dance like a butterfly

When we arrived at Shilipu, Lao Zuo was already waiting there.

Hao Hao sat in the back row with me, talking and laughing along the way, "Fourth dad, tell me, why am I so lucky! I'm more than ten years older, and I have an extra fourth dad when I grow up? So Handsome, you still love me so much! In the past, every year during the Chinese New Year, I would stay in the city, which was boring. Now, I have relatives who can leave and a good place to play. Why don’t you call me a few years earlier? How about a fourth dad like you?"

The little guy is very good at talking, my ears are hot, and my face is a little red.

Old Han smiled and said, "You bastard, can you still pick and choose this matter? Be honest with me. When you arrive at your fourth dad's house in Hua County, you are not allowed to make trouble."

Haohao stuck out his tongue when Lao Han didn't pay attention.He was a restless little sparrow, turned around and asked me, "Fourth Dad, do you know the 'Eight Scenic Spots of Guanzhong'?"

A majestic Qinling Mountain divides the climate of the whole country into two parts, so the Guanzhong Plain to the north of the Qinling Mountains has been beautiful since ancient times.Not to mention other things, there are countless temples and towers in the 72 valleys of Zhongnan Mountain alone.Since the Qin, Han, and Tang Dynasties, poets and poets have repeatedly chanted the famous places of interest, leaving behind eternal masterpieces that are as brilliant as stars.And the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong are only a small part of them, and these scenic spots are well-known to every household.

I smiled and asked him back, "You know what?"

Haohao smiled and pointed his fingers and said, "Huayue celestial palm, Lishan evening photo, Baliu flying snow, Qujiang flowing water, wild goose pagoda morning bell, Xianyang ancient ferry, thatched cottage smoke, Taibai snow. Isn't that right?"

"It's really not simple for you, you can't explain everything.", I nodded.

"Of course, as Lao Shan, if you don't even know this, wouldn't you be laughing your ass off?"

Hao Hao patted his chest, looking like a little adult.

"Then do you know what Huayue cactus is?" I asked him further.

"This Huayue cactus." Now he was stumped, hesitated a bit, and said, "Huayue, of course refers to Huashan, cactus, does it mean that there is a rock on the mountain that looks like a cactus? Huh? , it seems wrong, cacti have thorns, this stone will not grow into thorns."

I laughed and said, "This can't be taken for granted. It's like this. Wang Wei wrote a poem like this, 'I heard that the universe is closed, and the giants are created by good fortune. The left foot stops, and the left hand pushes into shape. The sky and the earth suddenly open. The big river pours into the East Sea. So it is Xizhiyue, Xiongxiong Town Qinjing.' This is the Huayue fairy palm. It is a cliff, on the east peak of Huashan. It is tens of feet high, and the five fingers look very clear. , People from the early days entered Shaanxi from Tongguan, looked at Mount Hua from the official road, and it was the first thing they saw.”

Haohao couldn't help exclaiming, "Wow!"

"There is another legend about this Huayue celestial palm. It is said that in ancient times, Shouyang Mountain in Shanxi was connected with Huashan Mountain to the east of the Yellow River. The Giant Spirit God sympathized with the common people very much, so he stepped on Shouyang Mountain and pushed Huashan Mountain with his hands, breaking the axis of the earth and breaking the ridge. The palm print of the giant spirit god is printed. Because this handprint is too ingenious, it was promoted as the first of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went to Huashan to worship the sky. He lamented the merits of the giant spirit god and built a A Giant Spirit Cave. There is even more evil. It is said that there is a county magistrate in Huayin County, who almost changed Huayin County into Xianzhang County based on this. There are many legends about Huashan. There are blowing the flute to attract the phoenix, and Zhao Kuangyin playing chess with the ancestor Chen Tuan and losing Huashan, etc."

Haohao listened with gusto, and Lao Han couldn't help but turn his head and said, "Look, your fourth dad's education is not a mix-up, and everything he says is logical. You, you must study hard in the future."

Haohao pulled my sleeve anxiously and asked me to tell him all these legends one by one.When I heard Lao Han say this, I felt like I was showing off, so I hurriedly said, "I don't know much about it, so go to Huashan first, and I'll tell you about it later."

Chatting along the way, the car passed Weinan, passed Chishui Town, and turned to Huaxian County not long after.

Although the countryside is not as prosperous as the city, but when it comes to the New Year's Eve, there are different lively scenes.There is no ban on setting off fireworks in the countryside. Starting from the county town, the firecrackers along the way are constantly ringing.Many families hung red lanterns at the door early, smoke was rising from the chimneys of every household, and the older girls and the younger daughter-in-law steamed buns and made dumplings to make dumplings at home.On the street, the old man with a dry pipe in his mouth is also dressed up early, with two hands in his sleeves, smiling and talking to people he knows acquaintances from all over the world. The children hold all kinds of fireworks in their hands, Light one from time to time, laughing and laughing is a lot of fun, and those young and middle-aged people in their prime of life have gone to drinking and playing mahjong in groups early on.The Spring Festival couplets with various contents are also overwhelming.

This year's festival, it's just been a long time since I haven't seen the snow, which makes people feel a little empty.

At the door of the house, the second sister-in-law was rolling up her sleeves and pressing water with her hands in the yard.Seeing the car stop, he hurriedly came forward and shouted with a smile: "Ha, everyone is back, I was just about to call you in a while." Then, he turned back and called the second brother in the room, "Shopkeeper, hurry up!" Come out and see who's back."

The second elder brother came out and saw Lao Han and Lao Zuo got out of the car one after another to greet him. He scratched his head with a smile, and answered vaguely, but didn't speak.

Lao Han and Lao Zuo opened the trunk to pick up the presents. The second elder brother hurried forward to catch them and said, "Why are you polite? We are embarrassed to take so many things all the time."

The second sister-in-law touched Haohao's head and said, "The children's house is like the wind blowing. We haven't seen each other for a year, and they have grown into young men."

Then he turned to me and asked, "How are you doing these days?"

I hurried to say better, better.

After entering the house, Lao Han asked the second sister-in-law if she had visited the ancestral grave, and the second sister-in-law said that the second brother had been there in the morning.

In front of the portraits of our parents, Lao Han, Lao Zuo and I lit joss sticks and bowed respectfully.

After the ceremony, Lao Zuo unwrapped a box of chocolates, squatted down to tease the second brother's two children.Lao Han sat on the edge of the Kang and chatted with his second brother and second sister-in-law.

The second sister-in-law said, "It's good that we're all back. If there's nothing else, we can stay longer. Anyway, there's plenty of room. I'll heat up the big kang next door in a while, and let's watch the New Year together at night."

Lao Han said, "Don't bother. Many things are not going well this year. It is said that climbing the mountain on the first day of the Lunar New Year will bring good luck in the coming year. Everyone wants to go to Huashan tomorrow. We will live in Huayin tonight."

The second sister-in-law looked at me and said, "Junjun's body, can climbing mountains be tolerated?"

I hurriedly said, "It's okay, I'll take the cable car to the North Peak, just wait for them."

"It's cold on the mountain." The second sister-in-law said.

"It's okay, I'll be with him when the time comes, and I've brought a military cotton coat." Old Zuo interjected.

"That's fine, you have already made arrangements, so I won't say anything. As long as you are all happy, it's better than anything else."

Lao Han stood up and wanted to leave, but the second elder brother said, "Why are you leaving so soon when your butt is not hot yet?"

The old Zuo said, "It's New Year's Eve today, I'm afraid I will be late, and I won't be able to register for the room. Second brother and second sister-in-law, I will come to see you when I have nothing to do."

The second sister-in-law saw that she couldn't keep everyone, so she stood up and sent them off.

At the door, Lao Han suddenly remembered something, turned around and said, "Second sister-in-law, don't give away that bottle of Xifeng wine, open it for second brother to drink."

When we got on the road, I asked Lao Han, "Why did you tell me about the wine?"

Lao Han said with a smile, "You will know when the second sister-in-law opens it."

It was only now that I realized that Lao Han had a heart, so he must have left money again.

When I arrived in Huayin, I found a transportation hotel to stay.After eating New Year's Eve dinner early, watching the Spring Festival Gala was not enough, each of them went to bed early, and there was nothing to say all night.

The next morning, I ate dumplings in the hotel and headed all the way to Huashan.

Arrived at the foot of the mountain after eight o'clock, but saw many tourists, the mountain road was bustling with people.

The winter morning light shines on Xiling, the mountain peak looks steep and clear, and the sky feels clear and quiet.Along a section of concrete road, after turning a few turns, looking up, the highest peak is covered with old white snow.The mountain wind is cold, and it seems that there are waves of high cold blowing from the clouds. In the gully, the decaying grass is swishing.Occasionally, one or a few dark green pines and cypresses stand tall among the mountain ridges. They have withstood rain, snow and wind and frost for many years. The simplicity and vigor make people think of the quality of Dongfu people.When you get on the cable car, you can see the winding and winding stone-level mountain roads, and the buildings at the foot of the mountain are as small as toy boxes, and you suddenly feel that the world is really small.

The cable car stops at the North Peak.The beauty of Huashan Mountain is that it is made of a whole boulder. There are few trees on the boulder, and the gleaming white boulder is cut like a knife and an ax.Beifeng faces the abyss on three sides, all of which are bottomless.Since Mr. Jin Yong's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" became popular, Huashan must also leave a place for this master who brought martial arts novels to the peak.

In the 83 version of the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the last place where Huashan discusses swords is at the highest point of Huashan, which is really misleading.The highest point of Mount Hua is not the most famous West Peak, let alone the East Peak, which is the best place to watch the sunrise, but the majestic South Peak.However, there is no such a large open area on the South Peak as in the TV series.Huashan ranks first in the world with its precipitousness, and only the shortest North Peak has the conditions for such an open terrain.Therefore, when looking for Huashan, you can only use the four characters "Huashan Lunjian" in running script on the boulder on the North Peak for tourists to enjoy.Behind the boulder, the flattened open space is less than fifty square meters in total.

I can't remember who said that Chinese people travel mostly to a strange place just to take a group of photos.

Haohao was already jumping for joy.In front of the stone engraved with "Huashan Lunjian", he took photos with Lao Han and me separately, and then took photos with us again. I ordered a dozen.

Lao Zuo put on a cotton coat for me, held a SLR camera, stood, squatted, sideways, straight, pushed and pulled, and clicked and clicked tirelessly. We took two group photos of the four of us.

I pointed to the mountains to the east and said to Haohao, "Look, that's Canglong Ridge, which is where Han Yu wrote his books."

According to legend, the great poet Han Yu climbed the Huashan Range Rover, toured the three peaks, and went down to Canglong Ridge.It's easy to go up the mountain, but it's hard to go down the mountain. He sat on the ridge and cried loudly, thinking that he would never be able to get down in this life.Later, he tore off a long gown, wrote a farewell letter to his family on it, and finally sent a letter for help.Fortunately, a woodcutter got a letter and informed the county magistrate of Huayin, so he was carried down the mountain.It can be seen that in ancient times, the road of the phrase "Huashan has been a road since ancient times" was very difficult and dangerous.

Haohao looked at the nearly seventy-degree stone-level mountain road in the direction of my finger, and couldn't help exclaiming, "Oh my god, this road is really like climbing to the sky."

As he was talking, he saw a lot of tourists again, and suddenly couldn't help the challenge in his heart. He asked, "Fourth Dad, where is the place where the old ancestor Chen Tuan played chess?"

"Dongfeng."

"Where is the place where you split the mountain to save your mother?"

"Xifeng,"

"Where is the highest point?"

"South Peak."

"Okay, the infinite scenery is on the dangerous peak. Then do you want to go?" He looked like he wanted to conquer Mount Everest.

Lao Han said, "Let your Uncle Zuo and your fourth dad stay here and wait for us."

Lao Zuo smiled and said, "You go, just go, don't worry, if you come down the mountain and don't see us, we will definitely wait for you in the lobby of the ticket office. Don't worry, I will take good care of him. Don't forget, Burning high incense in the Yue Temple is said to be very effective."

After all, he handed the bag containing water and dry food and the camera to Lao Han.

Lao Han nodded, turned around and headed towards Canglong Ridge with Haohao.

Watching their figures slowly disappear behind the cliff, I said to Lao Zuo, "Brother, let's go down after sitting down. I still think it's very cold here."

The old Zuo said, "Okay, I can accompany you anyway, wherever I go."

Within a few minutes, there was a high-pitched Qin opera opera by Hu Zisheng. The words of the opera were very clear, and they were drifting towards me word by word:

In the autumn of the Jiazi year, in the eighth month, Wang opened the examination hall

Selected all talents in the world

All the candidates in the world want to be named on the gold list

There is a yellow nest into the examination room

That Huang Chao looks ugly

Beat Huang Chao forty and drive him out of the examination room

Huang Chao loses officialdom and finds it difficult to swallow

Anti-poetry stays in front of the Meridian Gate

Train soldiers in Cangmen Baoshi

Trained [-] soldiers and [-] soldiers

800 million murders without a shot

Rivers of blood and mountains of bones

Tang Xizong Difficult to Stand in Chang'an

Take care of yourself in Miyang, Xiqi

Cheng Jingsi loyally showed Shatuo and moved his troops to the country

That old man does not send people and horses

Thanks to the second emperor for sending troops

The Great Taibao looks like a ghost

The ancestor king who moved his son in Yuanjun

The grandfather was guilty of the curse of the year

Daddy Zuntang father surrounded the bandit Wang Yanzhang died

That's right, this is Lao Han singing "Teacher of the White Tiger Hall".

This piece of singing is about sonorous and powerful, and it needs to be wild, high, and heroic. It has extremely high requirements for the control of cadence and rhythm, and it is very suitable for releasing one's emotions in the wilderness.

Since getting along with Lao Han, I have never heard him sing this scene.Come to think of it, Lao Han must be in such a good mood today, climbing the mountain with his son, while singing to me who is waiting for him down the mountain.

Shan San answered Lao Han's every word accurately.

Looking at the crowd climbing on the high mountains, thinking that one of them is my lover, I can't bear to look away.