entertainment longevity

On the 35th day of the Lantern Festival in 2023, Jiang Changsheng came to the farmers' market in the village early in the morning.

According to the customs of the village, today is grandma's "May 7th" and relatives and friends in the village will come to worship. Jiang Changsheng needs to buy more ingredients to entertain them.

Jiang Changsheng was not too sad when the last close relative passed away. After all, his grandmother passed away at the age of 86, which was a joyful delight in the countryside.

Jiang Changsheng, who is 33 years old, has no marriage or partner.

He lives a very comfortable life and does not feel lonely.

Jiang Changsheng often came to the farmers' market, and the vendors were already very familiar with each other. Soon, he finished purchasing and walked out of the market with big bags.

When he reached the intersection, Jiang Changsheng found his little electric donkey and put the purchased ingredients on his foot in front of the electric car. He was about to leave, but he saw a gourd on a stall at the intersection.

The gourd is dark and light green. There are several holes on the surface of the gourd and several cracks at the bottom, which looks a bit broken.

After seeing this gourd, Jiang Changsheng put away the electric car keys in his hand and walked to the stall.

This is a stall selling small ornaments.

After Jiang Changsheng returned to his hometown in Jiangcheng from Shenzhen City, he changed from a fast pace to a slow life, and gradually began to like to study various ornaments.

There are many strange things at home, some of which were picked up from the wilderness, and some were purchased from vendors.

Although this gourd is of poor quality, it looks full of antique charm and tastes more and more.

Jiang Changsheng couldn't help but pick up the gourd, rubbed his palms constantly, and looked over and over again, and the more he looked, the more he liked it.

Just as I was about to ask for the price, I saw the stall owner's frightened face.

"ah!!!"

A scream came from his ears, Jiang Changsheng felt a pain in his body and his whole body flew up.

In the blur, a black sedan was seen rushing into the crowd at an extremely fast speed.

He subconsciously grabbed the gourd tightly in his hand, and then his eyes went dark, and his consciousness gradually became blurred until he fell into nothingness.

"Changsheng, Changsheng! Didn't you say you wanted to go out to play? Why did you fall asleep at home?"

"The quilt is not covered well. During the Chinese New Year, Meng Dongmei's clinics are closed. Who will give you water if you catch a cold?"

Jiang Changsheng woke up in a daze, and a woman wearing a red cloth cotton jacket stood in front of him.

Looking up, the woman was 1.7 meters tall and tall, but she was covered with thick body, and her body was not visible. She had a melon-shaped face, phoenix eyes, and her eyebrows were picturesque.

"The appearance is at least 95 points or more, but it's a pity that the skin is rough and dark, otherwise it will be perfect!"

Jiang Changsheng quickly gave a score in his heart.

"Aren't I hit by a car? Why am I lying in a strange room?"

Jiang Changsheng was about to speak, but suddenly some pictures flashed back in his head.

"My name is Jiang Changsheng. I was born in Jiangmeng Village, Jiangcheng City in November 1982. After my 5-year-old parents divorced, they left the countryside and each formed a new family.

I grew up with my grandma. When I was 10 years old, my grandma died of illness. I lived with my sister Meng Jia, who is 8 years older than me next door. I studied early and now I am in the first year of high school at the age of 15."

"My name is Jiang Changsheng. I was born in Guliu Village, Jiangcheng City in 1990. My parents divorced at the age of 7. My mother went to another place and never met again. I lived with my father and studied hard since I was a child. In 2008, I was admitted to the Law School of Jiangcheng University with excellent grades. After graduation, I followed my senior brother to join a law firm in Shenzhen. I worked day and night for 6 years and had a small living room in Shenzhen. I was about to consider major life events. My father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died in the torture of cancer. Soon after, my good brother Chen Wei, who had been playing with me since childhood, died at night after working overtime.

I began to reflect on my attitude towards life, whether I spent too much time pursuing the so-called success in the secular world, and ignored my relatives and friends. I quit my job in a law firm, sold my house in Shenzhen, and returned to my hometown in the countryside. While writing books online to make money, I took care of my elderly grandma.

I lived leisurely in the countryside for 5 years. My grandma passed away. I wanted to buy a gourd ornament on the roadside, but was hit by an out-of-control car..."

The two life memories were constantly intertwined and merged, and Jiang Changsheng was stunned. He lay on the wooden bed, his eyes fixed on the wooden roof.

A hint of surprise flashed in Meng Jia's eyes. She quickly helped Jiang Changsheng to make up the quilt, and then shook her hand, which was a little swollen from the cold, in front of Jiang Changsheng's eyes.

"What a good thing about Changsheng, are you feeling uncomfortable? Maybe you are hurt by the dirty things!"

Then he stared at Jiang Changsheng's eyebrows and breathed a sigh of relief, "The eyebrows exploded, it shouldn't be that they were killed."

Jiang Changsheng came to his senses and said perfunctorily: "I have nothing to do, Sister Jia, I'll get up in half an hour."

Meng Jia looked Jiang Changsheng carefully, and saw that he looked normal, and then touched his forehead with his hand, and his body temperature was normal, so he felt relieved.

"Okay, you can lie down for a while and not go out to play. The brigade notified that it will be our village’s turn to shut down for 2 hours and the electricity will not be turned on after 11 o’clock. I will get a few candles. The room will not be dark on New Year’s Eve."

After saying that, Meng Jia put his hands together, put them in his cuffs, and walked out of Jiang Changsheng's room.

In the room, Jiang Changsheng shook his head and combed his thoughts. After a long time, he understood his situation.

In his previous life, he was hit by a car and traveled through time, and was reborn on a boy of the same name and surname.

"No, to be precise, I should have been wearing a fetal body. After being reborn, I lived for 15 years. It was not until today that I awakened the memories of my previous life. Both Jiang Changsheng are myself.

Jiang Meng Village also belongs to xz County, which is about 20 kilometers away from Guliu Village where I lived in my previous life.”

Thinking of this, Jiang Changsheng felt an irresistible impulse in his heart. He wanted to go to Guliu Village to see if his father was still in Guliu Village and whether he had a "self" named Jiang Changsheng in Guliu Village.

In his previous life, he was busy with work and neglected his father. The father and son spent very little time together. They did not regret it until his father died of cancer. This was Jiang Changsheng's biggest regret.

Now, God seems to have given himself a chance to make up for his regrets.

"No, today is New Year's Eve, I want to accompany Sister Jia at home. And I'm passing by at night now, and I probably won't see my dad, so maybe I'll be regarded as a thief."

It is 1998 now, and the public security is not very good. Every Chinese New Year, thieves are indispensable in the village. So as the Chinese New Year approaches, every household in the village is very alert to strangers.

Moreover, Jiang Changsheng was also afraid. He was worried that his rebirth would cause a butterfly effect, and Guliu Village did not have a father he missed.

Jiang Changsheng is a mature adult. He quickly sorted out his emotions and put away his thoughts of going to Guliu Village now.

He turned over and sat up, a cold wind poured into his chest, and he couldn't help but hit the cicada.

The winter in Jiangcheng is too cold.

Jiang Changsheng quickly put on his clothes and put on cotton boots.

He picked up a small mirror from the bedside table.

I am a little dark and thin in the mirror, with a very immature eyebrows and eyes, but my facial features are correct, and I am a little handsome.

Jiang Changsheng was very satisfied because his face was exactly the same as when he was a teenager in his previous life.

It was really cold in Jiangcheng. Jiang Changsheng's feet unconsciously chopped off the mud in the room a few times.

The house Jiang Changsheng now lives in is a small house with a brick structure. There are only two dirt houses in the house, and the mud and soil in the house are still a bit bumpy.

Although the house was broken, it was cleaned very clean, especially the room where Jiang Changsheng lived.

The clothes were folded neatly, and the debris and books on the bedside table were also cleaned up in an orderly manner. Even under the dim light bulb with low brightness, you could feel a bright feeling of windows.

Although the bed is made of wooden boards, a thick layer of straw is placed on the wooden boards. The quilt is newly sewn, and the cotton wool inside is newly made by Meng Jia.

Looking at the brand new cotton jacket on his body, Jiang Changsheng felt a strong sense of shame.

The cotton jacket Meng Jia wore had faded and had many patches, which had not been replaced in several years.

Jiang Changsheng, who did not awaken his memories of his previous life, was only a 15-year-old boy after all. Although the poor children were already in the family, the experience of being raised by his grandmother still made Jiang Changsheng feel a little selfish and grateful for Meng Jia's efforts, but his feelings were not profound.

Fortunately, I am awakened to my memory and everything will be fine.

Thinking of Meng Jia busy in the next room, Jiang Changsheng was about to come over to help.

Jiang Changsheng pushed open the door, and the wooden door creaked, and a cold wind mixed with ice and snow poured in.

It was snowy outside the house, and it was snowing.

On New Year's Eve, every household in the village had lights on. In the snowy world, the dim lights made Jiang Changsheng feel the warmth of the world.

From time to time, the sound of firecrackers explosions came from afar, the laughter of children playing cards, the arguments of neighbors playing in the next door, and the sound of falling on the ground after snow crushing the branches...

In a room on the left, there was also a smell of lotus root and rib soup. It should be the night snack that Meng Jia made in advance.

This is the smell of fireworks on earth, which makes people feel at ease.

The snow was deep, Jiang Changsheng returned to his house, changed into a pair of shoes, and then went out and walked into another house next door.

There were more than a dozen candles on the table in the lobby, and Meng Jia exchanged coal for the stove in the kitchen of the back room.

Jiang Changsheng looked at the wall clock. It was already 8:50 pm. He hurried to the kitchen and took out a box of matches.

"Sister Jia, you can light a candle. If the power outage is too early, it will be bad if the room is dark."

According to the customs of their village, we need to stay up to the New Year's Eve, and every house in the house must be bright and not dark.

If it gets dark, there will be problems with the luck of the next year.

Although Jiang Changsheng is not superstitious, he still respects traditional customs very much. This thing is to seek peace of mind.

Meng Jia's house was built when her mother was alive. The house was larger than that of Jiang Changsheng's house. It has two rooms in front and back, and a total of four rooms.

Jiang Changsheng quickly found a few empty bottles and inserted the candle into it and lighted it up little by little.

Not long after it was lit, the dim light dimmed and the power went out.

In 1998, China's power grid was not as high as the world's future. The power supply is very tight now, especially during the Chinese New Year in rural areas, where electricity consumption is high, and power limit is the norm.

Jiang Changsheng and Meng Jia did not have any valuable electrical appliances at home, and they didn’t even have a black and white TV, so the power outage would not have much impact.