Li Fen is an orphan. Her adoptive mother took her away from the orphanage when she was six years old.
The adoptive mother is an old soldier who has been to Korea and has never been married. It is said that she decided to remain single after her lover died in the war.
Li Fen's adoptive mother is Li Fen's only relative, and Li Fen loves her very much.
Li Fen joined the army at the age of 17 and became the financial section chief of a communications station. Later, she transferred to the post office in the city where her adoptive mother lived.
Mom's health has always been poor and she is a frequent visitor to the hospital, but she is very strong-willed and does not want to cause trouble to Li Fen at all.
After Li Fen works, what she cares about most is her mother's health.
There was a woman named Liu who worked with Li Fen, and Li Fen called her Sister Liu. This Sister Liu is a semi-fairy who always likes to tell fortunes and palm readings for people. It is said that she is very accurate. Many people in the bureau believe in her, and even the director has asked her to tell fortunes.
Li Fen was actually very disgusted with her way of pretending to be a ghost. She even looked down on her a little…
Li Fen had a dream that day. She had never had such a clear dream before, as if she had experienced it personally. In the dream, she returned to the communication station where she was a soldier. When she went up the mountain, a small snake followed her closely. She had always thought snakes were disgusting and scary, so at that time, she was so frightened that she fled up the mountain in a panic. At this time, there are many rocks rolling down the mountain. If you are not careful, you will be in danger. What should I do if there is a snake behind me and a rolling stone in front of me? But Li Fen would rather run up dangerously than be caught up by the snake. But in the end she was overtaken by the snake. The snake spat out messages to Li Fen horribly, but did not hurt Li Fen. The boulder kept rolling down from the snake's side, but the snake looked at Li Fen motionless. Li Fen was so frightened that he could not move up or down. Unable to get off, she had to stand there shivering… Li Fen woke up from fright. She was panting and didn't calm down for a long time. She was surprised that she rarely dreamed, but this dream was so clear.
When she went to work the next day, Li Fen was still worried about the scene in her dream last night. It happened that a girl in the office said she had an interesting dream last night, and Li Fen also told her about her dream last night. That scary, clear dream. Everyone didn't take it seriously after talking, and they were all doing whatever they were supposed to do. But when they got off work, Sister Liu suddenly stopped Li Fen: Is there anyone in your family who was born in the year of the Snake? Sister Liu asked. Li Fen felt that what she asked was strange. Yes, my mother is born in the year of Snake. Li Fen said. Sister Liu hesitated and said: Remember, your mother probably won't live long. If you dream about that snake next time, don't be afraid. That snake is hungry, and you must give it something to feed. Feed it, be sure to remember! After saying that, Sister Liu left. Her eloquent instructions made Li Fen stunned.
On Sunday, when Li Fen went home to see her mother, she told her about the incident while chatting. But her mother smiled and gave her a few acting moves and said: Silly child, your mother’s body will be fine. Finally, her mother smiled and scolded Li Fen for being a shaky materialist who received the party’s education in vain. Now, Bai grew up in this revolutionary family…
Not long afterward, Li Fen saw the snake again in her dream. This dream was as clear and real as the previous one. In the dream, Li Fen was picking apples from the tree, but when she was about to come down, she saw the snake looking up at her under the tree, which scared Li Fen so much that she did not dare to come down. Li Fen waited and waited on the tree. , but the snake just wouldn't go away, and Li Fen was very anxious. Suddenly, in her dream, she seemed to vaguely remember Sister Liu's words. She quickly picked the smallest apple she had finally picked and threw it to the snake. After the snake ate the apple, it looked at her eagerly, saw that she did not continue to feed him apples, waited for a while, and then left…
As soon as she went to work the next day, Li Fen pulled Sister Liu and told her about her dream. After hearing this, Sister Liu kept saying that Li Fen was so stupid, why didn't she let the snake eat all the apples in her hand? Finally, Sister Liu said, your mother is going to live longer. Unfortunately, the life expectancy is not much, but it should be at least three years. But that snake will come back. Remember, you must treat it kindly in the future… Li Fen thinks she is talking nonsense. Last time, she said that her mother would die soon. Just a few days later, she said that her mother would live longer. .
When she went home to see her mother, she treated Sister Li's words as a joke and talked to her mother. Her mother also laughed. Haha, this feudal superstition is about to happen to me, an old Marxist-Leninist lady. See that Xiao Liu again and tell her that these three In the year, I will definitely support her part-time work and live a good life, but I will no longer support her after three years because I still have to live a good life. Her mother's optimism also made Li Fen laugh. Finally, my mother said, if you dream of that snake again, just beat it to death. I don’t believe there will be any results. Li Fen said with a little fear, "Haha, it's too late for me to hide."
Then, a few years passed, and everyone gradually forgot about this matter, but Li Fen's mother seemed to really want to give Sister Liu some relief. All gone…
In those years, Li Fen rarely dreamed. She now feels that Sister Liu's words are completely nonsense…
But on this day, Li Fen felt uncomfortable all day long. She couldn't explain why.in mom
After having dinner there and returning home, she fell asleep early… The dream was so clear, it was a living reality: Li Fen was washing clothes by a pond and dreamed of a dead snake coming back to life and running away . Suddenly, a snake came to life. Li Fen recognized that snake, it was exactly the same as the one he had seen in his dream before. When the snake swam to Li Fen's side, it stopped swimming. It looked at Li Fen with a pleading look in its eyes. Li Fen felt that the snake was so pitiful. At that time, Li Fen could just hold the snake out of the water with her hands. However, Li Fen was afraid of the snake and felt disgusted with the snake. After much hesitation, she finally did not take the snake out… , the snake sank into the water little by little. At the last moment when it sank into the water, the snake stared at Li Fen again with a desperate look. Tears actually flowed from the snake's eyes… At that moment, Li Fen Feeling that the snake looked so pitiful, she suddenly felt that she must save the snake, but she didn't want to touch it with her hands. She wanted to find a stick to pick out the snake, but she couldn't find it anywhere. Finally, Li Fen broke off a branch from the tree and ran to the pond, but the snake had already sunk. Li Fen fished for a long time and found nothing…
Li Fen regretfully woke up in confusion, with the pitiful look of the snake still appearing in front of her eyes. For a long time, Li Fen fell asleep in sympathy for the snake… After a while, Li Fen woke up, and suddenly, she yelled A voice: No! She quickly woke up her husband and told him to call an ambulance to go to her mother. Her husband asked her what was wrong, and she told her about the dream she had just had. The husband nodded her head, pointed at the clock with the hand pointing to four in the morning, and said three words: Psycho! Then, fell asleep again.
Li Fen didn't say anything, didn't even call her mother, so she hurriedly called 120 emergency number. Then, she got dressed, stopped a car outside, and ran to her mother's house…
As soon as Li Fen entered her mother's bedroom and turned on the light, she saw that the tears on her mother's face had not yet dried…
The autopsy results showed that Li Fen's mother's heart stopped beating between 3 and 4 a.m. and she died of a rare sudden heart attack. Li Fen suddenly remembered that this day was exactly three years from the day she had her last dream about a snake…