"Crunch ......"

The old fisherman bent his waist and pushed open the door of the hall.

The windows were not opened in the house, and the incandescent lights hanging from the roof were already on.

"You're back?"

The old lady was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks on the dining table, and raised her head to look at the old fisherman outside the door of the hall.

The old fisherman nodded, and reflexively sat down on the threshold, taking off his mud-stained boots,

The old lady continued to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, stacked them together, brought them into the kitchen, took out a rag from the kitchen, and returned to the hall.

The old lady took the rag and stood at the dining table, and when the rag was about to fall on the table, she hesitated.

Then he looked at the table top, and painted the oil-stained soup,

Although the soup fell on the painting, it did not let the ink on the painting fade and scatter, and the ink that smeared the painting on the table seemed to be engraved on the table.

Looking, the old lady took the rag and wiped it on the table little by little, first a little careful, and gradually wiped it as usual.

The rag took away the oil-stained soup on the table, and at the same time left a little drop of water on the rag on the table.

Raising her hand again, the old lady glanced at the painting on the table, followed closely, and was stunned.

......

“...... Wife, when I first came back, I went to Ning Sanwa's house, and he will come over in a while and turn over the tiles on this house......"

Taking off his boots, the old fisherman put on the shoes that he wore under the eaves, and went into the hall.

Concealing the door of the lower half of the hall, he spoke, and walked towards the table.

The old lady didn't answer, but still stared at the painting on the table.

The old fisherman walked to the table, looked at his wife, and set his eyes on the table.

Immediately afterwards, the old fisherman couldn't help but be stunned.

......

After wiping the table top, the wet rag left a little drop of water.

Part of it landed on the painting, on the village behind the mountains,

Under the light of the incandescent lamps in the house, this time, not only the light in the house, but also the lights of the whole village, every household, and thousands of homes are lit.

......

“...... Then I'll go and cook the half of the fish left over from yesterday, and you can go to the field to pick some vegetables, and there will be some vegetables at noon. When Sanwa comes over later, it is better to leave him at home for a meal. ”

After a long time, the old lady came back to her senses, and said aloud,

"Well, I'll go to the field in a minute. The old fisherman nodded and answered,

As he spoke, he paused again, turned around, and through the door of the hall that had been reopened by the wind,

“...... In the past few days, I will not go out of the boat first, and watch the house be cleaned up, just the yard side of the land has been said to be open, planting some vegetable seedlings has not been planted, I have planted him in the past two days. ”

"Cheng," the old lady replied, after a pause, "I'll go with you." ”

"Cheng ......," the old fisherman replied with a smile.

...... Another gust of wind blew, and the little droplets of water left on the table gradually disappeared, and the light reflected gradually dimmed.

......

“...... Lian Ge, so there is a fast ...... of those two old men."

Leaving the lakeside fishing village, Lian Ge walked along the winding mountain road, moving forward, looking at the mountain scenery near and far, while talking to Gu Xiaoying on the phone.

The hills approached from afar, and then passed by, and then faded away, and the village was obscured by the distant hills, and disappeared behind them.

"Not one. ”

Lian Ge looked into the distance and said in a calm tone.

"That's ......"

On the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying sat up,

"Is it that one of them is gone, and the other is slowly ......"

Hearing this, Lian Ge walked forward and paused, before continuing,

"Together. ”

The voice fell, on the road, on the side, another car drove away,

On the side, it became quieter.

On the other end of the phone, Gu Xiaoying listened to Lian Ge's answer and fell silent.

......

“...... But it's okay, at least they can be together, and no one else has to be uncomfortable alone. That's right, Lian Ge. ”

After a long time, Gu Xiaoying held her chin and said again.

"Yes. ”

Lian Ge looked into the distance and smiled slightly.

......

Ending the call with Gu Xiaoying, Lian Ge continued to walk along the winding mountain road,

On the side, on the peaks of the hills, the jungle is dense, and on the slope near the road, the trees cling to the dirt, and the canopy that extends out of the roadside shade is blocked by patches of shade.

From time to time, the chirping of insects and birds sounded in the forest, and the birds jumped lightly under the dense branches and leaves, foraging for food, and from time to time they were startled by one or two passing cars.

The little mouse crouching on his shoulder also turned his head and looked around.

Beside the road, patches of trees, hills continue to pass by the side,

From time to time, the rising sun emerges from the clouds and gradually turns into a setting sun.

......

"Whoa...... Whoop ......"

On the road, there are more and more vehicles, passing by from time to time,

After passing a few more forks, the road became wider and wider, and the hills beside the road became lower and lower, but there were still no residents in sight beside the road.

“...... Brother, don't you take a ride? ”

A car stopped beside Lian Ge, and a middle-aged driver, sticking his head out of the window, shouted at Lian Ge,

"Brother, I'm a passing tourist, and I'm tired of asking, what is this place now?"

Lian Ge turned around and asked casually.

"Tourists?" the middle-aged driver repeated, and then said,

"That little brother, you are in the wrong place, you have taken a fork in the road, if you go further on this road, you will be at the highway. ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge turned his gaze and looked at the mouse with forelimbs standing on his shoulder,

The mouse quietly lowered his forelimbs and turned his head to the side, as if looking at the surrounding mountain scenery.

Smiling, Lian Ge turned his gaze back and looked at the middle-aged driver,

"Where is this train going?"

"Go to the provincial capital, the car is all going to the provincial capital, little brother, if you want to go, get in the car, go to the provincial capital for forty, and the highway fee will be shared." ”

The middle-aged driver answered, and at the same time reached out and pushed open the co-pilot's door.

After a pause, Lian Ge glanced at the passengers in the car,

In the back row, there were three passengers, three young men, about twenty years old, who seemed to know each other, one of whom was talking to the other with a fluttering eyebrow, the other was also talking, and the last one was listening, not responding much.

Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge walked towards the co-pilot, got into the car, took out a banknote from his pocket, and handed it to the driver.

"Here, little brother, find your change. ”

The middle-aged driver took the money, found change, handed it to Lian Ge, and restarted the car.

......

“...... Brother, where are you from?"

“...... The direction of Xunyang? That's not close. ”

The car was driving along the road, and the driver was talking to Lian Ge.

In the back of the car, the three young people also communicated with each other.

“...... Let me tell you, the food of Taoyuan Building is really delicious, the last time I went to the provincial capital with my father, I went to eat once, especially there is a snack, what is it called crispy, eat in the mouth crispy and crispy, sweet but not greasy...... Before we go back this time, let's go there for a meal, how about it?"

One of the young men leaned sideways, moving from time to time, and said with a fluttering eyebrow,

"Okay, then go there, Tian Jie, are you going?" Another young man who accosted from time to time nodded, answered, and then turned his head to look at the last silent young man,

The young man looked at the two beside him, sat up straight, and opened his mouth.

"You go ......"

“...... What is there to go to in that place, it is expensive and pitted. ”

Before the young man's words fell, the driver who was talking to Lian Ge glanced in the rearview mirror of the car and interrupted the young man's words in a loud voice.

"In addition to the taste of the osmanthus crisp you said, the rest is just like that, if you want to eat osmanthus crisp, you go to the street of Hongbei Road, there is a shop specializing in osmanthus crisp, which is not better than the Taoyuan Building.

If you want me to say, if you want to eat, you have to go to the vegetable market on the street on the right side of the river, just at the entrance of that street, his soybeans roast pig's trotters, fragrant and glutinous, that smell, as soon as it is served on the table, you can't help drooling when you smell it, and their cold chicken, red oil is splashed on it, stained with sesame seeds...... The point is, that restaurant, the dishes are large and cheap, and it is not better to go there than to Taoyuan Building. ”

“...... Tian Jie, are you going?"

"Go. ”

Listening to the words of the driver and the three people in the back row, Lian Ge smiled slightly, turned his gaze, and looked out the window.

The car drove forward, and the scenery along the way kept passing by, far away.