Chapter 1 The protagonist Han Chong
My name is Han Chong, it is chong, the homonym is the weight of the worm, I don't read the weight zhong.
In this century, the pace of people's lives is too tight, and all kinds of pressures come one after another, and I am overwhelmed by society, and I begin to yearn for a way of living that has become popular recently, and some people say that this way of living is called Buddhism.
Buddhism, a popular word on the Internet, the meaning of the word is a way of life and lifestyle that pursues peace and indifference in one's own heart. Most things want to be done in the way and at your own pace. I'm definitely not like a monk, I want to live freely, be a salted fish with a lot of time, so I took out the only 50,000 yuan in savings, plus tens of thousands of yuan borrowed by a friend, and bought a few acres of land in the mountains of third-tier cities, and a few simple stone houses, I longed to escape from this prosperous and indifferent society, I don't know if it's a problem of mentality, maybe it is, but I really yearn for this kind of field life, sunrise and sunset.
However, when Han Zhong stood at the door of the stone house with his suitcase, for some reason, a strange feeling suddenly appeared in his heart, he felt that his life was about to undergo a major change.
According to Han Chong's plan, he first began to clean up his home in the mountains and settle down. After buying these acres of land and stone houses, Han Zhong was penniless and had no way to retreat.
Han Chong cleaned up the stone house, fortunately, the ground of the stone house is also paved with bluestone slabs, and it doesn't take too much effort to clean it up, and although it is deep in the mountains, it is not inaccessible, and there are several natural villages nearby, Han Chong's residence is located halfway up a mountain, and there is a natural village below, as well as a commissary and a market, and it is not considered to live independently from society.
Most of the walls of the stone house are built with bluestone, some of them are built with clay bricks, and the clay is also painted with white lime, and the beam wood is a huge rough wood, what kind of wood Han Zhong doesn't know, the green tiles without the ceiling can be seen at a glance, and I don't know if it will leak on a rainy day, the simple residence and a few acres of land are already owned by Han Chong, but fortunately, the tens of thousands of buddies are not too much, and they will eventually return it if they change a little bit every year.
As for the economic resources, the bamboo shoots in the mountains, wild Chinese herbs and the old piles in the mountains are enough to bring some income, which are also in Han Chong's plan, fortunately, he used to work in gardening, and he still knows how to make bonsai, which is also where his confidence lies.
In his sweet dream, there are a few acres of thin fields in the mountains, a few houses, a lotus pond at the door, raise some miscellaneous fish, get some potted plants, raise a few chickens, ducks and goats, and gather with friends to drink tea in his spare time. Such a day is relaxed and comfortable, and it is for the Buddha.
Tired and half dead, Han Chong cleaned up a stone house as a resting place, and a wooden bed, which was very shabby, but he was willing to eat it.
The tired Han Zhong sat on the door frame, watching the mountains rise and fall, feeling the gusts of mountain wind, it was really comfortable, this is the life of a person.
Han Chongqiang cheered up and cleaned up the stone house in the lobby, and the garbage was temporarily piled up behind the house, at this time it had been five hours since he went up the mountain, and the sweat made him feel very uncomfortable, fortunately, the water and electricity here were connected, Han Chong turned on the faucet, the water was cold, Chong Chong was happy, he opened the suitcase, took out the hot water kettle and chopsticks he prepared, and a pack of instant noodles. That's right, he's responsible for his own stomach.
I picked up a pot of water, plugged it in, and the electric kettle started working. I just came here today, and I haven't made a firewood stove yet, so I can only use electrical appliances to boil water first.
Instant noodles, a kind of convenience and deliciousness in one of the food, when boiling water to soak the crispy noodles, pour in the spice packet and sauce packet, a rich fragrance comes to the nose, and then put in a braised egg and a ham sausage, proud satisfaction.
Whew... took a bite of instant noodles, what kind of Buddhist life, natural life, all put aside, the current Han Zhong is a foodie.
It didn't take long for a bowl of instant noodles to be wiped out by Han Chong, Han Chong burped, and he was in a hurry to eat, only six points full, but he couldn't eat too much, and he had to work next.
While it was still dark, Han Chong came to the kitchen, the firewood was piled up in the corner, a firewood stove was some years old, I don't know if it can be used after cleaning up? And the ground was covered with fallen leaves and dust, and there were cobwebs on the stove.
Han Zhong laughed at himself and said, "The people take food as the sky, so let's clean you up first." "Throw away the bottles and jars that you don't want in the kitchen, and if it's a ceramic jar, put it aside, wash it, and see if you can keep it to grow flowers.
There is a big hole in the cauldron on the stove, obviously this cauldron is not working, go to the market down the hill tomorrow to buy one.
It wasn't until it was dark that Han Chong cleaned up the kitchen, looking at the kitchen that was much cleaner, Han Chong nodded with satisfaction, wiped his sweat, and turned around and left the kitchen.
There are a total of five stone houses, which are concave buildings, and the lobby of the stone house is flanked by two resting houses, and the two protruding rooms are the kitchen and a locked stone house, the locked stone house is opposite the kitchen, and in the middle is a small courtyard.
As soon as Han Chong came out of the kitchen, he saw the locked stone house opposite, the last time he bought this stone house, the village party secretary said that there was no key, and the previous owner was a foreigner twenty years ago, he rented this place, built a stone house, and lived for a few years and never came back. The time expired, and there was no continued rent, and the people in the mountains ran out, and no one would buy a stone house and rent it, until Han Chong, a destined person, came.
Han Zhong had always hated to wonder what was stored in this locked stone house.
There were no windows around the stone house, and there was no communication with the room, only a locked wooden door, Han Zhong followed the faint light, walked to the wooden door, and tried to push it, but did not push it in the slightest. He thought about it, and it would be better to break the lock with the stone, because there was no tool to take advantage of, and it would be much easier to get a hammer or a pliers or a screwdriver.
Han Zhong picked up a diamond-shaped stone in the courtyard and weighed it with his hands, the weight was not bad, and it should be able to smash it open.
Han Zhong took the stone and came to the wooden door again, picked up the stone and smashed it hard, "duang." With a bang, the lock on the wooden door was intact, and Han Chong's hand was a little numb.
Han Zhong said speechlessly: "Damn, the quality is so good, which brand of lock?" I'm going to buy some in the future, it's been so good all these years. β
A simple U-shaped lock, which is very common in the countryside, is logically open as soon as it is smashed, Han Chong smashed it a few times without believing in evil.
βduang...β