“...... I'm sorry, boy, I've been waiting for a long time. ”

The old man carried the basket on his back and held the sickle, walked back to the village road, and said loudly to Lian Ge,

Glancing at the old man, Lian Ge shook his head slightly.

"Let's go on, young man. This side please. ”

Turning back and leading the way, the old man walked forward,

Lian Ge moved his feet again, and walked forward with the old man, looking at the families along the way.

......

“...... Old man, have you come back from the mountains and gone to the mountains to collect medicine?"

“...... Come and have breakfast in the house, old man, just as I am about to have breakfast......"

“...... No, no, it's waiting in the house, you eat, you eat......"

Walking along the village road, the village road is the courtyard of each family, and behind the yard, there are high or low houses.

In the house, or the family is having breakfast, or the person who is running the breakfast is busy in the kitchen,

Tidying up the yard in the yard, preparing to open the grain, pushing out the motorcycle, dressing the children, preparing the family to go out, holding rice bowls, gathering in the yard to eat and talk,

In the distance, when he saw the old man, he greeted with a smile,

The old man smiled in response.

From time to time, someone turned their eyes towards Lian Ge, asked out loud, waited for the old man to introduce him, and said hello to Lian Ge with a smile.

Lian Ge smiled slightly, watched, listened, and walked forward with the old man.

......

“...... Excuse me, young man, to wait. ”

"The old gentleman is good at himself. ”

After walking a little further into the village, and then the old man stopped?

On the side of the road, in the yard of a house, a man in his thirties happened to come out of the house with a rice bowl, and he squatted on the edge of the yard and ate breakfast.

When the old man saw it, he said hello to Lian Ge again, and walked towards the courtyard.

The man was eating, and when he looked up, and when he saw the old man, he immediately stood up, turned around, and walked into the house.

“...... What's the matter, Jiang Siwa, old man, I offended you, and when you see me, you run into the house. ”

The old man walked into the courtyard and shouted to the man who was about to walk back into the house.

“...... No, no...... Old man Yu, how could you offend me, what is the matter......"

The man suddenly paused, seemed to be a little afraid of the old man, smiled as if flattering, squeezed a smile, and said to the old man.

“...... No, no, you will run away when you see me?"

The old man stopped at the door under the eaves and said again to the man,

“...... I'm not, it's not...... It's just a little cold outside, I'm going back to the house, going back to the house......"

“...... Don't give me a sloppy eye!"

He said something to the man, but the man didn't speak again, just squeezed a smile and stood by the door, looking at the old man.

The old man looked at the man again, turned around and took off the basket.

“...... A few days ago, you said that your dad was a little uncomfortable in his throat, didn't he...... Take these back and boil them for your dad. ”

Speaking to the man, the old man took out the herbs in the basket and handed them over,

“...... Old man, old man......"

Looking at the herbs handed over by the old man, the man seemed to be a little at a loss, and then hurriedly put the dishes and chopsticks in his hand directly on the ground, and reached out to take them.

“...... Do you remember it, old man...... I thought you were coming ......."

“...... Why do you think I came here to scold you, I have nothing else to do when I'm idle?"

The old man looked at the man with a straight face, said, lowered his head again, and looked at the bowl that the man had placed on the ground, and the bowl was not rice, but some boiled radish slices.

"There's no rice in the house? I heard someone say a few days ago, you're asking someone to borrow grain?"

“...... It's a little bit hard, it's just not enough...... I've kept it for my dad to make porridge......"

The man said, pinching the herb in one hand and holding the bowl again with the other.

When the old man heard this, his stiff face softened a little, and then he looked at the man,

“...... Wait a while, you come to my house, carry a bag of grain, eat first, wait for enough, and then come and get a bag, just two bags, you save a little yourself. ”

“...... Old man, forget it, don't forget it......"

The man pinched the herbs, held the bowl, and said hesitantly,

“...... Tomorrow, you follow the son of the old Chen family to work in the town, and if you want to be idle like this for me again, I will tell the village that your kid stole the food in my house. ”

The old man ignored him and continued,

“...... Don't, old man, you say that, the people in the village don't beat me to death......"

“...... It's good to know, if you know, I'll go to work, I'll tell Lao Chen's side that you'll go to the door of someone's house tomorrow morning and wait, go early, you go to beg others, and if you still grind, then you should starve to death......"

As he spoke, the old man picked up the basket again, turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

Behind the old man, the man first looked down at the herbs he was holding in his hand, then at the old man, and opened his mouth,

"Thank you......"

......

“...... Young man, let's go on, you have been delayed all the way, young man, and you are almost there, just in front of you, is my house. ”

The old man walked back to the side of the village road, said loudly to Lian Ge, and then led the way forward.

Glancing at the old man, Lian Ge retracted his gaze, and continued to walk forward with the old man, talking to the old man,

"The old gentleman is a kind-hearted man. ”

“...... What is good-hearted and not good-hearted...... Old man, I am still the head of this village, and I have fallen into this position, and there are still some things in the village that have to be managed. ”

The old man waved his hand, but just said something out loud.

Lian Ge turned his gaze and glanced at the old man,

Under the eyes of the sky, he glanced at the old man's weather, smiled slightly, turned his gaze back, looked into the distance along the village road, and didn't say much.

......

“...... Giggle......"

“...... Old woman, there are guests in the house, pour a glass of water and come out......"

After walking a little way, the old man smiled all the way, responding to the greetings of the people in the village along the way.

When I stopped again, I was leaning against the house on the edge of the village on the other side.

In the yard by the roadside, there were chickens pecking at the millet scattered in the yard, and the chickens crowed from time to time.

The old man led the way, walked into the courtyard, and shouted into the house behind the courtyard,

The door was half open, and the hall seemed a little empty, and there was a table and a few stools.

Behind the house, there was some movement, as if he was busy with breakfast.

Hearing the words of the old man outside the house, followed by the sound of footsteps behind the house,

“...... Uh-huh, woo-woo......"

A figure came out of the hall first, a boy of seven or eight years old.

With a happy look on his face, the boy ran to the old man outside the house, and stretched out his hand to gest, barely babbling from his mouth.

“...... Grandpa is back, see what Grandpa brought you?"

The old man smiled and said to the boy, put down the basket, took out a wild fruit from under the basket, and handed it to the boy.

“...... Uh-huh, hmm-hmm......"

The boy's eyes became more and more happy, first he reached out and took the wild fruit, and then handed the wild fruit to the old man, and handed it to the old man's mouth.

“...... Grandpa has eaten it, this is specially brought to you, you take it to wash it, and eat it yourself. ”

The old man stroked the boy's hair and said with a smile,

The boy took his hand back and took the wild fruit in his hand.

"You're back, you're a guest?"

At this time, an old lady moved her feet and walked out of the back room, first smiled at the old man and said, then turned her head, looked at Lian Ge, and greeted,

“...... The lad will sit down in the room, and I'll pour you a glass of water. ”