The originally clear sky suddenly became as dark as ink, lightning was brewing in the clouds, and rumbling thunder sounded like a dragon roaring.
The strong wind swept through the streets, flying dust and leaves, making it difficult to open your eyes. Pedestrians on the street hurried home with their heads covered.
Big raindrops mixed with the strong wind fell down and wet the ground.
The crowds of people were rushing towards the nearby market.
Li Bowen was lying on the recliner in his stall at the Huimin Market, his chest rising and falling, and he was obviously asleep.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd, and they dispersed like birds and beasts, and bursts of exclamations came from the crowd.
Li Bowen was awakened by the noise: "It's getting dark so soon?"
He rubbed his sleepy eyes and curiously leaned out to follow the sound and looked outside.
If you don’t look at it, you will be stunned immediately after seeing it.
Damn it, a round ball of light rushed into the market like a wild horse and headed straight for his stall.
It’s too late to hide anymore.
"Crack!"
Numbness all over the body was Li Bowen's last feeling.
There was a report on the city news that day - a ball lightning incident. This lightning hit a stall in the Huimin Market. The stall owner and everything on the stall were reduced to ashes.
Then, some experts came out to popularize the knowledge of lightning to the audience, and finally came to the conclusion that when it rains and thunders, don't hide under the big trees.
If you see lightning like this, run away.
It’s a pity that Li Bowen can no longer hear what these beasts say.
Now he only felt a splitting headache, as if it was about to split open. He reached out and touched his head, only to find that his head was covered with bandages.
I felt that I was lying on a bed now, and the strong smell of disinfectant filled my nose. I tried to open my eyes and wanted to look around.
What caught the eye was a big butt sticking out, not to mention, it was really round.
"Ouch, oops, it hurts, please be gentle!" A man screamed in pain from the bed next door
"Oh, oh, oh, sorry, sorry, please be gentle. Son, come on, raise your arms a little higher." came an extremely gentle female voice.
He looked away and looked at the hospital bed next door. A woman with a big butt was changing the hospital gown for the man lying on the bed.
The man looks quite decent, but there are bruises on the corners of his mouth and eyes. He has a cast on his arm. He is now raising his arm and letting the woman put clothes on him.
Seeing Li Bowen looking this way, the man spoke: "Bo Wen'er, you're awake. That's great. I was really afraid that you wouldn't wake up. Huairu, go call the doctor!"
The woman straightened up and looked backLooking at Li Bowen, he responded and quickly walked out of the ward.
This woman looks about 26 or 7 years old, tall, with curved eyebrows, a pair of peach blossom eyes, and a trace of sadness on her face, which makes people feel a little distressed. He was dressed simply, but his proud figure could not be concealed at all.
The man called her Huairu just now, could it be...
Li Bowen hiccupped and fainted again as if struck by lightning.
"Bowen, Bowen, why did you faint again, Huairu, hurry up!"
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The woman shouted at the door of the ward. The doctors and nurses heard the woman's shout and ran over quickly. After a while of busy work, Li Bowen woke up faintly.
"Where is this?"
"Young man, don't move. You are in the hospital now. You suffered a heavy blow to the head. Do you feel dizzy and nauseated now?" Doctor Possession asked.
Li Bowen shook his head a little and felt dizzy: "No, I have a headache, I'm still dizzy, and I want to vomit."
"How many days is this?" The doctor stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Li Bowen's eyes. After a moment of confusion, he continued after receiving the correct answer: "It's okay. It's normal to feel dizzy and nauseated. Don't do strenuous exercise. It will be fine in a few days."
"Oh, okay, thank you doctor ! "
"It's okay, just rest. If you feel uncomfortable, call the nurse. If everything is okay tomorrow, you can leave the hospital and go home to recover." After that, the doctor left.
Li Bowen was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling, trying hard to recall what was going on. He seemed to have been hit by ball lightning, and how did he end up here.
Suddenly, another memory came to my mind.
It is now 1961, and summer is almost over.
Li Bowen, whose real name is Li Wen, is 21 years old. His hometown is Changping, just beside the Ming Tombs Reservoir. He has four cousins, and his family includes 11 people.
Uncle Li Dahai is in his fifties and works at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill in Sijiu City as a level six fitter. The old couple originally had two sons, but they both died in infancy before liberation. He never had any more children.
The second child’s name is Li Dajiang, who is also Li Bowen’s father. When Xiao Baga invaded, Li Dajiang, who was studying at Yenching University, left behind his pregnant wife and ran to Yan’an with his classmates. He went there, but there is still no news. It is estimated that the person has disappeared a long time ago. Not long after giving birth to him, Li Bowen's mother was killed by a cannonball from Xiao Baga who came to raid.
As a result, Li Bowen grew up with his grandparents.
The third uncle Li Dahe, the youngest of the family, has been living in his hometown. The couple worked hard for half their life to have a happy life.Four girls came out, none of them had a handle, but all four girls were very beautiful, and they were known as the four golden flowers of Lao Li's family.
Five years ago, my uncle came back to his hometown to visit his grandparents. He sighed to the old couple and said that it seemed that he was going to be extinct in his life. This remark also resonated with his third uncle.
Grandpa discussed with his uncle and third uncle all night, and finally decided to let Li Bowen take care of these three households by himself, so as to continue the legacy of the old Li family.
Because the uncle worked in the city and the living conditions were better than those in the countryside, he asked the uncle to take Li Bowen back to the capital and arrange a job for him. It would be better than digging in the soil for food in the future. Good for a wife.
So Li Bowen, who had just turned 16, followed his uncle back to Sijiu City and lived with his uncle and aunt. He lived in the front yard of No. 95 Nanluogu Lane, opposite the third uncle Yan Bugui’s house. .
Before the public-private partnership of the steel rolling mill was established, I spent some money to successfully let him enter the factory as an apprentice. He learned the fitter technology from his uncle. He has been an apprentice for more than a year and is now a second-level fitter. 38 yuan per month.
After digesting the memory, Li Bowen did not open his eyes. He discovered something more important.
It was in his mind.
It is a white ball of light. I try to touch this ball of light with my consciousness. After a tingling sensation in my soul, the ball of light slowly unfolds, and images of some objects appear in it.
The more Li Bowen looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. Isn’t this my stall?
Why did it get into my head? What is this ball of light? Is that ball lightning? Did it carry itself through time?
It’s unscientific, it’s really unscientific, but regardless of whether it’s scientific or not, after reading so many systematic articles, Li Bowen’s acceptance is still very high, and it’s better to have it than not.
Just as he was about to study how to operate it, he heard someone calling him and shaking his body.
"Xiao Wen, Xiao Wen!"