On the village road,

Lian Ge walked towards the village with the middle-aged man,

Carrying the bag of apples, the middle-aged man was a little silent, leading the way and walking forward,

Glancing at the middle-aged man, Lian Ge didn't say anything, turned his gaze, and while walking, he looked at the families along the way.

As I saw on the mountainside before, this is not a closed village,

The houses are different, tall or short, old or new, and there are some motorcycles parked in the yard in front of the house.

"Fourth Brother Wu, just came back from the mountain?"

In the yard along the way, a man who had just parked his motorcycle said hello to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man nodded, didn't respond, still led the way, and walked forward along the village road.

“...... Fourth Brother Wu, there is a family in the next village repairing a house these days, and there is a shortage of people, Fourth Brother Wu, have you been free for the past two days?"

The man shouted at the middle-aged man again,

“...... I won't be there for two days. ”

The middle-aged man paused and shook his head,

"Nacheng, when are you free, Fourth Brother Wu, come over again. ”

The middle-aged man nodded, continued to lead the way, and walked towards the front.

......

After walking for a while, in front of a courtyard, the middle-aged man stopped,

The courtyard is facing the past, it is a slightly old house, and the ash on the outer wall has been a little swollen and falling off, which looks a little mottled.

Extending to the eaves of the yard, there are traces of rain erosion,

There are three rooms next to each other, and in the middle is a hall.

The lacquer on the wooden door of the hall has faded a little, and it is now closed.

On both sides of the door frame, there are still some traces of pasted Spring Festival couplets, but only some shredded paper is still glued to the door frame, and the Spring Festival couplets have long been gone.

Under the eaves, on both sides of the door of the hall, there are still some messy things,

“...... When you arrive, young man, come in and sit down. ”

Turning his head, he said to Lian Ge, and then led the way and walked towards the courtyard,

Lian Ge glanced at the house, moved his footsteps, and stepped into the courtyard,

"Squeak, squeak, squeak......"

The little mouse squatting on his shoulders turned his head, looked at the house in front of him, and called twice,

Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled slightly, didn't stop, and didn't say anything.

......

“...... Fourth Uncle,"

The middle-aged man led the way and walked to the door of the hall, holding the bag of apples in one hand and fumbling for the key in his trouser pocket with the other.

And at this moment, a crisp voice sounded from the side,

"Yunyun,"

The middle-aged man paused and turned his head in response.

On the side, Lian Ge also turned his gaze and looked towards that place,

It was in the courtyard next to the middle-aged man's house, and a little girl about seven or eight years old was standing on the edge of the yard, with her feet on her feet, looking this way.

The little girl had some dust on her face, and she was wearing clothes that did not fit well, as if they had not been changed for a long time, and they were stained with some dirt, which had recolored her faded clothes with some other color.

On his feet, one on the left and one on the right, one large and one small, two sandals, one that seemed to belong to his mother and one to his father,

It's just that even the small pair is a little big for a little girl.

“...... Is Yun Yun home alone?"

The middle-aged man looked at the little girl and asked aloud,

"Hmm!" the little girl nodded, "I was in there just now, and I saw a big ant in there, it seemed to be lost, and it kept going around in it." ”

The little girl stretched out her hand and pointed to the threshing bucket leaning against the outer wall under the eaves, smiling happily on her face.

"It's so stupid, I tell it where to go, and it's still lost. ”

Lian Ge glanced at the little girl, and then at the mixing bucket, under the mixing bucket leaning, there was a small space, cramped, pitch black, only the side could let in some light.

“...... Yunyun, where are your parents?"

"It's out, it's early, it's out. ”

The little girl smiled and responded, "When the fourth uncle hadn't gone to the mountain yet, it was just dawn, and my father took my mother out.

Dad said he would take Mom to the doctor, and Mom said she was going to give me a younger brother...... After that, I will have my brother to play with me, and when the time comes, I will take him, hide and seek, and then I will hide in there, and he will definitely not find me. ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge looked at the smiling little girl again,

The middle-aged man, on the other hand, looked at the little girl, a little silent,

In the courtyard, suddenly there was some quiet,

Only the little girl, with a smile on her face, smiled, and turned her head from time to time to look at the bottom of the mixing bucket, as if she still cared about the ant.

"Yun Yun come over to the fourth uncle's side, wait for Yun Yun's parents to come back at the fourth uncle's house. ”

The middle-aged man squeezed out a smile on his face, spoke, and lifted the bag of apples in his hand.

"Look, what is this?"

"Apple!"

Looking at the bag of apples in the middle-aged man's hand, the little girl stood on tiptoe, tilted her head, and answered crisply,

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head and looked at the mixing bucket leaning under the eaves, with some hesitation on his face.

“...... But the big ant is still inside, and it's lost......"

"It's all right, Yunyun, it'll come out on its own. ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said,

"That'...... All right. ”

The little girl slowly withdrew her gaze from the mixing bucket, and then trotted from the yard next door, and ran over,

It's just that just a few steps have been run, and the shoes that don't fit on the feet fall off.

Stopping, the little girl walked back and put the shoe on.

Somewhat cautiously, step by step.

Walking to the middle-aged man, the little girl held the corner of her clothes in her hands, and her eyes looked at the bag of apples a little motionless, but she didn't make a sound.

"Yun Yun wait, wait for the fourth uncle to wash you, and then you can eat, okay?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said to the little girl,

"Well, thank you, Fourth Uncle. The little girl nodded emphatically and said crisply,

The middle-aged man had a smile on his face, and after another pause, he turned around, took the key, and opened the door of the hall.

......

“...... Come in, young man, and sit down. ”

Pushing open the door of the hall, the middle-aged man turned around, said a word to Lian Ge, and stepped into the hall.

"I haven't taken care of the house much in the past few days, so you can see and laugh young man. ”

Lian Ge looked at the middle-aged man and the little girl who walked into the hall, and also moved his steps and walked into the hall.

In the hall, it looks a little simple,

In the inner place, there is a dining table, and next to the dining table, there are a few seats scattered,

On the dining table, there are also a few unpacked dishes and some plastic bags.

"Young man, you sit down first, I'll pour you a glass of water,"

Pulled out a stool and put it behind Lian Ge, after the middle-aged man said to Lian Ge, he turned his head again, bent down to look at the little girl,

"Give it to Yunyun, too, and wash the apples. ”

"I'm tired. ”

Lian Ge looked at the middle-aged man and thanked him,

"Don't bother, don't bother...... There's nothing to entertain at home......"

The middle-aged man shook his head,

"Thank you, Fourth Uncle. ”

The little girl turned her head to look at Lian Ge and the middle-aged man, and also said to the middle-aged man.

"No thanks, no thanks, let's sit down. ”

When the middle-aged man heard this, he turned around with a smile and looked at the little girl in response.

"I'll tell you, young man, for a moment. ”

After saying another word to Lian Ge, the middle-aged man paused again, then carried the bag of apples and walked into the backyard.

......

In the hall,

The little girl propped up the stool with her hands, looking at Lian Ge with some curiosity in her eyes, but she didn't speak.

Lian Ge found a stool at random, sat down, smiled at the little girl, turned his gaze again, and looked at the hall,

He set his eyes on the door of the house that led to the backyard.