Grandpa looked at me and shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know about that. Maybe he thought you were kinder, so he found you."
I was speechless for a while, did you feel friendly to me?
Although I don't look very fierce, but for so many years, no one has ever said that I look kind.
Moreover, Qiangzi has lived with his parents for so many years, so it stands to reason that he should feel most at ease when seeing them!
Grandpa looked at me with a strange expression on his face, "Dongfang, tell me the truth. Is there something between you and Qiangzi that I don't know about?"
"No!" I was stunned. "If I were at school, I wouldn't be able to meet Qiangzi. When I don't go to school and stay in the village, I always stay at home. You don't know what's going on.
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"That's good!" Grandpa patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief obviously.
"Grandpa, why are you asking me this for no reason?" Grandpa looks indescribably vulgar now.
"It's nothing, I'm just worried about the abnormal relationship between you and Qiangzi, hehe... you know!" Grandpa laughed strangely.
I went and asked why the old guy's expression was so obscene just now. It turned out that he had an unhealthy mind and was thinking of other things.
"Grandpa, what are you thinking about? I am a standard, pure man!" I muttered dissatisfiedly.
Grandpa smiled coquettishly, "Aren't I worried too? You are the only boy in your generation in our old Zhao family. I still expect you to carry on the family lineage for our Zhao family. Of course I have to be careful about this kind of thing!"
I was too lazy to pay attention to grandpa anymore, turned around and walked out of the house.
By this time, the banquet had already begun, and everyone who came to deliver papers had already taken their seats.
It was lunch time now, and I was already hungry, so I just found a place to sit and started eating.
Several people sitting at the same table as me had just seen the body of Hadron that suddenly moved on its own, and they all asked me what was going on.
On the one hand, I was busy eating and drinking, but on the other hand, I didn't want to spread the matter to avoid causing more people to panic, so I just said something casually to fool those who asked about me.
But they are not fools, and the ranger could tell that I was fooling them.
The wife of Wang Laoer, the favorite gossip in our village, was particularly concerned about this matter. She sat next to me and took my arm. "Tell me what is going on in Dongfang. Don't worry."
Yes, I promise that God knows about this and you know about it and I know about it, and I will never tell anyone else."
I was biting a piece of chicken in my mouth, and I thought with disdain that your nickname of "Wang Big Mouth" is famous in our Zhaojia Village. After I tell you, if you don't turn around and spread it to others immediately
, the sun will definitely rise from the east tomorrow.
"Second sister-in-law, it's not that I didn't tell you. I was just an errand boy beside my grandfather. The evil nature of this matter is far beyond your imagination. It's not that I don't want to tell you, I really don't know."
Wang's second daughter-in-law curled her lips, "If you don't say pull it off, I'll go and ask Mr. Zhao Jiu personally later. I don't believe that you Zhao family members are so strict with your mouth!"
Listening to Wang's wife's words, I really wanted to laugh three times in my heart. My grandfather is notoriously strict with his mouth. If he doesn't want to speak, even if the spy chief gives him a tiger bench or something, it won't be a good idea.
make!
Are you the only one who can pry his mouth open?
Wang Lao's second daughter-in-law didn't ask anything from me, so she found it boring and didn't talk to me again. It was a rare opportunity for me to finish the meal in a relatively quiet environment.
After dinner, Uncle Li came to me and said, "Dongfang, I have something to ask you."
Uncle Li's tone of voice was quite polite. It seemed that he really wanted to ask me for something.
I waved my hand and said nonchalantly, "Uncle Li, you are so polite. If there is anything I can do, just say it. It's just a sentence."
Uncle Li poked his hand, "I hope you can keep vigil for Qiangzi!"
"Let me keep watch for Qiangzi?" I was a little surprised. I never expected that Uncle Li would bring up this matter.
The wake is a folk custom, just like the ancient bride who had to sit in a sedan chair and share the New Year's money during the New Year.
It is a kind of commemoration by the living people to their deceased relatives. Because the living people believe that although their relatives have died, their souls still remain in the world and have not gone to the underworld. The soul also misses its living relatives very much, and it also
It does not want to go to the underworld alone so far away, so it will go back to its original home to have a look before going to the underworld. The living people are afraid that the soul will get lost on the way home, so they will light a lamp and put it on
Next to the corpse of the deceased, the living were afraid that the light would go out and the deceased relatives would not be able to find their home, so they sat in the room where the corpse was parked all night long to ensure that the guiding light was always burning. This required someone
Watch the light so it doesn't go out.
Uncle Li said with some embarrassment, "Dongfang, I know the condition I proposed may make you feel a little embarrassed, but what happened today combined with what you said before, this series of things is too strange.
I discussed it with your Aunt Li and thought that this might be Qiangzi's last wish that he wanted to tell us. Moreover, Qiangzi's ghost once found you, so we all think that you are the best candidate to guard the ghost."
What Uncle Li said makes sense, but I still vaguely feel that something is wrong. "Uncle Li, it's not that I don't want to, but according to our rules here, the wake should be held by relatives of the deceased.
Yes, although I have a very good relationship with Brother Qiangzi, we are not related by blood. Isn’t it inappropriate for me to come to watch the funeral?"
Uncle Li smiled, "Dongfang, have you forgotten? My mother's surname is also Zhao."
After Uncle Li said this, I finally remembered that it is true that Qiangzi's grandmother is also named Zhao, and is of the same generation as my grandfather. And judging from their ages, my grandfather has to call Qiangzi's grandmother sister.
Because Qiangzi’s grandmother went there many years ago and I have never met her. I only heard about it from my grandfather’s mouth, so I didn’t think about it for a while.
Looking at it this way, I do have some relationship with Hadron, and it is not against the rules for me to keep watch.
Seeing that I was still a little hesitant, Uncle Li said softly, "Dongfang, if you find it inconvenient, just forget about it! I just had a whim and just said it casually."
What he said sounded like he wanted to hear it for my own benefit, but in fact, after he said it like this, I was even more embarrassed to refuse.
I nodded, "Uncle Li, you misunderstood me. I was thinking about other things just now. Brother Qiangzi had such a good relationship with me during his lifetime and helped me a lot. Isn't it just to watch his wake? No problem."
This matter is all on me.
Since I have decided to figure this matter out thoroughly, tonight is indeed an opportunity.
Seeing that I agreed, Uncle Li held my hand gratefully, "Dongfang, thank you so much. Don't worry, I will prepare everything else for you. You just need to get through this night."
According to our rules here, the wake is not done by one person. It must be done by two people. One is a relative of the deceased and the other is someone else in the village. His task is to accompany the wake in case the family is not careful.
If he falls asleep, he wakes him up.
However, this other candidate also has a condition, that is, he must be a woman!
After all, in the long night, who can guarantee that the sperm will always be awake. If one person falls asleep, there is at least another person who can help keep an eye on it.
I was already one of Uncle Li's confirmed candidates for the wake, but Uncle Li ran into trouble when he was looking for another person to keep the wake. No one was willing to accompany me to the wake!
Of course, the reason why this happens is not because my popularity has deteriorated to the point where people and gods are angry.
But because they witnessed Qiangzi suddenly moving on his own during the day, many people were worried that Qiangzi's body would be fake during the wake at night.