Chapter 1: Past and Present Lives
For the vast majority of people, death is a very terrible word.
Just because the number four is homophonic with "death", there are many people who taboo the number four, for example, some residential buildings do not have the fourth floor, the fourteenth floor, and some hotels not only do not have the fourth floor, but also do not even have the last four rooms......
Shen Zhiwei's family does not have a tail number four, this is because the elders are afraid that she will die unfortunately, and they would rather be superstitious than have an auspicious intention. They were cautious and treated her like a fragile object, and they made her know that she was very close to death from the day she became sensible.
How close?
If you forget to take your medicine in the morning, you may lose your life in the evening.
She was sick.
This girl eats medicine as a meal for three meals a day, and she usually can't see that she is on the verge of death, but she is very sick when she starts to get sick.
The reason why he can live past the age of 20 is entirely because of the money in the family, coupled with the love and care of his grandparents, uncles and aunts, and uncles and aunts, so that he will escape from the hands of death again and again.
But it is also because of this that some relatives dislike her and think that she wastes too much money, even if it is earned by her parents.
In private, they would always say in a weird way that she would not survive this autumn, or that she would not see the peach blossoms that would bloom next spring. Either she thinks that if she accidentally dies in the New Year or just after the New Year, it will dilute the family's wealth and fortune, and make them unlucky from the beginning of the year to the end of the year......
The children of these people listened to the discussion of the elders, and when they saw this sister-in-law in the ancestral house of the Shen family, they did not respect her very much, and even called her sick and dead with a smile.
But the old lady of the Shen family lives in the ancestral house, his wife also lives here, the children of the two couples have their own families, and their grandchildren and grandchildren also follow their parents, only Shen Zhiwei, whose parents died early, lives with them. The so-called living close and close to each other, where can the two elders hear the curse of the younger generation Shen Zhiwei?
Before dinner began, the younger generation involved was all kicked out of the ancestral house by the second elder, and their parents were left behind with a thick skin, and they were politely invited out.
Since then, these people have seen Shen Zhiwei again, and they have barely even done superficial work.
As a party, Shen Zhiwei had no waves in his heart.
She rarely interacts with these people, and seeing them twice a year is too much, so why care?
When she lived to be twenty-one years old, the old lady died.
For another seven months, the old lady followed the old lady and left the world.
The funeral was presided over by their eldest son, Shen Zhiwei's eldest uncle, who was busy with her illness and recurred after finishing the day, and stayed in the hospital for fifteen or sixteen days, feeling that she had little time left.
What should I do before I die?
The pursuit of ideals, of course.
After completing the ideal, there are no regrets in life, what is there to fear in death?
Shen Zhiwei's ideal is not unusual, that is, many people have thought of climbing Mount Everest, which is known as the top of the world.
At the age of twelve or thirteen, she proposed this ideal in front of her family, which was difficult for her to achieve, and everyone in the family laughed.
And yet she was serious, very serious.
The old lady and the old lady were still in this world, Shen Zhiwei didn't want to worry them, and he didn't mention anything about the plan to climb Mount Everest. Now that the old lady and his wife are gone, Shen Zhiwei made it clear to the elders, whether they are for or against, and concentrate on preparation.
The elders are not her real father and mother, but they treat her no worse than their own children, how can they be willing to let her take risks?
However, everyone persuaded for a long time, and persuaded for a long time, but no one could persuade them.
Watching the elders hold a meeting on this matter, the little cousin who had a good time with Shen Zhiwei suddenly came up with a sentence to the effect that Shen Zhiwei had not lived long and let her happily finish the last part of her life, which was a hundred times better than locking her up.
Hearing this, the elders were silent and never persuaded a word again.
With the arrival of the day of mountaineering, Shen Zhiwei's health is getting better and better, and he has not been sick in the past year and a half.
The relatives were worried, thinking that they were returning to the light and preparing for the funeral.
However, Shen Zhiwei did not lose her life halfway, she successfully climbed to the top of Mount Everest, successfully achieved the deepest obsession in her life, and never cared about it again.
After going down the mountain, Shen Zhiwei did not return to his ancestral home, but continued to travel, only met with everyone once during the New Year, and went out on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and continued to tour the mountains and rivers to eat and drink. Another two years have passed, Shen Zhiwei accompanied his family, happily finished the last New Year of his life, closed his eyes in early summer, and never woke up.
She went peacefully, and the expensive drugs made her sleep as peaceful as usual.
However, Shen Zhiwei did not expect that the meaning of death is not only to say goodbye to this life, but also the beginning of the next life.
Shen Zhiwei, who thought he was not alive but felt warm again, found himself locked in a small space, drowning in an unknown liquid. Moving was a nuisance, she couldn't breathe, she didn't need to breathe, eat, or excrete, but she could feel a healthy and powerful heartbeat.
In the case of extreme boredom, she couldn't help but wonder if she was made into a frozen person by her elders, and now she is in the process of thawing? Maybe many years have passed in the real world, and her terminally ill disease has finally ushered in the time of cure......
But what is the belt of the navel that transports nutrients? Why does she often hear a second heartbeat that does not belong to her? Why does she occasionally hear close conversations and the sound of chickens and dogs barking in the local atmosphere?
Shen Zhiwei guessed the facts, but he didn't want to believe it.
At the time of her death, cryonics was still a subject to overcome, but it was not a few years away. If the Shen family freezes her, it is acceptable.
As for reincarnation, which is equivalent to myths and legends......
Shen Zhiwei felt very mysterious.
No, it's very mysterious, so mysterious that it's hard to convince yourself to accept it.
Sleeping and waking up, life without eating, drinking and entertainment is very simple and boring, Shen Zhiwei was entangled for a while, and then put down the speculation of reincarnation.
Rather than thinking about the reasons for reincarnation, she is more curious about the era in which she lived in her second life, and sometimes she thinks about meaningless questions.
For example, after being born, will you forget the past and really become a little baby who doesn't understand anything?
For example, how should an adult who is returning to her mother's womb spend her life as a baby?
For another example, the world in which the new parents live seems to be slightly backward, and the family background is not as good as in the previous life, what can she do with the reincarnation of memories to make the family rich and live a happy life?
Leaving aside how she thinks, the time for her mother's birth is getting closer and closer, and finally it is launched at dusk and sunset one day to bring her into this world.
"It's a girl, and she looks pretty good. ”
The midwife's words rang out, and the mother was a little disappointed.
She looked at her daughter, who was wrapped in swaddling clothes, stretched out her trembling fingers, and gently touched her little daughter's face.
The soft touch, the fragility and tenacity of the new life, easily shattered that little disappointment.
The mother smiled, as if saying to herself: "You are the third child I gave birth to, so you will be called Sansan in the future." ”
The child was given a nickname, the mother fed the baby again, and fell asleep tiredly.
Newborn eyes need to adapt to the light of the world, and Shen Zhiwei can't see the current environment clearly. She could hear what her mother and midwife were saying, but she couldn't understand some of the words – not Mandarin, but a dialect similar to Huaxia. Some words are pronounced in Mandarin, and some words are pronounced in Cantonese or Hakka, and if you want to know the meaning, you will be half guessing and half Mongolian.
Maybe her nerves are too sensitive, and she has a vague feeling that her mother doesn't like her very much.
After her mother fell asleep, her father also came and hugged her.
This time she heard his words clearly: "Why isn't he a leader? Although there are many cousins in Ahe, those stinky boys are very selfish, and they can only ask him for help in the future, so they have to give birth to a younger brother to help......
Ah He? is the elder brother of this life?
Shen Zhiwei thought to herself, she didn't need to give birth to a younger brother, she could also help her brother, if her brother was worth it.
The family maintained by blood may not be harmonious, the wealthy and noble family is like the Shen family in the previous life, and there are grievances and hatreds described in the soap opera, but it is not just the word profit at all.
In this life, the limitations of insufficient productivity have led to a preference for sons.
If her new family didn't treat girls as human beings, she would have repaid the kindness of her parents, and would not have stayed at home to endure the entanglement of trivial matters.
A new life, a new beginning, Shen Zhiwei, who has a healthy body, her goal is to leave a name in history.
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In this reality, it is quite unrealistic to think about how to make a name for yourself.
Shen Zhiwei is different from ordinary babies, but her life is almost no different from other babies, in addition to eating and sleeping every day, her life and rest are regular, which has surprised her parents, neighbors and relatives for a while, and she regards it as a common thing.
This is not to say that Shen Zhiwei lives like a pig being raised, and when her mind is clear, she will not miss any opportunity to learn about the new world.
The language here, the background of the times, and the customs here must be familiar, and even learn to get used to the environment.
Her mother was in good health and was able to walk around the floor with her shoes on the night she gave birth. But the family does not need the mother to do housework such as cleaning, cleaning, cooking, etc., and the servants are busy, and the conditions are obviously good.
Only the mother herself does the matter of taking care of the child, Shen Zhiwei does not cry, does not make trouble, does not toss, and will inform the adults of everything, which is very worry-free.
Her sister is a three-year-old child, and she sneaks into the nursery to watch her sister while the adults are away. I originally wanted to poke my sister's little face and bully her casually, lest she compete with herself for the favor of her parents.
Who knew that the sister's wow, she jumped up in fright, and also attracted the adults to hurry over, and the young lady who was about to do something bad but hadn't done it was caught in this way.