Chapter 12: Ho Qiu
He Sihai opened the side room, this is the room of He Tao and his wife, since they died, they have rarely been opened.
In fact, there is very little in it.
A long table.
An empty bed with no cover.
A simple wardrobe.
A small shaker.
It seems particularly empty.
On the long table was the portrait of He Tao and his wife, and He Sihai put his grandmother's on it.
Peaches leaned on the door frame and peeked in quietly.
This room has been locked, except that my brother will open it during the New Year.
So she was naturally not impressed.
"Don't stand at the door, come in. He Sihai beckoned to Peach.
"Dad. ”
Momoko timidly walked in.
"Now, you can also come and worship your parents. He Sihai pointed to the statue and said.
But Peach's attention was not here at all, but at the rocking bed.
"This is where Momoko slept when she was a child. He Sihai pulled her over and said.
The shaker was covered in a layer of ash.
"Well, I don't need it now, I've grown up. Momoko said.
But He Sihai could hear the loss in her tone.
This little shaker holds all the memories of her and her parents.
"Let's go, with my brother, clean up the shaker. He Sihai moved the shaker out.
He was going to clean up his home before leaving.
The small shaker was cleaned, and He Sihai put it in the shade of the big tree in front of the door.
Momoko put her little fat chicken toy in it and shook it.
He Sihai didn't care about her anymore.
Clean up in the house yourself.
Especially grandma's room, a lot of things burned with her.
But it has also been turned out of shape.
Grandma didn't have anything left, and the most valuable thing was a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets.
This pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets is grandma's dowry.
It is said that when my grandmother was young, she was also the eldest lady of a rich family.
As for why he ended up marrying a mud-legged man like Grandpa He Sihai, there are many stories in it.
But it was a normal thing in those days.
That day, the fifth grandfather asked about this intentionally or unintentionally, and was directly scolded back by He Sihai, who wanted to leave it to Peaches in the future, and no one could take it.
He Sihai carefully hid them.
After cleaning up, as soon as I went out, I saw Peaches shaking the small cradle, and He Qiu squatted beside her and watched.
He Sihai's face changed greatly.
From what I heard in the past, it seems that scheming people is not a good thing.
Whether it's true or not, He Sihai doesn't know.
But he didn't want Momoko to get hurt in any way.
rushed up directly, grabbed He Qiu's neck, and picked him up.
It wasn't until he picked it up that he realized that he could catch it, and it was so light.
He Qiu's face showed a look of fear, and he said timidly: "Brother Sihai." ”
He Sihai heard him call like this, and remembered when he was alive.
At that time, I often followed behind his ass and called "Brother Sihai, Brother Sihai".
"Don't go near Peaches. ”
He Sihai let go of him after speaking.
He Qiu immediately ran away and stood.
Peaches looked up at her brother a little blankly, not knowing what He Sihai was doing?
"It's okay, you play yours. He Sihai touched her little head with a smile.
Peaches is still a child, how can she think so much, so she happily plays house again and shakes her baby chick.
He Sihai turned around and returned to the house, and then beckoned to He Qiu, who was standing in the distance.
When he stepped into the house, He Qiu, who was originally behind, was already waiting for him in the house.
He Sihai didn't care, it was originally weird, isn't it normal to be ghostly?
"Tell me, I came back to avoid me that day, why did you take the initiative to come to me again today?" He Sihai took the initiative to ask.
After one after another and the ghosts were lifted, he didn't have much fear, and today he grabbed He Qiu, which made him feel more confident in his heart.
Man's fear of treachery comes mainly from its elusiveness and untouchability.
As long as you can catch it, the fear of it will naturally decrease.
"It was Grandma who asked me to come to you. He Qiu said.
"Grandma?" He Sihai was stunned for a moment.
Then he reacted, he was talking about He Sihai's grandmother.
Because He Qiu called He Sihai's grandmother, he was also called grandma.
"What did my grandma tell you?" He Sihai was a little puzzled and a little curious.
"Grandma said that Brother Sihai is a good person and will help me. He Qiu looked at him timidly, looking at him expectantly.
......
"Okay, what the hell do you want me to help you?"
Since it was grandma who said it, what else could he say, even if grandma didn't say it, a village, if He Sihai could help, he would help.
Through He Qiu's words, He Sihai finally knew what was going on.
It turned out that when He Sihai came back to stop He Qiu that day, He Qiu was surprised and frightened that he could see him.
Since he died, no one could see him, so suddenly someone could see him, but it scared him, after all, he was still a child, so he didn't think much about it, turned around and ran.
But I didn't go far before information about the person appeared in my head.
He originally wanted to come to He Sihai, but he didn't have any remuneration to pay He Sihai, so he hesitated.
So I've been wandering around He Sihai's house.
Until his grandmother died, his grandmother told him not to worry, and he would help him fulfill his wish.
So after the funeral, He Qiu came up.
It's quite sensible.
I didn't come to him when He Sihai was at the funeral.
"Tell me, what do you want, I'll see if I can help. He Sihai asked.
"Can I use my swimming skills to pay you? I'm a very good swimmer. He Qiu was surprised when he heard this, full of anticipation.
"What a fart, you're drowning yourself, and you're still swimming, I don't want it, let's talk about it. ”
"But you have to pay the usher?" He Qiu said distressedly.
"Is that so?" He Sihai was a little surprised.
"In that case, then use swimming as a reward, say, what do you want me to bring to your parents?"
Except for the RMB, everything else is dispensable for He Sihai.
"Thank you, Brother Sihai. He Qiu was happy when he heard this.
"I don't want to tell my parents, but I want to say something to He Long. He Qiu shook his head and said.
This unfilial son......
Who is He Long?
In fact, He Long is a child of the same age as He Qiu, and he is also from Hejia Village, and He Sihai also knows him.
There are not many children in Hejia Village, but many of them have been brought out because they went out to work.
So the village is very deserted.
And He Qiu is as old as He Long, so they naturally played together, and the two were very good friends.
That day, the two made a bet over an incident, and in the end, He Qiu drowned in the pond.
Afterwards, He Long fell seriously ill and spent several weeks in the hospital.
He Long, who was originally lively and noisy, became taciturn and afraid of people.
Especially He Qiu's parents completely fell out with He Long's parents and had a big quarrel.
It was He Long's fault that they lost their son.
This made He Long even more convinced that He Qiu's death was caused by him.
He Qiu saw it in his eyes and was very worried about his little friend.