“...... Let's go, run slower, don't fall, I'll be home soon......"

"Got it, Daddy......"

A little boy ran, his father following closely behind him, and swept past Lian Ge towards the yard of his house not far away.

Along the village road, Lian Ge moved his footsteps and walked towards the village, watching, listening,

The breeze blew from time to time, rolling up the fallen leaves in some people's yards, and with some words, it swept past Lian Ge's side and blew into the distance.

......

“...... Hurry up, a few old women are slow, they really can't walk. ”

"Hey, then my body is better than you......"

"What's the panic, don't fall for a while, we won't help you if you can't get up......"

“...... When you get to my yard, let's go and stand in the house for a while......"

A few old ladies who had been enjoying the shade at the entrance of the village before put the pu fan on their heads, and walked forward, running by Lian Ge's side with some caution, and heading towards the village.

......

Moving his footsteps, along the village road, Lian Ge continued to walk forward, and on both sides of the village road, families swept by his side.

At the edge of the courtyard, outside the hall, under the eaves, an old lady stood, holding a fan, fanning it lightly from time to time, patting on it, looking out of the eaves, as if she was looking at the people walking by from time to time on the village road, and the hills surrounding the village in the distance.

“...... Mom, don't stand outside, it's cold outside, don't catch a cold for a while. ”

In the hall behind the old lady, a middle-aged woman stepped out of the hall and said to the old lady,

"Okay, okay...... Mom went into the house. When the old lady heard this, she smiled on her face, took the fan, and turned and walked into the house.

"Xiao Han is asleep?"

"I slept, I was still making noise before, and after eating, I was sleepy, and my eyes were foggy...... I let him go to sleep. ”

"Children, that's the case, when Guoyou was a child, he was like this, he wore skin during the day, and slept at night as soon as he got into bed......"

When the old lady entered the house, the door of the hall was hidden and she was holding a stool in the way.

The voice of the words followed the courtyard, far behind Lian Ge,

......

“...... Mom, I'll help you collect it too. ”

"Well, don't be here, come into the house, don't catch a cold in a while. ”

In a yard, a middle-aged woman was hurriedly collecting the millet in the yard, as if she was in a hurry, or no one helped to pull the pocket, and the middle-aged woman did not put the millet into the bag, but just took a bamboo basket, hurriedly loaded the millet that had been gathered together, and poured it under the eaves next to the hall house.

A little boy of eight or nine years old squatted on the side, and whenever his mother put the basket down, she also helped to cover the yard with grain.

On another occasion his mother went down to the eaves with a dustpan, and the little boy stood up, looked to the side, and then pulled a handful of the basket, and after covering it with some grain, he seemed to be ready to help pour the grain down the eaves.

“...... Be obedient and hurry into the house, otherwise your mother will be angry. ”

The middle-aged woman took the little boy and picked up the dustpan, and said while covering it with a little more,

The little boy stood beside him, trembling, but he stood still.

“...... I went inside to wash my hands and help my mother collect the clothes that were hanging on the edge of the backyard. ”

The middle-aged woman held a dustpan and said to her child,

"Good!"

The little boy answered, and ran quickly into the house.

Looking at her child, the middle-aged woman smiled, took a dustpan full of grain, and quickly trotted towards the eaves.

“...... Hey, why haven't you finished the grain? ”

At this moment, next to the courtyard, another family next to him opened the door of the hall, looked out, and noticed this side of the courtyard.

The door opened, and an older woman, carefully cushioning her feet, ran towards this direction,

picked up a handful of baskets next to him, and also helped to collect the grain,

“...... Sister Chen, no, I'll harvest it myself, don't catch you a cold for a while. ”

The middle-aged woman fell under the eaves and pinched the grain, and while walking back, she said,

"It's all neighbors, what are you doing here, you shout about something next time, if I don't say it, take a look, when will you receive it as a person......"

The older women filled the dustpan with grain, wiped their hands, and then wiped their faces with their sleeves. Picking up the grain, he trotted under the eaves and said,

"Aren't you afraid of bothering Sister Chen?" The middle-aged woman also rubbed her forehead with the sleeve on her arm, and said while continuing to cover the grain in the basket,

"You have what you say, so you won't come next time I ask you for help?"

"That's not what I mean, Sister Chen, you need to help me with something, I'll definitely come." ”

"Then what else are you talking about, you are here, I can't come over to help yet, what's the matter, I think I'm slow. ”

The older woman said with some 'complaining'.

"No ......"

While talking, the two of them collected the grain.

“...... What about your man, why isn't he at home?"

"I went out in the morning, went to the town to buy stationery for the children, and I haven't come back yet, I'm afraid I'll have to wait ......a while."

......

Then he swept over the courtyard of his house, and the voice of the words in the courtyard faded away, and was replaced by the voice of another family.

“...... Tomorrow is your birthday, and if you want to eat, I'll make it for you. ”

In a family's house, the door of the hall is half open, and a middle-aged couple is sitting at the dining table, seemingly eating dinner.

From time to time, he turned his head to look out of the hall door and into the distance.

"Whatever you eat, just come as usual. ”

The middle-aged man listened to his wife's words, turned his head, and shook his head again,

"After all, it's your birthday, so eat something you like, and think it's a celebration. I'll cook you some bacon. I made bacon last year, and there is a piece, I will cook it for you to eat. ”

The middle-aged woman held the bowl and said to the middle-aged man,

“...... What to celebrate,"

The middle-aged man paused with a bowl and chopsticks, then turned around and looked outside the hall.

"Birthdays are celebrated every year, and there is nothing good to do...... The baby will be back in a few days, and the bacon will be cooked for him to come back, he likes to eat this. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man picked up the bowl and did not continue to speak.

......

After passing through the houses again, and after a few more people ran by the side, the figures on the village road became scarce.

A fresh breeze blows, and a few more fallen leaves are rolled up.

Retracting his gaze, turning around, Lian Ge walked towards the side yard.

Stepping on some fallen leaves in the yard, Lian Ge swept across the yard,

“...... Come, Huihui, eat a piece of this,"

“...... Last time, you said it was a little salty, but this time I put a little less salt...... It's delicious, then, my baby girl will eat one more piece. ”

Walking to the door of the hall, in the house, through the door of the hall, some voices were heard, it seemed that a family was sitting around eating dinner.

"Knock Knock ......"

Stretching out his hand, Lian Ge knocked on the door of this house,

Immediately after, the voice of the voice in the room paused,

"Who......"

In the room, the voice of a middle-aged man sounded, and immediately after, the door was opened,

Before, at the old man's house, a middle-aged man holding a bicycle and talking to the old man appeared behind the door.

"Young man, are you ......" There was some doubt in his eyes, and the middle-aged man looked at Lian Ge and asked,

"I was a passer-by, and when I walked into the village, it was getting late, and I didn't know if I could spend the night. In a calm tone, Lian Ge said.

“...... Then, young man, go into the house first, it's raining so hard, don't catch a cold for a while. ”

The man glanced at Lian Ge, stepped out of the way, and said.

Hearing this, he looked at the man again, Lian Ge raised his head slightly, and looked at the night sky above his head,

Retracting his gaze, and without saying anything, Lian Ge stepped into the house.

Behind him, in the night, the stars are lit up, a slanting moon hangs high, and the sky is clear.