I was still a little disappointed when I didn't find the faceless girl, so I spoke less along the way.
Xiangyu is a bold, careful and independent girl. She sensed that I was in a very low mood, so she planned all the itineraries for the next day.
We first bought air tickets on our mobile phones, and then bought some gifts for our grandparents on the way to the airport.
After all, after being out for so many days, you can't just go back empty-handed. Bring some with you, and the old man will be happy.
This is what Xiangyu said.
In the waiting room of the airport, she also said to me: "Zhou Cang, why don't you call your grandparents first? We will probably arrive in the evening, so that the two elderly people will not be mentally prepared at all.
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When I thought about it, what she said made sense, so I called my grandpa’s phone number.
But the phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.
I couldn't help but feel a hint of uneasiness in my heart.
Because grandpa is a very careful person and rarely fails to answer the phone.
I called grandma's cell phone again, but no one answered.
"Zhou Cang, are the two old men just busy? They will call back after a while when they see it, so you don't have to be too anxious." Xiangyu put his hand on my wrist to comfort me.
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"Probably," I responded to Xiangyu, but I already had a hunch in my heart that something might have happened to my grandparents.
At this time, the boarding prompts began to sound in the terminal.
Xiangyu glanced at me and then said: "Zhou Cang, let's go."
I didn't speak, but took another look at my phone, which still had a black screen, and followed her out of the terminal with some reluctance.
My cell phone was almost always switched off on the plane, so I felt like I was on pins and needles during the few hours of flight.
I really feel the state of being restless.
Anyway, I felt very uncomfortable all over. It felt like something was pressing on my chest, but I couldn't tell where the discomfort was.
"Zhou Cang," Xiang Yu poured me a glass of water, "you haven't eaten or drank for the past few hours, and you are in a state of agitation. When you go home later, your grandparents will be worried when they see you like this.
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I glanced at Xiangyu and silently took the water glass from her hand.
But as this glass of boiled water slid down my throat from my mouth, I seemed to be unconscious, and my whole body was in a state of lightness.
Finally, after the plane landed, I took an express bus and returned to the small town where the Zhou family's old house was located.
The town was originally a bit quiet at night, but now it was almost eleven o'clock in the evening. The whole town had gone to sleep, so it was quiet all around.
After getting off the plane, my grandparents didn't call back. I called again, but they didn't answer the call. In fact, I was basically certain in my mind that something had happened to my grandparents.
However, when I anxiously opened the door of the Zhou family's old house, the scene in the yard still shocked me.
Because there were two white lanterns hanging under the eaves of the front hall, and they were still swaying probably due to the influence of the airflow caused by me pushing the door open.
White Lantern, has anyone in the Zhou family passed away?
Father?
My first reaction was that my father had passed away, because there were too many signs that showed me that my father was no longer alive.
The old house was dimly lit, and a gust of wind passed through the front hall from the patio and poured into the front yard under the door.
There's a whole gloomy atmosphere.
"Grandpa and grandma," I shouted loudly.
But it was quiet inside the courtyard, and there was no response.
"Xiao Cang."
Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door, and I turned around hurriedly.
It turned out to be the old lady in the house next door.
"Auntie, where are my grandparents?" I hurried over and asked the old lady.
"Xiao Cang, why did you come back just now? You are still looking for your grandparents. Your grandma is gone."
From the time I can remember, my grandma has the best relationship with the old aunt next door. The two of them often sit together and work together when they have nothing to do. Therefore, the last words of the old aunt, "Your grandma is gone", already had an obvious pain in my throat.
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The moonlight is very dark. Do I feel like I have entered a hallucination again?
"Zhou Cang," Xiangyu's face already had tears falling down, "Zhou Cang."
She took my hand.
"Old aunt, you can't make this joke casually. Where is my grandpa? I want to ask my grandpa face to face." My voice was loud and I felt like my whole body was shaking, but my head was really full of chaos.
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"Your grandpa went to Guizhou with your grandma's ashes. He said he would take your grandma back to her roots. The reason why I am here is because your grandpa asked me to tell you before he left." The old aunt said.
After finishing, he also touched the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.
"Old aunt, how is this possible? Grandma was still fine and healthy when I left. How come she disappeared in just a few days? And grandpa didn't wait for us to come back, so he gave grandma to
I don’t believe that he was cremated, and I don’t believe anything you say.” I said excitedly.
"If you don't believe it, there is nothing you can do. When your grandma left, she left something for you. Your grandpa asked me to give it to you," the old aunt said, spreading her palms with a small cloth bag in her palms.
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I raised my hand and hesitated for a moment, feeling in my heart that if I accepted this cloth bag, it would be equivalent to accepting my grandma's death.
However, after only hesitating for a moment, I took the cloth bag over.
"Your grandfather told you not to look for him. He asked me to tell you that one day you will meet him there when you reach Guizhou."
After the old aunt finished speaking, she turned around and slowly moved towards her house with small steps.
Grandma is gone, and I haven’t even seen her for the last time.
This thought was spinning rapidly in my mind, making me feel dizzy.
I held the small light yellow cloth bag tightly in my hand, but I didn't dare to open it.
No matter what it is, whether it has anything to do with the astrology chart or not, this proves that my grandma is still caring about me before she dies.
"Zhou Cang, let's talk after we go in. Let's go into the house first." Xiangyu took my hand and led me into the Zhou family's old house, half pushing and half pulling.
The white lantern under the eaves of the front hall is particularly conspicuous in the hazy night. Every touch of white is like a sharp knife, stabbing into my heart with precision.
Xiangyu turned on the lights in the front hall, and Nuo Da's old house was eerily quiet. In a daze, I seemed to see grandma walking towards me from the back hall through the patio.
Grandma with a smile on her face was still nagging at me.
I stood up suddenly and wanted to walk towards my grandma, but her figure became increasingly blurry and by the time she came to me, she had completely disappeared.
Even if it's just an illusion, let me tell grandma a few words.
I suddenly collapsed on the ground, tears falling unconsciously.
"Zhou Cang, although I feel very uncomfortable, you still have to express your condolences. Your health is important. Grandma is gone, but you still have grandpa. What should grandpa do if something happens to you? He will definitely be worse than any of us after losing grandma.
Everyone is suffering, and the big reason why he was able to escort grandma's ashes back to Guizhou is probably because of you, so you must cheer up." Xiangyu squatted in front of me and said.
As if I suddenly realized something, I grabbed Xiangyu's forearm, opened my eyes and said, "Xiangyu, if I wasn't interested in this matter from the beginning and didn't go to Wawu Mountain with you,
Will things not be like this now? Is grandma still by my side, always saying that this will make me marry a wife sooner?"
"Zhou Cang, please wake up. Birth, aging, illness and death are all human beings. We regret that you were not with grandma when she left. Don't put all the blame on yourself, otherwise you will drive yourself crazy." Xiang
Yu said earnestly.
"Xiangyu, doesn't the astrolabe allow people to travel through time and space? Can the function of the astrolabe be activated by offering sacrifices? Do you know how to perform sacrifices? We will set up an altar and sacrifice tonight. I want to go back to two months ago.
I want to change history, I won’t go to Wawu Mountain, I don’t want anything, I just want my grandma.” I said, holding my head and lying on the ground crying bitterly.
"Zhou Cang, okay, I know, but even if you want to go back to the past, you have to gather all the astrolabe to achieve it." Xiangyu also leaned down and held my head and said.
"So, you must cheer up, because only you can touch the astrolabe, and if the astrolabe is really related to genetic engineering, then maybe you can really resurrect grandma."
I know Xiangyu's words are to comfort me, but these few words of hers really ease the pain in my heart. After all, there are still dreams to look forward to.