C1590 Tomb Raiding(2)
C1590 Tomb Raiding(2)
"I forgot it on the car." Fann Tao said embarrassingly, "I haven't drunk water all the way here. I'm thirsty."
Lee Huijuan pushed the bottle of water in her hand onto him unhappily and said with some dissatisfaction, " I say, Fann Tao, you used to be a great official and a great figure. But how could you forget such a small matter? Oh, I know, you must have had a secretary running around behind you in the past, right? That's why you never bring a kettle with you. Am I right?"
Fann Tao gulped down two mouthfuls of water and smiled at Lee Huijuan." Yeah, you guessed it. You're really smart. "
"You are the smart one!" Lee Huijuan snatched the kettle back and glared at him. "So you treat me as your secretary, right? I can only help you get the kettle, right?"
"Look at you, where do you think you are going? I really don't think so. It's just that I'm used to having people by my side to accompany me. It's true that I always forget things. " Fann Tao saw that Lee Huijuan was unhappy and wanted to explain. But before he could finish speaking, Lee Huijuan had already turned around and left. She didn't want to hear his explanation at all.
Fann Tao smiled bitterly and shook his head. He already knew that Lee Huijuan had a deep prejudice against him. Therefore, it was common for people to talk like this. He did not need to be angry. If he really wanted to be angry, the anger he had been feeling these days would have made his lungs explode.
He did not know if Lee Huijuan was unhappy in her heart and was angry in her stomach. The footsteps of the mountain climbing became more and more agile. Not long after, the two of them caught up with Fann Binn and the others. They continued to climb towards the top of the mountain. Actually, at first, Fann Binn did not understand why Lian Zhiying's grave was placed on such a high mountain. It was Lee Huijuan who told him. There was a custom here, whose grave was placed higher. The closer one got to the sky, the closer the dead person would be to heaven or God. After death, one can enjoy life, and not go to hell to suffer.
After listening to this theory, Fann Binn couldn't help but laugh. Fine, this dead person went to heaven, this living person must have suffered. It was so tiring to sweep a grave. If Lian Zhiying knew that her daughter came to clean her tomb after twenty years of hard work, what would she think?
Along the narrow mountain path, after a long period of climbing, the closer they got to the top of the mountain, the harder it was to walk. The surrounding woods also became sparser. The sun shone directly on everyone, making them sweat profusely. Exhausted.
"Hold on for a bit longer, we'll be there soon." Lian Zhilan, who was walking at the front, wiped the sweat from her forehead and said towards the bare top of the mountain, "That is, that is Zhiying's tomb."
Fann Binn and the others looked in the direction Lian Zhilan pointed and saw that there were no trees or weeds growing on the top of the mountain. They could vaguely see a piece of land that had been artificially reclaimed. There was only a relatively large grave that was bare. The gray gravestone in front of the cemetery should have been made of granite.
Fann Binn was truly impressed. More than twenty years ago, someone had actually carried a tombstone made of granite up the mountain. How much strength did this require? But thinking about it, he also felt that it was not impossible. The farmers in the past could all carry a burden. There were some things that were as heavy as his own weight. Although this granite tombstone was heavy, it wasn't impossible for two or three people to lift it up to the top of the mountain.
Seeing that they were about to reach their destination, although everyone felt that it was very strenuous, however, they gritted their teeth and quickened their pace. The scorching sun was at the top of the mountain, but because there were no trees to cover the wind, it was very strong. Very soon, everyone felt a cool breeze that they had never felt before. When Fann Binn and the others finally arrived in front of Lian Zhiying and her husband's gravestones, they finally saw the true appearance of the mountain.
This was a cemetery that could not be considered large. It had been placed on this bare mountain for over 20 years. Nearly half of the outer circle had collapsed. The granite stone monument also became somewhat bumpy because of the wind and the sun. Green weeds grew all over the protruding semicircle graveyard. Obviously, it had been a long time since someone had taken care of this tomb.
Lian Zhiying and her husband's photos and names were engraved on the tombstone. And below their names were the names of Tang Yiyi and Tang Nian'er. One was called Xiao Ya, and the other was called Jia Jia. Of course, this was obviously a small name, not their famous names. Perhaps the person who carved the tablet knew that the two girls would be sent away, so he didn't want to engrave their full names on it...
Lian Zhilan swiftly stepped forward and pulled out the incense residue that had already burned to the roots of the tombstone. She also found a few weeds to weave a broom from the side and directly cleaned the soil around the tombstone.
As she swept, she also said, "Zhiying, I am Eldest Sister Zhilan. Wake up. Today, the girls that you have not seen for more than 20 years have come to see you. Look at your baby girl. She has grown up and is as beautiful as a flower. You should also be happy. You and your husband are having a good time over there, right? We're all fine here, and so is our home. Oh right, your fourth sister has it again. She gave birth to a fat kid. Sigh, she finally fulfilled her dream of having a child. Getting a child at forty years old, it's not easy... "
He listened to Lian Zhilan talking to the tombstone. To be more precise, he was talking to the dead people in the cemetery. Fann Binn felt his heart was heavy. Not only him, but also the Tang family sisters beside him lowered their heads and helped Lian Zhilan tidy up her parents' gravestone. Fann Tao and Lee Huijuan had almost finished resting. They started to take out the incense sticks and paper money they had prepared. They started burning them in front of the gravestone.
Lee Huijuan looked at the black and white photo of Lian Zhiying on the tombstone in front of her and said emotionally. " Zhiying, I have come to see you... Seeing this photo of you, I instantly thought of a lot of our past. It has been more than 20 years since we last met. We are forever separated. But my heart has never let you go. Your two daughters have been found and adopted by Master Tang in the county. They are very beautiful. "
" Let me tell you one more thing, your daughter has already become my son's fiancée, I don't know if you'll agree or not, hehe... But I really like them, so I'll make the decision for you. Your brothers and sisters have a hard time living, so I'll help them in the future. Live well in the sky, don't worry about what's happening here."
"Alright, Huijuan. Let's pay our respects to Zhiying and her husband." Fann Tao saw that Lee Huijuan was getting more and more sad as she spoke and could not help but interrupt her. He handed the three incense sticks that were lit to her and passed the other incense sticks to Fann Binn and the others.
After Lian Zhilan lit the candle, everyone bowed deeply to the tombstone three times. Tang Yiyi and Tang Nian'er's eyes were slightly red and looked rather sad. That's right, she was actually adopted since she was young. And her biological parents had already passed away. This kind of thing would not be good for anyone. Moreover, this was the first time he was facing his biological parents, so it was inevitable that he would feel sad. It would be abnormal if he was still smiling.
The process of sweeping the tomb was actually very simple. Clean up the tomb. After lighting the candle, bowing and putting on the incense, then he started to burn paper money. According to the rules of the H Country, even dead people had to use money in another world. However, the money in this world couldn't be taken away, so they could only send it to them by burning it. Very quickly, the thick stack of paper money they brought was burned to the point that only black paper ashes were left.
After resting for a while, Fann Tao saw that Lee Huijuan's mood was not very good. He could not help but ask Fann Binn, "Did everyone rest well? If we have rested enough, we can go back. It's getting late. We can still have lunch when we get back."
Of course, Fann Binn had no objections. He turned to look at the Tang family sisters beside him. He found that their emotions had calmed down. It seemed that although the people buried here were their biological parents, Lian Zhiying and her husband had passed away too early after all. As a result, they did not have any feelings for the Tang family sisters at all, leaving them with no impression at all. So they wouldn't be overly sad, let alone not being able to come back to life after dying. They could only accept this fact.
Under Fann Tao's call, everyone started to return the way they came. They took advantage of the time and rushed back to Tianping Village's Lian family to have lunch. As the saying went, it was easy to go up and down the hill. The speed at which they went down the hill was more than half as fast as when they went up the hill. Moreover, since they didn't need to climb, it wasn't strenuous at all. Very soon, they arrived at the halfway point of the hill.
"Fann Tao, if Huijuan is still alive, then... Seeing such beautiful and outstanding daughters, how happy would she be in her heart... " Lee Huijuan could not help but sigh with Fann Tao as she walked. " If I had pulled her to stay in the village for one more night, perhaps she wouldn't have had an accident. It's really hard to predict the future... "
"Yeah, you also said that the affairs of the world are hard to predict, so don't think too much. The dead have passed, so we should also express our condolences and not fall too deeply into it. Huijuan, I know your feelings for Zhiying, but a dead person cannot be revived. More than twenty years have passed, it is useless to think about those things." Fann Tao was worried that Lee Huijuan would sink into the memories of the past because of today's tomb sweep, so he could not help but enlighten her.
Lee Huijuan did not seem to be in a good mood. She just nodded and did not answer. At this moment, she suddenly heard a slight sound from the bushes beside the mountain road. She couldn't help but turn her head and glance to the side, but it was fine if she didn't look. With one look, she instantly froze on the spot!
"What's wrong?" Fann Tao walked a few steps down and suddenly realized that Lee Huijuan was not leaving. He turned his head and said in confusion, "Hurry up and leave Huijuan. Fann Binn and the others are getting further and further away from us."
"Fann Tao..." Lee Huijuan's voice was trembling. With a face full of fear, she suddenly ran towards him and shouted, "I have a snake by my side! Run, Fann Tao!"
"Snake?" Fann Tao immediately reacted when he heard that and shouted anxiously, "Huijuan, don't move, don't move!!"
Unfortunately, he shouted too late. Lee Huijuan's body was already running towards him. At this time, a large green snake that had just swam out of the bushes seemed to have caught sight of its target. It immediately rushed towards Lee Huijuan and swam at an extremely fast speed!
Fann Tao was very anxious. He knew that Lee Huijuan's movement had already attracted the attention of the huge snake that was spitting out red letters. At this time, he did not care much and turned around to pounce towards Lee Huijuan!
A strange scene appeared in Lee Huijuan's eyes. The huge snake behind was getting closer and closer to him, and the Fann Tao in front of her was getting closer and closer to him. As for her, it was as if she was being pincered from both sides. She did not wait for her to react too much. The snake and Fann Tao pounced at her almost at the same time!