“...... Mom, are you cold?"

In the hall, the old lady's children gathered around the old lady, and the middle-aged woman heard the sound, put down the bowl she had picked up, and said loudly as she got up.

The old lady was holding the bowl of rice balls, and her somewhat cloudy eyes seemed to be looking at the bowl of rising heat, silent, and did not respond.

“...... Mom, wait a minute, I'll get it for you. ”

Moving the stool back a little, the middle-aged woman said and walked into the bedroom behind the old lady and by the side of the hall.

“...... Mom, is this rice ball still ready, don't you want to add some sugar to your mother in the bowl anymore. ”

Watching the middle-aged woman walk into the bedroom, the middle-aged man turned around and continued to talk to his mother.

When the old lady heard the sound, she held the bowl of rice balls and shook her head slowly.

......

Took the bowl of rice balls and took another bite, looked at the family, Lian Ge didn't say anything, turned his gaze back, and looked at the room.

On his shoulder, the mouse looked at the rice balls in the bowl from time to time, and from time to time stood up his forelimbs, turned his head, and looked at it.

......

“...... Mom, do you think it's this dress?"

After a rummaging sound in the bedroom, the middle-aged woman came out of the bedroom again, holding a piece of clothing in her hand, and asked the old lady out loud.

The old lady took the bowl of rice balls and slowly turned her head,

Raising his head, he looked at the dress with some cloudy eyes, and was in a trance, and was silent again,

“...... It's this ......."

It was a bright red cotton coat with some embroidered flowers on its face, and it still looked brand new.

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge glanced at the dress and the old lady who was a little distracted, paused, and then turned his gaze back without saying anything.

......

“...... Damn ......."

The middle-aged woman took the dress, walked closer, stood beside the old lady, and couldn't help but say,

“...... When I picked out clothes for your dad before, your dad had to buy one for me too, and I picked and chose it, and I took a fancy to such a ...... Fourth, you can help me put it on. ”

The old lady looked at the cotton clothes, her eyes were a little cloudy, and she paused again, slowly raised her head, looked at her daughter, and said loudly,

“...... Okay, Mom. Are you cold, if it's cold, I'll go close the door of the hall tightly......"

The middle-aged woman replied and said.

The old lady shook her head slowly, leaned forward a little, and put the bowl of rice balls in her hand towards the stool.

“...... Mom, I'll help you take off your coat before you can put it on...... Brother, you help me and help my mother take off her coat. ”

The middle-aged woman said, then turned her head to the middle-aged man and said,

The middle-aged man put down the bowl in his hand and stood up as well,

“...... Mom, you lift your hand. ”

Be careful, the middle-aged man and the middle-aged woman changed the old lady's original coat,

I changed into the red cotton coat that was still brand new.

......

“...... Okay, Mom, I've got you covered. ”

After buttoning up her clothes, the middle-aged woman stood up again, smiled and said to her mother,

“...... Sit back......"

The old lady lowered her head, slowly turned her somewhat cloudy gaze, and looked at the red cotton clothes she had changed on.

Then he lifted up his head and looked at his two children, and said in a loud voice,

“...... Okay, Mom. ”

Laughing, in response, the middle-aged woman and the middle-aged man sat down next to the old lady again,

“...... Mom, you can eat a few more glutinous rice balls, it's cold, eat warmer. ”

The middle-aged woman picked up the bowl with the rice balls and said loudly to her mother,

“...... Mom, I'll feed you with a spoon. ”

The old lady turned her somewhat cloudy gaze, looked at her daughter, and slowly shook her head,

Leaned forward again, leaned forward a little, and reached out to pick up the bowl of rice balls on the stool.

“...... Mom will come by herself...... You eat too. ”

“...... Okay, Mom, be careful, the rice balls are still a little hot......"

Laughing, middle-aged man and middle-aged woman responded,

The old lady held the bowl of rice balls, took the spoon, ate it in her mouth again, and then looked at her two children, and some smiles gradually appeared on her face.

“...... There's only brown sugar in my home, so I'll buy some stuffing next time, Mom, you can wrap me with white sugar and lard filling...... But the brown sugar flavor is also very delicious, and it is not tired of eating......"

The middle-aged woman was talking, the middle-aged man was talking from time to time, and the old lady was smiling and looking at it with a somewhat cloudy gaze.

The family was eating glutinous rice balls, and the steaming heat lingered with the sound of the words, ringing in the hall.

I looked at the old lady in a brand-new red cotton dress, leaning over, holding a bowl of rice balls, and a middle-aged woman and a middle-aged man sitting next to the old lady. This family.

Lian Ge turned his gaze, took another bite of the brown sugar-flavored rice balls, and listened quietly.

......

“...... Young man, do you want to eat some more, there are still some rice balls in the pot, I'll bring you some more. ”

Putting down the bowl one after another, the middle-aged woman stood up, turned around again, and asked Lian Ge aloud,

"No thanks. ”

After thanking him, Lian Ge put the bowl in his hand on the stool next to him.

“...... You're welcome. ”

The middle-aged woman shook her head, turned back and looked at her mother,

“...... Mom, are you full, I'll go and serve you some more. Bending down, the middle-aged woman said loudly to her mother.

“...... Enough is enough......"

The old lady shook her head slowly, then slowly turned around and looked out the room through the window.

Outside, after a meal,

The sunset has sunk into the horizon, and only a little sunset is still reflected in the west.

It was already dark.

The middle-aged man and the middle-aged woman also followed the old lady's line of sight and looked out of the house.

“...... It's dark......"

The old lady looked out into the room and said,

“...... What the hell ...... I'll help you into the house to rest first, and then I'll go and bring fire to Dad. ”

The middle-aged man looked out the window, then turned back and said, standing up,

“...... That dress, that blanket......"

The old lady slowly turned her head again, and looked at her son with some cloudy eyes,

“...... I remembered, Mom, and when I passed by, I brought it with me. ”

In response, the middle-aged man lifted the old lady,

The old lady fell silent and didn't say anything more, but followed the middle-aged man and walked towards the bedroom.

......

“...... Sit down, young man, while I'll collect the bowl and tidy up the house. ”

Seeing the middle-aged man helping the old lady into the house, the middle-aged woman turned around again, said a word to Lian Ge, and began to pick up the plates and walked towards the kitchen.

Glancing at the middle-aged woman, Lian Ge turned his gaze and looked at the bedroom next to the hall,

In the bedroom, the middle-aged man helped his mother to lie down on the bed, picked up the stall owner covered by the old lady before, and then took out a brand new dress from a woven pocket next to him.

After saying a few words to his mother, he walked out of the bedroom again.

......

“...... Fourth, you take a bowl and serve me a bowl of rice balls from the pot...... I'll send a bowl to my dad by the way......"

Standing at the edge of the hall, holding the blanket and clothes in one hand, the middle-aged man took out a candle from the table and bag next to him, lit it, and opened the door.

Immediately after, he paused again, and shouted to the middle-aged woman who was cleaning up in the kitchen,

“...... Line ......"

......

Watching the middle-aged man walk out of the hall with the lit incense candle, the blanket, clothes and the bowl of rice balls that were still hot, and walked in the direction of the previous funeral,

Lian Ge retracted his gaze and looked at the middle-aged woman who was tidying up and cleaning in the bedroom next to her.

Turning his gaze back, he looked at the bedroom with the door hidden on the edge of the hall.