The legend of Maanshan

In the suburb of Dongwei Town, Lingshan, southern Guangxi, there is a mountain called Maanshan.

Ma 'anshan is like a saddle, with green grass and flowers. The vines are winding and the trees are lush. The whole mountain is beautiful and attracts the attention of countless passers-by.

There is a cave in an inconspicuous place at the foot of the mountain. For a long time, there is a story circulating in the cave of Maanshan:

In ancient times, there was a lot of gold on the ground deep in the cave. At that time, everyone who entered the cave wanted to take out some gold, but no one could successfully take it out.

This cave is managed by a mountain god. He invited some Yin people to guard in the underworld. Yin people are ghosts that the dead often say.

In the cave, the dead can't see ghosts, but ghosts can see the dead.

Ghosts made a rule that only one person can enter the cave at a time, and only when the person who came in went out can another person come in. If the first person hasn't gone out and the second person wants to break in, the ghost will send out a strong wind and push him out. Over time, it has become a habit that only one person can enter at a time.

There is a village near Maanshan called Baishui Village. There is a man named Datousan in the village who has long coveted the gold in the cave. He doesn't believe that gold can't be taken out.

One morning, wearing a blue autumn coat, he walked into the cave. It's dark inside. When he reached the depths of the cave, he finally found gold. He excitedly picked it up and filled two bags of clothes, but he was not satisfied. He picked up more gold, filled two bags full of trousers, and then turned and walked to the hole.

Arriving at the mouth of the cave, he felt blind and panicked. He was afraid that his eyes would never see the road again. He walked back to the cave, and his eyes slowly saw the road again. Then he went back to the house, and his eyes were completely bright again. He was relieved.

He tried to get out of the hole again, and his eyes went blind again. He tried several times without success, and finally he had to take all the gold out of his clothes before he got out of the hole.

If you can't get the gold, you won't be reconciled. A few days later, one morning, he decided to try again. This time, he put on an old black suit and a fish cage with the bottom upside down. The whole fish cage is nearly two feet long. Wearing it upside down on your head is like wearing a pyramid. It looks like a ghost as people often say.

He went into the hole, his clothes bag was full of gold, and then he came out slowly. This time, he was lucky. He walked out of the hole, his eyes were not blind and nothing happened. He was ecstatic and danced with joy.

After getting four bags of gold, it was like going to heaven. He became a local rich man. He often visits this beautiful town and spends a lot of money.

After the gold in the cave in Maanshan was stolen, the mountain gods in Maanshan flew into a rage and blamed the older children who guarded the cave, saying that they were careless in their work and left something behind, so that some gold was stolen.

He asked them to be more careful in the future and not to let the gold be stolen again. The ghosts admitted their mistakes and said that they would be more careful in the future and never let the gold be lost again.

Ghosts sat down and thought about the day when something went wrong. A child recalled: "I remember one day, there was a man in black with a long head." I think he is from the underworld. He was active in our cave, and no one paid attention to him. Later, he disappeared. This person is suspicious. "

After listening to the child, everyone agreed that if you meet this person in the future, don't let him go.

Back to the dead, one day, Datou San invited several villagers to eat and drink in the town. During the dinner, they talked about the gold in Maanshan cave. They deliberately stimulated Big Head Three, and no one could take it out of the cave. Drunk big head three completely forgot to keep his mouth shut about gold. In order to make this tone, he said that he had a way to take it out of the cave, but he didn't say how.

After the banquet, when he returned to the village, a young man named Zhang Yijun took part in drinking and had a whim. He thought there was a fish cage in Datousan's house. Big head three once buckled the mouth of the fish cage upside down on his head. Did he go into the hole with a fish cage on his head to get gold? Thinking of this, he decided to give it a try.

The next day, Zhang Yijun, dressed in black and wearing a fish cage on his head, walked into the hole like a big head. His every move is in the eyes of the ghost, but he can't see the ghost, and he doesn't know that a ghost is staring at him.

After he filled his pockets with gold, he went to the hole and became blind again. After several attempts, he failed, so he had to return empty-handed.

In fact, Zhang Yijun didn't know that ghosts in caves were wary of people with long heads, so he didn't succeed.

Big head three knew the news that he couldn't get the treasure in the cave and thought it was blocked by the ghosts and gods inside. In this case, he can't wear a fish cage to get the treasure in the cave in the future.

Big head three is not satisfied with the present situation of getting gold once, but also wants to get it for the second time. He thought hard and finally got an idea.

He thinks that the fourteenth day of the seventh lunar month is Ghost Festival. On that day, when ghosts had a holiday, they all went to the river to play, so there were no Yin people guarding the cave. That day is the best time to get gold.

The days passed day by day. On the fourteenth day of the seventh lunar month, Datou San put on a set of old blue clothes. At nine o'clock in the morning, he arrived at Ma 'anshan Pass. He wrapped his whole head in an old black cloth, leaving only two eyes to watch the road. Then he went into the cave and carefully picked up the gold on the ground. After the four bags on his clothes were filled with gold, he walked gently to the hole.

On this day, almost all the ghosts in the cave went out to play in the river, leaving only two little devils guarding the cave. These two little devils can't tell the difference between the big head and the ghost, just think that he is a ghost and ignore him. In this way, Datou San walked out of the cave safely with gold.

After July 14, the ghosts panicked and didn't know what to do. The mountain god is even more angry. After severely criticizing the ghost, he punished the two children who were guarding the cave that day and used the bench to deal with them.

The mountain god wants to get to the bottom of this matter. First, he wants to meet the ghost and sort out the clues in the cave. Then, the mountain gods dressed up as ordinary people and made unannounced visits to the people. Finally, he pays attention to the Big Three.

The mountain god wants to solve this problem by himself. He turned himself into a Taoist and came to Baishui Village. He pretended to tell fortune at the entrance of the village, which attracted some villagers to watch. Seeing that Big Head Three was already present, he took out a small blackboard and said to the people present, "This is a magical small board. As long as you gently press your nose on the board, I will know your past and future, as well as your wealth and poverty. If you are poor, it will be better to live better. "

After listening to the Taoist priest, everyone hopes that life will get better. One by one, they went forward and touched the small blackboard with their noses. As soon as they turned around, everyone's noses were all black, only three big heads. He was afraid that the Taoist priest would know about his past. He stepped on the small blackboard, but he was afraid to touch it. His nose didn't turn black when he turned around. Everyone was surprised.

At this time, the Taoist pretended to smile and said to Big Three, "Sir, your nose is not black. You didn't touch the small blackboard at all, which means you did something wrong in the past. Tell me, what did you do? " Go ahead, I'll help you. "

"I didn't do anything wrong!" Big three reluctantly replied.

"Don't tell me, I'll help you!" The Taoist priest went on to say, "It's your fault that Ma 'anshan Cave was stolen twice. Please take the stolen gold back to the cave. "

"I didn't steal the gold in the hole!" Big head three answered him like this.

"If it's not yours, it's not yours. The Taoist priest said, "We have been watching you for a long time." . "Just return the gold in the hole and start over, or you will have no way out in the future."

"I don't know what you are talking about. Don't do me wrong. I didn't take the gold in the hole. " Big head three answered and left.

At this time, I saw a whip from the air, muttering to myself, and then he took off into the air and turned into a breeze.

Big head three came home and tried to transfer all the stolen gold to other places, only to find that all the gold was gone. He guessed that the gold might have been sent and taken away by a Taoist priest, and his heart was cold and he regretted it.

Since then, everyone who touched the small blackboard has been rewarded. Whether growing crops or doing business, their life is getting better every day. On the other hand, without gold, their lives plummeted and went back to the past. Nothing is easy in the future, and life is always difficult.

Seeing everything in front of me, others' lives have improved, but they are poor. Big head three remembered the Taoist priest's words and said regretfully, "If I had known this, why should I have!" "