Amid the greenery, a small river is coming, and the river surface is getting wider and there is no rippling. The few willow leaves on the water that are at ease have never disturbed this moment of tranquility from beginning to end. It is noon at Mid-Autumn Festival, and the scorching sun is still like fire, with no autumn atmosphere at all. The few autumn cicadas that are vaguely seen on the willow branches by the river also seem lifeless.

The man lay naked on the water, looking at himself in the water, and was stunned for half an hour. He kept this position in his position for half an hour. Finally, he moved for a moment, and then gently stroked the silver-black mask on his face with his hand. The mask perfectly blended with his face shape, covering his right cheek. At first glance, it was no different from his left face, but the eye hole was pitch black, without any light and shadow. The man smiled slightly at himself in the water, and the gentleness in his left eye was revealed.

"Is this me?"

The man asked softly, frowned, wiped the stubble on his face with his hands, then sat up and laughed.

"So fucking handsome!"

“Haha…haha…”

A burst of laughter came across the river. It was a little boy. He saw his feet fluttering in the water, and cake dregs splashed out from his mouth. One hand pointed at the man on the other side, and the other hand stroked his lower abdomen and laughed wildly. The child was about twelve or thirteen years old, dark and thin. He stood a bundle of dry firewood on his right hand, and a hatchet was hung on it. You could tell at a glance that he was a child from a nearby farmer.

The man was not angry, stood up, laughed a few times at the opposite bank, then stretched his waist and rushed into the water, but no one was seen for a while. The river was more than ten feet wide, and the child was stunned and searched everywhere. Suddenly, a half-faced head appeared beside his feet, and a water column spurted out from his head, which made the boy's face look straight. The boy was about to curse, but saw the man standing up, and the boy said nothing in an instant, but he just timidly took back his hands and feet. The man's body was covered with scars, large and small, interlaced horizontally, which was shocking.

"Is there any food for this little brother?"

The man sat next to the boy and hugged him into his arms. The boy trembled slightly and replied in a low voice:

"There is another...one...one rice ball. I don't have to eat in the morning. I keep bringing it with me. You...you...you...you want, just take it with me..."

After saying that, he reached out to touch the cloth bag next to the firewood.

The man was not polite, but just stuffed a huge rice ball into his stomach with two mouthfuls. The boy swallowed, pointed at the man's upper body, and asked timidly,

"Who are you? Why are there so many..."

The man gently patted the boy on the back and smiled,

"Kong Wuchi's body is covered with dragons and tigers, but what can it do? How could I be so powerful! Come on, let me see if the river on my back is very domineering?! Haha..."

The man turned around and asked the boy to see the scars behind him. The boy carefully looked at the scars on the man's back, nodded slightly, and was full of curiosity about this man who looked ferocious and evil.

"Who is Kong Wuchi? Is it very powerful?"

"Ah, this, ah, I don't remember it. Somehow it suddenly appeared. Don't blame me, hahaha. By the way, lend me your hatchet!"

The boy picked up the hatchet with both hands and handed it to the man, asking:

"What are you going to use it?"

"Shave, what else can I do!"

The man took the hatchet and tried to turn his face.

"Oh, your knife is so fucking blunt,"

After saying that, he jumped into the river and took out some small gravels, and then scattered them on the square rocks on the shore and slowly sharpened the knife. The boy asked softly,

"I heard that you don't have a similar accent to someone else in the country, why have you never seen it before?"

The man stumbled slightly and said loudly:

"Hahaha, I have a skill. If I go anywhere, I can speak and behave like the locals without too long. Is that great! Hahaha, you probably won't doubt it."

The boy looked at him in confusion.

"You mean you've been here before?"

"I can't remember, I must have been here!"

The man stared at the boy with his left eye, his eyes were fun.

"Little brother, can you swim? I'm on the other side of the river, can I get it for me?"

The boy nodded slightly, probably because he was proud of his pride. He quickly removed his clothes and jumped straight into the river, and swam to the other side in an instant. It was obvious that the water was excellent. When he came back, he only stepped on the water with his feet, stood upright in the water leisurely, and the clothes in his hands were not half an inch wet. The boy placed the clothes on the stone and held his cheeks on his cheeks. He saw that the man was shaving his beard with the freshly polished hatchet and tilted his mouth to the side from time to time. The boy laughed and no longer felt afraid of the masked man full of scars and laughing. But he understood that under the mask might be something he could not reach, so he was sensible and did not interrogate too much.

After shaving, the man stretched his body to the river as before, looked left and right, and touched his cheeks from time to time. Finally, he used his left thumb and index finger to gently support his jaw, nodding, and murmured,

"In this way, I'm afraid the little ladies will fall to the ground again!"

The boy couldn't help laughing, "You are so shameless! I think you are not as beautiful as Brother Seven next door!"

After hearing this, the man said furiously, "What Brother Qi, take me there, I beat him so hard that he couldn't even recognize his neighbor!"

The boy laughed loudly,

"Brother Qi married the most handsome girl in our country. A few years ago, the matchmakers broke the threshold of her family. She was stunned and didn't like any of them. Finally, she just glanced at Brother Qi who was working in the field and insisted on him not marrying. Do you think Brother Qi is better than you?!"

After hearing this, the man remained silent, then picked up his clothes and put them on his body, whistled gently, and touched them from head to toe, as if he was amazed at the empty space outside the clothes. He hung a hatchet, carried firewood, and dragged the boy off the stone.

"Brother, let's see what you want to eat and stay in your house tonight!"

The boy gave him a blank look, nodded, and jumped forward to lead the way. After walking a few steps, he turned around and asked seriously.

"May I have your name?"

The man replied to him,

"You talk first!"

The boy simply replied,

"Li Xiaoshan, it's your turn!"

"My name is Li Dashan, haha, it's a coincidence, haha, it's such a coincidence. We should be half-brothers who have been separated for many years!"

The man walked forward, put his left hand on Li Xiaoshan's shoulder, and sang loudly,

"Your name is Li Xiaoshan, I am Li Dashan, there is another mountain outside the mountain, not a mountain outside the mountain..."

The path along the river is very narrow, but not difficult to walk. Occasionally there are a few mud slums, leaving only a few traces on the straw sandals. Li Dashan was carrying heavy objects, but he was not tired at all. He walked with a relaxed and comfortable feeling, and the hill was able to keep up with it from time to time. Li Dashan slowed down, sorted out the ropes, grabbed the hill and put it on the firewood bundle on the back. The hill was so excited that he didn't know where to find two ponytail grass, one of which was held into his mouth, and then reached back to hand the other to the mountain pass.

"Xiaoshan, how far is it from home?"

"I'm afraid it will take more than half an hour."

"This weight is not light, and you may have to go on this day."

"Yes, the firewood on my back is very slow. Every time I start, I carry a lot of it and can't carry it anymore. I throw it away some while walking. I can remember where I have thrown the firewood."

Xiaoshan was very happy, and he kept talking.

"I found that I can recite more every time than the last time. I want to grow up quickly. I want to be as strong as a mountain and marry the most beautiful girl..." Xiaoshan said with a proud face, with expectation in his eyes.

After hearing this, Dashan burst into laughter again, and he grabbed Xiaoshan's arms with his hands and shouted loudly.

"Sit down~"

The mountain then ran around, and it was so fast that it seemed that it was not carrying heavy objects. The mountain put his hands on the shoulders of the mountain and screamed continuously. The man behind him, as he was named, was as majestic as the mountain, which also made the child feel extremely at ease.

In just a moment, the village was all in front of me. The village was named Green Water, and the houses were built according to the water. Three or two villagers washed clothes by the water, and a few idle ducks played in the water, which was very quiet and peaceful. The mountains lowered the hills, and the two walked into the village side by side.

As soon as he entered the village, an old woman came towards her, about fifty years old, with a dark face and wrinkles on her forehead. She seemed old but her steps were light. The old woman approached, stared at the mountain for a few glances, then she looked happy and shouted,

"I think I saw you a few days ago!"

Dashan looked surprised, "Auntie, you are afraid you have recognized the wrong person! Hahaha."

"Impossible, Old Lady Liu, is a famous sharp-eyed person. Those who have met you will definitely not make mistakes. Moreover, if you wear such a mask, it is difficult to admit your mistakes!"

"Auntie must be wrong. The one you meet is probably my brother and I have a mask on them. It's hard to tell them apart, hahaha!"

Old Mrs. Liu looked at Dashan in confusion, looked up and down again, muttering,

"It doesn't look very similar. Today's one seems to be much cheerful. The other one looked melancholy a few days ago and couldn't even speak..." She kept muttering. After Xiaoshan said hello to her, she left. Xiaoshan was very curious,

"Brother Dashan, do you have any brothers in the country? Do you look exactly like you? Also, is he as powerful as you?"

Dashan rubbed his head and replied awkwardly,

"I don't know, it seems there, but it seems that there isn't. I don't remember it, what do you think!"

Then he burst into laughter.

Xiaoshan looked suspicious and did not comment.

The two continued to move forward and soon arrived at the yard of Xiaoshan's home. The yard was simply surrounded by burrs, and there was a trellis covered with vines.

"Brother Dashan, look, this is my home!"

At this moment, the door of the neighboring house opened, and the "Seventh Brother" in the small mountain passes out with his big belly daughter-in-law. The two looked at each other and showed their love. The big mountain looked at them without turning their eyes, not knowing what they were thinking. "Seventh Brother" and the big belly nodded to the big and big mountain, and then slowly walked away.

Xiaoshan smiled wickedly, "How about it, Brother Qi is much better than you? And Sister Qi is also so handsome!"

Dashan looked relaxed and nodded and smiled,

"The woman is really beautiful, and the man looks good. If he goes a little white, he will probably not have to spend money to visit Chunxue Tower." Dashan turned to look at Xiaoshan.

"But, I'm more attractive, hahaha~"

Xiaoshan looked at the masked weirdo who liked to laugh, and thought about his inexplicable words, but he was speechless. He had to open the door on his own and welcome Dashan into the yard. Xiaoshan brought a small stool and brought cold water to Dashan for a good drink.

"Why are there no one at home, where are your parents?" The mountain leaned on the vines, leisurely.

"My mother and sister should have gone to work in Tianaka. My father... my sister died before she was born..." Xiaoshan looked lonely.

A big hand touched the back of Xiaoshan's head, "Ha, Xiaoshan, you are the only man in this family, so you have to straighten your chest."

Xiaoshan nodded, his eyes brightly.

The sun is scorching, but under this vine it is extremely cool. The mountains and mountains fell asleep unconsciously, and the snoring sounds are coming one after another. What a great autumn afternoon scene!

I don't know when the gate of the courtyard creaked open, and the mountain woke up at the same time. The hill jumped up, ran towards the courtyard gate, and welcomed a woman. The young woman followed a six or seven-year-old girl. At a glance, she knew that it was Xiaoshan's mother and sister. Xiaoshan pulled her mother and sister and walked to the mountain.
To be continued...