The camera countdown was only a few seconds, so Grandma Sun walked briskly back into the line, her place in the center of the first row, next to the young principal.

Grandma Sun sat up straight on the small bench, she straightened her waist and tried to make herself look energetic, and at the moment when the camera automatically shot, Grandma Sun had a kind smile on her face.

Did she really forget that her son was dead? The man was standing at the front of the line at this time, naturally accepting the gaze of the people, because the man knew that no human could see him except Lord Death.

The man has been following the old man, invisibly observing the old man's every move, he found that the old man smiled a lot more today than before, I don't know if it was because he saw an old friend, or because he recalled his youth.

But the happier the old man sitting on the stool smiled, the more sad the man felt, because behind the old man's smile was the fact that his son had already died, which the old man still couldn't face.

Grandma Sun got up from her seat, walked to the back of the tripod and adjusted her position slightly, she pressed the countdown shutter again, and shouted, "Don't move, everyone, let's have another one." ”

The group photo is basically the most important event of the school celebration, and after taking the photo, several alumni stayed to have lunch with the teachers, and then said hello and went back.

The old man is undoubtedly very satisfied today, this is probably the most important social activity she has been engaged in these days, if it is placed in normal times, the old man's activity space is only his own wooden house and the big banyan tree by the stream.

The old man's steps back were very brisk, she was holding a one-person high tripod that didn't look like an elderly elder at all, and when she walked into the alley, several nearby residents greeted the old man, "Grandma Sun, I'm going to take pictures again." ”

The old man would nod her head and smile in response, and at this moment, she could feel more truly that she was still alive.

After passing through the first alley, Xiaohua appeared halfway through, not knowing if it was a coincidence or if it came out to meet its owner on purpose. As soon as Xiaohua saw the old man's figure, she quickly ran over, and it swirled around the old man's feet, constantly rubbing the old man's calf with her chubby head.

The old man was entangled by the little flower and couldn't walk, because the little flower followed too closely, and if he was not careful, he would appear in the place where he was about to settle. There was such a small thing sticking, the old man let out a hearty laugh, she stood on the tripod on the ground, then squatted down and touched Xiaohua's head and said, "Now grandma has something in her hand, I can't hold you, you just walk obediently next to grandma." ”

After saying this, the old man stood up again, she continued to walk home with a tripod, and this time Xiaohua did walk obediently beside her. The man's footsteps stopped unconsciously, and he looked at the back of a man and a cat in front of him, and suddenly realized that such a picture was so beautiful. A deep alley, a not-so-flat bluestone pavement, an old man who came back from taking pictures, and a cat who followed her home. The old man should enjoy this plain and warm life, the look on her face is like everything bad really didn't happen, and the man also wants to use such an illusion to numb himself, if he hadn't made such a mistake, how good it would be...

Lin Yu sat under the banyan tree blowing the wind, and saw the old man coming from a distance, he hurriedly caught up and held the tripod in his hand, and asked casually, "Grandma, did you have fun today's school celebration?"

In fact, the old man's joy was obvious, Lin Yu just wanted to divert his attention through dialogue, and he needed something happy to adjust his emotions now.

The old man nodded as a matter of course, and she sighed sincerely, "The current elementary school students are so happy, I think when I was in school, there was no playground." ”

The old man's optimism brought Lin Yu some relief, and they chatted a few words, and after a while, they walked to the door of the wooden house. The old man told Lin Yu to put the tripod in her room, and she had to hurry up and wash out the photos, which happened to be taken in Yangcheng last time.

The old man locked himself in a cubicle, and Lin Yu realized that the old man actually knew how to wash photos. He himself stayed in the hall for a while, feeling that there was nothing to do, and it was still early for dinner, so he curiously went into the cubicle where the old man worked.

There was hardly any light in the compartment, but after the eyes had used to it for a while, they could see clearly. There are a few photos that have been washed out and dried in the air by the old man with clips, Lin Yu saw the group photo of the school celebration that was just taken today, and the old man sitting in the middle smiled as if he was full of happiness.

After that, the photos taken in Yangcheng were also washed out one by one, the back of a strange soldier at the People's Liberation Army Academy, the bauhinia forest in Bayi Park, and the square team that turned its head to salute...

Lin Yu looked at it, and suddenly felt that the corners of his eyes were a little moist, and when the old man hung up a newly washed photo, Lin Yu whispered, "Grandma, these photos are really good." ”

In the dark, the old man couldn't see Lin Yu's somewhat red eyes, she smiled and said, "It's okay, remember to remind me to buy a few photo frames tomorrow, I want to pack up these photos and put them in my room." ”

Grandma felt that with these photos with her, it was as if her son was still by her side, Lin Yu walked out silently, maybe in her subconscious, she already knew that her son was gone, but the old man's mind couldn't accept it.

After the failed attempt in the morning, Lin Yu found something else in the old man's room, which was hidden by the old man in the deepest part of the wooden bed, a black wooden box that was difficult to find.

Lin Yu took out the wooden box, and the moment he opened it, Lin Yu felt that a thousand catties of boulder were pressing on his heart. Because the wooden box contained the relics of Grandma's son.

The relics are very simple, a watch that no longer turns, a military merit medal engraved with the five-star red flag, and a posthumous photo of the old man's son wearing a military uniform.

The black-and-white photo has been somewhat yellowed, but you can still see the heroic posture of the soldier, on the photo, the old man's son has a pair of bright eyes, and the picture is frozen in his most youthful years.

Lin Yu remembered the tears shed by the old man in front of the phalanx, at that time, the same heroic soldiers were shouting slogans, "Love my barracks, love my China, be willing to shed blood, and serve the motherland..."