Chapter 1 Rebirth 1980
When Lin Su'e opened her eyes again, what came into view was the young and energetic face of her eldest son Zhao Zhenren.
Zhao Zhenren's eyes were filled with reluctance: "Mom, I will leave for Shanxi to dig coal with Dagui and his friends tomorrow. You stay at home and don't worry about me. I will take good care of myself."
Coal mining in Shanxi?
Hearing this word, Lin Su'e's head buzzed, and she couldn't control her voice and shouted sharply, "You are not allowed to go."
Zhao Zhenren was shocked and frightened.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Su'e hugged him and said, "Son!" She burst into tears, as if she wanted to shed all the tears in her life.
In fact, how could it not be?
In this year of his previous life, Zhao Zhenren worked as a coal miner in order to make quick money, but the mine collapsed. Although he did not die, he became disabled for life.
This is the pain of her life.
From then on, Zhao Zhenren became depressed and taciturn.
As if fate had not tortured him enough, 30 years later he found out that he had been admitted to university, but someone else’s name had been used instead. He resolutely cut his wrists and committed suicide.
Her son’s pale face and the blood all over the ground were Lin Su’e’s lifelong nightmare.
In her dreams at midnight, she prayed to the gods and Buddhas countless times, hoping to exchange her life for her son's.
May God have mercy and make her dream come true.
There is still time, there is still time for everything.
Zhao Zhenren couldn't help but tear up when he heard his mother crying. He was at a loss as to how to comfort her: "Mom, don't cry. I'll listen to you. I won't go, I won't go..."
Several surprised voices rang out at the same time.
"Brother, what's going on?"
"Why is mom crying?"
"Brother, are you mad at mom?"
"mom!"
"mom!!!"
When Lin Su'e heard her children calling her, she raised her tearful eyes and saw five young faces.
She has a total of 4 sons and 3 daughters.
The eldest daughter, Zhao Chunlan, is 22 years old this year. She has a high school education and got married two years ago. Her husband is Wu Shanchuan and they have a daughter, Wu Pandi.
The second daughter, Zhao Fenglan, is 16 years old. She only graduated from primary school but dropped out after finishing the first year of junior high school.
The youngest daughter, Zhao Yulan, is 8 years old.
The eldest son, Zhao Zhenren, is 20 years old and has a high school education; the second son, Zhao Zhenyi, is 16 years old and is in the second grade of junior high school; the third son, Zhao Zhenli, is 12 years old and is in the third grade of elementary school; and the youngest son, Zhao Zhenxin, is 8 years old.
Zhao Zhenren couldn't stand the accusatory eyes of his younger brothers and sisters. He felt confused and wronged: "I don't know either. I just came to say goodbye to my mother..."
"It has nothing to do with your eldest brother."
Lin Su'e calmed down and waved her hands to explain: "I had a nightmare. I dreamed that your eldest brother had an accident while digging coal."
The brothers and sisters looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Zhao Zhenren felt warm in his heart and comforted her gently: "Mom, look, I'm fine."
Zhao Zhenyi breathed a sigh of relief and said mischievously, "Mom, didn't you always tell us that dreams and reality are opposites? How come I forgot that?"
Zhao Fenglan agreed: "That's right."
The youngest daughter, Zhao Yulan, made a face and said, "Mom is already so grown up, but her eyes are red from crying. Shame on you..."
Zhao Zhenli and Zhao Zhenxing covered their mouths and laughed.
The room was filled with warmth and smiles.
Lin Su'e's face first turned red, and then her heart felt sour and bitter: since her husband passed away four years ago, she has been depressed every day, and the atmosphere at home has been depressing.
One by one, they passed across the children's faces.
She swore in her heart that she would give her children a good life in this life.
On her face, she pretended to be angry: "Okay, look at what time it is, go back to bed, if you can't get up tomorrow morning, I will punish you."
"I'm going back."
"I'll go to bed right away."
“…”
Several children scattered.
Zhao Zhenren also turned and left.
Lin Su'e stopped him worriedly and said, "Boss, go tell Dagui now that you are not going to Shanxi."
Zhao Zhenren nodded heavily.
After everyone left, Lin Su'e fastened the small lock, sat on the edge of the bed, and began to check her golden finger - the matchmaker rebate system.
My heart was moved.
A transparent template of a laptop screen from decades later appears.
There is a search box at the top.
The next one reads "Matchmaker's Manual."
Further down, there is a turntable.
I clicked into the matchmaker manual and saw a colorful photo of a person with an introduction to the person:
Name: Sun Guimei
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Address: Shengli Village, Shouan Town, Pu County, Sichuan Province
Mate selection criteria: No domestic violence, down-to-earth and capable, age difference within three years
Lin Su'e said to herself: "With this information, it would be convenient for me to be a matchmaker." She continued to flip through the pages, her hands were sore, and she hadn't reached the last page yet.
She gave up.
Return to home page.
Lin Su'e looked at the turntable and clicked on it. It was a circular turntable divided into many sectors. The largest one occupied one-fourth and had a 5 on it; the one that occupied one-fifth was a 10; and there were 15, 20, 25 in sequence... The largest number was 1000, and those with smaller areas could be ignored.
The rules are simple: during the matchmaking process, every time you get money as a thank-you, you can use the turntable to draw a prize.
She couldn't help but take a breath: "This is very interesting!"
Lin Su'e is 40 years old this year. Like most elderly people, she wants to return to her hometown. The future belongs to the young, so she stays in the countryside and is content to be an honest matchmaker.
The next day, Lin Su'e woke up before dawn.
In her previous life, after she turned 60, she slept less and less, forming a biological clock.
"Hiss~"
Sitting up, Lin Su'e felt her head was dizzy, as if she had held a bowl of water. The rebirth was too incredible. She was excited and nervous last night... She tossed and turned for a long time and probably only slept for about 4 hours.
However, Lin Su'e was not ready to continue sleeping.
Got out of bed.
He lit the kerosene lamp and walked towards the kitchen.
Lin Su'e hadn't used a wood stove for many years, so she was a little unfamiliar with it at first. Fortunately, she had half a lifetime of experience as a foundation, and she quickly got the hang of it.
There are a total of 3 pots on the stove.
1 large iron pot and 2 aluminum pots.
Next to the stove is the water tank.
She first scooped an aluminum pot of water, then walked to the cupboard, opened it and looked. There was only the bottom of a bag of rice left, probably less than 10 pounds; there was half a bag of corn stubble left, half a bag of soybeans, and not much flour and sugar.
Lin Su'e thought for a few seconds, scooped about 1 kilogram of rice, and picked up two elbow-sized sweet potatoes from the corner, preparing to cook sweet potato porridge.
You little brat, you're eating me into poverty.
The standard breakfast for Sichuan people: porridge with kimchi.
This is a bit too simple for Lin Su'e who returned in 2024.
then.
She took out 7 eggs.
This was not the end. She went out and after a few minutes, she came back with a handful of pumpkin tips.
"Mom, give it to me." The second daughter, Zhao Fenglan, put down the fire tongs and came forward: "I'll cook. It's still early. Go back to sleep for a while. I'll call you when the meal is ready."
"No more sleep."
Lin Su'e shook her head and handed her the melon tip: "Break the vegetables."
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