"Sassy ......"

The breeze disturbed the branches and leaves of the bamboo in the front yard, shook the incandescent lamps hanging from the beams on the roof of the church, and passed through the passage to the back yard.

Gently flicking, standing bent, looking at the desks in the classroom in the backyard, the extra white thread on the patch of the old man's padded jacket,

Gently trembling, one desk after another, was placed on the table, the pages of old books.

......

“...... Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem......"

The old man looked at it again, leaned down again, and couldn't stop coughing a few times,

After a few more gasps, the old man slowly moved his trembling feet, staggered, slowly turned around, and stood in front of the movable blackboard hanging on the outer wall of the kitchen.

Looking at the handwriting on the blackboard, the old man leaned down a little more, stretched out his hand, and picked up the board brush next to him.

With great difficulty, I took the board brush and wiped the handwriting left by the chalk on the blackboard.

“...... Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem......"

The lingering white ash filled the blackboard, and the old man couldn't stop coughing,

Some blood foam mixed with tiny carrion was coughed on the ground in front of the blackboard by the old man who was lying down,

Just so intermittently, lowering his head and coughing from time to time, the old man struggled, raised his trembling hand, and gradually wiped the blackboard clean.

......

“...... Celestial Master. ”

Outside the backyard, in the hall,

Lian Ge walked out of the backyard and then walked into the hall, and the two ghosts outside the house saluted Lian Ge respectfully.

Listening to the sound of the breeze in the backyard, Lian Ge glanced at the two ghosts, and then looked into the distance,

"Give him another half day. ”

The tone was calm, and Lian Ge said aloud.

"We will obey. ”

Respectfully, he bowed down again and answered in unison, and the two ghosts retreated a little further outside the courtyard.

After glancing at the two ghosts, Lian Ge turned his gaze and looked at the backyard again.

......

“...... Alright, alright...... cough cough cough ......"

Looking at the clean-wiped blackboard, the old man's hand was a little out of strength, and he put the board brush back into the distance.

A smile gradually appeared on his face, and he said it over and over again.

Lying over again, staggering, and slowly moving his feet, the old man turned around again and stood in front of the blackboard, looking at the backyard and a dozen desks.

Then he slowly moved his feet and walked towards the desks.

“...... Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem......"

coughing from time to time, leaning down, but the old man had a smile on his face, looking at the desks with a smile,

After stopping the cough, he moved his feet and slowly walked forward, passing through the desks.

His eyes were a little dazed, looking, looking, the old man's skin was loose and wrinkled, and his knuckles were a little deformed, and from time to time he gently brushed the desks, straightened the books that were not placed on the desks, and re-closed the books that were not closed, and wiped away the dirt on the ground.

Looking at the desks, looking at the stools of different heights behind the desks, the old man walked around and walked back to the blackboard.

“...... Alright, alright......"

“...... Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Looking at the class again, some smiles appeared on the old man's face, and he muttered,

Immediately after, the smile gradually converged, looking at it, the cloudy eyes, the eyes were a little trance.

After a long time, he turned around again,

The old man staggered, hunched over, and walked toward the hall again.

......

“...... I'm sorry, boy, for being slack. ”

The old man walked out of the backyard again, walked back to the hall, and greeted Lian Ge with a smile,

Turning his gaze and looking at the old man, Lian Ge shook his head slightly, didn't say anything, and then turned his gaze and looked into the distance outside the hall,

The old man smiled, moved his feet, walked back to the cabinet in the hall, bent his waist, barely leaned on the edge of the cabinet, slowly turned around, and looked into the distance.

“...... In the past, the purpose of running that 'private school' was to get some tuition money and that 'bondage'...... Later, the tuition money gradually seems to be not much, and I don't want to 'tie up' anymore, so I should find some other work......

The old man looked into the distance, with a smile on his face, and his cloudy eyes were a little trance,

“...... As a result, I couldn't let it go...... I thought, if I leave, what will happen to those dolls in the school...... And then it came round after round...... In a blink of an eye, it's a lifetime of hard work......"

“...... Speaking of which, it was the old village chief who hurt me and gave me a 'bad idea'...... Maybe he just wanted him to be literate in the first place, and he didn't want to go to town and spend that lot of money......"

There were some complaining words in his mouth, but there was no tone of complaining, and the old man was still smiling on his face.

Lian Ge also followed, smiling slightly.

The breeze shuffled through the door of the hall and gently swept into the room, slightly shaking the incandescent lights on the roof.

......

“...... If I'm gone, what will happen to these dolls...... Not only the small ones, but also the big ones...... Most of the people in this village are my students...... cough cough cough ......"

The old man said, the smile on his face gradually retracted, and as he spoke, he leaned down again, coughing constantly,

Panting, the old man gradually straightened up a little, raised his head, looked out of the house again, and was silent,

Lian Ge turned his gaze and glanced at the old man,

"The old gentleman told his students to have hope. Naturally, the old gentleman should have some hope. ”

Turning his gaze back, Lian Ge looked into the distance, and said in a calm tone.

“...... Is there hope?"

The old man turned his head and looked at Lian Ge, his eyes lit up a little, he asked, followed closely, and slowly turned his head back,

“...... Borrow your good words, lad. ”

“...... Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Coughing again, the old man looked out of the house again and fell silent.

......

“...... The village chief, the village chief......"

At this moment, a figure shouted and hurried in,

It's a middle-aged man who came to this house to find the old man before,

“...... Village chief, the old Xu family is arguing a lot, and there are a little red eyes on both sides, you don't know the mouth of the daughter-in-law of the old Xu family, and I want to slap her next to me when her mouth is broken. ”

As soon as he entered the house, the middle-aged man hurriedly said to the old man,

“...... I really can't hold back, I can't persuade it, and the people in the village at the entrance of the village are there to help persuade but can't persuade me...... I'm afraid I still want the village chief to go over ......"

A little anxious, the middle-aged man said to the old man,

“...... Yes. ”

The old man looked at the middle-aged man who entered the room, was silent, and nodded,

“...... I'll be right now. ”

The old man answered, turned his head again, and looked at Lian Ge,

“...... Young man, I'll be out of company again, I'll go to the entrance of the village......"

The old man spoke, turned his head again, slowly moved his feet, leaned over, and staggered towards the outside of the house.

“...... Village Chief, I'll help you. ”

As the middle-aged man spoke, he walked up to the old man and hugged the old man.

“...... Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Just after taking a few steps, the old man leaned down again and coughed violently.

I couldn't stop stumbling under my feet, and I fell forward,

“...... Village Chief, Village Chief, what's wrong with you!"

“...... Teacher Xun, Teacher Xun ......"

“...... Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem......"

The middle-aged man next to him hurriedly supported the old man who was about to fall,

The old man still couldn't stop coughing, and the blood foam mixed with rotten flesh was coughed up and splashed on the floor of the hall.

“...... Teacher Xun, teacher...... Are you alright, are you alright...... Teacher ......"

The middle-aged man supported the old man, and the old man couldn't stop coughing.

The middle-aged man was a little panicked, he didn't dare to let go of the old man, and he was a little at a loss, panicked, and said.