"The vast land of China is vast and vast. Thousands of years ago, the Demon Sect brought millions of demon clans to the bitter cold land of the extreme north to swing the butcher's knife against the three worlds of the Central Plains. For a time, the mountains and rivers were broken, the heavens and the earth were shattered, and the great rivers and mountains were reduced to scorched earth. Hundreds of people died tragically at the hands of demons, and the entire Central Plains was full of grievances.

The monks of the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism finally put aside their previous prejudices, worked together, joined forces to fight against demons, and stopped tens of millions of demons at the foot of Langya Mountain. He also laid a four-elephant magic circle on Langya Mountain, and sealed the ancestor of ten thousand demons, Emperor Yuan, forever at the foot of Langya Mountain! ”

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"I want to know what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown! Come on, come on, if you think what our old man said is good, you can get a money field! ”

I only heard the crisp sound of waking wood, and on the long street, a white-bearded old man sat on a stall, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and took a sip of it. A teenager with a gong in his hand began to demand a reward before the crowd had even dispersed.

"Wow——! I just heard some fun, so I broke it down next time, and I don't know where it is next time! ”

A young man dressed in a gorgeous green shirt and holding a white blade walked away. Beside him, a burly waiter was taking out a piece of silver and placing it on a gong.

"Old sir! Look! This official has given a lot! ”

The seller presented the gong in front of the old man, the old man nodded with satisfaction, looked at the backs of the two of them, and said with a faint smile: "The clothes of the two people, dotted with broken stars, should be from the star-picking gate!" ”

The seller was suddenly a little discouraged, although in this Linxian City, there were not many monks with swords. However, the name of the Star Picking Gate is not comparable to ordinary sects. Suddenly, I felt that a piece of my silver seemed to be missing.

The seller looked at the direction in which the two had disappeared and said softly, "Old man! They should also go to Langya Mountain, right? ”

"Or else?"

The old man continued to drink tea and said, "Langya Mountain opens once in seven days, and the major families are ready for everything!" If you don't come now, won't you have to wait another seven years? ”

"Makes sense!" The boy smiled: "This is good news, this is the peak season for our storytellers!" After a few days, old man! We should have saved enough money to open a bookstore on this street! ”

"I don't make much, but I think it's beautiful!" The old man brushed his sleeves and got up, and sighed: "You have listened to it for so many years, you should try to tell the story yourself, everything must start from 'one', don't always wait for me to worry about everything!" If your father hadn't died early, he would have set up a different door! ”

"I just think it's good to be by your side, steady!"

The seller packed his bags and sent the old man out of the city, and then looked impatient and said with a smile: "Old man! I made an appointment with Li Leshan from Qingcao Village yesterday, and today I will go with him to catch loaches in the river! So I'll go first? ”

The old man nodded and said with a smile: "Go ahead!" Remember to buy an old tofu when you come back! I've been thinking about this for a long time! ”

The seller's name is Su Zi'an, who was picked up by his father Su Wuwu on the street sixteen years ago. has been following this storyteller to make a living. However, his talent in storytelling is far inferior to Su Wushi, and he has been following this storyteller to this day. Although life is not rich, there is still some hope every day.

For example, will you make more money tomorrow than you make today? If you go to catch loaches today, you can catch a few, which will make this young man look forward to it for a long time.

And Li Leshan, a fourteen-year-old boy from Qingcao Village, is a two-point and one-line teenager. On weekdays, in addition to picking up some dead branches at the foot of Langya Mountain and exchanging some money and belongings with the firewood collector at the entrance of the village, he was left to take care of his demented and frail mother alone at home.

Catching loaches this afternoon is one of Li Leshan's few fun, and it is also his hard-won method that can be stained with meat without spending money.

The first acquaintance of the two teenagers, compared to the pleasure of catching loaches, is unbearable to recall.

Four years ago, these two fathers who wanted to get rich found a wild mining team together, saying that Langya Mountain was overflowing, and there must be rare ores under the mountain, and one was enough for the family to live a good life. So they went to the foot of Langya Mountain to look for it.

But the ore was not found, but the two were coincidentally smashed by the same falling colorful stone and lost their lives. And the wild mine team escaped after the accident.

The two had no choice, stealing the mine without authorization, it was originally illegal, and they couldn't report it to the official.

The two of them, who were already struggling, had to deal with the aftermath simply. And after that accident, although the two couldn't talk about their fateful friendship, they could be regarded as empathetic, and the two became the best friends.

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In the grass village, a straw sandals boy squatted beside the bed, cleaning up the woman's good rice bowl. Lunch is very simple, that is, rice porridge stewed in a bowl with some wild vegetables. But after all, women are demented and frail people, and they can always get rice grains everywhere at lunch.

The boy didn't dislike it, maybe he was used to it, he just took a rag with holes and carefully wiped the bed. Then he brought a basin of clean water, squeezed out a clean face cloth, and carefully wiped his mother's mouth and arm. The mouth repeated over and over again: "Mother! Don't nag me! I repeat! I'm going to catch loaches with Brother Zi'an in the afternoon, and I'll give you stewed soup to drink in the evening! You can lie down a little longer in the afternoon! If you're really bored, go to the door and look at the birds, look at the flowers, or whatever! I've already put the bench outside the door, I told Aunt Wang next door, you can just shout loudly if you have something urgent! She's a nice guy and will help! ”

"Ugh! uh——! ”

The woman stared at the young man who was changing the water with wide eyes, and wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything, she could only let out a whimpering sound. But the joy on her face was so innocent, she trembled and leaned up, only nodding her head, as if she had spent all her strength. If the boy hadn't heard the sound and rushed to help, her head would have smashed on the head of the bed.

"Mother! That's what I told you! You're so disobedient! The young man took care of the woman's somewhat messy bangs and said softly, "Just had a good meal!" It's when you're most tired! The most important thing for you right now is to take a nap first! Wake up and talk about other things! ”

With that, the boy repeated the previous words. Finally, the woman was covered with a quilt, a small basket was carried on her back, she closed the door outside the house, and waved her hand: "Mother! I went! ”

The corners of the woman's mouth on the bed rose suddenly, her breathing was steady, and her eyes closed peacefully.