In the hall, under the incandescent lamp,

After the little girl carefully put the talisman in her pocket, she took out her hand, covered the small cloth cover on the pocket, and pressed it through her clothes to confirm that the talisman was still in her pocket, and then seemed to be relieved and raised her head.

It's just that the hand is still through the clothes, holding the talisman in the pocket,

"Thank you, big brother. ”

The little girl tilted her head and said crisply to Lian Ge,

Looking at the little girl, Lian Ge smiled, took a step to the side, and let go of the middle-aged man who was blocked behind him,

“...... The eldest brother, and the fourth uncle, I will go back. It's been a long time, and my mother is going to be angry...... I'll come to the fourth uncle tomorrow, tomorrow, the fourth uncle shouldn't have left yet, and he hasn't gone far, far away. The little girl pinched the apple with one hand, grabbed the pocket of her coat with the other, tilted her head, and said to Lian Ge and the middle-aged man,

The middle-aged man listened to the little girl's words, didn't answer, took a step forward, walked to the little girl, squatted down, looked at the little girl with a smile on her face, and her eyes were a little dazed.

Immediately after, he raised his head and touched the little girl's hair,

“...... The fourth uncle will hide a key for you by the window, if the fourth uncle is not there in the future, Yunyun is locked out of the door, you can take the key into the fourth uncle's house, so that Yunyun will not have to hide under the mixing bucket in the future. Smiling, the middle-aged man said to the little girl, "Yun Yun remember not to tell others, this is the secret of the fourth uncle and Yun Yun." ”

"Well, I'll remember not to tell anyone!" the little girl nodded emphatically and replied, followed by a little loss,

“...... I can't even see the fourth uncle after that, I want to see the fourth uncle...... No one was good to Yunyun before, only the fourth uncle, but the fourth uncle is also leaving, and no one will be good to Yunyun in the future. The little girl said with her head down, pinching the apple, clutching her coat pocket.

The middle-aged man looked at the little girl Yunyun, and his movements paused,

In the end, he just raised his hand, touched the little girl's hair again, and pursed his lips and smiled at the little girl.

“...... Before the fourth uncle leaves, he will buy some apples for Yun Yun and put them in the living room, if Yun Yun comes, she can take them and eat them by herself, you know?"

"Hmm!" the little girl was still a little depressed, and lowered her head,

“...... I'm sorry, Uncle Four, I upset you. ”

"No, how could Yunyun make the fourth uncle unhappy......"

......

On the side, Lian Ge looked at the little girl Yunyun and the middle-aged man, listening to the words ringing in his ears,

His eyes paused, for a long time, he turned his gaze back, and he didn't make a sound, tilted his head slightly, looking at the sunlight swaying in on the top of the backyard wall.

......

“...... Okay, let's go back. ”

Smiling at the little girl, the middle-aged man stood up and said,

"Hmm!" the little girl nodded, but she didn't take her eyes off the middle-aged man.

Looking at the little girl, the middle-aged man paused, walked towards the door of the hall, removed the bolt, and opened the door of the hall.

The little girl looked at the middle-aged man, moved her steps, and walked to the door of the hall step by step.

The middle-aged man stood by the door of the hall and smiled at the little girl.

“...... The fourth uncle, I'm leaving......"

Moving a little step, the little girl moved to the door of the hall,

The middle-aged man held the door in his hand, looked at the little girl, with a smile on his face, and nodded,

The little girl glanced at the middle-aged man again, and got out of the gap where the door of the hall opened.

But then, the little girl leaned back through the crack in the door of the house, pursed her lips, and looked at the middle-aged man.

“...... Fourth uncle, when are you coming back? Eventually, the little girl just asked,

"When Yunyun grows up, the fourth uncle will come back. The middle-aged man smiled and said to the little girl,

When the little girl retracted, the middle-aged man stretched out his hand and closed the door of the hall.

......

Standing by the door of the hall, looking at the closed door, the smile on the middle-aged man's face gradually faded, and he fell silent.

Stopped, his eyes were a little trance,

After a long time, the middle-aged man turned around, moved his steps, was silent, and walked towards the dining table in the hall step by step.

“...... Dead girl, where did you die! You sincerely want to starve your mother to death, right...... Oops, this is really evil today......"

"What are you doing there, why don't you hurry up and light a fire for me!"

Outside the hall, there was a sound, and the middle-aged man couldn't help but pause and stop in place,

In the end, he didn't look back, just continued, walking towards the table.

......

“...... Thank you, sir. ”

The middle-aged man looked towards Lian Ge and said gratefully, "Thank you for giving Yun Yun a chance." ”

"She caught it herself. ”

Lian Ge glanced at the middle-aged man, then turned his gaze back and looked at the backyard,

Hearing this, the middle-aged man was silent and nodded.

......

“...... The daughter-in-law of the Chen family, the daughter-in-law of the Chen family......"

Outside the hall, in the distance, on the hill that surrounded the village, there were shouts again,

It seemed that the old woman, with her people, had gone again to the mountain near this side.

Listening to the shout, Lian Ge turned his gaze and glanced at the middle-aged man,

And the middle-aged man followed the sound, raised his head slightly, was silent, and after a pause, he stretched out his hand and groped in his trouser pocket.

took out a somewhat painted, dusty functional device from his trouser pocket, and the middle-aged man lowered his head, silent, and dialed out a phone.

“...... Hey, Fourth Brother Wu?"

"Chen daughter-in-law, Chen daughter-in-law......"

The phone was quickly connected, and on the other end of the line, the voice of the old woman, and the shouts around him, came out of his hand,

“...... Director Wu, where are you now? I'll come over and help you find it. ”

After a moment of silence, the middle-aged man said into the other end of the phone,

"We're on the hill behind the village, and we haven't gone far...... There are a few of us here, Fourth Brother Wu, if you are really busy, you can come over again when you are busy...... It's been so long, and now there's no shadow, I guess, I can't find it for a while. The old woman seemed to walk forward as she spoke.

"I'll come right over. ”

The middle-aged man just said a few words and hung up the phone.

After a pause, the middle-aged man turned around again and looked at Lian Ge,

"Mr. ......"

"Let's go. ”

Lian Ge glanced at the middle-aged man and said out loud.

The middle-aged man heard this, nodded, and then glanced at the dark backyard, turned around, led the way, and walked towards the outside of the hall.

......

The door of the hall was opened again,

The middle-aged man led the way, walked out of the hall, stood under the eaves, and looked towards the courtyard of Yunyun's house, before continuing to lead the way out of the courtyard and walking forward along the village road.

Lian Ge glanced at the middle-aged man, stepped out of the courtyard, and walked towards the hill that surrounded the village in the distance.

......

Walking all the way forward, the middle-aged man became more and more silent, tilted his head, and looked,

Walking to the edge of the village, along the hillside, Lian Ge and the middle-aged man walked up the hill,

The voice of the old woman leading the search and crying became clearer in her ears,

“...... You two go over there, you follow me, go over there and have a look, if not, we'll continue walking outside. ”

The voice of the older woman sounded, and she was talking to the rest of the people, making arrangements,

“...... Fourth Brother Wu, you're here. ”

The older woman turned, greeted, and walked over,

The middle-aged man looked at the older woman, didn't speak, just nodded, and then, turning his gaze, looked around,

After a pause, the middle-aged man was silent again and walked in that direction.

“...... Wu Si Ge, Wu Si Ge...... A few of you will continue to look for it as you just now, and I'll follow Fourth Brother Wu over there to have a look. ”

With another word, the older woman followed the middle-aged man in that direction.