The Folk Song of the Qingquan Case in the Northern Song Dynasty

The car drove slowly in the snow, and it didn't take long before it arrived near the village.Gan Qing jumped out of the car and glanced at the driver.The coachman came down hesitantly, and said to Qianqing: "Young master, go on your own, the younger one will wait here."

Ganqing snorted and thought to himself, who knows if you are thinking about running away?He pulled the rein of the donkey over at once, took out the rope from the cart, and grinned grimly.

The coachman felt cold.

This rope was found in the cart, and it was tens of feet long. It seemed that the coachman had just bought a bundle for use as a rein.After going around a few times, Ganqing tied the carriage firmly to the tree.

Qianqing turned his head and said coldly to the coachman: "Don't even think about slipping, this is called a dragon-binding buckle. As the name suggests, it is strong enough to lock a dragon. You will never be able to untie it. When I come back after asking about the situation, I will give you the rope." Untie it, and you can pull the cart back. Humph, before I come back, you don't want to run away!"

The coachman looked bitter and did not answer.

He turned around and picked up his luggage in a clean and unrestrained manner.After walking a few steps, he sneaked under a pine and cypress, and hid the bow and arrow box and some silver in the bushes behind the pine and cypress.He only carried some clothes with him, and hidden silver notes in his shoes and crown.

Qianqing is well aware of the danger of walking alone.The Xia family is the most wealthy in the world, and he is the only child in the family. If he is kidnapped, the family will definitely send him ten thousand taels of gold and silver to redeem him.

You can't reveal your wealth.

Ganqing thought about it, stepped on the white snow on the ground with his feet, and rolled on the ground cruelly.The luxurious materials all over her body suddenly became tattered rags.

He nodded in satisfaction, let out a breath, jumped up, and jumped onto the big bluestone next to the pines and cypresses, with a panoramic view of the whole village.

The village is located at the foot of the mountain. It stands to reason that a village built in a canyon is extremely vulnerable to severe damage in the event of an earthquake, river flooding, or mudslides.However, this village was not built in a canyon, but a small plain.Looking into the distance, surrounded by mountains, a small river flows in front of it, and then divides into several small streams winding away.Such a terrain is very rare, but it is not a place with a bad geographical location.

After walking a few steps, I saw a gully nearly ten feet deep and about five feet wide.Gan Qing really has never seen the world, this deep ditch must have never been seen by him who was born in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.Looking up, I saw an extremely dilapidated wooden suspension bridge in front of me, hanging on the ravine, crumbling, and the ropes on it were even more dilapidated.

Ganqing looked at the suspension bridge, hesitated for a moment, stepped on it, and the suspension bridge began to shake violently.

Ganqing was terrified, but it was impossible to turn around, so he jumped onto the bridge without doing anything, and ran the distance extremely fast with his toes on the wooden plank.When he stood still, he turned around and saw the suspension bridge swaying a few times, so he smiled happily, feeling relieved.

The cooking smoke is still not far away, and there are villages there.The houses are sparsely piled up on the flat ground, like a small pile of scattered earth, but the house is complete with bricks and tiles, and the structure is solid, but it is a little old and the number is small, which makes people feel dilapidated.

The village is really down and out, and obviously the coachman is right.

Qianqing continued walking, as if he heard the sound of spring water.Even the canals will freeze in winter, but the spring water here can't stop flowing.After thinking about it, it might be caused by hot springs. After all, hot springs in the mountains are not uncommon.

Going a few steps forward, I saw a huge sink with iron utensils in it.Gan Qing took a closer look, but could smell a rusty smell.

Zeng Qing got iron and turned it into copper.Qian Qing knows that this is a vessel for copper smelting by water method.This small mountain village is also very interesting.

Just when Ganqing was looking around, he heard a woman's voice mixed with spring water, corresponding to the spring water, mellow like a warbler's cry but not artificial.Qianqing couldn't help but be happy, this green mountains and green waters, beautiful in Zhongling, must be a beautiful woman.

Just listening to the lyrics of this ditty is also very interesting.Naturally, it is not as good as "Mulan Flower" and "Huatangchun" where there are lyrics and rules to be found, most of which are sung by nursery rhymes and folk songs.Qianqing was interested, and thought he could hear some Qingling ditty, but he didn't want to, it was these few lines:

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big brother no friendship

Brotherhood is immoral

Big brother kills second brother in the middle of the night

Boil meat soup, smell

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Two brothers, resentment

After death, ghosts can't go away

The ghost gate takes away the fifth sister-in-law

The female ghost cries, hurting parting

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Qian Qing was stunned.

What is this stuff?This is a folk song?How can there be such a folk song?The language is simple and popular, but every sentence contains "ghost".

He suspected that he had heard it wrong, so he stopped immediately and listened carefully again:

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three brothers, sensible

United four brothers to seek ideas

Snow covered the sky on the embankment

Kill the big brother, the hatred will be extinguished

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Qian Qing frowned, even though it was a mountain ditty, but this kind of ominous words would be sung:

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Four brothers, have regrets

Kneeling in front of the grave full of tears

Three feet of white silk into the forest

Under the locust tree, corpses turned into mud

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The snow gradually decreased, the dark clouds receded, and the color of the whole village gradually brightened.Qianqing turned and walked towards the spring, and went upstream to meet the singer.But the singing is continuous and mournful, like dark clouds covering the sun, which only makes people feel a little bit cold:

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Five brothers, burn cold clothes

wife dies brother

Turn around and only three brothers remain

Let go of old things, don't bring them up again

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Qianqing was full of doubts, and walked up the river, and heard the sound of women playing and pounding clothes in the distance.Walking a few steps quickly, I saw a lonely woman washing clothes by the spring.She has black hair, is not very old, and wears clothes that are not fashionable nowadays, which are quite old.

Gan Qing stood far away and coughed lightly twice.

The woman turned her head when she heard the clear coughing sound.

Gan Qing couldn't help being taken aback when he saw the woman's appearance. The woman sang very well, but she couldn't be flattered by her appearance.Slightly chubby, with rough and dull skin, his whole body looks unremarkable, his eyes, lips, and nose are unremarkable, and his appearance can be described as extremely ordinary. Although he cannot be described as "ugly", he has no sense of beauty at all.

Qianqing was taken aback at first, feeling a little disappointed in his heart.

Seeing that Qianqing didn't speak, the woman simply saluted herself, smiled, and replied with a voice like a warbler's cry: "Little girl is polite, but you are from a foreign country if you dare to ask?"

Ganqing smiled comfortably: "Xiaosheng came from a long way, rest here for a while, and hope the girl will point out a way down the mountain."

The use of the word "Xiaosheng" is disgusting.He spoke sour words, making himself extremely sick.However, when going out, it is always right to be more polite.Simply pretending to be a down-and-out scholar is better than being a young master from a rich family, which saves people from robbing money.

"What happened to your clothes?"

The girl frowned when she saw that Qianqing spoke politely but her clothes were in tatters.

"I don't have any money, I only wear such good clothes, and the road is not easy to walk, so I fell down..."

Seeing that the girl looks like a kind and simple person, Ganqing makes up nonsense, implying that she is poor, but she can afford the travel expenses, and hopes that Guicun can borrow some donkeys.Ganqing said something, then looked at the girl in front of him, he seemed unmoved.She just stared at Qianqing seriously with her clear eyes, without saying a word.

Ganqing was breaking out in a cold sweat. Could it be that she couldn't understand what she was saying?Why don't you answer?

The wind and snow just now had disappeared, the dark clouds in the sky had dispersed, and there was actually a ray of sunshine shining on this small village.

Qian Qing suddenly felt a little panic.

This village is obviously so peaceful, so peaceful that it seems to be sleeping to death, but it makes him so uneasy.

The girl stared at him for a while, just smiled, and was about to speak, but was suddenly interrupted by a voice.