Chapter 1 Grandpa cleans up the bookcase Tianyou asks about the origin
My name is Zhao Tianyou, I was born in a backward rural village in the northeast, it is said that when I was born, the sky was clear, the magpie chirping, a peaceful scene, so the old people in the village named me Zhao Tianyou, hoping that I could be blessed by God.
I grew up in my grandmother's house, I was brought up by my grandmother, I heard my grandfather say that my grandfather fled to the northeast with his family, and it seemed to be called Chuang Kanto at that time, my grandmother (grandfather's mother) had fifteen children, and eight of Zuihou survived, and the rest of the children either starved to death or died of illness. My grandfather was the fifth oldest in the family, and by the age of fifteen he was already the breadwinner of the family, taking on the burden of supporting a family. Because of this, life is better now, and everyone in the family respects my grandfather very much.
This story starts when I was eight years old when I went to elementary school, and since I was the eldest of my generation and loved by my family, it became a big deal for me to go to school.
My grandfather asked me to go to the barn with him, saying that there were a lot of books left over from the past, which might help me go to school, and I happily followed behind my grandfather, hoping that some good books would appear, in fact, I didn't know what a good book was at that time, and I thought I was interested in it, don't look at me before I went to school, but I had an uncle who was a college student, so I still knew some words at that time, which also became a major basis for relatives to praise me.
When my grandfather was rummaging through the warehouse, I saw a small bookcase in a remote corner, still the kind of mahogany painted with gold paint, although it was full of dust, but it still showed its extraordinary momentum from the momentum of this bookcase. I yelled for Grandpa to take that bookcase out and see if there was anything good.
When my grandfather saw the bookcase I was referring to, he was obviously stunned, as if he was recalling a distant past. However, soon Grandpa came to his senses, moved the bookcase to the yard, and asked Grandma to bring a wet towel and carefully wipe it down. Looking at my grandfather's heart, I was happy that this bookcase was a good thing.
At that time, I always heard my uncle who came back from college point to my vase and say that it was from the Qing Dynasty and could be sold for hundreds. In my impression, hundreds is astronomical, and I still remember that at that time, even a penny of a penny of naughty people could not be late often, and they had to wait until the Chinese New Year. At that time, children would say that their favorite day was the New Year, and they could wear new clothes and eat a lot of delicious food during the New Year
Just when I was still immersed in the beautiful yearning for the New Year, my grandfather finished wiping the red bookcase, because it was placed in the courtyard, and as soon as the sunlight shone on the golden veins, it refracted the golden rays, which interrupted my thoughts at once. I excitedly took my grandfather's hand and hurriedly asked, "Grandpa, is this an antique that my uncle always said, this is also from the Qing Dynasty?" You should be able to buy a few pounds of naughty candy, right? ”
Grandpa smiled slightly after hearing this, and said slowly: "Well, it's an antique, at least it has to be from the late Qing Dynasty, this thing can't be sold, keep a thought." After Grandpa finished speaking, he opened the lock on the bookcase, it was still a brass lock, I had never seen the style, and I didn't know how Grandpa opened it. Looking at my grandfather's carefulness, I was overjoyed, is it not this bookcase that is really valuable, but the treasures in the bookcase drawer!
But to my disappointment, my grandfather opened the drawer, and what appeared in front of me was not my similar treasure, but several worn-out books sewn together with twine. Immediately I lost interest and ran to the side to play with the ants in the yard.
Grandpa did not affect my behavior, his hands trembled and took out the books, blowing the dust on them, at this time I also just looked at Grandpa, the two words on the book immediately attracted me, only to see the shabby writing on the two majestic and powerful golden traditional Chinese characters "Xuanshu"! At this time, there must be readers who want to ask, how can you know traditional Chinese characters as a child? It's a coincidence.,I'm born with a special love for words.,Don't look at me didn't go to elementary school.,It's like a three-character scripture or something that I've memorized for a long time.,So it's not strange to know the word occult.。
I hurriedly ran over and reached out to take a few books from my grandfather's hand, but my grandfather's reaction startled me, and when my grandfather saw me coming over to take the books in his hand, he quickly stood up and said loudly: "Stay away, this is not a toy, if you break it, I will spank you!" ”
I was frightened and cried by my grandfather's sudden reaction, and when my grandmother saw me crying, she picked me up and complained: "Isn't it just a few broken books, why do you say children, if you scare my grandson, I won't finish with you!" Grandpa didn't seem to hear grandma's complaints, and still stared blankly at the few worn-out books in his hand, with a little tears in his eyes.
This was the end of the matter, and Grandpa put the old books back in the drawer, and then put the bookcase in a relatively lighted part of the warehouse. Since then, I have been obsessed with the books in this bookcase, and this is the nature of a child, and the more things he is not allowed to touch, the more he wants to understand what is going on.
So, every day I followed my grandfather's buttocks and asked me to tell me what those books were about, no matter how much I begged, my grandfather always answered me with one sentence, "Why do you want to know everything?" Read your book well! "The more grandpa doesn't say it, the more I want to know, if I don't tell me once, then ask twice, and ask three times if I don't tell twice, zuihou can't help it, and said: "Just like your mother, you're stubborn!" Ask your grandma and let your grandma tell you. ”
Hearing this, I happily went to my grandmother to ask for answers. I searched several times in front of the house and behind the house, but it turned out that my grandmother was not at home, and it turned out that my grandfather had deceived her. I ran back to the yard in a rage, and by this time my grandfather had already begun to tie the bean rack in the yard. Looking at my red eyes, my grandmother hahadaxiao, said: "Your grandma went to the store to fetch soy sauce, and she will come back in a while, look at your little look!" After saying that, it was another daxiao.
After hearing this, I didn't care about my grandfather's ridicule, and trotted to the store. When I saw my grandmother walking back from a long distance, I waved my hand and shouted, "Grandma, hurry up!" After saying that, he accelerated and ran towards his grandmother.
Running in front of my grandmother, I was already sweating profusely, and my grandmother looked at me who was panting, and asked, "God, what's the matter, why are you in such a hurry?" "I am very good at taking the soy sauce pot in my grandmother's hand, holding my grandmother's hand, and talking about my grandfather's answer to me just now as I walked.
Grandma smiled after hearing this, and said: "Nothing is as important as eating, your parents are coming back from geography, and if you don't cook, they will be hungry. With a strong curiosity, I finished my lunch in a few bites, and when my grandmother had finished cleaning up the table, she took me by the hand and walked to the shade under the tree behind the house, and began to talk about the past about the mystical books in the bookcase.