As the saying went, a dog's mouth could not spit out ivory. Wei Zi and Zhang Zi followed behind Wei Zi. As soon as they approached Wei Zi, one of them struck the gong and the other followed suit, mocking Wei Zi in unison,"
"Hey-what bad luck! The name of that blunt spear sounds similar to my name-I thought that Akiko was calling me!”Wei Zi said angrily to Zhang Zi beside him.
Wei Zi and Wei Zi had the same pronunciation, but their tones were different. However, people often called them wrongly, and the two of them often misheard them. Because of this small matter, Wei Zi had always been concerned.
To put it bluntly, he was complaining that the Weizi family was poor and not as rich as his Weizi family. Why did a poor kid have the same name as him? Wasn't this basking in his glory for nothing? Therefore, he would often find fault with Master Wei and think of ways to make things difficult for him.
Wei Zi also knew that he was a difficult person to deal with. He had always tolerated his tyranny and rudeness. He could not afford to offend him, but now it seemed that enemies were on a narrow road. He could not avoid it even if he wanted to.
Zhang Zi was Wei Zi's follower. The two of them had a similar relationship and were often inseparable. When he heard Wei Zi speak, he echoed,
"Look at that blunt spear. He actually went to the brick yard to steal the rice bowl from the Dust Men!”
"Since you can't afford to study, you should stay at home and build a broken wall so that you won't embarrass yourself when you come out!”
Wei Zi glared at the two of them and turned his head coldly to the side. He didn't want to pay attention to them and ignored their mockery.
Wei Zi and Zhang Zi had gotten themselves a cold shoulder, but they did not give up. They turned to Hui Zi and asked her sarcastically,
"I really don't understand. What do you see in him, Huizi?!”
"That's right, what's so great about being so stupid!”
"I just like him!"
Huizi couldn't stand Wei Zi and Zhang Zi's behavior the most. Her pink face flushed red as she pouted and replied crisply.
Indeed, she liked Wei Ziyan's appearance. He was honest and honest, like a tall and straight tree that grew in her heart.
"Let's go! Ignore them!"
Wei Zi said to Hui Zi, who was walking closer. She held her hand and ran towards the school together.
Wei Zi and Zhang Zi were filled with hatred, but there was nothing they could do.
In the evening, after school, Wei Zi returned home exhausted.
He walked into Grandma's dark room. Although Grandma was paralyzed in bed, in his eyes, Grandma was like an all-knowing almanac. He was willing to confide in her.
He walked to her bed and sat down on a low stool in front of her.
"Child, did something happen to you today?”
He knew that his thoughts usually could not escape his grandmother's eyes.
"Grandma, this morning, on the way to school, I encountered something extremely strange!”
"What is it?"
"I met a strange stranger!”
"Oh? Does he look like a savage?"
"He doesn't look fierce, but he's really a good person! He was covered in dirt and even reached out to me for food. I gave him the steamed bun. The most amazing thing was that I saw a shiny tooth in his mouth!”
"Ya! Was this true? Xin Ya? He…he's in this town?"
Under the dim yellow light, Wei Zi saw for the first time that the wrinkles on Grandma's face bloomed like chrysanthemums due to surprise.
"Yes, I am! Grandma, why are you so surprised?"
"According to my grandmother's grandmother's words, the person who has Xin Ya in his mouth is not an ordinary person.”
"Mountain Master Chong? Didn't you always say that they lived at the highest point of the Distant Canyon, Chongshan Town? Why did you come to our remote town? Besides, why did Mountain Chongshan have such a humble appearance?”
His grandmother's skinny hand propped up on the bed. Wei Zi knew that she wanted to sit up from the bed, so he hurriedly picked up a bulging straw pillow by the bed and placed it behind her, letting her sit up against the pillow. She silently looked at the sky outside the window and said slowly,
"According to the legends passed down by our ancestors, the Chongshan people liked to live in the lush trees on the top of the canyon. They lived a secluded life, like snakes hibernating in deep caves. It was difficult for people to see them.”
"So, that strange person isn't Mountain Master Chong?”
"Son, maybe he's not the Chongshan man, maybe he's-the reason he's in our town is probably because he's been freeloading!”
"Rubbed?"
"Yes, he might be like a donkey carrying plums.”
"Oh, he looks-poor him!”
"Sigh, child, if he is pitiful, we will be even more pitiful! Did you know? As the old saying goes, when the city gate is on fire, the fish in the moat will be implicated! If he really is Mountain Master Chong, then we will suffer!”
"Grandma, why do you say that?”Wei Zi was even more confused.
"It is said that a long, long time ago, a group of Stone Golem bandits entered our town and looted it!”
"Stone Golem robbers? But you once said that the Stone Golems never came to our place!”
" Yes, there are many Stone Golems who dream of becoming a Great Mountain Hermit. In order to achieve their goals quickly, they would resort to unscrupulous means and would stoop so low as to become robbers. They know of a shortcut to transformation, which is to capture a Great Mountain Hermit and absorb enough power from the Great Mountain Hermit to quickly transform into a Great Mountain Hermit!”
"What? Are you saying that if that down-and-out weirdo is really Mountain Master Chong, then many Stone Golem bandits will come after hearing the news, and our town will suffer?”
"That's right! Hopefully, such a tragic thing wouldn't happen!”After saying that, she put her hands together, closed her eyes, and prayed silently in her heart.
A question suddenly popped up in Wei Zi's mind and he couldn't help but ask,"
"Grandma, why does everyone want to be a Chongshan person?”
She looked at his confused expression and did not answer directly. She pondered for a moment and asked,
"In our town, there are many dust people living with us. From the bustling crowd on the street, can you tell at a glance who is a mud person and who is a dust person?”
Wei Zi recalled the scene he saw in the brick yard and replied,"
"In the brick yard, I saw many dust people. They were like ants, busy all day, as if they didn't know fatigue!”
" It's not that they aren't tired, nor are they unwilling to rest, but that they have no choice. They need to keep running and busying themselves, in order to become mud people as soon as possible, in order to continue living. Because the Dust People are afraid of the wind. A gust of wind could kill them!”
"Grandma, we Mudmen are stronger than the Dust Men, right?”
"Although our situation is slightly better than the Dust Men, child, remember that we, the Mudmen, are afraid of water. Water is our friend and also our enemy. Water can enhance our strength, but torrential rain and floods can also harm the lives of the Mudmen!”
Wei Zi nodded, remembering his grandmother's advice, but he still had questions in his heart.
"Are the Stone Golems stronger than us? They shouldn't be afraid of wind or water. They're all as hard as rocks and aren't afraid of anything…"
"You're wrong, child. It's precisely because they're tough and not as flexible as us that they'll be crushed into pieces once they encounter pressure that exceeds their endurance.”
"Then what is Mountain Master Chongshan afraid of?"
"Chongshan people, other than themselves, no one knows what they are afraid of. In the eyes of the people, Chongshan people have nothing to be afraid of. Their lives are so carefree, so enviable!”
"Oh, I understand now. No wonder everyone wants to become a Chongshan man!”
"There's another very important reason why people want to become Chongshan people!”
"What's the reason?"
"According to my ancestors, as long as you become a Chongshan, you can look down on the entire Far Valley Country and see everyone in the country. You can even see those who have gone far away and never come back!”
"Ah-really? Then I want to become a Chongshan man too! This way, I can see my mother!”
From then on, a strong desire was planted in Wei Zi's heart-he decided to work hard to become a Chongshan man!
The old lady stopped smiling and looked at her only grandson lovingly."
"Child, take it step by step. This is a long and difficult road!”
She reached out her hand and gently touched his face again.
"Tomorrow morning, when you go out, remember to bring two more steamed buns!”
"Why?"
"Give it to that weirdo!"
Wei Zi nodded, but he was a little puzzled. He didn't understand why his grandmother was so concerned about that strange person whom he had met by chance.
"And-my old leg is acting up again, and it hurts so much, which means there's been heavy rain these days. Child, you must remember to bring your raincoat to school!”Grandma reminded worriedly.
Wei Zi patted his bag and comforted him,"
"Don't worry, Grandma. I have my raincoat bag with me!“
In his school bag, other than textbooks and other school supplies, there was also a raincoat bag. It was an essential item that he carried with him. To be honest, he never dared to walk in the rain because the mud man was afraid of water. To him, walking in the rain was not romantic or fun. It was like walking on a steel wire in the sky, and he could lose his life at any time.
The next day, at dawn in the east, Wei Zi rushed to the brick yard as usual.
When he finished making thirty mud bricks, he dragged his tired feet on the way back to school. He kept looking around, but he did not see the strange figure.
He returned to the school and walked into the classroom. His gaze deliberately swept across the seat at the first table. It was Akiko's seat. The seat was empty, and his mood suddenly became dull. Usually, Azuko would arrive earlier than him. When she saw him come in, she would always sit there and smile sweetly at him.
Huizi was never late. Why didn't she come to school today? Could something have happened at home?
As he thought about it, he sat down a little sadly. A sarcastic voice came from behind him.
"Well-that blunt spear's a toad at the foot of the bed-just hang in there!”
Immediately, an annoying voice echoed,"
"Humph! Let's see how long he can last!"
Wei Zi didn't need to turn around to know that the people who were making sarcastic remarks were the two rude and arrogant Zhang Zi and Wei Zi.
At this moment, the bell for class rang.
As soon as the bell stopped ringing, a deafening sound came from the corridor. All the students quickly sat down in their seats and turned to look outside the classroom.
A crane loaded with short logs slowly stopped at the door of the classroom. On the carriage, the waist of each piece of wood was as thick as a bucket.
An old teacher with a head full of silver hair and a white beard walked into the classroom, holding a large amount of hemp rope in his hand.
He was famous for his eccentric temper, but he was a highly respected teacher. Usually, he rarely appeared in front of the students. Every time he appeared, it meant that the students had to face a major exam.
This was a test to pass the test. Students who passed the test would receive a pass, while those who did not pass would either repeat or drop out.
The students who were as silent as cicadas in winter all looked at their teacher. They wondered what kind of strange questions he would give them this time. He stood on the podium and narrowed his eyes as he scanned the classroom. Then, he said slowly,
"Listen up-today's test topic is-Cutting a Rope! Line up in order to get a piece of wood and hemp rope. Then, within a limited time, use the rope to cut the wood!”
"What? What was that? Saw wood with a rope?"
"How can such thick wood be sawed off with a rope? Are you kidding me?"
"This is impossible!"
"It's not impossible, it's absolutely impossible!”
“………”
The students began to discuss animatedly. Actually, everyone understood that the old teacher had always made the final decision and never cared about the students 'strong reactions!
Wei Zi was the first to stand up. He walked out of the classroom and forcefully unloaded a piece of wood from the car.
The heavy wood weighed down on his thin shoulders. He staggered back to his seat and placed the wood on the table. Then he went straight to the podium and took a handful of hemp rope.
Seeing this, the students also got up from their seats one after another to get wood and rope.
Although Huizi didn't come, Wei Zi still didn't forget to get her wood and rope and put them on her table. He believed that she would definitely come and not miss the exam.
In fact, whether they wanted to or not, every student had to face this strange and severe test.
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