"I will make Grandma Li's shroud myself," Ji Danshu's brother Ji Danyang said: "I will also prepare other things such as paper money and wreaths. Let's let Grandma Li have a decent funeral. Oh, by the way, the portrait has been
Ready, right there. The photo I chose is a photo of Grandma Li when she was more energetic a few years ago."
at this time……
Many people gathered around the Li family's house, and many people were talking about it.
Haihan, Haiyin, and several other children were gathered there.
Due to his family background, Hai Han was exposed to the concept of death earlier than ordinary people, which is too cruel for children.
Or maybe because he was exposed too early, he is not as taboo about death as most people.
"Grandma Li has always been in good health, why did she just leave?" Haiyin was obviously still a little uncomfortable, "Well, I'm getting older, so I just left when I said I would. I will have to persuade grandpa later and let him remember.
Go for physical examination regularly.”
"Yes, so does grandma."
Haihan clearly remembers...the year when his grandfather passed away.
Although his mother and uncle had cried, but... he felt that they seemed to be more sad before he came.
My grandfather died of cirrhosis of the liver. He was a heavy drinker and drank liquor as if it were plain water.
Under such circumstances, the liver can't bear it, and problems will arise sooner or later. My mother and uncle forcibly hid grandpa's wine and threw it away, but it was of no use. After he was diagnosed with cirrhosis, he was forced to quit drinking, but in the end the disease persisted.
There was no cure, and my grandfather passed away like this.
Then……
Haihan looked in the direction of the sea.
It's not far from the coast and you can still hear the sound of the tide.
"Grandma Li's body will also be buried at sea."
"Yeah, sure."
All the islanders on the Blue Island will not be cremated once they die, but will all be buried at sea. Instead of scattering the ashes into the sea, the remains will be directly put into the sea and sunk to the bottom of the sea.
This is the inevitable fate of all islanders on Blue Island after death, without any exception. Therefore, funerals on the island never require coffins.
Hai Han had never thought of this as a problem before. Burial at sea would take up too much land area, and cremation seemed too inhumane, burning a corpse into a pile of ashes. In comparison, burial at sea seemed much better.
only……
"However, if a person sinks into the deep seabed alone..." Hein couldn't help but murmur to herself: "And then turns into a rotting corpse inside, isn't it very lonely?"
Haihan shook his head and said, "No, the dead will not be lonely."
"well?"
"Sister, they will not be lonely."
Hearing these words, Hein was stunned.
What exactly does this sentence mean?
"Haihan, you, what did you just say?"
"Means nothing."
Haihan shook his head.
This island has always had a secret that is kept secret from the outside world. No islander has sworn to never leak this secret. Anyone who dares to leak this secret will be permanently exiled from the island. In the past, there were indeed people who violated this secret.
A little, but later, without exception, they were all expelled by the people on the island.
This secret will be told to the children on the island after they turn eighteen.
However, there are a few children who know this secret before then.
Hai Han, who just turned fourteen this year, is one of these few children.
The next day, morning.
These days, it's still the New Year's Day holiday, so Haihan and Haiyin don't need to go to school yet.
Haihan got up very early.
Because today is the day when his father Hai Jianshi returns from the sea.
After getting up early, he dressed neatly, walked out of the door, and rushed to the pier of the island.
My sister went with her mother to help with the funeral arrangements, otherwise they would have gone with her.
The pier of Bilan Island is always so busy all year round. In addition to the ships that come for seafood trade, there are also many tourists who come to this tourist attraction. Tourism and fishing are the two pillar industries of Bilan Island.
Haihan came to the dock early and looked at the ship, looking for his father's fishing boat.
Every year, my father would take a fishing boat to catch various fish and shrimps in this area. He is the most famous fisherman on Bilan Island. On the island, the name Hai Jianshi can be said to be known to everyone.
Haihan discovered that there were also many tour boats carrying tourists arriving, and some tour guides with groups, holding loudspeakers, introduced the scenic spot of Blue Island to the tourists.
It seems that my father's ship has not arrived yet.
Tourists from out of town came from time to time on the tour boat, but Haihan showed no interest and found a place to sit down near the pier. He planned to wait until his father's boat returned.
When Dad comes back, I guess based on his character, he will immediately help organize Grandma Li's funeral. The funeral will be held this afternoon, and then the body will be buried at sea.
At this time, he noticed a man and woman walking towards him nearby.
"Well, little brother," the pretty girl, wearing a red beret, asked, "Do you know how to get to Hantie Town on Blue Island?"
Bilan Island is not too big but not too small either. There are several small villages and towns scattered throughout the island, and Hantie Town is where Haihan currently lives.
"I live in Hantie Town." Hai Han looked at the young man and woman in front of him and asked, "Who are you here for?"
"Well..." the man asked, "Can you take us there?"
"I'm waiting here, you can find someone else."
"Then there's nothing we can do. Let's ask others." The woman said to the man.
"That's all. I hope people from the hospital won't chase me here."
Then, the two left.
People from the hospital...won't chase them here?
Haihan looked at the two people in confusion and thought: What do you mean? Did these two people escape from the hospital?
However, this has nothing to do with Haihan.
Looking at the sparkling sea, Haihan will feel a sense of disgust from time to time.
In recent years, the sea level around Bilan Island has risen very significantly. Moreover, this change is obvious. Fortunately, Bilan Island itself is not flat, and the small towns are also in relatively high places. However, the sea level
If it continues to rise, maybe one day this place will become uninhabitable, right?
"Hai Han?" A nearby fisherman clearly recognized Hai Han. There was nothing he could do about it, his father was too famous on the island.
The fisherman walked up to Haihan and asked, "Are you here to wait for your father to return home today?"
"um, yes."
The fisherman smiled and said: "New year, new weather. If your father takes action, the harvest will not be too bad. Do you know? When your father was young, he was not even afraid of the fat-headed monster!"
"That one is called a sperm whale, right?"
In fact, Hai Han didn't know the fishermen in front of him at all. They might have met in the past, but Hai Han couldn't remember.
"I heard that when my father was young, someone on the island asked him to take the remains of his relatives out for burial at sea, right?"
"That's what happened."
"My mother used to scare me when I was little, saying that if I didn't obey, a sea monster would come and take me away. Really... is there a sea monster?"