Chapter 1: Starting Over
The weather in August changes suddenly.
The sky was clear just now, but now it suddenly became gloomy, and even the Yuanbao Mountain in the distance was shrouded in dark clouds.
The wind blew from the fields, bringing with it a damp smell.
A heavy rain was about to come.
There is a village at the foot of Yuanbao Mountain called Yuanbao Village.
There is a crossroads at the west end of the village. To the north is a yellow sand road leading to the provincial capital. There is a big willow tree on the side of the road, and seven or eight people are sitting under the tree.
They were waiting for a bus to the provincial capital.
Everyone was chatting happily at first, but gradually, they became anxious.
The car hadn't arrived yet. If it rained heavily, there were fields all around, so where could people hide? People couldn't sit still.
They all stood up, some looked up at the sky, some looked towards the yellow sand road to the south. Unfortunately, there was no sign of the bus that usually came over.
Aunt Wu was also anxious.
When she turned around, she saw Luo Yufen's eldest daughter, Shen Qianfei, still sitting under the tree roots without moving. Not only was she not moving, she was also asleep.
The little girl's brows were furrowed, and there seemed to be a hint of indigo in her eyes. Was this girl so happy that she didn't sleep all night to go to the provincial capital to see her biological father?
Aunt Wu curled her lips in disdain and muttered softly, "What an ungrateful bastard..."
Having said that, he still walked over, stretched out his hand to push her, and said anxiously: "Fei Fei, why are you still asleep? Wake up quickly. It looks like it's going to rain. Do you plan to go home or continue to wait for the bus?"
Shen Qianfei's body was pushed and shook a few times, and the loose hair on her forehead fell into her eyes with the movement. A strand of hair brushed against her curled eyelashes, causing a slight sting.
She suddenly opened her eyes.
When Aunt Wu saw her wake up, she was about to speak, but suddenly she froze, as if her heart was being tightened.
What kind of eyes are these?
Like glass immersed in ice, it carries with it a heart-pounding despair and coldness.
Shen Qianfei looked straight at Aunt Wu, who couldn't help but take a few steps back. This girl was too scary. Was she possessed or having a nightmare? Shen Qianfei couldn't help but close her eyes. What was going on? Wasn't she dead? How could she see Aunt Wu, her neighbor from her hometown? No!
She suddenly opened her eyes again.
Didn’t Aunt Wu die of a heart attack early on? How could she still be alive?
She quickly glanced around, then stood up abruptly.
As far as the eye can see, there are endless fields. She is standing under a big tree by the roadside. Across the yellow sand road is a low yellow mud wall with five big words written in white lime on it: It’s better to have only one child!
Isn't this the entrance to Yuanbao Village, my hometown? Looking around, there are several familiar yet unfamiliar people.
They looked at her strangely.
She stared at them intently.
Including Aunt Wu standing in front of him.
Then, Shen Qianfei's body shook a few times. Aunt Wu frowned, hiding the doubts in her heart, and stepped forward to support her: "Girl, you got up too hastily, are you unconscious?"
Shen Qianfei didn't say anything.
Leaning against the thick tree trunk with his head lowered, memories flooded into his mind.
Today is August 2, 1987! She actually went back to fifteen years ago!
Shen Qianfei suppressed her wildly beating heart and tried hard to calm herself.
She raised her head and forced a smile towards Aunt Wu. Her lips moved but she said nothing. Then, she pressed down the shoulder bag she was carrying.
She remembered this day all too clearly.
She also knew what was in the bag.
Turning around, in the distance, there is a small mountain village surrounded by green trees.
It's where she was born.
Shen Qianfei's mind was in a mess, but her actions were firm and decisive.
She ran towards the village.
Aunt Wu shook her head in confusion, and someone next to her said with a smile: "Fei Fei is afraid of getting wet in the rain, so she's running like a rabbit..."
"Didn't she insist on going to the provincial capital to see her father? Why isn't she waiting for the bus?"
"...Everyone in the Shen family is an ungrateful bastard. What sin has the Luo family committed..."
"Okay, stop gossiping behind my back. It's about to rain heavily. Are you still waiting?" Aunt Wu asked impatiently.
"But doesn't the weather forecast say it will be sunny today?"
“…”
Shen Qianfei left all the noisy voices behind.
My heart was beating faster and faster, as if it was about to jump out.
She ran past the willow grove and past the small school with castor plants planted behind it.
Under your feet is a yellow sand road that leads to the Qingshui River to the east of the village.
She stopped in front of a yellow mud house.
This is my grandmother's home, where she lived for several years.
She touched her trouser pocket and found the key there.
She unlocked the door, pushed open the gate, and walked toward the alley flanked by wicker fences.
On the right is a large vegetable garden, where common vegetables from the north can be seen. Green beans are hidden among the leaves, golden pumpkins climb up the low wall, and purple eggplants and red tomatoes make this vegetable garden lively.
The yard was quiet.
Shen Qianfei walked around the yard and then entered the house with excitement.
Everyone in the family went to work in the fields.
There was no one there at this time.
Gripping the army green shoulder bag on her back tightly, Shen Qianfei suppressed her pounding heart and took out something from the bag with trembling hands. It was wrapped in a plaid handkerchief. When she opened it, she found a jade green bracelet.
There was a flash of deep hatred in her eyes.
Fifteen years ago, when she was just sixteen years old, she listened to her father Shen Jianming and stole the jade bracelet passed down from her grandmother's family. Then she took a bus to the provincial capital and gave the bracelet to Shen Jianming.
Her father, Shen Jianming, was an educated youth from the provincial capital. He went to the countryside in 1968 and married her mother Luo Yufen, the second daughter of the brigade secretary, in 1969.
Later, Shen Jianming was admitted to university and returned to the city. He disliked his mother Luo Yufen because she was from the countryside, so he soon changed his heart and hooked up with a female classmate from his class. When they divorced, she was nine years old and her sister was seven.
When she was admitted to the No. 1 high school in the provincial capital with excellent grades, Shen Jianming came to find her and asked about her well-being, making her feel at that time that her father was still a good father to her.
Just last month, Shen Jianming said with a sad face that his Shen family's ancestral jade bracelet was still in the Luo family. It was originally a betrothal gift for his mother, but it was hidden by his grandmother. But his grandmother was old and wanted to take a look at the things left by the elders of the Shen family...
In fact, the jade bracelet does not belong to the Shen family, it belongs to grandma, and it is the only valuable thing in the Luo family.
I was originally planning to sell it and use it to pay for my mother’s medical treatment.
My mother was gentle and simple-minded. She never thought she would be abandoned. After divorcing Shen Jianming, she couldn't stand the shock and suffered from depression.
At that time, I didn’t know it was called depression.
I just knew there was something wrong with my nerves.
The days that followed were chaotic and desperate, as if all the misfortunes began after she stole the bracelet.
Just at this moment, a flash of lightning broke through the gloomy sky.
A loud thunderclap sounded overhead.
It seemed as if the whole earth was shaking.
Shen Qianfei also shuddered all over.
She clenched the thing in her hand, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes. How shameless must Shen Jianming, that scumbag, be to coax his own daughter and steal the bracelet from her grandmother's house to wear on the woman he married later.
After the incident, he not only denied taking the bracelet, but also said that she inherited her mother's disease and forced her to drop out of school. Later, he sold the bracelet and exchanged it for an apartment and a good future for him, Shen Jianming.
How stupid she is!
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