Walking on the bluestone road in the countryside, smelling the familiar smell of cooking smoke in every household, Lin Peng felt as if he had returned to his childhood. This is where he was born and where he was a child.

Since I was in junior high school, I moved to the county town to go to school and study, and I rarely come back here. After graduating from high school, I spent some time with my grandfather and grandmother here.

Now, walking in the alley of his hometown again, Lin Peng feels that everything is still so familiar. Linjialuo is an ancient town, where houses are built next to each other, and narrow alleys are formed between the walls of the neighborhood, similar to the hutongs of Beijing. The alleys and paths are all paved with square bluestones, and on one side of the road, there are a wide and narrow ditches that are connected to each other, and the ditches are all connected to the only freshwater lake in the village, which is the unique water system of Lin Jialuo Village. When he was a child, the elders told Lin Peng that if he got lost outside the village, don't worry, look at the water under his feet. The direction of the river is the way out of the village, and the end of the river is the direction of entering the village. Just follow the water and you're sure to find your way home!

"Brother Peng!"

At this time, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him, interrupting Lin Peng's thoughts. Lin Peng looked back and saw a girl with a ponytail appear behind him at some point!

"Lin Xiang?"

The person who came was none other than Lin Peng's cousin Lin Xiang, and she was also the sister who had the best relationship with Lin Peng among Lin Peng's many sisters.

"Sure enough, it's you! Yesterday I heard from my uncle that you were back, why didn't you look for me?"

"Your brother and I just came back, I arrived at twelve o'clock last night, and I just finished eating and was going to your house to play. ”

"Really, fakely~ I just said that you are ready to go to my house to play?"

Lin Xiang smiled suspiciously.

"What's the matter? Not welcome, forget it!"

Lin Peng said jokingly, pulling his legs and leaving.

"Oh~I'm kidding you!I've been looking forward to your coming back!Let's go!Let's go!Let's go!Go to my house!"

Lin Xiang's personality is still so arrogant, he took Lin Peng's hand and walked to his house. This girl is the pearl of Lin Peng's third uncle's family, the third uncle's mother passed away early, and when she left, she gave birth to this baby daughter, so she has been loved by the third uncle since she was a child. The third uncle always felt that he owed Lin Xiang something, and he never married a wife since then, and he was afraid of losing it in his eyes and holding it in his hand every day, so he didn't feel at ease anywhere. And Lin Xiang is a troublemaker, and he often causes some troubles to worry him. If you don't do it, you will get into trouble with some children in the village, Lin Peng remembers that when he was a child, he came forward several times to help Lin Xiang settle it. That's why this girl is so close to herself now!

"Dad, you see who's back?!"

As soon as Lin Xiang entered the house, he yelled inside.

"Oh, the eldest nephew is back, come on!

Lin Peng's third uncle was reading the newspaper with a pair of glasses at the moment, and after hearing the girl's call, he hurriedly raised his head and saw the two people walking inside.

"Hello third uncle!"

Lin Peng greeted Lin Xiang's father happily.

"Well, when did you come back?"

"I arrived last night, the train arrived a little late, and it was twelve o'clock when I got home, so I didn't come to visit you. ”

I briefly explained the situation and explained it to the third uncle.

"It's okay, what's polite to the third uncle?!Have you eaten breakfast?Come, come, come! Sit down and eat with the third uncle!"

"Dad! ”

Lin Xiang seemed to see that Lin Peng had no appetite, and hurriedly explained for him.

"You can eat slowly by yourself, Brother Peng and I went to the backyard to play. ”

Lin Xiang said, and pulled Lin Peng to the back.

Although Lin Xiang's house is not as big as Lin Peng's house, it is also a relatively spacious family in the Lin family. The gatehouse where Lin Peng and the others just entered the house was engraved with the pattern of a dragon's head and a fishtail's tail, which had the beautiful meaning of a carp jumping over the dragon gate. In the courtyard of the front hall after entering the door, there is a piece of winter melon beam hanging on the left and right, and a beam hanging on the top of the main hall is far higher than the left and right, and it is called "Zhuangyuan Beam", which is a beam that can only be hung by an official's family. Lin Xiang's great-grandfather was a jinshi in the late Qing Dynasty and the only one in the Lin family who had ever been an official. Therefore, the status of the third uncle's family in the Lin family is also relatively high, second only to the Zong family. Moreover, the Lin family's only pharmacy (pharmaceutical workshop) is also managed by Lin Peng's third uncle.

"By the way, Xiang, is that 'magic lamp' in your house still there?"

Lin Peng was strolling around the backyard with Lin Xiang, and suddenly remembered that she still had an old antique at home.

This "magic lamp" is actually an artifact to invite the gods, and the outside of the artifact is engraved with eight pillars, eight dragons, and patterns of various fairy characters. Inside, there is a shrine to the 'Kannon of Sending Child'. The carving process is extremely exquisite and lifelike. Lin Peng was fortunate to see it once when he was a child, and he was really deeply shocked by the exquisite carving at that time, and he still has an impression of it.

"In the backyard, in that side room dedicated to the gods, do you want to see it?"

Lin Xiang asked.

"Isn't that room inadmissible?"

Lin Peng asked, when he was a child, he wanted to go in several times, but was stopped by the adults.

"It's okay! Dad is going out later, and he doesn't have time to take care of us. I'll take you there!"

Lin Xiang stuck out his tongue mischievously, looking like he was not afraid of the sky or the earth. This girl is really not afraid of the third uncle at all!

The two walked through the long corridor and came to the room where the "magic lamp" was enshrined, Lin Xiang took out the key to open the door lock and gently pushed it.

Just listen to the sound of "click!", the door of the side room was opened, and a fragrance came to the face, and the room was filled with the smell of Buddha incense, giving people a sense of emptiness and sacredness. Lin Peng walked into the room with his hands and feet, and saw that the "magic lamp" was placed on the mahogany table in the middle of the room. I haven't seen it for many years, and the colors on the "magic lamp" are still bright and shining, as if they will not be eroded by the years. There is a small incense burner under the "magic lamp", and a few wisps of green smoke are hanging around.

Lin Peng stood in the room, carefully examining this exquisite artifact, and involuntarily clasped his hands together and bowed to the "magic lamp".

"Let's go!"

Hearing a crisp sound, a black object suddenly fell from Lin Peng's waist.

"Huh?"

Lin Xiang was slightly stunned, and curiously picked up the black object.

"Wow! what a beautiful necklace!"

Lin Xiang played with the black necklace and said with a look of surprise.

"This can't be bought for my future sister-in-law, is it?"

"No, no, your brother doesn't have a partner yet. ”

Lin Peng hurriedly waved his hand.

"Is that for me?"

Lin Xiang asked expectantly.

Well, this girl seems to like this chain, why don't you give it to her?

"Old Sister ....."

"Knock knock!"

Just as Lin Peng was about to give the necklace to Lin Xiang, his chest suddenly beat violently, and Lin Peng, who felt a dull feeling, couldn't breathe.

"Hmm!"

Lin Peng clutched his chest and squatted down all of a sudden.

Why does my chest suddenly feel so tight?

"Brother Peng, what's wrong with you?!"

Lin Xiang was startled and hurriedly came over to help Lin Peng.

"No, it's fine. ”

Lin Peng slowly stood up and gradually eased up.

"Sister, this chain belongs to my classmates, and I will return it to others when the school starts. If you like it, I'll buy you another one later. ”

Lin Peng didn't know why he suddenly changed his words, but his intuition told him that this necklace was very important to him, and he couldn't just give it away!

"Okay..... I got it....."

Hearing Lin Peng say this, Lin Xiang had no choice but to obediently return the necklace to him.

After coming out of the side room, Lin Peng went to the Lin family's pharmacy to take a look. I heard that this medicine shop fed a lot of people from the Lin family back then. The medicine shop employs a large number of Lin clan people from the collection of medicines, planting medicines, and making medicines, and the entire process of operation. It not only provides employment opportunities for the people of the Lin family, but also improves the centripetal force of the clansmen. However, since the Republic of China, the market economy entered China, and this model has begun to be challenged. In order to make money, more people choose to work in other places, and the number of pharmacies is decreasing, and now, only this one pharmacy is still operating.

When Lin Peng came over, the third uncle was already busy in the store. While taking stock of the materials, he inquired about the reserve of medicinal materials. Lin Peng saw that the third uncle was too busy, so he didn't bother, and simply walked around and went back.

After eating in the evening, Lin Peng lay on the bed alone, and turned up his mobile phone a little bored.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, an unfamiliar name in the address book caught his attention.

"Dugu Shuqin ....."

Lin Peng vaguely felt that the name was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.

"That's a familiar name..... Who's here?....."

Lin Peng struggled to recall the memories of this person, and a vague figure gradually appeared in his mind.

"Knock knock!"

Just as Lin Peng was about to see the other party's face clearly, his chest throbbed violently again, and a dull feeling suddenly permeated his whole body!

"Hmm!"

Lin Peng stretched out his hand and grabbed his chest violently.

"Why、Why does my heart hurt so much?!"

I... Have you forgotten something important?!.....