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Coping with the enthusiastic villagers, Xu Tongdao, Xu Tonglu, Ge Yuzhu, the three brothers and sisters took out the things for ancestor worship from the trunk, and with the help of Xu Tonglin, carried them to the end of the village.

Xu Tonglin came here just after hearing the news.

Tongdao Xu's grandfather and grandmother are buried on the hillside at the end of the village, where his family's ancestral graves are located.

Under everyone's attention, the four of them crossed the end of the village and climbed the hillside.

On this hillside, there are many tombs, and most of the ancestors of Xujia Village are buried here.

On the way up the mountain, Xu Tonglin suddenly coughed slightly. When Xu Tongdao's eyes were drawn, Xu Tonglin whispered a message to Xu Tongdao - Xiaodao, do you know? Xu Changsheng, the bloodless one, came back two days ago.

Xu Tongdao frowned slightly.

Xu Tonglin nodded slightly, confirming that Xu Tongdao had not heard wrong just now.

Tongdao Xu snorted.

I didn't ask. First, he came back today to worship his ancestors, and secondly... what has happened, he has no interest in intervening.

Besides, it was Xu Changsheng's own choice whether to go back home for the New Year.

Everyone's path is at their own feet, no matter how or where they go, the consequences must be borne by themselves.

Xu Changsheng is not a child, he is a big man in his twenties, so he told Xu Changsheng before that since Xu Changsheng still chose to go home for the New Year, what else did he have to say?

As long as Xu Changsheng doesn't regret it in the future.

A group of four came to the middle of the mountain, and the surrounding trees were sparse.

Several tombs of different heights appeared in their field of vision.

Two of them are the graves of Xu Tongdao's grandfather and grandmother. When the two old people passed away, cremation had not yet been implemented in Xujia Village, so the two old people's graves were not small.

A tomb made of mixed stones and mud.

There are some miscellaneous trees and dead grass on the tomb.

Xu Tongdao put down the sacrifice in his hand and stepped forward to pull up the miscellaneous trees and withered grass on the grave. Xu Tonglu, Xu Tonglin, and Ge Yuzhu saw it, and they all put down what they were holding and stepped forward to start pulling the weeds together.

After about half an hour,

Weeds and weeds were pulled clean.

Tongdao Xu came to the tombstones of his grandfather and grandmother and began to place offerings in silence.

Braised pork, fried fish, pork head, apples, bananas, grapes.

Several plates of vegetables and fruit were placed in front of the tombstones of the two old men.

When these things were placed, the memories of grandfather and grandmother in Xu Tongdao's mind naturally poured out. When his grandfather passed away, he was only 5 years old. He can't remember what his grandfather looked like. Yes, with two thick eyebrows...

Also, in the days when my grandfather passed away, half of his face was swollen badly at the age of 5, and he had a high fever for several days in a row.

At that time, the family was poor and had no money to manage.

Except for the mother who went to the barefoot doctor to buy a few antipyretics, it was the grandmother who, according to the local superstition, took him to find a broken brick and tied it with a straw rope to an oak branch by the river.

Then within a few days, the swollen half of his face disappeared, and the fever subsided.

It was also unclear whether it was the few antipyretic pills that his mother bought that worked, or the superstitious operation that his grandmother helped him with.

later……

When he was 9 years old, his grandmother also died.

At the age of 9, his memory of his grandmother was already clear.

A thin and small old lady who wears a suit of black earth cloth all the year round and always has a floral towel tied around her head.

When going out, his grandmother always used to carry a small bamboo basket on her arm.

Grandma loves him very much, and can always bring him some good things he likes when he is picky eaters and doesn't want to eat.

Such as a piece of sugar, or a hard-boiled egg, or a piece of pastry.

He was also naughty as a child.

Xu Tongdao remembered that when he was a child, every time his father beat him, he used to go to his grandmother and hide behind her thin body.

Then, every time grandma could scold his father Xu Weixi away.

On the day of his grandmother's death, his eyes were red with tears. On the days of funerals at home, he would go to the brazier behind his grandmother's coffin when he had nothing to do, and silently burned paper money for his grandmother.

Grandpa, grandma! I brought Xiaolu and Yuzhu to see you...

In front of the adjacent tombs of the two old people, Tongdao Xu lit a bunch of incense and placed it in front of his grandfather's tombstone.

Then he looked back at his younger brother and sister, and after taking his eyes back, he took the lead and knelt down and kowtowed in front of the tombstones of his grandfather and grandmother.

When Xu Tonglu and Ge Yuzhu saw it, they both knelt down and kowtowed silently.

Xu Tonglin hesitated slightly, then knelt down.

After kowtowing three times, Tongdao Xu looked up at the tombstones of his grandfather and grandmother, and flashed in his mind his own father, who had been irresponsible and disappeared so far and has never heard from him.

He wanted to tell his grandfather and grandma about the father who brought shame to their whole family.

but……

When the words came to his mouth, he was still held back.

Today is Chinese New Year's 30. They are living for the New Year, and grandpa and grandma are also celebrating the New Year. This is a big New Year's Day, so it will not add to the hearts of the two old people.

Grandpa, grandma, what do you need below, remember to tell us in the dream...

Speaking softly, Tongdao Xu stood up to greet his younger brother and they burned paper money in front of the tomb.

He bought a lot of paper money this time.

The coins issued by Tiandi Bank, the gold ingots stacked on paper... more than in previous years combined.

...

at the same time.

Ge Xiaotian flew into the house and called to her elder sister Ge Xiaoyu, who was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner with her mother in the kitchen: Sister, sister! Xiaodao, Xiaolu, and Yuzhu are back. They all came back today. They drove back. Many people just came to see them. Hilarious, sister, do you want to go take a look? Let me tell you, that guy Xiaolu is very tall now, even taller than his brother Xiaodao...

Ge Xiaoyu, who was burning a fire at the stove, looked up in surprise, Really? All three of their brothers and sisters came back today? Are they going back to the village this year for Chinese New Year?

The old lady of the two, Xu Hongye, was rubbing balls and putting them in the frying pan, when she also looked back.

Ge Xiaotian: Sister! Of course it's true, I went to see it just now! Xiaodao even gave him a cigarette! Hehe... However, it seems that they didn't come back this time to celebrate the New Year in the village, the mother didn't come back. , the three brothers and sisters drove back, oh, right! They brought a lot of things to worship their ancestors, and it seems that they came back to worship their ancestors on purpose.

After Ge Xiaotian finished speaking this time, Ge Xiaoyu frowned and didn't say anything for a while, but subconsciously looked at his mother Xu Hongye by the stove.

Xu Hongye frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said: Xiaoyu, quickly get up and wash your hands, take off your apron, and wait at the gate. Let Xiaotian come to the fire! Go to the gate and wait for Xiaodao and the others to come back. When the time comes, call them to come in for a cup of tea, eat melon seeds or something, hurry up!

While speaking, Xu Hongye winked at Ge Xiaoyu.

Ge Xiaoyu was stunned, and when she received her mother's wink, she suddenly understood what her mother meant, and immediately agreed, got up to wash her hands.

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