Chapter 23: Grandma's Funeral
When Onehisa woke up, the sky was already bright, the sky was shrouded in terraced clouds, and the morning in the mountains in October still showed the coolness of autumn. Walking along the Great Wall, after about 800 meters, there was finally a collapse that had not been repaired. With some effort, I climbed the city wall and walked along the circuit.
When Oni Jiu walked to the place where the crow's corpses were found yesterday, those corpses were still there, but Oni Jiu did not have any hallucinations at the moment, perhaps because Oni Jiu was vigilant in advance.
There are more and more tourists, and the ghost has not entered the crowd for a long time, and no one will think of the terrifying experience of the ghost long here last night. The world is still prosperous, and people's joy and exhaustion form a feng shui painting, and the ghost has been in it for a long time but has been outside of it.
Back in the rental house in Dongsha Village, Oni Jiu did not feel too tired, nor did he feel hungry. Pull out the green stone and look closely. The underground karst cave in the Jingdong Grand Canyon is only roughly seen in its shape. Now on closer inspection, the elliptical sphere, with a diameter of 5 centimeters in the long direction and a diameter of 3 centimeters in the short direction, is shaped like an egg, and the size is similar, and even in the daytime you can see a faint green light, which is not dead but flowing.
In the evening, Onehisa received a call from his uncle saying that his grandmother had passed away. Grandma has been very fond of ghosts since she was a child, and she was very uncomfortable when she heard the news, although grandma is 98 years old this year, according to the Northeast, it is a joy and mourning. No matter how important the ghost is, you have to go back to see your grandma on her last journey.
Eager to go home, Onijiu came to the entrance of the village to take a taxi to the train station. From afar, he saw Liu Nianzu running towards him and asked where he was going.
"Back in the Northeast, my grandmother passed away"
When Liu Nianzu heard that the ghost was going back to the Northeast for a long time, he actually said: "Master, I have an idea, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?" ”
"Just say it, what's polite with me!" Oni looked at him, not knowing what he had to say.
"I want to worship you as a teacher"
Liu Nianzu said that he wanted to worship the ghost for a long time, and the ghost was a little unexpected. Because at his age, it is really unrealistic to learn Feng Shui. Let's not talk about understanding, it's the vast basic knowledge, can his memory still remember? You know, Onijiu came into contact with it at a few years old, and although he gradually began to learn after the age of 9, it was the childhood with the best memory. And Liu Nianzu is already a young man in his 20s, and his memory and concentration on learning have passed the best age. There is also understanding, and the ghost has not found this talent from his face.
"This, feng shui is difficult to learn" Ghost Jiu regretted it a little after saying this, didn't this leave him a living mouth! Ghost Jiu should reject him directly.,Hey,Ghost Jiu has had this problem of not being able to pull down his face since he was a child.。
Liu Nianzu heard what the ghost said for a long time, and he was really excited: "It's okay, I was born with a good memory, and I have the master's personal guidance, so it's not normal to learn it!" ”
The ghost didn't know how to refuse him again for a while. In the hospital, he stayed up for 5 days and 5 nights to care for himself, and this kindness has not been returned, how to open his mouth to refuse now. I can only keep it in a non-reply state for the time being.
Liu Nianzu looked at the ghost for a long time and didn't say yes or no, his eyes rolled a few times, and suddenly he "cooed" and knelt down. Ghost Jiu is completely messed up, such a big person, kneel down to himself, how have you seen it for a long time. Just when he was at a loss, Liu Nianzu made a posture of kowtowing again, if he kowtowed, he would really not be able to refuse. Ghost Jiu hurriedly knelt down and held up Liu Nianzu's head, which had not yet touched the ground.
At this time, a group of people were already surrounded by them, and they didn't know what they were doing.
Ghost Jiu hurriedly pulled him up: "Monkey head, don't be like this, fold my life, let's discuss it again if you have something to say" As soon as these words came out, Ghost Jiu couldn't wait to slap himself twice, doesn't this leave him with a bigger mouth!
Liu Nianzu heard what the ghost said for a long time, and he really came to confidence: "Then let's do it first, one day you choose a good day, and I will officially apprentice."
The ghost has completely collapsed, it seems that his social experience and uncle are simply not of the same level, if the uncle deals with this matter, it can be resolved smoothly without much effort.
Liu Nianzu didn't care about the embarrassment of the ghost for a long time, he was optimistic, flamboyant, clever, seemingly grinning but more refined than ordinary people, and he was the type who was comfortable in society. Onijiu knew that his sometimes big grins were deliberate, and he was completely weighing the pros and cons.
"In this way, I will apprentice, and I will do my filial piety and accompany you back to the Northeast" Liu Nianzu spoke in a very firm tone.
Oniku was going to refuse, but looking at his posture, it was imperative. If you insist on refusing, you won't be able to get over your face after all, so you can go if you want to, and you should take him to the Northeast for a tour, and maybe you will need him to help you with some things in Beijing in the future.
Liu Nianzu observed Onijiu's reaction, and actually determined that Onijiu had acquiesced from the slight change in his expression. happily greeted behind him: "Brother Wang, help me drive the car, drive my car, go to Kyoto Station"
There was a person running behind him, a very ordinary person, but for some reason, Onihisa's intuition reminded him that there was some kind of gloom in this person's eyes. Ghost Jiu was in a trance, and Liu Nianzu pushed Ghost Jiu into the back seat of the car: "You're welcome, he is a friend of my village, and he is a mute"
Dumb, of course, does not speak. Along the way, I listened to Liu Nianzu chattering alone. Follow Anritsu Road, all the way to the Second Ring Road, and then to Beijing Railway Station. He introduced the historical allusions and wild historical anecdotes along the way, and he was a waste of talent if he was not a history teacher or tour guide.
The mute parked the car in the parking lot west of Beijing Railway Station and insisted on pulling up Onijiu's suitcase to send them in. Liu Nianzu also pulled out a large trolley case from the back box. Akihisa looked back at his box suspiciously, and couldn't help but frown. Unexpectedly, Ghost Jiu's slight movement was taken into his eyes: "Master, I usually have a habit, I always prepare a box of daily necessities, and sometimes I go out to other provinces to keep it in reserve."
Maybe it's really the ghost who is too vigilant, and thinks that he has been monitoring his whereabouts and has been prepared. Think about it, he is just an ordinary black car driver. Oniku shook his head, realizing that his nerves had really been too nervous lately.
The bus to Harbin City at night did not have a ticket.
Liu Nianzu and the dumb man made a gesture, and the dumb ran out of the hall quickly.
Liu Nianzu told Ghost Jiu that the dumb man went to find a ticket seller, and he should be able to get a ticket in a while. Onijiu is a little unsure that when will it be, and the ticket seller can still save the ticket until now. But Ghost Jiu has no other ideas, Grandma will be funeral the day after tomorrow, Ghost Jiu can't catch the train tonight, and Mulan won't be able to arrive tomorrow. The idea of keeping a vigil for grandma will be in vain. I had to wait for the dumb man to come up with some miracle.
"It's back, it's back" Ghost Jiu followed the direction of Liu Nianzu's finger and saw the mute running over, it seemed that a miracle had really appeared.
Liu Nianzu was surprisingly quiet on the train, and even made Ghost Jiu feel a little uncomfortable.
Z1 arrived in Harbin City when the sun rose, and Ghost Jiu took Liu Nianzu to take the bus to Hadong Station, and successfully caught up with the big passenger at more than 10 o'clock.
Get off at Liuhe, rent a three-jumper, and drive all the way to Xitun of the Sanyi Brigade in black smoke.
I finally saw my grandmother's familiar pine coffin, which made a deep impression on the ghost, and stopped in the west ear room of the old house seven or eight years ago. It is also a custom in many places to prepare a coffin in advance.
Offerings were placed in front of the red coffin, and the ghost knelt down for a long time to fill the grandmother's lamp with some oil, inserted three pillars of incense, and kowtowed three times. When the ghost got up for a long time, he found that Liu Nianren was kowtowing beside him, muttering something in his mouth.
Uncle, aunt, cousin, cousin, daughter-in-law...... There were also some old relatives who came over to say hello to Onijiu.
After comforting each other, the uncle pulled the ghost aside: "Why haven't I seen the person who is with you?" ”
"Oh, I met when I was in Kyoto, took care of me, and wanted to learn feng shui from me, the big name Liu Nianzu, the little name Monkey Head"
Uncle wasn't saying anything, but Oniku could clearly sense as if he had something to say to himself.
Onijiu was just about to ask his uncle, when his father's voice came from behind him: "Xiao Jiu..." For the death of his grandmother, although Onijiu is sad, but her mother is the mother who lost her, and the pain can be imagined. Ghost Jiu went up and hugged her mother, patted her on the back, and comforted her silently.
Dad and Mom were in a better mood when they saw that Onijiu was safe and sound now. Holding the hand of the ghost for a long time, he kept asking how he was living outside. At this time, Liu Nianzu came over, and the ghost Jiu introduced them to each other again. Liu Nianzu's sleek ghost was really admired for a long time, and he actually called "Master, Master", which made the two old men not know how to agree.
Ghost Jiu hurriedly played a round game: "Monkey head, let's call it uncle and aunt, you see that the old man doesn't dare to respond"
Liu Nianzu immediately said: "Uncle and aunt, let me change my words in the future, please don't be surprised"
The mother rubbed her eyes, and only then did the ghost notice that she seemed to be much older, and she couldn't help but feel guilty in her heart. When they should have let their two elders enjoy their family happiness, they had to leave home.
On the fifth day of my grandmother's funeral, my uncle received a call from Tonghe Crow Bubble, asking my uncle to go out of the dark. Originally, my uncle's mother died and I shouldn't have gone out, but my uncle agreed to come down.
The ghost asked his uncle for a long time, "Why do you have to go?" ”
The uncle looked left and right and whispered, "Xiao Jiu, do you remember Brother Zhang in the front yard of your parents' house?" ”
"Brother Zhang? Didn't you go missing the other day? ”
The uncle lowered his voice again: "The person who died of the crow bubble is Brother Zhang's younger brother"
Onijiu was a little puzzled: "What does that matter?" ”
The uncle continued: "When you were a child, you were put in the cave in the Mongolian Mountain, the road led by Brother Zhang, such a big mountain, a radius of hundreds of miles, how could it be so coincidental, he took everyone to find you directly, there must be something wrong here!" ”
I hadn't thought about it for a long time before, and I have always been grateful to Brother Zhang, who my father often talked about. As soon as my uncle said this, Kihisa also began to be suspicious. Thinking of Brother Zhang's recent inexplicable disappearance, and his brother's death a few days after his disappearance, could there be some kind of connection here? Onihisa found that after a trip to Beijing, his ability to analyze things had greatly improved.
"Uncle, it's not like someone is trying to kill someone, right?"
When my uncle heard what the ghost said for a long time, he nodded: "This possibility is quite likely, we have to hurry up and set off, maybe we can find some clues about your curse."
Seeing that Guijiu and his uncle were going out, of course Liu Nianzu had to entangle him, and Guijiu could only take him.