Young people in adversity either love to dream of getting rich by day or work hard on the ground.
I also love to dream of getting rich in the daytime, but in order to fill my stomach, I have to work hard on the ground. I don't want to think about Sister Huang Fei anymore, so I also politely declined her invitation.
One month later, I got the first salary in my life. Although it was only 1700 yuan, I could buy more reference books without asking my parents for money.
The elder sister called again and insisted on inviting me to have a meal. She also said that she and us both wanted me to pay and go to the old city noodle restaurant.
I was a little moved, and the elder sister added another sentence: "The old horse has been discharged from the hospital, but I can only spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair in the future."
Let Xiao Tang guess right!
I still refused the invitation of the senior sister, because the weather is getting cold gradually, I need to buy winter clothes for myself.
I called again from home, saying that grandma was going to be dying, and asked me to go back.
I happened to have two days off. Before I went home, I went to the old book stall to "Taobao". When the old man saw me, he asked, "How was the book last time? I didn't lie to you, did I?"
I scanned his old books with big eyes and replied: "The content in the book is very good, but unfortunately it is not practical. I can't find the real thing of these medicinal materials. Even if I find it, I dare not use it. Who knows if there will be side effects?"
After hearing this, the old man was a little unhappy, and quibbleed: "That's because you stay in the hospital. If you leave the hospital and stay away from the crowd, it will be useful."
I found a hand-painted "Acupuncture and Moxibustion First Aid Book" on his book stand. It records all the meridians and acupoints of the human body and their respective functions. It is very practical, and the price is not expensive, so I paid 10 yuan for it. Down.
Grandma has returned to live with my uncle. I went to the uncle's house in Huimeng Town, Beiman District, and found the broken knife my grandpa left me. Now it is rusty and I can't tell it is a knife.
When my uncle saw me coming, he yelled: "It's better to hit the sun if you choose a day, just because you are here, we will go to fix your grandfather's new grave today, and move the grave tomorrow."
When I heard this, I murmured secretly. The uncle said "solid tomb" means to reinforce the newly excavated tomb.
Grandpa’s new tomb was selected on a hillside near Shizishugou in the southeast of Manling Mountain. My uncle took me and a few helpers from the same village to drive us forward with a motor tricycle.
There was a young man who was a few years older than me. He was born tall and big, with dark skin, but his pair of big eyes was very energetic. My uncle introduced: "He is Zhenmin. You two let go of cows together when you were young. ."
I immediately remembered that Brother Zhenmin was six years older than me. His father died in an accident while building a new house for his uncle.
Brother Zhenmin's family did not hate my grandmother's family for this, which made my grandmother feel uneasy, and tried to pay as much as possible to compensate.
"Xiaohua has grown up so much, where can I go to work?" Brother Zhenmin asked.
I hurriedly replied: "Yes, we haven't seen it for many years. I am working in a hospital in Luoyang. What do you do now, Zhenmin Brother?"
Zhenmin replied: "I bought a car with four winds in the front and eight in the rear for short distances."
There was also a young man in his thirties who was in the same car, but he was pure and weak. We called him the "champion" brother, and we also let go of the friendship.
The champion said: "Your grandfather's new tomb is a treasure of geomantic omen. I originally planned to build the house there, but it was bought by your uncle at a huge price."
Zhenmin retorted him: "Brother Champion, depending on what you said, no one has built his house on a cemetery. The district government has already planned to make a high-level cemetery. Only local people and those who are willing to pay can do so. Buried there."
Amidst the roar and turbulence of the tricycle, we rushed to our grandfather’s new tomb, which is indeed a treasured land of geomantic omen, backed by Manling Mountain, on the left is the Huangtu Road up the mountain, on the right is Shishugou, and there is a Willow Creek in the south.
But I don't know anything about feng shui. It is limited to enough light and surrounded by mountains and rivers, so at least the tomb will not be collapsed by floods or buried by silt.
The tomb was newly dug, but there were already several graves next to it. Uncle took me and started unloading cement and masonry on the ground.
This is all hard work. Brother Zhenmin takes good care of me. There is also an old mason who smokes a cigarette. When we unload the car and make the mud, we rolled up our sleeves and started work with a brick trowel.
I have a natural fear of the tomb, so I refused to go underground. Brother Zhenmin didn't care. He took the blue brick I handed out from below. After this kind of brick comes out of the kiln, it is poured with cold water, and it cools down very quickly. The color also changes from pink to blue, making it more cumbersome and strong.
The champion was responsible for the mud, so he and his uncle went down to the bottom of the ditch to fetch water with buckets.
The old mason smoked while chatting: "We are here as the world's No. 1 funeral treasure. I don't know how many dignitaries are buried below!"
I was so tired that I didn't speak up, but Zhenmin retorted: "This is the world's first funeral treasure, why don't you see the emperor's tomb?"
Brother Zhenmin is right. Although I don't know much about history, I never heard my grandma and uncle mention which emperor was buried in Manling
The old mason explained calmly: "Emperor DìDū is already the fate of the emperor, and will he choose the tomb here? The Feng Shui of Manling can change the destiny of the descendants of the burial, to be more precise, to change from poor to rich, to low. Turn expensive."
After I heard it, I doubted it. If my uncle becomes an official or makes a fortune in the future, it means that the mason is right.
Even if it's an empty tomb, I can feel it when I look at it, so I tried not to look at the tomb, but Zhenmin didn't care. He stayed in the tomb and continued to talk and laugh with us.
He told me that Brother Champion had always teased people since he was a child.
I hurriedly asked: "Dead people's business? What kind of business?"
Zhenmin introduced: "Brother Champion opened a longevity shop next to the Anle Crematorium, which sells funeral supplies. Recently, the cemetery has been vacated. His family has allocated dozens of acres of hillside woodland, all of which are turned into cemeteries and are ready to be sold at a high price. "
The mason deliberately daunted, and the work was finished after the sun went down. Brother Zhenmin was responsible for cleaning up the tools. He called me casually, and I couldn't help but look into the tomb, which shocked me.
A black shadow stood in the tomb, the uncle started the tricycle, turned on the lights, and Brother Zhenmin walked out of the tomb carrying a shovel.
Back to my uncle's house, hurriedly washed his face and hands, and had a meal together.
The cousin is going to feed the grandmother, I hurriedly said: "Cousin, you can let it go first, wait for me to go."
My uncle and aunt had no objection. I ate the meal in a hurry, then picked up the meal and went to the wing room where my grandmother lived. The light inside was dim and the kettle on the fire was steaming hot.
Grandma opened her eyes when she saw someone coming in.
I hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly that it was me. Grandma responded. Her ears were not working well. After a few mouthfuls of rice porridge, I asked me, "Do you believe in the curse?"
The word "curse" was uttered from my grandmother's mouth. It was a bit unexpected. Grandmother was an authentic countrywoman. She only knew numbers, didn't know Chinese characters, and couldn't even write her names.
I replied: "I don't know. Curses are the same as witchcraft and poison. If they are really effective, they would have been reported by the news and explained scientifically."
"Your grandfather died under the curse, and Zhenmin's father, they both have been to the depths of Yehugou, where there is an ancient tomb." Grandma said slowly, but very clearly.
I was busy listening, and my grandmother continued: "The two of them didn't go to the tomb, but they were still cursed. Zhenmin's father was burned with a birthday sign on the outside of his arm, but he did not live long." (End of this chapter)