Where does the story begin...

It's been so long that I don't remember it anymore.

In the dark room, a little oil lamp was lit, and the dim green light illuminated the surroundings somewhat eerily.

A skinny palm flicked the wick, in a daze.

I just remember that in the beginning, there was a poor boy who lived on the edge of the Luojiang River. His parents were both dead, and he still had to herd cows every day. The cows...

That's right, cow.

He grinned, finally remembering.

He also has a cow.

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His parents died early, and his eldest brother and sister-in-law inherited the house and left him a room and a cow.

Nothing to complain about.

I go out early every day to graze the cattle and plow the fields. Although I am not rich, my life is very leisurely.

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The poor boy thought that this was enough.

This is a clichéd and ordinary life, marrying a wife and having children, but the story begins to change, starting from when he met that woman. She was someone he had never seen before. He had never thought that there could be such a beautiful person in the world.

, I just saw him once, and he seemed to be possessed. He couldn't sleep all night and was in a daze all day long.

He thought about that woman while he was eating, and he also thought about it in his sleep.

I was thinking and looking forward to when I could see that woman again, even if I just took a look.

Just one look is enough.

Taking the cattle to the river, sitting on the bluestone and brushing the cattle's backs, which in the past would have been a boring job for a poor boy to whistle and feel happy, he stroked the cattle's shiny fur and sighed: "

Niu, Niu, when do you think I can see that girl again?"

This was a question he asked himself, but scalper spoke up and said: "This is a very simple matter."

He looked at the frightened poor boy, shook his head, and said: "As long as you cut me a handful of fresh and tender wheat seedlings, make a nest for me with soft weeds, and feed me with soybeans and eggs tomorrow morning

, I can let you see her."

This was a ridiculous thing, but the poor boy did it.

He cut the wheat seedlings in his field and found the softest grass in the whole village.

The next day, the ox pulled him and ran quickly, across Luoshui and across the high mountains. In the middle of a field and a city, he really saw the beautiful girl. After the poor boy returned home

, treat scalpers better, almost as if they were friends.

But after seeing the girl, the poor boy missed her even more.

Thinking about the long hair as dark as night, the fair face, and the elusive and unattainable temperament.

Another day, he couldn't help but caress the scalper's back while brushing the scalp and sighed: "Oh, scalper, scalper, you are my best friend, can you tell me, what should I do?"

How can I talk more to that beautiful girl? She is like the bright moon in the sky. I just want to talk to her, then I will have no regrets."

Huang Niu shook his head and said: "This matter is a bit difficult, but it is not impossible to do."

"You have to prepare a bed made of silk and satin for me, and dishes made of meat and wine. Tomorrow morning, tie a red cloth around my horns, lie on my back, and cannot open my eyes. Then I can

Take you to find her."

"Then tell her that if she wants to avoid being discovered by the Taoist priests in the world, she must take off her shawl and feather coat and put on human clothes, so that you can become friends."

Silk silk, good meat and wine were not things that a poor boy could get, but he still tried his best to do it.

The next day, the ox showed its fangs, ate meat and drank wine, as generous as a bandit on the mountain. After eating and drinking, the poor boy tied a red cloth on its horns, and then the ox took him all the way. This time

The speed became faster, and the poor boy felt the wind blowing on his face, causing pain, but he still closed his eyes tightly.

He really saw the girl again. Although he was nervous and stuttered, he still said it as the scalper taught him. The girl was surprised and thanked him politely. He felt satisfied and had no regrets. After returning, he and the scalper

Eating and sleeping together, they are almost as close as brothers.

The girl became friends with him and would visit him occasionally. The sash was not taken off, but turned into a small, delicate wooden box, which he carried with him. He had seen it twice.

Time passed slowly, and the beautiful girl was still polite and polite to him.

But slowly some other thoughts grew in the poor boy's heart, which filled his heart like a bunch of weeds. He supported the scalper on his back and said: "Brother, eldest brother, you and I are just like brothers. You

Tell me, how can I live with that girl forever? This is my only wish. As long as it can be achieved, I will have no reluctance even if I die."

This time, scalper shook his head and said:

"I regard you as a brother, so to tell you the truth, this is impossible. She is not a mortal, she is a goddess on the mountain. She has never been to the human world at the foot of the mountain, so she is curious, but curiosity will always pass, and the human world will never be the same.

In the world she imagined, she would return to the mountains one day."

"Unless you wrap her sash with monster flesh and blood, she won't be able to find the sash. Without the sash, she won't be able to fly back to the mountain. And if you taint Hagoromo with the monster's flesh and blood and bury her at the door, she will die."

You can’t step out of the threshold, you can’t fly or walk, you can only stay in this world, but how is this possible?”

The poor boy sighed and seemed to give up on this unrealistic idea.

In the evening, he invited his eldest brother scalper out to drink and eat meat. There were all kinds of delicacies on the table, as well as a large altar of fine wine. The poor boy toasted scalper and said: "Write more, brother, to wake me up. No."

As for sinking into a lifelong obsession, come on, drink."

The scalper seemed very happy, eating meat and drinking heavily as before.

He ate half a pig's meat, three jars of wine, and passed away drunk.

Then the poor boy chopped off the head of the ox with a big ax used to chop trees, and then used a tree sawing tool to peel off the skin of the ox. The blood was dripping, still warm, and smelled of wine. The poor boy wiped it

Wiping his sweat, he looked at the scalper and said, "Don't you find monster skins here?"

"Brother, you and I are like brothers, just help me one more time."

He said that he had new yellow beef to eat, invited the girl to be his guest, and then suggested that he wanted to see the box. Then when the girl was not paying attention, he wrapped the wooden box with bloody cowhide and buried it underground.

, just like that, the goddess who was supposed to be on the mountain was left in this human world.

At first, he said sadly that he would help search for the girl and let the girl live in the attic of his home temporarily. Then he went to his brother's place to deal with it for a few days, but how could he find it? One day passed, one month passed, and still no one was found. The poor boy began to

Gradually reveal your true nature.

He actually wanted to make a rude move, but the girl refused with a stern expression. The poor boy didn't even get close to the girl, but was knocked away by invisible force and fell to the ground. Finally, he got angry, roared hysterically, and locked the door.

, wrapped Hagoromo with the monster's cow bones and flesh, and buried it at the door so that the girl could never come out again.

He thought that as time passed slowly, he would change his mind.

But the girl just looked at the sky and said nothing.

No matter he was angry, abusive, pleading, or crying bitterly, he still ignored him and just looked at the sky. The flame of desire almost turned him into a paranoid madman. He opened a restaurant here, only outside and on the first floor.

Tables were set up on top of each other, and the girl neither ate nor drank, and said nothing. When everyone asked, the poor boy said, "This is his wife."

He even adopted two children, saying they were the children of his wife.

However, he still couldn't get close to the girl. As time passed, he gradually became older and older, and finally one day he died here of old age. The girl was still the same as before. He fell to the ground and looked at the cold ground.

, the eyes, desires and obsessions that had never fallen on him burned his heart and lungs, and he finally became angry and crazy.

"You are my wife, you are mine!!"

"Even if I die, even if I die, I will never leave you, no!!!"

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The green candlelight flickered, and the surroundings were eerie.

The man in Taoist robes praised:

"It's a very interesting story, it's the prototype of the story between the goddess and the mortal, but there's still a problem."

He looked at the man half hidden in the darkness and said:

"Why does that poor boy's brother and sister-in-law never show up? It seems like they have disappeared."

"The second time, where did he get the expensive silk and satin overnight, and where did he get the wine and meat that could feed the demons. Was the meat really just pork? Not

...Heh, it’s just a guess, after all, the demon eats so happily.”

The Taoist priest paused and looked at the man, playing with the taste:

"Also, have you ever really owned a cow?"

"The ones who eat meat and perform magic are really scalpers?"

The man in the shadow stared at the Taoist priest, the atmosphere was a bit depressed, and he was silent for a long time, then slowly muttered:

"It's just a story."

He looked out the window at the mountains and said, "A story that will end in two days."

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To be continued...