Chapter 5 The Beginning of a Dream
Finally, all the movements, scenes, and all the feelings that can be brought to the body, and the breath disappeared.
A wonderful blankness began to appear in my consciousness.
In this blank space, I can't remember who I am, I can't remember any people and things related to me, and even feel confused and ignorant about things.
I began to be helpless, leaving only a feeling of wanting to cry.
And it was in this blank space that finally began to appear in my mind, no longer messy or blurry, but began to occupy my memory bit by bit.
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The prosperous Tang Dynasty was the most glorious dynasty in China.
After experiencing many stories, it finally ended like the setting sun at dusk, and it could no longer be chased.
The war, from the moment the night was shrouded in the dark, from the demise of the giant Tang, China's history entered the most chaotic Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
It was less than a hundred years, and it was also a few short decades that were "dreaming".
If you hide in the mountains for a few years, you will really not know who the emperor is today? Even in which country it is in the era.
The people suffer.
If you die, isn’t it the suffering of the people?
Displaced and broken home, but you still have to live, even if it is a sea of suffering.
Niejia Village.
It is the victim of this war.
In 935 AD, the year before the establishment of the Later Jin Dynasty, it was inevitably destroyed by war.
Originally, the Niejia Village, who originally thought his village was a paradise, was forced to embark on the road of exile in this year.
In peaceful times, it is difficult for those who have lost their homes to gain a foothold in a foreign land.
What's more, this is an era of war?
A year later, most of the Niejia Village people passed away due to various famines and diseases, and they could not even wait for the day when the Later Jin Dynasty was established, the emperor opened a granary and immigrated the world.
Most of the Niejia Village people who went into exile together have not had a few families left.
In the end, they all chose other villages, or even stayed in the mountains and fields. When they arrived at Xiaolong Town, only Nie Dashi and his family were left.
It was winter now.
As the snow was flying, Nie Dashi stood outside the door of Xiaolong Town with his wife, who was slightly weak, and holding two young children.
On the ancient bluestone city wall, the three characters of Xiaolong Town are flying and flying.
In the cold world, this quiet town actually has a peaceful and warm smell.
"It's this place." Nie Dashi said softly. After being away for a year, this was the first town that Nie Dashi fell in love with at first sight.
"My husband, there is no place to settle down along the way, why did you choose such a town? Without land, we don't have much money, how can we settle down in a town?" Beside Nie Dashi, the woman who was weak but still couldn't hide her beauty finally spoke.
He married Nie Dashi at the age of 15, and it has been 10 years since then.
Having given birth to four children, it is already a good thing to have two survivals in this war-torn era.
He is still very young at the age of 25, but in that era, people have already experienced vicissitudes. How can we tell that he is so young? He looks like a woman close to 40 years old.
"Although I am a scholar who is useless, I have been reading the books of sages for a few years. Now that the new dynasty has only been established for a year, there are still some scholars in urgent need in various places. It should be no problem for me to do a job." Nie Dashi had his own considerations, and the relationship between husband and wife has always been good. He comforted his wife with whispers.
He knew that compared to such a small town, his wife preferred to find a quiet forest to live the hidden life.
From then on, any war or prosperity will have nothing to do with their family.
But as a man, Nie Dashi knew that even if he retired to the mountains, it would not be a long-term solution.
If a family lives a family, it’s just that, which one can get rid of its relationship with the world?
Furthermore, thinking of this, Nie Dashi's eyes fell on his young two young sons. Like his parents all over the world, he had great expectations for his young sons. How could he be willing to bury the mountains and forests for a lifetime?
If you choose a village, your home will easily become broken, and the big city may not have the ability to establish a foothold.
On the contrary, such a small town can easily avoid war disasters and can easily gain a foothold here.
This is all the considerations of Nie Dashi as the only cultural person in Niejia Village.
Such a decision is fate. When Nie Dashi Xie's wife brought her son into this town, he never thought of any kind of evil disaster. In his heart as a scholar, it was just a strange power and a mess.
Maybe he never thought so, but aren’t those legendary existences too far from their own life? Who would have thought of this by ordinary people?
After entering the town, everything was normal.
The people in the town are more friendly than Nie Dashi imagined. Perhaps such a small town is relatively remote and lucky to have avoided the war again and again?
Life was inevitably a bit difficult at the beginning, but everything was as expected by Dashi Nie. He soon found an errand in the town as a scholar and with the help of his neighbors.
And my wife can also make some money in the town with her first-hand embroidery skills.
In this way, although life is still not abundant, the family has gradually gained a foothold in the town.
In the blink of an eye, there are only three autumns and winters. The days are calm and warm, and there are no major changes.
If it is said that change is that the eldest son entered the school at a young age with the insistence of Nie Dashi. The couple, who had no intention of having another child, accidentally discovered that they were pregnant with another child.
"Since you are here, it's God's will, so let's go. Don't talk about the matter of giving birth to someone." After a long discussion, Nie Dashi made this decision.
"But my husband, our lives can only be barely maintained now. You plan to let the eldest and second brothers go to school. If you have another mouth, this life may be..." Nie Nie had deep worries, and women always felt more insecure about life.
"It doesn't matter. My errand is not too busy. You can take more work to write letters and couplets for others. In addition, we have also saved up a few taels of silver in a few years. I found out that Lao Lu wanted to pack his shop at the intersection because he was going back to his hometown. I was wondering if we should pick it up and open a sewing shop. With your skills, your business will be good. It will definitely be better than if you earn more money by taking some work at home." Nie Dashi's words were relaxed.
"Ah? Husband, this is what you said seriously." Nie Nie's eyes also had a light of hope. If possible, who would be willing to give his child to someone?
"Of course it's true, but in the future, my wife will work harder." Nie Dashi felt a little guilty and sighed in his heart that he was a scholar. If it were the prosperous era of the past, he could have obtained a fame and changed his destiny. Now the world...
This sigh was only in my heart.
In a blink of an eye, it was autumn again, and Nie Nie's shop was opened smoothly. As Nie Dashi expected, the business was good.
The people in the town are simple and choose which one of the best craftsmanship. There is no intrigue or stumbling.
At this time, Nie Nie's belly also grew bigger day by day.
After ten months of pregnancy, Nie Dashi estimated that he would have another child in his knees until the beginning of spring tomorrow.
On this day, Nie Dashi finished his errands very early, and he gave up early and returned home.
It just so happened that Nie Nie had finished his work early on that day. The eldest son had not yet returned home when he went to school, and the waiter went to the shop next door that sold snacks and played with other children.
A couple has a rare time alone.
Looking at his wife's belly growing day by day, Nie Dashi's heart was warm and couldn't help but cover his belly with his hands, saying, "Madam, do you think our next child will be a son or a daughter?"
"They already have two sons, and this child is probably a daughter." Nie Nie said with a calm smile.
Life in the town is peaceful and I have been well-raised in the past few years. Nie Nie's face has lost a lot of vicissitudes. Gradually, it has become whiter and has regained some of the brilliance of youth.
Nie Dashi was a little confused, but when he thought about his wife's words, he felt sad again. He sat down and held his wife's hand and said, "If Sanniu and Daniu had not gone, we also had daughters. We did not deliberately be biased, and we were even more careful than treating the boy. We still didn't keep them. I think this child must be a boy, and we don't have the life of that girl."
"What are you saying?" Thinking of her two dead daughters, a little sadness flashed in Nie's eyes, but with a fetus pregnant, she could not have too much emotional ups and downs. She quickly told herself not to think about it.
Nie Dashi also noticed something wrong with his words, so he quickly apologized, said something else, and made his wife amused.
Just as the two were discussing what name to give their future children, the eldest son who returned from school rushed into the house.
"Mom, mom..., come out quickly." The child's crisp voice echoed in the room.
Nie Dashi quickly let go of his wife's hand, and looked majestic. He came out of the house and grabbed the eldest son who was about to break into the inner room. He said, "Dad has told you a long time ago that you should be polite and steadfast in your words and deeds. How can you be so kind of in your clamor?
Some of the eldest sons are afraid of Dashi Nie. After Dashi Nie said this, he lowered his head and dared not argue.
Seeing that the child was also taught, Nie Dashi was a little calmer, and then he asked: "Let me tell me now, why is calling you mother so anxious?"
Nie Dashi just asked unintentionally, but who knew that when he asked, he actually asked something.
Chapter completed!