Yangjiayu, rainy night.

A small van drove slowly down the winding lane.

"It's raining too much, so why don't we wait and go." The middle-aged woman sitting in the back seat of the car said as she looked at the heavy rain outside the window.

"It's half an hour away, so why waste time here." In the driver's seat, the man with a beard said when he heard this.

In the co-pilot, there was a little boy who was sleeping soundly at this time, and such a rainy night was suitable for a good night's sleep, even if the road was bumpy, he was not allowed to get up.

"Hey, this little cub, he said he wanted to sit in front and see clearly, and he slept like a little pig, haha." The man glanced at his sleeping son in the passenger seat, and pulled his clothes off his body.

"You just get used to him! Speaking of his father, did you hear any noise? The middle-aged woman heard the man's laughter and scolding, but then heard a strange sound, like the sound of a pebble hitting the roof of the warehouse.

"What?" The man didn't look back to ask, and then he saw the flying stone outside the window slam at him.

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Yangjia Village is located at the junction of Province A and Province G, backed by Hutou Mountain, surrounded by cliffs and rugged roads, and is a national key poverty-stricken mountain village.

Early in the morning, a few families in the village had already started cooking, and the smoke of the cooking stove rose in the air, spiraling into the distance.

An old man cutting pigweed at the head of the village hurriedly knocked on his door.

"Arise, O tree! Let's go and have a look on the road outside the village! The old man shouted as he knocked.

"It's coming, it's coming. Daddy, don't knock. How do you remember to get up in the morning and go to the mountain trail? ”

The full name of the big tree is Yang Dashu, and it is one of the few young people in this Yangjia Village. His father, Second Master Yang, is a prestigious clan elder in the village and the village chief of this Yang family village.

"I'm not right with this smoke, let's go and see." Yang Erye leaned on a long branch, looked at the sky and said.

Yang Dashu put on his clothes, opened the door and took a look, only to see that the smoke seemed to be attracted by something, drifting towards the direction of the mountain road.

Yang Dashu frowned, took a chicken feather from his chicken pen to see the direction of the wind, and the chicken feather did not move.

"What a little evil wind." Yang Dashu cursed.

"Don't wait here, let's go, let's see. Came back with nothing to do. Second Master Yang pulled Yang Dashu to the mountain road, but Yang Dashu had no choice but to follow.

Walking on the mountain road, you can see stones and clods of soil that were scraped off by the rain last night. Yang Dashu helped Yang Erye to move forward cautiously.

"Isn't that nothing? Dad, are you in a demonic disorder? Yang Dashu looked at the sky, and there was no cooking smoke on it, but there was a ghost when the cooking smoke arrived here.

"Don't worry, let's go further. Yesterday, Yang Tiezhu's family said that they would come back from the town. I'm worried about ......" Second Master Yang walked with sweat, he was really old and weak.

"It rained so hard yesterday, maybe they didn't come back." Yang Dashu comforted.

"I hope so." Second Master Yang sighed.

The two of them walked for half an hour when they suddenly saw a large rock in the middle of the road, and the wreckage of a small van could be faintly seen.

Seeing this, Second Master Yang said in a trembling voice: "Quick! Big tree, go to the police, something is wrong! ”

Yang Dashu was also shocked by the scene in front of him, and responded quickly to the village to call. Yang Erye slowly walked to the big stone, squatted down and saw that the left half and the back half of the car were all flattened by the boulder, only the upper right corner of the car was smashed and stood up.

"Yang Tiezhu? Yang Jiaohua? Yang Jian? Second Master Yang asked in a trembling voice.

Second Master Yang didn't have any expectations, but to his surprise, a little boy's hoarse voice came from inside: "Help!" ”

Second Master Yang was suddenly shocked, he hurriedly got closer, and shouted, "Is it Yang Jian?" If you hold on a little longer, the police and your aunts and uncles will come to your rescue in a while! ”

After a while, Yang Dashu came to the boulder with a group of people. When the people around saw such a tragic situation, they became noisy for a while.

"Don't stand and look at it yet, there's a little doll alive inside." Second Master Yang hurriedly commanded everyone to save people.

When the surrounding villagers heard this, they were not busy discussing it and began to work to save people.

In the evening, the whole village gathered at the house of the village head, Yang Erye, and the police checked Yang Tiezhu, who was covered with a white cloth, and Yang Jiaohua's body.

"The two men were stoned to death, and the time of death is believed to be around 9 o'clock last night. It was a miracle that their son was sitting in the most dangerous position, but only injured his foot. I think this wound should be treated quickly, otherwise it will leave the root of the disease. The middle-aged policeman looked at Yang Jian lying on the bed and said.

"Yes, comrade policeman. We'll take him to the hospital tomorrow. Yang Dashu sent the police away with some flattery.

Second Master Yang looked at Yang Tiezhu and his family, who were covered with white cloths, sighed, and said, "Let's pool the money and bury them." ”

The villagers nodded, you are three yuan, I am five, and they made up the money for the burial. Yang Erye gave the most, a full 50 yuan.

"I called everyone here today to talk to you about Yang Jian, this child. Let's see who is willing to raise this child, just now the police said that Yang Tiezhu and his family sold all kinds of real estate and other things, about 2,000. If you are interested in raising Yang Jian with a stutter, this money will be used as child support. Second Master Yang looked at the wealthier families in the village.

The more affluent families in the village looked at each other. In the end, no one came forward.

"What's wrong? Doesn't anyone want to? Forget it, I'll raise it. Second Master Yang shook his head and said.

"Second Master Yang is the most reasonable."

"yes."

The residents of the village praised Yang Erye's open-mindedness while glancing at Yang Dashu.

Yang Dashu felt everyone's 'love', looked at the persistent Yang Erye again, and finally said nothing.

A girl standing behind saw him like this, and pinched him hatefully.

Yang Dashu was startled, looked behind him, and found that it was Feng Ya, who had always been in love with him. Suddenly a little reluctant, and signaled her with her eyes not to be impatient.

Waiting for the villagers to leave, Yang Dashu walked in front of Yang Erye, hesitating and not daring to speak.

"If you have something to say, you can say it, and if you have a fart, let it go. How did I give birth to such a son as you. "Second Master Yang is angry when he sees Yang Dashu's appearance.

"Dad, look at the adoption of Yang Jian, let's discuss it again. You didn't see it just now, Feng Ya just screwed me, originally I and Yang Siye's family liked Feng Ya, and in the end I made a lot of effort to win her heart, if this is because of this thing, I am unwilling. Yang Dashu said at the end, and squatted down a little annoyed.

"Dad knows that the people in this village think that Yang Jian's life is too hard and afraid of his own people, but this is feudal superstition! I can't believe it, maybe if we raise Yang Jian, our family will be fine? Second Master Yang sighed and said.

"Dad, when you saw the smoke drifting this morning, you didn't say that it was feudal superstition, and you couldn't believe it." Yang Dashu said sullenly, and then stood up and went out to work.

Before leaving, I didn't forget to add a sentence: "Anyway, I don't agree to raise Yang Jian, if you insist on raising it, I will go out to work!" So saying, he left the house.

After hearing this, Second Master Yang sighed: "Alas, it's evil." How did a good child become the broom star of his parents? ”

After speaking, he inexplicably took out a yin-yang jade pendant from his pocket, and saw that the yin-yang jade pendant seemed to have just been pulled out of the soil, and Yang Erye squinted at the pattern carved on it.

"What do these Tiezhu couple think, save a few more money and buy some of these things." As he spoke, he found a rope for the jade pendant to put on and hung it around Yang Jian's neck.

After Yang Erye finished speaking, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and stood up with a pat on the kang.

"yes, why didn't I think of him?"

The next day, Yang Jian woke up in a daze and saw the mottled wall and the quilt on his body. He was stunned for a moment, and then the tragic memories of the car accident gave Yang Jian a headache. He climbed out of bed with difficulty, and then rushed to the hall outside, shouting: Dad, Mom.

Yang Erye heard the sound in the house, hurriedly opened the door and entered the house, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Yang Jian crying like a tearful person, and hugged Yang Jian in distress.

"Good boy, and then there will be grandpa, and the rest of the village. Your parents are gone, and we are there, ah! Second Master Yang said softly, patting Yang Jian's back with his hand.

Yang Jian actually understood that his parents couldn't come back, but he understood and couldn't accept it emotionally. Especially when I think that I will have to face life alone in the future, I suddenly feel like a dead wood floating on water, and I don't know when I will sink to the bottom.

At this time, Second Master Yang's words slightly relieved this 8-year-old child.

At noon, after leading Yang Jian to the ancestral hall to worship his parents, after lunch, he pulled Yang Jian to the innermost small room in the village.

"Yang Jian, the second master asked you, are you willing to follow the old man and learn a craft? You'll have a bite to eat later. Second Master Yang asked.

Yang Jian actually wanted to ask why Yang Er's grandfather didn't raise him, but when he remembered that during lunch, Yang Dashu didn't smile, and his faint jealous expression made Yang Jian a little hurt. He was faintly aware of the change in the feelings of the adults towards him. From pity to fear and avoidance.

And this old man, Yang Jian has heard some rumors about him, I heard that it is the ferryman who crossed the river near Yangjiayu, and said that the ferryman is actually a yin and yang businessman, it is said that he does everything, selling paper people, coffins, and various funeral supplies, and the burial things of Yang Tiezhu and his wife were bought from him. The old man's wife and children all died, and he only left him a grandson, which has always been regarded as a treasure in his heart. The village said that he had committed the taboo of ghosts and gods.

In short, this person has a sense of mystery, but the experience is very tragic.

Yang Jian asked himself, did he have any other choice? The answer is no, judging from the current situation, it has become the only choice to successfully worship under the old Fangtou.

"Second grandfather, I'm willing." Yang Jian said in an affirmative voice.

Second Master Yang was a little unbearable, but he still hardened his heart and knocked on the door of the old man's house with Yang Jian.

After a while, there was the sound of a man's footsteps inside, and the door was opened.

The one who opened the door was a little boy, he should be the grandson of the old Fang Tou, Fang Peiyu.

"You're looking for grandpa, come in." The little boy was very polite and gave them against the door, so that it was convenient for Yang Erye, who had inconvenient legs, to come in.

"Is your grandfather in there?" Second Master Yang asked kindly.

"Yes, grandpa told me that you will come at noon today." Fang Peiyu looked at Second Master Yang and Yang Jian with clear eyes and said.

Second Master Yang nodded, and pulled Yang Jian inside, behind the house was a courtyard, and behind the courtyard was where Lao Fangtou lived.

At this time, the door of the old Fangtou's residence had been quietly opened, but no one paid attention.

Yang Erye pulled Yang Jian to stand outside the door of the old fangtou's room, and secretly swallowed his saliva, which shows that Yang Erye's heart is not calm.

"Old man, I'm in." Second Master Yang shouted outside, and then pulled Yang Jian into the door.