Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 25 The Revelation of the Mountain God

More than a dozen mountain people sat around the bonfire, chatting with great interest, talking about the affairs of the village, and talking about today's harvest.

They are in awe of the mountain gods. On this big night, they all lower their voices, no longer making loud noises like during the day, and talking loudly at will.

Someone sang melodious folk songs as usual, but they didn't let go of their voices, they could only be heard in this small area.

"... There are flowers on the top of the mountain, fragrant at the foot of the mountain, and water at the bottom of the bridge.

The voice is deep and melodious, full of the vicissitudes of the years.They may not have the singing skills that great musicians pay attention to, but their natural voices and tunes, as well as the feelings born from the baptism of nature, are beyond the comprehension of great singers.

The firelight shone on their faces, reflecting their joy.Today's harvest is not a small happiness for them.

The moon and stars are rare.

Cheng He originally thought it would be most interesting to see the densely packed stars in the mountains, but today the moon is very big, so there are not many stars around.

Under the reflection of the moonlight, the blue sky and white clouds all have a gray color, and the shadows of the surrounding trees are dancing and shaking gently. It feels like a paradise. It is estimated that some young artists will like this tone very much.

Cheng Xinxin snuggled up to Cheng He's body, eating the delicious barbecue, her face was covered with greasy food, she looked happy and satisfied.

While chewing the meat, she listened to folk songs and saw the moon in the sky when she looked up. It was the first time she spent the night like this, and it felt very strange.

The surroundings gradually quieted down, people's voices became lower and lower, and the sounds of various insects everywhere became louder. Some small animals ran on the grass and scowled. This is the real nature, full of vitality.

When it was time to go to bed, a dozen or so people would take turns to whistle for an hour.After all, it is in the mountains, it is impossible for everyone to sleep peacefully.

Most of the people are already asleep, they spread a sheet on the ground, and the ground is more than half a foot of dead leaves, so there is no need to worry about the ground being too hard.

Today is sunny, there will be no rain, and there is no need to set up a tent.

Cheng He fell asleep with his head resting on a stick.

Speaking of which, this stick helped him a lot today.In the morning, when I saw kudzu vines, because I wanted to dig the soil, I picked up this stick in my hand, cut one end into a flat head, and used it as a shovel.

Later, I found out that this stick is curved, has a place for carrying it, can't hold hands, and is just the right length, so it can be used as a trekking pole, saving effort.

Just kept holding it like this, and then the bamboo digger came in handy again.Later, he walked to the mountain with this stick.

Now, it's a pillow again!
Cheng He laments that he is really good at making the best use of things.

Cheng Xinxin just spread her limbs and fell asleep on his stomach, covered with the clothes she brought out in the morning. She slept soundly, breathing evenly, her face was pink and tender, and her eyelashes were long.

Sometimes I don't know what she dreams about, the little mouth is still chewing, and the little hand grabs twice.Cheng He couldn't help laughing.

I once heard other male colleagues say that his son is the most handsome in the world. At that time, I thought that this man was too shameless, right?So ugly, how dare you say handsome?
But now, he found that he really wanted to say that sentence: my daughter is the most beautiful in the world.But I was also afraid that people would feel disgusted just like he did back then.

But he really felt that his daughter was the most beautiful in the world.

While thinking about it like this, he found some small bright spots not far away, many of them.

After a while, those small bright spots got closer, and Cheng He recognized them as fireflies.

Fireflies are common in the mountains, but I have never seen such a large group rushing to one place.

The rest of the mountain people who hadn't slept and chatted quietly also saw it, and thought it was strange, and looked around curiously.

The fireflies flew over slowly, then slowly concentrated, and then stopped - they stopped on Cheng He and Cheng Xinxin.

It is impossible to estimate the number, at least a few thousand.Thousands of fireflies were shining, and they just stopped on the father and daughter, as if casting a layer of light on them.

Cheng He was horrified. He secretly looked at the few villagers who discovered this phenomenon. Would these people regard themselves as monsters?Will it wake everyone up at once?Will he take a knife violently and hack himself to death?Then do you want to fight back and kill people?After the counterattack, is it necessary to start a career in exile in the mountains?What about my daughter?She is still so young, and she will spend her whole life in the deep mountains, will she never see anyone again?

In an instant, he already had thousands of thoughts.

The waiting time for a verdict is lengthy.

In fact, after just a few seconds, the astonishment in the eyes of the villagers who witnessed this phenomenon quickly changed to worship.

Older people have more or less superstitious thoughts than young people.For such things which cannot be understood by their knowledge, they attribute it to superstition.

This must be the will of some mountain god.

Otherwise, who can command so many thousands of fireflies?

Otherwise, why did Cheng He say with certainty that there is something in this mountain today?It must be the mountain god who gave him the inspiration!
Why did the mountain god give him enlightenment?There must be a very mysterious reason.They dare not inquire, for fear of making the mountain god unhappy.

The mountain people didn't dare to make noise or wake up the sleeping people. They closed their eyes devoutly, began to whisper, and kowtowed carefully to worship the mountain god.

Cheng He was sweating all over his forehead, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

It seems that my brain cells are too developed and too sensitive!

The fireflies stayed on the father and daughter for more than ten minutes, and then flew away quietly, and there was no difference between them and their daughter.

In fact, Cheng He himself didn't know what happened.

The last time I saw this scene, Cheng Xinxin waved them with her hands, but now she's asleep, why are these little things still here?
A mountain dweller who had worshiped the mountain god came over gently, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid! There is a mountain god in the mountain, and the mountain god is protecting you, and we have also been honored by you. This is a good thing, don't be afraid!"

It turned out that he was sweating when he saw Cheng He, and he came here to comfort him.

In the mountains, especially in the deep mountains, things that cannot be explained by science often happen, so the mountain people have a lot of faith in the mountain gods.

Cheng He nodded to the elder.

Looks like nothing will go wrong.He felt relieved.

No more strange things overnight.The villagers take turns to watch the night, and when the time is up, they will wake up the next one.If you are sleeping soundly and you are in a state of confusion, you will immediately wake up with a handful of brocade grass in your mouth.

There are a lot of these things in the mountains, as long as you know how to differentiate, you can find anything you want.

In the morning, the orange sun shoots out from among the branches, forming rays of light and reflecting mist, making this place look like a fairyland.All kinds of birds in the morning have begun to chirp, and butterflies are dancing.

Such a dreamlike morning must be imagined by many people.

The villagers also woke up one after another. Some people started to find a stream to wash their faces, and some chatted quietly.However, no one mentioned the vision seen last night.

That is something they are in awe of, how dare they say it casually?

Only a few people who saw the vision looked at Cheng He's father and daughter with obvious awe.

Cheng He felt helpless. This was really going from one extreme to another. Originally, he was still afraid, but now he was awed by others.

Each of them put away the sheets, and after a busy work, they were all ready to go back.Yesterday's harvest was not small, so take it back and dry it quickly, otherwise be careful of mold and deterioration, which will affect the price.

Cheng Xinxin woke up from her sleep, eyes half-opened, and muttered, "Dad, aren't we going camping? Why did I fall asleep? Why didn't you wake me up?"

Cheng He was taken aback for a moment, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Honey, we're already camping!"

"Ah? Then why didn't I know? Didn't you say we were going to keep squirrels company? Why didn't I see them?" Cheng Xinxin blinked her eyes and asked.

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