After grandma left, I lay on the bed and carefully recalled what had happened in this period from beginning to end. After thinking about it, I fell asleep unconsciously.
When I woke up the next day, the sun was already full outside the window. I looked at my phone and wow, it was 10:30 in the morning.
I hurriedly jumped out of bed, tidied my clothes, and then left the bedroom.
I feel really bad when I think that Xiangyu is still a guest at Zhou's house, but I slept until this point.
As soon as I stepped out of the room, I saw grandma and Xiangyu drinking tea. They were talking and laughing, and they were very happy.
There is an exquisite small wooden box placed on the sandalwood table in the center of the front hall, located towards grandma's side. It seems to be a gift chosen by Xiangyu for grandma.
The night before yesterday, when Xiangyu came back, I asked her what gift she had chosen for my grandma, but she refused to reveal it, saying it was a secret between her and grandma. I was not in a good mood at that time, so I
No further questions were asked.
But now, I am very curious about what kind of gift she mysteriously gave to grandma.
"Good morning, two beauties." I said loudly and walked quickly from the bedroom door to the front hall.
"Good morning, it's almost lunch time." Grandma heard my voice, raised her head and scolded me with a smile, "You kid, you are so rude, Xiangyu got up early in the morning to help me.
, as the master, it would be better for you to sleep until now."
"Breast," I scratched the back of my head and smiled a little sheepishly.
"Grandma, it's okay. Zhou Cang was very tired when he went out this time. He must have had a good night's sleep when he got home." Xiangyu helped me out with a smile, without any pretense at all.
"I really like this child Xiangyu." Grandma held Xiangyu's hand with a look of kindness on her face.
"Milk, what's there to eat in the kitchen? I'm so hungry."
Grandma's words made Xiangyu and I feel a little embarrassed for a moment, so I quickly changed the topic.
"Early in the morning, your grandpa took a taxi to the city and queued up to buy xiaolongbao for you. The journey back and forth plus the time in line took almost three hours. I even put the xiaolongbao in the pot for you.
It's hot, I'll bring it to you." Grandma said and stood up, planning to go to the kitchen to bring me breakfast.
Normally, I would have slumped down on the sandalwood chair and waited for grandma to serve me. But now Xiangyu is sitting here, and I am embarrassed to let her watch me gobble it up.
So, I hurriedly grabbed my grandma and said, "No, no, I just go to the kitchen to eat by myself. You stay here with Xiangyu, and I'll come right after I finish eating."
"That's fine," grandma looked at me knowingly and smiled, then sat down again.
I took my phone and walked to the kitchen alone.
But just as I sat down, a text message came in from an unfamiliar number.
It's really strange.
My heart is whispering.
In this day and age, everyone uses WeChat to communicate, who is still sending text messages?
I used chopsticks to pick up a small steamed bun in the steamer, stuffed it into my mouth, and opened the text message.
Inside is an address.
This text message was probably sent by mistake, I thought to myself. It was an unknown number and the same address. I had no idea where it was from.
So, I ignored the content of the text message and swallowed the dozen or so dumplings in the steamer in a matter of seconds.
The old man really loves me. Although he is always very strict with me on the surface, in reality, he may love me more than grandma.
Men, they are always delayed by their inability to express themselves.
I sighed silently in my heart.
At this time, my phone rang, and it was the number that sent the text message.
I hesitated for a moment and then took the call.
"Hi, hello."
"You received the text message. You can go there tonight. Remember, enter through the back door of the single-family villa in the backyard. There are two door knockers in the room. Knock three times and then pull gently."
Before I could speak, the phone hung up.
At the same time, my phone also slipped from my hand, facing the ground, and the glass surface was immediately shaken to pieces.
I heard the phone call just now clearly, it was the professor's voice.
Sure enough, Xiangyu didn't lie and he didn't die.
But why did he let himself die?
Why did Chen Mo hide it from me and go to all the trouble to carry an empty sarcophagus to Wawu Mountain for burial?
In other words, the theory of burial in Wawushan is simply nonsense.
And today, he did not hesitate to reveal his identity, gave me this phone call, and asked me to go to this place. Is there any conspiracy?
Do you want to talk to Xiangyu about this matter?
After all, she is the only friend I can trust at the moment. My grandparents are getting older, and now I just want them to enjoy their old age in peace, and I don’t want other chores to disturb their quiet life.
Countless questions rushed out of my head, making me feel almost suffocated.
"Cang'er, what are you doing so procrastinatingly? You used to wolf down your meals, but now you've been procrastinating for such a long time just to have breakfast." Grandma suddenly came into the kitchen, startling me.
"You kid, why are you so startled?" Grandma said, walking towards me, "Ah, my phone broke again. You kid, you are restless as soon as you come back."
As the old lady spoke, she bent down to pick up the mobile phone from the ground, put it into my hand, and then whispered: "Don't let your grandpa know, otherwise you will be scolded again. There is something in the drawer in my room.
Money, how much is needed to repair the phone, you can get it yourself."
I looked at the grandma in front of me and suddenly felt sad. It would be great if nothing like this happened and our grandparents could live peacefully.
In the quieter days, even things like breaking my phone would be enjoyable. But now, because of the situation in front of me, I seem to feel that everything in life has changed.
"What's wrong, do you want to get a new one?" Perhaps seeing me standing there blankly, grandma thought I didn't want to repair the phone anymore, so she added.
I suddenly came to my senses, and then said to grandma with a smile: "It's okay, grandma. The circuit board inside was not damaged. It only costs 200 yuan to replace the glass surface."
"Since there's nothing else, go and accompany Xiangyu quickly. Your behavior today is not the way the Zhou family treats guests. I'm going to make lunch. I'll have dinner in the afternoon. You can take Xiangyu out for a walk.
"If you don't have enough money, you can also get it from the drawer." Grandma said as she put on her apron and threw the pair of chopsticks I placed on the stove into the sink.
I gave my grandma a military salute and then said loudly: "Yes, chief."
After saying that, he left the kitchen and walked to the front hall.
When I was still in the courtyard, I saw Xiang Yu looking at her mobile phone with a frown on her face. Her expression was very solemn, and she didn't seem so happy.
"Xiangyu, I'm sorry, I'll leave you here alone." I deliberately shouted loudly when I was still some distance away, so as to give her some time to clean up.
"It's okay. Do you still need to be polite between you and me?" Xiangyu said with a smile.
"How is it? Did you have a good rest last night?" I asked, adding some mountain spring water to the purple clay pot on the charcoal stove.
My grandfather is a highly self-disciplined person. His only hobby is making tea. He is very particular about making tea. Good tea, good water and good charcoal fire. He cannot settle for anything.
So the water for making tea at my house is bought by him from the people at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain every morning. The tea brewed with this water has a special sweetness, but it is relatively cold.
"I slept very well, just like sleeping in my own home." Xiangyu said.
"That's good. I've always been taken care of by others, so I'm not very good at taking care of others. Don't mind if I don't provide good hospitality." I said a little embarrassed.
"It's okay. I've stayed at Zhou's house three times in the past month. I feel like I don't even treat myself as a guest now," Xiangyu said.
"Xiang Yu," I don't know why, but I suddenly decided to tell Xiang Yu about the text message.
"Well, what's wrong?"
"I just received a phone call while I was having breakfast in the kitchen. Who do you think it was?"
"Is it Chen Mo? Is he here to ask about Brother Li?"
I looked at Xiangyu and shook my head. Maybe his expression suddenly changed too quickly, so I saw Xiangyu suddenly become serious, "It's the professor, he called me."
"What? He is really not dead." Xiangyu stood up in excitement.
I hurriedly pulled her and sat down again, "The sound insulation in the old house is not good, so don't speak too loudly. Even though grandma is old, her ears are still very sensitive."
Xiangyu nodded and lowered his voice: "Then what did he tell you?"
"He asked me to go to a place tonight and sent me an address."
"He asked you to meet?"
"I feel the same way."
"Does he have any conspiracy?" Xiangyu rolled his eyes, obviously thinking of other things, but he still said a question.
"I don't know, but I have to go and take a look to find out what kind of medicine he is selling in his gourd."
"Then I'll go with you." Xiangyu grabbed my wrist and said.
"But, it might be dangerous."
"In broad daylight, he wouldn't dare to do anything illegal. Otherwise, we don't want to go at night. We go right after lunch, just to explore the road first. It will be much safer during the day."
I thought Xiangyu’s idea was good, so I agreed to go with her in the afternoon.