Dreaming of 1988, I have the ability to see ghosts and ghosts

"In the future, drink less alcohol. The little devil is misleading people, and he specifically targets those whose consciousness is a little distracted. Fortunately, it is the dry season and the water is not deep, otherwise who knows what the consequences will be."

Grandma comforted her.

Tang Minghua shuddered all over and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Aunt Xu, I understand. I will pay attention to it next time."

He said to his grandmother embarrassedly.

"Little girl, let me help you pick out a section, and you help me push the bike."

He turned around and saw that I was having a hard time picking up the items, so he smiled and said.

"Okay! Thank you, Uncle Tang."

I looked at my grandmother and she nodded. I put down the bucket and took the 28-inch bicycle from his hand.

In this way, he accompanied us for most of the way, and only when we reached the fork in the road where his house came did he return the bucket to me, and I picked it up again.

"Aunt Xu, take care. Thank you for today!"

He thanked us as he left.

"You're welcome, you helped us too!"

Grandma waved at him politely.

He rode his 28-inch bicycle home.

"Grandma, does the ghost confuse people and only pick those who are distracted?"

I asked my grandmother after Tang Minghua left.

"Of course, so when you walk at night, you must concentrate and not think about sleeping. People who have drunk alcohol will be even more confused and most likely to be trapped by ghosts." said grandma.

We came to the town and sold the fish. My grandma bought me a lot of school supplies and two sets of clothes, one set for summer and one set for autumn.

After my repeated requests, grandma also bought a set of summer clothes.

My grandma and I were walking home carrying empty buckets. Today, my grandma spent 20 cents to buy two popsicles for the first time ever. We ate them while chatting.

Suddenly, there was a tinkling sound of a bicycle bell from behind.

My grandmother and I looked back and found that it was Village Chief Du. I had already gotten off the bicycle and he greeted us enthusiastically.

"Aunt Xu, is that you? Are you back from selling fish in town again?"

Village Chief Du said with a smile.

"Yes, Village Chief Du, you just came back from town too?" asked grandma.

"Yeah, I went to town to make a phone call, eh!"

After saying this, Village Chief Du sighed.

"What's wrong?" asked grandma.

"Li Yuangui died last night. I called her two daughters, Li Jinmei and Li Jinhua, and asked them to come back for the funeral," said Village Chief Du.

"he died?"

My grandmother and I were both filled with sorrow.

"I don't know what sin I committed. I just drank all day and died from drinking."

Village chief Du looked as if he was disappointed with his friend.

"Forget it. Everyone has their own destiny. This is his fate. Just consider it as atonement."

Grandma looked gloomy.

Village Chief Du's expression tightened and he looked at my grandmother with wide eyes in confusion.

"By the way, how is Xiaobao? He has been in the temple for a year." Grandma asked again.

"Oh, Xiaobao is doing well. I went to the city to do some work earlier this year and took a look. He is doing well, much better than when he was at home. He has grown taller and fatter. The abbot said that he is very sincere in his practice of Taoism."

Village Chief Du replied.

"That's good, that's good"

Grandma and I were very pleased.

"Then Aunt Xu, you and Feng'er, please go slowly. I have to go back first. I also need to find someone to help with Li Yuangui's funeral."

After saying this, Village Chief Du rode away on his 28-inch bicycle.

Just like that, because I was promoted from primary school to junior high school, I had no holiday homework and spent a happy summer vacation with my grandma.

Thanks to Xiao Hei's help, my grandma and I came home with a full load every day during the summer vacation and made a lot of money from selling fish.

On the day before school started, my grandma went to town to buy a lot of vegetables and cooked a table full of my favorite dishes in the evening. She also asked me to call Wang Erming to come and eat with us.

"Erming! You are in the third grade now. Feng'er has gone to middle school. You should help her and don't let other students bully her."

During the meal, grandma gave Wang Erming some instructions.

"Grandma Xu, don't worry. I will take care of her even if you don't tell me. As long as I am here, I will beat anyone who dares to bully Feng'er until he is left with a broken tooth."

After saying this, Wang Erming raised his strong arms.

"Brother Erming, please save your energy. I am a girl. Even if someone bullies me, it is not your turn to teach them a lesson. It is impossible for a classmate to hit me, right?"

I said and chuckled.

“That’s not necessarily true. There are also girls fighting in our school,” said Wang Erming.

"Really!"

"What's so strange about that? Fights between girls happen, although not often. Some tough girls even fight with boys directly."

Wang Erming said while eating.

"I don't want to fight with anyone. It's too much trouble!"

I'm full, so I put down my bowl and chopsticks.

After discussing with Wang Erming, we will walk to school together to report tomorrow morning.

My grandma originally wanted to send me off, but I refused. It would take an hour to walk to Sanxiang Middle School, and two hours round trip, and I didn’t want to tire her out.

After Wang Erming left, my grandmother packed up and sat at the door to enjoy the cool air.

Although it is already the end of August, the weather is still very hot. My grandma is reluctant to use the electric fan, so she has wiped it clean and put it away. I am fanning myself with a cattail leaf fan to drive away the mosquitoes.

Grandma came into the room, took something out and put it in my hand and said.

"Feng'er, this is the bead you were born with. I made it into a pendant with silver edges and a silver chain. You should carry it with you from now on. It will keep you safe."

"Did you bring it with you in the womb?"

I asked in confusion, and grasped the key point of my grandma's words.

"Yes, it is what you brought with you from the womb."

Grandma answered me very affirmatively.

I took it from my grandmother and looked at it carefully.

This is a crystal clear round bead, gleaming faintly in the night. It is about 16 mm in diameter, about the size of two broad beans combined.

It was bordered with silver, with only a part in the middle exposed, and hung with a thick silver chain.

My grandma put it on me carefully. The moment I put on the bead, I felt a warm current spreading across my chest, and a hint of warmth surrounded my chest.

I was very curious and asked again:

"Grandma, is this bead really something I brought out of my mother's womb?"

So my grandmother told me what happened in the year I was born.

It turned out that my father and mother had not been pregnant for three years after their marriage. My grandfather passed away when my father was 15 years old. My father was not introduced to my mother until he was 24 years old.

In that era, most girls got married at the age of 21 or , so she was considered late in marriage at the age of .

My mother was also a person with a miserable life. Both her parents passed away when she was 10 years old. She had an older sister and an older brother, and was raised by her grandmother.

Because her family was poor, she had never been to school, and because she had to help her older brothers and sisters take care of their children at home, she didn’t marry my father until she was 21 years old.

After getting married, she had a good relationship with my father, and her grandmother was also good to her, so her life was pretty good.

I haven't gotten pregnant for three years, but my grandma and dad didn't say anything. But people in the village still pointed fingers at me.

There was no such thing as prenatal check-up in that era, so my mother was very anxious and looked worried all day long.