Moving her steps, the woman muttered the old man's words, as if she had heard something funny, and her face was smiling.

Several old men behind the red paper looked at this strange woman, looked at each other, and did not speak again.

The woman turned from the red paper, her face covered with heavy makeup, her smile disappeared again, her eyes were numb, her expression was blank, she slowly turned her head, looked at the road in front of her, and seemed to be thinking about where to go.

The woman's gaze rested on the bench on the other side of the road, and she shuffled her steps towards the bench step by step.

......

Stepping on the black boots, the woman walked to the side of the bench, paused, glanced at Lian Ge sitting on the bench, and the woman moved away again and bypassed the bench.

Walking to the back of the bench, the woman sat down limply as if she had lost all her strength.

Leaning back in the chair, the woman tilted her head and looked at the children playing in the lawn and the snuggled couples, her expression was still blank and silent.

......

"You say, in this world, is there really retribution?"

The woman looked into the distance, her expression did not change, she didn't know if she was talking to herself, or if she was talking to Lian Ge.

Hearing this, Lian Ge paused, turned his gaze, and glanced at the woman sitting at the back of the bench,

The woman's eyes were staring into the distance, and her eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, a piece of dead ash, and she could not see any brilliance.

Wearing a thick foundation, his face looks pale and his expression is blank.

Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge didn't say anything, and turned the page again.

And the woman, who didn't seem to want to hear an answer, continued to speak,

“...... You know what, I'm going to die...... Ho ho ...... I'm going to die. ”

The woman looked into the distance, smiled on her face, and said,

Laughing and laughing, the smile on the woman's face disappeared again, and there was silence,

Leaning back on the bench, staring blankly into the distance.

......

And at this moment, the old man who was carrying a woven bag and picking up a drink bottle walked back again.

Holding a woven bag in one hand and wiping the sweat on his face with the other, the old man stood on the side of the road, turning his gaze, looking at the benches by the lawn, as if he wanted to find an empty bench to rest.

There was a slight pause on the bench where Lian Ge was sitting, and the old man hesitated, but still held the woven bag, leaned over, and walked over.

Walking to the side of the bench, the old man put the woven bag containing the drink bottle a little farther away, patted the dust on his body, and then approached.

looked at the woman sitting on the back of the bench, and then at Lian Ge sitting on the front of the bench, hesitated, and the old man looked at Lian Ge,

“...... Little brother, I don't know if anyone is sitting here, if anyone is sitting......" The old man looked at Lian Ge and asked,

"No one sits, the old man can do his own thing. Lian Ge glanced at the old man, shook his head and said.

"Thank you......" The old man nodded, then turned around and sat down carefully on the edge of the bench, close to the armrest.

"It's really hot this weather...... the old man wiped his sweat and spoke,

"It's hot. ”

Lian Ge answered, turned his gaze again, and glanced at the woman behind the bench, who was still looking blankly into the distance.

The old man couldn't help but turn around and look at the woman sitting behind the bench,

“...... Girl, what's on your mind, is there something going on at home?" the old man looked at the woman and asked aloud.

"Home, ho, home......"

When the woman heard the sound, her body twitched and she laughed,

"Can't you see that? I'm a bitch, I'm a whore! It's a pair of broken shoes, will a bitch have a home?"

The woman laughed, as if tears were about to burst out of her eyes,

“...... It's still an old Zhuhuang, sick broken shoes, do you want to sleep with me, eighty yuan is enough!" the woman laughed a little crazy,

The old man looked at the woman, listened to the woman's words, was stunned at first, and then fell silent,

“...... Girl, I've lived so long, and I've seen a lot of things. If there's anything you can tell me about. ”

Looking at the woman, the old man said aloud.

Hearing this, the woman's laughter gradually subsided, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, she turned her head, looked at the old man, and fell silent.

There was a sudden silence around the bench.

......

“...... More than 20 years ago, I had a family, I lived in a small hill pass, surrounded by a few families, and there was a boy next door, two years older than me,"

The woman turned her head back, leaned back in her chair, and looked into the distance, her eyes still blank,

“...... I liked him since I was a child, but my parents disagreed, saying that his family was poor and not a good person, and when I was only eighteen or nineteen years old, they arranged a blind date for me early, and wanted me to marry into a family in the next village...... That day, he told me that he was going out to earn money, to earn money and come back to marry me, and asked me to wait for him, and I agreed, and the next day, he left, leaving the little mountain and going to the big city.

I'm at home, dragging it all the time, no matter what my parents say, I don't agree, I'm waiting for him there......"

As she spoke, the woman laughed, and smiled a little sadly,

"You say...... Wasn't I stupid back then......"

“...... From the age of eighteen, to the age of twenty, he came back...... That night, he told me that he was going to take me away, to leave that little col, to go to the big city where he worked, to live there......

He told me that we could get married there and have a baby, and then he would take care of the work and I would be at home with the child. In the beginning, we can rent a house and then save some money to buy a small house......

I agreed, and the next night, I followed him with my luggage and left the house...... When I left, I was discovered by my father, who chased him behind, but he didn't catch up.

He shouted to the mountain and told me that if I regret it in the future, I should not come back, and he should have never given birth to a daughter like me...... At that time, I was thinking, I will never regret it in my life. ”

“...... I followed him, walked more than ten miles of mountain roads, arrived in the town, took a car from the town, went to the county seat, and got on the train from the county seat...... At that time, it was the first time I had walked so far, everything was very new, and I felt that the buildings in the city were so tall and there were so many people......

After two days of training, he and I arrived in Chang'an, when I first came, I thought the city was very prosperous, hot and beautiful, I was immediately fascinated by this city......"

Looking into the distance, the woman's eyes were still as numb as dead ashes, and her expression did not change much.

“...... He took me to the place where he lived, an urban village, and along the side of the road, there was sewage and garbage everywhere, and the house looked like it had been a long time ago, and the ash on the walls had either arched or had fallen from the walls, and there were some ...... The kind of woman who stands at the door of that kind of small house, dressed very beautifully, very showy, with makeup on her face, and a cigarette in her mouth, beckons guests, and the door of the small room is covered with a sheet......"

"He lived in a small alley, and there were a lot of miscellaneous things piled up in the alley, and it was very messy, and it was difficult to get by...... The house was on the first floor, and it was very messy, with a bed, a kitchenette, and a very old TV in the bedroom, but before that, only the village chief's house had a TV...... He taught me how to use it, and although I could only find a few stations, I was very happy......"

“...... Across the street from the house where he lived, there lived a woman of that kind, and it was common to see people coming and going in her house, old and young......"