Chapter 453
Waiting
Chapter 453 Waiting
In the dim alley, the old soul walked back and forth, from the end of the alley to the end of the alley, and from the end of the alley to the end of the alley. He put his hands behind his back and murmured in a low voice. There was no restlessness, only the ease of strolling in the courtyard. .
Song Ci took Xiaomi Li and walked over.
The old man saw the millet grains first and immediately smiled and said: "Little traveler, haven't I already been with you..."
Before he finished speaking, he noticed Song Ci beside him, with a surprised look on his face. He quickly raised his hand to Song Ci and said, "I have met Mr. Song."
He looked calm just now, but there was a hint of uneasiness on his face.
"Old sir, if you don't return to the sea of souls, you may be in danger of losing your soul," Song Ci said.
"Ah, I know, but I am waiting for my lover, I promised her." The old man replied.
Song Ci looked at him and saw that he had sparse hair, was wearing a blue tunic suit, had thin cheeks, and a pair of black-framed reading glasses. He looked like a cultural man.
As if aware of Song Ci's gaze, the old man smiled and said, "I'm not well-educated, but my wife likes to dress up like this."
"You and your lover have a good relationship." Song Ci asked.
"Let's go to the park in front and talk." the old man suggested.
Song Ci nodded and did not object. Although this alley was remote, people still passed by it from time to time.
So a few people came to a small park nearby. It was said to be a park, but in fact it was just a small square.
At this time, the square was full of people, dancing, playing, running, skateboarding, and it was very lively.
Fortunately, the old man was familiar with this place and found a relatively secluded place.
"It's so lively. I wish my old lady could come out and walk around."
The old man looked at the bustling crowd and felt quite emotional.
"Is the old man feeling well?" Song Ci asked casually.
The old man he refers to here refers to the old man's lover.
Hearing this, the old man said: "He needs someone to take care of him. He probably won't be able to live for a few more days."
His tone was unusually calm. At his age, he had already become very calm about death.
The old man's name is Wan Youde. He was a former worker at the No. [-] Machinery Factory. After his retirement, he took care of his grandson. He seemed ordinary and had nothing special about him.
But when he was young, he was also a man of great influence. He worked in transportation, ran a business, opened a restaurant and ran a factory.
In short, his life is nothing but torment.
When Wan Youde talked about his life, he felt quite proud. Although he did not make much money in the end, his life was far more exciting than others, so this life was worth it.
"The thing I'm most sorry for in my life is my lover. You don't know that when she was young, many people liked her, but in the end she still chose me..."
Speaking of his lover, Wan Youde, who has always looked calm, even his eyebrows seemed to be filled with joy.
"My wife is still a college student. She is doing well in studying..." Wan Youde's face was full of pride, and he looked proud.
"is it?"
"She is a beautiful woman, and she is still a college student. She was brought home by me. You tell me, can I not be nice to others?"
"You should be kind to others."
"But when I was young, I didn't understand this. When I ran long distances, she waited for me. When I went south to do business, she waited for me. When I drank and socialized, she waited for me..."
"She has been waiting for me all her life. I am sorry for her..."
"When I get old and can't take any more trouble, I finally come back to her..."
"She told me that she has been waiting for me all her life. She is afraid of waiting and will never want to wait again..."
"So I promised her that I would never make her wait again. I waited for her. She bought groceries and I helped her carry the basket. She cooked and I waited at the door of the kitchen. She took a bath and I waited outside the bathroom. She I love going to the library to read, so I’ll wait outside the library..."
"In this life, I suddenly discovered that the most comfortable period of life is when I am old..."
"Then why didn't your lover tell you earlier that she didn't want to wait anymore?"
"Because she understands that I work hard and have to support my family. I have three children, two sons, and a daughter, none of which makes me worry. My wife used to be a technician in a machinery factory, but later she was laid off and lost her job. , a family of four, all raised by me alone, not counting the two elderly families..."
"I have worked hard all my life and I am not rich, but I have not left my children cold and hungry. I am content..."
"Old man, you are so awesome." Song Ci praised.
But Wan Youde shook his head, "What a great thing. Thinking about it later, I still suffered the loss of being uneducated, otherwise my life would definitely be better."
"It's already very good, but the relationship between you and your lover is really good."
"Haha, I used to argue when I was young, but she always accommodated me. Marriage is like this. There must be one person who gives in, so that it can last long."
"Is that why you want to wait for your lover to go on the road together?"
Wan Youde nodded and said: "When she was in good health, she joked that if she went first, she would never wait for me, because she had waited enough in her life, so I said, if I go first, she would change I am waiting for her. Before I passed away, I told her that she should live well and enjoy the days without me bothering her. I will wait for her on the road to Huangquan so that she does not have to worry..."
"How long have you been waiting?" Wan Youde asked.
"It's been a long time." Xiao Mili whispered from the side.
In her memory, a long time has passed since she first met this grandpa. During this period, she would come to ask him every once in a while if he wanted to go with her, and the answer she got was All no.
In fact, there are many dead people like Wan Youde who stay in the world for various reasons. Not all of them are willing to return to the sea of souls after death, or go to the so-called Taoyuan Village with the travelers.
"I was 78 when I died, and this year I am already [-]." Wan Youde said with a smile.
"Has it been 13 years?" Song Ci was also a little surprised when he heard this.
Wan Youde nodded.
"But, if you don't return to the sea of souls, you may lose your soul." Song Ci looked at his weak soul.
In Song Ci's eyes, the more powerful the soul, the clearer the body shape. However, Wan Youde's body was almost completely transparent, like blue smoke, as if he would dissipate at any time as long as there was a gust of wind.
"Is the sea of souls the final destination of human beings?" Wan Youde suddenly asked.
Song Ci shook his head and said: "No, you will re-enter reincarnation. This is like a circle, from death to life, endless reincarnation, so naturally there is no final destination."
"Then in the next life, will I remember what happened in this life?"
"Of course not?"
"Then am I still me?" Wan Youde asked with a smile.
Song Ci was silent when he heard the words.
Wan Youde smiled and stood up.
"In that case, what's the difference between reincarnation and being expelled?" Wan Youde continued to ask.
Song Ci continued to remain silent, because the answer was obvious.
No difference.
The death of memory is a complete death. When the memory disappears, are you still you?
Wan Youde didn't want to get the answer from Song Ci, so after asking, he slowly left with his hands behind his back until he disappeared.
"Mr. Song."
Just when Song Ci was in a daze, Xiaomi Li suddenly called him softly.
Song Ci reached out and touched her little head, then stood up and said, "Let's go." "Mr. Song, why don't I catch him back? I'm so powerful..." Xiao Mili clenched the small hammer in his hand and said.
Song Ci asked in a funny tone: "You haven't taken him back for so long, why do you want to take him back now?"
"Because grandpa is not a bad person." Xiao Mili said.
"Then he is a bad guy now?" Song Ci asked.
"He made Mr. Song unhappy, which is definitely not good." Xiao Mili said without hesitation.
"I'm not unhappy, it's just that some of the things he said made me feel a little bit."
In fact, Song Ci has thought about this question before, but has always avoided it. After a person re-enters reincarnation, will you still be you?
Your existence is not only your body and soul, but also your family, experiences, memories, etc. This is a complete person.
A new body, a new family, new experiences and memories, are you still you?
This is also the fundamental reason why he wants to resurrect Yun Chuyao, otherwise he can directly let Yun Chuyao re-enter the reincarnation and wait ten or twenty years before renewing his relationship.
But is that still Yun Chuyao?What is the difference between this and him finding another woman to marry?
"Let's go."
Song Ci took Xiaomi Li and returned directly to Taoyuan Village.
But a week later, he heard the news from Xiao Mili again about Wan Youde. He waited for his lover, and the two returned to the sea of souls hand in hand.
He also asked Xiaomi Li to tell Song Ci a sentence.
"One life is enough, the next life is determined by fate."
Of course, this is a later story, let’s not mention it for now, when Song Ci returned to Taoyuan Village.
Not only Cai Jiaozi and Yun Chuyao were there, but Little Butterfly also came back from visiting her friends. She seemed to be in a good mood and was having fun with Cai Jiaozi.
"Brother Immortal."
Seeing Song Ci, Cai Jiaozi ran over immediately.
"What are you doing? Go play with yourself." Song Ci touched her little head.
"this is for you."
Cai Jiaozi suddenly took out a small object from his backpack and placed it in Song Ci's palm.
Song Ci took a closer look and saw that it was a "ceramic" bell in the shape of a cute little duck.
Yun Chuyao walked over from the side, also holding a bell in his hand, and said with a smile: "She also gave me one."
"Why did you give us this?" Song Ci asked in surprise.
"Because I want to thank Brother Shenxian and Aunt Yaoyao for paying me my salary. This is my favorite thing I have ever seen. I give it to you."
As he said that, he turned around and ran towards the swing, and soon the laughter of vegetable dumplings could be heard on the hillside again.
"This little guy." Song Ci was a little moved by this little guy.
At the same time, I felt emotional for her well-behaved and sensible nature.
Children can only understand how well-behaved and sensible they are by having "experience", and they will not learn to be well-behaved and sensible without any reason.
However, although the gift is good, Song Ci is inconvenient to take it out.
This thing is transformed by incense, and it will disappear directly if you take it out, unless you use the power of wish to "fix" it by making a wish.
After thinking for a while, he stretched out his hand and pinched it gently in the air. A wisp of incense was pinched in his hand and turned into a thread.
He took the bells from Yun Chuyao's hand, threaded them together with silk thread, and hung them under the eaves of the thatched house.
As the breeze blows, it makes a pleasant tinkling sound.
-
When Song Ci returned home from Taoyuan Village, it was already past eleven o'clock.
After washing up, I took out the [Youxian Pillow] and entered the dreamland.
Every time I enter a dream, I feel like I am in control of the world.
In dreams, each dream is like a star in the sky. These dreams combined together are like the Milky Way in the sky, densely packed and countless.
Fortunately, there is the [Wandering Immortal Pillow], otherwise if you want to enter a specific dream, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Song Ci, who was standing in the "Sea of Stars", followed his thoughts and his body immediately fell in one direction like a meteor.
-
"Lao Zhou, let's go have a drink after get off work?"
Colleague Lao Zhang stopped what he was doing and said to Zhou Hongsong who was painting the wall.
"Yes." Zhou Hongsong responded happily.
The surrounding scenery immediately rippled around like water waves. When it calmed down, Zhou Hongsong was already sitting in front of a barbecue stall.
There was a dazzling array of food on the table, and beer bottles were everywhere. Besides Lao Zhang, sitting across from him was another person who seemed strange yet familiar to Zhou Hongsong.
But none of this matters.
Zhou Hongsong picked up a bottle of wine on the table and said boldly: "Drink."
So Lao Zhang immediately had a drink with him.
"When I get rich, I will definitely take my wife to travel abroad." Lao Zhang said.
Zhou Hongsong sighed after hearing this and said: "If I have money, I will buy a full-price apartment for my son in the city. If I buy a house for him, he will definitely pay attention to me."
It turns out that after Zhou Hongsong was arrested as a suspect, although he was eventually released due to lack of evidence, his wife divorced him, and his son also followed his wife. They didn't pay much attention to him and somewhat disliked him.
Over the years, he has been working hard to make money, just to repair the relationship between father and son.
His concept is very simple and simple. He thinks that his son ignores him just because he is poor and has no money in the future. If he had money, his son would definitely not have the same attitude as he does now. Therefore, he has been working hard all these years. I just want to work hard to make some money.
"Lao Zhou, has your son not forgiven you yet?" Lao Zhang asked.
Zhou Hongsong took a sip of wine.
"No."
"Old Zhang, we are best friends. Tell me, did you kill that person?"
Lao Zhang's voice suddenly became faint.
"Of course I didn't kill him, I didn't kill anyone." Zhou Hongsong said with some excitement.
The entire dream world began to tremble, as if it was about to collapse at any time.
"Lao Zhang, I believe you didn't kill anyone." Lao Zhang said quickly.
With Lao Zhang's words, the world became stable again.
"By the way, Lao Zhang, now that you have money, will you marry another wife?" Lao Zhang asked again.
"Woman?" Zhou Hongsong's face showed a trace of confusion, but soon turned into a look of squinting.
The surrounding world changed again, turning into a brightly lit alley.
Young ladies wearing stockings and short skirts with exposed backs and breasts stood all the way.
"Boss, come and play..."
(End of this chapter)
In the dim alley, the old soul walked back and forth, from the end of the alley to the end of the alley, and from the end of the alley to the end of the alley. He put his hands behind his back and murmured in a low voice. There was no restlessness, only the ease of strolling in the courtyard. .
Song Ci took Xiaomi Li and walked over.
The old man saw the millet grains first and immediately smiled and said: "Little traveler, haven't I already been with you..."
Before he finished speaking, he noticed Song Ci beside him, with a surprised look on his face. He quickly raised his hand to Song Ci and said, "I have met Mr. Song."
He looked calm just now, but there was a hint of uneasiness on his face.
"Old sir, if you don't return to the sea of souls, you may be in danger of losing your soul," Song Ci said.
"Ah, I know, but I am waiting for my lover, I promised her." The old man replied.
Song Ci looked at him and saw that he had sparse hair, was wearing a blue tunic suit, had thin cheeks, and a pair of black-framed reading glasses. He looked like a cultural man.
As if aware of Song Ci's gaze, the old man smiled and said, "I'm not well-educated, but my wife likes to dress up like this."
"You and your lover have a good relationship." Song Ci asked.
"Let's go to the park in front and talk." the old man suggested.
Song Ci nodded and did not object. Although this alley was remote, people still passed by it from time to time.
So a few people came to a small park nearby. It was said to be a park, but in fact it was just a small square.
At this time, the square was full of people, dancing, playing, running, skateboarding, and it was very lively.
Fortunately, the old man was familiar with this place and found a relatively secluded place.
"It's so lively. I wish my old lady could come out and walk around."
The old man looked at the bustling crowd and felt quite emotional.
"Is the old man feeling well?" Song Ci asked casually.
The old man he refers to here refers to the old man's lover.
Hearing this, the old man said: "He needs someone to take care of him. He probably won't be able to live for a few more days."
His tone was unusually calm. At his age, he had already become very calm about death.
The old man's name is Wan Youde. He was a former worker at the No. [-] Machinery Factory. After his retirement, he took care of his grandson. He seemed ordinary and had nothing special about him.
But when he was young, he was also a man of great influence. He worked in transportation, ran a business, opened a restaurant and ran a factory.
In short, his life is nothing but torment.
When Wan Youde talked about his life, he felt quite proud. Although he did not make much money in the end, his life was far more exciting than others, so this life was worth it.
"The thing I'm most sorry for in my life is my lover. You don't know that when she was young, many people liked her, but in the end she still chose me..."
Speaking of his lover, Wan Youde, who has always looked calm, even his eyebrows seemed to be filled with joy.
"My wife is still a college student. She is doing well in studying..." Wan Youde's face was full of pride, and he looked proud.
"is it?"
"She is a beautiful woman, and she is still a college student. She was brought home by me. You tell me, can I not be nice to others?"
"You should be kind to others."
"But when I was young, I didn't understand this. When I ran long distances, she waited for me. When I went south to do business, she waited for me. When I drank and socialized, she waited for me..."
"She has been waiting for me all her life. I am sorry for her..."
"When I get old and can't take any more trouble, I finally come back to her..."
"She told me that she has been waiting for me all her life. She is afraid of waiting and will never want to wait again..."
"So I promised her that I would never make her wait again. I waited for her. She bought groceries and I helped her carry the basket. She cooked and I waited at the door of the kitchen. She took a bath and I waited outside the bathroom. She I love going to the library to read, so I’ll wait outside the library..."
"In this life, I suddenly discovered that the most comfortable period of life is when I am old..."
"Then why didn't your lover tell you earlier that she didn't want to wait anymore?"
"Because she understands that I work hard and have to support my family. I have three children, two sons, and a daughter, none of which makes me worry. My wife used to be a technician in a machinery factory, but later she was laid off and lost her job. , a family of four, all raised by me alone, not counting the two elderly families..."
"I have worked hard all my life and I am not rich, but I have not left my children cold and hungry. I am content..."
"Old man, you are so awesome." Song Ci praised.
But Wan Youde shook his head, "What a great thing. Thinking about it later, I still suffered the loss of being uneducated, otherwise my life would definitely be better."
"It's already very good, but the relationship between you and your lover is really good."
"Haha, I used to argue when I was young, but she always accommodated me. Marriage is like this. There must be one person who gives in, so that it can last long."
"Is that why you want to wait for your lover to go on the road together?"
Wan Youde nodded and said: "When she was in good health, she joked that if she went first, she would never wait for me, because she had waited enough in her life, so I said, if I go first, she would change I am waiting for her. Before I passed away, I told her that she should live well and enjoy the days without me bothering her. I will wait for her on the road to Huangquan so that she does not have to worry..."
"How long have you been waiting?" Wan Youde asked.
"It's been a long time." Xiao Mili whispered from the side.
In her memory, a long time has passed since she first met this grandpa. During this period, she would come to ask him every once in a while if he wanted to go with her, and the answer she got was All no.
In fact, there are many dead people like Wan Youde who stay in the world for various reasons. Not all of them are willing to return to the sea of souls after death, or go to the so-called Taoyuan Village with the travelers.
"I was 78 when I died, and this year I am already [-]." Wan Youde said with a smile.
"Has it been 13 years?" Song Ci was also a little surprised when he heard this.
Wan Youde nodded.
"But, if you don't return to the sea of souls, you may lose your soul." Song Ci looked at his weak soul.
In Song Ci's eyes, the more powerful the soul, the clearer the body shape. However, Wan Youde's body was almost completely transparent, like blue smoke, as if he would dissipate at any time as long as there was a gust of wind.
"Is the sea of souls the final destination of human beings?" Wan Youde suddenly asked.
Song Ci shook his head and said: "No, you will re-enter reincarnation. This is like a circle, from death to life, endless reincarnation, so naturally there is no final destination."
"Then in the next life, will I remember what happened in this life?"
"Of course not?"
"Then am I still me?" Wan Youde asked with a smile.
Song Ci was silent when he heard the words.
Wan Youde smiled and stood up.
"In that case, what's the difference between reincarnation and being expelled?" Wan Youde continued to ask.
Song Ci continued to remain silent, because the answer was obvious.
No difference.
The death of memory is a complete death. When the memory disappears, are you still you?
Wan Youde didn't want to get the answer from Song Ci, so after asking, he slowly left with his hands behind his back until he disappeared.
"Mr. Song."
Just when Song Ci was in a daze, Xiaomi Li suddenly called him softly.
Song Ci reached out and touched her little head, then stood up and said, "Let's go." "Mr. Song, why don't I catch him back? I'm so powerful..." Xiao Mili clenched the small hammer in his hand and said.
Song Ci asked in a funny tone: "You haven't taken him back for so long, why do you want to take him back now?"
"Because grandpa is not a bad person." Xiao Mili said.
"Then he is a bad guy now?" Song Ci asked.
"He made Mr. Song unhappy, which is definitely not good." Xiao Mili said without hesitation.
"I'm not unhappy, it's just that some of the things he said made me feel a little bit."
In fact, Song Ci has thought about this question before, but has always avoided it. After a person re-enters reincarnation, will you still be you?
Your existence is not only your body and soul, but also your family, experiences, memories, etc. This is a complete person.
A new body, a new family, new experiences and memories, are you still you?
This is also the fundamental reason why he wants to resurrect Yun Chuyao, otherwise he can directly let Yun Chuyao re-enter the reincarnation and wait ten or twenty years before renewing his relationship.
But is that still Yun Chuyao?What is the difference between this and him finding another woman to marry?
"Let's go."
Song Ci took Xiaomi Li and returned directly to Taoyuan Village.
But a week later, he heard the news from Xiao Mili again about Wan Youde. He waited for his lover, and the two returned to the sea of souls hand in hand.
He also asked Xiaomi Li to tell Song Ci a sentence.
"One life is enough, the next life is determined by fate."
Of course, this is a later story, let’s not mention it for now, when Song Ci returned to Taoyuan Village.
Not only Cai Jiaozi and Yun Chuyao were there, but Little Butterfly also came back from visiting her friends. She seemed to be in a good mood and was having fun with Cai Jiaozi.
"Brother Immortal."
Seeing Song Ci, Cai Jiaozi ran over immediately.
"What are you doing? Go play with yourself." Song Ci touched her little head.
"this is for you."
Cai Jiaozi suddenly took out a small object from his backpack and placed it in Song Ci's palm.
Song Ci took a closer look and saw that it was a "ceramic" bell in the shape of a cute little duck.
Yun Chuyao walked over from the side, also holding a bell in his hand, and said with a smile: "She also gave me one."
"Why did you give us this?" Song Ci asked in surprise.
"Because I want to thank Brother Shenxian and Aunt Yaoyao for paying me my salary. This is my favorite thing I have ever seen. I give it to you."
As he said that, he turned around and ran towards the swing, and soon the laughter of vegetable dumplings could be heard on the hillside again.
"This little guy." Song Ci was a little moved by this little guy.
At the same time, I felt emotional for her well-behaved and sensible nature.
Children can only understand how well-behaved and sensible they are by having "experience", and they will not learn to be well-behaved and sensible without any reason.
However, although the gift is good, Song Ci is inconvenient to take it out.
This thing is transformed by incense, and it will disappear directly if you take it out, unless you use the power of wish to "fix" it by making a wish.
After thinking for a while, he stretched out his hand and pinched it gently in the air. A wisp of incense was pinched in his hand and turned into a thread.
He took the bells from Yun Chuyao's hand, threaded them together with silk thread, and hung them under the eaves of the thatched house.
As the breeze blows, it makes a pleasant tinkling sound.
-
When Song Ci returned home from Taoyuan Village, it was already past eleven o'clock.
After washing up, I took out the [Youxian Pillow] and entered the dreamland.
Every time I enter a dream, I feel like I am in control of the world.
In dreams, each dream is like a star in the sky. These dreams combined together are like the Milky Way in the sky, densely packed and countless.
Fortunately, there is the [Wandering Immortal Pillow], otherwise if you want to enter a specific dream, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Song Ci, who was standing in the "Sea of Stars", followed his thoughts and his body immediately fell in one direction like a meteor.
-
"Lao Zhou, let's go have a drink after get off work?"
Colleague Lao Zhang stopped what he was doing and said to Zhou Hongsong who was painting the wall.
"Yes." Zhou Hongsong responded happily.
The surrounding scenery immediately rippled around like water waves. When it calmed down, Zhou Hongsong was already sitting in front of a barbecue stall.
There was a dazzling array of food on the table, and beer bottles were everywhere. Besides Lao Zhang, sitting across from him was another person who seemed strange yet familiar to Zhou Hongsong.
But none of this matters.
Zhou Hongsong picked up a bottle of wine on the table and said boldly: "Drink."
So Lao Zhang immediately had a drink with him.
"When I get rich, I will definitely take my wife to travel abroad." Lao Zhang said.
Zhou Hongsong sighed after hearing this and said: "If I have money, I will buy a full-price apartment for my son in the city. If I buy a house for him, he will definitely pay attention to me."
It turns out that after Zhou Hongsong was arrested as a suspect, although he was eventually released due to lack of evidence, his wife divorced him, and his son also followed his wife. They didn't pay much attention to him and somewhat disliked him.
Over the years, he has been working hard to make money, just to repair the relationship between father and son.
His concept is very simple and simple. He thinks that his son ignores him just because he is poor and has no money in the future. If he had money, his son would definitely not have the same attitude as he does now. Therefore, he has been working hard all these years. I just want to work hard to make some money.
"Lao Zhou, has your son not forgiven you yet?" Lao Zhang asked.
Zhou Hongsong took a sip of wine.
"No."
"Old Zhang, we are best friends. Tell me, did you kill that person?"
Lao Zhang's voice suddenly became faint.
"Of course I didn't kill him, I didn't kill anyone." Zhou Hongsong said with some excitement.
The entire dream world began to tremble, as if it was about to collapse at any time.
"Lao Zhang, I believe you didn't kill anyone." Lao Zhang said quickly.
With Lao Zhang's words, the world became stable again.
"By the way, Lao Zhang, now that you have money, will you marry another wife?" Lao Zhang asked again.
"Woman?" Zhou Hongsong's face showed a trace of confusion, but soon turned into a look of squinting.
The surrounding world changed again, turning into a brightly lit alley.
Young ladies wearing stockings and short skirts with exposed backs and breasts stood all the way.
"Boss, come and play..."
(End of this chapter)