcutters in nearby Taoist temples.

The two of them spend their days sheltering in the Double Moon Temple.Sometimes, they climbed mountains and waded, climbed to the top of the peak, to watch the sunrise in the sea of ​​clouds; sometimes they went into the mountains and forests, walked to the edge of the stream, and listened to the gurgling water.In winter, they stepped out of the double moon to see the wilderness, and saw the snow; in spring, they walked along the winding path, crossed the single-plank bridge, listened to the birds and apes, and saw the green mountains and flowers in full bloom; On one day, they went to pick mountain flowers and wild fruits, and they lingered; on autumn days, they carried baskets on their backs, wandered among the red leaves all over the mountain, and stopped time on the transparent leaves and floating clouds.

One day, they were working in the vegetable field, suddenly, two women came from the other side of the road, very elegant and extraordinary.Bier looked up and was surprised to recognize that one of them was the woman who had rescued them many times before—Tao Yi.

Since then, Bi'er and Puyu have disappeared. In the morning frost, people can only see the green vegetable field, and the Shuangyue Temple just stands quietly on the mountainside.

The owner of Shuangyue Temple has left, but the prosperity of the world is still going on, and people's life is still the same-welcoming the sunrise, sending off the sunset, eating when hungry, and dressing when cold.

The capital of the Tang Dynasty has been moved from Chang'an to Luoyang.Chang'an and Luoyang, one west and one east, are world-famous metropolises, places that countless people at home and abroad and from all over the Western Regions yearn for.

People from all over the world gathered in these two cities to appreciate and experience the customs and grandeur of the Tang Dynasty.

No matter how lively the bustling city is, ordinary people still care about their own food and survival first.Fortunately, they were born in a peaceful and prosperous age, free from wars, and occasionally have leisure to go to the theater, go shopping, go sightseeing in mountains and rivers, or participate in banquets, listen to songs, or watch various competitive activities. A rare pleasure.

Therefore, Luoyang and Chang'an, a large metropolis with such a large population, will have many lively scenes every day.

In this bustle, temple fairs are popular gatherings for both men, women and children in urban and rural areas, and temples are places where people who are busy with the excitement like to go.Because temple fairs are held on festive days, there are countless small merchants and hawkers who set up stalls near the temple and put all kinds of items in front of people for them to choose at will.

Go to the temple fair, and you can eat all kinds of snacks.Those vendors set up big pots around the temple gate, and their large and small plates and bowls are full of delicious delicacies, hot, cold, spicy, sour. Those delicacies not only attract people's attention, It even teased everyone's tongues.

The most exciting thing is to count the hundreds of plays. Some of the performers occupy an area in a circle, playing guns and sticks among the crowd.Some set up tents, and there are two or three people, or more than a dozen people in them. Some of their performances are thrilling and exciting, such as swallowing swords and fire, stabbing throats with knives, breaking big stones on the belly, etc.; , such as double reed opera and so on.There are also people who like to watch dramas with stories, so they rush to the theater shed, watch a literary drama, and if they are not satisfied, watch a martial arts drama.At this time, viewers are most willing to take out their wallets.

Today, when Qiqing and Tanniang went into the city, they happened to hear that a lively temple fair was being held somewhere nearby.It was too early for them to finish their errands in the city, so they hired an ox cart to get on it, and after a long walk, they also visited the mountain temple where the temple fair was being held.

The mountain gate of this temple was already full of people, and Qiqing and Danniang also entered the temple gate with the crowd.Standing inside the door and looking forward, there is a high mountain not far in front of it, and there is a majestic high temple on the mountain.

After entering the temple gate, walk up another thirty or forty steps to the foot of the mountain, and look up to see a stone step hanging in front of everyone.It is a straight, long and steep stone step mountain road built according to the mountain situation, leading directly to the main hall on the top of the mountain.

On both sides of the stone steps, there are green pine trees and cypress trees rooted into the gaps between the rocks, standing upright on the mountain peaks in various poses, breathing the fresh air with the mountain flowers and weeds, and whispering to the white clouds and blue sky.

Qiqing and Danniang went up the steps together. There were iron chain handrails on both sides of the stone steps. They took two steps and rested three feet. When they reached the middle of the mountain, Danniang couldn't move her legs anymore. She sat on the side of the steps to rest.

Qiqing stood on the upper step where Tanniang was sitting, watching the scenery and the flow of people down the mountain.Waves of people came to the temple gate from all directions, flowing into the crowd, and another group of people went down the mountain, walked out of the temple gate, and scattered to the east and west in a blink of an eye.

The wide and flat Luoshui River in the distance quietly nourishes this rich and passionate land; under the sun, the vegetation is verdant when viewed close up, and the mountains are more beautiful when viewed from a distance, showing abundant vitality everywhere.This mountain and this river are still there, but the people of the past have gone away.

Qi Qing was holding on to the railing, looking up, when suddenly a man's heavy voice came to her ears:

"mother!"

Qi Qing looked away, followed the voice, and saw a man about forty years old standing under the front steps, dressed in a green robe, looking at her in surprise.

"Mom, I'm Feng'er."

Only then did Qi Qing recognize that the man in front of him was Wang Feng. Dan Niang, who was sitting on the steps, heard it and stood up too.

"It's really Feng'er. I haven't seen you for many years. You have gained weight and your beard has grown so long. At first glance, I really couldn't recognize you." Qi Qing said.

Dan Niang also cried out in surprise:

"Feng'er?"

"Ma'am," Wang Feng called, and he looked at them: "Mother, where have you been all these years? I thought you were... long gone."

"Don't worry we're fine, why are you here?"

The steps were not wide, and their conversation blocked the pedestrians going up and down, Qiqing saw this and walked down.Danniang also walked down each step holding the iron railing on one side, and walked down the mountain with Qiqing.

"Mother, I have been in Luoyang, the eastern capital, for almost two years. I came out of my residence today to visit the temple fair. I didn't expect to meet you." Wang Feng walked down the steps with them.

"Have you moved your family to Luoyang?" Qi Qing turned to look at Wang Feng.

"No, I am living in Luoyang temporarily. I came to Luoyang to participate in the official election. These years, I have been serving as county magistrate in a small county in other places. Two years ago, after my four-year term expired, I came to the The Ministry of Officials went to participate in the official election. There are many officials from all over the country who don’t want to fill up their posts. There are few vacancies, so I waited for two years. I will go to Hu County to take up my post in Japan."

"You didn't follow your father's old way of being a military officer and went to war, but went to take the imperial examination and became a civil servant. I think your grandfather and your father would be happy if they knew about it. At the beginning, I didn't teach you martial arts, but taught you how to fight. Studying is just what your grandfather wanted. At that time, he didn't want me to teach you martial arts, but wanted you to study. Now it seems that he was right. When you are an official, you should think of benefiting one party, and don't abuse it. authority, endangering the people.”

"Yes"

"How are the children? Is Mama Sun still alive?"

"Grandma has passed away for eight or nine years. The children are fine. The two sons have grown up now and are concentrating on studying in their hometown and preparing to take the autumn exam. There is also a youngest daughter named Yin'er who has just turned one year old. Years old, stay with us here in Luoyang."

"That's good."

☆, arrive at the shore