Pieces of snowflakes fell on Zhou Qingfeng's head, and slowly, the originally black and thick hair was wrapped in a faint silver coat.

Zhou Qingfeng stopped what he was doing, looked up at the snowflakes in the sky, and muttered: "It's here again, but it's late enough this year." With that, he quickly dug up the half-headed winter bamboo shoots and put them into the back basket, picked up the back basket and ran down the mountain along the original route up the mountain. After all, when the snow falls heavily, you may not be able to go down the mountain safely.

Zhou Qingfeng ran all the way down, and although the mountain road that had just begun to snow was not yet covered with snow, it was still as smooth as moss. If you're not careful, you'll fall, and if you're not careful, you'll probably roll all the way down the mountain. Zhou Qingfeng, who lived alone, had no way to support himself from being injured to that extent. So along the way, it seemed that Zhou Qingfeng was running hesitantly, but every step he stepped on had not deep or shallow footprints.

Soon, Zhou Qingfeng ran to the position halfway up the mountain. Gradually, the snow fell heavier and heavier, and the snowflakes were as big as the feathers of the adult goose. If you stand under this heavy snow for a while, you will surely become a snowman.

Zhou Qingfeng, who was still running, looked up at the heavy snow, and sighed in his heart, "With such a big snow, I don't know if that little tree can survive this catastrophe." I hope Xiaoshu can spend this time safely. ”

"Hiss", one didn't pay attention, Zhou Qingfeng almost slipped. "Whew, it's okay, I can't think about this anymore, let's go down the mountain first. After calming down a little, Zhou Qingfeng picked up his spirit and ran down the mountain.

Soon, Zhou Qingfeng took advantage of the fact that the heavy snow had not completely covered the mountain road and arrived at the foot of the mountain safely.

As soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain, a young man who was a head taller than Zhou Qingfeng ran to Zhou Qingfeng. Before the person arrives, the sound comes first. "Zhou Qingfeng, huh, huh, go back and take a look, huh, huh, the little tree in your yard seems to be dying, huh, huh, that little tree seems to be glowing, huh, huh" The tall young man said loudly while running.

Seeing this, Zhou Qingfeng also quickly ran towards the tall boy, "Zhang Tie, you slow down, what's wrong with that little tree in my house?" ”

The tall young man's name was Zhang Tie, and he was one of the few natives of Daoxiang Village in this Fulai Town. The young man's family background is not as pitiful as Zhou Qingfeng, and his family background is also more solid than Zhou Qingfeng. But it's just a simple way to have food and clothing. In the current Daoxiang Alley, the young man's family is one of the few people who were born and raised in this dilapidated Daoxiang Alley.

For Zhou Qingfeng, Zhang Tie is one of his countless friends in this gradually deteriorating Daoxiang Lane, and it is said that the fate between the two is also formed in this kind of snowy weather.

That year, Zhou Qingfeng's parents had just passed away, and in order to hold a decent funeral for his parents, Zhou Qingfeng sent everything that could and could not be used at home to the pawn shop that year. All the money in exchange was used for the funeral, and even the only coat on his body that could keep him warm was pawned as silver money. Coincidentally, the old village chief, who had never left, was nowhere to be found that year. At that year's funeral, Zhou Qingfeng was the only one praying for his parents.

Zhou Qingfeng, who has placed his parents, only has a thin sheet left at home. In such a cold and harsh winter, Zhou Qingfeng, who is only eight years old, is like a residual candle in the wind, which may be extinguished at any time. Maybe God can't bear to let such a filial Zhou Qingfeng leave this wonderful world.

That year, the meeting of the two teenagers shone a ray of warm sunlight into the cold winter. It was also that year that there was a light in the boy's eyes.

That year's harsh winter was not as heavy as this year's snow, but Zhou Qingfeng felt surprisingly cold, as if in his memory, this seemed to be the most difficult and coldest winter he had ever spent. It seems to be a needle piercing into the bones, cold and biting, of course, maybe it is because Zhou Qingfeng's clothes are too thin, after all, the snow that year is really not big, it is really not big at all.

Zhou Qingfeng, who had just left the arms of his parents, wanted to survive in this Daoxiang Alley, so he didn't have a chance to breathe. Even though his whole body was frozen unconscious, he still had to get up earlier than the most punctual Sun Father, because he remembered that his father said that "early birds get worms". Zhou Qingfeng knew that although his father had not taught him so many big truths, what his father handed him was something that his father had spent half his life accumulating and polishing, and it was the truth that his father had realized in this half of his life, which was much more practical than some of the truths in those books.

So although Zhou Qingfeng's father and mother died early, the young Zhou Qingfeng never complained and blamed his father and mother, he just felt uncomfortable in his heart, uncomfortable with such a good father and mother, such a kind father and mother left so easily, and he couldn't even say goodbye well.

So for Xiao Qingfeng, such a father and mother, such a father and mother who taught him the principles of life are already the best fathers and mothers in the world!

For the current Zhou Qingfeng, the little tree that has been with him for a year and a half and he is not a family member, but he is also a friend who can be used to talk. So he wanted to save Xiaoshu within the scope of his ability, and he didn't want Xiaoshu to leave the small yard that was not warm so early.

Zhou Qingfeng ran faster and faster, and gradually distanced himself from the little fat man Zhang Tie behind him.

"Zhou Qingfeng, don't run so fast, you wait for me, I don't know how your thin little body runs so fast. Whew, whew" Zhang Tie shouted at Zhou Qingfeng as he ran.

"Zhang Tie, I'll go back first. I won't wait for you. Zhou Qing said without looking back.

Zhang Tie saw that Zhou Qingfeng's speed was a little faster, but he didn't speak, but muttered, "Really, I haven't finished talking yet, why are you running so fast." Is it really because I'm too fat?" he said, glancing at his stomach.

In fact, Zhang Tie is not very fat, but his height is really unsatisfactory, so the whole person looks a little like a fat man.

Zhou Qingfeng walked through the streets and alleys of the town with a bamboo basket on his back, turning left for a while, going straight for a while, and turning right for a while. If you are a newcomer to the town, you will get lost even if you go through it once.

Soon, Zhou Qingfeng ran to a house that looked dilapidated, but the house was remote enough, and there was no one in Fang Yuan for several miles. At that time, Zhou Qingfeng's parents also hoped that the family site would be larger, and then make a big yard, in which flowers could be planted, fish and the like could be raised in tanks, and it would be clean enough.

There are usually no people here here, and if it weren't for Zhang Tie having something to find Zhou Qingfeng today, he wouldn't have traveled so far to Zhou Qingfeng's house. So no one noticed the light of the small tree, and only Zhang Tie saw it.

Zhou Qingfeng hurriedly pushed open the door and ran to the small tree in the small courtyard, muttering, "It should be fine, that little tree has come back to life in such a bad environment, it should be fine this time." Soon, after a few steps, Zhou Qingfeng ran to the small tree, casually put the bamboo basket on his back on the ground, and looked at the tree in front of him in a daze.

I saw that the little tree was long gone at this moment, and it was still a little leafy before, and at this time the whole little tree fell to one side, and even the roots buried deep in the ground were turned out of the ground. Strange to say, although the little tree was not very healthy in the morning, it did not fall down in such a short time, and even the roots turned out. If it weren't for Zhou Qingfeng's family, no one would have come back, and he would have wondered if someone had come to his house to dig up the tree.

"By the way, Zhang Tie seems to have said that this little tree was still glowing when he came, what the hell is going on, I didn't see any light. Zhou Qingfeng said and checked back and forth on the branches of the small tree. "Forget it, I'd better plant it back, maybe it won't die. With that, Zhou Qingfeng ran to the small stone table in the courtyard, and didn't forget to carry the bamboo basket when he left.

Zhou Qingfeng walked to the small stone table, put the bamboo basket on the stone table, turned around and picked up the shovel on the ground next to the stone table and walked towards the small tree.

When he got to the small tree, Zhou Qingfeng casually put the shovel on the ground and bent down to prepare to remove the small tree from the soil first. As soon as Zhou Qingfeng turned out the soil next to the small tree, he saw that there seemed to be something buried under the roots of the small tree and there was a faint light, if it wasn't for the snow today, if it wasn't for Zhang Tie saying that he saw the light, Zhou Qingfeng might not be able to find this thing. Zhou Qingfeng looked at the little tree, and looked at the shimmering thing that didn't know what it was, why didn't he remember what he buried under the small tree.

"Forget it, no matter, take it out and see what it is. Thinking about it, Zhou Qingfeng swept the soil next to the light to both sides, and just when Zhou Qingfeng was about to pick up the light to see what it was, the mutation was highlighted.

I saw that the light suddenly brightened, making the defenseless Zhou Qingfeng's eyes instantly darken, and he was blinded for a short time. Soon the feeling of blindness disappeared, Zhou Qingfeng rubbed his eyes and slowly opened his eyes. However, seeing the old man in front of him, Zhou Qingfeng did rub his eyes again, and there were still tears in his eyes, full of disbelief, and then he looked relieved.

"Are you the village chief and grandfather? So I am dead? Is this the underworld mansion? The village chief and grandfather, I have come to accompany you, by the way, have you seen my father and mother? There is still .........." Zhou Qingfeng hurriedly ran to the old man's side, and asked as he ran.

After hearing this, the old man stretched out his hand to slap Zhou Qingfeng on the back of the head, and scolded with a smile: "You kid, can you have a little youthful vitality all day long, don't look like you are going to die all day long." The old man looked at Zhou Qingfeng's slightly red eyes and sighed in his heart.

"Grandpa the village chief, don't I miss you too much, and aren't you dead? Zhou Qingfeng smiled and looked at the old man with a relieved expression.

"Hey, you kid, there's no need for this, hey. The old man looked at Zhou Qingfeng and sighed, "Okay, let's get down to business, what you see now is just a wisp of my divine thought, but since you see this divine thought, it means that you have brought the little tree home, right?"

Zhou Qingfeng listened to the old village chief's words and nodded as if he didn't understand.

"Now that you've seen this thought, there's something I should tell you about. The old village chief looked at Xiao Qingfeng and said, "You also know that I am not from this village, but came later, but do you know why I came to this village?"

Zhou Qingfeng listened to the words of the old village chief, and did not speak, just looked at the old village chief, quietly in front of the listeners, because Zhou Qingfeng knew that since the village chief's grandfather would say, then he would only say what should be let him know, and if he didn't want to say, then Zhou Qingfeng would not ask.

The old village chief looked at Zhou Qingfeng's appearance and knew that he was waiting for him to say what he wanted to say, "You, I've been with you for so long, I don't know if you're interested or not, but whether you're interested or not, I'll say the next thing." ”

"Actually, I came to this village to recuperate, remember the stories I told you before, most of those stories really happened to me, in the past, I was also a powerful figure on the Kyushu continent, but unfortunately I was too greedy back then. Hey......."