Whisper of the Eternal Dao

At one point, there was a commotion in the house. Lin Yi opened his sleepy eyes, but immediately closed them again.

Not understanding why it was so noisy this morning, he heard his father's voice in a daze. Lin Yi thought he was dreaming, but he seemed to hear his father saying that he was going to take this to the city to exchange some goods. Hey, even in his dreams, his father was going to the city. The more he listened, the more wrong it seemed. Lin Yi pinched himself.

“It hurts so much!”

Then I realized it wasn't a dream.

Not knowing when his father would return, and that he would be going to the city today, Lin Yi jumped out of bed and hurried to run towards the sound.

When I came to see Lin's father, I found that the man was in good health. He was the family's mainstay and the family's burden was on him.

Lin Yi looked at the objects on the ground, all brought back from the mountains by his father.

There were wild rabbits, pheasants, etc., some of which were still alive. He also saw some snakes. Lin Yi was naturally afraid of snakes, so he avoided them from a distance. He also saw various grasses and wild fruits.

Father Lin said, “Leave this little eagle at home and raise it. When it grows up, it can go hunting with us.”

Lin Yi then noticed that there was a small eagle in the basket. It seemed that it could not fly yet and must have just been born.

Lin Yi walked over and held it in his hand. The bird was very cute and said, “Dad, was it caught from the mountains?”

“Well, when I was resting yesterday, I suddenly heard a chirping sound and found a baby eagle.”

“But at this moment, we suddenly heard a louder sound in the distance. We thought the parent eagle would be back, so we decided to wait until the parent eagle came out to look for food again and then take the little eagle away. We should have been back last night, but we only came back this morning.”

Lin Yi really liked the little one. The little one kept sucking on his little hand. He might be hungry. He said, “Mom, look, the little eagle seems to be hungry.”

Lin's mother looked at the little eagle, went back to the kitchen and found some food. The little one ate heartily when he saw it. He might have been starving. After the little one was full, Lin Yi put the little one on his shoulder.

Suddenly Lin Yi saw a small blade of grass standing alone. The soil on its rhizome was not damaged. Because his father handled it like this, this grass must be special. Lin Yi looked left and right around the grass, but couldn't see what was special about this pearl grass.

“Dad, is this pearl grass?”

Lin's father looked at Lin Yi, couldn't help but smile, and said, “This is another surprise besides the little eagle. I was very lucky to find it yesterday. It's called gold and silver grass, and it's estimated to be over a hundred years old. It has a miraculous effect on external wounds. With it, our family won't have to worry about food and clothing for a year.”

Hearing his father say this, Lin Yi was also very happy. The family situation had been so difficult for many years, and the situation was finally improving.

“Later, wrap this up and take it to the city to sell today and exchange it for silver.”

At this moment, Lin's mother suddenly interrupted, “Xiaoyi, yesterday I saw you looking for your father. What's wrong?”

Lin Yi only remembered that he had almost forgotten the most important thing when he realized what had just happened.

However, Lin Yi didn't know how to say it. Adults don't want to take children to the city and spend the night on the street, so Lin Yi started to squeak and whine. He himself didn't know what he was saying, let alone his parents.

After listening for a long time, Father Lin did not understand and said to Lin Yi, “Xiao Yi, you are also a little boy. Stop whining and just say what you want to say.”

Lin Yi made up his mind and said, ‘Dad, can you take the child to the city today?”

He immediately added, ’The little fat boy will go to the city today.”

Father Lin glanced at Mother Lin, who said nothing.

After thinking for a moment, he said, “All right, but don't complain of being tired on the way.”

At this moment, Lin Yi jumped for joy. Lin Yi did not expect his father to agree so easily. He was ready to use his secret weapon if his father did not agree. Unfortunately, the secret weapon was not used, but he was a little guy and couldn't use it, it wasn't easy.

Maybe it was because his father was quite happy and agreed immediately after seeing the plan for the coming year.

After Lin Yi came to his senses, he suddenly remembered the honey from last night and hurried to his room. Seeing Lin Yi's hasty expression, his parents smiled and shook their heads. Lin Yi came out carrying a basket and said loudly, “Dad, Mom, look what this is.”

The mother saw that the basket was full of bees and asked in surprise, “Xiaoyi, where did you get this?”

Lin Yi said happily, ”Mom, Fatty and I got this from the hole of a big tree after dinner last night. I can take it to the city to sell it for money today.”

Mrs. Lin looked at Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin thought for a moment and said to Lin Yi, “You don't need to sell the honey. It's enough to replenish your body. Besides, you won't be short of money in the future. And you shouldn't do such dangerous things in the future.”

Mrs. Lin Yi had the same opinion.

Lin Yi nodded, asked when they would leave, and said directly.

Lin Yi hadn't taken a shower yet, so he hurried to take a shower. After he finished, he waited for a while and then walked towards the entrance of the village together.

Before he arrived, he saw several people waiting there. They were all villagers who had made appointments to go to the city. The fat man was among them. After seeing Lin Yi, the fat man waved his arms excitedly at Lin Yi, and Lin Yi waved back.

Walking towards them, the fat boy said to Lin Yi: “Xiao Yi, I knew you would definitely come with us, and I'm waiting for you now.”

Lin Yi smiled and asked, “Are you all here?”

“All right, we might be able to leave soon.”

Before the fat boy had finished speaking, the adults had already started their journey.

Lin Yi set off for the city full of enthusiasm.

Lin Yi asked the fat boy, ”Fat boy, what did you do with the honey last night?”

The fat boy didn't even think about it, and replied, “Of course I kept it at home to eat. You didn't take it to town to sell it, did you?”

With that, he took a packet out of his pocket and opened it. It turned out to be honey. The fat boy cut half of it and gave it to Lin Yi.

Remembering the relationship between Lin Yi and the fat boy, he took the honey without thinking and said while eating: “At first I wanted to take it to the city to sell it, but my parents said to keep it at home and eat it themselves.”

As they ate and chatted, they didn't realize that it was noon, and the adults said they had to eat something first.

Watching the adults slowly eat their dry food, Lin Yi felt anxious. Why haven't they finished eating? It felt like a long time had passed, but in fact only a few moments had passed.

Gradually, the closer they got to the city, Lin Yi's heart rate quickened.

As they approached the city, they saw a crowd of people coming not far away. Father Lin said, “Today is market day, and all the villagers around the city will come.”

Lin Yi only understood why there were so many people. Standing far away, he could see that the city was full of beautiful houses.