Ronghua Empire, Tianshui Dao Zhizhou, in the territory of Zhongchao Mountain, there are one hundred and sixteen strange peaks, twenty-eight different holes, one of which is named Shaoguang, not in the record, almost no one knows -

"The sun is going down~"

The long tune echoes on the surface of the river, the fisherman returns home, the black-skinned dog goes ashore, the green mountains are drunk and lying, the blue waves are smoking, and the sound of the water is ethereal.

"Big Black, let's go. ”

Out of the shadows of the trees came a raft with a wagging tail of a black dog squatting, and a man in a cloak and a hat sat like a little old man.

An old fisherman who returned late saw them from a distance and shouted, "It's late, go back quickly, it's not peaceful outside!"

At that time, the empire was troubled internally and externally, the wind and rain were shaking, and at night there was basically no one to see, and when he saw that he couldn't call them, he shook his head and leaned towards the shore.

In the darkness, there was only a single raft on the river, floating far away under the reflection of the mountains, and it was not in the long twilight.

After driving through several turbulent sections of the river, a sparse reef appeared in the middle of the river ahead, and the man in the cloth jumped into the water, pushed the raft into the bushes on the shore, covered it with dead branches and trees, and then dived down the river with the black dog.

There is a water hole in the river wall, and the people of Xijia Village call it Shaoguang.

A man and a dog got into the water hole, sneaked about ten zhang, the hole changed from narrow to large, the water level dropped, they also came out, gasped sharply twice, carefully avoided the stone stalactites hanging on the water, and continued to swim forward.

Another thirty or forty zhang, to the semi-circular wide cave hall, the cave hall is inclined upward, so that the water is only half gone, the other half is dry ground, on the dry ground there is a fire, two people sit by the fire, and the shadows of the trees are swaying outside.

"Is there a sound?" A bearded man stood up and looked at the water, he had excellent night vision, and he saw two heads emerging from the depths of the cave, and he was so frightened that he used his knife, "Lao Ping, Lao Ping, no one went outside today, right?"

Xi Cangping, who was dozing, responded vaguely, and was kicked by the bearded man and ate.

This time, he was completely awake, and drew the bow and arrow on his back and pointed it at the water, "What, where?"

"Second uncle, Pingbo, it's me. ”

A man and a dog swam closer, and their feet were able to step on the ground.

"Isn't this the big black of the ancient family?" Xi Cangping stared at the dog several times, and the dog also yelled at him twice.

At this time, the man in the cloth raised his head, revealing a young face, and his dark eyes reflected the faint red firelight.

"Huan Yan, when did you go down?!" the bearded man ran into the water, trying to lift her up, but she dodged and dodged her.

"Second uncle, don't tell my father, or the whole village will know about you getting drunk and fainting here. ”

Xi Huanyan vigorously avoided the encirclement of the two adults, jumped out of the cave hall, and disappeared on the village road with a puff of smoke.

Xi Cangjin slapped the water and scolded with a smile, "This girl is skinny and wild, I don't know who can tie her." ”

"Oh no, the little guy hasn't been out of the village, how did he go outside?"

Xi Cangjin waved his hand casually, "Maybe I played in the waterway." ”

He had never imagined that a twelve-year-old child could cross the waterway and go outside, and one of the waterways was so narrow and long that an adult would have to weigh it when he entered.

Xi Cangping heard this, touched the back of his head, he and Xi Cangjin had indeed been drunk a few times, maybe they went down to play while they were drunk.

The two sat down again, waiting for someone to change shifts.

Outside, the night star is bright, shining on Xijia Village, surrounded by mountains, the ancestors of Xijia Village moved in the first year of litigation to avoid disasters, and it has been 499 years ago.

Due to the dangerous terrain around Xijia Village, if you want to get out of the village, you have to climb over several steep peaks, or take the waterway in the cave hall, so it has little contact with the outside and is a semi-hidden paradise.

Xi Huanyan was a little curious about the outside, and once followed her father to the cave hall.

At that time, Xi Canggu was swimming in the water hole, looked back, saw a small black shadow behind him, thought it was some kind of fish monster, and was so frightened that he swam out with all his strength, until he got out of the Shaoguang Cave, climbed to the shore with all his hands and feet, took the knife on his back, and dared to look back.

stared at his iron-beaten padded jacket, so angry that he took Xi Huanyan and beat him, and shouted angrily: "You want to scare me to death, scare your father to death, but no one is used to you!"

After roaring, the eight-foot man had red eyes.

Xi Huanyan was a little sorry, but she dared to do it again, no, for the sake of her father's little heart, she secretly took the black dog away, and secretly came back with the black dog.

Xi Huanyan's home is a brand-new courtyard house in the village, the north main house and the east and west wings, the south gate encloses the courtyard, there is a lobby in the middle, Xijia Village, only her family and the village chief's house are so good houses, the others are single-family houses with slope roofs on both sides, and a fence is added outside.

Xi Canggu has a craftsman's craft, most of the houses in the village are built by her family, and her father often goes out of the village to build houses and make furniture for others.

At that time, craftsmen were very respected, especially craftsmen like Xi Canggu, who had ancestral skills.

Because the construction of a house, the construction of furniture, and the decoration usually involve some hidden connection between man and nature, and if you offend a craftsman who is proficient in this way, he may do something to attract evil spirits and ruin your family.

In addition, Xi Canggu is one of the only three source masters in the village, and his status is quite high.

Xi Huanyan has admired her father since she was a child, but she is also used to making trouble, which makes Xi Canggu love and hate her daughter.

Under the moonlight, Xi Huanyan wrung out the corners of her clothes, jumped up and climbed the wall of her house, she looked at the brightly lit lobby, carefully slid down the corner of the wall, slipped to the dark east wing, opened the window, and got in.

After changing into clean clothes, she climbed out of the wall again, came to the door, and knocked on the brass ring on the door.

After a while, a woman's voice came from behind the door, "Who?" ”

"Your little baby is back!" Xi Huanyan tried hard to be coquettish, and the black dog squatting beside her shook his tongue and raised his claws to scratch the mahogany door.

There was no sound behind the door, Xi Huanyan put his ear to the door, and seemed to hear the sound of footsteps in the distance, and after a while, he came back again.

She felt a sigh in her heart and quickly stood up.

Squeak, the door opened, the rattan fell with the woman's scream, the woman's fierce appearance, how can it still be reminiscent of the gentle question just now!

"Little rabbit cub, you can endure it again, right, what time is it, where is the death!"

Xi Huanyan hurriedly avoided it and ran to the courtyard, "I'm going to pick wild vegetables with Xiaohua next door!"

"Xiaohua will go home in the morning!"

"I wanted to pick up more, so I took Da Hei to a farther place!"

"Where's the wild vegetables!" the woman chased her to the lobby, she circled the table, quickly took a chicken leg and grabbed another cake, "I accidentally fell into the ditch with the basket!"

"You're still running!" the woman panted and crossed her waist, seeing that her hair was wet, her eyes twisted, "What's the matter with this hair!"

"I washed my head halfway!" Xi Huanyan was tired of his mother, and hurriedly ran to the east wing, "You rest early, how old are you." ”

"Get out!"

"Okay~" Xi Huanyan closed the door, plugged in the wooden pin, lit the lamp, threw the chicken leg to the black dog, and nibbled on a cake himself.

Then she washed her hands, dried them carefully, climbed into the carved bed, sat down solemnly, shook off her wet clothes, and took out a bag of oiled paper from her inner bag.