In the yard, at the dining table,

The old lady said a word, and then her eyes were in a trance, and she slowly turned her head, and looked at the empty mourning hall in a daze.

The middle-aged man who wanted to comfort his mother also fell silent when he heard the voice, and there was some silence at the dining table.

“...... Mom, you want to open some, after all, Dad, he's also old......"

“...... I'm a few years younger than your father, and he's bigger than me, unlike me, and he's sick all over...... If you want to go, I should go first......"

“...... Mom, don't say that......"

Sitting on the other side of the old lady, the middle-aged woman put down her chopsticks, turned around, and said to the old lady.

The old lady turned her head, and after saying a word, the middle-aged woman opened her mouth, and couldn't help but be silent,

“...... Your dad and I have known each other since I was a child. We grew up in a yard ......."

The old lady's eyes were in a trance, and she said aloud,

“...... Your grandmother went early, and at that time, there were many children in the family, so it was good that your grandfather could provide for it, and a few children could be fed...... At that time, whenever your father came to his house to eat meat, he would quietly wrap a piece of meat, hide it, and bring it to me to eat...... At that time, it was rare for anyone to eat meat back in their homes, but when they ate meat, they were divided according to the number of people, one piece per person...... Give me food and he'll be gone...... At first, I didn't even notice it, but when I looked at the meat full of oil, I swallowed saliva and wanted to stuff it all into my mouth...... Later, several times, when I asked him, he pointed to the oil on the side of his mouth and told me that he had eaten it. And then just like that, he swallowed and watched me eat...... Later, I found out that he had just dipped some oil and water from the meat and smeared it on the side of his mouth...... After that, the two of us hid by the edge of the house and ate the piece of meat......

...... At that time, the meat was really fragrant, there was a lot of oil and gas, and I ate it well, and my mouth was full of oil. ”

With a dazed look in her eyes, the old lady slowly turned her head and looked into the room with great attention.

At the dining table, several of the old lady's children heard the words, or followed the old lady's gaze, looked at the mourning hall, or looked at the old lady, a little silent.

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge glanced at the old lady and the few people at the table, and didn't say much.

On his shoulder, the mouse also turned its head, stood on its forelimbs, and looked around.

At this table, it became more and more quiet,

In the courtyard, a few dining tables on the side are still lively, and the mixed sound of words lingers around.

......

“...... When your father and I grew up, your grandfather discussed it with your grandfather and felt that these two children had grown up together and knew each other...... Just let me marry your father. ”

The old lady was stunned, looked at the hall, her eyes were in a trance, and then said aloud,

“...... After just one year of marriage, she was pregnant with the eldest child, and when the eldest was born, she still lived in the old house...... Boss, do you remember?"

As the old lady spoke, she slowly turned her head and looked at the middle-aged man sitting at the table, a little older.

“...... Remember, remember...... At that time, there was a very high threshold in front of the door of the old house, and the people were small at that time, and they couldn't turn it over...... Just lay on top of it and roll over little by little......"

The old lady's eldest son responded first, and as he spoke, a smile appeared on his face,

“...... Yes, your father felt sorry for you, afraid that you would fall, so he lowered the threshold...... I was also scolded by your grandfather. ”

The old lady first had a smile on her face, and then the smile faded again.

“...... When I first got married, the conditions were not very good...... I gave birth to the eldest and my body has been weak for a while, so I can't do any heavy work, and I have to take you at home...... At home, it's up to you to support you...... I have to go to work during the day, come back from work, and when I am busy with farming, I have to go to the fields......

...... Your father's life is not easy, he has suffered all his life, and he has been tired for a lifetime...... I'm not useful either, and I'm dragging down your dad......"

The old lady spoke, her eyes a little red.

“...... Mom, don't talk about that. ”

On the other side of the old lady, the middle-aged woman sitting heard the sound and hurriedly persuaded again,

“...... Dad, he's tired all his life...... Now Mom, you should be your dad and rest...... We burned a lot of stuff for Dad, and he didn't have to suffer anymore when he went down. Mom, please relax......"

When the old lady heard this, she first paused, followed closely, and then slowly shook her head.

“...... Your dad is alone, and he doesn't know if Xi is used to it or not...... He's a man who is afraid of cold and not afraid of heat...... You say it's so cold down here......"

“...... No, no, Mom, we burned a lot of clothes for Dad, thick clothes and thin clothes, not cold and hot......"

“...... Your dad...... Sometimes I don't know whether it's warm or cold, and I have to talk to him when I add clothes and clothes...... You talk to him, and he is not angry, but he says that if you reduce your clothes, you will reduce your clothes, and give him clothes, and he will put them on...... Now that it's down, no one will talk about him......"

The old lady looked at her in a trance, and as she spoke, she fell silent again, then turned her head and looked at her children,

“...... Boss, you, when you were a child, you looked like your dad the most...... It's getting bigger, but it's not much like it, but it's more like the third child. ”

Slowly turning her gaze, the old lady looked at her children one by one, and then at the third son, was silent, and then turned her head back.

......

“...... It wasn't until the time of the second child that the current house was repaired...... This house is your father, who does hard work for people, drop by drop, piece by drop, piece by piece of tile, piece by brick, earned and saved...... At that time, it was not easy to repair this house...... This wall was built little by little by your father himself...... I didn't have enough money, so I didn't dare to invite many more people......

The eldest was six or seven years old at that time...... That time your dad was building a wall here, and you had to say that you wanted to eat braised vegetables...... At that time, I borrowed some money to repair this house, so how could I have any money...... Your dad said no, you were there, crying and making trouble, just built up, built such a high wall, and before it was done, you directly knocked it down, and poured a hole there, so angry that your dad gave you a slap......

...... Do you remember, that night, you ate braised vegetables?"

The old lady looked into the room, her eyes dazed, and continued to speak.

“...... It seems to have eaten ......," the eldest son replied.

“...... It's eaten...... After your dad slapped you, he went home, and when he got home, he sat there, with his head shut and didn't speak, and I sat next to him and asked him, "What's wrong?" and he didn't say anything...... Finally, he sat there for a while, then got up again, and went to buy some pickled vegetables...... Your dad didn't eat the pickled vegetables, I tasted it, and the rest went into your stomach......"

The old lady spoke, a smile on her face, and then faded away,

His eyes were in a trance, looking through the open door of the hall, looking into the hall, through the window in the bedroom, looking at the bedroom, and then turning his head and looking at the lively tables in the courtyard.

“...... When the house was just built, it was like this, and the people who helped around, some relatives, had a good meal in this courtyard, and it was lively, lively......"

“...... After that, your dad and I will live in this house...... Stayed for over 50 years......"

Looking at the room again, the old lady was stunned, her eyes were in a trance, and she gradually fell silent as she spoke.

Several of the children also looked into the room one after another, and there was some silence.

Glancing at the old lady and a few people at the table, Lian Ge didn't say much, turned his gaze back and looked at the lively courtyard,

At the dining table, it is quieter,

The courtyard is still lively.