Chapter 21: The Past
"Put it here, it should be fine!"
In the ancestral hall of the village, there is a room dedicated to the guardian spirits, which they call the gods.
The old man and the old woman put the ugly fish in a stone tank, and then carried the big tank and put it in the room.
Then they brought some simple food and placed it around the stone jar. In their opinion, if this fish can eat all the food around the stone tank, then it proves that this fish is indeed an extraordinary creature.
In this way, they will be able to serve the fish well and strive to make it the guardian spirit of their tribe.
If they can't, then they slaughter the fish and let everyone replenish their bodies. Although this fish is not enough for more than 20 people in the whole village, it is necessary to save a little, what parts should be boiled in soup, what parts can be mixed with other plants to make nutritious and delicious food, what parts can be dried and preserved, and then bones or something, must be left.
For the determination and division of these parts, they have been clear and familiar with them for so long.
The reason why they slaughtered this fish was because when they went to give this fish and get food for it, they found that the food in their village had bottomed out.
It was precisely because of such a bad situation that they made this decision on the spur of the moment in their hearts.
For this decision, although they feel very sorry for this big fish, but in order to survive, they can only do this. Between guilt and life, the vast majority of people will choose life.
What's more, they are still the last hope of the tribe. If even the last bit of their bloodline is dead, then they are really ashamed of their ancestors and ancestors.
Therefore, no matter what, they have to live, no matter what way they do, even if they are trying to survive.
"Old man, do you think he really eats the food around him?"
"I don't know. Aren't we guarding it? Whether it eats or not, we must know it at the first time!" The old man was in a very bad mood now, and after listening to the old woman's words, his whole mood became even worse.
He felt that this fish, this ugly rain, could not bring them any surprises.
As soon as he came out of the water, he was completely dead, and now he was in the tank, and there was no sign of him jumping around.
In this case, it is very difficult to become the patron saint of their village, even to survive.
For this result, his heart is a hundred, and ten thousand will not accept it. When they came in with this big fish in their arms before, they made a promise to those people of the same clan, and every word seemed to have become a terrifying sword, madly piercing their hearts.
His heart was unwilling to bear this result, and it was even more impossible for their tribe to bear it.
Suddenly, he felt like he was a sinner of his own tribe. This sinner must have lived up to his name. It was because he brought this fish and gave them hope, and then it was this fish that he brought that completely destroyed their hope.
A bloody case caused by a fish, a fish caused the destruction of their entire tribe, can a fish have such great power?
All of this is not what he personally gave to this fish.
"Old woman, do you think I will become a sinner in our tribe for the ages!" he said with a worried look at the big fish in the stone tank.
"How can you be a sinner in our tribe? To be a sinner, I will be a sinner in my tribe. If I hadn't said that this fish is special and that you should worship it as a god of our tribe, you wouldn't have this idea. ”
The old woman, who knew him well, took all the responsibilities in one bite. Because in her opinion, all this is indeed her own fault. If it weren't for the words he uttered, even if the old man had that idea, he would definitely not have brought this fish back to the village as a god in the village.
"No, no, no, no, you can't be blamed for this, you can't be blamed. It's all up to me for this, it's because I didn't have a firm idea in my heart, and I shouldn't have been lucky. The old man shook his head vigorously, constantly trying to comfort the old woman, who had begun to blame himself for being sad.
All along, the two of them have been dependent on each other. If it is love that binds them together, then it is the great and touching affection that deepens their relationship with each other.
They have gone through many hardships, and they encourage each other, rely on each other, and support each other. Share weal and woe, advance and retreat together.
Along the way, there have been ups and downs, and it has been more than 20 years. Although in the past 20 years, they have often quarreled, often awkward, and often looked at each other unpleasantly and unsatisfactory, but every time they have more than one fight and an awkward fight, the relationship between them will be even more behind.
Because they know each other to cherish each other and feel sorry for each other. Although they can't help blushing when they think about it now, when they think of those days in the past, their hearts seem to be as sweet as eating honey.
It's a really good feeling.
I don't know
Suddenly, the hands of the two of them couldn't help but hold together. They leaned against the big water tank together, looked through the courtyard wall, looked at the sky in the distance, and looked at the white and beautiful clouds in the sky.
"Old man, do you think we can have tomorrow?"
The old woman held his hand tightly, and her old eyes were full of worry. In the past, there were still a few powerful people in their village and their tribe.
With these strong people, they can do all the work well, they can do everything together, get through this difficult and difficult period together, and walk towards the brilliant future together.
However, at this time, there was no trace of light in her eyes. The faint hope made her heart endlessly hopeless.
These despairs are how sad and sad they are for her. He hasn't lived long enough. She also wanted more, better life.
To survive this cold winter and live until next summer, she will go with him to the river beach where the tide has receded, and see the blooming prosperity and beautiful scenery on both sides of the river.
She wants to live with him until the autumn of next year, to go to the fruitful forest, to pick the fruit of last year, which is so big and sweet, so delicious that it makes people fly and make people feel happy.
She still wanted to live, to live until their tribe re-emerged, to watch them, to go on a crusade against the tribe that had taken over their land.
She will give those brave men a symbol of courage, strength, and wisdom. She wanted her ashes to be sprinkled on the land of her hometown.
The old man held her hand tightly, and although he didn't say a word, silence was better than silence at this time.
He could clearly feel the sadness in her heart, the desire in her heart. Aren't these wishes of hers his own?
He couldn't help but feel as if he was back in his teenage years. That era of high spirits and scolding Fang Xuan.
Although when he was born, the tribe was already decaying, already dilapidated, and already in danger. But he believes that with his own strength, he will be able to turn the tide.
Because he is the strongest, he always believes that he will become the strongest warrior of the tribe, will become the hero of the tribe, will save the tribe from fire and water, and revitalize the entire tribe.
He, with nothing, is the daughter of the strongest brave man in town. He saw her, she saw him, and from then on the hearts of the two were bound together and could no longer be separated.
He is full of spirit, and vows to come back to win his most beautiful princess when he is at his most brilliant. She was beautiful and upright, and persuaded him to elope with her, but her father would not let her marry him.
He refused, very decisively, very chicly, very heroically.
"I'll never forget the stupidity of your rejection of me that day. You think you're a big hero, you think you're the hero of this world, but you know what? You're a very, very ordinary person in my eyes, because you're my man. Because I'm ordinary, you have to be ordinary. Otherwise, I'm really afraid, I'm afraid that I'm not worthy of you. Mom said that love is beautiful, but love is fruitless. Love can satisfy people spiritually, but not physically. Love is the most beautiful poison. When she told me, I didn't believe it at all, until you left that day, and I suddenly realized that my mother was really right, so right. ”
The old woman's muttering words reminded him of when he was young and vigorous.
At that time, he loved her deeply, but he loved his tribe and his country even more. When the country is already stormy and turbulent, he must stand up and do something for the country, because only in this way can he show his glory and feel that he is worthy of the people he loves.
He doesn't feel inferior, he never feels inferior. Being born humble is not a reason for inferiority, and not having knowledge is likewise not a reason for inferiority.
He is a proud man, and in his bones, he has the pride of their tribe, the most traditional. In tribal traditions, only men who have made great achievements are eligible to start a family.
Although the tribe has been decaying for too long now, it no longer has the ambition it once had. However, he must not forget that he does not need to do it, he must re-show the glory of the tribe.
When he came to the barracks, all the hardships were the waste materials that watered him, and the rain prompted him to continue to grow.
Never complain, never cry, would rather shed blood than tears, sweat every day stone clothes.
He is like a rock, in the barracks, experiencing all kinds of tribulations. In these trials, everything he has is improving rapidly.
However, the war he had been looking forward to was delayed. It is not that there is no war in the tribe, but the command of the tribe has chosen to retreat again and again, constantly ceding land, constantly allowing the invaders to do whatever they want.
For such a thing, he has always been prepared, ready to go to the battlefield and make contributions. But no, no, until the invading guys hit their barracks, they didn't choose to shoot back.
When the order to retreat was given, when looking at the arrogant guys on the other side, constantly provoking there, when their ugly faces were talking about those filthy and filthy
Words at the time.
Finally, at last he was angry. He rushed forward with a team that had already communicated yesterday.
When they rushed out of the barracks, they had never had actual combat experience, and as soon as they left the barracks, they were all captured alive by the traps they had set up.
There was no mistake, none were spared, all were captured alive.
At this point, his dream of the military camp and his battlefield became shattered in an instant, and it became a dream that could never be mentioned again.
It's a dream, a dream that can never be seen again. In this dream, he was so weak, so helpless. He was like a clown, taking everyone to the fullest, and then trying to make them laugh.
His hard work, the results of his struggle, and his incessant efforts all became the talk of their laughter.
Perhaps, whenever they talk about themselves, the corners of their mouths can't help but hang a smile, a sneering smile.
This was the result of his efforts, although all the results were very different from what he had imagined. However, in the end, his hard work was not completely in vain, and there was still a result.
Although, this result is a result that he doesn't want at all, and he hates it very much. Presumably, this is like, if you don't pay, there will be no report, and even if you don't pay, there will be another more terrible report.
The past is like smoke, and it is impossible to drift away with the wind. He will take root in your mind, and it is the kind of root that you remember whenever you remember.
This root is very, very deep, so deep that it can't be added, the deep way does whatever you want, the deep way does not stop torturing you day and night.
It's a terrible thing, it's a very sad thing, it's something that makes him miserable just thinking about it.
But all of this is true. This is the case, and there is no excuse. Maybe there have been times when you have done a lot of ridiculous, sad, and lamentable things in your heart, please don't forget them easily, because they will keep torturing you and destroying you to the point where you can't accept it at all.
He was released after being captured by the invading tribe and imprisoned for two years.
When he was released, he was like a lost dog with nowhere to go. Because of his impulsiveness, because of his unauthorized actions, because of his various actions, he was saddled with a series of crimes, a series of unbearable infamy.
For those abuses, for those slanders, in his heart, in fact, they are all acceptable. But the only thing he can't accept is that the country he loves so much, the military camp he loves deeply, is unwilling to accept himself into it again.
In his mind, he had committed so many mistakes and so many crimes, so he let himself enter the barracks and make up for his mistakes. This is the best way and the only way to come in his mind.
However, there was no way, and the barracks were unwilling to accept him. This point made him unacceptable, and even today, he still can't let go of this in his heart.
With nowhere else to go, he had to return to his hometown. On the way back to his hometown, his heart was full of thoughts and worries.
He didn't know how she was doing, whether she was married to someone else, whether she was a parent, or if she had left the place that made her sad, or if she was still waiting for her to come back.
When he returned, without any accident or emotion, he saw her, who was now a parent and a mother of two.
She saw him, unusually calm, as if he were just a passing figure, hurrying past her eyes, and then hurrying past hers.
During the whole process, he was like a floating cloud, leaving without taking a cloud with him, and coming without any gifts.
They politely greeted each other, and they politely said goodbye to each other. They respected each other as if they were guests, and then they each went all the way back to their own aggravation.
Down-and-out like him, there is nothing attached to the world at all. Rich and noble like her, there is no glory and wealth to enjoy, there is nothing she needs.
He wanted to kill himself for her, and she wanted to kill herself for him. But when he wanted to do it and had already done so, he was just one last step away, kicking off the bench under his feet, when suddenly he remembered the oath he had made.
He wanted to be the pillar of the country, he wanted to be the most powerful warrior to save the tribe, and in the end he didn't finish killing himself, and in the end he chose to continue to the place of his dreams.
When she committed suicide, she suddenly heard the child's screams. Their voices are so cute and beautiful. Although she doesn't love him, those two children are her flesh and blood.
She can't bear those two children, she can't bear his flesh and blood, she can't bear them to become motherless children.
For the sake of her children, she gave up her loyal love. She decided that early tomorrow morning, she would take these two children to him, and if he was willing to accept them, then she would choose to live with him for the rest of her life.
If he is unwilling to accept these two children, then she still has to choose to divorce her own man, take the two children alone, and look forward to her dead love.
It was a painful thing, it was a very difficult choice, but she had decided to do it, and she had made up her mind!
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