“...... It's here. ”

Stop again, it's in front of the house's house,

After another pause, the old man turned around, said a word, led the way, and walked towards the courtyard.

Turning his gaze, he looked at the old man who was lying on his body again, and he didn't say anything, he didn't say anything, he moved his steps, and Lian Ge walked towards the courtyard with the old man.

......

In the yard, it seems to have been cleaned up, and there is no debris in sight.

In the past, the courtyard was a brick and stone black tile bungalow, facing the door of the hall.

The door of the hall is closed at the moment, like other houses in the village, and there are a few yellow paper symbols pasted on the top of the door.

On both sides of the door of the hall, facing the side of the courtyard, the curtains are tightly covered, and there are also a few yellow paper symbols pasted on the window frames.

The light behind the window is reflected through the curtains, through the window.

On the windows and doors, the yellow paper swayed with the misty breeze, and was moistened with water vapor.

“...... Knock knock, knock knock ......"

Skimming over the courtyard and approaching the door of the hall, the old man stretched out his hand and knocked on the door of the hall.

Immediately after, behind the door of the hall, some noisy voices quieted down,

Footsteps from far and near,

“...... Crunch ......"

“...... The village chief?"

The door opened a little from the room, and behind the door, a middle-aged woman in her forties and fifties, with an apron on her clothes, was careful and leaned out half of her body.

looked at the old man, and then looked at the village road covered with thick fog behind the old man, and there was some doubt in his eyes,

“...... You're done with the rituals over there...... Master Qi, will they come over for a while?"

There seemed to be some caution on her face, and some expectation in her eyes, the middle-aged woman looked at the old man and asked out loud,

When the old man heard this, he looked at the middle-aged woman and was silent,

“...... The man is gone. ”

“...... Also, these capable masters are busy, so how can they have any time to stay and eat......"

The middle-aged woman put her hand on the handle behind the door, first paused, and then barely showed a smile on her face, and said loudly,

“...... Then the village chief, you will go into the house...... I'm going to call a few neighbors...... Since Master Qi, they don't have time to eat...... We made so many dishes, we can't waste them, right, let's eat them ourselves......"

As she spoke, the middle-aged woman opened the door and got out of the way.

When the old man heard this, he looked at the middle-aged woman, was silent, and walked into the hall.

Lian Ge glanced at the old man, the middle-aged woman, didn't say anything, turned her eyes back, and stepped into the hall.

Behind him, the middle-aged man also followed.

......

In the hall, in the middle, there was a round table,

Next to the round table, there are stools around, and on the table opposite the stools, there are a pair of dishes and chopsticks.

On the round table surrounded by a pair of dishes and chopsticks, several plates of cold dishes have been placed.

The round table is further inside, against the inner wall, is the passage to the backyard,

It seemed that when they heard the movement in the hall, several middle-aged women who were still holding vegetables in their hands walked out of the backyard.

“...... Lao Chen, Master Qi, will they come over for a while? Then I won't be in a hurry to fry some dishes, they will be cold for a while......"

An old man with a spatula and an apron around his waist walked out of the kitchen, looked into the hall, paused, and then went to the kitchen again.

“...... No need. Won't come back again. ”

The old man walked into the hall, looked at the few people who were preparing the banquet, was silent, and said in a loud voice,

“...... As soon as he finished doing the ritual, he fell...... It's gone. ”

The old man with a spatula, several middle-aged women picking vegetables, and the middle-aged woman by the door paused one after another when they heard the sound.

“...... So this time to worship the ancestors...... It should work. ”

The middle-aged woman by the door paused, turned her head again, and barely squeezed out a smile on her face,

“...... Master Qi is there with them, they are all famous masters, and if there is anything in the village, they all invite him to ......."

The middle-aged woman spoke, spoke, and gradually fell silent, and the smile on her face gradually faded.

“...... I went to call the neighbors to come over and eat together, so many dishes ......"

After another pause, the middle-aged woman turned around and walked towards the house again.

“...... Let's all go back and pack our things, and go out if you can. ”

The old man moved his steps again, and as he walked towards the table, he said in a loud voice,

“...... Don't stay here anymore, go back and pack your things. It's getting dark again. ”

Stopping again, the old man turned around, raised his head, and looked out of the door, under the thick fog, the night was getting darker.

“...... This Master Qi can't do it, so let's invite another master...... I heard that there is a master in the county next door who has real skills, which is to spend more money...... It's a big deal that our family has a little more money, please come back and try ......"

A middle-aged woman holding a handful of vegetables in her hand squeezed out a smile on her face, as if she wanted to be more relaxed, but as she spoke, she gradually fell silent.

“...... I've tried it all...... Let's go. ”

The old man was silent for a moment, and then spoke.

The words fell, and in the hall, the middle-aged woman standing by the door, several middle-aged women holding vegetables, and an old man with a shovel fell silent.

In the hall, it became more and more quiet,

The breeze blew through the open door with a hint of mist into the hall.

“...... You ...... the village chief."

“...... I'm not leaving...... I'm alone, with no children or daughters, where am I...... It's all the same. ”

“...... The village chief...... Let's go back first...... Let's go back and discuss ......."

The middle-aged woman holding the vegetables, the middle-aged woman by the door spoke out one after another, stood on their feet again, put down the food in their hands, walked out of the hall one after another, walked towards all parts of the village, and disappeared into the dense fog in the distance.

“...... Old Yu, you can go back too, pack up your things, and go. You don't have to fry the rest of the dishes. ”

The old man looked out of the door, watched a few people walk away, then turned his head, and said loudly to the old man who was still standing aside, holding a spatula,

“...... Lao Chen, you have no children, and I am not much behind...... Where can you go...... I'm so old, I'm going to stay here......"

Smiling, the old man with the spatula said, walked to the door of the hall and closed the door again,

“...... Haven't asked yet, who is this young man?" Turning around, the old man with the spatula looked at Lian Ge again and asked out loud.

"Passerby, bother. ”

Glancing at the old man, Lian Ge said aloud,

“...... Don't bother, don't bother. Those who come are guests, so sit down. ”

Laughing, the old man greeted loudly,

“...... Since Master Qi doesn't want to eat it, let's entertain you, young man. Sit down, young man, and try my handiwork......"

“...... I'm going to fry the rest of the dishes, and since I'm a guest, I can't afford to slack off......"

As the old man spoke, he turned around again, bent down, picked up the dishes that the middle-aged women had put down before, and walked towards the kitchen.

“...... The second baby of the Chen family, come over and bring these dishes to the table. ”

As he walked, the old man shouted to the middle-aged man again,

The middle-aged man nodded, answered, and followed into the kitchen.

......

“...... Sit down, lad. ”

The old man walked into the kitchen towards the old man and the middle-aged man, was silent again, turned around, beckoned Lian Ge and said,

Glancing at the old man, Lian Ge turned his gaze back and sat down on a stool at the dining table casually,

"Old man, please go on. ”

Looking out of the house, Lian Ge said in a calm tone.

When the old man heard this, he was silent, took the stool by the table, sat down too, and looked at the closed door of the hall.

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