[Rat cat] Mirror City

From the very beginning of Song Qianxun's memory, what was engraved in his eyes was the stretching dim mountain wall.The place where he lives is very quiet, there are only four people, he, his parents, and a brother who is 7 years older than him.

If you want to use another word to describe Song Qianxun's life, it is primitive.I don't know the years in the mountains, Song Qianxun spent his life in the mountains until he was ten years old.

Living in the mountains, but they lack for nothing.Mom and Dad will go down the mountain once in a while to buy clothes and food for the family.Song Qianxun's understanding of the outside world is only known through the dictation of his parents.

He also asked his parents why he didn't go down the mountain.Parents just patted his head and said it wasn't time yet.

In Song Qianxun's concept, his home is very big.There are five houses in the family, but the four of them only live in one of them.Fortunately, the house is very big, and four people living together will not feel too crowded at all.

The other four houses have always been empty, as if the family is clinging to four empty memories, with air as a companion, and loneliness as a neighbor.

Although the parents said that the whole family could only live in their own house, they would not object to Song Qianxun going to play in other houses.

After all, Song Qianxun is only a child, and it is inevitable to be interested in other houses.Song Qianxun's parents are very tolerant in this matter.

So in Song Qianxun's childhood, in the cave where they lived, there were no taboos and they went everywhere.So the other four rooms are the places where Song Qianxun'er often goes to play.

Among the four rooms, Song Qianxun's deepest impression was the deepest room.Unlike the other four rooms, that one was empty, downright empty.

The other four rooms have the same furnishings and furniture as their home, but they have been left unattended for a long time and are covered with a thick layer of dust, which seems to be so thick that it can no longer be accumulated.

But there was nothing in that empty room, and he also asked his parents why they had to remove the things inside.And the parents just touched his head, smiled and said that he was too young and would tell him later.The answer I got from my parents at that time was that the house was always empty.

Although there was nothing in that room, it was Song Qianxun's second favorite place to stay in the whole home.There was nothing in the room, so Song Qianxun would move a small bench and sit in the center of the room, and spend half a day there with his chin resting, until he was dragged away by his brother and brought back for dinner.

Every time, my brother would ask him with a dark face, what is so good about this place with nothing.He also just shook his head, not being able to explain clearly, he just felt that the people who lived here before should also often gather in this place.

Sitting here, although it was empty, he felt that someone was with him.It's empty here, but it's not cold here.With such a feeling, Song Qianxun didn't know how to tell his brother, if he told his brother what was in his heart, his brother would definitely knock him on the head and dislike him for thinking about some messy things.

But he still went to that place again and again regardless of his brother's opposition.Sometimes half-grown children even sneak in and sleep through the night.

This is nothing to be afraid of. There is no electricity or electric lights in the cave. Their lighting is by dim candles.When the candles were blown out, it was pitch black.

They are used to the darkness here, so they are not afraid at all.It's the same everywhere, it's all pitch black.So it was a pity that Song Qianxun fell asleep very quickly. In this room, he was not even that lonely.

It's just that at that time, the half-grown children didn't know that the feeling of emptiness around them was called loneliness, and they didn't know that what they longed for was called companionship.

And in his own home, Song Qianxun's favorite place is the osmanthus tree planted outside. Song Qianxun doesn't know how long it has lived.

In this vast but dark and narrow home, there are different bright colors in Song Qianxun's life.It was there that he found the source of the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus at home, and it was there that Song Qianxun saw the blue sky for the first time.

When Song Qianxun saw the blue sky for the first time, he was almost dazzled by the bright colors.His brother taught him that it was blue, a freely flowing blue that blended with pure white, but the edges melted into light gray.

The sun just sprinkled down, shaking and flickering under the golden sweet-scented osmanthus.This is the brightness and warmth that cannot be replaced by candles.

It was also there, and his brother told him that he could go outside here.Outside, to Song Qianxun, it was a mysterious and attractive term.Even though he was repeatedly warned by his parents that it was not time to go out when he was young, he still nodded his head easily after a few words from his elder brother.

I thought I was going to climb out, but my brother easily opened a passage.Only then did Song Qianxun realize that his home, which was originally full of mysteries, also hid secrets that he did not know.

That day his brother took him out for a day of crazy fun, and he began to worry about his parents as he watched the sky gradually darken outside.But my brother wasn't worried at all.

At the insistence of their brother, they played outside until dark.Only then did Song Qianxun see the beautiful picture that his brother said.They climbed to the top of the hill and saw the town in the distance.At night, the lights of thousands of houses were set off, which was a splendor that Song Qianxun had never seen before.It turned out that the outside world is so beautiful.

In the end, he couldn't help himself, and his brother reluctantly took him home.As a result, as soon as he got home, he saw his parents' pale faces.

That day, Song Qianxun was reprimanded by his parents for the first time in his life.He stayed in the room alone until the evening when his mother came in, stroked his head and apologized to him.

It's not that he doesn't want him to go out, it's just that he is still young, and he hopes that he will go out to the outside world after knowing his mission.Only then did Song Qianxun confirm that their family had a purpose for staying there.

That night, Song Qianxun calmed down under the comfort of his mother, and looked forward to the next day. Compared with the outside world, the child wanted to know the reason why their family stayed here.

Perhaps it is because of the beauty of the outside world that the innocent children want to know why their parents give up such a splendid world outside and choose to stay here.

But that night, in the home that was supposed to be peaceful and peaceful, there was a dispute that could not be ignored.Song Qianxun heard that it was his brother who was arguing with his father.

That night was the beginning of Song Qianxun's life change.

Sure enough, his parents told him the history of their family the next day.To Song Qianxun, it was more like a story, and the most incredible thing was that they were the people in this story.

Then his parents took him to another cave that he didn't know. There were many books in it. His parents told him that these were the past of their ancestors and asked him to read them carefully.

Children who are only five or six years old should be disgusted with sitting and reading a pile of books, but Song Qianxun showed great interest.At the beginning, he didn't know too many characters, so he had to rely on his parents to read them to him word by word. Later, when he learned how to read, Song Qianxun just read the book by himself.

The light in the house was still a bit dim. Ever since he found the osmanthus tree, Song Qianxun liked to go there with a book in his hand. Sitting under the osmanthus tree, with the blue sky and white clouds, he could read for a whole day with a book in his hands.

From dawn to dusk, from sunrise to sunset, I understand why my parents stick to this place.But this kind of study life is not smooth sailing. There are three other people in this family.

His parents took him seriously, but Song Qianxun's elder brother didn't like his younger brother being so serious.Every time Song Qianxun sat down, his complexion would become very bad, and he would try every means to prevent him from continuing to read, and tried every means to take him out to play.

When he was young, he thought that his brother could not resist what he said, and his playfulness had not completely disappeared, so he went out to play with his brother, but gradually he understood his parents' disapproval, and he liked reading books more than going to the mountains to play, He began to reject his brother's proposal.

The elder brother obstructed in every possible way and was finally reprimanded by his parents, but the elder brother actually talked back to his parents directly.That was the second time Song Qianxun saw his parents quarreling with his elder brother since the first time he went out for fun in childhood.

But looking at the expressions of his brother and his parents, Song Qianxun vaguely felt that this was not the first time they had quarreled.As a young boy, he just stood there and listened to his parents arguing with his older brother.

"I want to go to school. Chihiro and I should go to school. Why do we stick to this place? It's so good outside!"

Chihiro still remembered her elder brother, who shouted at his parents with red eyes, hissing at the top of his lungs.Song Qianxun still remembers the expressions of his parents at that time, astonishment, pain, regret, guilt...

After that, my parents and my brother fought coldly for several days.One day, his parents touched his head and asked him to watch his brother, and they went down the mountain for a few days.Song Qianxun was very puzzled, because it was not the time for his parents to go down the mountain to do the shopping, but he just nodded, didn't even read the book, and kept guarding his elder brother every step of the way.

Parents agreed with them to walk on the mountain, but they had to go home after dark.A few days later, the parents came home and told them tiredly that they had already bought a house at the foot of the mountain and helped the two of them complete the enrollment procedures.

Brother's face was full of joy, but Song Qianxun was so terrified.Why leave this place?Are you not coming back?Song Qianxun was still in a trance until he was taken down the mountain.

Arriving at the new home, the coldness of the metal, the glowing lights, and the noisy electrical appliances, everything is so strange and scary.The elder brother happily ran to his room, as if he was full of expectations for the surroundings, but Song Qianxun was different.

The moment he was taken to his room, tears and cries burst out.He hugged his parents, cried and asked if he could never go back.

He didn't want to stay in this cold place, he would rather have a dim, gray home, that small sky, that golden, undefeated osmanthus tree.

The parents hugged him back and told him that it's not that they can't go back, but that from today onwards, they have to go to school and live a normal life.You can still go after returning from school on the mountain, but you must not tell others.

Since then, Song Qianxun's life has been divided into two halves.During the day, he socialized with his classmates at school, went to school, did his homework, and went straight up the mountain after dinner every day, and even slept there overnight.

My brother never understood why he did this, because he would never touch those books.He likes to be with friends, while Song Qianxun prefers to read books.

When Song Qianxun was ten years old, her parents passed away and there was a car accident, leaving her two brothers behind.At that time, Song Qianxun's elder brother was admitted to university, and Song Qianxun didn't even graduate from primary school.

My elder brother was admitted to a university far away to study business.He wanted to leave with Song Qianxun, but Song Qianxun refused.

"Chihiro, Mom and Dad are gone. Come with me, we don't need to stay here." At that time, my brother was already gone.If it is said that when he was a child, he clamored to go down the mountain and was not allowed to read books, it was only because he wanted to go to the outside world.

So now, he has understood the truth and knows what he wants.

"We shouldn't be trapped by history, we have our own lives, there is no need to cling to that old history and give up our lives."

"But I don't want to leave." Song Qianxun said to his brother, he was reluctant to part with this place.

"That's because you've never had a good time with your friends, and you haven't had a good exposure to the outside world. We've been out for so long, you've never had a good look at the outside world, you only know how to run up the hills. If you let go Those things on the mountain, half a month, as long as half a month, you will never want to go back to the mountain again." The elder brother's expression is anxious and painful, and it hurts that Song Qianxun is still so young, and has been told by his parents The topic is completely brainwashed.

The elder brother even wanted to forcibly take Song Qianxun away, but such behavior was strongly resisted by Song Qianxun. The 11-year-old struggled to free himself from his brother's hand, insisting he wanted to stay.

Song Qianxun didn't want to transfer schools, he didn't want to leave here.Song Qianxun was even more reluctant to leave this place than the fear that his brother would leave him, "I like this place."

He knew how to take care of himself. After all, his parents would leave for a few days from time to time since he was a child. Song Qianxun was already used to taking care of himself.He is used to life in the outside world, cooking and doing laundry are no problem.

Although their parents don't work, their family has never been short of money.Even if his brother is not around, Song Qianxun is still confident that he can take care of himself.

The elder brother was still not reconciled, and stayed at home for a while, trying to persuade him to leave together.But Song Qianxun's attitude was extremely firm, and his brother had no choice but to start packing his luggage until the report date approached.

When his brother was about to leave, Song Qianxun didn't go to see him off.First, it was because when he was young, he didn't have the real feeling that his brother was going to leave him until his brother walked to the door with the suitcase. He stood behind his brother and looked at him hesitantly.

But the elder brother said that there was no need for Song Qianxun to see him off.Since he didn't want to leave, there was no need to go to the station.Otherwise, he would take Song Qianxun into the car regardless of Song Qianxun's wishes.

When the door of the house was opened and closed again, Song Qianxun finally realized that he was the only one left in this house.No parents, no brother.

After Song Qianxun realized it, he opened the door and chased him out.But my brother had already stopped a taxi and left.He stood on the empty street, only feeling that his heart was empty.

It was not until that moment that Song Qianxun truly realized that he was the only one left in this family.He stood on the street like this, tears falling uncontrollably.

Song Qianxun couldn't remember how long he cried before regaining his energy.It's just that there is only one life left, and it becomes more lonely.

When he was lonely and at a loss, the original home, the golden osmanthus tree, and the past history could comfort him.So Song Qianxun went to the mountains more frequently, no one called him home, and he even started to move back to the mountains for a few days.

Unlike his elder brother who hated this history and wanted to get rid of this place, Song Qianxun liked this place.Meeting Grandpa was a complete accident.

The lonely Song Qianxun, the old Song who lived alone, the old man loved the young Song Qianxun very much, and Song Qianxun also went to the old man's house more frequently as if he had found a relative.

It went on like this for four years. In these four years, my brother would always come back to see Song Qianxun during the holidays, but he would only stay for a few days because there were more things waiting for him outside.

He is busy studying and looking for a job.The older brother is always working hard, because he wants to use his hard work to live a good life and get rid of the past history.

My brother gave up the idea of ​​taking him to another city a long time ago. Song Qianxun knew that he was gradually divided by his brother into a history that he wanted to forget and get rid of. His brother would never mention Song Qianxun to his classmates. Xun just left this younger brother and this family in the past.

Song Qianxun would feel wronged before, but later, when she got older, Song Qianxun also understood.It's just that they have different ways and don't conspire with each other.So Song Qianxun would still laugh and listen to his elder brother talking about his experiences in school, while making various notes in his hands at the same time.

"Are you still studying these? After so many years, who knows if these are true or not, and you don't even know where they are?" Brother would ask.

Song Qianxun held the note in his hand and raised it, "That's not it, I've almost figured out the place, and everything written in the book is true."

The two brothers chatted about different topics, and spent a rare time together like this.It's just that Song Qianxun began to know that his brother met many people and many things.

He works in Pang's, and he heard from his elder brother that it is a place where internal competition is very fierce. His elder brother follows the second young master of the Pang family, and his elder brother respects the second young master very much.But the second young master's position in Ponzi is not stable, even at a disadvantage.

The elder brother was very worried about Pang Ershao, but there was nothing he could do except support him with all his strength.My brother became more and more anxious.Until one day, my brother did not go home according to the usual time period.

The elder brother's expression was extremely bad, but no matter what Song Qianxun asked, the elder brother refused to say what was going on. He just went back to his room and slept for a whole day.

No matter how much Song Qianxun worried about him, it was useless.Song Qianxun could only take good care of him.When he came back this time, his brother looked at the materials Song Qianxun usually sorted out uncharacteristically.

This was something he would never do normally, but although Song Qianxun was puzzled, he was even more worried about Pang Yan's body.So he just stayed with his brother and took good care of him.

That time was the longest time my brother stayed at home for so many years, one month, a whole month.My brother just changed his gender, he stopped going out, but stayed at home, cooking, watching TV, but most of the time his brother was looking through the materials compiled by Song Qianxun.

Song Qianxun even thought that his brother wanted to stay at home with him like this.A voice in his heart told him that things would never be like this, but Song Qianxun decided to ignore this voice.

He has been alone for many years, and he doesn't want to be alone anymore. Of course it is best for his brother to stay with him.Song Qianxun didn't continue his studies after finishing high school, no matter how good his grades were.

He is not short of money, and his life is very simple. The money is enough for him to live for a long time.He just wants to live a quiet life and learn about the history of the past.

But he never thought that he just went out to visit Song Lao that day.Although my elder brother knew about Elder Song, Song Qianxun was in a hurry to take his elder brother to see the old man before he came. This time, he wanted to say hello to Elder Song first.

Song Qianxun never thought that what awaited him was an empty home, his brother disappeared without a trace, and the materials he had carefully compiled over the years disappeared together.

Brother took them away.Song Qianxun's face was pale, what on earth was he going to do.

Song Qianxun forced herself to calm down, and only then remembered that her brother was working at Ponzi.After finding all the information, Song Qianxun packed his simple luggage and went to find his brother.

When I arrived at Ponzi, I learned that Pang Ershao lost to his elder brother Pang Yi in the competition and quit the management of the company.My brother respected Pang Yan so much, he would definitely do anything for him.

Song Qianxun thought about it for a few days, and finally understood his brother's intention. He wanted to expose their family's history, so that Pang Yan could achieve great achievements in another field.Because I told my brother repeatedly that those histories were true, forgotten, and not recorded.

How many treasures and wealth are hidden behind this is unimaginable.

Song Qianxun followed his memory and found the tombs in Kaifeng that he had confirmed, the tombs of Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.But it was found that it had been secretly dug open long ago.

In the tomb, Song Qianxun met the owners of the fifth room, the two mentioned repeatedly in the book, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.But Miao Dao and Ju Que disappeared.

At that time, Song Qianxun understood that the purpose of his brother was the treasure that the four mice had left on Xingkong Island back then.

"You're crazy..."