Xia Qing took Xu Wen and the cat to buy yellow straw paper, incense sticks, paper money and paper baggage in the funeral shop, Xia Qing carried a big bag full of cats, and also brought a cat and cat, it was not such an easy job for Xia Qing originally, but fortunately, Xia Qing is already an authentic immortal cultivator, and her physical fitness has naturally been greatly improved, and she does not feel very difficult.

"These are the things you use to pay tribute to your deceased relatives......" Xu Wen came out holding a stack of paper baggage, "There are still words on it...... How can it be the same as the talisman we have there? ”

"It's a kind of thing, let's stuff these paper bags with coins and give pocket flowers to our relatives underground."

"You burn money for the dead? It's too extravagant, right? ”

"It's not real money, it's ...... The kind of heaven and earth bank, what we call the underworld currency. ”

"That's no different from burning paper......

"There is always a thought," Xia Qing said softly, "this is the way for the living to express their remembrance of the dead." ”

"It seems to me that you are just seeking self-comfort," Xu Wen stuffed the paper bag into his bag and looked at the scenery on the side of the road, "but ...... It's not a bad way to do it. ”

After all, there is a thought.

When Xia Qing returned home with Xu Wenmaomao, she saw a dilapidated three-wheeled motorcycle parked at the door, and there were four cleaned swill buckets in the back seat of the motorcycle, and the two immediately realized that this was their grandfather Lin Zhenhua coming back.

As soon as Xia Qing opened the door, she saw her grandfather Lin Zhenhua holding her sister Wantao and frolicking.

"Hey-hey-hey-hey—fly!"

"Lift high! Lift high! Grandpa, a little higher! ”

"You can't go any higher, it's dangerous if you get higher, aren't you afraid of falling?"

"Don't be afraid!"

"So- hey-ha-"

Wan Tao was thrown into the air by her grandfather, and was caught by her grandfather, who seemed to be having a lot of fun and laughing from ear to ear.

"Grandpa, be careful."

"It's okay! I'm steady. ”

"I'm not worried about not being able to catch it...... I'm afraid you'll be flashing. ”

Under Xia Qing's persuasion, her grandfather immediately stopped playing with Wan Tao like a child who had made a mistake, but carefully put her down.

"Whew...... Listen to Wuyu said, did you go to buy the baggage yourself just now? Why don't you say hello to me in advance, I can buy it at the cemetery. ”

"It's okay...... It's not convenient for you to bring it over, so I bought it and bought it. ”

Xia Qing handed the bag to her grandfather, and at this time, Xu Wen, who had already come out of the bag, walked from behind Xia Qing, squatting on the ground and stretching his waist as if no one was around, and his grandfather suddenly stepped forward with a kick, but was escaped by Xu Wen, who was quick to react.

"Grandpa, what are you doing!"

Xia Qing immediately protected Xu Wenmao, who was hunched over and angry with her father, "What are you doing kicking cats when you have nothing to do?" ”

"Ah, did you raise it? I thought it was some kind of wild cat...... "Grandpa frowned, "The black cat is not very lucky, I look very unpleasant, so I should not keep it." ”

"What, Xiao Hei is so cute! Grandpa is not allowed to bully Xiao Hei! ”

"If Taobao likes cats, another day my grandfather will go to the countryside to find your second uncle to ask for one, they have a lot of cats, which are much better looking than this black cat."

"No, I'm going to want Xiao Hei!" Xia Wantao was obviously not so easily convinced, she stepped forward and hugged Xu Wenmao and said, "I want to be Xiao Hei's mother and raise him well." ”

This kid ......

The word mother is an invincible forbidden word for Wan Tao, as long as Wan Tao mentions something related to her mother in her words, no matter what strange requests, Xia Qing and her grandfather will try their best to meet her, and now that her grandfather is hit by the forbidden word, he will no longer be entangled, "Then ...... It's up to you. ”

"Yay! Grandpa is the best grandfather in the world! ”

Being praised by his granddaughter like this, his grandfather looked a little embarrassed, and immediately scratched the back of his head with a red face, not noticing that Xu Wenmao had been staring at him.

After getting the paper money that Xia Qing bought, my grandfather moved out the large square table in the dining room, put the paper bags one by one, and then took out the brush and ink from his inner room, put on reading glasses, and began to write on the baggage paper.

Wan Tao was curious, so she hugged Xu Wen and leaned over to look.

"Grandpa, what are you writing about?"

"Write your name, only if you write your name, when you burn the burden later, the paper money will be sent to the other party."

"And whose name are you writing?"

"Your second uncle's."

"Who is the second uncle?"

"It's your grandmother's second uncle."

"Grandma's second uncle, ......"

Xia Wantao racked her brains with her head held high, "Grandma's second uncle, is it grandma's father's younger brother?" ”

"That's right."

Lin ...... National ......" Wan Tao squinted her eyes and read the words.

"Rich, rich and strong, rich and rich, this is the name of your second uncle."

"Got it, Lin Guofu!"

"You can't just call your name, just call your second uncle."

Xia Wantao blinked her big eyes, "Then, where is the second uncle?" How I've never seen him. ”

"The second uncle has passed away."

"Then, is the second uncle with his grandmother and mother?" Summer evening peach tilted her head.

"Yes," Grandpa nodded slightly, "what we write now is for those who have passed away." ”

"Then, when the time comes, can I write to my mother?"

Grandpa was stunned for a moment, "You...... Want to write it yourself? ”

Xia Wantao nodded vigorously, "I've never done anything for my mother, so ...... If I could send some money to my mother's pocket money, she would be very happy if she knew that I sent it. ”

"Yes, yes...... Do you know how to write your mother's name, though? ”

"That'...... Shall I write with you? You don't know how to write calligraphy yet. ”

"Well, okay...... If I write alone, my mother may not know my words. ”

Xia Wantao put Xu Wen on the ground, Xu Wen Mao jumped on the table, this move was dissatisfied with his grandfather, he whispered and scolded Xu Wen Mao to roll off the table, but Xu Wen Mao was unmoved, but curled up in a corner of the table and lay down, only one eye open to watch them write.

Xia Qing let Wan Tao sit in her arms, wrapped her little hands, picked up the brush together, and dipped some ink on the inkstone on the side.

"Remember, Lin ...... Clear...... Ya, that's Mom's name. ”

"Uh......h It's hard to write ......"

Xia Wantao was a little lost after writing it, "I wrote crookedly." ”

"It's okay, Mom won't blame you."

"I'm not afraid of that," Xia Wantao said aggrievedly, "I'm afraid that I won't be able to recognize it when I send it over, and if I don't deliver it to my mother, she will definitely be sad." ”

"Then let's write another pack, it's okay, we have a lot of paper baggage-"

When Xia Qing was about to push away the freshly written baggage paper, she found that all the crooked ink on the baggage paper had been corrected.

Xia Qing immediately looked at Xu Wenmao, who was resting on the side, and saw that he seemed to be asleep with his eyes closed, but his tail was still swinging enchantingly.

So Xia Qing took a handful of Xu Wenmao by the way when she was taking the baggage paper, and leaned over and whispered thank you in his ear, but Xu Wenmao was unmoved, and was still lazily asleep.

"Then, Wan Tao, you helped your mother finish writing, do you want to help your grandmother send some money too?"

"Hmm...... Nope. ”

Grandpa was surprised to hear this, "Evening peach...... Don't you like grandma? ”

"No...... Sister Qing said that my grandmother had never seen me born, and if I sent it, she would definitely not recognize it. ”

Xia Wantao smiled and continued, "So, it's better for grandpa to send it by himself, I think grandma should also prefer to receive paper money from grandpa, right?" ”

"You guys are really ......"

Xia Wuyu was holding a plate of steaming fragrant crucian carp with nowhere to put it, and said angrily, "I just started burning the burden in the afternoon, what are you doing with the table so early...... Hey, it's not for you! ”

Burning baggage is a folk activity that some residents of Chubei Province will also carry out during the Midyear Festival.

During the Midyear Festival, everyone spreads yellow straw paper in the designated place on the street, and puts on it a paper bag to prepare (burned) for the deceased, which contains a pile of inflated and exaggerated coins, and they use the simple but straightforward way of sending money to express their grief.

cheesy, but also pollutes the environment.

Only the desire is simple.

The furoshiki paper where everyone wrote their names was slowly devoured by the smoke and dust, and my grandfather used a branch to stir the fire under the yellow straw paper on the side, and there was a small stool in front of the furoshi, on which were placed a plate of crucian carp, a plate of rice cakes, and the portraits of grandma and mother, in the pungent billowing smoke, Xia Qing, Wuyu, and Wantao knelt down in turn and kowtowed to the portrait.

"I hope that the two spirits in the sky can bless the healthy growth of Evening Peach and Wuyu."

"Bless my grandfather to live a long life."

Xia Qing prayed in her heart for her simple wishes, "I also bless our family to be safe, happy, and happy." ”

"Hmmm......"

After Xia Qing made a wish, he saw that Xu Wenmao was still by her side, and he stood aside, staring at the billowing smoke and dust in front of him, as if he was thoughtful.

After thinking about it, Xia Qing kowtowed again.

"Xu Wen has helped us a lot, saved my life and Wuyu's life, and is a great benefactor of our Xia family."

"I also hope that the two of you can bless Xu Wen - I wish him can recover his cultivation, ascend as soon as possible, and return to the Qianyuan Realm to be his Immortal Venerable."

Well...... That's it......