The legend of Bailu Spring

According to legend, a long, long time ago, there was a simple and honest young man named Zhuer. Zhuer was born with beautiful features, broad arms and round waist. His parents died when he was young, and he had no brothers or sisters, so he was alone. He lived in poverty by feeding the rich man Liu Hu's head into sheep.

At that time, Bailuquan was a place with high mountains and deep ravines, and there were few people inhabiting it. Zhuer only dug a small cave dwelling east of the ravine mouth to avoid wind and rain and spend the night

One year, until June, there was still no rain. The grass on the mountain withered, the springs at the foot of the mountain dried up, and the birds in the sky and the beasts in the earth often fell to the ground and could not get up. The same is true for sheep, so Zhu Le was extremely sad and kept being whipped by Liu Hu's head. There was nothing he could do. Zhu'er went out to herd the sheep. A jar of stream water can be used as a last resort to rescue a fallen sheep.

One day at noon, the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Zhuer drove the sheep and hurriedly came to the bottom of the ditch to enjoy the cool air. When I walked to the mouth of the ditch, I saw a woman driving a sheep. The sheep was out of breath. One sheep was lifted up and another one fell down. The woman was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. Zhuer hurriedly drove the sheep to the shade, came over with a basket and a jar, fed the grass in the basket to her sheep, and gave her sheep water in the jar to drink.

"Brother, your sheep is also out of breath." The woman saw her sheep standing up and said while wiping her tears.

"How can you, a girl, do this kind of work?"

"Brother, you don't know that my little sister's biological mother died early, and my stepmother treated me very cruelly."

"Another poor person." Zhu'er thought to himself. "So where do you live, what is your surname?"

"You live in Nanshan, and your name is Liu (Lu) sister."

Zhu'er also said that his parents had passed away early, how could he give it to Liu? The tiger's head was like a horse, and the story of being beaten and scolded was told to the sixth sister. The sixth sister listened with rapt attention, showing sympathy and love, and kept wiping her tears.

"Brother, you and I are both suffering. We have been toiled and bullied. If you can work, so can I. Why don't we..."

"How"

"As long as the eldest brother doesn't dislike me, I am willing to marry you..." The sixth sister said proudly and shyly.

"No, no, this will make you tired. I don't have a room, and there are no ridges on the land..."

"I can't worship the flower hall with you, either. I want to cook and deliver soup to you. The ravine is empty, and there are wolves and foxes everywhere, so people are very scared..."

They both drove the sheep through the mountain pass to Zhuer's kiln. Before, Zhuer drove Liuhutou's sheep back to the village, leaving Liumei and her sheep here.

Liumei is very dexterous. She and Zhuer renovated the cave dwelling, installed the doors and windows, and dug a hole in the cave to serve as a sheep pen. Zhuer resigned from her job of herding sheep for Liu Hutou and started to cultivate land in the valley and herd sheep. Liu Mei We spun and weaved at home, and sometimes helped Zhu'er herd sheep and farm. The couple respected and loved each other, were diligent and thrifty, and lived a happy life. Two years passed in the blink of an eye, and they gave birth to a fat boy. The child became sensible, so they took the time to play with the child. Sixth Sister pointed to the distant mountains and told the child stories about gods. It is said that the gods are floating in the sky, but it is empty, deserted and very lonely. She said that she liked the green mountains and green waters of the world, the men farming and the women weaving, and the love of fathers and mothers. The child was so happy that she snuggled in this arms, snuggled in that arms, and called her daddy and mommy. , which made the two of them feel sweet in their hearts. But Sixth Sister sometimes felt worried, but she never told Zhuer.

As for Liu Hutou, since Zhuer stopped letting him graze his sheep, and there was a drought and no rain, his sheep were not as abundant as every year. One day he wanted to look for Zhuer and came to the east of Shankou. Unexpectedly, Zhu'er had already married and started a business. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he saw that Zhu'er's wife was as pretty as a watery peony. He became malicious and called Zhu'er aside and said:

"You This is my mountain to live in and my land to farm. From today on, you must let me herd sheep again. Within three days, you must make the big sheep come down in pairs and the lambs in pairs. Otherwise, I will give you your wife. I'll send you to work." After that, he walked away.

Zhuer came over with a sad face. Liumei asked him what he was worried about. Zhuer told her exactly what Liu Hutou said. Liumei smiled and said, "What's the difficulty? Just let him do the counting in three days." ."

Zhu'er started herding Liu Hutou's sheep again, and Liu Mei took care of the children as usual. Helping Zhu'er to herd sheep and farm the land, he didn't take this matter to heart at all. Zhu'er was burning with anxiety. On the third day, Liumei fed each ewe a handful of grass, and the ewe's belly became bigger. In the evening, a lamb was born in the sheepfold.

Zhuer is very happy.

On the fourth day, Liu Hu looked up and saw that the lamb was jumping happily and bleating, and he had nothing to say. But he still wanted to be evil, so he called Zhu'er to him and said: "Zhu'er, Zhu'er, there are too many sheep and too many mouths. You have to give me a thousand stones of beans and a thousand stones of grains. It can be done within three days, otherwise your wife will be killed." "Bring it to me."

Zhu'er came home depressed. Liu Mei asked him what he was worried about. He said what Liu Hutou said in a serious manner. Liu Mei smiled and said: " Don't worry, don't worry, give him a thousand stones of beans and a thousand stones of grains within three days."

On the third day, Liu Mei and Zhu'er came to the threshing floor of Liuhutou and took off their heads. The hairpin drew two circles on the scene, one for valleys and one for beans, like two hills.

Liu Hutou ran over to take a look at the golden millet and the beans rolling in the garden. He had nothing to say, but he still didn't give up. He called Zhu'er again and said: "Zhu'er, Zhu'er, there are more sheep and more grain. You have to build a mansion for me. If you can't do it in three days, send me your wife." Zhu'er told Liu Mei this again, and Liu Mei told him not to give it to Zhu Er. With a few copper coins, I went to the town to buy a pen and a piece of paper, and drew a large village courtyard. Every three days, Liu Mei came to the foundation designated by Liu Hutou and placed the painted picture on the ground. Liu Mei pointed with a hairpin and it turned into a village courtyard.

Liu Hutou ran over and took a look. There were all kinds of pavilions, pavilions, cattle pens and sheep pens.

Liu Hutou was obsessed with Liu Mei's bad ideas. When his plan failed, he tried another one, but the plan failed. Knowing that Liu Mei was not an extraordinary person, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He suddenly thought that there was a divine man in Wuhua City, Wu Yin Yang, who could summon gods and find ghosts. Why not invite him to help me. But it is said that Wu Yin Yang was originally a person who punished evil and promoted good. At this time, he was already in his old age and could no longer distinguish between pure and dirty. He was deceived by the willow tiger head and came to "subdue demons".

On this day, Zhuer was going out to herd sheep again. Before leaving, Sixth Sister held the child in her arms and held Zhuer's hand reluctantly. She stopped talking several times and burst into tears. Zhuer was also in great pain. , just not knowing the details, comforting and crying with him.

"Mr. Lang, you have to go and come back quickly today. To tell you the truth, my wife is a deer fairy on Kunlun Mountain. Seeing that Mr. Lang is generous and lovely but poor and pitiful, she took the Antarctic fairy Weng Yaochi to attend the meeting secretly. Come down to the mortal world, marry you, and establish your roots. For an hour in the sky and a whole year underground, the immortals will come to search for you when they return to the mountain. My wife has nothing to give, but I will leave you and your son a few streams of clear springs. Live a good life. Farming and herding, raising children, when we miss each other, we come to see each other from the clear spring."

The sixth sister cried and complained, her heart was broken; Zhu'er was like five thunders hitting the head, holding the sixth sister's birth hand tightly, sobbing.

"Mr. Lang, today is a day of trouble. Take your child and go back as soon as possible."

Zhu'er held the child in his arms and drove the sheep slowly up the mountain. go.

After a while, Liu Hutou brought Wu Yinyang to the east of the mountain pass, and seduced Liu Mei with clever words. Liu Mei scolded Liu Hutou. Liu Hutou became angry with shame and ordered Wu Yinyang to capture Liu Mei. Yin Yang, with disheveled hair and a sword in his hand, slashed hard at Sixth Sister. Sixth Sister stepped aside without haste, and with a flick of her finger, the sword flew down the deep ditch. Wu Yinyang hurriedly chanted a spell, and suddenly there was a strong wind. There was a great explosion, the dark clouds turned liquid, and a bunch of fierce gods and evil spirits emerged from the clouds. Seeing the dark sky and dark ground, Zhu'er hurriedly returned.

When Liu Mei saw his father and son coming back, she was afraid of being frightened and had no intention of fighting. She pulled out the hairpin on her head and pointed her finger at it. The fierce look turned into a paper horse and fell one after another. She pointed at Liu Hutou and Wu Yinyang. , the two of them fell into the ditch.

Liu Mei took the child from Zhu'er and held it tightly in her arms. She was full of clothes and had nothing to talk about. She just looked at Zhu'er affectionately.

After a while, I saw an old man standing at the head of the cloud in the south sky, shouting: "Lu'er won't come soon." Liu Mei handed the child to Zhu'er. She was so sad that she fell at Zhu'er's feet. , cried and rolled twice, changed into a white deer, and ran towards the south. Zhu'er and his son ran southward, calling...

Where Liu Mei rolled, clear spring water gurgled out. It formed a pool full of green waves, as green as the moon on the fifteenth day, as bright as the moon on the fifteenth day. The breeze came slowly, and the water surface stirred up beautiful ripples. The garden was moist and bright, and Liu Mei often stepped on it. Baiyun came to the sky above Tanbo to visit Zhuer and his son. They often saw their relatives in Tanbo.

Wherever Liu Mei left her mark on the cliff, the spring water tinkled, jade splashed, and at the bottom of the ditch, like streamers, twisting and turning, clear and green, nourishing the countryside. Zhu'er, his father, his son and their descendants thrived here. In order to commemorate this respectable ancestor, later generations called this spring and village Bailu Spring.