Chapter 9 Going to the Grave
The night before the Qingming Festival passed like this.
When I woke up the next day, it was still raining, but it was much lighter than last night, and the rain was dripping down the old tiles, dripping down the cracks in the roof tiles, and falling on the moss by the walls, wet and greasy.
The next morning, I went to a small shop outside the village to buy some firecrackers and candles, and then took Jiaqi up the back hill where my father was buried, where I went to pay respects.
Actually, according to our customs, we should go to the grave before the evening worship, but because it was already dark when I came to my hometown last night, I had to postpone the grave for a day.
The back mountain is full of camellias. Passing through two bamboo and peach forests, on a hillside surrounded by green pines on the back hill, are the graves of my grandparents and my father.
Because no one visited the grave for a long time, the front of the grave has been overgrown with various weeds, many of which have thorns, and if you accidentally get pricked when you walk through the grass, you will bleed.
Seeing the barren scene in the back mountain, I felt very uncomfortable, but fortunately I brought a hoe that day and hoeed most of the weeds around me. And Jiaqi was standing next to me with an umbrella, and although it was impossible for her height to hold an umbrella for me, she was always stupid enough to hold an umbrella for me for a short time when I was bent down.
At that time, I always laughed and scolded Jiaqi for being a stupid child, but Jiaqi just smiled and still gave me an umbrella.
After weeding, I dug up a few patches of grass from the side of the path and climbed to my grandparents' graves to cover them.
Because my father's grave was a cremation cemetery, there was no grave, so I just covered him in front of the tombstone.
In front of the grave, I lit red candles, laid out various fruits and dishes, stood silently, and finally lit incense, just like last night for Jiaqi to worship with me.
Jiaqi bowed as I did, her eyes full of curiosity, and her big eyes looked at the tombstones from time to time.
After praying, I took the incense from Jiaqi's hand, put it in the soil in front of the grave, and bowed with my hands.
"Kiki, this is the grave of Papa's Papa. These two are the graves of Papa's grandfather and grandmother. Jiaqi should also call them grandparents. I pointed at Jiaqi and said.
Under my guidance, Jiaqi looked left and right, making out the words on the tombstone.
"That papa...... Inside the grave, will there be ...... Dead man's bones?" asked Jiaqi, a little scared.
"Well, the graves of grandparents have their coffins and bones, but there are none in the graves of Papa. β
"Ah...... Why?"
"Because I was cremated, I burned it to ashes and buried it in the fire when I died, so my bones were burned. β
"Ah...... After it is burned to ashes, will people ...... I can't see it anymore, huh?"
"That's right. I replied.
Listening to my words, Jiaqi suddenly became a little depressed, she looked at my father's grave and said, "Papa, can you choose it yourself when you are buried?"
"Huh, what does Kiki want to say?"
"Papa, I hate cremation. Jiaqi said to me a little unhappily, "After the fire burns out, the people will be gone, and they will never be seen again." β
After listening to Jiaqi's words, I laughed: "Little fool, what are you talking nonsense? Now people are cremated, this is a state regulation." β
"Oh. Jiaqi sighed, but didn't say anything more, just lowered her little head and watched the candles in front of the grave burn little by little in the rain.
Next, I set off firecrackers again. It was the first time Jiaqi saw firecrackers, at first she was very curious about what the square and colorful square I was holding was, but when the firecracker burst into flames and exploded in the air, Jiaqi was so frightened that she covered her ears and ran away quickly, not daring to look back.
It's just that, because of curiosity, she finally secretly looked back a few times, and it was really cute.
Seeing Jiaqi's stupid appearance, I couldn't say how good I was, and I laughed subconsciously, I really regretted that I didn't bring a camera to take a souvenir.
At some point, the rain stopped.
By the time I drove back to town with Jiaqi, it was already that afternoon.
That afternoon, my uncle called me and asked me to go to his house for Qingming. I hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to go once, only to tell them that I had something to do in the evening.
Around 4 p.m. that day, I gave Jiaqi dinner and then told her that Papa was going out for a few hours and asked her to do her homework and watch cartoons at home.
Jiaqi agreed without doubting anything, and I drove to my uncle's house to spend time with them. At my uncle's house, I also talked to my cousin, I haven't seen him for a few years, my cousin is more beautiful, but he still cares about me as always, saying that it is not easy for me to live alone, if I encounter any trouble, I will go to him, he has a large group of brothers in the city who have a good relationship. At that time, I just thanked my cousin and said that I was doing well and that I didn't have any trouble.
We talked for hours until about 8 p.m. before I got home.
When I got home, Jiaqi was comfortably watching TV in the bed in the bedroom, and when she saw me come back, she smiled, and I just woke her up and took her to the bedroom to take a shower.
Today's Qingming Festival, Jiaqi has been drenched in a lot of rain, and it is of course to take a bath.
That shower took a long time, and it wasn't until nearly ten o'clock that I brought Jiaqi out of the bathroom. Not long after, Jiaqi lay down on the bed and pulled the small quilt into it. And I was also tired all day, I didn't have much strength to stay up late, and after watching TV for a while, I just turned off the lights and went to sleep.
The moment the lights went out, it was announced that the Qingming Festival in 08 had finally come to an end.
That Qingming Festival was a small episode in my life with Jiaqi, and overall, this Qingming Festival was very dull, and it didn't make many ripples in my life.
But I don't know why, but I have a deep impression of that Qingming Festival.
Perhaps, because that Qingming Festival is a dividing line for me.
A dividing line that separates the mundane life from the storm of life.
After the Qingming Festival ended, Jiaqi and I both returned to our previous ordinary lives. Jiaqi still goes to school every day, goes home and does homework under my guidance, and I run back and forth between the company and home. But life is always very regular, like a merry-go-round, repeating itself.
Of course, I also encountered some hiccups about me and the secretary leprechaun who gave me a lot of headaches but always had a good laugh.
"Boss, give me a raise!
On the black leather sofa in the corner of my office, Tang Mengyan flipped through the account book, and suddenly raised her head and shouted at me.
"Why do you come to this set again, the company's salary is not something I can change if I say it, you better go to Manager Wu of the finance department to talk about it." β
"Cut, he won't. It's still the best boss...... Boss, can you give me a sneaky salary increase? secretly, secretly...... Oh, I'm not going to tell you, boss!"
"Noβokay!" I solemnly rejected Tang Mengyan's unreasonable request like a little girl.
was rejected by me, Tang Mengyan immediately showed an aggrieved expression, pursed her mouth and snorted. But soon she got up again, walked briskly to my desk, and leaned her head towards me, close to my ear.
"Hey, I said what else do you want to do?"
"Boss, it's good. Otherwise, you can give me a 500 increase this month, and then another 500 from my salary next month, okay? I saw a very good bracelet, but it's so expensive, it's still so much money, I can't afford it...... Woooooooooooo β
"No, wage changes are a major event for the company, and they cannot be changed at will. I smiled and deliberately said to Tang Mengyan in a stiff tone, "That bracelet, you should buy it next month." β
"How can this be! Boss, you're so stingy, I'm really going to be angryββ okay, I'm not angry, boss, you can lend me 500 yuan first, and I'll pay you back next month! Please!
This little Nizi grabbed my arm and started to snort, I really can't beat her, this little Nizi is not very capable of anything else, but that set of kung fu can be amazing. I had no choice but to smile helplessly, intending to take the money out of my pocket.
Just as I was taking out the money, I suddenly thought of something again, stopped and raised my head and asked Tang Mengyan curiously.
"By the way, don't you have a boyfriend? I've often seen the one who brought you to the company, why don't you borrow money from him?"
Hearing my words, Tang Mengyan was stunned for a moment, then rolled her eyes and said, "You said Zhang Yang, cut, who said he was my boyfriend?"
"I think he has a good relationship with you. If he doesn't have any interest in you, he'll go to great lengths every day to send you to the company, and I won't believe you! I think you've been dating him for at least a while, right?"
"No, no. I'm ...... with him It's just an ordinary friend, he sent me to the company because he happened to work nearby, just by the way. Now that I'm working at you, boss, he won't give me away. Tang Mengyan waved her hand and said casually, and then she squeezed her eyebrows at me as if she had thought of something, "Hehe, boss, shouldn't you be interesting to me, jealous?"
"Go, how is it possible, don't mess around with me. β
"Hmph, hum!" Tang Mengyan narrowed her eyes and stared at me carefully, her beautiful eyes full of three words of disbelief.
"What are you looking at? I won't lend you money if you look at it again. β
Tang Mengyan immediately blinked and changed back to her original innocent expression: "It's still the best boss, give the money quickly." He smiled and spread his hand out to me, as if he was asking for money.
Seeing Tang Mengyan's appearance, I could only shake my head, then took out the money from my jacket pocket and handed it to her palm one by one. Sometimes, I really feel that Tang Mengyan really looks like a willful child who hasn't grown up yet.
Tang Mengyan grinned as she accepted my money and carefully put it in her waist bag. As he put it back, he turned back to me and said, "Thank you, boss." By the way, boss, I know a lot of friends, many of them are beautiful and beautiful, boss, you don't have a girlfriend yet, you said I don't ...... Tell me a few?"
Hearing Tang Mengyan's words, I was stunned again, and I almost fainted. This little girl is just not serious, and she will use this to tease me whenever she has time.
"Cut, how many times have I said it, you don't bother with this, I haven't run three yet, what's the hurry?"
Tang Mengyan looked at me with a look of disbelief and said, "I'll go!" Boss, I said how can you chase beautiful cuties like this? When you get old, the good goods are all soaked away by other handsome guys!"
"What's there, it's going to be born. There is no shortage of women in this world. β
"And it will give birth?...... Oh my God, boss, there are still uncivilized people like you in this era, I really convince you......! I said that when you are old, you will have to go to elementary school and kindergarten to find your little sister!"
When I heard Tang Mengyan's words, I was shocked. Although I knew that Tang Mengyan was just a joke, it reminded me of Jiaqi for a moment, and my whole heart twitched.
"What's the matter, isn't it popular little Lori now...... By the way, and I think you're pretty too, you care about me so much, why don't you introduce yourself to me?"
Originally, I just wanted to find an excuse to excuse and divert the topic that made me a little uncomfortable, but I didn't expect Tang Mengyan to be stunned when she heard me say this.
"Uh-huh...... Ahem," Tang Mengyan coughed for a while, and her expression became serious, "Well...... Actually, it's not impossible, boss. β
Tang Mengyan's eyes lit up, her clear eyes stared at me, her eyes rolled down, and she said a little shyly: "Boss, you shouldn't be serious, right?"
"I swear what I just said is false.
Tang Mengyan's eyes immediately narrowed.
"Well, whatever you want. Go to work, stop this nonsense. "Seeing Tang Mengyan's clear eyes, I actually didn't dare to look directly at this girl, rub, what's wrong with me?
"Hey, boss, I'd like to see something. Boss, actually, it's not impossible to chase me, anyway, I haven't found a boyfriend yet, I'm still a virgin, if you behave well, boss, you can also give you a chance!"
"You...... Virgin?" Hearing Tang Mengyan's words, my eyes involuntarily looked towards the black silk on her beautiful legs, and then shook my head, "I don't believe it." β
"Cut, then do you want to try it!" As soon as I said it, Tang Mengyan was actually unhappy, so she twisted my arm with her hand on the spot, and then suddenly spread her legs and straddled my thighs, and her delicate buttocks, which didn't feel the weight, sat on my knees.
And her hand grabbed my arm at the same time, and a pair of beautiful eyes with a slight anger looked at me deadly, and her mouth was pursed, and she looked coquettish.
Tang Mengyan's sudden move really scared me a lot.
"You...... What for?"
It seemed that seeing that I was a little panicked, Tang Mengyan squinted her eyes and laughed, her eyes bent into a crescent moon