The legend of "cornucopia"
Yangzhuang Town has a long history and splendid culture, and there are many magical legends, among which Shenjing Village's "cornucopia" is spread all over the country. According to legend, during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a rich man in Shenjia Village who owned nine hectares of land and hired more than a dozen long-term and short-term workers. One year, there was a great drought, and the grass was dying. At this time, Shen Wanshan's mowers cut a bundle of oily green and tender grass every day. After a long time, Shen Wanshan felt very strange and asked the lawn mower, "How can you cut so much good grass in such dry weather?" At that time, he didn't tell his employer where he cut the grass. For several days, Shen Wanshan followed the lawn mower, secretly watched him and saw him sleeping under the Shenyang Bridge, one mile north of Shenyang Village. When no one was around at noon, he went to Niudan Mountain in the north of the village to mow the grass. One day, Shen Wanshan forced the mowers to take him to the mowing place. As soon as he saw a round green lawn on the ridge of the field, he asked the mower to cut it off and then came out again. It cuts fast and grows fast. Shen Wanshan felt very strange and thought about it. This mountain in the southwest of Shanxi is close to Phoenix Mountain, and the phoenix never falls in the barren land. The next day, he took two people there to dig out an iron basin. Later, Shen Wanshan bought a pig and fed it to the pig. Pigs grow fast. After killing pigs, he washed his face with this basin. When Shen Wanshan's daughter-in-law washed her face, she accidentally threw a ring into the basin, and the more she fished, the more she got. When Shen Wanshan knew this, he thought this basin was a good thing. At that time, it was said that there was a treasure-watching cave in the mountains, where the Maos lived. Ever since Shen Wanshan got the treasure, the Catman has left. The gap between the three rooms in the cave still exists today. After Shen Wanshan got the treasure, he used the financial resources of Baopen. 72 wells were drilled for the villagers, paving the way for the villagers. A few years later, when the Yangtze River burst, it was speculated that there must be a baby somewhere. The emperor issued an announcement saying, "whoever can block the breach of the Yangtze River will be given a high rank and a high salary." When Shen Wanshan knew this, he took Jubao to Nanjing and agreed with the emperor. The emperor casually promised to "borrow the fourth class and pay back the fifth class." Shen Wanshan came to the crack, took out the "cornucopia", put a handful of soil into the basin, put it in the crack, and immediately blocked the crack. So, Shen Wanshan went in to beg for high officials and generous salaries, and went to Wuzhangyuan to get the "cornucopia". Who knew he didn't play four drums until dawn? It is said that this is the saying that the emperor changed five tables into four tables in order to defraud the treasure, and the south, four tables, north and five tables all started from this. When I arrived in Chaonei, I was stopped to ask about the bag. He also said that if you don't give the treasure, you will die, your predecessors will be beheaded, and then nine tribes will be destroyed. Shen Wanshan's grave was dug into a pit, and people in Shenjing Village heard that Shen Wanshan had not given him the treasure and committed the crime of extinction. Some escaped, some changed their names, and never saw the Shenyang family again. The well in Shenjia Village was also filled in. Later, in order not to forget the kindness, the people who moved here will carry on the family line and never become extinct, and the village was renamed Shenjing Village, but Shenjing Village has not sunk so far. At that time, Shen Wanshan lived in the southeast corner of Shenjing Village. During the Great Leap Forward, Mou Wei of Shenjing Village discovered a mysterious well while leveling the land. Well depth 12m, diameter 1.5m, water level 2.1m. The stone structure is complete, and the surface layer is weathered and yellow. This ancient well was used by Shen Wanshan in those days. After the "cornucopia" blocked the breach of the Yangtze River, it became the mainland land. And then it was built on it. Legend has it that the cornucopia once fell under the Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing. During the Republic of China, the Kuomintang authorities heard that Shen Wanshan's "cornucopia" was under China's door, so they ordered to make a hole.