Early the next morning, I was woken up by someone else. It was none other than the elder brother and sister-in-law of the three cripples.
The eldest brother and the second brother of the three cripples are both relatively honest farmers, but their daughters-in-law are very powerful and can compete with Fengxia. Among them, the sister-in-law of the three cripples heard that her brother from her mother's family is still a stand-up in other villages.
It just sounds like a local snake, but I've never seen it spread like this.
"Aunt Ma, I heard that my brother was frightened at your house. When I went to see him today, I found that he was in a daze."
I heard the voice and got up, stretched my neck and looked at the door. I saw my grandma taking out a folded talisman and handing it to him, "Take this back and give it to the third child to burn and drink. The neighbors will see this."
Well, it was your brother who came to look for trouble, and I am his elder, so he beat me and your uncle."
"Yes, yes, this is the fault of my third child. You know, he is a jerk sometimes!" The elder brother of the third lame man responded repeatedly and took the talisman handed over by his grandma. "Thank you, Aunt Ma. You
It’s nothing to do with uncle’s health.”
Grandma shook her head, but before she could answer, the third cripple's sister-in-law spoke up, "Aunt Ma, my younger brother is a bit of a bastard, but he wouldn't go to anyone else's house like yours. I asked before I came here, and everyone I saw said so.
My third child said he wanted to come to your house to get his things. What on earth is he going to get? How could it scare him like that?"
"Then you go back and ask your third child." Grandma asked, "What do you think belongs to my third child?"
"Oh, no matter how you say it's my third child who's wrong, Aunt Ma can't help it. Why can't he hit anyone?" said the third lame brother, reaching out and pulling his wife out, "Go home! Just go home!"
You have to come over! You don’t know what the third child is like! This is our fault, do you know?”
When I saw them leaving, I rolled over and looked out the window. The third cripple's sister-in-law walked away reluctantly, being pulled by her man, and kept saying, "Is the third cripple there?"
He’s not a loser! He can go to Aunt Ma’s house for no reason, I just want to know what they want from our third child!”
"Shut up, you, what does the third child have? What can people take from the third child!!!"
"Jiaolong, what are you looking at?"
I was listening to the couple talking with my ears raised, when grandma's voice suddenly sounded behind me. I turned to look at grandma and pointed out the window, "Grandma, can this matter go away like this?"
Grandma looked at me, sighed, and sat on the edge of the kang. "What's supposed to come will come. Okay, you don't have to worry. Grandma is here."
"Then the three cripples can't talk about having children."
Grandma looked a little gloomy and shook her head, "It's okay, he can't tell."
Although what grandma said made me feel relieved, I always felt that something was wrong with her expression, as if she had a premonition that something would happen.
Because I was going to a big city, Xu Meijin came to see me after dinner. He looked very depressed and kept saying, "Jiaolong, when can you come back."
Grandma looked at the two of us and said directly, "Jiaolong, you and Daya are going out to play. Grandma wants to do divination at home."
I said oh and led Xu Meijin to the yard. She looked at me curiously, "Jiaolong, what is divination?"
"It's just fortune telling."
"Who counts?"
I shook my head "I don't know."
In fact, Xu Meijin really asked me. Usually when grandma makes divination, someone from the mountain gate comes to ask questions before the divination. The process of divination is actually quite troublesome. Grandma has three copper coins, which should be regarded as cultural relics now. She
I would first write down the horoscope of the person asking the question, then throw myself on the kang, throw the copper coins six times, and clearly see the front, back and direction of the coins. I would also light incense at home and have to get up from time to time to look at the incense heads...
Although I don’t understand much, I also know that my grandma rarely does divination. It takes at least an afternoon to make a divination. I don’t know why my grandma has to do divination before leaving. It feels weird.
"Jiaolong, actually it's quite good for you to be like this. Why are you going to a big city?" Xu Meijin changed the subject in time and brought me back to my wandering mind.
We both sat on the stone pillar in front of my house, and I looked at her, "Because grandma said that doctors in big cities will tell me whether I should be a boy or a girl, and tell me why I am different from you."
"Why should it be the same? Grandma Ma said that you are not a mortal, Jiaolong, you don't want to be a boy or a girl, you are who you are." Xu Meijin looked at me and said seriously.
I was a little helpless, "But I don't want to be like this. My classmates will laugh at me if they know. I want to be a boy."
"I know, but I also..." Xu Meijin said, looking at me and clearing her throat, "I was not sensible at that time, so I talked nonsense, but I think it's good for you to do this. In fact,
, it doesn’t matter if you are a boy or a girl, as long as you are Jiaolong and my good friend.”
I smiled and looked at her, "Well, you are also my good friend."
"Then let's never separate. Can we be good friends for life? Jiaolong, my dad said that you might go back to the county and go to school with your mother in the future. Can't you go? What will I do if you leave?
.”
I looked at her and said, "Da Ya, I won't go to my mother's house. She doesn't even like me. Why should I go there?"
"You said, you must not go, you are the only good friend I have." Xu Meijin said anxiously.
I nodded, "Well, I won't go."
"Da Ya!! What are you doing there! Come back! Your Aunt Yanhong is here! Hurry!" Xu Gang shouted at us at the top of his voice at the gate of their house.
I was stunned for a moment and looked at Xu Meijin who stood up: "Da Ya, who is Aunt Yanhong?"
Xu Meijin's eyebrows darkened, "Maybe she will be my stepmother in the future."
I also stood up and said, "Your father found another one so quickly. How can your stepmother treat you well?"
Xu Meijin shook her head, "I don't know, but she also has a daughter who is one year younger than me. My dad said that if I don't obey, I won't be allowed to go to junior high school. No matter if she treats me well or not, I have to
Call her mom."
I felt sour and reached out to hold her, "Da Ya, you still have me. I'm good to you. When the time comes, I'll tell my grandma to let you come to my house."
Xu Meijin smiled palely at me, "Jiaolong, just don't leave. Just don't let me stay here by myself. I'm your only friend. If you go to a big city this time, come back early. I'll wait at home."
you."
I nodded and looked at Xu Meijin walking home with her head lowered. I opened my mouth and shouted, "Da Ya, I will bring you delicious food in the city when you come back!"
Xu Meijin turned around and smiled at me again, "I don't want delicious food, just come back early." (To be continued)