That night, they talked for a long time. Yun Jinxin learned about Yun Qingsheng's past and what was on his mind. She thought she might have fallen in love with this man, but she couldn't say it, at least not yet.
Yun Qingsheng still didn't understand. She would wait until Yun Qingsheng understood and completely let go of the past. Then she would pack her bags and move into Yun Qingsheng's heart. She wanted to live alone with him; love was always selfish.
Yun Qingsheng also felt that he was different today, but he couldn't say exactly what was different. Maybe it was because he had a name—Yun Qingsheng.
He was in a very happy mood and showed the same smile as the villagers. This was the first time he had such a feeling. Perhaps this was what they called "happy." Thinking this, he fell into a dream with such a mood.
From then on, Yun Qingsheng slowly changed. He started to smile at people, gradually understanding the meaning of a smile. He gradually integrated into this place and enjoyed the life here.
In July 1972, it was his first year in this village.
One day, when he and Yun Jinxin were on their way home at night and passed the foot of the mountain, they vaguely heard the cry of a baby.
"Oh my god, where is the baby's cry coming from? It's so scary." The sound was very weak, coming 断断续续 (intermittently), making Yun Jinxin's neck shrink in fear.
"Let's go and have a look." Yun Jinxin heard it vaguely, but Yun Qingsheng heard it clearly—his hearing was much better than Yun Jinxin's.
He walked towards the direction of the baby's cry, and Yun Jinxin followed closely—she was really too scared. When they walked over, they found that there really was a baby next to a big stone. Next to the stone, there was a very simple small grass shed used to block the wind.
"It's that girl, looking only a few months old. How could someone be so cruel to abandon her." Yun Jinxin walked over, picked up the child, looking very angry. In fact, in this era, this was very common—because they couldn't afford to raise the child, and it was a girl. The preference for boys over girls was prevalent.
The little girl's eyes were tightly closed, her cries were intermittent, and her breathing was very weak, as if she would stop breathing at any time.
"Qingsheng, what should we do? She seems to be dying." Yun Jinxin could see this and felt helpless. She subconsciously looked at Yun Qingsheng, hoping he could find a way to save the little girl.
"I can only try." Yun Qingsheng carefully took the child and held her in his arms.
"You step back a little."
Yun Jinxin thought it was strange but stepped back a few steps.
Then she saw an incredible scene. She saw a layer of light blue things around Yun Qingsheng, which emanated from his body. Then Yun Qingsheng slowly transferred this light blue energy to the baby's body. She couldn't see the baby's face, but she could see Yun Qingsheng's appearance. She saw Yun Qingsheng's face gradually turn pale, his whole body start to sweat, and his body begin to tremble. She really wanted to stop him, but seeing Yun Qingsheng's focused expression, she didn't dare to.
Seeing this scene, she had a little doubt before—things were too bizarre but also too coincidental, and Yun Qingsheng was so serious. She was half - believing and half - doubting. Now that she saw this scene, the little doubt in her heart disappeared.
Yun Qingsheng really came from another world and had really lived for hundreds of years.
After holding the child, Yun Qingsheng activated his biological field. The life forms in his biological field would be affected by it. This influence was controllable. For example, now Yun Qingsheng was controlling the life energy in his body, transferring his excess energy to the little girl.
He didn't know if this method would work; he could only try. The biological field actually belonged to the magnetic field of that life form itself. He could clearly perceive every part of his body, thus controlling his body more effectively.
The little girl was in a life - threatening situation because the energy loss in her body hadn't been replenished. What Yun Qingsheng was doing was like "charging" her. After activating the biological field, he could perfectly control his body and clearly know the flow of his body's energy. All he did was 导出 (export) his biological energy and then 导入 (import) it into the little girl's body.
However, the little girl couldn't perceive this, so she could only rely on her own survival instinct to absorb this energy. Fortunately, the little girl's survival instinct was strong and she began to slowly learn to absorb it. The little girl's condition slowly improved, but Yun Qingsheng's situation was not so good—his face gradually turned pale, and his back was soaked with cold sweat.
"Jinxin, come and hold the child. She should be okay now." Yun Qingsheng looked at the little girl whose face had regained its color and whose breathing had stabilized, thinking she should have survived. And he himself was a bit overwhelmed. After all, they had been eating simple food, which provided very little energy. So far, he hadn't recovered even 10%.
Yun Jinxin quickly stepped forward to hold the child. The little girl's face was pink and tender, very cute.
"Are you really okay?" Yun Jinxin looked at Yun Qingsheng's pale face, couldn't help but worry.
"It's okay. I'll be fine after a rest." There was no need for Yun Qingsheng to lie about this. He was just overly exhausted; a good rest would be enough.
Yun Jinxin looked at Yun Qingsheng, bit her lip, with a complex expression.
She didn't know what to do. She was just an ordinary person with a lifespan of only a hundred years. She couldn't accompany him. She wasn't his "right person." Since ancient times, it's said that humans and "non - humans" have different paths. Fundamentally, isn't it just that human lifespan is too short? She and Yun Qingsheng were the same. Even if a hundred years later she passed away, Yun Qingsheng would still be alive in this world, not even showing signs of aging.
Her mind was in a mess. She didn't even know how she got home. She was out of sorts all night, and Yun Qingsheng could tell.
He also understood the reason—he had scared Yun Jinxin. He did that at that time because it was Yun Jinxin's request. Yun Jinxin wanted this child to live, so he did it. He didn't want Yun Jinxin to be sad and would do anything Yun Jinxin wanted him to do.
That night, they were very tacit and didn't speak—cooking in silence and eating in silence. Even the next day when they went to the fields, they didn't say a word.
"Alas, Ah Sheng, did you have a fight with Jinxin?" Uncle Li couldn't help but ask when he saw the two acting a bit abnormally that day.
"No, Uncle Li, we didn't fight." Yun Qingsheng answered absent - mindedly.
"What's the matter? Tell Uncle Li. It's normal for couples to fight. A man should bow to his wife and admit his mistake. It's okay." Uncle Li advised earnestly.
He and Yun Jinxin had lived together for a year. In their eyes, only a couple would live like this. If they weren't a couple, why would they live under the same roof for so long? Moreover, from the way Yun Jinxin looked at Yun Qingsheng, they, as "people who have been through it," could tell what the girl was thinking.
For the villagers, they were a couple. Yun Jinxin didn't deny it and was even a little secretly happy. Yun Qingsheng had also discussed this with Yun Jinxin because he knew the meaning of the word "couple" and that a couple was a existence that could give everything for each other. He didn't understand emotions and didn't want to miss out on Yun Jinxin.
But Yun Jinxin insisted on this; she seemed to like others addressing their relationship this way. He didn't want to argue, so he just acquiesced. For him, it didn't matter much, and it could make Yun Jinxin happy—why not?
"No, Uncle Li, we're fine." Yun Qingsheng also knew it was not easy to talk to Uncle Li about these things.
"Alas, okay, this is a matter between you young people. Handle it well. If you don't want to say, I won't ask too much. But Ah Yun, Jinxin is a good girl; you can't let her down." Uncle Li saw that Yun Qingsheng didn't want to talk, so he didn't ask more.
He said that extra sentence because he heard some people say that Yun Jinxin and Yun Qingsheng were both children of wealthy families and probably eloped here. Otherwise, they wouldn't have lived in a girl's house for a year as soon as they arrived. He was worried that Yun Qingsheng would get tired of this rural life and plan to leave Yun Jinxin and go back to the city. Over the years, Yun Jinxin had helped them a lot, and they really regarded Yun Jinxin as their own village child, also worried that she would be wronged.
"Hmmm, Uncle Li, I know. I won't do anything to let Jinxin down. Without her, there would be no me today." Yun Qingsheng saw Uncle Li's concern and explained.
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After lunch, Yun Jinxin didn't go to the fields but took the child to the neighbor's house to learn from them. The neighbor, Sister Liu, was one year older than her and had just given birth at the beginning of the year. It was most appropriate to go to her. She had no experience in taking care of children, so she thought she should learn from Sister Liu since she had picked up the child and wanted to raise her.
Yun Jinxin held the child and walked to a house halfway up the mountain, knocked on the door, and asked, "Sister Liu, are you home?"
"Ah, yes, who is it?" A woman's voice came from inside the house; the woman's voice was very pleasant.
"It's me, Jinxin. I need to talk to you about something. Please open the door."
"Oh, Jinxin, wait a minute. I'll be right there." After a while, the sound of "tata" steps came from the small yard.
"Oh, Jinxin, whose child is this?" As soon as Sister Liu opened the door, she saw the child in Yun Jinxin's arms—pink and cute, with big eyes, very lovely.
Perhaps because of Yun Qingsheng, the baby girl didn't cry after waking up that morning and had been very quiet.
"This is an abandoned baby that Yun Qingsheng and I picked up at the foot of the mountain yesterday. I want to raise her, but I've never taken care of a child before, so I came to learn from you." Yun Jinxin looked at the baby girl in her arms and unconsciously showed a very gentle smile.
"Then come in quickly." Sister Liu hurriedly led Yun Jinxin into the inner room.
"Jinxin, do you really want to raise this child?" Sister Liu looked at Yun Jinxin seriously. Yun Jinxin's living conditions were not good, and she didn't belong here. Sooner or later, she would go back. If she took a child back, even if she said the child wasn't hers, no one would believe her.
At that time, what if her family didn't accept the child? Or what if they asked her to abandon the child? Moreover, she and Yun Qingsheng hadn't formally married yet, but they had a child—more or less, it would affect her reputation.