"The young master is awake, madam, the young master is awake!"
Trying to hold up his heavy eyelids, Dong Shuheng felt like a deflated rubber ball, unable to exert any strength.
A girl's exclamation came to my ears. The voice was a bit ethereal, but very beautiful.
"Buddha bless you, Amitabha, Heng'er finally wakes up!" At this time, a middle-aged woman's voice came, with a cry in her voice.
After a few minutes, Dong Shuheng finally gathered enough strength to open a gap in his eyes.
Through the gap, the first thing that comes into view is the face of a delicate girl. She is not smeared with makeup, but is white and rosy, with a little baby fat. A pair of red and phoenix eyes that seem to be able to speak, the corners of the eyes are slightly raised, and the willow eyebrows are lightly frowned. Black
Her long hair was pulled up into a girl's bun.
As his eyes gradually adapted to the light in the room, Dong Shuheng finally saw clearly that the girl was wearing a double-breasted cheongsam in the style of the late Qing Dynasty. There was also a lotus flower embroidered on the cuffs.
Next to the girl is a woman who looks to be in her forties. She looks haggard and has red and swollen eyes. She must have cried many times.
"Where is...?" Dong Shuheng asked intermittently in a weak voice.
"The young master is awake, madam, listen, the young master has spoken." The girl exclaimed.
"What, Master?" Dong Shuheng felt confused. How could he act so bravely and still have someone tease me?
Dong Shuheng remembered that he was patrolling in the jurisdiction before.
A female high school student committed suicide by jumping into a river due to excessive study pressure. A group of people gathered at the scene to watch, but no one went to save her. Dong Shuheng happened to pass by, and when everyone saw the police coming, they immediately seemed to have seen a life-saving straw.
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Dong Shuheng, who only knows how to paddle dogs, is seeing his IQ dropping all the way. What comes to mind are the eager eyes of everyone and those loud and clear police oaths.
In fact, with so many people, you can weave a rope out of clothes, or if that doesn't work, you can also pull up a personal ladder.
But Dong Shuheng didn't expect this. He only had time to take off his shoes and jumped into the cold river. Then he struggled to lift the girl and pushed her towards the shore. Then he felt his leg cramped. At this time
He thought of the famous saying of a certain Donglin Party member hundreds of years ago: "The water is too cold!"
The sudden numbness caused Dong Shuheng's body to lose balance. The cold river water mixed with the smell of life pollution filled his nose. It was so fucking uncomfortable. Why did so many people choose to jump into the river to die?
Suddenly, Dong Shuheng felt himself slowly floating up. He saw his slowly sinking body, with a star on his epaulette reflecting the faint light.
Is this the so-called near-death experience in science fiction movies? It turns out that out-of-body experiences really exist. But what happens next? Is it a complete dissipation?
It was as if a movie was playing in front of his eyes. Time went back and he saw a man being chased by a group of bandits. He felt sorry for him and wanted to go over to help him. Then came the current scene. He woke up and entered a room.
Ancient style bedroom.
Turning his head with all his strength, Dong Shuheng finally saw the layout of the room clearly. He saw a dim oil lamp lit in the room, and he was lying on a carved wooden bed. There were curtains made of white gauze hanging on the bed, and the room
There is also a wooden round table and two Taishi chairs.
Just now, when the woman saw that Dong Shuheng was completely awake, she immediately came forward and said, "Shuheng, are you awake? It's really the blessing of our ancestors."
"Hello, can you tell me where this is?"
"Shu Heng, what nonsense are you talking about? I am my mother. Can't you even recognize me?" The woman said in surprise, "These damn bandits are just robbing people of their money.
Why do you want to seriously injure my son?"
"You are my mother? Then who am I?"
"You are Dong Shuheng, the second son of the Dong family."
The name doesn't seem to have changed.
"Little sister, can you bring me a mirror?" Dong Shuheng said to the girl next to him.
The girl went to the bookcase beside the bed and fetched a simple glass mirror.
"Bring it to me and take a picture."
Sure enough, the name is still the same, but the body is no longer his.
Dong Shuheng wondered if he had a dream in which a spirit possessed him.
I pinched myself hard and it hurt. Although I couldn't use much strength, I did feel the pain.
There are really many things that human science cannot explain. For example, is there a soul after death? Where does the soul go? Can the soul travel through time? Can the soul rejoin the body under certain conditions?
There are too many problems that Dong Shuheng, a young policeman in his previous life, could not figure out. But existence is reasonable. Since this kind of thing has happened to me, it is better not to delve into it. I can't slice myself into pieces.
"Sorry, my head hurts and I can't remember anything?"
"Oh... you damn bandit, why did you hit my son on the head? You made my son suffer from apathy." The woman started crying again.
Dong Shuheng had a headache when he heard the woman cry. He immediately stopped him and said, "Stop crying. I just lost my memory and I'm not dead. Why are you crying?"
"Yes, it's fine as long as everything is fine. Thank you to our ancestors." The woman came back to her senses.
"Now can you tell me carefully who I am? Where is this place? When is it now? Maybe I can find the memory!"
"You are Dong Shuheng. You are 18 years old this year. You are my son. I am your mother, Mrs. Chen. You have an older brother, Dong Shutong, who was born to your aunt. He has been missing for more than a year. You also have two younger sisters.
, Dong Shuyun and Dong Shumei are twins, both are only sixteen years old this year, and were born to the third aunt."
"This is Dongtai County, Yangzhou Prefecture. This is a villa of our Dong family. Our Dong family has been salt merchants for generations."
"My master passed away the year before last, and my aunt also passed away with him. Your brother has disappeared again. You can only be the leader in the family. It's a pity that my son has to travel to major salt fields at a young age. Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
As she said this, Mrs. Chen started crying again.
"Oh, please don't cry. I get a headache when I cry. Can you tell me what year it is now?"
"It is now the 3rd year of Xianfeng. In February, bandits captured Yangzhou City. Fortunately, our family ran away early and moved to Dongtai Courtyard in advance. The loss at home was not big, but I don't know if the industries in the city are still there.
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Speaking of which, Dong Shuheng probably knows what happened here in Dongtai in his previous life, so this Dong Shuheng is probably his ancestor. He probably knows the conditions for the soul to re-possess.
After the soul leaves the body, it will travel through time and read its past and present lives. If it meets someone with a compatible genetic bloodline, and that person happens to have an out-of-body soul, then there is a certain probability of recombination.
Okay, I won’t delve into this issue any further. Then, you need to take stock of your current situation. The family of salt merchants has a lot of wealth, so there is no need to think about the first pot of gold.
In 1853, at the height of the Taiping Rebellion, the Qing army was at a disadvantage. It is said that heroes emerge from troubled times. China is facing a major change that has not been seen in three thousand years. The beautiful country is brewing a civil war in the midst of an economic crisis. Britain, France and Mao Xiong are about to fight.
There was a big fight in Crimea, and the Japanese country was immediately pried open by black ships. The rule of the Tokugawa family was in danger.
As a soul wanderer, if you wait to die, wouldn't you be sorry for the arrangement of the hand of fate? Moreover, the current situation is that businessmen are equal to fat people. In the next ten years, Yangzhou will be a turbulent place. As the Taiping Army and the Qing Army
At the forefront of confrontation, Yangzhou is undoubtedly a nightmare for those who stay at ease and a paradise for adventurers.
In his previous life, Dong Shuheng has always been a person who likes to be at ease. In life and at work, he has always kept aloof from the world. He seems to be an outsider who looks away from everything.
In this life, as a soul piercer, which is more difficult than winning the lottery, if you don't give it a try and fight, you won't be able to survive. And if you don't fight at this time, you may be destroyed.
Just like this time, my ancestor was attacked when he went out to buy salt, which is quite strange. Although the salt merchants are rich, there are also salt bandits in northern Jiangsu from time to time. But they are all those who cannot bear the suffering and are forced to
There is no way out for Yanding.
These people come from poor backgrounds and have only been working as salt farmers for generations. If there is a job in the Qing Dynasty that is more difficult than that of tenant farmers, it is that of salt farmers. Therefore, these salt bandits are not treacherous and evil people. They usually only work for money.
Money doesn't hurt anyone.
I wouldn't believe it if no one was behind this abnormal behavior.
Dong Shuheng felt that his life was very valuable. It was hundreds of times harder than winning the lottery, so it was naturally extremely precious. So he had to protect himself. Grandpa Mao once said, "Political power comes from the barrel of a gun." If you want to protect yourself, you must first protect yourself.
You must master the barrel of a gun.
In the past, this would have been impossible. Businessmen were all pigs, so how could they be allowed to wield a gun? But now that the Qing Dynasty has encountered an opponent that threatens its rule, the old rules can be thrown away.
"Heng'er, Heng'er" Chen's call brought Dong Shuheng out of his thoughts.
"Oh, mother, I make you worry all the time."
"What, you called me mother, do you remember that?"
"Oh, that's not true, but you told me so much and reminded me of something. Let's go and take a rest first. You have been busy these days. Let Hui'er stay and talk to me again.
Let me see if I can think of anything else."
"Well, you should also pay attention to rest. It doesn't matter if you can't think of it for a moment."
"Hui'er, take good care of Heng'er!"
"Yes, ma'am!" the little beauty next to her quickly replied.
The old lady left the room, and for some reason Dong Shuheng suddenly felt that the room had become ambiguous.
"Hui'er, come sit over here. I don't have the strength to speak. My voice is low. I'm far away and you can't hear me."
"Hui'er, your butt is pressing on my hand!"
"Hui'er, oh... I have a headache, please rub it for me."
Haha...it feels so good to be a young master.
"Hui'er, tell me about your life experience. I can't remember it."
"Yes, young master. I am your personal maid. The second lady bought me back five years ago, and I have been following you ever since."
"Then do you blame Madam for letting you leave your family?"
"How could it be? Our whole family is grateful to Madam. She bought me back so that I could have enough food to eat and new clothes to wear. The money from selling me saved my brother's life. Madam is the great benefactor of our family.
Hui'er knows how to repay kindness. Besides, Master, you are also very good to Hui'er..." As she said that, the little girl's cheeks turned red.
"This evil old society!" Dong Shuheng couldn't help complaining in his heart. "It's so damn good!"
No, I can't be corrupted by this sugar-coated bullet. Master, I came with a mission.
After all, the injury has not recovered, and the soul possession also needs to be adjusted. The sleepiness came over, and Dong Shuheng let out a long yawn. Hui'er was very discerning, and released the little hand that was massaging Dong Shuheng. She covered Dong Shuheng with the quilt.
, blew out the oil lamp, and walked quietly outside.
Outside, there was a rustling sound of taking off clothes, which made Dong Shuheng's heart throb. It turned out that this girl was sleeping in his outside room. Oh, by the way, it seems that maids in ancient times were like this.