After Loach heard what I said, he just nodded to me lightly. I don't know if he understood what I meant.
Because I live quite far away from the Loach family, we walked forward for a while and then we separated.
Grandpa has always had the habit of going to bed early. When I got home, it was already very late. I thought grandpa had already gone to bed, but when I opened the door and went in, I saw grandpa sitting in the living room with a pot of steaming food next to him.
Hot tea.
He drank tea and looked thoughtful.
"Grandpa, why aren't you sleeping yet?" I asked Grandpa.
"Oh, I'm waiting for you to come back!" Grandpa said with a smile, and then put down the tea cup in his hand.
"Wait for me?" I was a little surprised. Looking at my grandfather, he seemed to have something to say to me.
"Yes, I'm just waiting for you." Grandpa looked at me and said firmly, "Have you seen your Uncle Zhao?"
"I see." I was a little confused. What did grandpa want to say to me?
"Have you met Xiulian too?" Grandpa asked me again.
"I saw..." Before I could finish my words, I was suddenly stunned. Grandpa actually knew about Xiulian?
Seeing my surprised look, grandpa smiled, "Actually, I have already gone to see Lao Yu and also met Xiulian. I asked you to go see Lao Yu just to see Xiulian!"
Then he looked at me and asked me a little scared, "You won't take her in, will you?"
"That's not true!" I shrugged my shoulders, "It's still a little bit worse. If Zhao Dayu hadn't stopped me, I might have made a mistake!"
"That's good." Grandpa patted his chest gently, with a relaxed look on his face.
Then the grandfather put his hands behind his back and wandered around in place, "Old Yu has been missing his dead wife these years, so when he was making paper figurines on weekdays, in order to vent his longing, he inadvertently followed the pattern of his wife.
He is making paper figurines, and while making paper figurines, he is talking to himself and talking about Xiulian.
As a result, over time, the paper man absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and turned into an adult! And because Zhao Dayu told her everything about his wife when he was making the paper man, she subconsciously thought of herself as Zhen Xiulian!"
I was deeply shocked by my grandfather's words. I knew that Xiulian was a paper doll, but I didn't know that her experience of transforming from a paper doll into a living person was so bizarre!
Grandpa continued, "Of course, because Xiulian's Taoism is not enough, she is still very different from a real person, and she still retains the characteristics of a paper doll.
It dawned on me because I saw with my own eyes that part of Xiulian's legs were made of paper.
"Grandpa, what do you mean by asking me to see Xiulian?" After learning about Xiulian's origin, I asked curiously.
I suddenly discovered that since I learned Maoshan Taoism from my grandfather, he has become more and more unpredictable to me. But based on my understanding of grandpa, no matter what he does, he must have his reasons.
Grandpa smiled, with a smile that sounded like an immortal. "Dongfang, let me ask you, what are the responsibilities of our Maoshan Taoist priests?"
"Exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts, and maintain peace between the Yin and Yang worlds!" I answered without hesitation.
This has become a standard response when teachers ask students what their duties in school are.
Of course students should say, "Have a good rest and make progress every day."
"Xiulian is a paper doll, why don't you take action against her?" Grandpa asked.
"Grandpa, aren't you trying to argue with me?" I muttered, "Everything has special circumstances!"
"So! Dongfang, this is what I want to tell you! Not all ghosts are scary, sometimes what is scarier than ghosts is the human heart!" Grandpa said to me seriously.
Grandpa's tone was not very harsh, but when I heard it, I felt extremely shocked.
What is more terrifying than ghosts is the human heart.
"I've never been afraid of any ghosts, but I'm afraid of those very deep-seated people who eat people without spitting out the bones. To me, they are more terrifying than ghosts!" Grandpa closed his eyes as he spoke, like
It was like suddenly remembering something from the past.
Grandpa's expression was solemn, and my heart felt heavy for a moment.
After a while, grandpa opened his eyes and said, "Okay, I talked a bit too much today, and it's very late now. You should go and have a rest early!"
After grandpa finished speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave, but before he took two steps, he turned back and looked at me. "So, does Lao Yu intend to stay with that paper man Xiulian until he dies?"
I was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "This is what Uncle Zhao means!"
Grandpa was silent after hearing this. After a while, he said, "In fact, it is better to forget each other in the world than to stay together!"
When grandpa spoke, I was surprised to find that tears actually flowed from his eyes. Under the light of the light, they looked like pearls strung together.
Sadness flowed quietly through him like a river, shining brightly in this small house of only a few square meters.
I have lived with my grandfather since I was a child. When I was young, my grandfather stretched out his wings like an eagle to protect me from the wind and rain. When I grew up, he was like a beacon, lighting my way forward.
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Grandpa is a great hero in my mind. He is omnipotent. There is nothing in this world that he cannot do.
But at this moment, I discovered that even heroes have a scarred side, but they hide it very well. Only when the love reaches a deep level will this kind of hurt and pain be revealed.
"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?" After a while, I asked cautiously.
"It's nothing!" Grandpa smiled softly, and then stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes. "It's just that I suddenly thought of some past events when I was young."
Before I could ask what was going on, my grandfather continued, "When I was young, there was a girl in our village. That girl and I were childhood sweethearts. We had a very good relationship. We grew up together. In the summer, we went to the river together.
We would catch shrimps and roast sweet potatoes in the fields in winter. Later I would go to Maoshan to learn magic. Before I left, we agreed not to forget each other and that she would wait for me in the village.
But I studied in Maoshan for three full years and never left the mountain. When I rushed back to our village in excitement, I unexpectedly learned that she was already married.
When I knew the news, I felt that my whole world was collapsing. The three years of studying Taoism in Maoshan were extremely difficult. She was the faith in my heart, giving me courage and strength again and again when I was about to give up.
Hang in there.
But now the faith I believed in has become a kind of betrayal. I was filled with anger and walked to her house angrily. I wanted to ask her face to face, why did she break our promise? Three years have passed and we can't.
Can you bear it any longer?
But when I arrived at her door, all my anger dissipated immediately. I saw a red scarf hanging on the tree in front of her home. That red scarf was the one I gave to her before going to Maoshan."