“...... Is it really okay, old man? Why don't you go to the town and find a doctor? ”

“...... Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem......"

The man helped the old man put the coat he had taken off on the table, and helped hold the new clothes in his hand.

The old man turned around, stretched out his hand, put on the sleeve of this thick robe, coughed again, and waved his hand,

“...... No, no......"

Panting, the old man bent his waist, and was still wearing a thick coat that had just put on a sleeve, slowly turned around, looked to the side, and struggled to lift his legs, and hesitated a little,

“...... Old man, you want to drink water, right, old man, you try on your clothes here first, and I'll go and bring you a water glass. ”

Seeing this, the man hurriedly spoke, and after draping his clothes on the old man, he walked to the side,

“...... Thank you, thank you...... Ahem......"

Gasping for breath, the old man coughed again, and with great difficulty raised his other hand, barely putting on the thick garment,

“...... Thank you for what...... The water in this cup is cold, is there hot water here, I'll add some hot water to you, old man. ”

“...... There should still be a little in the kettle, in the boiling kettle. ”

The old man took a breath, stretched out his hand, and couldn't help but hold on to the table next to him,

“...... Old man, give ...... Are you alright......"

The man walked back with a water cup, handed the water cup to the old man, and quickly stretched out his hand to help the old man.

The old man shook his head, picked up his teacup, coughed, took two sips, and barely breathed evenly.

“...... Old man, what are you soaking in this cup?"

The man reached out and took the teacup, looked at it, and placed it on the table.

"Some herbs and herbs ......"

The old man spoke, straightened his body a little again, and straightened out the thick clothes he had just put on.

“...... Old man, do you look right in your clothes?"

The man nodded, didn't bother with the herbs in the cup, looked at the clothes on the old man's body, and asked with a smile,

“...... It's nice and warm to wear. ”

The old man looked down at the clothes on his body, nodded again, and replied with a smile,

“...... How much is it, you stand here, I'll get it for you. ”

“...... You don't need money, you just need to dress comfortably, old man. ”

The old man raised his head, looked at the man and asked again,

The man smiled and hurriedly said,

As he spoke, he looked out of the door.

“...... Old man, it's noon, my wife is still waiting in the house to go back to dinner, I'll stay soon, I'll come back next time......"

“...... You just have to wear it when you wear it...... By the way, I also brought you some oranges, and they were placed on the table, just because you have a cough, you can eat them to moisten your throat......"

The man turned around, said a few words to the old man, and then walked out of the house, and hurried out of the courtyard.

“...... Xu Yong......"

The old man staggered a little, bent his waist, turned around, held on to the half-unopened wooden door, raised his head, and called out to the man again,

The man walked quickly out of the courtyard, just waved his hand at the old man, and walked away,

The old man watched the man walk away, then slowly lowered his head, looked at the clothes he was wearing, smiled and shook his head again, and did not say anything more.

Standing again by the door, the old man raised his head, looked out of the house, and then turned back, staggering and moving his feet, and pulled aside the half-unopened wooden door beside him.

“...... Ahem...... cough cough cough ......"

The door was opened, and the old man's hand couldn't help but clench the door, bent his waist, coughed a few more times, and then barely gasped, and then moved his feet, and staggered a little towards the house.

......

Next to the village road,

Seeing the man leave in a hurry, Lian Ge looked at the old man again, the two figures standing in front of the door of the old man's house, and paused,

Lian Ge turned around and walked towards the courtyard.

......

“...... I waited until I saw the Heavenly Master, but the Heavenly Master came, but I couldn't meet him from afar, and I asked the Heavenly Master to forgive my sins. ”

Approaching the open door, the two figures standing by the door, the two ghosts followed closely, bowing to Lian Ge.

Turning his gaze and glancing at the two ghosts, Lian Ge nodded,

He retracted his gaze and looked into the room, where he was hobbling towards the old man walking in the room, and reached out and knocked lightly on the open wooden door.

"Knock Knock ......"

The two ghosts bowed respectfully, bowed to the side of the courtyard, and stepped back.

The old man in the room heard a knock on the door, stood still, and slowly turned around.

"You are?"

Turning his somewhat cloudy gaze, the old man looked at Lian Ge, then moved his foot, staggered a little, walked back to the door, and asked in a loud voice,

"I'm a passing tourist, passing by here, I'm a little thirsty, I don't know if the old gentleman can give a bowl of water to drink. ”

Smiling slightly, Lian Ge looked at the old man and said aloud.

When the old man heard the sound, he turned his gaze again, looked at Lian Ge, and then followed suit, and some smiles gradually appeared on his face,

“...... It's a pleasure to have friends from afar...... Come in, lad. ”

The old man laughed, said loudly, and stepped aside,

"Thank you, sir. ”

After thanking him, Lian Ge moved his feet and walked into the house.

“...... No thanks, no thanks...... It is convenient for others and for yourself. ”

The old man smiled, waved his hand again, turned around, and walked into the house.

......

In the house, the ground is like the yard, and there is nothing to pave up, just a little tamped mud floor, but it is very clean.

On the roof, you can see the black tiles of the beams, and there is a wire on the beam, and the wire is decorated with an incandescent lamp.

Under the incandescent light, the whole house, the furnishings are very simple,

On the wall, the wall ash has peeled off and looks a little mottled, and the few paintings pasted on it have also yellowed and faded some of their color.

Leaning against the side wall, there is a table, a somewhat faded stool, on the table, there are some books, spread out a somewhat old book, and there is a pen on the book,

The clothes that the old man had changed before were rested on the pile of books.

Leaning against the wall of the inner room, there is a cabinet, and there are also a pair of dishes and chopsticks on the cabinet, it seems that the old man was eating before, and on both sides of the wall, there are open doors, which seem to lead to the backyard.

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

The old man turned back, staggered a little, moved his feet, and walked first to the cabinet,

There was a kettle beside the cupboard, and the old man lifted the kettle, and then bent his waist and turned around.

“...... Sit down, young man, there's no hot water in this kettle, I'll boil some...... Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem......"

The old man carried the kettle, said a word, and couldn't help coughing again,

"I'm tired, old man. ”

Looking at the old man and saying a word, Lian Ge drove the mana and waved lightly at the old man's hand,

Immediately after, the old man stopped coughing, gasped for breath, and waved his hand towards Lian Ge,

“...... Don't bother, don't bother...... Sit down, young man, ...... later."

The old man said, carrying the kettle, stood up again, turned around, walked to the table beside him, picked up the coat he had changed before, and then turned around again, and staggered towards the backyard.

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge looked at the old man again,

The old man who was hobbling and moving his feet to the backyard, his hair was gray, and the skin on his face was loose.

On the wrinkled hands, some of the white ash that seemed to be unwashable remained between the old man's somewhat deformed fingers.

And at the back of the old man's exposed neck, there is also a piece of silt.