“...... Come, lift that side up and down. ”

In the courtyard, several helpers who organized the funeral banquet collected the round tables that had been set up.

On the side, next to the cleaned up table, the old Taoist priest who presided over the funeral was holding a brush and writing something on a piece of red paper spread on the table.

“...... Sir, tea ......"

The busy middle-aged man brought a few cups of tea and put them next to the table.

Turning around, he looked in the courtyard again, and walked towards the old lady.

......

"Mom......"

The old lady held the soup bowl, a little silent, and drank spoonful by spoonful.

The middle-aged man walked up to the old lady, sat down beside the old lady, and called,

The old lady slowly turned her head and looked at her son,

“...... Mom, the dishes on this table are a little cold, or I'll ask the chef to re-fry some dishes for you, you can eat. ”

The middle-aged man looked at the dishes on the table, turned his head, and said to the old lady again,

The old lady looked at her son, shook her head slowly, and then called again,

“...... Dick. ”

“...... Oh, Mom. The middle-aged man leaned sideways towards the old lady, sat on a stool next to him, looked at his mother, and answered.

“...... Second, since you were a child, you haven't let your mother and your father worry about it...... You're also a worrisome person...... You can see the white hair on your head......"

The old lady stretched out her hand and slowly raised it, and when the middle-aged man saw this, he quickly lowered his head so that his mother could touch it.

“...... Look at your hair...... It's all white......"

The old lady lifted her two hands, and on both hands, the skin on the back of her hands was loose and wrinkled, and her fingers were already a little deformed.

One hand plucked the [country] hair on his head, and the other hand pinched the hair and ripped it off,

Then he slowly withdrew his hand and distributed the head to his hand,

“...... Usually, you don't have to worry about it, and let yourself worry about your children's affairs......"

“...... Isn't Mom still worried about us? ”

The middle-aged man raised his head again, smiled, and said to his mother,

“...... You......"

The hair was swept off the old lady's hand by a gust of wind, and the old lady looked at her son, said something, and shook her head again,

“...... Mom, are you ...... Something you want to say to me......"

Looking at his mother, the smile on the middle-aged man's face faded, hesitated, and asked out loud.

The old lady looked at her son, paused, and then slowly shook her head, and said nothing.

......

“...... Mom, I'm done with the soup, I'll serve you another bowl. ”

The middle-aged woman who had walked into the house before walked out again, looked at the soup bowl on the table, which had bottomed out, and was a little happy, and asked out loud,

“...... Then serve another bowl. ”

The old lady looked at her daughter, nodded, and said aloud.

“...... Give this lad another bowl as well. ”

The middle-aged man on the side followed closely and said loudly.

"Thank you. ”

Glancing at the old lady and the old lady's children, Lian Ge didn't say anything, handed over the soup bowl, and thanked him,

“...... You're welcome. ”

Taking the bowl, the middle-aged woman answered, turned around again, and picked up the bowl in front of the old lady.

“...... Mom, wait a minute, I'll go serve you another bowl of soup. ”

With that, the middle-aged woman walked briskly again and walked into the house.

......

“...... Which stools are yours, come and take a look, and we'll take them all for you in a while......"

“...... Mom, you talk to this guy for a while, and I'll go over. ”

Someone greeted again, and the middle-aged man sitting next to the old lady said a word to the old lady, and also got up and walked over.

The old lady nodded slowly, watched her son walk away, and slowly turned her head back,

“...... These second sons, unlike his sister, have a lot more careful thoughts...... But ah, it's a lot to worry about...... Worry about me, worry about his own children......"

It seemed to say to Lian Ge, and as she spoke, the old lady gradually fell silent again,

Glancing at the old lady, Lian Ge turned his gaze, took the chopsticks, held the tea on the table, and took another bite without saying anything.

......

The dishes on the table are getting colder, and the courtyard is getting quieter.

After collecting a few tables, behind the stools next to the tables, the courtyard gradually emptied.

“...... Lad, give ......"

With the soup, the middle-aged woman carried two bowls of soup, walked out of the house, walked over, and handed a bowl of soup to Lian Ge,

Lian Ge glanced at it, thanked him again, and reached out to take the bowl of soup.

The middle-aged woman turned around, took the remaining bowl of soup, and put it on the edge of the table in front of the old lady.

“...... Mom, the soup was a little cold just now, and I heated it again, it's a little hot, Mom, drink it slowly. ”

Putting down the soup bowl, the middle-aged woman sat down beside the old lady.

The old lady looked at her daughter and nodded slowly,

“...... Mother. ”

In the hall, a middle-aged man who was a little older and a little younger walked out of the hall again, walked to the old lady's side, and called,

“...... The eldest and the third ......"

Turning her head slowly, the old lady called,

“...... Oh, mom ......"

The two middle-aged men nodded one after another, answered, and squatted down in front of the old lady.

“...... Top dog...... At the beginning of the year, she was almost two years old. ”

“...... Well, right...... In less than two months, you will be two years old...... Children, it's really the same day as Xingcheng when he was a child......"

The older middle-aged man replied,

“...... It's the same as when you were a kid...... When you were a child, you were skinned...... But later, there was a second and a third...... You're slowly becoming more sensible, and you know how to take care of your brothers and sisters......"

The old lady looked at her eldest son and said,

The eldest son listened, with a smile on his face,

“...... Some time ago, your father sharpened a wooden spinning top for Chu Chu, and it was all sharpened...... And made a small whip...... When you go back, bring her back......" The old lady turned her head slowly, looked into the empty hall, and said,

“...... Okay, Mom......"

Listening to the old lady's words, the two middle-aged men and the middle-aged woman were a little silent.

The eldest son was silent, nodded, and answered.

“...... Third...... You, since you were a child, you like to hide things in your heart, just like your father...... There is something, you still have to remember to tell your brothers and sisters, they are all your own brothers, what can't you say......"

The old lady slowly turned her head again, looked at her third son, and said,

“...... I know, Mom. Nodding, the third son replied.

......

“...... Mom, it's a little cold outside, why don't we help you into the house? It's also winter, this wind is blowing, don't catch a cold for a while. ”

The middle-aged man came over again and said loudly to the old lady.

The old lady looked at her son and shook her head slowly.

“...... Then a few of our brothers surround you, surround mom and you in the middle, and help you block the wind. ”

Laughing, the middle-aged man said aloud.

“...... Yes, Mom, we're around you and help you out of the wind. ”

The eldest son and the third son who were squatting, and the middle-aged woman who was sitting stood up one after another when they heard the sound,

Laughing and talking, he surrounded the old lady and surrounded her in the middle.

The wind with a chill blew from time to time, blowing the disposable tablecloth hanging by the table, disturbing the clothes of the people in the courtyard,

The old lady sat up, raised her head, and slowly turned her somewhat cloudy gaze, looking at the children standing beside her.

......

After taking another sip of soup, Lian Ge put down the soup spoon and didn't continue to eat the dishes on the table.

Turning his gaze, he looked at the old lady around him, several of the old lady's children, and the old lady.