NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1 This Life
In the land of silence and nothingness, a ray of purple light flashed through the darkness that lasted for many years. There seemed to be a trace of consciousness left in this ray of light, conveying a hint of unwillingness intermittently:
“…can’t…die…I want…to live…to live…
Live...go on..."
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As they continued to move forward, tiny but tenacious thoughts were conveyed to the surrounding void, but unfortunately no one could hear them.
I don’t know how long it took, but looking from a distance, a large group of luminous bubbles appeared in front of me. As I got closer, as far as I could see, there were bubbles of various sizes, big or small, with bright lights and shadows inside, flickering and dotted with stars. It spreads all over the void, and you can’t see the edge at a glance.
There was a strong fluctuation in the purple light, maybe it was hope? ! He locked on to the largest one around and plunged into it.
In the first year of the Republic of China (1912 AD) in another world, in Changping County, Guangdong Province, the Ye family mansion was brightly lit, and the servants and maids were busy running around.
In front of the house in the backyard, a middle-aged man with an average build and a calm face, wearing a long robe, was running back and forth with an anxious look on his face. From time to time he stamped his feet and hit his palms with his fists.
After a while, there was a "squeak" sound, the door opened, and a woman with a kind face and simple clothes walked out, and the middle-aged man hurriedly greeted her.
"Po Wen, how are you? How is my wife doing? Is the child safe?"
"Master Ye, please relax. Your wife is in good health. The baby hasn't been born yet, but it will be soon." After saying this, he called the maid waiting in front of the door to fetch a basin of water, then turned around and went into the house and closed the door. .
A streak of purple light flashed across the sky, passed through the door at a speed invisible to the naked eye, and plunged into the belly of the woman on the bed.
"Madam, be stronger, come on, it's almost time to give birth..." There was an unclear voice in my ears. When I opened my eyes, it was dark. I felt it with great effort and felt that I was in a warm place. After a little thought, I understood. understand the current situation.
Waves of sleepiness came through my mind, so I didn't resist and fell asleep according to my will.
After a long hour of waiting, a baby's instinctive cry came from the back room, and within a moment, the door opened.
"Master Ye, mother and child are safe, it's a baby (in ancient times, a baby is called a baby, and a boy is a baby), congratulations!"
"Come and watch! Hahaha, I, Ye Qin, also have a son!" The servant next to him brought a tray. On the tray were two tubes of oil paper wrapped with neatly coded silver dollars (the currency of this era, silver dollars, silver corners, copper coins, The purchasing power of one silver dollar is roughly equivalent to one thousand yuan in later generations. In special periods, it can sometimes even be worth a month's salary of an ordinary person. The exchange ratio is 1 silver dollar = 10 silver cents, which is equal to 1000 copper coins. The silver dollar is the ocean, so it is called because of its geographical location. different).
"Everyone in the house is given the same amount of money. Uncle Huan looks at Zhang Luo." After saying this, Ye Qin walked into the house quickly with a smile on his face, not mentioning the family happiness for the time being.
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The next day, just after the full moon wine, the couple sat side by side in the hall of the inner courtyard of Ye's house. Ye Qin looked leisurely and drank tea quietly.
Li Xiuli, as her name suggests, is as bright as a spring flower, as bright as an autumn moon, with a pretty face and a gentle temperament.Holding the sleeping Ye Wentian in his arms, he looked at the child dotingly with a happy smile on his face.He raised his head slightly and said, "Master, the baby's full moon has passed, so it's time to name him."
"Yes. If you don't show signs of illness or weakness, it's past the full moon, and you will definitely have a safe life in the future."
"Yes, sir."
"Our Ye family is also a big family. From our ancestors to our generation, the number of people has become increasingly sparse. Alas... Now in my family, the eldest son died in a warlord melee and left no children.
The second child, who settled in Foshan, died of illness long ago, leaving only one son, with whom I still have occasional contact. The third child went to the United States to work for the emperor, but there is no news yet. "
This was not the first time that Li Xiuli heard Ye Qin sigh like this, but she still couldn't help but feel melancholy because of the difficulties in the world today.He suppressed his emotions and looked at Ye Qin:
"Master, the kid who came to our house last year, um~ I think his name is Ip Man, I think, said he was looking for martial arts. He stayed at our house for one night and left without saying a few words."
"Yes, that's the second brother's son. He should be over 21 this year. Ip Man ~ Ip Man ~ Our family is ranked in this generation, and is ranked in the "wen" generation. Since the second brother's family has two characters "wen", I will add another word for heaven! Ye Wentian ~ Ye Wentian. Hahaha!"
Smiling, he stared at Ye Wentian's little face with burning eyes, carrying some inexplicable emotion.
Time passed by, and five years passed in the blink of an eye.
On the bed with exquisite silk weaving, sitting cross-legged, a child with red lips and white teeth, with a pretty and cute face, could it be Ye Wentian or who else? !
It has been five years since I came to this world unknowingly. In order not to attract attention, I only started talking and walking when I was more than one year old, pretending to be a normal child and blending in with this place.
When he was three years old, he seemed to be a little bit more genius. His speech was clear and logical, and he was not as childish as a toddler. He pestered his father to ask the literate person in the government to teach him how to read and write (at this time, the fonts were mostly traditional Chinese).
Perhaps the soul has been washed by time and space and developed a second time in this body. The memory cannot be said to be photographic, but it is not far off.
For three months, he had nothing to teach him how to read and write, and then he sent him away to buy and spend every day in his study. Ye Qin knew about this and didn't say much. I just feel that my child is extremely talented. Geniuses have existed since ancient times, so it is not a surprise.
Within a few months, I had read all the books in the study and had a somewhat understanding of this era. This should be the early Republic of China, an era of warlords fighting.
Similar to the original world, the historical trends are roughly the same. For example, the man named Yuan only served as emperor for three months a few years ago, which overlaps with the original world records.
However, one day when he was three and a half years old, the family was having dinner. Uncle Huan's real name was He Jiahuan. He was about fifty years old and grew up in the Ye family's head family. Later, in order to take refuge, the head family split up and he followed Ye Qin all the way here. .
Watching Ye Qin grow up, he has followed Ye Qin for fourteen years since he came out. He has worked hard for the Ye family all his life and is considered loyal. Ye Qin has always treated him as an elder.
Ye Qin took Uncle Huan to eat together, but Uncle Huan refused and sat down. After the meal, they rested in the hall.
Ye Wentian also sat on the side eating, watching Uncle Huan reporting finances to Ye Qin with a ledger in hand, and it was quite interesting to listen to the conversation.
As I closed my eyes to rest my mind, I suddenly became alert and sat upright: "Uncle Huan, what did you just say?!"
"The day before yesterday, I was chatting with the shopkeeper of the IKEA store who delivers groceries?!"
"Not this sentence, the previous sentence!"
"Maoshan Xuanyu has passed away, and his eldest disciple Shi Jian has assumed the position of acting master, and ordered all disciples to go down the mountain to build a dojo?!"
Uncle Huan looked at Ye Wentian and touched the beard on his face, looking puzzled.
"Who am I? Where am I? What do I want to do?" He struggled repeatedly in his heart and asked three questions of his soul. Ye Wentian found that his thinking had paused.