After being in a daze for more than ten minutes, Chen Ran had a headache and couldn't think of a reason, so he had to give up temporarily.
He casually picked up the knockoff phone that fell on the ground. However, when he saw the time displayed on the phone out of the corner of his eye, Chen Ran was startled again. It was already eleven o'clock in the morning the next day.
Got it!
And he was unconscious for nearly fifteen hours.
This made Chen Ran couldn't help but feel if there was any discomfort in his body. Fortunately, there was nothing strange, which made him feel relieved. Thinking that Uncle Liang was going to introduce him to the master collector at noon, he quickly packed up.
After looking at the somewhat messy room, Chen Ran's room was very small, just the standard standard room.
Chen Ran has lived in this simple place for a full year. No matter how small and simple it is, after living for such a long time, he has become accustomed to everything.
He lives in the northern suburbs of the city, and his room is definitely the worst house in this suburban village. The monthly rent for a small room like his is only 150 yuan.
That's it, it's much cheaper than other rooms that cost two to three hundred, and he got it with great difficulty.
For people like Chen Ran, there really is no cheaper place than here.
Half an hour later, Chen Ran arrived at the Antique City. Today was Friday, and there were quite a few people on the streets of the Antique City.
The shouts kept coming, but Chen Ran turned a deaf ear to it. He was thinking about his future in his mind. With the master carver recommended by Uncle Liang, he must look like a good person. Not only must he repay Uncle Liang well,
I also need to repay my parents well and prove it to many people.
At this moment, Chen Ran is full of expectations for his future!
While thinking about it like this, Chen Ran suddenly thought of the dream he had after he was unconscious last night. For some reason, a somewhat ominous premonition suddenly appeared in his heart, and this feeling became stronger and stronger...
Chen Ran almost ran all the way to Uncle Liang's Baoyu Pavilion.
When he saw the closed door of Baoyu Pavilion, Chen Ran's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he stared at the closed door, as if struck by thunder, as if he suddenly turned into a clay sculpture, standing there motionless.
It took a full five minutes for Chen Ran to come back to his senses. The first time he came back to his senses, he pinched his arm again.
This must be a dream, he thought, but the severe pain in his arm told him that the scene in front of him was not a dream.
Perhaps because he suddenly thought of something, Chen Ran suddenly turned around and came to a shop on the left side of Baoyu Pavilion. He found the owner and asked nervously and expectantly: "Hello... hello, boss, what's going on with Baoyu Pavilion next door?"
Closed?"
The shop owner also knew Chen Ran. He glanced at Chen Ran and sighed: "Hey, you don't know, right? Lao Liang suddenly suffered a heart attack in the middle of the night last night. He was sent to the hospital and died. In the morning, his son
Come here and move out of the store directly."
"..."
Chen Ran, who was so lost, didn’t even know how he returned home...
In the next three or four days, Chen Ran would go to Uncle Liang's Baoyu Pavilion every day, but every time he came back disappointed. Since Uncle Liang's shop closed, it has never been opened again.
In fact, Chen Ran didn't know much about Uncle Liang. He didn't even know what Uncle Liang's name was or where he lived. He only knew that Uncle Liang had a son, and this son seemed to be an adopted son. He went to inquire about Uncle Liang from the surrounding shopkeepers.
, but no shopkeeper knew.
Uncle Liang's death greatly stimulated Chen Ran. He himself couldn't tell what kind of stimulation it was. Maybe it was because of Uncle Liang's care for him, or maybe because he could no longer repay the favor he owed to Uncle Liang.
, maybe it was Uncle Liang who gave him hope but suddenly destroyed his hope, and even cut off his source of livelihood...
For a whole week, Chen Ran locked himself in the room, and there were wood carvings one after another in his room. These wood carvings were all used by him to practice carving. Although wood carvings and jade carvings are not the same,
It's a different thing, but it can better cultivate his three-dimensional sense of sculptural forms.
Occasionally when he was free, Chen Ran would think of the golden ball and that strange scene, but he would often think of Uncle Liang again, and then he would try his best not to let himself be idle again.
On this night, Chen Ran was still carving wood carvings with concentration. After a week, his brain had begun to recover and think about his next path...
At this moment, the ringtone of the mobile phone suddenly came.
"Hey, Mom!" Seeing the call from his mother, Chen Ran quickly cheered up, not wanting his mother to feel the changes in him.
"Aran, have you eaten?"
Chen Ran's heart trembled, and his spirit was also shaken: "Have you eaten, Mom, have you eaten?"
"Well, it's okay there. Don't stay up late, and be sure to eat on time. By the way, have you given your brother any money this month? If you don't have enough money, don't give him a fight. I'll give him a call tomorrow."
Chen Ran frowned, and he almost forgot about it.
Chen Ran has a family of five. In addition to his parents, he also has a younger brother and younger sister. His younger brother is only three years younger than him. He took the college entrance examination last year and is now a freshman in Tianzhong City, Central Plains Province.
My younger sister is younger, but she will also go to high school this year...
Chen Ran's family is not wealthy. They just opened a small restaurant in a small town. This small restaurant is the entire source of income for Chen Ran's family. You can imagine that such an ordinary family supports three students in school. What will happen?
How difficult it is...
In order to reduce the burden on his family, Chen Ran consciously shouldered part of the family's pressure last year and sent his younger brother at least 500 yuan in living expenses every month. This is why his life is so tight.
In order to send the five hundred yuan, Chen Ran also lived frugally and sometimes even went hungry for a day or two. Fortunately, Uncle Liang paid him a daily salary in order to take care of him.
After assuring his mother that he had enough money and that he would pay for his brother's living expenses himself, Chen Ran took a deep breath.
The dead have died, but the living still have to live.
Life is real, and he must now think about the most basic issue, that is, life.
When Uncle Liang passed away, for Chen Ran, not only did a relative leave him, but it also meant that from now on, his source of livelihood would most likely be cut off.
This is a very serious problem!
If this problem is not solved, everything will be an illusion and unrealistic to him. He must solve this problem as soon as possible.
Looking at the remaining amount after transferring the account to his brother, Chen Ran felt even more urgent that he had to solve this problem. Since he had no income for a week, after transferring the account, he only had more than 20 yuan left.
But tomorrow is the time to pay the rent. If you are one day overdue, you will be fined 20 yuan.
On the way back, under the light, Chen Ran's back was stretched very long...
…
Faintly, Chen Ran seemed to be in that place again in a daze, and the surroundings were still white.
Just like that, I don't know how much time passed. Suddenly, the white jade surrounding him disappeared. Chen Ran found that he had appeared in another place, and this place seemed familiar.
Suddenly, a familiar sign caught Chen Ran's sight, letting him know what this place was.
At the same time, a figure vaguely appeared in front of him. What surprised him was that at this moment, he could actually detect the thoughts of this figure, as if this person had become himself.
And this figure...
When he woke up again, Chen Ran found that it was already 12 noon!
What's going on? Why did you sleep for so long?
Chen Ran is not a sleepy person. A year of carving career has made him develop the habit of going to bed early and getting up early, but now he has slept for almost sixteen or seventeen hours. This is simply unimaginable.
Suddenly, Chen Ran's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered something that happened not long ago. On the night when Uncle Liang passed away, he also slept for such a long time, and he also had a dream that night. In the dream...
What happened in reality the next day was exactly the same as in the dream!
Chen Ran was not stupid. The reason why he didn't pay attention to the scene at that time was because he thought that Uncle Liang's death might have had such a great impact on him that he had such a dream in advance. This is not impossible, and there are even many cases.
Similar situation.
It was for this reason and the shock of Uncle Liang's death that he did not pay attention to it. Last night he slept for such a long time and had the same dream again.
Does this portend something?
Chen Ran had to connect the two situations together. At the same time, he had to think about the golden ball that emitted a golden light and disappeared on the night Uncle Liang died, as well as that strange scene...
Before this, Chen Ran would occasionally think of this incident, but there was no change in his body, and there was nothing weird about him anymore, so he couldn't remember it.
At this moment, Chen Ran had an idea and connected the events of these two dreams with the golden ball.
Is there any connection between this?
Although my body has not changed much, something strange has happened...
Chen Ran's scalp felt numb for a moment, and he hurriedly checked his body again. With such a weird thing happening to him, no matter who he was, it would be difficult to remain calm.
Fortunately, Chen Ran was still calm. He was dazed for a while, then took a deep breath. His chaotic mind slowly calmed down, but he fell into deep thought.
"What exactly happened to me..."
After thinking for a long time, Chen Ran couldn't figure out the reason. He could only guess that it had something to do with the golden ball, but what exactly was the golden ball?
Obviously, I definitely can’t answer this answer myself.
Another point is that the golden ball disappeared out of thin air, and such a strange scene appeared on his body. Coupled with the memory of that time, he couldn't help but think that the golden ball or the entire copper vessel should have been absorbed by his body.
So, what changes does the golden ball bring to your body?
This issue is undoubtedly the issue that Chen Ran is most concerned about. He must at least know what the disadvantages are.
And now the only thing I can know is to dream.
Predicting the future in dreams?
Chen Ran's heart moved. Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of last night's dream...
As if he suddenly remembered something, Chen Ran's eyes suddenly lit up. He reached for his phone and looked at the time again. It was already half past twelve. He recalled the scene in his dream last night. It seemed that the time was noon!
With fluffy and messy hair, Chen Ran almost ran all the way to Acer Road...
