Chapter 333: Sacrifice to the Dead
He had never seen such a flower before, but the first time he saw it was beautiful. When he saw the small words of the introduction written under the painting, Fan Huanian was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.
"Looks a little bit good, write it down. This flower always chased the direction of the sun, asked the locals, and said that it was called Huanghua without a name, so I decided to give her a name, well, it's good to remember that kind, let's call it Sunflower. ”
Such a simple and crisp flower really looks like a name that his mother can come up with.
Scrolling down, there are unnamed rivers and small streams with tinkling springs, and even some strange little fish. Well, and the charred kind.
Looking at it, Fan Huanian didn't know why, he burst into tears. He is already in his forties, and he is still crying in front of a little girl, how embarrassing. If my mother was still alive, she would definitely laugh at herself.
"Mother, you have been out for a year, and you have really seen a lot of different places, these places, these scenes, they are really beautiful."
Fan Huanian forgot the fear of being suddenly brought here for a while, and looked at the last thing his mother left for him. When he turned to page forty-one, he was suddenly stunned. Because at this point, the person who paints has obviously changed, because the style of painting is completely different.
More detailed, as if witnessing the scenery and people in this painting. Yes, from this page, there is a person on board. It was Granny Fan who had closed her eyes peacefully at this time.
In these paintings, there are scenes where Granny Fan climbs mountains and mountains alone and goes through a lot of hardships, there are scenes where she asks others about Ruth, and there are even scenes where she fights with wild beasts. All sorts of mothers, as if they were still alive, appear one by one in the album.
Before this, Fan Huanian only knew that it would be very hard for his mother to go out alone, but he didn't really know that she had encountered so many dangers, and he didn't know that his mother could be so brave. Thinking of this, Fan Huanian couldn't help but feel very guilty.
During this time, he also thought in his heart, why he was reluctant to give up his children and grandchildren, and he was reluctant to live in his hometown. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is really simple, it is because he does not dare to leave the life he is accustomed to, and he is afraid of change.
Not only him, but also those in the village who chewed their tongues behind their backs, weren't they afraid in their hearts? Everyone is a fish in the pond, and they have lived in that small pond all their lives, and suddenly one day, one of them popped up and said I don't want to swim in this narrow place, I want to find the big river and the sea. For those who don't have the courage to leave a small pond, such a fish is a big outlier!
But when did everything change?
When he was a child, he often asked his mother what the outside world was like, but the older he grew up, the less eager he was to know the outside world. In the end, he was so faint that even he felt that it was really ridiculous before, and he had the urge to look at a strange place. How dangerous is that......
So when his mother asked him if he wanted to go out and have a look, he reacted violently and refused. That night a year ago, he silently followed behind his mother, scaring away a few little beasts that were secretly making trouble, but in the end he still didn't have the courage to follow. The mother seemed to look back when she finally left, and I don't know if she really did, because when she got there, his vision was blurry. I don't know if it's because the light is too bad at night.
So, did her mother notice that she was following her that night?
In a trance, I remembered that I had asked my mother when I was a child.
"Mother, where is the other side of the mountain?"
"This, my mother doesn't know. Or, my mother will take you to see it in the future? ”
"No need!"
The little child jumped to the stone and made a loud vow.
"When I grow up, I'm going to take my mother to see where the mountain is!"
"But what if you meet the bad guys?"
"It's okay!"
The child with the small chest swears.
"There's me! I'm the first swordsman in the future! With me protecting you, my mother doesn't have to be afraid at all! ”
"Ahh
"Wrap it up on me!"
At that time, I was so small, the little one could easily make a promise, and the little one didn't think that the promise he made was to be done. So in the future, he has every reason to tell himself that it was all when he was a child, and who would take it seriously when he was a child? It's just hilarious.
But is it really funny?
It's clear that the person who lost the original idea is himself.
I touched the last page of the album. On it, the mother held a long sword in her hand, standing on a cliff and looking into the distance, surrounded by green pines, different plants like brocade, arching her in the middle, like a real swordsman.
From a very young age, Fan Huanian knew that her mother was different from others, and there were few things she couldn't do when she said it. But Fan Huanian couldn't have imagined that his mother really did what she said.
"Little girl, my mother, is it painful when you leave?"
“…… Not painful. Died without a problem, the time was very short, and the walk was very peaceful. ”
“…… Yes, I also think that my mother is really blind. ”
Closing the album, Fan Huanian looked at Changsheng with tears in his eyes and expressed his gratitude.
"You made up the rest of the two, right? It's so beautiful. ”
Changsheng didn't know how to deal with a child who had lost his mother, especially when the other party was obviously smiling.
So she was silent for a long time before she spoke.
"It's nothing, it's the ones that Granny Fan painted before."
What she painted was far less true than when Granny Fan painted these albums.
Fan Huanian couldn't hold it anymore, but he pinched himself, and finally held back, then turned to Changsheng and asked cautiously.
"Can I take my mother back for burial?"
"Absolutely."
Changsheng also helped Fan Huanian and brought Granny Fan's body to their family's family cemetery.
At this time, Fan Huanian also called his family over. It's the last moment, so naturally I have to let the children know and send my mother on the last ride.
Silently and mournfully, the family dug a deep pit in the ground. Changsheng watched this scene in silence, she remembered that when Grandma Gu passed away, her children were like this, they dug the pit in silence for most of the night, although they didn't speak to each other, but the kind of heartfelt grief for the deceased relatives could not be concealed.
Time is like water, and there is no going back. Only this heart mourns, to sacrifice the deceased.
(End of chapter)