Siheyuan: All the birds want to die, I enjoy happiness

After Xiang Xiaobei got the incense, he picked candles of different colors. He didn't know which one his mother needed, so he just took them all. After all, candles are not only used during sacrifices, but also during power outages. The main reason is that the voltage these days is not as stable as it will be in the future, and the power supply is not very stable. As for power outages, they are common. Sometimes the power outage can last for several days, but even if the power is out for several days, it doesn't have a big impact on everyone. In most people's homes, there is nothing else that can be used except a few light bulbs. Heating is either by burning a kang or coal. When there is no electricity, they don't light candles but kerosene lamps. Anyway, light bulbs these days are not much brighter than kerosene lamps, and they are much more expensive.

You have to know that even in later generations, rural areas often have power outages, let alone at this time, so almost every family will prepare some candles in case of power outages. Of course, you don’t have to light candles every time there is a power outage, unless you really need to, otherwise it’s really unnecessary. In this day and age, it’s still the same old saying, in this day and age, every bit you can save is a bit.

When Xiang Xiaobei bought these things and walked out, Su Weiguo saw that he was holding candles and incense, and he didn't think it was strange. After all, this was a state-owned store. He didn't believe that Xiang Xiaobei had made the meeting here. Besides, what could he do in such a short time?

After he saw Xiang Xiaobei coming out, he quickly hid aside, and then he followed him until he saw Xiang Xiaobei really walking towards the courtyard.

When he arrived at the entrance of the courtyard alley, he saw Xiang Xiaobei returning to the courtyard. He breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Xiang Xiaobei was really just buying some things. Su Weiguo simply walked home as well. It was almost time for dinner, so there was no need to go out for a walk.

After returning home, Xiang Xiaobei quickly locked the door, burned incense, lit candles, and knelt down devoutly to kowtow three times to the deaf old lady's portrait. Every time he kowtowed, he prayed that his mother would appear when he looked up.

But what was the result? The result was that every time he looked up, he was disappointed. That was because his mother was not there at all. Xiang Xiaobei just knelt on the ground and murmured, "Mom... Where are you, Mom?"

But how could anyone, or rather a ghost, respond to him? Even after the two candles and the incense had burned out, Xiang Xiaobei still hadn't waited for his mother, but how could he believe it? He lit the candles and incense again, repeating the actions he had just done. But all this was in vain, after all, the deaf old lady had completely disappeared from this world.

Meanwhile, Su Xingchen was still in a dream, but it was not a good dream but a real nightmare. In the dream, Su Xingchen and Uncle Jiu were catching zombies in Renjia Town, but he was the first one to be caught and turned into a zombie by Master Ren. It was nothing, the key was that he was still conscious, and Uncle Jiu and his friends caught and beat him up. In order to save his life, Su Xingchen could only resist and run away, but the more he resisted, the more he was beaten, and the more he was beaten, the more he resisted...

Su Xingchen didn't wake up until Liu Lihua knocked on the door and asked him to get up quickly and prepare for dinner. When he woke up, he found that he was already sweating all over. He didn't care about anything else and quickly went into the space to take a shower for a few minutes.