Uncle Xu followed the middle-aged woman to the hillside behind the elementary school.

What was presented in front of Uncle Xu was not his living wife Lin Rui, it was just a somewhat decaying tombstone.

There is only one name written on the tombstone: Lin Rui.

The middle-aged woman said in a low voice: "Uncle, please don't be too sad, Teacher Lin actually died of illness many years ago, in her last days, she was still teaching the children, this tombstone was also chosen by Teacher Lin herself, perhaps, she felt that this was more in line with her simple and unpretentious life......

Speaking of this, there were already faint tears in the corners of the middle-aged woman's eyes, in fact, she herself was Lin Rui's student.

Later, she graduated from here and walked out of the mountains to go to university, but instead of staying in the bustling metropolis, she returned here.

After so many years, she has gone from a young teacher to the principal of this Hope Primary School, teaching countless students and changing the fate of children in the mountains.

Perhaps, she is to inherit Mr. Lin's legacy, right?

Uncle Xu looked at this simple tombstone, his face was already full of tears, and in the end, he could only sit down on his knees, holding the somewhat rotten tombstone and crying.

"Xiaorui, it turns out ...... It turns out that you are not not going home, but you are not coming back...... I...... I've been waiting for you so hard......"

The middle-aged woman comforted Uncle Xu for a while and asked him to pay attention to his body.

When Uncle Xu's mood calmed down, she asked, "Uncle, you should be Teacher Lin's husband?!!

"Well, I am, I am Teacher Lin's husband, and I have been waiting for her husband for most of my life......" Uncle Xu smiled sadly.

"When Teacher Lin was dying, she once handed me a letter, but unfortunately, the letter did not have time to write the address, and Teacher Lin left......

"Ah, yes, where is that letter???!!!

"I've kept the letter safely, uncle, you wait here, I'll go to the office and bring the letter to you......"

After the middle-aged woman finished speaking, she turned to leave the hillside, she returned to her office, and took out a small package in the safe.

The package was very shabby, and it looked like it had never been opened.

The middle-aged woman returned to Uncle Xu's side, and Uncle Xu took Lin Rui's relics and opened them.

There was indeed a letter in it, which had already turned yellow.

Uncle Xu opened the letter with trembling hands, and a delicate pen appeared on it:

"Xiao Xu, if you open this letter, it means that I am dead, I'm sorry, I didn't accompany you to the end, in fact, I didn't mean to leave you, it's not your fault, it's all my own reasons...... That day I suddenly had a high fever, I was afraid that you would worry, so I didn't tell you, I went to the hospital in the city for a check-up, and I realized that I might not live long...... At that time, I was not afraid of death, what I was most afraid of was that after I left, you would be too sad and lose the courage to continue living, you and I have been together for so long, I know that you like to drill the horns, therefore, I will leave a sentence for you, in fact, I just leave you a little thought, so that you can continue to live well...... Then, I left home and came here to spend my last days chasing my dreams...... Okay, there's nothing else to say, and finally, I love you, your eternal wife, Xiaorui's last pen. ”

It was a simple letter, and Uncle Xu couldn't read it completely, because tears had blurred his eyes, but he still understood the general meaning.

At that time, Lin Rui knew that he was terminally ill and his days were numbered, and he was afraid that Uncle Xu would be too sad to lose his lover and commit suicide, so Lin Rui left a thought and left quietly.

Uncle Xu put the letter away closely, he didn't cry loudly, but left the small school alone.

Originally, Uncle Xu wanted to bring his wife's bones back to the mountain village, but now that he has changed his mind, Uncle Xu probably thinks that the students and teachers in this primary school may need Teacher Lin more than him.

……

Three days later, in the early morning, Uncle Xu left the small supermarket, and walked towards the top of the mountain with a large bag in his hand.

His health was not good, he walked very slowly, he could only walk for a while and sat down to rest for a while, until noon, he walked to the gate of Qingsongguan.

"Qingzhu, are you there?!" Uncle Xu saw that the door of the Taoist temple was not locked, and walked in directly.

Qingzhu heard the shout, tidied up his clothes, and hurriedly ran out to greet him with a whisk, but he didn't expect that what he saw was Uncle Xu.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Uncle Xu, it turned out to be you, has your heart knot been untied?!" Qingzhu waved his hand and asked.

"How to say it, it's unraveled, according to the address you told me, I did see Xiaorui, but it's a pity that she is no longer there, alas, I can't imagine that I have been waiting for all these years, and in the end it was just a bamboo basket to draw water!!"

After finishing speaking, Uncle Xu let out a long breath.

Qingzhu looked at Uncle Xu quietly and said: "Actually, it's not that the bamboo basket is empty, 40 years of waiting has not been wasted, she has always known that from the past to the present, she has clearly seen it in her eyes." ”

"Yes, she actually knows?!" Uncle Xu asked.

Qingzhu sighed, and then said lightly: "Your stubbornness, your waiting, she understands it all......"

"Maybe......" Uncle Xu muttered, he only felt that Qingzhu was comforting him.

How could this young man in his twenties, at most, know what the older generation thinks?

However, Qingzhu smiled silently, waved the dust in his hand lightly, and said casually: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Uncle Xu, please look at ......"

Suddenly, in front of Uncle Xu, the scene changed, and a blue-green rice field appeared in front of him......

It's still that rice field, where the two met in the first place, where they caught crabs together.

However, in addition to Uncle Xu, there were also Qingzhu and a woman standing on this rice field.

Qingzhu was dressed in a pale cyan robe, smiling, like a fairy.

However, at this time, Uncle Xu did not pay attention to the green bamboo in front of him, but looked at the woman in front of him, and was speechless with a shocked expression.

Braids, a dress with floral flowers on a blue background, and an innocent smile on her face......

"I ...... I'm back......"

Lin Rui is still the age of a young girl, her smile is like a flower, and this smile has appeared in Uncle Xu's dreams countless times......

It's her!!!

It's really her!!

Uncle Xu muttered to himself: "I, I, I...... Is this a dream???!!!"

Uncle Xu couldn't believe his eyes, was the person in front of him really his wife Lin Rui???!!!

Unable to express it in words, Uncle Xu ran over and hugged his lover hard!!

May this moment be eternal!!

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Uncle Xu, in fact, Teacher Lin has never left you, since the day she died, she has already returned, returned to your side......" Qingzhu's voice sounded in Uncle Xu's ears.

I don't know how long it has been, Uncle Xu slowly opened his eyes, he returned to the Qingsong Temple, and saw the little Taoist Qingzhu.

"Qingzhu, you let me see Xiaorui, are you really a fairy???!!!"

"Immeasurable Tianzun, Poor Dao is not an immortal, just a little Taoist," Qingzhu smiled faintly and looked at Uncle Xu, "Uncle Xu, has your heart knot been untied?"

"Yes, I think I've figured it out now, this life is just a play, we are all actors, some people have lost, maybe it's only temporary, there is no eternity at all, it's just a matter of time and time......" Speaking of this, Uncle Xu seemed to remember something, and said, " By the way, Qingzhu, the small supermarket at the foot of the mountain, I have sold it to others, I want to take advantage of my body can still move, go outside for a walk, take a look, I have been in this village for too long, it is time to go out for a walk, my small supermarket, there are a lot of snacks and other things to eat, it would be a pity to throw them away, I will pack them together and bring them to the mountain for you, you are a young man, you should like to eat these snacks, keep them for later!"

Saying that, Uncle Xu handed the big bag in his hand to Qingzhu's hand, Qingzhu opened it and saw that it was full of snacks, all of which were good things that Qingzhu was reluctant to buy when he was a child.

"Well, thank you, Uncle Xu, but, Uncle Xu, your condition doesn't seem to be suitable for long-distance travel......" Qingzhu kindly reminded.

"Hehe, it's okay," Uncle Xu waved his hand as he walked outside, "I don't care now, I can't walk anywhere, it's okay to close my eyes wherever I go, anyway, I'm no longer worried about ...... now."

Qingzhu stood at the door of the Taoist temple, looking down at Uncle Xu's somewhat weak back, and suddenly felt very heavy in his heart.

Although he is not a doctor, he can also see that Uncle Xu's condition is already very serious, and even the best doctor is powerless.

At this moment, the ugly and cute big radish ginseng came out from behind Qingzhu, snatched the bag from Qingzhu's hand, took out a pack of weird beans from it, tore open the package, and poured it into the big mouth, and then began to chew it rattling, and the one that was eaten was called a fragrant.

"It's delicious, it's delicious, it's just a little spicy......"

The big radish ginseng was full of teeth, and it was the most convenient to chew the beans, and soon, he ate a bag of weird beans.

Obviously, he was not satisfied, and still wanted the bag of orchid beans, Qingzhu turned around and dodged.

"Damn, can't you eat some snacks for the deity?!" said Ginseng angrily.

"Hey, radish, don't be in a hurry to eat snacks first, let me ask you, aren't you a strong doctor, look at the old man who just left, how is his body?!!"

"What else, terminally ill, hopeless!" Ginseng shook the red ball above his head and said proudly, "Unless the deity makes a move, there may be a glimmer of life......