“...... Lian Ge, where are you?"

On an old bus, the smell of chicken, duck and goose feathers was intertwined, Lian Ge sat by the window by the back door, and talked to Gu Xiaoying on the phone,

There was some noise in the car, and the cries of chickens and ducks were intertwined with the voices of old and small words.

Outside the car, the road was a little potholed, and even if it wasn't very fast, it was still a little shaky.

“...... Go to the city, go to the city, two dollars a person ......"

Next to the driver, a middle-aged woman with a satchel stuck out her neck and shouted at the people on the side of the road.

“...... It's almost time to get to Xunyang City. ”

Glancing at the carriage, old or young, all kinds of passengers, Lian Ge turned his gaze, through the open window, looking out of the window, beyond the rugged and potholed road, is continuous, entangled in clouds and mist of green mountains, among the cols, there are some hidden villages, on the road, the nearby villagers are either carrying a basket, or carrying a fertilizer bag, is walking along the road, against the sun, the bus passes, from time to time to turn his head to look, and behind the bus, gradually moving away.

"Xunyang? Where can I find out...... Well, it's still on the right side of the river, on the right side of the river, Lushan Mountain and Poyang Lake seem to be there, there seem to be many temples on Lushan, Lian Ge, do you want to go up and take a look......

On the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying seemed to check the information and said with interest,

Immediately afterwards, he was a little deflated,

“...... Lian Ge, you have arrived at Jiangyou, I am still at your mother-in-law's house, and I endure the two of them sprinkling dog food in front of me every day, I also want to travel!"

Looking at the scenery and people passing by from time to time outside the car window, Lian Ge smiled slightly, and quietly listened to Gu Xiaoying's voice,

“...... Lian Ge, by the way, you didn't tell me just now,"

After talking for a while, on the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying turned over,

"Did the little boy you talked about before slowly change back to the way he used to be after his grandfather left?"

"It's going to be better. ”

Lian Ge withdrew his gaze from the window, looked at the passengers in the carriage, and replied,

"But it won't go back to the same as before?"

Gu Xiaoying asked, and then, without waiting for Lian Ge to answer, she had an answer,

"Yes...... The grandfather who depended on each other passed away, even if there was no other impact, how could it become exactly the same as before......" On the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying propped her chin, thinking, and said,

Listening to Gu Xiaoying's voice on the phone, Lian Ge smiled slightly and didn't say anything more.

......

"......"

The urban and rural buses, which are not very fast, stop again on the side of the road,

On the bus, which had long been out of seats, a few people crowded up again, walking along the corridor in the middle of the carriage, walking backwards.

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge glanced at the few people who had just gotten into the car,

At the front of the line was a middle-aged woman, in her forties, with a somewhat thick arm carrying a woven bag, who stepped into the car and squeezed towards the empty space by the rear door.

After that, the two passengers who followed were two middle-aged men who were slightly younger, and they didn't lift anything, but while talking, they turned sideways a little easily, moved their steps, and walked behind the carriage.

The last person to get on the bus was a middle-aged man,

The skin on his face is dark, his hands are covered with calluses, he is holding a three- or four-year-old child in his hands, and he is carrying a somewhat large basket on his back, which occupies a large space as soon as he gets in the car.

The corridor of the carriage that has been crowded with people, whether he is sideways or facing him, the backpack on his back, the child in his arms, will block him from going back, he can only stand at the door of the carriage,

The child in his arms looked a little weak, his lips were a little chapped, and his forehead and face were a little red.

The basket was tied to the shoulders with hemp rope, and in the basket, several ducks tied with straw ropes were quacking.

I don't know if he is holding the child in his arms, he is too tired to carry a heavy basket, or too embarrassed, the middle-aged man's forehead is covered with sweat,

“...... Those who get on the bus go back, don't block the door, others will have to get on the bus in a while......" shouted the middle-aged woman with a bag.

The words that rang in the ears of the middle-aged man could only bow his head, be silent, and laboriously lean his body, to the side, and to make way behind him.

“...... Go back! Go back! What are you doing blocking the door! I don't have any ears!" the middle-aged woman shouted,

When all the passengers in the carriage heard this sound, they couldn't help but turn their eyes and look towards the front of the carriage.

The middle-aged man could only be silent and buried his head lower,

Only then did the child in his arms wake up.

"Daddy......" opened his eyes, and the child looked up a little weakly at his father,

"It's alright, it's alright...... Xiaoyuan, go to sleep, we'll be there when we wake up. ”

With a smile on his face, the middle-aged man whispered to the child,

"When Dad sells the duck in the basket, he will take Xiaoyuan to see a doctor. ”

"Hmm...... The father ...... "weak, and the child fell asleep again in a daze,

“...... I don't know if it's true deafness or false deafness, but I can't hear it when I get to it......"

The middle-aged woman glanced at the middle-aged man, didn't shout anymore, stopped looking over, and chewed to the side.

The middle-aged man listened, silent, his head buried lower and lower, just hugged his child tightly, looked at his child, and remained silent......

......

"Master, please pull over. ”

Retracting his gaze from the middle-aged man, and then glancing at the slightly quiet carriage, Lian Ge stood up from his seat,

"......"

The bus then stopped again on the side of the road.

didn't get off the car from the back door where the seat was not far from the seat, Lian Ge moved his steps, greeted the people in the corridor, and walked towards the front door of the carriage.

The crowded people in the corridor of the carriage looked at Lian Ge, and couldn't help but avoid it, get out of the way, and let Lian Ge walk through step by step.

Walking to the front of the carriage, beside the middle-aged man, Lian Ge paused slightly, glanced at the middle-aged man, turned his gaze again, and glanced at the corridor of the carriage that had a vacant passage,

Smiling, Lian Ge stepped off the bus.

......

"......"

The bus restarts, the doors close,

The carriage became a little quiet, and among the passengers who were standing, they looked at the vacated position after Lian Ge left, hesitated, and did not move after all.

On the front side of the carriage, the middle-aged man with the basket on his back and the child in his arms slowly raised his head, looked at the vacant seat and the vacant corridor, and looked down at the child in his arms.

Moved his footsteps, walked out of the vacant passageway, to the vacant seat,

One hand struggled to hold his child, and the other hand slowly moved the rope of the back basket, trying to put the back basket down,

Behind him, the woman who got into the car before, the somewhat sturdy woman stretched out her hand to help hold it up.

"Thank you...... Thank you, thank you......"

The middle-aged man held the child in one hand, bent his waist, and dragged the basket in his best hand with the other hand, while saying thank you in his mouth,

To the sturdy woman, to the passengers in the corridor, to the window......

......

“...... Lian Ge, aren't you going to Xunyang City? Why did you get off the bus early, you shouldn't have arrived yet?"

There were some potholes and winding mountain roads, Lian Ge moved his steps and walked forward, Gu Xiaoying's voice came out of the headphones,

"Come down and take a walk, and take a look at the scenery along the way. ”

Lian Ge smiled and responded.

“...... Oh, man. You didn't hear me. ”

On the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying snorted,

"What do you hear?"

"Did you just see something in the car...... Well, the conductor kept shouting, let's go to the back, that tone, someone should be blocking the door......"

Listening to Gu Xiaoying's words, Lian Ge smiled slightly, and continued to walk forward along the winding mountain road.