The origin of Lihai
Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a big capital city in Haitu (north of Lihai) in the north of Shangyu. Economic prosperity. A large population. As a result of the economic prosperity, people are greedy for enjoyment and corrupt people's customs. After knowing this, Heaven was very angry, decided to destroy this place, and sent Lv Dongbin here for a private visit to verify the situation. One day, he turned into a white-haired old man and peddled vegetable oil at the East Gate. He also said that he bought it for free. As long as you have a container for oil, you can rest assured to get it for free. So the whole city was sensational, and greedy people emptied rice tanks, water tanks and even dung tanks, and lined up to get free oil. The old man walked over with oil, and that kind of smile was so strange.
Just then, there lived a mother and son in the west of the city, who were poor and down. Father died young, and they lived alone. Mother has been ill at home for a long time. The home has been cut off from oil for several days. Mother finally borrowed a copper coin from her brother-in-law next door and gave it to her 1-year-old son to buy some oil from the market. And warned him that a penny can only buy 1 spoonful of oil, not more, but not less.
The 7-year-old boy came to the market just as the old man was selling oil, so he lined up. When he came to buy oil, the old man gave him a big jar, but the boy said to the old man, Mom said that a penny can only buy one spoonful of oil, so I can't ask for more. He only asked for a spoonful of oil and paid a penny. The old man was suddenly surprised, thinking that this place is corrupt, and the people only want to enjoy self-interest, but they never thought that there were such poor mothers and children who were unmoved by money. I feel so good that I can't let my mother and son die. I took the boy aside and whispered in detail: I think you are right, son. I'll tell you one thing. You will look in the mouths of the two stone lions at the entrance of Dongcheng every morning. If there is blood in them, you can run for your life with your mother to the south!
When the teenager came home, he felt very mysterious. From now on, he would be a stone lion outside the city gate every morning. After many times, it aroused the curiosity of the uncle who put a meat stall at the gate of the city. One morning, the child asked why he came to see the lion's mouth mysteriously. After all, the children of the poor family were honest and told the butcher what the old man said in detail. The butcher laughed and decided to fool the child (from this we can see the nature of the butcher).
The pig slayer usually gets up early, and when the pig is killed, it's still dawn, so he put his bloody hand on the lion's mouth. As usual, the teenager came to see the lion's mouth. When he saw it, he was shocked! ! Immediately ran home and said to his mother, let's move quickly and run for our lives. The mother didn't want to go, and the child told her what happened, and the mother reluctantly agreed to go.
As soon as mother and son fled south from the city gate, the flood at sea really came, which was 1 meters high (now we call it a tsunami). Not long after the mother and son escaped, the tsunami flooded the whole city and chased it south. Because the mother was ill, the seven-year-old boy fled south on his back. Flee for your life before the tsunami, and the two are in danger. Because the child was really young, one stumbled on the ground and saw that the mother and son were about to be submerged by the flood. A miracle happened. The flood stopped behind the mother and son, standing there like a water wall. Soon the water receded.
Mother and son were scared silly by the sight before them, so they stopped running and couldn't run any more. So they settled in this place, built several straw houses, planted some watermelons and so on, and lived a life. Later, some people thought this place was lucky and protected by God, and they came to settle down one after another. Because the flood and tsunami stood there like a water wall at that time, later generations took this place as "Lihai" and later evolved into "Lihai". "Lihai Institute" and so on. This is the origin of Lihai, a major town in Yubei. Because this place is a treasure trove of geomantic omen and protected by gods, Lihai, a thousand-year-old town, has always been a place of economic prosperity and cultural gathering.