Chapter 17: Grandpa's Secret (Part II)

"Wait a minute!" Tao Yuanyuan protested: "Why didn't I see the shop with a curtain hanging at the door." ”

Lao Gao kindly touched her head: "I hope you will never see the shop with the curtain in your life." ”

There were two people crowded at the door, and they were also listening attentively, Gao Fei and Lao Tao heard their conversation next door, and they were also attracted to it, crowded at the door, listening to the conversation between an old man and a young man.

"It's a strange place and a place to help people solve problems, and I hope you don't have problems like that. Lao Gao explained.

Tao Yuanyuan muttered to herself in confusion and suspicion: "How can there be such a place!"

Grandpa sighed: "Fortunately, there is such a place." He took out the box, and carefully took out a crystal tube from inside, which contained multicolored smoke flowing, each color bright and distinct, but the places where they intersected and mixed with each other, but the original color was still largely maintained.

He looked at it and said, "This tube is your mother's memory of the day she was born." Tao Yuanyuan's eyes widened and said in surprise: "Old man, should you tell me that this box of treasures is my grandmother's memory, right?"

Lao Gao nodded, and gently stroked the top of the box in the air, looking cautious, as if he was afraid that these things would burst like soap bubbles.

Gao Fei craned his neck to see the contents of the box.

"These are your grandmother's life. "Lao Gao's nose is a little sour, these memories left by his wife are all about him, then about Gao Fei, and finally, all about Tao Yuanyuan.

The cold strange man said that he wanted to make a deal with him, he thought it was alarmist, but he didn't expect it to be an unknown prophet.

"That afternoon, we followed the cat to this shop, and there was a lovely girl in it, who didn't think we were verbose, and talked to us all afternoon, and listened to what we talked about all afternoon, and she listened happily, and we had a good time. The soft light in Lao Gao's eyes, Tao Yuanyuan didn't feel a little ashamed, she never thought that the two old people also needed someone to speak.

"Then we met the strange man, and he shook hands with me, but there was no warmth on his hands, which was uncomfortable. Lao Gao squinted his eyes and recalled: "What is even more uncomfortable is what he said to me, he said: 'This old woman seems to forget a lot of things, at that time, come to me, I can help you.'" 'What kind of nonsense is this, how can your grandmother forget so many things?'

So we left. Lao Gao took a sip of water: "But your grandmother really began to forget things, she suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and often forgot things, and then she didn't remember you anymore." ”

Tao Yuanyuan nodded, the last time she came back, her grandmother was in such a state.

"No way, I'll take your grandmother to find that weirdo, although I don't know how he knows, but since he has a way, I'll try anyway. Lao Gao fell into the memory.

"His shop is full of crystals like these, and they are as colorful as the stars in the sky, no, nebulae. Lao Gao seemed to be trying his best to recall the scene at that time, and you can imagine how shocked he was at that time.

"It's full of human memories?" Tao Yuanyuan asked, Lao Gao nodded: "He said that his name is Xiaoxiao, and he specializes in trading with humans, the trade of memories, he recycles human memories, and then sells them to human wishes." ”

"Wait a minute, human?" Tao Yuanyuan was very attentive.

"Yes, his exact words, human. Lao Gao continued: "He said that your grandmother's symptoms will get worse and worse, so severe that she will forget everything, and then die of aging like an animal." ”

"It's horrible. Lao Gao buried his face in his hands, he couldn't imagine that his wife, who had been with him for more than half a century, would leave him in this way, she was so strong, so self-respecting person: "I can't let her die like this." ”

Lao Gao's figure suddenly looked very pitiful, he was so tall, he had supported Gao Fei's sky on his shoulders, Gao Fei's tears at the door couldn't help but flow down, Lao Tao gently grabbed her shoulders and let her lean on herself, Gao Fei's tears wet Lao Tao's chest.

"The strange man took your grandmother to the inner room, and I didn't know what was inside, and after a while, he sent her out, handed me some tubes, and said that they were filled with her grandmother's memories, and she could choose which day she wanted to live with. ”

Tao Yuanyuan was dumbfounded, there was still this kind of operation, she was really convinced.

But he also said that his grandmother's condition would only get worse and worse, and at first she could remember the memories for several days, and then she had to return them to her day by day, because she would forget them after a day. Lao Gao's voice had a sense of powerlessness, deep sadness, and more of an irreparable regret.

Lao Tao and Gao Fei suddenly realized, it turned out that this was the case, they thought that their parents were playing some new game for the elderly, such as Douyin Kuaishou, they didn't dare to ask for a long time, and it was also very tested to play different roles every day, but it turned out to be like this!

"Grandpa, what did you do with that weird man?" Tao Yuanyuan asked.

"When I die, he can take all my memories with him. Lao Gao said slowly.

"It's not fair!" Tao Yuanyuan jumped up: "Since he has already taken away his grandmother's memories and only returned part of them, why should he take yours?"

"Because if he doesn't return it, your grandmother will only forget, and in the end she won't remember anything, he is willing to return it to us, and every day, grandma can still live in the past with us, even if she leaves the day, she will not know anyone. Lao Gao's voice began to be a little dry and hoarse.

"After all, we have much less time left than in the past, and every day, we can choose to live the happy and beautiful scenes of the past again. After my grandfather finished speaking, it seemed to take a lot of effort, and he drank a large sip of water, some of which were choked, and he coughed so much that tears came out.

"It's amazing, I want to see it in person. Tao Yuanyuan said that her grandfather's secret was clear, but she was very curious about the store.

Lao Gao didn't tell her that her memory of that shop would gradually be forgotten after her grandmother passed away, this was one of the transactions with Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao didn't want too many people to know their secrets, not to mention, Tao Yuanyuan didn't need it, even if she stood at the door of Xiaoxiao's store, she could only see a wall, and there was no way to find the door.

Lao Gao hopes that she will never need the help of this store, and Lao Tao and Gao Fei also hope that she will never need to enter this store.

When Qiu Xiaoworm woke up, she was lying on the hospital bed, her lover was lying on her hospital bed for a nap, and she said with difficulty: "Thirsty, drink water." ”

Her lover woke up instantly, and when he saw her, he was overjoyed: "You woke up!" As soon as he grabbed Qiu Xiaoworm's hand, he burst into tears, crying like a tearful person: "You finally woke up, I'm so afraid you won't wake up." ”

He put Qiu Xiaoworm's hand on his cheek: "Look at me, do you still know me?"

"Chen Yiming, I want to drink water. Qiu Xiaoworm said impatiently.

What's the matter with this man, he said he wanted to drink water, why, didn't he give it? Do you want money?

Chen Yiming happily poured a glass of water and fed her with a small spoon.

"What's wrong with me?" Qiu Xiaoworm asked, she touched her head, "I have a headache." ”

"Speaking of which, you are really unlucky, driving well, the viaduct collapsed, pressed your car, almost died, the doctors said that you can't wake up, you may have to be a vegetative person for the rest of your life. ”

"Fortunately, you are still reluctant to me, reluctant to make rice balls. Chen Yiming cried like a child, happy for a while, crying for a while, what a waste not to act, Qiu Xiaoworm muttered.

"Where's Tang Yuan'er?" Qiu Xiaoworm asked, Tang Yuan'er is her son, the kindergarten class, which is the age of the dead person, and he doesn't miss it for a day, and he starts to want to beat people after more than sixty minutes of getting along.

"Tang Yuan'er goes to school, it's out of school for a while, and my aunt will bring you to see you. Chen Yiming wiped his face indiscriminately, and said with a smile, he was very happy and sad today, and his heart was very difficult, he looked at his watch: "It's already out of school, it should be on the way." ”

Then he sat down on the edge of the bed, holding Qiu Xiaoworm's hand, and looked at her dementedly, as if he was afraid that she would disappear at any time.

Qiu Xiaoworm was a little awkward, and turned his face away: "What are you always looking at me like this?" Chen Yiming touched her face, her eyebrows, and her lips: "I'm afraid that as soon as I turn my face, you will be gone, and I'm afraid that as soon as I leave, you won't remember me." ”

Qiu Xiaoworm didn't know how to respond to her lover's affection, the door opened, and a little fat ball rolled in like a ball of meat and rolled into her arms, arching like a pig.

Chen Yiming patted his buttocks: "Mom just woke up, don't toss like this, she can't stand it." ”

Tang Yuan'er said excitedly: "Great, mother, you finally woke up, I knew you could wake up, I knew, they all said you were dead, I didn't believe it." ”

The aunt looked at them with a smile at the door, Qiu Xiaoworm nodded at her and asked Chen Yiming, "You have changed an aunt." Chen Yiming nodded: "This aunt can drive and pick up Tangyuan, you know I can't be busy alone." ”

Qiu Xiaoworm's heart was warm, distressed, and grateful, in the past few months, he had been so difficult, she wrapped one of Chen Yiming's hands with her hands: "Husband, you have worked hard." ”

Chen Yiming's eyes were red, and he gently held her in his arms, and after a while, a small ball of meat came in between the two of them, and said aggrievedly: "What's the matter with you, don't you want me?"

The husband and wife burst into tears and laughed, and together they hugged the little meat ball in the middle, and the aunt at the door turned around and wiped away the tears left in the corners of her eyes.