nashuaworldcup Chapter 263 Rebirth?
Chapter 263 Rebirth?
It doesn't matter, he only needs to live here for a while, it won't be a problem.
Tongxin was not sure how long he could stay here, maybe a day or a month.
His heart is lost, it doesn't matter where he is.
He rode on the green train for several days and nights and finally stopped at this place.
He expected...never mind, he didn't expect it.
Nowhere is home, he has no home at all.
Passing through the alleys and winding old streets, this place is quite ancient and you can tell at first glance that it is an old town with a history of hundreds of years.
Maybe everyone here has a story, maybe every stone here has a history.
A tile, a brick, a hundred-year-old tree, winding and twisting, experiencing the vicissitudes of life.
Perhaps people are just passers-by in this world, and these buildings are the masters.
Tong Xin had no luggage and only carried a backpack. He left all his things in the villa, where the previous him also died.
He was confused and depressed, and even thought about dying.
He filled a bathtub with water, trying to drown himself:
one second,
two seconds,
……
Have you ever seen death?
Do you know what goes through a person's mind when they are about to die?
Not An Qi, not Ye Yian, not his childhood, and not his parents.
Instead, there was a ball of light that became increasingly dazzling. He tried to see what was in front of him, but he couldn't open his eyes.
He struggled desperately until he got a breath.
He survived, God saved him.
He shouldn't have died, his life shouldn't have ended, he could cheer up and at least live well.
He looked at everything in front of him. Isn't this what rebirth is?
So, he let go of all his obsessions and found the confidence to keep himself alive.
He looked around at the old attic house and saw an old lady sitting at the door.
Her hair is white and she wears a very unique hairpin.
The hairpin is also very old, but looks very exquisite.
"Grandma, is there any house for rent here?"
He liked it here. The lifeless town didn't seem to mind someone as gloomy as him.
The old lady has kind eyes and looks healthy despite her age.
"My upstairs is open for living. If you don't mind, you can stay here."
Tong Xin looked around and saw that her attic faced the street, with a riverbed in front. Going further ahead she could see the mountains ahead. The dense forests gave off a fairy-like aura and smoke from time to time. The location was indeed good as it was surrounded by smoke.
"Okay, then I'll give you the room payment first."
Tong Xin took out his wallet, but the old lady held his hand down:
"No need. I live alone. I am too old to go upstairs. It's empty anyway."
The old lady, leaning on her cane, led him into the house:
"Here, this is the staircase. There is also a kitchen here. You can use it."
The childlike innocence is touched, and a warmth flows.
They don't know each other, but often it is people like this who can heal some people.
In a corner of the world, perhaps love is everywhere.
The old lady walked back into the house with her cane. There were some old people like her in the town, but other than that, there were almost no young people.
This is probably what empty nesters mean.
Tongxin went up to the attic. It must have been a long time since anyone had lived there. Apart from all the daily necessities, the attic was covered with dust.
The old lady has bad legs and feet, and it seems she hasn’t been here for a long time.
He put down his backpack and then cleaned the entire room.
It seemed like an ordinary job, but he worked for a whole day. Looking at the beautiful sunset outside the window, the afterglow shining on his face, he could only relax after his brain was soaked with sweat.
When he went downstairs, the old lady was having dinner, a bowl of multi-grain porridge and a plate of side dishes, with a few slices of pickled bacon on the side.
"Child, there are dishes in the kitchen."
She prepared dinner for him, and although it was ordinary food, it was indeed heartwarming.
Tong Xin was stunned for a moment. At that time he felt surprised, in an unexpected way.
I'm hungry. I've been on the train for several days and I haven't had any food today even though I've been cleaning all day.
He had never eaten such a simple yet delicious meal, and the taste is still fresh in his memory.
If we say that the first person healed after his rebirth was this old lady, it must have been this old lady.
She doesn't talk much, but she always warms people's hearts.
She didn't ask about Tongxin's past, why he came, where he came from, or how long he would stay.
It was as if someone had arranged it for me to meet such an old lady at a critical juncture.
Normally, she seldom ate bacon because she couldn't digest it as she got older. She had cut the bacon especially for him, but he didn't know it at that time.
She had a kind face and looked like his grandmother, but he had never seen his own grandmother.
His grandparents had died a long time ago, and of course, like his parents, they were people at the bottom of society.
Grandma picked up two slices of bacon and put them in his bowl. Tongxin took a look and at that moment he felt that the world had changed.
After his rebirth, it seemed as if his world had become simpler and purer. His seemingly ordinary actions had completely changed him into a different person.
None of them spoke. He just kept his head down and stuffed the food into his mouth. It was the most delicious bacon he had ever tasted.
A tear fell on the table, and a tear fell in his heart.
The moon slowly rose up, and there were many stars here, more than ever before.
He had never realized there were so many stars, and each of them was winking at him.
He leaned against the window, listening to the water flowing.
Miraculously, today I had no internal conflicts and didn’t think about the things that bothered me.
In this town, he just needs to be himself.
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The town is very old and has only simple electricity.
There is no natural gas or running water. Everyone uses coal gas and carries water.
My grandmother is old, and when she was alone she could only use a small bucket and carry half a bucket of water at a time.
The river in front can be used for washing clothes, but not for drinking. They have to fetch water from a well at the entrance of the village. This is how everyone in the town has lived for generations.
So, most of the young people here left, and only those who didn't want to leave stayed.
Where to go?
Nowhere is home.
After Tongxin came, he helped his grandmother fetch water every day and also took on the responsibility of cooking.
The meals he cooked were relatively light, also to take care of his grandmother.
Later they gradually became familiar with each other, and the two of them sat at the door like grandparents and grandchildren, watching the sunrise and sunset, smelling the flowers and listening to the birds singing.
He found out later that his grandmother's surname was Yin.
Tong Xin changed from being a walking corpse at the beginning to gradually having a yearning for life, and grandma became less lonely.
There is more than half a century between them, but they seem to be of the same kind.
Neither of them asked about the past, like two people huddling together for warmth.
"Grandma, I'm going to the woods to find some bamboo shoots and I'll come back and fry some bacon for you."
He often cooks delicious food for his grandmother in different ways to make her happy.
Of course, it was also when he was most helpless that she stretched out her arms to heal his wounds.
Her selflessness deserves to be rewarded.
"come back earlier."
"Ah."
Grandma watched him walk towards the woods, just like watching a person stand up little by little.
Everyone here has a story, every brick and tile, let alone her?