On the way back, Lin Xiaowan remembered the strange stone pile next to her grandfather's tomb, and couldn't help but ask her aunt.

Liu Lianhua immediately reacted to what it was when she described it, was silent for a moment, and explained to her: "That's the tomb left for your grandmother." ”

As is customary in Buffalo Village, most of the old people will prepare for their future events before they die.

When Liu Zong was buried at that time, Grandma Wang said that she would circle this piece of land, and she would be buried by her husband's side a hundred years later.

Liu Lianhua has always respected and thanked her mother-in-law, she has never been critical or dissatisfied with herself like other people's mother-in-law, and she is good to her like a second mother-in-law.

She had asked her husband this before, and when she knew about it from her husband's mouth, Liu Lianhua was a little sad.

Lin Xiaowan was silent when she heard this.

She admires her grandfather a little bit for the feeling that she has to sleep together in life and die in the same cave.

The two old men have raised their eyebrows all their lives, and their husbands and wives have followed, Lin Xiaowan looked at Guo Chengling beside her, and thought: Will they be like grandpa?

Because of this little episode, Lin Xiaowan didn't take the initiative to speak again along the way.

When they got home, the Liu family had already cooked the meal.

Seeing a few people coming back, he hurriedly urged them to wash their hands and prepare for dinner.

Because it was their last day here, the dishes were very rich.

Coming down from the mountain, Liu Yaozu still remembered his wife's advice and went to the butcher's house in the village to buy meat and tofu.

The dishes at noon are mapo tofu, shallots mixed with tofu, stir-fried beans, stir-fried pork with green vegetables, stewed vermicelli with pork, and a pot of chicken soup.

At the dinner table, Lin Xiaowan observed her grandmother's expression, and saw that her expression was not as heavy as when she went, her face was smiling, her eyes were bright, and there was no haze, so she was relieved.

After eating, everyone went back to their houses to rest.

Liu once again asked his mother, "Mother, are you really not going back with me and staying with us for two days?" ”

Grandma Wang glanced at her daughter with disgust, "Didn't you say that you wouldn't mention this matter again?" If you think about me, you will be satisfied to come back to see my mother. ”

Liu was a little uncomfortable, and she was inevitably sad when the separation was imminent. She continued to persuade her mother to go with her.

"It's so far away, I just want to come over, and it's not very convenient. You can go back with me to live for a while, for so many years, I haven't been able to do my filial piety in front of you, and I finally got through, so you give me a chance to let my daughter do her filial piety. Just promise me, mother. ”

Grandma Wang held Liu's hand and reached out to pin the broken hair scattered around her ear behind her ear, with a gentle expression.

"You have this heart, your mother is content, you have not had an easy time for so many years, my mother knows in her heart, and I don't blame you. I'm getting older, and I can't tell you that one day I close my eyes. Mother is afraid. ”

When Grandma Wang talked about life and death, her face was calm, she was not afraid, she was not afraid, she just accepted it calmly.

"I'm afraid that if I go to your place, I won't be able to find your father if I go down, and I have to guard him and can't leave. Your father said it, he watched me over there, and when I went to go with me, I will be husband and wife in the next life. My mother can't go with you, my mother won't go anywhere, just guard your father in the buffalo village. ”

Liu couldn't cry. Grandma Wang sighed and wiped her tears, "Silly girl, what are you crying about." How many adults are there, Wanwan is still watching from the side, ashamed or not, huh? ”

Liu hugged his mother, felt very uncomfortable, choked and called "mother".

Grandma Wang saw her daughter like this, she was also uncomfortable, she hugged Liu, patted her back again and again, and comforted her like she coaxed her to sleep when she was a child.

It's not that Grandma Wang doesn't want to go with her daughter, but she can't.

In her life, the person she loves the most is in Buffalo Village, if she goes, but not by his side, after going down, what will Brother Zong do if she blames her? She couldn't do that.

Liu understands her mother's persistence, and since she was a child, she knew that in her mother's heart, her father always came first, followed by her and her younger brother.

She doesn't think there's anything wrong with this, every time other children talk about their parents quarreling every day, and they do it if they don't agree with each other, she feels that she is extremely lucky to be born in a loving and harmonious family with her father and mother.

Liu understands his mother, but he can't control the sadness in his heart.

Her mother has lived too hard in this life, and she is also an unfilial daughter, and she has never let her mother enjoy a day of happiness with her when she grows up so much.

Liu no longer persuaded Grandma Wang, she wiped away her tears, took off the bedding on the bed and took it to dismantle and wash.

Since Grandma Wang is reluctant to go with them, then if you can help her do more before leaving, let's do more.

Grandma Wang didn't stop her daughter, she was really sleepy, lying on the kang and falling asleep.

I don't know if I dreamed of my husband and smiled in my dream.

Lin Xiaowan was not sleepy, what Grandma Wang said just now reminded her of the cemetery that her grandmother had prepared for herself in front of her grandfather's grave in the morning, and she felt tightness in her chest for a while, and she only felt depressed.

There was a depression in her chest that kept holding back, she couldn't sleep, so she simply helped Liu dismantle and wash the bedding together.

The mother and daughter work together and are much more efficient.

After dismantling the quilt cover and mattress cover, Liu spread the cotton inside into the yard and took it to the sun to dry. At this time, the sun is scorching, and if it is hot, it will be soft when you sew it in.

After laying out the cotton, Liu took the removed quilt cover and mattress cover to clean.

Lin Xiaowan was responsible for sorting out the removed threads one by one and handing them to Liu for her to clean.

After sorting out the thread, she helped to carry water for Liu, who was rubbing the quilt cover.

The Liu family washed the cooked soap horn that was picked back from the mountain to dry, crushed it, put it in the water to make a foam, and then put the clothes in to wash.

Most of the people in the village do this, so every autumn, families go up to the mountains to pick ripe honey locusts and keep them for washing their hair and clothes.

However, the honey locust is untreated and does not foam much.

Seeing that Liu's washing was difficult, Lin Xiaowan quietly entered the space, bought a piece of laundry soap from the shelf, unpacked it and took it out and handed it to her mother.

Liu Shi looked surprised, lowered his voice and asked her, "What is this?" Where did you get it from? ”

Lin Xiaowan attached to Liu's ear and quietly bit her ear.

"What the immortal gave me, I secretly tried it last time, and it's especially useful to wash clothes with this."

Liu Shi frowned and looked at his daughter, and couldn't help but lecture her, "Didn't you say that you should not be outside and suddenly change something out?" It's not good to let people know. Say how many times you've said it, why can't you remember it? ”

Lin Xiaowan hurriedly admitted her mistake, "Okay, okay, I remembered it this time." Didn't I think that my aunt and uncle had gone to sleep, and there was no one else here, just me and you. Mother, you definitely won't say it. ”

Liu Shi still didn't lose his temper, "Then what if someone comes?" What should I do if I see it? Say you, you're justified. ”

Lin Xiaowan was about to be convinced by Liu's nagging words, and she didn't dare to defend herself anymore, so she even begged for mercy, "I was wrong, I was wrong, and I will definitely not be like this next time." Hurry up and wash it, mother, and then your uncle and aunt will wake up. ”

When Liu heard this, he didn't care about teaching his daughter any more lessons, glared at her, and continued to wash the quilt cover quickly.

She took the laundry soap and threw it into the basin, stirring it with her hands, Lin Xiaowan hurriedly stopped, scooped up the laundry soap from the basin, and picked up the corner of the quilt cover to show her.

"It's not like that, it's like this, hit it on wet clothes, just rub it directly. No need to throw it in the water. ”

Seeing that she had done it again, Liu Shi took it and tried it himself, and was surprised to see the rich foam that came out of the rubbing, "Eh, don't say it, this thing is really easy to use." ”

Lin Xiaowan muttered in her heart: Can it not be used? This is the most expensive laundry soap, and it doesn't hurt your hands and washes clean.

But he urged the Liu family to wash it quickly, and after grinding for a while, the Liu family and they should get up.

Liu immediately stopped talking, and his movements were swift and clean.

The advantage of washing clothes with laundry soap is that it is washed quickly and without much effort, and it took Liu nearly half of the time less than usual to wash the quilt cover and mattress cover.

But it also has a downside, and the downside is that they have all soaked it a few times and there is still foam in the water.

The water in the water tank went from being full to almost bottoming out now, Lin Xiaowan was tired and panting for breath when lifting the water, and she was sweating all over.

Liu was also tired enough, wiped the sweat on his forehead and wiped it twice, it was so easy, there was finally no foam.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.