Chapter 14 Objects
Since the flood, Grandpa Bark has not been as good as before, and now he rarely comes out to bask in the sun, only lying in that old house. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the children went out to study, only a week to go home, a day off in addition to homework, there is not much leisure time to play with the old bark grandfather's beard, they have a little extra time is to run to the East River to catch small fish. Digging some red earthworms under the cracks of the rocks and threading them on the hook takes a long time, but it catches a lot of small fish. Big fish can't be caught with this homemade rod. The fish soup boiled with small fish is also delicious. The delicious fish soup beats the tooth sacrifice to comfort the taste buds that have been wronged for a week. But the children still had time to bring a bowl of delicious fish soup to the old bark grandfather. The old man stroked the child's hand with his dry wood-like hand, and tears flowed down his face.
"O children! Grandpa can't stand you! Seeing that the babies are not in school is worse than death! Back in the beginning, leaving an object was enough for you to build a school! O children! Do you want to go home to school? "The old bark grandfather was lying flat on the bed by himself, grunting in his mouth, but he didn't know that these children had already run outside into the wilderness, and they ran and ran after the sun, which was much more fun than listening to the old bark grandpa say something he didn't understand!
The old bark grandfather shouted the singing of Dream of Red Mansions with a clear throat every day at ten o'clock in the evening, when he was about to turn on the lamp, and the voice was extremely sad, which was a kind of catharsis after the experience, a kind of repentance, and who knew about his transmission? It was precisely because of the primitive state of existence in the village that the old bark grandfather grieved, and his grief had reached its limit, making him almost despair. To the village elders and adults, he is a madman, or an antique, but for the children, he is a story that never ends. For Niu Run, he is a piece of white jade, and he sees from this piece of white jade that a person should be open, firm, and noble. For the first child in the village to be admitted to university, it was the old bark grandfather who led him into the paradise of philosophy, and there are too many wonderful stories that made him learn to think and grow wise.
Since the grandson's daughter-in-law has already asked Chunlan's mother to make a shroud, the material used for the shroud is high-quality satin, presumably the old bark grandfather will not use this kind of material if he has an identity, and now he will not compare such good and bad. He is full of education that is not confused, after a century he deeply understands that it is because of the ignorance of the people will be bullied by the powers, now, the hateful devils have long been driven out of China, China is also taking off, but in the eyes of the old bark grandfather, the children have not gone to school, such a situation is a crisis, he can't bear to think that a hundred years later will be bullied by outsiders because of ignorance.
After learning that the children were sent to school in the village, he could go out in the sun for a few days. But in the next few days, the condition became even worse, and the doctor said that the old man had organ failure, there was no good treatment, and now he was completely relying on willpower to survive. The great-granddaughter-in-law wondered if there was something the old man couldn't let go!
"Old lady! You didn't sleep! I boiled some of your favorite lotus seed soup. The great-granddaughter-in-law shouted loudly.
The old bark grandfather shook his head, waved his hand and said, "Nizi! There's something to say to you! ”
"I can't let go of my kids going to school!" As soon as he finished speaking, he coughed violently a few times, and then spit out a mouthful of bloodshot thick phlegm.
"Hey! Nizi listen, what do you say, what do I do! ”
The old lady nodded, and then took out a key from the pillow, and the key still had the warmth on the old lady's body.
The old lady motioned for her great-granddaughter-in-law to open the old cabinet. She hesitated, walked to the cabinet, stroked the carved pattern on it, there was no trace of dust on it, the paint did not fall off, this pear blossom wood cabinet is a perfect interpretation of the owner's care for it.
The old lady coughed lightly, and the daughter-in-law slowly inserted the key pinched with her index finger and thumb into the lock hole, this is an ancient lock, so old that all people don't use this kind of lock anymore, the daughter-in-law is like opening an ancient tomb, her heart is a little uneasy, and there is also a trace of excitement.
She writhed for a long time, and at last the lock clicked, and a section of the lock came out that was covered with earthy rust. The daughter-in-law turned to look at the old lady again, and the old lady's eyes widened, which really startled the daughter-in-law. She leaned against the cabinet door.
"Son! Hurry up and open it, it's full of treasures! The old lady's words made the daughter-in-law stunned, and nodded hurriedly. She slowly raised her arm again, pinching the ancient, semicircular brass handle. The door finally opened, and there were many objects placed inside layer by layer, mostly calligraphy, paintings and inkstones. The daughter-in-law was stunned again, but the smell of books warmed her sense of taste and calmed her down.
"Son! These guys are even saved by the old lady's brains, this one object can be used for several lifetimes! It's a secret between me and you. Boy! Lock the cabinet door, and this lock will be in the palm of your hand, this is the lifeblood of the old lady! The old lady's words made the daughter-in-law a little stunned, she came to the old lady's bed, gave him a sip of water, and helped him lean against the head of the bed. The bright light shone on the old lady's face, showing the pale complexion of his complexion. That bleak whiteness confirmed the old man's painful wandering between life and death.
"Son! Thanks to your care over the years! The grandfather is like a mirror in his heart! There is an inkstone inside, which was used by the ancestors, and this is a gift from the emperor, so let's keep a picture. Sell a painting on the top floor! In exchange for the money, the children in the village will build a decent school, and those intellectuals will build a place to live, so that others will want to come! Leave the rest to the Communist Party! If there are too many things, they will be a scourge if they are placed on the body, and besides, these things can only have their value if they are given to my country. It may be that the old man said that he was tired, and without waiting for his daughter-in-law to nod, he fell asleep, as if he was napping.
The children also flew home like swallows, the autumn scenery is colorful, even more attractive than spring, but also more inspiring to think, in this poor Tujiao village when people gnaw taro slices, who would have thought that the old man would have a royal gift, that is a kind of unattainable brilliance, for the people of Tujiao Village, can only fantasize. And this kind of brilliance really appeared on the land of Tujiao Village, and it was only one step away from himself. It's exciting.