Chapter 13, The Problem of Consumption Over There
In the seventh month of the lunar calendar, it is almost two days before the Midyear Festival.
It's summer vacation time again, and He Niannian goes out to play with the friends around him every afternoon.
After talking to Xiao's mother, He Niannian ran out to play.
Follow the friends to the edge of the field, break branches under the tree and weave a simple hat with leaves, and then put a few wild flowers on it.
Not far away is He Niannian's grandfather's grave, generally the countryside will bury the old man in his own land, He Niannian's family is the same, this is another separate piece of land for their family, it was originally the land of grandparents, and when they are gone, it will be taken over by He Father.
"Niannian, that's your family's land," the little friend said, pointing to a piece of land in front of him that had been planted with corn.
He Niannian nodded, that was their family's land, and that grave was still the grave of their grandparents. She seems to have not been to the grave of her grandparents for a long time, whether it is Qingming or their sacrifice day, Father He always feels that his daughter is too young to go to the grave, so he has the impression that he has been there once or twice.
He Niannian looked at the two tombs in a daze, and suddenly she saw that her grandfather's tomb was like a door, opening from the middle to the outside, and Grandpa He walked out from inside, smiling and looking at He Niannian in the distance.
He Niannian involuntarily walked over, came to his grandfather, and called grandpa.
Grandpa He smiled so much that his face turned into a flower, and he wanted to take He Niannian in to play.
There were downward steps at the door, and He Niannian followed Grandpa He in, and there was a kerosene lamp inside, which was a little dim.
Grandpa He took out some food and brought it to He Niannian for her to eat.
"Grandpa, didn't you burn down the big house? Why didn't you live in it? He Niannian asked suspiciously. There are also boys and girls who are waiting for you, and bicycles. She counted on her fingers, although she didn't come to the grave, but she knew what was burned at home, because Mother Xiao would say, your grandparents have not enjoyed happiness here, and when it passes, let them enjoy it, burn more, let them have someone to serve, and the big house, their old earthen house was very small. That's why she remembered.
"Hey, those grandfathers can't afford it, they don't have money to pay their salaries, the house is sold, and your grandmother and I live in the old house." Grandpa He sighed and said.
No money? "Grandpa, didn't you burn a lot of it, there are tens of thousands of them, I've seen them." He Niannian asked puzzled.
"Don't you know, things here are expensive, just a newspaper costs a thousand coins, and those money are not enough to sustain life." Grandpa He said with a sad face.
"Ah, grandpa, your money over there is really worthless, and a newspaper here is only a few cents." He Niannian sighed, it turns out that the prices over there are so expensive.
"Yes," Grandpa He looked at Niannian with a faint look in his eyes.
He Niannian was suddenly a little scared, and then he thought about how he got into the cemetery, "Grandpa, I want to go back." She said carefully.
"Nian Nian will play for a while, why are you in such a hurry to go back?" Grandpa He stood still, with no intention of sending her out.
"No, I've been out for a long time, and Dad will be worried." He Niannian was really scared now, and hurriedly walked outside, looking up from the steps below, above was the bright world, here was a dim hut, and she was even more eager to get out.
"Nian Nian, Nian Nian" The voice of the cousin came from the entrance of the cave outside, and then He Niannian saw a head exposed above, it was the cousin.
"Brother." He Niannian shouted a little aggrieved.
The cousin looked at the situation inside and shouted loudly, "Second grandfather, it's time for Niannian to go home, let her come out." ”
Grandpa He looked at the two of them, and suddenly smiled, "Nian Nian go back, if you miss grandpa, come and play with grandpa." ”
He Niannian nodded indiscriminately, and hurriedly walked outside, and when he reached the last two steps, he reached out and grabbed his cousin's hand, and was dragged out by his cousin.
The scenery in front of He Niannian flashed, and his cousin's call came from his ears, "Niannian, Niannian." ”
When she came back to her senses, she found that she had come to her grandfather's grave at some point, and sat on the ground, and her cousin was squatting down and looking at her with a concerned expression.
"Brother." He Niannian shouted softly.
"You're scared the hell out of me." The cousin saw that Nian Nian's eyes had regained their brightness, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "Why did you run here and sit here, get up, my brother will send you back." ”
He Niannian stood up and found that his legs were numb and he couldn't walk.
The cousin put her on his back and carried her home.
Lying on his cousin's sturdy back, He Niannian felt very relieved, and his previous frightening and fear were dispelled a lot.
When he returned home, his cousin briefly told his uncle and aunt about what he had encountered, and then left despite their retention.
Xiao's mother looked very worried, why did her daughter encounter such a strange thing again, what should she do if she scared the child out.
Father He coaxed his daughter to ask her what hallucinations she saw again, and then saw his daughter-in-law glaring at him fiercely, Father He also complained in his heart, and said Dad, what do you have to find me, what are you looking for your granddaughter, you still scare her with such a young child.
Xiao's mother also complained to Grandpa He in her heart, you are short of money over there, you give us your dreams, what's the matter with finding a child, if you scare Nian Nian out of a bad way, she and He Hao are not finished.
Xiao's mother, a little expert in solving the problem, came on the field, "Nian Nian, you saw your grandfather's grave, and you thought that you hadn't been to see your grandfather for a long time, so you hallucinated, if you didn't want to go to the grave for so long, you wouldn't fantasize about that picture yourself." ”
He Niannian looked up at Mother Xiao with a little face, with a scared look on her face, "Didn't grandpa come to me?" ”
"Silly boy, if you want to find his own son, your father, you ask your father if he has ever dreamed of your grandfather."
Dad He hurriedly nodded, "I often dream of your grandfather, and then pull me to chat or something, just say it for a night." ”
"Mom often dreams of your grandmother and says what happened to them, but she never told you." Xiao's mother also added.
After hearing what his parents said, He Niannian's expression was not so ugly, and he didn't have any palpitations, and said a little pitifully, "I haven't dreamed of my grandmother." ”
Because He Niannian has never seen her grandparents, she has no feelings, but she likes her grandmother very much, why hasn't she dreamed of it.
"That's right, your grandmother will look for her children if there is anything, and she won't come to disturb the children, so what you saw before is a fantasy, your grandparents will look for your father if they have something, you know." Xiao's mother took the opportunity to flicker. "Isn't it good to see at the beginning, it's because you're scared in your own heart, and the situation you fantasize about has changed, right?"
He Niannian thought about it, it was indeed the case, she was afraid first, and the scene became that her grandfather didn't want her to go, and she was completely scaring herself.
Seeing that her daughter figured it out and was no longer afraid, Xiao's mother secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then glared at her husband.
When it was time to go to bed at night, Xiao's mother kicked her husband.
"Eh, I'm still angry, I'll talk about my dad when I go to the grave in two days, and I'm not allowed to look for Niannian anymore." Father He didn't dare to hide, and after taking a solid kick, he licked his face and came over.
"You said that Dad too, is there anything I can't find you? I really think you're unreliable and it's okay to look for me, what's the matter with looking for Niannian, what should I do if I scare the child? Xiao's mother said angrily, with resentment in her heart.
Father He, who was said to be unreliable, coughed twice, "That is, you must talk to him in two days." ”
"It is estimated that there is a shortage of money to spend over there, and I will buy more paper tomorrow to come back, and I will buy a relatively large face value, in a small house, this time I don't want boys and girls, and I still need a salary, which I can't afford to raise." Xiao's mother thought about it and said it again.
Well, well, Dad He nodded with a smile, thinking that his daughter-in-law was so good.
"By the way, what about my mother-in-law, do you want to go over and tell my dad tomorrow to burn more this year?" Father He suddenly asked.
"There shouldn't be a shortage of money, my dad burned it in a bank, and there are all kinds of gold ingots, several houses, and the money is calculated according to 100 million." Xiao's mother said uncertainly, "No, let's tell my dad tomorrow and let the fourth child (He Niannian's uncle) burn the bank again, and burn a few cars." ”
Father He, who was dumbfounded, why is the difference so big.