Duling Town is located in an inconspicuous corner of the mountainous area in western China, with the rolling mountains seemingly boundless. Sheri Village is the most remote administrative village in Duling Town, a farming village hidden in the deep valleys.

There are more than a hundred families in the village, and the surname Wang and Liu are the majority in the village. Li Xuejin is an outsider, but his status in the village is transcendent, not to mention the words. He taught in the school in the town in his early years and was a veritable cultural person in the village. Apart from the branch secretary, no one knows why Li Xuejin ran from the town to settle down.

The Li family has been passed down from generation to generation. After his wife was pregnant, Li Xuejin was very excited and gave the name to his unborn child early. According to the family tree, the next generation should be the Tian generation. As a half-cultural person, Li Xuejin scoured his heart and read a lot of books. Finally, he named Tianhua, which is a natural talent.

Before Li's wife gave birth, it happened to be a severe drought. A frenetic person in the village reminded Li Xuejin that the child was born in this year of disaster, which was not good for him. He must give him a name that could be covered, and turned into good fortune. Li Xuejin was in trouble. Although he had some ink, he had no research on the art of divination and astrology. Isn't it a problem to give a name that was banned by the power of the nine ox and two tigers?

The enthusiastic person suggested to go to the nearby Taoist temple to ask for a signature. Li Xuejin deeply agreed. So he chose a good day to go up the mountain, donated incense from the old Taoist priest in Weiyun Temple, wrote down the name of the unborn baby, and asked for a signature.

With a "bang", the bamboo stick fell to the ground. Li Xuejin leaned over and picked it up uneasily, holding it to the old Taoist priest with both hands, "Tao Master, what's the solution?"

The old Taoist priest who had been squinting his eyes took the bamboo stick, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he was silent for a while, and laughed haha: "This is the sign!"

When Li Xuejin heard this, he thudded and the stone in his heart fell to the ground, "Master, I wish to hear it carefully."

The old Taoist twisted his beard, "Mr. Li read the signature: 'The harvest has been hard for many years, and there will be autumn this year. Moreover, when there is peace and nothing to do, scholars, farmers and workers will be worried.' Although this son had some ups and downs in his early years, his fortune was very prosperous after he became an adult. If an opportunity arises, he will become a great achievement." Although Li Xuejin was confused, he still understood the general meaning and was overjoyed.

"Just..." The old Taoist priest hesitated for a moment, and the subject changed, and Li Xuejin's heart was suddenly raised, "Tao Master, what is it just?"

"It's just that it's a big disaster, and this boy will definitely suffer many hardships. If he was born at the hour of You, it would be fine. If it was in other times, the future would be unpredictable." The old Taoist priest twisted his beard, neither too fast nor too slow.

"Why must it be in the hour of You? This... can't this woman give birth to a woman? Taoist priest, you must give me some advice." Li Xuejin's face suddenly turned bitter. He obviously drew a lottery ticket, but there was no such thing.

The old Taoist priest nodded: "If I were born at other times, I have a method, which is named after the word "Tianchou" in the signature. In this way, the fortune of "Tianhua" will be changed, but it will still have a great fortune after becoming an adult. As for why this is the secret of heaven at the hour of You. What does Mr. Li think?"

Li Xuejin naturally had no objection, so he changed his name, "But how to solve the problem of this young man's hardship?"

"There is no solution. This boy must have a disaster before he becomes an adult. Only after he escapes will he be open and open." The old Taoist priest's tone was firm and unquestionable, and Li Xuejin was stunned.

Shortly after returning, Li Xuejin's wife gave birth successfully and gave birth to a child. What worried him was that the child was not born at the You hour. Li Xuejin changed the name of the doll to Li Tianchou according to the advice of the old Taoist priest.

Li Tianchou has been strong since childhood and is not as often as other babies. It is very worry-free for Li Xuejin and his wife. He is also talented and alert. When the baby was three years old, he had a younger sister, who was pink and cute, and the Li couple was so happy that they couldn't stop talking.

Fifteen years have passed in a flash, and the two dolls have grown up healthily, especially Li Tianchou, who is already a high school student. The young man is full of energy and talented. He is not as difficult as the signature words are as difficult as he said. Li Xuejin naturally forgot the words of the old Taoist priest.

On this day, when he came home from school from the town, Li Tianchou and his friends went to the ridge outside the village to pick pig grass as usual. While sitting on the top of the slope to rest, Li Tianchou suddenly looked at the mountains in the distance and was stunned.

The friends thought he was joking and didn't take it seriously, but after a moment, Li Tianchou suddenly screamed, foaming at the mouth, covering his head with both hands, in great pain. When the friends reacted, the people had already rolled down the hillside.

The friends were shocked and ran down the hillside, carrying Li Tianchou, who was unconscious, back home. The Li couple was immediately panicked and hurriedly invited a doctor from the town. After a long time of struggle, they could not see anything wrong. No matter how you called, Li Tianchou just closed his eyes and said nothing, but he couldn't wake up.

"It's hard to send it to the county hospital. If it's late, it's hard to say." The doctor shook his head.

Li Xuejin was in a state of utmost silence, so he hurried to the branch secretary to borrow a tractor. Unexpectedly, the only tractor in the village went to the town to drag things, and had not come back yet. "This is the life of my child!" Li Xuejin was about to cry but was busy getting into a donkey cart under the persuasion of the branch secretary.

I worked hard until night before I arrived in the town, and then changed my car. I finally rushed to the county hospital. Before Li Xuejin could pay for the registration, Li Tianchou woke up.

"Child, what's wrong with you? You're scared." Li Xuejin was stunned and almost burst into tears with excitement, while Li Tianchou looked confused, not knowing why he appeared in the county hospital.

No matter how Li Xuejin enlightened and inspired him, the baby could not recall why he rolled down the hillside and why he was in a coma. Li Tianchou tried to move his muscles and bones all over his body, and there was nothing wrong with it. However, since he had arrived at the hospital, Li Xuejin had been slandering and had a check on Li Tianchou, and there was no problem with his body. Isn’t this a mess?!

But the baby was fine, Li Xuejin felt relieved. On the way back, Li Xuejin suddenly remembered something and slapped himself hard, which scared Li Tianchou and the handlebar. "Hehe, a fly." Li Xuejin explained with his red face.

After returning home, Li Xuejin went to Weiyun Temple, but he did not see the old Taoist priest again, saying that he had gone out for a trip. Li Xuejin regretted this, gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and donated a large incense to go down the mountain.

From then on, Li Xuejin paid special attention to the safety of the two dolls, and he ran to Weiyunguan from time to time to find the old Taoist, but he never saw him. Maybe he had already driven a crane, and Li Xuejin was regretful.

Nothing happened to the two babies. In a flash, several years passed. Li Tianchou graduated from high school and became a soldier. Although he was unable to stay in the army to eat imperial food in the end, he was safe and sound.

But what is upsetting is that after the baby resigned and returned to the village, he was busy for several days, saying that he was breeding to get rich and led everyone to live a good life. However, he never could have been able to last long and almost ruin his family.

Li Xuejin was very angry. The baby had already grown up. Where is the fortune that this old man said? What about the misfortune?! Damn it, it's my fault!

The days in the small mountain village are peaceful and peaceful, and after the busy farming season is over, there is nothing to do. The young people in the village are the happiest and boring at this time. Everyone has nothing to do, either gathering together to brag and spanking, gambling and poker, and gambling money is just eggs. For the barren small mountain village, it is already a big bet.

A few young people with diligent legs will go to the town to work. If they cannot do technical work, they can only sell hard work. They are so tired that they lose their skin and cannot earn much money. The harsh natural conditions in the western mountainous areas make crops only one season a year, so the days when they eat enough and get dark will continue until the beginning of the next year.

In the mountains, the sunshine at the turn of summer and autumn is pure and warm. By noon, the earth is already so warm that it makes people sleepy. Li Tianchou casually put on a white hurdle, his head resting and his arms lying on a large stone at the entrance of the village to bask in the sun. A shabby straw hat covered his face, his exposed skin was slightly dark, and the tendons on his arms were clear and full of tension. Years of military life have created a strong body that is different from ordinary people, but now it is useless.

Since the pig farm was demolished, Li Tianchou has become an unemployed vagrant. He doesn't like bragging and gambling like other young people in the village, nor does he have the intention to go to the town to sell coolies. Bathing in the sun has become his only habit to do after the slack farm.

Li Tianchou was frightened by his idle days. He knew that if he continued like this, he would be useless. In such a remote and closed mountain village, all ideals and ambitions were dreams and out of reach. Fortunately, he was still in contact with his former comrades, and he could understand the changes in the outside world and remind him of the dreams he had ever had at all times.

Just a few days ago, a letter from a comrade Wu Jianguo, who was far away in the coastal city, made Li Tianchou's mind liven up. He squinted his eyes, enjoyed the sunshine, and fell into deep memories.

Leaving the army was an accident, but it was also very helpless. During actual combat training, Li Tianchou accidentally injured his comrades and caused the other party to be disabled for life. After a lengthy review, he was retreated from the military special training brigade and returned to the original company, and the door of hope for being selected as a national elite special service force was closed. The dream of trying to become a professional soldier was shattered, and soon he applied for demobilization and returned home.

The moment he left the army, Li Tianchou had been in service for five years. He was nostalgic for the military camp, but this incident caused him an indelible psychological shadow. For a long time, he was afraid to talk about the reasons for demobilization and transfer. Even if he was asking me in a different way, he would not mention it at all.
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