Decades ago, no one in the village had come to take pictures, so her old man's portrait was painted by a master who specialized in painting portraits.

The old man in the portrait is not actually an old man, but a young man.

However, because the old man was in a hurry at that time, the painter could only copy the remains, so that although the man in the portrait looked like her husband, he was not so much like him.

At least, the sparkle that often flashed in his eyes was not drawn by the artist.

And when he grinned happily, there would be two beautiful dimples on the sides of his mouth, which were not drawn at all.

In fact, when he was alive, although his skin was dark, no matter at any time, his complexion was always very full of energy, like a big tree that would never fall, always full of energy, but when he left, this spirit was also taken away, so the painter failed to paint his spiritual energy.

But, in any case, the man in the portrait bears seven or eight points of resemblance to her husband.

Therefore, she always likes to sit on the threshold of the entrance of the hall, basking in the warm sun, looking at the black and white photos on the altar in a daze.

The photo was sealed in a glass frame, and the transparent glass and Nanmu frame were polished by her.

But no matter how much she wiped that photo, no matter how much she remorseed, the person in the photo would never smile at her, never say to her, "Look, I brought you a bouquet of flowers." ”

"Big grandma. Big granny. ”

Aoyama's voice.

The grandmother was pulled back to her thoughts by the sudden shout.

She turned her head to look at the courtyard gate, and slowly stood up, intending to walk towards the courtyard gate.

But halfway through, I realized that the sound was not coming from the gate of the courtyard, but from the wall next to it.

"Come and see, I've brought you flowers. Qingshan's voice was full of spirit and excitement, quite a bit of the old man's taste.

At that time, he was also so young and so full of energy.

When she turned her head to look at the wall following the sound, she couldn't help but feel shocked.

On the moss-covered wall, a brightly colored flower is gently swaying in the gentle breeze.

Liu Qingshan climbed up the wall, showed half of his head, looked at the stunned grandmother in the yard, and said, "I brought you flowers, do you like it?"

"Look, the stone flowers in the mountains are blooming very well this year, and I dug one for you and came back. ”

"This is the flower of Minoru Yamako, and this thing is not only delicious in fruit, but also beautiful in flowers and leaves. ”

"This is a wild peach blossom, which only blooms and does not bear fruit. ”

"Haha, this is a plantain flower, although it is not beautiful enough, but after blanching, the pork is fried, and it tastes very good. ”

"What about this, it seems to be called a wild peony, purple, isn't it beautiful?"

"Oh, I didn't encounter any good flowers today, so I plucked some flowers from the side of the road for this wild radish, which is a little smaller, but also very beautiful. ”

What the husband had said once again rang in the ears of the grandmother.

Looking at the gorgeous flowers blooming on the wall, she suddenly burst into tears, and bean-sized tears poured down, soaking her wrinkled old face with wetness.

She shuddered and her lips trembled, as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn't.

Excuse me?

She'd been talking to the statue for the rest of her life, and it was too late to say sorry now.

"Grandma, you, why are you crying? Don't you like it?" Liu Qingshan saw that the eldest grandmother was trembling crying, and his heart was horrified, and he wanted to climb a little higher, but he didn't want to, this old wall couldn't withstand the destruction of his behemoth at all.

A few bricks on the wall suddenly came loose, and he fell down with the bricks.

The terrible scream made the grandmother come back from the pain, and then looked at the wall next to her, and the green mountains were gone, leaving only a gap.

Outside the wall, there was a faint moan of pain from Aoyama.

The eldest grandmother was in a hurry, startled, so she hurriedly opened the door and went out, went around to the wall, and really saw Qingshan hugging her knees and screaming in pain.

"You, why are you so careless?" the eldest grandmother stepped forward anxiously and distressed, and asked, "Is the fall serious?"

Liu Qingshan suddenly raised his head, grinned, and said with a smile: "Haha, grandma, you are finally willing to walk out of the yard." ”

The grandmother was stunned for a moment, and then reacted and was fooled!

She looked at Qingshan angrily and funny, and reproached: "Why do you not care about your body so much?

"I've been wronged, grandma. Liu Qingshan covered his knees, which were not painful, and shouted, "Grandma, this is really an accident." ”

"Let go of my hand and I'll see. The grandmother squatted down and said, "See if there are any bricks and slag in the head." ”

Liu Qingshan's wound was a little deep, but it didn't hurt, because it was an accident, the body's self-protection mechanism was activated, and his palm could still feel the wound slowly healing.

In order not to scare the eldest grandmother, he could only cover the wound and said: "It's okay, grandma, it's just a little broken, don't look at it, look at this flower, do you like it or not." ”

The grandmother looked up at the flowers on the wall, with tears in her eyes, and nodded, "I like it." ”

"Haha, if you like it, then I didn't fall in vain. Liu Qingshan smiled heartlessly, "Grandma, then I'll help you move the yard later." ”

"Is your injury okay?" The eldest grandmother still couldn't worry about Qingshan's wound, and insisted that Qingshan open her palm to show her.

Qingshan persisted for a while, but in the end he couldn't stand the eldest grandmother, so he reluctantly took his hand away.

However, when his hand was removed, the bloody wound was gone, leaving only a little reddish mark.

Seeing Qingshan's injury clearly, the eldest grandmother breathed a sigh of relief and taught: "Qingshan, although you are still young, but the body is a big thing, you can't be sloppy, your grandfather was too sloppy, so he left early, Qingshan, you must take care of your body, you know?"

"Got it, grandma. Seeing the eldest grandmother's sad expression, Liu Qingshan knew that the eldest grandmother must be missing the eldest grandfather again, so he comforted, "Grandma, the eldest grandmother has been gone for so long, so don't blame yourself." ”

How did Aoyama know that I was blaming myself? What did he know? The eldest grandmother was a little surprised.

Liu Qingshan continued: "Although the people in the village say that you killed the grandfather, but those eight women can't believe the words, grandma, the death of the grandfather has nothing to do with you, don't blame yourself." ”

It turned out that this kid thought so. The eldest grandmother let out a long breath and said, "Qingshan, you won't understand. There are some things that can not be done by talking. ”

"I know. Liu Qingshan saw that the eldest grandmother still did not let go, so he hurriedly said, "No matter what others say, you must always believe that grandma, even if the eldest grandfather is no longer alive, but he who likes you so much and loves you so much will definitely want you to live happily every day in your life." If he has a spirit in heaven and sees that you are not happy because you have closed yourself off because of self-blame, he must also blame himself for not being able to stand by your side and protect you all the time. So, grandma, even if it is to make grandpa peaceful, don't blame yourself anymore, let it go, and in the future, live every day happily, don't care what others say. ”

The eldest grandmother's eyes flashed with tears as she looked at Qingshan.

Will that be the case?

Would he be uncomfortable in another world because he would be uncomfortable to see her?

Definitely.

He loved her so much that he didn't hesitate to go out before dawn in order to let her eat the sweetest mountain minoru, and climbed mountains and waded through rivers to look for the biggest and sweetest mountain minoru, and didn't go home until it was completely dark.

He loved her so much that he worked so hard to give her a good house, so much so that he was overworked and died young.

He loved him so much, even though he knew that she already had someone else in his heart at that time, he still loved her without regrets and wanted to give her the best in the world.

The husband who loves her so much and wants to give all the good things in this world to her husband, even if she goes to another world, must be like Aoyama said, I don't want to see her unhappy.

Because, when he was alive, his favorite thing to say was this sentence: "As long as you are happy, it's okay." ”

yes, as long as she's happy. As long as she is happy, he is willing to do anything. Whether it's tirelessly working to earn money, or swallowing her occasional temper, or trekking thousands of rivers and mountains to let her taste the wild fruits in the mountains.

As long as she's happy, it's all worth it.

Even if he went to another world, he must have sincerely hoped that she could live happily and happily, instead of being sad because of his departure.

The eldest grandmother blurred her eyes, as if she had figured out something, nodded, and choked up: "Well, Qingshan, don't say it, get up first, don't sit on the ground." ”

Liu Qingshan hurriedly got up from the ground, looked at the eldest grandmother expectantly and asked, "Grandma, do you like the moon flowers I gave you?"

Behind him is the moon flower waving in the wind.

He grinned and showed his white teeth and smiled innocently, which was really exactly the same as Grandpa Qingshan back then.

Grandpa Aoyama was also one of the best characters back then, although he lived in poverty, he was honest and kind. Not only did he give free medical treatment to people who couldn't afford to pay, but sometimes even if he met a mortal enemy, he would never die without help.

Such an excellent person will naturally become the object of infatuation in the hearts of girls.

When he grinned, it was as if the sky had darkened.

The eldest grandmother looked at Qingshan's familiar smiling face, and her heart had long since lost the feeling of a deer crashing into each other. Time will always teach people to grow, but it will also teach people to forget.

She thought, it's time to let go, it's time to let go, there's no need to get along with the once stupid self. Even if it's not for yourself, but for everyone who loves you, you should live every day happily.

"Like, it's beautiful. The grandmother raised her head and looked at the gorgeous flowers, her eyes still hazy.

In an instant, she seemed to see her husband who had died young.

His voice and smile seemed to be hidden in the flowers, in every leaf, and in the wind with the fragrance of flowers.

"Then I'll help you move in. Liu Qingshan was very happy, the whole person was as active as a small fish that had just returned to the water, and after a while, he climbed into the pickup truck, and then moved the entire moon flower to the yard of the eldest grandmother.

After putting away the moon flowers, the eldest grandmother beckoned Liu Qingshan to come into the house and sit.

Liu Qingshan was not polite, and followed the eldest grandmother into the house with joy.

In other words, it has been many years since I entered the grandmother's house this time. However, whether it was the last time I came or today, the layout of the grandmother's house has not changed.

Although the house is not big, it is very neat and clean, and it is much cleaner and tidier than other mountain people in the same village.

In addition, there is an extra refrigerator in the hall.

Seeing the refrigerator that had been put into use, Liu Qingshan smiled even more happily: "Grandma, are you still used to using this refrigerator?"

"Habit, habit, I didn't expect things to be so convenient now. The eldest grandmother said with a smile as she poured a cup of hot tea for Qingshan, and then busily took out all kinds of delicious biscuits for Qingshan to eat as refreshments.

Qingshan looked at the eldest grandmother who was busy, and said, "Grandma, don't be busy, I'll just drink a bowl of white tea, and I don't want any refreshments." ”

"Huh, don't you like to eat?" the grandmother looked at the biscuits in the bamboo basket in her hand and smiled embarrassedly, "I really don't have any good things here, these biscuits are still left over from the Chinese New Year." I don't like to eat these things, so I just leave them there. ”

That being said, the grandmother put these biscuits that she didn't like to eat in a delicate bamboo basket.

Presumably, she was there to feed the children who came to play in the house.

Children are all virtuous, and whoever has something delicious will kiss him.

Grandma must be very lonely and lonely, so she will keep some delicious food and look forward to the children to play every day.

Liu Qingshan looked at the eldest grandmother with some distress and asked, "Grandma, if you don't like to eat biscuits, then what do you like to eat?" You tell me, I will bring them to you." ”

What do you like to eat?

The eldest grandmother was stunned for a moment, and many things flashed through her mind.

What does she like to eat?

She loves wild fruits.

It doesn't matter what kind of wild fruit it is. Therefore, in order to satisfy her appetite, her husband would always climb mountains and wade through rivers to find all kinds of wild fruits.

She also loves game.

Yams, bamboo shoots, wild lilies......

However, since her husband's death, she has rarely eaten these things.

Now, after the Qingming Festival, the weather is warm, and the bamboo shoots in the mountains have expired, but there must still be yams and wild lilies.

Aoyama had given some yams before, but the wild lily had really not eaten for many years.

The last time I ate wild lilies was when my husband was alive, and it had been decades since then.

At that time, he dug up a lot of bulbs of wild lilies and came back, and he also deliberately killed a chicken, saying that he wanted to replenish her body.

It's funny to think about it now, she was raised for nothing, so why do you need to replenish her body.