entertainment longevity

Chapter 1-Awakening
On the Lantern Festival in 2023, on the 35th day after his grandmother passed away, Jiang Changsheng came to the farmer's market in the village early in the morning.

According to the village custom, today is grandma's "May [-]th". Relatives and friends in the village will come to worship, and Jiang Changsheng needs to buy more ingredients to entertain them.

Jiang Changsheng was not overly sad when the last relative around him passed away. After all, his grandma passed away at the age of 86, which is considered a happy funeral in the countryside.

Jiang Changsheng, who is 33 years old, is neither married nor in a relationship.

He was at ease by himself and didn't feel alone.

Jiang Changsheng often came to the farmer's market, and he was very familiar with the vendors. Soon, he finished his purchases and walked out of the market with big bags and small bags.

Walking to the intersection, Jiang Changsheng found his little electric donkey, put the ingredients he bought on the front pedals of the electric car, and was just about to leave when he spotted a gourd on a stall at the intersection out of the corner of his eye.

The color of this gourd is dull and light blue. There are several potholes on the surface of the gourd and several cracks at the bottom, making it look a bit tattered.

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

This is a stall selling trinkets.

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

There are a lot of weird things in the house, some of which I picked up from the wild and polished, and some were bought from street vendors.

Although the appearance of this gourd is not good, it is full of antique charm as a whole, and the more you look at it, the more delicious it is.

Jiang Changsheng couldn't help picking up the gourd, rubbing it with his palms, looking over and over again, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

Just when I was about to ask the price, I saw the frightened face of the stall owner.

"what!!!"

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

In the blur, I saw a black car rushing into the crowd at an extremely fast speed.

He grasped the gourd subconsciously, and then his eyes went dark, and his consciousness gradually blurred until he fell into nothingness.

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

"The quilt is not covered properly. For Chinese New Year, Meng Dongmei's clinic is closed. Who will give you water when you catch a cold?"

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

Looking up, the woman is more than 1 meters tall and tall, but she is wrapped so thickly that her body curve cannot be seen.A melon-seeded face, Danfeng eyes, and picturesque eyebrows.

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

Jiang Changsheng quickly gave a score in his heart.

"Didn't I get hit by a car? Why was I lying in a strange room?"

Just as Jiang Changsheng was about to speak, some images suddenly flashed back in his head.

"My name is Jiang Changsheng. I was born in Jiangmeng Village, Jiangcheng City in November 1982. When I was 11 years old, my parents divorced and left the village to form new families.

I grew up with my grandmother. When I was 10 years old, my grandmother died of illness. I lived with my next-door sister, Meng Jia, who was 8 years older than me, for 5 years. "

"My name is Jiang Changsheng. I was born in Guliu Village, Jiangcheng City in 1990. My parents divorced when I was 7 years old. My mother went to other places and never saw each other 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 brother to Shencheng to join a big law firm. I worked day and night for 6 years. I got a small apartment in Shencheng. I was just about to think about major life events. My father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died of cancer pain. Soon after, his good brother Chen Wei died suddenly at work in the middle of the night after working overtime.

I began to reflect on my attitude towards life, whether I spent too much time chasing the so-called success of the world, ignoring my relatives and friends around me.I quit my job in a law firm, sold my house in Shencheng, and returned to my hometown in the countryside. I wrote books online to make money while taking care of my elderly grandma.

I lived leisurely in the countryside for 5 years, my grandma passed away, and I was trying to buy a gourd ornament on the side of the road, but was hit by a car out of control..."

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

A flash of surprise flashed in Meng Jia's eyes. She quickly helped Jiang Changsheng straighten the quilt, and then waved her red and swollen hands in front of Jiang Changsheng's eyes.

"Longevity, are you feeling unwell? Could it be that you were harmed by dirty things?"

Then he stared at Jiang Changsheng's eyebrows, and heaved a sigh of relief, "The eyebrows exploded, it should not be victimized."

Jiang Changsheng came back to his senses, and said perfunctorily, "I have nothing to do, Miss Jia, I'll make another call and get up in half an hour."

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

"Okay, you lie down for a while, it's fine if you don't go out to play. The brigade has informed that it's our village's turn to have a power outage at 9 o'clock in the evening. It will last for 2 hours. The power will not be turned on until after 11 o'clock. I will get some candles. The house cannot be dark at night."

After finishing speaking, Meng Jia put his hands together, stuffed them into his cuffs, and walked out of Jiang Changsheng's room.

In the room, Jiang Changsheng shook his head and sorted out 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 into a boy with the same name and surname.

"No, to be precise, I should be pregnant. I have lived for 15 years after being reborn, and I have not awakened the memory of my previous life until today. The two Jiang Changsheng are myself.

Jiangmeng Village also belongs to XZ County, and it is only about 20 kilometers away from Guliu Village where I lived in my previous life. "

Thinking of this, Jiang Changsheng had an irresistible urge in his heart. He wanted to go to Guliu Village to see if his father was still in Guliu Village, and if there was another "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. It was not until his father died of cancer that he regretted it. This is Jiang Changsheng's greatest 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 stay at home with Sister Jia, and I'm rushing there at night, I probably won't see my dad, maybe I'll be taken as a thief."

It is now 1998, and the law and order are not particularly good. Every Chinese New Year, there are always thieves in the village, so when the Chinese New Year is approaching, every household in the village is very wary of strangers.

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

Jiang Changsheng is a mature adult, he quickly sorted out his emotions, and put away the idea of ​​going to Guliu Village now.

He turned over and sat up, a gust of cold wind poured into his chest, and he couldn't help shivering.

The winter in Jiangcheng is too cold.

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

He picked up a small mirror from the bedside table.

The self in the mirror is a little dark and thin, with very green brows and eyes, but his facial features are correct, and he belongs to the handsome type.

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

Jiangcheng's winter is really cold, Jiang Changsheng's feet unconsciously chopped a few times on the dirt floor of the room.

The house Jiang Changsheng lives in now is an adobe brick hut. There are only two adobe houses in the house, and the earth inside the house has some potholes.

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

The clothes are neatly folded, and the sundries and books on the bedside table are also neatly arranged. Even under the dim yellow light bulb with low brightness, you can still feel a sense of cleanliness.

Although the bed was made of wood, it was covered with a thick layer of straw, the quilt was newly sewn, and the cotton wool inside was newly slapped by Meng Jia.

Looking at the brand new big padded jacket on his body, Jiang Changsheng felt a strong sense of shame in his heart.

The padded jacket Meng Jia was wearing had faded and had many patches, and it hadn't been changed for several years.

Jiang Changsheng, who has not awakened the memory of his previous life, is only a 15-year-old boy after all. Although the child of the poor has long been in charge of the family, the experience of being brought up by his grandmother still made the former Jiang Changsheng a little selfish and grateful for Meng Jia's dedication, but The feeling is not deep.

Fortunately, now that the memory is awakened, everything will be fine.

Thinking that Meng Jia was busy in the next room, Jiang Changsheng was going to help.

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

It was snowing outside, and it was snowing.

On the night of New Year's Eve, every house in the village turned on the lights. In the snow-covered world, the dim lights made Jiang Changsheng feel the warmth of the world.

The sound of firecrackers exploding from time to time in the distance, the laughter of children playing cards, the sound of disputes in neighbors' house playing cards, the sound of falling on the ground after the snow crushed the branches...

From a room on the left, there was also a scent of lotus root and pork rib soup, which should be the supper that Meng Jia prepared in advance for the vigil.

This is the smell of fireworks in the world, which makes people feel at ease.

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

A dozen candles were already placed on the table in the lobby, and Meng Jia was changing coals for the stove in the kitchen in the back room.

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

"Miss Jia, it's time to light candles. If the power goes out early, it won't be good if the room is dark."

According to the customs in their village, they need to watch the year on New Year's Eve, and every house in the house must be bright and not dark.

If it is dark, there will be problems in the fortune of the next year.

Although Jiang Changsheng is not superstitious, he still respects traditional customs, this thing is for peace of mind.

Meng Jia's house was built when her mother was alive. It was bigger than Jiang Changsheng's house, with two entrances, front and back, and a total of four rooms.

Jiang Changsheng quickly found a few empty bottles, inserted candles into them and lit them up one by one.

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

In 1998, Huaguo’s power grid was not at the level that would lead the world later on. Now the power supply is very tight, especially during the Chinese New Year in rural areas, where power consumption is high and power cuts are the norm.

Neither Jiang Changsheng nor Meng Jia had any valuable electrical appliances in their homes, not even a black and white TV, so a power outage would not have much impact.

(End of this chapter)