When Chen Youyou recounted this beautiful and romantic memory, her face was soft and her language was also very beautiful, making Chen Aili feel as if she was in that dreamy snowy plateau.

"I'm pregnant and due in the winter. Richard told me in the letter that he was not divorced, that he already had a pair of children, and that he was going to go back to China to take care of these matters and then marry me in China. I was like five thunderbolts, angry and desperate. I immediately replied that I didn't have to get married, and that I was going to get rid of the child. Chen Youyou said heavily.

"Is that kid me?" Chen Aili asked.

"Yes. By the time Richard received my letter and traveled from Lhasa to Naining County, I was eight months pregnant. With everyone's backs, I continued to work. To prove his determination to me, he took me to a thousand-year-old cave temple built on a cliff on the border to pray for blessings. It is said to be a "sacred place of hiding", and "hiding" is to bury Buddhist scriptures in the ground or mysteriously hide them in the depths of someone's consciousness in troubled times, and when the conditions are ripe for the revelation to return, someone will naturally recite them and write them down. There are many caves in the cave temple, and there used to be many famous monks who practiced penance. We met a master who had been practicing in the cave for many years, and there was a Buddhist hall at the entrance of his cave and prayer flags hung with prayer flags, and after entering through the smoothed road, there was a central pillar in the center of the grotto, and the master sat there. ”

Chen Aili listened to these bizarre episodes about her life experience, looked at her mother's face, and imagined how she experienced these difficult, romantic and passionate years when she was young. Is the adventurous spirit and resilience of his personality really inherited from his parents?

"This master is a living Buddha, Richard untied the string of 'Dharma Eye Dzi' around his neck, handed it to the living Buddha, and asked the living Buddha to recite the scriptures and mantras on it, and blessed our mother and son. The Living Buddha looked at this hexagonal prism "Dharma Eye Dzi" in amazement, and saw that it was covered with fish scales and auspicious clouds-like weathering patterns, with some blue, brown and white patterns that naturally formed a pattern of nine eyes. Its two ends are inlaid with celestial iron engraved with incomprehensible characters and symbols, and it is said to be an alien object from an alien planet. The living Buddha stroked the "Dharma Eye Dzi", sat on the felt cushion embroidered with lotus flowers, and entered a state of meditation. It was a long time before he recited mantras and scriptures and hung dzi around my neck to bless us mother and son. ”

"Ah, can you remember the spell if you think again?" Chen Aili is also very interested, such a magical Dongdong has been worn around her neck for more than 20 years, and she has no idea that it is precious.

"How could I possibly remember such long verses and incantations, but what I still remember is that the string of beads still had Richard's body temperature on it. I heard the Living Buddha say that this is originally a thing of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is a key, and its magic lies in the fact that it will always look for its owner, and only its owner will know how to use it and complete its mission. It goes around and around the world, and eventually falls into the hands of those who should have it, even if it lasts for thousands of years, even if it is displaced. ”

"Ah, it would be nice if that were the case, I don't have to rush to find its whereabouts, it will pop out on its own." Chen Aili was relieved and said with relief.

"Yes, no matter how it was lost in the past, Richard wore it back to Tibet, gave it to me, and finally returned to China. But we don't seem to be the ultimate owners of it. At that time, after listening to the words of the Living Buddha, I was skeptical, and it did not make me believe in Richard's sincerity and alleviate my resentment towards him. However, I could never have imagined that it would be the last time I would spend with him. Chen Youyou was a little excited, and his eyes were red.

"As we left the cave temple on the cliff face and descended the mountain, light snow began to fall in the sky, and we walked carefully by holding each other. Suddenly I slipped and dragged him, and we fell off the cliff together. Luckily, we all grabbed the branch on the edge of the cliff and hung it in midair. Gradually, the branches could not bear the weight of two people, no, three people, and Richard decisively let go of his hand in order to keep our mother and son alive. I was blocked by rocks and trees, and I couldn't see where he had fallen. Chen Youyou's tears welled up in his eyes.

"The last thing he said to me was, 'I love you and live well.'" At the bottom of the cliff is the turbulent Zangbo River, and downstream is the neighboring country. It snowed incessantly that day, and finally turned into goose feather snow and it fell all night. I was miraculously saved by the People's Liberation Army (PLA), who temporarily changed the patrol route, but I have never heard from your father again. ”

Chen Aili also cried, listening to this touching story about her parents, she understood why her mother, who had never been married, never mentioned marriage; His obvious mixed-race appearance turned out to be a collection of the genes of these two outstanding young people; His life experience is inextricably linked with the "Dharma Eye Dzi", and Elizabeth, Wei Jiajun, and Liu Weijiang seem to have sniffed out the clues.

Chen Aili wiped away her mother's tears, put her arms around her shoulders, and patted her gently.

"Mom, do you know what Dad's full name is?" Chen Aili asked thoughtfully.

He said he was so disgusted with his family of origin that he rarely mentioned it. Since we didn't register our marriage, I still don't know his real name. The father field on your birth certificate is blank. It doesn't matter anymore, I've been through the most difficult days in so many years. ”

Chen Aili nodded understandingly, she could fully imagine how much criticism a woman would suffer in that era if she gave birth to a child out of wedlock or was a mixed-race child. Fortunately, Chen Youyou loves his work, has superb medical skills, and is generous, which has won the trust of colleagues and patients. After a long time, everyone has forgotten these old things.

59 Stargazing at night

"Hey, Ellie, why did you suddenly say that your background is related to your job? Will any of this affect you? Chen Youyou suddenly remembered and asked.

Chen Aili hesitated for a while, there were many things she couldn't tell her mother, she could only remind her that if there was anything abnormal recently, she must be vigilant and cautious.

"Oh, I remember, in the past few days, Zhang Yuanhe, a returnee doctor in neurosurgery, has come to me several times and always asked about you. It's the one who stared at you at the wedding banquet last time, and I wonder if he's interesting to you. Chen Youyou asked with a smile.

Chen Aili blurted out: "Don't, you can rest." ”

That's right, Liu Weijiang must have asked his classmate Zhang Yuanhe from Anren Hospital to come and knock on the side to understand the situation. Chen Aili sorted out her heart and thought about the next monitoring focus.