Oral narrative of the mountains and rivers, sorting out by sister-in-law

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The man kept silent until now, and he sighed. He did not blame his wife for telling the past, but instead looked at his wife with gentle eyes, saying guiltily: "I made a mistake when my husband was young, but I was poor with me for half a lifetime. Oh, if there is another life, let's not be husband and wife."

The woman shook her head slowly and said softly: "My husband must not do this. I feel very happy. Since ancient times, marrying a chicken and following the chicken, marrying a dog and following the dog. If I marry you, I will be your wife. The fate of my husband is the fate of my husband, and we have to recognize it..."

A simple saying "We have to recognize it", is an indescribable generosity and relief, but there is sadness hidden in the generosity and relief, which is a kind of helplessness that cannot be contradicted by the world.

The middle-aged man looked sad and reached out to gently embraced his wife's shoulder. The couple looked at each other. The man's eyes were filled with guilt, but the woman's eyes were gentle. The man reached out to touch his wife's yellow hair and said bitterly: "If there is a next life, let's not be a couple."

This is the second time he said this.

He didn't want his wife to suffer with him anymore.

Li Yun suddenly let out a sigh of relief, pointed at Qi Yanran and asked the couple, "My wife was clamoring to listen to the story of fish spitting bubbles. I wonder if you have heard the story of fish spitting bubbles?"

"The story of fish spitting bubbles?"

The middle-aged man hesitated slightly, and his wife looked up differently, but when he saw the couple looking at each other, he said with uncertainty: "Is it because they support each other?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it means supporting each other..."

Qi Yanran quickly spoke and said in surprise: "It turns out that you have all heard of this story, but I have never heard of it."

The woman smiled softly, looked at Qi Yanran with a pity, and said softly: "You have bad eyes, so you can't read. This story of mutual support is an allusion, from the writings of the ancient Daxian Zhuangzi. If you want to hear it, I can tell you."

"Okay, okay!"

Qi Yanran looked expectant.

The woman struggled to support her body, her eyes showed a gentle look, and she said softly: "It is said that once Daxian Zhuangzi passed by the river, he suddenly saw a big wave coming. After the wave retreated, a watery place was left on the shore, and two small fish were playing in the water, as if they were not aware of the danger, right in front of them..."

"ah!"

Qi Yanran yelled, her pretty face showed a worried look. The girl subconsciously blurted out and said heartbrokenly: "Only a watery person has so much water, and it will be dried by the sun soon!"

"Yes, the watery will be dried soon!"

The woman sighed and said softly: "The sun was scorching and the water vapor was simmering. The water of the two fishes became smaller and smaller, and finally became dry. They rolled in the mud and continued to struggle barely, but the mud was dried up and turned into hard dry soil."

He stopped and his tone became softer, saying, "The two fish hugged each other and spit bubbles to moisten each other. They knew that spitting bubbles would cause them to lose water, but they willingly spit the bubbles to each other, wanting to let the other party live, but no one could save anyone..."

Qi Yanran looked sad when she heard this.

Li Yun smiled beside him and said, "This story cannot be understood so much, otherwise it will sound too sad. In my opinion, the story has a follow-up, which is the original intention of Zhuangzi Daxian's writings."

Qi Yanran immediately looked at him.

The couple also looked at the difference in expressions.

Li Yun smiled and began to add to the story, saying with some slightest remarks: "The two fish spit bubbles at each other and moistened their bodies, and finally resisted the scorching sun. Soon a big wave came, and they returned to the river again, traveling around the world from now on, living carefree life..."

The same story, different interpretations, and the only thing that is the same is about love, but the ending of love is different.

Qi Yanran was very happy to hear the ending of this story. She couldn't help but hug Li Yun's arm and said, "This is a good story. I like to hear such stories..."

The woman sighed quietly and looked at Li Yun thinking. She was suffering from poverty. She obviously no longer believed that the world had turned around. But she was very kind-hearted and seemed unwilling to dispel the fantasy of the 'young couple' in front of her. So she forced herself to smile and said, "Yes, as long as you support each other, you can always keep the clouds open and see the bright moon. You young couple must persevere. Your future is still long."

"Don't you insist on it?"

Li Yun suddenly spoke, with a hint of hint and smiled: "Why do you mention the allusion of mutual support? Do you two still understand what I mean?"

The couple opposite looked at each other, nodded and thanked: "Brother Duolau tried hard to choose this allusion to inspire us, support each other and work together through thick and thin. If there is any glimmer of hope, we will definitely stick to our journey."

Li Yun slowly stood up with a branch and asked deliberately: "I think you are struggling hard, but no matter how hard it is, you will never turn back. The Tang Dynasty convoy is going to Bohai. Why do you insist on following to Bohai?"

This question is actually a bit too out of place.

The ancients emphasized the importance of having a simple relationship but not deep. Generally, people who just met would not ask others about things casually.

Fortunately, the couple had a kind personality. He did not blame Li Yun for his presumption when he heard this. Instead, the middle-aged man sighed softly and said with expectation: "My wife is sick, and she is also tuberculosis. This disease must be consumed a lot of money and can only be cured by buying various herbs. Unfortunately, I offended people when I was young. I have lost my life to make a breakthrough. I struggled in Chang'an City for half my life and could only earn a little money to barely buy medicine. However, my wife's tuberculosis is getting worse and worse, and I can't watch her die of illness..."

As he said that, he suddenly clenched his fists, his eyes flashed with determination, and he murmured: "Bohai City, Bohai vassal states, there is no king who treats his people well. I try my best to try it. Even if I am ridiculed and knocked out of the door, I will recommend myself again. I don't want to be an official, I just hope that the king can give me an errand, so that I can earn some money and buy medicine to treat my wife."

This is the responsibility of a down-and-out man. Although his tone is weak, he seems to be strong. Li Yun nodded slowly when he heard it. Qi Yanran next to him couldn't help but pull the corner of his clothes. The girl was not cunning and hoped that Li Yun would reveal her identity now.

Li Yun had this idea vaguely and was about to surprise the other party, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a burst of rapid footsteps in the mountains and forests on the edge of the road. But he saw a girl in her teens coming happily, holding a big bird in her hand and shouting from afar: "Mom, Hong'er caught a bird for you. Let Daddy barbecue later to replenish your body."

It was a skinny little girl with clothes that looked shabby. She ran over happily, holding the big bird and looking very happy.

Qi Yanran was infected by the little girl's emotions and became a little happy for a moment. She couldn't help but praise: "Is this your Honger in your family? I didn't expect that she was a capable little guy. She could catch a big bird. This bird is so fat."

He said that, and then said, "I will roast this big bird later. Can your family make up for it?"

When the little girl heard someone praise, she became more and more happy. She held the big bird with her little hand, for fear that the bird would struggle to escape.

This was a good thing, but the middle-aged man's face darkened and suddenly said, "Hong'er, tell the truth to your father, how did you catch this big bird?"

The question seemed abrupt and even with a reprimand. Qi Yanran was stunned when she heard this, but the little girl's face turned pale.

At this moment, the woman sat up with difficulty. She reached out and gently pulled the little girl over and whispered softly: "Girl is obedient and be honest with your father, how did this bird catch? How do you have the ability to catch a flying bird?"

The little girl held the big bird in both hands, opened her mouth and pursed her lips hard. For some reason, the little girl's body was trembling, and suddenly her eyes turned red, and she said with great grievance: "Dad, I want to replenish my mother's body."

A trace of love flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he was obviously reluctant to see his daughter's grievance, but frost continued to hang on his face, and he pretended to be stern and shouted: "You be honest with my father first, how did this bird catch it?"

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...Okay, today's two chapters have been sorted out. My sister-in-law is exhausted by you and you are going to sleep. Leave a suspense question. Why don't the man in the article allow the little girl to catch birds? Hehe, students, guess it carefully.^-^
Chapter completed!