A Tigger
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preface
I am an ordinary housewife, and my daily job is to take care of our family. On that day, I went to the vegetable market as usual to buy vegetables, planning to buy a fish to take home and stew a fish soup to replenish my husband's body.
After buying it, I hurried home. Just as I was about to start processing the fish, I felt a lump in the fish's belly. Putting aside a look, it turned out to be a silk agate, and I was shocked.
01
My name is Zhang Xiaoyun and I am an ordinary housewife. Life is plain and simple, buying groceries, cooking, and taking care of the family are all my daily life.
Li Dahai, my husband, is an honest and hard-working worker, he goes to work early and returns late every day. We live in this small city, and although we are not rich, we are still stable. But that day, when I was buying fish at the vegetable market, I accidentally started a mysterious and unbelievable experience.
That morning, I went to the market to buy groceries as usual. The autumn sun shines on the market, and the air is filled with the smell of fish and the fragrance of various vegetables. I walked to the fish stall at the end of the market, where crucian carp was always fresh and cheap.
"Sister-in-law Zhang, are you here to buy fish again?" When the fishmonger saw me, he said hello familiarly. He was an honest businessman and always offered me cheaper prices, and I always patronized his stall.
"Well, pick a bigger one, I'll stew fish soup today." I said with a smile. The fishmonger scoops up a live crucian carp and expertly kills the fish and guts it. I took the bag, paid the money and hurried home, thinking that I would stew the fish soup before noon, so that Li Dahai could come back and drink something to replenish my body.
When I got home, I started washing vegetables and preparing fish soup. When I was cleaning the crucian carp, I cut open the belly of the fish as usual, but found something hard in the belly of the fish. I frowned and muttered to myself, "How can there be something hard in the belly of a fish?" "I gently poked my hand into the belly of the fish and pulled out a round object. When I looked closely, my hand stopped instantly.
It was not an ordinary fish roe or entrail, but a round and smooth stone—its surface was smooth, with a faint red and white vein, like layers of intertwined silk threads, with a soft luster and a faint sense of strange beauty.
"It's ...... Wrapped in agate? "I suddenly remembered seeing similar gemstone introductions on TV, where jewelers boasted that these kinds of agate were rare treasures.
I stared at the agate stone in my hand in a daze, with mixed feelings in my heart. This stone is actually hidden in the belly of a fish? It's also incredible. I put it in the palm of my hand and looked at it carefully, and the more I looked at it, the more I realized that this thing was not simple.
02
When Li Dahai came home from work, I couldn't wait to hand this piece of agate to him. Seeing that he was dazed, I said excitedly: "Look, I found it in the belly of the fish!" ”
He took the agate, looked at it a few times, and his face was full of doubt: "You mean this thing came out of the belly of the fish?" Impossible! ”
"I took it out of the belly of the fish with my own hands, can I still lie to you?" I said seriously. He scratched his head, obviously also feeling incredible, and was silent for a moment before he spoke: "This thing is agate, right?" Isn't it a valuable gem? ”
"I think so! I've heard that agate is a very valuable thing, so we can find a jewelry store to identify it. "I thought to myself, maybe this is a godsend, and with this agate, maybe our lives can be changed by it.
But Li Dahai was not as excited as I was. He frowned slightly, and whispered, "This is too strange. How can there be such a thing in the belly of a fish? Did someone stuff it on purpose, or ...... What is there in this that we don't know? ”
His words made my heart sink. Yes, this agate came too suddenly, too mysterious, could it really be a pie falling from the sky? But my eyes fell on the dazzling stone again, and my heart could not help but be greedy. What if such a beautiful thing is really a valuable treasure? Wouldn't it be a pity to miss it?
A few days later, Li Dahai and I took the agate to the jewelry store in the city. The appraiser's eyes lit up when he saw the agate. He looked at it carefully for a while, and exclaimed: "This is a piece of silk agate in excellent condition, with a transparent texture and clear lines, which is really rare!" If this agate is sold on the market, the price is not low. ”
When I heard this, I felt a wave of ecstasy in my heart, and I felt that I had really gone out of luck. But Li Dahai on the side still had a solemn face, he took my hand and whispered: "Don't be too happy, this thing always feels wrong." ”
On the way home, I thought about what to do with the agate. Is it to be sold or kept? Selling it can of course be exchanged for a sum of money and improve our current tight life. But Li Dahai's worries have always made me feel uneasy.
03
Things are starting to get weird. Since bringing Agate home, some unexplained things have happened in the family one after another. On the first night, the light bulb in the house flickered on and off, as if someone was messing with it. The sea went to check the circuit, only to find that everything was fine.
The next day, the family cat whimpered in the agate drawer, and its fur exploded, as if it had seen something that frightened it.
What scares me the most is that sometimes I smell a strange scent, like it is coming from agate. The scent was chilling, and I tried to hide the agate many times, but it always felt like it was watching us in the dark.
Li Dahai also noticed these strange things, he frowned and said to me: "Xiaoyun, I feel more and more that this agate is wrong. You see, our family has been in trouble one after another recently, so let's get rid of it quickly! ”
I started to panic in my heart. I thought it was a gem that could change our fate, but now it's becoming more and more like a disaster. Perhaps the sea is right that such an unknown source should not belong to us at all.
After a few days of reflection and argument, the sea and I finally decided not to covet the value of this agate anymore. After discussing it, we decided to give it to the local cultural center. Whether it's a rare treasure or not, since it brings so many unusual things, it's better to get rid of it as soon as possible.
When we brought the agate to the cultural center, the staff also showed great interest in it, and they promised to carefully study its origin. The moment I handed over the agate, I was relieved, as if I had been relieved of a heavy burden.
After a few days, everything seems to have returned to calm at home. The strange phenomena are gone, the lights are no longer flickering, and the cats are no longer whimpering. Our lives are back to the way they used to be – simple, mundane, but also down-to-earth.
Although I occasionally think of that agate, I also have a trace of regret in my heart, after all, it may be our only chance to make a fortune. But more often than not, I feel glad — glad that we didn't fall into unknown danger because of greed.
Sometimes, an "adventure" in fate is not necessarily a blessing, it can be a test. There may be no wind and waves in ordinary life, but it is this kind of ordinariness that is the real wealth.
Life went on, the fish soup was stewed in the pot, the kitchen was filled with a familiar aroma, and I looked at Li Dahai's busy figure, and my heart felt extremely steady. That piece of agate has long become a memory of the past, and I know that what is really worth cherishing is the peace and stability in front of us.
This article declares: This article is a short story, the content is pure fiction, please watch it rationally