Facing the enthusiastic villagers, Xu Tongdao, Xu Tonglu, Ge Yuzhu, the brother and sister took out the ancestor worship items from the trunk, and with the help of Xu Tonglin, carried them towards the end of the village.
Xu Tonglin just heard the news and came over.
Xu Tongdao's grandfather and grandmother were buried on the hillside at the end of the village, and his family's ancestral graves were all there.
Under everyone's attention, the four people walked through the end of the village and climbed the hillside.
On this hillside, there are many tombs. Most of the ancestors of Xujia Village are buried here.
On the way up the mountain, Xu Tonglin suddenly coughed slightly, attracting Xu Tongdao's gaze. Xu Tonglin told Xu Tongdao a piece of news in a low voice - "Xiaodao, do you know? The bloodless one from Xu Changsheng came back two days ago."
Xu Tongdao frowned slightly.
Xu Tonglin nodded slightly, confirming that Xu Tongdao heard correctly.
Comrade Xu said oh.
He didn't ask further questions. Firstly, he came back today to worship his ancestors. Secondly...he had no interest in interfering with what had already happened.
What's more, whether or not to go home for the New Year is Xu Changsheng's own choice.
Everyone's path lies at their own feet. No matter how or where they go, they must bear the consequences themselves.
Xu Changsheng is not a child, he is a grown man in his twenties. Comrade Xu Changsheng has told Xu Changsheng before that since Xu Changsheng still chooses to go home for the New Year, what else can he say to Comrade Xu Changsheng?
As long as Xu Changsheng doesn't regret it in the future.
A group of four people arrived halfway up the mountain, surrounded by sparse trees.
Several tombs of different heights appeared in their field of vision.
Two of them are the graves of Xu Tongdao's grandfather and grandmother. When these two old people passed away, cremation had not been implemented in Xujia Village, so the graves of the two old people were not small.
A tomb made of stones and mud mixed together.
There are some miscellaneous trees and dead grass on the tomb.
Xu Tongdao put down the sacrifices in his hands and stepped forward to pull out the miscellaneous trees and dead grass on the grave. When Xu Tonglu, Xu Tonglin and Ge Yuzhu saw them, they also put down their things and stepped forward to pull out the weeds together.
After about half an hour, all the miscellaneous trees and dead grass were pulled out.
Comrade Xu came to the tombstones of his grandfather and grandmother and began to place the sacrifices in silence.
Several plates of vegetables and fruits were placed in front of the tombstones of the two old men.
When placing these things, Xu Tongdao's memories of his grandfather and grandma naturally came flooding back. When his grandfather passed away, he was only 5 years old. He could no longer remember what his grandfather looked like. He only remembered that his grandfather was quite thin.
Yeah, I have two thick eyebrows...
Also, in the days after his grandfather passed away, half of his face was severely swollen when he was only 5 years old, and he had a high fever for several days in a row.
At that time, my family was poor and had no money for medical treatment.
In addition to his mother going to the Barefoot Doctor to buy a few antipyretics, his grandma followed the local superstitious custom and took him to find a broken brick and tied it to an eucalyptus branch by the river with a straw rope.
Within a few days, the swelling on half of his face subsided and the fever subsided.
He couldn't tell whether it was the few fever-reducing pills his mother bought that worked, or the superstitious operation his grandma helped him do.
later……
When he was 9 years old, his grandmother also passed away.
At the age of 9, he already has very clear memories of his grandmother.
A thin and petite old lady, she always wears a set of black homespun clothes and always has a floral towel tied on her head.
When going out, his grandma always used to carry a small bamboo basket on her arm.
Grandma loves him very much. When he is picky about food and doesn't want to eat, he can always give him some good food that he likes to eat.
For example, a piece of candy, or a hard-boiled egg, or a piece of pastry.
He was also naughty when he was a child.
Xu Tongdao remembered that when he was a child, every time his father beat him, he would habitually go to his grandmother and hide behind her thin body.
Then, every time, grandma would scold his father, Xu Weixi, away.
The day his grandma passed away, his eyes were red with tears. During the days of the funeral at home, he would go to the brazier behind her coffin and silently burn paper money for her.
"Master, grandma! I brought Xiaolu and Yuzhu to see you..."
In front of the tombs of the two old men next to each other, Comrade Xu lit a bunch of incense and placed it in front of his grandfather's tombstone. After whispering in his mouth, he lit another bunch of incense and placed it in front of his grandma's tombstone.
Then he looked back at his younger brother and younger sister. After retracting his gaze, he took the lead and knelt down and kowtowed in front of the tombstones of his grandfather and grandmother.
When Xu Tonglu and Ge Yuzhu saw him, they also knelt down and kowtowed silently.
Xu Tonglin hesitated slightly and then knelt down.
After kowtowing three times, Xu Tongdao looked up at the tombstones of his grandfather and grandmother. His mind flashed back to his father who had irresponsibly disappeared and has never been heard from until now.
He wanted to tell his grandfather and grandmother about the father who had brought shame to their whole family.
but……
When the words came to his lips, he still held them back.
Today is the New Year's Eve. The living people are celebrating the New Year, and grandpa and grandma are also celebrating the New Year. This Chinese New Year will not cause any trouble for the two old people.
"Grandpa, grandma, if you need anything down there, remember to tell us in your dream..."
Saying softly, Comrade Xu stood up and called his brother and the others to burn paper money in front of the tomb.
He bought a lot of paper money this time.
The Ming coins issued by the Bank of Heaven and Earth, the gold ingots stacked on paper... combined, I bought more than in previous years.
…
at the same time.
Ge Xiaotian rushed into the house and shouted to his sister Ge Xiaoyu, who was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner with his mother in the kitchen: "Sister, sister! Xiaodao and Xiaolu, Yuzhu is back. They are all back today. They drove back. Many people came to see them just now.
It’s lively, sister, do you want to go and take a look? Let me tell you, that guy on Xiaolu is really tall now, a bit taller than his brother Xiaolu..."
Ge Xiaoyu, who was lighting a fire in the stove, looked up in surprise, "Really or not? All three of their brothers and sisters are back today? Are they going back to the village to celebrate the New Year this year?"
Their wife, Xu Hongye, was rolling balls and putting them into the frying pan. At this time, she also looked back.
Ge Xiaotian: "Sister! Of course it's true. I went to see it just now! I even smoked a cigarette on the trail! Hehe... However, it seems that they didn't come back this time to celebrate the New Year in the village. They didn't come back.
, just the three of them, the brother and the sister, drove back, oh, by the way! They brought a lot of things to worship their ancestors, as if they came back specially to worship their ancestors."
After Ge Xiaotian finished speaking this time, Ge Xiaoyu frowned and said nothing for a while, but subconsciously looked at his mother Xu Hongye by the stove.
Xu Hongye frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Xiaoyu, get up quickly, wash your hands, take off your apron, go to the gate and wait, let Xiaotian do the lighting of the fire! You go to the gate and wait, wait for Xiaodao and the others to come back
When you arrive, ask them to come in for a cup of tea, some melon seeds or something, and go quickly!"
As he spoke, Xu Hongye winked at Ge Xiaoyu.
Ge Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment. After receiving her mother's look, she suddenly understood what her mother meant. She immediately agreed and got up to wash her hands.