Yunyangzi was young and vigorous at that time, so how could he be frightened by the old man's words? On the contrary, it was because of the old man's words that he became curious about mice getting married.
After some questioning, the old man had to answer truthfully. It turns out that this place is called Shuxian'ao. These villagers fled to the Xing'an Mountains in the early years. At that time, it was ice and snow and the climate was very cold. Originally, they would not survive the spring. They were one of the people here. The white mouse led them to a cave full of food, and they were lucky enough to survive the winter until spring.
From then on, these villagers lived here, built houses and multiplied their lives. In order to repay the kindness of the mouse, the villagers decided to listen to what the white mouse said, build a mouse fairy temple for it, and worship it according to the standards of a family fairy. After that, The villagers even named the village Shuxian'ao to commemorate the kindness of Shuxian.
However, within a hundred years, this village has multiplied with thousands of people. One day, the village chief dreamed of an old lady covered in snow-white silk talking to him, saying that she was the white mouse that led them to the grain hole. , relying on their incense over the years, I have been able to transform into dreams and come here specifically to propose marriage to them.
The gray fairy said bluntly that his family had accumulated a lot of property, and he specially came to find a good son-in-law for his daughter, so that the white mouse family could flourish.
After the village chief woke up, he saw a few more golden beans under the pillow. When he bit them, the marks were clear, indicating that they were indeed real gold and no one was trying to trick him. In the next few days, Mrs. Gray fell asleep many times and followed the village chief. The chief discussed the details of the wedding. At first he thought it was just an ordinary dream, but in the end he had to believe that it was indeed a mouse coming to propose marriage.
The village chief was so surprised that he had no choice but to call in the villagers and village elders to discuss the matter and convey Mrs. Gray's wishes to the clan members.
Mrs. Gray said that he did not specify a good son-in-law, as long as he chose a man with good features and a strong body. In exchange, he would give these villagers a bucket of gold and a bucket of pearls. From then on, this man had nothing to do with the family. .
These betrothal gifts are indeed impeccable for rural families. The value of a bucket of gold is enough to transform them, peasant farmers, into wealthy country squires. However, there is one thing they are not satisfied with, that is, their children only need to enter the country. After getting married, there is no contact with the main family anymore, which is considered to be completely cut off.
Faced with these betrothal gifts, some families were salivating, while others were worried. Finally, the village chief made a rule that single men in the family were not allowed to participate in the selection. Only those with two or more men needed to select a good son-in-law.
After a lot of trouble, all the villagers with many male penises in the village were gathered in the village chief's yard. He then took out his basket, poured soybeans into it, and only put in one red bean. Whoever could get the red bean would be the winner. If a good son-in-law is selected, the money will belong to the good son-in-law's family.
After drawing lots, the youngest son of the Zhao family finally became the son-in-law, and the money naturally fell into the hands of the Zhao family.
A few days after the village chief selected a good son-in-law, he saw Mrs. Gray in his dreams one after another. He explained the situation of the Zhao family clearly to Gray Fairy. After obtaining Gray Fairy's consent, he started to prepare for the wedding. Only after Gray Fairy Marry in three days.
After the Zhao family got the news, they gave their youngest son a haircut, bathing and manicure, and also bought an extra set of silk clothes, just waiting for the Gray Fairy to come to pick him up.
Three days later, heavy fog began to appear outside the village. At first, the sky turned chaotic and dark, and then the sound of gongs and drums echoed around. In the clouds and fog, I saw a group of wedding sedans walking towards the village and stopping in front of Zhao's house.
Out of curiosity, the neighbors went out to watch the fun. Most of these bearers were thieves. Even their faces could be seen from the pointy-mouthed monkey cheeks. They were disguised as animals. As for the leader of the matchmaker, she had a round figure and a very naive attitude. Happy.
After the Zhao family opened the door, they brought their young son, who was dressed in red, to the door and were escorted into the sedan with the beating of gongs and drums. After that, they saw the servants behind them carrying a bucket of gold beans and pearls into the Zhao family, and Two boxes each of silks and satins and antique jades filled the yard to the brim. 33
When the matchmaker saw that the matter was over, she signaled the bearers to lift up the sedan chair and disappeared into the clouds. It was not until the clouds completely subsided that the sky returned to normal.
Later, the Zhao family's youngest son seemed to have lost news and never appeared in front of people again. Later, Mrs. Zhao thought she missed her youngest son and burned incense to the Gray Fairy, but the Gray Fairy never responded.
Over the years, several young men from the clan have been chosen by the Rat Fairy as good son-in-laws. Although they have also received money, it is somewhat uncomfortable to never see them again in this life.
After hearing this story, Yunyangzi realized something strange. While the villagers were sleeping at night, he saw the Mouse Fairy coming to get married again. After the family put their son on the sedan, he carefully followed the wedding procession until these When people left Shuxian'ao, they turned into big gray rats.
He erased all traces and followed the big mice carrying the sedan. After they entered the deep mountains and old forests, they swerved inside until they came to a stop under a thousand-year-old pine tree. Then, the bodies of these mice and the sedan changed more and more. It got smaller and smaller, eventually reaching the size of a palm. It walked into the hole under the pine tree and disappeared.
Yunyangzi chased him to the foot of the pine tree, but it was difficult to look forward. The mouse hole was smaller than his hand, and it was extremely difficult to go down. In his impatience, he was suddenly hit by a pine needle on the tree, and his mind became increasingly confused. , gradually fell asleep, and when he woke up, his body had shrunk a thousand times, becoming the same size as a mouse hole. Seeing this magical situation, he had no time to think about it, and immediately entered the mouse hole, wanting to see where it was. Cave sky.
Yunyangzi entered the pine tree hole and kept walking down. When the tree roots were exhausted and there were no more weeds, he had already reached a bridge. He raised his head and took a closer look. The gate tower in front of the bridge was towering. There were no pine tree roots here, only The plaque on the gate tower has the ancient text "Mouse Fairy Kingdom" written on it.
Then, an old man with a long beard and wide sleeves walked out from the bridge and smiled at him: "It's great to have friends from far away. Since our distinguished guests are destined to come to the Rat Fairy Kingdom, it's considered fate. I, Rat The princess of the fairy kingdom is getting married, so why not go to the mouse fairy kingdom for a drink."
Yunyangzi originally came to find out the truth, but he allowed himself to be welcomed into the gatehouse by the gray-robed old man. When he went out again, he had already arrived in the Mouse Fairy Kingdom.
Although this place is underground, it has been built in a very grand manner. The city towers are majestic, the houses are elegant, and countless residences surround the imperial city. Water flows through the city, vegetation is prosperous, and sunlight can be seen shining through tree holes everywhere, shining into the city.
Yunyangzi followed the gray-robed old man into the palace and saw the villager who was being sent into the sedan chair. At this time, the villager was dragging the Gray Fairy Princess to toast and exchange greetings in front of the guests, which was extremely lively.
After sitting at the table, the old gray fairy said frankly that he was the leader of the Mouse Fairy Kingdom. He had founded the Mouse Fairy Kingdom under the pine trees for more than a hundred years. Now he has led many Mouse Fairies to practice here. Build a statue of the immortal cave.
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