Chapter 2 [Wine Jars]
On the second day, as soon as the sun rose, Liu Zhuo got up. He washed up, ate breakfast amid his mother's nagging, and left the house with a hatchet.
When Liu Zhuo arrived at the entrance of the village, he happened to meet one of his few playmates, the iron pillar of the Zhang family at the east end of the village.
Zhang Tiezhu is ten years old now, but he is very strong and looks like a strong calf. Tiezhu happened to drive a few goats at home to go to the mountains to grind sheep. When he saw Liu Zhuo, he hurriedly shouted: "Zhuozi, where are you going to chop wood again."
Liu Zhuo said: "It would be great if you could cut firewood. My mother is going to offer me like a Bodhisattva now."
Tiezhu smiled and said, "You are in a blessing and don't know how lucky you are. How can you complain about your life so comfortable?"
"Then where can you change with me?" Liu Zhuo said angrily.
"I don't want to be a Bodhisattva like you." Tiezhu shook his head, then hugged Liu Zhuo's shoulder mysteriously and said, "Zhuo Zi, the last time Mr. Wu said that the year was the day when the Five Mountains Sect opened the Immortal Sect. Didn't you say you wanted to go? Did you tell your father?"
Liu Zhuo shook his head and said, "No, my father will definitely not agree."
Tiezhu was shocked: "I heard that Li Kang was preparing his luggage. His father had agreed and he would leave in a few days."
Hearing this, Liu Zhuo couldn't help frowning. Li Kang and Liu Zhuo were the same age as the village chief Li Yun. Relying on his grandfather's identity, he was used to being domineering among the children in the village. Liu Zhuo always disliked him.
Liu Zhuo shook his head and said, "They have money from the Li family. Why do we compare with them? Tiezhu, don't you want to go too?"
Tiezhu said with a sad face: "Don't mention it, my family is not richer than yours. Yesterday, when I talked to my father about this, he almost beat me to death. It takes 3,000 miles to Wuzhi Peak, and it costs two taels of silver to spend more than half a year. My father is willing to do so."
Liu Zhuo smiled and said, "It may be that your family is also a single generation. As long as you are determined, your father will have to agree if he doesn't agree."
Tiezhu said with fear, "If I were determined, my father would definitely break my legs. Zhuozi, you are so smart that you have gone to the Five Mountains Sect and those immortals will definitely fall in love with you, so you will really give up this opportunity? It's only once every ten years."
Hearing this, Liu Zhuo couldn't help but feel impatient. He said angrily: "What else can I do? I won't say anything. I've gone up the mountain to chop wood. When you go back, beg your father. If you can go, my parents might be able to agree."
Tiezhu couldn't help but his eyes lit up and said, "Okay, I'll talk to my father when I go home. If I want to go, I will definitely leave with that kid Li Kang. There are still a few days left, and we still have time."
So the two said goodbye, Tiezhu drove the sheep down the mountain, while Liu Zhuo walked towards the top of the mountain with a hatchet behind him.
Liu Zhuo walked into the depths of the mountain for half an hour. At this time, the mountain road under his feet had become rugged. If you usually chop wood, Liu Zhuo usually just walked here. After all, the mountains are densely covered with grass and trees, so there is no need to go too far.
But Liu Zhuo said that chopping wood was just a reason. He was going to go to the stone cave again today.
He likes to read books on weekdays. He not only reads the Four Books and Five Classics, but also reads some books about strange and strange accusations. The village was in chaos, which made him feel restless, so he went out to chop wood and tried to go as far as possible, find a quiet place, and take out the book and look at it for most of the day.
The stone cave hidden in the thorn bush was also discovered by him accidentally while studying.
After walking for another half an hour, Liu Zhuo was almost at the top of the mountain, and the familiar bush of thorns came into view.
At this time, Liu Zhuo was already a little panting. Although he was recognized as a magical power in the mountain village, his body was not good. After standing outside the thorn bush for a while, Liu Zhuo waved his hatchet and drilled into the thorn bush with his feet.
Just in response to the word "breaking through all obstacles", Liu Zhuo swept away all the shrubs on the road, and a man-high black hole leaked out.
After lit the fire note, Liu Zhuo walked in happily. The hole was dim and damp, and there was a smell of mold. After walking about a cup of tea, he arrived at the stone chamber he had visited yesterday.
This stone room is not big, and it is empty inside. A ink-colored jar is placed on a stone table, which is no different from yesterday.
Because he left in a hurry yesterday, Liu Zhuo did not look around carefully. Now he was looking around, but there was no new discovery. Liu Zhuo immediately focused his attention on the wine jar.
The wine jar is the size of a small watermelon and has a round appearance. It does not look like it is made of ceramics, but rather it is carved from a whole piece of ink stone. The surface of the jar is painted in four directions, southeast, west and northwest. The heads of the four golden dragons are just above the mouth of the jar, with their teeth and claws, and glaring at each other.
However, today Liu Zhuo discovered that these four golden dragons had no eyes, and the eyes were covered with white and cord.
"It is said that eyes are the essence of a dragon. As long as you draw the eyes, the dragon will fly away. The shape of this wine jar is so strange that there must be a lot of knowledge inside." Liu Zhuo stroked the wine jar and muttered in his heart.
Liu Zhuo once tried to move the jar with great force, wanting to take it home for more detailed research, but he didn't expect that the jar would seem to grow on this stone table and could not move at all.
The mouth of the jar was covered by a huge turtle carved on the surface, which looked like a turtle shell. Liu Zhuo wanted to open the wine jar hard to find out.
However, he used his strength to feed himself, but he could not do anything about the turtle shell, as if the thing in front of him was not a jar of wine at all, but a solid sculpture.
Liu Zhuo took some trouble but was still at a loss. However, he was not in a hurry today. It was still early, so he leaned against the stone table and took out a copy of "History of Qin" to read it.
After reading the book for more than two hours, Liu Zhuo was also hungry.
As long as they come out to chop wood or grazing, the people in the mountains will carry water hyacinths and dry food with them. Liu Zhuo took out corn cakes from his pocket and started eating with cold water.
After eating and drinking, Liu Zhuo was energetic again. He pulled out a hatchet from behind and planned to try violent cracking.
Liu Zhuo reached out and held the jar. He had just taken a few sips of water, and there were some traces of water on his hands. But the moment Liu Zhuo's palm touched the jar, the surface of the black jar flashed with a green light.
The green glow just flashed by, but he was sure that the jar of wine had just shined.
Looking at his palm covered with water marks, Liu Zhuo thought to himself: "Is it related to the water marks on my hands?"
Thinking of this, Liu Zhuo opened the water hyacinth and carefully dripped a few drops of water on the lid like a turtle shell.
In an instant, the hazy green light shone again.
Chapter completed!