That night, it was already very late when we returned to Zhou's house. Since we came back with Xiangyu, I made a phone call with my grandma in advance and asked her to prepare more dishes so that we would have something to eat when we got home.
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We arrived at the Zhou family's old house around nine o'clock in the evening. Grandma was already sitting in the front hall of the old house waiting for us. As soon as I opened the door, she trotted over.
"Cang'er is back, Xiangyu, it must have been a hard journey. She looks like a good girl, but she has become so thin in just a few days." Grandma said while taking the hearts in our hands.
passed.
"Grandma, I can do it myself."
"You kid, you've been lazy since you were a child. How can you do these things?" Grandma smiled and bowed, walking side by side with Xiangyu. It was obvious that she was very happy.
Xiangyu didn't know what she said to her grandma, and the old man laughed loudly.
For such a hard-working and honest old lady from the countryside, I really don't believe that she can plan such a detailed plan.
When we walked through Yangcheng and entered the front hall, grandpa was also waiting there.
The old man's face has also lost weight. It seems that he must be worried about me during my trip.
"As long as you come back safely, wash your hands and eat."
Seeing that I was safe and sound, the old man was obviously very happy, but he still said cold words. It's true.
I muttered in my heart, but I didn't dare to disobey him, so I could only go to Yangcheng's faucet and rinse it away.
"Cang'er, wait a minute," grandma shouted hurriedly when she saw Xiangyu and I walking down Yangcheng.
"Milk, don't you wash your hands and eat?" I asked doubtfully.
"I have prepared red flower jelly grass water for you. You can use this water to wash your face and hands, so that you can wash away some useless things on your body." Grandma said, pointing to the washbasin on the table in the front hall.
Water already prepared.
I know that the useless thing my grandma is talking about refers to Ah Piao. When I was young, whenever I got sick, she would wash me with water like this. During the washing process, she would mutter something in her mouth.
The red flower jelly grass is like the emperor.
And every time grandpa comes back from a long trip, he will also experience this sense of ritual.
Therefore, I was already used to this kind of operation, but Xiangyu, standing aside, didn't know what our family was doing.
I smiled, wrung out the towel soaked in the copper basin, handed it to her, and whispered, "This is grandma's unique ritual of welcoming relatives home. You are so lucky today, and you have benefited from me."
When Xiangyu heard this, he laughed out loud and said softly: "Just be pretty."
As soon as these words came out, the barrier that had been stuck between Xiangyu and me melted away with our laughter.
Our family had a great time eating that dinner. After dinner, I originally thought that my grandfather would ask me something about Poyang Lake, but he told me that he knew that I must have gone through many difficulties and dangers along the way.
, let me go to bed early and don’t think too much.
Grandpa's words suppressed the draft I originally typed on the plane to report to him on the situation at the bottom of Poyang Lake, so I could only say "ok".
Xiangyu also said that she was exhausted from the journey, so after dinner, she freshened up and went back to her room to rest. Seeing this, I also went back to my bedroom.
However, after a while, before my air conditioner forced all the heat out of the room, grandma knocked on the door and came in.
There are no accidents. No matter how late I have dinner, the old lady will bring me a midnight snack before going to bed. It may be a bowl of lotus seed syrup, or it may be just a cup of ginseng soup. Anyway, grandma’s love is always there.
It will be revealed in these small details.
"Grandma, why are you bringing me midnight snacks? Didn't you just finish dinner?" I was originally lying on the bed. When I saw grandma pushing the door open and coming in, I hurriedly got up, walked to the door, and answered
Enjoy the mushy midnight snack in grandma's hand.
Grandma is a very delicate woman. She knew that I must have been angry during the past few days of trekking outside, so she brought me a bowl of white arrowroot powder batter. This kind of thing can clear away heat and detoxify, and can also relieve pain.
Heart-burning, it is most appropriate to eat in my state.
"I saw that you didn't eat much tonight, so I cooked some porridge for you." Grandma looked at me and said, her eyes full of doting.
"You have to do evening classes later, don't worry about me, otherwise it will be very late again when you finish evening classes," I held my grandma's hand and sat down.
"It's okay, I haven't seen my Cang'er for several days, and I want to have a chat with you." Grandma was sitting on the Arhat bed, still holding my hand and reluctant to let go.
"Miscellaneous, I'm back now, and aren't you happy and free without me causing trouble around you?" I said with a smile, without taking my hand out.
"Cang'er, you must have suffered a lot outside this time." Grandma suddenly looked at me and said a little sadly, "I have held you in my hands and felt pain since I was a child. All those hardships outside, you
How can I eat it?"
As the old lady spoke, she let go of my hand and twitched. I could already hear her choking on the last sentence.
"Grandma, I'm almost thirty years old. It's time for me to suffer a little. Otherwise, how will I take care of you two in the future?" I put my arm around my grandma's shoulders and said.
"Cang'er, is there really no way to stop?" Grandma suddenly raised her head and looked at me, her face already full of tears. "I have already lost your father. If I lose you again, I will really lose my father."
Can't survive."
"Hey, what's wrong with my dad?" When I heard this, I stood up involuntarily because of my nervousness.
Grandma wiped her tears and said softly: "I'm afraid I won't come back..." Before she could finish her sentence, her throat was already stiff and choked, and she couldn't spit out the next few words, so she covered her hands with her hands.
Mouth, try not to cry out.
"But, before I went to Poyang Lake, I talked to him on the phone. Isn't he still fine?" I said anxiously.
"You also know that you are talking to him on the phone, so you can be sure that the person talking to you on the other side of the phone is really your father?" Grandma finally suppressed the emotion that was about to collapse, and slowly
Said slowly.
Her words made me feel as if I had been shocked by electricity, and I immediately thought of the crystal coffin on the ground floor of my grandfather's study, and the body holding black jade lying inside.
I thought about it carefully. Before I went to Wawushan, I had a video call with my father. After that, we all had phone calls. Moreover, my father was in a hurry every time. This was indeed different from before.
However, I still recognize his voice. If my father is no longer alive, then who is the person talking to me on the other end of the phone?
Grandma, does she know something?
"Grandma, what do you know, can you tell me about it?" I asked tentatively, for fear of making grandma who had just recovered feel sad again.
"Cang'er, I can only tell you that what you are doing now is not something you can participate in. If you stop now, it may still be too late. Don't believe anyone, it doesn't mean that the eyes will not deceive you.
, many times, what you see with your eyes is not the truth." Grandma said, picking up the bowl of white arrowroot powder paste on the table, and then brought it to me, "Eat, go to bed early after eating, and start tomorrow
, just live an ordinary life.”
I looked at grandma, not knowing what to say, so I could only nod, and then took the bowl of porridge.