After borrowing the carriage, Lao Liu, Liu's mother, and Qin Huairu also prepared their things for going home.
"Sister Meiko, remember to go to school and ask for a few days off for me."
While Lao Liu and the others were loading things into the car, Liu Guangqi said to Bai Mei beside him.
"I want to go back too."
Bai Mei looked at Qin Huairu, who was busy doing things, with a flash of envy in her eyes.
"If you go back too, then the secret between us will be revealed. Be obedient and stay at home. And if you go back with me, who will come to see this house? There are so many valuable things in the house."
Liu Guangqi pinched Bai Mei's smooth catkins and said.
"All right"
Although she was unwilling, Bai Mei still nodded.
After appeasing Bai Mei, Lao Liu also arranged the things, and the family of seven got on the carriage and headed towards Liujia Village in the wind and snow.
"Brother, sister-in-law, come up."
Halfway through, Liu Guangqi and the others met Liu Guangxiao's family of three, who were rushing towards Liujia Village. Looking at Liu Jianyou, whose face was red from the cold, Liu Guangqi took out a rabbit fur coat and handed it over. past.
From time travel to now, the old Liu family has eaten countless rabbits. Liu Guangqi collected the skins of these rabbits and made them into rabbit skin coats. Now Liu Guangqi's family has a rabbit skin coat for each person, and there are also rich.
Fortunately, the carriage hauling goods from the medical clinic was big enough, otherwise it would not have been able to accommodate so many people. After Liu Guangqi and Liu Guangxiao hurriedly got off, the people in this carriage finally rushed back three hours later despite the heavy snow. Liujiacun.
"Grandpa, I'm back to see you."
As soon as he got out of the car, Liu Guangxiao ran away in a hurry and ran away from the old man's hospital bed.
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back. Grandpa misses you, boss."
Hearing Liu Guangxiao's voice, the old man who had persisted all night once again had a glimmer of light in his eyes, and his face regained some vitality. He stretched out his withered, waxy hand and held Liu Guangxiao's hand with the remaining strength.
"ah"
After Liu Guangxiao entered the house, Liu Haizhong also walked in with Liu Guangqi's family. Seeing the old man who was already as thin as a skeleton, Qin Huairu, who had never seen such a scene before, was so frightened that he hid in Liu Guangqi's bed. behind.
"Dad, I'm back"
Looking at the old man lying on the bed, Liu Haizhong called out softly.
"Yeah. Just come back. I've been waiting for you."
When a man is about to die, his words are also kind; when a bird is about to die, his song is also mournful. This time, the old man was not as indifferent as before, but stretched out his hand to Lao Liu. Upon seeing this, Lao Liu immediately held his father's hand.
"Dad, I've kept you waiting for a long time. I'm not filial. It's only after you do this that I come back."
Holding the old man's hand, Liu Haizhong burst into tears, crying like a child.
"Guangqi, you're back too. Come here, I want to see you."
After saying a few words to Old Liu, the old man looked at Liu Guangqi standing aside.
"grandfather"
Liu Guangqi immediately walked up to the old man after asking, and Liu Guangxiao and Lao Liu also made way for Liu Guangqi. As soon as he held the old man's hand, Liu Guangqi understood that the old man had reached the point where his fuel was exhausted and he would definitely not be able to survive today. The wet palms are not sweat, but the last energy of the body. This is what the sweat is like oil.
"Ah, ah, cough, cough, cough"
Looking at Mr. Liu Guangqi, he seemed to want to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he started coughing violently. Seeing this, everyone touched their chests and exhaled, and finally stopped the old man's cough. However, this effort also completely drained the old man of his last bit of energy, and his eyes became dull. When I get up, my pulse seems to be there or not like a candle in the wind, and it may stop at any time.
"Grandpa, tell me if you have anything to say."
Seeing the old man staring at him and making purring sounds, Liu Guangqi understood that the old man had something to tell him, so he quickly put his ear to the old man's mouth.
"Guang Qi, I know you are very capable. Please arrange a job for your third uncle in the city. Grandpa is begging you for this, otherwise I will die in peace."
Hearing the old man's words, Liu Guangqi's heart felt like ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping past. He thought the old man had something personal to say to him, but he didn't expect that it turned out to be because of bangs.
"Okay, I understand, Grandpa, the steel factory is going to build a machine repair shop in our area soon. I will go back to the leaders of the factory. They asked for a favor to arrange for the third uncle to join."
Liu Guangqi really didn't want to care about this matter. It was really disgusting, but after all, this matter was the old man's last wish. So many people thought that if he didn't agree, it would be bad, so he gritted his teeth and agreed to it. down.
Hearing that Liu Guangqi promised to find a job for him, Liu Haisheng's eyes flashed with joy, but it was immediately hidden.
"Guangqi, I know you think I'm partial. Don't worry, grandpa won't let you work in vain this time. Huh, huh, Guangyi, go get my box."
Seeing the dissatisfaction in Liu Guangqi's eyes, the old man seemed to feel a little sorry for Liu Guangqi, his grandson, so he gasped and asked Liu Guangyi to take the small box in the corner.
"Guangqi, I know you like old gadgets. The things in this box will be yours after I die. Boss, Third, do you hear what I say? No matter whether the things in this are worth anything in the future, you will not Definitely. Do you know? Cough cough cough."
The old man almost used up his last strength to finish these words, and then leaned back on the pillow while breathing heavily.
To be honest, the old man's move really surprised Liu Guangqi. Judging from what the old man said, the things in here should be antiques, but the old Liu family has been poor farmers for generations, and the oldest thing besides people is the clothes they wear. Where did you get this box of old stuff? Could it be that the old man is really trying to trick himself? But now is not the time to think about this.
Seeing that the old man was motionless, Liu Guangqi put his hand on the old man's thigh. Sure enough, he had no pulse. The old man should have left yesterday, but he only managed to survive another day after taking the Angong Niuhuang Pills left by Liu Guangqi.
"Dad"
"grandfather."
Seeing Liu Guangqi shaking his head, the whole room suddenly became chaotic, and the wails resounded throughout the room. Liu Guangqi followed the others and cried symbolically a few times.
After crying, it was time to deal with the old man's funeral affairs, but it was not Liu Guangqi's turn to intervene in these matters. After all, he was not the eldest son or grandson. He only had to follow everyone and kowtow and shed tears when necessary.
Under the leadership of Liu Haizhu, the three brothers began to kowtow from door to door to inform. Soon the elders in the village gathered at Liu Haizhu's house to discuss the old man's funeral arrangements.
According to the arrangements of the elders, the old man put on the shroud that had been prepared long ago, put it into the prepared longevity materials, and was then carried to the ancestral hall to wait for the funeral.
With the death of the old man, the heavy snow that had been falling all day and night stopped. The next few days will be the wake. Now the country calls for all funeral activities to be simplified, and the original coffin holding time has been reduced from seven days to three days. This time really cannot be shorter, otherwise even relatives will not be notified.
In fact, there are no other relatives. After all, the old man is over sixty, and most of his relatives have died long ago. It is rare for someone like the old man to live as long as he does these days.
The main reason was to wait for Liu Guangqi's two aunts. When his father died, he had to have his daughter come back to attend the funeral. Otherwise it would be a bit too unkind.
Speaking of these two aunts, Liu Guangqi basically has no impression, because he rarely interacts with them and only met a few times when he was a child. The reason why they rarely interact with each other is because Liu Guangqi’s two aunts were not married to serious people, but Sold. All the money from the sale was used to find wives for Liu Haizhu and Liu Haisheng.
Girl who was sold, it’s strange that people can think of you well, let alone endure hardships after marriage. Anyway, in Liu Guangqi’s memory, these two aunts did not live well, and they often suffered from mother-in-law and family troubles. Damn, fortunately, my eldest aunt has already gotten over it because of her age, but my sister-in-law is not so lucky. She is only two years older than Liu Haisheng, so she doesn’t know when she will get over it.
As we speak, the day of the funeral has arrived.
