Chapter 13 11.Granny Lee's Funeral

Granny Li left Duan Xiaomu in the spring when she was 14 years old, suffering from terminal lung cancer.After knowing her illness, she added a curtain in the middle of the room, and she and Duan Xiaomu slept separately.She herself always draws the curtain tightly, and does not allow Duan Xiaomu to enter.Duan Xiaomu was restless due to the loud coughing and groaning against the pain.In addition, she also asked Duan Xiaomu weird questions: "Xiao Mu, how tall do you think you can grow in the future?" Duan Xiaomu shook his head in confusion: "I don't know." But Granny Li stubbornly wanted to ask an answer like a child: "How do you estimate?"

Duan Xiaomu looked down at her shrunken right leg because she couldn't walk, and she thought that she must not be able to grow very tall. "1.60 meters, maybe." She said the figure that she had estimated in a random way. Granny Li nodded, walked back to the world inside her curtain, and drew the curtain tightly again. She didn't tell Duan Xiaomu her secret until the night Granny Li passed away—she made a cheongsam for Duan Xiaomu to wear when she got married.The fine purple satin is embroidered with dark blue roses. It has a stand-up collar and no sleeves. The cheongsam is trimmed with a half-centimeter white border around it. It fits a figure of 1.60 meters.Granny Li handed the cheongsam to Duan Xiaomu, as well as a bible on pale yellow paper.

Granny Li asked Duan Xiaomu in an extremely weak tone: "Xiao Mu, how much money have we saved in the drawer, is it enough for your treatment?" Duan Xiaomu raised her lowered head suddenly, a flustered expression appeared on her crying face, she didn't know how to explain to the dying Granny Li about the little money left in the drawer.She said nothing. Granny Li coughed violently, but she still kept talking: "Xiao Mu, open the drawer and show me, let's count." Duan Xiaomu really panicked, she couldn't open the drawer for a long time.But Duan Xiaomu felt that she should be honest with Granny Li. She has always been honest, and it should be even more so at the last moment. This is what Granny Li told her when she took Duan Xiaomu to church for the first time. This is what every Christian The most obvious truths that everyone understands.She thought she had to confess the truth to Granny Li, otherwise Granny Li would not feel at ease in heaven.So she moved over slowly and opened the drawer.She sorted out the money bit by bit and put it in her hand.In the end, she took all the money and returned to Granny Li's bed.Granny Li watched Duan Xiaomu counting the money anxiously, her voice became smaller and smaller.

The money is only one-tenth as much as Granny Li imagined.Granny Li's face became even paler, and she tried her best not to get angry.She asked in a calm voice: "Xiao Mu, where did you take the money?" "I took it to redeem Xiaojiezi. He, he is always detained by bad guys." Duan Xiaomu was telling the truth. She called those who made things difficult for Xiaojiezi bad guys. Obviously, in her heart, Xiaojiezi and those people Bad guys are not of the same kind. Granny Li's face was cold gray, her thin fingers were trembling, and she tried to reach forward until she grabbed Duan Xiaomu's hand.She did not speak again.As if at this last dying moment, she felt very strongly that this boy named Xiaojiezi was destined to be a hurdle and injury that Duan Xiaomu could never avoid in his life.Her poor child, Xiao Mu, is destined to be entangled with that dirty boy.She prayed devoutly to God with her last breath of strength, so that Duan Xiaomu's future life would be separated from Xiaojiezi, and Xiaojiezi would be far away from Duan Xiaomu's life.Then Granny Li closed her eyes with a bitter smile.

Granny Li told Duan Xiaomu a long time ago that she wanted Duan Xiaomu not to feel sad about her death, because it was God's call to her, and she would be able to live in heaven with God.However, Duan Xiaomu never thought that Granny Li left this world with a painful heart and deep regret.It was she who hurt Granny Li, which will never be forgiven.For many years, when Granny Li's memorial day came, Duan Xiaomu always knelt in front of God in the church for a long time to repent, pray, and bless Granny Li in heaven. Granny Li spent her last days making that absolutely beautiful cheongsam for Duan Xiaomu. She didn't even make clothes for her funeral.The clothes Granny Li wore at the funeral were made by Duan Xiaomu overnight.Black with embroidered flowers with white topstitching.

When Ji Yan heard the news of Granny Li's death, she hurried back to Licheng, and took care of Granny Li's funeral with Duan Xiaomu. Grandma Li's funeral was very simple.On the day of the cremation, there were only Duan Xiaomu and Ji Yan. Aunt Ruru married to another province a few years ago. She has never heard from her since and never came back.Duan Xiaomu wanted to call Granny Li's other family members, but the original phone number had been changed, and those family members disappeared.It was only then that Duan Xiaomu realized that for so many years, since Aunt Ruru married away, no family members of Granny Li have come to see her in the hut.In their eyes, this old lady who is devoted to the god who does not exist in the sky all day long must be mentally abnormal.But Granny Li is a very independent person even when she gets old. She doesn't expect them to take care of her extravagantly, and she never uses their money.So they alienated Granny Li with peace of mind.

Ji Yan and Duan Xiaomu sent Granny Li to the crematorium.Granny Li was wearing simple black clothes, covered with a large white cotton cloth.A striking cross was embroidered on the cotton.It was sewn by Duan Xiaomu himself, and it fit tightly against Granny Li's heart. It happened that some bureau chief died that day, and mourners, cars, and colorful wreaths blocked the entrance of the crematorium.People lined up for a long farewell ceremony.Duan Xiaomu saw the deceased who had put on makeup and was surrounded by flowers lying in a luxurious glass cover.From the situation in front of him, Duan Xiaomu could imagine the scenery of the deceased.Ji Yan pushed Granny Li's trolley, and Duan Xiaomu followed closely behind. They passed through the crowd waiting at the door to see the chief off, and quickly sent Granny Li to the cremation place.Duan Xiaomu read a passage in the Bible about seeing off the dead, and then watched in silence as Granny Li was sent in forever.They were very quiet and never disturbed the dead or burned wreaths.

May she reach heaven quietly and smoothly. After the funeral, Duan Xiaomu and Ji Yan walked to the gate of the crematorium and saw many people rushing out of the funeral for the director. They were still full of sorrow just now, but now they were talking and laughing with each other, walking briskly, getting into their respective cars and speeding and go. Many people live in the world, and they all have different ways of living. So, what will they be like when they get there? Duan Xiaomu and Ji Yan left the crematorium silently. They sat down to eat in a small restaurant.Ji Yan suddenly found that Duan Xiaomu, who was eating with his head down, was already full of tears.Ji Yan gave her a handkerchief and asked her if she was still sad about Granny Li's departure.Duan Xiaomu nodded, then shook his head again.Not quite, she said.Then she told Ji Yan that she used the money to redeem Xiaojiezi without telling Granny Li.She still called the person who detained Xiao Jiezi a "bad guy", and she still stood on Xiao Jiezi's standpoint, looking willing.Ji Yan noticed that when Duan Xiaomu mentioned Xiaojiezi, his eyes would glow and his face would turn red.He faintly noticed something.But he didn't ask Duan Xiaomu, at the moment he was more concerned about Duan Xiaomu's heart disease.

"You tell me how much money you need for your heart surgery." Ji Yan asked anxiously. For 14-year-old Duan Xiaomu, surgery is imminent. "Ji Yan, don't worry about it." Duan Xiaomu knew that Ji Yan wanted to raise money for her surgery, so of course she refused. "Tell me quickly, your surgery can no longer be delayed." Duan Xiaomu shook his head and said stubbornly: "Ji Yan, even if you raise money for me, I won't have surgery. The biggest problem is not money, unless, unless you help me find Du Wanwan first." Ji Yan thought it was ridiculous. He couldn't think of any relationship between Du Wanwan and Duan Xiaomu's heart surgery.

"Xiao Mu, don't be unreasonable. What does the operation have to do with Du Wanwan?" "It's related. Do you know? I asked the doctor, and he said that even with the anesthesia, the operation would still be very painful. I must ask Du Wanwan's consent. I can't domineeringly let her know She also bears my pain." Over the years, Ji Yan had heard Duan Xiaomu talk about how her and Du Wanwan's bodies were connected like conjoined twins, and he gradually believed in this statement.But at this moment, Duan Xiaomu refused the operation for this reason, which still made him feel incomprehensible.

However, Duan Xiaomu has always insisted on her own statement, and Ji Yan has never found Du Wanwan.Duan Xiaomu finally missed her surgery age, she can only continue to grow up with her heart disease.