September 9th.
Make fanta.
Worship the moonlight.
North of Gongshan and south of Sanwan.
There is a Moer Mountain.
This is Gu Hao's home.
The entire village lives on Mo'er Mountain, and they all have the surname Gu.
Gu Hao lifted the fish basket out of the stream. The fish was jumping around but could not jump out of the fish basket.
He is very happy.
There is fish soup to drink again tonight.
His wife asked him to go back early. Tonight is the ninth day of September.
At that time, a bright moon will rise in the sky, and their family will build a pagoda to worship the moonlight.
The moon only appears on the ninth day of September every year.
I heard from the elders that this rule has not changed for hundreds of years.
As for why, the old man didn't know.
Gu Hao walked along the mountain path towards his home. When he reached the door, his six-year-old daughter jumped out and took the fish basket in his hand.
"Dad, you caught a lot of fish. You can have fish soup tonight!"
The daughter cheered and shouted towards the house: "Mom, I want to drink fish soup stewed with bone grass."
Gu Hao's wife held on to the doorframe and responded with a smile on her face: "Okay, I'll go pick bone grass for you right now."
As he spoke, he carried a bone basket with his hands and followed the path of Moer Mountain, preparing to go to the river.
Gu Hao stopped her: "You must be tired today from looking for materials for Fanta. I'll go pick bone grass."
The wife snickered: "It's good, but the bone grass you pick is always very old."
"This time I will pick the tender ones."
Gu Hao couldn't help but snatch the bone basket from his wife's hand, waved his hand, and climbed up the mountain.
"Dad, come back soon."
The daughter stood on tiptoe and shouted to him.
"I know, you and your mother will clean up the bone fish first. Leave two more fish for the moonlight."
Gu Hao quickly disappeared without a trace.
The mountain stream is dark, with almost no light.
But in his eyes, it was extremely clear.
We arrived at the stream at the top of the mountain in a familiar manner. The bone grass on the bank was growing vigorously and climbing towards the sky.
It seems that even this bone grass is waiting for the moonlight.
"It's a pity that the bone grass has not absorbed the moonlight for a whole year. All the bone grass is too old. There are not many tender ones."
Gu Hao picked and found some plump bone grass, but unfortunately he didn't fill a basket full.
Suddenly, he heard a movement in the bone grass.
Rustling.
It seemed like something was moving through the grass.
He was stunned for a moment, then grabbed a grass-cutting sickle from behind and held it tightly in his hand.
He stared unblinkingly at the direction from which the sound came.
There are obviously no villagers or wild animals on the top of the mountain. What on earth is the sound coming from?
Not long after, the bone grass was split into two parts in front of him.
Three people came out.
Gu Hao saw the appearance of the three people clearly and was immediately frightened and took several steps back.
His mouth opened wide, his face full of horror.
It was as if I had seen something incredible.
The three people who came out were also shocked when they saw Gu Hao's appearance.
A young man behind him pulled out a sword with a clang and wanted to attack Gu Hao.
Gu Hao quickly put the sickle in front of his face and stared at them warily.
The man at the front blocked the young man's sword with his hand and asked him to put it away. Then he smiled and handed over to Gu Haogong: "Excuse me, brother, where is the boundary here?"
"This is Mo'er Mountain."
The man was not hostile, and Gu Hao breathed a sigh of relief.
For some reason, he always felt that the aura of these three people was strange, and it made him feel cold in his heart.
Moreover, the appearance of these three people is also strange.
I wonder if I have some strange disease.
"Mo'er Mountain?" The man in the lead frowned, obviously he had never heard of this place name.
He added: "My name is Liu Hou, the girl on the left is named Ou Youhan, and the boy next to me is named Ding Yun. We are new here and we are not familiar with the place. I wonder if my brother can find us a place to rest?"
Gu Hao thought for a moment and nodded: "My village is not far from here. I can take you to have a rest. By the way, my name is Gu Hao."
"Gu Hao? Well, the name is very good and appropriate."
Liu Hou nodded.
Ou Youhan on the side looked at the bone grass in Gu Hao's basket curiously: "Brother, what are those things in your basket?"
"Bone grass is delicious when used to stew fish. You can try my wife's cooking tonight."
Gu Hao is very enthusiastic.
Ou Youhan's eyes widened: "Can this thing be eaten?"
"You will know after you try it later."
Gu Hao led the three of them away from the river and walked down the mountain.
As they walked, they kept talking to Liu Hou.
Gu Hao has a straightforward personality, but he and Liu Hou have a good conversation.
The two chatted for a while, and Gu Hao suddenly asked: "You also come to Mo'er Mountain to worship the moonlight?"
"Worship the moonlight?"
Liu Hou looked up at the sky in shock. There was nothing in the sky.
And this mountain was so pitch black that if the three of them hadn't cast spells each, they probably wouldn't have been able to see anything clearly.
Where did the moon come from?
But Liu Hou didn't dare to say that. He just nodded: "Of course."
Gu Hao said happily: "Then you must stay at my house tonight. My wife has built a big pagoda, which is perfect for worshiping the moonlight."
"Then I'm sorry to bother you."
Liu Hou did not delay.
He quietly turned his head and looked at Ou Youhan and Ding Yun behind him.
The eyes of the three people were full of doubts.
When we arrived at Gu Hao's home, Gu Hao's wife and daughter were also very enthusiastic.
The daughter was the one who kept circling around the three of them, keeping her curious eyes on them.
"Brother, sister. Why do you look so ugly?"
Gu Hao's daughter asked innocently.
Ou Youhan almost twisted his nose in anger: "I don't know about them, but my sister is not ugly. She is a famous beauty in our area."
The youngest daughter tilted her head: "But you are different from us. Your faces are soft, while ours are white and hard, so you are pretty."
Gu Hao said quickly: "Okay, girl, don't pester the guests all the time. Have you packed up your fish?"
"It's ready. Mom is making soup with bone grass on the fire."
The girl's mouth is drooling with greed.
"Then come with me to build pagodas. The moonlight is coming out."
Gu Hao ordered.
The girl jumped up and down with joy: "Okay, okay, I like stacking pancakes the most."
She took her father's hand and wanted to go out.
Gu Hao apologized: "My daughter is still young and can't speak. Please don't mind the guests. Please sit in the room for a while. After we finish building the pagoda, we will come to treat you to dinner and worship the moonlight."
"You're welcome."
Liu Hougong cupped his hands and watched Gu Hao and his daughter walk to the open space in front of the house.
Then he glanced at Gu Hao's wife who was busy in the kitchen in the distance.
Thinking that they should not be able to hear their own voices.
Then he lowered his voice and moved his hand, asking Ou Youhan and Ding Yun to bring their heads closer.
Whispered: "Come, analyze the current situation. This is the venue for the third unified examination, the human bone farm, right?"
Ou Youhan nodded, his eyes a little dazed, and he casually looked towards Gu Hao and his daughter outside the window.
In the open space, there were two people, one large and one small, wearing ancient clothes.
His youngest daughter said that he and his group were strange.
In fact, in Ou Youhan's eyes, they are the real monsters.
Because of Gu Hao, his wife and his daughter.
Not human at all.
Chapter completed!