Chapter 21: The Curse

Then, there was Shi Wannian's brief silence, perhaps in the memories of this old man, what happened after that had never been mentioned to anyone, but it was made of blood and tears.

After half a ring, Shi Wannian sighed, and then continued: "Lord Yuezhang disagreed, I stood outside his door and refused to leave, I still remember clearly that it was just in time for the rainy day in the north, I stood in the heavy rain for three days and three nights, and finally, I fainted." ”

"The moment I fainted, Xiaomei appeared, she hugged me and refused to let go, crying and saying: Wannian, why are you so hard!"

"I don't know how I survived, but my approach still didn't move Master Yue, and in the end, it was Xiaomei's sentence: Dad, I already have his child..."

At this moment, Shi Wannian's eyes were red, which was an emotion for the past years, and it was also an unforgettable nostalgia for his former lover.

"In the heavy rain, my father-in-law appeared in front of me, and at that moment, he seemed to be ten years old. ”

He looked up to the sky and said, "Oh my God, I have been good all my life, just to make up for the mistake of stealing the heavens, I have already lost my wife, why should I deprive my only daughter? ”

"That was the first time I saw Master Yue-in-law so helpless, even crazy. After these words, he glanced at me, which I still remember vividly, and it was full of pleading. ”

But I had already made up my mind, how could I let go of this only opportunity, so I knelt down in front of him and made a vow that if I failed Xiaomei in this life, I would be haunted by evil spirits. ”

"My father-in-law waved his hand, that's it, it's the will of heaven, how can I break it, just don't forget your oath today. ”

"I know, Master Yuezhang finally agreed to us. ”

Wiping a handful of old tears from the corners of his eyes, Shi Wannian suddenly had a smile on his face, and he said: "At that time, the marriage was very simple, the parents of both sides met, and then invited a few banquets, even if everything was completed." In addition, my parents were also very satisfied with Xiaomei, a country girl, so we came together naturally. ”

"The hard-won feelings, let me and Xiaomei cherish it, and in the days that followed, we lived a life of male farmers and female weavers, although it was very hard, but very happy. ”

"But this happy day didn't last long, and it was broken by a word from my father-in-law one night..."

Shi Wannian fell into the memories of the past, and for a few minutes, he said slowly: "I clearly remember that it was not long after the Spring Festival, and Lord Yuezhang called me and Xiaomei in front of him, and said in a solemn tone that he had never seen before: The sky is about to change, and a catastrophe is coming, but unfortunately, I can't wait for that time." Wannian, if you really love Xiaomei, leave with me, here, it no longer belongs to us. ”

Although it was only a few short sentences, it surprised me and Xiaomei, with what we know about Master Yue, he has already calculated his deadline. ”

"Although I also wanted to know what happened and why my father-in-law said such an abnormal thing, since he refused to say, I didn't ask much, in order to show my unwavering affection for Xiaomei, I had to nod and say: Okay, my father-in-law said that we will go wherever we go. ”

"We left the village and came to an uninhabited mountain, where no one could find us, and we made our home. ”

When everything was arranged, my father-in-law left with a smile, and before he died, he only said one word, and if he lived here for ten years, he would be doomed. ”

"I buried my father-in-law with my own hands, and vowed to obey his words, but I didn't expect that I still broke my promise, and for many years after that, I struggled in pain, if I didn't break my promise, it would be great..."

"I see. ”

Sun Xi said thoughtfully: "If I guessed correctly, the reason why that old gentleman let you stay in the mountains for ten years must be related to the ten-year turmoil of that year. ”

A word woke up the dreamer, and then everyone realized that according to the time, the time of retreat chosen by the old gentleman was the most chaotic decade in China.

"What a clever girl. ”

Shi Wannian couldn't help but cast an appreciative look at Concubine Xuanyin, and then he said: "Yes, not long after we entered the mountain, the most chaotic ten years in history occurred in the world, but we, who are almost isolated from the world, don't know what is happening outside. ”

"It was a year after my father-in-law passed away, and Mei started to have retching symptoms, which let me know that she was very likely pregnant. ”

"At the same time, I really wanted to tell my parents the news, but there was no communication at all, and the only way to tell them was to go down the mountain. ”

"I hesitated at the thought of going down the mountain, and my father-in-law's advice before he died kept coming to my mind. ”

That night, Xiaomei saw what was on my mind, so she said: Why don't we go down the mountain, there is no connection to the birth mother here, and I am afraid that I will be caught off guard when it comes to giving birth. ”

"However, I promised my father-in-law that he would keep a vigil here for ten years, so wouldn't it be inappropriate to leave like this? ”

"It's okay, if my father knew about my current situation, he wouldn't blame us, and after giving birth, we can come back. ”

Xiaomei's words moved me and made me make a decisive decision to leave here, in fact, she didn't say anything, I also planned to leave, because I am a young man who doesn't know anything, and I don't know how to take care of a pregnant woman, so I need the help of my parents. ”

"We went down the mountain, and I couldn't help but jump because of the feeling I hadn't seen in a long time. I'm going to tell my parents the good news as soon as possible, so that they can prepare a big bowl of braised pork and pork stewed vermicelli for me..."

Xiaomei looked at me happily and laughed. ”

"What we didn't expect was that when we got to the village, everything changed. ”

"Some Red Guards with armbands pulled some people down on makeshift platforms and fought fiercely, and some were even imprisoned in the cowshed..."

"When those people saw Xiaomei, they tied Xiaomei up without saying anything, and I tried my best to reason with them, but what I got was a crazy punch and kick. ”

In this way, Xiaomei, who was a rich peasant, became a black fifth class and was imprisoned in the cowshed, while I was taken to the commune for re-education. ”

Hearing this, Concubine Xuanyin couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's really a dark decade." ”

"And then. ”

Hearing this, Shi Wannian showed a bitter smile, "Later, under pressure from all sides, I also joined the organization and became a member of the Red Guards. ”

"Perhaps, you won't understand why I did this at the time, but this is the only way I can save Xiaomei, although I sneered at Xiaomei on the surface, but in fact, I was looking for another opportunity to get close to her, and again, my heart was like a knife..."

"I wanted to find a chance to save Xiaomei, but Xiaomei misunderstood me, on the third day of Xiaomei's imprisonment in the cowshed, when I secretly delivered food to Xiaomei, she... Committed suicide. ”

"What?"

Several people stood up at the same time, "Suicide, what about the child in her belly?"

"It's gone. ”

Shi Wannian choked up again, and said: "At that moment, I was almost crazy, I didn't care about any laws anymore, I hugged Xiaomei's corpse and cried loudly, I knew that I killed her with my own hands..."

I have to say that this is a tragic story, just because the two were born in the wrong era, which caused the tragedy.

"When I was packing up Xiaomei's belongings, I saw her suicide note written in blood, only a few short words, 'Use my immortal soul to curse the oath that Shi Wannian had made'. ”

"No one knows, I was so excited at the time, maybe everyone thought I was crazy, and I could laugh when I saw such a curse, but in fact, I wasn't crazy, because I knew that such an oath also meant that Xiaomei stayed with me forever. ”

"I haven't forgotten my promise, I have lost Xiaomei, I am willing to be haunted by ghosts for the rest of my life, I am happy that this vow can also let me see Xiaomei all the time, even if it is her anger and curse on me, as long as I can see her, I am also willing, because I love her. ”

Love can really make a person great and lose his mind, which is deeply reflected in Shi Wannian's body.

Although that kind of love, with a curse, is distorted like a dream, I have to say that this is also a kind of happiness for Shi Wannian.

"Later, I returned to the city, and with the help of my parents, I got married, had children, and had the career I have today. ”

"But no matter how successful my career is, I am not happy, because Xiaomei did not appear in my life like rain, so my world is full of darkness. ”

"It wasn't until after the reform that the country began to build a city, and I took the opportunity to buy it, maybe you don't know, this is the place where I used to go to the countryside, this hut, that is, the ancestral house of my father-in-law. ”

"I don't allow anyone to touch here, I planted mulberry orchids here, which is Xiaomei's favorite flower, and finally, on the day of flowering, Xiaomei finally appeared. ”

"She turns into a ghost every day to scare me, but I'm not afraid, I haven't explained, I just look at her and smile, just like when I first met, I smirked at her. ”

"I know she can kill me, the reason I don't explain is that I want her to kill me, so that we can be together, but at the last moment, Xiaomei stops, she says that killing me is too cheap, she wants to torture me for the rest of her life, but I know that the real reason is not so, but because she is reluctant, even if I hurt her so much, but she is still reluctant to hurt me..."

In this way, day after day, year after year, until a few months ago, my family also began to have accidents, I did not know the seriousness of the matter, I asked Xiaomei why she was innocent, but she did not speak, just turned and left. ”

So I kept calling her out every night, but in recent months, I haven't seen her again. ”