Under the tree, after making a gesture against the graves, the old man squatted down again, and after extinguishing all the sparks in the burning paper money, the old man shook off the water droplets on his coat, stood up again, and walked back.

“...... The old man is also a kind-hearted person. ”

Glancing at the old man walking back to the mountainside path, Lian Ge looked at the tombless tombs that stretched close to the top of the mountain, and said softly.

"There is no kindness or kindness. The old man walked to the stretcher, paused, and shook his head slightly when he heard the voice, "The ancestors all ate the food of the dead, so it should be regarded as accumulating yin virtue." ”

As he spoke, the old man withdrew his gaze from the grave bag on the mountainside, and turned his head to look at Lian Ge,

"Sir, I've kept you waiting, so let's go down the mountain. ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge shook his head with a smile.

Then, the old man and his grandson lifted the body on the stretcher and continued to walk down the path down the mountainside.

After a pause, Lian Ge retracted his gaze, moved his steps again, walked beside the stretcher, and walked towards the village below the mountain with the old and the young.

......

The rain slapped the leaves of the forest, making a flapping sound.

Stepping on the muddy path, facing the hazy rain and fog, Lian Ge walked towards the foot of the mountain with the old and the young.

Then, the graves gradually moved away behind him, and the village gradually approached in front of him.

......

Stepping into the village at the foot of the mountain, the dirt road path turns into a village road paved with stone slabs and stones, and along the village road, the buildings in the village are more and more clearly presented in front of you.

This is not a wealthy, open village, except for a few houses with tiles and red tiles, most of the buildings are still built with rocks on the hills, and most of the roofs are covered with black tiles.

Along the village road, walking past a few houses with misty cooking smoke, the old man stopped again,

It is a single-story house made of rocks from the hill and walls with wooden pillars.

The house was covered with black tiles, and the dense raindrops falling from the dark clouds were beating the roof.

The rainwater was flowing down the eaves along the grooves between the black tiles.

“...... Bang la blah. ”

The rainwater flowing down from the eaves of the house was stored into a stream, and it patted on the edge of the courtyard by the eaves, splashed and then gradually subsided, and flowed along the terrain towards the edge of the courtyard.

The old man turned around, and with his grandson, carried the body on the stretcher, quickened his pace, stepped into the courtyard without the courtyard wall, and walked towards the house.

......

“...... Sir, go into the house. ”

Lian Ge and the old man walked to the eaves of the house, the old man and his grandson paused, and said to Lian Ge,

Then he turned around and shouted into the hall opposite the courtyard,

"Old woman, pour this gentleman a cup of hot water, and then bring him a set of dry clothes to change. ”

As he spoke, the old man said another sentence to Lian Ge, who was still by the eaves,

"Sir, go in first, it's warmer in the house. ”

After saying that, the old man turned back and, together with his grandson, carried the body along with the stretcher, and walked to the other side of the eaves.

On the other side of the eaves, there is a wood-colored coffin,

After the old man put the stretcher on the side of the coffin and supported it, he stretched out his hand and pushed the coffin away.

“...... Be careful. ”

Speaking to his grandson, the old man lifted the stretcher again, and with his grandson, put the body into the coffin along with the stretcher.

......

At the same time, in the hall, with the sound of hurried footsteps, an old lady walked from the back room to the hall.

“...... This little gentleman, you are ......"

The old lady was wearing an embroidered cotton jacket and a pair of cloth shoes on her feet, looking at Lian Ge, whose clothes were slightly wet outside the hall, and she was a little puzzled,

"Tourists passing by followed the old man to take shelter from the rain and bothered. Lian Ge smiled and said.

“...... Don't bother, don't bother. The old lady reacted, waved her hand, picked up a glass from the table in the hall, lifted the thermos beside the table, and poured a cup of hot water into the cup.

After a pause, the old lady picked up the cup, took the hot water in the cup, scalded the cup, poured the hot water in the cup away, and poured a glass of water into the scalded cup again.

"Come, little gentleman, drink a cup of hot water to warm your body, it's raining, don't catch a cold for a while. ”

As she spoke, the old lady walked over with a water cup and handed it to Lian Ge.

Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled, took the cup, and took a sip of hot water.

"Thank you, old man. ”

"You're welcome, just like the old man in my family often said, it's fate to come to us, if you can help, then help. ”

The old lady smiled and waved her hand, leaned out of the hall again, and looked at the old man and grandson who were by the eaves, placing the corpses,

Retracting her body, the old lady looked at Lian Ge again,

"Wait, little sir, I'll go and get you some old man's clothes, and you change your wet clothes so that you don't catch a cold." ”

So saying, the old lady turned and walked towards the bedroom by the side of the hall.

"Old man, it's not troublesome, I'm wearing thin, and my clothes will dry in a while. Lian Ge took the water cup in his hand and stopped the old lady.

"Then ......," the old lady paused, "then I'll go and bring the stove at home, and you can bake the fire." ”

With that, the old lady walked briskly into the bedroom next to her.

......

Standing under the eaves, in front of the door of the hall, Lian Ge stretched out his hand and gently dusted off his clothes.

The garment itself didn't seem to have changed in any way, but the rain dripping from the cuffs of the placket sped up in an instant.

After a pause, Lian Ge moved his steps again and stepped into the hall.

In the hall, the floor is made of rough cement, which is not smooth, and some traces of scraper wiping are clearly visible.

The furnishings are slightly simple, the nearest is a dining table, three chairs are upside down on the dining table, the dining table is facing the wall in the past, there is a landscape painting, which has been a little yellowed, and there is a door next to it, which seems to lead to the backyard.

At the same time as Lian Ge stepped out of the hall, the old lady who went to the room walked out with an electric stove.

Immediately afterwards, by the eaves, the old man and his grandson who had placed the corpse also walked to the door of the hall.

“...... Sir, sit down first, don't be too polite. ”

The old lady with the electric stove beckoned, and while placing the electric stove on the ground not far from Lian Ge, she moved a power strip from behind the door of the hall and turned on the electric stove.

Outside the hall, the old man untied his robe, shook off the rainwater on the lower robe, and leaned against the wall next to the hall with a bamboo pole.

With the rain flowing under the eaves, the old man rinsed his hands and stepped into the hall. His grandson, who followed, walked in.

"Old man, why is it so early today, nothing happened, right?"

After plugging in the electric stove, the old lady stood up again, looked at the old man and asked with concern.

Hearing this, the old man shook his head, then turned his head and looked at his grandson on the side,

"Xiaoshan, you go and take out my phone for me. ”

"Okay, right away. ”

When the young man heard this, he ran towards the bedroom.

Seeing this, the old lady didn't ask any more questions, turned around, and turned down a chair from the table,

“...... Sit, little sir, and make a fire. ”

Lian Ge stretched out his hand to take it and put it behind him.

At the same time, the young man who went to the mobile phone also ran out of the bedroom again,

"Grandpa, give ......"

It was a feature machine that had faded and peeled paint, and the keys had lost their original color a little.

“...... This is a few years ago, when the family came to collect the corpse, they thanked their grandfather for sending it. The young man stood beside Lian Ge and said with some pride, "This electric grill is too." ”

Glancing at the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy who was a little proud, Lian Ge smiled slightly.

On the side, the old man who took the mobile phone, squinted his eyes, pressed it a few times, and dialed out a call.

"Hey, Officer Cheng......"

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