“...... Tweet ......"

In the early morning of the next day, the morning sun shone on Lian Ge under the tree through the shade of the dense leaves.

The sound of insects and birds singing with the breeze disturbing the branches and leaves resounded in the forest,

The dew in the forest also drip with the swaying of the branches and leaves, or evaporate with the appearance of the sun.

Leaning on the trunk of the tree, Lian Ge, who had rested all night, reopened his eyes,

glanced at the jungle with dappled sunlight, and looked again, still in the shade of the trees on the side, the little boy who was standing in a daze,

Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge stood up again,

"Squeak...... Squeak squeak. ”

On the branch, the lying mouse stood up when he heard the movement, and then jumped down from the tree and jumped onto Lian Ge's shoulder again.

"Let's go. ”

Glancing at the mouse on his shoulder, Lian Ge turned around, moved his steps again, and walked towards the jungle that had become sparse.

Behind him, the little boy also followed closely behind, and followed behind Lian Ge in a daze, walking step by step.

......

Step by step, the edge of the jungle gradually approached in front of me, and the trees around me became more and more sparse.

There are also faint forest paths that have been stepped out of the foot.

Along the winding path, the path becomes clearer and clearer,

After crossing the edge of the jungle, Lian Ge paused.

......

Behind him, there is a leafy, grassy jungle, from which birds fly out from time to time.

In front of him was a field that had been cultivated, and in the field there were patches of green wheat seedlings and seasonal vegetables.

The ridges crisscross the fields, dividing the fields large and small,

The gaze follows the ridge and continues on, and behind this field are scattered houses, bungalows supported by walls of stone mixed with loess on the hill, tiled houses covered with black tiles......

This is a village, at the bottom of the valley, and at the edge of the village, there is a winding dirt road that leads out of the valley.

Looking into the distance, pausing for a moment, Lian Ge turned his gaze and glanced at the little boy beside him,

The little boy was standing in place, looking at the village in the distance,

"Let's go. ”

Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge moved his steps again, walking along the ridge and towards the village in the valley.

The little boy behind him also looked at the village in the distance in a daze, moved step by step, and followed.

......

Moving forward along the ridges, the fields kept passing by his side, and the village was gradually approaching in front of him.

Walking to the edge of the village, the figures of the villagers in the village appeared in sight.

or carrying a basket on his back, or holding a hoe, or working in the field, or going out of the village,

When he passed by Lian Ge's side, he couldn't help but look sideways at Lian Ge.

......

After a slight pause, Lian Ge glanced at the village, and the villagers passing by his side,

The village is not rich, the villagers' clothes are very simple, and as far as the eye can see, there are no young people in the yards and fields.

Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge looked at the little boy standing beside him,

The little boy still looked at the village in front of him in a daze, and stood in place.

After a long time, the little boy moved his steps and walked along the dirt road in the village towards the village.

Lian Ge followed suit, walked beside the little boy, and walked towards the village.

......

Houses kept passing by his side, and the villagers who were busy in the yards also cast their eyes at Lian Ge from time to time.

After walking for a moment along the dirt road in the village, the little boy stopped in front of a courtyard and looked at a figure in the courtyard in a daze.

Lian Ge also paused and looked towards the courtyard in front of him,

There are some corn piled up in the yard, dried in the sun and not yet taken off the spool,

On the side of the courtyard, on the steps by the eaves, there was a middle-aged man, wearing black trousers, with some mud on the trouser legs, and the skin on his hands was a little rough.

“...... If you are in charge, peel a little corn and feed the chickens. ”

In the hall, a woman wearing an apron walked out, and while talking to the middle-aged man, she wiped her reddened eyes with her sleeves.

“...... Huh. When the man heard the voice, he stood up, nodded his head in answer, and then turned around, bent down, picked up a piece of corn, and in silence, with his rough hands, peeled the corn.

And the woman wiped her eyes, moved her steps, and walked out of the courtyard,

“...... What the hell is the child...... Daughter-in-law. The man couldn't help but be silent, and then changed his sentence, "Are you going...... Mountains. ”

“...... I'm going to see him, it's been a year today......" As she spoke, the woman's eyes were a little red,

"I'll go too. After a pause, the man stood up and said.

“...... You are not allowed to go!" The woman was instantly a little excited when she heard this, "If it weren't for you, if it weren't for you, how could Xiao Mu be ......?"

As she spoke, the woman gradually controlled her emotions again, but her eyes turned red again.

“...... I'll go myself, you feed the chickens. ”

Then the woman turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

The middle-aged man, on the other hand, was silent and sat down again.

“...... Daughter-in-law...... Grab something for lunch, I'll wait for you to come back. The middle-aged man shouted at the woman again,

Hearing this, the woman paused, but did not reply, and then continued to walk towards the outside of the courtyard.

......

Looking at the woman who quickly swept by her side and walked towards the mountain in the distance, after a pause, Lian Ge withdrew his gaze and looked at the middle-aged man on the side of the courtyard,

The middle-aged man sat down on the edge of the yard again, lowered his head, looked at the corn in front of him, was silent, and picked up the grass cigarette roll he had just rolled from the side.

I don't smoke either, I just twist it with my hands, silently, and with a sense of gravity.

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge looked at the little boy beside him again,

The little boy was still stunned and looked at the middle-aged man, and he was also excited,

After a pause, Lian Ge moved his steps again, bypassed the corn spread in the yard, and walked into this yard, the little boy also followed, his eyes were stunned, and he walked forward step by step,

“...... This big brother, I'm a passing tourist, and I'm really a little thirsty when I come here, and I don't know if I can give my saliva to drink. ”

Lian Ge walked up to the front and said loudly,

And this middle-aged man was in a daze, and it seemed that after Lian Ge spoke out, he noticed Lian Ge in front of him,

Raising his head, the middle-aged man glanced at Lian Ge, and then stood up,

"You wait. ”

nodded, and the middle-aged man didn't say much, and walked into the hall behind him,

......

Not long after, the man took a bowl and walked to the back of the hall with a bowl of water.

Glancing at Lian Ge again, the man handed the bowl to Lian Ge,

“...... It's hot, so come in and sit. ”

As he spoke, the man got out of the way, and sat down on the steps outside the hall, took the corn, and peeled it without saying a word.

Lian Ge took the water bowl and walked into the shade under the eaves and on the steps.

"Thank you......"

After thanking him, Lian Ge took a sip of the water in the bowl, and at the same time looked through the door of the hall and looked into the hall.

In the hall, the furnishings are very simple, only a square table, a few benches are placed next to the square table, and a few yellowed wall paintings are pasted on the wall.

And on that table, there is also a picture frame, which looks different from the old ones around it, it looks like it is brand new, and it seems to be well protected.

And the photo embedded in the photo frame is the little boy next to Lian Ge, but it looks slightly smaller than the little boy, and it seems to have been taken earlier.

“...... Brother, this is your child, he looks eight or nine years old, right?"

Lian Ge took a sip of water, looked at the photo, and said out loud.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man paused as he peeled corn.