Shimmer Forest

"You two brats, what are you trying to do here?" The appearance of Uncle Wu interrupted the conversation between the two of them. He staggered over with a wine bottle in his hand, and hugged Su Jin's neck excitedly. Laughing, as if already drunk.

"...what else can we do by the river..." Wu Hao retorted mutteringly, seeing Su Jin's sharp gaze that came over instantly, he quickly changed the subject: "Father, are you drinking too much again?"

"What's 'again'...I'm just 'hiccup'——" Before he finished speaking, he burped at Su Jin in a daze, and Su Jin frowned due to the strong smell of alcohol .He hugged Lou Sujin again, facing Wu Hao and said provocatively, "I didn't drink too much."

"Father, stop making trouble, nerds hate the smell of alcohol." Seeing that Su Jin was about to faint, Wu Hao hurriedly stepped forward and pulled him out of Uncle Wu's "claw".

"Huh? Hehe, I forgot, I'm sorry!" Uncle Wu only remembered after being reminded like this, and scratched his head embarrassedly, his already drunk face turned even redder.

"Just say it's New Year's Eve, you can't drink so much?" Wu Hao complained dissatisfiedly, and took advantage of the situation to put his arms around Su Jin's shoulders, and rested his head lazily on his shoulders.

"Hahaha, it's Chinese New Year, I drink too much when I'm happy." Uncle Wu smiled boldly, and hugged both of them into his arms: "Okay, okay, it's almost 12 o'clock, let's go back to the house and eat dumplings! "

"Hey?" Hearing this, Wu Hao looked unwilling: "But we haven't had enough fun yet..."

"Hmm..." The person who was still laughing heartily covered his face with his arms suddenly, and started to cry, "You are all in pairs, and I am the only one who eats dumplings alone... Woooo..."

"Oh, okay, okay, can't we go back with you?" Wu Hao really had nothing to do with this drunk, so he had no choice but to agree, while looking at Su Jin helplessly.I thought to myself that a person who is usually quite stable, why does he look like a child when he drinks too much?

"Haha, that's right! Let's go!" The person who was still crying the next second burst into joy, and strode back with his arms around the two: "Eat dumplings for the New Year!"

"It's so despicable to pretend to be pitiful!" Wu Hao was forcibly dragged away and struggled a few times, but he couldn't resist the opponent's strength, so he had to admit defeat.

Su Jin followed Uncle Wu's pace very honestly, anyway, he was tired from playing, and this time was just right to go home to rest and eat something warm.

Entering the house, the steaming hot air rushes towards the face, slowly dispelling the cold air all over the body; the fire in the fireplace is burning vigorously, and the tongue of fire licks the bottom of the pot, emitting a strong fragrance from the pot; Every corner of the house is rendered in warm colors.

Uncle Wu put a large plate of dumplings on the table and prepared to serve the pickled Laba garlic. The garlic cloves soaked in vinegar were marinated into an emerald green color, which looked very attractive.

The three gathered around the table, eating delicious dumplings, watching the colorful and interesting party on TV, and listening to the continuous sound of firecrackers.Although the way to celebrate the coming of the year is plain, it is extremely warm.

The hour hand just pointed to 12 o'clock, and the scattered firecrackers sounded in unison in an instant.The roaring and clear sound, mixed with the huge cracking sound of fireworks, was deafening.Su Jin pushed open the door, and the red light from the firecrackers reflected the hustle and bustle of the small village.People stared excitedly at the lit firecrackers, with a reddish light on their faces.

The children ran around with the incense sticks and fireworks, and the colorful lights scattered in the night, drawing lines of light in the air; some people had a special liking for the double-bang cannons, and after they were lit, they covered their ears and quickly avoided, looking at the sky in the sky. The exploding firecrackers roared loudly; the fireworks bloomed in large numbers, painting a picture of a hundred flowers blooming in the sky of the village.

Uncle Wu also walked out of the door, hugged the two children and shouted with a big laugh: "Happy New Year!" Then he hung on the two of them and fell asleep.

"Oh, I'm so drunk..." Wu Hao complained while sighing, his brows were knit into knots.Together they dragged him onto the bed, covered him with the quilt, and laughed as they watched him drooling.

When it was almost quiet outside, Su Jin mysteriously said to Wu Hao who was still in high spirits: "'Spring' is coming, let's go and see it!"

Wu Hao couldn't hold back for a long time, picked up his glasses and followed out.The two climbed to the slope of the back mountain and sat on the dry grass where the ice and snow hadn't melted.The cold wind came slowly, but it still couldn't cool down the enthusiasm of the two of them.

"Stupid, when will he come?" After waiting for less than 5 minutes, Wu Hao was already anxious and asked urgently.

"...Hush!" Su Jin originally wanted to mock him, but soon he seemed to have discovered something, and immediately became serious: "Here we come!"

Wu Hao quickly looked towards the direction he was looking at.It was a divine beast the same size as the hillside, with a slight white glow; the fur of the divine beast was like green grass, covering the earth-colored body layer by layer, immature and shiny; the slender horns were like the branches of trees , with green leaves and colorful flowers, long extensions; thick and powerful tail, with fish-like green fins, thin and soft, fluttering gently in the breeze, like lingering green smoke.

It stopped in front of the two of them, nodded to Su Jin, as if signaling, then bent down on the ground, and slowly closed its eyes.

The fur on its body slowly grows and spreads, blending with the surrounding land, like vegetation covered in snow; thick rhizomes spread under its green fur, extending to the depths of the earth; Wherever the petals on the corners reach, flowers grow on the ground, and leaves become trees when they fall.

The originally barren hillside instantly turned into a paradise of green grass.The weeds are young and green, clustered in groups; flowers are blooming all over the hillside, colorful and petals are flying; withered trees sprout new buds, glowing with a transparent turquoise.

The light around the divine beast gradually became stronger, slowly devouring the surrounding colors, covering everything in a strong silver light, making people unable to open their eyes.

When the light faded, it turned into a deserted hillside in winter.And in midair, a green seed floated slowly, emitting a faint green light.

"Did you see it?" Su Jin stepped forward and picked up the green seed like a treasure.He turned his gaze, smiled and looked at Wu Hao who hadn't recovered from the shock: "This is 'Chun'."

As if there was no need for an answer, he withdrew his gaze and placed the seeds on the ground.The ground is like a lake, stirring up circles of ripples.The seed sank into the "water surface", a slight green light appeared, and then slowly disappeared.

Su Jin stared at the slightly rippling water surface, and said softly as if talking to himself: "When spring comes, this place will definitely be the first to grow buds."

When the light disappeared, everything returned to normal.Su Jin stepped forward and pinched Wu Hao's face, who still looked dumbfounded, and said with a smile, "Go home."

After finishing speaking, he ignored him and walked towards the opposite place.Wu Hao stared at the place where the beast was leaning over in a daze, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He hurriedly caught up with Su Jin who had gone far away, and took his hand.

Not far away, the ink-like black sky was slightly white, and the white gradually spread, covering the stars.Then the sun rose, and the golden light enveloped the earth.The burning sun poked its head out from behind the mountain and slowly rose into the sky.The scene of the alternation of the sun and the moon seems to be telling the countless endings and new births.