The dead enemy in the previous life gave me joy

On the ninth day of September, we arrived at Chongyang, and it coincided with the high and refreshing autumn season, which is a perfect time for walking in autumn. Since the last time I took Chu Chu to the valley, Gu Zhai dared not mention the matter of going out with him again. Now it has been a long time, On that day, the two of them practiced calligraphy and painting together again, and their relationship has eased a lot before they dared to bring it up again.

Unexpectedly, Chu Chu agreed so readily this time. Gu Zhai said that he would take him to climb the mountain in Chongyang, so he agreed.

Chu Chu's nightmare never happened again, and his health seemed to be much better. This time, Gu Zhai didn't order Huang Ma to harness to the cart, and the two of them took their horses and rode together, and headed towards the high ground that day.

This time it was not a valley to go to, but an unnamed distant mountain not far from Shangjing. This mountain is not high, which is very suitable for the two of them to climb up the mountain in autumn.

Together, Gu Zhai and Chu Chu tied the horses to the bottom of the mountain, and walked along the trail to the top of the mountain.

After walking for a while, Chu Chu began to feel a little tired. He felt that he had promised too readily, but he still didn't know himself enough, so he still tried to climb to the top of the mountain with such a body.

Gu Zhai saw that Chu Chu was struggling a bit, so he slowed down his steps. Although Chu Chu was struggling physically, his eyesight was not bad, so he turned his head and said to Gu Zhai, "What are you doing, I need you to let me go." ?"

Gu Zhai took advantage of the situation and gave him a hand, "I didn't let you go, maybe you are weak and can't afford to be afraid of this mountain, so you don't allow me to recover from a serious illness. Are you also not strong enough?"

Chu Chu glanced at him, and said, "Exaggerated words."

He shook off Gu Zhai's hand, and continued to kick upwards with one deep foot and one shallow foot. He raised his head and looked up. It was clearly just a small hill, but it seemed endless to him.

If he had known that climbing this mountain would take so much physical effort, he would not have agreed to Gu Zhai. He became annoyed after thinking about it, and he snorted in his heart with disdain. He is also sure to climb up, no, climb up!

Gu Zhai followed behind him unhurriedly. Seeing his appearance, he even wanted to laugh a little. He really liked Chu Chu's current state of wanting to stop, a little arrogant and a little self-willed, very cute.

There are no such big tribute chrysanthemums on this mountain, but there are patches of small white chrysanthemums growing along the road. While climbing the mountain, in order to alleviate the pain, Chu Chu paid attention to observing those "little things", smoking these small chrysanthemums The flowers, the light-yellow flower hearts, they have never had such flowers in Mausoleum, and in the dry and rainless land, even pastures can't survive, so what to say...

Gu Zhai watched him staring at those pure white wild chrysanthemums, and said to him: "If you like it, how about I have someone transplant some and put them in your yard?"

He continued: "September is the best time to appreciate chrysanthemums, what's so good about these little wild chrysanthemums on the side of the road, there are many more rare and precious chrysanthemum species in Shangjing, and I will buy them for you at that time. "

Chu Chu snorted a little, "What's so good about those, I don't think it's as good as this wild little chrysanthemum, free and unrestrained, how wonderful~"

The two climbed to the middle of the mountain with each other like this, already tired and out of breath, so Chu Chu took the initiative to find a place that looked clean and sat down to rest, "Come up after a while, General God of War, I see that your face is pale, don't work so hard after recovering from a serious illness~"

Chu Chu wiped the sweat off his face, and asked Gu Zhai how long it would take to reach the top of the mountain. Gu Zhai came over and squeezed his shoulders, and replied, "It's not far, this mountain isn't too high, if it wasn't for The two of us are both degenerates in the world, and we are both dragging such weak bodies, so we shouldn't be struggling so much."

Seeing that Chu Chu was a little unhappy, he encouraged: "We have already climbed halfway, and I don't have the word "give up halfway."

Chu Chu said: "You can tell me that I didn't want to give up halfway."

Seeing that Chu Chu was exhausted climbing the mountain, Gu Zhai couldn't help feeling distressed. He took out a box of pastries from the package on his back and handed it to Chu Chu.

"Are you tired, Chongyang cake must be eaten in Chongyang Festival, try it?"

Chu Chu took the cake with difficulty, and looked at it carefully.

Gu Zhai said: "Double Ninth Cake is mostly sweet food, you must like it, in ancient times they would make this kind of Double Ninth Cake to sacrifice the harvest, it was called "Hua Cake" at that time.

He said: "Even if the wind is different in ten miles and the customs are different in a hundred miles, this Double Ninth Cake has lasted for thousands of years. Try it, it is made of rice flour and soybean flour, and sweet dates, Almonds are boiled together with a lot of sugar." [1]

Gu Zhai lowered his voice again, and said softly: "However, some of these cakes are mixed with Chinese medicinal materials. The addition of medicinal materials to this Double Ninth Cake can achieve the effect of dietary therapy. I think it will be of great benefit to your body. Besides, today Mountaineering, this medicine will be absorbed more fully."

Chu Chudao: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is just over and the Double Ninth Festival is over, and the flower cakes are busy everywhere. Double layers of jujube millet are sandwiched between the noodles, and the inscription at the feast is proud of Liu Lang. [2]"

Reaching out his hand, he took the Chongyang cake from Guzhai and put it into his mouth piece by piece. He had heard about it before, but he had never eaten it before, "Thanks to you, I ate this cake today~"

After resting enough, Chu Chu gritted her teeth and stood up with the help of the trees next to her. After resting for a while, she got a little better, and continued to climb the mountain again.

Gu Zhai said to him as he walked, "You know that the soldiers in my battalion have to practice every once in a while. For a mountain that is higher and steeper than this, they have to climb it even if they die."

Chu Chu was a little annoyed: "How can I compare to the soldiers in your battalion!" After finishing speaking, her heart sank, if in the past...

At this moment, he only felt pain in his legs and feet, and a feeling of wanting to vomit rose in his chest. It would be great if he could find an open space to lie down and rest for half an hour. If he could just go back home and lie back on the soft couch How nice it should be.

It's a pity, he just swore that he couldn't give up halfway.

Chu Chu remembered that when he was reading a storybook, he saw that when climbing a mountain, it is always easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down the mountain.But he felt that it was not easy to go up the mountain after encountering it today, and the words in this book were also biased.

It is not that the scriptures that Chu Chu read before did not contain information about Chongyang Festival. He has read all those folk customs and Chongyang poems, so he also knows the tradition of climbing the heights on Chongyang Festival. One day, because there were no mountains and no high places to climb, I thought of eating cakes, and wanted to use cakes instead of climbing to express the meaning of rising step by step.

But he didn't want to seek any promotion, all he wanted in this life was a peaceful world.

"The general eats more of this cake, maybe he can be blessed with this cake and become a marquis." Chu Chu joked.

Gu Zhai didn't get angry with him because of these words, he took out a pouch with cornel from his arms, and tied it to Chu Chu's arm.

"Don't move, Huang Ma will always make some purses with cornel on Chongyang Festival, you should wear them obediently."

"It is said that a long time ago, someone learned from Fei Changfang as an immortal. One day, Fei Changfang told him: On September 3, a catastrophe will come to your home. You can teach your family to sew cloth bags with cornel inside, and tie them to On the arm, when the time comes to climb the mountain and drink chrysanthemum wine, the disaster will be eliminated. Guess what will happen in the end?" [[-]]

Chu Chu answered him while panting, "Such legends are unbelievable..."

Immediately, he thought that he was also resurrected strangely and reincarnated others, so he changed his words: "Perhaps...the disaster has really been eliminated?"

Gu Zhai said with a smile, "The student followed his words and he was fine." [3]

Although most of these legends are mixed with superstition, if wearing dogwood this time can eliminate all disasters, why not be worth it.

Chu Chu really couldn't climb anymore, Gu Zhai planned to carry Chu Chu to the top of the mountain directly, but Chu Chu refused desperately, and the last half of the way was only finished after Gu Zhai half pulled and half pulled.

The two of them stood together on the top of the mountain, looking at the rolling sea of ​​clouds. Fortunately, it was not too late. Gu Zhai took out two pots of chrysanthemum brewing from the package, and handed one pot to Chu Chu, "I shouldn't let you drink. Yes, today Chongyang makes an exception."

Standing together on the top of the mountain, the two of them watched the clouds rolling and the clouds relaxing. Chu Chu felt that the torment and heavy state of mind during this period of time had been relieved, and finally felt a moment of relief.

"When it comes to the Double Ninth Day, the chrysanthemums will still come [4]" Chu Chu read.

After hearing this, Gu Zhai said: "So you know it, and if I explain so much to you, then let's make an agreement on the next ninety-nine Chongyang Festival, and I will invite you to come here to enjoy the chrysanthemums."

"Who wants to come with you again..." Chu Chu was absent-minded. He thought that even if he wanted to steal the military amulet from Gu Zhai's study in the future, it would be a matter of the future, and he would think about it tomorrow.

Chu Chunian said: "Life is easy, but it is difficult to grow old. Every year is the Double Ninth Festival, and today is the Double Ninth Festival."

"Once a year, the autumn wind is strong, not like spring, but better than spring." Gu Zhai also replied. [5]

The two drank chrysanthemum wine together on the top of the hill, and enjoyed the beauty of autumn together.

Gu Zhai said: "Ninety-nine return to one on the Double Ninth Festival. The ancients said that this is the most auspicious day. Climbing up today will definitely eliminate all the suffering."

Chu Chu was puzzled and said: "What is your trouble and difficulty, the general of the God of War is infinitely beautiful, it is the sage's reliance, and it is a blessing that others can't cultivate in a few lifetimes."

Gu Zhai said: "The blessings cultivated in several lifetimes? If a person like me hadn't come out of the battlefield one after another, how could he be like this...you don't understand."

"My mother is just a little lotus picking girl. She never mentioned my father. Since I was sensible, every Double Ninth Festival, my mother took me to make this Double Ninth Cake and sell it in the market." These Double Ninth Cakes you ate today I made the cake.

He went on to say: "Later, I encountered recruitment, so I went, just to avoid being a burden to my mother. I could make a living in the barracks, and my mother only had to take care of herself. Unfortunately, I counted After all, it’s still bad. There are strict orders in the army that you can’t leave at will. In those years, I followed the South and North Wars and rarely came back. After my mother left, I couldn’t see her for the last time. What about the general?"

"I can't keep the person I want to keep. No matter how hard I try, I will always end up losing my loved one."

Chu Chu thought about how to comfort Gu Zhai, but felt stuck in her throat, unable to speak, and finally just took the jug containing chrysanthemum brew and touched it in his hand.

People are born to experience all kinds of sufferings, and Gu Zhai also has the sufferings and pains of others, and he does not know the sufferings of others[6], so don't speak in vain.

Gu Zhai searched for a place with few trees on the top of the mountain, took out the paper kite that he had already prepared, and said, "Besides climbing the heights, we should put this in the Chongyang Festival. I bought this 'Shuangfeiyan' after searching for a long time. Do you want to try it?" try?"

He handed the kite to Chu Chu, and then taught Chu Chu to fly the kite.

According to legend, on the day of Chongyang, the sky is high, the clouds are light, the wind is clear, the sun is clear, and the kite can easily ride the wind. The higher the kite flies, the further the bad luck will be farther away. In addition, the better the flight, the richer the blessing. [7]

Chu Chu yanked off the kite thread, and said quietly in his heart: "The one who soars upwards is ninety thousand miles [8], when I leave, you will rise with the wind and go straight to the sky beyond the clouds."

The author has something to say: [1] For the part about Chongyang Cake, refer to the explanation on the Encyclopedia of Chongyang Cake on the Internet.

[2] From "Doumen Miscellaneous Songs On Cake".

[3] The story of Fei Changfang instructing students comes from the Internet and is quoted here.

[4] From Meng Haoran's "Passing the Old Man's Village".

[5] From Mao/Ze/Dong's "Picking Mulberries · Double Ninth Festival".

[6] There is a saying on the Internet that "I don't know the suffering of others, but I don't say that others are good." Here I borrow the previous sentence.

[7] This statement is also quoted from the online Chongyang custom of releasing paper kites.

[8] From "Xiaoyaoyou·Fish in Beiming".