Rebirth of the little peasant girl

Chapter 11 The Legend of Xiaohan Village ([-])

"Is Yan'er at home?" The little girl in light pink asked crisply looking at Cambrian standing in the yard.

"Yes, go find her in the house." Han Wu said, pointing to the place where Han Yan slept.

"Hmm," the little girl responded.

Han Yan's room.

"Ning Ning, you're here." Han Yan sat up, rubbed her misty eyes and said happily, with a sense of powerlessness just waking up in her voice.

"Yan'er, how did you sleep until now?" Ning Ning asked Han Yan, who looked as if she had just woken up.

"I went to bed late at noon today," Han Yan said to Ning Ning.

"Oh" Bai Ning looked at Han Yan and responded. She is the daughter of Bai Shi, a doctor in the village. became good friends.Usually, because of Han Yan's weak body, she basically doesn't go out very much. If there are any interesting things, she will come to Han Yan to play.

"Ning Ning, what's the matter with you just now?" Seeing Bai Ning's obvious distracted state, Han Yan had no choice but to remind her to find her purpose.

"Ah, I almost forgot," Bai Ning patted his head, "Yan'er, Grandpa Goat is back and telling stories in the village again, let's go and listen."

"Really?" Han Yan said happily.

Grandpa Goat is an old man in his 60s. Because the family has a lot of sheep, the children in the village like to call him Grandpa Goat.Grandpa Goat likes to sit on the big banyan tree in the village and play the erhu after the sun goes down. There is a touch of sadness in the voice he plays. People in the village say that Grandpa Goat is a man with a story.It is said that he left Xiaohan Village alone when he was a teenager, and did not return until his parents passed away. At that time, the times were particularly chaotic, and wars were happening everywhere. People in the village said that he might have died in the village. Besides, I didn’t expect that he returned to Xiaohan Village by himself after decades, just like when he left. The only thing that changed was that his hair was gray. In the house below, I lived there for many years.

He is a very kind old man who likes children very much. After returning from herding sheep, he sometimes tells stories to the children under the big banyan tree in the village. Some stories belong to outside the village, and some stories are myths and legends. They all like to gather under the big banyan tree in the village after the sun goes down to listen to his stories.

"Let's go quickly. If we arrive late, the good seats will be taken by others." Bai Ning said while pulling Han Yan.

"Wait for a while, I'll go wash my face." Han Yan said.

"it is good"

"Ningning, did Grandpa Goat say anything today?" Abu asked.

"No, I haven't started talking yet when I came here." Bai Ning said.

"Xiao Wu, let's go too." Tintin and the others said.

"Okay, let's go and listen to the story together." Han Wu nodded and said.

Several people set off together towards the big banyan tree in the village.

After arriving at the big banyan tree, I saw Grandpa Goat playing the erhu. The sound spread far away, and some children were already waiting for Grandpa Goat to tell a story.

"Let's go there, there is still an open space there." Cambrian pointed to an open space to the east of the big banyan tree.

"Okay" and several people in the group nodded in agreement.

Just as everyone was about to find a place to sit down, voices came from behind them.

"Xiao Wu, Yan'er, you guys are here too." A hoarse voice came from behind.

The members of Han Wu looked back and found that Han Shan and his party had just come to this place.

Behind Han Shan, Han Ying, Han Ting, Han Juan, and Han Fei followed, each holding a small bamboo mat in their hands, apparently also came to listen to the story.

After the few people greeted each other, they each found a place to sit and waited for the grandpa goat to start telling stories. After that, many children came one after another. Some children who arrived late had to stand back and wait until the last ray of light from the west sun Afterwards, Grandpa Goat finally stopped his erhu and began to tell stories.

"Grandpa Goat, what story shall we tell today?" Someone asked impatiently.

"Let's also tell the story of the general who fought the war." Some children shouted.

"No, let's talk about a myth and legend." Someone objected.

"Tell the story of the war, Grandpa Goat."

"Tell myths and legends, Grandpa Goat."

Watching the lively debate among the children, the old man laughed heartily, put down the erhu in his hand, and said, "Today, let's talk about the legend about Xiaohan Village."

The children around became quiet all of a sudden, and after a while, the voices of talking sounded again.

"The legend of Xiaohan Village."

"Our village also has legends."

"Is it a fairy tale?"

"Definitely a great hero story."

……

Hearing the lively discussion of the children, the old man cleared his throat, and spoke slowly in a hoarse voice.

"According to the legend, a long time ago, the Xiaosong Mountain in Xiaohan Village was full of all kinds of ferocious beasts. At that time, the villagers not only dared not go to Xiaosong Mountain, but also had to guard against all kinds of wild animals coming to Xiaohan Village from time to time to hurt people. "

"Isn't that dangerous?"

"Children at that time could not go to play on Xiaosong Mountain."

"But aren't there only pheasants and hares on Xiaosong Mountain?"

……

The children said suspiciously.

"The life of the villagers was very difficult under the invasion of wild beasts. At that time, people could only go out during the day, and everyone usually went to work in the fields together in groups of three or four. Every household raised wolf dogs to deal with wild animals. .”

"At that time, there were no weapons such as guns. People could only carry weapons like sickles to deal with wild animals. At night, everyone stayed in their homes and closed the door. The howling of the beasts that came."

"Everyone tried many ways, but they couldn't drive away the wild beasts on Xiaosong Mountain. The beasts hurt people often happened, until one night, the wild beasts on Xiaosong Mountain howled all night, and the people in Xiaohan Village were terrified. At the same time, I saw bursts of white and green light emitting from Xiaosong Mountain from a distance. The light flashed all night, and the howling sound continued all night, until after dawn, the light dissipated, and the howling of wild animals stopped. .”

"The villagers went to the fields together as usual, and stayed at home at night. Gradually, the villagers found that the howling of wild animals no longer came from Xiaosong going up the mountain at night, and there were no traces of wild animals in the fields. Everyone Curious about what happened on Xiaosong Mountain that night, some daring villagers gathered together, each holding a sickle and hunting dog, and went to Xiaosong Mountain together."

"The people who went up the mountain were surprised to find that the beasts on Xiaosong Mountain disappeared overnight, and in the depths of Xiaosong Mountain, there was a place surrounded by thick fog, and the way into it disappeared. The villagers didn't know it at first. Don't dare to be too careless, for fear that the wild beasts will come and go again, until after a long time, the wild beasts did not appear, and the hares and pheasants gradually appeared on Xiaosong Mountain, besides some birds, the people of Xiaohan Village were relieved come down."

"Xiaosong Mountain gradually became a place for children in the village to play and explore. Until one day, a villager told what he saw that night."

(End of this chapter)