Wachang Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the Yangtze River on one side. Xifeng, a 28-year-old woman, went through two unfortunate marriages: her first husband, Aqiang, drowned mysteriously while having an abortion, and her second husband indulged in eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and neglecting the family, which eventually ended in divorce. The frustrated Xifeng just wanted to live a stable life with her two children and made a vow to "never remarry". However, Zhao Yong, a bachelor in the village, was like a piece of "cowhide candy", silently helping her with all the heavy work - repairing the leaky earthen house, transporting mountain goods across the river, picking up her children to school, and even standing up to protect her when she was being criticized by the villagers. This down-to-earth warmth gradually melted Xifeng's frozen heart and made her shake her mind about not getting married again. But just as the relationship between the two was growing, strange incidents occurred one after another in Wachang Village: Aqiang's death chant was heard from Xifeng's house in the middle of the night, an old raincoat with mud appeared on the river beach, a child cried out about seeing a "water ghost", and the incense ashes from the mountain temple automatically gathered into the word "injustice". These visions not only panicked the whole village, but also implicated the mystery of Aqiang's drowning. For the sake of her children and home, and to find out the cause of her ex-husband's death, Xifeng puts aside her worries and joins hands with Zhao Yong. They peel off the cocoons in the morning mist of the Yangbi River, the shadow of the ancient banyan tree, and the fireworks of the mountain temple. Finally, she discovers that Aqiang's death is a conspiracy set up by Li Laowai in the village to compete for the right to operate the riverside wharf. All the strange events are the tricks of his accomplices. In the process, Xifeng walked out of the shadow of marriage, and Zhao Yong won love and respect with his responsibility. The two stayed together in adversity, not only exposed the truth and punished the evildoers, but also restored peace to Wachang Village and gained belated happiness. The work is released. Welcome everyone to read my work at Tomato Novel.