Folklore in Grain Rain

According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong in the Tang Dynasty, the Yellow River burst its banks and flooded Cao Zhou. Thousands of hectares of fertile land, yellow water rolling, houses collapsing, countless soldiers and civilians drowning. There is a young man named Grain Rain who is very good at water. He pushed a big wooden box to swim, sent his elderly mother to the wall, and then swam around, saving more than a dozen villagers from the flood. At this time, Grain Rain was exhausted, because he hadn't eaten all day, and his stomach was growling, squatting on the wall and staring at the rolling flood. Suddenly, he saw a peony floating in the flood. Crimson flowers are like a girl's face, and green Ye Er is swinging on the water, as if waving for help. Grain Rain suddenly stood up. He forgot hunger and fatigue, took off his clothes and threw them to his mother. He plopped into the water and swam to the peony. The water is rushing and the waves are high. Grain Rain finally got close to the peony, and was about to catch the flowers and leaves. Suddenly, a wave came and washed the peony ten feet away. Grain Rain pressed me, and the peony sank for a while, then floated again. Grain Rain swam in the yellow water for two hours. Excessive fatigue made him dizzy, his legs were as heavy as falling on two big stones, and his arm was out of control. The mother standing on the wall was holding a stick for her son, and the villagers shouted that Grain Rain would come back. Grain Rain ignored him and chased peony desperately in the waves.

After another hour, the peony hung on the bare branches washed down by the flood, and Grain Rain caught up with the peony. He raised the peony in his hand, and tears of joy came to his eyes. Grain Rain swam back with difficulty. He stood unsteadily, fell to the wall, pale and panting, and handed the peony to an old man beside him. The old man's name is Boss Zhao, and he is an expert in growing flowers. Boss Zhao took the peony with trembling hands and said, "Don't worry, son! When the yellow water recedes, plant this country in my garden, and I will take good care of it! " Grain Rain smiled, so sweet!

Two years have passed in a blink of an eye. This spring, Grain Rain's mother was seriously ill. She is bedridden, her eyes are wide open and she is skinny, and she has no strength to speak. Grain Rain was in a hurry, seeking medical treatment everywhere. Everything that can be sold in the room has been replaced by potions, but his condition is still not getting better. On this day, Grain Rain borrowed two pieces of silver from Boss Zhao, and was about to get medicine for her mother when a little girl drifted into the thatched cottage. This woman is as beautiful as the fairy in the picture. She is wearing a red dress, a red skirt, red cheeks, a red mouth, a crimson flower on her sideburns, and a pair of big eyes staring at Grain Rain under her curved eyebrows. She smiled and asked, "Are you Grain Rain?" Grain Rain nodded quickly. The girl said, "My name is Feng Dan and I live in Dongcun. I have been practicing medicine for generations, saving lives. I heard that my aunt was in poor health and came to send medicine. " Say, spread out the red towel in his hand, put a suit of herbs on the table, and suddenly there was a fragrance in the straw room. Grain Rain didn't know what to do, so he took out his money and handed it to him. Feng Dan said: "I don't charge the poor for medical treatment." Said and walked to the bed. When Grain Rain's mother heard the sound, she opened her double-decker dress, looked at Miss Feng Dan gratefully and motioned for her to sit down. Feng Dan leaned against her aunt and said sweetly; "Aunt, I'll give you decoction. Take this medicine and you will feel better! " Grain Rain heard that Feng Dan was cooking medicine and hurried to fetch water and firewood. Feng Dan is busy burning fire and decocting medicine. After a while, the two of them decocted soup and medicine, and Feng Dan waited on her aunt to take medicine. Strange to say, after taking the medicine, my aunt suddenly felt refreshed and relaxed, and she was ill for most of her life. She just wants to get out of bed and walk around. Grain Rain looked at Feng Dan gratefully, but couldn't say a word. Miss Feng Dan looked at the simple and honest Grain Rain and smiled. She said, "I'll come back tomorrow," and then disappeared like a fire. For three days in a row, Miss Feng Dan came to give medicine to her aunt. When Grain Rain saw Feng Dan, she was not as restrained as she was on the first day. They talked and laughed, like brothers and sisters. Soon, Grain Rain's mother's body was stronger than before her illness, with less wrinkles on her face and less black hair on her head. She felt inexhaustible strength. She saw how close Grain Rain and Feng Dan were. Don't mention how happy she is. If only I had a daughter-in-law like this! I want to entrust someone to be a matchmaker, but I'm afraid Feng Dan won't marry this poor family. Think back and forth. Let's ask Feng Dan secretly and listen to her tone! Maybe the girl took a fancy to Grain Rain and thought my family was not poor! Who knows that Miss Feng Dan has never been here since Grain Rain's mother recovered? Aunt waits every day, and Grain Rain looks forward to it every day. Before dawn, NianLia looked around at the gate.

"Miss Feng Dan will definitely come today!" Mom said.

"She will definitely come!" Grain Rain said.

Sunset! It's dusk, and there's still no sign of Miss Feng Dan. Mother said, "The East Village is not far from our home. Buy some gifts and go to the East Village to see Miss Feng Dan! "

Grain Rain left with a basket of gifts. When he went to the East Village to ask questions, he found that there was no family practicing medicine in the East Village, let alone the girl named Feng Dan. Grain Rain ran several villages to the east. I haven't found Feng Dan's home either. Gloomily, Grain Rain walked back, passing by Boss Zhao's Baihua Garden, and suddenly he heard the voice of a woman laughing in the garden, so familiar! "It's Feng Dan!" Grain Rain pulled open the mulberry fence and looked into the garden. He saw Feng Dan and several other women playing in the moonlight. He couldn't help shouting; Feng Dan!' I heard a gust of wind and several women disappeared without a trace. Grain Rain was surprised and hurried into the garden to look around. He also said, "Don't hide. Uncle Zhao will be angry if you break the peony! " I searched for a long time, but I couldn't find Feng Dan. Grain Rain thought, am I dreaming? Don't! I saw Feng Dan clearly: a red dress, red cheeks, red lips and a row of red flowers in her mane.

Grain Rain, puzzled, squatted among the flowers and saw a red peony swaying in front of his eyes. He suddenly thought, "Is that Miss Feng Dan fairy peony?" He lingered around the red peony, and in the moonlight, the big bowl of flowers seemed to smile at him playfully. Grain Rain bowed deeply and said; "Dreaming about the rejuvenation of the phoenix girl, she cured her mother's illness! Old people often miss you these days. Please show it to your fairy and go home with your brother and tell him! " Grain Rain said, glancing at the peony, he saw a piece of red paper floating to the ground. He hurriedly picked it up and saw two lines written on it: "I will go to Gumen to settle down on April 8 next year." Grain Rain jumped up happily with red paper in his hand, made three obeisances to the peony and flew to his home.

When Grain Rain met his mother, he told her the story of looking for Feng Dan and everything he saw in the Baihua Garden. The mother was so happy that tears filled her eyes and praised her son for his good luck. From then on, Grain Rain often went to Baihua Garden to help Boss Zhao manage peony. One night, Grain Rain married Feng Dan in his sleep and was suddenly awakened by a knock at the door. He turned over and got out of bed. When he opened the door, he saw that it was Miss Feng Dan standing in front of him! I saw her with long hair, disheveled clothes, scarred face and panting. Grain Rain's mother hurriedly pulled Feng Dan into the thatched cottage and repeatedly asked, "Is that the bully?" Miss Feng Dan took her mother's hand. She looked at Grain Rain's tearful pearls and sat down: "I'm fairy peony, and the vultures in Dashantou are my enemies. It bullies the weak and kills the poor, hurting all beings, and it is a monster with many evils. It was very ill and forced our sister to go up the mountain to brew Than Shwe wine to cure the disease. Our sisters didn't want to take their own blood, so they brewed Dan wine for the evil thief to drink! Vultures sent troops to rob; Our sisters are irresistible. Feng Dan left today, but I'm afraid it's hard to turn back, even if she doesn't die. It's hard for me to become an immortal after taking blood to make wine! When I left, I came to say goodbye to my aunt; Brother-"said kneeling on the ground, sobbing. Grain Rain quickly picked up Feng Dan and stared at each other, his heart burning. Just then, there was a thunder in the night sky, and several demons surrounded the hut. The red-haired demon headed by him shouted, "Release the peony demon quickly! Half of my teeth are empty, my name is straw house! " Grain Rain quickly closed the door, and Grain Rain's mother held Feng Dantie Tower tightly in her arms. There was a loud bang outside and the flames were dazzling and bright. Feng Dan broke free, bowed twice and said, "Aunt, brother, Feng Dan doesn't want to get you into trouble. I'm leaving!" ! "Say make a dash for the door. Grain Rain rushed to the door crying and fell to the ground. The red-haired demon laughed, tied the Feng Dan rope and went straight to the mountain.

After Feng Dan and fairies were robbed by vultures, the peony in Baihua Garden died! Grain Rain's mother cried herself blind! Boss Zhao is ill in bed and can't get up. Grain Rain kept quiet all day, grinding an axe on a big stone! Knowing her son's heart, the mother said to Grain Rain, Go ahead, sharpen the axe, kill the vulture and let Miss Feng Dan go! "She took out a pack of medicine from under the pillow, put it in her hand and said," Eat, you need it! "

Grain Rain is gone. He walked for twenty-eight and a half days and came to the big hill. The mountain is bare, and Xin Wei doesn't have any trees. Where is the vulture hiding? Where does Feng Dan make wine? Grain Rain turned round and round on the mountain, but couldn't find a hole. He really wanted to shout Feng Dan twice at the top of his voice, but he was afraid of disturbing the demons, which was even harder to do. So he sat in the graveyard far away from the mountain and observed the movement on the mountain. One day passed, and there was no sign of the devil; Two days have passed, and I can't see the shadow of Feng Dan. Grain Rain waited for three days and three nights in the mass graves, feeling as miserable as if he had been oiled! On the fourth day, at first light, Grain Rain brought an axe, and he wanted to find it. Suddenly, a big grave on the right emitted white smoke, and Grain Rain quickly lay down beside a grave. In a short time, two little devils came out of the white house, picked up a big basket, and chattered to the big hill. When the two kids left, Grain Rain ran to see the vulture's hole at his feet. He jumped into the hole with an axe in his hand, and he came to the bottom of the hole to gain a foothold. It's too dark! It's too dark to see my fingers! How cold it is! Grain Rain shivered with cold, touched the cave wall and walked two miles to see the light. The hole is getting bigger and bigger. There are three roads in front of me. Where should I go? While Grain Rain was hesitating, he heard the crying in the side hole. Grain Rain sneaked into the side hole and saw Feng Dan and three flower fairies tied to a stone pillar. It's all white! Grain Rain let out a piercing cry:' Feng Dan' swooped down. When Feng Dan saw Grain Rain, his heart seemed to be torn in two. I didn't expect Grain Rain to have such courage. Dare to go into the magic hole to save her! She looked at Grain Rain with tears: "How did you save us from the hole with an axe?" ! Let's go "Grain Rain said," I'll cut the rope, and the five of us will kill the vulture together! "Feng Dan said anxiously," don't be reckless! They are numerous, and they are all guarding vultures, which is very difficult to do! Moreover, because our sister doesn't make wine for vultures, it orders the Second Little Demon to go to Dashan Mountain to carry lime and cook us every day. Now that our sister is badly hurt, it is even harder to compete with it! "Grain Rain was so angry that he waved an axe and cut the rope. Hardly had he picked up his arm when a pack of medicine fell out of the cup. He remembered his mother's words and suddenly had an idea. He suggested that Feng Dan promise to make wine for vultures and secretly put the medicine in the wine. Grain Rain and the fairies are discussing how to drive away the demons, and two little demons carrying lime come back. Grain Rain quickly hid behind the stone.

Feng Dan and the fairies asked the little devil to tell the eagle that they were willing to make wine for the vulture in order to get rid of the pain as soon as possible. He also said that this wine can not only cure diseases, but also drink one more cup to live forever. Vultures were tortured by diseases, so they ordered Feng Dan and Hua Xian to make wine quickly.

Feng Dan and Huaxian brewed two cans of wine, one for vultures and the other for little devils. The demons heard that drinking this wine can make them live forever, and their mouths watered for a long time. The vulture has just eaten half the altar, and the other altar has been eaten up by many demons. Wine is very sweet in the mouth, and I feel top-heavy and numb at a little bit. When Grain Rain saw that it was time, he rushed out with an axe in his hand. The vulture shouted, "No!" Then fight with Grain Rain; Hua Xian and Xiao Yao also fought. After a long illness, vultures drank medicinal liquor, but it was difficult for them to display their witchcraft. After playing for less than two rounds, Grain Rain cut it down with an axe. The little devils are all dim-eyed and clumsy. They only saw figures shaking in front of their eyes, and some grabbed stones as people. Some people treat their own kind as fairies, killing each other, pushing and screaming. Grain Rain brandished the axe handle, killing left and chopping right like a wheel turning, and instantly cut off all demons.

Grain Rain and Hua Xian were about to leave the hole when a flying sword pierced Grain Rain's heart. He let out a cry and fell in a pool of blood! Although the vulture was badly hurt, it didn't die. It saw Grain Rain trying to leave, so it killed him from behind. Feng Dan was very angry. He picked up Grain Rain's axe and cut the dying vulture into a paste! Turned to help Grain Rain's body, sobbing.

Grain Rain is dead. He was born in Grain Rain and died in Grain Rain. He was only 2 1 year old when he was killed. Grain Rain was buried in Boss Zhao's Baihua Garden. Since then, Peony and all the flower fairies have settled in Cao Zhou. Every time I go to Grain Rain, the peony will open to show my memory of Grain Rain.

There is a folk saying that "Grain Rain will see peony in the garden in three days" and "Peony will take the lead in peony pedicure", and there is also a proverb that "the Chinese rose will bloom only except the pedicel, and the flowers will not lag" to describe the spring scenery of the world.