I have a magical tree

Grandma Wu stood up and sent Liang Zuo to the door, then sat down at the stone table again and picked up the piece of wood again.

This piece of wood was the best wood she had found in the village, and it was found in the ancestral hall. It was said that the village got it from the mountains a hundred years ago, saying that it was used to build a statue for the village ancestors. However, the wood was not big enough, only about two feet long, a little small, but she couldn't bear to throw it away, so she put it in the ancestral hall.

This wood is indeed good wood, black all over, and the cross-section is like black jade, which is very eye-catching. The texture is hard, and it takes a lot of effort to carve.

She has been doing this for the past few days, but the progress is not obvious.

"After all, I am old and have no strength!" The old woman picked up the carving knife again and began to draw on the wood.

She was very careful with the knife, and was very cautious every time she cut, as if she was afraid of carving the wrong details.

But if she wanted to do so, she would need to get closer, and because she was old and weak, she would need to rest for a long time after carving for a while before she could regain her strength.

Time passed little by little, and it was dusk in the blink of an eye.

"Grandma?"

A crisp call woke Grandma Wu from her concentration. She looked up at the sky and found that it was almost dark.

"Shanfang! Why are you here?" Grandma Wu put down the wood and carving knife that she had just seen the outline of, and smiled at the little girl standing beside her.

"Mother was worried that the old ancestor would not eat, so I came to bring him food!" The little girl held a bamboo basket in both hands.

Seeing that the old ancestor seemed to have finished his work, the little girl stepped forward, took out the food in the bamboo basket, and put it on the table.

"Mother said, let the ancestors eat it while it's hot, don't let it get cold!" The little girl stood on tiptoe and moved her butt to the stone bench next to Grandma Wu and sat down. Her two little feet were restlessly swinging in the air, but her eyes were always staring at Grandma Wu. It seemed that she would not move her eyes away unless she ate. Grandma Wu sighed helplessly, "I said I had no appetite, but it was still sent! Forget it, I'll eat it, so as not to delay your play!" The little girl shook her head, "Don't worry, something happened in the village these days, and no one is playing with me!" Grandma Wu raised her hand and rubbed the little girl's head, "Shanfang is a good child, and she will be a great beauty when she grows up!" "My father said so too, but my father... hasn't been back for several days!" The little girl lowered her head a little disappointedly. Granny Wu put a mouthful of rice into her mouth steadily, and said in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry, they are in trouble, and they will come back when you grow up!"

The little girl shook her head, "Actually, I know!"

"What?" Granny Wu was stunned.

"Actually, I know that Daddy is dead!" Shanfang raised her head, tears already in her eyes. "He can't come back!"

Granny Wu put down her bowl and chopsticks, sighed, picked up the little girl from the stone bench, and put her on her lap, "You shouldn't be so smart!"

"I miss Daddy!" The little girl finally couldn't stop crying anymore, "But I didn't dare to cry at home, I was afraid that Mom would be sad too!"

Granny Wu nodded, "I know, I know everything, you are a good child, and all the children in our Keling Village are good children!"

Granny Wu gently shook her body, and the little girl was tired of crying and had fallen asleep in her arms.

A woman with red and swollen eyes walked in from outside the yard.

"Grandma, I'm sorry to bother you!"

Grandma Wu shook her head, "I've never seen such a good child, how could I bother you?"

The woman took the little girl from Grandma Wu's arms and sat down at the stone table.

Grandma Wu picked up the cold food and prepared to continue eating.

"I'll heat it up for you!"

Grandma Wu shook her head, "It's better to be cold, it's easier to swallow!"

The woman fell into silence, watching the ancestor swallow the cold rice mouthful by mouthful. She could see clearly that the ancestor was not hungry, but he still tried hard to eat the food in the bowl.

Watching it, the woman couldn't bear to watch anymore. She understood that this was to live for the sake of living.

The woman then cast her eyes on the piece of wood on the table that had already taken shape.

"Is this the benefactor? He is the one who avenged us?"

Granny Wu nodded, "I believe it is him!"

"Your carving skills are the best in the village. This is something you should do, but you can't be so careless about your body. You might as well take care of your body before you start!"

The carving skills not only test physical strength, but also mental strength. It is a heavy job even for young people, let alone the old ancestor.

They didn't want the old ancestor to do this. Even if someone else came, it would be feasible. However, the old ancestor was stubborn and insisted on doing it himself. They couldn't persuade him.

"I'm old and I don't have much time left! Let me do one last thing for the village!" Granny Wu put down the empty bowl.

"Don't worry, it won't happen again. I will definitely eat on time and take good care of myself. Besides, if I don't take good care of myself, I won't be able to do this job!"

"Then don't do it at night!"

"Okay, I'll listen to you!" Granny Wu nodded, and she waved her hand again, "Okay, you go back first, and you go back to pack up, we'll leave tomorrow."

"Are you really going to leave here?" The woman said with some reluctance.

Granny Wu nodded, "We don't care about those who should leave, but the children are still young, don't let them be buried with us, it's not worth it! Now the hope of Keling Village depends on them."

Granny Wu lowered her head and touched the girl in the woman's arms, "What a wonderful child! They should have a better future and a brighter tomorrow!"

She looked up at the woman again, "You are still young, you have to look further!"

"We all obey you, ancestor! If you say to leave, we will leave; if you say to stay, we will stay!"

"Yes!" Granny Wu sent the woman out of the small courtyard. At this time, the last light in the sky had been swallowed up by darkness.

Granny Wu picked up the carving knife and wood on the stone table and entered the house.

The oil lamp was on, and the rustling sound of carving made the night feel less silent.

She could feel that she didn't have much time left, especially after the old man left, she found that she was getting older day by day, and her physical strength was getting worse day by day, as if she was aging faster every day than she had been in the past few months. some.

She had to finish this matter while she was still alive, not only to do something for Keling Village, but also to do something for herself!

Not to mention his appearance, he didn't even leave his name. However, Keling Village cannot forget this kindness, not their generation, nor the next generation. If, at any time, Keling Village forgets even this, then Keling Village will really be dead!

Of course, at that time, it might not matter anymore!