Chapter 19 Remnant Soul
In my grandmother's memory, my father was always a busy person in the fields. From early morning to evening, he would go to the fields to work even if he caught a cold. Although he didn't know what he was busy with, he just worked all day long.
In such an era, filling my stomach was a difficult thing, so my grandmother's father always worried about supporting his three sons and one daughter. He knew in his heart that no matter how much he worked in the field, he could not make the family of six eat enough.
So he thought of going to a coal mine to do illegal work. There was a person in their village who made a lot of money by doing illegal work in a coal mine. He knew that such work was dangerous, but in order to support his family, he still bit the bullet and went to it.
With his enthusiasm and honest nature, the contractor also gave him special subsidies, as if he had found his own way out in the coal mine.
The family was very worried about his safety. Although there was no news broadcast at that time, the villagers and neighbors still talked about the stories of various mine collapses and the workers tragically died on the spot.
But seeing that my father happily went home with the money every day, the brother and sister still did not dare to confess their worries to his father.
Coal mines are not safe now, not to mention that the black mine factories at that time made money quickly and lost their lives quickly.
This black mine lasted for unprecedented time, and knew that something happened to my father when he was in his teens.
They were mentally prepared more than ten years ago and received the news that they arrived as scheduled:
"The coal mine collapsed, all the workers died, and the family received 30,000 yuan in pensions, and the bodies were dug out and returned."
When I heard the news, my grandmother's mother fell to the ground instantly. The mine had been persisting for more than ten years. I thought it was okay, but I still had to face this day after all.
The news of her father's death was no different from the sky's thunder for the four brothers and sisters. The pillar of the family passed away. Although the three brothers all found a job that suited her and her sister married a family, for grandma's mother, she didn't know how to spend the rest of her life. She advised her husband to give up her job in this dangerous place countless times, but he still refused to listen to the advice when he woke up. Grandma's mother cried again.
The body and money were sent to the house together. The grand uncle went up angrily and slapped the person who sent the body. It was these vampires who ignored human lives who killed her husband. She wished she could not kill two digging holes and bury them with one hand.
Fortunately, my uncle's face was not destroyed. Although his limbs were a little distorted, his face was still peaceful, but his open eyes could not be closed no matter how hard he caressed him.
Deadly dying with his eyes means that he still has no wish. Seeing his husband who was still dissatisfied with his eyes after his death, his grand uncle became in pain when he lay on his body:
"Old man, what wishes do you have left? You can't even close your eyes. If you have any wishes, just send me a dream. You have saved money and endured all your hardships. When you get downstairs, wait for me. I will come to accompany you in a few years."
At this time, there was a subtle change that no one noticed:
The grand uncle showed a smile on his face, a strange smile, and even a little scary!
Many people know that after a person dies, the soul will not go directly to hell, but will wander around the world for seven days. On the seventh day, they will only go to the underworld to be reincarnated, which is what is often called the first seven.
After the body was cremated, it was buried in the rapeseed field at home. Planting a few pine trees was done. After the first seven, people will gradually forget this person, forget this person's life, forget that this person once appeared in their lives. Perhaps the only family of five is remembered.
The first seventh day came soon. After this day, my father's soul was about to go to Shura Hell. Taking advantage of this last opportunity, the brother and sister wanted to confide in their words to their father.
Seeing that the sky was almost the same, grandma opened the door and asked the whole family to call his father's name, asking him to go home quickly. Then she closed the door, as if the eldest uncle had already returned.
The eldest grandma spoke first:
"Old man, you have to take good care of yourself below. Don't be reluctant to spend the money you burned for you. You don't have to worry about taking care of you, your son and daughter. If you have anything you want, just send me a dream and I'll get it for you."
Next is grandma:
"Dad, you gave me the promise to me now. Life is good, so don't worry about me. You must be good at it and stop suffering."
When it was my uncle's turn, he got stuck as soon as he said the first word:
"father……"
My uncle stared at the door, and the other people also followed his eyes.
The door creaked and opened, and the familiar figure pushed open the door, covered with coal ash on his face, and said this with a coughing sound: "Yu Lian, go and pour me a cup of tea. Today, I have no time to drink water in the mine. I am so thirsty."
The person who spoke was the uncle who was buried five days later!
The uncle who was pushed to the door by the dead body due to the collapse of the mine!
The whole family saw him being cremated and buried. How could this be possible?
The whole family was frightened by the scene in front of them for a while and didn't know what to do.
"What are you doing like this? Hurry up and pour me water."
Grandma glanced at the spiritual position on the table, looked at the real father in front of her, and slapped herself in the face and confirmed that it was not a dream, so she got up and poured a cup of tea for her father.
Even if he was a god, it was his own father, and grandma was not afraid at all.
The grand uncle seemed to be unable to see his spiritual seat on the table and the mourning clothes his children wore, and just lay on the bed after drinking water and fell asleep.
"Sister, mom. What's going on? My father has come back to life? My uncle broke the terrifying silence in the air.
Grandma and grandma didn't believe what they saw, and were still immersed in the surprise just now.
"Everyone says that ghosts have no shadows, otherwise let's take a look?" My second uncle made a suggestion. If there is a shadow, it proves that he has resurrected himself. If there is no shadow, it means he has hit a ghost!
On the road not far from this family, a blind man holding a bamboo pole smiled:
"I'll let you play here for a while."
The whole family gently approached the door of my uncle's room and stood in the moonlight to take off his clothes. He really had no sign of it!
But why didn’t they see the soul of an old friend in the first seventh period? But the whole family could see it.
When the grand uncle saw that her husband was back, he ignored everything, wiped away his tears and went to help his lover change his clothes.
The brother and sister were still confused and did not fall asleep overnight.
My uncle put on his clothes very early and said he went to work in the coal mine. Everyone knew that even if the "uncle" had returned to life, which coal mine was going to. There was only one mine in his hometown. People in the village said that they did not see my uncle going out, and there seemed to be nothing unusual among the other families who died in the mine accident.
Grandma, who has always believed in ghosts and gods, decided to go to the Chenghuang Temple to take a look.
There is an old woman in the City God Temple who can understand the laws of nature with a chopstick. She is so magical that people have taught her. Grandma has always believed what this witch said.
"I changed my destiny against the heavens, and returned home to my hometown, and wanted to explain what had not been accomplished."
After the witch said these few words, she let her grandma leave. Grandma, who had not studied for a few years, had no choice but to understand a word.
At this time, a blind man knocking on the iron plate walked to his grandma:
"There is a rumor that there was a man who worked hard and hard during his lifetime. He wanted to earn a living for his family, but he was exhausted. On the first seven nights, his family saw him back, but no one except his family could see him, and the people in the underworld were unwilling to bring a wisp of his soul back to hell, so he was immersed in his own world, with an infinite cycle, until his wish was fulfilled, and he officially disappeared from the world of his family."
After saying that, he knocked on the iron plate and left step by step.
Although grandma has a low level of education, she still has a very smart mind. She understands the meaning of this blind man. After her father died, she is not at ease with the family, so his soul feels that he is not dead. She returns home and continues to return to the collapsed mine. Unless one day she sees the happy life of the whole family and his wish is fulfilled, she will end this cycle and get real liberation.
Over the years, my grand uncle has been sleeping when he comes home from work during the day. No one except his family can see him. In this way, he silently guards his home that he is not at ease even if he dies.
"Dad, I'm pretty good. If you don't have anything to do, go home and sleep."
It seemed like she was given an answer in the corner:
"Okay, my daughter, take good care of myself."
Grandma has long been in love, her uncle lives well now, and her grandmother has also passed away. If we follow what the blind man said, then this should be the last time my father appeared in this world. He left this cycle, hoping that he can enjoy life well when he is down and no longer suffer and suffer as much as he is in the world.
Grandma fell asleep in bed, and Al and Ali were also looking forward to each other's future.
My father hugged his mother and fell asleep in the bed.
No one remembers that there was someone who gave his life for his home.
No one remembers that there is such a person who will protect his relatives after he dies.
No one remembers such a person.
Chapter completed!