In the deserted snow-capped mountains, white snow fluttered, rolling hills stretched continuously, tall cedars stood on the hill, the sky was high and the earth was vast, and it was natural.

This is the original appearance of the world, the natural appearance, and the most realistic appearance.

Standing on the top of the mountain, looking around, it is solemn and magnificent, and my heart runs into the distance like a wild horse, and I swim to the sky.

Compared with the scrolls created by man, the world is originally a natural and beautiful painting.

Sadly, he is the only one who is enjoying this beautiful painting now. Most people prefer to flock to the gallery and exhibition hall to see the difficult and difficult manual paintings, and those who are amazed and full of praise

In fact, most people don’t understand what they are paintings at all. And those who understand them often claim to be noble and think they are superior. In fact, a painting that only a very small number of people can see beauty is itself

It is not beautiful. But they don’t know what those priceless paintings are worth in front of the masterpieces of nature.

Lu Shanmin sat down a cedar tree to regulate his breathing and walked in the heavy snow for several hours. He felt a little exhausted and had not healed his injuries. In addition, he had not had a drip of water and had not eaten grains of rice since last night, which made him feel weak.

As noon approached, a rippling of blue smoke rose in the distance.

Lu Shanmin stood up and walked along with the green smoke.

After walking a few miles, climbing over two valleys, a courtyard appeared in front of me.

Lu Shanmin did not expect that there were still people in this snow-capped mountain, and smoke from cooking rose from this family.

In the yard, two boys and girls, five or six years old, were chasing and playing, holding snowballs and playing snowballs.

Before he could enter the yard, a snowball flew over and hit Lu Shanmin.

Seeing someone coming, the two children stopped fighting. The little girl was a little shy and stood there curiously looking at the uninvited guest.

The little boy was not afraid of being alive at all. He walked out of the yard and looked up at Lu Shanmin. The skin on his face looked a little rough under the invasion of the north wind, but his eyes were bright and dazzling.

"Who are you"?

"I happened to pass by and was attracted by the sound of your snowball fights, so I came over and take a look." As soon as I finished speaking, my stomach started to roar. Lu Shanmin smiled awkwardly, "I want to get a meal by the way."

The little boy grinned, revealing his two-half front teeth, turned to the room and shouted at the top of his voice: "Grandma, there is a beggar."

Lu Shanmin's old face was slightly red and he was very embarrassed.

After a while, an old lady wearing an apron walked out and walked into the yard.

The old lady had a kind face, with deep wrinkles on her face, and she smiled layer by layer. She had poor eyesight and stared at Lu Shanmin with her eyes squinted for a long time, then raised her hand to give the little boy a chestnut on her forehead.

"You little kids are ignorant, don't take it to your heart."

Lu Shanmin smiled and said embarrassedly: "Old lady, the mountain is covered with heavy snow, and I have eaten up the dry food I have brought with me. I don't know if I can beg for food."

"Yes, of course, as long as you don't dislike the simple food in the mountains and villages." The old lady kept smiling, and her eyes were staring at Lu Shanmin without turning around.

Lu Shanmin felt a little uncomfortable when he was seen, "Thank you, old lady, you have a Bodhisattva heart, how can I feel disgusted?"

The old lady had a kind face, "I just steamed the steamed buns, please come in quickly." As she said that, she took Lu Shanmin's hand and walked inside. Then she looked at the two children.

Zi waved, "Go into the house and prepare the dishes."

The little boy grimaced Lu Shanmin, took the little girl who was still stunned in the yard and ran into the house.

The old lady walked very slowly and said as she walked, "Young man, you are going into the mountain to enjoy the snow."

Lu Shanmin nodded, "Yes, your place is a good place, covered with heavy snow, but the rest is vast and spectacular."

The old lady shook her head, "Only those who come from the city will think the snow here is beautiful. I have lived here for a lifetime and watched the snow for a lifetime. I have never seen anything except poverty."

"How did the old lady know that I came from the city?"

The old lady smiled, "How could the poor people come here if they run away like their lives in this place?"

Lu Shanmin followed the old man into the yard. The house with earth and stone structures has been disrepaired for several years and has obvious cracks.

Walking into the main hall, the furnishings inside are simple, the floor made of soil is uneven, the white ash on the surrounding walls are mostly falling off, and there are a few Hong Kong and Taiwan singers from the 1990s, a shabby Eight Immortals table, and a few wooden long ones

There is also a pile of firewood.

There was a pot of steaming steamed buns and several plates of pickles on the table. It was obvious that the family's financial conditions were not good.

The little girl had already arranged the dishes and was standing next to the table and looking at him curiously. Lu Shanmin didn't look carefully just now, but when he looked closely, he found that the girl had an ethereal pair of eyes, which seemed to contain the sea of ​​stars.

When the little girl saw Lu Shanmin looking at her, she quickly lowered her head, and her already red face became brighter and brighter.

The little boy hurriedly went to grab the steamed buns, but was slapped by the old lady.

Seeing the hot steamed buns, Lu Shanmin's belly screamed in embarrassment, which made the little boy laugh, and even the shy little girl burst out laughing.

"If you are hungry, eat quickly." The old lady pulled Lu Shanmin to the top.

Lu Shanmin was embarrassed by the old lady's enthusiasm and refused several times, but in the end he could not persuade the old lady and had to sit down in the upper seat.

"Eat, don't be polite." The old lady picked up a steamed bun and handed it to Lu Shanmin.

Lu Shanmin was still a bite with a reserved bite at the beginning, but he hadn't eaten since last night. He was so hungry that he started to swallow it voraciously. He ate a steamed bun in a few bites and drank a bowl of porridge.

"Hua Niuer, give my uncle another bowl."

Lu Shanmin wanted to do it himself, but he didn't know that the little girl seemed weak, but she reacted surprisingly quickly, and immediately snatched the bowl from him.

Lu Shanmin took the bowl from the little girl and said thank you. The little girl shyly lowered her head and said nothing.

"Hua Niuer, serve me a bowl too." The little boy handed the bowl in his hand to the little girl.

The little girl glared at the little boy, pouted, "Please yourself."

The little boy pursed his mouth, "I'm pretty and turn my elbows out."

The little girl stared at the little boy angrily, her face was both angry and aggrieved, and her eyes were red with anxiety.

"Erdan, you bullied your sister again." The old lady scolded, but her face was full of kindness.

The old lady picked up some pickles for Lu Shanmin and said, "They are my grandchildren. The children in rural areas are not well-educated, so don't mind."

After drinking a few steamed buns, Lu Shanmin's stomach was warm and his spirit recovered a lot.

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"Old lady, how could I mind, they are cute."

The old lady smiled and murmured, "It's good that you like it."

Lu Shanmin always felt that the old lady was a little strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange.

"Old lady, are there no one else at home?"

The smile on the old lady's face was like the ice and snow in spring, gradually melting. "My son and daughter-in-law went south to work and worked in a battery factory. Five years ago, the battery factory caught fire and the fire was gone. The old man had asthma,

In a hurry, I didn't recover in one breath and followed me."

Lu Shanmin was stunned for a moment and felt quite touched. Under the prosperity of the prosperous times, there are always people you have never seen, with tragic experiences you cannot imagine.

I looked at the two children who were still staring at each other. They were still so ignorant and had no idea what they felt.

He couldn't help but think of himself and grandpa. At this moment, he felt more and more how great his grandpa was.

Lu Shanmin raised a sense of respect to the old lady from the bottom of his heart.

"Old lady, it's quite hard for you to take them two by yourself."

The sadness on the old lady's face did not last long and she quickly regained her smile. "It's not hard work. If it weren't for the two of them, I would have left with the old man long ago."

Lu Shanmin didn't want to continue to arouse the old lady's sadness, and changed the topic and said: "Old lady, isn't anyone in the village taking care of your family situation like this?"

The old lady smiled and said, "The people in the village have moved away long ago. A few years ago, the government moved as a whole and moved to the new village of residents at the foot of the mountain to live in."

"Then why don't you go?"

The old lady shook her head, "The government sends people to persuade me to move out every year, but I am afraid that my son and daughter-in-law will not be able to find their home if they leave, and the old man will not be able to find their home. Thanks to the government's relief over the years, they are all good people, and they are all holidays.

I will always send some money and oil and salt to you."

"There are also old gods and little gods." The little boy raised his head and said, his expression full of longing and excitement.

Lu Shanmin asked: "What old god, little god"?

The little boy said excitedly: "It's the gods on the mountain, the old gods in gray robes and the little gods in white robes. They will give us food every month." He said, pointing to the jacket he was wearing, "

This jacket was given to me by the little god."

The old lady smiled and said, "It is the Taoist priest of Guixiguan. They are living gods and our benefactors. If it weren't for them, we would have been very difficult for us to endure this winter."

Lu Shanmin said oh, lowered his head, buried his head in drinking porridge, and felt a sense of guilt in his heart. They didn't know that the gods and benefactor they mentioned were actually dead, and they died at his hands.

Speaking of the two Guixiguan, the little boy was particularly excited and said with a frown: "They are real gods, they can fly. I saw the old god in gray robe stepping out very far, and I also saw him from a tree.

Fly from the tree to another tree”.

The old lady touched the little man's head lovingly, "I started talking nonsense again, how could a person fly?"

The little boy raised his head and said stubbornly: "It's true. I saw it with my own eyes. If I don't believe it, she will see it too."

The little girl's eyes were full of light, and she nodded with certainty and said no.
Chapter completed!