Su Yong Chuan

()Chapter 68, The Newborn Serpent

"Although I have prepared psychologically beforehand, I really didn't expect that there would be so many packages."

After the two-way meeting with Cui's father ended, the two sisters of the Cui family came to the studio with high spirits. Sister Cui pushed open the heavy soundproof door of the studio impatiently, and then looked at the billiard balls piled up next to her wine The pile of thick bundles of large and small packages on the side of the table took up quite a lot of space, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"Don't talk about you, I didn't expect it when I made the reservation." Cui Xiuying put her arms around her sleeves, walked towards the package closest to her, and was about to start dismantling the outermost protective packaging. "Come here and help."

"I think I can actually choose another more serious job to do." Sister Cui laughed and took a small step back without any trace.

"What job? Don't tell me that you are a 'supervisor', it will make me despise you." The long-legged girl found a utility knife in her studio, and planned to cut the outside bundle of strong wide-brimmed tape first.

"Of course not. What I want to say is that we might as well put these things aside for the time being and go and see the earrings you just made?" Sister Cui poked her head and pointed to the long-legged girl on the working table. The "work" in the eyes, said with a smile.

"That's nothing to look at. I just finished a wax draft, and I still need to carve the details. If I want to produce the finished product..., it's very early." The long-legged girl estimated the progress of her work and her limited free time, Then get back to work.When tearing off the anti-collision bubble film, the small bubbles "cracked" and at the same time, I felt the strange "pinching" pleasure in my hand, and I couldn't help but feel a lot more happy.

"Don't be like this, I'm actually thinking, who is this time, who has the honor to get Master Cui Xiuying's own work?" Sister Cui looked probing, full of curiosity.

"This honored person is myself. I used to patronize and give away the things I made with interest, and I didn't miss one. Now I have pierced ears anyway. Wouldn't it be too much not to make something for myself?" Stupid." The long-legged girl finally tore off the tightly wrapped protective packaging, and the "yamaha" logo was clearly visible on the exposed product packaging.

"Yamaha?" Seeing this familiar sign, Sister Cui was stunned. "Is it a combined sound system? Better than our current jbl set?"

"It's not a stereo, it's something you would never think of." The long-legged girl had already started to deal with the second package, "Stop inking over there, come and help, this is your birth ri ceremony things."

"My birthday gift? Hearing you say that, I feel something is wrong..." Sister Cui reluctantly took the smallest one in the package, took the scissors handed over by the long-legged girl, and began to slowly take it apart packed. "Forget it, let's go back to the question just now. The jewelry you made for yourself, are those earrings, right? What kind of jewelry are you going to make?"

Hearing this question, the long-legged girl unconsciously remembered the thoughts she had when she suddenly wanted to make a commemorative jewelry for herself after her ears were pierced.What kind of pattern should I make to fit my current somewhat special state of mind?It's not just for the sake of looking good, the girl wants to covertly use this method to tell everyone something that is hidden deep in her heart.

Even if it is futile, this can be regarded as my "tree hole".

The long-legged girl was silent for a while, and then said in a relaxed tone, "It's... a pair of ouroboros."

"Ouroboros, what's that?" Sister Cui struggled to tear off the tightly wound wide-brimmed tape, and exhaled. "Is this stuff so tightly packaged?"

"Absolutely, if it breaks a little bit, both the buyer and the seller will be very heartbroken." As soon as the words were spoken, Cui Xiuying suddenly felt that it was really not a good idea to go deeper into this topic.

What belongs to the tree hole should originally be attributed to silence.

"Don't interrupt, just keep talking about that snake of yours." Against expectations, Sister Cui waved the scissors in her hand and brought the topic back on track.

Seeing that the change of subject was unsuccessful, the long-legged girl could only shrug her shoulders, consider her choice of words, and then continued: "Ouroboros, the English name is ouroboros. A graphic symbol that people are fascinated by. Specifically, when it comes to the appearance of ouroboros, um... Generally speaking, the general image is a snake."

"Isn't it a snake? Is it a pig? Are you telling me a bad joke?" Hearing this, Sister Cui put down her work, stood up straight, and cast a contemptuous look at Young Sister Cui.

Enjoying the violent pleasure of tearing and destroying the package, and seeing Sister Cui's embarrassing face at this time, the mood of the long-legged girl improved a lot unconsciously. "Haha, isn't this explaining to you carefully? Besides, there are also some images where the main body is drawn as a dragon. Anyway, they are all long creatures that grow so long that they can bite their own tails."

"Bite your own tail?" Sister Cui raised her brows, "Why does it sound a bit obscene?" "

"Hey, anyway, I'm an adult too, and your little kid's thinking is also so adult, what's going on~?!" Anyway, there are only two sisters here, and the big sister Cui who doesn't care is standing upright, and the lines are already visible The curve of the chest, retorted with a serious face: "Continue to talk about you, you can bite your own long tail~~"

"Deling—" the long-legged girl laughed and held her fists together, making a salute gesture, "these long creatures are usually drawn as if they are turning their heads and devouring their own tails, this is The origin of the prefix 'bittail'. From the perspective of the overall shape, the head and tail are connected, and the result will form a ring or twist shape, which is the shape of the Arabic numeral '8'. Because this shape looks simple It also seems to have a complicated meaning, so it is now used by many novelty-seeking comics and mysterious-themed movies."

"The implication is...complicated?"

"Yes, since the pattern of ouroboros appeared, countless people have studied and defined it. So this pattern has many meanings intertwined on it, but generally speaking, the most important symbolic meaning is the symbol itself As expressed by its appearance, the big snake is biting and devouring its own tail. This is a spiritual manifestation of the concept of cosmic cycle, which can be understood as the cycle of construction and destruction, and the repeated alternation of life and death. From the perspective of ecology From a perspective, the big snake needs to eat its tail to survive, and its own tail brings it unlimited food, which can be said to be another cycle of eternal regeneration."

"Sounds a little complicated..." Sister Cui scratched her head as she let go of the package she had processed.

"This is complicated. If you search the Internet, you can find everything, such as Plato's concept of a cosmic sphere, the primordial creature, the immortal body, the unity of yin and yang, a perfect figure that both merges and contains opposites, what Infinite size, infinite loop, that's what makes you headache." The long-legged girl curled her lips in contempt. "But all in all, this is an interesting pattern without looking mediocre~"

"No matter what, what you said is too brain-intensive to understand, so you just say what you asked to make this for yourself."

"Didn't I say that? This pattern is very interesting and playful, and it won't be too popular like a cross or love."

"I don't know you girl, the first jewelry you made for yourself, and you chose such a messy pattern to explain, it must not be so simple." Sister Cui folded her arms, looking like I see through you "Tell me about it, why are you so stupid again? Let my sister, an adult, to enlighten you~"

Seeing Sister Cui's enthusiasm, the long-legged girl felt a little helpless and amused. She knew that since she was "resolved" by herself last time—even though Sister Cui never admitted it, she thought it was just a spiritual exchange between sisters— Since then, Sister Cui has always felt that her lofty status as "Oni" is a little loose and unstable.So from that day on, Sister Cui began to "care" about her sister's mental state all the time, thinking about it all the time. "Take back a city".

Although the source of this kind of concern came from a bit strange, the long-legged girl still felt a little warm in her heart.

"Well, first of all, the superficial meaning of the name Ouroboros is 'self-devourer'." Speaking of this, Cui Xiuying couldn't help but pause the movements of her hands, and thought about how to explain it. "impulse".

"Ego... devourer?" Sister Cui was also a little dazed when she saw her younger sister's expression that seemed to be thinking or doubting. "What's wrong with that?"

"No, in fact, in my understanding, this noun and pattern is a process of self-disassembly and then re-construction, using existing elements to assemble a new 'old wine in old bottle' with the same surface but brand new inside, this... very Interesting." Su Yong subconsciously said some of the thoughts that had been covered up in his heart, but after recovering, he hurriedly explained in a teasing tone: "This alone makes people Quite a few people with a tendency to seek novelty are in a climax. Talking about philosophy, human will, the origin of the universe, etc., can definitely make the little girl’s eyes shine. By the way, let’s expand the topic and talk about movies and comics. It’s a sharp weapon for the intellectual type to pick up girls.”

"Picking up girls? You?" This time it was Sister Cui who despised Cui Minglang, "Do you still have this idea?"

"Haha, isn't this an example." The long-legged girl laughed, and then continued: "If there are reasons, I can say that I appreciate one of the explanations, saying that ouroboros represents the 'self-referential Reconstruction' or 'infinite loop', specifically refers to those things that can constantly reproduce and multiply themselves. One of the best examples is the legendary phoenix, which reproduces itself in the process of self-burning, which is exactly A classic expression of the concept of an infinite loop, this situation can also be read from another angle as... 'rebirth'."

"So..., do this for yourself, what do you want to express? Don't say anything to me, are you longing for immortality?" Sister Cui frowned and looked at her younger sister, "Or do you want...rebirth?"

"No, the meaning of doing this is to say that when I came back from Japan, I was reborn." Su Yong smiled and explained ambiguously.

"The me now is the new me."

For a while, the spacious studio seemed a little quiet, only the sound of the air conditioner's operation continued to sound dull.The long-legged girl smiled, while Sister Cui was still frowning. The two girls just looked at each other, the meaning in their eyes was unknown to each other.

Sometimes, I also want to let go of my body and mind, and thoroughly confide the secrets hidden in my heart, but my reason tells me that this is a very stupid thing.

"Araso~, but the concepts you mentioned are still too complicated. Also, what is worth celebrating is that after all these words, the gift you gave has finally been unwrapped." In the end, it was Cui The eldest sister broke the silence first, and the eldest girl regained her carefree expression, boldly threw the package in her hand aside, and said with a sigh of relief.

The long-legged girl didn't know what Sister Cui thought, but she just watched Sister Cui stretching her waist with a changed expression, and walked to the back of the stage. Cui Xiuying also threw the burden in her hand aside, and then gathered the packing boxes together. Ready to assemble.

Don't rush, don't rush, Cui Xiuying, don't rush...

Sister Cui took out two large glasses that had been chilled from the refrigerator, filled them with ice cubes, and poured a large glass of Coke respectively. Seeing the rising bubbles, Sister Cui thought about it, and then added another glass of coke to the two glasses. Some rum.Feeling the cold breath emanating from the crystal-clear cup, Sister Cui nodded in satisfaction. She just wanted to call her sister to quench her thirst, but because of the distance, the whole picture of these gifts appeared in her eyes. Zero's patterns were vaguely pieced together. "this is……?"

"Dangdangdangdang~~, gentlemen and ladies, please look, yamaha_dtx560k~~!" The long-legged girl waved her little hand while making a sound effect, and made a grand display. "The newly developed 10-inch dtx-pad "xp100sd" snare drum pad. It integrates high sensitivity, quietness, and durability into one, and you can feel the thrill of the attack. The whole set includes..."

"How much?" quickly interrupted the long-legged girl's self-satisfied introduction. Sister Cui didn't care about that at all.

"280 million." The long-legged girl stroked the accessories package of the electronic drum, her eyes full of eagerness to try.

"You have a fever?"

"Isn't this your birthday~"

"You actually want to play by yourself?"

"... Well, this is one of the reasons..."

"Why do you suddenly want to learn to play drums?"

"Sister, look, the current music education is so utilitarian. It is for the sake of expansion. Children are required to learn guitar and piano. , for future performances, in case~ if there is a temporary lack of a drummer, can I make up for it temporarily? I have my own ideas about every kind of instrument, keyboard guitar is fine, and I don’t want to be controlled by others~, so..."

"Tell the truth." Sister Cui squinted at her impassioned younger sister.

"...Well, recently I suddenly feel that I have invested too much in melody and some neglected the study of rhythm. This is very bad for making pop music. Modern pop music pays attention to rhythm..."

"Continue to edit."

"Okay, I got some money recently, and then I fell in love with this set of electronic drums. I thought it was novel and interesting, so I used the name of buying you a birthday gift to help others~~!"

Sister Cui finally laughed, and patted her younger sister who was looking at death like home, and then shifted her gaze to the large and small packages. "Okay, this is the more normal Cui Xiuying, don't put on a pose there. But, do you think you can assemble all these parts today? It looks very high-tech and complicated."

"It's us, and, to be precise, we have less than four hours left." The long-legged girl regained her playful attitude, and quickly hit the snake with the stick.

"Huh..., I knew..." Sister Cui let out a breath, and rolled up her sleeves, "What are you still doing in a daze, do it~!"

Finally, before eleven o'clock, an assembled electronic drum kit was completely placed in front of the two sisters.Not caring about the "wreckage" of the packaging lying on the ground, the two girls surrounded the brand new big toy that smelled of plastic, playing with it with great interest.

"Why is there no sound?" Sister Cui snatched the drum stick first, and beat the tom drum a while.

"Please, old lady, this is an electronic drum." The long-legged girl connected the audio generator and stereo, adjusted the sound settings and volume, and did not forget to tease Sister Cui: "This output can be connected to headphones. Yes, if you practice by yourself, don't forget to bring your headphones."

"Hey~! Is my sister's sense of rhythm so bad?"

"The sense of rhythm is not bad, but when you play, the neighbors may think that our house is undergoing renovation. In a few days, the owner's committee will talk to Dad about the noise of the renovation~~haha~~"

"Well, you little girl, look at the stick~" Big Sister Cui threw a drum stick in the past, and the long-legged girl caught it in her hand.There are a lot of drum sticks for practice that are given away and sold, and a small bundle is hung on the side of the drum stand.

"Hey, little girl, since you have admitted that this set of electronic drums is your own 'fake public benefit', then if you say this..." Sister Cui looked at the long-legged girl who was holding a drumstick and playing hard tricks, Looking triumphant, he suddenly thought of something, rubbed the index finger and thumb of his right hand, and said slyly: "Where's my birth gift?"

"Uh, can we talk about it next time?"

"Then you will owe all your birthday gifts in the future." Sister Cui blew on her nails.

"I don't have much money to spare recently, what should I do?"

"The debt of favor is repaid with meat."

"Well, well, I've already prepared~"

While Sister Cui was stunned, the long-legged girl quickly put the microphone beside her, simply connected the harmony effector and the speaker, and then plugged in a usb to the sound generator. After a while, there was a melodious sound The harmonica sounded, the sound was not loud, and the melody was very tactful.Immediately afterwards, a somewhat rusty 44-beat drum rhythm struck.

"tick tock tock tock

Who do you talk to in the lonely night

Tick ​​tick tick tick tick

Who will wipe the sad tears

Tick ​​tick tick tick tick

Get ready and go

Tick ​​tick tick tick tick

There will be people who care about you"

Listening to this somewhat sad but fresh style of work, the first thing that came to Cui Xiuzhen's mind was the words that his sister said with a calm expression just now.

"No, the point of doing this is to say that when I came back from Japan, I was already reborn. 』

This sentence sounds very strong.

So, when you are alone, who will wipe away your sad tears?

Unknowingly, the shadow of my sister overlapped with myself again.Maybe in the lonely late night, when I was sad, I whispered to the "shadow" named hope in my heart, but in the daytime, I would still act like I didn't care.

Yes, Cui Xiuzhen, you have to be strong, at least you have to act like you are strong.

We come from the same matrix, we grew up in the same environment, and we deal with the same situation differently.We are like the confrontation and coexistence of ouroboro. You came back from Japan and started your own rebirth. I also entered the years of spiritual adulthood on the day of my birth.

But this is not the end, this is the beginning, the beginning of a more difficult road.

Although you don't say it, everyone who loves you understands the difficulties you face, even though you always show your smile.

However, the more you see your nonchalant and bright appearance, and you set off after you have settled your mood, you must know that there are still people who will care about you.

In a daze, Cui Xiuzhen couldn't tell whether the figure of the girl in her mind was her sister, or the self that she had never seen. <Autumn and winter and summer.

First sang the most emotional section b, and then repeated the singing of section ab. Cui Xiuying ended up softly "telling" with the violin accompaniment at the end.Looking back from the artistic conception of the song, the long-legged girl saw that Sister Cui was just leaning gently beside her, without saying a word, looking lazy and thoughtful.

"How about it?"

"Good to hear."

"But I feel that you... seem to have no reaction?"

"I'm calming my mind and telling myself not to rush to express my emotions." Sister Cui let out a breath with her eyes closed, and then said with half-opened eyes: "I have cried once today, and I don't want to cry a second time."

"I always express my emotions like this," Sister Cui gently embraced her younger sister's shoulders, and said weakly, "I also feel a little tired."