Chapter 13: The Longevity Lock
The meaning of my father's words is that he thinks I am uneducated, and I wanted to say a sentence, but there is an inexplicable pantothenic acid in my throat and I can't speak.
My father went into the room where my grandmother lived before her death, and I bit my lip and went into my room with hot water.
My sister has also woken up and is wearing her coat.
"Sister, this is for you." When I called my sister, I was a little embarrassed and a little excited.
My sister touched her head, pursed her lips and smiled, "My sister will come by herself in the future, because I am my sister, and I should take care of you." ”
As if she had remembered something, she squatted down and took out a hairpin with a bow in her suitcase, and carefully pinned it to my bangs.
"I have such short hair, I don't look good in it." As I spoke, I reached out and took off the hairpin.
You know, since I was a child, I've been like a tomboy, I've always had short hair, and my personality is also very aggressive, and these gadgets for girls, I don't think they're suitable for me.
But my sister pressed the hairpin: "You are so white, you look best in this pink." ”
"Really?" I was very happy in my heart, and when I saw my sister nodding, I walked to the mirror and looked at it again and again.
After my sister washed up, we went to the kitchen to eat together.
I usually eat it in the living room, but now my grandmother's body is temporarily placed there, so it has been changed to the kitchen.
"Grandpa, how can there be meat?" Looking at the chicken soup and braised pork on the table, my face immediately changed, we must be vegetarian for three days, and we can't even see a little oil, otherwise, it will be disrespectful to the dead.
"The meat is for your mother, your mother has a body now, how can you make up for it if you don't eat meat." As Grandpa spoke, he took out a large chicken leg and put it in a bowl.
At this time, the father happened to help the mother in, and the mother pressed her waist with one hand and put the other hand on her father's arm, which looked like the wife and wife on TV.
"Early in the morning, those who make noise will not be able to live in peace." As the mother spoke, the father carefully helped him to sit down.
Grandpa immediately pushed the chicken soup and chicken legs in front of his mother, and his wrinkled face squeezed out a flattering smile: "Xiaoxia, Dad specially boiled the chicken soup for you, you can taste it." ”
Grandpa was courteous, but his mother didn't give him any face: "Tut-tut, how can you drink so much oil and water in this soup, skim all the oil, and I'll drink it again." ”
"Okay, okay, I'll get it." Grandpa nodded again and again.
Seeing this, my sister hurriedly stood up: "Grandpa, I'll come." ”
As he spoke, he took the chicken soup and carefully began to skim the oil and water for his mother.
My father served porridge to my mother, and I sat and watched, but they didn't say a word to me.
At noon, Heiwa came again after class, and there were already many uncles and aunts in my house, and according to my grandfather, my grandmother's family will also come tomorrow.
Grandma's mother's family, some are in the city, some even go abroad, a few years ago, my aunt also came, she is grandma's second sister, but she was given away as a child daughter-in-law since she was a child, but then life is very good.
Grandpa has been stammering my aunt because of my aunt's good conditions, and my aunt has also bought a lot of things for our family, and the high-end sofa that is extremely unworthy of our family is bought by my aunt.
For this reason, grandma also quarreled with grandpa, but grandma was unwilling to accept it.
"Little rhino, this time, your aunt is here, you have to be sweeter, your aunt loves you so much, maybe she will give you a lot of New Year's money." Grandpa looked at me with a smile on his face.
But I turned my head disdainfully and looked at my grandmother lying in the coffin, if she was still there, she would definitely not want me to accept it.
"Come, little rhino, come here." I was standing in a daze, and Heiwa's mother waved at me.
I hurriedly walked over, she led me to the kitchen, and then handed me a bowl with soup medicine, as soon as I smelled this smell, I knew it was a yin soup, but how could Heiwa's mother get this?
"Your grandmother, give me a bag of rune paper and let me burn it for you to drink, saying that I want to drink it until I am eighteen years old." Heiwa's mother sighed as she spoke: "If it weren't for Heiwa, your grandmother wouldn't have died so early, Xiaoxi, in the future, my aunt will treat you as your own daughter, and she will take good care of you." ”
"Aunt Cuifen, my grandma's death has nothing to do with Heiwa, don't say that." I know better than anyone else that my grandmother died because of me, and it must be the ghost monk who killed her.
Looking at the dark yin-driving soup, I pursed my lips, raised my head, drank the soup cleanly in one sip, and secretly thought in my heart that I couldn't let my grandmother go.
"Little rhino, you are so powerful, as long as you smell this thing, you want to vomit, you can drink it all without blinking your eyes." She looked at me with a look of surprise.
I can only show a bitter smile, grandma is gone now, no one can really protect me, so, no matter how bad this soup is, I will grit my teeth and drink it.
"Little rhino, come quickly, come out and see if Ji Inheritance is actually here." Heiwa stood at the kitchen door, shouting at me.
Although Ji Chuanchuan is our classmate, because he is the son of the branch secretary and lived in the city before, he generally does not have contact with the classmates in the class.
Heiwa said that he came to my house, and I guess he came to express his gratitude because his grandmother cured his "disease" before.
"He's here with his dad." I asked lightly.
Seeing that my reaction was so flat, Heiwa was stunned for a moment, and then said, "He came by himself, and he is still in the living room." ”
"Alone?" This makes me a little curious.
Anyway, grandma cured Ji Chuanchuan's illness before, but now that this grandma has passed away, Ji Zhishu didn't come to mourn.
"I'll take a look." I spoke to Heiwa and walked down the hall.
I happened to see Ji Chuanchuan standing alone in the corner of the living room, looking left and right, as if something was wrong.
"Are you here to see my grandma?" I looked at Ji Chuan and asked.
Ji Chuan nodded, but his eyes flickered a little, and I knew at a glance that he was lying, so I deliberately stared at him.
He was a little hairy by me, and then he said, "Actually, actually, I came today to get something back." ”
"Something? What is it? I looked at Ji Chuan and asked.
Ji Inheritance pursed his lips: "It's my longevity lock, I've been with it since I was a child, the last time I was sick, your grandma took it away and hasn't returned it to me, so my dad let me?" ”
Before Ji Chuanchuan's words were finished, I immediately interrupted: "I didn't see any longevity locks, and besides, I don't think my grandma will take other people's things casually, you can go home and find it yourself!" ”
My tone is very unkind, because my grandmother has been treating people for so many years to take care of red and white ceremonies, most of them are free, and even if they do, they only collect money for incense and candles, which is to eliminate evil obstacles.
It was Grandpa who received the gift of the Ji branch book before, and he had a cold war with his grandfather for that grandma, and now this Ji Inheritance actually came to say that Grandma stole his longevity lock, which is simply too much.
"I, I, I really saw your grandma take it, and she cut my hair." Ji Chuanchuan said this, bowed his head slightly, and I noticed that there was a tuft of hair missing in the middle of the top of his head.
"Even if my grandma cut your hair at that time, it was to cure your "disease", in short, my grandma would not steal your longevity lock. I was so angry that I almost shouted out the response.
Grandpa was talking to a few uncles in the village, and when he heard my voice, he turned his head, and when he saw that the person I shouted was Ji Chuanchuan, he suddenly became a little anxious: "Little rhino, what's the matter with you, who are you shouting at?" Inheritance, your illness is just right, so let's go back first. ”
"yes, okay." Ji inherited a glance at his grandfather and nodded, then glanced at me again, and left in a huff.
Heiwa looked at Ji Inheritance and shook her head: "Little Rhino, don't be angry, Ji Zhishu doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, and Inheritance doesn't dare to thank your grandma, in fact, others are good." ”
"You, look at everyone is good." I glared at Heiwa, who suddenly shut up.
In short, in my opinion, Ji Chuanchuan doesn't thank you, and what kind of longevity lock is an insult to grandma, how can my grandma take a broken longevity lock?
"Your aunt and grandmother will come tomorrow, and you will take your sister to the village to pick her up."
It was my mother who spoke, but she didn't even say a word, but spoke directly to me in a commanding tone, and her gaze was cold on my face.
After a long time, I realized that in fact, my mother came this time to make my sister familiar with her face in front of her aunt, and wanted to "climb the high branches" for my sister.
"I'm not going." My sister, who has always been docile, suddenly frowned and rejected her mother's proposal without hesitation.
Without saying a word, the mother stretched out her hand and twisted her sister's ear: "What are you trying to do?" Do you know how good the conditions of your aunt's family are, you are now at the age of getting married, if you let your aunt introduce you, then you are not an ordinary person. ”
"Mom, I'm only seventeen years old, and I still have to go to college." My sister stared at her mother, and her tone was more pleading than rebellious.
As soon as the mother heard this, the strength in her hand increased, the sister bit her lip in pain, and the father stood aside and watched coldly, as if this kind of picture was common in his eyes.
"Let go of Sister!" I couldn't stand it anymore, so I stepped forward and pushed my mother's hand away.
My mother was defenseless, and I pushed her like this, so she stumbled directly, took a few steps back, and touched her grandmother's coffin.
"You damn girl!" My mother screamed, raised her hand, and slapped me hard in front of so many people.
You know, for so many years, although I grew up in the countryside, my grandmother never let anyone touch a finger on my head.