Chapter 1 95 years(1/2)
On the sixth day of February, 1995, there was the Waking of Insects.
In the evening, as the afterglow of the setting sun gradually faded away, the hard-working women began to light a fire and cook.
Wisps of smoke rising from the tall chimneys, paired with the setting sun, sunset glow, and distant mountains, render this small village in the mountains like an oil painting, intoxicatingly beautiful.
Chen Ling walked barefoot on the reservoir dam, his eyes constantly looking at the surrounding scenery. This was his third day here, and he had already almost visited the entire village.
Mountains, forests, reservoirs, and wheat fields are almost all over his footprints.
Although I was helpless, deep down in my heart I had accepted the fact that I had traveled to 1995.
"It's a pity that after accumulating wealth for half a lifetime, I have nothing now."
Chen Ling sighed melancholy and squatted by the pond not far from the dam, washing the mud from his feet.
It has just entered February. After the sun sets, the temperature in the mountains drops sharply and the water in the pool is very cold.
Chen Ling washed it in a hurry and found it was so cold that he couldn't stand it.
I grabbed some dead grass nearby and wiped my feet, then put on clean cotton shoes to feel more comfortable.
Putting on his shoes, taking advantage of the dim sky, Chen Ling could see his slender and tall reflection on the water of the pond. His handsome appearance, healthy wheat-colored complexion, and very well-proportioned and powerful muscles all indicated that he was a vigorous person.
young people.
"Although we have the same name and 90% similarity in appearance, I know that you are not me."
Chen Ling stared at the reflection in the pool and whispered to himself.
Because at this point in his previous life, he was in his third year of college and had been struggling in society for more than ten years after graduation without ever marrying a wife.
And the current Chen Ling, let alone college, has not even finished high school. He is now twenty-three years old, but he already has a wife who has been married for two years.
One by one, these items don't match up at all.
What's more, this mountain, water, and village are not the hometown that I am familiar with.
Therefore, Chen Ling has been thinking about this matter for the past two days, and he knows that he is not reborn.
But when it comes to time travel, this is not time travel in the ordinary sense.
There is a high probability that this should be another self that has traveled to a parallel world.
However, Chen Ling in this parallel world not only has a completely opposite life trajectory from his own, but also has two extreme personalities.
Not to mention he is lazy and has no ambitions. After getting married, he doesn’t look like a man.
The first thing I do when I wake up every day is ask my wife for money, and then ride a Phoenix brand bicycle with a large beam to go to the billiard hall and arcade room in the county town.
Of course, sometimes his wife can't come up with the money, and then the bastard loses his temper and beats people because of his nose and eyes.
Even though his wife is virtuous and beautiful, with first-class appearance and figure, this bastard still has a hard time dealing with her.
A while ago, there was a temple fair in the county town. This guy got drunk somewhere. He came back at night and lost his temper. He beat his wife all over. No wonder she didn't prepare anything for him.
In fact, it was not the fault of not preparing food for him. He was obviously dissatisfied with the temple fair in the county town and failed to get money from his wife, so he came back in the evening to find an excuse to vent.
Later, his uncle, who was far away in the mountains, somehow found out and came over to beat him up. He warned him that if he dared to hit anyone again, he would rather have his sister become a widow than kill him.
The original owner was severely beaten and threatened by his uncle. He lay on the bed for two or three days and ended up becoming Chen Ling now.
But in the eyes of outsiders, he does look a lot more honest.
It can be said that the qualities in men that Chen Ling looked down upon the most in his previous life are all present in him in this parallel world.
This gave him a sense of dramatic absurdity.
What's more important is that he doesn't know how to face that charming little wife now.
It's getting dark.
Chen Ling returned to the village and met many villagers from the same village on the way.
Even if he met him, no one would say hello to him.
Because lazy people are looked down upon in rural areas.
What's more, Chen Ling, a lazy guy, has long been famous. Who doesn't know about him from all over the country?
After dropping out of high school, this guy also went out to work with others.
I have worked as a security guard, waiter, porter, etc., but none of them lasted long.
It's because he is too lazy and can't bear the hardship.
He is picky every time he works. He doesn't want to do the heavy and tiring work, he doesn't want to work the night shift, and he often slacks off. If he keeps doing this, what kind of boss would use him?
At first, his fellow villagers put in good words for him, but he refused to listen to his advice several times, causing several people to lose their jobs. Later, no one wanted to talk to him anymore.
Just like that, after living outside for two months and failing to do anything, I returned to the village in despair.
He is the only child in the family. After his mother disappeared when he was ten years old, he lived with his father.
The old man loved him so much that he couldn't bear to hit him or scold him. He wouldn't even say a few harsh words except sighing.
This only made him worse and worse, and his reputation became worse and worse.
Originally, such a person could not find a wife in the countryside.
However, his father was a postman in the county. Once when he was delivering letters to a village in the mountains, he rescued an herb collector.
Due to the nature of my work, I have to run into the mountains several times every six months.
The friendship gradually deepened over time, and the herb collector wanted to marry his daughter in order to repay his life-saving kindness.
At that time, Chen Ling's father was worried about his son's marriage. Hearing this, he was overjoyed. How could he not agree?
In fact, this village is even more remote than Chen Wangzhuang where Chen Ling is located. It is further away in the mountains. I don't know what Chen Ling's virtues are.
Otherwise, even repaying a favor may have to be considered carefully.
"This bastard is lucky to have such an old man, otherwise he would be a bachelor."
As Chen Ling walked on the path paved with bluestones, he couldn't help but think of his father.
Whether it was in the previous life or here, the two fathers gave their all to their sons.
It's a pity that his life was not good, and he passed away early within a few days of happiness.
It's really sad.
When it got completely dark, Chen Ling returned to his current home, a simple farmhouse.
There are pressurized water wells, grape trellises, pear trees, peach trees, and chicken coops in the yard...
It was getting dark now, so Chen Ling found the light cord, turned on the light, and prepared to make some dinner.
I went out in the morning. I walked around all day and didn't eat at noon. I was already very hungry now.
Just when I was about to prepare food, the thick cloth curtain hanging at the door was lifted.
A slender young woman with braids and a long-handled bamboo basket walked in.
Chen Ling took a glance and saw that there were carbon blocks in the bamboo basket.
It is early February, and the temperature at night is still relatively low. There is still a metal stove burning in the room for heating, otherwise it will be too cold to sleep at night.
So every day when making dinner, Wang Susu would take advantage of the time to get vegetables from the backyard cellar to load a bamboo basket with fresh carbon for use at night.
This process needs to be done every day.
But as soon as she entered the door today, she saw Chen Ling standing in the middle of the room, staring at her.
The two looked at each other, and Chen Ling could clearly see the fear flashing in Wang Susu's eyes. She trembled, the bamboo basket fell to the ground, and the charcoal rolled on the ground.
"I, I..." Wang Susu suddenly tensed up, her expression full of fear and panic.
It was as if he was afraid that the next moment, Chen Ling would be cursed and punched.
After waiting for a few seconds, Wang Susu became obviously more frightened when she saw that Chen Ling was stunned and didn't move, with no unnecessary expression on her face.
He hurriedly knelt down and picked up the charcoal pieces piece by piece back into the bamboo basket.
While picking it up, I carefully peeked at Chen Ling, fearing that he might lose his temper suddenly.
As a result, Chen Ling had no reaction.
How did she know that the Chen Ling in front of her was no longer the Chen Ling who beat and scolded her.
Furthermore, after being beaten so violently by his uncle, Chen Ling probably wouldn't have dared to hit someone without any reason anymore.
"You went to the backyard to get charcoal? I thought you were out!"
Chen Ling smiled. Although he had been here for three days, he still couldn't help but feel a sense of surprise in his heart every time he saw this little daughter-in-law.
With a delicate and fair face and big, watery eyes, she stood in front of Chen Ling, as pretty and lovely as a camellia, weak yet gentle and mellow.
Such pure natural beauties are extremely rare in today's world when girls aged fifteen or sixteen start to wear makeup.
However, seeing Wang Susu shivering like a little rabbit in fear of him, Chen Ling felt quite distressed and at the same time felt a deep sense of guilt in her heart.
This bastard must be out of his mind. He is not willing to beat such a wife.
Muttering in his heart, Chen Ling walked over to help her clean up the carbon, but Wang Susu was frightened.
To be continued...