"Take it, just thank you for the grapefruit you gave me earlier. ”

After buying two marshmallows, Lian Ge walked back to the little girl and handed her one.

“...... Thank you big brother. ”

The little girl hesitated, but took it.

seemed to trust Lian Ge very much, and after taking it, the little girl took the marshmallow and ate it.

Squinting her eyes, the little girl was a little happy eating the marshmallow, smiled, and said crisply.

"It's delicious, I haven't eaten it in a long time. ”

Lian Ge glanced at the little girl, smiled slightly, and didn't say anything.

Handed, handed the remaining marshmallow to his shoulder, stood on his forelimbs, and his eyes were already following the marshmallow mouse in front of him.

The mouse then stretched out his forelegs, tore off a large piece of marshmallow, held it, and stuffed it into his mouth.

......

“...... Big brother, you go over there too. ”

On the other side of the sidewalk, the green light was on, and the little girl took the marshmallow and walked across the road.

Lian Ge also moved his steps and walked across the road.

The little girl turned her head, and as she walked, she looked at Lian Ge with some curiosity and asked out loud.

Without turning his head or responding, Lian Ge looked into the distance, and further along the road, not far away, was a hill on the edge of the city.

"The place you are going to should have one more stop, how to get off early. ”

Looking at the hill with some greenery, Lian Ge said in a calm tone,

“...... Eh, big brother, how do you know, I'm going to Linxian Mountain. ”

The little girl turned her head, looked at Lian Ge, and asked out loud with some curiosity,

Immediately afterwards, he answered Lian Ge's question,

"Because, if I told the driver on the bus directly that I was going to Linxian Mountain, he would be strange. ”

Seriously, the little girl said aloud.

"So, when you got on the bus, you deliberately went back one stop as well. ”

Walking across the sidewalk, Lian Ge turned his gaze, looked at the little girl and smiled slightly, and said something more.

“...... That's right...... Big brother, how do you know everything? ”

The little girl nodded first, then looked at Lian Ge and asked with some curiosity.

"See. ”

Turning his gaze back, his tone was calm, and then he answered, under the eyes of the sky, Lian Ge looked at the weather of the hill not far away,

“...... What else do you know, big brother? ”

The little girl looked at Lian Ge, curious, and asked out loud,

"And I know you didn't lie, you did come to see your mother. ”

Looking at the hill in the distance, Lian Ge's tone was calm, and he answered again.

“...... Hmmm......"

The little girl turned her head, nodded in a somewhat low mood, and then raised her head again, looking at the hill not far away,

“...... My mom was on that mountain. ”

......

After saying this, the little girl was depressed for a while, then raised her head again, and walked forward curiously, holding a marshmallow and eating it.

Lian Ge walked beside the little girl, didn't say anything, and looked at the people along the way, the mountains not far away.

At his feet, the road went up to the hill, turning into a ramp.

In the shops along the way, there are some wreaths, piles of paper money and shrouds, and more and more funeral supplies are sold.

Most of the pedestrians going up the mountain were also silent, and their mood was a little low.

“...... Crackling......"

“...... Big brother, what would happen if people died? ”

A car with firecrackers and some yellow paper money drove by the side of the road,

The little girl turned her head towards the car, looked at Lian Ge, and couldn't help asking,

Looking at the little girl's weather, Lian Ge paused,

“...... Can you see someone who has passed away? ”

The little girl followed, and asked again with some nervousness,

"Yes. ”

Looking at the little girl, Lian Ge smiled slightly and responded.

“...... Really?"

The little girl's eyes burst out with some brilliance, and she seemed to be a little surprised,

Immediately after, that little brilliance gradually faded again, and slowly lowered his head,

“...... Is that the one who is still alive will not see the one who has died...... Isn't that going to be sad......"

The voice was a little low, and the little girl asked, and then gradually fell silent.

Lian Ge looked at the little girl and didn't answer.

“...... Sorry, big brother...... I shouldn't have told you this...... Dad said that if you tell the adults about this, the adults will be unhappy. ”

The little girl raised her head again, looked at Lian Ge and asked,

"It's fine. ”

......

“...... Mom, Mom......"

Walking forward, passing a few more shops, Lian Ge and the little girl walked to the front of the mountain,

At the foot of the mountain, there is a road going up the hillside, but vehicles from all over the place have stopped at the bottom of the mountain.

In the car that lit firecrackers and sprinkled yellow paper money, a middle-aged woman wearing plain clothes got off the car, crying a little heartbreaking, out of breath, the man holding the urn held the ashes, silent, and the group of people in the car walked towards the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, on the side of the road, the little girl paused, stood, looked at the pedestrian, and pursed her lips.

Looking at the pedestrian walking away, the little girl was silent for a while, then raised her head again and looked at the mountain.

Looking at the mountain, the little girl's eyes showed a look of fear,

I don't know if it's too thin or something else, under the gust of mountain wind that blows from the foot of the mountain, with some chill, the little girl's thin body trembles slightly,

“...... Big brother ......"

Turning her head, the little girl's voice trembled a little, and she looked at Lian Ge with some nervousness in her eyes, and asked aloud,

“...... Big brother, can you accompany me to the mountains?"

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge glanced at the little girl,

Glancing at the fear on the little girl's face, the nervousness in her eyes, and pleading,

"Yes. ”

Nodding, Lian Ge responded,

"Thank you, big brother, let's go up the mountain. ”

A little happy, the little girl said crisply,

Glancing at the little girl again, Lian Ge followed the road and looked at the mountain,

Up the hillside, starting from the mountainside, except for a few green shrubs are piles of bulging graves,

This is a cemetery on a hill.

......

Following the road, the little girl continued to walk up the mountain,

Lian Ge also moved his steps and walked beside the girl,

It seems that there is Lian Ge, the little girl has no fear on her face, holding the unfinished marshmallow, while walking up the mountain, looking to the side,

Along the way, from time to time, you can hear some voices mixed with crying, and see pedestrians with red eyes.

or the heart-rending cry of the relatives who have just been buried, or the crying narration of the visiting breeze.

Either they are coming down from the mountain, or they are just going up from the bottom of the mountain.

“...... Big brother, this ......"

The little girl led the way, walking,

All the way, Lian Ge and the little girl walked to the position of the mountainside,

“...... That's it, big brother, that's it......"

Leaving the road from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, along the path that winds around the hills, I passed the tombstones,

The little girl stopped, pointed to a grave bag and tombstone not far away, and said aloud.

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge glanced at that place,

For example, there is no difference between other graves on this mountain, a piece of land is raised, and a stone tombstone stands in front of the earthen bag.

In front of the tombstone, there was a man standing, and the man was looking at the tombstone, as if he was a little distracted.

The little girl also saw the man standing in front of the tombstone, and her eyes burst with some brilliance, and she ran, and trotted, and ran over.

“...... Daddy, Daddy ......"

The little girl cried out and threw herself in front of the man,

When the man heard this, he quickly turned around and happened to catch the little girl.

“...... Daddy, why are you here? ”