Chapter 144: Parting
After the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Lao Ma opened the suitcase, took out the gifts prepared for the family, and also sent the children the money for the New Year, kowtowing to the parents,
"Hurry up, hurry up!" The parents looked at their son, who had been separated for a year, and smiled from ear to ear, "As long as the heart arrives." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Let me kneel again," the old horse said with a smile, "I can't fulfill my filial piety when I'm out of the house!" In the next life, the son must not go anywhere, just stay by the side of the second elder, and be filial to his parents! ”
"What are you saying, what is not in the next life."
"No, it's not impossible to change in this life." The old horse laughed.
"Come, boys!" Lao Ma pulled the two children to his side, held the eldest son in his arms, and the younger daughter held it on his lap, "Have you two been obedient?" ”
"We're good." The eldest son replied crisply, looking up at his father, who was a little stranger.
"I'm good too." The youngest daughter echoed her brother inarticulately.
"Good behave, haha...... Study hard in the future and be filial to your grandparents and mother! The old horse looked at the children with satisfaction.
"And Dad, you have to honor Dad," Xiaomei added, and glanced at Lao Ma gently.
"Uh-huh...... Honor Dad! The children repeated their mother's words.
Let's start keeping the New Year! The happy family sat around the kang and chatted while knocking melon seeds, and Lao Ma told his family about what he had seen and heard outside, all kinds of interesting things in a year, and those sour and bitter things were not mentioned.
Outside the house, there is still heavy snow, the cold wind is cold, the whole village is white, there are firecrackers from time to time, and the red Spring Festival couplets reflect the snow...... What a peaceful and auspicious scene! Wonderful!
When the bell rang at twelve o'clock, Lao Ma's family did not sleep, and said happy new year to each other, wishing the old man good health, wishing the children smart and happy, the husband wishing his wife beautiful and young, and the wife wishing her husband a safe and smooth ......
The old man took the children to their room to sleep, saying that he wanted Lao Ma and Xiaomei to have a good talk.
"You're suffering at home, daughter-in-law." Lao Ma looked at his wife and said guiltily.
"I'm not bitter at all, you've worked hard...... Xiaomei said and tears fell, "I'm sorry ......"
"Later...... It's going to be harder...... Mom and Dad and the children are all handed over to you...... Of course, you can also have other options......" The old horse lowered his head, and could not bear to say any more.
"There is no other choice!" Xiaomei, who has always been weak, looked at her husband firmly at this time, "We will be together forever, provide for our parents, send them to the end, and raise our children to grow up...... You...... You are never allowed to leave again...... Stay in your hometown...... It's nothing to have a hard time...... Stay!"
"I'm never going again! Always ......" the old horse smiled.
"That's great!" Xiaomei also smiled.
It had snowed all night, it was dawn, it was a sunny day, the sun looked coldly at this small village in the north of China, Xiaomei pushed open the door, looked at the yard covered with thick snow, looked up at the sky, her nose was sore, her lips trembled, she couldn't hold it anymore, she collapsed on the ground, sobbing and crying...... The in-laws who heard the sound were startled when they saw this scene, they pulled Xiaomei up and asked in surprise, thinking that the little couple had quarreled, "The two are finally reunited, don't be angry, have something to say." ”
"Huh? Xiaomei, where is the baby? Why not in the room? The father-in-law went to the room to find his son to apologize to his daughter-in-law, but he didn't see anyone else.
He ...... He won't come back, he will never be able to go home......" Xiaomei cried breathlessly.
"What did you say? What's going on? Didn't last night be good? The in-laws were confused by Xiaomei's words.
"Last night...... It's not the old horse who is going home...... No, it's him, it's his soul...... He actually died on the road...... He wanted to be with us, he wanted to have Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with us...... When I picked him up last night, I saw the news on my phone, I saw him...... "Xiaomei took out her mobile phone, it was a news, a bus back to his hometown had an accident, and more than 30 passengers died...... The old couple saw their son's name in the deceased's name, and the photo of the old horse lying in a pool of blood was used as one of the news pictures......
A terrible cry of despair resounded through the sky......
The sun still looks down coldly on this small village, the sound of festive firecrackers rings out in the village, and the villagers who have eaten early put on new clothes and go out with their families to pay New Year's greetings to relatives and friends...... Everyone has a happy smile on their faces, the new year has begun again, everyone prays for all the best this year, Wishing you prosperity!
But some families are broken, and some people leave and never come back......
Everyone is celebrating the New Year, everyone is saying Happy New Year, everyone is smiling, and some people are tears into ice, sadness into the sea, and thoughts into death......
A child who runs away from home will never return home!
During the Spring Festival, S City almost became an empty city, with many fewer vehicles and pedestrians on the road, smooth traffic, and many shops closed. The extraordinary bar is open as usual, there are few customers, and Xiaoxiao Qiu'er has nothing to do, and they all go to work.
"Hey, the Spring Festival doesn't mean anything to me." Xiaoxiao looked listless.
"It makes sense, how can it not be meaningful." Bufan smiled slyly, "It's a year older." Haha"
"I don't want to curse during the Chinese New Year." Xiaoxiao glared at Bufan, "It's as if I'm not old, hum!" ”
"Huh? How did a spirit come in? Didn't you put a spirit talisman on the door? Xiaoxiao saw a trembling soul walk into the bar and ask Bufan.
"It's the New Year, open for a few days. Those lonely souls and wild ghosts are also pitiful, it is a day of reunion, but they are separated from their relatives by yin and yang, so they are open to them day and night, and the living ghosts carnival together. ”
"Is the sun rising in the west today?" Xiaoxiao pretended to be confused, "It's really strange." Extraordinary detectives are also moved by compassion. ”
"I am kind, but I was born in this world of deceit and materialism..... Hey? Why did the ghost who came in just come to us? He looked at the ghost in amazement.
This is a middle-aged man in his early fifties, tall, stout, dark-skinned, with a Chinese face, thick eyebrows, deep eye sockets, and a tall and straight nose. Wearing a black down jacket, his face was sad and cowering, as if he was not used to such a place, and he was not good at dealing with people.
"Excuse me...... Who is the Extraordinary Detective? He shrunk his head and asked in a smumbled question.
"I am, what's the matter?" Extraordinary looked at him with a smile.
"Can you all see me?" The man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the extraordinary smile on his face.
"That's right, we both have the legendary Yin and Yang Eyes, what do we need help with?" Extraordinary and rare gentleness. Qiu'er and Xiaoxiao looked at him and smiled as if they didn't know him.
"I.... I have nothing to give you. The man smiled shyly, "I can sell my soul to you, they said, I can exchange my soul for your wishes." ”
"Yes. What are your unfulfilled wishes? Bufan said cheerfully.
No wonder he was so gentle, it turned out that the purpose was not pure, he must have guessed that the ghosts would ask for something from him, and the chips they could exchange were only their own souls.
He's still doing this! Qiu'er thought bitterly.
That's exactly what he is! Xiaoxiao thought disdainfully.