According to legend, Tang Bohu, one of the four great talents of Jiangnan, was bent on seeking the Tao, wanted to become a god, and looked around for Lü Chunyang and wanted to worship him as a teacher.
The whereabouts of the immortal Lü Chunyang were uncertain, and Tang Bohu searched for a long time, not even seeing a shadow. The number of times he searched for it was more, and the news that he wanted to worship the master reached Lü Chunyang's ears, and Lü Chunyang wanted to meet Tang Bohu to see if he had an immortal edge.
One day, Lü Chunyang came to Tang Bohu's home, and Tang Bohu just went out and was not at home. Lü Chunyang sat down in the room and drank tea with his own care, and Tang Bohu's wife saw that it was a stranger, dressed in rags, and behaved debauchery, so she did not give any good looks.
Lu Chunyang asked her where Tang Bohu had gone, and Tang Bohu's wife thought to herself: If you say in front of a stranger that your man has gone to find a god, it is estimated that he will be laughed at, so he casually says that he is looking for a friend to play.
When Lü Chunyang heard her say this, he laughed and said that he knew that Tang Bohu had gone to find the Immortals.
Tang Bohu's wife saw the other party and broke her mind, so she asked Lu Chunyang, "What are you?" ”
Lü Chunyang did not answer either, but instead smiled and hugged Tang Bohu's wife and kissed him. Tang Bohu's wife was a serious girl, angry and annoyed, and immediately pushed Lü Chunyang away, scolded him with a red face, and beat him with a broom, driving Lü Chunyang out.
Lu Chunyang, as if nothing had happened, still smiled and left. Not long after, Tang Bohu returned home, and his wife told him about being kissed by this bad old man.
Tang Bohu listened, not only was he not angry but he was very happy, laughing and saying that the old man was the immortal he was looking for. The wife didn't believe it, thinking that he didn't want to be angry with himself, and asked him how he knew that this bad old man who was not serious was Lu Shenxian.
Tang Bohu explained that the two mouths are not Lu? After saying that, he hurried to chase after Lu Chunyang.
Tang Bohu chased all the way tired and breathless, only to see Lu Chunyang sitting on the railing at the head of the bridge waiting for him. Tang Bohufei fell to his knees and prayed three times, begging Lü Chunyang to accept him as an apprentice.
Lu Chunyang, still looking cynical, pointed to a pile of cow dung on the side of the road and told him that it was not difficult to be his apprentice, as long as he ate the pile of cow dung.
Tang Bohu looked at the pile of cow dung and felt nauseous and wanted to vomit, where he was still willing to eat. Lu Chunyang saw Tang Bohu's embarrassed look, sighed, and got up and left.
Tang Bohu was not dead hearted, he kept chasing after him, chasing after a high mountain, an arrow stopped in front of Lu Chunyang, and then fell to his knees, telling the immortals if they could change something to eat?
Lu Chunyang smiled again and said: "You don't need to eat it, as long as you jump off the cliff in front of you, you will take him as an apprentice." Tang Bohu walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down, the edge of the cliff was a pile of rocks, below was a deep pool, standing dozens of feet high from the water, he was frightened and his legs trembled, and he turned his head to try to plead with Lu Chunyang. As a result, Lu Chunyang had long since disappeared.
Frustrated, Tang Bohu knelt on the ground and prayed three times to the place where Lü Chunyang had just stood.
At this time, the sound of "rushing" water came from the ear, standing and looking, a lotus flower floated out of the deep pool, and the pole of the lotus flower continued to stretch, supporting the lotus flower to the edge of the cliff, and stopped in front of Tang Bohu.
I saw that on the lotus flower was a pen, a piece of paper, and on the paper was written: "Recite your three prostrations and nine prayers, and send you a magic pen." ”
Tang Bohu understood that he had no immortal edge, took the pen, and became a painter from then on. The pen sent by the immortal is naturally not an ordinary product, and the pictures painted with this pen are vivid.
Once, Tang Bohu passed by a farm yard, there was an old woman who was drying rice, and she was worried that the chickens, ducks and geese nearby would come to eat the rice, so she took a bamboo pole and stood there to drive away.
Tang Bohu wanted to ask the old woman for a bowl of water to drink, but the old woman was reluctant to leave, saying that if she left, the rice would be eaten by chickens, ducks and geese. Tang Bohu thought about it and said, or he would come to watch for the old woman and let the old woman pour water.
The old woman said, let a reader help the old woman catch the chickens and ducks, and say it is not to make people laugh off their teeth. Tang Bohu said that even if he had no teeth, he still drank water, and when he took the bamboo pole, he learned the old woman's "shh-shh" to catch up, and the old woman went to pour the water with confidence.
As soon as the old woman left on her front feet, Tang Bohu put down the bamboo pole, and all the chickens, ducks, and geese did not rush. He took a pen out of his arms and came to a white wall, and drew an eagle in three or two clicks.
The eagle seemed to be parked in mid-air, ready to swoop down at any moment, its eyes fixed on the yard. After Tang Bohu finished painting, he found a tree and sat down on The legs of Erlang.
The old woman came out and saw that there was no one in the courtyard to catch chickens and ducks, but the people who wanted water to drink sat under the tree to rest, and as soon as their mouths were muttered, their faces changed, and they said: The guy with no hair on his mouth is not reliable.
Tang Bohu stood up, smiled and said that he had found a more powerful person to watch the yard for himself, the chickens and ducks did not dare to eat rice, and they did not believe that they could go to see it.
The old woman looked around, and there was not even a shadow of a person, and she immediately pulled her face and scolded Tang Bohu, saying that the person he invited was estimated to be a person without a tail.
Tang Bohu quickly smiled, pointed to the white wall, and said that there was an eagle there, who specially helped to see the courtyard. Chickens eat rice, eagles eat chickens, one thing drops one thing, isn't it just right?
The old woman took a closer look, and sure enough, there was an eagle resting on the wall, and she hurriedly handed the teapot to Tang Bohu, and ran over to the topsy-turvy, reaching out to catch the eagle. What do you want to do, want to catch the eagle, tie a rope to your feet, and take care of it later.
Who knows, but pounced on an empty, and then looked closely, smiled, laughed so much that the tears were about to flow down, saying that Tang Bohu was a nerd, painting an eagle could help drive chickens, ducks and geese, so if you paint a beauty, can't you help warm the bed?
Tang Bohu's face blushed, and he said to the old woman, can you catch the chickens, ducks and geese, try it and don't you know. After saying that, he took up the tea bowl and drank the herbal tea, thanked him and left.
The old woman looked at the courtyard in a daze, and then looked at the eagle on the wall, and it took half a day to understand. So, walking lightly to the back of the wall, as soon as she left, the chickens, ducks, geese, and sparrows of the sky also came, and the flocks wanted to fill their stomachs.
Suddenly, there were three "fluttering" sounds, and the eagles on the white wall really came alive, and the sound of "exhalation" flew towards the chickens, ducks, geese and sparrows, frightening them to scatter and flee for their lives.
The old woman looked at this scene and smiled closely, which made her believe that she had obtained a treasure painting. Since painting this eagle, the old woman no longer has to guard it there when she dries rice.
Tang Bohu was the eagle who used the pen that Lü Chunyang had given him, and with this pen, his painting skills soared. To this day, there are still his paintings passed down.
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The story is adapted from FolkTales, with some minor plot changes.
In the story, Tang Bohu wanted to be a god and worship the immortal Lü Chunyang as his teacher. But when Lü Chunyang wanted to test him, he couldn't pass the barrier of his own psychology and refused to eat cow dung, and because of fear, he didn't dare to jump off the cliff, and if he didn't pass the test, he wouldn't be able to become an immortal.
Fortunately, he obtained a magic pen, could not become a god, but became a brilliant painter. Sometimes what you want to do in your heart and mind is not done, and you have done another thing by mistake, and you didn't expect this to be successful.
Therefore, life is full of opportunities, as long as you dare to do it, you will definitely make a career.
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