Cultivation of Immortals Begins with Drilling Wood To Make Fire

Fang Chang stayed at Nanping Mountain.

The sky here is bright and clear, not as hot as down the mountain, and the surroundings are very quiet.

Standing in the small courtyard, looking back, you can see the lush green Nanping Mountain, looking forward, you can see the mountain village with scattered houses, and the irregular rice fields under the mountain like spider webs.

Sang Ziping's life as a master and apprentice is very simple. Apart from studying and practicing hard, he goes to the mountains to collect herbs and treats the villagers.

It's not all free, people who come to see a doctor, according to their own conditions, bring a few fish, a piece of meat, or a bucket of grain as a reward for seeking medical treatment. Down.

Often at this time, Sang Ziping is in charge of diagnosis and treatment, and his apprentice will help him or fetch medicine. Sang Ziping's level of medical treatment is good. Although it can't be said that the medicine can cure the disease, but he wants to treat the disease, so he is very famous in ten miles and eight villages.

But Fang Chang didn't go to watch them see a doctor.

Although before returning to his original attire, he dressed himself as a quack doctor.

Nanping Mountain also produces large bamboos. Fang Chang had nothing to do, so he took a machete from Sang Ziping's master and apprentice, went to a place where there was no owner on the mountain, and brought back a large bundle of bamboo, and then removed the branches and leaves.

Just as he was cutting open the bamboo and removing the knots, Mu Anning finished his work and appeared beside him.

"Mr. Fang, let's eat!"

"Okay, I'm coming."

Fang Chang stopped his movements, took the machete thrown aside in his hand, followed Mu Anning down the mountain, and walked towards the small courtyard where the cooking smoke was gradually dissipating.

There are many beautiful scenery along the way, the clouds and the streams are closely connected, covering up the source of the ding-dong sound, and occasionally there are deer and deer coming out of the fog, subconsciously ignoring Fang Chang, but suddenly walking away when they see Mu Anning. They looked delicious, and Fang Chang was ready to hunt one and share it with Sang Ziping and his apprentice.

Mu Anning asked curiously, "What are you going to do with the bamboo?"

Fang Chang said with a smile: "The water in Nanping Mountain is really good, but it is too hard for you to climb the mountain far away to find the mountain spring to carry water back."

Hearing the question of fetching water, Mu Anning said:

"It's natural. The spring water on the mountain is clean and sweet. It's good for making tea, let alone eating it. But the village is not dug deep, and it's full of stones. Although it makes the foundation of the house solid, it can't be helped. Drill the well."

"Although the water in the pool at the foot of the mountain is good, the water quality is far inferior to that on the mountain. Therefore, those who are a little more diligent in the village will go up the mountain to fetch water, and the rest will go up a section to fetch water from the mountain stream."

But he was still very curious about what Mr. Fang was doing with these bamboos.

Just listen to Fang Chang said next to him: "Anyway, I have nothing to do, I plan to use it to guide water down from the mountain, so that there will be uninterrupted flow of water every day, so as not to always have to climb up."

"Sir, this idea is good, why didn't we think of it before!"

Mu Anning was still a young man with a very active mind. After a little thought, he knew what Fang Chang was going to do, and then he asked cheerfully, "Sir, can I work with you on this bamboo canal? I know the roads on the mountain very well. I usually do Shun Liu chopping bamboo."

"Of course, but doesn't your master need your help?"

"There are not many people who come to see the doctor. They say that they want me to fight, but they actually let me learn medical skills. Master usually doesn't care about what I do. He said that our school has been like this for generations. In the future, I will go down the mountain by myself. Do it yourself, realize it, and think about how to go.”

Sang Ziping had already prepared lunch, and he didn't see each other, so it was just their usual meal.

Some green vegetables that cannot be seen near Yunzhong Mountain are grown here, and they are fried with small pieces of meat oil, and the green vegetables are bright and bright on the plate. There is a small piece of fresh fish in the bowl, together with scallions and garlic cloves, it is cooked thoroughly, and the salt sauce is very rich. In addition, there are a few small pieces of pickled vegetables on the plate, almost every meal, and the crispy ones are very delicious.

The staple food is rice, because this is a rice-growing area, but this method is very unique. First, the rice is boiled, then drained, most of the rice is steamed in a wooden barrel, and the remaining rice and rice soup are boiled together to make porridge. Although it takes a little work, both rice and porridge taste delicious.

"Master, I will go up the mountain with Mr. Fang in the afternoon."

"good."

Sang Ziping didn't ask him what he was going to do, whether it was his apprentice or Mr. Fang, they were reassuring and there was no need to worry about it.

After the meal, Fang Chang and Mu Anning walked up the mountain with tools.

After splitting all the bamboo that Fang Chang had cut in half, and removing the knots, Fang Chang straightened up and said to Mu Anning next to him, "Let's take these with us and go up, and choose a suitable water source first. "

"Um!"

With quick hands and feet, Mu Anning and Fang Chang quickly tied up the treated bamboo.

However, the young man has low cultivation base and low strength, so he only carried a small part of it, most of the bamboo was carried on his back by Fang Chang.

He asked Mu Anning:

"It's better to have enough water flow, so as not to stop the water flow for a while."

"Don't worry, sir, I have a good place here, which is very suitable for diverting water." Mu Anning was very excited, climbing the mountain quickly, but Fang Chang would always carry a large bundle of bamboo that had been split in half, and follow him steadily. After all, Fang Chang has excellent foot strength, and he has been living in the mountains for the past few years.

The two of them went through quite a distance together, and Mu Anning, who was leading the way, didn't care about some streams and the like. He led Fang Chang all the way to the halfway up the mountain.

"right here."

Fang Chang looked and found several springs bubbling out, converging together, and going down the mountain.

Not far away, the water flows on a smooth and steep slope, forming a small waterfall. The steep slope is compact in stone, clean in appearance, free of soil and weeds beside it, and no tangled branches covering it.

The splash of water glistened in the sun, Fang Chang stepped forward and took a sip:

"It really tastes good!"

He put down the bundle of bamboo on his back, and together with Mu Anning, he cut down many tree branches and inserted them into the crevices of rocks or in the soil to secure them. Each piece of bamboo is supported by two branches, with the groove facing upwards and vertically overlapping, and it is quickly spread out dozens of feet.

"Try first."

Under Mu Anning's expectant eyes, Fang Chang moved the bamboo from the waterfall into the water.

The turbulent water flowing down from above rushed into the ditch in an instant. The water flowed down along the paved bamboo canal, rushing down from the exit several tens of feet away, and hitting the ground.

"Well, it really works. Let's cut more bamboo and try to get it into the yard in a few days."

"Good Mr. Fang!"

Mu Anning, who was overjoyed by seeing this scene, immediately picked up the tools, and went into the bamboo forest with Fang Chang to cut down.

He couldn't wait for the completion of this new thing.

The behavior of the two attracted many curious animals. They gathered not far away, boldly watching the two busy humans.

I left for Shanghai in the early hours of yesterday, and returned the same day after a busy day. I didn’t get home until early this morning, so I didn’t have time to code. I get up very late in the morning, go to work when I get up, and get free at night.