The barking of dogs woke up the villagers in Chashan Village.
The villagers thought that there was a thief in the village, so they all put on their clothes and opened the door with their things.
As soon as the door opened, I smelled the smell of fireworks and felt it was very bright.
When I turned around, I saw that the tea mountain I went to every day was already in flames.
"Oops, the tea mountain is on fire."
The villagers all shouted.
"Quick, get the broom and go up the mountain to put out the fire."
The villagers all took action and searched the house for tools that could put out the fire.
Village Chief Bai stood under the eaves, looking at the tea mountain with flames blazing into the sky. He felt dizzy and almost fell down. Fortunately, he was supported by his old lady.
He patted his thigh and asked loudly: "Who is guarding the mountain tonight?"
"It's Bai Dongsheng."
I don't know if it was Village Chief Bai who gritted his teeth and roared: "What is that brat Dongsheng doing?"
I just want to give Bai Dongsheng a good beating. That boy is usually a very reliable person. Why did he lose his temper today?
The tea mountain was on fire but it was not discovered, and the tea mountain was burned to this state.
The tea mountain was given to them by their employer, and the people in their Chashan Village earned a salary of two taels of silver per month by tending the tea mountain and making tea in the workshop.
Now the tea mountain is on fire. Naturally, they failed to take care of it.
Not to mention whether the boss will hold them accountable, if the tea mountain is burned down, their good life will be ended.
The entire Chashan Village, except for the elderly and children with limited mobility, followed Village Chief Bai up the mountain to put out the fire with their belongings.
The summer night wind was very cool, and at the same time it blew the flames that continued to engulf the surrounding vegetation.
The workshop at the foot of the tea mountain also caught fire. Five hundred meters away from the workshop, on the hillside, a young man in shorts was lying on the hillside with his eyes tightly closed.
The spreading fire was only twenty meters away from him. Soon, the young man would be devoured by the disaster.
This young man is none other than Bai Dongsheng, who is guarding the mountain tonight.
Thick smoke rose from the burning vegetation on the mountain, and Bai Dongsheng's eyelids moved as he fainted.
After a moment, he opened his eyes, but the thick smoke prevented him from opening them completely. With his eyes closed, he could only see the firelight all over the sky.
He endured the pain, grabbed the grass on the ground and stood up. He looked sideways at the completely burned workshop and decided to go back to the village and call someone to put out the fire.
The fire was already burning so big that he couldn't put it out by himself.
Bai Dongsheng had just run two steps when he saw villagers coming with brooms and tree branches.
The villagers didn't even look at him, and went straight to the mountain to put out the fire. Looking at the smoke billowing from the workshop, every one of them wanted to cry.
Bai Dongsheng's father, Bai Laoliu, gave him a big slap when he saw him.
"Snapped."
The applause was very crisp.
Bai Dongsheng's head was hurting and his brain was a little dizzy, so he fell to the ground due to his father's slap.
"Why are you beating the child?"
Bai Dongsheng's mother gave Bai Laoliu a shove. Although she blamed her son for not taking a good look at Chashan, she couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw her son being knocked down by the master's slap.
Bai Laoliu pointed at the flaming tea mountain and asked his son angrily: "Is this how you guard the mountain?
If we, the people in the village, can live a better life, just focus on this tea mountain! While you were guarding the tea mountain, the tea mountain was burned down. What should I do?"
“What should I do if my boss starts to pursue me?
Even if we sell our whole family, we can’t afford to pay for this tea mountain.”
Not to mention that they can't afford to compensate their boss, their family will not be able to stay in this Chashan Village from now on.
Village Chief Bai stood next to Bai Laoliu, looking at Bai Dongsheng who was not in any condition on the ground with eyes full of disappointment.