That night, I returned to the Zhou family's old house, and it was almost ten o'clock. While having dinner, my grandma called me. I told her that I was going to get together with a friend in the city, so grandma didn't call me again.
He urged me to go home early, but sat silently in the front hall waiting for my return.
"Cang'er, have you brought the rice and bean cakes to your Uncle Wang?" Grandma asked anxiously as soon as she saw me.
"Milk," I smiled weirdly at grandma, "it turns out that Uncle Wang was also one of the classmates who went to the countryside back then. Hahaha, was he my grandpa's competitor back then? I really feel that Uncle Wang is better than my grandpa.
Just a little bit."
"You brat, what are you talking about? Your uncle Wang, me and your grandpa are lifelong good friends." Grandma said with a serious face, "Besides, if your grandpa hears this, he won't be able to
I’ve been happy for several days.”
"Grandma, is grandpa back? I may be leaving for Zhangjiajie tomorrow. I want to chat with grandpa before I leave. This time when I get home, I haven't had a good cup of tea with him yet."
"I've been back a long time ago. I'm working in the study." Grandma said, and then she moved her mouth in the direction of the study.
"Milk, let me go and take a look."
"There is soup left for you in the kitchen. Remember to drink it before going to bed."
"I know, tits."
Grandma looked at me, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything, and turned around silently and walked to the back hall.
After grandma left, I rinsed briefly and then went to the study to find grandpa.
When we arrived at the study, my grandfather was standing in front of a bookshelf, fiddling with a book. When he saw me coming in, he put the book back to its original position in a hurry, and then said a few words lightly: "
Sit down."
"Grandpa," I sat in front of the rather large desk, right opposite my grandfather. The old man slowly walked over and sat down too.
"When I went home in the evening, your grandma told me that you would leave for Shentang Bay tomorrow." Before I could speak, my grandpa said it first.
"Grandpa, do you agree?" In front of Grandpa, I will always be a child and I don't dare to make my own decisions. Even though I have made an appointment with Andrew, I still couldn't help but ask him when I got in front of him.
"Alas, this matter has reached a point where it is beyond my control, so even though I have countless reluctances in my heart, I can't stop you." Grandpa's brows furrowed into a Sichuan shape, with a look on his face.
Said helplessly.
"Grandpa, I will come back safely." I had never seen grandpa so depressed, and suddenly I felt very uncomfortable.
"Cang'er, over the years, your father and I have been working hard to free you from the right and wrong and live an ordinary life. However, in the end, it backfired." Grandpa looked at it affectionately.
I said: "Or
Maybe this is the fate of the Zhou family. Originally we thought it would be enough to sacrifice one Zhou Lan, but we didn’t expect that we wouldn’t be able to save you in the end. So, Cang’er, since we can’t save our lives, we will move forward bravely, grandparents.
Everyone will support you."
Grandpa suddenly revealed his true feelings, and I didn't know how to answer. It turns out that my father has not been with his parents and children all these years, so is he searching for my astrolabe?
"Grandpa, since you have agreed to my participation in this matter, can you tell me all the past events about the astrolabe?" I asked cautiously.
"During the movement to go to the mountains and countryside, four of us, Chen Yurang, me, your uncle Wang, and Lao Yu, were arranged to go to a small village in Yunnan, which is your grandma's hometown. Life in the countryside was very boring, and the few of us
The advanced knowledge she brought attracted many young people in the village, including your grandma. As the heir to the patriarch, your grandma had received some traditional education since she was a child, so she was more interested in Western knowledge and often
Come to me and ask some questions. This way
After two trips, we got together. Not long after, your grandma found out that she was pregnant. At that time, I also deserved a place to go back to the city, so I planned to take your grandma back to the city. But the Xu family
The clan rules are strict, and they were originally responsible for guarding the astrolabe. They were afraid that your grandma would reveal the family secrets, so late one summer night, they prepared to burn your grandma to death as a sacrifice to the astrolabe." Grandpa said and stopped.
For a moment, his eyes looked at the ground in front of him, as if he was trapped in a distant memory.
"What happened next?"
"In order to save your grandma, I brought the Red Guards to destroy the Four Olds. During the fight, the astrolabe owned by the Xu family was broken into three petals."
"You picked up one of the three-petal astrolabe fragments, and the other one is with Professor Chen. Who took the last one?"
"The last piece was picked up by Lao Yu. It was this Lao Yu who made this happen to this irreversible point, and made generations of the Zhou family trapped in it," Grandpa said.
"Why?" I asked Grandpa with a puzzled look on his face.
"Because Lao Yu once saw this astrolabe in an ancient book, and because of that ancient book, he knew that there might be a huge secret hidden behind this astrolabe, and the hidden meaning behind this secret
The benefits are enough to make everyone jump in regardless of the consequences," Grandpa said, looking at me meaningfully.
"Grandpa, are you afraid that I won't be able to withstand temptation?" I knew what grandpa meant.
"Cang'er, can you do that?"
"Grandpa, you brought me up, so I will have all the qualities you have." I looked at grandpa and said solemnly.
"Okay, Cang'er, well done. Like Zhou Lan, you are a good son of the Zhou family." Grandpa said, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes.
"Grandpa, I still want to know who took Zhou Lan away back then. I must know who my opponent is. Only by knowing myself and the enemy can I win every battle."
"Cang'er, I can't tell you right now. I will tell you when you come back from Shentang Bay," Grandpa said.
I looked at Grandpa, pondered for a while, and finally nodded.
Grandpa must have had a last resort reason, just like when he let his opponent take away Zhou Lan. Otherwise, how could his fierce temper have caused harm to the Zhou family.
Just like now, he probably felt that the reason why I took this risk was because he was incapable of handling the matter well, which was why I was being implicated, so he kept blaming himself.
"Cang'er, remember, if anyone around you has a secret in his heart, he will definitely not be able to withstand the scare. Now that this matter has come to this point, too many people have been involved, and grandpa is also old.
, I have no way of accurately grasping how many ghosts are conceived in the hearts of these people, so I can only let you judge for yourself." Grandpa looked at me and said, "There is another thing that I should let you know.
.”
Grandpa said, stopped, turned his face to the other side, and wiped his eyes with his hands.
My heart suddenly "thumped". I felt that the person who would make my grandfather so moved was either my father or Zhou Lan. As expected, after the old man calmed down for a while, he took a deep breath, as if he was adjusting his emotions, and then said to me:
"We haven't been able to contact your dad for a long time, and your mom suddenly came back a few days ago and took away all of your dad's things."
"Grandpa, what do you mean, are you saying that my dad is no longer alive?" After hearing this, I couldn't calm down anymore, stood up, looked at grandpa and said.
"It's hard to say, it's probably more bad than good." Grandpa said.
No, I obviously had a video call with my father before going to Wawushan. He seemed to be in a Han tomb at that time.
"Grandpa, how long has it been since my dad contacted you?" I asked with an uneasy feeling.
"It's been more than half a year. I got a call during the Spring Festival this year, and I haven't heard from him since."
Wasn't the person I had a video call with more than a month ago my father?
"Okay, Cang'er, go and have a rest. We're leaving early tomorrow morning." Grandpa said, standing up.
"Grandpa, then you should go to bed early."
I walked out of my grandfather's study, looked at the salty moonlight on the patio, and suddenly felt so tired.