The opening of the ancestral hall was originally scheduled for seven o'clock in the morning, but because I couldn't wake up, I had to put it on hold temporarily, and I don't know what Shen Baifeng told the villagers, and I was really indispensable. So everyone had to go back to their homes and wait for me to wake up.

"You're finally awake?"

I looked at him blankly, Shen Baifeng looked at my indifferent appearance, simply brought a basin of water to wipe my face for me, and pulled me out. At the door, my father and mother were anxiously pacing back and forth, and I couldn't help but sigh: "What a scourge I am."

"Cisheng is fine, Brother Liu, let's go. Shen Baifeng pulled me to walk in front, and my father reluctantly followed behind us.

"But I'm going to come back early!" the mother shouted uncomfortably at the door of the house.

After a while, the men of the village came to the ancestral hall one after another, and everyone quietly looked at me with strange eyes, not knowing what was going on in my heart, and I didn't pay attention to them, just looking at the small but delicate building in front of me. Shen Baifeng was about to take me in, but I was grabbed by a pair of hands.

It's Dad.

"Liu Yi, no matter what happens for a while, you have to listen to your brother Shen's words, do you know?" I looked at my father, nodded Mu Ne, and followed Shen Baifeng in.

Because Dad was not from Fengshi Village, he had to stand behind the crowd. The master of ceremonies is the village chief, he is the most prestigious person in the village, and he is actually not very competent. He was singing words I didn't understand, and he was grunting, and I just found it boring.

The cold winter wind blew in through the skylight with the glimmer of the sunset, and I unconsciously wrapped my flower jacket tightly, accompanied by bursts of biting cold wind, and the village chief's singing voice also seemed to have a "gurgling" sound of teeth.

The wind rushed into my collar as if someone was blowing into it. Here it is, here it is again! That kind of tigerish gaze! Right behind me! I was about to turn around to look, but Shen Baifeng held my head down.

"Don't look back. Shen Baifeng said quietly.

At the same time, I could clearly see dark shadows flashing by the window, and I craned my neck and didn't move—they weren't people.

"Which little hairy child is this tribute to? The birth date is only 20. ”

"It's bringing us rations. ”

......

Cold sweat on my back was like a flood, and the sound of squirming conversations kept coming into my ears.

Those "people" are in the crowd!

I was so scared that I trembled, and Shen Baifeng directly buttoned the hat on my head. Yes, much better.

I don't know how long it took, two strong men came in from the door carrying a piece of dun cloth, and the bottom of the dun cloth should be covered with clay sculptures, and everyone consciously retreated. The two thick hemp ropes at the mouth of the bottle were stretched tightly. The strong man moved step by step, and after a long time, he finally carried the thing in.

The village chief instructed them to place the object on a table made of foreign plaster, and the words were in their mouths. When the words were finished, the cloth was revealed. Under the dun cloth is an old man with fairy wind bones, holding a dragon-headed cane. Looking closely, this old man is actually a little similar to my grandfather in Liujia Village.

"I really don't understand these people, it's obviously a little hairy boy, and I want to make a bad old man standing here, alas, I don't understand. ”

"I still want to see which child it looks like, it seems that there is no drama now. ”

Hearing "them" say they didn't recognize me, my high heart let go. After the ceremony, the cold wind stopped, and I didn't see any strange black shadows. To be honest, I feel a little pity, after all, I've grown so big, and I haven't seen any demons and monsters, so if I accidentally take a look, it's good to have a long insight.

I followed behind Shen Baifeng, fantasizing about what the demons and monsters looked like, and I was about to get into it, but I crashed into Shen Baifeng.

He asked me a question I couldn't even think of - do you want to study? Yes, of course, but my family is so poor.

Shen Baifeng smiled and said, "After the ancestral hall is established, there will be a lot less trouble, and I will send you to study." I held my breath and asked, "Really?" and he smiled and nodded.

I jumped to my feet with joy, and ran home in five steps and two steps, I want to quickly tell my mother the news, my mother may not be so happy! As I expected, my mother was also red with excitement, and Shen Baifeng knelt in front of him as soon as she entered the door.

"Sister-in-law Liu, what are you doing!

The mother pushed away Shen Baifeng's arms to support her, wiped her tears and said: "Mr. Shen, you are really the great benefactor of our family! I helped us three times and twice, and now I want to send Liu Yi to study, this kindness, I, Zhang Cuilan, can't repay you even if I turn a cow and a horse! Liu Yi! Why don't you come and kowtow to your brother Shen!"

Shen Baifeng's face was embarrassed, and he only said that he saw that this kid was clever and a good material for reading, and it was really a waste in this deep mountain, so he planned to take me to the city to study. But my mother didn't listen to anything, and insisted on pulling me to kowtow to Shen Baifeng a few times.

At this time, my father also came back, my mother immediately stood up, pulled my father, and asked my father to kneel with her, Shen Baifeng panicked and hurriedly asked me to pull my mother. I suddenly felt fresh, Shen Baifeng has always been like a fairy, and I have never seen him so panicked.

I laughed "hey" and pulled my mother. My mother looked at my father with a puzzled look, wiped her face and talked about it. My father was also wide-eyed when he heard this, according to his words, our ancestors have been "sluts" who have been busy with farming for generations, and never thought that our family would have a scholar.

However, my father did not agree to let Shen Baifeng pay out of his own pocket, and after a long time of negotiation, my father agreed, but my family would not stand idly by in sending me to study.

That night was a happy event for the whole family, and it was more than three months before my father's face finally smiled. In order to celebrate, my mother killed an old hen that laid eggs, and verbally said that it was a celebration, but in fact, my father and mother didn't eat a bite, and Shen Baifeng only drank a few mouthfuls of soup, and the chicken was almost for me alone.

Originally, my father said that he wanted to hold another banquet and should practice it for us, but Shen Baifeng politely refused, bluntly saying that it was not necessary. You can leave for the city the next day.

That night, I rarely slept in my parents' room, and my mother sat on the edge of the bed and wiped her tears as she talked about the days without me in the past ten years. I couldn't help but burst into tears, although it is a good thing to be able to study, but the family reunion will be separated soon after, what about these sorrows?

My parents' room was a little leaky, and the bed was not big, so I couldn't squeeze three people at all. The second elder wanted to sleep with his son for another night, but they were afraid that the child would suffer from the cold, so they insisted on laying on the floor and put the only electric blanket in the house under me.

When it was just a little light, my mother woke me up, and after washing, I had a good meal. Omelettes, leek pies, mash eggs, and corn porridge made from corn sand borrowed from neighbors.

Before leaving, my father pulled me and said, "Liu Yi, during this time, my father is not prejudiced against you, but my father...... Stupid, I don't know what to say, anyway, when you get over there, you must listen to your brother Shen, he is your reborn parents, if you are homesick, you can also ask you Brother Shen if it is inconvenient to bring you back, your father and mother are waiting for you at home. I pouted and began to cry again.

"Boys' families, don't cry!

After my father finished speaking, he asked Shen Baifeng to take me away, and as soon as I turned around, my mother took out a handful of crumpled money from her pocket and stuffed it into my pocket, asking me to buy some decent clothes, and not to cause trouble to Shen Baifeng.

This is the second time I have left my parents, and the sadness in my heart is still as strong as it was back then.