Sanzu, Stix, Summer

The mythical Sanzu River was not the only river on earth through which the dead people went to an unknown land.
The Britons had the river Styx, the Slavs had the river Lethe, one can list endlessly and say that each nation had a river of oblivion with its own name, but I will not. In fact, there was only one river, but it connected all the peoples on earth. However, there were points of power on earth that attracted dead people to where their ancestors lived. It so happened that the town near the Sanzu River was the place where once, three hundred years ago, there lived a beautiful girl with an oriental appearance and her name was Li Yu Mi. I do not want to dwell on the moment of death of this girl, I want to talk about her life for now. Lee Yu Mi was the daughter of a wealthy Korean family. Li Yu Mi's ancestors once came to this city, and they stayed here. The young man Eo did not have Korean roots, the appearance of the young man was quite European. It just so happened that Lee Yu Mi and Eo fell in love with each other. The parents of the boy and girl were against this marriage. However, their love was so strong that nothing could separate them.
  A hundred years later, in the same city, in a large, friendly Italian family, another girl was born, who was named Olivia. But here's the bad luck, the girl was born with an oriental cut of the eyes and swarthy skin. Time passed, the girl grew up, Anna adored her daughter, but she saw that the baby did not look like either her mother or her father. As you understand, in those distant times it was not possible to conduct a genetic test for paternity. Whispers began to fly around the city, Anna was accused of being unfaithful to her husband. Anna's parents before the birth of baby Olivia were very popular people in the city. But the incomprehensible situation with the granddaughter has shaken their reputation. This happened at a time when Anna's husband was away. Anna's husband, Roberto, was a merchant, and often traveled on business to distant lands. Roberto knew the secret of his family and if he had not been away, he could have calmed public opinion. By the time the tragedy occurred, he had been away from home for about 5 years. The situation began to escalate on the day when the baby turned 6 years old. On this day, Anna invited guests to her birthday. However, no one came. Moreover, when Anna's father had an anniversary, and he arranged a dinner and a ball, only a few people came to him, and even then from among the common people. The city fathers and noble citizens did not come.
For Anna's parents, who above all valued their honor and loved to be in the spotlight, it was a disaster! As you understand, Anna could not defend herself, no one wanted to listen to her. The day of the election of the most popular citizen of the city was approaching. There was such a holiday in this city. There were three contenders. Since Anna's father was rich, donated a lot to the poor, was on a short footing with many noble people, and even had a common business with some, it was he who had every chance of winning. That would have happened, that is, everything went to this. However, the laurel wreath did not go to him this time, but to his sworn enemy. Anna's mother and father were beside themselves, they blamed Anna for everything. Morals in those days were cruel. Without a moment's hesitation, Anna's father decided to punish the daughter who had dishonored him. He believed that the cup of his patience had already run out. Even now, two centuries later, Anna remembered that day in great detail. The little girl was unwell then, and Anna had not slept properly for a week. At first, she considered the screams and noise that came to her from the street to be just her sick imagination, but the noise did not subside. Then a crowd of people broke into the house. Anna's servants were unable to do anything. When Anna's father came out of the crowd, the girl rushed to him, she decided that he had come to protect her. However, her father quickly dispelled her hope. The crowd burst into the nursery, Anna grabbed the baby and hugged her. But what could a weak, tired woman do against a crowd of brutalized men? The daughter was torn from her mother's arms. Anna screamed and fought to the last. Olivia was taken away. But that was not all. Four servants, on the orders of Anna's father, seized the woman and carried her into one of the rooms. There were no windows in this room, and the doors were walled up by order of the father. Anna is dead. Baby Olivia was sent out of sight to the village. There she lived with the mother of one of the servants. Six months passed, Roberto returned to the city. However, in the house that he loved so much, no one was waiting for him. The servants left, the house was empty. It took several days for Anna's parents to finally deign to give him an audience. Roberto was horrified when he found out what those damned old people had done to his family. By the way, I’ll say right away that the massacre that Anna’s father and mother arranged did not add to their popularity in any way. The townspeople began to shun these people and spat after them. The hope of the father and mother that popularity would return if Anna and Olivia disappeared from the eyes of the townspeople did not materialize. Roberto ordered to break open the doors of the room where his wife was immured, but of course Anna was dead. The inconsolable Roberto arranged a magnificent funeral, which was attended by almost all the inhabitants of the city. The only ones who were not in this crowd, it will give birthAnna's oil. Roberto's next step was to find his daughter. Anna's parents flatly refused to tell Roberto where they sent their granddaughter. Despite everything, the old man and the old woman considered themselves right. By bribing the servants, Roberto found out where his daughter was. When he arrived in this village, Olivia was in a terrible state. The girl was hardly fed, she was mocked and mocked. Roberto took his daughter, but it took many more years before the girl even slightly forgot the terrible story of her childhood. The old people still believed that it was the birth of Olivia that ruined their lives and put an end to their popularity. Roberto respected Anna's parents and could not treat them cruelly, he endured their attacks and incomprehensible anger. But in one Roberto was firm, he forbade the old people to see his granddaughter. Meanwhile, the beautiful Olivia turned 16 years old, she had a fianc; - a fair-skinned handsome Pavlo, Pavlo was the son of a friend of Roberto, and his father was not opposed when Pavlo and Olivia announced that they wanted to get married. Olivia was a hot, fun and passionate girl, but sometimes she had bad days. This happened when spring was approaching, and the day was approaching when the girl's mother died. These days, Roberto was especially attentive to his daughter. The wedding of Pavlo and Olivia was magnificent, rich and beautiful. The newlyweds came to congratulate all the nobility of the city. Surprisingly, the grandparents also came, and Roberto did not dare to prevent them. Everything was fine, but at some point, Olivia, who had drunk several glasses of wine, suddenly got up and asked the guests to be quiet.
- My dear father, dear parents of my fianc;, my beloved Pavlo, dear citizens, I thank you for coming, but the wedding will not continue until two people leave here. These people are murderers, they killed my mother, but they did not suffer any punishment. Here they are! Look at them! - and Olivia pointed to her grandparents, - Damned old people, why do you continue to sit here in this house where you committed the murder? Servants, drive these people out!
Roberto tried to stop his daughter, but she screamed and sent curses towards her grandfather and grandmother. The servants had no choice but to approach the old men. Anna's old father frowned, his face turned purple, he raised his hand and angrily said...
At that moment, Sandra woke up. The dream was terrible, the girl was heavy at heart, and she was glad that this heavy and gloomy dream was finally over.