"Hey, Mom..." Lu Yunqian quickly cleared her throat and answered the phone gently, but there was an inexplicable flash of nervousness in her heart.
"Sissi, how have you been at school recently? How are you living in the rented house outside? Are you feeling unwell?" As soon as her mother answered the phone, she started asking a series of concerned questions, as if she didn't think about it anymore.
There is nothing else to say to start the conversation, so I can only blurt out all the questions that have been accumulated for a long time.
"I'm very good. I've made a lot of friends here. My classmates are also very friendly. The landlord who rented the house to me also takes good care of me. He even taught me how to cook a few days ago. Don't worry, mom!"
While Lu Yunqian reported her current situation in a happy voice, she lowered her eyes guiltily in front of the phone. With the help of Hengdao Yijian, she had gradually got out of the shadow of losing her brother, but her parents at home were still immersed in
In the midst of grief, I was helpless in another city. I could only occasionally talk to them on the phone to relieve my parents' loneliness, but this short-term comfort seemed to be of no avail.
"Really, you can already cook? Oh my, my Sissi has really grown up. Well, it turns out that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Thank you to your landlord for my mother!" My mother's voice suddenly became much more excited when she heard the news.
, the whole person became energetic.
"Mom, how are you and dad doing? It's very cold at home now. You are not in good health. You must pay more attention to keeping warm. And dad, let him pay attention to eating on time, don't always work overtime, and spend more time with you when he gets home.
oh."
Although she knew that this kind of greeting was of little use, just like her mother's opening speech, Lu Yunqian could only think of such words to express some concern. After saying these words, she suddenly felt that people are really strange creatures, and she obviously wanted to express herself.
I want to tell the other party directly how much I care, but I can't say it at all, not even a word. I can only use some insignificant words instead, which seems a bit false.
"Your dad and I are fine, don't worry. By the way, mom knows that you like to eat snacks. If you are short of pocket money or want something, just tell mom."
"I, I don't lack anything, thank you, mom." Lu Yunqian replied stiffly, sensing that her mother probably had other things to say, but she only gave so many instructions because she couldn't speak for a while, so she asked tentatively:
"Mom, do you have something to tell me?"
"Well……"
The mother on the other end of the phone suddenly spoke slowly. This hesitation made Lu Yunqian feel even more nervous. Her keen sixth sense had already picked up some clues. She was so nervous that she almost held her breath. She frowned slightly, for fear of hearing.
to bad things.
"It's like this, the day after tomorrow is the Winter Clothes Festival..."
"Winter Clothes Festival?"
Lu Yunxi was stunned. She seemed to have heard this name when she was very young. When she finally remembered the content of this festival, she immediately understood what her mother meant, and her expression instantly froze.
The Cold Clothes Festival is held on the first day of October in the lunar calendar each year, which is also the first day of winter. After that, the weather gradually gets colder, and people are afraid that their dead relatives will have no clothes to wear in the underworld, so they burn the underworld clothes to the deceased during sacrifices on this day, which is called "sending cold clothes"
". However, in most places, there is a custom of burning Hanyi one day in advance. Especially for relatives who have just passed away, the whole family must perform sacrifices together to comfort the departed soul.
Corresponding to the time of year, the Winter Clothes Festival is the Saturday the day after tomorrow, November 18. Although Lu Yunqian already knew that her mother wanted her to give cold clothes to her brother on this day, she was very resistant to it in her heart.
But now I couldn't reject my mother willfully, so I could only hold the phone for a moment and stood there helplessly.
Sensing her daughter's abnormal mood, her mother sighed deeply on the phone. Her beloved daughter, Mo Ruomu, had already anticipated that Sissi might not be able to agree to this matter before making the call, so she spent a long time laying the groundwork before saying this.
At this moment, he couldn’t bear to let his daughter bear this heavy burden, so he continued.
"If you are willing, just burn some money for your brother over there. If you don't want to, it's okay. Your dad and I will go to the cemetery tomorrow."
"I……"
Lu Yunqian's mind went blank and she didn't know how to answer her mother's request. Ever since her brother's accident, she had been very resistant to funeral matters. She cried when her parents wanted to place Lu Daoheng's memorial tablet at home.
For three whole days, no one was allowed to enter her brother's room to pack things, and later she was not even willing to help with placing the sacrifices. Because in her opinion, doing these things meant that her brother had really left and gone.
The other world has become the "dead" in everyone's eyes.
"Okay, you can rest. I'll call you when I get to the cemetery tomorrow. It's been so long. You must have a lot to say to him." Sensing her daughter's resistance, the mother said seriously.
Lu Yunqian, who no longer knew what to do, completely lost her response. The other end of the phone was silent for a long time, and finally hung up. She threw away the phone and fell to the bedside, her eyes dull, but she didn't think about it like before.
cry.
Although I don’t know what happened to her on the phone, the girl who was smiling like an idiot just now turned into a piece of wood in the room silently after ten minutes. Liu Jiangqing stood up silently, cleared the dining table, and turned off the projector.
Yi returned to the room.
Just as she gave him dignity time that day, he also chose to give her the space of silence.
When the world channel in the game of Fierce Battle began to display various morning train daily dungeon team information again, Hengdao knew that a new day had begun again. After staying in the game for a long time, he seemed to be used to this kind of information.
A vague concept of time. Every day I watch the players around me shouting and shouting, watching the number of people change from few to many, and then from many to few, all just to wait for the short communication time when Lu Yunqian comes to play the game.
.
However, he didn't wait for her last night. He only vaguely heard a call from someone with the help of the headset's powerful sound-receiving ability, and then the whole room was silent. He originally thought that Sissi would come to the game to talk.
Or he came over to continue the rest of the training session with him. But he didn't wait until someone put on this headset and moved this stiff body.
In fact, it is very hard and pitiful to only belong to a certain person and exist only for a certain person. No one can hear her voice except her, and she can do nothing except move with her. Maybe
This exclusive right seems to be a blessing, but in fact it is a terrible imprisonment that can drive independent-minded people crazy.