Grudge Breaker

Chapter 178: Borrowing Life to Conquer Ding-
"Borrow your life?!"

Mo Tingfeng and Song Weichen were both shocked when they heard this and asked the old lady to elaborate.

After some chatting, I found out that Huang Zhenyun's husband was fighting on the battlefield for someone else - the war was intense at that time, the mother of the family suffered a stroke and was paralyzed in bed, and the daughter-in-law was about to give birth, and according to Wen Po, the fetus was in the transverse position in the womb. , the production risk is extremely high, and the men of that family really cannot join the army under such circumstances.

But according to regulations, their family must have a male of school age. Seeing that the day of the expedition was approaching, he came to ask for help from his neighbors, namely Huang Zhenyun's family, every day.

This Huangjiacun family comes from the same family tree, and they have some relatives. They get along very well with each other on weekdays, and they really don't treat each other as outsiders.

"Normally, a relative of Sister Yun's family had already sent a relative to join the army. Her husband didn't have to go, but the family couldn't stand it and begged hard, so they finally agreed." The old woman took a sip of coarse tea.

"Although that family is indeed pitiful, it is a battlefield and what if something happens if human life is at stake? You actually agreed?!"

Song Weichen was shocked and unable to understand.

"I had almost the same reaction as you." The old man smiled, and his teeth were surprisingly good.

"But it is said that the man in that family is in the Huotou Army, protecting the logistics and avoiding the front line, so his life is not in danger. And it can be as short as three months or as long as half a year. The war will definitely end and he will be able to return home."
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The old man continued to peel the corn kernels, and Song Weichen also learned to take one and wanted to help, but it was obviously very clumsy. Mo Tingfeng couldn't stand it anymore, so he silently took the corn cob away from his hand and made it himself, and gave her a cup of hot tea.

The old woman saw this and praised her for finding a good husband. She also said that Sister Yun and her husband probably loved each other just as much back then. This made Song Weichen blush and asked the old man to continue talking about what happened back then.

After hearing this, the two of them already understood that Huang Zhenyun was most likely to be Grandma Huang. Something must have gone wrong with her husband joining the army for someone else, otherwise she would not have gone to the ghost market.

What happened next is actually not difficult to guess. On the day of the expedition, Huang Zhenyun's husband went instead of a neighbor's man, and reported the man's name and birth date. Because at the time of the recruitment, the government offices had preliminary registration information for each household. Otherwise, they would not be able to match it.

But not long after her husband arrived in the south, there was no news about him.

Three months later, Huang Zhenyun was horrified when she heard that a fierce battle had occurred there with numerous casualties. She begged an old Taoist priest from her hometown to use mystical magic to find her husband. However, she searched several times but got the same result. Her husband was at home, somewhere. Never went either.

I was puzzled at first, but later I figured out that because he was on the front line in place of someone else, he was "borrowing his life", and that person himself had not left the village, so he could not be found.

If you want to find her husband, you must go to the place where his mother gave birth to him and "establish a destiny" again, and return his information to the place where his soul is located.
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Her husband's mother was from Danxia Town. When she gave birth to him, she happened to be waiting for delivery at her parents' house, so Huang Zhenyun came to Danxia Town mysteriously. She only said that she had been given guidance by an expert and that she had to come here to reset her anchor. Find her husband.

Soon Huang Zhenyun bought a house next to her old wife's house and lived alone. According to her, she could not report her husband's military enlistment information unless he established an independent household.

"Sister Yun makes a living by going to the mountains to collect medicines, make them, and sell them. Her medicines are very effective. More and more people come to her to buy medicines and see doctors. In fact, her life is very comfortable. In addition, she is beautiful, and several people in the village A single man had his eye on her, but they were all rejected."

"I don't know what method Sister Yun used. Less than half a year later, she successfully reported her husband's name and birth date at the government office. She probably had to make some connections. At that time, the war in the southern border was still going on, and there were still people coming one after another. After being drafted, her husband’s name was included in the list.”

"Could it be that Grandma took someone else's life again?"

Song Weichen looked surprised. She secretly wondered if Grandma Huang had done the same thing just to find her husband.

The old man shook his head and denied her statement. In fact, no one among the people who went to the southern border that time was "borrowed", but there was an extra "straw man" wearing the birthday suit of his husband in the luggage of the accompanying team.

The old man lowered his head and pondered for a moment, "I remember very clearly. The day Sister Yun successfully reported her name, she came to me happily and said that there were still 180 days left, and she would see her husband in 180 days."
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"180 days? What's the explanation?" Song Weichen became more curious as he listened.

The old man shook his head, how could she know this.

On the other hand, Mo Tingfeng was thoughtful, 180 days? Could it be that one day corresponds to one year? Because the nine planets meet once every 180 years, they will remain unchanged forever, which is what we call the "nine stars in a row." In addition, the cycle of "Three Yuans and Nine Lucks" is also 180 years.

However, he immediately rejected his idea. If this was the case, it would also fall back into the Nine Stars of the Big Dipper, so why wait for this 180-day reincarnation? He shook his head secretly, not knowing what he meant.

In short, on that night 180 days later, Huang Zhenyun left quietly. No one knew where she went, just as no one knew where she was a guest.

She is like a secret, with a strong and specific purpose. Once achieved, she disappears without leaving a trace.

"I never saw Sister Yun again. Sometimes I still miss her strangely, and especially want to know how she is doing now."
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The old man put down the corn cob in his hand and looked at Song Weichen intently.

"Little girl, who is your great-grandfather? Did Sister Yun find her husband later? Or... remarried?"

Song Weichen was a little sad for some reason. She remembered the scene described by Granny Huang and her husband living together, and thought that it was a real thing. "Old lady, my great-grandmother has found her great-grandfather... She hasn't remarried, it's always been him."

Song Weichen's eyes were red, and he was choked when he spoke again. She thought of Grandma Huang, who had been alone in the ghost market for more than seventy years. She still looked so happy when talking about her husband.

"My great-grandma planted a big acacia tree in the yard, and my great-grandpa finally came home during the flowering season."

"The place where they lived later was surrounded by mountains on three sides and a lake on one side. My great-grandmother liked to eat braised fish. My great-grandfather often went to the lake to fish and cook for my great-grandmother. On summer nights, they would sit in the yard and watch the fireflies. Looking at the stars, the two never blushed and were in love for a lifetime. "

"Hey, okay, okay." The old man's eyes were no longer clear at first, but now they were also bright.
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It was almost evening when the two said goodbye to the old man and came out. The setting sun was like blood sprinkled on the sky. Song Weichen felt sad for Grandma Huang for a moment and pretended to look up at the sunset, but in fact he was trying hard to hold back his tears.

She told a beautiful lie for her. The reason why Grandma Huang stayed in the ghost market all her life was because she had never found her husband, or he was already a handful of dirt when he found her, so she stayed with her in Pingyang.

God knows how she got here all these years. In such a humid and sunless place, she imagined their former home surrounded by mountains and lakes, waiting for the tree in the yard that would never bloom again to sprout spring buds.

She must have regretted agreeing to her neighbor's request. She must have dreamed about it countless times late at night, wanting to hold on to her husband's hand on the day he left for war and never let him go.

Life is full of love and obsession.

Song Weichen unconsciously had tears streaming down his face.

Mo Tingfeng hugged Song Weichen tenderly from behind, "Don't be sad, she must have liked the ending of the life story you weaved for Grandma Huang."

She quickly dusted her eyes and said, "I didn't make it up, that was what grandma told me. I believe that in some parallel time and space, they must have never been separated, and they must have stayed together and loved each other all their lives."

"Wei Wei, we will never be separated in this time and space, and we can stay in love with each other forever, okay?"

There was a deep sadness in Mo Tingfeng's tone, so sweet and sad that it made people feel sad.

Song Weichen had no way to respond. She couldn't say the word "good". Both of them knew very well that as long as the marks of their previous lives were unresolved, they would soon face eternal separation.

"Mo Tingfeng."

"Ok?"

"Mo Tingfeng."

"Be good, I'm here."

"Mo Tingfeng."

"Weiwei, what's wrong with you?"
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Song Weichen called his name over and over again, but she felt that it was not enough. She didn't know why she was so sad. Maybe it was because she saw the sunset was about to end, maybe she saw the lone wild goose walking alone, maybe she was moved by Grandma Huang's story.

"If one day you completely forget me and I call your name, will you still show up and respond to me?"

"If one day I am no longer me and I call your name, will you still show up and respond to me?"

"If one day you and I become enemies and I call your name, will you still show up and respond to me?"

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Mo Tingfeng's heart was about to break. He turned Song Weichen and held him in his arms, "You little fool, what are you talking about? No matter who you are or what you become, I will never forget you and will always be right to you." You respond."

"I haven't finished asking yet." Song Weichen shed tears.

"If one day we are separated forever and I can no longer call you by your name, will you still remember me?"

"No, if there is such a day, you must not stay in Pingyang all your life like Grandma Huang. I don't want you to remember...I hope you will never forget me."