The legend of the dragon: the story of the housekeeper Lao Long

There is a big exhibition village on Zhoushan Island. There is an Wengjiaao in Dazhan Village. There is a Zhengjiashan behind Wengjiaao. There is a small Longtan on Zhengjiashan. There lived an old dragon in Longtan. Every night when it doesn't rain, this old dragon will always push out a bone row chair with dragon horns and sit on the edge of Longtan to have a look and observe the sky. If the water in Dazhanzhuang is dry and the draft is low, he will bend down, put his head into Longtan, take a sip of water and spray it over Dazhanzhuang, and it will start to rain immediately. The people in Dazhanzhuang have a bumper harvest of grain every year, with six livestock. Everyone in the village says that this is the result of the timely rain of the Zheng family!

The Longtan in Zhengjiashan, with a small upper mouth and a large lower mouth, is completely slippery and goes straight to the East China Sea Ocean. The old dragon of Zhengjiashan has lived in this Longtan for many years, living in seclusion. His sworn brother has been fishing for the old dragon in Menggang, and often advises him to change to a big place. He always refuses with a smile. He said that although this Longtan is small, it overlooks the Buddhist scenery of Putuo Mountain from the top of the mountain, and you can close your eyes and relax in the pool, and your life is leisurely.

One night, the old dragon suddenly felt restless and restless. He put on his clothes, stepped into Longtan, stood on Zhengjiashan and looked into the distance. I saw the murderous look in the northern sky, and there was no light in the stars and the moon.

The old dragon quickly jumped into the clouds and looked intently. Originally, the nomads from the army surrounded Zaoyang City. Song Daying in the city, soldiers cut off water, horses cut off grass, and the whole army is in danger of being wiped out.

This really stumped him. Go to rescue! Killing is inevitable; Don't go to rescue! Can't bear the city to break the people. After careful consideration, he decided to go to Diaomen Port to discuss with Lao Long.

Diaomen Port faces the East China Sea Ocean, which is wide and deep. The old dragon in Diaomen Port lives in the Dragon Palace and is at ease. At this time, he is sitting in the Dragon Palace, singing and dancing, drinking and having fun. I heard that the old dragon of Zheng Gushan came, so I got up and greeted him with a glass of wine. The old dragon in Zhengjiashan was not interested in drinking, and hurriedly told the old dragon in Diaomen Port that he would go to Zaoyang City to help him out. Hearing this, the old dragon burst out laughing and said.

"There is a jade emperor in the world, and there are people on earth. This matter is not my responsibility. Why should my brother ask for it? "

Zheng Gushan's old dragon is very ugly It is really "lovers talk more than half a sentence". He left immediately and quietly drove Xiangyun to Zaoyang City. ...

Cross the East China Sea Ocean, climb mountains and reach Zaoyang. He pressed the cloud head and turned into a white-haired old man, carrying a load of things and rushing to Song Ying. At the gate of Zaoyang, he was stopped by a Song Bing guarding the city gate.

"ah! Old man, don't cross! " .

The old man gasped, wiped his sweat and said, "I've come to give you something." Let me hurry into the city! " " .

Song Bing was very happy to hear the gift, but after a closer look, there was a bucket of water in front, a small bundle of straw behind, and nothing else. That Song Bing is really in distress situation, shook his head and said.

"Old man! You are kind, but this water is not enough for ten people to drink; Is this bundle of grass enough? .

A horse! "。

The old man's clear voice laughed: "The military situation is urgent, let's talk about it first!" As he spoke, he carried the burden into the city.

Song Bing and the people in the city flocked to hear the news. This spoonful of water is cold and sweet, full of energy. The man pulled a straw, and the horse ate it, whistling in the wind, imposing. That small bucket of water can be drunk by thousands of people, but it is not shallow: that small bundle of grass, no matter how many horses are left, always disappears. So the soldiers rushed up, carrying water and picking grass. At the moment, everyone in the barracks was shouting horses, which was very lively. ...

With water and grass in Zaoyang City, Mazhuang suddenly became strong and combative. Surprised and delighted, the soldiers and civilians in the city asked the white-haired old man one after another, "What's your name? Where do you live? " .

The old man replied: "My surname is Zheng, and I live in Zhuangwengjiaao, Zhoushan Mansion Station."

The next day, Song Ying fought a decisive battle in Kaesong, defeated the nomads from the city and fled. Song Bing saved his life, turned defeat into victory, and respected the white-haired old man even more. He can look everywhere, but there is no sign of him! The general who led the troops had to play the King of Song truthfully and praise the old man. Hearing this, the King of Song was deeply moved. He ordered an imperial envoy to look for the man and lift him to his face.

An imperial envoy was ordered to leave Beijing, pass through the city, abandon Madengzhou, cross the East Ocean, cross the Yumen Port, land at the Maoyang Pier of the exhibition, sit in a sedan chair for eight people, and make a way to Wengjiaao. At the entrance to the village, I saw a hunchback old man carrying water, so I hurried forward to ask.

"ah! Old man, is there an old man named Zheng in the village? " .

The hunchback old man originally belonged to the old Long Bian of Zhengjiashan. He didn't want to be rewarded, and he didn't want to leave Zheng Gushan, so he smiled and replied, "Weng's depression is full of Weng's family, and there is no old man named Zheng! " .

The imperial envoy was not satisfied with the hard work, but now he heard the hunchback old man say, "Since there is no such old man, let's go home!" " " .

So, the brigade returned by the original road. When the official ship arrived at Yumen Port, it was suddenly stormy and covered with dark clouds, so it was easy for the official ship to cast anchor. But once anchored, the sea was calm, the ship anchored together, and the wind and waves came again. So repeatedly, the big officials and small officials were scared to death. After all, imperial envoys are better than others. Seeing this, they quickly crossed their hands and prayed:

"If the old man who saved Zaoyang City is the god here, please calm down!" As soon as the voice fell, the storm subsided. "

The imperial envoy immediately read the emperor's decree, and sure enough, the official ship sailed away smoothly. It turned out that the old dragon in Diaomen Port made waves. He was sour when he heard that the emperor had come to seal the old dragon of Zhengjiashan. I was overjoyed to see that the old dragon in Zhengjiashan was not sealed. Now or never, he will come to the road for closure. ...

Such a scene, Zheng Gushan Lao Long saw clearly and sighed.

"If you are in danger, you are really a villain!" .

He is unmoved by wealth and still lives in the Longtan of Zhengjiashan. He often uses the dragon horn to push out a bone row chair, sit on the edge of Longtan, watch the astronomical phenomena and pray for rain in Dazhan Village, so everyone calls him "the housekeeper Lao Long".