The autumn breeze is cool, retreating from the heat of the scorching summer, which makes people physically and mentally comfortable, and it is a good time to study.

Mingdao School is the only school within a radius of 100 miles, located in the territory of Baisong Town. The school is not big, just two wings and a main room. But the fame is very great, because the mountains are not high, and there are immortals.

In the main room of the school, although the interior is not gorgeous, but solemn, a man sits on the pulpit, holding a bamboo slip, and is lecturing to the students in the audience...... Later generations are honored as Taoist ancestors. The man's voice was sonorous and full of emotion, as if he wanted to bring the students in the audience back to the era of the Terran wilderness, it can be seen that the man is rich in knowledge, and he has a set of teaching and educating people, he is Su Mingdao, the founder of Mingdao School.

Su Mingdao put down the bamboo slips, faced the students under the pulpit, and said with a gentle smile: "Students, today's studies are over, and the school is over." Su Mingdao got up and made a compilation with both hands, bowed down slightly, and the students were just like Su Mingdao, "Mr. Xie." "Su Mingdao advocates the equality of teachers and students, not like other schools, let students kneel and bow, in Su Mingdao's eyes, these are all false. The students left the school in twos and threes, Su Mingdao looked at the backs of the students, and smiled with satisfaction, hoping that a great Confucian would appear among them, who would be sympathetic to the people's livelihood and benefit the people. Just as he was thinking, a sound interrupted his reverie.

He glanced into the corner of the school, where a teenager had accidentally knocked over an ink fountain, and the ground ink inside had tumbled over on the floor, staining the cushion black. The boy looked flustered, staring at the floor, dazed and at a loss. Su Mingdao remembered that this young man seemed to be called Fang Mu, his family was poor, and his personality was more introverted, and he didn't like to communicate with others more. He walked to the young man's side, looked at the young man's immature face, and asked gently, "Fang Mu, do you have any questions?" Fang Mu raised his head, his expression became even more panicked, he didn't expect that the high-ranking Mr. Su would be able to know his name, which made him flattered, and his face blushed for a long time, "Old teacher, I have no problem, no teacher, I have a problem, it's just ......"

"Dad, my mother told you to hurry home for dinner. Before the teenager finished speaking, a girl appeared in the school, the girl with red lips and teeth, wearing a pink silk shirt, her graceful posture made people think about it, and it revealed the vitality of the girl. "You, you're almost eighteen, how come you look like a child who doesn't grow up, no wonder no one comes to my house to propose marriage now. Su Mingdao said helplessly. "I can't get married, my father will raise me! The girl smiled even more. Fang Mu, who was next to the two, was stunned, he couldn't imagine that there was such a good-looking woman in this world, more beautiful than the object of his childhood crush, the daughter of the Hu butcher's family, just like a fairy in the world.

"Hey, what's wrong, why is the floor so dirty, little brother, did you do it here, tell me quickly. The girl's expression suddenly became serious, and she asked a serious question. Fang Mu couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, and said in a panic: "Yes, it's me, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Seeing that the young man was so flustered and reserved, the girl also felt funny, so she said in a deep voice: "Hmph, I don't care if you mean it, this is my house, if you make my house dirty, you have to compensate, so let's do it, one hundred taels of silver, Miss Ben is in a good mood today, and I will charge you eighty taels." When Fang Mu heard the girl's request, he wanted to cry, not to mention eighty taels, even if it was eight copper plates, he couldn't take it out. "Qing'er, don't mess around, look at yourself, you're eighteen years old this year, and your playfulness is still so big, like a child, don't apologize quickly. Although Su Mingdao's words were harsh, his eyes were full of tenderness.

"Mr. Su, you can be in the house. A voice came from outside the school, "It's Mrs. Yang, Su has never greeted him from afar, and he is rude." Su Mingdao hurriedly greeted him.

Fang Mu was restless, he wanted to leave this place of right and wrong quickly, but the girl was full of interest and greeted Fang Mu; Hello, my name is Su Qing, what's your name? Fang Mu's face still had a trace of childhood immaturity, in Su Qing's opinion, Fang Mu was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and this was indeed the case. Fang Mu twisted his head to the side, and the corners of his mouth trembled: "I called me Fang Mu, fairy." After saying that, he lowered his head, he didn't dare to look into the girl's eyes, because he was ashamed of himself, and to be honest, it was because of the inferiority complex in his bones.

The girl burst out laughing, "Haha, I've grown so big, it's the first time I've heard someone call me a fairy, you're very promising." In this way, recently I was trying to make a big move, create a force of my own, give you a chance, call me big brother, you are my little brother, let's make the gang bigger and stronger, and create brilliance, how about it?"

Fang Mu also relaxed, he felt that this girl was not so difficult to get along with, so he raised his head and looked into the girl's eyes, "Well, big brother!"

"Haha, okay, my cool little brother, let's give our gang a name first, let's talk about it. "Okay, big brother. In this way, the atmosphere was lively, and the two talked happily, like friends for many years. Unconsciously, it was already twilight, Fang Mu had to rush home before dark, otherwise his father and mother would be worried about him, and reluctantly said goodbye to the big brother he had only met today, and hurried home.

The night road was not easy to walk, and Fang Mu was absent-minded, he fell several times, but the corners of his mouth were still smiling, he actually had a friendship with such a beautiful woman, so that his mind was full of Su Qing's appearance, and he felt that he liked Su Qing. But soon he hinted that he was not a thing, that he was his eldest brother, and that people treated you as a brother, so why did you want to go to someone else? Quickly stopped the lust in his mind and hurried to his home.

Dayang Village, named after two big poplar trees at the entrance of the village, there is a legend in the village that this big poplar tree has become an immortal, as long as a person is pious enough to make a wish to the big poplar, the big poplar tree will fulfill a wish for you. Grazing used to scoff at these claims. But now, he is extremely religious, like a fanatical believer, and he is kneeling and worshipping or something, so that the father and mother at the door of the house feel a little unbelievable when they see Fang Mu like this, they feel that this kid has taken the wrong bottle of medicine and behaves so abnormally, and in the end, it was Fang Mu's father who dragged Fang Mu into the door.

During the meal, Fang Mu's father asked Fang Mu: "Mu'er, what's the use of studying, it's better to learn carpenter work with me and marry a wife in the future." ”

"You haven't praised our Mu'er, Mu'er, leave him alone, eat. Fang Mu's mother sandwiched some of the vegetables in the vegetable pot into Fang Mu's bowl.

"Thank you, mother. ”

"Brother, do the people in the town have chicken legs to eat every day?" A girl who was about eight or nine years old asked with big round eyes, the girl's name was Fang Yun, and she was Fang Mu's younger sister, "In the town, don't say it's every day, there are chicken legs every day, not only that, but also meat." Fang Mu felt weak in his heart, in fact, he didn't know, because his family was not good, he brought his own dry food, and he didn't know what to do with the food, but he couldn't break his sister's yearning for the city, so he had to say so. Fang Yun showed an envious look on his face, Fang Mu couldn't bear it when he saw Fang Yun like this, "Don't worry, little sister, one day, my brother will take you to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, wine and delicacies every day." The girl suddenly cried, "No, no, I don't want any delicacies from the mountains and seas, I want big chicken legs." "Okay, okay, according to you, don't cry. Fang Mu secretly swore that he must work hard, and after getting ahead, he would repay his parents and take his sister to eat big chicken legs every day.

White Pine Town, Sioux House

The location of Su Mansion is already remote, especially at night, and the courtyard is extremely quiet.

Su Mingdao walked to the courtyard and came to a rockery, he stopped and touched his hand on the rockery. A door was opened on the rockery, and Su Mingdao looked around, and when there was no one around, he walked in.

He also said that here in Dayang Village, the lights in the village have been extinguished, and everyone has already fallen asleep, Fang Mu is still sitting next to the pond, still thinking about the encounter with the girl in class today, he looked at himself, because the tanned skin of farming is even rougher at this time, and his appearance is also ordinary, and his family is even poorer, not only sighed, how can he be worthy of the eldest brother. "Grandpa Big Poplar, make my dream come true!" Fang Mu knelt down under the big poplar tree and bowed deeply.

A gust of wind blew, and the leaves of the poplar trees rattled, as if they agreed. Fang Mu cried with joy, "Thank you, Grandpa Big Poplar." "What a naïve boy!