"Old Wu, old man Wu......"

Stepping on the wet street, splashing muddy water on the trouser legs, the visitor hurriedly walked to the front of the store, panting and said,

As soon as he stepped into the store and temporarily put the wet and wrinkled money on the counter, the shopkeeper turned around when he heard the sound,

"What's wrong?"

Hearing this, the person who came gasped and shook his head,

"The old lady of the old Zhang family at the end of the street went...... Find me to handle the funeral. ”

The man who came was talking, his feet were under the eaves, and the ground outside the threshold rubbed the muddy water,

“...... Who is this?" the visitor paused, and turned his head to look at Lian Ge.

"Also a guest. The owner explained simply.

Hearing this, the visitor nodded to Lian Ge, turned around, and stepped into the store.

"Or do you want the same stuff from before?"

"It's still the same as before. The visitor nodded.

Hearing this, the shopkeeper turned around, took a plastic bag from the side, and picked it up on the shelf.

"Paper money, fragrant wax ......"

"Why didn't the family come along?" the shopkeeper picked up things from the shelves and put them in plastic bags, as he spoke.

“...... I couldn't cry anymore, so I didn't let me follow. The visitor shook his head, sighed slightly, and said, "...... The old lady has also suffered all her life, her husband died early, and she raised the two children by herself, which really suffered some sin, and finally waited until the children were older and started a family. Before a few days of happiness, the people are gone. ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper nodded and did not speak again.

Slowly moving in front of the shelves, the shopkeeper unhurriedly removes what he needs from each shelf.

“...... Alright, take it. ”

Closing the two large plastic bags again, he handed them to the visitor, the shopkeeper said.

"Okay, how much?" the visitor reached out and nodded.

"Ten catties of paper money, twenty pairs of wax, and two catties of incense...... It's still the price it was before. The shopkeeper said as he walked back into the counter.

Hearing this, the visitor also walked to the counter, temporarily put one of the bags on the side of the counter, stretched out his hand and fumbled in his bag, took out a roll of money wrapped in red paper, and handed it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper looked at it, shook his head slightly, didn't say anything, and took it.

"Alright. ”

"Then Lao Wu, I'll go over first. When it's time to be buried, I'll bring in some more things. ”

Nodding, the visitor carried two plastic bags, turned around and stepped out of the shop, stepping on the street that had not yet dried, and gradually disappeared into the night along the lights of the street.

......

"It's autumn......"

The shopkeeper stepped out of the shop again, looked at the street outside the eaves, and said aloud.

Hearing the sound, Lian Ge glanced at the shopkeeper and also cast his eyes on the quiet street outside the eaves.

"It's starting to get cold again, and I don't know how many people will make it next spring. The shopkeeper said, shook his head, and turned his head to look at Lian Ge,

"Sir, it's cold at night, do you want to eat a bowl of noodles to warm up? ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at the shopkeeper and didn't answer.

"Just take it as an old man, thank you, sir, for being with me for so long. The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Sometimes, this one person wants to find someone to talk to." ”

"If you don't take money," Lian Ge nodded with a smile.

Hearing this, the shopkeeper also smiled and nodded,

"Then sir, you wait a minute, I'll go boil the pot of water and put some noodles. ”

As he spoke, the shopkeeper turned around again, crossed the threshold, and entered the back room of the shop.

......

Glancing at the store, Lian Ge withdrew his gaze and looked at the street outside the eaves.

After the rain, the empty streets, with few people, seem quiet, except for the breeze with moisture from time to time, blowing the shops next to the street, passing through the eaves.

The lights are lit up in the shops, and the old shops that have closed early due to the rain seem to be busy with dinner and gossiping about the daytime.

Looking at this old street and alley under the night, Lian Ge stood quietly under the eaves.

......

"Sir, come ......"

After a while, the shopkeeper took two bowls of noodles and stepped out of the store again.

As he spoke, the shopkeeper handed a bowl of steaming noodles to Lian Ge with chopsticks.

"Just do it as usual, I don't know if it's to your taste, sir. ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled, reached out and took the steaming noodles and chopsticks, and looked at them.

This is the usual bowl of noodles, without any cheeks, with a spoonful of lard, a little chopped green onion, a little soy sauce and vinegar, and cooked oil chili.

picked up the chopsticks, picked the noodles and mixed them, Lian Ge took the noodles and tasted them.

The steaming noodles into the abdomen make the whole body warm a lot.

"It tastes good. Lian Ge replied with a slight smile.

"Sir, it's good if you don't dislike it. The shopkeeper replied with a smile.

After speaking, the shopkeeper took his bowl of noodles, sat down on the threshold, took his chopsticks, and ate the hot noodles in the bowl.

Lian Ge glanced at the shopkeeper and sat down again on the seat next to him.

......

"Sir, are you out on a tour?"

"Sort of. ”

Under the eaves, while eating noodles and looking at the quiet street, Lian Ge and the shopkeeper were talking.

"It's a good tour to see further afield. It's not like the old man, I grew up here, and I grew old here......" The shopkeeper nodded and said.

Lian Ge glanced at the shopkeeper and didn't answer again.

Under the eaves, there was a sudden silence, only the heat from the noodle bowl lingered in front of me.

“...... This person is getting old, and he is really more and more afraid of a person, especially when he sees some old guys, he goes one by one...... Sometimes it's a bit of a bad taste to eat alone. ”

The shopkeeper paused, stared at the smoke rising from the bowl in front of him, and then shook his head,

"Thank you, sir, for gossiping with the old man for so long, and for having a meal with me. The shopkeeper spoke, looking at Lian Ge again.

"The noodles are delicious. Lian Ge smiled and didn't answer, just said.

Hearing this, the shopkeeper smiled,

"Do you want to have some more, it just so happens that the water in the pot is still hot. ”

"No, one bowl is enough. Lian Ge replied with a smile.

......

As they spoke, Lian Ge and the shopkeeper continued to eat the noodles in the bowl.

With the heat rising from the bowls, the breeze blowing from the streets to the alleys, the lights lighting up the streets along the streets, and the families eating dinner in the shops.

The noodles in Lian Ge and the shopkeeper's bowl gradually bottomed out.

......

After putting the dishes and chopsticks back into the back room, the shopkeeper stepped out of the shop again.

"Shopkeeper, since you said that I am also a guest before, then I will also take care of your business. ”

At the door of the store, Lian Ge looked at the shopkeeper with a slight smile and said,

"Is there any yellow paper, I'll buy two. ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper glanced at Lian Ge and nodded,

"There is yellow paper, but if there are two, I will give it to you if you want. ”

"Let's buy it. Lian Ge smiled and shook his head.

"A dollar. As he spoke, the shopkeeper stepped over the threshold again.

Lian Ge also moved his steps and walked into the store.

......

"Can you borrow pen and ink?"

Lian Ge took two pieces of yellow sheet paper, handed the shopkeeper one yuan, and asked out loud at the same time.

Hearing this, the shopkeeper nodded, and took out a brush and a bottle of ink from the counter.

took the pen, stained it with some ink, and spread out a piece of yellow sheet paper on the counter,

Lian Ge drove the mana, held the pen, and wrote a talisman on the yellow paper smoothly.

......

Looking at the spiritual essence attached to the rune paper and the flowing spiritual light, Lian Ge smiled slightly and put the brush down again.

"Shopkeeper, I'll give you this talisman seal, just thank you for borrowing me a place to shelter from the rain and that bowl of noodles. ”

After folding the talisman paper briefly, Lian Ge handed it to the shopkeeper.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he looked at Lian Ge, then at the rune paper, and after a pause, he still took it.

Seeing that the shopkeeper took it, Lian Ge smiled slightly and withdrew his hand.

"The rain has stopped, the noodles have been eaten, and it's time to go. ”

As he spoke, Lian Ge turned around and walked towards the outside of the store.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper walked out of the counter and stepped out of the store.

......

Stepping out of the eaves, stepping on the street that was still a little water-stained, taking advantage of the light from the shops next to the street, facing the night, Lian Ge walked into the distance.

Behind him, the shopkeeper, who had stopped again in front of the store's threshold, followed the shop.

Looking at the direction where Lian Ge had gone, and then looking down at the rune paper in his hand, the shopkeeper turned around and stepped into the store again.