Guyu sacrificed his life to save Peony
According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the Yellow River burst its banks and flooded Caozhou. Thousands of hectares of farmland were destroyed, tens of thousands of houses collapsed, and countless soldiers and civilians drowned.
There was a young man named Guyu who had excellent water skills. After pushing a large wooden box into the water and swimming to send his elderly mother up the city wall, he swam back and forth to rescue a dozen villagers from the flood. By this time, Guyu was exhausted because he hadn't eaten anything for a whole day. His stomach growled with hunger, and he squatted on the city wall, staring at the rolling flood in a daze.
Suddenly, Guyu saw a peony tree sinking and floating in the flood, its green leaves swinging on the water, as if waving for help. Guyu stood up suddenly. He forgot about hunger and fatigue, took off his clothes and threw them to his mother. He jumped into the water with a "plop" and swam towards Peony.
The water was strong and the waves were high. It took a lot of effort for Guyu to get close to the peony. Just as he was about to grab the flowers and leaves, a wave suddenly hit him and pushed the peony more than ten feet away. Guyu kept chasing after her, and the peony sank into the water for a while, then floated up again.
Guyu swam and swam, swimming in the yellow water for two full hours. Excessive fatigue made him feel dizzy, and the two arms that were used to water the water no longer obeyed. The mother standing on the city wall was holding a handful of sweat for her son, and the villagers shouted loudly for Guyu to come back. However, Guyu still desperately pursued the peony in the waves.
An hour later, when the peony was hanging on a large branch washed down by the flood, Guyu caught up with the peony. He held the peony in his hands and cried tears of joy. Guyu swam back with difficulty. He could not stand steadily and fell on the city wall. His face was pale and panting, and he handed the peony to an old man beside him. This old man's name is Boss Zhao, and he is an expert at planting flowers.
Boss Zhao took the peony with trembling hands and said, "Don't worry, kid! When the yellow water recedes, plant this peony in my garden, and I will take good care of it!" Guyu smiled. , The smile is so sweet!"
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye. In the spring of this year, Gu Yu's mother became seriously ill and was bedridden. She was so thin that she could no longer speak. Guyu was very anxious and sought medical advice everywhere. Everything that could be sold at home was replaced with decoctions, but my mother's condition still didn't improve.
On this day, Gu Yu borrowed two taels of silver from Boss Zhao and was about to get medicine for his mother when a young girl floated into the thatched cottage. This woman is as beautiful as the fairy in the painting, with a red dress, a red skirt, red cheeks, red lips, and a crimson flower on her temple.
The woman smiled slightly and asked, "Are you Gu Yu?" Gu Yu nodded hurriedly.
The girl said: "My name is Danfeng, and I live in the East Village. I have been practicing medicine for generations, treating people's illnesses. I heard that my aunt is in poor health, so I came here to deliver medicine."
As she said , the girl unfolded the red scarf in her hand and placed a dose of herbal medicine on the table, and there was a sudden fragrance in the thatched cottage. Gu Yu didn't know what to do, so he hurriedly took out the silver and handed it over.
Danfeng said: "I don't accept money to treat common people." As he said this, he walked to the bed. Gu Yu's mother opened her eyes when she heard the voice, looked at Miss Danfeng gratefully, and motioned for her to sit down.
Feng leaned over and looked at Auntie, and said: "Auntie, I will boil some medicine for you. If you take this medicine, your illness will be relieved!"
Guyu heard that Danfeng When he wanted to cook the medicine, he hurriedly went to fetch water and firewood. Danfeng was busy lighting the fire and cooking the medicine. After a while, the two of them cooked the soup and medicine, and Danfeng waited on the aunt to take the medicine. Strangely enough, after taking the medicine, the aunt immediately became energetic and relaxed. Most of her illness was over and she just wanted to get out of bed and move around.
Gu Yu looked at Danfeng, grateful in his heart, but unable to say a word. Miss Danfeng looked at the honest and honest Gu Yu and smiled sweetly and said, "I'll come back tomorrow." It was like a ball of fire floating away.
For three days in a row, Miss Danfeng came to deliver medicine to the aunt. When Gu Yu saw Danfeng, he was no longer as restrained as the first day. The two talked and laughed like brothers and sisters. Soon, Gu Yu's mother's body became stronger than before she fell ill. There were fewer wrinkles on her face and the white hair on her head became darker. She felt that she had endless strength.
My mother was extremely happy to see Guyu and Danfeng so close. She thought to herself, how wonderful it would be for me to have such a daughter-in-law! But I wanted to ask someone to help me find a matchmaker, but I was afraid that Danfeng wouldn't marry and would end up in this poor family.
After thinking about it, my mother decided to ask Danfeng secretly and listen to her tone! Maybe the girl has taken a fancy to Gu Yu and doesn’t mind my family being poor! Unexpectedly, after Guyu's mother recovered from her illness, Miss Danfeng never came again. The aunt waited every day, and Guyu looked forward to it every day. Before dawn, the two women were looking eastward at the gate.
"Miss Danfeng will definitely come today!" Mother said.
"She will definitely come!" Gu Yu said.
It’s sunset! It's dusk! Still no sign of Miss Danfeng. Mother said: "The East Village is not far from our home. You can buy some gifts and go to the East Village to see Miss Danfeng!"
Guyu left with a basket of gifts. When he went to the East Village and inquired about it, he found that there was no medical practitioner in the East Village, let alone a girl named Danfeng. Guyu ran to a few more villages eastward. Danfeng's home was not found either. Guyu walked back gloomily, passing by Boss Zhao's garden, and suddenly heard the sound of a woman laughing in the garden. The sound was so familiar!
"It's Danfeng!" Guyu opened the mulberry fence and looked into the garden, only to see Danfeng and several other women playing in the moonlight. He couldn't help shouting: "Danfeng!"
There was a sudden gust of wind, and several women disappeared without a trace. Guyu felt strange and hurried into the garden to look around, saying, "Don't hide, if you break the peonies, Uncle Zhao will be angry!"
After searching for a long time, there was nothing. Find Danfeng. Guyu thought to himself, could I be dreaming? No! I saw Danfeng clearly: red dress, red skirt, red cheeks, red lips, and a row of red flowers on the temples.
Gu Yu squatted among the flowers in confusion, watching a red peony swaying in front of him, and he suddenly thought: "Isn't that Danfeng girl the peony fairy?"
Guyu Wei The red peonies were spinning around, and under the moonlight, the bowl-sized flowers seemed to be smiling naughtily at him. Guyu bowed deeply and said, "Miss Duo Meng Dan Feng cured her mother's illness with her wonderful rejuvenation! I miss you a lot these days, please ask the fairy to show up and accompany me home to talk about it!"
After Guyu finished speaking, he peeked at Peony and saw a page of red paper fluttering on the ground. He hurriedly picked it up and saw two lines of words written on it: "Until April 8th next year, the slave will go to Gumen to settle down." Guyu held it in his hand. Hongzhi jumped up happily, bowed three times to Peony, and ran home like flying.
When Guyu saw his mother, he told her how he searched for Danfeng and what he saw in the Baiyuan Garden. Her mother was so happy that she burst into tears and praised her son for his good luck. From then on, Guyu often went to Baiyuan Garden to help Mr. Zhao manage the peonies.
One night in the middle of the night, Guyu was in his sleep with Danfeng going to the church to get married. He was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door, and he rolled out of bed. When I opened the door, I saw Miss Danfeng standing in front of me! Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were disheveled, her face was scarred, and she was panting.
Guyu's mother hurriedly pulled Danfeng into the thatched cottage and asked repeatedly: "Is it the one who bullied the child?"
Girl Danfeng held her mother's hand. Looking at Guyu, tears fell down like broken pearls: "I am the Peony Flower Fairy, and the big mountain vulture is my family's enemy. It bullies the weak, kills the poor, and harms living creatures. It is a monster that does all kinds of evil. Recently, it became seriously ill and forced us sisters to go up the mountain to brew elixir wine to treat its illness. We sisters were unwilling to use our own blood to brew the elixir wine and let the evil thieves drink it! The vulture sent troops to snatch it, and we sisters could not resist. Danfeng is leaving today, I'm afraid I won't be able to turn back. Even if I don't die, I won't be able to become an immortal after taking my blood and making wine! Before I leave, I'm here to say goodbye to my aunt and brother." As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and burst into tears.
Guyu hurriedly picked up Danfeng, his eyes met, and his heart was on fire. At this time, there was only a thunderous roar in the night sky, and several devils surrounded the thatched cottage. The leader of the red-haired demon shouted loudly: "Release the peony flower demon quickly! If you don't say a word, I will turn the thatched cottage into ashes!" Gu Yu hurriedly closed the door tightly, and Gu Yu's mother held Danfeng tightly in her arms. .
The roar outside was loud and the fire was dazzling and bright. Danfeng broke away, bowed twice, and said, "Auntie, brother, Danfeng can't hurt you, I'm going!" After that, he rushed out the door.
Guyu cried and threw himself outside the door, falling to the ground. The red-haired demon laughed loudly, tied the red phoenix with a rope, and flew straight to the top of the mountain.
After Danfeng and the fairies were snatched away by the vulture, the peonies in the garden withered and died! Guyu’s mother cried blindly! Mr. Zhao was sick in bed and couldn't get up. Gu Yu kept silent all day, sharpening his ax on a big stone!
The mother knew her son's heart and said to Guyu: "Go, sharpen the axe, kill the vulture and release Miss Danfeng!" She took out a packet of medicine from under the pillow and put it on He held it in his son's hand and said, "Take it with you, it will come in handy!"
Gu Yu left. He walked for 28 and a half days and came to the top of the mountain. The mountain was so bare that not a single sapling grew. Where do vultures hide? Where does Danfeng make wine? Guyu walked around the mountain in circles and circles, but couldn't find even a hole.
Guyu really wanted to shout Danfeng twice at the top of his lungs, but he was afraid of disturbing the demon, which would make it more difficult to do so, so he sat on a graveyard far away from the mountain and observed what was going on on the mountain. A day passed and there was no trace of the monster. Two days passed and there was no sign of Danfeng. Guyu waited on top of the mass grave for three days and three nights, feeling as uncomfortable as boiling oil pouring over his heart!
At dawn on the fourth day, Guyu picked up his ax and went to split the mountain to look for it. Suddenly, a puff of white smoke came out from a large tomb on the right, and Gu Yu hurriedly lay down next to a tomb. After a while, two little demons came out of the white smoke, carrying a big basket, chattering and running to the top of the mountain. After the two little demons walked away, Gu Yu ran over and took a look. It turned out that the entrance to the vulture's cave was right at his feet. He jumped into the hole with an ax in hand, and stood firm at the bottom of the cave.
So dark! It's so dark that you can't even see your fingers! It's so cold! Feeling so cold that his whole body shivered, Guyu touched the cave wall and walked inside. After walking a full two miles, he saw the light. The hole got bigger and bigger, and three more roads appeared in front of me. Where should I go?
While Gu Yu was hesitating, he heard the sound of crying in the side cave. Gu Yu quietly entered the cave and saw that Danfeng and the three flower fairies were tied to a stone pillar. Their whole bodies turned into White!
Gu Yu sadly shouted: "Danfeng" and pounced forward. When Danfeng saw Gu Yu, her heart seemed to be torn in two. She never expected that Gu Yu would have such courage to break into the magic cave and come to save her!
Danfeng looked at Gu Yu and burst into tears: "How can you save us from the cave with an axe! You hurry up!"
Gu Yu said: "I'll cut the rope Let's go and kill the vultures!" Danfeng said anxiously: "Don't be reckless! They are so numerous and guarding the vultures, it's hard to kill them! , it ordered the two little demons to go to the top of the mountain to bring lime and cook us every day. Now that our sisters’ vitality has been greatly weakened, we are even more vulnerable to it!”
Guyu was so filled with grief and anger that he swung his ax to cut off the rope. Just as he raised his arm, a packet of medicine fell out of the cup. He remembered his mother's words and suddenly had an idea. He persuaded Danfeng to agree to make wine for the vulture, and secretly put the medicine into the wine. Guyu and the fairies were discussing how to get rid of the vulture. The two little demons who went to carry the lime came back, and Guyu hurriedly hid behind the stone.
Danfeng and the fairies asked the little demon to tell the eagle that in order to get rid of the suffering as soon as possible, they were willing to make wine for the vulture. He also said that this wine can not only cure diseases, but if you drink one cup more, you can live forever. The vulture was tortured by the disease and ordered Danfeng and the flower fairies to make wine quickly.
Danfeng and the flower fairies brewed two jars of wine, one jar for the vulture and one jar for the little demons. The demons have been drooling since they heard that drinking this wine can lead to immortality. The vulture had just eaten half of the altar, but the other altar had been eaten up by the demons.
When the wine entered my mouth, it was very sweet. After a while, I felt top-heavy and my limbs were numb. Seeing that the time had come, Gu Yu rushed out with an ax in hand. The vulture shouted: "No!" and started fighting with Gu Yu;
The flower fairies and the little demons also fought together. The vulture had been ill for a long time and drank medicinal wine. Even though he had magic, he could not perform any magic. After fighting for less than two rounds, he was chopped down by Gu Yu with an axe.
All the little demons were dim-sighted and their limbs were weak. They could only see figures moving around in front of them. Some of them mistook rocks for people and started beating them randomly. Some regard the same kind as fairies and kill each other, jostling each other and making strange noises. Guyu swung his axe, like a wheel turning, slashing left and right, killing all the monsters in an instant.
Danfeng held Gu Yu's hand and the flower fairies were about to leave the cave when a flying sword stabbed through Gu Yu's heart. He screamed and fell in a pool of blood! It turned out that although the vulture was seriously injured, he did not die. When he saw Guyu trying to leave, he attacked from behind.
Danfeng was so angry that he picked up Guyu’s ax and chopped the dying vulture into pulp! He turned around, picked up Gu Yu's body, and burst into tears.
Gu Yu is dead. He was born in Guyu and died in Guyu. He was only 21 years old when he was killed. Guyu was buried in the Hundred Gardens of Boss Zhao. From then on, the peonies and other flower fairies settled in Caozhou. During the Grain Rain season, the peonies would bloom to express their nostalgia for the Grain Rain.