The silver tree is a white jade railing, and the wind is flying all over the city.
To the north of Weishui, it is already snowing heavily, and there is also a thick layer of plain white on the official road, with many flat lands and few mountains on both sides, so as far as the eye can see, the white is boundless.
In this snow-white tranquility, the mighty people and horses are moving forward, and it is the grain delivery team from Kaifeng.
In front was a hundred thousand horses led by Ouyang Shaozheng, escorting a large number of food and clothing.
In the rear is a long patrol procession, and the two Qincha of Kaifeng Mansion Bao and Pang Taishi are in charge.
Behind is a tail is a servant, and there are 3,000 elite soldiers led by Zou Liang.
Speaking of which, the disaster situation along the road is much better than expected, and it seems that all localities have known that this year must be cold, so food and material reserves are relatively abundant.
Along the way, many people also sent food and clothing to the army, so that the materials were transported more and more, but there was no less, and Lord Bao was very relieved.
Everyone had just left Fengxiang Mansion.
Fengxiang Mansion is a big house, there are many prefectures, counties, and towns, and Fengxiang Taishou He's name is also very capable, helping to accept nearly half of the materials and distributing them to the surrounding villages, and the city gate extends out of ten miles, and a large number of greenhouses are built to take in the homeless.
He is familiar with Master Bao and Zhao Pu, and everyone can rest assured that he is doing things.
Hearing that the next stop of the team was the Baizhou Mansion, and they would stay there for a while, and investigate the case of the Heavenly Mother of Snow City, Lord He smiled.
"Do you know anything about the name?"
Bao Zheng asked He Taishou.
He Zhiming did not hide it, "It has been nearly two years since the case of the mother cannibal came out this day, and it was only calmed down a year ago, but in the end it was also unsolved, and I haven't heard of the goblin coming out to eat people again this year, so it has also been forgotten." ” "There really is such a thing as a Heavenly Mother," Zhao Pu was curious.
He Zhiming frowned and shook his head, "Lord Wang, it was said that someone said, but no one has seen it."
Personally, I don't believe in evil, and I think the possibility of someone committing a ghost is high. ” "There is always a reason for being so suspicious" Master Pang knew that He Zhiming was a smart person, so he asked, "Lord He has a clue" He Zhiming thought about it for a while, and asked the master to take something out and give it to everyone.
"What is this" Master Bao was a little puzzled when he saw a white brocade box in front of him.
He Zhiming opened the box, and saw that there was a crystal clear bead inside, and there were markings on the surface and inside of the beads, which I originally thought was a crack that fell out, but after a closer look, it turned out to be a pattern growing on the inside of the bead, like a snowflake.
Zhan Zhao thought that the beads were very good-looking, so he took them and shone them in the sun, and saw that there were some impurities and bubbles in the beads, I don't know if it was a jade bead or a night pearl.
Zhanzhao is not good at antique jade or anything, Bai Yutang is clear, and after taking a look, he asked, "Snow Flame Bead" He Zhiming nodded, but he was a little curious, "How did Bai Shaoxia know about Xue Yanzhu?"
"A friend showed me, this bead is very beautiful but not expensive, in the pine forest of Snow City, you can find a lot of it every time it snows, in fact, it is not a stone bead but a rosin bead."
Bai Yutang said, "There is a special kind of pine tree in Snow City, the bark of the tree is easy to freeze and crack every winter, and the pine resin inside will flow out and wrap the snowflakes.
When the pine resin rolls down into the snow, it is blown by the wind and snow, and the snowflakes are rolled and solidified, and finally they roll into a round shape, and there will be snowflake patterns inside. ” He Zhiming nodded, "That's the case." ” "It's a delicate thing."
Master Pang held it and looked at it for a moment, "It's really not expensive and valuable." ” He Zhiming shook his head, "A few pennies each, many people in the capital of Baizhou will go to the pine forest to pick it up every time after the heavy snowfall, and after picking it up, they will make some gadgets, such as pendants, ornaments or something, and sell them to passing travelers."
My bead is very large, about two taels of silver, and it is difficult to find any bigger one. ” Everyone nodded, admired the beads, and asked He Zhiming puzzledly, "What does this bead have to do with the case of the Heavenly Mother of Snow City?"
"The Snow Flame Bead is worthless, but the Snow Eye Bead, which looks almost exactly the same as the Snow Flame Bead, is priceless" He Zhiming raised his eyebrows, "It's a priceless treasure" Zhanzhao sounded a little inexplicable, "What kind of eyes are the snow eyes?"
Everyone looked at Bai Yutang, and Bai Yutang shook his head, this is really not heard.
"Legend has it that it was the tears of the Heavenly Mother."
He Zhizhang told everyone an ancient legend near Snow City, "This Heavenly Mother is said to be a monster, and it is also said that it is a snow spirit, and the legend is that it is a woman, young and beautiful." ” The little fourth son, who had been sitting on Zhao Pu's lap, heard that it was a monster and a snow spirit, and hurriedly rubbed it into Zhao Pu's arms.
He Zhiming stretched out his hand and poked him, thinking that the meat was quite funny, so he said, "Don't be afraid, don't be scary." ” The little fourth son breathed a sigh of relief.
"That day the mother is said to have three rows of teeth in her mouth, as sharp as wolf teeth, and her mouth can grow very big when she eats people" The little fourth son covered his ears and looked at He's name resentfully, deceiving people He Zhiming smiled heartily.
Everyone looked at each other, and this He Taishou was also quite boring, deliberately scaring the children.
"The Heavenly Mother usually dresses up as a lone woman walking in the snow, holding an infant child in her hands, pretending to be injured and falling into the snow crying."
"Of course, it's just a legend.
Travelers passing by often come to their aid out of sympathy, but when they get closer, they realize that she is not carrying a baby, but the head of a person she had eaten. ” Gongsun subconsciously hugged the little fourth son over, covered his ears, and it was over, the little guy was going to have nightmares for a few days in a row.
"Most passers-by will be scared stupid, and before they can react, the Heavenly Mother has already bitten off the person's neck in one bite, and then dragged it into the snow and slowly finished eating."
After He Zhiming finished speaking, he saw that everyone looked unappetizing, and smiled, "But there is always an exception to everything." ” "Did she come across something that didn't taste good," Zhan Zhao asked with a smile.
He Zhiming smiled and shook his head, "One day, she met a blind man. ” The "blind man" was curious.
The legend goes that the blind man, who had been on his way with a large group of men, heard a woman crying in the distance, and said that he wanted to go and see it.
The locals reminded him of the legend about the Heavenly Mother and told him to ignore it.
But the blind man did not want to, so he left the group and followed the sound of the search.
He finally found the Heavenly Mother and approached the past, and the Heavenly Mother still showed him the head in the swaddling clothes, as she had done before. ” Everyone frowned, and He Zhiming shook his head, "But the blind man can't see it, he wasn't frightened, but reached out and touched the shoulder of the Heavenly Mother, and asked her why do you wear so little, is it cold, where is the injury, the blind man also took off his cloak, groped and put it on her, thinking that the girl was scared and stupid, so he told her, you don't have to be afraid, where do you live, I'll send you back, but I can't see it, I'm carrying you, you show me the way." ” Everyone listened attentively.
"The Heavenly Mother also made the gods not eat him, but asked him, aren't you afraid that I am the Heavenly Mother who ate you" He Zhiming continued, "The blind man is also open-minded, saying that he can't see and has no relatives, it is really the Heavenly Mother who admits bad luck, not the Heavenly Mother, and it is good to be able to save people's lives." ” "The blind man, under the guidance of the Heavenly Mother, came to her farmhouse to hide from the wind and snow."
He Zhiming said, "That blind man can't see people, but he is very funny, knowledgeable and modern, and tells a lot of interesting things to the Heavenly Mother."
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Since then, the Heavenly Mother has been with the blind man every day, sometimes going out for a walk together, sometimes just talking like this, for more than a month. ” "Isn't that blind man in a hurry, so idle," Bai Yutang asked coldly.
He Zhiming smiled, "Gradually, the Heavenly Mother developed feelings for the blind man, until the cold winter passed, and the Heavenly Mother was about to leave here when spring returned to the earth. ” "Where is she going?"
Zhan Zhao wondered.
"The Heavenly Mother can only live in a place of snow and ice, and once there is no wind and snow, she will die."
He Zhiming spread his hands, "It's still said in the legend, the Heavenly Mother is reluctant to be blind, and I regret that it would be good if I was just a girl from an ordinary family, and I could stay with the blind man."
The snow will stop the next day, which means that the Mother of Heaven must leave that night, but that night, the blind man suddenly told the Mother that he wanted to marry her. ” Everyone was stunned, this is trouble.
"How does the Heavenly Mother do it" Zhan Zhao was curious.
"She decided to stay."
He Zhiming said lightly, "The next day, the wind and snow stopped, and the snow began to melt after the sun came out, and the Heavenly Mother became a little weak.
The blind man happily prepared the big red hall and the big red wedding dress, and married the heavenly mother in the church.
Although the Heavenly Mother was already very weak, she was still very happy, and the blind man had a deep affection for her, even if she died on the first day of marriage, it was worth it.
It's just a pity that I can't grow old with him."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but it was a pity that the shemales had different paths.
He Zhiming looked at everyone's expressions and sneered, "This is not a poignant legend. ” Everyone was stunned.
"On the night of marriage, the blind man stabbed the heart of the Heavenly Mother with a wooden sword made of peach wood that had just sprouted in early spring."
He Zhiming's words obviously surprised everyone.
"Why" Although the little fourth son covered his ears, he could actually hear it all the time, and when he heard this, he thought he had heard it wrong, and broke his grandson's hand and was curious, "Why do you want to stab your daughter-in-law with a wooden sword?"
The crowd nodded.
He Zhiming sighed, "That blind man is actually a Taoist priest who exorcises ghosts and hunts demons, and he was invited by the villagers to catch the Heavenly Mother. ” The crowd frowned.
"He's so bad."
Xiao Sizi couldn't help but say.
Gongsun looked at him, "That day the mother eats people, isn't it worse" "The Heavenly Mother is also bad, but if you want to catch the Heavenly Mother, you can catch the Heavenly Mother, why should you deceive the feelings of the monsters."
The little fourth son pouted, "The monster doesn't even want to marry him."
Everyone also thinks that although this Taoist priest catches demons to eliminate harm for the people, the methods used are somewhat despicable, and the monsters are hateful, but there are also pitiful places, in short, it is indeed not poignant, it is a tragedy.
"What about later," Zhanzhao asked the name of He, "Is the Heavenly Mother dead?"
"After the Heavenly Mother was stabbed by the peach wood, she could not move, and the villagers tied her up and prepared to set fire to her."
He Zhiming said, "Before the Heavenly Mother died, the blind man asked her if she had any last wishes. ” "What does the Heavenly Mother say?"
asked Gongsun, "he hates Taoist priests very much?"
He Zhiming shook his head, "That's not true, Heavenly Mother asks the Taoist priest, is it sad or not, the Taoist priest told her that he is very sad." ” Everyone was speechless.
"Of course, to deceive others, you have to deceive yourself first, the Taoist priest does get along with the Heavenly Mother day and night and have feelings, but it is still the same sentence, people and ghosts have different paths."
He Zhiming smiled, "The Heavenly Mother told He Zhiming that after he was burned to death, he would go to hell, where it was dark and lonely, and asked him if he could also go down to accompany her." ” Everyone raised their eyebrows, meaning that they wanted the Taoist priest to accompany the burial "The Taoist priest asked at that time, how to go," He Zhiming continued, "and the Heavenly Mother said that when he died, he would cry, and the tears would turn into snow eyes, which would be highly poisonous, and if he swallowed them, he would immediately die and go to hell." ” "The Taoist priest agreed," Zhao Pu was surprised.
"Promised."
He Zhiming nodded, "After that, the Heavenly Mother was set on fire, and it was wiped out in an instant.
She did weep when she died, and the tears rolled down into the snow and turned into crystal clear beads with snowflakes in them.
The villagers all persuaded the Taoist priest not to eat it, it was not worth it to be buried for a monster, but the Taoist priest said that he owed the love of the Heavenly Mother and wanted to go down to pay her back, so he swallowed the snow eyeballs. ” "And then he died," the crowd asked.
"Nope."
He Zhiming shook his head, "His eyes, which were born blind, have regained their sight. ” "What" the crowd was amazed.
Not only did he regain his sight, but he also had no memory of the Heavenly Mother, and he lived happily to be 100 years old, and died after his children and grandchildren were full.
It is said that when he died, it was snowing all over the sky, and someone saw a girl in white standing in the snow waiting, after the Taoist priest died, the girl took a young boy and disappeared into the snow, it seemed that the boy was blind, and the Taoist priest was very similar to the Taoist priest back then. ” When everyone heard this, they all felt as if they had come full circle, and the tragedy had become a perfect ending again, and it was okay.
"There are two kinds of beads, one snow eye bead and one snow flame bead, the difference is that the snow eye bead is invaluable and can cure all kinds of diseases, and it is as hard as jade.
The snow flame beads can be seen everywhere, without any medicinal effect, and they are easy to shatter if they fall.
He Zhiming said, "Some people buy snow eye beads at a high price, but if you want to find snow eye beads, the premise is to find a heavenly mother, and you want her to shed tears." “ "Then how to tell the difference" Bao Zheng asked, "The two beads are exactly the same, aren't they?"
"There's a difference, and it's in the name."
He Zhiming said, "The snow eye beads will look a little clearer, and the snow flame beads, as the name suggests, can be ignited." ” Everyone knows that the rosin is fragrant, so it can be lit naturally.
He Zhiming handed over the bead to Bao Zheng, "Two years ago, the Heavenly Mother reappeared, to be honest, there are many more people in the rivers and lakes who arrested the Heavenly Mother than the government, if it weren't for Qin Lisheng's report that alarmed the government, a large number of people in the rivers and lakes would probably have to check all the girls in Snow City." ” "After reporting the case, did the Heavenly Mother never appear again?"
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asked Zhan Zhao.
"Yes," He Zhiming nodded, "It was such a coincidence that Qin Lisheng was also blind, so many people said that he deliberately saved the Heavenly Mother, and the Heavenly Mother left Snow City and went to another place."
And the family members of dozens of families who died before all have some opinions about him.
The people in the rivers and lakes who ran for nothing also thought he was nosy, so Qin Lisheng encountered a lot of trouble after that. ” "Trouble" Bai Yutang frowned, "His kung fu is very good, it is difficult for ordinary people to trouble him." ” "That is, he is the second owner of the White Ghost Villa, not to mention his kung fu, Xue White Ghost will not let people hurt the people of his Villa."
When He Zhiming said this, he sighed lightly, "But after all, more than 30 people died, is it really the Heavenly Mother, the Heavenly Mother is just a legend, in case someone deliberately kills someone in the name of the Heavenly Mother, then the wicked person is still at large." ” Bao Zheng promised that he would seriously and thoroughly investigate the matter, and He Zhiming was naturally relieved.
After leaving Fengxiang Mansion, he continued to hurry, and the snow became heavier and heavier, and the sky gradually became darker.
In a clearing in the forest, the people set up temporary tents to shelter from the wind and snow.
Zhao Pu's soldiers and horses have all fought in the northwest, so they can naturally adapt to such a little wind and snow, and they won't make a fuss, plus the trapped island family Ding brought by Bai Yutang has rich experience in traveling north, everything is arranged in an orderly manner.
The wind and snow were blocked outside, and the soldiers in the camp were barbearing meat and eating, which was very lively.
In the carriage, on the soft woolen blanket, the little fourth son was holding his chin with his hands and his feet crossed, lying on his stomach reading an idle book, and Gongsun was stuffing egg custard into his mouth.
Everyone else was eating.
The only advantage of the carriage is that everyone can sit in and talk about things more conveniently.
Pang Ji leaned on the cushion and held a pot of hot Biluochun, enjoying it very much.
Bao Zheng was looking at the list of officials in the area around Syracuse that He Zhizhi gave him, as well as the cases that have occurred in recent years, while gnawing on a bun.
The curtain of the car is lifted.
Zhan Zhao walked up quickly, and behind him was a white white jade hall.
There was still snow in their hair that hadn't been photographed.
"Is there a lot of snow outside?"
the little four jumped up, "Go build a snowman, oops." ” Before he finished speaking, he was pressed down by Gongsun, "I will build a snowman for a while, be careful that the snow buries you" Xiao Sizi twisted a few times and rolled to the side, Zhan Zhao held it down and pinched it twice by the way, Xiao Sizi rolled around, he was there along the way, adding a lot of fun, making everyone always laugh.
"Oops."
As soon as the curtain was lifted, Ouyang Shaozheng walked in, "Lord Wang, let's spend the night here tonight, this snow is estimated to stop tomorrow, hurry tomorrow morning, and you will be able to reach Baizhou City at noon."
Zhao Pu nodded, and Ouyang and Zou Liang went to assign people to keep vigil.
And all the people went to rest in their carriages early.
The fourth son has been close to Tianzun recently, and Gongsun has to read a book at night and quarrel with Zhao Pu who is looking for faults, which affects the boy's rest, so the little fourth son fell asleep next to Tianzun early.
Moreover, Zhanzhao Bai Yutang and Zhao Pu said that Tianzun's internal strength is mellow, and if the little fourth son can sleep next to him, it will strengthen his body.
So Gongsun was also willing to let go of the little baby, and the night bear hugged Tianzun and snored.
Bai Yutang and Zhanzhao were also in Tianzun's carriage, and the two sat together to read the file.
It's getting darker.
Zhan Zhao lifted the thick curtain of the carriage and looked out to see that there was a thick layer of snow outside the tent, and that there were night watchmen who would poke the snow off the top of the tent with bamboo poles to prevent it from collapsing.
The unique tranquility of the snowy night makes this pure white seem empty and solemn.
Zhan Zhao put down the curtain and saw that Bai Yutang next to him seemed to be asleep leaning on the cushion, so he went to pull the quilt and cover him.
Zhan Zhao carefully pulled up the quilt, but when he looked up, he saw Bai Yutang's originally closed eyes open, staring at him.
His eyes were facing each other, Zhan Zhao was a little embarrassed, and Bai Yutang's eyes lit up The two looked at each other for a while, and Bai Yutang suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled Zhanzhao down.
Zhan Zhao leaned forward, leaned on his shoulder, and blinked to meet him At this delicate time, suddenly Tianzun sat up and asked, "Who is crying?"
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were startled and hurriedly bounced away.
"Ahem."
Zhan Zhao sat aside and pretended to pull the quilt, Bai Yutang touched his nose and looked at Tianzun, and saw that he was still in a daze, obviously just woke up, his eyes didn't open, he just turned his ears sideways, as if he was listening to something.
"Hmm" Zhan Zhao's movements were a little louder when he shook the quilt, and he woke up the little fourth son.
The little guy turned over, grabbed the hem of Zhanzhao's clothes, and said in a daze, "Daddy, you have to shhh ” Zhan Zhao knew that Xiao Sizi was going to go to the convenience, so he took a thick fur and put it on him, picked him up and wanted to get out of the car, Bai Yutang stuffed a cloak for him to be cold outside Zhanzhao wore a cloak and took the little fourth son to make it convenient.
Bai Yutang saw that Tianzun was still sitting in a daze, so he asked, "Master, what are you doing?"
"Didn't you hear," Tianzun rubbed his sleepy eyes, "Is someone crying about which maid is homesick, it sounds like a woman's voice." ” Bai Yutang frowned, there are not many women in the army, just Chenxing'er and the crescent moon, a few of them who know kung fu are more grandfathers than men, it is impossible to cry.
Bai Yutang listened carefully, frowning slightly, as if there really was.
Zhanzhao took the little fourth son to the snowdrift outside the tent with an umbrella, and helped him block it by the way, making him shush.
At this time, a cry was heard from a distance.
Xiao Sizi tied his trouser belt and asked Zhanzhao, "What is the sound of the cat?"
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"Hmm" Zhanzhao thought for a moment, "The wind is coming" "It looks like someone is crying," the little four put on his pants and staggered into the distance.
At this time, the crying became clearer and clearer, the curtain of Zhao Pu's carriage was opened, Zhao Pu walked out, looked at Zhanzhao, and Zhanzhao spread his hands and didn't know what was going on.
Many soldiers also woke up, curiously looking into the distance, they didn't hear the legend of the Heavenly Mother, but wondered why there was a girl crying in the barren mountains and mountains in the middle of the night "It's really crying," the little fourth son hugged Zhanzhao's leg and asked timidly, "Is the cat out of the heavenly mother to eat people?"
Zhanzhao frowned, isn't it an army of 100,000, that day the mother is not afraid to die: