Seventy Footsteps of a Teenager
Alain didn't have anything to do here at the moment, so Wen Rou went to see Abbey.
Abbe's parents have returned to preside over the funeral of the old woman.
Abbe looked at his parents from afar, without any sign of closeness, and his parents directly ignored his presence.
Villagers came and went, some sent paper money, some sent firewood and wood, and helped to take care of the funeral together.
Abbe's parents discussed with the elders in the village that they would go to the funeral tomorrow and bury the old woman as soon as possible.
The elders were obviously unhappy, saying that after the death of the elderly, they should park at home for at least three days for the relatives of the younger generations to pay respects and say goodbye.
Although Abei's parents were unhappy, they could only comply, and if they did not listen to the village elders, the whole village would not come to help them carry the coffin.
Abbe crouched beside his grandmother's corpse, silent.
Neighbors said that he didn't say a word, ate or drink at night after Grandpa Wen cried when he said that his grandmother was dead.
Wen Rou walked over, grabbed his shoulders and said, "Grandma just went to another world, and she wants you to live well in this world." β
If someone else said this, it would be comforting, Wen Rou said, it was true, because she was sending a message to someone who had gone to another world.
Abbe, who hadn't moved for a day, raised his head and looked at Wen Rou, his eyes as hot and pure as the sun.
Wen Rou nodded: "Really." β
Abbe nodded, as if he believed what Wen Rou said, and seemed to express that he would live well.
Wen Rou took out a bottle of soda from her backpack and handed it to Abbe: "Drink water." β
Abbe took it and unscrewed the lid.
A red stick came out of nowhere, staring eagerly at the soda.
Abbe drank half a bottle for the red stick first, and drank half a bottle for himself.
The red stick happily wrapped around his arm.
An elder in the family came over and reprimanded: "Abbe, your grandmother is dead, and you are still wrapping a red rope around your arm, so you are about to throw it away." β
Abbe raised his head and looked at the elder with innocent and pure eyes.
The elder scolded helplessly: "What a fool! "After that, he left.
Wen Rou touched Abbe's head and said, "Abbe is not a fool, Abbe is a good boy." β
Abbe smiled, smiling like the June sun, brilliant as fire.
Wen Rou parted the child's long hair and saw his beautiful face.
The forehead is fair, and the eyes are black and white, without a trace of impurities.
Wen Rou was amazed at his pure beauty, such a beautiful child, who was left at the foot of the mountain by his parents, wearing torn clothes, and growing in a messy hair, and now the only grandmother who depended on him for his life also died, what will happen to the child's tomorrow?
For three days, Wen Rou had nothing else to do except take care of Abbe, so she followed Grandpa Wen's vein.
Grandpa Wen was very happy to explain the knowledge of Chinese medicine to Wen Rou, especially the experience and methods accumulated by generations of Chinese medicine in his family.
Wen Rou's points are also rubbing up, and this knowledge is faster than expanding the map to increase points.
Early on the morning of the third day, Grandma Abbe went to the funeral.
In a small village, whoever has something to do, the whole village is dispatched.
There are only about 100 people in the whole village, most of whom are old and weak, women and children. Young people have gone to other places to work and settle down.
Grandma Abbe was lying in a thin coffin and buried in the ground on the hillside.
Abbe pointed to the pit and asked Wen Rou "Ahhhhh
Wen Rou said: "After death, the flesh will assimilate with the land, rocks, trees, and birds of this world. The soul will fly to another world. β
I don't know if Abbe understood, but he quieted down.
The red stick peeked its head out of his coat, as if peeping into the world.
After burying the grandmother, relatives and friends kowtowed a few times in front of the grave, sprinkled a pot of water, and left.
In the end, only Abbe's small figure was left squatting by the grave.
Wen Rou walked over, squatted down with him and said, "Abbe, let's go." β
Abbe shook his head, pointing to the grave, to himself.
Yes, he has always lived with his grandmother.
Wen Rou said: "Good boy, people always have to be separated, and there is no one who can be together forever." Life is about constant partings and encounters. You see, you and your grandmother met, and now you are going to separate, you and Grandpa Wen have met, there will be separation, you have met me, and there will be a time of separation. In the future, you will meet many people, including people who love you like grandma, people who save you like Grandpa Wen, people like me, and people who deceive and hurt you...... There are so many people who will make up your colorful life. β
Abbe's eyes stared at Wen Rou without blinking.
Wen Rou wasn't sure if Abbe could understand, but she was trying her best to enlighten the child.
Abbe stared at Wen Rou for a long time, then at the grave pile for a long time, and finally stood up, took Wen Rou's hand, and strode in the direction of the village.
When the two returned home, it was already afternoon.
Abbe's house was deserted, and there was no one left.
Abbe's neighbor saw Abbe and came out of his yard.
"Abbey, your parents are gone, and the child they gave birth to in the city called, as if they were going to some birthday party." The neighbor shouted to Abbe.
In fact, Abbe is not deaf, on the contrary, he has good hearing.
However, because he can't speak, he can only speak one word at most, so everyone subconsciously thinks that his hearing is not good.
Abbe looked at his neighbor and didn't speak.
The neighbor sighed: "Otherwise, you can come to my house for dinner tonight." Alasβwhat will you do in the future? Do you know how to cook yourself? Did your mom and dad leave you for living expenses? β
Abbe was still staring at his neighbor before shaking his head for a moment before entering the broken yard of his house.
Abbe entered the house.
Wen Rou stood outside the courtyard gate, thinking that Alan should be able to remove Qi Xian tomorrow morning, and he should go back and let Douzi scan Alan for his condition, and wait for Alain to be treated tomorrow, and then come to see Abbe.
Wen Rou was just about to turn around, but Abbe had already come out of the house, carrying a second-hand schoolbag on his back, with the pattern of Ultraman in the blue schoolbag, and the corners were broken.
He didn't go to school, and the bag should have been used by other children in school.
Wen Rou was puzzled: "Abbe, what are you going to ...... Where to go? β
Abbe pointed at Wen Rou and then at herself, and her mouth made an ahhhh
Wen Rou said: "You want to come with me?" β
Abbe nodded.
Wen Rou thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible, but I lack a younger brother." β
Abbe nodded vigorously and patted his chest.
Wen Rou made up her mind: "Okay, you follow me, let's go to Alain's house." β
Abbe smiled brightly, like a rainbow in the sky, making the whole sky colorful.
"Water, I want to drink from the river......" Before he entered Alain's house, he heard Alain's howl coming from the house.
Alain's mother was distressed and begged: "Grandpa Wen, let Alain drink some water, the child will die of thirst!" β
Grandpa Wen said: "I won't die of thirst, and I can still speak." You let him drink water, we fell short, do you want him to grow mushrooms on his body and die? β