Past Tense

In 1988, an "ominous man" was born in a small mountain village. Whether it is ominous or not depends on the month of her birth. 1988 Is the Year of the Dragon. As the old saying goes, if the old dragon doesn't raise its head in the twelfth lunar month, it means it's a bone marrow failure. On the twenty-fifth day of the winter lunar month, seeing that the winter lunar month had passed, and seeing that the pregnant daughter-in-law had not moved yet, the old lady was anxious to talk to the old man, "It seems to be the twelfth lunar month. If the child doesn't come out yet, is he really going to be an old dragon who doesn't raise his head? What if he is really born in the twelfth lunar month? What a worry!" The old man took a puff of dry cigarette and let out a long sigh. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.