Chapter 1 There are surprises in returning home
"The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom. ”
The bus had just gotten off the "Eighteen Plates", and the peach blossoms blooming on the slope of the hill on the other side of the river caught Feng Tiance's eyes, which made him suddenly think of this ancient poem.
There are two heavens in the mountains and outside the mountains, and the village of Xiegu in his own house comes late in the spring.
The peach forest on the hillside behind the village has been there since Feng Tiance can remember, and every year when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, a group of children in the village are already imagining the taste of peaches.
And every time the peaches are ripe, the old Taoist grandfather will always carry a basket and take Feng Tiance to pick fruits together. And every time, the old Taoist grandfather did not forget to tell him: eat less, eating too many peaches hurts people.
But now, the green mountains are still the same, and the old Taoist grandfather is no longer there.
"When you get to the ground, grab your things and get out of the car. ”
With a shout from the driver, the bus slowly stopped. Feng Tiance woke up from his contemplation and glanced out the window, it turned out that Qili was there.
A few miles away from Xiegu Village, Qilipu was originally a temporary camp spontaneously formed by some mountain visitors and timber merchants, but now it has become a base for city people to come to watch the mountains and scenery.
If you want to go back to Xiegu Village, you have to walk for a while, and take a boat from the ferry to cross the river to get home.
Xiegu Village can be said to be the most remote mountain village in Yishan County, and behind the village is the towering Daqing Mountain. If you go inside, you will be in the depths of the mountains, and there is no way out when the mountains are connected.
Walking through the small impact plain in front of the village is the Surabaya River fifty or sixty meters wide, and on the other side of the river, that is, to the south of the village, is another mountain peak, "Hengling". A winding mountain road on Hengling is the only passage connecting Xiegu Village with the outside world, and is called "Eighteen Pans" by everyone.
The terrain of Xiegu Village is actually a large canyon, and the Surabaya River flows from west to east, just blocking the east-west exit.
There is a large mountain in the north and south, and this section of the Surabaya River is turbulent and full of reefs, and it is impossible to take a boat down from the upstream.
Only the widest part of the impact plain in front of the village, the river is slightly slower, and there is a ferry to cross the river.
After getting out of the car, Feng Tiance dragged a large suitcase, a backpack on his back, and a laptop on his shoulder. If you add the 8,000 yuan in his bank card, these are all Feng Tiance's belongings.
After crossing the river and greeting familiar or unfamiliar villagers along the way, Feng Tiance returned to his and Lao Dao's grandfather's house.
"Four years of college, two years of work, and I came back with nothing......?
Looking at the weeds growing in the yard, a dead tree in the southeast corner, and a dilapidated three-room bungalow, Feng Tiance was full of emotion for a while.
Feng Tiance became an orphan after he was three years old, and it was Lao Dao's grandfather who adopted him.
Lao Dao's grandfather's surname is Xu, when he was young, everyone called him "Xu Daoren", and when he got older, everyone called him "Xu Lao Dao".
Xu Laodao first became a monk in a small Taoist temple in Daqingshan, and later the master died and the Taoist temple was destroyed, so he went down the mountain and settled down in Xiegu Village.
The old Taoist knows how to use medical skills and often goes into the mountains to collect medicine. He sometimes went out to the mountains to do things for the funeral people's families.
Xu Laodao has never been married in his life, and his life has passed like this day by day, and Feng Tiance has grown up day by day.
Xu Laodao resolutely did not allow Tiance to learn his skills, and only blindly urged the children to study until Feng Tiance died in his junior year.
"Old man, I have lived up to your expectations......
After graduating from Yenching Forestry University, Feng Tiance did not find a job he wanted, and later worked for two years in a garden company in the provincial capital.
Many of his classmates back then had entered the Forestry Department, the Forestry Bureau, the Academy of Forestry and other units, but it was a pity that Feng Tiance had no way out, and secondly, his grades were not so good that he was against the sky, so he could only stare at him with envy.
In the past two years in the garden company, not to mention the hardships and tiredness, his female boss somehow always looked at Feng Tiance unpleasantly, and always gave him small shoes to wear.
At first, he couldn't figure out why he was targeted, speaking of Feng Tiance's height of 1.8 meters, his body was well-proportioned and handsome, and the only drawback was that he was a little darker. But it's not so annoying to watch, is it?
Later, a colleague told him that the female boss hated all handsome men!
Therefore, Feng Tiance simply resigned and did not do it, and planned to rest in his hometown for half a year when he came back this time. If you can, it is better to contract a mountain forest in the village and live an idyllic life that you like. At the very least, you can apply what you have learned and live up to the forestry profession that you have studied hard.
"Well, the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as your own kennel! ”
Putting the luggage into the house, Feng Tiance took off his watch and put it on the table with his mobile phone, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to clean up. There was no way, there was a thick layer of dust in the house, and there were all kinds of debris floating in the well in the yard, all of which had to be cleaned.
He decided to get rid of the weeds in the yard first, so he pulled out a rusty wood knife from the corner of the hall and went to the well to sharpen it.
"Click, click......"
Feng Tiance worked harder and harder, as if he was venting the unhappiness accumulated in his heart. Inadvertently, the pendant around the neck was thrown out of the clothes.
The pendant is from the old grandfather, and it is carved from an unknown stone, like a small jade plaque. The front and back are engraved with the word "Dongtian" in seal characters, and there are some complicated patterns around.
It is said that it was handed down by the master of Xu Laodao's master, and after it fell into Feng Tiance's hands, he has been wearing it.
The small stone plaque swayed in front of his chest, and he subconsciously reached out to grab it. Accidentally wiped his fingers along the sharp edge of the knife, and in an instant blood flowed out, staining the palm of his hand and the pendant red.
As soon as Feng Tiance felt the pain, he threw the firewood knife under the conditioned reflex, and suddenly the sky spun around, and his consciousness appeared in a trance for a short time.
When I woke up again, I found that I was no longer in the yard of my home, but in a completely unfamiliar place.
It's a confined space, about the size of two standard football fields, and it's relatively flat and undulating.
In the center, there is a small well, two meters square. The depth of the well is less than half a meter, and the well has clear water.
Not far from the well was a small sapling, about half a man's height and the thickness of an adult's arm, with a dozen leaves scattered and scattered.
Other than that, the space was silent, there were no animals or insects, just a lot of yellow earth.
The space was surrounded and topped by fog, a foggy patch that could not be penetrated by the eye.
Feng Tiance tried to leave this space, but every time he walked to the edge of the fog, he couldn't walk anymore, as if he had touched an invisible wall, no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't get out.
In desperation, he returned to the small well, panting and just wanting to drink.
"Can you drink this water?"
His throat and eyes were on fire, and after a little hesitation, he bent down and took a handful of water from the well and tasted it.
There was no peculiar smell at the entrance of the well water, but it was sweet and clear, and he couldn't help but continue to drink a few more sips.
"Refreshing ......"
Feng Tiance sat on the ground, as if all the fatigue on his body had disappeared.
"Why am I in this strange place? Is it because of it?"
In a flash of inspiration, Feng Tiance thought of the pendant on his chest. He quickly looked down to see that the unknown stone carved sign was still hanging around his neck, but the blood stained before was gone.
"Alas, Shipai, Shipai, I have seen your magic. I just want to go back to my yard now, you know?"
Stroking the pendant, Feng Tiance complained faintly.
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes darkened, and he felt his body pass through a viscous liquid diaphragm.
When the light returned, he returned to the well in his yard.
It's an experience you've never had before, and it's exciting and exciting...... Feng Tiance carefully returned to the house and closed the door, tried a few more times, and sure enough, he could enter and leave this space freely.
He found that before entering the space, he had in mind a small sapling or a well, and when he entered, he would appear exactly where he wanted to go. The premise is that he has been to this position before, but he can't go to a place that he hasn't been.
Outside things can also be brought into the space, provided that they can be held up and resisted.
And after coming out of the space, it must be the place where I went in before, and it's useless to think about anything!
Feng Tiance had some regrets, otherwise he would have been able to use space as a bridge to achieve large-scale "teleportation".
"Hehe, it's really a lack of people's hearts and swallowing elephants! Feng Tiance, you have such a magical space, be content!"
Feng Tiance secretly mocked himself, found a band-aid from his backpack and wrapped the wound on his finger, then walked out of the room and went to the yard to continue working.
There are many people during the day, and the matter of space is still talked about at night.
The secrets of space can be explored slowly, but the embarrassing life continues, for example, what do you eat tonight, how do you sleep at night?
After clearing the weeds in the yard and cleaning the well, Feng Tiance went on to clean a few more houses.
took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, it was already half past three in the afternoon, so he locked the door and planned to go to Qilipu to buy some things.