Sourness

The "information" brought by the Lingdong Solstice is a big bag of bits and pieces.

In addition to a thick stack of photo albums, there are several U disks, and a few of his own picture albums—that's when Mi Yue found out that Ling Dongzhi was a painter.

When he first met, the reason why he felt the name sounded familiar was because when he was on a business trip with Lin Qingshan two years ago, he had visited Ling Dongzhi's painting exhibition.

The first thing Mi Yue looked at was the photo album.Photos are more intuitive. Unlike videos, there is a problem of substituting angles, which will give you a sense of eloquence.

The photos clearly show the picture.

The distant view of the ruins, the deserted mountain path, the half-collapsed cave dwelling, the dense weeds in the corner of the small courtyard... These pictures give people a straightforward and shocking sense of impact, as if they can be directly nailed into the scene through the eyes. soul.

Sadness is naturally there, but it is more of a dreamlike daze.

Mi Yue flipped through them one by one, and Ling Dongzhi explained to him, "This is the east side of the village... This is the small river outside the village, but unfortunately it has dried up..." and so on.

Then Mi Yue was stunned looking at a photo, Ling Dongzhi glanced at it, and said: "This is the mountain temple, near my aunt's house. It's actually far away from our village. I heard from my aunt that before There was such a temple a long time ago, and I don’t know who built it. Later, it was renovated several times by the villagers, and it became what it is now.”

The photo that Mi Yue held was from the perspective of the mountain, and immediately after Ling Dongzhi found other photos of the mountain temple from the photo album: the mottled courtyard wall, the abandoned Zen room, the bleak old tree in the courtyard, and The statue of the mountain god in the shrine of the main hall.

It is said to be a mountain god, but it is actually the image of a tall and ordinary mountain man: thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a mighty appearance.He was also wearing an ordinary short jacket, the trouser legs were tied into boots, a wide belt was tied around the waist, and a short knife was hung.There is also an old-style gun on his shoulders.

Standing beside him is a tiger and a bear, both of which are very mighty images, like guards following him.

"It's quite ordinary, isn't it?" Ling Dongzhi said, "It looks like an ordinary mountain dweller... I think the image of this mountain god probably refers to our family."

After speaking, he looked at Mi Yue again, wanting to hear his opinion on this guess.

Mi Yue didn't answer, her eyes were still fixed, but she was not staring at the bird's-eye view photo at the beginning, but at the shrine in the main hall.

Ling Dongzhi was puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Mi Yue was a little agitated, "Look at this bear, it is standing upright. The tiger is also in a posture with its head held high...very mighty."

Ling Dongzhi was a little puzzled, "What's the matter?"

Mi Yue took a deep breath, took out her mobile phone and began to search through the photo album, "This...Look at this...Is the posture of this bear standing up the same as the bear in the shrine?"

When he said this, his hands were trembling a little, and it took him a long time trembling to pick out the photo he was looking for.

Ling Dongzhi and Yan Qing both leaned over to take a look, and saw a small metal ball in the photo, about the size of a walnut, in the shape of an aromatherapy ball, engraved with complicated curly grass patterns, and there is a very peculiar pattern around the place where the upper and lower semicircles meet.

Mi Yue's fingers swipe on the screen to enlarge the picture, and only then can the two of them clearly see that the front end of the circle of patterns is a standing human figure.

It was the figure of a tall and burly man, with a hat on his head, and the clothes on his body were extremely simple.But after comparing with the photos of the mountain temple, it can be seen that the figure on the aromatherapy ball should also be wearing a short coat and boots.

Behind this man, a group of animals followed him like a line, and they walked behind him with their heads held high, like soldiers following him.

And closely behind the man is a standing bear.

"Look at this bear..." Miyue couldn't tell whether she was excited or nervous, her voice was a little trembling, "Is it the same as the bear in the shrine of the mountain temple?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yan Qing and Ling Dongzhi were also stunned. They dug out the photos of the mountain temple and compared them with the photos in Mi Yue's phone. .

As for the pattern on the aromatherapy ball, the tiger is behind the bear, and the posture of the tiger is almost exactly the same as the tiger in the shrine of the mountain temple.

Mi Yue compared back and forth several times, and said with a long sigh of relief: "I finally understand what it means for the leader of the Xishan tribe to lead the beasts to fight."

Seeing Ling Dongzhi and Yan Qing's puzzled expressions, Mi Yue kept the story short and taught them a lesson about the history of the Xishan tribe.

Both of them were also dumbfounded.

It turns out that the mountain god family has such a history going back upwards.

"I've been wondering why the mountain gods live in the deep mountains..." Ling Dongzhi's eyes swept across the faces of the two brothers, and there was a sense of relief that the truth was finally revealed, but also a feeling of pity for the ancestors. "It turns out that the ancestors lived here for generations, and they also went out of the mountains to pursue their careers, but later they had to retreat to the deep mountains to avoid the disaster of war..."

Yan Qing also sighed, "I have thought about avoiding disasters, but I just don't know what disasters to avoid. After Mi Yue said that, I understand everything."

The three brothers sighed, but Ling Dongzhi and Yanqing's interest in Lingxi Mountain was aroused again.The two brothers began to discuss when to go to Lingxi Mountain and take a good look at... er, the ancestral grave?

It can be regarded as finding an opportunity to offer a stick of incense to the ancestors.

Mi Yue was also a little embarrassed, "I thought I was doing research, but it turned out that I was guarding the tombs of my ancestors."

Yan Qing and Ling Dongzhi both laughed, and Ling Dongzhi said: "No, you have to think of it this way: you thought you were doing historical research, but after doing research and research, you found your own family tree. If your ancestors I know, I must love you to death."

Mi Yue also smiled, "When we go back, we will burn incense sticks to our ancestors, please bless us all to be safe and sound."

Seeing that his eye circles were red again, Ling Dongzhi quickly stopped him and said, "Since we have recognized our relatives, we will no longer be outsiders. Among us, I am the oldest..."

"Wait." Yanqing interrupted him, "Among us, Qingshu is the oldest, followed by Qingdou, me and Xiaoliu, and then you and Miyue."

Midwinter Solstice, "..."

Miyue burst out laughing.

Ling Dongzhi smashed the jar, "Okay, you're older...it seems how much older... come to my house in two days and let me know you."

Mi Yue nodded, "That's right, I thought so too. Find a suitable opportunity and you all come back with me to meet my teacher. He knows my father, and he has some understanding of our clan."

The two brothers naturally agreed.

They are brothers of the same family, brothers' fathers, and this is also their relatives.

They were talking here, and the chef over there had already begun to arrange dishes in the restaurant.

The cold dishes are already on the table, and the hot dishes can't be put into the pot until all the guests arrive.The bone soup was still simmering on the stove in the kitchen, and the delicious and mellow smell floated through the windows into the yard, and the cats and dogs couldn't sit still.

Ling Dongzhi stood up, "I'll go to the kitchen to have a look."

Everyone is here, and it's time for them to have dinner.

Seeing him enter the kitchen, Brown Sugar began to circle around the kitchen.Bagua also emerged from its castle, and sat down reservedly facing the kitchen.

Under the rockery in the distance, rock sugar and Sprite were rolling into a ball. The two little guys were not disturbed by the fragrant smell wafting from the kitchen, but were startled by the sound of the car engine coming from outside the door.

The car stopped outside the courtyard, and then the laughter of two children rang out.

Sprite and Bingtang shuddered, turned around and ran back.But before they ran back to the cat's nest, the courtyard door was pushed open, and two chubby little boys ran in one after the other, shouting, "Uncle! Uncle!"

Mi Yue guessed that these were the two sons of Yan Qing's twin brother's family.

The two children are almost identical in appearance, with handsome long eyebrows, big round eyes, beautiful and witty, people can't help but fall in love with them.

But the kittens at home seemed to be very nervous. Xuebi turned around and climbed up the rockery. Bingtang was two steps behind. Seeing that the two children had already run into the yard, she turned her head in a panic, grabbed Miyue's trouser legs and was slapped. climb up.While crawling, Mimimi called out "Help".

Mi Yue looked amused, seeing that Bingtang was about to fall in a hurry, she couldn't help reaching out to catch it.

Bingtang didn't care to see who caught it, and hurriedly hugged his wrist, for fear that if he let go, it would drop it to the ground.

Seeing its flustered look, Miyue guessed that the child might be mischievous and bring the kitten into serious trouble.

The two children flung themselves into Yanqing's arms for a while, and then were led by Yanqing to greet the uncle who was visiting, and then they began to look around for the kitten.One of them stared straight at the black cat Bingtang in Mi Yue's hand, while the other looked around for Sprite.

A man's voice called Xiaoqi outside the door, "Come out and pick up something for me."

Yan Qing hurriedly walked out the door, telling the twins to wash their hands and prepare to eat.

But the two naughty boys agreed very well in front of him, and as soon as he went out, they began to have fun.

Bingtang was frightened to death, while trembling, she grabbed Mi Yue's chest and climbed onto his shoulders, while screaming, sometimes calling for help, sometimes calling for Xiaoqi.

Mi Yue heard it amused, so she simply held it, put it on her shoulder, and whispered to it: "Is it high here? No one can reach you, don't be afraid."

Bingtang looked at him suspiciously, then shook her tail lightly, "...Thank you."

"You're welcome." Miyue was delighted, he liked listening to the childish voices of young animals the most.Listening to it makes my heart melt.

Bingtang's eyes widened in surprise, as if noticing for the first time that this uncle, like its owner, could understand its speech.

"you you……"

"My name is Miyue, and I'm your master's brother." Miyue thought for a while, and felt that it might be difficult for a kitten to understand human kinship, so she changed her words and said, "I have a relationship with Yanqing and Brown Tang's father." , just like you and Sprite."

Bingtang suddenly realized, her eyes became more intimate, she even leaned into Mi Yue's neck and rubbed against him, and complained to him a little bit aggrieved, "These two bad guys hung Sprite and me on a tree last time, Xiao Qi asked It took us a long time to find it...it was dark at that time, and there were big birds flying above us...it scared the cat to death!"

Mi Yue couldn't help laughing, no wonder the two of them were so nervous when they saw the twins.

Mi Yue touched Bingtang's little head, "Children at this age will be a little naughty. But they won't really want to hurt you."

As far as Yan Qing and Ling Dong Zhi are concerned, if children really want to do something that hurts small animals, they will never sit idly by.

Bingtang blinked her big emerald eyes, as if she didn't quite understand how to understand children's naughtiness.

Seeing one of the twins walking towards him, Miyue was still peeking at the kitten on his shoulder, and quickly ran away with Bingtang.He decided to go to the kitchen to find Ling Dongzhi to hide for a while.

There is nothing he can do about a child of this age.

Bingtang's two little paws grabbed Mi Yue's collar, and when she turned her head and saw that the child hadn't caught up, she couldn't help but tugged at Mi Yue's collar and rubbed it against his neck. Gave a smug look.

The author has something to say:

They are all descendants of the royal family of the Xishan tribe, and they are all little princes~~~

Thank you for the Jinjiang red envelope issued by the author Sanchun Shino on the 18th, thank you for your support~~~~

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