Ever since Zhuang Wuse protected the Dharma for me that night, and after I cultivated to become a Yang God, this little lama shouted to me that he had injured his root nature for protecting the Dharma for me that night, and asked me to compensate him well. I asked him how to compensate him, and he told me that as long as I took him to eat all the delicacies in Huai'an, I could help him cultivate his root nature back. Seeing the sluggish look on his face, I agreed with suspicion, and took him to our famous food street for a week. The little lama couldn't pull out his eyes when he saw it, and he ate from the street to the end of the street for seven days, from early morning to night. He's either eating, or he's on his way to eat. I seriously suspect that this little lama is reincarnated as a starving ghost, how can he eat it so much? As the big bills in my hand became tighter and tighter, I really wanted to cry without tears. Money, I can't help but spend it. But I still didn't hesitate to pay for Zhuang Wuse, in front of friendship, that money seemed insignificant.

After messing with me for more than half a month, Zhuang Wuse finally went back satisfied. Before leaving, he also told me that next time there are any good things to protect the Dharma and subdue demons, don't forget to call him. The remuneration is also easy to say, as long as you treat yourself to dinner. I was really moved when I heard him say this, and I burst into tears when I thought about the tens of thousands of dollars spent these days. Damn it, can you stop pit big brother?

After sending Zhuang Wuse away, he finally stopped. At this time, it is close to the end of the New Year, and everyone is busy celebrating the New Year, such as sprinkling and cleaning the house and buying New Year's goods. My mom and dad are still busy, and they don't have time to deal with me. Out of boredom, I thought of Liu Yixing. This old boy hasn't been in touch for a while, and I don't know how he's doing. So I called him, but I never thought that the call would go abroad. Liu Yixing said that he didn't do well in the college entrance examination, and his family paid for him to study abroad, and he will also be a "turtle" in the future, so that he can take care of his family's industry. I feel very envious when I hear this, look at the people, and then look at me, the strong contrast between the local tyrant and the dick. Fortunately, I still have nearly a million savings on hand, which is not too bad. It gave me a little bit of balance. After chatting with him for a while, I hung up the phone, there were few words between men, and the love was in my heart.

It seems that there is no one to accompany me these days, so let's go back to my hometown. At least the village should be a little interesting, not as stuffy as in the city. After saying hello to my parents, I rode the bicycle I bought in high school and went to my grandmother's house.

Fortunately, my hometown is also a suburb, and it takes about 20 minutes to reach it by bicycle. When I return to my hometown, I feel like a world away. The village has changed so much, small bungalows have been raised, the streets are cleaner than before, and there is a small car parked in front of every house. It seems that the standard of living is getting higher and higher, and I can't help but be proud of the prosperity of my country. However, it is not without regrets, that is, the old buildings in the village are gone, and the ancient well has also been sealed. Childhood memories are constantly passing, and it is a feeling that things are not human.

When the elders in the village saw me coming back on a bicycle, they all greeted me warmly. Some of the older generations looked familiar, but I couldn't call the seniors, so I had to nod my head again and again to say hello when I heard the greeting, and then left quickly.

When I came to my grandmother's house, everything was still the same. When she saw that I was back, my grandmother couldn't close her mouth with joy. She held my hand and refused to let go, as if she was afraid that her eldest grandson would disappear in the next second.

"Eldest grandson, I haven't seen you for so long, but I want to kill grandma, let grandma take a good look. Yo, you kid, why did you lose weight, didn't you eat well outside? Hey, grandma knows that you can't get used to eating outside food, so when your grandfather arrives home, let him make something for you. ”

"No, grandma, I'm not thin, I'm fine outside. What, where did my grandfather go? ”

"It's the New Year, I'm going to buy New Year's goods. By the way, tomorrow is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Xiaoyan, are you twenty this year. Look at grandma's memory, hey, people are old, and their memory is not good. ”

"Well, yes, grandma, you're not mistaken, I'm twenty years old this year."

"Oh, twenty. Hey, time flies so fast, you're so old in a flash, and grandma is old. ”

"Not old, not old, grandma is still young. Hehe, grandma lives a long life, and at the age of one hundred and twenty, you are still middle-aged. ”

"Hehe, it's still my eldest grandson who can speak. By the way, you haven't been to the ancestral tomb to worship before. According to our ancestral teachings, you can't go until you're twenty years old, so it's the right time for this year. This time, you will go with your grandfather and them and give your grandfather a grave. I also told my grandfather and grandmother that you were admitted to college, so that they would be happy and happy. Hey, wait for grandma to have that day, eldest grandson, you have to go and see grandma often. ”

"Grandma, what are you talking about, don't talk nonsense, you will live a long life."

"Silly grandson, how can you live a long life, how can people be immortal, this is the way set by God. Okay, okay, for the New Year, don't say these bad things. ”

At this time, my grandfather came in with a tricycle from the door, which was full of New Year's goods, and I hurried out to help move things. Grandpa was very happy to see me, and bluntly said that he would cook me a big meal at noon today. This makes me very happy because my grandfather is a master chef and now that he is old, he can easily stop cooking.

Grandpa didn't disappoint me, and the lunch was really hearty. There are stewed pork feet with sea cucumber, braised prawns in oil, crystal arhat tripe, and sweet and sour crucian carp, etc., all of which are hard dishes to take. The grandfather and grandson also drank a few glasses, and during the banquet, the grandfather also mentioned the matter of worshipping the ancestors, I think I should also go to worship, people, we must not forget our roots.

So, after lunch, I followed my grandfather to prepare the items needed to worship my ancestors. Our ancestors here need to prepare five meat and five vegetables, pulp water and white wine, paper money, dark clothes, and grass-scented red candles. The so-called five meat and five vegetables refer to ten kinds of dishes, including chicken, duck, fish, meat, and eggs. The five vegetarian foods refer to cabbage, radish, tofu, vermicelli and vegetarian balls. Slurry water is a liquid made by mixing millet in water. In fact, many people don't pay attention to these things now, and they are more likely to buy bouquets of flowers and worship them in front of the grave. Of course, everyone has a different way of expressing their remembrance of their ancestors, so let's not compare them here. This kind of sacrifice in our family is the most traditional in our country, so it is a little more cumbersome.

It took a busy afternoon to pack things up. By this time, it was already dark, and the countryside was sleeping early. So as soon as it got dark, they went back to their houses and went to sleep.

Lying in bed, I kept wondering what my grandfather looked like. Although I have never met my grandfather, I often hear some of his deeds told by my grandfather. He is a mystery in my heart, for example, my grandfather knows kung fu, why he didn't pass on a trick and a half. Since I was a child, I have always envied those martial arts masters in TV dramas, who can act chivalrous and righteous, hoe the strong and help the weak. and that time to save Tang Yaxi in the square, if I made a move and a half, I wouldn't be cut by the gangsters. Hey, cultivation is good, but it can only deal with those evil demons. To deal with bad guys, you need martial arts! Of course, kitchen knives can also be... (No matter how high the kung fu is, I'm afraid of kitchen knives...) Zhu Shihao Xuan)

I quickly fell asleep with my imagination, and in my dreams, I seemed to dream of my great-grandfather. He wore a fur hat and a riding coat, and his face was kind, nodding and smiling at me. In the dream, I opened my mouth uncertainly and called out "Grandpa", and he nodded in response. I was about to ask him what to order, but I was woken up by my grandfather's urging voice. "Wake up, eldest grandson, let's go, go to the grave!" I rubbed my sleepy eyes and saw that the wall clock in the room was just after four o'clock in the morning.

"Grandpa, do you want to be so early? It's only four o'clock! ”

"Hehe, eldest grandson, hurry up, the sooner you go to the grave, the better!" Grandpa said and pushed me up from the warm bed, "This old man is quite energetic!" I muttered in my heart, and I didn't dare to delay the ancestor worship, so I got up directly, washed up and set off with my grandfather.

Our family's ancestral grave is four or five miles away from the village, not too close, not too far. My grandfather and I rode a tricycle through a forest to our ancestral grave. When I saw that there were already people in front of the ancestral grave, it was my father and my uncle.

Grandpa parked the tricycle aside, and I carefully carried the contents of the cart to the ancestral grave. Dad laid out the sacrificial dishes, and then Grandpa poured the three wine glasses on the offering table with high liquor, and then lit them with matches. After the alcohol is burned, the paper money is burned one by one from the brazier. When the paper money is halfway burned, the grandfather takes the lead and kowtows to the grandfather and grandmother. Grandpa, Dad, Uncle and I, in order. When it came to me, I slammed my head on the ground as my elders did, ignoring the dirt staining my clothes and forehead. While knocking, I was still muttering: "Grandpa and grandma, don't worry, my great-grandson has been admitted to college!" ”

When all the paper money and clothes were burned, Grandpa took out the pulp water and scattered it around the ashes. It is said that this will prevent other geist ghosts from stealing money, and I opened my eyes at the time to see that there are indeed many geists watching from the sidelines. So I quietly released a trace of the true yang power of the yang god, and the frightened spirit was scattered. Hehe, dare to rob the things of the eldest brother's ancestors, you are still a little tender. But I stared at the ancestral grave and felt that something was wrong. After thinking about it carefully, I finally knew what was wrong, I burned so much paper money, and my grandfather didn't come to collect it! Could it be that Grandpa Tai has been reincarnated? It's impossible, people have to stay in hell for 300 years after they die. As the so-called yang longevity of the living, yin longevity of the dead, my grandfather has only been dead for a few decades, and it is only a little more than a hundred years when converted into the time of the underworld. Secretly write down the doubts in my heart, and plan to have a chance to go into hell to find out.

After worshipping our ancestors, our group went back to my grandfather's house to prepare the New Year's dishes at noon. With the roar of firecrackers, the family had a happy Chinese New Year's Eve! Many years later, I still remember the sound of firecrackers at that time, how festive and profound. Now that no one sets off firecrackers for the New Year, there is a lot less flavor of the New Year, and there is not much meaning in the New Year. I really hope that one day I can still hear the familiar sound of firecrackers during the Chinese New Year.