Celestial Masters Alliance

When we returned to Grandma's house, we started to pack our luggage. Grandma came in with my pants that were exposed to the sun and put them on my backpack. She sighed, "I don't know when you will be able to come back after you leave."

After hearing this, I felt uncomfortable in my heart. I took the old lady's withered hand and said, "Soon, I will find a wife and bring her back to you as soon as possible. If you say yes, we will get married. If you say no, we will look for her again."

Zhao Shuang laughed next to him, like a pressure cooker that leaked air.

But the eldest grandma said seriously: "You two, come to my room. I have something to tell you."

I glared at Zhao Shuang, who was holding back a smile and raised his chin to tell me to follow Grandma.

The lights in the grandma's room were a little dim, said to be to avoid irritating the eyes. I was not used to this dim feeling. There are two rattan boxes, one large and one small, on her antique dressing table, like the ones seen in movies of the Republic of China. There were two cloth bags on top of the box, which seemed to be made of satin.

The eldest grandma stood by the dressing table and gently held the box and said, "Mo Mo, this is what your grandma left for you." I stood there blankly, my thoughts a little wandering. The eldest grandma pulled out a stool under the dressing table and sat down with difficulty on the edge of the table. She waved to me, and I moved to her side numbly. The eldest grandma held my sweaty hands and said, "These are the things. , your grandma brought it to me a year ago and gave it to me for safekeeping. She knew her deadline was coming and was afraid that she wouldn't be able to see you, so she asked me to give it to you! There is also a piece of Shuang'er." She patted the other one. A smaller rattan box.

Grandma started arranging funeral arrangements so early. I don’t know what kind of mood she had in anticipation that she would not see me for the last time. I felt uncomfortable in my heart, and my eyes were a little sore and painful. Grandma seemed to sense my sadness and held my finger tightly: "Old man, everyone will leave..." She waved to Zhao Shuang behind me, who moved over to stand side by side with me, Grandma I stretched out my other hand to grab his, put it on the back of my hand, and folded our hands in the palm of my hand: "You are relatives, you must take care of each other at all times, and never be alone, you know?" ?”

Zhao Shuang and I looked at each other and frowned unconsciously, relatives? Zhao Shuang and I have no blood relationship at all. We can only be said to be brothers, not relatives. Is grandma confused? By the way, if the eldest grandma goes to the west, Zhao Shuang will have no friends in this world. Although the eldest grandma has been looking forward to it all day long, she no longer expects Uncle Qiming to come back. She is afraid that Zhao Shuang will be left alone.

"Grandma, I know! I will definitely unite with Zhao Shuang, and we will never let him be alone. No matter where he is, I will definitely go to see him during the holidays." I stretched out my other hand Hands made to swear to heaven.

The eldest grandma looked at me and nodded: "Your words are enough!" Then she looked at Zhao Shuang, as if waiting for him to express his stance.

Zhao Shuang lowered his head slightly, a little embarrassed, and raised his hands like me and swore: "We are brothers for life, and we will support each other as long as we live!"

The grandma held our hands tightly and nodded: "Okay! Okay!" After saying that, she let go of her hand, took off the satin bread from the box, opened the purple one, took a look at it, and handed it to me. He said: "This is what I left for you to get a wife. You must keep it well." I took the heavy cloth bag and looked at it. I was shocked. It was full of jewelry.

"Grandma..." I was about to speak, when Grandma pressed the cloth bag and said, "It's all my dowry when I got married. You are a child of the Zhu family, and it should be passed on to you!" I was stunned for a moment, why is this happening now? Zhao Shuang and I have a Zhu family and a Zhao family. I looked at Zhao Shuang, and he deliberately lowered his eyes as if he didn't see me.

The grandma took the red satin bag and opened it, and pulled out a long string of beads. There were red beads between the green beads. Three single strings of hanging beads were derived from the main string. There was a jade pendant on the other end, which was a bit It looks like the beads worn by officials of the Qing Dynasty, and a bit like Buddhist beads, but I have never seen such complicated Buddhist beads. The eldest grandma handed the bead string in her hand to Zhao Shuang and explained word for word: "This is what your grandfather left, you must keep it well. I can't tell you who he is, you just need to know who he is." Just a person who is upright and kind and not afraid of any difficulties will do."

I don’t understand why the grandma said she was an upright, kind-hearted person who was not afraid of any difficulties. Why did she leave her pregnant grandma and run away, and then find no news? Such people are not even considered men.

Zhao Shuang looked down at the bead string in his hand and was full of doubts. After thinking for a moment, he nodded obediently and said, "I know! Grandma!"

The eldest grandma nodded and pointed to the boxes on the table: "The big one belongs to Mo Mo, and the small one belongs to Shuang'er. You can go back and rest! We have to travel tomorrow! I'm tired too..." She grabbed the table Jiao stood up and moved to sit beside the carved bed, waving to us.

"Then let's go back to the house, grandma!" Zhao Shuang took the lead in picking up the small rattan box and retreated outside the house.

"You have a good rest." I leaned over, picked up the rattan box and chased Zhao Shuang.

Back in the house, I threw the rattan box and bag on the bed and shouted in a low voice: "Wow! This is too generous! I was scared by the grandma! No! I'll give this bag to you. !”

Zhao Shuang put down the rattan box, sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the beads in his hand silently, as if he didn't hear me. I poked him with my elbow, and he suddenly responded impatiently: "Grandma told you to keep it well!"

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, I didn't dare to provoke him anymore. I took the string of beads in his hand and took a closer look. The beads were full, round, and crystal clear. I knew they were valuable at a glance. The jade pendant was as big as the vertical section of an egg and at least a knuckle thick. It had a Bodhisattva delicately carved on it. The workmanship was so fine that you could see every strand of the Bodhisattva's hair. It was so beautiful that I couldn't help but sigh. But this Bodhisattva is neither Tathagata nor Guanyin. Who is he?

"Which Bodhisattva is this?" I held the jade pendant and humbly asked Zhao Shuang for advice.

He took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully before shaking his head.

"Then are these beads or Buddhist beads?"

He shook his head again. I shrugged my shoulders helplessly. Like me, I didn't know anything.

I opened the rattan box my grandma gave me and was dumbfounded when I saw it. It was full of bubble wrap. I couldn't help but laugh. Where did that lovely grandma get all these? Open the bubble wrap, and inside is a large jar painted red inside and out. It is smaller than the jar for pickles, but the shape is different. Zhao Shuang came over to take a look and burst into laughter. I curled my lips and said, "My grandma probably wants me to be thrifty and pickle pickles often!"

Zhao Shuang smiled and put away the beads, then put the small rattan box on the bed and opened it with interest. The box was also stuffed with bubble wrap, layer by layer, very tight. Zhao Shuang opened a ball of bubble wrap. Inside was a small tall white wine glass. It was beautiful in shape, but it was painted red inside and out. It was very weird and impractical. There were seven such bubble wraps in total, and he opened the largest bubble wrap to see that it was a wine flask that matched the wine glass, and was also painted inside and out.

Zhao Shuang and I looked at each other and smiled. I accidentally knocked over my pickle jar. I felt like there was something in it. I raised my eyebrows and said, "Grandma must have left some pickles in it for me!" I opened the lid. There were no pickles in it, but a fine silk tapestry. I pulled it out and unfolded it on the bed, here I go! The brocade is embroidered with hundreds of birds facing the phoenix. The silk is almost transparent. Each bird is rusted with several colors interlaced. The feathers are clearly defined, full of three-dimensionality and vivid. Viewed from different angles, the color of each bird can be seen. His expression changed, as if he would fly out of the tapestry at any time. What's even more surprising is that this is a double-sided embroidery, and its beauty cannot be described by its exquisite craftsmanship.

I put my hand into the bottom of the altar and touched it. There were two balls of bubble wrap inside. When I opened it, I found two palm-sized balls. The green balls were emitting a bright green light. I was so scared that my hands trembled and I screamed softly. Said: "It can't be ore!"