Grandpa's funeral was grand.

This kind of grandeur is not because of any big names in their family, not because they are rich, not because they are powerful, but because Li He's grandfather has made good connections in the decades he has lived in Zhuchun Township, so on the day of his visit, many villagers came spontaneously.

They entertained this stranger with a grand ceremony that only existed when a local respected old man died, sang the song of burning towels, recited the Sutra of Spiritualism, beat the bronze drum saved by the last village elder for three days and three nights, and then used a spirit tube made of bamboo to introduce the grandfather into the ancestral tomb mountain of Kuyuling.

For a foreigner, that is the greatest recognition.

Li He's grandparents have lived in Huanchun Township for most of their lives, and they have long stopped treating themselves as outsiders, but the soul-attracting rituals of the villagers still made grandma cry.

Of course, the Li family held this funeral very grandly, they put the best rice wine, the wooden barrel was there, the villagers came to drink it openly, they also killed two pigs and a cow, and the meat cooked in a large pot was also eaten openly. The stone they used to raise the grave was the best bluestone in the mountain, and the stele they used was made overnight from the most famous quarry in the neighboring county, and was erected in front of the grave with a crane.

The villagers only knew that the township chief was accompanying the county magistrate, but they didn't know that the official who seemed to be younger than the county magistrate was the mayor. Kuang Xingyuan came in person, and his secretary was still a little worried, but Kuang Xingyuan said, who doesn't have three friends and five friends? Who doesn't have a family that is born, old, sick and dead? Of course, Kuang Xingyuan didn't stay long when he came, and he didn't say a few words to Li He, but he left, and Situ Xiaorou was on the way here again.

The villagers don't know how much the many cars parked on the side of the road are worth, and they don't know who the men and women who are dressed very foreign and look as bright as coming out of the TV, but they all rushed to see the fairy granddaughter-in-law of the Li family, it is said that she has not passed the door, so she has not worn filial piety clothes, but she has been with the four grandsons of the Li family, it is easy to find, many people have gone to see it, and they all think that the girl is really beautiful.

Several days of mourning were spent in the rain, but on the day of the burial on the mountain, the ground suddenly cleared. The old master who was in charge later said to people that when the old man of the Li family was buried, a golden light blew on the beam of the mountain, which was a vision, and the family was going to make a big man.

Some people counted with their fingers, saying that the fourth child of the Li family went to the provincial capital to become an official, and the county magistrate came for the fourth child, and some people said that the eldest grandson of the Li family made a lot of money, and he was the leading boss of transportation in the city.

There are also people who don't believe the words of the old master, saying that he is just old and dizzy, and his eyes are pierced by the sun.

Believe it or not, after all, it's just a conversation for everyone.

Grandpa Li He's funeral was very beautiful, but the villagers were not envious, let alone jealous, they sang a requiem, danced the noodle dance, they drank a big bowl of wine, ate a big bowl of meat, they praised the grandfather's longevity and merits, and returned home with his blessings.

According to the custom here, in order to thank the guests who came to the funeral, the children and grandchildren of the Li family, either went back to the county or went back to the city to buy a banquet, Li He went directly back to the faith city, because among the children and grandchildren of the Li family, he counted the most guests. If it's just a little friend, there are also some guests who must do their best.

Including friends like You Ke here, Uncle Qiao Nan's friends here, they are all people in the business community who believe in this side, and they are willing to attend the funeral, one is to give face to the friends around them, and the other is that these people are very well-informed, they all know more or less about Li He's homeland group, for Li He's rapid rise in recent years, let them believe that this is a miracle, it is better to let them believe that there is not only Kuang Xingyuan's big tree behind Li He, but even a bigger tree. And many friends have many paths, of course, Li He will not refuse to get acquainted with them.

Dad Li Jie's friends are all from the police force, and now Gu Wei'an, who is the leader of the Public Security Bureau in Faith City, came to Zhuchun Township before Li Jie himself, he and Li Jie were originally very iron brothers, plus Li Jie has now been transferred to the provincial department, and Wu Yanzhuo has held an important position in the provincial department, and Gu Wei'an is very active in both public and private. Wu Yanzhuo and Li Jie arrived on the third day after Li He, and Ling Qingyan came with them, as well as Zhao Yong and Zhao Yong's girlfriend Chai Junchai Forensic Medicine, because these people also have a lot of intersections with Li He, so Li He also went to the banquet on his father's side.

When these guests were all entertained, Li He also feasted his high school friends, which could be regarded as a small class reunion. In Zhuchun Township, Kang Xingjian arrived the day after Li He arrived, Zhao Yong and Li Jie went over with them on the third day, Chen Jing and Qi Siyuan were originally traveling outside, Li He didn't let her be informed, but she still got the news and arrived in Huanchun Township with Qi Siyuan the day before her grandfather's burial.

In addition, people who had a better relationship in high school, like Fu Shuye, Hexizhou, and Yu Zhihan also came. He Xizhou and Yu Zhihan were both on holiday, and they happened to be in Faith City, and they all came over when they got the news, so that the ten people they had the best relationship with at the beginning, except for Li Jingwei, who was no longer alive, Ji Xiao, who had no news, and Yunlu, who was in the United States, did not come. There were also some high school classmates who didn't go to Zhuchun Township, but after learning the news, they all invited someone to join them, and Li He invited them all together when he returned to Faith City.

Li He didn't want to show off his wealth, so unlike the previous two days, he changed to a restaurant that was a mid-grade restaurant in Faith City, but he asked for the largest private room in the restaurant, which was already out of reach for many people for their high school classmates who had not graduated from college.

Yu Zhihan went with Chen Jing, and since she broke up with Kang Xingjian, she has contacted Chen Jing the most. Yu Zhihan still knows something about Li He and some changes in Kang Xingjian in the past two years, but when they were in Zhuchun Township, Li He and Kang Xingjian looked haggard because they didn't rest well, but when they returned to the city, their beards were shaved, their clothes changed, and they were in good spirits, and they looked handsome again.

Chen Jing saw that Kang Xingjian was talking to other classmates, so she walked to the window with Yu Zhihan, and when she saw Yu Zhihan also looking at Kang Xingjian, she asked with a smile: "How is it? Is Xiaokang much more handsome than before?"

Yu Zhihan smiled faintly and said: "It's not much more handsome, it's much calmer, and I used to be a little oily." ”

Chen Jing asked jokingly: "How is it? Do you regret it? Xiaokang doesn't have a girlfriend yet." ”

Yu Zhihan reached out and combed the hair scattered on her shoulders very freely, and said with a smile: "People should look forward, I think, goodbye is still a friend, and I can still smile and ask, Hey, are you okay? Zhang Ailing said that the broken mirror cannot be reunited, and if you are separated, you are separated, and if you really want to relive the old dream, it is a kind of harm to youth. ”

Chen Jing sighed and said, "Are all science students so calm? Don't believe Zhang Ailing, she writes very thoroughly, and she is stupid to death in love." ”

Yu Zhihan smiled and said, "This has nothing to do with arts and sciences, right? Those two girls, which one is Li He's girlfriend?" Her gaze fell on Sang Quinoa, who was sitting quietly, and Zhao Jinzhu, who was busy for a while.

Chen Jing said: "Li He's girlfriend is Mulberry Quinoa, the most beautiful one, and she is a little bad at socializing with people. In addition, that girl is Li He's secretary, and she is also like his sister, very capable, I don't know if you have seen it, she is also a person we believe in, but she is a few years younger than us, and she just took the college entrance examination. ”

Yu Zhihan shook her head and asked again: "What about Ji Liao? To be honest, when you said that Ji Yu broke up with Li He, I was quite sad in my heart. It's even more sad than when I broke up with Kang Xingjian, I thought they wouldn't be separated, Ji Xiao likes Li He so much, I have had dinner with her twice in the capital, and every time I mention Li He, she is full of love like all little women in love. You say she's not confident about the future, but who is confident about the future? Or is it because of the relationship between the girl Mulberry and the Quinoa?"

Chen Jing turned her head to look at Mulberry Quinoa, and it happened that Mulberry also looked at Chen Jing, Mulberry was not familiar with many people here, and it seemed that she was a little at a loss. Chen Jing waved her hand at Sang Quinoa and smiled, turned her head to Yu Zhihan and said, "I don't know, I originally thought it was the reason." But after being in contact with Mulberry for a long time, I know that she is not the kind of girl we imagined, perhaps, Ji Yu knows this better than anyone else, so he left Li He with confidence. I passed by their house when I first came back and wanted to see if she had returned, but they all moved away. Classmates, is there anyone else who has a good relationship with Ji Xiao?"

Yu Zhihan shook her head and said, "Are you stupid? You and Ji Xiao are in the same class, and I am studying science, okay? Perhaps, this is also everyone's fate." Tell me about your boyfriend, who looks pretty handsome......"

Chen Jing came back to look for Ji Xiao, in fact, Li He also looked for Ji Xiao. However, he didn't look for the classmates in the class, Ji Xiao was not very close to the classmates in the class at that time, she was originally a repeat student, except for Li He herself, she was probably closer to Chen Jing. Li He went to visit their head teacher, and learned from the head teacher that Ji Xiao and his family had moved away, saying that they had moved to the capital, Li He remembered that he had suggested that Ji Xiao let his family buy a house in the capital, maybe they really moved to the capital.

The capital is so big and there is a vast sea of people, if Ji Yu is unwilling to contact him again, it will not be easy to find her.

But Li He didn't believe it, he and Ji Xiao, just like countless youth stories, left memories and endless regrets. Whether it is idealistic or blind, Li He has an obsession, that is, he and Ji Xiao will suddenly meet one day.

Kang Xingjian also talked enough with the other boys, and walked over to Yu Zhihan, Chen Jing laughed, raised her head, and went to find her Qi Siyuan. As for what Kang Xingjian would talk to her about when he walked in front of Yu Zhihan, Chen Jing didn't look back, and he wouldn't listen, no matter what kind of story it would be, it was their own business.

Also as a family member, in front of a group of old high school classmates, Qi Siyuan can play better than Mulberry. For boys, as long as there is wine in the cup, as long as the voice is loud enough, as long as the temperament is refreshing enough, it is easy to mingle with the people around him. Chen Jing found that Qi Siyuan didn't need her special care, and when she saw Mulberry looking at her like a savior, she could only sit next to Mulberry.

Finally, it was time to disperse, and it was time to go, Li He and Sang Quinoa left the City of Faith and returned to the old house in Zhuchun Township. Just the two of them, the other brothers and sisters have their own things, and Zhao Jinzhu also returned to the provincial capital with Li He's mother Qiao Chu. The second sister Li Di originally stayed with her grandmother, but after Li He and they came, she went back to the county to accompany her father, that is, Li He's uncle.

When they went back, no matter how much scenery and bustle, it was calm, the door of the old house was still rattling, the water flowing out of the water pipe of the old house was still a cold mountain spring, and the old trees outside the old house were still flourishing. Grandma is still feeding her chickens, feeding her pigs, and still walking into the vegetable garden to pick vegetables with vigorous steps.

It's just that Li He and Sang Quinoa both saw that when eating, grandma always had a momentary distraction.

At that moment, Mulberry's eyes were full of tears.

At night, the electric lights are much brighter than before, but in the night of the whole mountain, the lights are still so thin. Although it is summer, the wind outside the window is blowing, and if you sit outside the door for a long time, you will feel a chill. But Sang Quinoa likes to sit like this, Li He sits on the bamboo chair that his grandfather often sits, and Sang Quinoa moves a small bench to sit next to Li He, lying sideways on his lap.

The wind blew and blew at night, and the mulberry quinoa gradually became confused, so Li He picked her up, put down the bed she had slept on, covered the quilt, and squeaked to cover the door.

When Mulberry woke up, it was already dawn, I don't know why, she always slept very well in the old house, and when she woke up, she felt very comfortable. Hearing the sound of chopping wood outside the door, Mulberry herself laughed in the house, and walked to the edge of the fire, and when her grandmother saw her, she pulled out a few hot roasted potatoes from the fire, and smiled, her face full of wrinkles of time.

The past time will not come back after all, Sang Quinoa opened the door of the old house, looked at Li Hezheng shirtless in a dazzling sun, sweated and chopped off half of the firewood behind the old house, and silently went to the kitchen to take a cup of mountain spring water for him with the old big teacup.

"Guess what I'm thinking?" Sang Quinoa asked with a smile as he watched Li He gulp down water.

Li He put down the big teacup, thought for a while, and said, "Are you thinking about the painter back then?"

Sang Quinoa looked at Li He in surprise and asked, "Li He, do you know how to read minds?" Then she smiled and said: "I hope he will paint us again, or three people, but ......" She suddenly said a little shyly: "I hope there is another one, which is the child I gave birth to you." ”

Li He laughed and said, "How can one be enough? Why do you have to have a football team?"

Sang Quinoa pulled her face and snorted and said, "Then you can find someone else to give birth to you, sister, I won't wait!" After speaking, she walked back to the house, and saw her grandmother sitting by the fire and smiling at her, she suddenly remembered that the wooden wall of the old house was breathable, and she must have heard what she said.

Mulberry suddenly thought a little annoyed, since she met Li He, she had bumped her head into the bag more than once, what was the reason?

On July 20, I returned to the provincial capital of Guangyin City from the sunny old house, but it was raining in Guangyin City.

Sang Quinoa went home and went out, Li He went back to the company to deal with the mountain of documents, almost as soon as he entered the office, Kang Xingjian, as the CEO of Home Entertainment, found it, and said as soon as they met: "Brother Hei, something big is wrong." ”