I was standing at the door. My grandma was holding the things for sacrifice and looked at me with surprise on her face. She walked quickly in front of me and said, "Didn't I ask you to stay with your sister-in-law in the hospital for a few more days?"
"My sister-in-law is anxious and said she wants to come back and give grandma a ride." I replied, looking at grandma and crossing my arms. "Grandma, I got chills all over when I saw that black and white photo of grandma."
Grandma frowned and took my hand, "Come into the house with me. You are my granddaughter and you must wear mourning."
On the way back to the house, many relatives looked at me and said to each other, "This must be Cuifang's granddaughter."
"Yes, this is the first time we've seen each other in so many years."
"Didn't you say that you can't live long if you are sick? This looks so strong."
I didn’t recognize them, so I felt uncomfortable being talked about behind me, so I had to follow my grandma and quickly walk into our house. After entering the house, grandma used white cloth to make a vest-like clothes for me to wear.
, I looked at the clothes and frowned, "Grandma, I don't want to wear this."
"What can I do if I don't wear anything?" Grandma said, as if she had something on her mind, she took a bag she was carrying, took out a triangular red talisman paper from it, put it around my neck, and then tucked it into my clothes.
Inside, "Don't let others see it."
I nodded, "Why are you wearing this?"
Grandma looked at me, "Your grandma is leaving in a hurry. I'm afraid she won't be reconciled. You will be in the house during the funeral later. I asked you to go out while you were going out. Don't look around, you know?"
I said 'hmm', looked at my grandma and then opened the door and called my father's name.
Dad responded and came over, "Mom, Soul and the others are back. Should Qiao Qiao have to hold the portrait during the funeral in the afternoon? She is the eldest granddaughter."
"How can I let my granddaughter hold the portrait?" Grandma said directly, looking at her father, "You can take the portrait. Except Jiaolong will go with you when the big paper is burned at night, don't let her go during the funeral."
"It's not good if you don't go, doesn't it mean that you have to give away your children and grandchildren?" Dad looked at grandma with some confusion.
Grandma glanced at me and then looked at Dad, "It's not like you don't know that Jiaolong's body is different from other people's. It wouldn't be good for your mother if she gave it away. Just give it away when you burn the big paper. I won't say more."
, don’t let your eldest sister make irresponsible remarks when the time comes."
Dad nodded, "If it's not good for my mother, then I don't think my eldest sister can say anything. Mom, she sent the ashes to the crematorium and brought them back directly."
Grandma hummed, "I have to bring it back today and wrap it in red cloth. I'll bury it at an auspicious time when I find a good place. Don't you want to find a good place? There's no need to rush. Okay, first."
Go and get busy with the sacrifices."
"Hey, okay." Dad responded and walked away. Grandma immediately glanced at me, "Jiaolong, grandma is busy in the morning and can't take care of you. Don't go to your grandma's house, you know."
I nodded, "Yeah." As I said that, grandma also hurriedly walked out.
The funeral in the city is not very different from ours. When I was in the village, my grandma presided over it, so I knew the general process. During the funeral, the coffin was directly carried to the dug tomb and buried, and then at night
If you burn a large piece of paper at the intersection, you will be completely sent away.
Burning big paper is to burn some paper people, paper horses, paper houses, paper cars, paper money, etc., so that those who leave can have money to spend down there. Some people use it. Men leave to burn horses, and women leave to burn cows. It is said that they are women.
In this life, because of menstruation, the body is not clean, so it often wastes water. At the next level, there is a level where the woman is asked to drink up all the water she has wasted in her life. Therefore, a cow is sent down to help the woman drink water. This
You won't suffer any more.
There were a lot of people in the yard that day. I listened to my grandma's words and didn't move forward. From a distance, I saw Sister Xin kneeling in front of the desk, crying so hard that the sky was dark. Uncle Zhuo came over to help her, but she didn't get up.
It seemed that she wanted Uncle Zhuo to leave her alone, and then Uncle Zhuo left with great helplessness. After that, Sister-in-law kept kneeling there and crying.
Because looking at the portrait made me feel numb all over, I always felt that something was wrong, so I looked at it a few more times. As a result, when Miss Soul knelt down to kowtow, I actually vaguely saw a hand on her head.
I was shocked and kept rubbing my eyes. When I tried to take a closer look, the hand was gone.
I was a little confused and hurried to find Zhuo Jing. With him here I could see clearly. Zhuo Jing was staying in his room with a book in his hand and was stunned for a moment when he saw me opening the door.
Monkey, you don’t know how to knock on the door.”
"Come out with me for a moment." I pointed outside, "There is something, I didn't see it clearly."
He shook his head and said, "It's not suitable for me to show up on such occasions. There will be shadows."
"No, I won't scare you. There are people outside. What are you afraid of? Just stay with me for a while." I was a little anxious and wanted to know what was going on with the hands I saw.
He looked at me and twitched the corner of his mouth, "You are scared and you want me to stay with you."
"No, there's something I didn't see clearly. I don't know if I saw it wrong!" I said again.
He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, shook his head, and looked at me with a mysterious face: "You can't be wrong. If you see something, it is... a ghost. If you are afraid, just go to your grandma."
"
I was furious and said, "My grandma is busy. I just asked you to accompany me for a visit. Forget it if you don't go!" After saying that, I turned around and left. Who am I? I'm not asking you for anything important.
"Forget it, I'll stay with you. If I get sick, you have to be responsible." He said behind me, put the book aside, and then followed me out.
But when I went out, Aunt Xinyun had already stood up. She followed Aunt Xinyun, and the two of them were wiping tears next to the funeral shed. I looked carefully at the portrait on the desk, but I didn't find any hands.
When I look at Sister Soul again, I don’t think there’s anything wrong. Is it really that I saw it wrong?
Zhuo Jing touched me next to him and said, "Hey, Black Monkey, look at the portrait, did it blink?"
I looked over and saw nothing but a tingling feeling. I shook my head, "I didn't see it. You saw it."
He also shook his head and said, "I didn't see it."
"I didn't see what you said." I was speechless and glanced at him, "Don't just scare people there. Why blink when you take a picture? Even if your eyes really move, it's just a trick. Go back."
"As for your grandma, I didn't see her blinking just now. However, when I was a child, when a relative of mine passed away in a car accident, I saw her portrait blinking on the day of the funeral."
He followed me and said calmly, "I thought I was wrong at the time. As a result, I was sick for more than a month, and it was the deceased Feng Shui master who took good care of me. Do you know what he said?"
"How did you say that?"
"He said that when people go to funerals, especially those who die unwillingly, they will not be willing to accept it. Therefore, they want to take one away, take your soul away, and go to the underworld to accompany them." He deliberately used a very low tone.
He said it in a tone that made me feel cold all over.
I glared at him "Are you scaring me?!"
He spread his hands and said, "Believe it or not, I was almost seduced. I warn you to stay away. Your grandma won't be seduced by you when the time comes." (To be continued)