Time, I can't tell how many years after the ancient wilderness.
The long years are like a sharp blade carving out mottled and complex traces in history. During this period, the Chinese mainland has experienced the era of group tribes, the era of empires competing for supremacy, and the era of the gradual rise of local factions after the empire was fragmented.
Location: There is a small mountain village in the eastern mountains of China mainland.
This small mountain village is called Triangle Mountain Village. The small mountain village is backed by a very strange mountain. The mountain is towering, like a giant.
There are three more peaks standing on the mountain. From a distance, the peaks on the left and right are slightly smaller, while the peak in the middle is taller and larger.
The three peaks are like three horns of different sizes growing on the mountain, so the small mountain village got its name.
There is another very peculiar thing about Triangle Mountain Village, that is, there is a small stream that is neither wide nor narrow flowing out from the left mountain peak, and then winding like a dragon, connecting to the right mountain peak like an arc, connecting the entire village.
Surrounded by it.
The creek is like a jade belt. The water flows all year round. There is no bridge in the middle, so people from outside can't get in, and people in the village can't get out.
The people in the village rely on the water from the creek to plant crops all year round and go up to the mountains to hunt game to support themselves.
Some people may ask: Although there is no bridge, can the villagers build a small wooden boat and paddle across it?
But this is not the case. According to the adults in the village, there is an invisible obstacle in the middle of the stream. Any ship that reaches the middle will be blocked and cannot sail past it no matter how hard it is to row and rudder.
No, there are a few children catching fish by the stream who are discussing this strange thing.
There were four or five children on the bank of the stream, all boys around ten years old. They were walking on the pebbles with their bare feet, holding sharply cut bamboo branches in their hands, and swam towards the water.
Stab the fish.
However, the children seemed not to be accurate enough, and the fish in the stream seemed to be more cunning. They pricked here and there, and even after a lot of effort, they failed to catch a single fish. Several children felt a little discouraged and simply tried to catch a fish.
Sit on the shore and rest.
At this time, they started talking. One of them, a little boy of medium height and with big eyes, looked across the stream, feeling a little curious.
"Hey, the adults said that there is an invisible thing blocking the middle of this creek, and even a boat can't cross it. Is it true?"
Several other children shook their heads. Although they had heard it from adults, they had never personally tested it and did not know whether it was true or false.
Because when they were growing up, adults had always warned them not to swim and play in the creek, saying that the middle section of the creek was very deep and unfathomable, and if they accidentally fell in, they would drown.
.
Another tall, fat man with a round face suddenly pointed to the opposite side.
"Isn't there an old fisherman opposite? That old man has been fishing here for half a year. We'll know if we ask him!"
The little fat man speaks in a loud voice and uses very impolite words. Judging from his figure and appearance, he should be one of the more domineering among children.
All the children knew that there was an old fisherman across the creek. The old man built a shabby little thatched house half a year ago to fish in the creek.
Maybe it’s because there are so many fish in the creek. Not to mention that in the memories of several children, this creek has never dried up. There are so many fish and shrimps in it, attracting people who fish from outside, and
Not surprising enough.
Several children raised their heads and looked across, only to see the old man dressed in rags and his face was tanned by the sun.
Now he is hunched over and tending the fishing net on the wooden boat. Looking at his thin and lonely figure, he must have been exposed to the wind and sun all year round, and he must have worked very hard to make a living.
"Hey, old man! Can you bring your little wooden boat to our side? There are a lot of fish here!"
"Hey, old man! Can you come in the middle? Is it really like what the adults said, there is something blocking it?"
"..."
The little fat man took the lead, and several other children followed suit and shouted at the old man opposite. But what made them very unhappy was that the old fishing man opposite didn't pay any attention to them. Not only did he not pay attention, but he didn't even look at them.
Take a look at them this way.
"What's going on, old man? Why are you ignoring people?"
"I think he's probably deaf!"
"Well, yes, I think I heard my mother say that the old fishing man opposite was very deaf. When he was washing clothes by the stream some time ago, my mother greeted him, but he ignored him."
Several children talked about it, and finally they all thought that the old man opposite was deaf.
At this moment, there was the sound of rustling footsteps, and two children, one tall and one short, were walking on the road leading to the village.
The taller one is a boy, about ten years old, with a gentle and delicate appearance, and a fair face with a look of perseverance. He is seen holding a small bucket made of iron in his left hand, and holding a sharpened knife in his right hand.
Very sharp bamboo branches.
The short one is a little girl, about a head shorter than the boy. She is about seven years old. She has a lovely face and twinkling eyes that are full of energy.
"It's that kid Jiang Yun who's here."
"Jiang Yun came to the river to catch fish again."
"Yeah, this kid is really weird. He catches a bucket full every time he comes to catch fish."
Listening to the discussion of several children around him, the expression on the little fat man's face was very angry, because in the village, what the little fat man disliked the most was Jiang Yun, who was walking towards him from the opposite side.
There are three reasons why I don’t like this guy:
First, the little fat man’s father is the head of Triangle Mountain Village. His family is relatively wealthy and he has been exploiting the people for a long time. He can be considered a small rich man.
The little fat man is rich and powerful, and usually behaves arrogantly among the children in the village. The other children fawn over him and are obedient to him.
But there was only one child who didn't accept his domineering behavior, and that was Jiang Yun. However, this Jiang Yun's family was poor. His father had a broken leg and was unable to work. His little sister had just turned seven, and the whole family was
I rely on my mother to grow crops alone to survive.
What the little fat man despises the most is dealing with such a poor boy.
Secondly, whether Jiang Yun is catching fish or hunting in the mountains, he will gain more than the little fat man.
The little fat man has always been superior, how can he allow others to surpass him? The jealousy and hatred are so deep.
Third, there is a saying in the village that Jiang Yun is not an authentic bloodline of the Jiang family. It seems that Jiang Yun's parents picked it up from somewhere. The specific how they picked it up is unknown to the little fat man.
But in his heart, he always thought that Jiang Yun was just a bastard picked up from outside.
This kind of jealousy and hatred combined with discrimination against his family background made the little fat man hate Jiang Yun extremely.
A few people by the stream saw the Jiang Yun brother and sister coming over from a distance and were already talking. The Jiang Yun brother and sister also saw the little fat man and his party from a distance.
"Brother, Jiang Dalong is by the stream, and he wants to bully us again. Let's not go fishing."
The little girl next to Jiang Yun tugged at the corner of his clothes, with a timid look on her face. It seemed that Jiang Dalong didn't like Jiang Yun on weekdays and often found fault with Jiang Yun.
"Xiaoyan, don't be afraid. We won't be so close to them. Stay away from them. Hum, we didn't provoke them. If they trouble us, they will be rude."
Jiang Yun said seriously, and took his sister Jiang Xiaoyan to walk to a stream bay on the left. The stream bay was about dozens of feet away from where Jiang Dalong and the other children were standing.
Jiang Yun didn't even look at Jiang Dalong. When he arrived at the stream, he asked his sister to sit on the bank and wait. He carefully observed the direction of the fish swimming in the stream. He was so focused that he had completely forgotten about Jiang Dalong and others.
Strangely enough, where Jiang Yun stood, fish of various sizes and species swam over in an endless stream.
Jiang Yun squinted his eyes and slowly lifted the bamboo branch over his head. Suddenly, he stabbed it down quickly and accurately.
The bamboo branch emerged from the water, and a large red-tailed carp had been pierced through the belly, and it was stuck on the barb at the end of the bamboo branch and was lifted up. It seemed to weigh two or three kilograms.
Seeing her brother's agility, her younger sister, Jiang Xiaoyan, was so excited that she jumped up from the ground, clapped her hands and handed the iron bucket to her brother. Jiang Yun filled the iron bucket with half of the water and put the carp in.
Jiang Yun followed the same method and caught four or five fish in just a short time. In addition to carp, there were also grass carp and large crucian carp.
The brother and sister were both very happy, but in their excitement they forgot that there were several men with evil intentions staring at them dozens of feet away.
Besides, the fire in Jiang Dalong's heart at this time almost broke through his head and erupted like a volcano. His eyes were red, and jealousy was like a pair of sharp swords, about to shoot out from his pupils.
Finally, Jiang Dalong strode over with several children.
"Clang!"
Jiang Dalong kicked Jiang Yun's iron bucket over with his kick. The iron bucket overturned and several big fish lost their restraints. In a hurry, they fled deep into the stream with a trace of red wounds.
"Wow" made Jiang Xiaoyan cry. Because Jiang Dalong's ferocious expression really made a seven-year-old girl feel scared in her heart.
"Xiaoyan, don't cry, don't be afraid!" Jiang Yun's face was full of care, not to mention how much he loved this sister.
When Xiaoyan was born, Jiang Yun carried her on his back every day. The relationship between brother and sister was truly incomparable.
Jiang Yun turned his head and stared at Jiang Dalong and others.
"Jiang Dalong, what are you going to do? I didn't provoke you today."
Jiang Yun's face was expressionless, but his eyes were unusually cold, and his tone had a hint of chill, which made Jiang Dalong's heart skip a beat.
After all, Jiang Dalong was used to being domineering among his companions, so he quickly adjusted his mentality. He let out a "hum" and stepped on the iron bucket that was overturned on the ground. The weight of his fat body directly flattened the iron bucket.
Go down.
"Do I, Young Master Jiang, need any reason to bully others? Boy Jiang Yun, I'm telling you, I just feel bad when I see you and want to bully you. What do you want?"
A trace of anger suddenly surged in Jiang Yun's eyes, which did not match his fair face.
But Jiang Yun tried hard to control his emotions. He knew that Jiang Dalong was not only physically strong and he was no match for him, but also that his family was rich and powerful and could bully his parents at any time.
Jiang Yun gritted his teeth and stopped talking. He just glanced coldly at Jiang Dalong and others, then bent down to get the iron bucket that Jiang Dalong stepped on.
Although Jiang Dalong stepped hard, the strength of one foot could not match the strength of Jiang Yun's hands. After all, Jiang Dalong and Jiang Yun were of the same age, so the disparity in strength between the two was not too big.
Jiang Dalong saw that the iron bucket was about to be taken out by Jiang Yun. Suddenly, the malice in his heart strengthened. He sneered, "Hey, hey," and kicked Jiang Yun hard on the shoulder.
Jiang Yun was caught off guard and was kicked by the opponent. He sat down in the stream and splashed in all directions.
Jiang Yun's anger was really beyond words. No matter how patient he was, he couldn't control it at this time. After all, he was still a child and had the impulsive nature of a child in his body.
He grabbed a pebble as big as an egg from the water with his right hand. He was ready to use a stone to turn the annoying fat man in front of him into a panda.
But unexpectedly, before he took action, Jiang Dalong screamed like a pig.
Jiang Yun looked stunned. He didn't know what was going on. He quickly looked over and saw Jiang Dalong covering the back of his head with his backhand. His eyes, nose, and mouth were squeezed into a ball in pain. The look was extremely ugly.
It seemed that Jiang Dalong was unexpectedly attacked from behind.
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