Chapter 5: Becoming an Adult
The rift is getting bigger and bigger, and at this moment, there is a resonance in everyone's hearts, that is, the egg is about to break. A gust of wind blew the broken grass and trees all over the sky, and at the same time, the villagers faintly felt that an invisible force was slowly pressing down from top to bottom, making people weak in their limbs and extremely depressed in their chests. The villagers looked up and said in unison, "Is this the sky about to fall?"
However, at this moment, the old village chief came slowly from the top of the hill, and he staggered in the wind, his white hair fluttering in the wind. A situation like this has never happened in a deserted village, the sky is different, this wind howling, breaking the peace of the Luohe River, but also breaking the peace of the deserted village, the villagers have a faint trace of uneasiness in their hearts.
The old village chief came to everyone's side, looked at the egg full of cracks, and said: "People have misfortunes and fortunes, and the sky has unpredictable storms and clouds, it seems that the peace of my deserted village for hundreds of years is about to be broken!"
Although the wind was strong, the villagers standing beside the old village chief still heard this and asked, "Old village chief, is this a bad omen?"
The old village chief shook his head slightly, and said confidently: "It's hard to say, sometimes it's not only bad omen that can break the peace, and the same is true of auspicious signs, but don't worry, no matter what happens next, our deserted village can respond to all changes with the same!" The old village chief said this very toughly, which not only calmed the hearts of the villagers, but also made all the villagers tie together tightly like a hemp rope.
The force from top to bottom was getting stronger and stronger, and the villagers couldn't stand it anymore, but at this moment, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky. Lightning struck a nearby hill, almost leveling it. Immediately after, there was a deafening roar, and the roar resounded through the earth, as if the earth was about to collapse, and the villagers deeply felt that the earth was trembling. Lightning followed, so did the roar, and the villagers scattered in all directions, but fortunately there were no casualties. Although the lightning was fierce, it seemed to be quite spiritual, and it did not slash where there were people.
The old village chief protected his daughter with his arm and said, "It's dangerous here, leave quickly!"
Si Yi pointed to the egg in front of him that was about to crack, and said, "Then what should I do with this egg?" But before Si Yi ran to the egg, he saw that the egg suddenly shattered, and then an invisible force spread out in waves, Si Yi and the old village chief flew upside down a few feet away under the effect of the invisible force, this power also seemed to have spirituality, it did not hurt Si Yi and the old village chief, but protected the two.
The egg shattered to the ground, and a dazzling white light flashed out, it was like the sun in the sky, illuminating the earth transparently, and under the illumination of that white light, there was no darkness on the bank of the Luo River in an instant. The white light and the lightning were intertwined, they seemed to be communicating something, and at this time, the clouds in the sky were all scattered, for fear of overhearing the words of the white light and the lightning.
Si Yi shifted her gaze from the sky to the body of the broken egg, and she realized that the egg seemed to have turned into a human form, and was squatting there motionless. Si Yi was very happy in his heart, pointed to the egg and said loudly: "Dad, look, the egg seems to have become an adult!"
The old village chief hurriedly turned his gaze to the egg, only to see the egg, which had turned into an adult, slowly stood up and turned into a child. The child stretched comfortably in the white light, as if he had just woken up. Seeing this scene, Si Yi and the old village chief were very happy, and the egg finally became a human!
The white light dissipated, the lightning disappeared, and the land returned to calm, but the banks of the Luo River were in shambles. At this moment, there was a sound of chirping in the woods on the other side of the Luo River, and then a flock of lively birds flew out, and they hovered over the egg, very cheerful. Not only that, but there was also an unprecedented scenery on the Luo River, where all the fish in the water jumped out of the water and stayed on the water for a few seconds before falling into the water. Birds flying out of the forest, fish jumping out of the river, such a spectacle, maybe all this is to welcome the arrival of a new life.
A drizzle fell from the sky and fell gently on the ground, which not only moistened the earth, but also moistened the hearts of Si Yi's father and daughter. In ancient times, Cangjie made words, the sky rained, and the ghosts cried at night, and now, the heavens were also moved by this scene now.
Si Yi and the old village chief stood motionless, looking directly at the child who broke out of the shell in front of them. The child was beautiful, innocent, like a fairy boy descending into the world, which made people like it very much. It's just that the child has just broken out of the egg and is naked, but it is precisely because of this that the father and daughter can see that he is a boy.
The boy blinked his eyes, his face was full of surprise, he had just come to this world, he was full of freshness to this world, and finally he set his eyes on Si Yi and the old village chief. The six eyes looked at each other, as if the whole earth was about to melt. The boy pounced on Si Yi and the old village chief, and shouted loudly: "Mother, grandfather... Mother, grandfather..."The boy slept in the egg for half a year, and he must have known the identities of the two people in front of him.
Si Yi picked up the boy and said, "My good boy, you have finally become an adult, why are you so naughty and make your mother wait for so long!"
The boy wiped the tears from the corners of Si Yi's eyes and said, "Mother, why are you crying, I just hid in it and slept!"
Si Yi smiled in tears and said, "You naughty child, my mother is happy." Quick, call grandpa!" Si Yi handed the boy in his hand to the old village chief.
The village elder burst into tears, hugged the boy over, and said, "My good grandson, he looks so good!"
The boy blinked his eyes and said, "Grandpa, why are you crying, don't be sad, I'm not doing well!" The boy's words fell, only to hear a sound of "cooing", Si Yi and the old village chief both looked at the boy's stomach at the same time. The boy lowered his head and swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "Mother, I'm hungry!"
Si Yi and the old village chief smiled at the same time, and the old village chief gently patted the boy's stomach and said, "Are you hungry, right? Let's go home and ask your mother to cook you something delicious!"
When the boy heard this, he jumped up with joy, and almost fell from the old chief's arms to the ground. The old village chief returned home with his daughter and grandson, and at this time, the villagers came one after another and gathered outside the house of the old village chief in the east of the village. Si Yi is busy in the kitchen to cook her best vegetable rice for the boy, the so-called vegetable rice, in fact, is a mixture of several wild vegetables and leftovers mixed together, but its taste is a must, especially the wild onion inside, the color and aroma of the vegetable rice are vividly displayed. In a deserted village, every family makes this, but they don't eat it often. Once a new life comes or an old life dies, people in the deserted village will cook this dish, so there is another name for the rice, which is called life and death rice. Life and life, joy and sorrow, all in this bowl of rice!
The old village chief greeted everyone outside the house, and the villagers were also very happy that the egg had finally turned into an adult, especially the witch aunt next door, she was the only one other than Si Yi herself who saw this egg being born, and in that sleepless three days and three nights, she was also by Si Yi's side who had been in torment. Now that the egg has finally become an adult, she can't be happier.
Luo Qi squeezed out of the crowd, coughed dryly, and said, "Village Elder, now that Dandanan has become an adult, your family is finally reunited, but... But Dandan has a mother and no father, or you will marry Si Yi to me, and I will be the father of the children and take care of their mother and son, what do you think?"
Seeing that the old village chief didn't speak for a long time, Luo Qi's family stepped forward and said: "Village chief, Luo Qi, this kid is something you grew up watching, he is sincere, hard-working, and it couldn't be better to be accepted as a son-in-law, so you agreed to this marriage!"
At this moment, another person suddenly came out of the crowd, and this person was Luo Li. Luo Li looked at Luo Qi on the side, and said: "You Luo Qi is not the only one who accompanied the old village chief to wait for the birth of the child, why should Si Yi marry your kid! Even if the old village chief wants to take in a son-in-law, it has to be me!"
Luo Li's family also shouted in the back, saying, "That's it, where did our family Luo Li lose to you!"
The old village chief smiled bitterly, thinking about what to do now, both of them grew up with Si Yi since childhood, and they are also childhood sweethearts, the two have no guesses, and what's more, these two people fell in love with Si Yi at the same time, it can be seen from the time when the child came into the world half a year ago, the old village chief stood motionless and was very embarrassed.
Seeing that the old village chief didn't speak for a long time, the villagers urged: "Village elder, you hurry up and make a decision, whether to accept Luo Qi as a son-in-law or Luo Li, our deserted village has not had a happy event for a long time!"
The old village chief wanted to speak and stopped, at this time Si Yi walked out of the house with the child, saw that everyone was there, and said: "It's really hard for everyone today, I don't know how to thank you, why don't you eat at my house tonight, I will cook a good meal for everyone personally, what do you think?"
When Si Yi's words fell, the villagers applauded, and some children jumped up happily, the deserted village has not been so lively for a long time. Luo Li stood in front of the crowd, looked at the old village chief and said, "Village elder, this matter can't be delayed any longer today!"
Si Yi looked at the old village chief with a puzzled face, and asked, "Dad, what does Luo Li want that kid to do with you?"
The old village chief took a deep breath and said, "What else can I do, that kid is in a hurry to be the child's father!"
The old village chief's words fell, Si Yi's face was slightly red, he lowered his head slightly and stopped talking, and the child pulled La Siyi's sleeve on the side, and said, "I just need my mother, not my father..."
Luo Li glanced at the child and said, "Don't talk nonsense if the child doesn't understand, if you don't have a father, who will take care of your mother!"
Luo Qi coughed dryly on the side and said, "Who else can I be!"
As soon as Luo Qi's words came out, how could Luo Li give up, the old village chief knew that this matter was uncertain, so he thought about it and said: "You both want to be my son-in-law, I don't think it's as good as this, Si Yi has liked to eat the golden hook fish in the Naluo River since he was a child, you two will go down to the river to catch fish tomorrow, whoever catches more in the specified time can marry Si Yi as his wife, be a father, what do you think?"
Luo Qi and Luo Li glanced at each other, snorted coldly at the same time, and said, "If you catch a fish, you will catch a fish, who is afraid of whom!"