The entire village shakes their heads at Zhuang Qingning - an orphaned girl who, after recovering from illness, stubbornly registers as a female household head instead of living with her uncle.
...Chapter 380: Seeing Through But Not Saying It
Cuiwei Mountain is neither high nor steep, but its advantage is that spring water flows slowly from the mountain all year round, giving the mountain a spiritual aura. Also because of the spring water, the mountain is lush with trees, and it is most appropriate to describe it as a beautiful mountain with clear water and green water.
At this time, looking up from the foot of the mountain, you can see the lush trees all over the mountain, some verdant, some fiery red, some apricot yellow, layer upon layer, like a frozen oil painting. The rich and intense colors bring great visual impact to people.
The clear and melodious bird calls in the valley, the faint gurgling of springs and the rustling sound of small waterfalls flowing down the cliff, as well as the long singing of porters on the mountain road, can be said to be a place that attracts people and makes them want to wander among the mountains and rivers.
The carriage had a servant looking after it at the bottom, and four men led three servants and started walking up the mountain.
"This mountain is really nice." Zhuang Qingning climbed up the stairs and took a deep breath of the fresher air in the mountains and forests, sighing as he walked.
"Indeed." Fan Wenxuan stroked his beard and smiled, "In addition to the beautiful scenery and clear spring water, there is also a legend about Cuiwei Mountain."
"It is said that after Pangu created the world and Nuwa created humans, humans worked hard on this land, multiplied, and lived in groups. As a result, many small tribes gradually emerged, each choosing a place to live."
"There were originally several small tribes around here, supporting each other and living in peace. But one day, a disaster struck. A large tribe from afar wanted to occupy the mountains, forests and fields here, so they attacked this place, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. They even killed all the old and weak in the tribe to prevent future troubles."
"Just as these thieves were celebrating after committing their evil deeds, the sky suddenly became overcast with dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and a whirlpool seemed to appear in the sky. In an instant, an extremely huge mountain fell from the sky and crushed all the thieves under the mountain."
"After this mountain descended from the sky, it rained heavily for several days, day and night. When the clouds cleared and the rain stopped, people could only see this mountain and this lake. Because this mountain was built to punish evil, it was named Sin Fear Mountain, and this lake was also called Sin Fear Lake."
"In the previous dynasty, when the emperor passed by this place, he thought the scenery here was very beautiful, but the name seemed a bit eerie, so he changed the name to Cuiwei Mountain and Cuiwei Lake."
"Until this dynasty, the name has been used all the time. The legend has become less and less popular, and many people no longer know about it. They only know that the scenery of this mountain is very beautiful and the spring water is extremely sweet."
Zhuang Qingning blinked after listening to Fan Wenxuan's story.
Such a beautiful mountain actually has such an origin.
Zhuang Qingsui and Chu Jinzhou, who were listening with great interest, were also quite moved.
"The law of nature is clear, and evil will be rewarded according to karma. Such insane people will be punished by heaven and justice will be done to the world." Chu Jinzhou said in a low voice, but his words were sonorous and powerful.
Zhuang Qingsui thought for a while and said, "If it is God's will, it is a bit lucky after all. It is still up to human efforts. If several tribes gather together, they will definitely be able to resist the enemy's attack and avenge their dead relatives."
Zhuang Qingning listened to what the two people said with great interest. After thinking for a while, he smiled and did not say anything. He just looked at Fan Wenxuan.
"Well, both of you have some truth in what you said." Fan Wenxuan nodded, "But one of you said it was God's will, and the other said it was human-made, so your emphasis is different."
"Then can you two think about why you said such words and why the other party said such words."
"This question is a bit difficult. You don't have to answer so quickly. You can think about it slowly."
Fan Wenxuan looked up and said, "There is a pavilion in front, let's go there to rest our feet and drink some water."
"Okay." Chu Jinzhou and Zhuang Qingsui both agreed, and then the little kid became excited and jumped forward to find the simple shed with only four pillars and a thatched roof.
A string of silver bell-like laughter was shed.
Fan Wenxuan slowed down his pace and walked slowly behind.
Zhuang Qingning was originally the last one to come, but now he caught up and smiled, "Mr. Fan, this is probably not the origin of Cuiwei Mountain."
"See through it but don't say it out loud." Fan Wenxuan gestured to Zhuang Qingning to keep his voice down, smiled slightly, and walked forward slowly with his hands behind his back.
Zhuang Qingning shook his head and smiled.
This Mr. Fan is indeed unusual. He seems to be unruly all day long and does not teach children to read and write properly. But if you look closely, you can see that he is learning and teaching all the time.
Children are young, and no matter how hard you push them, their memory is limited, and their understanding and cognition of things are even more limited. It is better to use this long time to lay the foundation, develop habits, and exercise their thinking ability and methods. When they grow up a little, you can learn something with half the effort, and you can achieve a qualitative leap and amazing improvement.
In contemporary society, there are still many teachers who do not understand this truth and do not know this teaching method. However, Fan Wenxuan can abandon worldly things, has unique ideas and integrates this method into all aspects of life, which is extraordinary.
Zhuang Qingning felt even more respect for Mr. Fan and quickened his pace.
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When they arrived at the pavilion in front, Chu Jinzhou, Zhuang Qingsui and a few servants had already taken out some of the food and drinks they had brought with them.
With all kinds of moon cakes, pear juice, etc., and the mountain spring water readily available nearby, a few people sat in the pavilion halfway up the mountain, enjoying the gentle breeze and chatting. It was quite pleasant.
As the sun rose higher, tourists gradually began to appear on Cuiwei Mountain.
Just as Chu Jinzhou guessed, there seemed to be quite a few tourists. In just the time it took to drink a cup of tea, several waves of people passed by them in groups of three or two.
Some of them might be families traveling together, some might be friends who look like scholars, some might be women and young girls, and even worse, there were elderly people with gray hair who were climbing the mountain with difficulty, supporting each other.
People passing by were all talking about the same thing, which was the "auspicious sign" that appeared on Cuiwei Mountain two days ago.
"What exactly is this so-called auspicious sign?" Zhuang Qingning asked curiously.
"I know about this." Ban Qing, a servant beside him, said hurriedly, "It seems that at dusk the day before yesterday, someone saw a ray of light in the sky above Cuiwei Mountain, and a wisp of colorful auspicious clouds rose from the middle of the mountain, circled the mountain three times, and then fell into the sky."
"It is said that it fell on a stone in the narrow gap. In an instant, the stone burst into thousands of rays of light and emitted a strange fragrance. When the light disappeared and the fragrance dissipated, it was seen that an unknown green plant had grown on the original stone."
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