Loofah Mountain is located in the eastern branch of Laoshan Mountain.
Although the mountain is not high, the terrain is peculiar. From a distance, the shape of the mountain looks like a big loofah, and there are many dense jungles in the mountains, wolves, tigers and leopards.
There is a small village at the foot of the mountain, called Luffa Au, with about 10 or 20 families. Most of the villagers are poor people, and the folk customs are very simple.
As the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, and relying on the water to drink water, the villagers have lived at the foot of the mountains for generations.
There is a family named Liu in the Loofah Au. The family is poor, only the orphan and the widow are dependent on each other.
Liu Jiaerlang is in his twenties this year. His name is Liu Hai, he is more than seven feet long, and his limbs are strong and powerful. Although his face is not very prominent, he is quite handsome. He is really a good guy.
When Liu Hai was ten years old, his father died of illness, and his mother dragged him to grow up. Because he missed his husband too much, he cried blindly three years ago. At present, he can only do some textile work at home, subsidies home.
Because Liu Hai had to take care of his mother, he did not go out with other strong men in the village to make a living. He just worked at home and farmed firewood for a living. Until now, he is still single.
His mother was also worried day and night for his marriage.
This morning, when the chicken croaked for the first time, Liu Hai got up, washed briefly, made breakfast, then said goodbye to his mother, brought a kettle, a drill load, a hatchet around his waist, and went straight to Go up the mountain for firewood.
Before the end of the morning market, he had to cut dry wood, pick it out and sell it in the town, and then use the money from the firewood to exchange for food and so on.
Putting on the scorpion, walking on straw sandals, along the mountain road that I have traveled many times, Liu Hai sang folk songs loudly and entered the Loofah Mountain.
The lush mountains and forests, towering ancient trees hide the sky and the sun, and it is extremely quiet.
The disciples from the outer courtyard on Laoshan Mountain had also arrived at the place where they usually chop wood. Seeing Liu Hai passing by, they could not help smiling and saying hello.
I had him teach folk songs before, so after going back and forth like this, I am naturally familiar with it.
"Brother Liu, it's early today!"
A tall man in a Taoist uniform spoke first.
"Where! It's all about making ends meet."
Liu Hai responded with a sentence and continued walking towards the depths of the forest.
"Big Brother Liu, deep in the forest, there are many wolves, tigers and leopards, and there are even traps set by hunters. Don't go too far!"
The tall man kindly reminded him, but he didn't know if the other party was listening. In short, Liu Hai waved his hand with his back to them and strode forward.
Almost all the dry wood on the periphery of this forest has been chopped down, and most of the remaining ones are small dry branches, which are not very resistant to burning.
In addition, there are these Taoist priests who are robbing them. If he doesn't go deeper and find some good-looking dry wood, how can he make a good price
As for the jackals, tigers and leopards, he often deals with the hunters in the village, and he knows the scope of their activities. As long as they don't go deep into the hinterland of the mountains and forests, they will basically never encounter them.
In the meantime, he also knew where the Orion's trap was, and he had been there several times before, so he could avoid it completely, so he didn't need to worry about it.
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Liu Hai was walking along the road, when suddenly a small whine came from the roadside, he stopped to watch, but found nothing.
"Chirp..."
Just when he thought he heard it wrong, the voice came again, Liu Hai was puzzled, and he didn't know what the animal was screaming. He immediately took off the hatchet from his waist and held it tightly in his hand. .
It's not really deep in the forest, and the Taoist priests are not far behind. The possibility of wolves and tigers and leopards should not be very big.
And from the sound, it doesn't sound like a beast.
Even so, he still maintained a high degree of vigilance. Following the source of the sound, he tiptoed over to touch it. If there is any abnormality, he will give it a knife first.
Pushing aside a bush, Liu Hai saw a white fox under a tree in front, tightly entangled by a huge net, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't escape.
Liu Hai breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be just a little fox.
This giant net is a trap set by hunters. It is made of hemp rope. It is extremely strong. It is usually used to catch roe deer and other prey. Unexpectedly, this little guy took advantage of it and strayed into it.
Liu Hai has been nurtured by his parents since he was a child. He is kind and honest, never complaining about people, and he is very loving towards certain animals.
In the past, when chopping wood in the mountains, when encountering some small animals that fell into the traps of hunters, they would basically lend a helping hand and rescue them.
My mother often said that the fox is the most spiritual animal in the world. Now that he meets it, he naturally cannot stand by and watch.
"It's also right that you met me! If you meet Orion, you have to explain this little life!"
Liu Hai chuckled twice, stepped forward to untie the giant net, and released the white fox.
"Go! Don't fall into the trap of hunters again in the future."
It doesn't matter whether it understands it or not, seeing that the little fox burrowed into the grass and disappeared, Liu Hai turned back to the path and left quickly.
At the same time, behind a big tree behind him, two figures suddenly appeared, stuck their heads out, and quietly watched the bangs.
"Eighth sister, now you believe it! This young man is really a kind-hearted and good person, and the folk songs he sing are also nice!"
Among them, a young girl in a green shirt, with a shy face, holding a velvet fan, with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, said to the woman next to her with a gentle voice.
But from beginning to end, her eyes never left the bangs.
"Yeah! The looks are decent, and the character and heart are okay, but Jiumei, he is still human no matter what. As the so-called difference between human and monster, you won't really be tempted by this common man, right?"
A purple-shirted woman next to her first glanced at Liu Hai's receding back, then turned her eyes to Jiu Mei, and responded with a word.
Since a few days ago, Jiu Mei was first cultivated into a human form. After listening to the Langlang folk songs at the border of the back mountain, she has been unable to leave her soul. The person who sings.
And after seeing this, he was out of control.
Seeing this woodcutter rescue the little animals in distress, he is kind and extraordinary.
Although Jiu Mei has only been in human form, she already knows a lot about love in the world.
Therefore, when she saw this person, she seemed to be fascinated by a ghost, and she couldn't help thinking about it, and she couldn't help but want to see him.
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That kind of feeling, people who haven't experienced it, can't feel it at all.
It also happened that she had a good relationship with her. After realizing her strangeness, she was willing to tell her after several questions from her.
Knowing the reason for the incident, she just smiled and persuaded her with a few words, so that she would not be confused by the surface of the incident.
However, just like this sentence, Jiu Mei was the boss who refused to accept it. Today, she insisted on pulling herself out of the world, trying him out for herself, and trying to prove it to herself.
She kindly persuaded her that it was not allowed to go out of bounds at will.
In the end, there was no doubt that Jiu Mei would not listen to her words.
She was completely helpless at first, and she was afraid that she would encounter any danger when she came out alone, so she had to follow.
It just so happened that she also wanted to see, what kind of person was able to fascinate her Jiumei, without thinking about tea and rice!