Bai Gu was tired of crying, so he slumped down in the snow, his eyes swollen like walnuts, his nose was twitching, and he sat in front of the small grave. He just looked at the small tombstone and remained silent for a long time.
The piece of rough fabric was still clutched tightly in his hand.
This piece of cloth was a tattered coat that Mrs. Bai picked up from the garbage when he was seven years old. She washed and dried it, then cut out the intact parts of it, then cut, sewed, and finally pieced it together. It was made into a small cloth shirt and given to Bai Gu, who was young at the time, as a birthday gift.
Because she didn't know the specific time of Bai Gu's birth, Mrs. Bai took it upon herself to make the day when she adopted Bai Gu as his birthday.
That day was New Year's Eve.
Bai Gu still remembers that when he put on Mrs. Bai's "new clothes", he was happy for a long time. He happily ran several laps in the alley and showed off to his friends for a long time, making them so envious that they all ran back. Go home and ask the adults at home for new clothes.
Then Bai Gu continued to run elsewhere in the alley, continuing to show off his "new clothes".
Although what he ate on New Year's Eve that year was half a bowl of rancid minced meat soup that Old Mrs. Bai had worked hard to beg from the street, and a large pot of porridge mixed with a small bowl of leftover rice, Gu Bai still Had a great time eating.
Because Mrs. Bai was sitting next to her, wearing new clothes sewn by Mrs. Bai herself. Her body was warm and her heart was even warmer. Everything she ate felt like a full banquet.
That crooked red dragonfly that looked like a big mosquito was embroidered by Bai Gu when he was making trouble on the side when Old Lady Bai was sewing clothes for him, and then he was pulled by Old Lady Bai to embroider it together.
In the end, it was up to old lady Bai to patch up the dragonfly's belly, otherwise it would really be just a dragonfly.
Bai Gu originally wanted Mrs. Bai to place the dragonfly on her chest, so that when she wore it, she could show off more. But Mrs. Bai still sewed the red dragonfly on the hem of the dress and also sewn it on the lining, making it completely invisible from the outside.
At first, Bai Gu thought the red dragonfly was lost, so he went to ask Mrs. Bai. But Mrs. Bai directly pointed out the location of the red dragonfly to him and told him the reason for doing so.
"This is a good thing. You should put it away and hide it so that you can see it and be happy. Don't let outsiders see it. If you have a bad idea and steal it, it will be too late to regret it!"
With Mrs. Bai's explanation, Bai Gu happily went out to show off in his clothes. Of course, he also consciously did not show off the red dragonfly to his friends and hid it well!
But you can’t let others steal it, this is what you have worked so hard to embroider!
Later, Mrs. Bai passed away. According to the custom of Lingding Lane, when the old man was buried, a piece of his own clothes and the clothes of the closest people should be put into the coffin, so that the old man would not feel lonely when he went to the underworld, and would feel that his relatives were still there. With it by your side, you can go on the road with peace of mind.
This is called giving home clothes.
There weren't many clothes at home, and Bai Gu had to use a lot of things to buy a small coffin for burying Mrs. Bai. As a result, when the clothes were given to the family, Xiao Bai Gu was at a loss and didn't know where to get them. a piece of clothing.
Because they are all everyday clothes, two thin shirts are worn interchangeably in summer, and four are worn in winter. Two or two of them are worn in layers, and they are also worn in turn. No matter which one you choose, you will have to wear the same clothes all the time for a certain season without having to change them.
Having no other choice, the kind-hearted neighbor just pulled off a piece of cloth, threw it away, and hurriedly helped drive nails into the coffin of Mrs. Bai.
That shirt was sewn by Mrs. Bai herself and embroidered with red dragonflies. It was Bai Gu's favorite shirt.
It was on that day that the shirt that had been given away from Mrs. Bai returned to Mrs. Bai's hands again.
From that day on, Bai Gu never saw this red dragonfly again.
Later, Bai Gu began to live alone, and soon after he adopted Bai Xiaoxiao, his life became even more difficult. The few things in the house were all exchanged by Bai Guneng for food.
When the house was the cleanest, there was only a wooden bed, a thin quilt and two pieces of clothes. Bai Gu and Bai Xiaoxiao each had one piece, and they didn't have to change or wash it.
The other clothes, quilts, wooden tables and chairs were all exchanged by Bai Gu for a bite of food.
Originally, the old lady Bai at home left Bai Gu with nothing but a wooden house and a wooden bed, and only the words carved on the wall.
Bai Gu originally thought that Mrs. Bai had passed away, so she immediately took away all the things that had memories of each other in the house, leaving almost nothing for him.
Bai Gu has always been very sad, thinking that he was too noisy when he was his grandson. Old Mrs. Bai didn't like it, so she didn't want to leave any souvenirs for him. He was sad about this for a long time.
But he figured it out later.
These are all created and brought by grandma. Even I can live in this world because of grandma.
I am the best proof that my grandma remains in the world, and the biggest souvenir for myself.
Isn't this enough?
But Bai Gu still felt a little unwilling and regretful in his heart.
Because grandma left him too few things, and there was nothing he could take with him to give him hope and persistence.
But that's okay, at least this way, on the way to escape after grabbing the leftovers, I won't be chased and beaten half to death by the waiter and waiter of the restaurant, and then my grandma's belongings will be taken away to use as meal money.
Thinking like this can comfort me a lot.
Even when countless people were standing on the street, hungry and not knowing what to do, not knowing whether they would be able to eat tonight, and worrying whether Bai Xiaoxiao at home would be afraid of the dark and starving, Gu Bai always felt this in his heart. Empty and unsteady, I always feel that there is a cliff behind me, and I can't find anything to rely on.
From the beginning to the end, I was struggling to support myself.
Now Bai Gu got the red dragonfly cloth that Old Mrs. Bai had cut off before she was alive from Mr. Xu in the white robe, which finally gave his empty heart a place to rest.
After all these years, I finally have a shared memory with my grandma!
These are real, real memories!
It's that little shirt!
It’s the taste of meat soup, porridge and water on New Year’s Eve when I was seven years old!
Bai Gu will never forget it, this is something engraved in his bones.
But Bai Gu couldn't understand, how did grandma know that her red dragonfly cloth shirt would be thrown into the coffin, and then cut it off in advance and send it to Gu Xuefeng to hand it over to Mr. Xu in white robe?
And listening to what Mr. Xu in the white robe said, it felt like Old Mrs. Bai had already made a plan. Was that light-accumulating barrier prepared by grandma for herself?
Could it be that grandma is also a practitioner?
Bai Gu's brows frowned slightly.
Brother Peng, Old Liu Tou, and the two Masters Xu knew or had close friendships with Mrs. Bai. These people are all practitioners. Old Mrs. Bai dealt with them almost every day, and even made arrangements for her death during her lifetime, just to protect herself.
Bai Gu didn't believe that an old woman with no cultivation and no strength could have such a plan. She could actually make masters such as Mr. Wu, Old Liu Tou, the two Masters Xu, and Qiu Zizai have no control over the light barrier at the same time. I have no clue, and I can't even express my thoughts.
Bai Gu even doubted whether the golden light in his left eye was somehow related to Mrs. Bai.
Bai Gu sighed, holding the piece of rough cloth embroidered with red dragonflies in his hand, staring closely at Old Mrs. Bai's tombstone.
Grandma, what are your plans? Can't you just talk to me first and say hello? Doesn't it have to be fun to reveal the mystery at the last moment and then scare me?
Grandma, I have grown up and am no longer a child. It is time to take on some things. It’s not good to hide too many things!
Grandma, I have started to practice now, and I will soon become very powerful. I will be able to fly in the sky and escape the earth, and be omnipotent like I imagined when I was a child! When the time comes, I will perform it in front of you!
Grandma, my minor illness has healed, but my hidden illness is still there, and I might be ready to leave in the next few days. Small hidden illnesses cannot be delayed, so I may not be able to come and see you during the Chinese New Year this year. I will ask Brother Peng to come over and see you. You should keep Xiaoxiao and me safe and safe along the way. We will find the Wanghai Stone as soon as possible so that Xiaoxiao can get away from us and come back safely.
Grandma, you haven’t come to my dream even once in all these years. What are you busy with? Why don’t you even come to see me?
Grandma, I miss you.
