Beyond the Noisy World: The Long Lost Eight Sects: 306, Tao Wu Gushu

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Ding Qi and others walked along the ravine. Not far before they heard the sound of water. This is a stream formed naturally between the two mountains. The meandering water surface of the stream is getting wider and wider, and boats are gradually available. The slopes on both sides of the river are steep.

After walking for more than two miles, Ding Qi suddenly stopped and stomped his feet and said: "There is obviously a foundation below, and there is a ruin around it covered by vegetation. Has there ever been a village here?"

Yang Chengong explained: "I can't see clearly at night, but traces should be found during the day. It is indeed an ancient village site. I don't know how many years ago it was left. It has long been unoccupied. Wuling Mountain In fact, there were many villages in the past, and they have been moved out one after another, especially in recent decades, they have been relocated by the government."

Ding Qi: "This place is obviously not a site in recent decades. I am afraid it has been there for hundreds of years."

Yang Chengong: "Although the scenery here is beautiful, in ancient times it was poor mountains and rivers, and the living conditions were very bad. During the war, some people might have moved to the mountains to avoid disasters. During the Taiping period, there were better places outside, and basically all moved out. This should be an abandoned ancient village."

Tian Zhongluo smiled and said: "This is not far from the valley of No. 5, and the straight-line distance is only one kilometer, but it is obviously more suitable for living there, at least the terrain is much flatter, and more terraces can be opened to grow grain. I It is estimated that there was a village here in ancient times. Later it moved to the No.5 Valley. Now, it has been transformed into a bed and breakfast resort by Boss Chen."

Yang Chengong also smiled: "It's very possible!"

Walking along the direction of the stream for almost two kilometers, this is not a flat road outside, two kilometers in this mountainous area is already very far and deep. The road was difficult to navigate in the dark, and Ding Qi deliberately slowed down to take care of the others, and it took almost an hour and a half to reach the end of the stream.

The stream in the mountains often cannot be found where it comes from. Its source may be just a spring, or it may converge from a rock gap to a pool when it rains. Ding Qi stopped again and said, "Take a flashlight to take pictures around, are these all peach trees?"

As the flashlight swept around, everyone found that they were in a wild peach forest. Ma Xiao exclaimed: "Wow, there are fruits!" She picked off a peach smoothly. Ding Qi reminded: "The one you picked has worms!"

Looking carefully with the bright flashlight, the peach was really wormed, and there was mucus hanging near the pedicle. Ma Xiao waved his hand and threw the peach away, while Yang Chengong looked at Ding Qi in surprise and said, "Board Ding has such a strong sense!"

Tian Zhongluo said haha, "How about Director Ding!"

Ding Qi bent down and picked up a peach pit from the ground. This is a mountain peach pit, small, oval, with a thick shell. You can see this kind of thing in the Wenwan market. Some people like to play with this peach pit. Everyone looked for some ripe peaches and tasted them. The taste was sweet and sour.

Tian Zhongluo: "This is a pure natural green non-polluting wild species. It's quite delicious."

How can Ma Xiao tell the truth: "Why don't I think that the peaches sold in the fruit store outside are delicious?"

Ding Qi explained: "Who said that wild varieties must have better taste? The varieties in the orchard have been artificially cultivated for thousands of years, and they are selected to breed plants that are more suitable for human taste. This wild peach juice is not enough, it is very Astringent, but the peach itself has more game."

Ma Xiao: "This piece is not a thousand-year-old peach forest, right?"

Ding Qi shook his head and said: "You don't think these trees are like them, at most ten to several decades."

Ma Xiao: "Since it is a wild peach forest, why are there no thousand-year-old trees left?"

Ding Qi: "There is a saying called Tao Wu Gushu. If managed properly, the growth of peach trees is the best in the next ten years, but rarely grows more than a few decades, forty to fifty years. The peach trees are very rare, let alone a century-old peach tree. As for the wild mountain peach, the tree age is shorter and basically can’t grow too much."

Ding Qi’s hometown is in the mountainous area of ​​Jingyang County, where there are also peach gardens in the mountain villages. He knows some peach trees are exquisite. There is a lot of peach pulp, and a lot of translucent sap will overflow if you scratch a branch with a knife. Many insects love to eat it, and it is easy to attract pests and diseases. The life cycle of a peach tree is usually only a few decades, and the plant will age and die for various reasons.

No matter how well managed, artificially planted peach trees can hardly grow to more than a few decades. The tree with the highest fruit yield is more than ten years old, and then the results gradually decrease. Whether it is artificially planted or wild peach trees in the mountains, forty to fifty years is the limit of growth. Almost no peach trees more than a hundred years old have been seen, so there is a saying that peaches have no ancient trees.

There are many ancient trees that have grown for thousands of years. Either they have strong resistance to diseases and insect pests, or they grow in extreme environments with few diseases and insect pests, such as pine, cypress, ginkgo, dracaena, alpine rhododendron, etc., while peach trees are obviously Not in this list.

Although this peach forest is not long, it may have been there since ancient times. Trees have been dying continuously, but the fallen peach pits have re-germinated and grown, and they still continue to grow.

After listening to Ding Qi's introduction, Ma Xiao praised: "Teacher Ding is really learned!" On this occasion, her name changed from Leader Ding to Teacher Ding. But Yang Chengong laughed at these words but didn't say anything, as if he had other opinions but didn't speak.

I walked out of this peach forest while talking and laughing, and a mountain beam and stone wall in front of me blocked the way. Yang Chengong smiled and said: "It's almost here. You need to drill a cave. It's a bit narrow. Be careful not to touch your head."

Where is there a hole? The glare flashlight swept through and found nothing, but Ding Qi had "seen" the portal of the outer world. As Yang Chengong stretched out his hand, a hole appeared on the stone wall. Since it was night, and nothing was dark inside, he took the lead and walked in first.

The cave was really narrow, barely allowing one person to pass through. From time to time, I had to lower my head and walked about dozens of steps. The space suddenly became clear, and they got out of the hole at the other end.

Under the quiet moonlight, there is a valley, and there is a very smooth path ahead, which should be tamped with mature soil without weeds. In the middle of the valley in the distance is a forest, sparsely tall, and there seems to be the outline of a village under the tree.

Two young guys have flashed flashlights and rushed forward. Yang Chengong explained with some embarrassment: "I didn't expect you to come in tonight. I didn't make any preparations beforehand. I just cleaned it up. ."

Ding Qi: "We just take a look and confirm the existence of Changcheng Fudi, the outside world. It does not require Yang Fuzhu to make any preparations."

At this time, Ma Xiao asked with some doubts: "Yang Fuzhu, how do I feel that I walked this way, like the description in "Peach Blossom Spring"?"

When she said that, Ding Qi suddenly came back to her senses, and was surprised: "Yes, is this Changcheng Fortune Land the legendary Peach Blossom Spring?" The words in "Peach Blossom Spring" immediately appeared in Ding Qi's mind. ——

In the Jin Taiyuan, the Wuling people were fishing. Traveling by the river, forgetting the distance of the road. Suddenly there is a peach blossom forest, hundreds of steps across the bank, there are no miscellaneous trees in the middle, the fragrant grass is delicious, and the fallen flowers are colorful. The fisherman was very different, and moved forward again, desiring to impoverish his forest. If the forest is full of water, there will be a mountain, and the mountain has a small mouth, as if there is light. Convenience boat, enter from the mouth. Very narrow at the beginning, talented people. After dozens of steps, it suddenly became clear...

The description in this text is very much like their experience at the moment, except that they came after dark. While walking along the high **** next to the river, they also passed by the remains of an ancient village, and the Wuling fisherman whom Tao Yuanming remembered was probably a villager there in ancient times.

Yang Chengong sighed and said: "Don't talk about you, I have always been skeptical, but unfortunately I can't find anyone to ask. And it is only a literary work, and there is no way to verify it."

Ding Qi: "Where is your master? Where is the former blessed master of Changcheng Fudi?"

Yang Chengong: "It's true that the leader of Ding said that my master is a retired veteran cadre in the district. He didn't know how to fancy me, taught me to practice secret methods and brought me here... He also doubted this place. It’s the Peach Blossom Spring that Tao Yuanming said, but I can’t find anyone to ask."

Ma Xiao: "Is there no one living here?"

Yang Chengong: "The remains of the village are still there, but I'm afraid it has been abandoned for 800 years. There is no one. You can go over and take a closer look."

The mountains are slightly farther away on the left and right sides. The land on both sides of the road is flat and there are some traces of ditches. It is obvious that it has been artificially reclaimed, but now it is abandoned and growing with weeds and trees. There was a river passing by the village ahead, and there were several lakes formed by bays on the valley plain. They walked over a stone bridge and entered the village.

In the very center of the stone arch bridge deck, a piece of ashlar is embedded, on which there are two regular script lettering-Changcheng.

Ding Qi and Shi Buquan have been together for a long time, and they can be considered a little appreciative, recognizing that this should be in European style. Ouyang Xun was from the Tang Dynasty, so the age of this stone carving can only be in the Tang Dynasty or after the Tang Dynasty. Tao Yuanming was from the Jin Dynasty, far before the Tang Dynasty. This shows that there were people living here for a long time after Tao Yuanming wrote The Story of Peach Blossom Spring.

These two characters are carved on the stone slab in the center of the bridge deck. This is a road for people to walk on. After a long time, the handwriting will be polished and hard to be recognized. But now the degree of wear on these two letterings is very small, which means that shortly after the stone was left, few people left the bridge.

There is a tall old tree at the head of the bridge. The diameter of the main trunk is more than one meter at breast height. Obviously someone had cleaned the bridge deck, otherwise the fallen leaves would have accumulated very thick, and it would be impossible to see the slate lettering. There are dozens of trees in the big tree village like this, scattered around the front and back of the house.

This is an abandoned village with broken tiles and walls everywhere. The roofs of most houses are long gone, but the outlines are still very clear. When I first entered the village, there was an intact courtyard with a grass-roofed brick wall. The wall was obviously made of intact bricks from the ruins of the village. There were courtyards on the front and back, and there was a well in the front yard.

The two guys who ran in front have entered the yard and started a bonfire. Yang Chengong raised his hand and said: "The conditions are simple, let's rest here."

They did not enter the house, so they moved to the courtyard and sat down. Ding Qi asked, "Is this courtyard the residence of the blessed masters of Changcheng Fudi?"

Yang Chengong: "Yes, I lived here when my master brought me in."

Changcheng blessed land has been passed on to Yang Chengong, indicating that the inheritance has not been broken since ancient times, but the village residents in ancient times have not known where to move, only the outside world is still passing on. Whether it is Yang Chengong's master or Yang Chengong, they rarely come here, and the blessed masters of the past have only cleaned up such a courtyard and used it as a temporary place to stay.

Ding Qi asked again: "Although the village has been abandoned, but sorting out the leftovers, you can basically judge the age of the abandoned?"

Yang Chengong: "Yes, my master also has a general judgment. The antiquities left here are from the Northern Song Dynasty at the latest, indicating that the residents here probably moved out at that time, but there are always people outside who keep the outside world. Inheritance."

Ding Qi has outlined a period of history in his heart, just like the faint outline of this ancient village. In ancient times, some people lived here for generations, and some people took control of the world’s treasure and inherited this secret world, but in the Northern Song Dynasty, the residents here collectively moved out.

It’s good to live in the outside world. Why do you want to move? Because they have choices. This is not a place with a very good living environment. The communication with the outside world is too difficult, and it is almost impossible to exchange and exchange properties. It seems to be peaceful and peaceful, but in fact it is equivalent to painting a prison.

Even if it is a self-sufficient farming society, socialized production exists. It is impossible for one or several villages to produce all kinds of things that they need, and they still have to rely on product exchange, and the nature of the secret world determines that they are very Difficult to exchange with the outside world.

Isn't there such a predicament in Five Heart Valley? Fortunately, there have been a group of palm flower envoys to maintain it in the past, and Changcheng Fudi obviously does not even have this condition. If they move here to avoid war, civilization will degenerate over time. It is impossible to develop into Qin Gaotai, because their ethnic group is not large enough, and the area here is also limited.

The Wuling Mountain area was very remote in ancient times. If it is to avoid troubled times, it is not necessary to live here. The No. 5 valley outside is a more suitable place for settlement. Whenever the population dropped sharply after the war, and a large amount of land was abandoned, the tribesmen here were able to find a suitable place to live, and it is estimated that they would never come back.

Whether Changcheng Fudi is the Peach Blossom Spring mentioned by Tao Yuanming, perhaps... Seeing Ding Qi not talking for a long time, as if thoughtful, Yang Chengong finally couldn't help reminding: "Leader Ding, you noticed Are there any trees around?"

Ding Qi came back to his senses and said in shock: "It's actually a peach tree!"

Yang Chengong laughed and said: "There are 28 thousand-year-old peach trees here. We walked under the trees when we entered the village, and now we are sitting under them."

They passed a peach grove outside, and Ding Qi also introduced Ma Xiao to the exquisiteness of "Peach Without Ancient Trees". As a result, the facts are very face-saving. After entering Changcheng Fudi, there are actually 28 thousand-year-old peaches in the village. It's not that Ding Qi didn't know him, but he didn't even think about it. When he entered the village, he was attracted by the stone bridge and the buildings in the village, thinking about the history of this place.

The leaves of many plants are very similar to peach leaves, and there are many varieties of peach trees. There are also several shapes of peach leaves. It is normal for Ding Qi to not pay attention for a while. After Yang Chengong reminded him, he discovered that there are such big ancient peach trees in the world. Of course he was shocked. It must have been created by the unique environment here.

Ma Xiao also exclaimed: "Gosh, there are really thousand-year-old peach trees. Didn't Teacher Ding say that there are no ancient peach trees?"

At this moment, Ding Qi suddenly stretched out his hand, and an object falling in the air drew an arc and flew to the palm of his hand. Under the firelight, it was a peach. The peach fell from the tree when it was ripe. If Ding Qi didn't catch it, it might hit Tian Zhongluo's head. It was a bit like the apple hit Newton back then.

Ma Xiao stood up: "Is this a thousand-year-old peach?"

Yang Chengong smiled and said: "It's the peach that I will bear this year."

Ding Qi wondered a little: "Is it still getting results?"

Yang Chengong: "It blooms every year, but there are very few fruits. There are 28 ancient peach trees here. Maybe which of them will bear a few fruits in any year, and the total will not exceed one every year. Hundreds."

Ma Xiao: "Can you eat it?"

Yang Chengong: "Of course you can eat it. The season you are here is just right. It coincides with the ripening of the ancient peaches. This year there are more than 70 peaches. I said that I was not ready here. I originally planned to come in early tomorrow to pick up the peaches. , But I haven’t had time to pick it tonight."

Ding Qi: "Can I pick it now?"

Yang Chengong: "The tree is too high and the peaches are not easy to pick. It is inconvenient to not see clearly at night."

Ding Qi: "It doesn't matter, Lord Yang Fu gives me a fruit plate."