Xiaoling said "Ah" and hurried over to me and said, "Is my grandma really in another world? Have you really seen her? You didn't lie to me?"
Her eyes were full of anticipation and her mouth was flat, as if she was about to cry again.
I smiled at her: "Brother didn't lie to you. Your grandma is there. Brother saw her. She was very kind, with gray hair. She was not tall and thin. She seemed to be holding something in her hand. , like a painting.”
I tried to describe to her what that old lady looked like.
Xiaoling became excited, shook my hand and said, "Yes, that's right, that's my grandma, that's my grandma. The painting she is holding must be the one I burned for her..."
Zhang Wenwen asked curiously: "Have you ever burned paintings for your grandma?"
Xiaoling nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, my father said that people should burn paper money and houses after they die, so that grandma will receive it in the other world, so I drew a picture and burned it in front of grandma's grave. give her."
"Wow, it's so amazing. Your grandma actually received your painting. Can you tell grandpa what you drew for grandma?"
Uncle Ma also asked with a smile, but Xiaoling shook her head and said seriously: "I won't say it, because this is the wish I made on my birthday last year. Grandma said that the wish will not work if you say it. "
I thought about it and said to her: "Brother, tell you, your grandma is living a good life in another world now, and she also misses you very much. She said that if you are obedient and study hard, she will go there often in the future. I’m watching you in my dream.”
"Yeah, yeah, Xiaoling must listen to grandma. I will study hard, make more money when I grow up, and then buy a lot of things for grandma to burn, so that grandma can live comfortably."
"Very good, very good. If your grandma is short of anything, I will tell you and we will burn it for her together."
While comforting Xiaoling, I said to Zhang Wenwen: "It's getting late. You should send the child home first. Her wish has been fulfilled anyway."
Zhang Wenwen did not move, however, and tentatively said to me: "How about... let's go out together today and spend some time with Xiaoling. Today is her... birthday."
"Her birthday today?"
I was stunned for a moment, and Xiaoling pouted again and looked at me helplessly.
"Brother, will the wish I made never come true? Now that you can see my grandma, has she told you about my wish?"
I was silent for a moment, then asked them to wait, and then ran out quickly.
The old lady was still sitting across from me, so I walked over, squatted on the roadside, and whispered to her.
"Grandma, Xiaoling said that her wish was drawn on a painting. Can you show it to me?"
The figure of the old lady was very ethereal, like a wisp of light smoke. She didn't say anything, but sighed softly, and then slowly loosened her tightly clenched hands.
I finally saw the painting in her hand.
It was a very simple watercolor painting. There were two people in the painting, one big and one small, and a small train. The sky was a red sun, and there were green trees and green grass next to it.
I immediately understood what Xiaoling’s wish was.
I told the old lady a few words, then turned around and ran back.
"Let's go to the children's park!"
After saying that, I pulled Zhang Wenwen and Xiaoling into the car together and went straight to the children's park.
In Harbin, there is only a small train in the Children's Park, which has been open to traffic since 1956. Although it can only run in the Children's Park, it is the best memory of the childhood of several generations.
So I bought a ticket and took them on the small train.
But instead of sitting with Xiaoling, I asked her to sit in front alone, while Zhang Wenwen and I sat in the back.
Xiaoling was very excited. She told us that her wish she drew last year was to come here and ride the train with her grandma.
I smiled and said to her, that’s why my brother reserved a seat next to you, that’s for grandma.
The train whistle sounded, and Zhang Wenwen quietly took my hand. I didn't move, and we looked at each other and smiled.
Xiaoling sat in front, looking out the window attentively and seriously, with a hint of excitement and expectation on her face.
However, she didn't know that at this moment, a figure quietly appeared on the seat next to her, looking at Xiaoling lovingly.
In fact, Xiaoling's grandma didn't leave at all after her death. According to the information I got from the five guardian gods, she had been lingering in the human world, following Xiaoling, and was reluctant to leave.
I understand that the reason why she doesn't want to leave is Xiaoling's wish.
At this time, the small train started slowly.
Xiaoling looked out the car window, but fell asleep unconsciously.
There was a sweet smile on her face, as if she had had a beautiful dream.
"How do you know that her wish is to take a train?"
Zhang Wenwen asked curiously, I smiled and said to her: "Because you brought Xiaoling to me just now, her grandma is actually behind you, but she didn't dare to enter Uncle Ma's house, so she waited outside. I have been holding Xiaoling’s painting in my hand, it is Xiaoling’s wish and her obsession.”
Zhang Wenwen suddenly realized.
"So, she didn't leave at all?"
"Yeah, but after taking the train, she should be able to leave."
The whole journey of this little train is only two kilometers, and it is completed in a short time.
But instead of getting off the bus, we bought tickets and continued riding.
After sitting for almost three or four times, Xiaoling finally woke up. She rubbed her eyes and told us happily that she had just had a long dream, in which her grandma finally took a train with her.
Soon, the train arrived at the destination again.
We got off the car and I looked back. Xiaoling's grandma was standing there, smiling and waving to us.
The painting in her hand was gone, and then her figure gradually disappeared.
"Brother, I feel like grandma really came here just now."
Xiaoling suddenly stopped and looked back at the train, thoughtfully.
I picked her up and said with a smile: "You are right, grandma has indeed been here. She has already taken the train with you, but it is getting late now, so my brother has to take you back quickly."
We really have to go back quickly. It's already past nine in the morning. If it's later, my parents will be anxious.
So we sent Xiaoling home and handed her over to her parents at just the right time.
To be honest, this incident made me very happy. It not only helped a little girl fulfill her wish, but also allowed an old man who was wandering the world to die peacefully.
During lunch, I told Zhang Wenwen completely about the incident.
She was amazed at first, and then asked me about a question that she had been curious about for a long time, but she never understood what it was about.
The question is: after death, do people go to the underworld or stay in the grave?
