On the way back to the dormitory, Shengyang looked at the night sky, and suddenly felt so sad how disappointed his grandfather was in him. It's hard to imagine what his life would have been like without his grandfather. In addition to teaching him skills, his grandfather also left him a small stone with no shape, and told him not to let his uncle and other relatives know.

His grandfather told him that this stone was an occasional encounter when he came home from a medical treatment, and that he must treasure it and will protect him with peace for the rest of his life. Thinking about it carefully, in addition to being ridiculed for being one eye, he has always been healthy and making money steadily, which seems to make sense.

Qin Sheng drank too much wine one night, and when the torch went out halfway down, he lay down by the river and fell asleep vaguely on the side of the road. An hour later, he was awakened by a cold wind, and found a bright light in the water, and at first thought it was the reflection of the moon, but there was no moon in the sky. He got up, rubbed his eyes, pounded his head, touched it with his hands, and it turned out to be a stone.

He was often with Mr. Liu, and listened to him tell a lot of strange stories, this stone will shine at night, and it is estimated that it is the legendary night pearl. Sobered up immediately and went to find Liu Yunsheng overnight. Liu Yunsheng lived alone in the big yard, raised a few powerful wolf dogs, and barked when he heard someone approaching. He woke up, picked up a long sword he found in the field, and when he heard that Qin Sheng was calling him from a distance, asking him to drive the wolf dog away, he had something to discuss with him, so he immediately put down the sword, lit the kerosene lamp, and went out to welcome him into the house.

Yagyu was four years older than him, with a flat head, a long gray beard on his chin, simple clothes, and a smile all day long. Many people admired his humor and listened to him tell stories of wild history that they had never heard before. In addition to being able to pinch and calculate, he also writes a beautiful brush hand, and can use a variety of fonts, such as snake head swallowtail, phoenix dance dragon flying, face bone willow tendon, and force through the back of the paper. In the winter wax month, the doorman is constantly visiting, and he is happy to be able to find the couplet written by Yanagi. Due to the low temperature in winter, the written couplets have to be dried for a while before they can be folded and taken away, so the courtyard and the hall are all red couplets, and they have another name, the red courtyard.

The name of this whole willow brigade is also misinterpreted, the original name is "spring flow", when the ancestors reclaimed the wasteland, they found that a well can be dug in many places on the mountain, the spring water is warm in winter and cool in summer, and it never flows, unlike other high mountains, it is necessary to dig ponds and store water. Later, most of the surnames of Liu who moved into the mountains were numerous, and the population multiplied rapidly, and the officials were all surnamed Liu, plus "Quanliu" and "Quanliu" had the same sound, so they simply called it like this and wrote it like this.

In addition to writing couplets in the moon, Liu Sheng invited him to look at the land on weekdays when he was white, and asked him to write a gift book on happy occasions. On this day of the main event, before the first round of banquets were seated, the host's family used a lacquered tray to serve the ceremony, pen and ink, four plates of side dishes and cups, wine, cigarettes, etc., to invite the gentleman to "pass the ceremony". Under normal circumstances, when marrying a daughter-in-law, it is inscribed with "Red Jubilee Ceremony" or "Mandarin Duck Ceremony", and when marrying a daughter, it is inscribed with "Makeup Ceremony". The son's full moon is inscribed "Ding Xing Liyi", the father's birthday is titled "Nanzhu Liyi", and the old man's death is inscribed "White Sacrifice Ceremony", the middle column is written with the year, month and day of the Common Era, and the surname of the owner's family is written in the lower left corner, and then the title page can be opened to start the ceremony (that is, the ceremony).

Yanagi has a humorous personality, holding a shelf, pretending to be high-profile, and has an unfathomable demeanor. There were glasses hanging on the bridge of his nose, and only Qin Sheng knew that there was no prescription. Although he likes to pretend, he never "harms". The so-called "harmful" is that some of the pen holders, seeing that the master is not careful, he said that the brush is not "moist" or lack of "water", "run" and "water" are auspicious words, of course the host does not want to be missing, quickly make up for the red envelope, and then happily said, this time it will be "run" good, "water" more, "wealth" more.

Qin Sheng and Liu Sheng are the opposite, they don't have many words, the old woman used to let him take a bath and change clothes every day, and he also used an enamel cup to iron his clothes flat with boiling water, so he went out neatly and neatly, and never had a beard. Later, the old woman died, and the habit had been formed, and the beard had to be sorted out quickly. The two gentlemen were tall and powerful, and they were kind to people, so they became famous. Qin Sheng didn't believe in fortune-telling in his heart, but he was interested in the vast anecdotes in Liu Sheng's mind, which often brought him happiness, and over time, it became a fateful friendship.

Of course, if Liu Sheng talks about the way of one yin and one yang, many people will doze off again, what "the metaphysical is the way, the metaphysical is the instrument", "the way of the three talents" is the way of heaven, the earth, and the humane, "Tianxingjian, the gentleman is self-improving", "the terrain is kun, the gentleman is virtuous"...... In this mountain, except for him who learned a little fur from his father, no one else understood what Yanagi said, which was one of the reasons why Yanagi was willing to chat with him. As the saying goes, "the same voice corresponds, the same breath seeks each other, the water is wet, the fire is dry, the clouds are from the dragon, the wind is from the tiger, and each is from its kind." ”

Liu Sheng took him into the stove room, lit the fire and boiled water to make tea, and the two sat next to the fire pit. Liu Sheng likes to smoke hookahs, and the smoke pouch pot makes a gurgling sound, Qin Sheng doesn't smoke, but he will use the black tar in the smoke bag pot to heal people. From time to time, he came and poured it upside down, and Yanagi also habitually collected it.

A long tree hook is hung on the beam above the fire with a rope, and a round iron can is hung on the tree hook, and this hanging can is usually used to boil rice and drink water. The fire belt cooks water to save firewood and effort, and watching the hanging jar swing around, which is not interesting, otherwise the rice will burn and burn. Liu Sheng lives alone, most of the time he is too lazy to stir-fry, Qin Sheng taught him to cut meat and vegetables into cubes, put them on top of rice, put some tempeh in the middle, pour a little oil, add water and stir after cooking, refreshing and simple. When there is no meat, stir the eggs, pour them over after the rice is cooked, and simmer for a while. Yanagi put a few sweet potatoes on the side of the fire, and it was supper.

The roof is a small mud tile changed last year, the roof from the thatched house of Liu Sheng's father to a slate house, to today's green tile house, Liu Sheng can always walk in the front, there are carvings under the eaves, such a delicate earthen house in addition to the Qiao family in Qiaojiawan in Lanhegou belongs to him here.

Liu Sheng said that when he went out a few days ago, he saw a big nest on a lacquer tree on the way "upstairs upstairs" (referring to a wasp's nest, the local lang does not like the word bee, the same as "crazy", unlucky. The hive is layered on top of each other, so the nickname is upstairs), and it took a lot of effort to take it off, ready to send it to him. Unexpectedly came, it was really heartfelt, Qin Sheng smiled and said that he didn't know how to be clever, he came for something else.

Mr. Qin baked it warm and took out the stone for Mr. Liu to see. The two of them walked into the unlit room, and the light of the stone immediately appeared. Mr. Liu had only heard the master say before, and according to the master's description, it was a luminous pearl.

The two sat by the fire drinking tea and chatting, when the sweet potatoes were roasted, and Mr. Liu peeled them and handed them to him to eat. If someone else had met such a good baby, he would have hid home and collected it, but Qin Sheng was the first person he looked for.

Such a rare thing can only be met by fateful people. There is only one piece in the deep mountains and old forests, that is, it fell from the sky, indicating that it is still a meteorite. Qin Sheng practiced medicine and helped so many people, but he was not rich and rich, and he almost did not accept money for many poor people. He came to visit today, and he already knew his intention. For people who are indifferent to fame and fortune, having such a valuable thing has become a burden on their hearts.

Yanagi had a wife earlier, beautiful and virtuous, and respected and loved each other. Originally, there were only a few thatched houses that were expanded by them into a compound with east, south and north, so as to avoid conflicts when their son grew up in the future because of the division of rooms, but on the day of delivery, Qin Sheng went to see other families dozens of miles away from the mountains, his wife had a difficult birth, and several midwives did not get it, and in the end, his wife and children did not survive.

Liu Sheng was so painful that he buried his wife and children near his home, and vowed not to marry another person in this life. Qin Sheng felt guilty for a long time for this, if he was there, maybe nothing would happen. For this reason, he passed on his youngest son to Liu Sheng, but Liu Sheng did not accept it. He said that his wife and children are by his side, and he will accompany them as long as he lives, which can be regarded as a beginning and an end.

Qin Sheng said that his two sons were not angry, and if they knew that there was such a jewel, it was estimated that they would have to fight for the disapproval of their six relatives. In this life, he only owes two daughters, the eldest daughter died because of his carelessness, and the second daughter became deaf because of their carelessness.

Liu Sheng said that since he was ashamed of his second daughter, he would give the pearl of the night to Shengyang. Don't tell him that it might be worth a fortune, but tell him to keep it safe, and if he cherishes it, it will be for him. If he doesn't fight for it, when the waste stone is abandoned, it can only be fate and fate.

Qin Sheng listened to his advice, the two chatted until dawn, Qin Sheng helped make some delicious food, Liu Sheng was the most greedy for the food he cooked, drinking wine and eating meat to the fullest. Yanagi sent him away, telling him that the ginkgo leaves in front of the door were almost gone, and that he could let his grandchildren carry them back. Qin Sheng was grateful, and many of the medicinal herbs he used in a year were found in front of Liu Sheng's door. This was consciously planted by him, Liu Sheng wandered around all year round, and when he saw strange flowers and plants, he would dig them up and plant them, waiting for Qin Sheng to pick them up when he needed them.

Liu Sheng didn't go back to the house to make up for sleep until he couldn't see Qin Sheng's figure, and he had such a confidant in this life. He has told fortunes for many people, but he has not calculated for himself and Qin Sheng. He knew in his heart that since he had already entertained others, why should he deceive himself, most of those who looked for him to pinch were looking for spiritual sustenance. Who doesn't want to be a good life, but fate is always in their own hands, and if they don't work hard, they will naturally achieve nothing.

The thing he regretted the most in his life was probably Shengyang's matter, and he could clearly feel Qin Sheng's loss at that time, which was also one of the reasons why he suggested giving the meteorite to Shengyang. I hope that he can make up for the merits and give Shengyang a life he wants, but it depends on him what the facts are.

Shengyang put the stone in his hometown where only he knew, and now that his grandfather has died, keeping the stone is also a thought, if only time could be turned back. The reason why grandfather and Yanagi are also good stories is because the two confidants died only a few days apart. The news of his grandfather's death reached Yanagi, and he saw Yanagi crying and laughing at the table, muttering a few words to himself, and fell to the table. According to the will of his grandfather, the two uncles were responsible for burying Liu Sheng, next to his wife and children.

Although he is his grandfather, many legends have also been heard, and he has no way to confirm the specific truth due to his young age, plus he has passed away. It's what it is, it's basically a matter of helping others.