Chapter 25: Going to the Grave
Early the next morning, the old lady urged the people to set off for Yilin.
Xie Bin sat with the old lady, accompanied by Yu Fei, driving a full-time driver, who looked like a part-time bodyguard. The car is a good car, Cadillac's, although the specific model is not clear, but it can be seen from this style and interior decoration alone, the price is definitely not low.
Sitting in the car, listening to the old lady keep talking about the things of the old man when he was young, it made Xie Bin's heart feel better. is also fortunate not to sit with the two "uncles", otherwise Xie Bin would have been suffocated to death. Anyway, this old lady was very good to Xie Bin, and she almost never let go of Xie Bin's hand since they met, especially when she watched the old lady trembling and helping him make the sheets last night, Xie Bin almost cried.
Growing up, there really hasn't been anyone who has treated him so well. Speaking of the sheets when he was a child, Xie Bin washed them himself, and the old man didn't know how to do it easily, even if he did, he would rub it in the water twice to finish it. After all, the old man is not a person who does housework, even if he is down, but the style of a rich child is still there. Just like the old man who has two spare money, he will also buy paper and brush to paint. If the old man kept the money he had spent on paper over the years, he might be able to save some tuition for Xie Bin.
People grow up in different environments, and their concepts are also very different. The old man has never been worried about life since he was a child, even if he was down, he didn't think about saving money or anything, but spent it when he had money, which was very ancient. On the contrary, Xie Bin, a child, knows how to support his family at a young age and takes care of the old man comfortably.
The car is good, the speed of the road is also fast, and it takes less than four hours to enter the urban area of Yilin. Looking at the unfamiliar street, Xie Bin was a little at a loss for a while, this is his hometown after all. It's just that it hasn't been back for almost a decade, and the city that used to look a little dilapidated has become a different look, at least it looks much cleaner, the roads are wider, and there are more people.
But then the road is not so easy to walk, because the village where the old man is hiding is very remote, deep in the mountains, although a road has been built now, but it is not very spacious, if you run into an ox cart or a tractor or something, you have to give way. But compared to the muddy dirt road before, this is already very good.
As soon as the limousine drove into the entrance of the village, several old men and old ladies sitting in the shade of the trees were a little stunned, not knowing who this person was.
Xie Bin got out of the car and looked around blankly, the changes in the village are not small, most of those dilapidated houses are gone, and they have become neat brick houses, some of which are still two-storey. It's just that this person doesn't know much anymore, and there is an old man who looks a little familiar, but Xie Bin can't remember who he is.
Just as he was about to go up the mountain, a middle-aged man came over and asked suspiciously, "...... are you?" ”
Xie Bin looked at it and greeted him happily, "Uncle Huzi, it's me, Xiaobin." "This middle-aged man is the village chief of the village, and he used to take good care of Xie Bin and his grandfather, and the house where Xie Bin and his grandfather lived at that time was the village committee, and it was this one who approved it. However, the village chief was still young at that time, and Xie Bin was less than forty years old when he left, but now he is in his fifties. Of course, it can still be recognized, after all, adults will not change much, unless they are too old.
"Xiaobin?" The village elder was also very happy, patted Xie Bin on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I knew that your little guy would be promising, what, come back and see?" ”
Xie Bin nodded, pointed to the old lady on the side and said, "That's my grandfather's wife, come back and take a look." ”
The village chief looked at the well-dressed old lady, and then looked at a few high-end cars, knowing that the other party was not small, he didn't dare to be verbose, and said with a smile: "Okay, you go and have a look, I also repaired the old man's grave the year before last, remember the road, right?" ”
Xie Bin nodded, knowing that now was not the time to catch up with the past, so he watched the village chief leave, and said to the old lady: "Grandma Yu, we are going to walk up the mountain next, I will borrow a shovel and add some soil to the grave." ”
The group consisted of Xie Bin and Yu Fei pestering the old lady to walk in the front, followed by the old man's two sons, and then the two daughters-in-law and two grandsons. This is also a big family, and the bodyguards are hanging far behind, after all, it is not appropriate for outsiders to mix in.
In a flat place with mountains and rivers at the back of the mountain, Xie Bin stopped, this is where the old man's tomb is located. The cemetery was chosen by the old man himself during his lifetime, and according to the old man himself, this is also a treasure of feng shui. This feng shui technique was learned by the old man in his later years, and I don't know how much he learned.
The two cypress trees in front of the tomb were already very tall, and they were now guarding both sides of the tomb, like two loyal guards. The grave was full of weeds, and only a small path could be vaguely seen, Xie Bin endured the pain in his heart, and walked forward with the more sad old lady.
The trembling old lady suddenly broke away from Xie Bin's hand, threw herself in front of the grave, and screamed: "Brother Kun—"
In the senior VIP ward of Yilin Municipal Hospital, a doctor wearing a mask came out and said to Yu Liqiang: "Mr. Yu, the patient is fine, it should be caused by the sad transition, and it should be fine after a few days of recuperation, but be careful, don't let the old lady be stimulated again." ”
The old lady suddenly saw the old man's grave, and was so grief-stricken that she fainted after a cry of sorrow. This made Xie Bin a little panicked, if something happened to the old lady because of this, he didn't know what to do. Fortunately, the old lady is fine, although her body is very thin, but there is no serious illness. The old lady is now sixty-nine years old, of course, not too old by today's standards, after all, the living conditions and medical conditions of the rich are very good, and the age of about seventy is the time to enjoy happiness.
It's not good to be like the old man, his body is relatively thin, he has suffered persecution, and then after the hardships of life, his body has long been very weak, and he can live to be sixty-four years old, which is supported by his open-minded mentality, otherwise I am afraid that he would have died a long time ago. If you think about it, if the old man were still alive, he would be seventy-three years old now.
Hearing that the old lady was fine, several people breathed a sigh of relief. However, Yu Liqiang still snorted at Xie Bin.
Xie Bin was silent, in the hospital, Xie Bin didn't want to make jokes to show people, and besides, Yu Fei was also there, and Xie Bin didn't want to quarrel with her father. The old lady is not in good health, she fainted, what does it matter to him Xie Bin? Do you want him to stop the old lady from going to the grave? You sons, don't pay attention to the old lady's physical condition, what can I do as an outsider?
Yu Fei also saw that her parents and aunts didn't like Xie Bin very much, but she was very embarrassed to make her choose. Yu Fei still feels very good about Xie Bin, but she didn't expect that this would be the case now.
Xie Bin let out a long breath and said to a few people: "I'm sorry, I'll go first, the old lady will wake up and apologize to her for me." Regardless of the complicated expressions of several people, Yu Fei opened his mouth and left the hospital, but he couldn't say anything.
Xie Bin was really depressed here, he really didn't know what this family thought, did he Xie Bin look like a thief? They need to be on guard in every possible way. It's better to leave, or never see each other again. Anyway, they also know the old man's grave, and they don't need Xie Bin to lead the way. Besides, Xie Bin is just an outsider, although the old lady said that she wanted to treat Xie Bin as her own, but it is estimated that no one in the family is willing except for the old lady. It's better to leave by yourself and look more free, isn't it?
Xie Bin took a taxi back to the village this time, the village chief and many other people took good care of Xie Bin and his grandfather, and now he Xie Bin is developed, there is no reason not to repay some, although the people at that time were willing to help him and his father not to repay, but he Xie Bin could not do the thing that he did not repay.
The village chief's family also lived in a two-story building, which was a very good house in the village. The village chief, a son and a daughter, are all in the county seat, and they are doing well. The village chief can be regarded as fulfilling his wish, he has nothing to do to see his grandchildren, and he can support his old couple by planting a few acres of fruit trees, and he is carefree and comfortable.
When Xie Bin left, he put down 100,000 yuan. Although it is a bit cheesy to repay the favor with money, it is also the best way to express your heart. 100,000 yuan is not much for Xie Bin, but this money is more than enough to renovate the primary school in the village.
Before leaving, Xie Bin sat in front of the old man's grave and placed two bottles of Moutai, which was a wine that the old man had coveted for a long time, but unfortunately he never drank it again in the second half of his life. After sitting with the old man for most of the day, Xie Bin himself was a little dizzy, patted his ass and stood up, added two shovels of new soil, and said to himself with a smile: "Old man, I didn't expect that your grandson would buy you such a good wine, thousands of yuan a catty, haha, it was enough for our grandfather for a year or two in the past." As he spoke, he touched the cypress trees on both sides, "Old man, rest in peace, maybe the old lady will come to see you in a few days, hehe, as well as your two sons, two daughters-in-law, two grandsons and a granddaughter." ”
"Old man, I'm leaving, I'll come back to see you when I find my daughter-in-law, haha......"
Less than three days after returning home, Xie Bin returned to the island city. Without that big family, Xie Bin felt a lot more relaxed, thinking that this is his own life, those messy things, it is best not to come to himself at all, so as not to disturb his mood.
Indeed, this confession incident made Xie Bin's mood fluctuate, especially the vigilant attitude of Yu Liqiang's family, which made Xie Bin depressed all day long, if it weren't for the old lady's face, Xie Bin would not have taken them to the old man's grave at all.
Back in the Luyuan community, Xie Bin had time to take out the two pieces of bloodstone he bought to observe carefully. Both of these stones are not large, but they are both fine. Especially the piece that Xie Bin bought from Wang Ying, it was only a circle bigger than his finger, but it had 95% or even close to 100% blood, if it was unlocked, it would be a sky-high price.
But how to solve the stone? People use grinding wheels to dissolve stones, but they don't have grinding wheels in their hands now. In addition, these two stones are not large, and the skin is very thin, so when rubbing the stones, it is much more difficult, and if you are not careful, you will hurt the bloody stones.
What to do? Xie Bin remembered his carving knife. That's right, it's the Graver, which, with the help of the ability, should be able to slice through the skin of Bloodstone. It is said that the hardness of bloodstone is not very high, and the masters who carved it were also hand-carved. With the help of his own abilities, the carving knife in his hand should be no worse than those seal carving masters.
Taking out the carving knife that he had bought at a high price from the necklace space, Xie Bin urged the ability, and then slashed at the surface of the 100,000 stones he bought from Li Xiaoliang's house. Sure enough, with a slight slash, a scratch appeared on the surface of the stone, which was really sharp.
Xie Bin had a clear understanding of the internal condition of the fist-sized bloodstone in his hand, and he was not worried about hurting the bloody stone at all.