ordinary human life

Almost the whole village came.

He Sihai also saw He Qiu following behind his father He Da.

The last time they got together like this was the funeral of He Tao and his wife.

As for grandma's house, there is no one there.

The house was so lively, but apart from Tao Zi, He Sihai felt a little alienated.

After all, He Sihai does not belong to this family.

Especially those of He Tao's generation had almost nothing to say to He Sihai.

Because He Sihai is only an adopted son. Although his surname is He, he is still an outsider after all.

Instead, the young people of He Sihai's generation didn't pay much attention to these things, and took the initiative to say a few words to He Sihai.

But only a few sentences.

He Sihai is like a marionette.

The fourth grandpa and the fifth grandpa said what to do, and he would do it.

It was similar to the funeral of He Tao and his wife last time.

He Sihai is also familiar with the road.

Does that count as experienced?

Thinking of this, He Sihai suddenly wanted to laugh for some reason.

Watching people come and go.

False cries in the house.

There was laughter outside the house.

Everything made him feel unreal.

Although it is a rural area, there are no burials now.

There is no crematorium in the town, so they can only be cremated in the city, and then the ashes are buried on the ancestral grave.

Fortunately, there is a special funeral team, as long as you give money, they will arrange it properly, even singing and dancing...

It is impossible for He Sihai to engage in those gaudy performances.

Of course he has no money.

Grandma stayed at home for three days before being sent to the crematorium.

Tao Zi followed He Sihai every step of the way.

No one is allowed to hug.

Being ignorant, she already knew what death was.

"Dad, will I never see grandma again?" Tao Zi asked sadly with her arms around He Sihai's neck.

"Grandma missed Mom and Dad, so she went to see them. Grandma has been with you for so long, and now she is going to be with Mom and Dad."

"I miss my parents too, and I want to be with them too," Tao Zi said.

"That can't be done. You are going to accompany your parents. Then your brother will have no one to accompany you. My brother will be very pitiful and sad."

Taozi immediately hugged He Sihai's neck tightly when she heard the words.

"That peach will always be with my brother, brother, don't be sad."

"Thank you."

"what?"

"I said, Taozi is the best kid in the world."

Tao Zi seldom smiled for the first time in a few days.

The cemetery of Hejia Village is on a hillside not far from the village.

This is also the ancestral grave of Hejia Village.

The people in Hejia Village basically have the same ancestors.

Each family has its own cemetery.

Grandma's ashes were placed next to Grandpa's grave.

Below them are two half-new tombs.

It belonged to He Tao and his wife.

The people who went up the mountain left one after another. They chatted with laughter and talked about what to eat at noon.

In the end, only He Sihai, Tao Zi, and Fourth Grandpa were left.

He Sihai brought a shovel.

Shoveled some new soil for the tombs of grandpa and mom and dad.

Taozi sensibly helped pull the weeds on the tomb.

The fourth grandpa squatted in front of his grandparents' graves, turning over the burning paper money, wiping away his tears, and said a lot.

Finally, he greeted He Sihai and Taozi loudly: "Sihai, Taozi, come and kowtow to your grandparents, parents, and mothers."

Very loud.

Use this to hide your sadness.

Grandma's death, the fourth grandfather is probably the saddest person besides He Sihai and Taozi.

The so-called elder sister-in-law is like a mother, and the fourth grandfather's feelings for his grandma are probably the same.

As for Fifth Grandpa, let's not talk about it.

"Grandpa, grandma, mom and dad, I will come to see you again during the Chinese New Year."

Grandpa Fourth stood beside him, taking a deep breath of the cigarette in his mouth, and finally there was only a stub of cigarette left, which was thrown to the ground by him, and he crushed it deeply with his feet a few times.

Then he greeted loudly: "Let's go."

A small hand was stuffed into He Sihai's palm.

"Let's go." He Sihai turned around, picked up Taozi, and walked down the mountain.

Both sides of the road are full of tombs.

Suddenly, as far as his eyes could see, he found a new grave.

Asked a little strangely, "Who else died in the village recently?"

The fourth grandfather in front turned his head when he heard the words, and followed his gaze to look at the new grave.

Then he sighed, turned his head, and continued walking forward, saying, "The kid from He Da's family drowned in the pond at the entrance of the village."

"What ball?"

"Of course, isn't He Da only He Qiu's child?"

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Chapter 12 He Qiu

He Sihai opened the side room, which was the room of He Tao and his wife. Since they passed away, they rarely opened it.

In fact, there is very little in it.

A long table.

An empty bed with no bedding.

A simple wardrobe.

A small shaker.

It looks very empty.

There was a portrait of He Tao and his wife on the long table, and He Sihai put grandma's portrait on it as well.

Taozi leaned against the door frame and quietly peeped inside.

This room is always locked, except that my brother will open it during the Chinese New Year.

So she naturally has no impression.

"Don't stand at the door, come in." He Sihai waved to Taozi.

"dad."

Tao Zi walked in timidly.

"Hey, you also come to pay respects to your parents." He Sihai pointed to the portrait and said.

But Taozi's attention is not here at all, but looking at the shaker.

"This is the place where Taozi slept when she was a child." He Sihai pulled her over and said.

The shaker was covered with a layer of dust.

"Well, I don't need it now, I've grown up." Tao Zi said.

But He Sihai could hear the disappointment in her tone.

This little crib carries all the memories of her and her parents.

"Let's go, together with my brother, clean up the shaker." He Sihai started to move the shaker out.

Before he left, he planned to clean the house well.

The small shaker was cleaned, and He Sihai put it in the shade of the big tree in front of the door.

Taozi put her little fat chicken toy in and shook it.

He Sihai didn't care about her anymore.

Clean up in the house by yourself.

Especially grandma's room, many things burned with her.

But it was also turned out of shape.

Grandma has nothing left, the most valuable is a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets.

This pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets is grandma's dowry.

It is said that when grandma was young, she was also the eldest lady of a rich family.

As for why she ended up marrying a mud-legged man like Grandpa He Sihai, there are many stories in it.

But it was pretty normal in those days.

That day, Grandpa Fifth asked about this intentionally or unintentionally, but He Sihai directly sent him back. No one can take what will be left to Taozi in the future.

He Sihai carefully hid them.

After tidying up, as soon as he went out, he saw Taozi rocking the cradle, and He Qiu squatted beside her watching.

He Sihai's complexion changed drastically.

From what I've heard in the past, it seems that being tricky is not a good thing.

He Sihai didn't know if it was true.

But he didn't want Taozi to suffer any harm.

Immediately, he rushed up quickly, grabbed He Qiu's neck, and lifted him up.

It wasn't until he picked it up that he realized that he was able to catch the ghost?And it's so light.

He Qiu showed fear on his face, and said timidly, "Brother Sihai."

When He Sihai heard him call like this, he remembered when he was alive.

At that time, he often followed behind his buttocks and called "Brother Sihai, Brother Sihai".

"Stay away from Peach."