Chapter 4: The Mystery of Life
"Ten years ago on the night, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds. Darkness enveloped the village, and lightning bolts with cold light pierced the thick dark clouds, and heavy rain mixed with lightning and thunder poured down from the dark sky like a waterfall. The calm surface of the Mo River boiled instantly, running and roaring like an evil dragon, as if it was about to submerge the entire village before it stopped. The leaves shook violently with the rain, and they reflected the light of lightning. The raindrops that fell from the branches were like the blood of the trees, and accompanied the Mo River to the distance in a frenzy. On this stormy night, the child will flow down the Mo River and be salvaged by me," Grandpa Zhang still remembers the night ten years ago.
Yue Yan has heard his grandfather talk about his life experience for the first time in many years, in fact, he was very curious about why he didn't have parents, only his grandfather. But at that time, Yue Yan was still young, and he was thinking about how to catch fish in the river all day long, and after a few days, these doubts were all left behind by himself.
"Why did I drift from the upper reaches of the Mo River, and where did I come from?", Yue Yan muttered to himself. All the doubts may only be known by the river of ink, which flows deep into the primeval forest.
"Child, this is when I salvaged you, you were surrounded by a faint curtain of light, but after I took you back, it disappeared, this is the pendant hanging from your chest." After Grandpa Zhang finished speaking, he took out a small box from the bottom of a large dark red box. When you open it, you will see a fan-shaped green copper sheet. It looks very simple, warm as jade in the palm of the hand, very smooth, and engraved with some patterns. There's nothing special about it.
Suddenly, this fan-shaped green copper piece was very similar to the green copper piece that Grandpa Lin secretly used his spiritual power to probe Yue Yan's spiritual source that was not found a few days ago, but the latter was engraved with very shy and complicated runes, which made it impossible to look at it directly. But this one is engraved with some patterns. It's just that no one knows this secret, including Yue Yan himself.
"When you were young, I was afraid that you would lose it, so I kept it for you, and now that you are older, it will be returned to the original owner", grandpa said kindly to Yue Yan.
"Thank you, grandpa" Yue Yan grinned, and Grandpa Zhang smiled and touched Yue Yan's head lovingly.
"Brother Yue Yan, are you okay?" Mu'er's voice came from afar.
As soon as the words fell, a girl with a big ponytail and big eyes flashed, and she looked very smart. The tight little face is full of worry at the moment.
"Grandpa Zhang" Mu'er shouted obediently, and then put all her eyes on Yue Yan who was lying on the bed. I saw that Yue Yan's back showed hideous claw marks. Looking at this scene, Mu'er was even distressed. Yi Xiu's eyes widened, and he glanced at Grandpa Lin next to him with an annoyed face, his eyes were wide open, shining like jewels. Grandpa Lin coughed slightly embarrassed, and his old face turned his gaze into the distance a little unnaturally, not looking at Mu'er.
In such a scene, Yue Yan and Grandpa Zhang did not notice anything abnormal.
"Does it hurt?" Brother Yue Yan," Mu Er asked with a concerned expression.
"It's okay, it's all a small injury, it'll be fine in a few days", Yue Yan grinned and sat up. Gently rubbed Mu'er's forehead.
caused Grandpa Lin to blow his beard and stare again, and his brows jumped. The face is full of unpleasantness.
"Brother Yue Yan, lie down quickly, I'll give you medicine", Mu'er urged Yue Yan.
"Uncle Ergou has changed the medicine for me," Yue Yan said helplessly. Seeing Mu'er push gently, Yue Yan lay down, and Yue Yan could only shake his head helplessly. When did this little girl have such great strength, she secretly thought to herself.
Mu'er took out a delicate jade bottle from her hand, and gently touched the pale yellow liquid inside to Yue Yan's back, only to see Yue Yan's scars, visible to the naked eye, fused and regenerated, and then rubbed it with her little hands. And asked softly, "Brother Yue Yan, does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt, it's comfortable, isn't it?" Yue Yan replied with some enjoyment.
It's just that this scene was seen by Grandpa Lin, his mouth was almost crooked, and the two eyebrows on his forehead were like two small fish jumping up and down. Grandpa Qi Lin turned his head fiercely and turned his gaze to the side.
Yue Yan's back was first bandaged by Uncle Ergou Zi with herbs, but the effect was not very ideal. Now that he has been messed with by the medicine in the bottle of Mu Eryu, the scars are visibly recovering.
Yue Yan and Grandpa Zhang were stunned to see everything, because it broke their common sense. What kind of medicine can heal the trauma right away?
Seeing that Yue Yan was just fine, Mu'er also clapped her hands happily, and the worried look she had before disappeared. His eyes became lively again, full of a hint of cunning, like an elf returning to its former naughtiness, which seemed very smart.
"Ahem", Grandpa Lin's coughing sound came out of place, as if urging Mu'er to leave, and Mu'er looked at Yue Yan with some reluctance.
"Brother Yue Yan, I'll come to see you another day," said goodbye to Grandpa Zhang, and slowly walked out of the house step by step, very reluctant. Grandpa Lin looked at this scene, and his eyebrows couldn't help jumping again.
Looking at Mu'er's departing back, holding the jade bottle in his hand that was as warm as jade, Yue Yan fell into deep thought: "It seems that I have to find an opportunity to ask Mu'er about spiritual power." After speaking, he carefully looked at the jade bottle that Mu'er gave to Yue Yan.
In the early morning of the second day, the villagers got up to celebrate the harvest of Uncle Ergouzi and their hunting. The village has not been so lively for a long time, and everyone is very happy.
"Bang", the door was knocked open, the two dogs, the iron eggs, and the two Ya rushed in and surrounded Yue Yan. The excited expression on his face felt like he was about to swallow Yue Yan alive. Startled Yue Yan.
"Brother Yue Yan, my father said that you can make a great contribution to killing the giant wolf this time" Ergouzi said, his face full of envy, and he didn't know when he would be able to go out hunting, but he wiped his snot on Tie Dan's clothes without a trace. caused a burst of iron egg fists to roar.
Although Yue Yan has recovered from his back injury with the help of Mu'er, his spirit is still a little tired. He sat up from the bed helplessly, replied, "Of course, it doesn't depend on who your brother Yue Yan is", and immediately returned to his usual naughtiness. It's just that this time no one refuted, but they all looked at Yue Yan with admiration, and a few little stars almost popped out of their eyes.
Uncle Ergou hung the giant wolf under the big willow tree and peeled it with a knife. watched Yue Yan arrive under the support of the two dogs and the iron egg. Also put down the work in hand.
"Haha, I thought you kid would have to lie down for at least a few months, but I didn't expect to be alive again one night, and Uncle will leave you the fattest wolf meat for a while." After Uncle Ergou finished speaking, he touched Yue Yan's head dotingly. Yue Yan was a little moved in his heart after hearing this, although Uncle Ergou usually treated him like this, but when he hunted the giant wolf. Ergouzi saw that he was attacked by the giant wolf and fell to the ground, desperately picked up the three-pronged knife to fight the giant wolf, and his heart suddenly warmed.
As everyone chopped the body of the giant wolf into minced meat, set up a cauldron, spread dry wood and lit a fire. Add all kinds of spices to the pot in endless layers and wait for the water to boil. Adding wolf meat, the fragrance was overflowing, and the saliva of the iron egg was pulled to the ground. This is much more fragrant than the grilled fish that Yue Yan and Ergouzi made by themselves by the river.
"Eat meat", as Uncle Ergou shouted, opened the cauldron, and suddenly the aroma overflowed, and the villagers cheered. Uncle Ergou deliberately kept the wolf's leg for Yue Yan, and Yue Yan instead gave the meat to his grandfather and Mu'er, and he ate other minced meat. However, Mu'er took a bite lightly and didn't eat it again, looking very gentle. It is in stark contrast to the two dogs who have it in their mouths, grasp it in their hands, and gobble it up with their mouths full of oil.
The villagers drank wine and ate meat around the cauldron, sang and danced, and the sun's rays sprinkled on every corner of the village, warming people and hearts.
"My family lives in Mohetou, drink all the water of Mohe, Mohe, Mohe, you raised us, you are a great mother", everyone sang in unison. Yue Yan couldn't help but sing along.
This song has been passed down from the village, and no one knows how many years it has been passed down, just as no one knows how many years the Mo River has flowed and where the Mo River has gone.
I saw the second dog sneaking to Yue Yan's side with a mouth full of oil. "Brother Yue Yan, come and I'll give you a glass", the second dog mysteriously gave Yue Yan the wine jug that he didn't know where to steal. A pair of small eyes stared at his father secretly.
The spicy smell of wine stimulated Yue Yan's throat, and it was so spicy that he exhaled straight. hurriedly ate a mouthful of wolf meat to alleviate it, causing Mu'er on the side to cover his mouth and snicker, and also helped to blow for Yue Yan, this scene was seen by Grandpa Lin, and his eyebrows jumped again.
"Little rabbit, you dare to steal my wine, I have to break your legs today", Uncle Ergou snorted softly, and Ergouzi slipped into the crowd like a loach. Immediately caused everyone to laugh.