Besides these, there was also a lamp made from a potato, placed there neatly.
Song Lili was quite curious about the lamp. After taking a closer look, she discovered that it was simply made by scooping a hole in the middle of a potato, then twisting a wick with cotton, drizzling cooking oil on it, and then lighting it.
Song Lili was surprised that this thing existed so early. She had seen her father make such lamps when she was very young.
If she didn't see what Song Yongren did today, she wouldn't even remember it.
"Is that all? Is there anything else?" Song Lili squatted down, rummaged through the contents, and found that there really were other things.
There were several long strips cut from white paper, and a small thing that looked like a twig. Song Lili didn't know what it was called, but she knew that it was flammable and would catch fire immediately.
There's nothing else besides these.
"That's all. We've prepared everything. Before, we didn't even have enough to eat, so we couldn't go to your mother's grave."
"This year has been pretty good. I was thinking of telling your mother that she hasn't been teaching us for several years and she's probably getting impatient."
"Perfect, let her see you all. You've all grown up, and it'll put her mind at ease," Song Yongren said with a touch of melancholy.
"Okay," Song Lili said dryly.
She had absolutely no idea how to respond to Song Yongren's words, because those were wounds in Song Yongren's heart, but she didn't know them and had never experienced them herself.
Therefore, she couldn't empathize and could only remain silent.
After everything was prepared, Song Lili and Song Yongren went back inside, waiting for the whole family to go out to visit the graves after midnight.
Song Lili lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), her mind a jumbled mess, not knowing what she was thinking. She kept wondering what kind of person Wu Hehua, the original owner's mother, was.
Then she wondered, did Wu Hehua meet the original owner of this body? Or was the original owner actually living somewhere else?
Visiting a grave disturbed Song Lili's peace of mind, causing her to start having unusually random thoughts, and she fell asleep in that state.
Song Lili didn't know how long she had slept, but in her drowsy state, she heard someone calling softly from outside, "Lili, Lili, wake up."
"Hmm... what's wrong?" Song Lili rubbed her eyes, still dazed, completely forgetting what they were going to do tonight.
"Get up, it's almost time. We have to go," Song Yongren said quietly from outside.
"Okay, I understand. We'll get up right away." Song Lili had already woken up and immediately said to Song Yongren outside.
After saying that, he nudged Song Fang, who was sleeping next to him, and said, "Fangfang, get up, we're leaving."
"Hmm, are we leaving?" Song Fang sat up groggily, squinting as she asked.
"Yes, the boss is already waiting outside. You'd better get dressed quickly, or they'll probably be urging you to come soon," Song Lili said.
"Okay, I understand." The cold air woke Song Fang up, and she immediately jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed), put on her shoes, and tidied herself up.
Song Lili also tidied herself up, and soon the two sisters were ready and went out to find Song Yongren and the others.
"Big Brother, shall we leave now?" Song Lili shrank her neck in the cold and then asked Song Yongren.
"Wait a minute, your sister-in-law hasn't come out yet. We'll leave as soon as she does," Song Yongren said, looking at the pitch-black sky outside.
"Oh," Song Lili said, hugging herself tightly. Her mind hadn't fully restarted yet, and she was a little sluggish.
Song Fang just stood there, blankly, lost in thought.
Song Jianshe also stood at the door of his house waiting. After a while, Xia Niu also came out, wrapped up quite tightly.
Song Lili glanced at it and wondered if she should go back and put on some clothes, because it was really cold right now.
She looked at Song Fang and said, "Fangfang, let's go back and put on some more clothes. It's too cold, and it'll probably be even colder going up the mountain later."
The graves here are not clustered together; rather, each family member who dies is buried on their own land.
Now, all the land is shared, but the land where people were buried has not been touched.
After the land was collectively owned, a special plot of land was designated on the mountain for burial, which was the place Song Lili and the others were going to.
"Yes. You two should go and put on more clothes. It's cold up in the mountains, don't catch a cold," Song Yongren added.
Without hesitation, Song Lili took Song Fang with her, and everyone put on an extra layer of warm clothing before the whole family set off together.
There were no flashlights at home. So everyone was moving forward in complete darkness, unable to see clearly in many places, trudging along with the muddy water.
Song Lili pulled Song Fang along; Song Fang's night vision was relatively better, so she wouldn't fall.
The group quietly passed through the inhabited area. When they reached the foot of the mountain and were about to start climbing, Song Yongren said, "Watch your step, don't fall."
The group agreed and, keeping an eye on themselves, slowly made their way up.
When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, Song Yongren suddenly lit a torch. "This is better. Otherwise, we won't be able to see the path and we might fall."
The mountains here are steep on one side and gentle on the other, so the gentle side is used entirely for farmland, while the steep side is used for walking.
It's pitch black now, and in such a steep place, one wrong step and you could really fall and lose your life.
Song Yongren was well prepared; at least there was a light source, so he wouldn't be completely blind.
Song Yongren held the torch high so that everyone could see the path ahead clearly.
"Try to go inside and avoid going outside, otherwise you might slip and fall," Song Yongren advised.
These are all children, and he was really worried about letting them walk on mountain paths in the middle of the night, but he had no choice but to do so now.
"Don't worry about us, Dad. If we take care of ourselves, you just need to look after yourself," Song Lili said.
If Song Yongren keeps focusing on everyone else, he won't be able to take care of himself, so Song Lili reminded him.
"Okay, I know. Be careful too." Song Yongren replied happily to himself. This girl is so thoughtful.
Song Jianshe: "..." Why does he always get caught in the crossfire?
The group of several people slowly climbed up the mountainside, like snails, to the cemetery.
It took them quite a while, almost two hours, to get here, and everyone arrived safely.
Upon arriving at their destination, the group breathed a sigh of relief. The journey there had been incredibly difficult, and they were worried about an accident.
Everyone is safe now, so they can finally breathe a sigh of relief, and the anxiety they've been feeling can finally be put to rest.
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