Chapter 18: The Path to the Dead (Part II)
"Ah Li? Ah Li? "I suddenly heard a very familiar voice, and when I was thinking about who it was, my heart suddenly lit up, and I suddenly came to my senses. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Grandfather! That's right! It's really grandpa!
My grandfather's kind and smiling face was right in front of me, and he looked at me with a smile, holding my favorite orange in his hand, exactly the same as before.
My tears of excitement were about to come out, but when I thought about it, no, didn't my grandfather have passed away? But on second thought, I was dead.
I looked at my grandfather, I didn't know what to say, but my grandfather was very happy, but he stuffed the orange directly into my hand, touched my head and said, "Ah Li, eat quickly, grandpa just peeled it for you." ”
I took the orange, but my eyes and nose felt very sour, but I was afraid that my grandfather would see that I was unhappy and sad, anyway, I didn't know what I was thinking at that time, but I just ate it in a big gulp.
After a few bites, I found that this orange was actually very delicious, and it made me feel a little sad and gradually improved, so I raised my head and said, "Grandpa, it's delicious." ”
Grandpa smiled and said, "It's delicious, you can rest for a while, and then grandpa will take you around my new home." ”
Hearing him talk about his new home, I subconsciously scanned the room, I didn't see it clearly just now, and now I find that the room is unusually gorgeous, such as the wooden bed I am lying on, the carving is particularly exquisite, and it glows red, it is a good thing at a glance, I am surprised, grandpa looks good here.
But I remember that I was obviously scared out by the two major critical hits of black and white impermanence? Shouldn't they have taken me away too? Why don't I report in the underworld now, but here with my grandfather?
So I asked, "Grandpa, why am I here?" Am I dead? I remember seeing black and white, huh? Why did they send me here? ”
Unexpectedly, as soon as my words came out, my grandfather's face changed and became extremely serious, and he grabbed my shoulder and asked, "Have you ever seen black and white impermanence?" ”
Grandpa's tone was very serious, which startled me, so I quickly nodded.
My grandfather asked again, "What did they tell you?" ”
"What did you say?" I asked rhetorically, I was scared, okay? Can you still talk to them? So he returned: "I was directly scared and fainted, where did I dare to say anything." ”
Grandpa nodded and said, "No wonder, I collapsed by the window when I saw you." ”
Grandpa's words made me more and more confused, what do you mean, I collapsed by the window when Grandpa saw me? Could it be that Xie Bi'an Fan has no help and confiscated my soul? But why, am I not dead, how can you not take me? So I asked like a cannonball, "Grandpa, am I not dead?" Why didn't they take me? How did I end up here? ”
Grandpa suddenly laughed and said, "Silly boy, how could you die?" I guess you thought too much about it before you thought you would see black and white, if you really died, could they not take you away? You must have lost your eyes. Don't worry, grandpa just missed you, so he picked you up, and I'll send you back as soon as it dawns. ”
What the? Did my grandfather pick me up? So I'm not dead? In an instant, my mood brightened, and I put all my doubts behind me for the time being, and then happily said to my grandfather: "Okay, then grandpa, can you take me around?" As he spoke, he got out of bed, "Is this the Netherworld?" ”
I curiously opened the window and looked out, but it was dark outside, and I couldn't see anything, so I turned my head and asked suspiciously, "Grandpa, why is it so dark outside?" ”
Grandpa pulled me back, pulled me to sit in the living room, and said, "You can't see it, if you can see it, it's a bad thing." ”
I opened my mouth and wanted to ask something, but my grandfather shouted, "Datong, have you peeled the oranges?" ”
"Datong? Who is Datong? As soon as I asked, I was startled by the sight of a little girl dressed in a padded jacket of the kind worn by the older generation in pink, with a very white face, red lips, and a very light walk, without even a sound.
Hurriedly grabbed my grandfather's arm and asked, "Grandpa, who is this?" ”
Grandpa said, "You forgot what you gave to Grandpa?" ”
As soon as Grandpa said this, I suddenly felt that Datong was a little familiar, by the way, this was what I burned to Grandpa when I went to the grave at that time, this is a girl in pink clothes, and there is indeed a note written on the back called Datong, then if I remember correctly, there is also a young man in blue clothes, called Xiaotong.
Oh my God, it's amazing, are they really the paper figures I burned to my grandfather at that time? I didn't expect them to be able to walk and move and work in the underworld.
I looked at Datong curiously, out of the complexion is a little scary surprise, the others are quite like normal children, I excitedly watched her put a whole plate of peeled oranges on the table, and then picked up one and ate it, and another delicious orange belly, I felt that the whole person came back to his senses.
No matter what black and white impermanence just now, anyway, grandpa said that I didn't die, then I just didn't die, he said send me back early in the morning, then send me back early in the morning, anyway, my grandpa never lied to me, even if he became a ghost, he was still my grandfather.
Thinking of this, I felt that the breath that had been in my heart since my grandfather's death finally gradually dissipated, and I looked at my grandfather and asked, "Grandpa, can I come to play more often in the future?" ”
Grandpa shook his head regretfully: "This is not good, it will hurt you a lot this time, I have to let you live well, but you can't be sick because of grandpa, don't worry, you have a deep connection with grandpa, if you really have another chance in the future, I will definitely take you over again to play." ”
I nodded, although I don't know what grandpa meant by connection, but I probably think it should be feelings, after all, my relationship with grandpa is very good, so even if grandpa is dead, he can still feel that I care about him, and he also cares about me, so there is a wonderful connection in the dark.
It's just that I didn't expect it to be a prophecy, and in the days that came many years later, I really had the opportunity to visit my grandfather from time to time, and even my grandfather didn't expect that his words at that time were just to comfort the two of us, and I didn't expect that one day, we would see each other often.
At that time, I ate five fist-sized oranges in one go, and the whole person was better, so I excitedly walked around my grandfather's big house.
I found that the old man's house is not ordinarily gorgeous, the furniture is all mahogany, and the decoration is also very high-grade, both antique and charming, and the design sense is very modern, we are not in the world to live in such a good house.
So I asked, "Grandpa, this is not what we burned to you, I remember that it was a two-story small building that was burned, but I see that you have more than two floors." ”
Grandpa smiled and said: "You burned it to me in another place, that house is not bad, I put it not far from Huangquan, you don't know, I came here for half a year, and found that the price of land in the underworld has risen rapidly, and Huangquan belongs to the tourist area, the price of land is even higher, fortunately I bought it early, although it is a little expensive, fortunately, I found someone to sell my favor, and found a vacant land for me, otherwise it is really priceless." ”
When my grandfather said this, I was even more curious: "What? Grandpa, are you still grabbing land here? Also, why did you leave your house in Yellow Springs? Do I remember that isn't the place where people pass by when they die? Why is it still a tourist area? ”
Grandpa laughed: "You don't know this, do you think that you can be reincarnated immediately when you come to the underworld?" And in recent years, more and more people have died, but there are fewer and fewer reincarnation points, so most people have put it aside and chose to live here first, I bought land in Huangquan, that is, in case of the future, who in our family comes, and when you are tired, you can come to me to rest first. ”
I probably understand, I guess so, in recent years, a lot of people have died, but the birth rate is quite small, and too many people can't be reborn, so it is also a good choice to choose to stay in the underworld and wait for their relatives to live.
"Grandpa, how did you buy this house? Is it also the money we burned you? I asked.
But the old man said, "Where is the money you burned me, not even enough money to buy land?" ”
I was taken aback: "Huh? So, how did all this come about? ”
"Grandpa is lucky, after coming down, the king of Hades saw that I had a little merit, and even asked me to stay temporarily to help him do things, the house was also given by others, go back and tell your grandma, don't be too tired to fold ingots for me in the future, I'm doing well here." Grandpa said with a smile.
I suddenly felt very moved, where is my grandfather a little merit, in my heart he is a good person, and his reputation for being kind to others is in our entire county, and his deeds of helping others have been on the People's Daily many times.
I was also very happy to see that my grandfather was doing really well, and I was a little excited in my heart, I felt that I really didn't expect that I also had a backer in the underworld.....
Well, it seems like a bit overthinking.
Anyway, I'm really happy to see that my grandfather's life is not bad now.
Grandpa is a very gentle person, I have never seen him lose his temper, until he died, there is this smile on his face, I think he is a good person who deserves to be treated well by the world, although he was bullied by my strong grandmother all day long when he was alive, and he has lived a hard life for many years, but no matter what, he is fine now, although he is no longer alive, but seeing the smile on his grandfather's face, it is really comforting.
I even think that maybe I couldn't cry when my grandfather died, maybe it was because of the emotional connection between me and my grandfather, because I knew that he would live better, so I couldn't cry.
Grandpa took me to visit his house carefully, the lord's house has a total of four floors, but the first floor has no ceiling, is a very large glass lamp directly hung down from the second floor, although this design is very European, but it is estimated that it is because of the influence of the lotus shape of the lamp, and does not feel very abrupt.
There are many rooms on each floor, the first floor is mainly the dining room and living room, as well as the bedrooms and guest rooms of Datong and Xiaotong, the second floor has grandpa's bedroom, and there are three study rooms, like a small library, as well as grandpa's favorite calligraphy practice room, as well as a piano room.
I don't know why my grandfather didn't take me to see it on the third floor, but the fourth floor is a small vegetable field, growing all kinds of seasonal vegetables, and the most powerful thing is that it is all glass.
Although I looked at the darkness outside, my grandfather said that the sun was very good during the day, and the vegetables grew quickly, which simply subverted my three views, and I asked in surprise, "Didn't you say that ghosts can't see the sun?" ”
My grandfather said to me mysteriously, "Your grandfather is not just a ghost. ”
Oh, by the way, grandpa is a ghost who is an official, isn't that still a ghost? But when I saw my grandfather telling me how he grows vegetables, I didn't ask, and after a while, I put the question behind me.