(I made a small repair, so as not to have misunderstandings such as crossing~)

This is a small city on the border of Vietnam, next to the sea, and every July and August, the tide is turbulent and the angry waves are emptied. It's just that the coming and going are also urgent, and after the retreat, there is a lot of seafood all over the ground, fish, shrimp, crabs, etc. Most of them were picked up by local fishermen, and the remaining conch and shells were children's favorites.

On a reef, squatting two children of seven or eight years old, a man and a woman. The little girl combed two pigtails on her head, supported her chin with her hands, and looked into the distance with a pair of dark and bright eyes. He doesn't seem to care about what he's underneath.

The boy was a little thin, but his head was very large, and he seemed to be unable to sit still, and he kept jumping up and down, picking up the shells in the distance one by one, and dangling them in front of the girl's eyes. Seeing that her eyes did not glance here, she threw it away in frustration, and then ran farther away to pick it up.

He played like this for a long time, and when he saw that the girl's expression was still faint, he was a little depressed, and then the children playing in the distance called him: "Ah Hu, you come over to play,:." ”

He looked at the shirtless children, who were wearing only a belly pocket or shorts to cover their bodies, and they were playing happily there, licked their lips, or ran back to the stone, and said, "Ah Yan, are you worried about your father?" ”

The girl's head shook, and she didn't know whether to shake her head or nod, and he said, "Your father is really powerful, he dares to go to the sea in such a day, and my grandfather said that he snatched food from the mouth of the dragon king." ”

The girl pursed her lips and smiled, patted his head with her hand, and stood up, "Daddy is afraid that he won't be able to come back today, I want to go back to accompany my mother!" With that, he jumped off the big rock and ran home as fast as he could.

The boy stood there stunned, he usually likes to be close to Ah Yan, but Ah Yan's temperament is a little light, and he doesn't like to play with everyone, in the words of the village master, that is old, and he must pay attention to the defense of men and women.

Although they were young, they couldn't think of those Yan Wan's selfishness or anything in their lives, if they had the opportunity to pinch Ah Yan's little hand, he felt a little happy in his heart. It's just that she patted her head just now, how does it feel like it's always ...... Something weird.

This boy's surname is Lin, because he was born in the Year of the Tiger, and he has a tiger head and tiger brain, so he has a milk name called Ah Hu, and he is called Lin Huzi on weekdays. The girl's surname is Gu and her name is Gu Yan. Only a few months younger than him. Her parents came to this deserted village ten years ago, and her father seemed to have some knowledge, and began to teach children to read and write in the village, and the villagers were poor, and there was no money to give, just some of his own fish and shrimp. Enough food and clothing for the two of them.

Later, Gu Yan was born, and her mother probably suffered from dampness during the confinement and sat down to get sick, so her father stopped teaching and began to go to sea to fish. In order to get more seafood, I exchanged money to buy tonic medicine.

At that time, the villagers were surprised to find that the weak man had a skillful boat skill, and every time he went to sea, he would pick up those places where the wind and waves were strong or there were monsters infested, which they did not dare to care about these small fishing boats. But every time he can come back with a full load, and then take it back to the market town to sell, the income is often three or four times that of ordinary fishermen.

It's just that most of the money was exchanged for a thick medicinal soup, and then it all went to his wife's stomach. So their family is still as poor as before, and even more poor.

Gu Yan walked slowly on the path home with his hands behind his back, looking at the two somewhat dilapidated thatched houses not far away. I couldn't help but let out a long sigh, thinking to myself that the wind blew last night, and the outhouse was a little leaky, and it seemed that the roof should be repaired again. The outer wall of the bedroom should be reinforced, so as not to be too damp these days, and the mother's body will be cold again......

She was thinking wildly when she heard a loud voice behind her calling her: "Ah Yan, are you going home?" ”

Gu Yan exhaled, turned around and shouted at the other side: "Sister-in-law Hu, is my mother at home?" ”

A sturdy woman, with dark skin and a fishing net in her hand, was looking at her with a smile. is the mother of Lin Huzi, who is not far from her home. smiled and said, "Your mother is in the yard, hasn't your father come back yet?" ”

Gu Yan nodded, then turned around and ran towards home in a hurry.

Gu Yan's mother's surname is Yan, and she sometimes wonders, is this how her name came from? Yan is about 30 years old, and due to his long-term illness, his face is very haggard, and he looks a little old. But her demeanor is still very graceful, Gu Yan feels that her parents must have some background, but these things are not something she can inquire about.

When Yan saw Gu Yan running in, he said with some disgust: "Girl, how can you be so wild." Let your father see it, and I'm going to talk about you again. ”

Gu Yan stuck out her tongue, she only showed this kind of childlike attitude in front of her mother. Then he walked to Yan's side, helped her put on the needlework, and said, "My daughter went to the beach to see Daddy, the tide has receded, Daddy should come back." ”

Yan's face was a little stunned, she coughed twice, and said, "Your father is very capable, he will definitely be able to come back safely." Her weak but firm words moved Gu Yan a little, she turned her mind around, changed the topic and said, "Mother, you said yesterday that there is an immortal mountain on the sea, will Daddy meet an immortal?" ”

Mother's knowledge seems to be a lot, so she pesters Yan every day and tells some anecdotes about this shijie,:.

Last time, Yan once said that it was recorded in ancient books that there were three immortal mountains overseas, which appeared and disappeared in the wind and waves, and it was difficult to find. People often go out to sea from here to seek fairy fate. After encountering immortals, they will be able to live forever and ascend to the sky in one step.

Yan smiled: "Immortals have different paths, how can it be so easy." Moreover, it is not necessarily a good thing to really meet an immortal......" Her face suddenly showed a little sadness, and she seemed to be a little nostalgic.

Gu Yan's eyes widened, very curious, Yan smiled, as if she didn't want to continue the topic, she put down the fishing net in her hand, and was just about to stand up, when suddenly her legs became weak, and she suddenly sat down on the chair again. She held her forehead with her hand, feeling the blood in her body surging, and her mind fainted for a while.

Gu Yan was startled, and pointed at Yan's cheek in surprise, she wiped it with her hand, and found two bright red blood marks flowing from her nose, but she calmed down at this time and said, "Ah Yan, go and bring my medicine." ”

Gu Yan hurriedly ran to the house, took out the medicine bottle from under the cabinet, and poured out two pills the size of a white dragon's eye, exuding bursts of fragrance. This is her father's own matching, what recipe to use, she doesn't know, but most of her father's daily hard work is spent on it.

Yan took the medicine, and her qi and blood slowly calmed down, she stroked her heart with her hand, her brows furrowed, revealing a little melancholy. After a while, he said to Gu Yan: "Ah Yan, you go outside to play first, and remember to come back at dinner." ”

Gu Yan ran out obediently, she always felt like her mother had something on her mind, but she was still treated as a child, and in the eyes of adults, these things were not something she could understand. Gu Yan touched his head in distress, he still has to grow up quickly!

When she walked out of the yard, she suddenly saw a very noisy sound in the distance, and a lot of smoke and dust, as if there were many people. She looked up and found that the source was that beach, Gu Yan was overjoyed and ran towards it.

Lin Huzi was a little bored and threw the shells under his feet into the sea one by one. Although the children on the side were not as far as him, his expression was still dazed and unhappy, and other book friends looked at it normally:. The children next to him shouted that he would go to the beach to catch yellow eels, but he also ignored them. You know, he is the best on weekdays, every time the tide falls, he can catch a big bag, and then everyone roasts and eats it directly on the beach, which makes people's mouths water when they think about it.

At this time, there was a very noisy sound in the distance, as if a lot of people were rushing together, but the footsteps were very neat, and he looked up and saw that many children in the distance had run back in horror. On the other side of the beach, in the distance, there was a procession, two or three hundred men, dressed in neat leather armor and covered with robes, spears in their hands, and bows and arrows at their waists. In front of him was a man in his forties, dressed in armor and with a dark complexion.

He was tall, two heads taller than the average native. Lin Huzi suddenly remembered that they were the army! This fishing village is far from the interior, and there are few outsiders who usually come, so what is such a good army doing here?

At this time, the children all ran away in all directions, and the leader of the group of soldiers did not care, he looked around, and found that only Lin Huzi's face did not show panic, so he walked up to him and asked, "What about the adults in your village?" ”

He spoke loudly and loudly, and Lin Huzi was so shocked by him that his eardrums buzzed. He felt that the man's body was like a mountain in front of him. He straightened his little chest and replied loudly, "Who are you and what are you doing here?" ”

The general was surprised for a moment, and couldn't help but hahadaxiao, feeling that this kid was very bold, and couldn't help but reach out and touch his head.

Lin Huzi flashed back, and he grabbed the air. Seeing that Lin Huzi's steps were very skillful, he couldn't help but straighten his face, and said solemnly: "My surname is Gao, and I am General Sanpin Guoyi, a subordinate of General Yue Guo, who led the vanguard to perform military affairs here. Where are the adults in this village? ”

Lin Huzi saw that his face was flat, and he had a murderous aura, after all, he was still a child, so he couldn't help but be a little scared, and said: "In the past few days, the tide has been in the east of the village, and the adults are drying fish and shrimp in the east of the village. ”

General Gao waved his hand, and the hundreds of soldiers behind him were neatly divided into three columns, and then rushed to the village. Lin Huzi looked at this mighty military might, licked his tongue and said, "You guys...... What to do? ”