Under the shade of the trees,

As he spoke, the old man fell silent again, just listening to the sound of opera coming from the radio, looking at the bustling road outside the trees, and his cloudy eyes were a little distracted.

Lian Ge didn't turn his gaze, looked at the lively street, and didn't say anything.

Gu Xiaoying leaned on Lian Ge's side, but she didn't make a sound,

Around, it became quieter and quieter,

Only the shouting and the sound of words through the dense branches and leaves outside the shade were mixed with the sound of opera on the radio.

......

“...... It's noon, boy, aren't you?"

After a long time, the old man turned his head, first set the radio, then looked at Lian Ge, and said loudly,

"Didn't the old man come home either?" said Lian Ge in a calm tone.

“...... I'm the only old man at home, and I can't go back......"

The old man turned back, looked out at the tree-lined street, and shook his head,

“...... My wife left early, and I didn't have children......"

As he spoke, the old man fell silent again, just looking out of the shade, a little distracted.

......

“...... Young man,"

After a long time, the old man paused, then turned his head and looked at Lian Ge,

"You think, here now...... How?"

Slowly turning his gaze, the old man looked around, was silent, and asked again.

Hearing this, Lian Ge turned his gaze, glanced at the old man, looked around again, and smiled slightly,

"It's good. ”

"yes, that's good......"

The old man turned around slowly, and then looked at the street outside the trees,

“...... You can eat whatever you want, and when you're free, you can take a stroll around the park...... There are more cars on the road, the buildings are higher, and it is also prosperous and lively...... What others have, we have now, and we don't need to be afraid......"

muttered, and a smile appeared on the old man's face,

"It's just those old guys who can't see it......"

As the old man spoke, the smile on his face faded again,

“...... But it's okay, if someone really has a next life, they must have seen it...... I can't see it, but when I go down to the old man, I can talk to them again. ”

......

“...... Daddy, you can't catch up with me......"

"My good daughter has grown up, and Dad can't run away from you. ”

"You two slow down, don't fall for a while. ”

On the park road, a girl ran forward with a smile, looking back at her father from time to time,

The girl's father followed beside him, pretending to chase hard, and the girl's mother on the side looked at the father and daughter with a smile.

“...... No, Dad can't run. ”

The girl's father stopped, and said as if gasping,

"Then Dad, let's rest for a while. ”

The girl also stopped,

“...... Hey, my baby daughter was fooled, and Daddy overtook you......"

The girl's father made a gesture and ran forward,

"Dad, you're playing ......"

The girl shouted, and hurriedly chased after her,

"You two be careful......"

The family ran along the park road, and the voice followed closely.

......

On the bench, the old man looked at the family that was gradually running away, his eyes were a little trance, he was distracted, and there was a smile on his face.

Seeing the family running away, Lian Ge turned his gaze, looked at the old man who was distracted, and didn't say anything.

Under the shade of the trees, it was quiet again.

......

“...... Forty years ago, it was still a wasteland, and you had to go there again to see people. ”

After a long time, the old man slowly turned his head, fiddled with the radio, looked at Lian Ge again, and turned his head,

Looking at the lively streets outside the trees, the old man was silent again, his eyes were a little dazed, and he muttered,

I don't know if I'm saying it to Lian Ge and the others, or if I'm saying it to myself,

“...... After a long way over there, you can see the urban area of Xiangcheng. But at that time, the city was in chaos, and it was not as good as this wasteland. ”

"At that time, my family lived on the edge of the city...... Every day, you can see people selling vegetables with burdens, donkey carts, and coal carrying them, going to the city, and after a long time, you can still see one or two jeeps coming out of the city and outside the city......"

“...... In 48, I was twenty years old, and it was also that year that I signed up and took the qualification to study abroad......"

As he spoke, the old man gradually fell silent again, looking out of the shade of the trees, his eyes a little distracted.

Lian Ge glanced at the old man, and didn't say anything, just listened quietly,

Gu Xiaoying leaned on Lian Ge, looked at the old man, and then looked at Lian Ge, but he didn't make a sound.

......

"Sassy ......"

"Tweet ......"

"Before leaving, the principal of the school told us that after we go out, we should study hard and return to China to serve the motherland...... My father took the train for a few days, rushed to the school, brought me some bacon to dry at home, and let me go outside, thinking about the taste of home, so I took some out and cooked some to taste......"

The breeze stirred the foliage, and the birds hid behind the foliage, leaping and chirping.

The radio on the bench sounded the opera, and the old man looked at the lively street outside the trees, and then said aloud,

“...... After taking the boat for a month or two, I arrived at the place where I studied abroad, and on the way, I only had a small piece of bacon left, and I took it and was not willing to eat it. ”

“...... When I arrived at the place, I got off the boat, opened my mouth, and the words of my home were still exported, and I found that others didn't understand, so I seemed to have just reacted, and it was no longer in China. ”

The old man spoke, and was silent for a moment before continuing,

“...... When I arrived at school, I found that I didn't have enough money on my first day. ”

Looking out at the tree-lined street, the old man said,

"I thought to another classmate at that time, go outside the school, find a restaurant or somewhere, and see if I have time to do some work and earn some money...... As soon as I heard the intention of the two of us, the first restaurant I went to kicked the two of us out, and the boss looked like there was something dirty on the two of us...... He told us that his restaurant didn't want Chinese......

I couldn't get angry, and I wanted to find an opportunity to beat that person up afterwards, but I was persuaded by a senior who went to that school first...... He told me that if the restaurant owner had been beaten recently, he would come to you with the police, and the police would arrest you if they saw that you were Chinese...... I put up with it. ”

The old man said, pausing again,

“...... In the end, it was in an old overseas Chinese restaurant that I and another classmate of mine found a job...... With the money I brought, and the money I earned from working in that restaurant, my classmates and I managed to make ends meet, staying in that school ......."

“...... At that time, there was a foreign student in the place where I was studying, and he often asked me in front of me, is it that they are a developed country, with high-rise buildings, bustling vehicles, developed industry, and the best schools...... Sometimes he smiled and told me that it would be better to drop an atomic bomb on our country......"

“...... Jing Kang is ashamed, and it is still snowing......"

The old man spoke, and the radio played, and the sound of opera mixed with the sound of words, sounded,

“...... Just like the student, the country where he studied also threatened our country all day long. ”

"At that time, I endured. ”

“...... It took me three years to get my Ph.D. at that school. ”

The old man spoke, and then paused,

Lian Ge glanced at the old man, didn't say anything, turned his gaze, and looked at the street outside the shade,

The streets are still lively,

The food vendors were busy, and the old people who were walking were smiling and talking about some trivial things.

The child tiptoed, pointed to the snacks on the food stall, turned his head, and said to his parents.

：。 ：m.x