“...... By the way, boy, haven't you had lunch......"

Looking at the piece of silt on the back of the old man's neck, Lian Ge paused,

And the old man who was staggering towards the backyard and moving his feet paused again, turned around and smiled, and asked out loud to Lian Ge,

“...... If you don't dislike it, young man, I just need to boil water here, so I'll make you a bowl of noodles. ”

"Thank you, sir. ”

Lian Ge looked at the old man and replied with a smile.

“...... Everyone who comes is a guest. Sit down, boy, it's going to take more than ten minutes. ”

The old man waved his hand, then turned back and walked towards the backyard.

......

Seeing the old man walk into the backyard, Lian Ge turned his gaze, and then looked at the two ghosts standing in the courtyard outside the house.

Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge looked at the somewhat empty hall again, and didn't say anything, the room was quiet again,

There were gusts of wind that shook the rustling of bamboo in the yard, and in the backyard, the old man had already lit the fire, and the firewood crackled and exploded from time to time.

......

“...... Teacher, teacher ......"

Not long after the old man entered the backyard, a crisp shout sounded with a brisk footstep outside the house.

A figure, shouting, crossed the threshold and broke into the room,

Standing on the side, Lian Ge turned his gaze and glanced at the visitor,

It was before, before entering this village, that little girl on the terraces on the hills,

The little girl was still wearing the cotton jacket, and her clothes were stained with some dirt, and some of her red hands were also stained with some ash.

After running into the hall, he was turning his head, looking left and right, as if he was in something,

After seeing Lian Ge, there were some doubts in his eyes,

“...... Big brother, who are you, where is my teacher, where is Teacher Xun......"

Raising her head, the little girl looked at Lian Ge and asked out loud,

At the little girl, Lian Ge smiled slightly, then turned his gaze and looked at the door that led to the backyard,

At this time, the old man seemed to hear the movement outside the house, and had already moved his feet and walked out of the backyard.

The new clothes have been changed by the old man, and he is wearing the previous cotton clothes, and there is a big patch on the side of the cotton clothes.

It seems that because of Lian Ge's mana before, or because of something else, although the old man's steps are still a little staggering, they are still much lighter than before,

“...... Xiaoya, why did you come here so early? ”

With a smile on his face, the old man walked back into the hall and greeted the little girl,

“...... Didn't you say that you wanted us to come over early this afternoon, and I came back from the field. ”

The little girl also saw the old man, and was a little cheerful, ran over, and said to the old man crisply,

When the old man heard this, he looked out of the house again with a smile on his face, and then squatted down in front of the little girl, and gently dusted the dirt on the little girl's cotton clothes with his hand.

"Then did you come over so early for lunch?"

“...... Hmmm......"

The little girl hesitated, but said nothing,

“...... Go to the backyard and wash your hands. The teacher is boiling water and boiling noodles, so you can eat some later. ”

The old man dusted off the dirt from the little girl's clothes again, smiled, and said to the little girl,

“...... Hmmm!"

The little girl answered heavily, and was about to turn around, but then she paused again,

Bending over and tilting her head, the little girl looked at the old man's neck,

“...... Teacher, why is there a black piece on your neck......"

Looking at it, the little girl couldn't help but ask,

“...... It's okay, it's okay......"

The old man smiled, his hands supported his legs, and he struggled to get up again,

“...... Go wash your hands. ”

“...... Good!"

The little girl snapped in response, staggered, and ran towards the backyard.

The old man looked at the little girl, with a smile on his face, stood up again, turned around again, and looked at Lian Ge,

“...... Wait, young man, the water is almost boiling. ”

Looking at the old man, Lian Ge nodded, turned his gaze, and looked at the room again,

"The old man is the teacher in this village?"

Looking at the old man again, Lian Ge said out loud,

“...... Half a lifetime of poor scholars, and I don't have any other skills, the village is biased, and the dolls in the village can't go to the town to study, so I teach. ”

The old man bent his waist, nodded, answered, and raised his hand again, as if he couldn't help but scratch his neck.

Just scratched it, and immediately after, the old man paused and put his hand down again,

Silent, he stood there again and paused,

The old man raised his head again, smiled and said to Lian Ge,

“...... Sit down, young man, and I'll go to the kitchen to see if the water is boiling. ”

With that, the old man turned around again and walked towards the backyard,

It's just that the old man scratched the bruised place just now, and the wrinkled skin didn't stretch anymore.

Glancing at the old man, Lian Ge paused, then turned his gaze back, and glanced at the two ghosts in the house, outside the house, and in the courtyard.

......

“...... Teacher, I've washed my hands, I'll help you light the fire. ”

“...... After washing your hands, go sit outside for a while, and don't get your hands dirty again after a while. ”

“...... Good!"

After a burst of words in the backyard, the little girl ran out of the backyard again,

Standing in the hall, turning her head, the little girl looked around, looked elsewhere in the room, looked at Lian Ge, and looked at the mouse on Lian Ge's shoulder,

“...... Big brother, is that one on your shoulder a mouse?"

With her eyes open, looking at the mouse on Lian Ge's shoulder, the little girl asked with some curiosity and timidity,

was turning his head, and from time to time he smelled the sound of the mouse looking at the backyard, suddenly froze his movements, slowly turned his head, and looked at the little girl,

“...... Big brother, who are you a teacher...... Big brother, are you from outside......"

The little girl withdrew her gaze from the mouse with some difficulty, and then looked at Lian Ge with some curiosity and asked,

Seeing this, the mouse's stiff body soothed a little, and then stood on its forelimbs and looked into the backyard.

"It's from the outside. ”

Lian Ge glanced at the mouse on his shoulder, smiled at the little girl, and replied,

“...... The teacher said that if I go to junior high school in the future, I can go to the town. ”

The little girl first said, turned her head, and looked at the distance outside the house, with a lot of expectation in her eyes, and then, the look in her eyes gradually dimmed a lot.

"Much farther than that. ”

Looking at the little girl, Lian Ge smiled slightly, and then responded.

“...... Where is that?"

The little girl turned her head and looked out into the distance with some anticipation in her eyes.

......

“...... Young man,"

At this time, the old man came out of the backyard again, holding two bowls of steaming noodles in his hands.

“...... Xiao Ya ......"

“...... The noodles are ready. ”

The old man took two bowls of noodles and put them on the cabinet on the wall over there, and greeted Lian Ge and the little girl with a smile.

The little girl turned her head from the house with some joy and ran over,

Lian Ge also moved his steps and walked over.

“...... There was no spice in the house, so I simply put some of it, young man, to see if it suited to the taste. ”

The old man turned around and said to Lian Ge with a smile.

"Thank you, old man. ”

Lian Ge thanked the old man, turned his gaze, and looked at the bowl of noodles on the cabinet,

The noodle bowl was steaming, the noodles were sprinkled with chopped green onions, some soy sauce was poured over, and there was a poached egg.