Suona sound deep in the mountains

Walk four or five miles out of the beach and enter Xifeng Mountain from a mountain mouth.

I made a clear inquiry earlier, this Xifeng Mountain climbs slowly from the foot of the mountain, for fifteen miles, there is absolutely no flat land, just keep climbing until it is close to the sky, and you will arrive.

It snowed for a while in the early morning of this day, and the snow melted as soon as it landed on the flat ground, but it did not melt on this mountain, and all I could see was white snow, walking on the road with thin snow, the sound of "creaking" under my feet, The leaves couldn't bear the snow and fell to the ground with a "squeak".The cold birds wailed on the treetops, adding loneliness and sorrow to people.

The only joy is Xue Song.I saw that all the bamboo trees in the mountains were covered with ice flowers. When the water drops from the bamboo, they turned into ice beads and hung on the tips of the leaves. rattle.The bamboo trees couldn't bear its weight, and they all bent down, and the bamboo tips almost fell to the ground.Sometimes they hang down to the road, and they have to bend over to get through, and then some beads get into their necks.

Along the road, there are road pavilions built by mountain people from time to time, which are very simple - four fir poles, a few crossbars, covered with wooden skins, just for passers-by to shelter from the rain and rest their feet.When I come across a wooden pavilion like this, I go inside to rest for a while,

It is inevitable for a person to travel on such a mountain road alone, and it is also very tiring.The mountain is getting higher and higher, and the vision is getting wider and wider. The flat land outside the mountain is wild and desolate, covered with clouds and fog, and you can't see the edge at a glance.I feel that I am a fairy in the sky, floating in the heaven, watching the mortal world in the lower realm.Jumping away from the six realms of samsara in the mundane world, at this time, I forget about the fatigue of my body, and I feel so good...

When I reached the highest point of the mountain road, I could no longer climb up, and there was a family as expected.It was already evening, and the firewood door was lightly closed, so I went to knock on the door to inquire.An old woman opened the door and saw that I was covered in snowflakes and dusty. She said, "The guest officer is driving in the snow. Come down from the mountain? Come in and enjoy the fire!" Let me enter the house.On the shelf of the stove house, there is a non-warm yin and yang fire. The male owner is also an old man between six and seventy years old. His back is a bit bent, but his face does not look old. He looks a little pale. The old woman said: "Light up the fire and let this guest officer warm up..."

The people on this mountain are really warm-hearted. When people who have traveled for a long time hear such words, they will feel the warmth before they are warmed by the fire.The old man added firewood to make a fire, and after a while, the flames in the stove jumped up, and he felt comfortable immediately.While lighting the fire, the old man asked me: "What's your surname, little brother? You must have something important to come to Xifeng Mountain at this time, right?"

Facing the old man's inquiry, I imitated the tone of the world and said: "Miangui, my surname is Wu, and my name is Shuishan. I came to Xifeng Mountain to find someone."

"Oh. Who are you looking for?" The old man asked again.

"Two months ago, an old man who was about your age came to Xifeng Mountain. Did you see him?"

"Two months ago? Was he a suona player? He carried a suona on his back, played here, and also rested here with me. I haven't seen him since then. I don't know if he went down the mountain... Who is he to you?" ? Are they father and son? They look a bit alike..."

"It's uncle. You can say it's father and son..."

"Has he not gone back yet? Why don't you come and find him to go home for the New Year? You are such a nice nephew!"

The old lady also came to sit in the kitchen.He also asked with concern: "Is he your uncle? I saw him once later. On November [-]th, Guanyin Bodhisattva of Xieliang Temple went to the altar and held rituals for seven days and seven nights. I also went to burn incense and worship Buddha. I saw him there. Blowing the suona..."

Hearing the news about Uncle Fu, my heart was relieved.I'm afraid I won't be able to find his trace, who knows that there is nowhere to find him if you walk through the iron shoes, and it's easy to get here!As soon as I went to Xifeng Mountain, I found out about him, which made me somewhat relieved.

I asked the two old men how to get to Xieliang Temple, so I wanted to go there.The old man said: "Xieliang Temple is still fifteen miles away. Half of it is mountain climbing. You won't be able to walk tonight. If you don't think it's too simple, you can stay with me tonight? It's not too late to go tomorrow... "

When I heard this, I dared not insist on leaving.Because it's getting dark already, if we go any further, we don't know where we can find a place to sleep.

Seeing my hesitation, the old man said, "Our family doesn't charge for living expenses. To be honest, there are countless people who have stayed at my house. It is a lifelong regret that our old couple did not have a son. We don't covet anything, just give some convenience to the past guests, and accumulate some merit for the next life..."

I couldn't help saying gratefully: "Thank you very much. You are so kind!"

The old man said: "What's the matter? No one can walk against the house. When I was young, I often walked outside, and I know the difficulties of walking in the rivers and lakes. This is just a small convenience for you!"

These two old people are equally enthusiastic. The hostess left me, and the hostess cooked quickly.

From chatting, I learned that the owner of this house is also surnamed Ling, whose first name is Songpo.The hostess is older and was originally the sister-in-law of the host.His older brother died in an accident ten years ago.They had two daughters.Songpo was in his fifties at the time, and had never been married in his life.In this way, the two uncles and sisters-in-law reconciled.Now that the daughters are married, they often come back to visit the elders.

During the conversation, I felt that they were very affectionate and content with life.

They also couldn't help asking about my family background.I kept my family's situation hidden, and I didn't talk about my special relationship with Uncle Fu.I just said that I live with my uncle, and now that the end of the year is approaching, I don’t see my uncle coming back, so I went out to look for it.The two elders who listened sighed.

After eating, the old man poured a large bucket of hot water and said, "Brother Wu, people who are walking are tired. Take a hot bath and soak your feet, and you will be comfortable!"

People in the mountains do not have a dedicated bathroom for bathing.A wooden foot basin, once placed in the sleeping room, becomes the bathing room.The airtightness of this wooden house is not good, and there is ventilation everywhere.Taking off your clothes and taking a bath in such a room is indeed a bit afraid of the cold.Songpo said, "You wash by the fire. My wife is going to bed first. I'll help you light the fire." I felt ashamed.I'm not afraid to get naked in front of men, after all I'm very confident in my looks and body.But it is still not very appropriate to be naked in front of a stranger casually.Seeing the situation, Songpo said, "Then I'll light a fire for you, and you wash here, and I'll go to sleep first..."

"Never mind. I'm just ashamed to trouble you."

"Don't be afraid of trouble. Then I'll help you start the fire."

After both of us had washed, we sat by the fire for a while, warming our bodies before going to sleep.Songpo went to his own bedroom.Put me to sleep in one of their guest rooms...