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Chapter 123 Dare to Cherish the Withered Mirror of River Yan

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    In Shenshi, Sun Yi's wedding team arrived at Mengmeng Village [now Mengmengqiao Village, Puzhou Town]

    This small village is very famous.  That was the place where Qin general Meng Ming saw the battle against Jin, burning boats along the Jihe River, and the place where allied forces must conquer in the Spring and Autumn Period.  Therefore, this place is called "Mengmeng".

    "Jihe" does not mean the river in Yongji. In ancient times, Yongji was called "Pusan".  It was not until the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty that the county name of "Yongji" came into being.  The word "Ji" in "Ji River Burning Boat" means "crossing".

    Due to the rapid flow of this river, the locals call it "Sushui River".  Whenever the flood floods, people have no choice but to stand on the bridge and look at the river and sigh.  Therefore, the bridge on the river has a different name - Naihe Bridge.

    There is a tea shed next to the "Naihe Bridge". In front of the tea shed stands a cover with the words "Meng Po Soup"[1], and the soup is made by an old lady.

    According to legend, this old woman is a descendant of Meng Mingshi, a famous general in the Spring and Autumn Period.  She lives here, making tea to quench the heat and thirst of passers-by; when the flood floods, she also reminds passers-by to cross the river carefully.

    [1] "The Bridge of Naihe" Anonymous Poem

    Naihe on the bridge of Naihe,

    Right and wrong never cross the river of forgetfulness;

    There is no right or wrong before the Sansheng Stone,

    I will meet Po Meng at the Wangxiang Terrace.

    Mengpo soup is the saying of "Wangqingshui", which was quite popular in the Yuan Dynasty.

    As soon as Sun Yi saw this signboard, he knew that he had arrived at Mengmeng Village.  A playboy like Sun Yi understands the meaning of "Meng Po Soup" better.  He called the master of ceremonies and said, "Let's rest by this bridge for a while!"

    The master of ceremonies immediately came over and said, "Eldest young master, let's go as soon as possible and rest in Hedong County! If we don't hurry, it will be dark"

    Sun Yi said angrily: "What are you talking about, if you tell you to rest, you should rest. Don't you know that this young master drank a lot of wine at noon, and now he is very hungry and thirsty?"

    The master of ceremonies had no choice but to stop the team.

    Sun Yi came to Po Meng's tea shed, found a seat and sat down.

    Not long after, an old woman in her fifties came out of the house, but she looked dignified, not like a woman running a tea shop at all, but like a lady from a rich family.

    She was wearing a red robe with the pattern of Bianhua flowers, and the yellow flowers in the shape of Bianana flowers were painted on her face. There was always a smile that saw through the world and was the best in the world at the corner of her mouth.

    Sun Yi was taken aback, because he saw Granny Meng's red robe embroidered with flowers of the other shore similar to his bride

    The master of ceremonies called everyone into the shed to rest for a while, drink a bowl of Meng Po soup to quench their thirst and then go on their way.

    The emcee respectfully handed the first bowl of soup to Sun Yi.  Sun Yi took the tea soup and took a sip. Feeling sweet and bitter, he walked towards the float with the bowl of soup.

    He came to Meipan's car, and said through the curtain: "Cousin, I'll give you a bowl of 'Forget Love Water'. Drink it, and you can forget the past"

    When Meipan heard this, she became angry. She tore off the red hijab on her head, opened the car curtain suddenly, and asked, "Cousin, what do you mean?!"

    Sun Yi laughed a bit and said, "It's boring, it's boring"

    ?In fact, after Sun Yi came to Puzhou, he also heard a little about Meipan and Wansheng, and he always felt lumpy in his heart.  He gave the "Mengpo Soup" to Meipan's eyes again, and said, "You must be thirsty too, it doesn't matter if you take a few sips."

    Meipan glared at Sun Yi, raised her hand and smashed the bowl in his hand.

    Sun Yi smiled awkwardly and said, "Cousin, why have you become like this now?"

    "I was like this!" Meipan forcefully lowered the car curtain, and withdrew back to her seat.

    Sun Yi, who was shut down, returned to the tea shop, sat down in his seat, lowered his head, and drank tea.  Suddenly I heard whispers from everyone, looked up, and saw the bride took off her hijab and got off the float.

    She came to the tea shed and said to Sun Yi: "Cousin, I'll go to the bridge to get some fresh air."

    Sun Yi said: "The wind here is not small, why go to the bridge?"

    "I don't like crowds."

    "Then, shall I go with you?"

    "No need, just let Xia Lian accompany me."

    "Oh~" Sun Yi nodded helplessly.

    Yu Meipan walked a few steps, then turned around, bowed to Sun Yi, and said, "Cousin, I'm sorry!"

    Sun Yi smiled awkwardly, and thought to himself: "I'm sorry? What's the matter? Is it the rudeness just now, or was it about taking off the hijab and going to the bridge? Anyway, in front of so many people, it's still a big deal.But this statement is quite realistic.

    In this legend, Po Meng is actually not an old lady, but a peerless beauty. The reason why Po Meng made Meng Po soup at the beginning was to forget her past. The only memory of Po Meng is to come and go on the Naihe Bridge  A bowl of Mengpo soup was presented to her by the ghost.

    Three said: Po Meng was born in the Han Dynasty, studied Confucian books since she was a child, and began to recite Buddhist scriptures when she grew up.  When she was still alive, she never recalled the past, and never thought about the future, but wholeheartedly advised people not to kill and to be vegetarian.  Until she was eighty-one years old, she was still a virgin.  She only knew that her surname was Meng, so people called her "Meng Po Lao Nai".  Later, Mengpo's grandmother went to the mountains to practice.  Because people in the world who knew the cause of the past life at that time often revealed the secrets of heaven, therefore, God specially appointed Mengpo's old lady as the god of the netherworld, and built a platform for her to drive away forgetfulness.

    (2) Mengpo soup is a kind of tea soup in ancient Chinese folklore that can forget all troubles and memories, all love and hatred.  Legend has it that it is the divine soup made by Po Meng in the underworld, so that all the ghosts who have been reincarnated in Naiheqiao in the past can completely forget all the memories of their previous lives and reincarnate with peace of mind.

    (3) Practice

    According to legend, the method of Mengpo soup is to first take the ghosts that are judged to be sent to various places in the ten temples, and then add medicinal materials collected from the secular world to make a soup like wine, which is divided into five kinds: sweet, bitter, pungent, sour, and salty.  taste.  All ghosts who are ready to reincarnate have to drink Mengpo's ecstasy soup. If there is a tricky ghost who refuses to drink, hooks and knives will appear under its feet to catch its feet, and a sharp copper pipe will pierce its throat, forcing people to drink.  Sexual indoctrination, no ghost is spared.

    Another way of saying it is, Meng Po Tang eight tears as a guide: one drop of raw tears, two old tears, three points of bitter tears, four cups of tears of regret, five inches of tears of lovesickness, six cups of tears in illness, seven feet of tears of parting, this first  Bawei is the sad tears of a Meng Po.  The eight tears of Mengpo soup are used as a guide to remove the bitterness and keep the sweetness. After such a lifetime of suffering, it can be boiled into a pot of good soup.

    [3] Speech

    In the world, there is a road called Huangquan Road, a river called Wangchuan River, and a bridge on the river called Naihe Bridge. After walking across the Naihe Bridge, there is an earthen platform called Wangxiangtai. There is an old woman selling Mengpo soup by the Wangxiangtai.  , there is a stone called the Sansheng Stone by the Wangchuan River.

    Mengpo soup makes you forget everything; the Sansheng stone records your past and present lives; we walk across the Naihe Bridge, take a last look at the world on the Wangxiang Terrace, and drink a bowl of Mengpo soup boiled by Wangchuan River.

    Those who have loved, those things that cannot be let go, those countless joys and sorrows in the world of mortals, will only slowly enter the throat with the "Mengpo soup", and will be forever frozen when we walk through the Naihe Bridge;  The words stopped, and the sadness full of tears, all turned into misty clouds in our looking back, and disappeared sadly.

    Is it the hasty regret of a lifetime?  Is it a pity that Yin and Yang are separated forever?  Or is it a farewell with a sword?  In fact, it is no longer important.  Because, after drinking this Mengpo soup, everything has become indifferent (Remember the website website: www.hlnovel.com
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