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

Xiangquan raised the lamp and lit the thread in Qianqing's hand, and the flames shot out instantly.Qianqing didn't react at all, only heard the sound of flames burning, and Xiangquan's earnest warning: "Don't let go, if the paper kite falls, there will be a big fire, and it will really burn down the village!"

It was only then that Ganqing realized that the paper kite was soaked in oil, but the part he was holding was not, but the hand was soaked through.

Tongues of fire burst out all of a sudden, burning upwards crazily.The cloth strips on the tails of the paper kites were also soaked in oil, and they were instantly burned.The paper kite with fire tail burns in the dark night, as bright as the sun in the dark night, burning and dancing, like a huge phoenix flying in the night sky, screaming shrilly, breaking through the severe cold and the boundless dark night.

The curse of Wu Village seems to be broken by this phoenix at this moment.With his hands behind his back, Xiang Quan stood on the bank of the river and looked at the sky.The dazzling light of the flames illuminated his eyes.

Qian Qing cried with a mournful face: "Yi Xiangquan! You, you!"

Qianqing didn't dare to let go, because he knew that Xiangquan was not joking.Let go, if sparks fall, it might really burn the village down.But it's okay now, facing the river, and the river directly below the kite—Xiangquan probably chose to set the fire site by the river just in case.

Ganqing felt his hands were scorching hot, as if they had been scorched into charcoal by fire, and he was about to cry: "Yi Xiangquan! You have committed a crime!"

He still has a series of cursing words, but this voice has already called out Hei Hei, Shui Yun, and Wu Bai from the room.Shui Yun ran out sleepily, muttering, but when he saw this situation, his eyes immediately widened: "My God!"

She only felt that a big ball of fire was ignited in the sky, and it couldn't stop rolling, and the sparks that burst out drew long golden lines, as if they were going to tear the sky apart.

The eyes of the three were dull.

Xiangquan had already put down another giant paper kite, and when it was flying smoothly in the sky, he turned to Shuiyun and asked, "I wonder if Miss can help?"

Qian Qing wailed: "Idiots only listen to you!"

Shuiyun didn't move, Heihei became anxious: "Mr. Yi, what are you doing?"

Xiang Quan put it succinctly: "It's the same as Wolf Smoke, sending messages at night."

"Listen to his nonsense!" The flame of the paper kite in Qianqing's hand diminished, and he hurriedly turned his head to add, "He is afraid of fire, so he dare not let the paper kite go, so he asked someone else to do it!"

"I'm really afraid of the fire," Xiang Quan quickly added without changing his face, "This is the worst policy. If the situation is not critical, I would not do it. Now the situation is not good, I'm afraid I can't delay it. Instead of wasting time, don't send a message Please help."

Wu Bai was surprised: "The situation is not good? This..."

Before he finished asking, Shuiyun rushed forward, picked up the thread from Xiangquan's hand, raised his immature and brave face: "Set it on fire."

Xiang Quan raised his hand and ignited it with an oil lamp.There was another hula, and another paper kite ignited.Shui Yun held the thread very calmly, but at this time the paper kite in Qian Qing's hand was gradually extinguished and turned into ashes, and dots of flames fell from the sky like meteors falling.Some sparks are gradually extinguished when they come into contact with the cold winter air, while others fall into the river water and cannot be ignited again.

Qian Qing couldn't help being surprised.It stands to reason that the whole body of the paper kite is immersed in the oil, and the flame burns along the thread. It is reasonable that the rising speed is fast, and the thread should be burned quickly.Within a short while, the kite was burned to the bone and fell down.

But the paper kite in front of him burned for a long time.

This is too incredible.Qian Qing's mind was blank, and he felt his hands were still hot.Turning around, he saw Xiangquan urging Hei Hei and Wu Bai to put one each.Seeing this, Qianqing was very angry: "Please explain clearly what you are going to do, my hands are almost burned!"

He flicked his sleeves, but Xiang Quan didn't even look at him.

Soon, the kite in Shui Yun's hand was about to go out, and the kite in Wu Bai's hand flew up again.One after another, like a group of phoenixes flying over Wucun.Xiangquan lit the third one, then turned to Qianqing and hurriedly said: "I said, send the news."

"What message?"

"Look for someone to support." Xiang Quan popped out four words, but said nothing.Gan Qing was short of breath, waited for the paper kite in Wu Bai's hand to be extinguished, and Hei Hei put it away again.

Xiangquan was busy for a long time before he said slowly: "There are only four of them, and I didn't expect to burn them out so quickly. I originally wanted to put them in the dawn, but I'm afraid there won't be enough spirits, so that's all."

After the last kite was burned out, Wu Village fell into darkness again.

There was a burning smell in the air, and the remaining smoke filled the night sky.Everyone is full of doubts.Qianqing glared at Xiangquan fiercely. He was not only dissatisfied with Xiangquan's behavior, but also because Heihei, Shuiyun, and Wu Bai still obeyed Xiangquan's arrangement without knowing why.

Shui Yun asked about Xiang Quan: "I don't understand... Mr. Yi, you..."

Xiang Quan tidied up the mess on the ground, bowed his head and said: "When sending messages in the dark, it must be the most obvious way to ignite fires at high altitudes. There are many rules for sending messages in ancient times. In the absence of carrier pigeons, wolf smoke, paper kites, and Kongming lanterns can all be used as messages." tool."

Qian Qing interrupted: "That doesn't explain why you—"

"Used at night, the smoke is not obvious, and Kongming lanterns can also be used. However, in the mountains, careless use of fire will definitely cause forest fires, and Kongming lanterns are inconvenient to control the direction. I can only use fire to ignite paper kites. It is brighter and safer. "

The word "safety" sounds extremely harsh.For Xiang Quan, this is of course safe.He said he was afraid of fire, so he didn't need to do anything, just stand aside!

Wu Bai knelt down, picked up the small wine jar, and helped clean it up: "Then what is this wine for?"

"Tie a kite with wine on a linen cloth and ignite it. The fire will be very bright and the cloth will not be damaged. This method can make the ignition last longer."

Gan Qing roared: "That's not the point! Why are you doing this? Who are you going to send the signal to?"

Xiangquan was silent for a while, and said to everyone: "Everyone knows, there is an adult surnamed Shen nearby? He was originally a Beijing official, and he will go to Yanzhou in a while, but he just lives here temporarily. Lord Shen used to be a Sitian supervisor. They are people under Jing Guogong."

The three shook their heads, but Qianqing nodded: "Shen Cunzhong. It is said that Su Zizhan was demoted, and he was the one who did it."

Xiangquan nodded: "It is said that he is an act of a villain, but he is indeed talented and knows everything about astronomy and geography. Fortunately, we don't care about the affairs of the court, and these political affairs have nothing to do with us. People are not small people...we can't make a conclusion."

Hei Hei shook his head: "What is the relationship between Master Shen and Zhi Yuan?"

Xiang Quan continued to pick up the remaining cloth strips on the ground: "Master Shen has always liked to watch stones and stars. He came to the mountains to find objects and make ink before. He stayed in Wu Village temporarily and encountered strange things. After returning, it happened that I was walking on the street. For fortune-telling, the servants of the Shen family came to report the strange events in Wu Village, which allowed me to meet Mr. Shen. So I decided to go up the mountain to find the good ink he said, so that I could use it to pay homage to Master in the future. Solve the strange things in Wu Village and find out the truth. He said that if there is any trouble in the mountains, try to contact him."

Wu Bai suddenly remembered something, he slapped his head, and turned to Hei Hei: "Sister, do you remember that not long ago, a master and a servant came to our village to stay overnight..."

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