The south of my hometown village is a small stream passing through the fields, and the north of the village is Hanshan Mountain, and there is Hanshan Temple on the mountain. In the northeast direction of the mountain, there is a large ditch that runs through the entire mountain.
Walking about two miles from the mouth of the ditch, there is a flat land. Sit north and south according to the ditch. There is a semicircular hole on the mountain wall to the north. If you look closely at the two sides of the hole, you will find that there is Like the gate of a temple, it has a very symmetrical "four beams and eight pillars", and the top of the entrance has a shape similar to the edge of a house, which is very strange.
Whenever there is a flood in the ravine in summer, the rainwater from the mountain will flow down the ravine. The water is so strong that even the villages at the foot of the mountain are sometimes not spared. But when I looked at the entrance of the cave after the rain, it was still the same. Even the soil at the entrance and walls were dry, as if the water had never passed through the entrance.
In our place, the elders call it "Fox Fairy Cave", saying that there is a family of white-haired foxes living in it.
But this is just a legend. No one has ever seen a white-furred fox, but people still hold it in awe and would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist. No one has ever dared to make trouble at the entrance of the "Fox Fairy Cave", and even the children in the village have been warned repeatedly not to go into the ditch.
However, there was a man who, against all odds, not only went into the ditch, but also entered the "Fox Fairy Cave".
That person was me. I was sixteen years old at that time, the age of ignorance.
That spring, when my brother was driving a carriage to deliver farmyard manure to the team's fields, the horse was frightened and fell down a steep slope, dismounted and died on the spot. My brother also broke his back. Later, my father interceded with the captain. , but one year's work points were deducted.
My brother cannot go to work and has to stay at home in bed for half a year, so I need to help with many things at home. I haven't been in good health since I was a child, but I still help my family with whatever I can after school.
It was a midsummer evening, and I was pulling pigweed at the mouth of the village in the north. Not far behind me, my big black dog "Heizi" was crawling on a small slope, lazily dozing off. This year there was a lot of rain, so the hogweed was very plump, and soon I had a basket full of it. Just when I was about to get up and go home, there was a "bang" of thunder in the sky, and then I saw a bolt of lightning streak across the sky, as if it was going to tear the sky apart. The sky was full of sunset just a moment ago, but it suddenly became overcast with dense clouds. The roaring wind accompanied by heavy raindrops covered the sky. For a moment, the sky and the earth turned into a vast expanse of white, and heavy rain poured down.
"Heizi, Heizi," I turned around and ran back, calling Heizi, "Woof, woof." I ran about a dozen steps, but I didn't see Heizi following me. I only heard Heizi's cry from behind. I tightened the vegetable basket in my left hand, wiped the rain on my face with my right hand, and called behind me, "Heizi", run quickly, the rain is too heavy, and the mountains and rivers will come soon.
The big black dog didn't follow me, "What's wrong with this guy today?" I muttered and turned to look behind me. The rain was too heavy and I couldn't see clearly. I could vaguely see a black shadow heading north through the rain curtain. ran into the ravine.
"Come back, come back, Heizi, you went against the grain, you ran against the grain." No matter how I called, Heizi never came back.
"What's wrong with this bitch today?" I was as wet as a drowned rat. I stood up panting and threw the vegetable basket to the ground in annoyance. "Ignore it." But then I thought about it, such a heavy rain will cause floods soon, and if no one cares about the sunspot, it will be in danger.
Thinking of this, I took off my warm clothes, threw them on my body, and ran towards the ditch in the heavy rain.
"Heizi, Heizi, come back quickly. Don't go into the ditch. There will be a flood soon."
I ran and screamed until my voice became hoarse and I couldn't hear Heizi's scream.
The rain fell harder, but there was still no trace of Heizi. I had no choice but to continue walking forward. The ditch was muddy and I stumbled. I didn’t know how far I had walked, but suddenly my feet gave way and my body jumped forward. I fell to the ground like a dog eating shit. My face, mouth, and body were covered with mud and water, and I instantly turned into a clay figure.
"Damn Heizi, it's all because of you. If you find me later, I will give you a good beating."
"Woof woof, woof woof." At this time, Heizi's cry came from the front. I quickly wiped the mud on my face and looked forward. Through the rain, I could vaguely see twenty or thirty people in front of me. A meter away, Heizi was bowing his head and howling wildly into the grass.
"Heizi, come back quickly. What are you doing?" I called Heizi's name and stumbled forward.
When Heizi saw me running over, he screamed even more fiercely.
