Chapter 1: A vow passed down from generation to generation
"Woo woo woo .... The cold north wind blew through the frosty eaves, and the north wind's mourning for this cold region sounded.
"Click...", the crisp sound of the doorknob sounded.
"Come inside, it's cold outside. An elderly gentleman opened the door to the assembly hall and said to the little girl in the red coat who followed him.
"Hmm. After the old gentleman finished speaking, the girl nodded obediently, and after a hum, walked into the assembly hall.
"Hey, the boss is here. A man who looked younger than the old gentleman noticed that the old gentleman had walked in, and said to the old gentleman, and at the same time reminded the others who were chatting next to him that the boss was coming.
"Well, here we are. The old gentleman in front of him, surnamed Qian, named Zhiyong, because he is the boss in the family, so his brothers are used to calling him the boss, and over time, others also call him the boss, and the girl who followed him was found in the snow in a snowstorm recently, and miraculously survived, so Lao Qian named her Xuyan, hoping that her future life will be sunny and happy.
"Hey, hey, here's the Boss, it's quiet!" the man said loudly to the rest of the discussion.
And the place where they met was the center of the village in the snowstorm, the assembly hall was a circular building, and the platform for the speech was in the center of the circular building, and the audience on the side spread out in a circle, from low to high.
After a man yelled, the surroundings quickly fell silent.
"Thank you. Old Qian nodded, said to the man, and after speaking, he took the little girl's hand and walked to the center of the assembly hall.
"Alas. As soon as Lao Qian walked to the center of the assembly hall, he sighed.
"There have been fewer people in the village lately?" said Old Qian as he looked around and turned to the man who had yelled before.
And that man, also surnamed Qian, is his younger brother, who happens to be second, and others call him Qian Er.
"That's right, boss, who wants to stay in this kind of barren land, the rich and the unrich have all left and gone to other places to develop. Qian Lao Er said.
"Hmm... Also, do you have anything to report this week?" said Lao Qian to the villagers present.
"I—" said a man with some hesitation.
"Huh?" Old Qian heard the man's voice and looked in the direction of the voice.
"That's not good. The man lowered his voice and said to the lady next to him.
"Tell me, I don't want to be here anymore. But the lady's voice was very loud.
"That—" The man said with some hesitation, but as soon as he finished the first word, the man noticed that Lao Qian had gestured to tell him that he didn't need to say more.
"I see, your family wants to move out too, right? Old Qian looked at the man and said.
"Hmm... Because my wife said that life here is too poor, I'm sorry, old money, I wanted to marry a wife and come back, but I didn't expect to marry a wife but didn't want to accompany me here..."The man explained.
"Needless to say, I know it all, find a good life, and move to the city. Old Qian said.
"I'm sorry," the man said apologetically to Old Money.
"It's okay, is there anything else you want to say?" said Old Qian as he looked at the others.
"Yes. A man sitting in the middle stood up and said to Old Qian.
"Say it. Lao Qian looked in the direction of the man, and throughout the whole time they spoke, the little girl was hiding behind Lao Qian's back, clutching Lao Qian's coat tightly, only leaking one head, and looking at the other people timidly.
"Because a lot of people have moved away, and there are more and more vacant rooms recently, old money, you see how to deal with this..."The man said to old money.
"I have time to find someone to clean the room, and if someone is willing to move over or want to change rooms, you can use it flexibly... cough, cough, cough..."Before the words were finished, Lao Qian coughed.
"Hey, boss. Qian Lao Er on the side hurriedly stood up and said with some worry.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Lao Qian gestured to Qian Er, signaling that he didn't have to worry about himself.
"Is there anything else you want to say?" After a moment of silence, Old Qian said, "Okay, let's all go back, it's not too early." With that, Lao Qian took the little girl's hand and prepared to leave.
"Boss. Xu Yan whispered to Lao Qian.
"Hmm, what's wrong?" said Old Qian with a smile on his wrinkled cheeks.
"Why are they leaving? Xu Yan said to Lao Qian with a curious face.
"Well, let's talk about it when we get back?" said to Xu Yan in a gentle tone.
"Oh well. With that, Xu Yan followed Lao Qian out of the assembly hall.
"Hey, let's go. After Lao Qian left, the other villagers also set off to leave.
"Squeak... "The solid snow boots squeaked when they stepped on the snow more than a dozen centimeters deep.
And as they went, the crazy north wind never stopped, bringing extremely cold air as it blew through the valley.
"Click—" came the sound of the door opening in the dead snow, and they walked into the warm room.
"Whew, is it cold?" said to Xuyan as soon as Lao Qian walked into the room, hurriedly adding some firewood to the fire.
"It's not cold. As soon as Xu Yan finished speaking, her sunny face leaked out like the sun.
"Hahahaha, it's good if it's not cold, hurry up and take a shower, get ready for bed, it's not too early. Old Qian touched Xuyan's head and said.
"Okay~" Xuyan said and prepared to take a bath.
After Xu Yan was about to take a bath, Lao Qian walked to the phone.
"Squeak... Because of the long years, Lao Qian's phone is still the kind of phone dialed by the wheel, and it takes a lot of effort for them to pull the telephone line here.
"Hey, second child... I don't think I'll make it through this winter. Lao Qian said to Qian Er with some reluctance.
And what they live in is an ordinary cabin, without much good decoration and no good appearance, a simple two-bedroom apartment, so ordinary that it can no longer be an ordinary house.
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Qian Lao Er's words to Lao Qian were frightened, and he hurriedly yelled.
"It's not that I'm talking nonsense, I feel that my health is getting worse and worse year by year, if I can't..."
"Help me take care of Xuyan, and besides, this village will be in charge of you in the future, don't forget what your father once said. After saying that, Lao Qian hurriedly hung up the phone with his wrinkled hand.
I don't know why, Lao Qian's tears dripped down, he has almost never cried a few times since he was born, and this crying is because of his reluctance, he knows that his body is completely bad, this winter has just begun, he feels discomfort everywhere in his body, and only then does he understand that people who are older are most afraid of winter, especially in winter here, which is enough to be cold to dozens of degrees below zero.
In the chaos of thoughts and reluctance, time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, Xuyan had already taken a bath.
"Boss~ I'm done. Xu Yan walked out and said happily.
Lao Qian found that Xuyan had come out of the bathroom, hurriedly wiped her tears, calmed down and said, "Okay... Ahem... Okay, hurry up and go to bed, do you want to listen to any bedtime stories today?" Old Qian's voice was hoarse when he first started to speak, so he hurriedly coughed and said again.
"Yet~ you haven't told me the question I asked today. With that, Xu Yan hurriedly ran into the room.
Lao Qian also hurriedly got up, walked into the room, and after covering Xuyan's quilt, Lao Qian said: "Because the weather here is not good, others say that this is a 'ghost place' and don't want to stay here." After Lao Qian finished speaking, he smiled.
"So, why do you want to stay here, Boss, and why don't you leave?" said Hyun.
"Well, it's going back a long time. As he spoke, Lao Qian began to recall the past.
"Zhiyong, sleep. A kind lady said to the old money in her childhood.
"Wait, I'd like to hear the story of this village again. The old money of the upright teenager said with a smile to the middle-aged woman in front of him.
"I want to hear it too. As soon as Lao Qian finished speaking, the second Qian on the side followed.
"Okay, okay, then I'll go to sleep. The lady said with a smile.
After the lady finished speaking, Lao Qian and Qian Lao Er hurriedly nodded.
"When I was a child, my grandfather and I said—"
Nearly 1,750 years ago, the ancestors here stopped here with a god.
The god paused and said to our ancestors, "Will you protect this piece of heaven and earth for me?"
"God, of course I do, but there is nothing in this world, only this endless snow, and the high peaks in the distance. The ancestor looked at the misty snow and said to God.
God smiled, and then said: "Whether it is a thing or a thing, there is always a different side to it, in the eyes of people, there is indeed nothing here, this endless snow will only make people feel chills and make people feel frightened, but in front of me, this is a treasure of feng shui." As he spoke, God pointed to a valley in the snow-capped mountains.
Pointing to the valley on the snow-capped mountain, the god said again, "Are you willing to protect this piece of heaven and earth for me?"
"I do. The ancestor no longer hesitated, directly covered the position of the heart with his right hand, and knelt down on one knee and said to the god.
After that, the ancestors came here with a village of people, and according to the instructions of the gods, they built a village in the valley and took root here.
But the weather here is so extreme that for thousands of years, the village has had to expand because too many people have chosen to leave, losing their faith in the face of fear and the bustling city.
"Hey, then, is there really such a thing as a god in the world?" said to Old Qian.
"Good question, I asked my mother that question at the time. Old Qian smiled and said.
So how did she answer? Hyun's eyes widened, like a curious cat looking at the novel food in front of her.
"Well, I'll tell you later, but it's not early, you have to go to bed. As he spoke, Lao Qian stood up.
"Hey, don't, tell me. Xu Yan couldn't stop her curiosity and said coquettishly.
"I'll tell you, don't worry, but not today. As he spoke, Lao Qian turned off the light and said to Xuyan.
"Good night. ”
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