Chapter 140: Funeral
Early the next morning, Liu Li gently kissed his mother's forehead, which was still asleep, and then left with Bai Ran and Liu Yudie.
It took a two-hour drive to reach the town, and as soon as they got out of the car, they found a place to throw up.
The town hasn't changed much, it's still a street leading to the South Bridge, and the old street is in tatters in many places, and there are many people with Anmao who are demolishing it. After spitting and rinsing their mouths, the two began to look at the town, the town was not prosperous or beautiful, they knew that this was where Liu Li grew up.
Liu Li's eyes and every familiar place are responses, and everything he thinks is the past.
He smiled slightly: "Let's go over!"
Bai Ran snorted and naturally took his hand and walked forward, Liu Yudie looked around, everything here made her curiosity explode. One moment I went to a street stall to buy a few potato cakes, and the next I ran to the opposite side to buy sticky rice to eat.
As soon as she bought it, it was three servings, and she grinned and handed it to Bai Ran and Liu Li: "Eat quickly, this glutinous rice dumpling is delicious! I added kelp, peanuts, and meat here, and you seem to have more things in there." ”
Bai Dye tasted a little, felt good, and ate all the way. Liu Yudie stuffed a dumpling into her mouth a few times, swallowed it like a jujube, and began to puff her fingers.
Liu Li was amused when he saw it, and gave her his share: "You eat it all!"
Liu Yudie took it with a smile and asked, "Brother, why don't you eat it, is it because it's not delicious?"
Liu Li smiled bitterly, how did he feel Lu Lilu's anger, he shook his head: "When I used to study, I used to use money for fun, so I didn't have money to eat in the cafeteria, so I had to buy these things to eat, and I was tired of eating them for a long time." ”
Liu Yudie hummed and ate it like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, she touched her stomach and began to feel distressed: "Oh! It's so annoying! It's only two to eat enough, what should I do if there are so many delicacies here? Only the delicacies can't live up to it......"
The two of them were happy, and Bai Ran asked, "Where did you study before?"
Liu Li stopped and pointed to the left: "There." ”
The two of them looked in the direction he pointed and saw the school, which had just finished and the crowd of students began to crowd in. Liu Li saw a tall figure in the crowd, which belonged to Lao Cheng.
It's just that she is not alone like before, she is holding a man's hand with a happy face. Her eyes were full of tenderness when she looked at the man. The man is handsome and tall, and his eyes reveal his love for her.
The eyes of the two people were always on each other, and they didn't notice Liu Li, and Liu Li just blessed silently and didn't bother.
He sighed, maybe she is preparing for the college entrance examination now, and it should be no problem to be admitted to college with her results. That's the hurt and affection he can't forget, that's the person he has buried in his heart for so many years! But he knows that he and her are afraid that he will not have a chance to meet her in this life, and maybe he will not have the opportunity to see each other again.
Liu Yudie was only in her second year of high school, and when she saw that there were high school students inside, she asked Liu Li: "Is this a combination of junior high school and high school?"
Liu Li nodded: "It is a private school, and people from many villages or townships around it are studying here." ”
Chatting about the rest, all the way. I walked to the south bridge and bought a lot of things, and a few people called two motorcycles to set off.
On the road in the countryside, a man and a woman were waiting anxiously. Both of them were about fifty years old, and they were already very old. Their eyes looked into the distance, and the man said, "Why hasn't Xiao Li come yet? Is it that Pinger said the wrong time? Maybe it's tomorrow?"
The woman said: "It can't be today, that Liu Yudie followed, saying that it seems that Xiao Li also brought his daughter-in-law home." ”
The man smiled and nodded: "Xiao Li is really good! We are just a boy in our family, and he finally lives up to expectations! No, my legs are numb, squat for a while." ”
"Look at what you look like? After a while, Xiao Li's daughter-in-law and Yudie saw you, and you thought they were beggars!"
"That's right, wait!"
They are the uncle and the aunt, and they were sad for a long time when their father went back yesterday. But as soon as they heard that Liu Li would come back immediately and bring his daughter-in-law, and more importantly, Liu Yang's heirs were also together, so they couldn't even sleep when they were so excited.
In the morning, I went to the village to arrange everything for Liu Yang and came over and waited, the weather in G City was going to be colder. Even if they wear too much, they feel cold, but their hearts are excited.
It's been two hours since it started.
Two cars came over in the distance, and the aunt shouted excitedly: "Here they are!"
The uncle's eyes were dazzled, and he couldn't see the face clearly: "Is it them?"
It wasn't until they got closer that they saw clearly, and Liu Li and a few people got out of the car and unloaded their luggage.
"Uncle, uncle! Yudie, this is Uncle and Uncle, this is Bai Dye!"
Liu Li introduced, Yudie and Bai Ran called someone, and the aunt came up and took Yudie's hand.
"Okay! Born so beautifully! Tired! Child, let's go home, the meal is already ready." ”
The uncle looked at Yu Die, and then at Bai Ran, as if with a satisfied gaze, he walked up to Liu Li and whispered: "Good boy! Lao Tzu didn't misunderstand you!How about it? Are you pregnant? When will you get married?"
Bai Ran still heard it, and her pretty face turned red and didn't speak. Liu Li smiled: "It's still early, I won't make you wait for a long time." ”
"It's still early, you can hurry up! When the time comes, the four generations will be in the same house, and your grandmother will be happy. ”
I arrived home with a chatter, and my father was still in the village. At the uncle's house, the meal began, and the grandmother sat down. She didn't understand who these people were, and even if Yudie let go of her voice, she didn't hear anything. Her mind has long been lost, but she also likes to be lively. With so many people eating together, her meal volume even exceeded that of Liu Li.
Liu Li put on the new clothes she bought for her, she didn't know who the person in front of her was, but her face was still full of smiles. She just put it on and changed it back again, still muttering in her mouth, why did she buy it so good.
The older generation always felt sorry for money, so they went with her.
After the meal, Liu Li asked, "What about Liu Qiaoren?
Uncle nodded: "It will be a few days before the holiday." ”
Liu Li nodded and walked all the way to the elementary school with Yudie and Bai Ran, both of them knew that he had a younger sister who was still studying, but they hadn't seen what it looked like. Liu Yudie went to buy some things that children like to eat, and ended up eating all the way. Liu Li smiled bitterly, feeling that Liu Qiao's personality was similar to hers, and she should get along very well.
The three of them came to the fourth grade class and quietly looked inside the window, pointing out that it was Liu Qiao for the two of them.
The students all sat quietly and listened to the class, and the teacher spoke very seriously. But there are always naughty children who want to make trouble, and a little boy says, "Teacher, your lecture is so boring!"
"That's it!"
The teacher was old and had seen a lot, so he ignored the lecture and continued to lecture. The two troublemakers lost interest when they saw that the teacher ignored them, and the teacher smiled: "Students, do you know what a dream is?"
"Dreams are edible!"
"Dreams are the ...... in dreams"
"Dream is a kind of expectation for the future, dream is the driving force that inspires people to forge ahead, and dream is the source of courage to move forward! It is a goal......
"You are all right, but Liu Qiao said it a little better and more correctly. The teacher took the lead in applauding, and a round of applause followed, and Liu Qiao's little face turned a little red. The teacher said, "Then let me ask you again, what is your dream, that is, what do you want to do when you grow up in the future?"
"Internet celebrity!"
"I want to be an Internet celebrity ......"
"I! want to ...... Ahem, when! net! red!"
The classmates did not hesitate, and shouted in unison, and some even shouted hoarsely. The word Internet celebrity is overwhelming, and the teacher has never encountered such a situation in so many years. He smiled bitterly, and for a moment it occurred to him that he wanted to quit his job as a teacher. "Times have changed, times have changed. ”
He quickly bypassed the topic and continued to lecture. He didn't hear a very small and firm voice in the word Internet celebrity, doctor! These two words were heard by the three people who were paying attention to it outside, and Liu Li showed appreciation in his eyes. She knew that the reason why Liu Qiao wanted to become a doctor came from her mother.
After waiting for a long time, she finally got out of school, and as soon as she came out with her schoolbag, she was suddenly hugged by someone. She shouted in a hurry, her hands began to struggle, and Liu Li laughed: "What?
Liu Qiao was stunned when she heard this voice, and then looked at his face, she cried and laughed: "Brother! It's you!"
She hugged for a long time before letting go to look at the other two, her eyes a little timid. Liu Yuxin took out some candy from her bag and handed it to her: "My sister is so cute, I am your sister Yudie." ”
"Sister. Liu Qiao pouted, and suddenly had a good impression of her, but the good impression came from candy.
Liu Li pointed to Bai Ran: "This is your sister-in-law, called sister-in-law." ”
Liu Qiao was ten years old and could understand what her sister-in-law meant, she smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is good!"
Bai Ran smiled and gently pinched her little face: "My sister is so good." ”
Sure enough, Liu Qiao got along with the two of them after a while, and the two of them also loved this sister and bought her everything. Clothes, snacks, toys, even hair, as soon as she came out, her whole person changed, no longer like the dirty and messy way she used to be, like a city child.
Life here is fast, and Bai Dye and Yu Butterfly are slowly adapting. It is also that they have never lived before, the forest, the wild river, everything is curious and like.
This year, there were snowflakes in G City, and the snow was not heavy, but it was exciting for those who have lived here for so many years. The frost first solidified all the plants and everything outside, and the world was crystal clear, and then the snow began. It slowly turns white, and it is a beauty that people can't describe.
Liu Yang's funeral took place in the village, and all his relatives and fellow villagers carried his coffin to the cemetery in the snow.
Snowflakes were falling, and a road was occupied by so many people. Liu Li and the others had white cloths tied on their foreheads, and walked by the coffin with things made of paper in their hands. The father and uncle also carried the coffin with red eyes......
Liu Qiao knew that this was a dead person, as if it was her uncle who died, and she also wanted to cry like Liu Yudie, but she couldn't hold back the tears.
It takes an hour to walk to the cemetery, and the coffin bearer changes and changes. They are all men in the village, and every time someone dies, they will help carry the coffin for it.
Their voices were combined, loud and filled with the same sadness as the host's house.
"One, two, three, from~"
"Kneel!"
All those who had white cloths on their heads turned around and knelt down on their knees and kowtowed.
This hour has only knelt a few times, Liu Qiao wanted to complain that his knees hurt, but seeing that Liu Li had serious expressions, he didn't dare to say it and had to endure it.
The cemetery is on the grave hill in the village, and the snow on the mountain is heavier, and a dirt road has been trampled on an unknown number of times. Coupled with the snow, it was wet and slippery.
Everyone went to the grave that had been dug and slowly put the coffin inside. A Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe began to say that a person who died in a foreign land, and the soul must be guided to return.
After burying the soil, the people of the village went back. The next thing was to pile up the stones, and another hour passed. Everything was done, and my father left with Liu Qiao and Liu Yudie.
Now only Liu Li and Bai Ran were left, and he lit a cigarette and put it on the tombstone. Then he lit one himself, squatted down and muttered: "Uncle, if one day Yudie wants to return everything that belongs to her, I will give it to her." But not now, it's up to her to choose......"