It seemed that Su Xiaomeng didn't want to tell me these things, which cheered me up. In fact, I had been subconsciously hoping that she would give me a convincing reason, which would make me less suspicious. I really don't want to
Living in an environment that requires support and vigilance at every turn will make people increasingly lonely.
"It happened a long time ago, and it doesn't have much to do with me, but..." Su Xiaomeng smiled faintly. The white little tiger teeth were not as naughty as they usually looked, but had an extra layer.
Steady: "In the end, it still fell on me."
As I imagined, everyone in this circle, including Su Xiaomeng, pursues the traces of bronze without any slack. In fact, it is not a pure hobby. People like Fan Tuan don’t have much interest in bronze.
Interest, however, in some things that happened in the past, is the cause, and ultimately begins to find results in them.
The events in Fan Tuan's family happened in his grandfather's generation, while the events in Su Xiaomeng's family happened even further back, so it should have happened with her grandfather (in our place, the term grandfather refers to her grandfather's grandfather).
Her grandfather was a divine man. It is said that he lived in Longhu Mountain for a few years and then came down the mountain to return to his hometown. Not many people in the village knew about his experiences in the first half of his life. Anyway, after returning to his hometown, her grandfather used divination to tell fortunes.
Exorcising ghosts and catching monsters is a profession with a good reputation, and it is well-known in the nearby villages and towns.
Su Xiaomeng's grandfather had a very strong body. He was still very strong when he lived to be over 70 years old. He ate two big bowls of rice at a meal and occasionally worked in the fields. Relying on his profession as a divine man, her grandfather supported his son and grandson.
However, their family has never been prosperous, and all three generations of their family are descended from a single family.
"Maybe it was when my grandfather was seventy-three or four years old. I can't remember the details." Su Xiaomeng thought for a while and said: "My grandfather was already very old when he told me these things, and his mind was a little confused. Maybe he couldn't even connect.
He didn’t remember it either.”
The older people get, the more nostalgic they become. When Su Xiaomeng's grandfather was in his seventies, he washed his hands and took care of himself. His days of idleness were quiet and relaxing, raising flowers and plants, and hugging his grandchildren. But after a man suddenly left his career for decades,
, that kind of loneliness and loneliness, no one can understand it. After staying at home for half a year, the old man couldn't stay any longer. He decided to take a trip, thinking of taking a trip to Longhu Mountain where he once lived when he was young.
This is normal. Many people have the habit of revisiting old places, especially in the twilight of life. Going back to the hometown they missed when they were young gives them a special feeling.
Originally, his son was worried that his father was getting old and wanted to accompany him all the way, but the old man refused. He was very stubborn by nature and never obeyed his old age. He believed that he could do everything he should do. Just like that, spring blossomed that year.
At that time, the old man left home alone and traveled far away.
"What happened after that? Didn't he come back?" When I heard this, I remembered what Fan Tuan told me, and I naturally came to this conclusion.
"No, Grandpa Zu is back." Su Xiaomeng shook his head and said, "Don't worry, just listen to me."
That trip lasted about half a year. The communication at that time was very backward, and people who were far away from home could not communicate with their families in time. During this period, the family was a little worried because the old man was getting old after all.
Half a year later, Su Xiaomeng's grandfather returned home safely, and the family was finally relieved after having been hanging for half a year.
But the weirdness started after her grandfather came home.
According to Su Xiaomeng's grandfather, his grandfather had a very normal and cheerful personality, and rarely cared about anything with others. Therefore, when he was in his seventies, he was strong and very healthy. But since returning from that trip, the old man looked completely like
He has become a different person, with a weird and withdrawn personality. He often locks himself in the house and does not go out for more than ten or twenty days in a row.
More importantly, his physical condition began to deteriorate and became very bad. Within three to five months, he was coughing up blood, lost weight suddenly, and looked extremely old and frail.
It took about half a year from the time her great-grandfather returned home to the time he died. He passed away so suddenly that there was no time to save him. At that time, when a person in his seventies passed away, it was considered a happy funeral, and the family had to do some simple things. In the past, some
The villagers who had been favored by the old man even came here to express their condolences.
To outsiders, this was a happy funeral, but in fact it was not. Only people at home knew that the old man looked ugly when he died. His face was ashen, his body was lying flat on the bed, and his two skinny hands were stretched out straight.
, it seemed like he was trying to grab something, but the family tried a lot of effort to hold it down, and finally they broke the joints of the big arm before they could barely put it down.
This is a strange thing. My family is very strict about it and I have never told anyone.
Later, due to war and other reasons, their family moved to a place thousands of miles away and settled down. Due to their busy life and inconvenient transportation, returning to their hometown became a luxury.
Su Xiaomeng was not yet born at that time, so those things really had nothing to do with her. In the two or three years after the family moved, his great-grandfather and grandfather had frequent dreams.
Dreaming is a very common thing, but it is very strange for two people to continue to dream about the same content. The content of their dreams is very simple. They dreamed that their grandfather was hanging alone on the edge of a cliff.
On the big tree, he kept calling for help, asking his sons and grandsons to come and see him.
"Can you understand that feeling?" Su Xiaomeng sighed, the usual lively look of the elf was completely lost, and he slowly said to me: "Anyway, when grandpa told me these things, I was a little scared."
"Yes." I nodded. I have no relevant experience, but I can feel it just by imagining it. If I have a fixed dream at a fixed time every day, it will be a burden, which will bring psychological and mental stress.
Causes big problems.
But Su Xiaomeng's great-grandfather and grandfather are ordinary people, and they have no way to solve this weird problem. As the trouble lasted for a long time, the two of them felt very uneasy. According to popular folk saying, if children and grandchildren always dream about
Old man, that was a dream, and he had to go to the grave to burn paper. However, conditions did not allow it at the time, they were thousands of miles apart, and it was not Qingming Festival, so this matter was postponed.
However, they have been troubled by strange dreams. Su Xiaomeng's great-grandfather and grandfather are increasingly in a trance. They are listless every day and look sick. However, their family runs a small tea shop and they still have to fight hard to survive.
Mental rush.
This went on for three or four months. One day when the two men were busy working in the store, a 16-year-old girl from a neighbor's house anxiously ran to the store to look for them. The two of them thought something had happened to their own family.
I panicked all of a sudden.
But once the matter was clarified, the two of them felt bored.
"The little girl's mother seemed to be possessed by something. She was nagging at home. It was very abnormal and frightened the whole family." Su Xiaomeng said.
Su Xiaomeng's great-great-grandfather and grandfather panicked and couldn't laugh or cry. The little girl's mother was raped, what did it have to do with them? However, the little girl still refused to give up and dragged them home.
The moment they walked into the little girl's home, the two of them were immediately stunned. Because they saw the little girl's mother lying on the bed, with her arms stretched straight forward. There was almost nothing like her grandfather's appearance when he died.
respectively.
What happened next made the two of them completely panic. The little girl's mother kept muttering something in a low voice, but no one could hear clearly. After they arrived, the woman sat up from the bed suddenly.
, calling the two people by their nicknames. At that time, Su Xiaomeng's great-grandfather and grandfather were both adults and not too young. Especially after moving to a foreign country, no one outside the family called them by their childhood nicknames.
What's even more terrible is that both of them heard at the same time that the voice coming from the woman's throat was Grandpa's voice.
The woman's voice gradually became louder, exactly like the tone of my grandfather when he was still alive. He was very angry, blaming his son and grandson, saying that he had told them so many times to let them go and see him, but no one was willing.
go.
Her great-great-grandfather and grandfather were extremely familiar with that voice. If they closed their eyes at this time, they would definitely think that it was their great-grandfather standing in front of them. Their legs and feet began to weaken, and they knelt on the ground involuntarily, trembling.
I was so trembling that I couldn't say a word.
Then, the woman's tone became a little gentler, and she told the two people not to be afraid, probably to convince them more, so the woman began to talk about some embarrassing past events, including the embarrassing incident when her son and grandson wet their pants when they were young.
They all told it once. As a result, the two of them were surprised but couldn't help but believe that the person behind this woman, or "thing", was inseparable from their grandfather no matter what.
They chatted like this for about half an hour. The two of them were kneeling on the ground, their legs and feet were numb. The woman who had been talking nonstop suddenly rolled her eyes and said something like "it's too late, it's too late, and she's leaving."
After all, Su Xiaomeng’s great-grandfather and grandpa were brought up by the old man. They had very deep feelings. After hearing this, they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed, asking the old man if something was wrong.
At this point, no matter how stupid they are, they can figure out that the old man must have some unfulfilled wish, otherwise it would be impossible to torment them like this.
"Do you really have any wishes?" I asked. To be honest, if in the past, I would have laughed at such mysterious legends, but now, I can't help but not believe it.
"Yes." Su Xiaomeng nodded.
The woman said something and said she wanted to bury herself in a grave. Su Xiaomeng's great-great-grandfather and grandfather were shocked and were completely stunned by these words.