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Ah Mao sighed, raised his head to look at his mother's worried face, and couldn't help asking, "Is grandpa's illness going to be cured?" ”

Ah Mao's mother coughed, her eyebrows furrowed, her face turned even paler, and her eyes flashed: "Well, it's almost there." You have to remember what I said, don't run out to play with friends today. ”

Ah Mao nodded again, and complained secretly in his heart: I made an appointment to catch crickets today, but I definitely won't be able to go. If I don't go, the big cow next door will definitely not have fun today.

He wanted to complain to his mother, but after his mother told him, he turned around and hurried away, without giving him a chance to speak.

Ah Mao could only sit obediently on the small bench, and found that there were many adults in the family today, some he knew and some he didn't. The cousin hurried past him, and he grabbed his trouser leg and wanted him to talk to him. But the cousin just touched his head and hurried away again.

Ah Mao was so disappointed that he simply stood up, and while the adults couldn't notice him, he slipped towards the low hut in the distance.

The door of the hut was hidden, and the inside looked gloomy. Mao felt that this place was very novel, looked at the low eaves, the old and peeled door, and thought that there must be something interesting inside, so he pushed the door in high spirits and entered.

As soon as one of his feet crossed the threshold, the smell of it came to his nose. It was an old, sickly smell, like a hospital ward, but it didn't smell of disinfectant water.

Ah Mao was so smoked by this smell that he quickly withdrew his feet, he preferred the smell of fresh air and sunshine. Ah Mao snorted and wanted to turn around and leave, but heard a cough inside.

He never expected that there would be people here, he was startled, and he turned his head and wanted to run, but the people inside spoke again: "Who is there?" ”

As soon as Ah Mao heard this voice, the blood in his whole body rushed to the top of his head, and he exclaimed tentatively with surprise: "Grandpa? ”

The people inside were stunned for a moment, and the old voice became happy: "Ah Mao is here?" Come over here and let Grandpa see you. ”

Ah Mao strode across the threshold, and the old smell came to his face again, but Ah Mao couldn't care so much, and flew towards a bed in the corner: "Grandpa! ”

Ah Mao's grandfather was lying on the bed, and when he saw Ah Mao coming, he wanted to sit up, but he didn't have any strength in his body. Ah Mao sat on the edge of the bed and held his grandfather's hand: "Grandpa, are you getting better?" I miss you very much this time, and my parents say that I will disturb your rest and never let me see you, but I don't think I will disturb you much. ”

Mao's grandfather laughed, his eyes sunken because of the emaciation, and the wrinkles on his face deepened. He stretched out his thin hand and gently stroked Ah Mao: "I'm fine." Have you been obedient lately, how are your mom and dad's health? ”

Ah Mao said proudly: "I'm very obedient, and I got the first place in the exam recently." My mom and dad are very good, but sometimes they are too fierce to me. By the way, grandpa, don't you live in the back room, when did you move out and move to such a small house? ”

Grandpa was startled, grabbed Ah Mao's arm and said, "Who told you that I live in the inner room?" ”

Although Ah Mao couldn't understand why his grandfather suddenly became excited, he still answered truthfully: "My father and my mother said so." ”

Grandpa nodded effortlessly, staring blankly at the ceiling before he said, "You must remember, you can't tell anyone that you have come to see me." ”

Mao asked, "Isn't anyone okay?" ”

Grandpa turned over, stared at Ah Mao and said, "No one can do it, cough cough cough ......"

After he said this, he suddenly coughed violently, and Ah Mao was frightened by his cold eyes, and when he saw him coughing, he hurriedly patted his back.

cough cough cough ...... Grandpa's cough was getting worse and worse, almost coughing out his lungs, Ah Mao looked at him worriedly, looking around, but there was nothing at the head of the bed, except for a thin layer of dust.

Grandpa hunched his back and coughed incessantly, his eyes and expressions changed, and he looked extremely painful. Ah Mao was at a loss, and he couldn't find a cup. ran out to find water for grandpa to drink, but was dragged by grandpa.

Grandpa pressed his throat hard, and said with difficulty: "No need...... It's an old problem. ”

He grabbed Ah Mao's hand and kept drawing something in his palm, Ah Mao felt it seriously, and felt that his grandfather seemed to draw an inverted triangle in his palm.

Ah Mao was scared and wanted to withdraw his hand, but Grandpa didn't know what was going on, his expression became extremely frightened, his mouth opened wide, and he vaguely shouted something like sorry, and Ah Mao couldn't hear a word.

He was frightened by his grandfather's appearance and broke out in a cold sweat, and quietly slipped out of bed, wanting to call the adults. But grandpa grabbed him all of a sudden, Ah Mao felt his fingers cold, the pores of his whole body contracted, he couldn't help screaming, grandpa stared at him word by word and said, "I can't tell anyone that you have come to see me." ”

Mao nodded tremblingly, and Grandpa quieted down and lay back in place, staring at the ceiling with empty eyes. Ah Mao was no longer in the mood to care about his grandfather, as soon as he let go, Ah Mao was like a hare, and he ran out all at once.

After jumping over the threshold and running for more than a hundred meters, Mao's fear was alleviated. He stood in the midday sun, panting with his waist crossed, sweating profusely, and he didn't know whether he ran out or was scared.

He didn't want to think about it at all, but his grandfather's cold tone and fierce eyes lingered in his mind. Ah Mao didn't dare to think about it, and he couldn't figure out what was going on, there were too many things he didn't understand in the adult world.

He shook his head, tried to treat this as a nightmare, tried to calm down, gasped for breath, and slowly walked towards the crowded place to find his mother.

For dinner, I ate vegan, bean skin, stir-fried greens, and rice. After Ah Mao ate the last bite of green vegetables, he was called down from the dining table by his mother and pulled into a corner.

"Ah Mao...... Grandpa left us. ”

When Ah Mao heard this, it seemed that countless thunderbolts exploded in his ears, and he couldn't hear anything for a while, and his mother's face became blurred.

Grandfather...... Gone from us? Did I kill him, he coughed so badly and was so emotional...... At the thought of this, Ah Mao shuddered, and even though he was next to his mother, he still felt fear creeping up his spine.

He felt a pair of hands hugging him, his face was wet, and when he came back to his senses, he realized that he didn't know when his face was full of tears, and his mother's eyes were red.

He looked at his mother's face, his heart trembled, and he opened his mouth to tell his mother about himself, but his grandfather's words suddenly appeared in his mind, and his body shook violently in his mother's arms and closed his mouth.

"It's okay, good girl."

Mom felt him tremble and gently patted him comfortingly. Ah Mao hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Mom, has grandpa always lived in the back room?" ”

"That's right." Mom replied in the affirmative, "It's the quietest place, the best place to rest, and your grandfather died in ...... There. ”

"The funeral will be held tomorrow, and I will go with the second child and a few of them to deal with some things tonight, you can sleep when you are done, you don't have to wait for me to come back."

"Good. I feel that something is wrong with Ah Mao tonight, as if he is hiding something from us. ”

"Alas, the child may be too sad, after all, he and his grandfather have such a good relationship."

Mao lay on the bed, quietly listening to the conversation between his parents. He was going to settle something very important tonight, and although he was still scared, he couldn't sleep without figuring it out.

He closed his eyes and hugged the quilt, and his mother came in and tucked the quilt for him, followed by footsteps, whispered voices, and the sound of mom and dad going out together faded away.

After waiting until the sound was completely inaudible, Mao lifted the quilt, got up, quickly dressed, jumped out of bed, and tiptoed out.

He thought about it, if he met his parents on the way, he would say that he couldn't sleep and was afraid to come out to find them, and at most he would be scolded.

He carefully brought the door to the door, picked up the knife that had been dug out of his father's drawer, and walked along the route of the day.

The air at night was very cool, many stars were shining in the sky, and Mao could see the road in front of him without a flashlight. He was trot down the path when he heard footsteps and conversations ahead.

Ah Mao was startled, covered his mouth and squatted on the side of the road, listening carefully, it was the voice of his father and several uncles. He reassured, cheered up, and quietly followed behind them.

The farther they went, the quieter they spoke, and Mao was finally inaudible. Ah Mao followed their pace, and his heart was up and down, extremely worried.

"This is it."

Ah Mao heard the second uncle say this, and at the same time, several people all stood still and began to take something out of their bags.

Ah Mao secretly looked forward by the moonlight, his heart was shocked, and at the same time he was a little relaxed. That's good, there is an adult to take the lead for him, and he plans to attach it to the wall to listen first, and it is better not to go in if he can.

Thinking of the person inside, Ah Mao trembled in fear in broad daylight, let alone at night.

"Ready, three-two-one, push the door!"

Ah Mao held his breath and watched as the door of the hut was slammed open by four people, and the second uncle was the first to jump in.

Mao poked his head out and looked inside with wide eyes, but it was too dark inside the hut to see anything. Dad was the last to go in and slammed the door shut, and Mao sighed helplessly, putting his ear to the wall and listening carefully.

There was no sound of anyone talking inside, but the sound of people panting, the sound of tables and chairs toppling over, these sounds were particularly loud in the silent night, and Ah Mao curled up under the wall, looking back behind him from time to time, his heart beating like a drum.

The jumbled sounds lasted for about five or six minutes before they stopped, and Ah Mao listened carefully and heard the creepy sounds.

That kind of sound is very common, but Ann here makes people feel so terrifying that they can't help but think of something.

Mao heard the sound of chopping meat in the vegetable market.

His blood was cold, and even though it was a midsummer night, it felt like he was in an ice cave. Mao gasped for breath, feeling wetness under him and smelling urine. He was still a child after all, and when he saw that he had peed his pants, he suddenly thought of all the troubles that followed, coupled with the threat of fear, and tears flowed down his eyes.

He stood up on his numb, limp legs, and almost fell to the ground again, and was about to escape, when he heard the door of the hut creak open, and his father and uncles came out.

It was still the second uncle's voice: ", it was so dangerous just now, the old man almost strangled me to death." ”

Ah Mao poked his head out, and by the moonlight, he could clearly see a black handprint on his neck.

Ah Mao's father answered: "Anyway, the first step is completed. Third, let's go to your house tomorrow night, get the machine ready, and finish it early, so we don't have to worry about it. Let's go to Si'er and open a bottle later. ”

Ah Mao found that their hands were shaking, and the second uncle sighed and led everyone forward. Mao endured as much as he could, and when they were far away, he ran back as fast as he could.

Before her mother came back, Mao took off her half-wet pants and threw them on the ground, curling up in the bed. His mind went blank, and he leaned against the wall, not daring to move. He wanted to get a good night's sleep and forget about it, but he couldn't sleep.

There was so much going on today that he was scared and confused about everything.

He heard some of the grown-ups, but he didn't understand them at all. But he didn't expect that he would understand it clearly in the future and participate in it.