"What's the matter?"
"Did you take the contents of my grandma's vegetable jar?"
You Xiangui subconsciously touched his nose and denied it: "What kind of vegetable jar or something? Why don't I know? Don't talk nonsense!"
Although he didn't admit it, his look and actions convinced me that he had indeed taken something from my grandma's vegetable jar.
The thing that made my grandma remember to tell me seven times must be very important. I had to find a way to get that thing back, but I was well aware of You Xiangui's sinister face, so I didn't do anything next. Revealed at the funeral.
My grandma was a hard-working woman. She lost her husband when she was young and her son when she was old. She lived alone in this mountain village all her life, leaving a clean life. Because of this, many villagers came to the village to help on the day of the funeral.
According to our custom, the funeral was held before dawn in the morning. There were eight bearers in total who came to help. I boiled water and made tea to entertain them. There were eight cups in total. I brought them to them one by one, but I found that at the end, there was There are more people.
I was slightly stunned. The village chief had never told me that there were nine people carrying the husband.
And when I took a closer look, there was something not quite right about this person.
He is only 1.5 meters tall, half a head shorter than me. He has a wrinkled old face and is at least fifty years old!
There are rules for coffin bearers in mountain villages. The zodiac sign must match the owner of the coffin, and the white event must be yin. Young and middle-aged people have strong yang energy and can avoid evil spirits. Why don't they find an old man to carry the coffin?
Although I had doubts, I was here to help, so I politely poured a cup of tea for the old man.
This old man had been staring at my face from the beginning. When I handed him the tea bowl, he even held my hand with his calloused hands and asked with a smile: "Are you the little one?" Grass, right?"
I hurriedly took out my hand, nodded, suppressed the discomfort in my heart and asked, "Are you the bearer here to help?"
Unexpectedly, the old man put down the tea bowl in his hand and walked towards me, trying to hold my hand.
I took a big step back, raised my voice and asked, "Sir, what are you doing?"
I don’t know where this old and crooked thing came from. If it hadn’t been the day of my grandma’s funeral, I would have yelled!
But the old man said shamelessly: "You Xiangui'er really didn't lie to me, you are so handsome!"
After he finished speaking, You Xiangui came over with Widow Wang. When he saw the old man, he shouted attentively: "Brother Zhang, you are here so early!"
"My wife-in-law's grandma's funeral is a big event, so of course I'm coming!" The old man's face was filled with joy. He knew that there was a funeral, but he didn't know that he was still wearing clothes to marry his wife.
Wait, I frowned.
What did the old man say?
His wife-in-law's grandma was at the funeral?
Who is his wife?
I immediately glared at You Xiangui and asked, "Uncle, what is going on?"
You Xiangui replied with a hypocritical smile: "Xiaocao, his name is Zhang Deshun, he is a tofu maker from the next village. We have eaten the tofu made by him from all over the country. His tofu craftsmanship is passed down from ancestors..."
"What do you mean, my grandma is going to have a funeral, why did you call a tofu maker to do it?"
When Zhang Tofu heard this, he was not happy. He immediately emphasized: "I am a tofu maker, but you are also my wife. I gave You Xiangui 80,000 yuan!"
You Xiangui hurriedly added: "Isn't it the new year for you and you are already eighteen? Before your grandma passed away, what she was most worried about was your affairs. As long as you follow Brother Zhang, your food and clothing will definitely not be a problem in the future!"
When I heard this, my face turned red with anger, and I called him by his name: "You Xiangui, I'm still in school, why do you make the decision for me?"
The elder brothers who were helping to carry the coffin also heard it, but they all knew who You Xiangui was and just thought they were watching the fun!
You Xiangui is not afraid of others poking his back. Who in the whole village is not afraid of a naughty guy like him?
He said matter-of-factly: "You Xiaocao, listen carefully, your grandma is dead, I am your parent, and of course it is me, the parent, who makes the final decision on your marriage!"
"Bah!" I said directly: "You are a relative who is separated by a generation, it is not your turn to make the decision on my affairs!"
You Xiangui saw that I was so arrogant, so he didn't rush me. He just walked over in two steps, lowered his voice and asked in my ear: "You Xiaocao, you don't want your grandma to leave without feeling at ease, do you?"
