Uncle Zhang is thirty-five years old, and he is still good-looking.

It's a pity, a fool.

Although he is a fool, he is hardworking and willing to work, and he can even do a small business, and set up a small tea stall next to the official road.

More than ten years have passed, and he has been able to support himself by himself, which has spread all over the four miles and eight towns, and even in the county.

Because he is a fool who sets up a stall, he can't help but arouse people's sympathy, so people often come over to drink a bowl of tea to take care of business.

However, Uncle Zhang has not been out of the stall for three days.

For three days, there was no one to be seen.

……

When Zhang Jingxu woke up, he found himself lying on a big rock.

The surrounding fog was thick, the shadows of the mountains in the distance were curling, and there were a continuous giant city floating in the sky, as many as twelve palaces.

"I'm here, crossed over?"

As far as the eye can see, this seems to be a fairy mountain.

Vast.

Stalwart.

Ethereal.

Ethereal.

There are fairy lights everywhere, and every fairy light is a treasure in it.

Bell!

Tower!

Ding!

Flag!

All the treasures were as big as mountains, and the majestic pressure made Zhang Jingxu breathless.

Unapproachable!

Can't take it!

This was the thought that instantly appeared in Zhang Jingxu's mind.

He lacks ability to access the immortal treasure.

But when he looked at it and sighed, a little yellow light faintly flashed on his body, which was so faint that Zhang Jingxu couldn't detect it at all.

However, when this faint yellow light flickered, a treasure as large as a mountain in the distance suddenly moved.

It seems to be fate!

……

……

Uncle Zhang didn't see anyone for three days, and the village couldn't help but be worried.

The villagers are very kind.

Worried that something would happen to the stupid uncle, a few warm-hearted guys hurriedly came to the door to see if Uncle Zhang was sick at home.

Strangely, no matter how much you knock on the door, it won't open.

This situation made everyone even more worried, and several guys were ready to forcibly smash the door.

But the next moment, the boys dispelled the idea.

Just because a group of naughty dolls climbed up to the wall first, and sat on the courtyard wall and began to shout: "We saw the stupid uncle, he is fine, he is stretching in the yard......"

Stretching out in the yard?

That should be fine!

A few young men put their hearts at ease, threw away the stones that smashed the door, and rejoiced: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, fortunately, we haven't started slamming the door yet, otherwise we will be scolded by the old people......"

"For example, the fourth grandfather will definitely scold like this: You Uncle Zhang is already pitiful, and the stinky boys actually went to smash his door. Is there a conscience? Did you let the dog eat it? ”

At the thought of the nagging of the old people in the village, several young men suddenly felt numb in their scalps, although they were enthusiastic about this, but it did not prevent the old men from reprimanding.

……

Since the stupid uncle is fine, a few young men are no longer worried, and the poor people in the countryside do not support idlers, and they all have to go back to work.

But the little dolls who climbed the wall stayed.

The country babies, naughty and mischievous, all clever, climbed the courtyard wall and slipped down, just a blink of an eye, seven or eight little babies all jumped into the yard.

They shouted 'Uncle, Uncle', and all the chatterers surrounded them.

Obviously, although Uncle Zhang is a stupid uncle, he is very popular among the children, otherwise the dolls would not be so kind and run to him like joy.

However, the next moment, the group of children seemed to be inexplicably frightened, hula-la, and instantly all retreated and avoided.

The reason is, the uncle is smiling at them.

It's not strange to laugh, uncle, he often giggles.

The point is, the uncle doesn't just smile at them......

"Hello kids!"

Wow.

There was a little girl who was scared and cried.

Although the other little dolls did not cry, they all had horror on their faces.

Silly uncle spoke?

Silly uncle, he actually spoke!

……

Zhang Jingxu stood opposite the children, his hands kept an open welcoming posture, according to his expectations, there should be children in his arms to spread joy.

Then he can take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the children's words, so as to understand 'his own identity' and integrate into the world as soon as possible.

This is the best of the countless plans he has planned in the three days.

It's a pity, embarrassing!

The expected situation did not appear, and instead of throwing themselves into his arms to rejoice, the children all seemed to be frightened, and they all retreated and dodged.

There was even a little girl who cried in fright.

Zhang Jingxu could clearly see that every child's little face was frightened.

He chuckled in his heart.

"What's wrong?"

"Why are the kids like this all of a sudden?"

"When they jumped into the courtyard just now, they obviously ran over happily."

"In this case, it is not difficult to infer that 'I' should be very popular among the children. But why, the children suddenly became frightened? ”

Zhang Jingxu was puzzled.

He had to bite the bullet and try again.

face, continue to smile. The tone became more and more gentle.

"Hello kids!"

As a result, another child started crying.

Zhang Jingxuan stood on the spot.

……

It wasn't until a tiger-headed little guy opened his mouth that things finally turned around.

"Big... Big... Uncle ......"

This tiger-headed little guy should be the most courageous among the children, and he was trembling when he first spoke, and he quickly became smooth.

"Uncle, why are you suddenly able to speak?"

"Aren't you stupid?"

"Fourth grandfather, they said, you have always been stupid."

"We've been playing with you since we were kids, and you've always been stupid."

Zhang Jingxu finally figured out why the children were suddenly frightened.

It turned out that the man he possessed was a fool by nature.

Fortunately, the first contact was with a group of children, and if you had contacted the adults in the village first, this matter would not have been fooled.

……

Fortunately, it is a child, and it is easier to coax than an adult!

So Zhang Jingxu continued to smile, but his tone deliberately added some mystery:

"Uncle, I don't know why I'm not stupid all of a sudden, maybe, maybe, because, ahem...... I fell three days ago and hit my head on the ground. ”

"After hitting my head, it buzzed for three days!"

"Then, all of a sudden, I became smarter."

Zhang Jingxu made up lies while observing the children's expressions.

Ancient times are really simple!

Five or six-year-old dolls are really easy to deceive!

I saw that this group of little guys was full of surprise, as if they had heard the most amazing thing in the world, and even one of the dolls was full of longing, bubbling with snot bubbles and said excitedly: "Can you become smart by hitting your head on the ground?" Then I'll bump into ...... too."

The action was so crisp and the speed was so fast that Zhang Jingxu didn't have time to stop it.

Poof, fall to the ground.

There was a muffled 'thump' and his head hit the ground hard.

The next moment, the baby's eyes were confused, her mouth was crooked, her eyes were slanted, and her eyes were full of tears, and she hummed twice and was extremely aggrieved: "Uncle, my brain hurts." ”

Can it not hurt?

Hit it so hard!

This baby is so anxious to become smart, it seems that her brain is really a little stupid.

Zhang Jingxu blamed herself and wanted to laugh, and hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the doll.

First checked it and found that it was just a bag on the forehead, so I was relieved, and I couldn't help crying and laughing: "Uncle, I am stupid, so I can hit smart, and you are not stupid, and you will hit it in vain!" ”

The little doll grinned, as if he was happy because of the words 'you are not naïve', but the pain in his head made him teary-eyed.

Zhang Jingxu saw that the child was not dizzy, let go and slowly put him on the ground, turned around and went back to the house, found a piece of cloth, soaked it in cold water in the water tank, and took out the house for the child to rest on his forehead.

Seeing that he was so soft, the other children gradually let go of the panic in their hearts, and slowly gathered around Zhang Jingxu to look curiously.

As long as you are gentle enough with children, it is always easy to get along.

So for the next whole day, there was constant laughter and laughter in the small courtyard.

In the sound of the children's chirping, scrambling to answer the excitement they wanted to show, Zhang Jingxu mastered bit by bit, the first half of his life as a 'foolish uncle'.

"I know, I know ...... this question"

"I know it too, uncle, I know it too......"

"I'll say it first, I'll say it first!"

"Uncle, you came to our village fifteen years ago, and the fourth grandfather said that you came from exile."

"When you come, you're stupid, and you just laugh when anyone asks you about something."

"When the people in the village saw that you were pitiful, they took you in the village, and the fourth grandfather made a special trip to the yamen and asked you for the household registration of the homeless people."

"The house was built for you by the village, and the small courtyard was built by my father and Niuniu's father."

"The fourth grandfather said, uncle, you are a soulless person, and you are born to belong to the night watchman, so you can't sleep in the open in the village......"

"It's our village's responsibility to build you a place to live."

"The fourth grandfather is also a night watchman, he is on guard in the village in the second half of the night, uncle, because you haven't grown old yet, so the first half of the night belongs to you......"

"Everyone knows that the second half of the night is dangerous, the first half of the night is easy, the fourth grandfather is an old man, so he is on duty in the second half of the night, and he is reluctant to let the uncle keep you in the first half of the night."

"Uncle, when you are old, you will go to guard the second half of the night when you are dangerous."

"During the day, uncle, you set up a stall to sell tea, and when you are busy farming, you also know how to plow the fields and farm the land."

"Uncle, you haven't been out of the stall for three days!"

……

The children's scramble to answer allowed Zhang Jingxu to grasp the situation of his predecessor.

He's a fool.

Fifteen years ago, I didn't know where I came to this village.

The people of the village took pity on him and took him in.

Because he was born stupid, he was designated as a night watchman.

The so-called night watchman seems to be a custom here, Zhang Jingxu specifically asked the child, but in fact, he doesn't really need to keep vigil and not sleep.

It's just nominal, symbolic.

It is similar to the meaning of nominal appointment.

But there's one thing that's weird.

It's obviously a symbolic name, but it's very clearly divided.

For example, the old fourth grandfather is the night watchman in the second half of the night, and he, a fool who is not yet old, belongs to the night watchman in the first half of the night.

In the first half of the night and the second half of the night, the division is very careful, as if it is very solemn.

But the children made it clear that the night watchman does not go on patrol without sleep, everything is only symbolic, as if the night watch is just a title.

Since it's just a title, why is it clearly divided?

This is the only answer that Zhang Jingxu failed to get from the children's mouths.

……

Uncle Zhang suddenly stopped being stupid, and this incident caused quite a stir in the village.

Every family was amazed and came to inquire about it, and they had to see for themselves whether what the children were saying was true or not.

After meeting, sure enough, I really wasn't stupid.

And Zhang Jingxu faced the inquiries of the villagers, and naturally had a set of rhetoric that was sufficient to deal with.

He was a demented person in his previous life, and he could say that he didn't know everything, and no matter how anyone asked, he could answer with just one sentence: 'I hit my head three days ago'.

I hit my brain and suddenly became not stupid, although this thing is amazing, but it is just amazing.

After all, the common people are not well-informed, and they all feel that the rhetoric that hit their heads is reliable.

did not question it, but was happy that Zhang Jingxu was no longer stupid. The villagers were simple and kind, and they took their leave to satisfy their curiosity.

After a whole day of hustle and bustle, Zhang Jingxu finally got quiet.

But before he could enjoy the silence, someone suddenly came to the door in the middle of the night.

The fourth grandfather in the village!

……

The fourth grandfather was blind and carried a cane.

He is very old and has a strong twilight atmosphere.

Only when he speaks, he is still organized.

"In your current situation, you are no longer a soulless person, and it stands to reason that you should not be allowed to keep vigil again."

"However, my age is too old, and my life count has basically come to an end, if I only rely on my life, I am afraid that I will not be able to keep the whole night in our village."

"The situation of being old and dying like mine is actually very common in all villages and places, and there are ways to solve it, and the solution is very simple."

"In the first half of the night, add a person with five disadvantages and three shortcomings, and help share it a little. For example, you've been helping me with the burden. ”

"But you don't lose your soul now."

"It also means that you are no longer a disadvantage."

"It's a pity that the old man learned the news too late, and he didn't have time to find someone else who was desperate to replace the first half of the night you were on duty."

After the fourth grandfather said this, he was silent for a long time.

It wasn't until Zhang Jingxu was about to lose his patience that the fourth grandfather finally spoke slowly again.

"Baby, can you hold it up again tonight? In the first half of the night, still guarded. ”

These words made Zhang Jingxu full of confusion, and he couldn't help but ask curiously: "But I heard the children say that the night watchman doesn't need to be a real vigil, it's just symbolic, it's like hanging a name in vain." ”

The fourth grandfather sighed tremblingly, and said in a desolate tone: "The children are too young to be allowed to live in fear. Even the adults in the village, most of them, don't know this secret. ”

"In fact, they sleep peacefully at night, and every night is our life exchange."

Zhang Jingxu sighed in his heart.

Trade your life for it?

What do you mean?

When it comes to his life, he is very flustered.

But when he saw the pathos on the face of the fourth grandfather, he blurted out for some reason:

"In the first half of the night, it will still be mine."