Listening to the words ringing in his ears with the breeze, he watched the old Taoist priest walk away,

Lian Ge turned his gaze back and looked at the old lady and the old lady's children beside him.

The old lady was still silent, looking in front of her, her cloudy eyes were in a trance, and she seemed to be distracted.

“...... Mom, do you still drink this soup, if you want to drink it, I'll serve you a hot bowl again, it's already cold in this bowl. ”

The middle-aged woman turned around, picked up the soup bowl, and said to the old lady.

When the old lady heard this, she slowly raised her head, looked at her daughter, and shook her head slowly.

......

“...... Sorry, sorry...... A few hosts, do you still eat? Let's see if you can collect it for a few people and make it available on the table next to it. ”

In the house, the cook, who was busy in the kitchen, wiped the water from his hands, walked to the table, apologized, and said,

“...... We'll have to go to the next one and make dinner for somebody in a moment. It's almost time to get over at this point......"

“...... Mom, do you still want to eat other vegetables?" the middle-aged man heard this, turned his head, and looked at his mother.

When the old lady heard this, she slowly shook her head,

“...... Then let's help Mom, you go and sit over there. ”

“...... I'm sorry, young man, but please come over here too. ”

The middle-aged man said to his mother, then turned his head and said to Lian Ge first,

Then he turned to the cook and said,

"You just take it. ”

“...... I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. ”

The cook apologized and dragged the bucket over to the side, and several helpers also walked over one after another.

The middle-aged man supported his mother and walked to the side of the yard and his own table, the middle-aged woman helped, holding the chair made by the old lady, the third son also walked over, and the eldest son stayed where he was, settling accounts with the cook.

Glancing at the old lady and the old lady's children, Lian Ge turned his gaze, stood up, and walked to another table with the family.

......

“...... Come, lad, sit down and have a cup of tea. ”

The old lady's third son walked into the hall, took a few more stools out, put them on the side of several people, and then took a disposable paper cup, poured a cup of tea, and put it on the table in front of Lian Ge.

"Thank you. ”

Glancing at the old lady's third son, Lian Ge thanked him, sat down casually, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.

“...... You're welcome. ”

The old lady's third son spoke, turned back, and walked back in front of the old lady.

The eldest son, who had settled the account with the cook, also followed suit and walked over again.

......

“...... Then the master's house, we'll go first......"

I packed up the last table, put it away, and put it in the car,

The cook, with a few helpers, got into the two cars one after another, and after greeting him,

The car drove out of the yard.

The empty yard became quieter and quieter as the sound of the car faded away,

Only the original square table of the old lady's house remained, which was still placed in the courtyard.

......

“...... Mom, we told you before that we would let you move to live with your eldest brother. ”

The middle-aged man watched the cook leave with the table and chairs, then turned back, bent over, looked at his mother, who was sitting silently on the chair, and said aloud.

When the old lady heard this, she slowly raised her head again and looked at her second son,

Shaking his head again,

“...... I'm not going, I'm just here......"

“...... Mom, if you really don't want to go, we just discussed it again......"

Looking at his eldest brother and his sister again, the middle-aged man squatted down in front of the old lady,

"What about us, let's come over and take turns and accompany you...... In the past few days, I still need to send candles at night, and I and the fourth child are here to accompany you. A few of our brothers and sisters took turns to ......."

The old lady listened, slowly turned her head, and looked at her second son who was squatting in front of her and several other children beside her.

He slowly turned his head again and looked at the direction of the funeral before,

“...... Mom doesn't need you to accompany you, you all have your own things......" picture broadcast the world

Stretching out her hand, the old lady touched the hair of her second son who was squatting in front of her with her somewhat wrinkled and deformed hand.

Then he slowly turned his head and looked at the empty mourning hall,

“...... I'll stay with your dad, and I'll be here to guard your dad. ”

As she spoke, a smile appeared on the old lady's face,

“...... Live your life well, O you...... Mom is relieved, and your dad is relieved, rest assured......"

Turning her somewhat cloudy gaze, looking at a few children, the old lady said.

......

Glancing at the old lady and the old lady's children, Lian Ge turned his gaze, took the disposable paper cup, drank the tea in the cup, and listened, with the words ringing in his ears with the breeze.

......

“...... Mom, if you don't let us come over to stay with you, you'll have to follow your eldest brother to live there......"

The middle-aged woman who was standing listened to the old lady's words, quickly squatted down, and said,

“...... Yes, Mom, you're not in good health, your dad used to be here, and now dad is ...... It's gone...... How can we rest assured that you are here alone. ”

The rest of the sons and daughters followed suit.

The old lady looked at a few children squatting in front of her, and then fell silent, just turning her somewhat cloudy gaze, looking at them one by one,

“...... Mom, just let us come over and accompany you, we will come here one by one, and we won't be able to delay much......"

The old lady listened, but was silent.

“...... If you don't speak, we'll let you agree. ”

“...... I'll be here with you with my fourth child for the past few days......"

The middle-aged man looked at his mother and said.

The old lady was silent, looking at her children one by one, and then slowly turned her head and looked into the room.

"Mom......"

The middle-aged man followed the old lady's line of sight, looked at it, turned his head again, looked at his mother, and called out.

“...... Your dad's clothes...... Did you burn it all for him...... Are your winter clothes burning...... It's winter, and it's getting colder...... Can't live without winter clothes......"

The old lady looked into the room and said,

“...... Burned, before the time of burial...... When I came out of the cupboard, my dad's clothes were burned...... Winter clothes also have ......"

When the middle-aged man heard this, he paused, and then said to the old lady.

“...... Next to the bed, on top of the cupboard, in the woven bag, there was a ...... I went to town before and bought him new clothes, and your father tried it once, but he didn't wear it again, saying that he would keep it for the Chinese New Year...... You bring it out for him...... At night, let's burn it too......"

The old lady looked into the room, was silent, and then spoke again.

“...... Okay, Mom. ”

The middle-aged man nodded and replied.

The old lady turned her head slowly, and then looked at her children.

“...... Buzz, buzz, buzz......"

At this moment, next to the old lady, in the trouser pocket of the older son, the mobile phone rang with a vibrating sound.

“...... Hello?"

“...... Is the child sick?"

The eldest son picked up the phone and followed, his face becoming anxious.

After saying a few more words, he hurriedly hung up the phone, looked at his mother, opened his mouth, but hesitated again and didn't say anything.

“...... Chuchu got sick?"

The old lady looked at her eldest son and said in a loud voice,

“...... Let's go back quickly, take the child to the hospital, don't delay the child......"

“...... What the hell ...... Then mom, I'll go back and lie down first, and the child will be sent to the hospital, and I'll come back again. ”

The eldest son, after hesitating a little longer, said to the old lady,

He turned around again and shouted to a few people on the other side of the courtyard,

“...... Xingcheng, your mother called and said that Chu Chu was sick and had a terrible stomach ache......"

Over there, the eldest son's son and daughter-in-law also became anxious when they heard the sound.

Several people hurried to the car parked in the other yard.

The car started, and several more people left the old lady's house.

The courtyard is becoming quieter.