Chapter 65: The Girl in the Red Shoes (I)
It was already dark and it was raining. At this time, there was a papier-mâché house in the hall, which is said to be where people lived after they died. (I feel that it is the family property that I will get in the next life, the more I burn on the day I die, the more I will get in the next life) The monk began to think again, unlike last time, this time he did not wear a robe, and the plainclothes and hat began...... The girl in the red shoes sat in the far corner, her back against the wall and almost asleep. In a daze, he heard a movement saying, 'Take all the clothes of the dead and burn them.' Then I saw a lot of people dismantling the papier-mâché house, a total of 3 groups of a large house, there were dogs, luxury cars, etc. in the courtyard, and finally got a certain place. At this time, the relatives also had to tie a white strip of cloth on their arms (cousins and cousins tied a strip of blue cloth), and followed the procession to a place not far away.
The papier-mâché house was laid on the ground, and the rain was thin and misty. There were several who were responsible for stuffing the folded 'gold bars' into the house, ready to be burned together. The shelves under the papier-mâché house were stuffed with the clothes of the deceased. Finally, put soaked non-flammable grass stalks on the periphery of the house, prepare them together, and pour diesel fuel on the house. The fire suddenly burst into flames, lighting up the silent night sky...... Ashes drifted across the sky with the fire.
Some elders took off the strips of white cloth (blue strips) in their hands and walked to the fire, and raised the strips of white cloth in their hands towards the fire to ward off bad luck. Some juniors didn't know what this move was for, and no one informed or taught them, so they just stood aside and didn't know what to do. And on this occasion, there are generally no groups of people, they come by themselves, and when they go, they go by themselves, and there are usually few people who go together.
The fire burned to the end and was not as fierce as it had just begun. Finally, you should collect a piece of bamboo charcoal from a papier-mâché house and offer it (you can make incense during the festive season). Everyone began to babble and command: "Here" and "There is a ......" After a while, it was a perfect end. After the gang broke up, a small part went home. Leave some relatives who are cousins and cousins to finish, and clean up the mess the next day and wait for the first seven.
At about ten o'clock that night, (the night after the burial, that is, on the night of the 20th), there was a sudden torrential rain, and the people in the house listened to the sound of the heavy rain on the roof ping pong on the eaves, and the house was quiet. It stopped in about ten minutes. The people in the room began to talk again. After a few words, the heavy rain fell again. It's quiet again...... This was repeated three times.
On the 21st, clean up the mess and the game will be over. When it was almost noon, the girl in the red shoes walked far away to Chen Meimei's house...... (When did the girl in the red shoes go back last night, no one knows) Liangliang was playing alone, holding his photo: "Who is this?" Why are you so handsome? (The photo is his birthday gift, given by Wang Jianguo)
The girl in the red shoes tilted her head to see Liang Liangle, she was also infected with happiness, and she was also happy, but she didn't know what Liang Liang was stupid about, so she walked in curiously to see, and the photo was a photo of Liang Liang. The girl in the red shoes can't be happy, it's rare to be so narcissistic at such a young age.
After lunch, Liang Liang played with a slightly chubby aunt, who was going to tickle him and make him giggle. Suddenly, he ran to the kitchen, secretly poked his head out of the outside, looked inside, and there happened to be an aunt inside, and closed the door brightly and violently, because he was too small to reach the deadbolt, so he reached out on tiptoe and touched the lock on the deadbolt, which was regarded as locking. (In his opinion, touching the lock is locking the door, the child is so cute) After a long time, the people in the kitchen came out, and Liang Liang ran away, ran to the wing, locked himself in the house, and treated it as if others couldn't find him...... When the voice outside is quiet, then the fat aunt will tell him that the person is gone. So Liang Liang cautiously came out of the wing room and played like this...... The child doesn't feel tired when he plays crazy, he is soaked with sweat, he doesn't feel anything, he is too young to understand anything.
Liang Liang glanced at the girl in the red shoes shyly, covered her face with her little hands, smiled at her, and then ran away. Looking at such an innocent child, the girl in the red shoes feels that life is also much happier, because happiness is contagious.
Liang Liang also asked the fat aunt to take a picture of him, and he made a few funny expressions. (Pig nose, long ears, etc.)
"I'm going to make a few handsome moves!" Fat aunt said.
Liangliang continued to pose a few times, and the fat aunt slapped them one by one, and then they all posed in the same pose. "You're going to change positions!" Fat aunt said.
Liang Liang glanced shyly at the girl in the red shoes. Strange, as if only he could see himself. She thought so. Just started to brighten and was a little afraid of the girl in the red shoes, but after the girl in the red shoes smiled at him, he didn't seem to be afraid anymore, but liked her very much. At every turn, he tied himself into the arms of the girl in the red shoes. Buried his head in the arms of the girl in the red shoes, and then secretly opened one eye to look at his surroundings. Smiled shyly while watching...... Then he chased the white butterfly with a stick.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, it basically ended.
It's time for the girl in the red shoes to go back. But Liang Liang took her hand and didn't let her go. The girl in the red shoes was very embarrassed, looking at his cute, cute, and well-behaved appearance, she was really a little reluctant. "I'm going home, you can't follow me." (At this time, the two are on the edge of the courtyard)
When Liang Liang heard this, he asked, "Is your home far away?" ”
"It's far away!"
After hearing this, Liang Liang pulled the hand of the girl in red shoes, and he used all his strength to hold the hand of the girl in red shoes all the time, and walked towards the road, wanting to go to the girl in red shoes to play.
The girl in the red shoes squatted down, looked at Liangliang gently, and said, "Then you will go with me alone?" What if your family can't find you? ”
Children don't care so much, they just have to go to the red shoe girl's house to play with her.
It was useless to persuade the girl in the red shoes. Just take the bright light to look at the flowers and trees, and distract him. But when he had the slightest idea of leaving, Liangliang grabbed her hand tightly, not letting him go, and taking him with him if he wanted to leave.
"Shall I carry you?" The girl in the red shoes said. Liang Liang happily lay on her back. For the first time, I felt that a small life was so magical, with small hands, small feet, and small people. There is a strong power of maternal love in the heart.
After walking a few steps, Liang Liang asked to come down. The girl in the red shoes put him down, but Liang Liang took her hand and asked to go home with her. The girl in the red shoes couldn't resist him, but she couldn't take him home. But the child is very stubborn, and he will not listen to persuasion, because the child's mind is very simple, and he cannot understand too complex words.
"What's wrong with you here?" The girl in the red shoes could only point to a small wound on the shiny instep.