Acai's Sky

Ah Cai stared at the two frustrated panda cubs with worry, her eyes moving back and forth over them.

"What the hell is going on? Did they take too many pills? How come it's been several months and these two little guys haven't shown any signs of growing up!"

Ah Cai pondered secretly and couldn't help but mutter softly.

Look at the little black bear again. If you don’t look closely, it looks just like a little black dog. Fortunately, it can still help guard the house, so it is quite useful.

But this guy was always quarreling with the geese raised by Acai, turning the whole yard upside down, and there was hardly a day of peace.

It is said that the Li family recently expanded a large yard outside the courtyard, which is specially used to raise the green goats introduced from other places.

A Cai admired her father from the bottom of her heart. He was able to ask someone to bring back dozens of green goats from faraway Shandong.

Hey, it's strange, the terrain of her backyard is not flat, but divided into three sections like there are steps.

Ah Cai suddenly had an idea and cleverly used a basic formation to easily trap these green goats inside.

This super large sheep pen is nearly 1,800 square meters in size, and all the sheep manure is concentrated in the same place, so it is clean and fresh every day, and there is no need for Acai's mother to clean it every day.

The other families in the village were extremely curious when they saw how well-behaved and obedient the animals raised by Old Li's family were.

They all wanted to know what the secret was. After all, whose animals could have such strong self-awareness? How could a family keep so many animals clean?

Acai is usually very free. Once she has free time, she will go to Hotan to look for some warm and delicate Hetian jade, or look for the Qin purple jade with bright colors and unique textures.

She has a special liking for jade and often selects high-quality raw stones, takes them home and carefully carves them into small and exquisite objects, which she wears as jewelry or gives as gifts to relatives and friends.

Not only that, Acai also ingeniously used exquisite bamboo-carved teacups and bowls and chopsticks, replacing all the slightly rough porcelain tableware originally used at home.

After all, it is the end of the year and every household is busy getting rid of the old and welcoming the new, and Acai is no exception.

At this time, Li Huaishan, as usual, would bring back a thick stack of newspapers from Xi'an every few days.

He carefully reads all kinds of news published in the newspaper every day.

That day, Gao sat aside, flipping through the newspaper, and couldn't help but mutter softly, "Look at other people outside, they've already started to set up mutual aid groups, but here we are, there's nothing going on at all, it's still quiet."

Upon hearing this, Li Huaishan slowly turned his gaze towards the majestic Qinling Mountains in the distance and responded:

"Our situation here is unique. We're under martial law right now! And every now and then, these mountains reveal some truly astonishing sights. Every day, scores of scholars and experts flock here to investigate, take photos, and document the scenery. We're all so busy, how could we have the time to set up a mutual aid group?"

While the two were talking, they saw the village chief Niu Changxi leading a few strangers into the Li family yard.

He cupped his hands to his mouth, squinting his eyes and smiling, "Hey - Brother Li! Brother Li! Look what good job I can bring you!"

He turned around and patted the backpack of the person behind him. "These guys are all great professors and students from all corners of the world. They just chased the stars and arrived at the foot of our mountain yesterday."

The village chief stepped closer, lowering his voice and gesturing sleeve to sleeve, "We want to explore the old forest with the monkeys. We want to look for some ancient relics. The provincial government has approved it."

Then he suddenly raised his voice and beat his chest, "Look at these seventy-two ditches and ridges. Apart from your brother's iron feet, who can withstand them? At noon, tell the family to make you some fried steamed buns and a gourd of corn cake!"

Li Huaishan squatted cross-legged beside the fire pit, stirring the charcoal fire. "Ah! Here in Qinling Liangliangzi, groups of professors are rushing in from Chengzi. Why are they all avoiding our back slope?"

He picked up the bamboo cup and skimmed off the foam. "How strange! A monkey pops out from the cracks in the rocks—"

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly put down his cup and widened his eyes, "Brother, tell me the truth, besides the monkey babies jumping out of the cracks in the rocks, what other gold nuggets and silver eggs can be hidden in this Dada?"

He leaned closer to the charcoal brazier and asked, "Could it be that someone from the provincial capital saw the colorful gas coming out of our back mountain again? Can you help me solve this mystery?"

After a long time, Ah Cai was able to understand a little bit of the local dialect. She probably understood what the village chief said to her father just now, and she grinned.

Looking at the confused professors and students behind the village chief, she kindly went over, wrote on the ground and helped translate.

The small group of soldiers who followed to protect the professors also looked at Acai in surprise. She couldn't speak but could write.

Sheng Shinian is a well-known professor of historical architecture in China who has devoted his life to the research and protection of ancient buildings.

This time, he received an order from his superiors to lead his capable assistant and a group of energetic and curious students, and travel thousands of miles from the bustling Tianjin to the remote Huxian County.

When they finally arrived in Huxian County, the scene before them left everyone dumbfounded - those ancient buildings that were once dilapidated and crumbling were now miraculously restored to look brand new, as if they had been reborn!

Sheng Shinian gazed at these architectural treasures that had gone through the vicissitudes of time but had regained their brilliance. He was so excited that tears filled his eyes and blurred his vision.

You know, not long ago, the city of Xi'an experienced a shocking miracle: the whole city seemed to be carefully protected by a pair of invisible big hands, and the originally dilapidated and decaying buildings were reborn and restored to their original state.

At that time, Sheng Shinian happened to be fortunate enough to witness this incredible scene with his own eyes. His heart, which had been trembling due to worries about the fate of the ancient building, suddenly became extremely calm at that moment.

This time we went deep into the Qinling Mountains to conduct an investigation because we learned that the ancient monuments in the mountains that had been abandoned and forgotten for a long time were gradually being restored.

As a scholar with deep respect for history and culture, Sheng Shinian is well aware that time is running out and that he must leave behind detailed and accurate archival materials for these precious relics as soon as possible for future generations to study and pass on.

According to the arrangement, Sheng Shinian and his team were responsible for the vast mountain area behind Tianshui Village.

However, the terrain of this unfamiliar mountain forest is complex and the roads are rugged and difficult to travel. Without a guide familiar with the local conditions, it would be almost impossible to successfully complete the survey mission.

To this end, Sheng Shinian specifically found out that most of the people in Tianshui Village were from outside the village, and many of them were able to communicate fluently in Northern Mandarin.

So, holding on to a glimmer of hope, he brought his students and accompanying soldiers to Li's house, hoping to find a suitable guide here to lead them into this mysterious forest.