6.冬阳·童年·骆驼队

Lesson Six

Jingyanggang

1. Wu Song walked on the road for several days and came to the ground of Yanggu County.

2. This is far from the County.

3. At noon on the same day, he walked hungry and saw a hotel in front of him, carrying a flag in front of the door, with a sentence written on it, “Three bowls of wine is enough.”

4. Wu Song went inside and sat down, leaving the rod lean on the table and shouting, “waiter, I’d like some wine.”

5. The shopkeeper put three bowls, a pair of chopsticks and a dish of hot food in front of Wu Song and took a bowl of wine.

6. Wu Song picked up the bowl and drunk it. He cried, “This wine is good!

7. Is there any other food to satisfy my hunger?”

8. “Only cooked beef.”

9. Wu Song said, “Okay, please give me two or three jin of beef.”

10. The shopkeeper went inside and took the cooked beef, made a big plate and put it in front of Wu Song, then served another bowl of wine.

11. Wu Song drunk, “Good wine!”

12. After the third bowl of wine, the shopkeeper stopped and left.

13. Wu Song knocked on the table and shouted, “Master, why don’t you serve the wine?”

14.  “I can take you more beef if you want.”

15. Wu Song said, “I want both wine and meat.”

16. The shopkeeper said, “The meat is ready, but the wine will not be added.”

17. Wu Song said, “It is so strange.”

18. He asked the shopkeeper, “Why do you refuse to sell wine to me?”

19. The shopkeeper answered, “Sir, you must see the banner in front of my door, which clearly says, “Three bowls of win is enough.”

20. Wu Song said, “What does it mean?”

21. “Although my wine is village wine, it tastes better than old wine.

22. Anyone who comes to our store and drinks three bowls, he must be drunk and cannot go to the hill in front of him.

23. Therefore, it is called “Three bowls of win is enough.”

24. If passengers come here, they only drink three bowls of wine, and don’t ask any more.”

25. Wu Song said with a smile, “It turned out to be fairly good.

26. I have drunk three bowls. Why am I not drunk?”

27. The shopkeeper said, “My wine is called “Tou Ping Xiang” or you can call it “Chu Men Dao (People who have drunk will get drunk when they go out).”

28. At the first, it tastes delicious, and you will get drunk a few moments later.”

29. Wu Song said, “don’t talk nonsense!

30. I will pay for that, please give me more three bowls of wine.”

31. The shopkeeper could do nothing but did as what Wu Song said.

32. Wu Song drunk it, “Good wine!

33. I’ll take a bowl and give you a bowl of money, just do it.”

34. The shopkeeper said, “Sir, don’t just drink. Or you will be drunk. Even the doctor can do nothing.”

35. Wu Song said, “No nonsense! Even if you put the sleeping pills in it, I also can notice that.”

36. The shopkeeper could only serve three bowls in a row.

37. Wu Song said, “Take two Jin of meat.”

38. The shopkeeper took the cooked beef and continued to serve three bowls of wine.

39. Wu Song was satisfied. He went to take out some pieces of silver and cried, “Hey, is these silver enough for the wine and meat?”

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41. The shopkeeper looked at it and said, “There is more than enough, and there are some discounts for you.”

42. Wu Song said, “Just take the wine.”

43. The shopkeeper said, “Sir, the rest money is enough for five to six bowls of wine, would you like more?”

43. Wu Song said, “Of course. Just take it out.”

44. The shopkeeper said: “You are a hero, and you are so strong. If you get drunk, nobody can help you.”

45. Wu Song replied, “I am not a hero to ask you for help.”

46. The shopkeeper took another six bowls of wine to Wu Song.”

47. He took his weapon and said, “I have never been drunk.”

48. Going out of the door and laughing, “But don’t say that anymore.”

49. He took the weapon and walked away.

50. The shopkeeper rushed out and shouted, “Where are you going?”

51. Wu Song froze and asked, “What do you want me to do? I have already paid the money”

52. “I mean well,” cried the shopkeeper. “Come back and read the notice.”

53. Wu Song said, “What is the notice?”

54. The shopkeeper said, “Now there is a big eye-catching white-fronted worm on Jingyanggang in front of us, who came out late and hurt people, and ruined the lives of three or twenty big men.

55. The notice is now limited to hunting and catching households. People who disobey that will be punished.

56. There are notices on the both side of Jingyanggang.

57. The passengers are told that they can only pass through Jingyanggang at Si, Wu and Wei.

58. Single passenger is not allowed to cross Jingyanggang by himself in the daytime until more people are gathered.

59. At this moment, you are not allowed to go through, so I have to remind you

60. It's better to have a break at here. When we gather together 30 or 20 people tomorrow, you can go with them.”

61. Wu Song listened and smiled, “I am from Qinghe County, and I have passed through Jingyanggang for ten to twenty times at least. I have never seen such animal.

62. Don’t say that to scare me.

63. Even if there is a big worm, I am not afraid of that.”

64. The shopkeeper said, “I mean to save you. When you don’t believe it, come in and read the notice.”

65. Wu Song said, “Even though there is a tiger, I am not afraid.

66. You ask me to rest. Are you going to steal my wealth in the middle of the night and kill me, so you say that to scare me?”

67. The shopkeeper said, “I do this without any other purpose.

68. Please trust me.

69. If you don’t believe me, please do it yourself.”

70. The owner of the hotel shook his head and went into the shop.

71. Wu Song took his rod and went towards Jingyanggang.

72. After walking for about four or five miles, he came to Jingyanggang, and saw a big tree with its skin shaved off, a piece of white, and two lines written on it.

73. Wu Song also knows a few words. When he looked up, he found “Recently, the tigers in Jingyanggang hurt people. But there are merchants who can team up and cross Jingyanggang in Si, Wu and Wei. Please keep that in mind.”

74. Wu Song saw it and smiled, “This is the deceit of the shopkeeper. He frightened guests and make them take a rest in his hotel.

75. What am I afraid of? "

76. And then, he walked in Jingyanggang.

77. At that time, the time has passed.  

78. The sun was going down.

79. Wu Song rode out of spirits, just came to Jingyanggang.

80. He can’t walk more than half a mile to see a ruined temple.

81. When he walked to the temple gate, he saw a sealed notice on the temple gate.

82. Wu Song stopped to read, “Yanggu County shows that there is a new big tiger on this Jingyanggang, which recently hurt people.

83. Today, it has not been caught by hunters from villages.

84. Whoever wants to cross the forest, please go with others at Si, Wu and Wei.

85. The rest of the time and single passenger are not allowed to cross the hill during the day.

86. Be careful.

87. Everyone should know this.”

88. Wu Song read the notice, knowing that there are tigers.

89. When he wanted to go back to the hotel, he thought, “If I go back, I would be laughed at. It is what a hero should do, so I can go back.”

90. After thinking for a while, he said, “What am I afraid of?

91. The tiger is nothing for me!”

92. Wu Song was walking when he felt a little tipsy. Then he carried the cap on his back and put the rod under the rib, going up to the hill step by step.

93. Looking back at the sun, it gradually fell.

94. It was the weather in October. It is easy to get late because of the short days and long nights.

95. Wu Song said to himself, “There is no big tiger!

96. People are afraid to go up the mountain.”

97. Wu Song walked for a long time, and he was really drunk. With one hand holding the tip rod and the other hand pull at his chest, he stumbled and went straight to the chaotic forest.

98. He saw a big bluestone with light tarts, lean the tip rod aside, turn over his body, but stay asleep.

99. At this time, a gust of wind blew.

100. When the wind passed by, only a noise was heard behind the chaotic tree, and a white-fronted tiger came out.

101. Wu Song saw it and shouted “Oh!”

102. He turned down from the bluestone, held the tip rod in his hand and flashed beside the bluestone.

103. The tiger was hungry and thirsty. It pressed his paws slightly on the ground, threw itself on his body, and jumped down from the air.

104. Wu Song was shocked, and was suddenly awake.

105. Just at that moment, Wu Song saw the tiger come here, and he flashed behind it.

106. It was the hardest thing for the tiger to look at people behind it. So it put its front paws on the ground and lifts its waist to sling Wu Song off.

107. Wu Song could only hide.

108. The tiger saw that he couldn’t lift it, but with a roar, it seemed like a thunderbolt in half a day, which made the mountain move.

109. Then, the iron-rod-like tiger tail was turned upside down, and swung to Wu Song

110. Wu Song rolled over to one side.

111. It turns out that when the tiger catches people, it can only jump, lift, and swing, which made it irritable at first.

112. The tiger couldn’t hurt Wu Song. It roared and came back after a round.

113. When Wu Song saw the tiger turn back, he lifted his whistle stick with both hands, and chopped it down from the air with all his strength.

114. It only heard a sound, and the tree split its face with branches and leaves.

115. But the tiger was not hit. Wu Song panicked and hit the tree. He folded the tip rod into two pieces with only half in his hand.

116. The tiger roared, became fierce, turned over and came at Wu Song.

117. Wu Song only jumped again, but took ten steps away.

118. The tiger just put two front paws in front of Wu Song.

119. Wu Song threw the half tip rod aside, and his two hands seized the tiger’s top flower skin and pressed it down.

120. The tiger tried to struggle and lost its strength.

121. It was held by Wu Song, and Wu Song followed up a victory with hot pursuit!

122. Wu Song kicked the face and eyes of the tiger.

123. The tiger roared, scooped up two piles of yellow mud and made a pit.

124. Wu Song pressed it into the yellow mud pit.

125. Wu Song almost lost his strength.

126. Wu Song grabbed the top flower skin tightly with his left hand, and his right hand lifted a fist the size of a hammer, so that he could fight with all his strength.

127. After 50 or 70 punches, blood burst into the tiger’s eyes, mouth, nose and ears, and Wu Song tried his best to fight with the tiger. He beat the tiger into a pile after half a break, but he seemed to lie with a brocade bag.

128. Wu Song released his hand and came to the pine tree to find the discounted stick. He took it in hand in case the tiger was not died.

129. The tiger was died. Wu Song thought to himself, “I’ll drag this dead tiger down the hill.”

130. How could he lift it with his hands in a pool of blood!

131. For Wu Song had exhausted his strength and his hands and feet were weak.

132. Wu Song came to the bluestone and sat for half a rest. He thought, “It’s getting dark. If another tiger comes out, I will die.

133. It is better to go down right now, and handle the other things tomorrow.”

134. He found the felt hat on the edge of stone, turned around the edge of the chaotic forest, and came down to hill.