Walking a short distance along the woods on the north side of the pond, a grave covered with green grass appeared in front of us. The tombstone in front reads "My late husband Sheng Qianjin".
Grandma stopped in front of the tombstone, took out a handkerchief from her pocket, and wiped the tombstone carefully. Wang Ping felt inexplicably depressed, and could no longer sit on Dahei's neck, so he quietly slipped down.
Just as I was thinking about whether I should kowtow or something, I saw my grandma holding the tombstone with one hand and her waist with the other hand, she stood up and sighed, "I'm old!"
Wang Ping and Dahei, who was squatting on the spot, looked at each other, and neither of them understood what grandma meant. Just as he was thinking about how to comfort her, he saw grandma turn her head and look at him with a smile, patting the top of the tombstone: "Huanhuan, come up!"
Wang Ping: …
Grandma, are you serious
"Hey, little thing, you usually run around everywhere, why are you so quiet today?"
Grandma laughed and scolded, but she bent down, holding the tombstone, grabbed the badger's neck, lifted it up, and placed it directly on the tombstone.
Wang Ping's paws kept shaking because the tombstone was too narrow or because he was afraid of heights. He kept repeating in his heart, "Forgive me, Grandpa. I didn't mean to come up here..."
"Look, what's this place like?"
Grandma didn't notice the badger's strange behavior. She held her waist with one hand, looked beyond the grave into the distance, and her tone revealed a strange sense of complacency.
Putting aside the strange scene at the moment, Wang Ping had to admit that this was a good place just looking at the location. There were mountains and forests to the west and north, and a clear pond full of lotus buds to the south. From afar, you could see the bamboo waves on the other side. Wang Ping didn't understand feng shui, but just looking at this environment made people feel happy, so he thought the feng shui must be excellent.
“When we were young, his grandfather liked to bring me here.
He likes to come in the summer because the lotus flowers are in bloom at that time... I don't like that! I like to come in the fall because the lotus seeds are big and edible... Later, um... when choosing a cemetery, the village didn't allow burial here, saying that it was public land. I was so angry that I put the old man's urn on the bedside. Every morning I told him, just wait, I must bury you there!"
As the old man spoke his mind, Wang Ping stood on his trembling legs and turned his head to look south. The flower buds in the pond were swaying, just like they were back then.
He probably understood why his grandma said these to him.
Grandma couldn't tell these words to Gu Ma, let alone Gu Lang. Instead of telling them to people who didn't understand, she would tell them to the little animals.
Looking down at the graves covered with green grass, I slowly seemed to see a young couple, leaning against each other on the grass. The man pointed at the lotus flowers on the other side of the river like he was offering a treasure, smiling and saying romantic words. The girl was a little unhappy, disliking the lotus seeds in the lotus flowers because they were too small and bitter to eat.
"Later, life gradually got better. I contracted this hilltop and this pond as well. Hehe, I said, I must bury him here!"
Listening to his grandma's brief account of the sad experience, Wang Ping swallowed, wondering if he would be beaten if he gave her a thumbs up at this time.
He figured out that grandma came today not just to miss grandpa, but most likely to show off (brag).
She must have kept these words in her heart for many years. It's like doing something that she thinks is great, but if she doesn't let anyone know, she will always feel a little regretful.
But this is not the end. After grandma finished her "background story", she raised her hand and patted Wang Ping's little head, then pointed at the grave and said, "Xiao Huanhuan, take another look. Is there anything different here?"
"different?"
Wang Ping was stunned for a moment, then he looked around with frowned eyebrows.
Since grandma said it was different, there must be something unusual. But Wang Ping looked for a long time and found that there was nothing special except the flat green land, except that the open space was a little too large.
"Could it be... big?"
Wang Ping hesitated for a moment, turned his head, stretched out his paws to his grandmother, and gestured vigorously to both sides.
"Haha, this little thing is pretty smart! No one in the village noticed it at the time!"
Grandma couldn't remain calm any longer. She smiled proudly, stood up, pointed at the empty space and said, "When I rented the pond, the village finally agreed to give me a piece of land here to bury my grandfather. At that time, I had no idea how big a grave was, so I took a shortcut and marked off a little more. After all, I can use it in the future, right?"
Pointing to the location slightly east of the tomb, grandma said, "That's reserved for me."
After saying that, grandma seemed to have thought of something, and pointed to a place a little further back and said, "Leave that piece for Dahei!"
"Woof!"
Hearing his name, Dahei barked and wagged his tail at grandma. Wang Ping was sweating. This dog probably didn't understand what grandma was talking about.
"Hey, Dahei is getting old too!"
Grandma sighed and shook her head, "It was only that big when I brought it home, and now it's an old dog! I guess it will die before me!"
Wang Ping pulled the corners of his mouth as if he wanted to laugh, but he just couldn't.
If grandma hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten that the life span of dogs and humans is different. He thought he could enjoy life with grandma and the big black wolf Xiao Si in Shengjiawu, but he didn't expect that when he met Dahei, his little friend was already in his twilight years.
“Tsk tsk!”
Grandma suddenly smacked her lips and said with relief: "Fortunately, I still have you and Qiqi. At least one of you should leave one to walk behind me!"
"Well… "
Wang Ping felt a chill on the back of his neck and secretly tugged at his grandmother's sleeve, "Grandma, I want to go home..."
"Hey, little thing, do you want to ask where you are buried?"
Grandma raised her hand and pointed eastward with a smile, completely ignoring the little head shaking like a rattle, and said, "You just bury it there! Next to Dahei! How about it, are you happy?"
Looking at the old man's gaze, the badger forced himself to grin and nodded.
"happy… "
"As for Qiqi..."
For some reason, grandma didn't mention her family at all. She watched as the small plot of land was almost "divided" and all was given to the small animals. But when she mentioned Wolf Xiao Si, she showed a rare expression of disdain.
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
Before grandma could finish, a strange dog barking sound approached from outside the forest. Xiao Si, the wolf who had been wandering around for a while, ran over happily. When he saw grandma and Dahei, he pulled his wolf face and sped up.
"Woof!"
Before it could get close, Dahei stood up and blocked Grandma's way, baring his teeth at the wolf. Wolf Xiaosi suddenly braked and jumped aside, then glared at it with his eyes slanted in dissatisfaction.
"This little thing..."
Grandma paused, then laughed and scolded: "Why do you look just like Xiaolang when he was a child!"
Memories suddenly opened up, and grandma laughed and said, "Xiao Lang was very naughty when he was little! Once, his parents and I came to visit his grandfather's grave, and he followed us. This naughty child, without being watched, dared to pee here..."
Before grandma finished her words, she and Wang Ping turned their heads at the same time. In their sight, a pair of green and white hairy legs were raised, and the sound of "gurgling" water began to sound.
Wang Ping: …
Grandma Sheng: …
After a while, the old lady's roar was heard in the forest. A blue and white spotted dog howled and rushed out of the woods, followed by a black and white spotted German Shepherd. The old lady's angry roar resounded through the forest.
"Beat me! Beat me hard! Beat me till the shit is done!"