Mourning Hall. Many families gather here to bake around the coal stove. After the haunting incident last night, Tian Shenghe and Tian Shengmao were clamoring to leave in the evening, saying that they were unwilling to keep a vigil at night. This made the family scoff, I knew that they were not filial to the old lady, but I didn't expect to do this. Some people even suspect that the so-called haunting is simply a trick played by these two families. Therefore, the family came together and enlightened them.

"You can go, but you can't leave no one to watch. You sent Tian Xiang to the detention center, now go and get him back. He's here, you can go, but only if Tian Xiang agrees. The third master of the family enlightened them for a long time, and when he saw that he still didn't want to stay, he shouted angrily.

If it was in the past, the mention of Tian Xiang would inevitably attract contempt and disdain. But now it's different, last night's incident had scared them out, not to mention that if Tian Xiang could be left alone to keep the spirit, it would be more interesting to make a ghost scene. It's just that they have hidden worries after all, first, Tian Xiang said that "whoever goes kills whom", and also used a knife. If you get that kid back, you really have to swing a knife and slash it, it's not much better than a haunting.

Tian Shengmao thought for a while and said: "It's simple to release him, I have relatives in the police station, and besides, if we sufferers don't hold him accountable, the detention center won't be too rigid." Just ......"

"It's just what? I have something to say in one breath!" The third master of the family was already very impatient, if it wasn't for the old lady's funeral, he would have whipped him with a cane earlier.

"It's just that he Tianxiang has to listen to our arrangements when he comes back. Tian Shengmao said in a non-yin and non-yang manner.

"Listen to your arrangement? Hmph! I don't cut you, even if you burn high incense, I still listen to your arrangement!" The third master of the family was furious.

That's what Katsushige meant. "Ning Shuang's only worry now is that he is afraid that the kid will come back to find them trouble.

"Okay, put Tian Xiang back now, I will use this old face to intercede for you, and guarantee that he will not cut you. The third master of the family stared at them fiercely, and said angrily and slightly helplessly.

Jail. As soon as Tian Xiang lay down on the bed, the prison guard pushed the door and came in. "Tian Xiang, pack up your things, you can go." ”

In this way, not only Tian Xiang but also several other people were also surprised.

"Didn't you hear me, you can go! Hurry up, there's a car waiting outside the door." The prison guard urged.

"Comrade policeman, what does this mean? I was imprisoned for more than 10 days for drunk driving, and he was released in less than a day as a habitual offender?"

"Comrade policeman, I think it's okay to let this kid out at night, it's to inject instability into a harmonious society. "The thief is on the sidelines.

"Letting you out at night is the unstable factor!" the prison guard yelled, dragging Tian Xiang who came over out.

"That kid must have a background, this society is really fucking unfair. "** Indignant on the sidelines.

"Come on, what a sin you have, a few days is considered a bird? The gambler said leisurely.

"Ball, what's the sin in the lower body, you don't do it?" the prostitute was angry.

The thief stole on the side and hurriedly asked, "Which pair of wrongs next door, you can make it clear!"

"You don't know?" the gambler was dismissive of him.

"Hmm. The thief peeked into his stupid face.

"Just the couple who fight, the three drunk and took a taxi, and the one who drove the taxi was also stunned, and he didn't open the door or leave when he parked, and he said that he wouldn't pull the drunk. As a result, the drunk kicked the taxi twice, and the driver beat each other up without getting angry, so he beat him in. The gambler said with relish.

"If you want to say this, there is even more wrong, the fake police arrested the prostitute, and the real police arrested him, and the fake police and the prostitute came here hand in hand for the New Year. The prostitute answered.

"Is that really the case?" the drunk driver was very suspicious.

"Yes, I'm the prostitute. Before he could finish speaking, he was already bursting with laughter.

After returning home, the third master of the family pulled Tian Xiang to the kitchen to enlighten him, he nodded, and let Tian Shenghe and Tian Shengmao leave, but made a request, he must come back to see off his grandmother during the day. After the third and fourth left, the family sat with Tian Xiang for a while and left in a lament.

Tian Xiang knelt alone in front of the spirit, staring blankly at the portrait of his grandmother. constantly reminiscing about the bits and pieces of the past, whether happy or sad, turned into two lines of tears at this time. He couldn't cry anymore, from yesterday to now, from sadness to anger, from anger to madness, from madness to unwillingness, and now all that is left is helplessness. "Grandma, rest in peace, I will live well, live. He muttered to himself.

It was late at night, and the sleepy Tian Xiang leaned against the table in front of the spirit and fell asleep.

Grandmother stood not far away and smiled at him, he wanted to get closer, but he couldn't take a step, it seemed that something was binding his legs, Tian Xiang tried his best, but it was difficult to break free. The grandmother looked at him for a moment, then turned and walked out of the house with her back on her back, and wandered around the yard, as if looking for it, as if she were lingering. Tian Xiang wanted to scream, but his throat was dry and hoarse, and no matter how he howled, he couldn't make a sound. In the distance, there seemed to be two figures standing, very vague, as if they had merged into the world. But Tian Xiang had a sense of familiarity, as if that person had a very close connection with him. He struggled hard, but was suppressed by an invisible force and could not move. The figure walked up to her grandmother, took her arm, and slowly walked out of the courtyard. Tian Xiang cried and screamed, but his grandmother didn't turn around, and walked farther and farther, gradually turning into a blurry point of light......

Suddenly waking up, it was a dream. Grandmother lay there quietly, close but far away from him. It's close at hand, but it's separated by yin and yang. "If grandma has an afterlife, I would like to always surround your knees......" Tian Xiang mechanically replaced the burned incense and prayed silently.

In the next few days, the funeral went smoothly, Tian Shengmao and others were afraid of what happened the day before, so they didn't dare to provoke Tian Xiang, of course, Tian Xiang was unwilling to deal with them. It should be said that the most affected are those families, the New Year should be a reunion, string of intimate and lively atmosphere, but it was mixed up by the grandmother's funeral.

On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, my grandmother was buried smoothly, and after burning the paper, the relatives left one after another, and Tian Shenghe and Tian Shengmao also hurried away, leaving Tian Xiang alone, kneeling in front of the new grave where my grandfather and grandmother were buried.

The cold wind of the end of winter whistled through the dead grass and leaves, shaking the dry branches and "creaking". The rubble rolled and hit Tian Xiang's cracked cheeks, like a hammer or a knife, leaving large bruises on his originally white face. Tian Xiang sat there, letting the cold wind rage, his tears had dried up, and his cry was also a hoarse dry howl.

His heart was empty, he didn't think of anything, he couldn't think of anything, he just sat quietly in the cold wind. In the past, home was where my grandmother was. But today, my grandmother and grandfather are lying quietly in this cemetery, home, where is my home? The cold wind is howling more and more, and Tian Xiang doesn't seem to be aware of it.

"Son, go home. With the support of his son, the third master of the family didn't know when he came to Tian Xiang's side.

Tian Xiang raised his head mechanically and looked at him blankly, "Where are I going? Do I still have a home?" Tian Xiang's voice was very low, so low that only he could hear it.

The old man's son came over and pulled Tian Xiang up, "Xiang, people can't be resurrected after death, go back quickly." ”

The third master of the family took his hand, "Child, go, go back! There is still the third master, and the third master!" The voice was vigorous but full of tears.

Tian Xiang cried out with a "wow".

"Okay, okay, just cry!" the old man patted him on the back, "don't torture yourself anymore, if your grandmother has a spirit in heaven, she will not be blind." After speaking, he and his son took Tian Xiang's hand and left slowly.

After returning to the village, the third master of the family wanted to pull him over for dinner, Tian Xiang shook his head, and silently returned to his yard alone. Pushing open the door, he habitually called "Grandma!" and all that came from the cold wind was the hiss of the white couplets that filled the courtyard. Then came a heart-wrenching pain. Grandmother will never say yes again, never again. Tian Xiang stood at the door, scanning all this, and suddenly felt a sense of strangeness, as if it was the first time he came here, or that he himself did not belong here at all. He walked slowly into the hall, pushed open his grandmother's door, and leaned against the frame to examine everything in the room. At this time, I suddenly had an indescribable feeling that my grandmother was still there, just going out to visit the house, and she would come back at any time. But in an instant, he suddenly woke up, and his grandmother was indeed gone, and it was difficult to find this family affection in this life.

Tian Xiang turned around and sat alone by the coal stove, thinking about nothing or wanting to think about it, just sitting quietly. I touched the coal stove, the tentacles were cold, I don't know when it had been extinguished, and there was no trace of residual warmth. However, he had no intention of getting up and lighting a fire, and still sat like this......

Lunch was sent by the third master of the family, and when he saw Tian Xiang sitting in front of the coal stove, he put the rice in front of him, and left with a word of advice, "Eat it while it's hot".

The dinner was personally brought by the third master of the family. The dinner at noon was still in front of Tian Xiang, and he didn't move it at all. The old man was suddenly startled for no reason, and even reached out to probe Tian Xiang's snort, and even the old man himself couldn't tell why he had such a move.

Tian Xiang slowly turned his head, looked at the old man blankly for a while, and suddenly grinned, "Third Master, you think I'm dead?"

"Don't scare me, kid. The old man was panting because of the nervousness just now.

"It's good that I'm going to die. Tian Xiang said very calmly.

"What are you talking about? How old are you, why are you saying such things? People must have backbone, and it doesn't matter if others look down on them, the key is to look up to yourself. If you don't want others to see the joke, you have to find a way to live in front of people. Your grandma is gone, don't be too nostalgic when you're gone, it's not good for you, it's not good for her. The old man paused, slapped the coal fire heavily, and said, "Is your grandmother's way of walking completely forced by the third and fourth old? It is because his old man is unwilling to drag you down, and wants you to live well and live in front of others!"

Tian Xiang nodded, and silent tears burst out of his eyes again.

"It's good to understand," said the old man, turning on the coal fire, "finish the meal first, and go to my house to make a fire with a red briquette." ”

Tian Xiang nodded again.

After handling his grandmother's "Sanqi", Tian Xiang cleaned up the house, cleaned every corner spotlessly, and his grandmother's relics were neatly stored in the table cabinet. Sitting on a stool, he said to himself, "It's time to go to school." ”

Before he could catch his breath, his phone rang on the side.

"What's the matter with you, you haven't shown your head when school has started? You don't want to see me, you won't even come to school, right?" Xue Yuxin laughed and teased on the phone.

"How can it be? There is something at home that has been delayed for a few days, tomorrow, tomorrow. Every time Tian Xiang heard Xue Yuxin's voice, Tian Xiang would have a warm current in his heart, which seemed to be able to wash away all the unhappiness. Even Tian Xiang himself felt bad, his grandmother had just left, and he was like this. I remember the day my grandmother just left, Tian Xiang swore to kill the third and fourth children, but as soon as he received a call from Xue Yuxin, he immediately dispelled this idea, because he was reluctant to die.

"Report to me immediately if you come, otherwise, hum ......" Xue Yuxin was still laughing.

"Otherwise?" Tian Xiang asked.

"If you want to hear it, come and report to me. Xue Yuxin's laughter was very crisp.

"Okay, you pick me up at the station tomorrow afternoon. Tian Xiang said casually.

"Pick you up?

"Is there a difference?"

"Yes!"

"Tell me about it!"

"No way!" Xue Yuxin laughed endlessly on the phone.

The two of you talked on the phone for a long time, hung up the phone, looked back, and saw all the scenes in the house, and Tian Xiang's mood sank to the bottom again.

He was wandering in the house and in the yard, touching everything here, trying to remember everything here, and suddenly, it seemed that he had seen this scene, yes, he had seen it! It was in a dream, in which his grandmother wandered in all corners of the yard countless times, just like Tian Xiang now, as if she was looking for something, and it really imprinted everything here. Grandmother is indeed gone, just like Tian Xiang now, doing the same thing. The only difference is that one is in a dream and the other is reality.

"Am I not going to come back?" Tian Xiang chuckled in his heart, maybe yes, because there was no such attachment here. "This time, I don't know when I will be able to return again, I have to say goodbye to the third master. He thought as he walked out.

Early the next morning, Tian Xiang ran to the graves of his grandfather, grandmother and parents, howled and cried, turned around and went home, picked up his bags and walked out step by step. Wandering in the house and yard again, too many memories, too much reluctance, and even more worries. Farewell, the relatives who raised me, the home that sheltered me from the wind and rain, maybe I will return, maybe goodbye.

When Tian Xiang was staying at the door and looking into the courtyard, the third master of the family came over, "Child, you are leaving today, I will see you off." ”

Tian Xiang hurriedly turned around and greeted him, "Third Master, I also want to go and tell you again." As he spoke, his eyes turned red. This third master of the family has been very kind to him in the past, and Tian Xiang is even more grateful to him about his grandmother. However, several children in the third master's family are very filial, which once attracted the eyes of his grandmother, so Tian Xiang does not need to worry about it except for his gratitude and reluctance to the third master of the family.

"Third master, I don't know anything yet...... When will I be able to come back to visit your old man's home? Tian Xiang said a little choked.

"This kid, the provincial capital will be home for a while, don't make it look like life and death. Although the old man said this, his eyes were also red, and he hurriedly lowered his head and took out a few hundred yuan from his pocket while covering up, "Child, take it, go out alone, don't ...... In the future......" The old man choked up, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes.

Tian Xiang hurriedly pushed his hand, "Third master, no, no, I have money, I usually work several jobs in school, and I have saved a lot, and I don't have to pay tuition and don't have any big expenses to go to school this time, and I have more than enough money on me." ”

"Silly boy, don't I know yet? Your grandmother's funeral has already emptied the little money you saved, otherwise what are you doing with so many steamed buns? Take it, take it quickly, this is the third master's intention, I will lend it to you, and I will pay it back when I earn money in the future." The old man said as he shoved it into his pocket.

Tian Xiang wanted to take it out, but the old man pressed his hand, "It's better to go out than at home, listen to the words of the third master, take it away, and take care of yourself." ”

Tian Xiang's tears burst out of his eyes, and they fell on the old man's arm with a pop. He nodded, "Thank you, Third Master, I will definitely return it to you in the future." ”

The old man smiled, "Okay, just take it first." ”

Tian Xiang took out two keys from his pocket and handed them to the old man, "Third master, I don't know when I will be able to come back, if you are free, help me take care of the house, and the open space in the yard can still grow vegetables......"

The old man stared at him for a while, then finally nodded and took the key, "Okay, I'll help you guard this house!"

Tian Xiang lingered in the courtyard, and slowly walked to the entrance of the village side by side with the old man.