In the dark night, there was silence, and a bright moon hung high in the sky, exuding a soft light, and the moonlight as clear as water swayed down, looking misty.

On the top of a high mountain, a young man lies on a big rock on the top of the mountain, looking at the bright moon in the sky.

The boy looked thirteen or fourteen years old, with a delicate face and clear eyes, like black gems. He was wearing a linen dress, and it was vaguely visible that there were several patches on it, which showed that the young man's family background was not good.

"It's time to go back," the boy said to himself, standing up, and headed down the hill.

There is a small village at the foot of the mountain called Xiaogu Village, and the boy's name is Xu Changan, who grew up in the stone village since he was a child.

In fact, Xu Changan is not from Xiaogu Village, more than thirteen years ago, an old man in the village accidentally found a baby outside the village, the baby was crying at that time, the old man took the baby home, returned home, and found the baby wearing a jade pendant on his chest. There are three small characters engraved on it, the gesture is majestic and atmospheric, the strokes are like dragons and snakes coiled, the old man does not know a big character, so he invited the old village chief who had the honor to read a few years of books when he was a child to identify. The old village chief is called Zhang De. Zhang De picked up the jade pendant and looked at it for a long time. Although this word looks majestic. But there are not a lot of strokes, and the old village chief's books for a few years are not read in vain, and it took a long time to slowly spit out the three words "Xu Chang'an".

The little guy is pink and carved, his skin is like jade, and his big eyes are like black gems. After feeding something, the little one stopped crying, and laughed as he watched the old man's eyes roll. The old man had no children, and he really liked this little guy, so he adopted him.

In the blink of an eye, fourteen years have passed, and Xu Changan, like other children in the village, has gradually grown up.

The old man lives a hard life, planting a small acre of land, and his income basically depends on this acre of land. But after adopting Xu Chang'an, the original hard life became even more miserable. And as he grew older, his body became more and more old, and he couldn't do some physical work, and Xu Changan was just a thirteen-year-old child, just like other children in the village. What can a child do?

While the other children were still playing in the village, Xu Changan needed to work in the fields with the elderly. But Xu Changan has been very sensible since he was a child, knowing that the life of the elderly is not easy, and he has never complained about anything. Although the villagers in the village occasionally help the old man and Chang'an, they can only solve the urgent need, and cannot solve the fundamental problem at all. After all, every family in the village is not particularly wealthy, and they also have their own children to raise. But despite this, the old man and Xu Changan were also very grateful.

And Xu Changan's favorite thing to do every day. It's to go to the mountains after dinner. Go to the top of the mountain to see the bright moon and listen to the cicadas, insects and birds, which has a unique taste.

"Raise a glass to invite Mingyue, and the shadow will become a trio." He often thinks of a poem he once read in an ancient book. Under the bamboo forest, the bright moonlight is swaying. The soft moonlight is like water, shining in the bamboo forest, hazy, the breeze is blowing, the leaves are gently swaying, the spring water is tinkling, trickling and flowing, like a fairyland on earth. The poet drinks under the moon, raises a glass to invite the moon, drinks and sings, such as an immortal who is beyond the world, sees through the ups and downs of the world, and drinks alone under the moon in the bamboo, which has a special charm.

Xu Changan was very envious, and he also wanted to be like the person in the poem, singing under the moon. So once after dinner, Xu Changan picked up the teapot and came to Shanding and poured himself a cup of tea, which he couldn't afford to drink. In the village, people with better conditions don't have much alcohol to drink, let alone a poor child like him. Besides, children are not allowed to drink, as the old man told him.

So, Xu Changan replaced wine with tea, came to the top of the mountain alone, and sat on the big tree to drink to the moon. But after drinking three or four cups, Xu Changan found that there was no special feeling. A gust of wind blew, and it blew him cold.

"What's going on?" He had been puzzled.

Maybe it's because there is no wine and bamboo forest, he thinks that tea cannot replace wine, only drinking can have that feeling. However, even if you don't drink alcohol, it's still very pleasant to lie on the top of the mountain and watch the bright moon. Xu Changan goes to the mountains every day to admire the moon, and today is no exception. After dinner, I ran to the top of the mountain and lay down on the boulder to watch the bright moon. I'm getting ready to go down the mountain and go to bed.

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Back in the village, most of the villagers had turned off the lights and went to bed. After all, it's been a hard day. After dinner, I took a cool ride in the courtyard for a while, and then I went back to rest and waited for the next day. This is the life of ordinary people. Sunrise, sunset, simple and simple.

The village was quiet, with the occasional dog barking, which could be heard far away under the silent night sky.

Xu Changan tiptoed towards home. "I'm back." As soon as I arrived at home, I heard an old voice. In the courtyard stood an old man with white hair and a wrinkled face. A dry hand holds a cane. Rickety's body was almost bent to 90 degrees, and his body was also skinny, as if a gust of wind could blow him down. This old man's surname is Li Mingjian, and he is the old man who adopted Chang'an back then.

"Grandpa, haven't you slept yet?" Seeing the old man standing in the courtyard, Xu Changan was a little surprised. Usually at this time, grandpa is already asleep. Why are you still standing in the garden today, as if you are waiting for yourself to come back. Usual times. The old man knew that Chang'an had reached the top of the mountain, and he knew when he would come back, so he wouldn't worry about him, let alone wait for Xu Chang'an to come back in the courtyard.

"In the village, your Uncle Zhang gave us some bandit vegetables, plus some of our own planting, tomorrow you will go to Ping'an Town with me and exchange these vegetables for some food and money."

Bandit vegetables are the most common dishes in ordinary people's homes, and they are grown in almost every household, which is very common.

"Great." Hearing this, Xu Changan almost jumped up with joy. His face was full of joy.

Ping'an Town is a small town a few kilometers away from Shicun, and although it is not large, it can also have tens of thousands of people. There are a number of trading markets and some shops in the city, selling and exchanging all kinds of things, which is equivalent to a small bazaar. And bandit food, the most common food, can also be exchanged for some money here. If the people in the village want to buy anything, they have to go to Ping'an Town to buy it.

Today, the old man got some bandit food, that is, he was going to go to Ping'an Town tomorrow to exchange some food and money.

Xu Chang'an City was fortunate to follow the old man several times. After every time I get to the town. The old man would buy him something delicious and funny, which was not available in the village. Although Xu Changan is very sensible, he is only fourteen years old this year, and he is always a teenager, so he is naturally very interested in these things.

"Alright, let's go to bed." Look at the little ones dancing in their hands. The old man smiled kindly. Then he walked slowly towards the house with a cane and a staggering step, leaving Xu Changan with an excited face.

This night, Xu Changan couldn't sleep. Whenever I think about tomorrow, I will have something delicious. I can't wait to rush out of the house now and rush to Ping'an Town. I don't know how long it took before I could fall asleep.

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