The passage with no end in sight is filled with mist.

There is no heaven or earth here.

In the middle of the sound, Chen Sansi, who had been standing in place without moving, waved the mist that drifted to his eyes, as if he could see it more clearly, and vaguely, he seemed to be able to hear several heart-rending cries coming from the end of the road.

Is this the world after death?

Thinking of this, Chen Sansi, who clearly remembered that he was poisoned and died, had a complicated expression and did not move.

What's on the other side of that road? Eighteen Floors of Hell?

Also, a person like him who went out of the country and committed unpardonable sins only deserved to go to hell.

At the end of the road, the cries became more and more chaotic, and there were still people calling whose names, one after another, impatient.

Suddenly, Chen Sansi no longer hesitated, and walked forward.

He stepped forward, and the lingering fog receded, revealing the passage as it was.

A burst of white light so strong that it could burn people's eyes flashed in front of him, and Chen Sansi subconsciously raised his hand to block it in front of him and took the last step.

Suddenly, the feeling of stepping on the air under my feet was instantaneous, and the cry gradually became clear and clear, and it seemed to be in my ears.

His body shook violently twice, and Chen Sansi opened his eyes almost immediately, looking at the simple thatched hut above his head, he couldn't react to what was happening at all, and he was in a trance.

At this time, Father Chen, who heard the movement on the earthen kang, hurriedly wiped his tears, opened a pair of misty eyes, and trembled and collided with Chen Sansi, who had just woken up.

Suddenly, both of them froze, and soon after, they blinked their stiff eyes in unison.

The reason why Chen Sansi was stiff was because he pinched his thigh hard under the bed.

It hurts.

Illustrate...... He's alive.

This is neither a dream nor a hell.

And Daddy Chen...... Daddy Chen's eyes widened, looking at Chen Sansi who was blinking lightly on the earthen kang, and muttered: "Called back, my third son's soul is called back!" ”

With that, he leaned on his crutches and ran out of the house tremblingly.

Facing everyone outside the house, Father Chen cried with joy, and cried and laughed at Mrs. Chen: "Our three children woke up, and his soul was called back." ”

Inside the house, Chen Sansi was at a loss.

He remembered how painful it was, but according to the man's hatred for him, or whether he would have broken his bones and scattered ashes.

He should have died a long time ago.

But...... Why did he suddenly come back to life? Everything in front of you is still so unfamiliar?

Before Chen San could come up with his thoughts, Father Chen came in with a large group of people in a hurry, occupying a small thatched hut.

"This is called the soul is a method left by the ancestors, but I didn't expect it to really work."

"In the final analysis, it is also this child who is reluctant to leave the world, otherwise no matter how effective the method is, I am afraid it will not work."

"In that case, why do you want to commit such a suicide act?"

After Lang Zhong came over and confirmed that Chen Sansi's health was not in serious trouble, and left two more prescriptions for nourishment, the people in the house gradually left.

When sending them away, Chen Sansi also heard Father Chen say: "This time, it is really troublesome for my father and fellow villagers to 'call the soul' for my third son, I am grateful, and when San'er is in good health, I will definitely take him to each house to thank him." ”

Hearing this, Chen Sansi reacted.

It turned out that the chaotic sound I heard in my dream turned out to be the soul of this family calling for their son who had just died.

So, did he accidentally take someone else's body?

The footsteps outside were from far to near, Chen Sansi hurriedly lowered his eyelids, made a weak gesture, and hid half of his face under the futon, for fear of being seen abnormally.

It was Daddy Chen and Lady Chen who came in.

The old couple looked at their 'decadent' son on the kang, and their eyes immediately turned red.

In an instant, Mrs. Chen rushed forward in a few steps, threw herself on Chen Sansi's chest and cried through the futon, and raised her hand, made a gesture and hit a few times, crying silently.

"What the hell do you think about this kid, you are so willing to leave me and your father two old bones, and jump into the river to die, if you don't happen to be rescued, what will you do with me and your father?!"

Chen Sansi, who didn't know the inside story, lowered his eyes and said nothing.

However, he did not speak, but it was more like a silent rebellion made by immersing himself in his own thoughts.

At this time, Father Chen let out a long sigh and sat on the edge of the earthen kang.

"San'er, if you really don't want to take the Xiucai exam, then we won't take the exam, and Dad won't force you, as long as you live well, nothing else matters."

Hearing this, Mrs. Chen scolded Father Chen to death again: "It's all because you, an old immortal, increase the pressure on San'er every day, so that he will play abnormally in the examination room this time, so that he fell off the list, if it weren't for your old thing, how could San'er have the idea of looking for a short-sighted?" ”

The more she talked, the more Chen Lao Niang cried.

And Daddy Chen didn't refute a word, obviously he also put all the responsibility on himself, and he was blaming himself in his heart.

On the kang, Chen Sansi, who finally figured out what was going on, was suddenly speechless.

He never thought that the reason why the 'original body' sought death would be because of the examination show that he fell off the list, such a ridiculous and pitiful reason, he really never heard of.

You must know that Xiucai is just the lowest stage of the children's test, which will be held every three years, and if you don't even have the ability to resist blows, you will have the township test and the meeting test in the future, let alone how far you go.

Just when Chen Sansi was thinking wildly, Father Chen was silent for a long time, and then said: "It's my fault, let's not take the exam, with a few acres of land at home, I am not afraid that I will go hungry, no matter how bad it is, there is a subsidy from the Yamen, and there is more than one way out of studying......

Hearing this, Mrs. Chen wiped her tears: "You should have thought like this a long time ago, if you had thought like this earlier, San'er wouldn't have to suffer so much." ”

For five whole days.

Except for going out to bask in the sun for half an hour every day, Chen Sansi didn't move or speak, most of the time he stayed alone in the house, and then locked the door tightly and didn't allow anyone to enter.

Especially on the second day of waking up, Chen Sansi found that this body was only ten years old, and he was even more depressed and aggrieved......

The old couple of the Chen family looked worried.

On this day, Mrs. Chen handed over Father Chen's consistent money and instructed: "Our harvest this year is good, go to the town to buy some good ones and come back, let's make up for San'er's body, he doesn't look very good." ”

"Huh." Father Chen nodded worriedly: "San'er likes to eat mung bean cake the most, and I will buy some for him, so that this child is always like this." ”

Mrs. Chen nodded: "Don't save it, just buy whatever you want, after all, we don't have to save the money for the exam in the future, and we don't have to be as tight as in previous years." ”

The old couple whispered something, but they didn't notice that Chen Sansi, who was supposed to stay in the house, suddenly appeared beside them.

"Are you going to town?"

Hearing this, the old couple looked in the direction where the voice came from in surprise, and Father Chen's mind moved, and he hurriedly asked, "San'er also wants to go?" ”

Chen Sansi nodded hesitantly.

He really wanted to go, but he had to know what year and place it was.

Father Chen and Mrs. Chen glanced at each other, and the latter took out the usual money again: "You two go shopping, and you can buy whatever you want." ”

Two pieces of money, that is, two taels of silver.

These two taels of silver are not even enough for Chen Sansi to drink a cup of tea in the past, but for this family, it is already a lot of money.

After all, if you save a little, these two dollars are enough for a family of three to eat for two months.

When he went to the town, Chen Sansi seemed to be inadvertent, but he went straight to the place where the official office was located, and saw a notice on the notice board, and hurriedly glanced at it, and could vaguely distinguish the contents.

Sheng'an five years, the eighth day of July.

During the Sheng'an period?

Chen Sansi frowned slightly, he had never heard of it.

Seeing that he stopped, Father Chen also stopped, but he saw the sugar gourd next to him, and asked with a smile, "San'er wants to eat sugar gourd?" ”

Without waiting for Chen Sansi to answer, Father Chen happily bought a string of sugar gourds and handed them over: "Eat, you used to like to eat this sweet and greasy thing the most." ”

Suddenly, when he said this, Chen Sansi, who wanted to refuse, took it involuntarily.

He hadn't eaten anything like this in years.

The two continued on their way.

Due to injuries in previous years, Father Chen's legs and feet were quite inconvenient, and he limped when walking, so he had to take a cane.

With the sugar gourd in hand, Chen Sansi quickly found what he wanted, and squatted on the roadside stall and couldn't take his eyes off.

Father Chen then looked at it, and saw that it was a stall selling miscellaneous books, and frowned slightly: "San'er wants to buy books?" ”

As he spoke, he saw Chen Sansi pick up a booklet in the corner.

Nianzhi, this is what he wants.

The stall owner said with a smile: "The little boy really has good eyesight, this year's chronicle includes all the big and small events that can be registered until last year, a fixed price, fifty wen." ”

"It's old, fifteen."

Chen Sansi, who had never cut the price, paused slightly, and then pointed to the missing part of the page: "There are wrinkles, defects, poor paper, and slightly blurred handwriting, if you don't sell it to me, you shouldn't be able to sell it." ”

Stallholder: "......"

Ruthless, really ruthless.

With one mouth, thirty-five texts were dropped.

The stall owner was embarrassed: "Little boy, you have to let me make a little money, otherwise, I won't shout a high price, how about twenty-five Wen?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Sansi put down the "Chronicles" without hesitation, turned around and left.

Seeing that he was so simple, the stall owner was anxious, and hurriedly said: "Fifteen wen, just fifteen wen, deal!" ”

Chen Sansi stopped and stared at Father Chen.

Father Chen rubbed his head and counted fifteen copper coins and handed them to the stall owner.

Pay with one hand, deliver with the other.

If a broken book can make San'er happier, it is useless and harmless.

The father and son were walking on the street, and Father Chen suddenly said: "San'er, Dad didn't let you be like a person in the market in the past, it was for your future and upbringing, but now you don't take the road of the imperial examination, you have to enter the market and study hard." ”

"Learn what?"

"Learn the way of survival of ordinary people."