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I went to the kitchen again.There was a big red bucket.I remembered that this was the divine water that my father and the others brought back.Unless they were all in cahoots,it would be difficult to replace such a large bucket of divine water.
I filled a bowl of divine water,wanting to add incense ash and drink it like Grandma did before.When I walked in front of the Bodhisattva,I realized that this was not a Bodhisattva at all.It was clearly the multicolored Silkworm God from my biological mother's house before!
I was so scared that I withdrew my hand.It seemed that the incense ash couldn't be used either.I could only drink the undiluted divine water.
I felt a stinging pain coming from my back one after another.I scooped out a little more divine water,wet a towel,and applied it to my back.Only then did I feel a bit of relief.
I had to find a way to find the real Bodhisattva.Maybe with the newly bought gold incense burner,I could hold on a little longer.
In the morning,Grandma brought another bowl of the same water as yesterday and asked me to drink it.I drank it in front of her in big gulps,and then pretended to be nauseous and rushed to the toilet.
As soon as I locked the door,I put my finger in my throat,tilted my head back,and took out a small water bag from my mouth.Inside was all the water I was supposed to drink just now.
This was given to me by Grandma before.She told me that when I was outside and suspected that something was wrong but had to eat it,I could swallow this small film.It would catch the food for me in my throat.
Looking at the small bag of water from yesterday in the corner and feeling the stinging pain in my back,I knew that Grandma must be up to something.Since I was in so much pain,let them suffer too.
At noon,when it was time for lunch,I deliberately said that I wanted to cook a soup for everyone myself.
"You've all been working so hard for me these days.Let me cook a soup to show my gratitude."
Not only did I secretly add the water from the water bag to it,but I also secretly added some incense ash from in front of the multicolored Silkworm God.Grandma and Grandma Da had just finished worshipping in the morning,so it was fresh.
Oh,and I also added all my sleeping pills to it.This pot of"big ingredients"was enough for them to have a good meal.
During the meal,I didn't eat much.Then I shouted that my back hurt and went back to my room to lie down,waiting for the medicine to take effect.
However,the pain in my back was real.Hundreds of insects were biting my back,and I was in so much pain that I couldn't help but wail.
My father sighed and went out with a frown.
My mother secretly wiped her tears and went out with a trembling body.
Grandma lifted my clothes,took a look,nodded,and muttered softly:"Almost there,almost there."
I don't know how long it took.When the pain was so intense that I felt like I was about to die,I slowly recovered.
I came to the living room.It was quiet.It seemed that the medicine had taken effect.
I rushed to the kitchen first,wet a towel,and applied it to my back.The stinging burning sensation was immediately suppressed by the cool divine water.
I took out my phone.There was still no text message.I called the other person back,but no one answered.
Forget it.I had to rely on myself.
The gold incense burner was easy to find.It was just in the cabinet.But I didn't know where the Bodhisattva had gone.
I started searching everywhere.Finally,I saw it under Grandma's bed.
It seemed that she didn't trust any of us either.
I reached out to get it,but it was hidden too deep.I had to crawl under the bed.
Just as I held the Bodhisattva in my arms and was about to come out,I saw a pair of feet standing by the bed.
"Little Sang,don't blame me for being cruel.This is all for your son."
It was Grandma Da's voice!
But who was Little Sang?Was it Sister Sang?There was only Grandma on the bed!
It seemed that Grandma Da hadn't drunk the soup.She also didn't trust everyone.
I don't know what Grandma Da did.After waiting for a while,Grandma Da walked away.When I heard the sound of the front door closing,I crawled out from under the bed.
I looked at Grandma on the bed.There was no change.She was still sound asleep.
I didn't have time to think too much.I hid back in my room,locked the door,placed the Bodhisattva properly,lit some incense,and inserted it into the gold incense burner.But I didn't know the words that Grandma chanted,so I could only kneel in front of the Bodhisattva piously.After all,sincerity would work.
I picked up some incense ash,mixed it into the divine water,drank it in one gulp,and then mixed some more and applied it to my back.
For two consecutive days,I hid in my room and secretly diluted the water.My parents'faces looked panicked.I thought the insect eggs were coming out.
Grandma,however,lay motionless on the bed and never woke up again.I went to check.She still had a breath.
Grandma Da ran outside every day.Besides looking at me,she also went to see Grandma.But she told my parents that Grandma's situation was normal.
When she saw that the condition of my back didn't get worse,she frowned deeply.
I was in the room,looking through the crack of the door.I saw Grandma Da pulling my parents aside,whispering something with a solemn expression.
