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During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Huaixi Village deep in the Taihang Mountains enjoyed peace and tranquility for generations due to the protection of the 300-year-old locust tree at the head of the village. Hidden under this old locust tree is a promise made three hundred years ago - the locust fairy uses his spiritual energy to protect the village in good weather, but the condition is that the villagers must be in awe and repay their kindness. If an ungrateful person appears after the three hundred years, disaster will strike again. In order to build an ancestral hall and honor his ancestors, Mr. Zhao, a wealthy family, insisted on cutting down the old locust tree, regardless of the opposition of the whole village, and secretly filled in the spiritual spring that the locust fairy relied on to maintain his spiritual energy. This move caused strange phenomena: the old locust trees withered, the well water was turbid, and the villagers collectively fell ill. Rumors spread and people were panicked. Chen Shitou, a salesman who was raised by the old patriarch since he was a child, is stubborn and has a righteous heart. In order to save the old locust tree and the village, he repeatedly stopped Mr. Zhao but was severely beaten. After learning the truth about the three-hundred-year agreement, he prayed sincerely under the old locust tree for three days and three nights, and finally saw the Sophora Immortal appear. Huaixian informed that a flash flood is coming in three days. Only by digging the spiritual spring and taking out the town objects can the crisis be resolved. However, those who dig the spring will be attacked by the miasma and narrowly escape death. Chen Shitou resolutely led the villagers to dig Lingquan, and after going through hardships and dangers, they finally opened up the water source. When a flash flood broke out, Huaixian appeared and put up a barrier to protect the village. Mr. Zhao suddenly came to his senses and spent all his wealth to make up for his mistakes. In the end, the old locust tree regained its vitality, the village regained its tranquility, and the ancestral motto of "Be respectful and repay kindness" was passed down from generation to generation by the people of Huaixi Village.

In Buckwheat Town at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the century-old mill under the old locust tree at the end of the town hid unknown secrets. Chen Shouyi, the third generation descendant of the Chen family, followed his grandfather's instructions before his death to guard the mill and the stone mill carved from bluestone, but he often encountered strange things - the stone mill rotated in the middle of the night, grinding out shredded pieces of paper for prayers with the fragrance of ink. There were even rumors that it could grant wishes but charge an equivalent price. After Fa Xiao Zhao Erzhu returned to his hometown, he coveted Shi Nian's "efficacious" power and wanted to make money from it. He repeatedly disrupted the situation and even colluded with outsiders to explode Shi Nian's secret grid. In the process of guarding Shi Nian, Chen Shouyi gradually revealed the secrets of his ancestors from Granny Li: his ancestors exchanged lifespan for the townspeople's harvest, his great-grandfather exchanged his eyesight for rain during drought, and his grandfather exchanged freedom for the safety of the mill. The efficaciousness of Shi Nian all stems from the sacrifices of three generations of the Chen family. In the face of a flash flood that had never happened in a century, Chen Shouyi abandoned his ancestors' model of "sacrifice for peace" and used courage and responsibility to rally the villagers to protect their homes. At the critical moment, Shi Nian's secret secret opened, and the ancestral contract and the dust-laden love letter from Granny Li appeared. Shi Nian emitted golden light to block the flood, and fulfilled the unfinished wishes of all generations. The story uses stone grinding as a guide, connecting the protection and inheritance of three generations, telling the true meaning of "the true efficaciousness is kindness, perseverance and interpersonal support", allowing the warmth and responsibility in folklore to be passed down from generation to generation over the years.

In the urban forest made of steel and concrete, people rush to catch up with the morning light and neon lights, but often ignore the corners hidden in the noisy folds. This prose uses delicate writing to outline three warm-hearted corners of the city: the tailor shop at the alley in the old city, the bluestone road reflecting the luster of the years, the sound of the sewing machine like an eternal song, the white-haired shop owner using silver needles to mend clothes, also mending the fading slow time; the bench deep in the park, Lying quietly in the green shade, you can witness the old man's Tai Chi, the students' reading, and the lovers' chatter. The wood grain is full of small thoughts; on the rooftop of the residential building, clothes are dried like colorful flags, potted plants grow stubbornly, and chats and laughter float in the evening breeze. It has become a poetic place overlooking the city and resting in impetuousness. The article uses "shimmer" as a metaphor to show that these corners are not the edges, but the gentle background of the city - they use silence and simplicity to remind people to stop in the rush, discover the true poetry of life, and treasure the warmth and touch that are easily overlooked.