Looking at her kind smile, Li Pei felt sad in his heart.
He took the two woven bags from the cart beside him and threw them into the fire as he said, "I'm full from eating at Jiawei's house this morning. I'm not hungry at all.
Did you eat anything this morning? "
Wang Yulan did not answer directly but asked, "Did your dad give your grandfather wine? I woke up late this morning and didn't have time to tell him. "
Li Pei said, "Yes, three big jars from the winery. It's definitely enough. I don't think I'll finish it in a year."
Wang Yulan said, "He likes this. If I don't give it to him, he'll scold me again. I've had enough of him."
Li Pei said, "Don't worry. I'll buy it for him in the future."
The smoke was too thick. He carefully pulled Grandma to the side and snatched the stick from her hand. "I'll do it. Can you go back?" he said.
Wang Yulan said, "I couldn't bear to burn them in the past. These clothes are worth a lot of money."
Li Pei said, "Times have changed."
Li Mei asked, "Have you given them all the money? We have to. We can't let people talk about us being unreasonable and bullying them. "
Li Pei said, "I've done it. He Laoxi took me to each house to give it."
Li Mei said, "That's troublesome. If I had known earlier, I would have asked your son-in-law to do it in the afternoon."
Li Pei said, "It's not troublesome. It's very convenient to drive. But Wu You's old man, Wang Dalong, doesn't want money no matter what."
Wang Yulan said, "If he doesn't want it, then so be it. We're raising his daughter for him. I'll scold him to death if he asks for money."
Li Pei was stunned. He did not expect his mild-tempered grandmother to say such aggressive words.
Li Mei's phone rang. After answering the call, she said to Li Pei in a low voice, "I'm going to the county. Your aunt's child has a cold and is having a fever. I'm going to take a look. I've been busy all day. Stay here with your grandmother.
Go home and call your Auntie Guangcai to make you something to eat, so that your milk can fill your stomach. "
Li Pei nodded and said, "Don't worry. I'll be fine with Grandma."
The more clothes he threw, the bigger the fire became, and the more smoke there was.
After burning for more than an hour, the fire slowly died down.
Some of the clothes were slowly burnt into a black lump. He used a stick to poke at it and saw a shiny object. He pushed it aside and when it cooled down, he rubbed off the black ash with his hand. It was actually a golden ring that had been roasted until it was soft.
Wang Yulan took it and said, "No wonder we couldn't find it."
Li Pei said, "Some things are harder to find the more you try to find them."
Wang Yulan put the ring back into her pocket and suddenly said indignantly, "Your master didn't give me anything good. He only gave me this lousy ring and I lost it. I always said that I would buy you a new one, but I didn't."
Li Pei found it funny and couldn't help but say, "Grandma, can I give you one tomorrow?"
Wang Yulan said, "Why would I want yours? Sigh, day after day. "
Li Pei asked, "Are you feeling unwell? I'll send you home. "
Wang Yulan said, "It's just that I don't have any strength. Your master is still alive and it doesn't feel much. If he really dies, I'll feel uncomfortable. He used to go out often and would come back at the end of the year. Now, I don't know what to do. "
Li Zhaokun would never come back.
Li Pei said, "Grandma, don't feel too bad. I don't want to see you like this."
Wang Yulan said, "Don't be fooled by your master's usual fierce look. If I die first, he might even be worse than me."
Li Pei suddenly remembered that year in Hong Kong, when his grandmother fainted from a heat stroke and his grandfather cried.
He brought up the past and said with a smile, "That was the first time I saw him cry, and that was the only time I've seen him cry."
Wang Yulan said proudly, "He's stubborn. He won't admit his mistakes and won't listen to reason."
His phone rang. When he saw that it was He Zhou, he said a few words and hung up.
Wang Yulan said, "You guys go and play. I'm exhausted these few days. Don't worry about me."
Li Pei said, "He Zhou was looking for me. He just asked where I was. It's nothing. Grandma, why don't you come with me this time? I'll take you out to relax."
He had been raised by his grandmother, so he naturally knew her well.
Grandpa was gone, and it would be hard for his grandmother to live alone.
He was worried for his grandmother when he thought about it too much.
Wang Yulan said, "I'm not going."
It was very straightforward.
Li Pei said coquettishly, "Your grandson, I, can't eat or drink well outside. If you go, you can even help me cook. Don't you feel bad for your grandson?"
Wang Yulan said, "I'm such a cheapskate. I still have to cook for you. Sigh, hurry up and find a partner. If you have a child, I'll take care of your child. "
Li Pei said, "Then it's settled."
The flame finally went out. No matter how hard he tried, there was no more fire. All that was left was a pile of black ashes that were still smoking.
He opened the car door and let his grandmother get in.
"I'll walk. You drive." Wang Yulan waved her hand, put her hands behind her back, and walked along the path.
Li Pei sat in the car, ready to let his grandmother go first while he watched from behind. After lighting a cigarette, he leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes slightly.
The cigarette burned his hand, so he threw it to the ground. When he opened his eyes, he realized that his grandmother was no longer in front of him. He looked left and right, but there was nothing.
He thought that his grandmother had reached home, so he went to her house first. He looked around the house but didn't see her.
Li Lan asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Li Pei said, "Have you seen Grandma?"
Li Lan shook his head. "No. She's with Auntie at the riverbank. I wanted to go just now, but they didn't let me."
Li Pei didn't say anything. He turned around and went back to his house. There were only Li Ke and Li Yi in his house.
He suddenly panicked.
Li Lan had already noticed that something was wrong with him. He chased after him and patted his shoulder, giving him a fright.
Li Lan asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Pei scratched his head and said, "She came back with Grandma just now and disappeared. Let's look around the farm again. "
Li Lan got on the driveway. "Let's go to the grave."
Li Pei slapped his head and said in annoyance, "Look at this pig brain of mine."
The car left the village and drove towards the graveyard.
The graveyard was surrounded by wheat fields and the car couldn't drive in, so they could only park on the main road.
Li Lan got out of the car and pointed at a stooped figure in the distance. "Is that Grandma?"
Li Pei heaved a sigh of relief and said, "It's her. She's pretty fast. She's already here."
The two of them, each with a cigarette in their hand, slowly walked towards the graveyard.
Just as they were about to get close to the graveyard, they heard a whimper.
The two of them looked at each other.
They were squatting in the wheat field tacitly.
The wheat sprouts barely covered their heads.
The cries gradually grew louder and louder. Slowly, they became hoarse.
Li Lan and Li Pei's eyes couldn't help but moisten.
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