Chapter 63 Finding Some Fun
When Sun Xueyi talked about her sad feelings, it was more painful than death.
Chen Qi slowly stirred the medicine bowl, looking at the hot steam rising from it, and found it difficult to speak for a moment.
It’s really hard to persuade her myself.
Chen Qi is loved by her parents above her, and has harmonious relationships with her brothers, sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law below her, not to mention that she is married to a rare husband like Xie Yuduo who treats her like a treasure.
If I were in their shoes, I would find it difficult to listen to people’s advice to “be more open-minded”.
After thinking for a while, Chen Qi shook his head.
"If it were me, I probably wouldn't want to die. Rather, I wouldn't want to live like that anymore."
She put the bowl of soup on the table beside her and stood up.
"When I was a child, I was studying in school. The teacher said, 'Between heaven and earth, everything has its owner.' I said, 'That's not right. Does the sun in the sky have an owner? Does the wind in the yard have an owner?' It should be changed to 'Between heaven and earth, nothing has an owner.'"
All things are but for the temporary use of man. If this is so, then the right and wrong, good and bad of all things are only in the mind of man.
Sister-in-law, if a person weaves a web of things and people he dislikes, and then willingly gets into it, unable to get out for a while, wouldn't he be trapped to death?
I thought, if I were in this situation, I would remember that in this world, there will always be sunshine, spring breezes, and trees full of flowers. If basking in the sun is more comfortable, I will go bask in the sun. If blowing in the wind is more comfortable, I will go blow in the wind.
Chen Qi walked to the window of the room that had been closed for a long time, and looked back at Sun Xueyi who had been lying there for a long time.
"Sister-in-law, in one's lifetime, the people around you are like the sun in the sky. If you like them, walk around more and bask in them more. If you don't like them, stay away from them and avoid them as early as possible.
If the sun is not good, can people not live?
Life is not meant for others, nor is life lived for others. In all things, there are countless things to do, but only by finding joy in them can one be happy.
Chen Qi reached out and opened the window a crack, letting the warm April breeze slowly blow away the thick medicinal smell in the room.
It is already April outside the window. The spring air is warm, the willows are green, and the sunlight coming through the cracks in the window is like scattered gold and jade.
Sun Xueyi stared at it for a while, and tears came to her eyes.
Xiao Qiao'er was carrying some fruit in when she saw her grandmother crying. She thought her grandmother's eyes were blown by the wind and hurried to close the window.
"Second Grandma, you can't do that. My grandma is weak and can't blow..."
Unexpectedly, Sun Xueyi called her.
"Qiao'er, help me up."
"Grandma, there's a wind blowing by the window. Wait for me to close it!"
"That's all right. I was just thinking of basking in the spring sun and feeling the spring breeze."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qi knew that she had taken her words to heart, so she breathed a sigh of relief and went forward to help her up.
Sun Xueyi walked to the window she hadn't seen for a long time and looked out. The willow tree in the yard had grown many new branches and was more lush than in previous years.
The tree is still like this, always new year after year. She seems like a sick tree planted in this yard.
Why can't I try to find a new way of living?
Standing in the wind, emotions are floating.
Seeing that she was in a much better mood, Chen Qi asked Xiao Qiao'er to bring the still warm medicine and helped her drink two sips. He sat with her and told her stories to cheer her up.
She thought that Sun would definitely not want to hear about the trivial matters of the Xie family's daily life, so she told some interesting stories from her own childhood.
I sprained my ankle while climbing a mountain, encountered a snake while fishing, and nearly got stabbed in the eye while playing darts with my brother...
Sun had only seen Shen Qi's dignified and amiable appearance, and had no idea how many stories she had. They were interesting to listen to.
As he spoke, even Chen Qi himself started laughing.
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When she was a child, she loved going out to play.
Baihe Town is next to Luo River. On the other side of the river is Nanshan Mountain, on which there is a Pushan Temple.
During the Chinese New Year when she was a child, Chen Qi would always follow her parents and brother to climb mountains and burn incense.
My eldest brother just walked in front, and my mother always walked at the back, digging wild vegetables in the mountains as she walked.
As for Chen Qi, she always carried her father on her back. Later, when she grew up and had her younger brother, Chen Ji, she held her mother's hand.
After we got to the mountain, my mother went to burn incense and worship Buddha, while my father wandered around the small stalls next to the temple, inquiring about the prices.
As for the children, they had already run away.
Sometimes he would look at the offerings on the altar, sometimes he would look at the monks' robes. My eldest brother also liked to use the unburned incense ashes in the stove to start a fire and light firecrackers one after another.
Chen Qi was watching nearby, covering her ears nervously.
Only after my mother had finished worshipping Buddha, burning incense, and making wishes for the whole year, would the family meet again, sit together, bask in the sun, and eat the still warm white flour pancakes and red-skinned eggs brought from home.
After having dinner on the mountain, the family slowly walked down the mountain and went home.
When she was a child, Chen Qi always forgot the way down the mountain, and fell asleep on her father's back halfway down the mountain.
Of course, there are also places where you can’t go to play with your parents.
In the spring, when the river flooded, her elder brother would secretly take her to the river to catch fish and pick aquatic plants.
The water at the beginning of spring is really cold and rushing.
Little Chen Qi rolled up her trouser legs, held her brother's hand, and only dared to walk around in the shallow water near the shore.
The teenage brother thought there were too few fish in the shallow water, so he dived into the deep water. He was seen by the boatman, who not only scolded the two of them and sent them home, but also followed them to his shop and found his father to complain.
Every time someone reported him to a police station, my eldest brother was the one who got beaten.
Chen Qi was right beside them, watching her elder brother being beaten by his father and crying with her hands covering her eyes. Her crying was even louder than the sound of her brother being beaten.
Seeing that she was crying so hard that she could hardly breathe, her father stopped beating her.
The next time her elder brother urged her to go, Chen Qi would still follow him, but she would only dare to wait for him on the shore.
If her elder brother took one or two steps towards the deeper part of the water, she would shout on the shore, jump up and down in anxiety, and would do anything to get her brother back.
The boatman who had just sued two people not long ago would always praise her whenever he saw her.
"Good little Yue'er, good girl!"
Immediately followed up with the next sentence.
"Whoever marries you in the future will be blessed!"
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Thinking of this, Chen Qi was telling some interesting stories to entertain Sun, but her mind couldn't help but drift away.
Many years passed, and she grew up, got married and started a family.
Then, is Xie Yuduo, who married me, considered a blessing?
Chen Qi laughed at himself in his heart. He came from a wealthy family in the county, was so handsome and had such a good character. Perhaps, no matter who he married, it would be a blessing for that girl.
It seems that it has little to do with me.
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In the west wing, Yu Jin happened to look up and was surprised to see that the window of the east wing opposite had been opened for the first time.
She stared at the window for a long time, then quietly slipped into the main hall to find her mother.
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