The casual life of the flat space

Before the name 'Xianhe Village' was given, our place was actually called 'Bai Xing Village', because hundreds of families here fled from various places and traveled thousands of miles to gather here, and surprisingly, few of them had the same surname.

At that time, the powerful and wealthy were all vying for supremacy in the hinterland, and these hundreds of families were trying to escape in the cracks. They all chose to go north at the same time, and unexpectedly met in what is now Zhibei Prefecture. Just when everyone was finally able to take a breath and think about the future, Zhibei Prefecture also became a place for military strategists to fight, and everyone had no choice but to continue to go north. "

Grandpa Wu sighed and continued:

"This journey, or escape, was nearly a thousand miles. Just when everyone was starving, cold, and without clothes, and was about to give up, the leader of the hundred families found a towering tree full of fruits.

Regardless of the danger, he climbed up a tree nearly ten feet high, picked the fruits, and relieved everyone's burning stomach - this man was the ancestor of the Wang family, and that tree was the sacred tree that now guards our village.

From then on, these hundreds of families settled down here. They lived and ate together and worked together to create a paradise on earth.

When I first came here, it was not what you see now, and people of my generation certainly cannot empathize with it.

It is said that there are waist-high weeds, swamps everywhere, herds of wild beasts, and mosquitoes everywhere... But it is also easy to get wild fruits and vegetables, pheasants and rabbits, and there are even foot-long fish in the fields. You don't even have to catch them. When you walk forward, the fish will be frightened, and with their fat bodies swaying, they will jump to your feet.

However, the reason why everyone is determined to stay here is the black soil here. You have never seen land of other colors, right?" Grandpa Wu asked the two children. Seeing that they both shook their heads, Grandpa Wu continued:

"I haven't seen it either, but the big guys from all over the country at that time had seen yellow soil, red soil, white soil, and green soil, but they had never seen black soil! It is said that the black soil at that time was so rich that you could squeeze out oil if you grabbed a handful of it in your hand, and even sticking a chopstick in it would sprout." Grandpa Wu took a sip of water and said:

“This land is truly a treasure, but it is not easy for people to survive here.

It was still early spring then. The cold wind in the mornings and evenings and the finally relaxed minds caused many old people and children to become seriously ill. Everyone came here from other places and were not familiar with the common herbal medicines here. The ancestor of the Wang family personally tried to make some, and only gave it to the patients after they were fine after drinking it.

Some people advised him against it, but he said that the wisdom of the elderly can help us avoid detours, and children are everyone's hope. We have gone through untold hardships to find this Feng Shui treasure land without war and disaster, and we cannot give up.

At that time, there were many young and strong people, old and weak women and children in these 100 households, but everyone worked hard and did what they could. They worked together and opened up a large area of ​​farmland. They gathered a handful of seeds that everyone would not eat even if they starved to death on the road and planted them together.

But it takes time to harvest seeds, so people started looking for food everywhere. There were many small animals here, but they were overwhelmed by the large number of people and the wasteland was cleared, so it was not easy to find food around. So everyone set their sights on Beishan on the other side of the river, and the name Beishan was also given at that time.

But at that time, even if people did not go to Beishan, the wild animals that had occupied their territory would still think of coming back! Especially the wolves. At that time, the campfires could not be turned off at night, one was to drive away mosquitoes, and the other was to prevent wolves. We prevented a few small fights, and we didn't see wolves nearby for a while. Everyone thought that the wolves had gone to the mountains, so they relaxed their vigilance.

But I never expected that these beasts would remember the grudge! When everyone went up the mountain and gradually left to look for small animals and pick up mountain goods, these beasts attacked. At that time, most of the people who went up the mountain were old people and women. How could they possibly fight against the wolves? When the young and strong people in the village rushed over... Alas! It was too late!

Just when everyone was heartbroken, they didn't expect that these beasts came in the dark, and two children who were keeping vigil for the elderly at home were dragged away. But fortunately, everyone had hardly slept that day, so they chased after them when they heard the crying.

At that time, the ancestors of the Wang family said: "Today, either they die or we die. If we don't kill them all, we can't live in peace here, not to mention that we have to avenge our relatives who died in vain!"

The words of the Wang family's ancestors made sense, and the grief of losing their loved ones made them ruthless. The people who were chasing the wolves and those who stayed behind not only did not fall apart because of the wolves' diversion, but the two groups were able to unite, and the wolves were beaten so badly that only a few escaped.

After this incident, the ancestors of the Wang family proposed that the hundreds of families make a common agreement that no matter what the circumstances, they should help each other and go to Beishan as little as possible, and never be alone if they go.

Everyone agreed, and someone suggested giving their new home a name. In the end, because there were hundreds of households here, and almost all of them had different surnames, it was named Baixing Village, and the ancestor of the Wang family was elected as the first village chief.

In the autumn of that year, the seeds from all corners of the country took root, sprouted, and bore fruit. Everyone once again had their own land and food, and once again had a home. The north was also less affected by wars and famines, and gradually became more popular. Baixing Village also relied on this piece of black land to live a peaceful and harmonious life.

After more than a decade, Emperor Taizu of Yu State pacified the world, and everyone was completely relieved. "Grandpa Wu said this and sighed heavily, as if the next words were difficult for him to say.

“But what I didn’t expect was that the villagers in this common people’s village could share adversity but not wealth.

Gradually, the children in the village grew up, got married, and added to the population, but the wasteland they had reclaimed and the houses they had built were no longer enough for farming and living. The imperial court had also established Shangbei County in the south at this time, and it was supposed that they should pay taxes and serve in the army, but the combination of several factors made it difficult for the villagers.

Several decades later, the population of the village increased and the resources were not as abundant as before, so someone suggested going into the mountains to find a way out. The villagers agreed to this idea and gathered the young and strong people in the village, about a hundred people, to go to Beishan.

Half a month later, the group returned, but half of them were missing. The reason was that money could attract people’s attention! They had worked so hard in the mountains. When they found a ginseng forest, some people were blinded by the huge wealth and put ghosts in the rabbit pot while cooking.