The whole world is God's help

Under the starry sky in midsummer, the cool wind blows melodious and melodious tunes, simple notes repeated over and over again, with the gurgling and refreshing flow like a cold spring.

In a village with bright lights, a tall and handsome young man hugged his beloved girl, and danced in a haphazard but cheerful and intoxicating dance step to the music.

At the end of the song, the friends waiting around rushed forward, whistling, screaming, laughing... breaking the silence immersed in the notes before.

"Aubrey, you really have it!" One of them excitedly hugged today's leading man, ruffling his well-manicured hair, "The most beautiful girl in our village is yours!"

The leading actor——Aubrey smiled heartily, hugged the friends who sent blessings one by one, and then, with short hair like a chicken coop, stood on tiptoe with difficulty, sticking his head out from the enthusiastic crowd, Looking into the shadows at the edge of the clearing.

There is still a person standing there, it is easy to miss it if you don't look carefully.

"Ash!" Aubrey raised his arms and waved, raising his voice so as not to be drowned by the cheers, "Thanks tonight—"

After he finished yelling, but failed to see the other party's response, his enthusiastic friends pinned his head again and hugged him into his arms.

Soon, he fell into the warm and happy atmosphere of young people again.

Ash is responsive.

He squeezed the warm harmonica in his hand, licked his dry lips, raised his hand and waved to the field, and said in a low voice, "You're welcome."

But he is so far away from the field, and the corner is so dark, even if someone wants to pay attention to him, they must not be able to see or hear him clearly.Not to mention that now, the boys and girls in the village are restless and coaxing, so it is even more difficult to detect him.

Ash didn't care, he put the old wooden harmonica in his pocket, and quietly left the lively open space with the joy of helping his friend.

He still has places he wants to go and things he wants to do.

At Aubrey's request, he promised to accompany him to confess his love, which has disrupted his daily habits.Now that things have ended on a happy note, he can get on with his routine.

He walked briskly towards the high ground outside the village.

When I was about to leave the village, I met Uncle Derek who lived on the edge of the village. He was the former captain of the hunting team in the village and the current gatekeeper. He was tall and rough with strong muscles. Although he liked to drink, Ash had never seen him Drunk, is a very reliable man.

"Uncle Derek."

Ash said hello politely.

"Don't you live in the village again?" Derek dangled around with the wine bag in his hand, "I heard that kid Aubrey is going to confess to Shanna tonight?"

"Ah."

The news has spread so far, has even the adults heard of it?Aubrey always thought he was doing a good job of keeping it secret.

Ash smiled softly in his heart, and added: "It has been successful."

"That boy Aubrey is so quick." Derek laughed. "Shaanna is the prettiest girl in our village! A lot of you boys like her, don't you?"

Ash nodded.

"You like it too?" Derek winked at him narrowly.

Ash continued to nod.

Derek had a shocked expression: "Oh my god, Ash, you're broken in love tonight?" He eagerly handed the wine bag to Ash, "Do you need comfort? Uncle can accompany you for a drink." all night."

"No." Ash said, "I haven't lost my love."

He liked Shanna, he liked Aubrey, he liked Uncle Derek, he liked everyone in Dorvalley.

He was born here since he was a child, and his parents died early for some reason. It was the kindness of the villagers that allowed him to grow up healthy.

He thought about it quietly, and briefly summarized his current mood: "I'm very happy." Aubrey and Shanna are both very good people, one is willing to play with him, and the other will make delicious biscuits as gifts He, they can be together, he is as happy for them as the cheering partners in the field.

He pursed his lips and smiled, revealing two shallow dimples.

Funny Ash really can't find a sense of accomplishment.Derek grunted sullenly, and the reaction wasn't funny at all.

He sighed: "Since you're happy, why don't you celebrate with them?" Those little brats must be so excited that they won't be able to sleep tonight.

Ash didn't answer, just put his hands behind his back, looked up at Derek quietly, under the soft brown bangs, a pair of light blue eyes were extraordinarily clear, like a shallow bay of water under the sun.

"Okay, okay, I get it." Derek couldn't stand it and raised his hand in surrender. "I know you're rushing to sleep in the stone tower—I really don't know what's so good about that bare stone pillar. Is it more attractive to you than Shanna?"

Ash blinked and nodded honestly.

Derek: "..."

"No wonder Granny Lena said that you will get a wife unless God helps you." He also hated iron and steel, "Learn more from Aubrey! Tonight is such a good opportunity!"——Because of the partner's Boys and girls who are in love with each other... Remind him of his youth, youthful, ambiguous, restless, everything can fall into place, how great?

Uncle Derek wished he could tell him what to do, and poured out all the pursuit skills to him.

But the person involved remained calm and inviolable. When Derek finished speaking, he waved his hand politely without refuting or defending: "Uncle Derek, it's getting late, I'll go first."

"Go, go." Derek was powerless, thinking that this must be an older bachelor in the future.

Ash was completely unaware of Uncle Derek's worries about his future. Without a lantern, he slowly climbed up to a high ground outside the village under the guidance of the bright starlight.

The high ground is covered with a layer of fluffy green grass sprouts, and there is a stone pillar as tall as a grown man, in the shape of a tower, so it is often called a stone tower by the people of Duogu Village.A solid wooden house was built next to the stone tower. The room was empty, with nothing but a wooden bed.

It was originally just a place to sleep.

Ash went straight in and lay down on the wooden bed. His muscles and bones seemed to relax all of a sudden, and he closed his eyes comfortably.

Everyone in the village knew that Ash liked stone towers.

Ash used to run to the stone tower when he was a little snot-nosed fellow.If you want to ask Ash to eat at your home, just go to the stone tower to find it.

When boys of the same age hated cats and hated dogs and made noises in the village, Ash could always stay quietly on the high ground outside the village for a whole day.

Later, Ash grew up a bit, and even liked to sleep under the stone tower at night.

Seeing his insistence, Aubrey and his friends stopped persuading him. Instead, they worked together to build a simple house for him on the high ground, so that the environment for him to sleep in the suburbs would be better.

——Although everyone supported him with actions, they still didn't understand, what's so good about the stone tower?How did you attract Ash?

What's so good about a stone tower?

Ash lay on the wooden bed with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep and entered a dream, but also seemed to be awake and out of his body.

He feels that he has entered a vast and boundless space. In the dark space, there are countless intertwined and scattered lights, depicting three-dimensional or abstract patterns, full of mysterious and graceful beauty.He couldn't understand these lines and patterns, but he felt extra comfortable while watching them.

It seems that the body and mind have been washed once, all the ailments are gone, it is extremely relaxed and leisurely.

He tried to explain this to everyone who didn't understand, but no one could feel the ethereal and comfortable feeling he said beside the stone tower, like flying freely above the sky.

But fortunately, although everyone didn't understand, they always respected his actions. Even if his behavior seemed extremely weird, everyone would only help him build a wooden house, give him deworming medicine in summer, and help him keep his house clean in winter. Cover with warm fur.

Lying in the wooden house that condenses everyone's love and care, the mind enters the grotesque and magical world, stretched and dissociated infinitely, there is nothing more satisfying than this.

It's a pity that everyone in the village can't understand this.

Ash has some regrets that what he likes cannot be shared with the people he likes.

In this shallow regret, he seemed to be asleep, but also seemed to be awake all the time.

In his conception, the long night is as short as a moment.

When the morning sun shone into the house, Ash reluctantly left that peaceful and distant space full of endless mysteries, and slowly opened his eyes.

He sat up from the bed and stretched himself, full of energy and relaxed.

It seems that the lightness of the dream has been brought to reality.

He jumped out of bed, bouncing lightly.Next, he had to go to Mr. Nathan in the village and work as a pharmacy apprentice.

He was apprenticed by Nathan Apothecary from the age of eight.Nathan said that he is calm, careful, and can make very careful medicines.If nothing else, he will succeed Nathan and become the next pharmacist in the village.

Now that he is almost sixteen, Teacher Nathan can safely let him prepare various medicines for the villagers.

Ash returned to his home in the village, washed up briefly, bought breakfast bread nearby, ate it, and went to Teacher Nathan's house.

Duogu Village is a small village, and there are no shops in it. Medicines, snacks, blacksmiths, etc. are all small workshops in their own courtyards.If the villagers need anything, just visit them at home.

Ash went to Mr. Nathan's residence familiarly. He thought that today would be the same as before, but soon, he found that there were many more people in the direction he was going to go—all people from the village gathered on this road. small road.

Eager discussions and conversations made the supposedly clean morning lively.

The author has something to say: Derek (with emotion): This must be an older bachelor in the future.

Sigourney (sneering): Like you?

Derek (==): Heartbroken old man... Hey, wait, who are you talking about?

Ash (well-behaved): My future partner!Uncle Derek, I'm going to be single soon, and I won't be an older bachelor like Uncle.

Derek (==):  …