He couldn't connect that Zhao Wenjia from last night to this cold puppet, and he didn't even believe that he could get into this door that was not much bigger than a dog's hole.

Grandpa stood next to the Land Temple for a while, waiting for Zhao Wenjia, who was on stilts last night, to come out. But after waiting for a while, no one came out of the land temple. Grandpa looked down and saw that there was still a stiff puppet with spider webs inside, without the slightest breath of a living person.

The old farmer who was joking just now saw his grandfather standing there and looked around at the land temple, and joked again: "I said, how can Ma Xiucai still ask for the land master?" You wouldn't be waiting for the Lord of the Earth to come out, would you? "The pit just pounced.

Jokes tend to hit the truth.

But the person who makes the joke still thinks he is joking.

Grandpa smiled, "Yes." I'm waiting for him to come out. ”

After waiting for a while, there was still no movement in the Land Temple.

Grandpa thought to himself that he couldn't wait here, and if he left, he would miss the appointment, which would not be good. So, Grandpa turned his heart and bent down to drill into the low and low temple door.

But today is not as easy as last night. This low and low temple gate made it very difficult for my grandfather to drill. After the head and half of the body entered, there was not enough space inside, and half of the body could not follow in.

At this moment, a burst of laughter rang out outside the temple.

Grandpa thought that others had seen the joke on him, and when he saw that there was no way to get in completely, he withdrew his body back.

Grandpa looked back and saw that the person who laughed at him was none other than Zhao Wenjia!

"I thought you weren't coming out." Daddy said.

Zhao Wenjia hurriedly stopped laughing and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I went out early in the morning to run errands, and I didn't come back until now, so I kept you waiting." ”

"What's the urgency? So early in the morning? Daddy asked.

Zhao Wenjia said: "It's not urgent. Granny Wang, who has no children and no daughters in the village, lost an old hen yesterday, and she had no support, so she relied on the hen to lay eggs and change needlework for the family. She was afraid of bothering others, so she didn't go to you. I went to look for it early this morning, and when I found it, I sent it back to her chicken coop. Hahaha, I think she woke up this morning and saw that the chickens had returned to the cage, so she thought the chickens had come back on their own, right? ”

Grandpa naturally knows Granny Wang and knows her situation. Later, Granny Wang's chickens were lost and did not return to the cage at night. But her chickens still show up in the coop the next morning. Daddy later figured out why her chickens went missing. Granny Wang was reluctant to feed the chickens millet or rice, and the chickens were so hungry that they could only run far to forage for food, and they were often prone to fall under the ridge or ditch. She ran so far to find it because she was old. So chickens are often lost.

Zhao Wenjia said: "Some people are very careless, and things are often missing. Sometimes I have the energy to help them get it back when they don't know it. ”

Grandpa was surprised: "No wonder some people say that if you can't find something, don't look for it first, after a while, it may come out on its own!" Could it be that you're helping them find it! ”

Zhao Wenjia waved his hand, showing a look of shame, and said, "Alas, it's not worth mentioning. I am a small land, and I can't do much of a thing, I can only do these small things that are difficult for ordinary people to notice. When the weak king came here, I actually saw it in my eyes, but that ability was beyond my range, so I didn't come out to help you at that time, and I was embarrassed to come out. ”

"This is my own sin, and it's good that you don't blame me for disturbing the purity of one party." Daddy said.

Zhao Wenjia said with a smile: "Don't say much, let's go to Ma Fengyu's house." I'm going to teach his kids to laugh. ”

Grandpa said happily: "Okay." ”

When he left the Land Temple, Grandpa looked at the old farmer who had been joking earlier. The old farmer didn't seem to be able to hear him and Zhao Wenjia talking, and devoted himself to filling in the soil and repairing the broken ridges.

Grandpa followed Zhao Wenjia to Ma Fengyu's house. His daughter-in-law had just been out of confinement, and the child was growing well. Ma Fengyu has always been jubilant during this period of time, and he is much more polite than usual when he sees people.

He saw his grandfather come to the house and hurried to make tea.

Grandpa waved his hand and said, "No need, I'll come and see the child." ”

Grandpa found that he couldn't see Zhao Wenjia.

Ma Fengyu happily led his father to the back room to see the child.

Walking into the back room, Ma Fengyu's daughter-in-law was rocking the cradle, looking at the child in the cradle with a peaceful face. The child is already asleep.

Grandpa and Zhao Wenjia walked to the cradle and looked down at the sleeping child.

When Zhao Wenjia approached the child, the child suddenly moved, but did not wake up.

Zhao Wenjia said with a smile: "Newborn children are much more sensitive than adults, not only can their eyes see many things that adults can't see, but their sixth sense is also much more sensitive than ordinary people. ”

As he spoke, his father couldn't help but look at Ma Fengyu's daughter-in-law who was rocking the cradle. She couldn't hear what Zhao Wenjia said at all, and she was still immersed in a world full of maternal love.

Grandpa felt that Zhao Wenjia was right. In fact, my grandfather himself felt this way when he was a child. Although he could not remember anything before he was four or five years old, he could feel the breath of death until he was ten years old. If he walked into the room of a dying person, he would feel uncomfortable, even though he had not yet seen the dying person.

Actually, I feel that way too. It was when Grandpa's sequel was about to die, and my family and I stayed in her room waiting for her to take her last breath. But her life was very hard, not only did she live many years after her grandfather's death, but she lived to be in her nineties, and it dragged on for several days after the doctor said she wouldn't live tonight.

I have forgotten how many days it dragged on. But I remember that last day vividly.

On the day the doctor announced that she would not be able to make it through the night, everyone in the family stayed by her bedside. After more than 20 hours of guarding, the adults and relatives took turns to guard it. The children sleep at night and accompany them during the day.

When I entered her room that morning, I immediately smelled a strong smell of decay, as if something damp had been smothering in the confined space for too long, and when I entered the room, it had been suddenly opened. I felt sick when I smelled it.

As a result, she finally didn't hold on that day and died near noon.

Zhao Wenjia teased the child like a kind and happy father, dancing with his hands, pinching his nose, holding his eyes, and making grimaces. At that moment, Grandpa felt that the person in front of him was not the father-in-law of the land he knew.

Although the child's eyes were closed, he seemed to be able to see the father-in-law of the land in front of him making various gestures, and he suddenly giggled and moved his hands and feet.

Zhao Wenjia continued to tease him.

The louder he laughed, the louder he moved, and the movements of his hands and feet became louder and louder.

Ma Fengyu's daughter-in-law was pleasantly surprised: "Look, look, he smiled!" He laughed! He was smiling so happily! Did you dream of something happy? ”

Ma Fengyu happily looked at the smiling child, patted his daughter-in-law's hand, and said, "You are stupid, the child is only so old, and he hasn't experienced anything yet, how can he dream of something happy?" ”

Ma Fengyu's daughter-in-law said, "Oh, too. So why is he smiling so happily? ”

Grandpa interjected: "It's the father-in-law of the land who is teaching him to laugh." ”

Everyone in Thrush Village knows that Grandpa understands the way of Xuanhuang. Ma Fengyu heard his grandfather say this, so he naturally took his father's statement as the correct answer. He shook his daughter-in-law's hand and said, "It turns out that the father-in-law of the land is teaching him to laugh!" I didn't expect the father-in-law of the land to take care of this matter! ”

Zhao Wenjia laughed when he saw his grandfather talking about him.

Since then, when the adults in Thrush Village see their newborns laughing inexplicably or laughing after falling asleep, they will say, "Look, the father-in-law is teaching the children to laugh." ”

Zhao Wenjia teased the child for a while, and then came out of Ma Fengyu's house.

Grandpa also took his leave.

After going out, my father asked Zhao Wenjia: "You can help others find the soul and lost items that I can't find, can you help me find Luo Buzhai's soul?" I tried to find it, but I couldn't find it. He hasn't woken up yet. ”

Zhao Wenjia said: "You forgot? Luo Buzhai is not an ordinary person, he is an external body, and he is almost like a soul in itself. You can't find his soul because it's not lost. You don't have to worry, he'll wake up in a little while. ”

Of course, Grandpa knew that Luo Buzhai was outside, but seeing that he hadn't gotten better for so long, he couldn't help but ask his father-in-law. Regardless of whether the father-in-law of the land has a way, he has to ask with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

Zhao Wenjia said again: "Luo Buzhai, you don't have to worry, but Xiaomi, you have to spend some time looking for it." ”

"Isn't she already back?" Daddy said.

Zhao Wenjia said: "I'm talking about her spirit. ”

"Her spirit?"

"yes. If you think about it, your life has been chasing you so hard, and it's so hard for you to deal with it. Xiaomi's soul is not as strong as yours, and if the soul is separated, I'm afraid it will be even more entangled in the future. Zhao Wenjia said worriedly.

Grandpa realized the seriousness of the problem only after he said this. Daddy hurriedly asked, "Do you know where her spirit went?" ”

"If I wanted to know, I'd have found it for you. Although I am the father-in-law of the land, I can only get back those things that have not been exhausted. There are other things that I can't get back, so I'll have to rely on them. ”

Grandpa nodded, "That's true." Many people who come to me ask for it, I say this to them. Some things can be done with the help of others, and some things must be handled by yourself. ”

Zhao Wenjia smiled comfortably and said, "It's good if you know." Xiaomi's spirit is full of millet's anger and resentment, and I can't bring it back even if I find it. Only if you look for it and resolve the contradiction between it and the soul, can Xiaomi save the day. It's useless to change someone else. ”

Grandpa arched his hand and said, "Thank you for your advice." ”

But when his father was about to look for Xiaomi's spirit, he ran into Zhao Xianyun.