A rainbow hangs over the village after the rain.
A postman in a green uniform from the village brigade passed by Pantian No. 1 Hospital.
"Is Liu Chunlan at home? Pan Yu's letter has arrived!"
"Yes!" Pan Tianyi's mother was overjoyed. She took the envelope, carefully put it in her arms, returned to the courtyard and tore open the envelope with trembling hands.
The letter contained two photos of her husband. He was wearing a green military uniform, standing upright in front of a huge tank. A particularly eye-catching red pentagon on his hat made his resolute cheeks look more angular. Another photo was taken next to the train station, with a happy smile on his face and a luggage package in his hand. On the back it says: Go home after completing the mission! Naturally, Pan Tianyi's mother didn't recognize these words. Later, Pan Tianyi's sister told her mother.
The third master’s house next door.
The third master looked at his grandson Guo Yang and lamented that after these children kowtowed a few times, old master Guan appeared and it rained. He was really surprised. He smoked a cigarette and walked towards the village chief's house, planning to set up a stage. He believes that gods still exist in this world. Who hasn’t encountered one or two strange and difficult things when they were young? Whether they are superstitions or truths, only those who have personally experienced them will understand them.
More than a month later, the wheat fields were full of harvest. The villagers piled golden wheat straw into stacks in the wheat field at the head of the field, and flakes of wheat were still drying next to them.
The sun was blazing high in the sky, and Pan Tianyi hid under the paulownia tree to enjoy the shade, while looking at the wheat being dried. My sister was wearing a white dress and a straw hat, helping her mother harvest the ripe wheat. Mother stared blankly at the large golden wheat fields, could not help but tighten the sickle in her hand, and continued to work. At some point, a wart the size of a grain of rice grew under the root of my mother's nose. It didn't look very comfortable. Therefore, her grandparents didn't want to see her, and they didn't call Pan Tianyi and her sister if they had any delicious food. Her mother often became sulky because of this. It was a hot day when the wheat was being harvested, and no grandpa came to take a look. Pan Tianyi's young heart seemed to have a glimpse of the world of adults, and he secretly felt sorry for his mother who worked hard day and night.
After the busy farming season, the small corn seedlings grew up in the fields, and the older generation in the village brigade and the village chief began to discuss the matter of singing. It is said that these opera troupes were invited from the county. Before they arrived, a cart of wooden stage frames was transported to the open space in front of Guanye Temple early. There are weeds growing in the open space here, and a few tall poplar trees are planted not far away. Below are the villagers' courtyards and some low earth walls.
In the past, this kind of open-air stage was very popular in rural areas of Shili. When the play started, adults and children from several miles away came to join in the fun.
The sun was shining in the sky, the summer wind was blowing, and the firecrackers on the left and right sides of the stage exploded. The one-meter-high stage is covered with a red carpet, and pieces of red cloth are hung on the huge ceiling. There are several spotlights in front of the stage, making the scenery inside the stage particularly bright and eye-catching.
The jujube clappers made a crisp sound, gongs, drums, and cymbals played in unison, and various actors appeared on stage. The warriors are chasing each other with long spears and short swords, and they are elegant and unrestrained; the flower blossoms are flamboyant, singing gracefully, and the Ana is colorful; the bronze hammer is majestic, the singing is powerful and loud, and the clown is dressed in exaggerated clothes and behaves funny. The square under the stage, from near to far, is filled with long and short benches, tall and short butans. The uncle and aunt had enough tea and food, and were intoxicated with the plot. The young people are in full bloom and their eyebrows are full of affection. The funniest thing is the children, who compete among the crowd to have fun, steal some melon seeds and touch the watermelon.
The sound of the clappers was crisp and the gongs were deafening; from near to far, it reached a big willow tree a few feet away in front of the stage. Children Pan Tianyi, Pan Liang and Guo Yang were cracking melon seeds on the tree and looking at the stage from a distance. I saw a woman on the stage, wearing a phoenix crown and harem, with a red hijab half-covered, red lips and white teeth slightly open, a shy and charming figure, she gently lifted the hijab and smiled at the audience, and she immediately fascinated many young uncles.
A sweet smell of watermelon floated from under the tree, and Pan Tianyi looked under the tree. I happened to find an old man sitting next to the watermelon stall under the willow tree. He was dripping with tears and was looking at the bride in a sedan chair on the stage in a trance! Two watermelons on the ground had been trampled to pieces by someone unknown, and red and sweet watermelon juice was flowing out. Pantian winked at Guo Yang and told him to get down from the tree and steal some watermelons! Three times five times two times, Pan Liang came down from the tree like a monkey before Guo Yang, and walked towards the watermelon stand in tandem. While Lao Huaiye was letting his son sink into the gentle land, Pan Liang and Guo Yang each held a big "black beauty" and, avoiding the eyes of others, secretly walked to the wheat straw pile next to the temple, and then hid the watermelon in it. Among them, take them out to eat together in the evening.
Old Huaiye was a bachelor when he was young in the village. Later, he married a stupid wife from nowhere. He took care of everything at home and abroad. He sometimes peeked at the widow from the next village washing clothes, but he never did anything bad.
At night, the voices of people are silent and the stars twinkle.
Brothers Pan Tianyi, Guo Yang and Pan Liang sneaked to the side of the stage, only to see a light on the stage shining brightly, but no one was in sight. These children opened up the wheat straw behind the temple and found two big watermelons still there. Under the starry sky, everyone found a clean place to sit down and couldn't wait to eat the sweet watermelon...
The night breeze is slightly cool, and the poplar leaves are rustling.
Pan Liang's stomach was full, and suddenly he had a strong urge to urinate. He went to urinate under a big willow tree. At this time, he found a figure squatting under the tree. Pan Liang was curious and stepped forward to ask:
"who is it?"
The figure remained silent, and a fishy smell mixed with the smell of alcohol filled the air in the cool breeze.
"Who is it?" When Pan Tian heard the sound, he came over to pee to see how Pan Liang was doing.
No one answered...
Pan Tianyi turned around the tree and was horrified to find Pan Liang slumped on the ground, pointing his trembling right hand straight at the figure under the tree opposite, muttering, "Ghost, ghost..." Pan Tianyi Curiously, he walked forward, squatted down, and stretched his head to look at the figure. Suddenly, a pair of mung bean-sized eyes, still glowing green, looked up and stared at him, with an inexplicable fishy smell exuding from his mouth!
Pan Tianyi's whole body was numb and trembling, and he kept retreating! By the way, he picked up Pan Liang who was sitting slumped next to him.
"Everyone, run! There's a ghost!"
Others panicked when they heard the sound and saw a strange figure following them! So everyone ran away.
The figure, illuminated by the starry sky, looked like it had the head of a dog, a thin waist and long legs, and stood as tall as an adult.
Suddenly panicked, a group of four people in Pantian walked along the edge of the pit (pond) and through the willow forest. Unknowingly, they all got lost and separated.
At this time, Pan Tianyi glanced back and found that the dog-headed figure seemed to be still chasing him. I tripped hard on a tree root and fell into a pit. The lake water splashed with waves...
In the dark lake, time seemed to have stopped, and Pan Tianyi struggled in fear. He seemed to remember the story his mother told him before, telling him not to play near the lake. Once upon a time, there were two little girls in the village who drowned in a pit. It is said that every twelve years, a substitute would be found by the waterside. I don’t know how many twelve years have passed and whether they have been reincarnated.
As Pan Tian thought about it, his body fell weakly.
Suddenly, he noticed a spherical light appeared in front of him, slowly floating over and covering his whole body, and the pain of suffocation disappeared. This luminous dome took him to a tall and spacious space, as if he was on an alien spacecraft, with lines of light wandering everywhere. A beam of pure white light from the dome illuminates the smooth cylindrical platform on the ground, on which an inverted dark golden pyramid quietly floats. Every face of the pyramid facing the ground seems to be inlaid with the Eyes of God, and soft light clouds swim in each eye, like a little bit of consciousness endowed with spirituality. Pan Tianyi walked forward cautiously, thinking in horror about the vision that appeared in front of him. There was a sudden flash in the pyramid, and a spherical ball of light quickly disappeared between his eyebrows. The sea of consciousness in his mind surged lightly, and a magical power spread around him. The consciousness deep in the soul of life quickly awakened. Genetic shackles are released...
Snapped! A bright light appeared, and an old man with a white beard appeared next to him! No, to be precise, it is an AI robot that is suspended in the air. The lower body is a universal wheel, the upper body is a silver-white soft body and a pair of universal mechanical arms. The eyes are shining with blue light, and occasionally there are electric sparks. The head seems to have a thin silver head. White hair, and at the same time issued an amiable intelligent voice: Congratulations to mankind, you have obtained the soul! Congratulations, master, for getting awakened! I am Ark Gaia!
Gaia explained while leading Pan Tianyi, who was confused, towards another space.
