Chapter 78: Your Mother Died Here!
When I woke up the next day, a small miniature mirror appeared in the palm of my hand.
I know this is the blood red subtitle gave me a wish reward while I fell asleep last night.
I open the little mirror and I don't know what it does yet?
I put away the small mirror, grabbed some funeral supplies in the store, and said hello to Da Lei.
"You take care of Qiqi for me, I'm going to go on a long trip."
Da Lei and I have been friends for more than ten years, and of course we know what day it is.
He put his arm around my shoulders and comforted: "You and the old man go, I'll watch the funeral parlor, and Qiqi will rest assured that I'll leave it to me." Don't be too sad, you have to learn from me after today, and stand up like a man. ”
I said, "Qiqi is still asleep, I don't want to wake her up, you can explain to her in a while." I won't come back for dinner at noon or night, so you and Qiqi will deal with it casually. ”
"Let's go! I'll just take care of the store. ”
"I almost forgot to ask you, how was it yesterday when you went out with the swallows? Is there any further development? ”
At the mention of swallows, Da Lei's face was full of happiness.
He smiled innocently, "According to your routine, we have a third base on this date." ”
I suddenly widened my eyes and said, "You kid crossed the first and second bases and went directly to the third base?" I haven't even played third base with a white paper kite. ”
Da Lei suddenly looked at me with disdain and said, "Tut-tut, Lao Chen, you have a set of theories, but I didn't expect that it is not good in practice!" ”
I rolled my eyes and said, "But I and the white paper kite are about to talk about marriage, and when the marriage is decided, we will go straight to the home run." ”
Da Lei gave a thumbs up and said, "Lao Chen, it's still your cow." The Swallows and I are estimated to be a long way from hitting a home run, so you'll have to give me good guidance. ”
"Let's talk about it then, if you don't use your car today, I'll drive away first."
"Go ahead, be careful on the road."
I took the car keys from Da Lei's hand and walked out of the funeral parlor, got into his second-hand Volkswagen Lavida, and drove towards my mother's grave.
After my mother died, my dad didn't even give her a funeral, and I heard that he didn't even find the body, so he didn't go through the funeral home, let alone bury her in the cemetery.
My dad chose a place for her to bury some of my mother's relics and built a small earthen bag on it.
I drove the Volkswagen Lavida through several rugged mountain roads and several muddy and potholed paths before reaching my mother's grave.
My dad had already been to my mother's grave and was carefully removing weeds from the grave, and he slowly stood up when he saw my car.
He asked, "Momo, when did you buy the car?" ”
I said, "It's a car that Da Lei bought, and he usually lends it to me to drive." Otherwise, it is not very convenient to go out and always drive a funeral car. ”
"Da Lei has been out of breath for the past few months? Can you buy a car? Are you going to rely on the business of the funeral parlor to cross the class? ”
"Dad, it's a used car, it doesn't cost much. Didn't you report your revenue in the past few months? The business in the store is not bad, and Da Lei does not take any dividends. And he's been talking to someone lately, and he's working harder than before. ”
My dad nodded with satisfaction and said, "Seeing you two children so good, Dad is so happy for you!" If your mom knew you were so good now, she would be happier than I was. ”
I glanced at my mother's grave not far away and said to my father, "Burn paper for my mother!" ”
I came to the grave from the car with a bouquet of flowers and paper money, and heard my father say, "Huihui, I have come to see you silently." This kid is very good now, and he runs the funeral parlor better than me, so you can rest assured over there. ”
I knelt in front of my mother's grave, kowtowed to her, and helped my dad burn the paper money.
The firelight distorted my father's face more and more, and he crouched across from me as if he had become a stranger.
The air was filled with smoke, and my dad's gaze became more and more aggressive, and he suddenly said to me, "Do you know why I built your mother's grave here?" ”
I thought that Gangzi's parents had specially found a piece of feng shui treasure for Gangzi to bury him, and I thought my dad should have the same idea as Gangzi's parents, right?
My dad didn't wait for me to answer, his eyes looked at the bridge overhead, and said in a deep voice, "Your mother died here back then." ”
My head suddenly buzzed, and the memories that had been sealed for so many years seemed to be suddenly opened, and the noisy and noisy scenes of childhood appeared in my mind.
I was still in elementary school that year, and when the news of my mother's death reached my house, my dad didn't hesitate to rush out of the house. After my dad left, an uncle surnamed Zhang took me to the scene of the accident.
I saw the horror of a bridge collapsing, and I saw my dad sobbing and rummaging in a pile of rocks, shouting my mother's name.
It was a rainy day, and it was raining, and my dad was digging desperately in the rocks, because under the rocks there were the people he loved the most.
Those scenes were buried deep in my heart as I grew older, but when I heard my dad tell me about my mother's death today, I suddenly remembered it again.
Since that rainy day, I've never seen my dad cry like this.
And today I saw him crying so sadly, he sobbed: "Your mother died under this bridge back then, and she couldn't even find her body, and after so many years, the cause of the bridge collapse has never been found, and the government has never given our Chen family a reasonable explanation." ”
"I have never been able to let go of your-damn things easily, and I dare not tell you for so many years, because I am afraid that you will not have the courage to accept and face it!"
"Now that the time is ripe, I can finally tell you about you-."
My body was trembling, and the sudden realization of these things was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.
"Do you think there's something else wrong with my mother's death?"
With trembling hands, my dad pulled a dry cigarette out of his trouser pocket, lit it, and took a sharp puff.
"Someone embezzled and took bribes, engaged in a bunch of tofu scum projects, and killed your mother."
I trembled and asked, "Dad, why are you only telling me now?" ”
My dad said, "Momo, at that time, I just wanted you to go to school well, so I didn't tell you." Now Dad's time is running out, you have to track it down to the end no matter what, and never let go of any bad guy! ”
Hearing my dad say these words excitedly, I silently clenched my fists.
My dad had been carrying the weight for so many years, and finally told me about my mom.
What I didn't expect was that this matter was so heavy that I was a little overwhelmed......