After Zhang Shaofei finished telling the story of the Eight Immortals playing rafting in one breath, Liang Shuilian remembered the story her mother had told her when she was a child: "The Seven Fairies Played with Splashing Water" and couldn't help but said, "Brother A Fei, the story you told about the Eight Immortals playing rafting is indeed wonderful. Then Do you want to hear the story of 'Seven Fairies Playing with Splashing Water'?"
"Oh? And the story of 'Seven Fairies Playing with Splashing Water'? Of course I want to hear it!" Zhang Shaofei looked at Liang Shuilian with great interest, "Alian sister, please tell me."
Lu Huilan also urged: "Yes, Sister Alian, tell me quickly."
"Well, it's rare that you are interested, so I'll start talking!" Liang Shuilian imitated Zhang Shaofei, raised her head slightly, and smoothed the strand of hair hanging in front of her forehead, "There are examples in every village and every place. In Near our Taijiang Mountain Village, there is also a Water Splashing Festival on the seventh day of July every year, which originates from a beautiful and touching myth and legend." After Liang Shuilian made an introduction, she turned to the main topic of the story, the myth and legend of "Seven Fairies Playing with Splashing Water". Just like the mountain stream in front of her eyes, it flows out of her mouth in an endless stream -——
On July 7th, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear. Seven-colored clouds appeared in the sky, and accompanied by bursts of heavenly sounds, seven fairies came floating on the clouds. They are the seven daughters of the Jade Emperor: the big fairy Tianshou, who is dressed in red, is called the Red Fairy, the second fairy Tianyang, who is wearing plain clothes, is called the Suyi Fairy, and the third fairy Tianrong, who is wearing green clothes, is called the Tsing Yi Fairy. , the four fairies Tianchang, dressed in soap clothes, are called Zaoyi Fairies, the fifth fairies Tianxian, dressed in purple, called purple fairies, the sixth fairies Tianqing, dressed in yellow, called yellow fairies, and the seventh fairies Tianyu, dressed in green She is called the Fairy in Green Clothes. For a time, the neon clothes are pleasing to the eye and the colorful clothes are provocative.
With their special status as the Jade Emperor's daughters, they traveled all over the world in their free time and visited famous mountains and rivers.
Wherever they go, they add brilliance.
The seven fairies came to Taijiang Mountain and were attracted by the beautiful scenery here.
They played around in the mountains and came to the northern foot of Taijiang Mountain, where the rivers of Dajiang Valley and Chanlong Canyon meet with gold and flowing water.
The weather is scorching hot today, and the grass on the roadside is drooping in the sun. The cicadas on the trees kept chirping, as if cheering for the scorching sun above their heads. The exposed loess has been exposed to the sun, causing wisps of water vapor to float in the air. When people walk on the muddy ground, bursts of dust and smoke rise.
Taijiang Mountain, which is usually cool and cool on weekdays, is also extremely sultry at this time. There is no trace of wind, and the air seems to be solidifying.
Among the seven fairies, Tian Yu, the green fairy, is petite and exquisite. She has the most cheerful and naughty personality. After wandering around the mountains for a while, she felt hot all over. Seeing the clear flowing mountain stream, she said, "Sisters, I really can't stand the heat. Why don't you go and take a dip in this mountain stream." Then she had to take off her socks and shoes.
The great fairy quickly waved her hand to stop her: "Seventh sister, no!"
The Seventh Fairy blinked: "Sister, why not?"
The Great Fairy explained her reason: "We are a family of women. How can it be inappropriate to go barefoot here and let those men see us?"
The Seventh Fairy raised her finger and pointed at the other person's head: "Sister, why is your mind so rigid?!"
Great Fairy: "Seventh Sister, how can you say that to me?"
Seven Fairies: "The weather today is as hot as a big furnace. No one in the mountains will come out to be exposed to the sun. You might as well listen carefully. It's quiet everywhere now, except for the chirping of cicadas and the occasional sparrow." Birds are chirping, but no one is around."
Fairy: "Having said that, it's not always good for us to take off our shoes and socks in broad daylight, and then lift up our clothes and go into the stream to soak in water, so that the men in the world can see us!"
The attitude of the Seventh Fairy is still so stubborn: "Sister, we are just taking off our shoes and socks, not our clothes. If we find any movement around us, we can hide first!"
Great Fairy: "This..."
"I'm sweating all over my body now, and I feel extremely uncomfortable. Sister Tianshou, if you don't go down to soak in the water, I will." After the Seven Fairies finished speaking, they couldn't help but take off their gold-thread embroidered shoes first, and waded into the middle of the stream. They felt cool and refreshing. , rising from the soles of the feet and quickly spreading throughout the body. She felt comfortable all over and waved to the other fairies: "Sister, come quickly and soak in this stream. It's cold and very pleasant."
Seeing that the Seventh Fairy was having so much fun, the Second Fairy was moved. She took off her shoes and socks without saying a word and said, "Seventh Fairy, I'll accompany you." After saying that, she jumped into the stream and screamed uncontrollably. Get up "so comfortable!"
The Seventh Fairy and the Second Fairy were having fun, and the Third Fairy, the Fourth Fairy, the Fifth Fairy, and the Sixth Fairy all asked the Great Fairy to go down to the stream and take a dip in the water.
Seeing the appearance of the sisters, the Great Fairy had no choice but to agree: "Everyone is so uncomfortable with the heat today. Since Seventh Sister has made this move, everyone will go to the stream to play in the water to cool down."
"Okay!" All the fairies have been longing for this for a long time. Now that they heard the eldest sister say this, they said hello repeatedly, took off their embroidered shoes and socks in a hurry, put them on the big rocks by the stream, and waded into the stream. , a cold feeling spread from the heels upwards, and the scorching heat on the body was quickly driven away.
The fairies played happily in the stream.
The running water sang joyful songs and flowed down the fairies' calves happily. Many small colorful fish in the mountain stream knew how to read the market. They seemed to smell the fragrance carried by these beautiful fairies and swam back and forth around their feet, using their hands from time to time. He came to kiss their feet with his mouth to absorb their fairy energy.
The seven fairies couldn't help laughing when they were kissed by the little fish in the water, and laughed "Bah, Bah". The laughter like silver bells echoed in the canyon, like beautiful music reverberating between heaven and earth.
The other fairies were also kissed affectionately by the little fish in the water, making them ticklish. They had never experienced such pleasure.
The great fairy said with deep feeling: "We usually play in the water in the fairyland in heaven, and we think we are extremely happy. I never thought that after leaving heaven and setting foot in the world, I would know that there is such fun water in the world."
The Seventh Fairy said: "Sister, think about it, the water in our Heavenly Jade Pond is immobile. To put it bluntly, it is a pool of stagnant water."
The Great Fairy stretched out her hand, covered her mouth, then let go and warned: "Seventh Sister, the Queen Mother will not be happy if you say this."
"I'm telling the truth!" the Seventh Fairy said, pointing to the sky, "Taijiang Mountain is so far away from the Heavenly Court. The Queen Mother is busy listening to the Jade Emperor's report at this time. How can she hear our discussion?"
The two fairies were so comfortable in the stream that they narrowed their enchanted eyes and said: "Seventh sister is right, look at how fast the stream in this canyon flows and how cool it is. It is certainly better than the water in Yaochi." It’s all in one piece.”
The three fairies joined in: "I heard that He Xiangu and other eight immortals first cast spells on the stream in this canyon, but it was only a trickle. Later, Guanyin Master spread nectar on the mountain, and it became so good. water."
The four fairies continued: "The nectar of Guanyin has nourished this mountain. It is really rare. We will visit here often in the future."
The five fairies nodded in agreement: "People often say that they are happier than the gods. In fact, we have been trapped in heaven for many years. It is really boring. How can we come to the human world to play again?! Live unfettered and free. Only then can we You are truly a god!"
The Sixth Fairy splashed water with both hands and said happily: "I really had so much fun!"
The fairies were chatting and laughing, and half an hour passed before they knew it.
The Seventh Fairy was so excited that she took a handful of water and playfully threw it on the Sixth Fairy's face.
The Sixth Fairy smiled and bent down, holding water in her palms, and poured it towards the Seventh Fairy, causing a burst of laughter.
"Ah, so fun?!" It seemed that the words woke up the dreamer. The fairies followed the example of the two of them, bending down to scoop up water with their hands, and splashing water on each other.
Little drops of water are like flying beads splashing jade, carrying spiritual energy and falling on the faces and bodies of the fairies. Their clothes were wet, their hair was wet, and their whole bodies were wet... The water brought bursts of coolness and bursts of happiness.
There is a saying that water is the source of life, and some people say that "water is wealth", and touching water means happiness and auspiciousness. Therefore, although their clothes were soaked by the splashed water, they were even happier.
Suddenly, the Seven Fairies pricked up their ears alertly and heard movement not far away. Then they followed the sound and said, "Someone is coming."
The fairies immediately became nervous.
The great fairy raised her eyes and looked through the gap in the woods and said, "It's a woman."
It turned out that a middle-aged woman who went up the mountain to pick wild fruits heard the happy laughter of the seven fairies and followed the sound to this place.
It was so hot today that the woman felt like the sun was like a big fire pit hanging above her, and the heat waves it poured out made her skin burn.
The woman put down the fruit basket in her hand. She was too tired at this time. She sat on a big stone not far from the Seven Fairies to rest, breathing heavily. She saw seven such young and beautiful women suddenly coming to the mountain, and asked: "Oh, I have lived in the mountain for more than three years, but I have never seen you. Where did you come from?"
"We are..." The great fairy hesitated, she did not want to reveal her identity to strangers.
The Seven Fairies were clever enough to jump to the topic and pointed into the distance: "We are from a very far away place."
"No wonder I haven't seen you." The woman said and gasped again.
Seeing her uncomfortable look, the great fairy said, "Sister-in-law, I see you are sweating profusely and gasping for air. Are you suffering from some serious illness?"
The woman waved her hand and replied: "I did have an illness a few days ago and had a fever for a few days. I feel a little better today.
Fairy: "Sister-in-law, since you have not recovered from your serious illness, why don't you take a good rest at home?"
"My husband went out to work. My younger son was clamoring to eat wild fruits in the mountains, so I had to go up the mountain even though I was sick." The woman covered her chest with her hands and said, "The weather is so hot now, and I feel hot and uncomfortable in my heart. .”
The Great Fairy pointed to the stream flowing under her feet, looking intoxicated: "We were suffering from the sweltering heat just now, so we went to soak in this stream. Oh, now our whole body feels much better."
When the woman heard what the great fairy said, her heart moved. She came to the stream, picked up the water with her hands, and took a sip. A cool feeling penetrated her heart, and she nodded frequently: "Okay, this water is indeed good."
Fairy: "Sister-in-law, please come to the stream and take a dip."
Although the woman wanted to go down, she still had the same scruples as the great fairy had before, so she hesitated: "This..."
The great fairy saw through the woman's thoughts and said: "Since you are too embarrassed to come down, then I will help you." As she said this, she picked up water with both hands and poured it on the woman's face.
A cool feeling spread from the woman's face to her body, and she couldn't help but exclaimed: "It feels so comfortable."
When the great fairy heard the woman say she felt comfortable, she kept pouring water on her, and soon she was soaked all over.
The women cheered repeatedly and splashed water on the fairies.
Everyone had a happy water fight.
At this time, bursts of crisp bells and the sound of horse hooves "de, de, de" came from far and near through the dense forest.
The great fairy seemed to hear something, pointed to the post road at the foot of the mountain, and asked the woman: "Ah, sister-in-law, is someone coming?"
The woman listened attentively and replied: "Ah, it's a large caravan coming up the mountain from the bottom of the mountain."
Large caravans carried goods on horses, traveling across states and provinces, traveling south and north. Most of them are men from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.
Of course the seven fairies didn't want those men to see them with their bare feet exposed.
The Seven Fairies asked the Great Fairy: "Sister, what should we do now?"
The Great Fairy frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Sisters, let's go back to heaven."
All the fairies agreed in unison: "Okay."
So, the fairies quickly stepped ashore from the stream. They quickly put on their socks and embroidered shoes and said to the woman, "Sister-in-law, let's go."
The seven fairies kicked their feet to the ground, rising into the sky like wisps of colorful clouds and smoke.
The woman looked up and saw colorful neon clothes rising in the air. The seven fairies rode the wind and flew away, their clothes fluttering, and soon disappeared at the end of the horizon.
Only then did the woman realize that she had just met seven fairies, and she felt that she had become extra energetic after being splashed with water by them, and her original languor and morbidity had been wiped away.
The woman was thinking deeply: "Could it be that the water poured by the fairy just now can drive away diseases and bad luck?!"
When she carried the fruit basket down the mountain, she felt a surge of strength. When she returned to the village, she told her neighbors about today's encounter.
With a pious heart, people came to the stream where the seven fairies had trodden and imitated them. You splashed water on me, and I splashed water on you in return. Laughter and laughter echoed in the mountains.
From then on, the legend spread further and further, and the people near Taijiang Mountain regarded the seventh day of the seventh lunar month as the Water Splashing Festival.
"On the day of the Water Splashing Festival, men, women and children of all ages get up early in the morning, put on short-sleeved shorts and shorts in midsummer, carry pure water, and then you pour the water on me and I splash on you. The water splashes everywhere accompanied by laughter and laughter. The scene is very special. Spectacular. People take pride in being splashed all over by others. They believe that the holy water played by fairies can wash away the filth and the troubles of the past year, so as to eliminate disasters and troubles, and wish each other peace and happiness. People regard the Water Splashing Festival as the most beautiful, auspicious and joyful day." After Liang Shuilian finished telling the story of the seven fairies playing splashing water, she looked at Zhang Shaofei meaningfully, "During the Water Splashing Festival, young men and women who are just beginning to have a romantic relationship are also looking forward to it. It is a long-lasting festival. They like to go to the grassland in the forest to play the bag-throwing game. The beautiful flower bag is made by the girl with colorful flower cloth. It contains tissue paper, cotton seeds and other items, and is decorated with five flower spikes on the four corners and center. This is A token of love. Both men and women convey their affection by throwing and receiving bags, and each chooses his sweetheart. The young man will give the gift he prepared to the girl, and they will join hands and go to a secluded place in the woods to fall in love... "
