Chapter 12: The Strange Ancient Book
The old house of the Yiyi family is in a small village not far from the city. Yiyi and Grandma Han came back by taxi. After paying for the car, Yiyi was ready to help Grandma Han down.
The driver's heart is very good: "Girl, are you going alone?" I'll help you. ”
Yiyi smiled: "Thank you, I'll be fine alone." ”
"Then slow down."
Yiyi nodded.
Grandma Han looked at the driver and said, "Master, we will come out in about half an hour." You can wait for us here if you wish. ”
There was no one to take a taxi at all, and the driver was going to go back empty. "Yes, I'm not in a hurry, old man, you slow down." Today's car rental came out.
Grandma Han nodded: "Yiyi, let's go in." ”
"Okay."
The houses in the village are all brick and stone structures, and only the Yiyi family has a civil structure. It looks small and old.
After opening the door and entering, Yiyi helped Grandma Han to the stone table in the courtyard: "Grandma, you take a rest here first, and I'll open the door for ventilation." ”
Grandma Han nodded.
After opening all the doors and windows, Yiyi came back and sat on the stone pier beside Grandma Han: "It hasn't broken after so many years of not being inhabited." Grandma, our house is really strong. ”
Grandma Han looked at the house in front of her and said, "This house was built by your grandfather's grandfather." According to your grandfather, this house can only be used for a hundred years. ”
Yiyi repeated in surprise: "Grandpa's grandfather? Then this house ......."
Grandma Han nodded: "This house has been built for almost two hundred years. ”
Yiyi looked back at her house carefully: "Grandma, you can't be mistaken, right?" ”
Grandma Han smiled: "This is what your grandfather told me personally." In order to avoid disaster, your grandfather's grandfather brought his family here. At that time, it was still very remote, and there were basically no people coming. Your grandfather's grandfather had a high attainment in architecture, and he built this house with people. The materials are the best and strong. Alright, let's go inside. ”
"Let's wait a little longer, I just opened the door and window."
Grandma Han smiled: "It's okay, let's go in." Even if you don't live in it for twenty or thirty years, this house won't smell musty. ”
"Really? That...... I'll go check it out first, and if it's really okay, I'll help you in. ”
Grandma Han nodded.
After a while, Yiyi came out of the house: "Grandma, it's really like what you said. ”
After entering the house, Yiyi helped Grandma Han to the kang. Grandma Han looked up at the beam above: "Find a stick with a little longer." ”
"How long?"
"Just be able to get to the beam."
After a while, Yiyi came in with a stick: "Grandma, can you see this?" ”
Grandma Han looked at it: "Yes, Yiyi, you are optimistic." ”
Yiyi nodded.
Grandma Han took the stick and tapped the beam a few times before the beam turned around.
Yiyi's eyes widened in surprise.
Grandma Han asked, "How many clicks did I click just now?" ”
"Six."
"Do you remember where the point is?"
Yiyi nodded.
Grandma Han handed the stick to Yiyi: "Click it backwards according to the position just now." ”
"Okay." Yiyi thought that the beam would turn back again, but she didn't expect the beam to crack in the middle. Yiyi screamed in surprise.
Fifteen or sixteen small golden squares were embedded in the cracked beams, each about the size of Yiyi's hand.
Yiyi jokingly asked, "Grandma, it can't be gold, right?" ”
Grandma Han nodded. "That was the life-saving money left by your grandfather's grandfather to his children and grandchildren, it turned out to be twenty-five yuan, and in those years, your grandfather couldn't get by, so he took some to exchange for food. Your grandfather wanted to make it up, but he never made it up. ”
Grandma Han took Yiyi's hand and said, "In the future, these gold nuggets will be yours." Remember, don't move until you have to. ”
Yiyi nodded.
Grandma Han clicked a few times on the crack, and the beam closed.
"Grandma, grandpa's great-grandfather is really good at finding a place, and he actually hid his gold in such a conspicuous place."
Grandma Han nodded: "Let's go, we should go back." ”
"Hmm."
Yiyi helped Grandma Han to the side of the stone bench: "Grandma, you sit here first, I'll go close the doors and windows." ”
Grandma Han nodded.
As soon as Yiyi walked to the door of the side room, Grandma Han said, "Yiyi, grandma wants to go in and have a look." The side room is the room of Yiyi's parents: "I will never see it again." ”
"Grandma, you're going to be fine."
Grandma Han smiled: "Help Grandma in." ”
"Okay."
After Yiyi's parents disappeared, Grandma Han often hid in their room alone and cried. In order not to let Grandma Han touch the scene, Grandpa Han took Grandma Han and Yiyi to move.
Everything in the room is still the same as it was, and when Grandma Han is well, she will come back every two months to clean it.
After sitting down, Grandma Han reached out and touched the table next to her: "It's all dusty." Yiyi, bring the rag to grandma. ”
Yiyi can let Grandma Han do it: "Grandma, you sit, I'll come." ”
"Clean up, your mom and dad love to be clean."
"Okay."
Yiyi was afraid that Grandma Han's body would not be able to stand it, so she finished cleaning the house as quickly as possible: "Grandma, let's go." ”
Grandma Han pointed to the bookshelf and said, "The books on the shelves haven't been wiped yet." ”
"Okay." In a few minutes, Yiyi wiped all the books.
As soon as Yiyi was about to put the rag in her hand back, Grandma Han said, "Wipe it on the top too." ”
"Okay." Yiyi moved a stool over.
"Be careful."
"Hmm."
As soon as he went up, Yiyi sighed.
Grandma Han asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"How come there is a book here?" After holding the book in her hand, Yiyi was even more surprised: "Grandma, this book is made of skin. ”
"Hmm."
"This can't be an ancient book, right?"
"I don't know, it's full of pictures, not a word."
Yiyi looked at it carefully: "Even the binding rope is leather." It should be an ancient book. How could my parents put such an ancient book here? ”
"It probably won't work."
"Really?"
Yiyi flipped through a few photos: "These pictures look quite strange. Grandma, I want to take it back. May I? ”
"Take it if you want."
After wiping it, Yiyi found a piece of paper and wrapped the ancient book: "Grandma, let's go." ”
Grandma Han looked at the things in the room nostalgically: "Let's go." ”
After returning to the hospital, Grandma Han urged Yiyi to go back.
"Grandma, I'll stay with you for a while."
Grandma Han touched Yiyi's face: "Grandma doesn't need you to accompany her, go back." ”
Yi Yi said coquettishly: "Grandma, I'm tired, can you let me rest and rest before leaving?" ”
Grandma Han glared at Yiyi: "Don't play tricks." Yiyi pouted and stood up: "Okay." Then I'm leaving. ”
"Hmm."
As soon as Yiyi turned around, she saw Mu Qingyun.
Mu Qingyun nodded on Yiyi's mouth: "Don't pout, from tomorrow onwards, you can accompany grandma all the time." ”