When I was a child in the countryside, whenever the weather was hot, people liked to jump into the pond and take a bath. Whenever I saw this scene, I would think that if the seven fairies from the sky came down to take a bath, I would definitely steal her clothes and let her marry her. I. It's a little exciting and romantic when I think about it.

Legend has it that there was a poor boy named Cowherd who happened upon seven fairies from heaven coming down to earth to take a bath and stole the clothes of one of them, thus creating a love myth that has been passed down through the ages. Who wouldn’t want to marry a fairy as his wife? It's a pity that there are too many poor boys like me, and there are obviously not enough fairies.

Even the fairies often come down to bathe and create opportunities for us. I found that in folk myths and stories, many fairies like to come down to the earth to play. Just play, and you must take a bath. Especially the Seven Fairies. Why do they always like to come down to the earth to take a bath? Isn't there a bathhouse in heaven?

Fairies all love to take a bath, but they have to choose a place, right? Not to mention, this bathing place is really not random. Wu Chengen gave an explanation for this problem in "Journey to the West". Specifically, it’s the story about Spider Spirit.

According to "Journey to the West", when Hou Yi shot the sun, the nine golden crows fell to the ground and turned into nine hot springs, also called Jiuyang Spring, Naixiang Cold Spring, Banshan Spring, Hot Spring, Donghe Spring, Huangshan Spring, Xiaoan Spring, Guangzhou Spring, etc. Fenquan, Tangquan and Zhuoguquan.

Among them, the Zhuogu Spring was originally the exclusive bathhouse for the seven fairies in the sky. Later, it was occupied by seven spider spirits, and the seven fairies gave it to them. Since it is a spring water transformed from the Golden Crow, it must be extraordinary. The spider spirits have to take a bath three times a day. , it must have many magical effects.

As for the other eight springs, although there is no detailed explanation, if you think about it carefully, the Seven Fairies love bathing so much, so they will definitely not miss it. And because there are many choices, the Seven Fairies will generously give Zhuogu Spring to Spider Jing.

This plot also explains very well why the Seven Fairies always love to go down to earth to take a bath. There may be no shortage of bathhouses in the sky, but the spiritual spring transformed by the Golden Crow is a special and good place. At least nine places must be washed. This You have to go down to earth at least nine times in one trip.

Therefore, it is said that the seven fairies like to come down to take a bath, precisely because of the nine springs in the world. Thinking about it this way, it is not accidental that the Cowherd can see the seven fairies taking a bath. As long as he can find a Yangquan, he can just wait and see. This is probably the core secret of being able to marry a fairy, but it's a pity that it was cracked too late.

In fact, the Cowherd is not an ordinary poor boy. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl correspond to the stars Altair and Vega in the sky. The Vega is a fairy, and the Cowherd is also the reincarnation of the Altair god. He is a talented and beautiful couple who was born to be a couple, and neither monster nor monster. Can't object.

It can be seen that even if we master the rules of fairies coming down to earth to take baths, we ordinary people may not be able to marry fairies. In fact, these myths and stories also reflect some of the ideological baggage of ancient people, such as marriage and fatalism. The ancients believed in these and often reflected them in the stories.

But on the other hand, these mythical love stories are often a release of the ancients' emotional pursuits. Bathing may symbolize the liberation of women's thoughts. The "fairy who loves bathing" is a representative of progressive women. Perhaps the ancients wanted to say , Those who can bravely pursue love are all fairies.

I am Taoist Master Xianyu, thank you for your support.