Chapter 5: Returning Home
When I woke up, it was already dawn. Chen Mengran sat up, looked around, and found himself sleeping on the bed in the bedroom, which showed that his soul had been freed from the darkness. It seems that as long as that sleepiness comes, no matter where the soul is, it can return to its original body.
Picking up the stone on his chest, Chen Mengran's face showed deep thought. Now he can confirm that his anomaly in the past two days is related to this stone.
"I think it's the stone that fell from the sky the night before, but what kind of stone is it, and why does it have the ability to make the soul out of the body?"
Chen Mengran didn't know, but one thing seemed certain, and that was that the stone was not dangerous to him, at least not yet.
"I don't know if there are any other special abilities besides being able to get the soul out of the body. Chen Mengran was aroused by this stone and decided to spend the next few days studying it.
Over the next three days, he began to work on the stone. From noon to night, he slept twice a day, and after three days of practice, he really had a harvest.
First of all, he discovered that the soul can only be out of the body when he sleeps with a stone attached to him, and if he just puts it next to him to sleep, he will not go out of the body. Secondly, his soul can only move within a range of five kilometers around his body, beyond which he will feel sleepy, and his soul will be forcibly pulled back to his body. Again, there is also a limit to the time for his soul to go out of his body, only a little more than half an hour at most, and this is still when the soul is by his body's side, and the time will be shortened as he gets farther and farther away from his body.
The only thing he regretted was that he didn't find anything in the stone space, as if there was nothing but endless darkness. However, Chen Mengran was not discouraged, he only got this stone, and he had time to study it in the future, maybe he would find some other abilities.
At dinner, my aunt brought two plates of rabbit meat to the table, one was smoked rabbit meat and the other was stewed. The last time they caught the hare they had eaten the day before yesterday, and these two were new.
The cousin tore off a piece of smoked rabbit meat and took a hard bite, his mouth full of oil. My cousin took another plate of rabbit meat and ate it with relish.
"Cousin, you are so good, you have gained two sets in a row. The cousin looked at Chen Mengran with admiration while eating rabbit meat.
Since the last time I harvested the big hare, my cousin was addicted to it, and I made another set that day, wanting to harvest it again, but unfortunately, I didn't get anything for two days in a row. In the end, Chen Mengran pointed out two places to them, saying that this is the route that rabbits must take every night, let them set up there, and said that there will be a harvest.
The two didn't believe it, but seeing that their cousin was so confident, they also put the sleeve down suspiciously. I didn't expect to go to see it early this morning, and it was really trapped, and it was both, which had to make the two of them worship.
"Cousin, how do you know the path of those rabbits?" asked my cousin.
"I was born with a dog nose and being able to smell them knows what route they take every day. Chen Mengran said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"Really?" the cousin looked incredulous.
Of course, Chen Mengran secretly said that it was fake, in fact, it was not he who smelled it, but what he saw.
Every night, he would go out of his body, and when he was idle, he would observe the rabbits' nests, and gradually he would learn the routes they often took.
Of course, he can't say this ability, otherwise he will be treated as a psychopath.
"Cousin, your nose is so smart, why don't you go back tomorrow, how about you stay for a few days and catch a few rabbits for us?" said my cousin.
Chen Mengran didn't want to go back, he was already obsessed with life in the countryside, he liked the peace here, he didn't want to go back to face the noisy city, let alone face the disappointed eyes of his parents. But he had to go back, because he had to fill out the volunteer the day after tomorrow, and he had to rush back tomorrow.
"Your cousin will fill out the volunteer the day after tomorrow, and he must go back tomorrow. My aunt said.
"Then come back after filling out the volunteers. The cousin did not give up.
My aunt looked at Chen Mengran, but saw Chen Mengran shaking her head.
"After filling out the acceptance letter and waiting for the volunteer, and then starting school, there are more than two months in total, and I don't want to waste this time, I want to find a job and earn some money. ”
The aunt nodded, agreeing with Chen Mengran's thoughts. My nephew has reached the time of self-reliance, and he has a lot of time after going to college, and the earlier he gets in touch with society, the sooner he can adapt, and in this society where there are no connections and no skills, taking a step earlier than his peers means that it is easier to succeed.
Seeing that his mother also nodded in agreement, his cousin didn't say anything more.
After dinner, Chen Mengran went out alone, came to the usual lying on the earthen platform, looked up at the sky, the insects and frogs around him made him feel peaceful, he was very nostalgic for this feeling, especially knowing that this was the last night, which made him hurry up and enjoy this rare quiet, because from tomorrow, this quiet will be gone forever.
Chen Mengran felt the stone on his neck and looked at it, with mixed feelings in his heart. This is also the biggest adventure in his life, being able to go out of his body, this alone makes Chen Mengran different from others, but I don't know whether this is a blessing or a curse.
That night, Chen Mengran took off the stone and put it under the pillow, he didn't let his soul go out of his body, he wanted to sleep quietly on this last night.
Early the next morning, Chen Mengran was woken up by a burst of cheers, opened his worried eyes, walked to the window, and found that it was the voice of his cousin and cousin, and he knew that the condom he had made yesterday had gained again.
When Chen Mengran finished washing up and went downstairs, he saw his cousin and cousin walking in with a big fat rabbit, and when he saw Chen Mengran, his cousin shouted: "Cousin, you are really a god, and the two sets have been harvested again." ”
If yesterday's harvest was the luck of eating shit, then now it is two yuan in a row, which means that it is not as simple as luck, it seems that my cousin really has a dog nose.
"Mom, quickly peel the rabbit and open it again tonight. ”
The aunt took the hare, but instead of skinning it, she found a sack and put two rabbits in it.
"Mom, what are you doing here?" asked my cousin, puzzled.
"Take this rabbit back to your cousin. ”
"This ......" The cousin was dumbfounded, seeing the fat in his mouth fly like this.
Chen Mengran waved his hand and said, "Auntie, I don't like to eat rabbit meat, so you should leave it for your cousin and cousin." ”
"It's not for you to eat, it's for your dad, your dad has been in poor health, and these two rabbits can also make up for him. ”
Chen Mengran refused again and again, but finally couldn't help it, so he had to accept it. My aunt prepared some souvenirs for him, and packed two large bags in total.
After eating the sumptuous breakfast prepared by his aunt, Chen Mengran said goodbye to his aunt and set foot on the way home, he was very reluctant in his heart, and he was full of confusion about his future, but he also knew that there were some things that he would eventually have to face, and it was useless to escape.