Yinmaquan is located at the top of Hongyaling Mountain, which is the main mountain range in the north-south direction of Hongyan Village. It is connected to the highest peak observatory in the north and the winding mountain range in the south. On the west side of Hongyaling is a steep red cliff, and under the red cliff is Hongyagou in Dongyu, the upper reaches of Dajing River. On the east side of Hongyaling is the old shady slope with lush trees, as well as the rocky sea depression and the well-known Bailong Cave!
? I grew up in this poor and backward Bailongdonggou full of myths. The original house in my hometown is facing the old shady slope. When I was a teenager, I used to graze cattle and firewood on the old shady slope, and my childhood memories have been deeply engraved in my mind.
There is a pit about an acre in the middle of Hongyaling on the top of Laoyin Slope, with a relatively high hill in the north and south, a pit edge about three meters high in the west, a Hongyan Cliff on the outside, a slope three or four meters high in the east, and a narrow sidewalk along the ridge on the slope. This pit is Yinma Spring!
When I was herding cattle, I first saw the Yinma Spring, which was planted with oil-squeezing seeds, which were planted by the parents of the production team. I think the terrain here is strange and mysterious, and my curiosity drives me to find out. In the evening, my grandfather, father and I sat around the fire-bed, warming ourselves and eating potatoes, because there was no radio to listen to and no TV to watch at that time, so we had to tell stories and pass the time after work. I took this opportunity to ask about the "drinking horse spring"-
"Grandpa, drinking horse spring is just a flat land lower than the surrounding area, and there is no water. Why is it called" drinking horse spring "?"
Grandpa smiled gently and said, "The bottom of Yinma Spring was originally uneven, the lowest on the east side, and there was a small hole, which was the exposed spring eye after the spring dried up. Later, it was filled in and planted on the farm!"
I was surprised and asked, "There was really water before! Then why was there no water later? "
? Grandpa saw me "get to the bottom of the casserole" and didn't understand the attitude of not giving up, so he said, "Well, I'll tell you the legend of drinking horse spring that I heard from the older generation!"
-A long time ago, the water in Yinmaquan was full, and the drought did not stop, and the flood did not overflow. The water surface was like a mirror, which could tell the sky! The bottom of the spring leads directly to the East China Sea, and the spring water is constantly flowing for Tianma to drink. After midnight, you can still hear the hissing sound. This divine spring is guarded and controlled by the White Dragon God in the White Dragon Cave.
? White Dragon God lives in Bailong Cave, sits in Hongyan Village, and is in charge of hundreds of miles of heaven and earth in Fiona Fang, spreading clouds and rain, suppressing evil and promoting good, and the people live a peaceful life. In order to be grateful to the White Dragon God, people from hundreds of miles in Fiona Fang come from all directions to offer incense and presents to the White Dragon God every spring. Therefore, the temple theater above Bailong Cave is very lively. Some people play circus in the racecourse, some do business, some ask for divination, and the Bailong Temple is also full of incense.
? Until one day, a southern black dragon passing by saw this geomantic treasure-house, and landed in Yuntou to inspect it on the spot. It found the treasure of Zhenquan under Yinmaquan and tried to steal it. The arrival and evil intentions of the black dragon were also discovered by the white dragon patrolling the mountain. Stealing treasure is not successful, but it has evolved into stealing treasure. White Dragon and Black Dragon staged a fierce battle for treasure in Hongyan Village!
? One minute, they show their true bodies, fight in the air, and the other moment, they turn into human beings, and they are killed on the ground. Their martial arts are neck and neck, and they are inextricably linked! Bailong's apprentice also came to help, but he was dazzled by the struggle between the two dragons, and his apprentice was not easy to start.
? When the black dragon saw that the white dragon had come to help, he didn't want to continue fighting. He just wanted to find the treasure and escape quickly, so he jumped into the Yinma Spring. The white dragon gave chase, and asked the apprentice to give it a sword later before entering the water.
The disciple stood by the spring, watching the two dragons fighting in the spring, and the spring rolled and glistened. One moment, I rushed into the air, and then I went into the water. It was really dark!
? Bailong's apprentice watched Erlong enter the water again. After a while, a big hairy hand stretched out on the water. It didn't pass the sword, and then it shrank back. After a while, a smooth hand reached out of the water, and the white dragon disciple quickly handed the sword over.
? Hearing this, I said happily, "Great, this black dragon must have been killed by the white dragon!" The father said, "No, the big hairy hand in front is the hand of the white dragon. It forgot to tell the apprentice, and was misunderstood by the apprentice. Instead, it handed the sword to the black dragon!" It seems that my father already knew the story, so I immediately asked, "What happened later?" Grandpa went on to speak.
After receiving the sword, the black dragon in the water stabbed the white dragon, then stole the Zhenquan Baozhu and ran away. After the white dragon was injured, he was unable to catch the black dragon again, so he had to go back to the Dragon Palace to recuperate.
? Lost the baby, destroyed the feng shui, and since then, the water in Yinma Spring has slowly dried up. The White Dragon God left the abode of fairies and immortals, and the theater of the White Dragon Temple slowly declined.
Grandpa went on to say, "These are ancient classics (stories) handed down from generation to generation. I will pass them on to you today. This is the story of why drinking horse spring water dried up. "
? At that time, after listening to the story, I wrote it down in my notebook. Later, when I was a soldier, I left home, and my notebook was missing. This is the legendary story of drinking horse spring in my memory, which is not very complete.
? Author? YSL ? Yanshule
February 15, 217