The shuttle bus stopped on the side of the road again, and we got on the bus one by one. This time, Uncle Qian no longer looked at me with such guarded eyes. His head was like an ostrich, almost falling under the bus.
There are still dirt roads in the town, and the shuttle bus is full of bumps. Lulu kept walking next to me.
"It's over, it's over, my princess must be sick. This car is so bumpy that it makes my stomach hurt."
"Hey." I sighed and rubbed Lulu's belly. In fact, I felt a little uncomfortable. The roads in Lotus City were smooth and the car was comfortable to ride.
After finally getting out of the car, Lulu couldn't even straighten her back, which made me feel very distressed.
At this time, I helped Lulu and took a look forward.
We stopped at the entrance of the village, and it was still a familiar street. The leaves of the small trees on both sides had fallen, and the corn in the field had also been cut, but it had not been harvested. It fell neatly and golden in the field.
I remember Uncle Qian said that now everyone is blown back into the house by the wind as soon as they go out, so they probably don’t have time to pick up the corn?
At the entrance of the village, there were seven or eight people waiting scattered in the middle of the intersection, looking at us nervously.
I was so nervous, I was afraid they would suddenly jump up and hit me.
Lulu pulled my hand, came close to me and said, "Nuan Ting, don't be afraid, I will protect you."
I turned around, saw Lulu's serious and clear eyes, and nodded heavily: "Yes!"
Uncle Er, Uncle Qian, and Aunt Lu had already taken the lead in walking towards those people.
"Why did you come out?" Uncle Qian asked with his eyes wide open.
The second brother of the Zhou family replied: "It's not windy today."
"Quick, quick, quick, the second brother is back, things in our village are settled!" Aunt Lu's loud voice rang out immediately.
But those few people still had gloomy faces, staring at me cautiously through the gap between the second uncle and the others walking side by side.
Like a nail, keep an eye on it.
The second brother of the Zhou family touched his head that looked like a steel brush and said in confusion: "Didn't Girl Yun become evil? Didn't her eyes change back?"
Uncle Qian immediately jumped up and slapped the second brother of the Zhou family on the head: "What are you talking about! I'm here to help, don't talk nonsense!"
Then Uncle Qian carefully peeked at the second uncle's face.
The second uncle turned around and waved to Lulu and us. We ran over, each of us took one of the second uncle's hands and stood obediently next to the second uncle's legs.
The second uncle's tone was neither cold nor hot, cool and indifferent: "Village Chief, I have said before that our girl Yun is not evil. Please explain it clearly to the villagers before helping."
Lulu stretched her neck angrily: "Yes! If you can't explain clearly, we won't help!"
No matter what time, Lulu and my second uncle would stand by my side, and I felt as if my heart was filled with warmth, as if I had been filled with honey.
Uncle Qian gritted his teeth and pulled those people aside to talk.
Aunt Lu asked us to go and sit at her house, but the second uncle smiled and refused, saying that after finally coming back, we should go home and have a look.
We went straight to home.
I was a little anxious, and my feet were squelching as I walked.
I'm about to enter the house. Although my parents haven't come back yet, this is my home!
My second uncle pushed open the door, and my yard immediately fell into my sight. Although the ground was full of fallen leaves, yellow weeds, and dust, the water in my body seemed to flow out of my eyes!
"Second uncle! We are going home!"
"Yeah, I'm home, haha." The second uncle happily sat on the doorstep, touched a cigarette, and lit it with a pop. His relaxed and happy face seemed to be lost in memories.
Lulu and I opened the door and ran back and forth between the east and west rooms. We were so happy that we almost flew up!
It feels so light under your feet!
Then I ran to the ancestral temple in the backyard and opened the door.
My mother said that no matter when or what happened, as long as you go away from home, you should first report to your ancestors that you are safe when you come back.
When my parents left, they covered the ancestral tablets with a large piece of yellow cloth.
"Lulu, help me pull the cloth away."
"OK."
After pulling back the yellow cloth, I took out the incense from the drawer, lit it, put it in the incense burner, and told my ancestors that I was back.
Then I went to the memorial hall again.
Statues of big and small gods were sitting on the altar in an orderly manner, but my mother was not here, so these statues seemed to have lost their luster and became gray and lifeless.
I lowered my head and saw that the booklet of mythology was still on the altar table, but it was covered with dust. I picked it up and patted it.
Lulu sat on the threshold and asked me with a sullen face: "Nuan Ting, isn't there any incense here?"
"No, my mother said that when Di Ma is not here, teachers and parents are not here either. If you burn incense, you might attract lonely ghosts."
"Oh." Lulu nodded as if she understood, then suddenly fell silent for a while and said, "Then when will I go burn paper for my mother?"
I turned around and said with a smile: "You have to ask your second uncle about this. Why do you ask me?"
Lulu was startled and touched her nose in confusion: "Unknowingly, I thought I could ask you these things."
"I'm not a goddess."
"That's right, hehe, then I'll ask my second uncle!" Lulu ran to the front yard like a little duck.
I went to the well outside the altar to fill some water, took a dry rag that could stand up and moistened it, climbed up on the altar table and wiped the dust off the statues.
After doing this, it was already dusk.
During this period, I heard my second uncle and Lulu cleaning the house. We didn't eat at noon, but we finished our work in the evening, and Lulu and I were so tired that we lay down on the kang.
The kang was kept warm by my second uncle.
"Where's the second uncle?" I asked.
Lulu breathed a sigh of relief: "I went to cook. My second uncle said that we would have pork stewed with vermicelli in the evening. After that, we would burn paper for my mother. Hehe, Nuanting, although everything in Lianhua City is good, I still feel
It’s comfortable to stay at home.”
Lulu smiled so hard that her eyes were crooked, looking very weird.
I sat up and grabbed her dirty sleeves and rubbed them to remove the dust: "I also think we can't live here forever."
Lulu was stunned for a moment, then she also sat up and raised her voice: "Actually, it's not that good. You still have to burn the kang, and there are still ashes everywhere."
"...Pfft." Lulu is so cute.
After dinner, it was completely dark.
I stood at the gate and pinched the back of my hand, a little nervous.
That's it, forget it. When it gets dark, those ghosts will come out. As we go along, won't I see a lot of ghosts again?
While holding bundles of yellow paper and gold ingots outside the door, my second uncle comforted me: "Girl Yun, why are you nervous? Anyway, you see ghosts every day wherever you go, and this is still a village ghost."
"Isn't that a ghost too!" I stamped my feet angrily, "Second uncle, why did you choose this time?"
In the past, when my mother visited the grave, it was during the day. Who else visits the grave after dark?
The second uncle straightened up with an ouch, smoothed the hair on the back of his head, and said with a smile: "I don't want you to see what's going on in the village."
It turns out that this is the real purpose of the second uncle!!
The second uncle doesn’t feel guilty for cheating on his niece!