ghost craftsman

Chapter 13
I stopped, glanced at Wei Dezhen, and asked her, "What's wrong?"

She walked over quickly, took out a red envelope and stuffed it in my hand, "Here, this is for you, we will live under the same roof from now on."

I took the red envelope, it was so thick, it was estimated to be 1000 yuan, and I immediately put on a smiling face, "Hello, big sister!"

"This is a good boy, don't worry, in the future when your senior brother bullies you, tell sister, she will teach him for you." Wei Dezhen waved his hand and said cheerfully.

I don't know why, but I suddenly felt bitter in my heart, smiled at her, couldn't help but quicken a few steps and ran to the second floor, cleaned up my room, and moved the things to the brother's room.

How did I know, I just moved my things to my senior brother's room, when he came, he gave me a look at first, and then said: "There is a room under the stairs, you can sleep in it later."

I said a word, I thought that Wei Dezhen would have a little warmth of home when he came, but I never thought that my brother would let me sleep in that room, as if I fell from the sky to the ground all at once, that feeling of loss is really not humane. , Picking up my things, I walked downstairs, tears streaming down my face.

Although when I was at home, my parents preferred the children of my second uncle's family, but they would never make it so obvious that I suddenly began to miss home.

The senior brother must have noticed my emotional change, so he stood on the second floor and said to me, "Chuanzi, you have to remember one thing, when the heavens send a great mission to you, you must first work hard on your heart, exhaust your muscles and bones, and starve your body." Skin, cut his body and deeds empty, and deeds do not mess with his deeds, you are here to learn the art, not to enjoy it."

I nodded solemnly, without saying a word, walked to the first floor, and cleaned up the room. This room used to be used by seniors to store tools, and there was a strong smell of ink in it. The room was not big, and only one bed could be accommodated. And a bookcase, there is no light bulb in the room, my brother gave me a kerosene lamp, saying that I will use the kerosene lamp in the future.

At first I believed what my brother said, but lying on the bed at night, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong. I always felt that my brother was deliberately distracting me, fearing that I would disturb his good business with Wei Dezhen.

For a long period of time after that, the senior brother kept making coffins and selling coffins in the coffin shop, and rarely went out to work, while Wei Dezhen completely acted as the hostess, responsible for washing and cooking for the senior brother and me. I tentatively asked Why didn't the two of them get married? They both said at the same time that this was the end of their lives and they had no intention of getting married. I asked them why, and they said that they were afraid that the neighbors would gossip.

When it comes to time, it passes quickly. In the blink of an eye, I have already been at my brother's house for a year.During this year, my brother's attitude towards me has always been neither hot nor cold, but when teaching crafts, he is very serious. After one year, I have already learned nine points of my master's crafts, and the remaining one The senior is unwilling to teach, saying that the master teaches the apprentice to leave three points, and it is not bad if the senior teacher can teach the apprentice nine points.

I can't say anything about it, but Wei Dezhen has been blowing the pillow in the ear of the senior brother, asking him to teach me the rest, but the senior brother said that this is his bottom line, and he can't teach anymore. I really want to learn, let me go to the master.

I don't have a good impression of the master, and I have never visited his old man's house, and this matter has been delayed. However, I have learned a few percent of the senior engineer's language.

To be honest, looking back now, the year in the coffin shop was the happiest year in my life, because only in that year, I felt the warmth of home. As a younger brother, she takes good care of me in life, and I am also grateful to her.

I thought life would go on like this, but in September when I was in the second year of high school, my brother found me in class with a serious expression on his face.

"Chuanzi, come out!" The brother stood at the door of the classroom and yelled at me.

I looked at the teacher, he nodded at me, I got up slowly, walked out of the classroom, and heard my brother say, "Come with me."

Following the senior brother, we walked straight out of the school. The senior brother stopped suddenly and said to me: "Chuanzi, you have learned my craft almost, and there is nothing to teach you. Zhenzhen and I are going to go to a distant place. From now on, the coffin shop will be handed over to you."

"Ah!" I stared at him in astonishment, "Brother, I...I...I can't do it, the coffin shop can't live without you."

The senior brother glared at me and said sharply: "The young eagle will one day spread its wings, how can it hide under the eagle for the rest of its life, you are now 17 years old, it's time to take some responsibility."

After saying this, the senior brother took out 2 yuan from his pocket and put it in my hand, and continued: "In the past year, you have been learning art in the coffin shop while helping the senior brother with a lot of work. The 2 yuan The money is my reward, and besides, someone from your family sent a letter saying that your second uncle’s condition has deteriorated and he urgently needs 3 yuan, so you should send the 2 yuan back first.”

After speaking, the senior brother took out the key to the coffin shop and put it in my hand. He stopped talking and walked forward.

After walking seven or eight steps, he stopped without looking back, and said softly, "I have a book under my bed. I originally planned to give you that book after you graduated from high school, but the situation is different now." Now, when you are free, read that book more, it contains some of the brother's usual coffin-making virtues, and it can be regarded as a little thought for you."

"Brother!" I wanted to cry.

He didn't speak, and walked straight forward.

I really wanted to catch up, and I also wanted to ask my senior brother what happened, but I didn't dare to step down, because I understand the senior brother's temperament, and the things he said rarely changed.

Looking at his back, I couldn't help but shed tears.

I know that the departure of senior brother means that from now on, I can only guard the coffin shop and live alone.

I don't know how long I stood there until the bell rang for the end of get out of class, and I came back to my senses. I asked the teacher for half a day off, and went straight back to the coffin shop. The door was closed, and I took out the key to open the door. The familiar coffin shop was open It looks a little strange to me.

I went straight in, and my eyes were attracted by a pool of blood near the stairs. This blood stain was not like ordinary blood, but a dark red. When I turned my head and looked towards the stairs, I found that there was also a pool of blood over there. Walking along the blood stains to the second floor, the blood stains dripped from Wei Dezhen's room. When he opened the door, a large pool of blood stains beside the bed looked so dazzling.

I immediately understood that the senior brother took Wei Dezhen to treat a disease. From these blood stains, it can be seen that Wei Dezhen is not seriously ill, but I can't know what the disease is. Gray coffin related.

However, what puzzles me is that during this year's relationship, I have never found that Wei Dezhen is sick. She is just like a normal person, and there is no trace of it.

After staying in this room for a while, with all kinds of doubts, I cleaned the blood pool on the ground, and went home with the 2 yuan left by my senior brother. He said something inexplicable to me, and he said: "Thank you, please come back!"

I don't know why my father is so indifferent, I know that when my father said this, my mother was crying beside me, and kept saying, I am a poor child!
I took a deep look at my parents and said to them, "I will send the remaining 1 yuan to treat my second uncle as early as possible."

After saying this, I left, leaving disappointed with my father.

When I got back to the coffin shop, it was already night, and I was lying on the bed where my senior brother usually sleeps, and I was holding a book that I dug out from under the bed. Craftsmanship.

What I didn't expect was that this book not only records the coffin making, but also the craftsmanship of various furniture and court buildings.

I held that book and watched it through the middle of the night, with only one thought in my mind, that I had to use my handicraft to earn 1 yuan to treat my second uncle.

Some things seem to have been predestined in the dark. On the next morning, when I was about to go to school, an unexpected person found me.

(End of this chapter)