Forest Kindergarten

Ye Kong looked at the civet cat in the village chief's hand, and asked tentatively, "Village chief, is this?"

The village chief: "I bumped into it just now. I saw three raccoons, but two ran away." The three raccoons in his hand curled up aggrievedly, "There used to be a lot of these things in the mountains, but now they are rare. The artificial ones cost 1000 yuan a piece, but the wild ones can’t be doubled?!”

Ye Kong pulled the corner of his mouth: "Village Chief, is this too cruel? He is so pitiful..."

Sanli understood, and looked tearfully at the village chief who gave him delicious food every day and took him to play with him. The kind grandfather of the village chief wanted to...sell him?

The village head was surprised: "Look at him, is he crying?"

Ye Kong strikes while the iron is hot: "Yes, look how pitiful he is, and he can understand your words. He is a spiritual animal. If you sell him, he will either be skinned or eaten... hey..."

Civet cats, foxes, and weasels are originally animals that the country people fear. The village head just went to a town meeting the day before yesterday and received some hesitant and contradictory materialistic education from Mayor Ma before he dared to catch civet cats. The college student Ye Kongyi said, There was some drumming in my heart: "Then why don't I let him go?"

He was hesitating, when suddenly the civet cat in his hand was snatched away, Lianpei threw the three raccoon into the snow, and the three raccoon slipped into the snow and disappeared.

"This is for you as compensation." Lian Peisai gave him an emerald the size of a thumbnail, "If you encounter any wild animals in the future, please let them live."

The village head took the gem and nodded in a daze: "Okay, okay."

The three raccoon cats took human form and obediently shoveled snow at the door. The village chief greeted them: "The little scarf is good!"

Daxin has been doing papers recently, all of which are the K city elementary school graduation exam questions that Ye Kong asked his friend to find for him. He is a smart kid, and he has mastered the learning methods, and now he is absorbing knowledge faster and faster. Ye Kong Sometimes when I look at him, I feel very proud when I see how the kid will be admitted to a prestigious school when he grows up.

The cubs are tired after playing all day.When the meal was over, Fei Miao was nodding his head on the table, and the big novice quickly supported his head so that he didn't plunge into the noodle bowl.

Ye Kong washed the seedlings, told the cubs a bedtime story, tucked in the quilt one by one, said good night, and then went downstairs with his sore shoulders.

It started snowing again in the afternoon, and one of the door panels was still missing, and Lianpei could be seen standing in the snow.

Winter is also different from summer. The snow is not as lively as the rain. Even if the heavy snow like goose feathers falls, it is silent.

Ye Kong asked him: "What are you doing?" The clouds are very thick tonight, and there is no moonlight.

Ye Kong could feel Lianpei's back tense, and when he walked to the front, there was a white rabbit shivering in the snow.

With a wave of Lian Pei's hand, it jumped into the snow and ran towards the back of the mountain.

"The avalanche on Hufeng in the south this morning." The mountain ghost said, "The Rabbit Zhenkangtuo sent me a message saying that many animals died. And he is going to hibernate." Hufeng is the highest god in the Zongshan Mountains. One of the peaks, on the south side of the hinterland, next to the swamp.There is snow on the top of Hufeng Mountain that does not melt all year round, and the new snow fell too much, which led to the avalanche.

Lian Pei has lived in Zongshan for hundreds of years, living like an animal, and that is his home.

Li Ye once told him that Zongshan must have an owner.The existence of Zongshan's spiritual power has led to the division of beasts into different levels. Animals with spiritual power will evolve into monsters and stand at the top of the food chain. They have human consciousness and will conduct hunting and even killing behaviors that are not for the purpose of survival. This unfair factor will put many ordinary animals in a disadvantaged position; moreover, the landform in Zongshan is complex and diverse. The owner of Zongshan not only needs to restrain animals with spiritual power, but also protect animals without spiritual power.

So Lianpei took over this responsibility after falling out with Li Ye for the first time.

"Some animals die every year because of avalanches, mudslides or fires. It's destiny, but I'm worried..." He remembered what Li Ye said before his death. What is there in the hinterland?He went to take a look when he sent Xiaohua back last time, and he didn't feel anything unusual, but he still felt uneasy, "I have to go back and take a look."

Seeing that he was worried, Ye Kong nodded and said, "Then be careful and come back as soon as possible."

The next morning the snow stopped and the sky was clear and transparent.

Grandma has nothing to do, so she comes to the kindergarten to help cook, and the smoke rises from the kitchen.After the skinny boys finished washing, they took a ladder to break the ice skates under the eaves.

"Why haven't I seen Xiaolian for a long time?" Grandma asked with a salty taste.

Ye Kong opened the cabinet door: "Grandma, Xiao Lian has gone home and may not be here for a while."

Grandma took down the soup pot, wiped her hands on the apron, looked at Ye Kong seriously and asked, "What's the relationship between Xiaolian and Lianpei?"

Ye Kong became nervous. He never told his grandma that Xiaolian was Lianpei. When he was hesitating whether to tell her, his grandma took his hands: "The two of them look like they were carved out of the same mold... Tell me honestly. , Is Xiaolian Lianpei's child?"

"..." Ye Kong admired grandma's imagination a little bit.The civet cat mother came to bring the tableware, and when she heard one ear, she covered her mouth and laughed.

"Seeing that Lian Pei is only 24 or [-] years old, the child is so old... hey!" Seeing his silence, grandma thought he was hurting, sighed, and patted the back of his hand, "Good boy, isn't grandma persuading you?" After breaking up with him, grandma can see that Lianpei is also a good boy. He may have made mistakes before, but as long as he doesn't do it again, you will forgive him. Who doesn't have a young age? Don't you think so? "

Caught off guard, Ye Kong was educated, he thought it was funny, but grandma's words reminded him of someone who shouldn't be remembered——Mu Yue.

He was stuck for a moment, and this reaction changed in the eyes of grandma: "Grandma is someone who has been here. I can tell whether he is sincere to you. You, don't pay too much attention to the past, and look forward."

Ye Kong couldn't help laughing. It was obvious that these two topics were irrelevant, but unexpectedly they came to the same end by different routes. He was indeed relieved and thanked him sincerely: "Grandma, I understand, thank you."

Suddenly there was a vibration from the mountain behind the house, and the three of them hurried out to see that the cubs were already standing on the side of the wooden house. Fei Miao pointed in the direction of the back mountain and shouted in surprise: "The snow is flying!"

There is still a distance from the back mountain to the wooden house. Go up the path, turn over this mountain, and then you will find the boundary of Zongshan Mountain.

At this time, a large amount of snow flew up over the bamboo forest, the ground shook, and all the snow on the bamboo leaves fell off.

"Ah! Be careful!" Ye Kong shouted, but it was too late, the snow on the roof of the wooden house was shaken off, and everyone was buried inside.

Daxin dug the seedlings out of the snow and shook them clean, the boy cried with a whoosh, but Da Li, Er Li, San Li and Fei Ya pointed at each other's snow covered face and laughed.

The shock was getting closer and closer, and Ye Kong became nervous. Suddenly, a huge monster rushed out from the back mountain path.

Ye Kong heaved a sigh of relief after seeing it clearly, but grandma covered her chest in fright: "My God!!" She pointed at the huge wild boar shaking off its white snow, "Wild boar... what a big wild boar!"

The big boar's tusks were surrounded by white breath, and it stood fiercely in the yard, as if it was about to rush over and knock them all away in the next second.

Behind him, a big snowball rolled over and stopped at his feet, turning its neck and shaking its body just like him.

"Little Hua!" The cubs gathered around, and they hadn't seen each other for a while. Xiao Hua had grown up a bit, but still looked like a short-legged boar with brown stripes.

Ye Kong introduced to grandma: "This is Xiao Hua's father."

Grandma thumped and knelt in the snow, clasped her hands together: "The wild boar fairy appears, the wild boar fairy appears..."

The big wild boar took one step ahead, gently holding the grandma's arm with its big nose, and helped the old lady up.

Xiao Hua turned into a little girl, seeing Fei Ya's hat and scarf look good, she looked the same, and she was wearing a red velvet princess dress: "My lord asked me to come back."

Ye Kong knew that it was Lian Pei's arrangement.

Xiaohua's father sent his daughter over, and then walked away reluctantly.

As soon as he left, the village head brought the young people in the village over: "Mr. Xiaokong, let's have a meeting together today."

Today is the weekend, no class, after breakfast, Daxin consciously went to the second floor to review his homework, Feiya Erli and Xiaohua, three little girls were making a snowman in the yard, and the remaining three little boys were jumping up and down. Running inside and outside the house, no idle time.

Young people often come to the kindergarten after they come back. They are familiar with each other. They boil water and make tea. Ye Kong takes out the sun-dried persimmons, candied chestnuts and oranges, and everyone sits on the floor around the dining table.

Village head: "It's almost the end of the year. I just held a meeting for the whole village a few days ago. Now I have a meeting for our younger generation. Don't think I'm annoying!"

The young people all laughed, and Hu Longying said, "Uncle Liu, who dares to bother you? They are all waiting for you to give you red envelopes."

The village head smiled and said, "I just want to give you red envelopes." He unfolded a piece of paper and sat upright. "In addition to the income from farming, our village's income from adopting fields and live broadcasting this year is..."

He paused, looked around, and Hu Longying laughed: "Uncle Liu, don't be fooled! Tell me now!"

The village chief cleared his throat: "The total is 110!"

The young people cheered, stood up and danced, and the cubs lay on the porch curiously.

The village head shouted: "Don't quarrel, don't quarrel!" When the people calmed down, he continued, "After deducting the 13 yuan dividend for each household, there is still 620 yuan left."

He took out two red envelopes from his cotton coat and stuffed them to Ye Kong: "One is your salary, and the other is your bonus!"

This red envelope is different from the red envelopes for New Year's money. It is wrapped in red cloth and is like a thick brick. You don't need to open it to know that it will add up to 10 yuan.

Ye Kong pushed back: "No way! At that time, the agreed teaching salary was [-] a month, [-] a year, including food and lodging. You are too much!"

Village head: "Not much, thanks to you, our village can have so much income, which was unimaginable before."

Ye Kong: "I just gave suggestions, and everyone in the village will implement them in the end. I can't accept the money."

The village head: "You take the money, and the cubs are back. After the spring of next year, the new land will have income, and the income will be doubled by then."

The young people also advised: "Just accept it!"

Ye Kong insisted on not accepting: "Village chief, I really can't accept it. I came here to support education. Everyone treats me very well, just like my relatives. They think of me for everything delicious, and I also treat everyone well." As a relative, I cannot accept the hard-earned money of relatives. Village chief, you might as well put this money in Zongshan Village's funds to purchase some new equipment for the villagers."

He handed the money to the village chief: "I'll make a list of what needs to be purchased for the live broadcast later, and let's use this money to purchase."

After pushing and pulling for a long time, Ye Kong left [-] yuan, planning to buy a big bookshelf for the kindergarten, buy more books to put on it, and return the rest to the village chief.

We had lunch in the kindergarten at noon, and the young people couldn't be free, so they made an appointment to drive to the town for the night, and then they dispersed.

In autumn, Ye Kong moved the fire phoenix into a flower pot and placed it in the corner of the living room.Lao Hu and several villagers helped him add a greenhouse on the flower garden, so that the flowers can survive the winter safely.

Zhuo Qun didn't follow to join in the fun, squatting in front of Huo Fenghuang: "Xiaokong, your orchid seems to have a different color again."

Ye Kong looked at it: "Isn't it a color-changing orchid? Is it normal to be different?"

Zhuo Qun nodded: "You're right." He stood up and took the tea Ye Kong handed him, "I want to talk to you, the last time you were designing for that old professor at the Agriculture and Forestry University, he kept saying You said I wanted to see you."

Ye Kong: "Then when the spring comes, I will take Daxin to K City for the exam, and then I will visit the professor's house."

Zhuo Qun: "Okay, I'll make an appointment for you later."

The snow started to fall again in the evening, and when Ye Kong closed the door before going to bed, he sighed that the road that had just been shoveled during the day was soon covered with snow again.

He looked at the sycamore forest from a distance, and there seemed to be someone there, squinting his eyes for a long time, and there was really someone standing there.

It was close to midnight, the sky was gloomy, and the moon was blocked by clouds. If it wasn't for the lights on here and the snow reflecting a little, he really couldn't notice that person.He was bold, put on his coat and took a flashlight and walked towards the woods, asking as he walked, "Who? Who's there?"

The man did not speak, and stood quietly in the snow.

Ye Kong walked in and saw it clearly. The flashlight almost fell into the snow. He stabilized his mind and whispered: "Is it you?"

The bookstore owner, or the soul of the bookstore owner, stood there, seemingly in a daze.

Ye Kong stepped forward and wanted to ask clearly, but the old man suddenly opened his eyes wide and stretched out his hand toward his neck.

Ye Kong took a step back instinctively, tripped over the snow and fell to the ground.

There was a violent vibration behind him, the snow was kicked up, flying all over the sky, and he was blocked by a huge figure.

The big wild boar snorted and fell on its front hooves, snowflakes fell on her huge body with brown flower stripes.

Ye Kong asked in surprise, "Xiao...Xiaohua?"