I sat on the chair next to me, Ren Ruoyi looked at me curiously and smiled at me.

It seems that our relationship is not so strange, as evidenced by the fact that she can take the initiative to smile at me.

"Are you tired from kneeling here?" I started talking to her.

Ren Ruoyi shook her head and said helplessly: "I'm not tired, it's just boring, my father said that I would kneel until dark before I could get up." ”

I smiled and said, "Then I'm here with you?" ”

Ren Ruoyi nodded: "Okay, tell me about the fun things in your school!" ”

Seeing Ren Ruoyi's expectant face, I slowly told her about some fun things I did at school.

When I chatted with her before, what attracted her the most was some interesting stories about the campus, and now I am happy to tell her, because at least it can bring us closer and open up the conversation.

Of course, the reason why I chose to chat with her has my purpose, the relationship between this family makes me a little curious, I don't know what kind of contradiction between them can make the four brothers and sisters of this family become so unfamiliar, such a sensitive question must not be asked to them directly, cousin Xuanning I am not sure if she will tell me, not to mention that she is busy now, the best person I can think of is Ren Ruoyi in front of me at this moment.

Xiao Nizi looks very simple, after all, the age is there and she is not yet an official adult, and she may not be able to hide the words in her mouth, and when she talks about funny places, Xiao Nizi hides her mouth and laughs secretly, and will ask me some questions in the story, after telling her an interesting story, I took advantage of the free time, I shifted the topic to the second grandfather.

I looked at the refrigerated cabinet behind the altar, it was covered with a cloth, and I couldn't see the corpse inside, Cousin Xuanning said that there would be a funeral ceremony at night, and the cloth could only be lifted at that time.

"Ruoyi, what kind of person is the second grandfather?" I asked her.

"Grandpa, you say?" Ren Ruoyi saw that I suddenly asked about my grandfather, I was stunned for a moment, and said to me: "Grandpa, he is a very kind person, he loved me the most when he was young, he bought me whatever I wanted to eat, every time I came to my grandfather's house, I could eat a lot of delicious food, and I could have a lot of pocket money." ”

Thinking of this, Ren Ruoyi's eyes were red, as if she was remembering and feeling sad.

Seeing that she looked like she was about to cry, I hurriedly said: "Actually, I don't have much impression of my second grandfather, because I only saw him when I was very young, but when I saw his photos, I knew that he should be a very good person." ”

"Hmm!" Ren Ruoyi nodded in agreement, and tears began to appear in her eyes.

I sighed helplessly, I didn't mean to make her cry, I just wanted to understand some situation, I came to her from the chair and squatted down, I wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with my hand, Ren Ruoyi raised her mouth to look at me, I said softly: "I'm sorry, I made you sad, but grandpa shouldn't want to see you crying, if he sees you crying in the spirit of the sky, he will definitely feel distressed, and he won't feel at ease when he leaves, do you want your grandfather to leave without worry?" ”

Listening to what I said, Ren Ruoyi stopped her tears and shook her head again and again.

"Yes, so we have to be strong, and grandpa will be happy to see it in the spirit of heaven." I touched her little head, Ren Ruoyi wiped the tears in her eyes, and her emotions slowly calmed down.

Ren Ruoyi still had sadness in her eyes, looked at me and said: "I just learned the news of my grandfather's death, I cried all of a sudden, and I cried for a long time, I can't believe it's true, because grandpa's health has always been very good, and every time I go to see him, he personally cooks for me." ”

Maybe it was someone to talk to, Ren Ruoyi took the initiative to talk to me about his grandfather.

"So, didn't the second grandfather die of illness?" I said tentatively.

Ren Ruoyi shook her head and whispered, "I heard my sister say that my grandfather was hit by a car and drowned in the river." ”

Listening to Ren Ruoyi's words, I instantly thought of the bridge when I came, the fence in the middle of the bridge was knocked into a big hole, could it be that it is the place where the second grandfather was knocked off the bridge?

I didn't ask Ren Ruoyi, but I knew that the second grandfather died in an accident, no wonder my father said that he suddenly received the news of the death of the second grandfather.

I didn't continue to talk to Ren Ruoyi, because when Ren Ruoyi finished saying this, a group of people who came to worship happened to come into the hall, as if they were friends of Uncle Guo, because Uncle Guo was also among those people.

I gave up my place, because there were too many guests, Uncle Guo saw me and didn't have time to take care of me, I waved my hand with Ren Ruoyi and walked out of the hall, the people eating the banquet outside were almost scattered, and there were some people who were still drinking and chatting in their seats.

I saw Xuanning's cousin sitting on a chair and registering a group of people next to the table, before he said that he was going to register the "favor" thing, I walked over with curiosity to see, it turned out that the "favor" is to give money, the person who came to the banquet gave the host how much money, the host will take a book to record the amount, after the registration to give the "favor" person a gift, see what they are holding in their hands, are two towels and two packs of cigarettes.

This should be the custom of this place, "favor" is common in the Shonan region, whether it is a happy event or other things, as long as the main family has a banquet, people who come to eat the banquet must "favor people", how much to give depends on their own meaning, and so on the next time you do a happy event at home, how much you give to others, others will give you how much, it is also a way of communication.

I don't need to give because I'm the main family, I saw that Cousin Xuanning was busy, I didn't bother her, while it was still dark, I planned to go out of the yard to walk around, and came to a strange place to go out and get familiar with the unfamiliar environment.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked outside the gate, I saw an "acquaintance", who was the taxi driver Master Liu who took me before.

He was smoking a cigarette and talking to someone not far from the gate, and when he saw me come out, he raised his eyebrows and greeted me: "Eh, young man." ”

I smiled and said hello back: "Master Liu, have you just eaten?" ”

A middle-aged woman and two small children stood beside him, both of whom looked me up and down.

"Yes, it's rare to eat such a sumptuous banquet, I just finished eating and was about to go home, this is my love." Master Liu pointed to a middle-aged woman beside him, and then said to her, "This is the young man who came back with what I told you before. ”

Master Liu's wife smiled at me and said, "Oh? I've heard my husband tell me that you're a distant relative of the Hemp family, right? ”

I nodded, I told Master Liu before that I was a distant relative of the second grandfather's family, I never understood why they all like to call the second grandfather to make hemp seeds, looking at his photos there seems to be no pockmarks on his face, his wife seems to be a little excited to see me, how to say it is like the feeling of seeing a baby.

I saw her whisper to me, "Then have you seen his corpse, is it so scary?" He said the word scary, and there was a look of fear on his face, but it was more of curiosity.

I was stunned, not understanding why she would ask me such a question.

Master Liu hurriedly shrugged her wife, glared at her and said, "Don't worry about it, you always gossip with others like this. ”

His wife was unconvinced and said, "I'm just asking what's wrong with a clam child." ”

They spoke in the local dialect, but fortunately it was not difficult to understand, and I knew what they meant.

After Master Liu reprimanded his wife, he smiled at me and said, "We're ready to go home, remember to call me if you want a ride." ”

I smiled and agreed, and Master Liu took his wife and children along the path.

Master Liu left, but left me with a question, why did his wife ask me if I had seen the body of the second grandfather, and asked me if it was scary, was the death of the second grandfather terrifying?

I haven't looked at the corpse of my second grandfather since I came here, and her words have aroused my curiosity!