“...... Come, lad, tea. ”

The middle-aged woman carried a disposable paper cup and a soup bowl, and walked over again.

After putting the cup of tea on the table beside Lian Ge, he turned around and looked at the old lady,

“...... Mom, I cooked some rice balls for you, you can eat two to cushion your stomach first. You haven't eaten anything for the past two days, and if you don't eat any more, your body will collapse. ”

Putting the bowl of rice balls in front of the old lady, the middle-aged woman said aloud,

Hearing this, the old lady slowly raised her head and looked at the bowl of rice balls in front of her.

In the bowl, some heat was rising, and the old lady looked at it, her cloudy eyes were fascinated, and she was silent,

“...... Mom, take a bite. ”

The middle-aged woman looked at the old lady, picked up the bowl of rice balls again, took the soup spoon, and handed it to the old lady's mouth.

The old lady paused first, followed closely, and then fell into a trance, turned her head, looked at the middle-aged woman, and then looked at the bowl of rice balls,

“...... Give it to your dad. Your dad likes to eat these things, and when it's the end of the day, he still thinks about them......"

Looking at the rice balls, the old lady was in a trance, said a word, and then fell silent again,

“...... Mom, Dad, he's already eaten...... In the morning, when they were cooking rice balls, they made offerings to Dad......"

The middle-aged woman looked at the old lady and said again,

“...... Mom, you eat first......"

As she spoke, the middle-aged woman handed the spoon forward again.

When the old lady heard the sound, she slowly opened her mouth and ate the rice balls.

“...... Mom, let's eat again. ”

After the old lady swallowed the rice ball, the middle-aged woman took another rice ball and handed it to the old lady's mouth.

The old lady was silent, paused, raised her head again, and looked at the middle-aged woman,

“...... Your dad is stronger than me, better than me...... I have a good appetite, and on weekdays, I can still eat two bowls of dry rice at a meal, but I can only eat a small half bowl, and I have to soak it in some soup before I can eat it...... Your dad ......"

“...... I know, I know, Mom, I know ......"

Holding the bowl of rice balls, listening to the old lady's words, the middle-aged woman's eyes were a little red,

“...... Mom, you can eat first, Dad doesn't want to, I don't want Mom, your body will collapse......"

Picking up a rice ball again, the middle-aged woman handed it to the old lady's mouth and said,

The old lady looked at the middle-aged woman again, slowly opened her mouth again, and swallowed the rice balls.

“...... That old thing, he still takes care of me on weekdays, that old thing, old thing, why did it fall in front of me......"

Slowly, lowering her head again, the old lady said, and then fell silent,

“...... Mom, you can eat some more. ”

The middle-aged woman looked at the old lady, squatted down a little more, and said in a loud voice,

The old lady remained silent, leaning over and bowing her head.

“...... Mom, you sit here for a while, and when we have dinner later, you can eat some together. ”

Seeing this, the middle-aged woman paused again, took the bowl, stood up again, and after saying a word, walked away again.

......

Glancing at the silent old lady again, Lian Ge turned around and didn't say anything,

In the courtyard, the guests were still talking to each other.

The sound of words was mixed with the smell of paper money that had not yet dissipated, lingering in the courtyard with the breeze.

......

“...... Crackling, crackling......"

A little farther away, the sound of firecrackers sounded,

After the sound of firecrackers, immediately after, on the village road, untied the filial piety cloth wrapped around the head, the red cloth strips, threw down the filial piety flag and filial piety flag, and a group of funeral people rushed to grab the first and ran towards the side of the yard.

“...... Run, run, run......"

A few people shouted and ran to the front, looking a little cheerful.

Before stepping into the courtyard, the branches of the cypress trees that had been set up with smoke were already arranged, or they took a sip of the small glass of wine on the stool, or grabbed the melon seeds and candy on the plate next to them, and entered the courtyard.

Seeing this, the neighbors who were helping began to set up tables and stools and serve food on the table.

The guests who were talking first got up, and then sat down around the dining tables, and the courtyard became more and more lively.

Next to the courtyard, the old lady who was sitting a little far away from everyone slowly raised her head, looking at the people who kept entering the courtyard from outside the courtyard to send off the funeral, and at the people who were preparing to open the banquet in the courtyard, still silent.

When they got out of the courtyard, the last person ran into the courtyard, and the old lady looked at it, and her rickety body straightened.

Raising his head, he looked behind the man, on the village road,

It seemed that she didn't see anyone again, and the old lady slowly lowered her head again, silent.

“...... Everybody sit, sit casually, and do whatever you want......"

After walking in front of the funeral procession before, the middle-aged man holding the spiritual seat entered the courtyard, greeted the guests in the courtyard a few times, and walked towards the old lady's side.

“...... Mom,"

Squatting down in front of the old lady, the middle-aged man called out to the old lady,

“...... Your dad ......"

The old lady slowly raised her head, looked at her son, and opened her mouth,

“...... Dad has ......."

Looking at his mother, the middle-aged man opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all.

“...... Mom, let's go sit down and eat first. ”

After saying that, the middle-aged man turned around again and looked at Lian Ge beside him,

“...... Who is this?"

“...... Passers-by, beg for a drink...... Your dad loves to be lively......"

The old lady said aloud,

Lian Ge heard the sound and smiled slightly.

"Sorry. ”

"You're welcome, young man, please come to your seat. ”

Shaking his head, the middle-aged man spoke, then turned his head and looked at his mother,

“...... Mom, I'll help you over. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man reached out and helped the old lady up.

Turning his head again, he looked at Lian Ge,

“...... This way, lad, please,"

After saying hello, the middle-aged man helped the old lady and walked to the dining table.

The old lady hung her head and was silent, just following the middle-aged man, moving step by step.

Glancing at the old lady, Lian Ge walked to the dining table and walked over.

......

“...... Sit here, young man. ”

first greeted Lian Ge, and then the middle-aged man turned around and looked at his mother,

“...... Mom, be careful, I'll hold you, and you sit down slowly. ”

The middle-aged woman put a chair behind the old lady, and the middle-aged man helped the old lady and sat down at the dining table.

“...... Excuse me, young man, for being slacking off just now. ”

Helping his mother to sit down, the middle-aged man wiped his sweat, turned around again, and said to Lian Ge.

“...... I'm bothering. ”

Shaking his head slightly, Lian Ge sat down at the dining table and on the stool next to him.

“...... You're welcome, lad. ”

With another word, the middle-aged man turned around, paused, and sat down beside his mother.

......

“...... Mom, you can eat some of this, this one is steamed softer. ”

At several tables, the guests who came to eat were talking and eating their meals.

The old lady sat in her chair, still silent, leaning over and hanging her head,

The middle-aged man took the chopsticks, gave the old lady the chopsticks dish, and put them in the bowl in front of the old lady.

When the old lady heard the sound, she slowly raised her head, looked at the dishes in the bowl, and then looked at her son, her eyes were in a trance,

“...... Your dad ......"

“...... It's okay, Mom, Dad is gone, you still have us...... Mom, do you want to open a little...... Don't be discouraged. Dad doesn't want to see you uncomfortable down there......"

“...... Your dad and I have been together for 70 years...... Never separated......"