Wearing a yellow robe, the old man smiled and said a word, and then sat down on a stool beside Lian Ge.

"The old gentleman is polite. ”

In response, Lian Ge turned his gaze, glanced at the old man, and shook his head slightly,

The old man smiled, turned his head, and looked into the courtyard,

Lian Ge didn't say much, retracted his gaze, and looked inside and outside the courtyard.

......

Outside the courtyard, there are still guests coming,

Or after giving a gift, he turned away, or after saying a few words to the woman who greeted the guest outside the door, he went straight to the table.

In the yard, under the incandescent lamp,

The guests who had already taken their seats were silent, sitting at the table, as if avoiding anything, no one talking, no one looking around.

The man who looked after the two chickens, and the man before him, each holding a chicken, walked into the hall, the passage that was submerged in darkness.

Seeing the two of them walking into the passage by the side of the house with chickens in their arms, Lian Ge turned his gaze back and didn't say anything.

“...... The young man is very human, I followed my father out for the first time, and it was also a family knot, I stood next to it, I felt panicked, and my heart was hairy. The old man looked into the courtyard and said with a smile.

The old gentleman praised it falsely. Maybe I'm better at covering it up, but I might be panicking in my heart. Without turning his head, Lian Ge smiled slightly and said out loud.

“...... That's awesome, too. I turned my head back, and I couldn't make a sound with a mouth, and when I made a sound, the sound was trembling. ”

When Lian Ge heard this, he smiled, didn't turn his head, and didn't answer again.

The old man didn't say anything more.

......

Above your head, the night is getting darker,

The previous oblique moon was covered by dark clouds, and in the night, only pitch black remained.

Outside the courtyard, the number of guests who came gradually decreased,

A small sedan chair, covered with embroidered red cloth, was carried by two old men, appeared in front of the courtyard gate, and was put down again.

A few people with suona and gongs were at the edge of the yard, counting things, as if they were preparing.

In the courtyard, there is no one seated, there are still three empty tables, there are also dishes and chopsticks, and a plate of dishes, which are far away from the rest of the tables, but next to the adjacent table, the guests on the other side are still a little evasive, squeezing to the side, and letting go.

Outside the courtyard, waiting, the woman who greeted the guests, after welcoming the last guest into the courtyard, stood behind the courtyard gate, looked towards the village, turned around, and walked towards Lian Ge and the old man.

“...... Uncle Xu, this guest is almost here, look at my mother's wedding with Uncle Liang......"

The middle-aged woman walked up to the old man and asked aloud.

When the old man heard this, he raised his head and looked at the sky.

“...... The auspicious time is almost here, you go over and get ready, and I'll come with you. ”

“...... That's it, then I'll go over first and see if there's anything I can help in the back. ”

The middle-aged woman nodded and walked into the hall.

Lian Ge turned his gaze and glanced at the middle-aged woman,

The old man watched the middle-aged woman walk into the hall, and then turned his head,

“...... Today, the one who is going to get married is her mother. But ah, it's not her mother. ”

As if to explain to Lian Ge, the old man said something out loud, then turned his head and looked at Lian Ge with a smile,

“...... She's the old man who has passed...... I should be called Sister Shen, I am more than ten years older than me, and I am the child adopted by Sister Shen in the years when she was hungry and hungry. This eldest sister Shen, all her life, at the end of her life, she has never been married or married. ”

"Are you waiting for that old man Liang?"

Lian Ge glanced at the old man and answered.

"Yes, just wait for him. ”

The old man nodded, turned his head again, and looked into the courtyard,

“...... Young man, sit down for a while, I'll go away for a while, and I'll come back when I'm done. If this is the case, you don't have to wait, young man, you don't have to be polite, just eat. ”

The old man stood up and spoke again.

"The old man is busy. ”

Lian Ge smiled and responded.

The old man nodded, removed his stool, and walked into the room.

Turning his gaze back, Lian Ge didn't say anything more, just looked at the courtyard.

In the yard,

It became quieter.

The incandescent lamp is on, reflecting the shadows of the guests at the table,

Gusts of wind blew from time to time, shaking incandescent lamps, and under the lamp, there were some shadows.

......

“...... Mother, mother, mother......"

Not long after, the sound of crying came out of the hall,

With the cry, the man holding a chicken, wearing a red wedding dress and a red hijab, was supported and walked out of the house.

The sound of suona was played closely, and it became quieter and quieter, and all the guests lowered their heads together, not looking at the place where the sound came from.

The sound of footsteps in the vicinity stepped behind the guests, and the cries were mixed with the sound of suona, and some of them sounded sadly inside and outside the courtyard.

“...... Mother, mother......"

“...... Get up!"

As the old man's long cry sounded, the suona sound, and the cry suddenly became louder and louder,

“...... Crackling......"

A burst of firecrackers followed, mixed with the sound of suona, cries, and gongs.

Immediately after, a handful of yellow paper money scattered with the breeze slowly fell from the air and landed in front of the courtyard gate.

The few tables of guests close to the courtyard gate couldn't help but bury their heads more and more, not daring to look.

“...... Mother, mother......"

“...... Crackling, crackling......"

The cry is mixed with the sound of suona and fades away,

The crying gradually stopped, and after another burst of firecrackers, it seemed that the team carrying the sedan chair and getting married gradually walked away,

In the courtyard, the heads of the guests were buried and lifted a little, but they still did not turn their heads to look at the place.

......

The breeze blew, gently shaking the paper money that fell to the ground,

Looking at the married dumplings, as the sound of suona faded away, Lian Ge turned his gaze back, and then looked at the courtyard and the silent guests, and didn't say much.

“...... All ready, the bride is about to arrive......"

The man didn't go out with him, but was busy, beckoning to the people who were helping in the yard, and making preparations,

“...... Bring that chicken over too. ”

“...... It's weird, Mom, Uncle Liang, if there's anything that isn't polite, don't blame me......"

The man wiped his sweat, and then made a gesture towards the courtyard gate.

Then he took the incense that had been prepared a long time ago, and said to the empty space outside the courtyard gate,

“...... Guests, Uncle Liang's relatives and friends, please go inside. We have prepared a banquet, so please take your seats. Today, my mother and Uncle Liang are happy days, and I hope everyone eats and drinks well...... Please don't joke about my mom and Uncle Liang's wedding......"

As he spoke, he put the incense on the side of the courtyard gate, and the man made another move, wiped his sweat, and let it aside.

......

“...... Crackling......"

And at this moment, the sound of firecrackers sounded in the distance, and the sedan chair carrying the bride and going out in a circle seemed to turn around again and began to come back.

The sound of suona, the sound of gongs, and then approaching,

“...... The bride arrived, and the bride was ......"

“...... Crackling......"

The two old men carrying the sedan chair stopped in front of the courtyard gate, and the old man let out a long call into the courtyard,

A firecracker was lit in front of the courtyard gate, and a handful of yellow paper money was thrown and gradually fell to the ground.

The sound of suona, the sound of music is still playing,

The guests, who had just raised their heads, buried their heads again.

The middle-aged man before hurried out, crossed out of the courtyard gate, and went to greet him.

“...... Lift the sedan curtain, please come out of the bride's ......"

Standing by the sedan chair, the old man let out a long breath,

The sound of suona is playing more and more, but inside and outside the courtyard gate, it is becoming more and more quiet.