[Part 3: Sui and Tang Dynasties] Chapter 37: The First Son of Man
"Congratulations, my lord, Madame has given birth to a son." The midwife congratulated a middle-aged man in an official uniform with a dignified demeanor.
"Yo, look at this child, his facial features are delicate, which makes people like it." The man held the newborn baby and walked around happily, "Madam, thank you for your hard work, you have a good rest, I will ask Ah Chun to make you a bowl of pigeon soup to replenish your body." ”
That's right, that baby is me, and I just remembered that I had been reincarnated, so that the person holding me was my father, and the person who was lying on the bed with a weak face covered in sweat was my mother. Look at my father's dress and the environment at home, I should have been born in the family of the eunuchs, this life should be good, not to run around, I couldn't help grinning, my father saw me laughing, and couldn't help laughing, and stretched out a rough and generous hand to gently pinch my face.
Although it was the first time to be reincarnated and the first time to be a child, but fortunately, I didn't drink Meng Po soup, and all the memories of my past life were not lost. It didn't take long for the news that Li County's Ling family had given birth to a prodigy boy, and many people were competing to come to my house to see the appearance of the prodigy, which made me really cry and laugh.
My father is the county commander of Zhuo County, Zhuo County is close to a big river, so the water transportation of Zhuo County is very developed, and Zhuo County is naturally a relatively prosperous area.
To tell the truth, when I first learned that my father was a county magistrate, I had a slight resistance to him, probably because I had dealt too much with the county magistrate surnamed Feng in my previous life, and I was so disgusted with him that I was reluctant to accept that my father was also a county magistrate, I once thought that he was the reincarnation of the Feng fat man, but later I saw that my father was in strong shape, not like Feng Fatzi, and his personality was not as insidious and cunning as Feng Fatzi, so I didn't compare him with that Feng Fatzi.
When I was one year old, my father held a small banquet for only some of my relatives and friends, in a teahouse. At this time, the title of my prodigy has already spread throughout Zhuo County, and I can be regarded as a well-known figure in Zhuo County.
There were about 20 people who came at that time, and I was particularly impressed by one of them, who looked and looked like a cold-faced Buddha in a private room in the teahouse. I'm curious, I was the same age as him in the last life, and I died on the same day, and I met the first palace Qin Guangwang Jiang at the same time, why is he so much older than me in this life? Later, when I thought of the many crimes I had been listed in hell, I figured out that the cold-faced Buddha should not have committed too many crimes in his previous life, and he had been robbing the rich and helping the poor, and his merits outweighed his faults, so it was normal for him to be reincarnated before me.
As soon as I saw him, I couldn't help but say hello: "Cold-faced Buddha, long time no see!" "I was being held by my mother, and I wasn't sure if he had drunk Meng Po soup or remembered anything from his past life.
Well, it seems that I am thinking too much, and the uncle in front of me looked at me in surprise and asked with a smile, "What do you call me?" ”
"Cold-faced Buddha!" I said, "In your previous life, you were a chivalrous man who robbed the rich and helped the poor in Ailing, Qi State, and then we dealt with a local treacherous county commander together, and died almost at the same time, and we came to the first hall together to see Jiang, the king of Qin Guang. Forget it, I won't tell you so much, you don't remember anyway. "I realized that this seemed to be playing the harp to the cow, so I just gave up.
"What are you talking about, little prodigy? Uncle didn't understand. The look on his face was still surprised.
"Mr. Zhao, forgive me, this kid talks nonsense all day long, and from time to time he talks about what strange things he did in his last life since he was born, he should be used as a pastime, forgive me!" My mother said to me again, "Xiao Sheng, this is Uncle Zhao, call Uncle Hao." ”
This Uncle Zhao replied with a smile: "Mrs. Li is fine, the little prodigy looks not very old, and the tone of his voice sounds quite old-fashioned." ”
"What a prodigy?" The mother said, "It's just talking and walking earlier than ordinary babies." ”
I knew that my mother was saying polite words, and I didn't bother to interrupt, I just smiled at Uncle Zhao, I just felt very kind.
"Why didn't Ling Yan come?" The mother asked.
"She recognized her life and refused to come, and her mother took her at home."
"I look at Ling Yan's good life, she looks good, and it's good to have a family in the future." When I heard this, I immediately withdrew the smile on my face, what do I mean by this? Is this also a polite remark? I'm here to find Sui'er in this life, and I'm going to live with Sui'er, so I don't agree with this family business.
At this time, Daddy came over and said, "What are you talking about?" Daddy asked.
The mother smiled and said, "I'm discussing with Mr. Zhao about getting married in the future." ”
Dad laughed along: "I have a deep relationship with Mr. Zhao, if I really become in-laws in the future, it will also be a great thing!" ”
Mr. Zhao looked at his father and smiled as well, "That's what I mean." ”
W-what's this? I, as a party, sold me before I could express my opinion? As soon as I wanted to say no, my father took Mr. Zhao away to drink, and I asked my mother: "Mother, I don't want to marry her daughter, I have a heart." ”
My mother ignored me, "Mother, did you hear what I said?" I asked her.
"Huh? Xiao Sheng, what did you say? ”
Sure enough, I didn't hear it, "I said I don't want to marry her daughter, I have a heart." I repeated.
"You little kid know something, you still have a heart, and you are not ashamed to say it." My mother pinched my face as she spoke.
After eating, my father didn't know where to get some gadgets - "Zhuangzi", pen, ink, paper, inkstone, seals, five-baht coins, abacus, meat, rulers, swords...... He put these things on the table, and then carried me to the table again, "Xiao Sheng, there are so many things, you can take whatever you like, but remember that you can only take one thing at a time." Daddy said.
What is this for? I wondered. Although I was very knowledgeable, I really didn't know much about it, and I froze on the table, motionless.
My father and mother were anxious and said in my ear: "Xiao Sheng, there are so many things, you can take whatever you like, you can only take the same." ”
I couldn't figure out what this was for, so I stepped forward and took a small sword, I turned around, and my father said with a relieved face: "I want to think that Xiao Sheng can catch the seal, and in the future, he will take the grace of heaven and the ancestor, and the official fortune will be prosperous; Or grab the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and be a writer, three yuan and the first; Or grasp the abacus, be good at financial management in the future, and become a Tao Zhu career. It's all some relatively easy positions, I never thought that my child was so ambitious, and he actually wanted to gallop on the battlefield! Everyone echoed and praised me, and I was confused.
What's that? Grab something to predict my future? This is ridiculous, I shook my head helplessly.
When I was three years old, my parents were relieved and bold enough to allow me to move freely, but I was still confined to the vicinity of my home, and as I grew up, I was naturally not satisfied, and every time I would go to a place far away from home to play. Since I can come back in time every time no matter how far I go, my parents don't have too many restrictions on me.
One day, I walked alone into the bazaar. The market is crowded with people, and the things in front of me are also dazzling, after all, the Sui Dynasty is more developed than the Spring and Autumn Period in all aspects, and even this downtown is several times more lively, which makes me dazzled.
My father is the county magistrate of Zhuojun, and I have been named a "prodigy" since I was a child, and my fame is naturally not small, so the people in the bazaar are very friendly to me, some give me candy, some give me gadgets...... In a few moments, my hands were full of things.
I unconsciously walked to a jewelry store, and saw a girl about my age standing outside, the girl looked sweet and cute, giving me an unprecedented sense of familiarity, I stared at her for a long time, I felt that she was the reincarnation of Sui'er, the eyebrows did not change at all, there were stars in her eyes, shining brightly. I'm sure she's Sui'er's reincarnation now. But this is strange, the cold face Buddha in the previous life is more than the fault, reincarnated earlier than me, in this life is already dozens of years older than me, Sui'er is even more free from any punishment from hell, reincarnation should be earlier than the cold face Buddha, it stands to reason that she should be older than the age of the cold face Buddha, right, why is she so young in this life? I really can't figure it out.
Oops, I couldn't help but approach the little girl in front of me and ask her, "Hello, how old are you?" What's your name? ”
The girl glanced at me and replied sweetly: "My name is Zhao Jiaxin, everyone else calls me Xin'er, I am six years old." ”
"I'm also six years old, my name is Li Sheng."
Xin'er suddenly laughed: "Li Sheng, are you the prodigy who can talk and walk not long after you were born?" I've heard it all the time. ”
I didn't expect me to be so famous, "It's not so exaggerated, Xin'er, why are you standing here alone?" ”
"My family also owns a jewelry shop, and on the other side of the river, my father is discussing something with the shopkeeper."
"Xin'er, what month are you? My February. ”
"I'm August."
"Then I'm older than you, you have to call me brother!" I said with a smile.
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Xin'er and I soon played together, and I gave Xin'er all the food and gadgets in my hands.
"Xin'er, do you remember your past life? Do you remember me? ”
Xin'er looked puzzled, "What are you talking about?" I'm not that godly, and I can remember my past lives. ”
I smiled, "It's okay, I'm talking about playing!" ”
Xin'er often comes to our jewelry shop with her father, and Xin'er and I can often see it, but I have never met her father.
Xin'er taught me to play "chicken fighting" - "use lead and tin as money, fill it with chicken feathers, and call it as shuttlecock". She plays "chicken fighting" very well, and knows all kinds of ways to play - cheap inside and out, dragging, shrugging knees, protruding belly, Buddha top beads...... The shuttlecock seems to have divine power on Xin'er's feet, and it is changeable.
Sometimes I also teach Xin'er to play "shaking the bamboo" - the bamboo shaft is empty, there are holes in each shaft, and the hole is made of wood chips as a flute, and the empty bamboo is suspended on a thin rope tied to the top of two small sticks, and each hand holds a stick and pulls it back and forth, which can produce a rotation and make a buzzing sound.
Whenever Xin'er and I were tired of playing games, we would sit on a swing rack nearby, swinging slowly and chatting together. Xin'er talked to me about the people in her family and interesting things, and I talked to her about the story between us in the last life and the last life, but with a slight change, and told our story very well, Xin'er listened to it as a story, and listened to it with relish, and from time to time I was amused by what I said.
Every time I see Xin'er smiling, I am full of joy, I feel that the wind has become softer, the sunshine has become warmer, and everything is so beautiful.