My name is Wang Xiaonan. My mother died early and lived with my grandmother.

I haven't seen my grandfather since I can remember. I heard from my grandmother that my grandfather died of an illness before I was born, but people in the village said that my grandfather died because of being possessed by an evil spirit.

Every New Year's Day, my grandmother will let me go to my mother and grandfather to go to the grave, just so bland 18 years passed.

Everything changed on my eighteenth birthday.

I remember that day my grandma happily said that I had grown up and made Second Uncle run dozens of miles to the town to buy a cake full of fruits. It wasn't big, but it was the first time I saw it.

By the way, my second uncle is a cripple, because no one has ever taken a fancy to him because of this shortcoming. He is unmarried all his life and has a good heart. He treats me like his own child." Since I was young, aside from my grandma, I was the closest to Second Uncle.

When I was young, I fought with other people because my little friend in the village said that Second Uncle was a cripple. When the other parents came to my house, not only did Second Uncle not make any noise, he even praised me for being good at fighting. That family left in a fit of anger.

That night, we happily finished singing and eating our birthday songs before falling asleep. In the middle of the night, there was a knock on the door.

Dong, dong, dong!

The knock on the door was loud in the silence of the night, and I woke up with a start.

"Who is it?"

Nana was awake, sitting on the bed, asking at the door. Through the moonlight, I could see that Nana's brow was deeply furrowed.

There was no response from outside, but the knocking did not stop.

Dong, dong, dong!

I got up from the bed and smiled at my grandmother. "I'm going to open the door," I said.

At that time, I thought that Uncle Wang from next door had passed away. Uncle Wang had been bedridden for several years, and now that he was about to leave, I didn't think too much about it.

Later on, I realized that my great-uncles were sick. Those elder brothers who knocked on the door should have knocked on the courtyard door, but this knock was definitely from our family's wooden door …

Grandma firmly stopped me at that time. She shook her head at me but didn't say anything. I could clearly feel that Grandma was very heavy. Her forehead was covered with sweat and her entire brows were furrowed into the word "Chuan".

At this time, Second Uncle who was next door came out cursing. He asked impatiently, "Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for my daughter. Have you seen her?"

An eerie sound came and I couldn't help but shiver.

Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Second Uncle shouted, "There's no one here for you, scram!"

Strangely, after Second Uncle finished cursing, the knocking on the door actually came to a sudden stop.

Grandma told me to go to bed without another word. I asked her who was outside, but Grandma, who had always been nice to me, suddenly got angry. "You stinking brat, why are you asking so many questions? Hurry up and sleep! If you talk too much, I won't beat you to death!"

I was so scared that I didn't dare to say anything. The night passed just like that.

The next morning, I got up from my bed, dressed, and went out to wash up.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw his grandma and second uncle pulling a car towards his house. They seemed to be pulling something along with them.

I rushed up to it and when I got closer, I saw that it was a coffin. It was blood-red in color and there were four shiny rivets at the top four corners. I didn't know what it was, but I knew that it was a coffin that had already been buried.

I dropped my toothbrush and stood in the doorway.

Gran and Second Uncle ignored me and carried the coffin home. Then they took it off and carried it into the living room.

Then she remembered me and called me over.

Grandma put her arm around my shoulders and pointed at the red coffin. "This is your sister. Tonight, you will guard her."

I was confused, I was the only one at home since I could remember, my mother died after giving birth to me, where did my sister come from?

I couldn't help but ask my grandmother who this sister was. Why didn't I know I had a sister?

Before I could finish, Second Uncle had already started swearing. "You brat, why are you asking so many questions? If you want me to keep watch, then keep watch. If you keep up the nonsense, I'll beat you to death."

Looking at Second Uncle's fierce gaze, my tears immediately flowed down. In my entire life, Second Uncle never scolded me loudly, but today he shouted at me for an elder sister of unknown origins. I felt particularly wronged in my heart as I ran back to my room sobbing.

Burying himself in the blanket, he started crying fiercely, as if he was venting all the grievances and shunning he had suffered all these years.

After crying for an unknown period of time, I felt much more comfortable in my heart. Only then did I stop crying.

"Your Second Uncle did it for your own good, don't blame him."

Suddenly, Grandmother's soothing voice sounds. I slip out from under the blanket and turn around to see Grandmother standing behind me. Grandmother is currently looking at me with an awkward expression.

I hugged Grandma, the tears that had stopped flowing out of my eyes. Grandma stroked my head affectionately without saying a word.

I think back to when I was a kid, every time I felt wronged I would lie in my grandmother's arms to vent, every time my grandmother stroked my hair did not say a word.

After crying for a while, her heart felt much better. Looking at her grandmother, she was still so loving.

"Grandmother, please tell me just what is going on. Who is this red coffin? And who is the elder sister inside?"

I seriously stared at Grandmother and implored her. I really wanted to know what was going on. I could tell that Second Uncle and grandma were hiding something from me.

"I didn't want you to know that it was for your own good. Grandmother doesn't want to lose you, this granddaughter." Nana sighed, said something weird to me, let go of me, and walked out.

I followed Grandma's footsteps and ran out. I wanted to ask her about it, but my second uncle's bloodshot eyes just happened to meet mine. The doubt in my heart immediately disappeared.

"You son of a bitch, you're really troublesome. If I knew earlier, I would have thrown him away seventeen years ago." When Second Uncle saw me, he got even angrier. I don't know how I offended him.

Grandma said a few words to Second Uncle, but Second Uncle didn't continue to scold me.

In the evening, my grandmother took a pair of scissors and cut all my hair into a small bald head. She even asked me to change into a set of boy's clothes.

After doing all of this, I had gone from being a proper girl to a manly boy. Grandma looked me up and down with a look of satisfaction.

She nodded and said to me in a voice that only the two of us could hear, "From today onwards, the real you will die. From now on, you are a boy. You must remember this."

Grandmother's expression was unquestionable, so I could only nod my head foolishly.

Grandma patted my shoulder in gratitude, then turned around and walked out of the room. When I reached the door, she muttered a few words in a low voice. I heard it very clearly. What she said about whether I could hide it or not depends on tonight.

I was pressed to my knees by my grandmother, who tied a white ribbon around my waist and tied a band around my head.

At this moment, the entire hall was filled with filial piety. It was all white and flowery, and at first glance, it looked no different from a dead person.

Second Uncle did not stay idle either. He knelt before me and wore a white cap on his head. He lowered his head and did not speak.

Then Grandma patted me and whispered in my ear to tell me that when she had finished scattering the paper money in the yard, I would cry and cry. I had better call my sister's name as well.

I was a little confused to ask Grandma what this sister's name was. Grandma told me that this sister's name was Wang Xiaonu.

My head buzzed and I was stunned. Isn't Wang Xiaonian my name? When did my sister and I get a new name?

Without giving me a chance to ask, Grandma went out with a basket of yellow paper.

Standing in the courtyard, I saw my grandmother grab a handful of yellow paper from a bamboo basket in her hand and throw it into the air. The yellow paper fluttered a few times in the wind before falling to the ground.

"Little boy, grandma's granddaughter, have a safe trip!"

Nana looked up at the sky and swatted again, her voice full of grief. It was like I was dead.

"You son of a bitch, what are you looking at? Hurry up and cry!"

I turned my head and looked at him resentfully, only to find that he was staring at me viciously. At this moment, Second Uncle was abnormally fierce and there was a scar on his face, so it was fine if he wasn't angry at all. When he was angry, it was very scary, so I could only lower my head, feeling wronged in my heart.

Following that, I heard second uncle also crying. He kept saying, "Good niece, why did you leave just like that? Uncle did not take good care of you".

Only then did I remember what my grandma had said before. Following my second uncle's wailing, I said, "Big sister, little man, big sister, how could you just die like that? The words you promised me doesn't count anymore …"

This time, I cried for a few hours. The night gradually deepened and the courtyard became completely silent. Other than my grandma's long howl towards the sky, only the sounds of my second uncle and I crying could be heard.

I was tired from crying and stopped a few times. Every time, Second Uncle would scold me to not stop and to continue crying.

Hu hu!

After being scolded once again, a wind suddenly blows, blowing to the point of causing me to sway a little. I stopped howling and carefully looked outside. I didn't dare to move too much. I was afraid that second uncle would catch me and scold me again.

Grandmother was still standing outside, which was strange to say, but the wind was yellow, like dust, and it only surrounded Grandmother, while the great locust tree in the yard was completely still.

Boom! *

I was mesmerized by it when a muffled sound startled me, and the door of the hall closed behind me.

"Something's wrong."

At this time, Second Uncle opposite him mumbled something and stopped crying. He got up from the ground and walked towards the red coffin and placed his hand on the lid.

Rumble rumble rumble!

With a push, the red coffin's lid was opened.

Without saying anything further, Second Uncle ran over to me and pointed at the coffin that was already opened. He coldly said, "Quickly enter!"

Before I could react, he had already grabbed both of my legs and lifted me up. I wanted to struggle, but Second Uncle's strength was too great, so I was directly thrown in by him.

He did not hesitate to close the lid on the red coffin, not even giving me a chance to react.

By the time I reacted, it was already too late.

When the red coffin's lid covered everything in darkness, I was extremely afraid. I called out to Second Uncle but there was no response. I extended my hands to push the coffin lid and discovered that I could not move it either.

It was obvious that Second Uncle had placed something on top in case I opened it and ran out.

I completely gave up and felt wronged in my heart. In just two short days, what had happened to Second Uncle's grandma, I had never seen it like this before. After that mysterious knock on the door yesterday, Second Uncle and grandma had completely changed.

My heart hurt, but at that moment, my chest suddenly felt cold, as if I had touched something.