The Queen of Flowers in Space

Chapter 111: Tomb Sweeping (2)
"Grandma Qiu, it's me, Danyun. The niece of Xiang's family, the head of the village. I used to beg for peas from you, do you remember?" Zhang Danyun smiled and came forward, squatting down, and pulling the old lady's hand hand.

Hearing what she said, the old lady sat up straight, looked away for a long while, and then giggled, "It's you naughty little girl, sit down and enjoy the fire. It's very cold outside, come back Is it freezing on the road?"

"No, we took a taxi directly from the urban area and didn't transfer to the county seat." Zhang Danyun sat next to the old lady, and the village chief also pulled Qiu Tianzhi to sit around the stove.

The stoves in rural areas of mountain cities are usually in the main room, with a square fence surrounded by a few regular stones, and then the fire is lit on the bare ground. After the firewood is burned, the ashes are left inside, which is convenient for continuing to light the fire in the future.

Zhang Danyun remembers that when her parents were still there, she would often cook sweet potatoes in the stove with her grandmother.Dig a hole in the cold ash, spread a layer of hot ash on it, put the sweet potatoes in, cover with a layer of hot ash, and then cover with a layer of cold ash, within half an hour, the fragrant sweet potatoes will be Ripe and not mushy.

The old man exchanged warm greetings with Zhang Danyun for a while, then got up and busily picked vegetables for cooking.The village chief's grandfather has three sons in total, all of whom are working outside. The two old men are companions of each other, but they are clean.

At night, lying on the old wooden canopy bed covered with thick straw and cotton wool, smelling the clean smell on the quilt, all the good memories of the past are in my mind.

The night passed quietly like this, Zhang Danyun opened her eyes before dawn.In the yard, the village chief's grandfather and grandma Qiu had already gotten up to make breakfast.There was a piercing sound in the ear from time to time, and the sound of cold water being mixed into the hot pot made it seem that this cold morning was extremely lively.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Opening the door, he saw Qiu Tianzhi's straight figure, and smiled at him naturally.

"Well, it's pretty good. Hurry up and wash up. Grandma Qiu made white porridge, which is very fragrant." Qiu Tianzhi nodded, with no sleepiness in his brows and eyes, and a relaxed expression on his face.

"I thought it would be a little difficult for you to adapt." After all, compared with Green City, Mountain City is much damper and colder.Moreover, rural houses always have vicious defects.

Qiu Tianzhi smiled, scratched her nose, and said in a hoarse voice, "I underestimated me. I was a soldier before. What kind of places have I never been to? Let alone a clean and warm bed, it's just a bed full of snakes, ants and insects. In the deep mountains and old forests where people crawl on the ground, it is also possible to spend a night lying motionless on the stomach.”

The regret in the words was obvious, Zhang Danyun squeezed the towel in her hand, looked up at him, "It's so hard, why do you still want to be a soldier so much?"

Qiu Tianzhi gave her a smile, touched the top of her head, and stopped talking.

"Girl, breakfast is ready, hurry up and eat!" The village chief's grandfather stood at the door of the kitchen and called them both loudly.Zhang Danyun didn't hesitate, just hung up the towel and went to eat.

Grandma and Sister Qiangwei's graves are on the southernmost hillside of the village, walking on the winding path, the trousers are wet by the dew on the weeds on the side of the road, and the footsteps become a little heavy.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Danyun stood in front of two mounds completely covered by weeds, silent.After a long while, she knelt down on the ground and started rambling in a low voice, "Grandma, Sister Qiangwei, Danyun, I came back to see you. Time flies, I graduated from university in a flash, and I have been working for more than a year. You guys Look, have I changed a lot? The big black frame has been removed, my hair has grown longer, and I look better, right? Grandma, you always say that I am cold and don’t like to make friends, and worry that I won’t be able to marry in the future, but you Look, today, I brought your grandson and son-in-law back to see you!"

Qiu Tianzhi stroked the top of Zhang Danyun's head, and then knelt down in front of the grave, "Grandma, I am Qiu Tianzhi, Danyun's boyfriend. When we met for the first time, I brought your favorite fruit. You Don't worry, I will love Danyun and take care of Danyun."

While solemnly making a promise to the quiet earth bag, he took out the prepared bananas, put them on a clean plate, and enshrined them in front of the grave.

"Grandma, look, I found you a good-looking and considerate grandson-in-law. You used to covet those actors in idol dramas and said you hoped to have such a grandson-in-law. Tian Zhi is even better than them, Are you satisfied?" Wiping the tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes, Zhang Danyun said while laughing.

"Grandma will definitely be satisfied." Qiu Tianzhi embraced Zhang Danyun, and said with certainty.Zhang Danyun turned her head to look at him angrily, tugged on his sleeve, and wiped the tears and snot from her face.

"Grandma, I'm doing well now. I opened a flower shop in Green City, and I'm planning to make a home there. From now on, I will come back to see you every year."

After three kowtows, Zhang Danyun stood up and offered three sticks of incense to grandma.Then he turned around and looked at another tomb next to him, walked over, burned three sticks of incense, and placed offerings.

"Sister Qiangwei, I miss you. And you, do you miss me too? I saw that person again in Green City, and he is in great pain now... I think, I don't hate him that much anymore, how about you? Hehe, Obviously I asked too much, you have always been tolerant to him. However, I still didn't tell him where you are. It can be regarded as the final punishment, about the fact that he forgot you for six years. "

Squatting in front of the grave, looking at the rolling green hills in the distance, Zhang Danyun had a sad tone, but she smiled mischievously at the end.

Then stood up with relief, looked at Qiu Tianzhi, "Come and help me take care of these weeds, don't let them occupy the place of grandma and sister Qiangwei."

"When I went up the mountain, I asked the village chief for a sickle." Qiu Tianzhi took out a sickle from his back that farm women often use to mow grass. The back of the knife was curved, and it was quite small and cute.

Zhang Danyun blinked, Qiu Tianzhi, who was tall and burly, with a stern temperament, and a small scythe seemed a bit out of tune.

The weeding work is done very quickly.In less than half an hour, the grass on the two grave mounds was completely cleared, revealing the moss-covered stones inside.

"Hey, grandma, Sister Qiangwei, I have to go and see you next year. If you miss me, entrust me with a dream, and I will know."

"Danyun, let's go." Qiu Tianzhi quietly waited for her to say goodbye before reaching out to her and calling softly.Zhang Danyun raised her hand, put it in Qiu Tianzhi's palm, turned her head reluctantly, showed a warm smile, and then walked away slowly.

Twenty or ten minutes later, Zhang Danyun and Qiu Tianzhi could no longer be seen. In front of the cold grave, four or five men surrounded a blond man and stood quietly.

The blond man reached out and stroked the tombstone in front of the small grave, his eyes were moist, "Qiangwei, I'm Ari, I'm here to see you."

(End of this chapter)