Chapter 019 Can't Hide It from Grandma

I didn't expect that such a big thing would happen because of Shengzi. I looked at Grandma and asked, "Grandma, San Quezi won't come back again, will he?" Grandma reached out and stroked my head. "It's all right. Even if he wants to come back, he won't be able to. Didn't he say he wasn't afraid? I just let him see. Even if he recovers from this, he will be a completely different person." Hearing Grandma's words, I finally felt a bit relieved. If San Quezi came back to cause trouble again, I really couldn't stand it. Besides, Grandma and Grandpa are both old. Even if they really fought with him, who could beat him? As I was thinking, I looked at Grandma. "Grandma, why did San Quezi do whatever that weasel on the roof did?" "This is called being bewitched. Jiaolong, our family has the protection of the Weasel Immortal. When he bullied us, it was like he didn't take our family's immortal seriously. Naturally, he had to be taught a lesson. Don't be afraid. Grandma just wants you to see more. In the future, you won't be afraid no matter what you see." I nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Grandpa's eye socket was swollen from San Quezi's punch. He stood up and rummaged through the drawer for medicine. Then he turned back to look at Grandma and opened his mouth. "Wifey, help me find some medicine. I need to reduce the swelling." "I hurt my waist when San Quezi threw me down. I can't move at all. The medicine is in that drawer. You can look for it yourself. And find a plaster for me by the way." Grandma replied, with a pained expression on her face. I looked at Grandma and Grandpa and opened my mouth. "If I hadn't brought Shengzi back, would this not have happened?" Seeing Grandma and Grandpa suffering like this at their old age, I felt extremely sad. Grandma glanced at me. "Jiaolong, Grandma is telling you. Every step in this world seems like a coincidence, but it's also destined. Don't think too much about it. Go to that room and check the incense. See if it's gone out. If it has burned out, light it again. The incense can't be extinguished these two days." I nodded. "Grandma, will Shengzi just be enshrined there?" Grandma responded. "It has a great deal of spiritual energy. If it weren't for it, the old immortal wouldn't have come out so quickly. Go ahead. Talk to it properly and say that Grandma and Grandpa thank it." I didn't know what Grandma wanted me to thank Shengzi for. In my opinion, Grandma and Grandpa had already been injured. Seeing Grandma sitting on the kang and unable to stand up made me feel really sad. With a sad and aggrieved feeling, I walked to the room where the Family Protector Deity was enshrined. When I turned around, I could still hear the conversation between Grandpa and Grandma. "Wifey, can you still take Jiaolong to the provincial capital in your condition? Just stay home and rest for a few days." "I'm fine. I'll be okay after a good sleep." "Come on. Our old bones are brittle. Just stay home and get well before you go. Check tomorrow morning to see if you feel better. If not, call the doctor from the clinic to come and take a look." "What do you know? I have to leave the day after tomorrow. Just be quiet..." I didn't hear the rest of the conversation. When I walked into the room where the Family Protector Deity was enshrined, I looked at the tablet and the ginseng in front of it. The incense had burned out. I took out three more sticks and lit them directly. With tears streaming down my face, I inserted them. "Shengzi, Grandma and Grandpa were beaten by San Quezi. I hope they won't have any lingering health problems."

After the incense was lit, the flame actually shot up vigorously. I was taken aback for a moment. Since I had grown a bit older, I often helped Grandma light the incense and could also read a little about the incense's condition. Grandma had told me that a rising flame was a sign of good luck, but this was the first time I had seen the flame rise like this. For a moment, I really couldn't figure out where the good luck was, considering that Grandma and Grandpa were in such a state. While I was still in a daze, the ginseng that had been placed properly on the altar suddenly fell off. I was startled and reached out to catch it. The ginseng fell right into my hand. Looking at the ginseng in my hand, I instinctively lifted up my clothes. The originally purple and blue belly now only had a faint pink color left, and it didn't hurt at all. I seemed to understand something and murmured to myself, "Shengzi, do you want me to give this to Grandma and Grandpa to eat?" The incense crackled as it burned. I looked at the incense and said, "The incense is crackling, which is very auspicious?!" As I said this, I felt a surge of joy in my heart. "Thank you, Shengzi!!" Then I turned around and ran towards Grandma's room. Grandma was lying face down on the kang, and Grandpa, with one swollen eye, was putting a plaster on her lower back. I held the ginseng in front of Grandma. "Grandma, eat this. Shengzi said that if you eat this, you'll be better!" "Did you hear him talking again?" Grandma looked at the ginseng and then at me, asking. I shook my head. "No, I saw it from the incense. The flame of the incense is very strong and it's crackling too." As I said this, I lifted up my clothes. "Grandma, look. I just ate a small rootlet, and my stomach is all better." "Oh." Grandma nodded, took a look at the ginseng in her hand, and shook her head. "Jiaolong, put it back and thank him for me. We can't eat this now. It has to be enshrined for forty-nine days. Otherwise, he won't stay here for long." "But what about you and Grandpa?" I became anxious again when I saw that Grandma wouldn't eat it. Grandma smiled at me. "Grandma is fine. This is very precious. We have to keep it well and not waste it like this." "Giving it to you and Grandpa to eat isn't a waste!" I said anxiously. "Jiaolong, listen to your Grandma. You still have a long way to go in life. How can you eat this for just a minor illness? Keep it. It will be of great use in the future." Grandpa also chimed in. To be honest, when I knew that the ginseng in my hand was no longer useful to Shengzi, I didn't think it had any great use either. I just thought it was very effective for external injuries, like my stomach. But since Grandma and Grandpa both said so, I couldn't insist. So I went back to the room where the Family Protector Deity was enshrined. Looking at the still-burning incense, I opened my mouth. "Shengzi, Grandma and Grandpa won't eat it." There was no response. Frowning, I suddenly thought of something. I imitated Grandma's way and plucked a few more rootlets from the ginseng. Then I looked at the incense. "Shengzi, is it okay if I secretly give this to Grandma to eat?" The incense crackled twice again. I felt more confident. I carefully put the plucked rootlets in my pocket, then put the ginseng back on the incense altar. I bowed again to the tablet of the Family Protector Deity and then silently made my plan. In the evening, I directly put the washed rootlets into the pot of noodles that Grandpa had cooked. I felt relieved when I saw that both of them had eaten it. In my opinion, they were my only family members, and I was really afraid that something would happen to them. But Grandma said that since Shengzi came to protect me, I thought he would also protect my family. When I was sleeping, I vaguely heard Grandpa talking to Grandma. "Wifey, my eye doesn't hurt as much and feel swollen anymore. Taking some medicine really works. Does your waist still hurt?" "It doesn't hurt anymore." Grandma replied softly. "Really? Then this plaster is so effective. I'll go out and buy some more tomorrow and keep them at home." Grandma thought I was sound asleep. She put the fan that she had been using to fan me aside, reached out and pulled the towel quilt on my body. "It's not the plaster at all. It's because we have a dear granddaughter who loves us." "Is it Jiaolong? You mean, she put..." "Shh, stop talking. Go to sleep. Don't wake Jiaolong up. It's so hot, and she just fell asleep with difficulty." "Alas, this child hasn't been loved in vain. If she really grows up and leaves us someday, I'll really miss her." Grandpa sighed and then didn't say anything more. I didn't open my eyes, but I turned over and nestled into Grandma's arms. I knew that I couldn't hide anything from Grandma.