"Grandma, it was the brother next to me who said it, I saw that there was a little brother next to this sister, and he said it in my sister's ear. Xiao Si walked to the deaf woman's side, pulled the corner of the deaf woman's clothes, and said in a milky voice.

Without saying a word, the deaf woman ran into the house as if looking for something, and after a while she hurried out of the back room, still holding an old photograph in her hand. She rushed to us with all her might, her eyes half-squinted and asked her granddaughter, "Xiao Si, which little brother do you see?" She handed the photo to Xiao Si.

I stood on tiptoe and craned my neck to glance at a family photo. The man inside was holding a baby, and I recognized this man, he was Chen Jin. There were two little boys next to him, and the young Shi Xiaomei was holding Chen Jin's arm with a happy smile on her face. Standing next to the little boy were a deaf woman and an elderly man, who looked to be the husband of the deaf woman.

Xiao Si looked at the photo carefully, pondered for a while, and she pointed to Chen Cong in the photo very seriously and said in a childish voice: "Grandma, it's this little brother, he is standing next to the big sister now." Right there. As she spoke, she didn't forget to point in a direction so that the deaf woman could identify the location of the "little brother" in the photo. The picture in the deaf woman's hand slipped to the ground, she was very emotional, rushed straight to me, and took my hand tremblingly: "Congcong, you are back! Why are you only back now? Grandma has been waiting for you for a long time." What about my brother? Is my brother okay? Are you coming back with your father?" Although the deaf woman couldn't see Chen Cong's figure, she had already confirmed that Chen Cong was here at this moment.

I retracted my hand awkwardly, pointed to the spot next to me, and was a little unaccustomed to the deaf woman's warm attitude, and whispered, "That...... Deaf woman, your grandson is here, I ...... Not your grandson. Immediately afterwards, the deaf woman howled into the air beside me, and wept bitterly. In fact, when I looked at the deaf woman like this, I felt a sense of sadness in my heart. The most painful parting in the world is the parting of life and death, especially the white-haired person sending the black-haired person, this kind of grief is overwhelming, like a knife twisting pain, so that the listener touches it, and the listener tears down. We can't make any comments on this kind of flesh and blood in the world, and we can only hope that there will be less sorrow and more joy in the world.

The deaf woman cried to death and tossed for a while. Chen Cong couldn't cry anymore, and I always felt a little uncomfortable in the middle. After a long time, the deaf woman invited us into the house, politely entertained us, and stuffed candy into my hand vigorously, almost loving me as if I was her grandson, and I could not refuse her affection, so I could only take her heart hard. Bai Xuanzhi, who was on the side, also helped to speak, trying to divert the deaf woman's gaze, so as not to embarrass me so much. And Xiao Si, who had been sitting quietly and silently, was eating candy while staring at the empty place next to me—it was actually Chen Cong sitting next to me. For such an enthusiastic attack by a deaf woman, I really have a headache and a dilemma. After that, Brother Yang talked to the deaf woman about some past events, and I deliberately found a reason to pull Bai Xuanzhi outside, and finally the roots of my ears were much cleaner. I didn't expect Chen Cong to come out with me, he had a sad face, and it seemed that his mood had not calmed down.

"Aren't you happy to see your grandmother? Why do you still look like this?" I frowned and said frankly. Chen Cong raised his head, sighed softly, and shook his head, "I'm very happy and sad. However, I was relieved to see my grandmother so energetic. Can you still help me with the last thing?" Chen Cong looked at me with pleading eyes, looking pitiful. Just as I was about to speak, Bai Xuanzhi interjected, "No, what Xiaoqing promised you has already been done, you can't be untrustworthy and ask her to help you again and again." To be a ghost is also to be trustworthy. Bai Xuanzhi glanced at Chen Cong and resolutely rejected his request.

I remember Bai Xuanzhi once said that ghosts are the most capricious and rebellious, and what they are most afraid of is to encounter this kind of stalking you and helping him fulfill a wish and not being satisfied, at this time refusal is the best solution. After Chen Cong heard the reply, he inevitably felt a sense of loss in his heart, and he smiled bitterly: "Thank you! I know I shouldn't have made such an unreasonable request again." ”

Bai Xuanzhi and I glanced at each other and looked at Chen Cong helplessly, "Actually, what else do you want? You have already seen your grandmother, and seeing that her old man is safe and sound, you can also fulfill the wish you have been thinking about." "I seem to want to convince Chen Cong to give up what he just thought and let him stop being so obsessed. In fact, it is not only him, but the grievances and grievances in the world, the affectionate and the ruthless, are not all for the sake of a persistent pursuit? If this is the case, how can he be wrong? We can only blame the ups and downs of our human feelings, too many ideas, too many obsessions that cannot be let go, even if they turn into dust, we try our best to look back on the bits and pieces in front of us, and we are always unable to let go. Then, Chen Cong sighed again, and his face was full of sorrow.

I pulled Bai Xuanzhi to the other side and asked in a low voice: "Xuanzhi, he's too pitiful like this, isn't it?" Or we will agree to his last request, maybe he can rest in peace, you look at his current appearance, he is discouraged, and he is afraid that he will not be blind to the ghost. Bai Xuanzhi turned his head to look at Chen Cong, leaned into my ear, and whispered: "Be a man with principles, I know that you are fighting for him, but the matter has come to this, what is the use of pursuing more, it is just to add sadness." I know you can't bear it and don't want to see Chen Cong's appearance, but there are some things that need to be done in moderation. There's a limit to kindness, you know?"

I looked back at Chen Cong and muttered quietly. Bai Xuanzhi knocked on my head hard, "Don't give me all the melons in your head, I don't know if I have it if I am sold, who will I ask for someone to go to when the time comes?"

"I just see that he is too pitiful, anyway, he came here, listen to his request first, if it is too much, just ignore it and pretend not to hear. And if we don't help him, no one can help him. Don't you often say that saving someone's life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, and now we help him get out of the sea of suffering, which can be regarded as a good deed for doing good deeds and accumulating virtue. "I still refuse to give up, and once again speak up for Chen Cong.

Bai Xuanzhi sighed softly, "I really can't help you, it's the last thing to say, I won't agree to it if I have more." "I knew he was duplicitous, but he was very good at catching him, and if he pestered him a few more times and said something nice, he would answer all my requests.