Xu Jianguo returned to the house and looked at Funiu who was still sleeping soundly on the kang. He felt a little sad. Such a young child always thought that her master was everything to her, but she didn't expect someone to suddenly tell her that her master was gone. For the little girl, it was like the sky falling.
Xu Jianguo could not do anything else but to take better care of her and make up for the lack of family affection for her as much as possible.
Du Yu still prepared dinner for the brother and sister. After Xu Jianguo's instructions, dinner became much simpler. They just added the leftover dishes from lunch and cooked them again with pancakes.
Seeing Funiu eating with big mouthfuls, Xu Jianguo felt a lot more at ease.
When sleeping at night, Funiu behaved differently from before. The little girl's hands were tightly holding Xu Jianguo's clothes, as if she was worried that her brother would disappear after she opened her eyes.
Xu Jianguo didn't pay attention to Funiu's actions. Instead, he reached out and rubbed her little head, smiling and said, "Don't worry and sleep. Brother will never leave you!"
Funiu nodded vigorously and slowly closed her eyes, but her little hands that were holding her clothes still did not let go.
With a wry smile and shaking his head, Xu Jianguo also fell asleep.
The next morning, before dawn, Xu Jianguo opened his eyes early and turned to look at Funiu beside him. He was surprised to find that the girl had maintained the same sleeping position as last night, and even her little hands holding his clothes had not let go. You know, Funiu is famous for her restless sleep, but her behavior at this moment is enough to show how insecure this girl is now.
He gently pried open the little girl's fingers that were holding him, but unexpectedly, Funiu immediately opened her eyes and stared at Xu Jianguo.
Patting her with a smile, Xu Jianguo said, "I'll make you breakfast. After breakfast, we'll go see your master."
Funiu thought about it, nodded vigorously, and then let go of the hand that was pulling the clothes.
Xu Jianguo put on his clothes, got up from the bed, went to the main room to wash up, then used his mind to ask Du Yu to prepare breakfast for him and Fu Niu, and asked Fu Bo to prepare two tributes.
In fact, in this era, offering tributes and sacrifices was once considered feudal superstition, especially after the "storm" began, it was even classified as one of the "Four Olds" and was something that had to be resolutely eliminated.
After Du Yu prepared breakfast, Xu Jianguo placed the food on the kang table and then began to dress Funiu. The brother and sister wore dark-colored clothes today, which was also a kind of respect for the deceased.
After helping Funiu wash up, the two began to eat breakfast. Funiu was in a low mood. Unlike usual, when she saw something delicious, her big eyes would squint into crescents. This morning, the little girl just ate the food in her bowl quietly.
After dinner, Xu Jianguo came to the main hall, put the tribute prepared by Fu Bo into a bamboo basket, then put it on his back, picked up Fu Niu and left home.
It was just a little after six o'clock and the village was still very quiet. Xu Jianguo carried Funiu to the yard of Li Mancang's house and found that the lights in the house were on.
After pushing the gate and finding it was not locked, Xu Jianguo walked in. As soon as he entered the yard, Li Mancang came out of the house.
"You little brat, I knew you would come to see me, but I didn't wait for you last night!" Li Mancang said with a smile.
"Uncle, you are really a prophet!"
"Uncle, good morning." Funiu said.
"Funiu, good morning!" Li Mancang said with a smile. After a moment's thought, he continued, "Child, don't overthink it. You have to trust your master. The fact that he entrusted you to your brother at the last moment proves that he trusts your brother. So, uncle thinks that you should trust your brother as well. After all, your master is a man of great wisdom. Don't you agree?"
Funiu thought about it, looked at Li Mancang, then looked at Xu Jianguo, nodded vigorously, and then put her two little arms tightly around Xu Jianguo's neck.
When Li Mancang and Xu Jianguo saw this scene, they looked at each other, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on the corners of their mouths.
After finding out the location of the old Taoist priest's tomb, Xu Jianguo left Li Mancang's house with Funiu in his arms.
To the west of Sandaliang Village, in a forest not far from the exit, is the cemetery for the entire village. Even Xu Jianguo's parents are buried here.
Xu Jianguo held Fu Niu in his arms and came to the cemetery under the cover of night. Then, according to the location Li Mancang told him, he quickly found a grave. In front of the grave stood a tombstone carved from a wooden board with the words "Tomb of Xuanyuan of Qingyun Temple" written on it.
Xu Jianguo put Fu Niu down, then took out the offerings prepared by Fu Bo from his backpack and arranged them. He then took out three incense sticks from the supermarket, lit them with matches, and inserted them in front of the tombstone. Finally, he placed a pair of chopsticks on it.
After preparing everything, Xu Jianguo looked down at Fu Niu beside him and said, "Fu Niu, this is your master's grave. Kneel down and kowtow to him three times!"
Funiu knelt respectfully in front of the grave without any hesitation and kowtowed three times.
Xu Jianguo took out another bottle of ordinary white wine from the space, found a wine glass, poured a glass of wine, and told Funiu the rules of toasting. Funiu then did as he said.
The little girl knelt in front of the grave, raised the wine glass above her head, and then poured the white wine in the glass onto the ground. She did this three times before she was done.
Xu Jianguo also knelt in front of the grave and repeated Funiu's previous actions. Then he picked up Funiu and stared at the tombstone in a daze.
After looking for a while, he took Funiu to a grave not far away.
Looking at his parents' names on the stone tablet, Xu Jianguo felt a little emotional. Fu Niu noticed something was wrong with him and asked, "Haha, what's wrong with you?"
"Brother, it's okay. This is my parents' grave!"
A look of surprise appeared on Funiu's little face, and then she struggled to get off Xu Jianguo's body and knelt respectfully in front of the grave.
Looking at Funiu's actions, Xu Jianguo felt a little moved and took out the tributes prepared in advance from the backpack. He asked Fu Bo to prepare two tributes in advance just to worship his parents.
After the brother and sister paid their respects to Xu Jianguo's parents, he picked up Funiu and prepared to leave. But when passing by the old Taoist priest's tomb, Xu Jianguo suddenly had an idea in his mind. He wanted to use the Eye of Time and Space to take a look at the situation in the tomb.
Ever since Xu Jianguo went to the secret room behind the stone wall, he has always had a guess in his mind. He felt that his meeting with Funiu and the old Taoist priest was too coincidental.
Xu Jianguo acted immediately and activated the Eye of Time and Space to look at the old Taoist's tomb. However, when he saw the situation inside the tomb clearly, he was stunned.
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