The old man told everyone that he wanted to open the coffin, and the people in the courtyard immediately started to talk about it, saying that it was unlucky to open the coffin after sealing the coffin. The old man ignored the crowd and ordered a few young men to pry the coffin open.

It took a lot of effort for the lads to open the coffin. As soon as the lid of the coffin was lifted, a gust of wind blew out of the coffin, and at the same time, the wind was mixed with bursts of foul smell.

The old man shouted to the crowd, "Don't tiptoe, don't answer when someone calls a name, and don't look back." ”

Everyone was frightened by the scene in front of them, and they covered their mouths one by one, for fear of making a little noise, and they didn't even dare to move when they stood still.

I stood outside the crowd and could see clearly that some black gas was pouring out of the coffin, and I made a mudra in my hands and recited a few incantations in my mouth. The black gas slowly dissipated.

Soon, the wind in the yard stopped, the stench disappeared, and I knew that the matter was done, and silently withdrew from the yard.

Out of Sunjia Village, I trotted all the way in the direction of my house.

When I was at the Taoist temple, every morning, Master would ask me to run a few laps around the temple. Erlidi is a small thing to me.

Entering the village, I stopped, discerned the direction, and ran towards the west end of the village.

Soon I came to my house, and it was dark with no lights. I was delayed for some time in Sunjia Village, and it was already past ten o'clock, and my grandparents should have already slept.

When I saw the house, my nose couldn't help but feel a little sour, I left home at the age of six, and returned here after 12 years, and I had an indescribable feeling in my heart.

Standing at the door, I didn't rush in, because there was a breath surging in my body at the moment. I know that it is the yin qi in my body that feels the same yin qi under the house, which is why I am so restless.

Before leaving, Master said that if I succeeded in surveying Yangguan, that thing could be sealed for three years, and if it didn't, that thing might break the seal.

I made a few handprints and forcibly suppressed the breath, and then I raised my hand and knocked on the door, and immediately the sound of a dog barking could be heard in the yard. After a while, an old voice came from inside, "Who?" ”

I immediately heard it, it was Grandpa's voice, I choked up and said, "Master, it's me, I'm back, I'm Taiping." ”

There was no sound in the courtyard, and it was obvious that the people inside were stunned for a moment, then a few sounds, then the sound of running, and then the gate opened.

Grandpa was obviously a lot older, his hair was gray, but he looked good in spirit, he stood at the door and looked at me for a minute, tears seeped out of his cloudy eyes, and he nodded again and again, "It's my grandson who is back, it's my grandson who is back." ”

After saying that, he took my hand, pulled me into his arms, hugged me and said a word.

Feeling the temperature of my grandfather's body, my heart was also warm, and tears flowed out uncontrollably.

After a while, I wiped away a handful of tears and said out loud, "Master, where is my grandmother?" ”

"Your milk is in the house, let's go back to the house." Grandpa didn't let go of his hand and pulled me into the house.

"Old man, it's so late, who's coming." Grandma's voice came from the back room.

I didn't wait for my grandfather to speak, I pushed open the door directly, looked at my grandmother lying on the kang and shouted, "Milk, it's me." ”

Grandma sat up from the kang at once, looked at me with straight eyes, cried out with a wow, and then was about to go to the ground.

I hurried over and hugged my grandmother.

While crying, my grandmother patted me on the shoulder and shouted, "It's true that my eldest grandson is back, and my grandmother is not dreaming." ”

I gently stroked my grandmother's hunched back and said, "Milk, you're not dreaming, it's really me, I'm back." ”

It took a while for both grandma and grandpa to calm down.

Grandma's eyes haven't left me since I entered the house. Grandma's hair was also gray, and the wrinkles on her face were deeper.

My grandfather and grandmother asked me how I had been out all these years, whether I was doing well, and even some small things.

I told them that I had lived well over the years, eating well, sleeping well, and Master had treated me well.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then grandma patted her thigh and said, "Taiping, grandma is happy to patronize, I forgot to ask you if you haven't eaten yet." ”

When my grandmother said this, I also felt hungry, "Milk, I ate a bowl of wontons a day today." ”

"You sit with your grandfather, and grandma will cook for you." Grandma went to the kitchen.

My grandmother steamed me a bowl full of egg custard, my favorite egg custard when I was a child, and cooked a big bowl of shredded pork noodles.

"Taiping, let's make do with it first, and wait for grandma to make something for you tomorrow." Grandma said as she watched me gobble it up.

After eating, the three of them talked for a long time before they fell asleep.

I don't know how long I slept, until I heard the sound of talking outside, and then I opened my eyes.

Looking out through the open window, there were several middle-aged and elderly men and women sitting in the courtyard. I immediately recognized them as several of my uncles and aunts.

When I came out of the house, everyone stood up, and they looked at me with tears in their eyes.

"Let Uncle see, your kid has grown so big." Uncle came over and patted me on the shoulder and said.

"Taiping, why don't you come back and say hello in advance, I'll pick you up at the station."

……

Four uncles and four aunts surrounded me and couldn't stop asking questions.

When I was a child, my mother died, and my father was not around, and several uncles and aunts were very kind to me, and they would bring me delicious food at home.

Now that I see them and hear them shushing me, the corners of my eyes can't help but moisten a little again. In order not to cause everyone to feel sad, I blinked my eyes a few times, suppressed the uncomfortable energy, and answered their questions with a smile.

At noon, my aunt and several cousins also heard the letter and returned from her mother-in-law's house. Several cousins are married and have children.

My aunt took my hand and wiped her tears vigorously, when I was a child, my aunt treated me like her own child, and when she saw me come back, she was naturally happy and sad.

Suddenly the courtyard was lively, with children playing together and adults chatting together.

During the meal, everyone was very happy, but grandma suddenly wiped away tears, "The family is reunited, and the tree is missing, I don't know when he will come back." ”

When it comes to my father, all the adults put down their chopsticks, and my father has not come back for so many years, nor has he brought a letter to the family. Uncle and they also went out to look for it many times, but they didn't find it.

"Look at you, what do you mention him on a happy day, he is so ruthless and doesn't come back to see us, let's treat him as if he died outside." Grandpa said this, but there was sadness in his eyes.

In the final analysis, everything was caused by Grandpa building the house in the cemetery, and Grandpa should have spent so many years in self-blame. I felt this from the moment I entered the house.

"Milk, don't worry, I'll find my dad." I comforted my grandmother.

"Mother, Shu'er will definitely come back, don't be sad, maybe he will come back suddenly, just like Taiping." The second uncle explained.

"Yes, the second one is right."

"The second brother is right."

Everyone chimed in.

Grandma also realized that she had said the wrong thing, wiped a handful of tears and said, "Today is a reception banquet for Taiping, what are you doing here, we are all happy." ”

That being said, everyone's expressions were a little unhappy.

After eating, the people talked for a while, and they went home.

For the next few days, several uncles took turns inviting me to their house for dinner. Several of my uncles did not have sons in their families, and they held me very seriously.

For a few days, I felt fat except for eating and staying.

On this day, I was talking to my grandfather in the yard when a man walked in through the door.

This man came directly to me and slapped me on the head, "Taiping, you kid still know to come back." ”

After being slapped in the face, I realized that the person in front of me was actually my playmate Man He many years ago.

Man He can be said to be my only friend in my childhood, and since I was born, I have been considered a disaster by the people of the village, so the people of the village have told their children not to play with me, even if I go to play with them, don't bother.

Manhe and his family also told him, but he liked to play with me and always came to my house to find me. Before the age of six, I was able to have a happy childhood, which can be said to be completely due to Manhe.

I was also very happy to see Man He, and patted him on the shoulder, "Dahe, I heard from the third aunt, you went out to work." ”

"I heard my mother say that you are back, so I quickly asked for leave and came back." Manhe said with a grin.

"Dahe, I'll eat at home today, I'll buy you wine, and then let your fifth grandmother fry a few good dishes for you, and you two have a good chat." Grandpa said with a smile.

I asked Manhe how he was doing and whether he had married a daughter-in-law, Manhe sighed, "Don't mention it, my mother told me one, the girl is very good-looking, and she is not bad." We had a good conversation, and the wedding date was set, but the girl suddenly fell ill, and she couldn't find out what she was doing when she went to the hospital, she was unconscious. ”

After Man He finished speaking, he picked up a bottle of wine and poured it into it.

Hearing him say this, my heart moved, and the problem can't be found in ordinary hospitals, and it may be related to hysteria.

"Tell me what kind of disease she has, and I might be able to help her see it." I said.

Hearing me say this, Man He was happy, "Taiping, you have been out for twelve years, and you have gone to study medicine." ”

I was also happy, "That's right, I studied Chinese medicine, and if Western medicine is not good, Chinese medicine may be optimistic." ”

Hearing me say this, Man He immediately came to his senses, "Taiping, I just said that you have been away from home for so many years, you must have gone out to learn your skills, I asked the fifth master, and he still didn't say it." ”

My grandfather's name is Chen Lao Wu, and people in the village who are the same age as him call him Lao Wu, a generation worse than Uncle Wu, and those who are the same age as me call him Wu Ye.

I laughed a little and didn't answer his words, and grandpa didn't tell the people in the village, but also for my consideration.

I picked up a bottle of beer and took a sip, "Dahe, I'll go with you tomorrow." ”

Man He was anxious, and said directly, "What are you waiting for tomorrow, after eating, let's go." ”

"Taiping, if you take care of my daughter-in-law's illness, in the future, what do you ask me to do, what do I do, it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, and I will not frown when I am full of rivers, and I will break directly."

Hearing this, I laughed, how can this river mouth be full of Jianghu dialect, I really have some doubts, he went out to work, or mixed with the rivers and lakes.

At the urging of Man He, I finished eating. Man He carried me out of the village on a motorcycle.

After about twenty minutes of walking, the motorcycle entered a village. After turning a corner, he stopped in front of a house.

"This is it." Manhe said, pointing to the gate.

Standing at the gate, I glanced at the courtyard, there was black gas surging around the house, it seemed that just as I thought, the daughter-in-law of Manhe was entangled in dirty things.

Man He stepped forward and knocked on the door, and soon a middle-aged woman opened the door.

"Man He, you're here." The woman greeted Manhe, then looked at me and asked me who I was.

"Auntie, this is my brother, he is studying Chinese medicine, and I specially invited him to see Ruifang." Manhe said.

The woman looked at me a few times, and there was a suspicious look in her eyes, "Man He, I know that you are worried about Ruifang's illness, we have all gone to the big hospital to see it, and we haven't seen anything, can this little doctor you invited?" ”

I immediately understood that the woman was looking at me young and didn't believe me.

"Auntie, you can let me try, if you can't cure it, there's no loss." I said it directly.

"Yes, auntie, Ruifang has been sick for so long, in case my brother is optimistic, wouldn't it be better." Man He hurriedly said.

The woman thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you can come in with me." ”

The woman led us into the back room, and there was a girl lying on the bed in the room, who should be Ruifang, the daughter-in-law of Manhezui.

The girl was slightly chubby, her hair was disheveled and her cheeks were covered, and her eyes were tightly closed. I saw a dead air on her face, and I couldn't do it with human eyes. She's got dirty, and it's been a long time.

I pretended to take Ruifang's pulse, and then lifted my eyelids to look at it.

"Taiping, how is her, do you have a way to cure it?" Man He asked anxiously on the side.

I nodded, "It's very sick, but there is a cure." ”

Hearing this, the woman asked directly, "What you said is true, you can really cure my girl's illness." ”

"Auntie, I'll try."