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My name is Yang Xiao, and I grew up in an orphanage since I was young.

It was Mid-Autumn, but I didn't seem to need to, because I was always alone.

I didn't have any goals. After graduating from university, I reached the Lin Family Ridge. This place is far away from the city.

With the permission of the village chief, I lived in a thatched hut a kilometer from the village.

I feel like I'm what people call a loser, useless to society.

But the villagers said I was the living Bodhisattva who supported the mountain village.

When I first arrived at Lin Family Ridge, the villagers were selling vegetables in the county city. Due to the development of transportation, the number of people selling vegetables in each town was increasing, so it became more and more difficult to sell vegetables for the villagers.

The village chief thought I was the most learned man in the whole village, so he came to ask me. I thought it was very simple. I bought more piglets and fed them with vegetables. As a result, there were a lot of pigs in the village.

Half a year later, the local rice harvest was again bountiful, and the village rice could not be sold. When the village head came to me, I felt that the pigs had not grown up yet, so I said I would feed them to the pigs.

Half a year passed, and then there was swine fever everywhere, and I was sure that the pigs in the village would get the plague, but the fear never happened, until the swine fever passed and the pigs grew up, because the swine fever had just passed, and the price of pork had doubled, and the villagers had made another fortune.

The villagers all said that I was smart and had great plans, so all the cadres in the village came to consult me beforehand if they had any important decisions. I told them my thoughts, but I didn't know if it was luck or if I was that smart.

My prestige spread throughout the entire town. Everyone said that I was an expert hidden from the world and that I had a brilliant plan in mind.

Later on, the four village chiefs looked at the map and found a piece of land to build the school. They felt that the school should be built not far from the four villages.

In the end, he found out that the location was my thatched cottage. The few village heads applauded and shouted, "So it turns out that Mr. Yang Xiao was really good at scheming, and didn't even come to our village when he already predicted that we would start a school there, so we waited here."

Thus, a primary school was built next to my thatched cottage. I became more and more enthralled as the news spread.

Actually, it was a school, which meant that I built a bungalow next to my hut and made it into two classrooms. Outside, I made a playground out of cement.

There were about forty children in the school, and I was the only teacher.

Because in this work, my classmates, friends are very contemptuous of me, think I do not work.

Even my girlfriend had a fight with me, and I didn't get in touch anymore, so I was alone.

Dong dong dong. While I was still recalling the past, there was a knock on the door.

I opened the door and saw a girl, the granddaughter of the village chief.

Her name was Lin Xue, only sixteen years old, but she was already slim and graceful.

She was about 1.6 meters tall and was wearing a black turtleneck sweater and a pair of black pencil pants. Her originally white skin looked even whiter and purer due to her black clothes.

A pair of pure white cloth shoes under her feet added a bit of a tender feeling to her.

There was a hint of coldness on her still childish face. Her big eyes under her eyebrows had eyes as black as ink. Her nose was high and her lips were red and white.

Her black hair was tied behind her head, a few strands fluttering in the wind in front of her forehead.

There was not a single flaw on his body. He looked like he was carved out of jade.

Even though she was still a child, she was already very beautiful. When she grew up, she would be able to bring calamity upon her country and her people.

What can I do for you? My gaze didn't dare linger on her for too long. I was afraid that she would treat me as a hooligan. Her cold temperament made me think she would grow up to be an ice beauty.

Teacher, grandpa wants me to inform you that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and tonight the entire village is having a meal in the square at 7: 30. Please be there. Lin Xue said indifferently.

Yes, definitely. I smiled at her, then looked away up the hill.

Is there anything else? After a while, I noticed that Lin Xue did not leave, so I asked with suspicion.

Gone. Lin Xue looked up at me, said a few words calmly and then left.

This little girl was really pleasing to the eyes.

On the night when the full moon was in the sky, the small village square was decorated with lanterns and decorations. Long tables were arranged to form a square.

Everyone was laughing and cheering excitedly. The children frolicked about and the adults toasted each other.

Not long after the banquet started, the village chief, who was seated in the north side, clapped his hands, indicating for everyone to be quiet.

After a while, he saw that everyone had quieted down, and then said: The reason why everyone is sitting here today, is to celebrate two things. First, because today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a happy day of the year.

I couldn't help but be stunned. How can I get promoted? Don't tell me that you want me to be the principal … But there seems to be only one teacher in the school.

After a while, the village chief continued, "The county governor and I spoke on the phone yesterday, he decided to come to our village in three days' time to invite Mr. Yang Xiao out of the mountains, to be the county mayor's secretary.

After the village chief finished speaking, the villagers all applauded loudly and looked at me with adoration in their eyes.

I was at a loss. I didn't know if I should be happy or worried.

It's not like I haven't seen the County Magistrate before. Two months ago, I went to visit him in the countryside, bringing a large group of people to visit me.

She was a woman in her thirties. She was mature and beautiful, and her every word and action gave off the feeling of an official.

He grabbed my hand and said with a warm smile, I have mentioned your name and deeds since I came here, in a circumference of a hundred miles, in all levels of cadres, and in the streets.

It is said that you are an expert hidden from the world, a scheming living Zhuge. I originally thought that you were an old senior who should have read a lot, but I didn't expect you to be an accomplished young talent, your reputation is truly not as good as it is when we meet.

She praised me so much that I couldn't find the north, then repeated my story to the visiting cadres.

What pioneering irrigation, building schools, renovating roads, and praising me.

To say that everyone should learn from my spirit of supporting the village and serving the people made me sound like a sage of the nation and the people.

After talking for over an hour, towards the end, I thought that there would be some sort of reward.

Looking at the quiet house, I felt as if they had never appeared, leaving me completely at a loss.

As for what the Village Head said about me being his secretary, that's something I didn't understand, so I didn't think too much about it and continued drinking.

Because I am a university student, and also solved a lot of village problems, so the village aunts always like to introduce me to the object.

I'm not blind to all of them. There are a lot of nice girls out there.

But I still have my girlfriend in my heart, because she doesn't agree to come to the mountain village, we had a big fight, a year did not contact, but I can not forget her.

There were quite a few people who came up to talk to me at this time of night, which gave me a headache. As I was thinking about how to get out of here, a slim figure covered the light above my head, and a pleasant voice said, "Teacher, let me toast you."

I raised my head and saw that it was Lin Xue. I wanted to say that she was a child and couldn't drink. But I forced it back.

Lin Xue and I clinked glasses, and drank the entire cup, shouting loudly, "I'm not drunk!"

With that, he laid down on the table.

This action was very foolish, but it was very effective.

Those aunties and aunties were all mumbling, "Sir's alcohol tolerance isn't good, the second person to get drunk at the venue is a scholar after all." Then it dispersed.

I looked down and saw the first person to get drunk — the village chief, who was always kind and friendly.

An old man in his eighties, one foot on the long table, the bottle in his right hand, his left hand fingering everywhere.

Drinking loudly, I was not drunk, but pushing aside those who wanted to help him.

He kept talking about how heroic he was when he was young on the battlefield. It seemed like he was really drunk.

I was lying on my stomach on the table. I was feeling a little dizzy, and I seemed to have drunk too much. Slowly I fell asleep.

I was awoken by a warm little hand patting me. Faintly, I heard Lin Xue's voice: "Teacher, you drank too much, I'll help you go back."

Then I felt a small, warm body press itself into my left arm and slowly help me to my feet.

I panicked and immediately pushed Lin Xue away. I said, I can walk by myself, there's no need …

Before I could finish, panicked or really drunk, I stumbled over the chair at my feet and fell to the floor. It hurt.

Let me help you. Lin Xue pulled me up from the ground and said.

I indicated that there was no need for that. I looked around and saw that the surrounding people were all staggering towards their own homes. The Village Chief had also left his seat a long time ago. It seemed that we were about to disperse.

I was just starting to leave when I tripped over something. Fortunately, Lin Xue pulled me to the side so I didn't fall.

I thanked her, embarrassed.

She insisted on supporting me, and in the end I had to let her help me back. I had already fallen twice, and it was too much of an effort to keep walking.

Late at night, I was supported by Lin Xue to school. The lights in the village behind us were becoming more and more blurry, but the bright moon in the sky was sufficient to light up my surroundings.

Walking along this country road late at night, looking at the sky filled with stars and moon, it always felt like a dream.

You think it's beautiful? Because when I stopped, Lin Xue, who was supporting me, asked.

Sorry, I'm a little distracted, let's keep going. I'm a little accustomed to Lin Xue's support, so I'm not that awkward anymore.

I think it's beautiful, too. But I prefer the outside world. I want to be able to do something in the metropolis, and maybe it's more suitable for the old age here.

Soon, you'll be in high school in the county. It won't be long before you go to college, then work, and then you'll be on your own.

Teacher, are you leaving?

I don't know.

The county magistrate will be here in three days. Do you want to go with her?

I don't know.

Aren't you a fortune-teller? Why didn't he know anything?

Who said I would tell my fortune?

Everyone said so.

You believe them?

He didn't believe it. Lin Xue looked ahead, and said indifferently.

Seeing my speechless expression, this little girl actually smiled. This is the first time I've seen her smile so coquettishly, and there is also a little cuteness in her coquettishness.

Feeling that her smile would illuminate the night in the country, I couldn't help but be distracted by her smile.

Unknowingly arriving at school, I let Lin Xue go back.

I rested for a while in my chair and was about to take off my shoes and go to sleep. There was an urgent knock on the door.

Could it be that Lin Xue is back?

As soon as I opened the door, a slim figure bumped into me, and I felt her sticky and wet.

When I saw it, I couldn't help but jump in fright. It was Lin Xue, her clothes were filled with blood, and her face was also covered with it.

The blood was not hers. She had no wound.

I closed the door and asked her what had happened.

Terrified, she took my hand. There's a ghost! No, it was a demon! Everyone in the village had died!