Chapter 9: Grandpa Lin is frightened
There is no buzz of the motorcycle, I listened more really, yes, it is Grandpa Lin's voice, just when I was about to turn back, I suddenly remembered what my mother told me two days ago, Grandpa Lin is seriously ill and difficult to recover, there may not be a few days, but in the countryside, 80 years old is considered a joy and mourning, and everyone is not sad, because I was close to Grandpa Lin when I was a child, and I am ready to go back to see.
I thought about it, something was wrong, an old man who had been sick in bed for a long time called my name here in the middle of the night, the probability of this kind of thing is almost zero, and now this kind of thing can only mean that Grandpa Lin has passed away, is Grandpa Lin going to harm me.
Thinking of this, I suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, ignored the call from behind, kicked the accelerator, and drove forward, until I heard the dog at the entrance of the village screaming at me.
I didn't dare to stop when I arrived at the entrance of the village, let alone go home directly, and now I didn't happen to meet Grandpa Lin's ghost when I went back.
When he woke up in the middle of the night, he thought something had happened to me, and when he heard what happened to me, he was surprised and said: "It seems that you really met a ghost, I saw Grandpa Lin yesterday, it seems that there is only the last breath left, and it is impossible for him to run into the cornfield in the middle of the night." ”
This intensified my fear and fear, and I uneasily dragged him to accompany me, causing his daughter-in-law to complain. It was almost dawn, and we bragged and chatted, temporarily suppressing our fear of Grandpa Lin.
But chatting and chatting, I was a little sleepy, so I fell asleep, after all, I didn't sleep all night, and I was frightened again.
Wake up at ten o'clock in the morning, think about what to do, what happened yesterday, the old house will definitely not dare to live, but the home does not want to go back, after all, there was a dispute with my parents yesterday, and it is too embarrassing to go back.
However, Grandpa Lin died, so why did he still have to send him to the old man's house, so in the company of Fa Xiao, he walked to the old house in fear. But far away from home, I saw Grandpa Lin sitting at the door basking in the sun, with a plaster cast on his arm.
As soon as the old man saw me, he blew his beard and glared at me, and scolded: "Little rabbit, I called you last night, why are you running so fast, leaving me an old man outside until dawn."
I asked in a moment's confusion: "So you're fine, I thought... ”
"Why" Grandpa Lin probably knew what I was going to say, and said dissatisfied.
"No, nothing, but what are you doing in the middle of the night in the cornfield?" I asked, puzzled
Grandpa Lin replied that he felt that his body was getting better, and he was tired of lying down, so he went out for a walk, accidentally fell, and waited for a long time to see me, but he didn't expect that the more he called me, the faster I ran, and in the end, Grandpa Lin was still quite angry, if it wasn't for the plaster on his arm, he would have to hit me with a cane.
I apologized again and again, and good words and comfort dissipated Grandpa Lin's anger, of course, I couldn't say that I was afraid that he was a ghost, so I had to say perfunctorily: "If you call me next time, I will definitely agree as soon as possible." ”
Grandpa Lin is fine, I am very happy, I prepared a few dishes at noon, and I drank a few cups with Grandpa Lin, but Grandpa Lin had just recovered, and we only let him drink three small cups, which caused Grandpa Lin to blow his nose and stare at him. At this moment, Grandpa Lin is like a three-year-old child, constantly playing tricks with us, and I really understand the old child's speech.
Xi San, I went back to the old house, it has been abandoned for a long time, there is dust everywhere, a little eerie, and finally I returned to the county under the persuasion of Fa Xiao, although Grandpa Lin is fine, but let me live alone in that place, I may still be afraid, because I think of Mindu and Ruomeng again.
Before leaving, Grandpa Lin looked at me for a long time and asked me to come back tomorrow and discuss something with me. I had just promised him that the old man would respond to his request, so I had to promise to come back to him tomorrow.
But when I returned home, it was only a little time before and after, and I heard that Grandpa Lin was gone.
I didn't believe it, I was fine at noon, I was in good spirits, I didn't eat less, and it looked like I could live for a few years. Mom said that this is a return to light, that is, a seriously ill person suddenly gets better and is very excited, but it only consumes the little remaining body energy, and then he will die soon.
I feel a little sad and melancholy, and the sudden departure of a person who is obviously good will make us feel unreal and impermanent.
But then I was a little afraid, because I just promised Grandpa Lin that I would have an appointment with him tomorrow, whether he would come back to me, it seems that I can't walk at night in the future, and I have to pay more attention.
Grandpa Lin passed away, of course I want to send one, because it is a happy funeral, so the day before the funeral, I invited the suona team to make fun, and tomorrow I will help to eat the funeral banquet together.
After eating wine, I held my urine a little, so I went out to the toilet. At that time, the toilets in the countryside were usually far from the house, and I walked around a pond to get there. When I came back, I met a man in his forties, leaning against a tree and smoking, this person I had seen at the banquet, it was the Yuan Quan mentioned before, I nodded and said hello, and I was going back.
Yuan Quan was pleasantly surprised: "Finally waiting for you."
I stopped and asked puzzledly, "Are you waiting for me?" I have almost no intersection with Yuan Quan, just a polite greeting just now, I don't know what he is waiting for me.
Yuan Quan replied: "Old man Lin has something for me to hand over to you"
"What" I was a little surprised, stared at Yuan Quan and asked again.
Yuan Quan smiled, pointed at me and said, "You know what I say. ”
I seemed to be scratching my head at the time, because there was a little fear about the dead Grandpa Lin, but I still asked, "What, why did Grandpa Lin let you hand it over to me?"
"Come to my house tomorrow, and you will naturally know," Yuan Quan finished speaking and left.
I anxiously asked, "Where is your house, how can I get there?"
A sentence floated from afar: "When you come to our village, you will know." ”
I said again, who are these people, what is this, no matter what, I will go back to my little family and sleep with my head covered.
The next day, I sent Grandpa Lin away, and after the end, I rode a motorcycle to the next village abruptly, and when Yuan Quan's name was mentioned, everyone looked at me in surprise, and then pointed to the west of the village, saying which one is at the entrance of the village.
The village is not big, it takes less than five minutes to arrive, but what surprises me is which house at the entrance of the village is full of white curtains, which is the same as Grandpa Lin's house yesterday, could it be that someone from this family has also passed away.
The courtyard was full of people, and my arrival attracted everyone's attention, and there was an accountkeeper at the door, and I took out fifty dollars out of courtesy. Someone handed me a white cloth, and I took it, but it wasn't tied around my waist.
If I don't know anyone, no one should know me. When I entered the courtyard, I happened to see the mourning hall, and I was stupid just by looking at it, because the person on the mourning hall was Yuan Quan. I broke out in a cold sweat and went out of the yard and leaned against a tree.
Someone handed me a cigarette and I refused. The man was leaving, so I grabbed him and asked, "When did Uncle Yuan leave?" ”