Spirit of the Mountain

Chapter 2 The light in the mountain

In the early morning, Apu, who was used to getting up early, simply washed up and then took A Le out. They were going to their small garden and small granary.

The morning sunshine is very soft and looks particularly dreamy through the fog.

Some unknown birds were chirping happily on the trees. I don’t know whether they were welcoming the girl going to the field or this beautiful day.

The narrow field roads are densely covered with weeds, and the grass blades in the dew are exceptionally green, showing cleanness and freshness.

Ah Le was not very peaceful, and kept running back and forth in front of Apu, nibbling a few mouthfuls of grass from time to time, and picking up a few frogs and grasshoppers.

Apu was also very happy when she saw the cheerful Ah Le. She was very satisfied with everything here, the mountains, the village, Uncle Jiang, the enthusiastic neighbors, her own small vegetable patch, the rented old wooden house, and the people who grew up with her. Elf.

Gradually, A Le ran away, but A Pu was not worried and just shouted from a distance:

"Ale, don't run too far. Remember to go home for dinner. I've prepared pork bones for you."

It's safe here, and the people here are very kind. Except for Apu, there are no foreigners here, but Apu feels that he can't be considered a foreigner now.

The familiarity and tacit understanding between each other made A Le aware of A Pu's concern. After barking, woof, woof a few times, he ran onto another path. This path was a fork in the mountain, and went to the grocery store. The ground is not a direction.

Ah Le was a little excited. There was something in the mountains that attracted her. In the middle of the night last night, there was movement in the mountains. After being awakened, Ah Le stood by Apu's bedside. Later, the noise became louder, and Apu was also awakened. He took Ah Pu with him. When Le came to the yard, he found that many people in the village were up.

Although it was the middle of the night, everyone was in high spirits, especially after seeing Apu, a "foreigner". After a warm introduction, Apu also knew that there were often movements in the mountains, but later he couldn't find anything. Gradually, everyone became accustomed to it. It was just that there were legends that gods lived in the mountains.

Everyone's interest reached its peak after a flash of light. People in the village were talking and excited, because it was something that only happened in the legends of the elders.

There is often movement in the mountains, but light is not always present. Villagers who have lived longer know that in the past, this light would only happen once every three to five years. Moreover, after the light came, a special kind of mist would fill the village and nearby mountains. The crops will be harvested very well, and the elderly in the village will feel comfortable for a long time.

Leading experts from above also came to inspect, but after looking around, they found no difference from other places except that the plants in the mountain villages were more lush and the spring water was clearer.

Nothing was found about the movement in the mountains, except that it might be caused by geological changes. The light that occasionally appeared never appeared after someone came to inspect it.

Although such a small mountain village is quiet, unique, peaceful and peaceful, it cannot be called a place with outstanding people or a fairyland on earth. Similar places can be found in many parts of the country, so it slowly faded away.

There has been no light for more than ten years. Everyone was happy and excited. The old residents knew what this light meant. Although the newly moved people didn't believe it, who could say for sure what the legend said? What if it really happened? Well, isn't this a good thing?

Everyone shared happiness and excitement with each other, but after all, it was already past midnight. The bustling excitement gradually became quiet after the novelty and excitement. Legendary things cannot be eaten as food. Adults still have things to do tomorrow. I have to be busy, and the children also need to go to school tomorrow. Children in mountain villages always need to get up particularly early to go to school. So after greeting each other, they went back to their homes to sleep peacefully.

Apu didn't notice that there was something unusual about A Le after the light appeared. A Le, who used to be a bit noisy in such situations, was now squatting quietly at A Pu's feet, his ears drooped and looking towards the mountain. Staring in the direction of the flash, the simple dog seemed to be thinking about something and making a decision.

"Ale, don't be in a daze, go back to bed quickly, don't run around in the middle of the night, there is a big bad wolf in the mountains, and it's just eating Ale's tail!"

Apu noticed that Ah Le was looking in the direction of the mountains in a daze. He was worried that the naughty Ah Le would run out in the middle of the night, so he greeted Ah Le.

A Le's thinking was interrupted by A Pu's joking voice. She shook her little yellow head, looked at A Pu, then looked back at the mountains, and then followed A Pu back to the house. With her simple little head Apu was more important inside, and she could see the things in the mountains that attracted her tomorrow.

Running on the rugged path in the mountains, the fast-growing plants make the path looming, but as a good native dog, Ale does not need the path very much. Her keen sense of smell and the attraction of a bright light guide her in the direction of progress.

The dew on the grass and trees in the mountains made Ah Le's body wet a lot. He didn't care about the dew on his fur. Ah Le focused on moving forward. He had been running for a long time. The sun was rising high. Ah Le could feel the attraction. Her things are not far away, just in front.

After passing through several dense thorns, crossing a rugged gravel beach, and following a gurgling stream, Ah Le came to the entrance of a cave. The stream flowed from the entrance of the cave. Ah Le felt that the thing that attracted her was in the cave. in.

The entrance of this cave is not big, it is just a crack in the rock. The exposed crack is only about half a meter high and about thirty to forty centimeters wide. The entire rock is covered with fine moss, and the crack is also covered with these little green creatures.

Although the sun is already high, it still looks very dark here. The dense weeds and trees cover the place and no sunlight can penetrate.

This is just a small branch and source of many streams in the mountains. If Ale hadn't been attracted by that thing, he wouldn't have discovered it at all. The stream that runs through the bottom of the shrubs is very secretive, thin, narrow, and hidden by the surrounding weeds and shrubs.

The cave was darker than the outside, and the deep inside seemed to be able to swallow everything. Ale was not timid. The things that attracted her and Apu's idea of ​​letting her go home early to chew bones made her simple thinking more direct.

The sun was already high before we got in. Apu would definitely be angry if we went back late. There would definitely be no fragrant meat bones to chew on, and there would be no hot, fragrant, soft and delicious broth to eat with rice, so Apu Le wanted to quickly find something that attracted her, then go back to accompany Apu, and let Apu cook delicious food.

Well, being with Apu is as important as eating delicious food. It can make Ale happy. Especially eating the delicious food made by Apu can make Ale happy. Double, that’s what Ale thinks. of.

Ah Le quickly rushed into the stream, got into the hole, and pushed forward, thinking faster, faster, there will be delicious meat and bones waiting at home...a lot of saliva,,,,,,

After crossing the narrow entrance of the cave, the space inside the cave became larger and larger, much higher and wider, and the stream became much shallower. Ale ran more cheerfully, and the light was ahead.

After Ale stumbled through several turns, he saw a bright light, which should be the exit of the cave.

Just in front, the thing that attracted Ah Le was finally about to appear. Ah Le mustered up all his strength and rushed towards the light.