After eating and drinking, my great-grandfather thanked the old man a few times and said that he was really tired and wanted to stay with the old man for one night. He also took out a bunch of money and gave it to the old man.

At night, my great-grandfather slept on the ground covered with straw, while the old man slept on a broken bed only a few steps away from him. Not bad, the old man found a worn-out sheepskin jacket for my great-grandfather to protect him from the night.

The cold in the mountains.

But for some reason, my great-grandfather still felt uneasy in his heart. He repeatedly reminded himself not to sleep and to stay vigilant. He wanted to get up and meditate instead of sleeping, but he was afraid that would scare the old man, so he had to undress

He lay down and covered himself with the tattered sheepskin coat.

But because he was too tired, his eyelids kept fighting as soon as he lay down. However, my great-grandfather worked hard to adjust his breath and mobilize his meridians to achieve a state of tranquility.

He has been practicing meditation with his master for many years. For him, this state can sometimes restore fatigue better than sleeping, but on the surface it looks exactly the same as sleeping.

About midnight, my great-grandfather suddenly heard the old man suddenly ask: "Are you asleep? Can you light the lamp for me?" The voice sounded unpleasant like a night owl, and most people would jump up in fear when hearing it.

But my great-grandfather remained silent. He knew that this was the old man testing whether he was asleep. After the old man shouted this sentence, there was no movement for a long time, and the room was still silent. My great-grandfather turned over

, deliberately snoring slightly.

After a long time, the old man suddenly seemed to make some moves. My great-grandfather could hear a rustling sound. It must be that the old man was getting out of bed. Although he could not see anything in the dark room, with his unique talent, I

Grandpa could completely feel every move of the old man. He could even tell which foot he took first and whether he was holding something in his hand.

He felt that the old man was slowly walking towards him in the dark, and his muscles immediately tensed up, ready to fight back at any time. At this time, he felt the old man's hand groping towards his waist. My great-grandfather understood.

The old man wants to steal his own money.

He suddenly turned over and sat up, and suddenly grabbed the old man's hand. This time, the old man was frightened. He screamed and squatted on the ground. My great-grandfather yelled at the old man and pushed him.

The old man lit the lamp.

When the oil lamp was turned on, the dark room finally saw light again. The old man was so frightened that he lay down in front of my great-grandfather, kowtowing and begging for mercy, with tears streaming down his face.

Under the dim light, my great-grandfather saw that the old man had white hair, a face full of wrinkles, and his whole body was trembling with fear. He couldn't help but soften his heart. He helped the old man up and said in a slow tone: "You

You are so old, and if you really want to ask for more money, just say so, why would you do such a sneaky thing?"

The old man saw that my great-grandfather was a good man and quite generous, so his mood became a little more stable. While wiping the tears on his face, he sat on the broken kang, and then sighed often, as if talking to himself.

: "Hey, in what life have I lost my virtue? I have committed a sin."

My great-grandfather felt that there was something in the old man's words, and his tone became gentler: "Old man, if you have any difficulties, just say it. I also did something wrong just now. I stayed here with you, and there was a lot of disturbance. Although you made a little mistake,

But I shouldn’t be so aggressive.”

The old man relaxed completely, then took out his cigarette pouch shakily, lit it, took two puffs, then exhaled the smoke deeply, squinted his eyes and started talking.

It turns out that this old man’s wife died early, and his only daughter got married, so he was left alone. When he was young, he made a living by hunting, but now that he is old, he can only wander around nearby. Next time

Bird nets, animal traps, etc. If you are lucky, you will occasionally catch some prey. But it is very difficult to live on these prey alone. So in addition, you have to rely on your daughter and son-in-law to support you in order to survive.

But not long ago, he accidentally discovered something strange in the mountains.

In this generation of mountains, there are no big prey, let alone wild beasts. At most, there are only some foxes, pheasants, wild rabbits, and the like. At most, there are some wild boars.

One day, because there were not too many prey in the area close to the village, he walked far into the depths of the mountain. In a forest, he found more animal footprints, so he decided to go down there.

A few animal traps to catch more prey.

Just when he was done with everything and was about to turn around and walk back, he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be several very large beasts in the distance. He quickly hid behind a tree and took a closer look. They turned out to be seven or eight sheep! And they were there!

The head was like a calf. He had never seen such a big sheep. He had never heard of sheep in the mountains. This was the first time he saw it. At first, the old man thought that someone had brought these sheep to the mountains for herding, but

He observed for a long time without seeing a single figure, and finally determined that these sheep had indeed run into the mountains on their own.

When the old man said this, my great-grandfather was shocked. He suddenly thought, are these sheep the blind man let go of for decades? Is this place far away from the blind man's mountain and town?

Not far away?

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly tightened, and he quickly told the old man the names of the mountain where the blind man lived and the town at the foot of the mountain that was rich in sheep, and asked the old man if these two places were not far from here.

The old man said that he knew these two places, but the mountain and the town were two to three hundred miles away from here, and separated by two big mountains. He had only heard of these two places because the transportation was very inconvenient in this area.

Almost no one has ever been there. He also heard that there seemed to be a wildfire in the mountains in that area recently.

After hearing this, my great-grandfather felt a little relieved. Two to three hundred miles and two mountains separated this place from the mountain where the blind man lived. They were almost completely cut off by the distance and the steep terrain. Even though the blind man had extraordinary abilities, he could

It is impossible to find this place easily. And there was a wildfire there. I wonder if the blind man was burned to death? But with his ability, it is difficult to be burned to death so easily. And these sheep may also be burned to death because of the wildfire.

Came to the mountains here.

Later, when I told Yang Hui this story, Yang Hui said thoughtfully: "Actually, these sheep are not all the ewes released by the blind man. Maybe many of them are the sheep born after the blind man crossed the sheep. These sheep

Sheep are those 'weird sheep' we talked about before, and there are both males and females. After repeated breeding among these sheep, there will be a considerable number."

Of course the old man didn't know the ins and outs of this. He was just very excited when he saw these sheep. Because he felt that every sheep was so big and fat. As long as he caught one, it would be enough for him to eat for a long time.

In the next few days, he quietly followed and searched for these sheep, carefully observing their living habits and approximate locations of their activities. After repeated consideration, he specially designed several traps for catching such sheep and placed them there.

In places where sheep often hang out, but two days later, he found that not a single sheep was caught in those sets. Not only that, the rope buckles of the two sets were untied. Could it be that someone

Help them untie them?

In order to uncover this secret, he still set up several very concealed traps in other places where sheep roamed. He also brought dry food and water with him and quietly hid near the traps to see what happened.

The old man kept watch for a whole day without seeing a single sheep coming. It was already evening, and when the old man was about to go home, he suddenly felt something moving.

He quickly lay down on the hiding place and looked in the direction where the trap was set. Sure enough, the sheep slowly walked over there to graze. The trap was set there because after several days of observation by the old man, these sheep

I like eating those grasses the most, so I set up the set there.

Sure enough, a sheep accidentally touched its mechanism, and there was a snap, and the noose was just put on the sheep's neck. What surprised the old man was that the sound made by the sheep didn't seem to be an ordinary sheep cry.

And it seemed to be a human voice. This frightened the old man, thinking that he must have heard it wrong.

Something even more surprising happened to him.

Several other sheep quickly gathered around and meowed loudly and lowly. Some sheep sounded more like sheep, but some sheep sounded very similar to human voices.

One of the sheep - whose cry was the most human-like - actually came over and looked at the noose carefully for a while, and then began to deftly untie the knot with his mouth. It turned out that this was how the noose was untied.

The old man looked at this scene, and for some reason, he got goosebumps all over his body. He thought to himself, these sheep are too smart and weird. How would ordinary sheep behave like this? Maybe they are divine sheep from heaven?

But seeing that his hard work for many days was about to be in vain again, he shouted quickly, got up from the ground with his knife in hand, and ran towards the group of sheep.

When the group of sheep suddenly discovered that someone was rushing towards them with a knife, they were frightened and ran away. Only the trapped sheep was left, unable to escape. It shook its head and tail anxiously and howled hoarsely in a voice that didn't sound like a sheep.

Shouting. After many days of tracking and trapping, the old man finally caught one, and his work was not in vain.

The trap was very strong. The trapped sheep broke free and howled for a while. Seeing that it was of no avail and indeed running out of strength, it gradually became more obedient.

The old man waited patiently while the sheep was tossing around, and carefully observed the appearance of the sheep - it was much larger than the average sheep, really almost the same as a calf. And the hair was very white and smooth, just like this

A piece of sheepskin is probably worth a lot of money. However, the old man discovered that the eyes of this sheep are very special. Compared with ordinary sheep, the eyes of this sheep are not so big or round, but a little round, and the eyeballs are not as big.

Sheep are usually yellow, but slightly brown.
Chapter completed!