Zi Baifeng and others stayed in Mengcheng for three days, and returned to the village on the fourth day. They were tired from the journey. Zi Baifeng asked the others to go home separately, and he also walked a few steps quickly to go home. When I walked to the door of my house, I saw Zhuzhu coming down from the mountain with a skinny female hound. The female dog's belly was hanging down, obviously she had given birth to puppies. "Uncle Zhuzhu." Zi Baifeng said hello. He didn't intend for anyone to answer, but Uncle Zhuzhu seemed to be in a good mood today and actually nodded to Zi Baifeng, which was considered a greeting in return. Zijian estimated that Zi Baifeng was coming back and had been waiting at home for a long time. Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhu and Zi Baifeng came in together. As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Zhu couldn't help shouting with joy: "Brother, look what I found on the mountain!" Zi Baifeng peeked and saw in Zhu Zhu's broad and thick palm, a pure white, crystal round stone was sitting quietly. Lie there quietly. "Is this jade?" Zijian took one look and exclaimed in surprise: "Where did you find it?" He took the piece of jade from Zhu Zhu's hand and looked at it carefully. Although he was not a jade worker, After so many years of exposure in Xiayan Village, I still know a little bit about it. Zijian looked at it over and over for a while and said: "This seems to be a fine piece of beautiful jade!" "Yes, since my father passed away, I have I¡¯ve never seen such good jade.¡± Zhuzi couldn¡¯t help but feel happy, ¡°I found it under a big stone when I was undressing on the mountain.¡± As he said this, he bent down and rubbed it vigorously. The scrawny bitch¡¯s head at her feet. In fact, most of the dogs in the village are not hunting dogs, but jade hunting dogs. After dozens of generations of selection and domestication, they are naturally very sensitive to jade. It's just that he has no use for these years and can only play a guest role as a hunting dog. "Let me take a look." Zi Baifeng took it from his father and looked at it over and over. Zhu Zhu didn't pay attention. Although he didn't like Zi Baifeng, he still trusted Zi Baifeng. After getting the piece of jade, Zi Baifeng was immediately shocked. From Zi Baifeng's perspective, the jade in front of him was actually slightly different from the jade Zi Baifeng knew in his previous life. One side was flat and the other was round, like the dewdrops on leaves in the early morning. The shape was extremely regular. But the most important thing is that Zi Baifeng can see the spiritual energy contained in the jade. This jade does not look like a mineral, but like the crystallization of spiritual energy! The "Jade Scripture" passed down from generation to generation in Xiayan Village once said: "Jade is the essence of the earth's veins. If the earth's veins are full, the jade will appear, and if the earth's veins are exhausted, the jade will disappear." Jade is not a mineral or a gem, but like a A special kind of creature, just like bamboo shoots springing up after rain or Ganoderma lucidum under snow, grows out of it. Stroking the beautiful jade, Zi Baifeng seemed to see spiritual energy like water seeping out from the gaps in the earth's veins, and then condensing in the middle of the night, turning into a flawless jade. In the past hundred years, the number of jade found by the villagers in Xiayan Village has been decreasing year by year. In the past ten years, almost no one has found jade anymore. The jade hunters of the past have now become hunters, farmers, and craftsmen. ¡°However, the persistence for jade is engraved in the bones of the people of Xiayan Village. That kind of persistence and joy is something Zi Baifeng cannot understand. "I'll take it and show it to the Fifth Master." After getting the jade back, Zhuzi walked away overjoyed. Being able to find jade again is a very significant thing for this village. If it can be found again in the future Jade, it means that the earth's veins have begun to recover, and it also means that the glory of Xiayan Village in the past will return. Zhuzhu turned around, but the old bitch did not follow. Instead, she walked directly into the side room with her slender legs. Zi Baifeng was still confused when he heard the little stone shouting inside: "Brother, Brother, come and see!" Zi Baifeng was wondering where the little guy had gone. Hearing the sound, he entered the wing and saw Xiao Shitou lying next to a big wooden box. He waved to Zi Baifeng desperately. The old bitch sniffed the little stone, then stepped into the box and lay down gently. Zi Baifeng looked down and saw seven or eight pink little meat balls in the box. They were pushing back and forth in the arms of the old bitch. These little meat balls hadn't opened their eyes yet. They were all pink and tender and twitching. The red nose searches for the nipple under the mother's belly. Zijian came in with a bowl of gruel and placed it next to the box. The old bitch touched Zijian's trouser leg with her nose to express her gratitude, then lowered her head and started licking it. "Uncle Zhuzi said give me one, brother, which one do you think is better for me?" Xiao Shitou looked at the puppy with bright eyes, then raised his little face and said expectantly: "Brother, I Can you give one to Qiu'er?" Zi Baifeng laughed when he heard this. This little stone really thinks about his wife. Zijian explained from the side: "You just left that day?Your Uncle Zhuzhu¡¯s thin legs gave birth to a litter of puppies, and there was no one to take care of them at home, so they were sent to our house. " "Brother, brother! "The sound of the pillar outside sounded again. Zijian went out and saw the pillar untying a pheasant hanging from his waist and said: "Brother, you stew this pheasant and eat it, leaving the bones for the thin legs. That's it. " "You can take it back to my aunt to replenish her health. "Zijian declined. "I shot three. I left the big one for my mother and gave this one to Fifth Master. "Zhu Zhu said, and then the sound disappeared, and Zijian was heard sharpening his knife outside. Zi Baifeng smiled, and he was lucky today. Zijian is not good at hunting, and there were few prey in the mountains in the past few years. Zi Baifeng There are only a handful of times I¡¯ve eaten pheasant. ¡°I¡¯ve benefited from you today. "Zi Baifeng stretched out his hand and stroked the skinny head of the thin legs. It was hard and the hair was a little sparse. The Zhuzi family now has only four walls. Even Zhuzi can't eat enough, let alone the thin legs. As the saying goes, a son does not think his mother is ugly. The dog does not mind the family being poor. Zhuzi is filial to his mother, and the dog is also loyal to Zhuzi. Watching the seven or eight little meatballs sucking milk under the body of the thin legs, the sucking makes the thin legs weak, and the porridge they drank is probably not enough. There was a lot of milk sucked out, and Zi Baifeng felt a little unbearable. He rubbed the back of the thin leg and used the demon-raising technique. He gently traced his rugged back with his fingers: "Xijiang Jia Ke Zhu Bai Hu, in the boat Breeding dogs makes them eat meat. "If you can't eat meat, then give me two poems to comfort you. The aura and spirituality of the Demon Raising Art entered the body, and the thin legs immediately felt the difference. It arched its body, gently licked the back of Zi Baifeng's hand, and a pair of water Yingying's big eyes looked at Zi Baifeng. It is said that dogs understand human nature. Although they can't speak, their IQ is about the same as that of children. They can sense that Zi Baifeng is doing something to them, but they don't know what it is. What, I can only vaguely express my gratitude. After tracing it three or four times, Xin Legs became much better. He lowered his head and licked the puppies one by one. Zi Baifeng looked more and more. The more he liked it, he raised his voice and said, ¡°Dad, let¡¯s foster one too. " "Well, I also plan to choose one, which is also good for housekeeping. "Recently, domestic animals have been bitten to death frequently in the village, and Zi's family is close to Bird and Mouse Mountain. Zijian is also a little worried about animals breaking into the house. "I want this one" Xiao Shitou reached out to touch the puppy. , Bai Feng opened the quilt with a slap, "The puppy is too small, you can't touch it yet! " Xiao Shitou could only look at it in dismay and drooled. After a while, he asked again: "Brother, when will the puppy open its eyes? " "There are still about ten days. "Zi Baifeng replied. "It's been a long time" Little Shitou couldn't wait any longer. He quietly stretched out his hand to touch the puppy again. This time, he was pushed out by the thin legs with his nose. "I also want to take the puppy to the mountain. Go looking for jade" Little Shitou looked at the sky, full of hope. Soon, the fragrance of pheasants came from outside, and Little Shitou was immediately attracted. Zi Baifeng stretched out his finger and looked at the few little pheasants. I scratched a few times on the dog's body, no more, no less, eight words for "long". I just hope that these puppies will be healthy and grow faster. I don't know if it will work, but at least I can feel at ease. Here, before Baifeng could eat his pheasant, he heard Yan Laowu calling him loudly outside. When he went out, he saw the old man standing cheerfully at the gate, with one hand on his waist and a shawl on his shoulders. Wearing his old leather coat and bare bronze chest, when he saw Zi Baifeng, he grabbed him and said: "Bai Feng, hurry up, everyone is waiting! " "Waiting? What are you waiting for? "Zi Baifeng was stunned for a moment. "Waiting for you" Yan Laowu dragged Zi Baifeng, and then went to the house and dragged Zijian, saying: "Both of you, father and son, go, hurry up, hurry up, Don't dawdle. " "Little Shitou, go ask your mother to order the pot" Before Zijian could finish his instructions, he was pulled away by Yan Laowu. Yan Laowu's house was full of people. Zi Baifeng took a closer look. Everyone who had returned from Mengcheng was here, as well as several elderly people from the village. Zhuzi was silent and was being ordered to squat in the corner to collect the pheasants. The dishes were already placed on the table. After a few drinks, the wine was already warmed up. Yan Laowu waved his hand: "Xiucai Lang, please take your seat!" " "It's embarrassing for me! "Zi Baifeng quickly declined, not to mention anything else. My father is still here, how can he take the seat? After pushing and pushing, Yan Laowu still took the seat, and then Zi Baifeng and Zijian and his son sat on one side. Now he is also a nobleman of Xiayan Village, and his salary is much higher than before. "Zhuzi, bring these dishes to your mother. When you come back after delivering them, we will not return until we are drunk!" Come, have a drink! Number One Scholar, you look down on me, Yan Laowu, do it, that¡¯s right, do it! "Yan Laowu was making noises over there. Zi Baifeng didn't know how much he drank, butI'm also happy. I don't know when the wine started to float, and I don't know what I did or said. When I regain consciousness, it's midnight. Not far from his window, there was a litter of puppies. Their thin legs were wrapped in a wooden box, surrounding the puppies. At this time, they raised their heads and made a purring sound. Zi Baifeng's heart moved. Could it be that there are animals outside? As he was about to get up from the bed, he heard a soft sound outside and the window was opened from the outside.