In the front yard, the door of the hall facing from it was open, and from time to time people from the village came to help.

In the middle of the hall, there was a wooden plank, supported by bricks supporting the four corners.

On the wooden plank, the bed and futon are made, and the feet of cloth shoes stick straight out from under the futon.

In front of the wooden board, there is a rusty iron basin, some paper money is still burning in the iron basin, on both sides of the iron basin, there is an incense burner, incense and wax are inserted in the incense burner, and there is a bowl of rice with chopsticks on one side.

It's a temporary mourning hall.

On the edge of the mourning hall, against the corner of the wall on the other side, there was a thin wooden coffin, in front of the coffin, a middle-aged woman was standing, with her back to the courtyard, looking at the wooden board, stunned.

“...... Master's house, then we'll ...... first."

The Taoist priest on the side of the courtyard walked into the mourning hall with a few helpers, said a few words to the middle-aged woman, and then pushed away the coffin next to it.

The Taoist priest kept reciting the scriptures, while the middle-aged woman was stunned, standing by and watching, looking.

Several helpers stopped moving, the Taoist priest stopped chanting, and the middle-aged woman was silent for a while before turning around again.

......

Through the open door of the hall and looking at the temporarily laid out mourning hall, Lian Ge retracted his gaze, and then looked at the villagers who were busy working and helping in the courtyard.

Moved his foot again, and Lian Ge walked into the courtyard with the middle-aged man.

“...... Sister Luo, there are no ...... scissors in the house."

The courtyard was lively, and the villagers who helped were either arranging tables and chairs, or helping to make the evening feast on the side.

From time to time, people from all over the village rushed in, and from time to time people came in and out, busy with work.

“...... Yes, there are ......."

In front of the mourning hall, the middle-aged woman, who turned around and was stunned again, heard the shouts in the courtyard, quickly responded, stood up again, walked into the kitchen of the back room, took a pair of scissors out, walked out of the courtyard, and handed it to the person who greeted her before.

“...... Sister Luo,"

The middle-aged man who led the way walked towards Sister Luo, who was standing on the edge of the courtyard, and shouted,

Lian Ge glanced at Sister Luo again, moved his feet again, and walked towards Sister Luo with the middle-aged man.

"Come on, sit casually, sit casually. ”

When Sister Luo heard the voice, she turned around and greeted the middle-aged man,

“...... Sister Luo, the festival mourning changes...... Don't be too angry, after all, he is like this, and he is uncomfortable...... It's now, it's a ......."

The middle-aged man looked at this eldest sister Luo, turned his head again, looked at the coffin in the hall, and said a word of relief, just talking, talking, and a little unable to continue,

“...... I can't blame you. ”

Just said another sentence, and the middle-aged man didn't say any more.

Sister Luo barely showed a smile on her face and didn't answer.

On the side, Lian Ge turned his gaze and glanced at Sister Luo,

The expression on this eldest sister Luo's face was quite calm, but her face was a little haggard, and her face looked a little pale.

The eye sockets are still a little red, and the hair is barely coiled on the head, which looks a little messy.

“...... Sister Luo, this young man is a passing tourist, and he came to ask for a drink. ”

After being silent again, the middle-aged man looked back at Lian Ge again, and introduced it to Sister Luo.

"Sorry. ”

Lian Ge glanced at Sister Luo again and said out loud.

"Don't bother. Boy, find a place to sit down first. ”

When Sister Luo heard this, she nodded at Lian Ge and responded.

“...... Sister Luo, I'll go see the child first......"

The middle-aged man said to Sister Luo next to him, and then turned back to Lian Ge and said,

“...... Boy, find a place to sit down, I'll be with you. ”

"My brother is fine. ”

Lian Ge responded aloud.

“...... Yes. ”

Sister Luo nodded, led the way and walked towards the mourning hall.

The middle-aged man also hurriedly followed.

......

watched the middle-aged man and Sister Luo walk into the mourning hall, and then looked at the coffin in the mourning hall through the open door.

Lian Ge retracted his gaze and looked at the courtyard again,

In the courtyard, some tables and chairs have been set up one after another, and some villagers gathered at the edge of the courtyard have also sat down at the tables one after another.

Moving away again, Lian Ge randomly chose a table where he sat down with some people in the village.

......

“...... Hey, it's a crime, this is an orphan and a widow, and this is still happening to this thing......"

Several villagers sitting at the table turned their heads to look at Lian Ge who was seated, turned their heads again, and continued to talk,

“...... Sister Luo is such a warm-hearted person, but she ended up with a white-haired person sending a black-haired person...... When Lao Wu left, the child was only two years old...... This eldest sister Luo pulled and pulled this child alone, and pulled it to such a big ...... In this way, I don't know how long I will be angry. ”

A man next to him sighed as he spoke.

“...... Speaking of which, it's actually good to be like that. The child's life itself is also a sin, and it is all up to Sister Luo to take care of it...... If you want me to say, it's good to ......."

A woman next to her said aloud,

Hearing this, the people at the table were a little silent.

“...... That's the way it goes...... But that's what we outsiders can say...... How much effort did it take for Sister Luo to pull that child to such a big ...... It's been so many years...... How long do you say this has to be frustrated......"

“...... You said that Lao Wu is too, but he died simply, leaving such a child and letting Sister Luo take it...... Sometimes I look pathetic to myself. ”

Another woman next to her was a little angry at first, and said something out loud, followed by it, and couldn't help sighing,

“...... Be quiet, Sister Luo heard it for a while, and it was uncomfortable. ”

The woman next to her shook her head and said something out loud.

"What's wrong with that kid?"

On the side, Lian Ge sat and listened, and said in a calm tone.

Hearing the sound, several people at the table turned their eyes one after another.

“...... You're not around here, boy, are you?"

The old man next to him asked aloud,

"Passers-by. ”

“...... No wonder...... Isn't there something wrong with that kid?"

The old man nodded, looked at the mourning hall again, and said in a loud voice,

“...... If it weren't for the problem, it would have been night, and without saying hello, I would have rushed to the mountains and forests. It's not the first time. ”

As he spoke, the old man looked at the mourning hall, paused, and then turned his head,

“...... This Wu family, this child, there is something wrong here. ”

The old man raised his hand and pointed to his head,

“...... Since he was a child, the child has been demented, other children are sensible, he is still not sensible, and this year, he is seventeen or eighteen years old, and he is still like that, talking and doing things, like a two or three-year-old child. ”

“...... For so many years, it was all up to the daughter-in-law of the Wu family to take care of it, otherwise, this child would have been gone a long time ago...... Who knows, it's hard to pull so big, and the result is ......"

As the old man spoke, he shook his head again, and said no more.

“...... This eldest sister Luo has pulled this child so big, she really suffers a lot......"

The woman next to her continued with the old man's words,

“...... The kid ...... Now it's actually ......."

A few people next to him also followed, answered loudly, and said again.

Lian Ge listened to the voices of a few people at the table ringing in his ears, then turned his gaze and looked at the coffin in the mourning hall, and Sister Luo, who was standing in front of the coffin again, a little stunned.