In the blink of an eye, the sky became dark, and Yun Tilt knew that it was not about to rain, but that it was almost dark.

It snows all year round in the Arctic Country, and it is difficult to find a fire such as dry wood, but seeing that it is dark, it is not possible to do without it, and Yun Tiantian later brought back a bundle of dry wood in the shade.

The fire gradually lit up, and the whole body began to warm up.

The swallow finally woke up.

"Am I asleep?" the swallow looked around, and guessed that she was eighty percent asleep.

Yun tilted his head, then added sticks of wood to the fire.

"It's dark now, let's go tomorrow. "After all, it may not be safe at night, but since there are long-term residents here, there should be nothing to do with herding sheep, right?

Yun Tiantian squatted down, and felt not very used to it for a while, but she had to get used to the man's actions.

The swallow nodded, but it was hard to fall asleep anymore. After all, I just woke up from sleep.

"Sister...... Brother Yun. The swallow looked at the clouds and said.

"Huh?"

Swallow shook her head: "Nothing. ”

"Say what you want. Yun Tingtian clearly felt that for a moment just now, Yanzi seemed to have something to say.

The latter looked down at the fire and said, "I just thought about something from the past." ”

"Tell me about it. "It's fine anyway. And what the swallow thinks of is nothing more than something related to the old woman, these things, in fact, after saying it, it will become a memory when you think about it again, and it is the past after all.

The swallow looked up at the sky, but more things were obscured by the towering trees, as if remembering something.

"I remember when I was very young, I would be naughty and secretly follow my grandmother, and every time my grandmother would find out halfway. "Yanzi can't remember these things anymore, but more when she grew up, her grandmother told her about things when she was a child.

"I'm not in good health, and I can be sick for a long time if I blow the wind a lot. That's when my grandmother started researching medicinal herbs. Every time I pick and sell medicine, I ask what kind of herb it is, what is it used for, and how should I use it. ”

"Later, every year when the food was exchanged for money, my grandmother would buy books, one on pharmacology and one for me to read. ”

"When I was a child, every time I asked, the people in the village were illiterate, why did you know so much grandmother, grandmother would say every time, because our family has been a scholarly family for generations, I would ask, then why do you still stay in a small mountain village?"

Grandmother smiled and didn't speak. "In fact, the scholarly family is just expecting, right? Dressed in the clothes of a literati, he is high, and he really has to face the reality and succumb.

"I would also ask my father and mother, why are other children tired of being in my father's arms every day?

At that time, my grandmother would smile at her with a kind face and say, "Because Yanzi's parents are big heroes." ”

"Big Hero...... Why don't you accompany the swallows instead?"

"They have their own things to keep busy. Grandmother said with a smile, then turned her head to blow out the candle.

"Sleep. ”

The swallow kept her eyes open in the dark and couldn't see anything, but she still felt like she couldn't sleep. What's the ...... More important than swallows?

The grandmother did not answer, for the swallow did not ask, and even if she did, she would not be answered. It's just that the little swallow at the beginning has grown up now, and he already knows why he doesn't have his father and mother to love him.

Sometimes, the swallow must go to the back mountain when he dies.

Each time, the grandmother would say to the swallow in a serious and worried tone, "There are wolves there, it's not safe." ”

"Grandmother lied to people, so many people went to the back mountain, why was no one taken away by wolves?"

Grandmother was very persistent and went about her own business.

And once in a while, my grandmother talked to Yanzi and said, "Actually, it is true that there are wolves in the back mountains, and one of my grandmother's relatives almost died because of it, but they don't come out often." ”

"Wolf...... Isn't it scary?" Swallow asked uncertainly.

"No, they're just hungry, but it's dangerous to feed on people. ”

Yanzi's eyes widened, and then he smiled happily: "Then every time we bring something to eat, if we meet a wolf, aren't we afraid?"

The grandmother shook her head and said nothing, but clearly disagreed.

Whenever the swallow was entangled with this, the grandmother would say, "There are not only wolves in the back mountains, but also snakes." ”

"The snake is venomous, but I don't want to touch it. "Yanzi's idea is still very simple, after all, she was still young at the time, and she didn't know so much, only according to her most intuitive ideas.

The grandmother patted the swallow's little head and said, "Even if you don't touch the snake, but the snake runs to you and bites you, you may only know that it is near. ”

"But the serpent...... It's not always happening. "The swallow's head spins very quickly.

"But after all, we are very passive, and we would rather believe in the one in 10,000 chance. ”

The swallow bowed her head, not knowing what to say: "Snake...... It's not that scary, is it?"

Even if it is poisonous, as long as it is not a fatal poison in a short period of time, it will be nothing, right? Besides, not all snakes are poisonous.

Grandmother seemed to be able to know what the swallow thought without her, so the grandmother said, "Actually, the most terrible thing about snakes is not that they are poisonous. ”

"For many years before this village, something real happened. A strong man went up the mountain and encountered a snake, and later survived, but he fell ill. The people in the village asked for God, and then the goddess of the next village came and cast a spell, saying that she could only save this person's life for ten years. As a result, the strong man has been inexplicably good since that day, but ten years later, in the morning, he suddenly died. When the villagers found it, the bodies were cold. ”

"It's too superstitious. The swallow listened, and felt most incredulous.

Unexpectedly, my grandmother shook her head, as if she was convinced of this, "If you don't believe it, you can't do it, this kind of thing, not once or twice." ”

So my grandmother began to preach: "I heard that all things are spiritual, and when there were no people, it was these birds who were the overlords, and then human beings fought for survival, and there was a conflict with them, and people killed a lot of snakes, because they were afraid and felt that snakes were poisonous, and keeping them would inevitably harm people." Later, every time the snake met a human, it would count their hairs, and those who were counted by the snake did not live long. ”

"Grandmother...... It's such a hanging pot, with so much hair, how can a snake count it clearly?" Swallow listened a little sleepy, but still held on, because she couldn't figure it out, and she couldn't figure it out, so she couldn't sleep.

"Who knows? maybe...... That's what kind of special function snakes have?"

"So many people have seen snakes, won't they all die later?" Swallow shrunk her neck, feeling very sad, although she didn't know what it meant to die, she still felt cruel.

Grandmother thought for a moment and shook her head: "No, as long as you pull your hair when you see a snake, I heard that it's fine." ”

"Do you make the snake lose count of its hair?" asked Swallow.

"Yes, the swallow is so smart. ”

The swallow also smiled happily, and then said, "Since the snake and the wolf have a way to deal with it, then the swallow ...... Isn't it possible to go to the back mountain?"

"No, I can't. ”

"Why!" Swallow looked at her grandmother unhappily, wondering why she couldn't.

Grandmother softened her expression, but she still didn't allow it, and said at most: "The swallow is too small, when you grow up, grandmother will take you there." ”

Later, Yanzi's daily affairs became a question for her grandmother.

"Grandmother, grandmother, has the swallow grown up today?"

"Grown up. ”

"Is that ...... Can I go to the back mountain?"

The grandmother pinched the swallow's ears and said, "It's older than yesterday, but it's not enough, you have to wait until you grow tall to really grow up." ”

"Grandmother, the swallow has grown a lot taller!" said the swallow, dressed in a dress that showed her wrists, and was very happy.

The grandmother looked sad, and then smiled and said, "Yes, the swallow has grown up." ”

"That ......"

"But growing up children don't ask themselves every day if they have grown up. ”

All right...... Swallow won't ask in the future, but, grandmother, in fact, you just don't want Swallow to go to the back mountain, but...... Why?

Swallows have not been able to understand since they were young.

But in fact, when the grandmother didn't know it, the swallow had already secretly gone to the back mountain, where there was nothing peculiar, and there were no wolves and snakes. The swallow didn't understand her grandmother's mind even more.

But if this is a grandmother's secret, then ...... She forgave her grandmother.

Until yesterday, my grandmother was thinking something at home, and Yanzi vaguely heard something, son, probably missing her deceased relatives. Swallow is no longer a child who didn't understand anything.

When the grandmother saw the swallow staring at her, she suddenly thought of something and said, "Swallow, will grandmother take you to the back mountain?"

"Good. The swallow nodded slightly, and then followed her grandmother in small steps.

The grandmother is old and can't walk fast, and the swallow likes to be with her grandmother like this, so she also walks very slowly.

"Swallows...... Grandmother feels, how can you be so old in a blink of an eye. ”

Yanzi smiled: "Yanzi has been growing for more than ten years." ”

"Yes...... "Many people have been gone for more than ten years or even decades......

Later, there was no more, because on that very day, yesterday, the grandmother left her beloved little swallow forever.

"Actually, I think I can get it, why wouldn't your grandmother let you come to the back mountain. Yun Tian listened, and suddenly spoke.

Yanzi's eyes were a little moist, and he blinked and looked at Qingyun: "Why?"

"She was afraid that she would become a part of the back mountain, like that...... It's too early to leave you. She couldn't let go of the swallows. Yun Tilt still remembers clearly that the old woman pointed to a part of the road in the back mountain yesterday, where her mother was buried......

In fact, it's not just that, the back mountain, I'm afraid that many places have buried people.

Forget about the cold wind at night, it always makes people feel eerie when it blows. The swallow trembled, so it said...... Grandmother's upbringing, did it turn out that she was leaving?

If so, the swallow will never grow up, okay?