Chapter 21: Great Grace Without Thanks
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Kong Mingzhong has lived for most of his life, although he used to follow the old customs of the countryside, and he would engage in some feudal superstitious rituals when necessary, but in his heart, he didn't believe that there were really gods and ghosts in this world.
But today, after witnessing Mu Hongmei's successive abnormalities, Kong Mingzhong was also shocked.
In his opinion, Mu Hongmei's abnormality today is really like being possessed by something in the legend.
To be precise, after he tested Mu Hongmei with the word 'hell', and Mu Hongmei turned out to be an ignorant 'normal' reaction, he carefully reviewed the events before and after going up the mountain several times today.
Eventually, he had a clearer answer in mind.
All of this today seems to be related to the dead Li Guozhen.
When this thought appeared in the bottom of his heart, Kong Mingzhong felt that his heart was suffocated, and his heart seemed to be suppressed by something, and he couldn't beat. The thoughts that were originally still in order were also twisted into a mess at this moment.
But Mu Hongmei chased after her before, and kept saying the sentence: "Even my mother said that she doesn't like to live here, and she doesn't even like trees to grow on Shapo .......", and Zhang Fengshui yelled like crazy, and ran away like a flight, but it was so clear that it was replayed repeatedly in his mind like a movie.
Just when Kong Mingzhong was shocked by this information that seemed to him to be the truth for a long time, a cold mountain wind blew on his body, making him come back to his senses with a stirring spirit, and the hairs on his whole body were firm.
Listening to the whistling sound of the mountain wind in his ears, which seemed to cry and wept, Kong Mingzhong felt that his whole body was sweating.
"Oh~ what is this?" Kong Mingzhong muttered with a bit of weakness, and as soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Mu Hongmei staring at him.
Mu Hongmei knew earlier that the ghost she was pretending to be a ghost just now not only scared away Zhang Fengshui, who was killed that day, but also scared Kong Mingzhong.
But after standing for a while, when she was still frightened and pale, she felt even more guilty and weak.
When Mu Hongmei saw that Kong Mingzhong came back to her senses, her face was still looking at her nervously, and she hurriedly said: "Grandpa Kong, it's getting dark, let's go back quickly after we finish burning things, otherwise my little brother won't be able to find me after dark, and he will have to ...... again."
When Mu Hongmei said, she went to hold Kong Mingzhong's hand. But just when the hand she stretched out touched Kong Mingzhong's hand, Kong Mingzhong retracted his hand like an electric shock, staggered under his feet but quickly took a step back.
was stunned by Kong Mingzhong's reaction, and she couldn't say the three words "crying nose" that she was about to blurt out later.
It seems that he really scared Grandpa Kong today.
When Mu Hongmei thought so, she didn't dare to look up to see Kong Mingzhong's expression at this time, she just lowered her head and retracted her hand.
Time. In addition to feeling more guilty in Mu Hongmei's heart than before, there were also some feelings that she couldn't explain herself. I only feel sour and astringent, and even my nose and eyes begin to be pantothenic and astringent.
The good mood when I saw Zhang Fengshui scare Zhang Fengshui to run away like a stream of urine, but by this time, it was long gone.
Kong Mingzhong was already shocked that Mu Hongmei was possessed by that Dongdong, and this reaction at this time was actually reasonable.
However, just when Mu Hongmei lowered her head in a heavy mood and blamed herself, Kong Mingzhong had suppressed the fear in his heart, took a step forward, and raised his hand to touch the top of Mu Hongmei's head without too much hesitation.
"Let's go, it's not too early, hurry up and burn the things to your mother, and we'll go back early."
In fact, Kong Mingzhong was still a little timid in his heart at this time, and he avoided Mu Hongmei just now, so that when he said this, the expression on his face was obviously a little embarrassed.
It's just that Mu Hongmei didn't dare to look up at this time, so she didn't see him look like this. Just hearing his gentle and kind voice as usual, Mu Hongmei was relieved while still blaming herself in her heart.
"Hmm." Mu Hongmei's lowered little head nodded hard, but she didn't move, ready to wait for Kong Mingzhong to take a step, and then she followed behind.
Seeing Mu Hongmei's reaction, the embarrassment on Kong Mingzhong's face became a little heavier, and at the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Alas~ This little girl is thoughtful and thin. (In fact, a sensitive sentence can explain it, but people in Kong Mingzhong's era have never heard of it and don't understand what it means.) )
Kong Mingzhong sighed and shook his head, directly took the hand that Mu Hongmei stretched out to him just now, and said with a smile as he walked: "Hey, let's go, let's go, otherwise, your little brother doesn't know what to cry at home." Now that he's dark, he only recognizes you as taking it, and your grandmother really can't coax him at home. This kid ........"
Maybe it's to hide his embarrassment, maybe it's so bold to talk like this, anyway, Kong Mingzhong seems to be a lot more nagging than usual at this time. While muttering in his mouth, he took Mu Hongmei and walked up the slope.
Before, the grandfather and grandson chased Zhang Fengshui down for nearly two hundred meters, and when they climbed the slope and walked back, all the way was Kong Mingzhong's loud nagging sound in this wilderness, and he never changed the topic, talking about how Mu Hongbing's leather boy was.
As for Mu Hongmei, she originally wanted to make Kong Mingzhong feel at ease and was ready to explain to him about her abnormality before, but Kong Mingzhong was like this, and she couldn't interject for a while, so she just cooperated loudly and half-loudly when she was needed to respond along the way.
As the two walked back to the place where the basket and rooster were kept, the sky began to get dark.
This place is less than 100 meters away from Li Guozhen's grave.
Mu Hongmei saw Kong Mingzhong carrying the basket on his back, so she took the initiative to lift the red rooster that was tied to the side, and took the lead in walking towards Li Guozhen's grave.
The chickens of this era are all authentic local chickens, and the fat big roosters that have been raised for two or three years weigh only four or five pounds, this chicken has only been raised for a year and has just started barking, and it looks like more than three catties, although Mu Hongmei is young, it is not a problem to carry this weight in her hands.
"Hongmei, that, you, you wait."
Mu Hongmei hadn't walked a few steps, and after hearing Kong Mingzhong's words, she turned around and looked at Kong Mingzhong, who was still standing in place and didn't move. It was almost dark, the moon had not yet risen, and she couldn't see the expression on Kong Mingzhong's face clearly.
However, Mu Hongmei still knew in her heart that she was about to go to her mother's grave, and Kong Mingzhong should still be afraid in her heart.
Now that the problem has turned back to the original point, Mu Hongmei feels that it is time for her to explain it well and comfort this old man by the way.
But just as Mu Hongmei pursed her lips and was about to explain the words she had thought of earlier, Kong Mingzhong had already walked over to her and opened her mouth.
"Alas, it's okay, let's go quickly, we're going to burn something for your mother today." When the time comes, you can kowtow to her a few times, so that she can walk with peace of mind. ”
After Kong Mingzhong said this to Mu Hongmei, he muttered to himself: "I was careless today, and I actually went to invite the surnamed Zhang again."
Alas, blame me for all this.
It's the eighth day, and Hongmei's mother is afraid that she is in a hurry, but I won't be able to find another gentleman for a while. If you go to find someone again, you will have to delay until tomorrow.
Alas, let's do it first, today I will first burn such a thing and let you bring it over, take it away if you can, if it doesn't work, don't be afraid, tomorrow I will go to Wang's house to ask Wang Guobrown his father, if not, I will ask him to make up for you again, and then I will also give you this feng shui by the way. ”
Kong Mingzhong sighed and muttered as he walked, but this muttering was not small, more like a chant for Li Guozhen.
Mu Hongmei followed beside her, listening to what he was talking about so really, she felt sour in her heart, and wanted to say a few words, but she couldn't interject for a while.
It wasn't until Kong Mingzhong sighed after chattering, and it seemed that there was nothing to say more, that Mu Hongmei whispered: "Grandpa Kong......"
originally thought of a thousand words, but when she called out this grandfather, Kong Mingzhong looked at her with a concerned face, Mu Hongmei's heart was sour, and she couldn't say the words for a while.
Seeing Mu Hongmei looking at himself pitifully, Kong Mingzhong couldn't tell what he felt in his heart, so he raised his hand again and stroked Mu Hongmei's head, "Alas, you kid." ”
After rubbing Mu Hongmei's little head, Kong Mingzhong directly took the red rooster in Mu Hongmei's hand, and led Mu Hongmei to the mountain with the other hand.
Led by Kong Mingzhong's rough but warm hands, Mu Hongmei's heart felt a lot less hesitant due to too many changes today, but at the same time, she once again understood that in this life, she was afraid that she would be like in her previous life, and she would not be able to finish the kindness of this old man.
"Grandpa Kong, thank you." People in TV and movies often say that great grace is not grateful, but at this age in her previous life, she didn't understand what it meant, and she was not embarrassed to thank this old man properly. But in this life, at this time, she still wanted to formally thank him in person.
"Hey, you girl." Kong Mingzhong wanted to pat Mu Hongmei's head, but one hand was holding a chicken, and the other hand was tightly held by Mu Hongmei, so he had to laugh and scold: "Who did you learn from this girl, and you also met grandpa and me, so I won't be like this in the future." ”
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The frightened Zhang Fengshui fled. There is no knowledgeable gentleman, Kong Mingzhong doesn't know how to do this method, so he has to follow the local custom of burning the place, take Mu Hongmei to Li Guozhen's grave, light incense and candles and place sacrifices, let Mu Hongmei kneel in front of the grave and kowtow to Li Guozhen, he helped burn everything he brought in front of the grave.
The red rooster he brought was also wiped on the neck by Kong Mingzhong with a knife, and according to the custom of burning buns in this place, it was finished to drip the chicken blood in front of the grave.
This time, the steamed buns were burned a day late, which is no different from the custom of burning the first seven steamed buns in this place. The only thing missing is that Zhang Fengshui had to do an extra chanting in front of the grave in the original plan.
But then again, whether this ritual is necessary or not, perhaps only Li Guozhen himself knows.
Zhang Fengshui, the kind of person who forgets his righteousness, if what he says can be relied on, it will really be a hell!
Ps. chasing more children's shoes, are there any free appreciation tickets and starting coins~ The countdown to the 515 red envelope list is over, I'll pull a ticket, ask for an increase and appreciation vote, and finally rush a handful!