Chapter 11 Invitation
Phoenix SD Foothills, Cemetery. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
It is not far from Baicheng, and it is closer to the mountain gate by another county road. The cemetery is divided into two areas, the outer one is relatively early, unplanned, and looks very messy. There are stone tablets, white marble, and poor people's families directly set up a wooden sign, and buy a palm-sized place in the corner, which is very miserable to look at.
The inside is much better, the square base of the cemetery is uniformly built, and the inside is hollow, which is used to put urns, and the rows are very neat. A few years ago, it was empty, but today it is full of tombstones.
Gu Yu came over on a bicycle, with a bamboo basket tied to the back seat, which contained paper money and ingots, and a plastic bag hanging on the handlebar, containing incense, tobacco and alcohol. He parked the car at the entrance, carried his things to the innermost point, and stopped in front of a tombstone.
The white tablet has black characters, and it reads: The tomb of grandfather Gu Xiuye.
He took out three sticks of incense, lit them with a calm face, and inserted them into a small incense burner. There is nothing special about the incense, but it takes a lot of effort to put in it, it is not fancy, it is not tricky, and it is just peaceful.
He didn't bring any flowers and fruits, because there were scavengers everywhere, and he stole any beautiful flowers, wine cups, and even the offered melons, fruits, pears, and peaches.
In recent years, even the urn has become a new skill for blackmail.
In addition to the three sticks of incense, he lit another cigarette and put it on the edge, and then burned the paper money. The government encourages civilized sacrifices, but the Chinese people are traditionally like this, sweeping the tomb without burning some paper money, and the living always feel unreliable in their hearts.
Two bundles of yellow paper and a bag of gold ingots, when they caught fire, wisps of black smoke rose, and they gradually faded in mid-air.
Gu Yu held a branch and looked at it casually while collecting the paper ashes. Here at the foot of the Phoenix Mountain, separated by a brick wall, the east foot is not developed, the eyes are full of strange rocks, miscellaneous trees and barren grass, revealing the roughness and publicity of the original ecology.
It is not the Qingming season, and there are not many people who go to the grave.
Today was the day of his grandfather's death, and he stayed for a long time, until the paper money turned to ashes, and then he turned outsideβthere was also a monument where the ashes of his parents were buried.
When I was very young, my parents went out to work, and I didn't know what to do, but one day the fellow who went with me brought back a message, saying that there had been an accident and seven or eight people died, including two of them.
After that, his grandfather took him to live alone until he died two years ago. His impression of his parents is actually very indifferent, and he doesn't have much emotion, but when he thinks about it occasionally, he is inevitably a little sour and lonely.
Gu Yu burned some more paper money for his parents, and then did not go home, but carried a bamboo basket around the cemetery, preparing to go up the mountain to collect some incense.
The resources on Phoenix Mountain are very abundant, and there are many suitable for making incense. What he wants to pick is a round-leaved herb with white flowers, which is also called dog's claw grass by the locals because the leaves resemble dog's paws.
Grandpa studied it for several years and found that it has a slightly sweet taste, a mild nature, and can exude an extremely diluted and soothing taste after processing, which is a good material for making a refreshing fragrance.
"Whew!"
He pinched his thumb and forefinger and put it in his mouth, and blew a whistle, which was particularly clear in the empty mountains and forests. Then he walked for a while, and blew again.
Gu Yu looked around, but he didn't see the figure of the fat brother, where might Xindao be playing, or enjoying the sage time in the nest.
Dongshan is relatively primitive and not easy to walk, he relies on his agility and almost walking on the ground.
The dog's claw grass is very dense, and after a while, I picked a bamboo basket, and by the way, I picked some other incense materials. The air here is better than that of the north slope, and he took advantage of the rest to simply find a piece of bluestone to sit in and feel the aura of heaven and earth again.
He has done it very skillfully in meditation like this.
The so-called nothing in his heart is empty, and his thoughts are not quiet, perhaps because of his personality and experience, he found that he was very suitable for this state. Every time I wake up, my mind is calm and my consciousness is condensed, as if I am reborn.
"Huh?"
This time it was different, Gu Yu quickly opened his eyes with a suspicious expression. The slightest fluctuation seemed to enhance a little, but it didn't seem to be, it was too faint for me to be sure.
He couldn't help frowning, since eating the red fruit, instead of being wonderful, it was foggy and completely disorganized, but it was not as ordinary and comfortable as before.
Cultivation is really like a joke......
He sat on the bluestone, his arms on his leans and worried. From time to time, there is a gentle breeze, the branches and leaves are gently swaying, the sun laboriously penetrates the dense forest, the grass grows luxuriantly in the thin light, and butterflies linger among the flowers.
Not far away, there are other birds perching on branches, and a group of small insects are fluttering. This insect is called a midge, commonly known as a small bite, and it likes to be a frantic human in the summer, and it is annoying.
He had already seen the guys and didn't bother to pay attention to them. Who knew that the small black fog was getting closer and closer, and when it was almost in front of it, it buzzed and flew away around a corner.
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Gu Yu blinked, and subconsciously pressed his pocket, yes, with insect repellent pills! Why is this thing getting worse and worse?
He had done tests before, and a person with a keen sense of smell like a rat avoided it at a distance of about five or six meters. Those with a less sensitive sense of smell also have a buffer of two or three meters.
He didn't think that there was something wrong with his incense, it could only be the problem of midges, and it seemed that his resistance was getting stronger and stronger.
"Could it be that a small bite can also eat heaven and earth?"
Oh, he didn't believe it after he said it, that's an exaggeration.
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"This is the Phoenix Collection, how is it like a slum?"
"Sheng Tian doesn't seem to have such a residential area, does he? A small place is a small place. β
Towards evening, a Land Rover pulled up at the intersection of Phoenix Street. As soon as the car door opened, a man and two women came down, which were the Zeng sisters and brothers and Li Meng.
They asked the sanitation worker about the approximate place of residence, and then came to visit, and when they arrived at the place, it was rare for the sister and brother to reach a consensus.
There is little wealth here, and when you talk about Land Rover, there is a Corvoz poking here, and people who come and go will glance at it. The three of them struggled for a while, and then dragged the passer-by and asked carefully.
I was surrounded by neighbors, and I quickly found out where I lived. They walked around the maze until they finally saw an old courtyard, and even the white tile at the door was missing.
The door was open, and the three of them looked at each other, shouting as they walked inside, "Is there anyone?"
"Is anyone there?"
Not long after Gu Yu came back, he was concocting dog's claw grass in the Westinghouse.
The preliminary process of making incense is extremely cumbersome, according to the different properties of spices, it can go through more than a dozen procedures such as boiling, steaming, stir-frying, moxibustion, and soaking, just to get rid of peculiar smells.
Dog's claw grass has a fishy smell, so soak it in water, 30 degrees of water, for about two hours.
As soon as he dipped the materials into the bucket, he heard someone shouting outside, pulled open the curtain and took a look, and couldn't help frowning. He threw the door out, stood in front of the house, and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Yo!
Others didn't know much, Zeng Yuewei was surprised. She originally came with a mood of inquiry, questioning, and resentment, but when she looked at it, she said something else, and her appearance alone had some temperament.
I saw that the other party had long legs and a strong waist, a straight back, and slightly thin lips, pouting with warmth and stubbornness. It's not particularly masculine, but it fluctuates with a lot of the beauty of young flesh.
After all, these days, the social aesthetics are getting closer and closer to the girls with big JJs, and it's not easy to bring out a pure man.
She suppressed her emotions, although she was unhappy to be scolded, but it was still her grandmother's matter in front of her.
Zeng Shufei was also afraid of bad things for his sister, so he preemptively said: "I bought your incense yesterday, don't you remember?"
"Remember, are you looking for me?"
"Can we go in and talk?"
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Gu Yu paused, but still gave way sideways: "Please come in." β
With that, several people entered the house. The siblings were not stupid, and instead of having the slightest contempt for the caveman's primitive shack, they were full of good-natured interest.
Especially the kang, sitting on it, touching left and right pretending to be the real thing.
Gu Yu didn't bother to argue, and said directly: "What's the matter with the two of you looking for me?"
"Let me introduce myself first, my name is Zeng Shufei, this is my girlfriend Li Meng, this is ......"
"My name is Zeng Yuewei, this is my brother!"
She didn't need to be introduced, and asked with a smile: "What is your name, handsome guy?"
"Well, my name is Gu Yu. β
"Is it a fish of the subfish?"
"No, it's a trick that doesn't make a device. β
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The two of them suddenly had a bottom, and they were able to come up with this sentence, at least they had a little knowledge in their stomachs.
Zeng Shufei decided to get straight to the point and said with a smile: "Mr. Gu, I'll just say it directly." Yesterday was my grandmother's birthday, she usually likes incense, I don't buy a few sachets, just show them to the elderly. As a result, my grandmother liked it very much, and she must have asked me to come to you, saying that I was old and my legs and feet were inconvenient, otherwise I would have visited you in person. I came here today to invite you to my home and meet my grandmother. β
"This ......"
Gu Yu was a little surprised, and pondered: "I'm honored that the old man likes my incense, but people don't have to see me, right? β
"It's okay, we can wait. You don't know my grandmother's temperament, and she can't stop staring at one thing. If you don't go, we won't be able to go back, and she will definitely have to ask. If you're in a hurry, maybe you'll come over. Besides, you just meet and chat, and you don't waste much effort. Zeng Yuewei also said.
"That's it, let's pick up the car and return the food, the after-sales service is absolutely reliable!" Zeng Shufei continued to add fuel to the fire.
"Don't you know, we climbed the mountain in the morning and asked the sanitation workers to find this. Just rush this, you can also be considerate and considerate of us, right?" Li Meng finally critted.
Okay!
The words were all here, and it was inconvenient for him to refuse, so he had to say: "Then you have to wait, I have some materials to concoct." β
"It's okay, it's okay, you're busy. β
As he spoke, Gu Yu poured three glasses of water, took some fruit, and went into the house to continue tinkering. He always felt inexplicable, which old lady was so idle that she had to look at people?
He was busy in the West Room, and the servants waited in the East House, and the wait was two hours. Zeng Yuewei's ass is going to be rotten, and she hasn't done anything else for a day today, sitting in chrysanthemums in various positions.
Just when she couldn't resist rushing in to grab someone, the door finally opened. Gu Yu came out to wash his hands, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, it's been a long time." β
"It's okay, can I go now?"
"Yes, yes. β
So, the four of them got into the car and went straight to Dongcheng.