Black, is a color that represents destruction and death.

In 682 A.D., on a plain in the southeast corner of the Asian continent, on the edge of a rolling Yangtze River, in a small mountain village, a man in gray cloth stood in front of the door of a thatched hut, looking very nervous, and in the house behind him, his daughter-in-law was lying on the bed, screaming in pain.

Soon! It's almost there! It's coming out right away! The head has been seen! Hard!

The midwife squatted on the ground and kept cheering up.

With the cry of a wow baby, she was sweating profusely and gave birth to a son.

Her husband heard the baby's cry and quickly turned around and ran into the house.

Oops, what are you doing in there? Get out! And that's not all yet!

The midwife, who was busy taking care of the pregnant woman, heard footsteps, looked back and saw that it was the man, and quickly waved his hand to stop him from coming in.

Oh oh oh, I'm sorry, I'm going out, what, my daughter-in-law is okay, right?

It's okay, it's okay, let's go!

The midwife waved her hand impatiently.

The husband looked back step by step and saw his daughter-in-law smiling at him, and he was very happy.

Five years later, Xiao Du can go to the field to help his father weed.

On this day, early in the morning, in the sound of chickens, Xiao Du was woken up, rubbed his eyes, and after getting up, he heard his father shouting for dinner.

Rice soup again?

As soon as Xiao Du picked up the chopsticks and saw that it was another big bowl of rice soup, he was unhappy, threw the chopsticks away, and stopped eating.

How? What do you want to eat? If you don't have anything at home, just a lot of rice, do you like to eat it or not!

Father can't get used to Xiao Du, just a few vegetable leaves hula and drink a bowl, and then go to serve the second bowl.

O son! You tell your mother, what do you want to eat? Mother will do it for you!

Xiao Du's mother kindly touched Xiao Du's head, and her fluffy hair felt good.

I want to eat fish! That big carp!

Xiao Du pouted.

Do you still want to eat fish? Do you have any money?

Xiao Du's father came over and looked at Xiao Du.

I don't, you do!

Xiao Du stared at his father and mother with wide eyes.

I don't have it anyway.

Xiao Du's father shook his head and whispered.

Son, you want to eat fish! Okay! Let your father go to the market and buy it for you later.

Okay! Mother, you are so good!

After eating, Xiao Du's father and mother brushed the bowl together.

Daughter-in-law, didn't you promise your son to buy him fish? How much money are you going to give me?

Don't worry, I won't give you a penny.

Yes! So how do I buy fish?

Hmph, you think I don't know?

Well? Know what?

What did you do last night?

I? I...... I went to my neighbor's house for tea.

Is it just tea?

Still...... Still knocked a little melon seeds?

And then what?

Chatting for a while?

And then what?

Xiao Du's mother put down the rag and looked at Xiao Du's father.

And then? And then, oh, and then I'll go home, huh?

A drop of sweat had already come out of Xiao Du's father's forehead.

You wash the rest of the bowls!

Xiao Du's mother seemed a little upset, threw down the rag and left the kitchen.

Whew, it's exciting to lie for the first time!

Xiao Du's father saw that his daughter-in-law was really gone, patted his chest, his heart was nervous and excited, and his heartbeat was two or three hundred.

O son! Your father is going to buy fish at the village market in a while, do you want to go?

Xiao Du's mother squatted next to Xiao Du who was playing with stones, smiling at Xiao Du.

Can I, Mother? Can I really hang out?

Xiao Du hurriedly threw the stone and looked at his mother.

Well, that's right!

Xiao Du's mother nodded.

Wow, that's great, mother, you're so nice!

Xiao Du hurriedly hugged his mother, well, his hair is so fragrant.

After waiting for a while, Xiao Du's father washed all the chopsticks and bowls, rubbed his hands and walked out, and saw that his son seemed to be waiting for him.

Daughter-in-law, what does this mean? Does the son go too?

Xiao Du's father sat at the dinner table, watching his son staring at him with excitement.

Well, let your son follow you, on the one hand, let him see the outside world, and on the other hand, let your son supervise you.

Xiao Du's mother lowered her head and sewed Xiao Du's torn clothes, and looked up at Xiao Du's father.

Supervise? What do I have to supervise? Don't you believe me?

Eh, don't say it, I can't believe you right now, maybe you're buying wine with silver again!

Well, you're right, sometimes I do get distracted by the wine, okay, son, let's go!

Eh, will you take some silver?

Xiao Du's mother raised her head and looked at Xiao Du's father very suspiciously.

Ahem, yes, I have!

Can't I see what you're trying to say? You want me to be wrong again and again.

Xiao Du's father didn't want to make his daughter-in-law angry, so he could only admit that he was rich.

Xiao Du's family has a pony, which was picked up by Xiao Du's father when he was chopping wood in the woods, and he was still a very small horse at the time, and it is estimated that he had just been weaned, and then he got lost in the woods, and he couldn't find his mother, so he was picked up by Xiao Du's father, which was very suitable as a means of transportation for the family.

In the pony carriage, Xiao Du sat behind his father, looking at the weeds and wildflowers on the side of the road.

Today's sky is very clear, blue sky and white clouds, the breeze is smooth, and the birds are happily flying between the sky and the earth, it is a good day to come out and play.

Xiao Du, who was holding his little hand, looked at the sun in the sky, and saw that the sun moved up from above the horizon in an instant.

Father, did you see that? The sun in the sky suddenly moved!

Xiao Du patted his father's back and pointed to the sun in the sky.

What are you talking nonsense? Confused, right? Where did it move? Why didn't I see it?

Du's father stopped the pony and looked back at his son, looking up at the sun in the sky.

It's not moving now, but it just did!

Xiao Du said a little anxiously.

Don't you talk nonsense, that thing in the sky is always moving, and if it doesn't move one day, it's over. Don't mess around, we'll be in the village soon, you sit down quickly, it's not too early, we have to get to the village before noon, otherwise the fish won't be fresh. You sit down for me, I'm going to speed up!

After speaking, Xiao Du's father shouted, Drive!

The pony barked, and ran away.

It was almost noon, Xiao Du and his son finally arrived in the village, but fortunately, the fish seller had not yet closed the stall.

After picking two relatively fresh carps, Xiao Du's father reluctantly gave the silver, planning to make the next step of making money after going back.

Father, there is a sugar cane seller there, shall we buy one? Is it good?

Xiao Du hurriedly pulled the corner of his father's clothes and shook it vigorously.

Son, your mother told you to come out with me just to keep me from spending money indiscriminately, and you must not only supervise me well, but you must also be strict with yourself! Obedient, let's not buy it!

Hmph, it's not interesting.

When Xiao Du heard this, his father actually moved out of his mother to pressure him, and he was instantly unhappy.

Xiao Du's father and son have achieved their purpose of coming to the village, and they wanted to use the remaining silver to buy something else to eat, but either Xiao Du mentioned his mother, or Xiao Du's father moved out of Xiao Du's mother to admonish Xiao Du. In the end, no one can please anyone.

When I got home, I didn't buy anything other than two fish.

The two sat in the pony carriage, neither of them spoke, neither of them was happy, because neither of them bought what they wanted, but in general. Xiao Du still earned, because he could eat fish at night, and when he thought of this, Xiao Du's unhappiness was swept away.

What are you happy about?

Xiao Du's father couldn't hear his son's movement and thought that his son had fallen out of the car, so he looked back and saw his son looking at him with a smile on his face.

It's nothing.

Xiao Du's face instantly fell, and he looked away.

The two fell into an awkward silence again.

Boom, the ground suddenly began to shake, and huge cracks began to appear on the side of the road, and a lot of white smoke came out of the cracks.

In a panic, the pony left the carriage and ran away, leaving the two in the carriage stunned.

What's the situation? Is the response so fast?

Xiao Du and his father looked at the pony that had run away and smiled bitterly.

After a while, the earth stopped shaking and fell silent.

The carriage couldn't move without horses, and Xiao Du and his father waited for a long time and didn't see anyone walk by, so they planned to walk home.

It takes you two hours to get home by horse-drawn carriage at the earliest, and even slower on foot.

Xiao Du and the two walked and stopped, carrying Xiao Du on their backs for a while, chasing Xiao Du for a while, and dragging Xiao Du for a while, Xiao Du's father was very tired.

It was not until it was dark that the father and son, who were tired of becoming dogs, faintly saw the fire in the small mountain village.

To be continued......