Chapter 2: Rushing to the Mountains (1)

He Yu's father came back from working in the fields, and brought back a sweet potato for each of him and his sister, and his mother cleaned and peeled it and stuffed it for them, which is their snack today.

The sweet potatoes have not yet been eaten, and in the lullaby of her mother, the younger sister falls asleep.

He Yu lay on the bed by himself, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, and the bed board paved with bamboo made a squeaky sound!

He turned over and covered his head with an old white sheet, which was already dark yellow, emitting a faint smell of sweat that was familiar with it, and He Yu's heart slowly settled down.

The wooden bed stands with its back against the earthen wall at the back, and the head against the earthen wall on the right. About half a foot away from the front of the bed, there is a wooden wall.

Because of the passage of time, the color of the wooden wall has darkened, and there are a few inconspicuous slender cracks on it, and from these cracks, there is a faint sound of wind.

He Yu has a good appearance, fair skin, dark eyes, smart and studious, likes to think independently, and looks like an obedient and good child.

But deep down in his heart, he is much more precocious than his peers, and he also has a fiery side, he starts a fire, even a half-sized child who is several years older than him, and he has to give up three points!

Influenced by the third uncle, he has longed for the outside world since he was a child! He dreamed that one day, he would be able to get out of this small mountain village and see the outside world that the third uncle often talked about.

In the meditation, He Yu slowly fell asleep, at this time he was in a daze, as if he had not fallen asleep, and his mind kept thinking that when he got up early tomorrow to go up the mountain to herd cattle, he must go up to the south slope to help his beloved sister pick more wild fruits.

He Yu's family is not a native of Dashuidong, his grandfather came to Dashuidong single-handedly to settle down.

The He family is a small family that lives in Hejiaao, which is dozens of miles away from the big water cave.

After years of branching out, the He family has also had dozens of families and hundreds of people.

By the time Grandpa He Yu's generation arrived, the family land could no longer accommodate more clansmen.

The family stipulates that except for the eldest son who inherits the family property, the other male members of the family will be given a craft (that is, to train and learn a skill to earn a living) and then earn a living for themselves.

He Yu's grandfather chose to study. After being admitted to the Tongsheng examination, even if he has obtained the qualification to teach, he needs to fend for himself.

He came to Dashuidong alone, opened a museum to teach, started a family here, and slowly bought a family property, and later because of the early death of his wife, the work of the family fell on his shoulders alone, excessive work, dragged his body, and passed away ten years ago.

He Yu's grandfather has three sons and one daughter, He Yu's aunt is married, and his uncle and third uncle are all married in Dashuidong.

The He family is in Dashuidong, which can be regarded as a branch and leaves, the uncle's family has three daughters and one son, the third uncle's family has one son and one daughter, plus He Yu's four brothers and sisters, there are only nine cousins in total.

Maybe it's a scholarly family, maybe it's a lonely family, although they have all been separated, but He Yu's cousins are very united and friendly.

Grandpa He Yu, as a scholar, and his wife's premature departure deeply realized the sadness of "useless scholars".

His sons did not deliberately arrange to study, and when they were young, they only audited when he was teaching, and they could be regarded as literate people.

He Yu's uncle is a skilled carpenter, and the third uncle is a successful businessman.

Only He Yu's father, who was arranged to farm since he was a child, has the worst family background, a family of six, He Yu has an eldest sister, a brother, and a younger sister.

He is the third oldest in the family, although the life of the family has not been interrupted, but in the agricultural slack season, he is often half hungry and half full, and he can't eat a few meals with meat and fishy food a year, and the whole family has been hovering on the food and clothing line.

In Dashuidong, with their family background, He Yu is also the envy of other children, after all, there is food every day, and only a small number of families can do it.

Time flies, in a blink of an eye it is already the autumn harvest season, the autumn harvest in the village is nearing the end, this year's year is good, every household is full of joy after the harvest.

After the autumn harvest, the farmers can not be idle, and those who have skills will go out to do some work to subsidize the family.

Uncle He Yu, carrying his carpenter tools, was the first to leave the big water hole, he was the best carpenter master in the neighborhood, and he was never afraid of not being able to get a job!

Those farmers who have no skills are also idle, the so-called relying on the mountain to eat the mountain, the big water hole is surrounded by mountains, and the mountain is put on the agenda by the people who stay in the village.

Rushing to the mountain has been endowed with a very rich connotation by the people of the big water cave!

For men, the mountain is the best way to show their abilities, and for the children, it is the best place for them to try.

The time of the big water cave to catch the mountain is set on the cold dew festival, not one or a few people enter the mountain, but the whole village goes out.

Before the start of the mountain rush, a ritual to worship the mountain god is held, and then the people are divided into three waves and enter the mountain.

The first wave was a group of men, carrying bows and arrows on their backs and cleavers in their hands, hunting in front.

Hunting can increase income, clean up and disturb the beasts to leave, ensure the safety of the people driving the mountains behind, and also keep the winter in the village from the beasts.

The men passed, and about half an hour later, the women set out, and their main task was to collect tea seeds and, of course, some wild fruits.

Tea seeds are the seeds of Camellia oleifera trees, which can be squeezed for edible oil, and are one of the main sources of edible oil for the people of Dashuidong.

The third wave is the children, who are not organized, and are generally family-oriented, mostly not far behind their mothers.

The children mainly pick up leaks, do everything, pick tea seeds, pick wild fruits, and even hunt small animals.

In order to participate in this mountain rush for the first time, He Yu has secretly been preparing for a long time.

He cut the cow grass while herding the cattle, and he has saved a lot of fresh cow grass, which is enough for the big black cow to eat for more than ten days.

In order to be able to hunt small animals, He Yu deliberately strengthened the practice of archery and the training of rhubarb.

Rhubarb's execution of his instructions is getting higher and higher! Coincidentally, Rhubarb is tall and spiritual, and is the dog king of the village.

Rhubarb was originally just a housekeeping dog, He Yu and Rhubarb are particularly in love, after He Yu's long-term training, now he has become a good mountain dog!

Some of He Yu's gestures can be clearly understood by Rhubarb. So Rhubarb is very sticky He Yu and always likes to follow him.

He Yu walked on the path of cultivating immortals and realized that the precise communication between him and Rhubarb was not accidental, it was related to his innate strong divine sense.