his dragon [farming]

Ever since Bai Chuan promised Qiu He that he would have the opportunity to take him to explore the cave next to the stone pool, Qiu He had been thinking about this matter and brought it up several times, but Bai Chuan always said that he would wait until his feet healed.

Qiu He was afraid and curious about the gloomy and damp cave. He decided that when he revisited the old place, he must bring a flashlight to see what the place where he fell black and blue looked like.

It would be great if I could see the dragon from a distance, but of course it would be best not to disturb it.According to Qiuhe's personal experience, that dragon has a short temper and is not very friendly to humans, so it is not worthwhile to offend him.

Qiu He hoped day and night that his feet would heal soon. One night, after Shen Baocheng checked, he finally announced that he could go out and walk around.The next day Qiuhe went to Bai Chuan's house through the window, and found that it was much more convenient than going through the front door.

From the west wing of Shen's house, one can walk out of the door, one or two steps to the window of Bai Chuan's house, and one more leg up, one can enter other people's house.It's just that Qiuhe is not tall enough, and there is a ditch outside the wing room, so it will be difficult to turn in.Thinking for himself, Qiu He moved a big tree bag and placed it outside the window of Bai Chuan's house.

But he wasn't used to climbing, and when he entered Bai Chuan's house, he was very embarrassed and almost fell to the ground.Bai Chuan heard movement in the yard, and hurried over, pulled him up, and was overjoyed at the same time.

Qiu He dusted himself off, followed Bai Chuan to the yard, and found that he was scrubbing an old 28 weighted bicycle just now.He moved a bamboo chair for Qiuhe to sit on and said, "Wait!" Then he continued to wash the car seriously, no more serious than washing a Maserati sports car.

Qiu He said, "Where are you going after you polish your BMW so brightly?"

While oiling the wheels of the car, Bai Chuan said, "I'll take you to a good place!"

He took care of the bicycle very carefully, and tied a sickle and a bag to the front beam, then stood up and washed his hands, and said to Qiuhe, "Let's go!"

"Where are you going?"

"Pick chestnuts!"

Qiu He was a little disappointed. He wanted to propose to explore the cave, but then he thought that it would be good to eat chestnuts, so he went out with Bai Chuan.

With long legs, Bai Chuan calmly supported the car, turned his head and said to Qiu He, "Come on." When Qiu He got on the back seat, the two set off for the mountains.

The road in front of the door goes south to the town, and goes north to the mountains.Bai Chuan rode his bicycle into the mountain with Qiuhe, but he didn't go to the road to Yuntai, and turned on another side road halfway.The path in the forest is rugged, going uphill and downhill from time to time. Qiu He was worried that Bai Chuan would not be able to ride, but he didn't expect that guy to be as strong as a cow, and he could ride fast while carrying people. It was Qiu He who sat at the back and was knocked over. Screaming from time to time.

Qiuhe got used to it later, and looked up at the roadside scenery.Tall trees form green tunnels on both sides of the road, only revealing a line of blue sky above the head. The late summer wind carries moisture and the fragrance of grass and trees, blowing on people is very pleasant.

Bai Chuan rode around the path for a long time, and the forest gradually became foggy.The forest in the white mist has an ancient mystery and beauty.Later, when the bicycle went up a long slope, Bai Chuan hunched over and rode while standing up, looking extraordinarily vigorous and powerful from behind.

Qiu He asked: "Do you want me to come down and push it for you?"

Bai Chuan didn't even take a breath, and said, "No need."

When the car reached the top of the slope, he stopped suddenly, put his feet on the ground, turned his head and said to Qiuhe, "Hurry up!"

As soon as he exerted his strength, a little sweat oozes from his chiseled face, and his whole body becomes much more lively.Qiu He had been holding on to the clothes at his waist loosely before, but when he heard this, he didn't understand why, and said, "I'm holding on tight."

Bai Chuan pushed forward, the car turned a corner, the speed suddenly increased, and it rushed forward like an arrow off the string.

It turned out that there was a steep slope in front of it, and a narrow path wound around the jagged rocks until it reached the bottom of the valley.The bicycle was going wild all the way, bouncing off the stone beam from time to time, making another sharp turn, and bypassing the large sharp-edged stone blocking it in an extremely thrilling manner.

Qiu He only felt that the trees on both sides brushed back, and the rocks and mist rushed towards his face.Several times, I suspected that I and Bai Chuan were going to fall, hitting rocks and turning people and cars into meat sauce.He was so frightened that he didn't say a word, but hugged Bai Chuan desperately, using himself as a tortoise shell, clinging to his back.

It's a miracle the bike didn't fall apart.Qiu He was dizzy, and felt that the car had finally stopped. It seemed that they had finally reached the bottom of the valley alive.With his long legs propped on the ground, Bai Chuan turned his head and said to Qiu He who was holding him tightly, "Here we are!"

Qiu He opened her eyes, stumbled out of the car, squatted beside her and vomited.

Shocked, Bai Chuan threw the car aside and ran over to give him a pat on the back.

Qiu He vomited for a while, supported the tree to stand up, and said weakly: "You bastard! Are you trying to throw us to death?"

He fell ill a while ago, and his face was so thin that only his eyes were left, and he didn't get it back after raising him for a long time.At this moment, his face was even more snow-white, without a trace of color.Bai Chuan looked at it, feeling distressed and regretful, and didn't say a word.

Seeing his regretful face, Qiuhe felt very sorry, and hurriedly said, "It's nothing, I'll be fine in a while."

After his stomach felt better, Qiuhe began to look around. This was probably a valley in the mountains, and there were several acres of rice fields nearby in the mist.The green seedlings have already taken ears and are growing vigorously.

"There are still people farming in this valley? Whose family?" Qiu He followed behind Bai Chuan, wondering as he walked.

"My house and yours."

Qiu He thought, it turned out that the land that Grandpa and Bai Chuan planted was here.Irrigated by spring water in the mountains, moistened by rain and dew, and without other pollution, it is no wonder that there is a refreshing fragrance every time you cook.

The two walked across a field ridge, stepped on stones and crossed a small stream on the way. Qiu He washed his face by the stream, rested for a while, and regained his composure, Bai Chuan finally felt relieved.

"I'm in such poor health, I can't go into the cave." Bai Chuan threw stones into the stream sullenly, and suddenly said without thinking.

"What's wrong?" Qiu He didn't admit it. What happened just now was very embarrassing, so he was very stubborn: "The bumps are so severe, even ordinary people must be dizzy!"

Bai Chuan: "I won't!"

"Are you an ordinary person?" Qiu He said angrily, "You're just a cow...no, you're a white bear!"

Hearing this, Bai Chuan felt complacent for some reason, "What are bears? Bears are not as powerful as me!"

He seldom boasted like this childishly. Qiu He couldn't help laughing, and said, "Yes, you are amazing! You are number one in the world!"

"Then you practice with me tomorrow!" He encouraged Qiuhe: "Even if you are useless, don't be discouraged!"

Qiu He: ...

The next moment, he got up and chased Bai Chuan, shouting angrily while chasing him: "Who is useless? Come on, tell me well, young master, why am I useless..."

The white mist gradually dissipated, and the clear sunlight came in bit by bit, shining on the rolling hills.At the foot of the mountain are terraced rice fields, and a stream bends left and right, drawing soft curves in the whole green.It was only then that Qiu He discovered that right in front of them, on a slope, there were tall and beautiful ginkgo forests stretching for several miles.

Looking closer, each ginkgo tree is extremely thick, with straight trunks, straight into the sky.Among the green leaves, there are many white fruits.

Qiu He stood under the tree, looked up with difficulty, and said dumbfounded: "These trees must be thousands of years old, right?"

"Yes." Bai Chuan leaned his bicycle against the tree trunk and said, "This is called Ginkgo Valley."

Qiuhe picked up a ginkgo leaf, looked at it carefully while holding it in his hand, and exclaimed: "It's really beautiful!"

Bai Chuan took down the sickle and bag from the car, and said to Qiu He, "You rest, I'll pick chestnuts."

"I'm going too!" Qiu He hurriedly followed, "I haven't seen what a chestnut tree looks like yet."

Compared with the tall ginkgo trees, the chestnut trees on the slope are really ugly.On the contrary, the green fruit of the tree is very cute and fluffy at first glance, as if there are countless small green-haired animals surrounded by leaves.

Bai Chuan let Qiuhe stand far away, and he climbed up the tree very neatly, stood between the branches, raised the knife in his hand, and dropped chestnuts with fur shells from the leaves.After he finished cutting, he jumped down from the tree and used the tip of the sickle to pick the chestnuts, which were covered with dust and thorns and had nowhere to go, into the bag.

Qiu He stood by and watched the whole process, feeling that he was useless, but when he saw Bai Chuan picked up half the bag, he said, "I'll carry it with you."

Bai Chuan effortlessly shifted half a bag of chestnuts from his left hand to his right, and said, "No, there are thorns."

The two of them carried the chestnuts to the ginkgo grove at the foot of the slope. Bai Chuan found a flat rock and poured out the chestnuts. He repeated the same trick, crushing the shells and taking out the fruits.Qiuhe squatted beside him, watching him take the chest out of the thorn, dexterous and skillful, and couldn't help admiring him.

"Bai Chuan, you are so capable!" He said sincerely, "You can live well in the mountains by yourself. If it were me, I would starve to death."

Bai Chuan looked up at him and said, "You cook delicious food!"

This flattery made Qiu He very useful, nodded and said: "That's true, in fact, I am also very capable!"

After picking up chestnuts, the two capable men leaned against the tree and chatted while peeling and eating raw chestnuts.Bai Chuan briefly talked about the experience of opening up wasteland with Shen Baocheng here. It turned out that this place used to be a beach. Later, the two of them dug out the stones for rice planting, and built a series of ridges, which made it what it is now.

Even if Bai Chuan was an illegitimate child who was abandoned by others, it is hard to imagine that he could endure such hardship at such a young age.After hearing this, Qiuhe's nose became sore, and he said, "No wonder people say that the road is full of blue threads to open up the mountains and forests. It must be hard work when opening up wasteland!"

Bai Chuan smiled slightly and said, "Living has never been easy."

Qiuhe picked up a leaf and remembered the rumors about the Lin family he had heard in the small town, so he asked, "You have been here for five or six years, where are your relatives from other places? Don't you miss them?"

Bai Chuan lowered his head and peeled the chestnuts, and said flatly, "I have no relatives."

Qiu He was stunned for a moment, seeing that Bai Chuan didn't seem to be sad, and asked again, "Where are your parents?"

"I don't know." Bai Chuan threw the chestnuts into his mouth and said, "I haven't seen them."

Qiu He thought of Bai Chuan's grandfather Lin Zuchang. Could it be that he grew up with Lin Zuchang since he was a child, so he never met his parents?That being the case, why did Lin Zuchang disregard the feelings of his ancestors and grandchildren, and send him here and leave him alone?

He hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Where's your grandfather?—I mean your Lin family's grandfather."

Bai Chuan shook his head and said, "I don't know how he is doing now."

Although Qiuhe was full of doubts, seeing that he didn't want to go into details, it was inconvenient for him to ask.No matter how you say it, it is too cruel for the people of the Lin family to throw a teenage child into the mountains and leave him alone.Qiuhe was angry and a little sad, so he comforted him and said, "I haven't seen my dad very much. He and my mom divorced very early. When I was young, he came to see me twice. Later, when I was five He died when he was young."

He had never told anyone about this experience, and it felt a bit inappropriate to say it now.Although his father passed away early, he still had his mother to protect him all the time, so he lived a carefree life.In comparison, Bai Chuan was simply too miserable.

Bai Chuan turned his head to look at Qiuhe, the boy's cheeks were fair and soft, his long eyelashes drooped, and he looked lost.He asked, "Do you miss him?"

"Occasionally." Qiu He lowered her head, her eyes slightly moist.

Why don't you want to?Everyone has a father, only he doesn't.But it was useless to think about it, so he never said it, worried that Shen Lin would know it and make her sad.

Bai Chuan watched silently for a while, then asked again: "What do you do when you miss him?"

"Me," Qiu He cheered up again, shrugged and said, "I just read books, chat with friends, and play games, that's all. ——Actually, I didn't think about him much at first."

Bai Chuan leaned against the trunk again, looked at the rice fields in the distance, and said, "When I miss them, I come to see these trees. You see, they have lived for so long, and they don't know who their parents are."

Qiuhe couldn't help smiling, and joked: "Isn't it a seed that fell from the tree next to it?"

"Some are, some are not. The wind or the birds bring the seeds from far away, and they take root here. It was lonely at the beginning, but gradually there are many trees, and it will be fine."

Qiu He felt that when Bai Chuan said this, he was focused and serious. His brows and eyes were originally sharp because of their deepness, but at this moment there was a rare kind of gentleness.Qiu He stared at him blankly and asked, "How do you know?"

Bai Chuan touched the jagged bark: "It told me."

Qiu He said, "What else did it tell you?"

"It can sing." Bai Chuan lazily leaned against the tree trunk, "Do you know how the mourning song came about? Those who learn the song sleep under the tree, and they will sing when they wake up. Listen to it if you don't believe me."

Qiuhe laughed, and followed his example, put his ears on the tree trunk, held his breath and listened for a while, and said, "Why can't I hear?"

Bai Chuan looked at him and smiled: "You are stupid."

Qiu He kicked him lightly and said, "You are stupid."

After listening for a while, Bai Chuan said, "It said that the white bird is coming back."

"What?" Qiu He didn't hear clearly, "What kind of bird?"

Bai Chuan didn't speak, just dragged him to the edge of the ginkgo grove, and the two sat down on a rock beside the field. Bai Chuan pointed to the distance and said, "Wait."

It was already evening, and the sky was filled with deep and light purple red.The setting sun leaves golden lines over the silent valleys.In the yellow light, white shadows suddenly flew far away, at first there were only one or two dots, and then they gradually became more and more contiguously. When they got closer, Qiuhe discovered the group of egrets.

These beautiful white birds gradually flew to the top of their heads, circling in the sky.Bai Chuan looked up, and suddenly he pursed his lips and whistled.

The big snow-white bird landed slowly, flapped its wings gracefully and quietly, and perched motionlessly on the top of the tree.

Before long, the towering green treetops like hills were covered by densely flying white birds, as if they were covered with thick white snow.

Bai Chuan's face was full of pride that he didn't even notice. He turned his head to look at Qiu He, and asked, "Is it pretty?"

Qiu He didn't answer. For the first time in his life, he saw so many white birds, such a green canopy, and such a strange scene. He opened his mouth in shock, and said incredulously for a long time: "Wow..."

He turned back to look at Bai Chuan in a daze.In the golden sunset, the young man with a mysterious background raised his face, stretched his long eyebrows, and smiled at the corners of his lips, against the green hills and egrets behind him, this moment was extremely moving.