Director of Rebirth

"Stone, brother, stone." A loud shout made Shi Lei feel in a trance. Shi Lei, whose brain was still at the last glance, first heard the shout and then felt a sharp pain in his temple, and let out a cry unconsciously. The groaning Shi Lei was immediately woken up by the loud laughter in his ears.

Sitting up reflexively, Shi Lei's already pale face became paler and bluish with a burst of nausea and a severe headache.

With his eyes closed, he was supported against the hard and cold wall, hard?cold?Shi Lei broke out in a cold sweat instantly, what the hell?

Shi Lei tried his best to suppress the discomfort in his body and slowly opened his eyes, and saw Wang Jianguo, who was standing in front of him with big arms and a round waist, wearing a green military uniform and grinning. This look scared Shi Lei, who was always a bit cold and restrained, so much that he couldn't fall off the bed. , and instantly regained consciousness from the trance state, if Wang Jianguo who was standing beside the bed hadn't caught hold of him, Shi Lei would have rolled down from the narrow single bed, "Fatty Wang?"

Shi Lei's tentative cry from being supported caused Wang Jianguo to panic, he covered Shi Lei's mouth, and looked around while muttering, "Damn, didn't we agree, don't you call me after you leave home?" Nickname? It’s been two years, and you’ve suffered from epilepsy, why did you call it again?”

Wang Jianguo's flustered action caused cold sweat to drip down Shi Lei's forehead, and a strange expression appeared on his face. Shi Lei is not a brat or a bum who doesn't know anything. Shi Lei, who lives in the information age, returned from the army. Back at the place, although the only thing I like is reading new novels, the little girl in the same class as Shi Lei was a fan of novels when he first started working. During the year in the same class, whenever he was on the night shift, the little girl would dance for Shi Lei. Telling various stories about time travel and rebirth, the 22-year-old girl often dreams that she will become a rich man if she is reborn. If she travels back to the Qing Dynasty, she will marry the Thirteenth Lord.

Shi Lei didn't know what it felt like when others heard it. When Shi Lei heard such words for the first time, he only had one feeling. The children are crazy now. The stories that popped out of the little girl's mouth one after another made Shi Lei sigh. The novelist who created time-travel and rebirth is really a genius, which can attract so many people.

Although it is a bit funny, Shi Lei often has to admit that the little girl is very interesting. Whenever he works on the night shift, he will read and talk about novels. He spent a full year telling Shi Lei various stories. Tell my colleagues, "Uncle Shi is a good person and likes to listen to stories."

Shi Lei couldn't help but laugh when he heard it from his second classmate Da Wu, but the situation in front of him made Shi Lei thank the little girl. Shi Lei at that time could definitely scare himself to death.

Although Shi Lei doesn't consider himself a timid person, this completely beyond comprehension still makes Shi Lei's spine break out in a cold sweat. What's written in the novel is full of hype, and it's not as true as what he experienced personally. At this moment, Shi Lei doesn't know why Thinking of that little girl, if she encountered such a situation, she would be overjoyed, but for Shi Lei, this kind of thing is not a surprise but a fright.

"Stone, stone?" The suspicious shout interrupted Shi Lei's chaotic thoughts. With a little complexity, Shi Lei raised his head and looked at Wang Jianguo, whose eyes were slightly puzzled because he was distracted. Shi Lei suddenly felt something in his heart. Feeling deeply tired, he waved his hands weakly, "I'll sleep for a while first."

After finishing speaking, Shi Lei slid down carefully, lay down on the quilt again, slowly turned his body to face the wall, and retracted the quilt, looking at Shi Lei who was turned away, Wang Jianguo rolled his eyes, "Okay, You are my uncle, you sleep, I will go out first, I said you too, what can you do if you can't drink, do you want to eat dinner?"

Shi Lei waved his hand, and heard Wang Jianguo's rambling again. With his eyes closed, Shi Lei listened to his elder brother's rambling with a touch of nostalgia. Shi Lei didn't know what he would have become without Wang Jianguo in those years. The sound of closing the door, Shi Lei didn't move, just closed his eyes and thought carefully in the quiet and somewhat empty bedroom.

Lying quietly on the bed, Shi Lei's heart was a little flustered. After a short period of relief, Shi Lei finally remembered what time it was, the end of November 1997. The reason why he remembered it so clearly was because it was the end of the year when Shi Lei drank alcohol for the first time. It is also the first time I know what it's like to be drunk. Even though Shi Lei is from the Northeast, Shi Lei is really bad at alcohol. From childhood, Shi Lei, who has been dependent on his sick mother for his life, started a career prematurely due to family reasons, and stays with his mother. Reassuring his mother is the only thing he can do when he is young.

Mother, Shi Lei suddenly sat up, his expression changed suddenly. If you want to say what regret Shi Lei had in his previous life, it was that he didn't see his mother for the last time. When Shi Lei received the news and rushed back, his mother had just passed away. Cancer cells were discovered during the unit physical examination at the end of the month, and they were already at an advanced stage when they were detected. For a mother who herself had diabetes and heart disease, it took less than a month from discovery to death. When he rushed home, his mother had just passed away, and it was because Wang Jianguo knew that his mother was critically ill and didn't notify him immediately because he was angry. Shi Lei once had a fierce fight with Wang Jianguo.

It was only on the third day when Shi Lei was packing up his mother's belongings that Shi Lei found out from the suicide note his mother left him. It wasn't that Wang Jianguo didn't notify him, but his mother refused to let him go. It was because he was afraid that he would not be able to bear what she had suffered because of the pain of cancer, and his mother just wanted him to remember that peace.

Although he didn't know the exact number today, Shi Lei still jumped out of bed quickly. After a while, Shi Lei supported the table next to him and retched twice. After a while, Shi Lei endured the pain of jumping Forehead and nausea, picked up the military uniform that was put aside, and quickly put it on.

After putting it on, Shi Lei put on his military overcoat and left the dormitory, walked out of the barracks, Shi Lei's frown slightly relaxed when the cold wind blew, the cold air carried a pleasant freshness, and it was this The freshness made Shi Lei's mind clearer after a hangover.

Walking in the barracks that was obviously empty because the veterans had left and the new recruits hadn't arrived, Shi Lei was not in the mood to look at the old troops who had been away for a long time, but walked quickly to the duty room, nodded to the soldiers on duty, "I'll use the phone." After speaking, Shi Lei grabbed the phone, dialed the switchboard for an outside line, and called Wang Jianguo.

When the gentle words came from the other end of the phone, I don't know why Shi Lei suddenly felt a little sad. Shi Lei thought that his second aunt who passed away would not be able to bear it, "Xiao Lei?"

The slightly raised voice made Shi Lei blink his eyes, blinking away the slight moisture in his eyes, "Second Aunt, I'm Xiaolei, do you have time tomorrow?"

Shi Lei's words made Li Yaping on the other side of the phone laugh, "If you have time, what are you talking about?"

Shi Lei went up without hesitation and asked Li Yaping why she was smiling, "Second Aunt, take my mother for an abdominal cavity examination tomorrow. When I went home last time, my mother said she always had stomach pains. Doesn't my mother have diabetes? I'm afraid My mother is suffering from other diseases, second aunt, please."

Shi Lei's short words made the smile on Li Yaping's face disappear in an instant, and Wanwan's brows also frowned. When Shi Lei said this, Li Yaping also remembered that the elder sister really felt stomachache and flatulence all the time. , "Xiao Lei, don't worry about it, I will take your mother tomorrow and call you at night."

Without hesitation, Li Yaping agreed to let Shi Lei put his heart down slightly, and after talking to Li Yaping a few more words, Shi Lei hung up the phone, "Stone, I heard you have a lot?"

The words with a smile made Shi Lei cough twice, and he glanced at his comrade sitting in the duty room laughing and cocking his feet, "I'm not the only one who drank too much." After finishing speaking, Shi Lei wrapped his arms around He took off the military overcoat he was wearing and turned to leave the duty room. The loud laughter from behind made Shi Lei smile faintly, such hearty laughter can only be heard in the military camp.

After standing on the side of the duty room and thinking for a while, Shi Lei slowly lifted his footsteps and left, walking slowly in the empty barracks, Shi Lei looked at the big playground and the rows of barracks that had been engraved in his heart with nostalgia. Shi Lei, who had left this large military camp, missed everything in the military camp the most during the two years. Although Shi Lei had few friends because of his personality, this did not prevent Shi Lei from being nostalgic for this place. attachment.

When passing by the playground, Shi Lei stopped in his tracks, took a deep breath, slightly closed his eyes, lowered his head against the barbed wire fence around the playground, the coldness and familiarity passed along his forehead to his heart, Shi Lei The bottom of his heart trembled slightly, this is here, this is the barracks that made him want to come back even in his dreams, this is the feeling, hard but refreshing and bold.

I don't remember who said it. I regretted being a soldier for three years, and regretting not being a soldier for a lifetime. Shi Lei didn't really understand the meaning of this sentence until he left this olive green, which is famous for its hardness. Slowly raised his hands, Shi Lei grabbed The barbed wire fence, Shi Lei opened his slightly closed eyes, and looked at the empty playground, with a faint smile full of nostalgia on his face.

I don't know how long I stood there. When Shi Lei came back to his senses, his fingers holding the barbed wire fence were already stiff. He retracted his fingers. Shi Lei crossed his hands and moved his stiff five fingers. He glanced at the playground again, and walked slowly towards the barracks along the street lights. go.

In the fifth room in the third row, Shi Lei, who could walk with his eyes closed, heard loud blustering noises before he opened the door. He didn't even need to look at Shi Lei to know who it was. Bao Cheng was never so bluffing in vain.

With a sudden urgency in his heart, Shi Lei pushed open the door, and saw Wang Jianguo and Li Baocheng sitting on the lower bunk on the left, spitting stars flying all over the sky.