lure incense

The three members of the Du family were let into the house by Guo Ping. Father Du and Mrs. Du were both familiar with Guo Ping, and knew that although she was not enthusiastic about others, she was indeed kind-hearted.After entering the house, several people were not polite. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Bai Lan went to the bedroom to put her and her wife's luggage.Du Yan was arranged in a small room in the Westinghouse. The room used to be filled with sundries, but now it has been tidied up. The two glass windows are pasted with blue and red grilles, and the quilt on the wooden bed is also the same. After drying, it exudes a pleasant smell.

Guo Ping signaled Du Yan to pack his luggage and put it in a cabinet against the wall, then told Du Yan to take a rest before going out for lunch, turned around and left without saying a word.Du Yan put the suitcase at his feet, sat on the bed and scratched his head.Originally, he wanted to ask about the train, but the aunt never gave him a chance to ask. Did he forget or didn't want him to ask more questions?Really can't figure it out, Du Yan lay on his back on the bed, closed his eyes, just got off the train the day before yesterday, and was tossed by those two uninvited guests yesterday, he didn't sleep well all night, afraid that these two would play again A night attack or something like that, if my parents see it, I guess I will have a good fruit for myself. If those two happen to meet together, it is not a matter of whether the roof of his house can be kept. , Fortunately, everything was safe and sound all night.Woke up early again today, although Du Yan is young, he is also a little sleepy.

Thinking of what Guo Ping said just now, Du Yan opened his eyes and looked at his watch again. There was still some time before lunch, and he planned to squat for half an hour to refresh himself, otherwise he would look like he was yawning, and those who didn’t know him would think he was smoking opium. .

Du Yan just felt a little drowsy, his brows twitched suddenly, he got up quickly and ran to the window, only to see a black shadow outside the window flashing away, so fast that Du Yan had no time to catch it.Guo Ping's big black dog was lying lazily under the stone table in the yard. Hearing the sound, he raised his head and pricked up his ears. Seeing that it was Du Yan standing by the window looking out, he lazily lay back.

After standing by the window for a while, Du Yan never let go of his brows. Is he nervous?If it's really something that came from an improper source, the dog in the yard shouldn't have reacted at all.Patting his head, Du Yan lay back on the bed again, closed his eyes and was no longer sleepy, he was startled just now, and he was sweating all over his body after taking the car and boat in the morning, and his white shirt was covered with sweat. Sticking to the back is very uncomfortable.Du Yan found a loose T-shirt from the suitcase and changed it on. He took the shirt and went to the living room. Seeing his mother and aunt sitting on the ponytail, chatting and choosing vegetables, Du Yan stepped forward and asked, Guo Ping pointed directly to the well in the yard.

"I didn't realize that my nephew really likes to be clean. Why haven't you and Lao Du been so clean?"

"This kid is poor and clean!"

Bai Lan replied with a smile, seeing Du Yan holding a washbasin, putting his shirt in it, going to the well to fetch water, putting the picked vegetables aside, and going to the back room to ask Father Du to change the old shirt he was wearing. After coming down, he also found a jacket to change, and then threw all the changed clothes to Du Yan.

"Son, one is also washed, and two are also washed. Those who can do more work."

Du Yan blinked his eyes, opened his mouth, and after watching his old lady sit back to choose vegetables, he finally didn't dare to say a word of resistance.Simply set up the washboard and start exerting strength.

After washing for a while, Du Yan told what happened just now. Guo Ping didn't even lift his eyelids or straighten his hands. He told Du Yan directly that the old man in the town was joking with him, so don't worry about it.

joke?

The black line on Du Yan's head, is there such a joke?I don't know if it's scary, right?Feeling suffocated in my heart, the strength of my subordinates is getting stronger and stronger.

The clothes in summer are thin, so how could Du Yan rub them like this, and his father's old shirt was ruined in two or three strokes. Du Yan looked at the freshly baked fishnet shirt in front of him dumbfoundedly, and Du Yan glanced at his old lady guilty , it turned out that he was lucky, my mother and auntie went to the kitchen with the dishes.Du Yan hurriedly folded the crumpled clothes, intending to destroy the body later. He remembered that he still had two new T-shirts in his box, waiting to send them to his father after dinner, hoping that he would be able to leave his mother behind. Tell yourself something nice in front of you.

Father Du had a good rest, just in time for lunch to be served.Du Yan served the plate and set the chopsticks graciously, causing Bai Lan to keep squinting at him, wondering if the kid was playing up some crooked ideas.Guo Ping was smiling, looking at Du Yan and then at the clothes on the clothesline outside the house, the smile on his face deepened.

After lunch, Du Yan grabbed Papa Du who wanted to go to sleep for a while, the two hid in a corner and chatted for a while, then Du Yan went back to the room to get two T-shirts and handed them to Papa Du. The expression on his face finally relaxed.

That afternoon, the three members of the Du family discussed with Guo Ping about going to visit Grandma Du Yan's grave.The Du family now lives in the county seat. Since the bridge was washed away, they have not come back as often as before. Du Yan has not seen each other for more than ten years. Guo Ping has been taking care of everything here these years.Bai Lan felt a little guilty at first, even though Guo Ping was her mother's goddaughter in name, but after all, she was still her biological child, yet she let Guo Ping do these things.Du Yan lowered his head even more, although there was a reason for him not coming back for so many years, but in the eyes of outsiders, this was his unfilial grandson!

Guo Ping didn't care what the three members of the Du family thought, they said what they wanted to say, and they did what they wanted to do.She has never cared about other people's opinions, otherwise she wouldn't be in her forties and still haven't found a partner.She only thinks that she is the old man's daughter, and what she is doing now is the responsibility of being a child.As for Bai Lan's thoughts, that's beyond her control. Besides, a person like her who can see dead objects doesn't place so much emphasis on life and death or blood relationship.

The four of them discussed for a while. Du Yan came back this year. As the old man's only grandson, he still needs to pay more attention to it.Guo Ping listened to Bai Lan's intentions and nodded. As for the offerings for incense, she had prepared them early, and with the Du's family bringing them, I believe the old man should be quite satisfied with her knowledge.

After setting the time to go tomorrow, and sorting out the things to take, Mrs. Du and Mrs. Du went to fold yellow paper and gold ingots. Du Yan wanted to help, but Guo Ping stopped him.

"I have something to tell you. This is what your grandmother told me when she was dying. Even your parents don't know about it."

After Guo Ping finished speaking, Du Yan had a puzzled look on his face. Is there something that his parents don't know?Could it be that grandma felt that he didn't come back to see her for the last time, thought he was not filial, and ordered this aunt to clean herself up?

The movements of the Du family's couple also paused, and they both raised their heads to look at Guo Ping.

"After your grandma passed away, the house she lived in and the things she used were sealed up. This is what she ordered. Your parents know about this."

Bai Lan nodded, "I know about this. My mother asked for it. The old man has her own ideas."

"Yes, but there is a reason for this." Guo Ping saw Bai Lan suddenly raised her head and looked at her, signaling Bai Lan not to be impatient, but looked at Du Yan and said, "Originally, those things are reserved for children, your grandma After leaving, your mother should inherit it. But your grandmother said that your mother didn't have this opportunity, so she sealed it all up. Maybe there were other worries, so she invited people from the town at that time to renovate the old house together. It is sealed with the things in the house. I have not left this town all these years, one of the reasons is to guard the house. Waiting for you..."

"wait for me?"

Du Yan's eyes widened in surprise, and he pointed at himself, "Are you sure?"

"Of course!"

Guo Ping frowned, as if he was dissatisfied that Du Yan doubted her words.

"Son, don't interrupt, listen to your Aunt Guo!"

This time it was not Bai Lan who spoke, but Father Du.Putting the work on his hands aside first, Father Du wiped his hands, went to sit next to Du Yan, and then called Bai Lan to come over, "Sister, we all believe what you said. When the old man was buried, he immediately buried him. The house was sealed up, and those people from the town were invited. I thought it was strange at the time, but after all, I am from a foreign surname, so I didn't ask any more questions. It stands to reason that the Bai family is still open, so it shouldn't be like this , so it’s all because of my son?”

"Yes."

Guo Ping nodded, "All I know is that only my nephew can move the house and the things in it, and no one else, even Sister Bai, can move it."

Du Yan frowned and remained silent until Guo Ping put the two keys in front of him. Looking at the rusty keys, Du Yan wondered if they could still be used.

"When you go to pay homage to the old man, you can go to the old house to have a look. This year is your natal life, right? Did you encounter many strange things after your birthday in the lunar calendar?"

Seeing Du Yan nodded, Guo Ping sighed, "It seems that the old man has predicted everything..."

When Bai Hui got off the ferry, he frowned as soon as he set foot on Jiangxin Island.He wanted to continue walking, but found that there seemed to be a transparent wall in front of him, blocking all his paths.That force wasn't considered strong, but it forcibly drew a clear line in front of him, so that he didn't go beyond it.After standing quietly for a while, Bai Hui slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, those golden eyes suddenly shone coldly.

The two old people that the three members of the Du family had met before were still sitting under the locust tree, the chess board was put aside, and a few chess pieces were scattered on it.One is shaking a cattail fan, the other is holding a dry tobacco bag, a brass pipe, and a wooden shaft.The radio on one side was playing storytelling.

Suddenly, the two old men stopped at the same time. Old man Zhao put down the cattail fan in his hand, and his expression became serious. Old man Feng knocked on the pot of dry tobacco. Looking at the expression of old man Zhao, he sneered, "Our two old men It's not that the immortal has never seen the world, what is unclear, is it worth being so nervous? If those old guys find out, you can't see the joke!"

After speaking, he dug another pipe of shredded tobacco, pressed it, lit it, took a puff, and let out a puff of smoke slowly.