Episode 5 I Know the Cicada
A long time ago, after Chen Xue'er came back from working in Beihai, she sat under an evergreen tree in a small forest next to her home, her heart was anxious and sad, she raised her head and saw the verdant leaves of the trees, with the vitality of summer, through the branches and leaves, she saw the blue sky again, and felt that all the scenery was still the same as when she was a child, and it had not changed at all. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
It's just how carefree I was when I was a child, I didn't have to work hard for life, of course, I was also working at that time, that is, I helped my grandparents do housework, herd sheep and feed pigs or something, and the living conditions were also quite difficult, not only dressed in tatters, but I couldn't eat a few delicious times all year round, but my life at that time was full of hope and beauty, and I felt that I would wear beautiful clothes and eat a few meals of meat in the future. The mood of childhood every day is as pure as the blue among the leaves.
After going out to work, Chen Xue'er did realize her childhood wish: first, she finally walked from the remote and isolated countryside to the city, and saw high-rise buildings and busy traffic; She put on beautiful clothes of better quality~~ The work clothes in the factory, even if she works every day, she can wear them for a year or two; I also ate delicious food, and I was able to eat fish and meat two or three times a month.
But she also felt the difficulty of life: not only the perennial overload of labor, regardless of the cold winter wax moon, sweating, and all day long with the sewing machine in the workshop, her hearing has dropped significantly, the most fatal time, a month ago because of the temporary transfer of the workshop, Chen Xueer had a night shift, did not adapt for a while, an negligence, even let the machine cut off the right index finger and middle finger, that is Chen Xue'er most memorable day.
Although the medical expenses were reimbursed by the factory, and after being discharged from the hospital, Chen Xueer could no longer stay in the factory, because her hands were no longer perfect, and the factory leaders estimated that she could no longer be qualified for her original job, even if it was only labor on the assembly line.
Chen Xue'er, who was sitting under the evergreen tree, couldn't help but look at the missing index finger and middle finger of her right hand, what should I do? It's not just a matter of losing your job, but it may be difficult to find a new job in the future. And at this age, he was born in a rural area and has no house and car tickets, so it is conceivable that it is quite difficult to marry a rich and handsome man. Moreover, how to maintain the long road of life in the future?
On the evergreen tree behind him, a cicada is elongating and hissing, making the temperature in early autumn even hotter, I don't know if it's an illusion, Chen Xue'er actually heard that the cicada's cry is no longer the usual "know~~know~~"
The screams are like "I know~~I know~~"
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In the sound of such cicadas, Chen Xue'er fell asleep grogily. She dreamed of a woman as beautiful as a fairy and came to her. This woman's dress is very strange, a cyan gown, transparent as yarn, but the texture is hard, there are countless folds at the corners of the skirt, and the whole person looks like a big cicada.
"Little girl, I see that you are very sad, and I really can't help but want to help you." Chen Xue'er looked at her in astonishment, and said to the strangely dressed strange woman.
"Who are you?" Chen Xue'er asked.
"It doesn't matter who I am, if you are willing to accept my help, please stretch out your right hand." The strange woman said.
"Cut it in half, use half after seven days, and use the other half after a month, and you will get two sums of money." Chen Xue'er hesitated, stretched out her right hand, which had been crippled by her index and middle fingers, and the strange woman tore off the hem of her strange dress, gently placed it on Chen Xue'er's palm, and then said.
"How do you use this, and how do you get money?" Chen Xue'er saw that on the palm of her hand, the corner of the skirt that was torn off was actually a cicada, golden and transparent. She asked, confused.
"It heals, it heals. Seven days later, you went to a neighboring village, where there was a sick old man, and you would give him half of the cicada at that time.◎ A month later, you went to the town, where there was a young man and woman who had been injured, and you gave her the other half of the cicada.◎" said the strange woman.
Then, without waiting for Chen Xue'er to ask, the strange woman quickly said the addresses of the two families
At this time, Chen Xue'er woke up from the dream and saw that there was still a bright sunshine in front of her, and the scene in the dream was still vivid, and there was no cicada on her right hand. She spread out her right hand, looked at the empty palm, and couldn't help but look up at the branch of the evergreen tree behind her, a transparent cicada was falling leisurely, just landing on her right palm.
"It's really amazing...... "Chen Xue'er exclaimed in her heart.
Finally, after seven days, Chen Xue'er really went to the neighboring village and found the house that the strange woman said in her dream, and there was an old man's painful moaning and anxious discussion with the family.
Chen Chen Xue'er walked into the house and found out that the old man suddenly had an abscess on his thigh, the pain was unbearable, and in the hot weather, there was a foul smell. The hospital asked his family to take him home for conservative treatment, this word is really nice, and the actual meaning is well known, that is, to go home and wait for death◎
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Chen Xue'er took out half of the cicada in her pocket and asked the family to grind it into powder and apply it to the old man's abscess.
The family was very suspicious of Chen Xue'er's origin and motives at first, but at that time, the old man's cry was particularly miserable, and he could only use the dead horse as a live horse doctor.
The family stayed with Chen Xue'er for lunch, and asked her to leave a phone number, saying that if the old man's abscess was really cured by Chen Chenxue'er's miracle medicine, he would definitely take 90,000 yuan to reward him in the future
"Although the old man's abscess is not yet healed, it is getting better day by day, presumably it won't take long to get better, we keep our promise, this is your reward◎" A month later, when Chen Xue'er was about to go to another family in the town, there was a person from the previous family who came over with 90,000 yuan and said gratefully.
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Chen Xue'er accepted the 90,000 yuan, and then went out to another family that the strange woman said in her dream
It was a young man about the same age as Chen Xue'er, and her experience was similar to her, when she was just operating a machine, she accidentally sewed her fingers together, which happened to be the index finger and middle finger of her right hand. The young man lay in his chair, his face pale, and he almost fainted, and there was talk of rushing the injured young man to the hospital.
Chen Xue'er saw that the two fingers that were cut off were similar to herself, and she knew that if the other half of the cicada in her pocket was molted to the young man, she would definitely be able to heal the fingers that were sewn together◎ But when she looked at the missing part of her right index finger, she suddenly thought, why not put this finger on her index finger and join it?
So, Chen Chen Xue'er stole the cicada that had been ground into powder and returned home, cut the wound on his finger with a knife, and sprinkled the cicada on his index and middle fingers, without any effect.
Blood flowed out continuously, even the precious cicada molt powder everywhere.
Chen Xue'er realized that it was not good and hurried to the hospital.
Fortunately, she went in time, and the doctor stopped her bleeding so that she would not be worried about her life.
At night, Chen Xue'er, who was lying alone in the ward, was annoyed, regretting that she shouldn't believe in that dream, but now it's okay, not only did she not make her fingers pick up, I'm afraid it will be shorter in the future◎ But if the strange woman in the dream lied to her, then why? Can the other half of the cicada molt cure the old man's abscess?
In the midst of these thoughts, Chen Chen Xue'er fell asleep, and had a dream, it was still the strange woman dressed in blue and purple, she was angry, and said: "I originally wanted to help you, but I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful, if you don't have evil thoughts and steal the young man's life-saving medicine, you will get a sum of money." However, if you do something bad that you shouldn't have done, not only will you not get the second money, but even the first money, I will take it back."
"Who are you?" Chen Xue'er couldn't help but ask.
"Actually, I'm just a cicada." Strange woman, after speaking, disappeared from the dream mirror ◎
When she was discharged from the hospital, Chen Chen Xue'er looked at the medical expenses, which was just 90,000 yuan, which means that all the money that the old man's family had paid her before, and it was a lot, not more than 90,000 yuan.........
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