Holding a bottle of mineral water with a torn label in his hand, there was still half a bottle of water left in the bottle, wearing a cotton jacket, leaning over, panting, and some sweat on his forehead, the old man walked to the side of the road, and Lian Ge sat on the other end of the bench.

Standing on his feet again, the old man straightened his waist and sat down on the other side of the bench.

First, he unscrewed the mineral water bottle and took a drink, then put the mineral water bottle next to it, reached out and unbuttoned a few buttons on the padded jacket, opened the padded jacket a little wider, and the old man wiped his sweat again.

Putting down his hand, the old man raised his head again and looked at the pedestrians on the side of the road, bustling by, his eyes were a little trance.

After another pause, silent for a while, the old man turned his head again and looked at Lian Ge on the other side of the bench,

“...... Alone, young man?"

Looking at it, the old man smiled and said something out loud.

"Almost. ”

Looking at the pedestrians bustling through the street not far away, listening to the words mixed in his ears, Lian Ge turned his gaze, glanced at the old man, answered the voice, and then turned his head,

"The old man doesn't go any further?"

Looking at the pedestrians walking by the side of the road from time to time, Lian Ge said calmly.

“...... I can't walk anymore, I'm coming to the end......"

The old man turned his head and looked at the pedestrians on the road, looking into the distance, his eyes were a little trance-like, I don't know if he was responding to Lian Ge's words, or if he was saying to himself, he muttered,

Immediately after, the old man shook his head again, and then turned towards Lian Ge's side,

looked at Lian Ge, and then looked at the distance where Lian Ge was looking,

“...... The family is far away?"

Turn back again? The old man smiled, hehe? Asked again.

"Sort of. ”

Lian Ge's tone was calm, and he answered again.

The old man laughed when he heard it? Turned around again? Looking into the distance, your eyes are gradually becoming a little trance?

“...... All right...... When you're away from home, you still have to have a place to worry about. There's a place to go back...... Or else? Is this out? I don't know where I'm going......"

The old man whispered, followed closely, paused again, and stretched out his hand to support his leg? Get up from the bench again? Stood up,

"The old man no longer walks to the front, and the scenery in front is not bad. ”

The tone was calm, Lian Ge didn't turn his head, and said something out loud.

“...... Old? I can't walk anymore. I'll leave the scenery in front to someone else. It's time for me to go back, home. ”

The old man is lying around? Pick up the empty bottle on the bench again and turn around? I walked back.

Turned his gaze and looked at the old man? Watching the old man walk away? Lian Ge turned his gaze again? Then I looked at the bustling pedestrians walking in front of me, and quietly listened to the words mixed in my ears.

......

“...... Come, get dressed, and don't catch a cold in a while. ”

“...... Your son, I'm angry when I talk about it, let him find a partner, he won't look for it......"

“...... Mom, Dad, hurry up...... My daughter has grown up, and her parents can't leave...... Mom and Dad, I'll take you away......"

Some more people passed by, taking with them some mixed words.

A vendor pushed his own tricycle with some difficulty, walked over, and stopped on the side of the road, not far from the bench of Lian Ge.

......

After stopping the tricycle, the vendor first wiped the sweat from his forehead, then reached out to unbutton his cotton coat, hesitated, and tied the button back again.

After retracting his hand and removing two seven-hole bricks from the tricycle, they were placed under the wheels of the tricycle to make the tricycle more stable.

After a busy while, the vendor took a few more breaths before reaching out to set up some things on the stall, lit the fire of the gas canister, and preheated the iron pot on the stall.

At this time, across the road, another stall also pushed its own stall over, and after rearranging his stall, he looked at the four sides again.

“...... Eh, Lao Chen, didn't you say that you can't come to set up a stall in the afternoon, your stomach is upset, and you have to go to the hospital?"

The stall owner beckoned to the stall owner on this side.

“...... What kind of hospital did you go to, it's just a little stomach problem. ”

The vendor stood on his feet, paused, and then raised his head, smiled at the other stall owner, and said,

“...... The stomach problem is also uncomfortable, don't you rest?"

“...... Rest a fart, rest, you old Xiang is squeamish......"

Taking a breath, the vendor smiled and cursed at the stall owner, followed by another pause, and said in a much quieter voice,

“...... It's about to be the New Year, and that stinky boy is studying outside, and he's going to be back in two days...... Let's take advantage of this time to earn more money......"

With that, the vendor took another breath, then turned his head again and beckoned to the pedestrians who were passing by the roadside.

“...... Pancake fruit, pancake fruit...... Delicious...... Fragrant and crunchy...... Pancake fruit ......"

......

Listening to the voice of the words on the side, Lian Ge turned his gaze and glanced at the stall owner,

The stall owner's face was a little tired and a little pale, and he was smiling, greeting the guests, and his hands were busy with his work.

Looking at the side, after a pause, Lian Ge turned his gaze again, looking at the bustling pedestrians walking in front of him, listening to the mixed words.

......

“...... Lao Tzu told you that even if Lao Tzu died, he would have to die in the house......"

The old men argued, talking to each other as they moved forward.

“...... I'm hungry, what do you want to eat...... Yo, my son has really grown up and can eat so much. ”

In front of a stall, a couple of parents with a child talked.

“...... Sooner or later, there will be a day, Lao Wu will leave first, maybe in a few months, a year and a half, we will follow. ”

“...... What nonsense is it talking about...... You're dead, what are you going to do with your two precious sons? One of the eldest is not married when he is not young, and the other is not worried......

A pair of snuggled old men, talking, the old lady slapped the old man, said angrily, and walked along the road.

“...... Mom, are you still going to the front...... Grandma, let's hurry up...... Okay, let's go faster. ”

An old lady was holding a child, panting, the child was happy, and ran forward, and the old lady also quickened her feet, and the children of the old lady next to her, a couple also followed.

......

Sitting on the bench, Lian Ge listened and watched,

I watched as the number of people walking on the road in front of me gradually increased and decreased, and I listened to the words that sounded in my ears from time to time with the breeze.

On the bench beside him, pedestrians sit down from time to time to rest, there are couples talking to each other, and there are old people supporting each other.

Or talk about some scenery along the way, or go out of the house but still talk about some family things.

It seems that someone has noticed Lian Ge, and there seem to be people who are unaware of Lian Ge sitting on the other side of the bench.

After a bird that landed on the bench rose again, one side of the bench and the other side of the bench became empty again.

The sun, which had climbed to the sky, gradually began to set to the west, and there were fewer pedestrians on the road.

......

“...... Guru. ”

At this moment, a somewhat surprised shout sounded in Lian Ge's ears with the breeze,

Lian Ge turned his gaze and glanced to that side,

On the side of the road, two couples stopped, and the man in the couple was looking at Lian Ge in surprise,

Seeing that Lian Ge turned his gaze and followed, the man took a few steps and walked towards Lian Ge.