There were still four days until New Year's Eve. Thinking of what I promised Zhang Wenna, I got up early and got on the bus to Liaozhong.
Because the murderer has been brought to justice, Zhang Wenna's resentment has completely dissipated. She can still survive in the rankings for a day or two. If she does not reincarnate after two days, she will be like Hu Tiantian.
Thinking of Hu Tiantian, she was also a poor woman. I heard from the cavalry team that her mother couldn't stand the excitement when she saw the body brought back by the police. She was about to be killed on the spot at the police station. Her father took her away and she held Hu Tiantian's childhood rag doll all day long. Sing ballads.
When I arrived in Liaozhong, Zhang Wenna’s home was in nearby Zhangjia Village. Following Zhang Wenna’s instructions, I came to her home.
It's hard to imagine that there are such dilapidated houses in the world today.
The walls are made of loess and mud, the roof is made of straw, and the door is made of two rotten wooden boards with holes. There are many drink bottles and paper boxes piled in the yard, which Zhang Wenna's mother must have picked up to sell for money.
I held a small bag of rice and soybean oil in one hand, and pinched the envelope containing a thousand yuan in my pocket with the other hand. I felt a little unable to handle it.
"who are you?"
Seeing me standing at the door for a long time, the gray-haired old lady asked me in a hoarse voice.
Zhang Wenna said that her mother was only in her early sixties, but the person in front of her seemed to be in her twilight years, and a gust of wind could blow her away.
"Auntie...I am sister Wenna's friend."
"Bang—"
The basin in Zhang's mother's hand fell to the ground.
"Nana...found her?"
Zhang’s mother pays attention to the disappearance case every day. She should have seen the police announcement, but she still holds on to the last glimmer of hope and looks at me pleadingly with tears in her eyes.
"Seven pounds, can you let my mother see me?"
Before coming, I brought Li Ning's pendant.
"Auntie, can you let me in? Sister Nana wants to see you."
"Hey...hey, okay! Come in, come in!"
Mother Zhang opened the wooden door, took my arm and walked eagerly into the house.
The house was even more rudimentary, with only a clay kang, a simple stove, a black and white TV, and the rest were pots, pans, and daily necessities.
I put down my things and gave the pendant to Zhang’s mother. Zhang’s mother didn’t know why, but after I moved away, Zhang Wenna appeared in front of her.
"...Nana...!"
"mom!"
Zhang's mother wanted to hug her daughter, but her hand passed through Zhang Wenna's body.
"What...what's going on? Nana, Nana, tell mom, what's wrong with you?"
"Mom, my daughter is unfilial..."
Zhang Wenna looked at her old and unattractive mother, crying and wailing. When she left home last year, her mother was not like this. It was because of her disappearance that her hair turned gray and her appearance became old due to her sorrow in just one month.
"Mom, I'm already dead. It was Qijin who helped me so that I can see you again. Mom, you have to take care of yourself. You must take care of yourself!"
"Dead...dead...my daughter...Qijin...Qijin, can you sell this necklace to your aunt? I will buy it no matter how much it costs!"
Zhang’s mother thought that she could always see her daughter by wearing the necklace. I couldn’t bear to tell her the truth.
"Mom, my daughter can no longer accompany you. My daughter is going to be reincarnated. If...if she doesn't leave, her soul will be scattered."
Zhang's mother and Zhang Wenna looked at each other yin and yang, expressing their thoughts and concerns. Because I had to take the afternoon bus, Zhang Wenna reluctantly said goodbye to Zhang's mother.
"Seven pounds, thank you!"
"Auntie, don't say that. This, this is my intention. You can keep it and buy whatever you like."
Ignoring Mother Zhang's reluctance, I threw the red envelope on the kang and ran out of the yard.
After sending Zhang Wenna to reincarnation, Li Ning and I went to the bathhouse and had a good bath. My mother said she was afraid that Li Ning would feel uncomfortable, so she wouldn't let me go back. She and my father came to my place to celebrate the New Year.
"Master Huang! Master Liu! Happy New Year to Fairy Xiangxiang!"
On New Year's Eve, Li Ning and I placed the offerings, bowed respectfully to the three tablets in the incense hall, raised the incense above our heads, and finally inserted the three sticks of incense into the incense burner. We didn't make any wishes for getting rich. I just hope that my loved ones are in good health.
Mr. Huang pretended to be sitting in the incense hall, and was about to say a few blessings when my mother's loud voice sounded in the living room.
"Seven pounds! Li Ning! Tangtang sent you a video!"
"Hey Xiaobao, Grandpa Huang is here!"
Huangpizi flashed past my eyes, jumped up in front of my mother and smiled at Tangtang with his big fangs. On the screen, Tangtang was wearing a red Tang suit with two pigtails. She looked like she was walking in a New Year picture. The lucky dolls that come out are adorable no matter how you look at them.
Wow, this old Zhutou’s roasted chicken is no longer fragrant.
"Xiaobao, Xiaobao, come to Mr. Huang's house tomorrow to pay New Year's greetings."
"Yellow Wolf...Happy New Year!"
"Hey, hey, OK, OK, tomorrow Grandpa Huang will ask Qijin to give you a big red envelope!"
"Bah! You really know how to fix things."
Liu Longyun looked at Huang Tianqi shaking his head and vomiting out a piece of chicken bone. He was extremely depressed. He was obviously the Baojiaxian of the Lin family, but why did Tangtang kiss Huang Tianqi.
"Master Liu, why don't you go over and see Tangtang?"
"Hmph, I'm not going."
He said not to go, and moved his feet a little outside. When he moved to my mother's side, Tangtang turned off the video and went to eat dumplings.
"Hahahahahaha, Liu Longyun, you're late! Hey, did you hear Tangtang give me New Year's greetings? Did you hear..."
"Shut up, you!!"
