But Hanako, who was always called, covered the mouth of the little dog and said to him:

"Say crow's mouth, baa Such unlucky words, don't say it again, little dog, you listen to Daddy, I used to let you call me the second master, because the father's benefactor is to let the father keep calling him the second master, he didn't say anything, I haven't asked, and then I saw you, saved you, and wanted to feed you like Daddy, but you are in good health, not crippled, not deaf or dumb, I don't want you to be a beggar for the rest of your life, I know a few words and have given it to you, you will be able to live a much better life than now with your own ability and strong body in the future, Daddy believes in you, and you are alive, Daddy is looking forward to it again under the old locust tree, you must not say dead or alive anymore, if you think so, how can you be worthy of Daddy's teaching and nurturing of you, you are in good health, you can take farming, chopping wood, sending letters, and even going to work as coolies, you can support yourself, not to mention that you still know a few words, and it is okay to enter a big family to be a small house in the future! When you have the ability, marry a daughter-in-law, give birth to a lot of boys and girls, and then you take your family to see us under the old locust tree, at that time, how happy I am, this is also my father's dream, I have no ability to realize him, I believe you will be able to achieve it, so I feel that my father's life of suffering and Daddy's life of suffering is not in vain, do you understand?! ”

The little dog lost his voice in pain, nodded with difficulty, and sobbed and whispered:

"Puppy get it! Puppy get it! The puppy promised his father that he would live well and grow up well in the future, and that he would do everything I could to make money, that I would make money, that I would marry a daughter-in-law, and that I would have a lot of children, and that I would definitely do it, Daddy, rest assured, you must get better, so that you can watch me do all this! Daddy! ”

When the old dumpling heard the little dog say this, he nodded with satisfaction, and a light appeared on his face that seemed to be back to the light:

"Little dog, this piece of burlap, Daddy washed very clean in the river water, has been in Daddy's arms, never used it, so it is still the same as when I first saw you, although there is a little bit of wear, but it is still the original appearance, and although there is no own on it, there is a simple puppy pattern embroidered with coarse twine, you open it to see, this coarse linen patch is the true color of coarse linen, and the same color as the mish, but you take a closer look at the middle of the patch, Is there a coarser twine embroidered with a puppy shape, but if you don't look closely, you really can't find it at once, I think it should be your mother really has no money to support you, so she put you at the door of that big family, I want you to be able to go in and be harvested by them, whether it is a small house, or a low-level person, it is better than starving to death with her, and then she must not bear to sell you to human traffickers, because she is afraid that you will be ...... It will be eaten as food, because when I picked you up, there was a famine around Zhendian at that time, and many people bought sick and weak children at low prices, and I don't say, you know what they are doing with these sick or incurable children? And your body was indeed weak at that time, and your mother had no food to eat for a long time, if I guessed correctly, your mother must have been sick and hungry to the extreme, and it should not be long to live, so I ruthlessly put you at the door of a big family, wanting you to have a life to live, and your mother would rather starve to death than sell you, which is also a sign of love for you very much, but the world is difficult, and she has no way, at that time I happened to help the family at the foot of the mountain, Taught one of their children a few words, and they happened to plant a bunch of sweet potatoes in the wasteland, and there happened to be a small spring at the foot of the mountain in their garden, the family used the way of dusting water, and rescued the sweet potatoes, they had no money to ask the teacher to teach, and I would only have those words, and I would not be more, so I saw me begging for food, and heard that I could write, so I asked me to teach their children, and my father knew that his ability was not big, so he taught what he had learned. I was looking forward to asking for a few sweet potatoes, but I didn't expect that the family amazingly gave me a whole load of sweet potatoes, and also picked up the dilapidated seedlings for me, so that I had a chance to feed you, those sweet potatoes, I dug a pit and buried them in the ground of the small temple, because the small temple was in ruin and outside the town, so I was able to cut out the sweet potatoes little by little and feed you......."

The little dog brought the water in the bowl next to him and gave the old man Hanako a sip, and then listened carefully to the old man Hanako and continued:

"Little dog, I'm dying, but today is my most relaxed day, I'm finally going to rest, no longer in pain, no longer the wind can blow, no rain can not be drenched, the biting cold wind in winter can no longer freeze me, I heard that the ground can be warm and comfortable, warm in winter and cool in summer, warm and healthy!"

"Little dog, don't be jealous of your mother, if I guessed correctly, she should not have survived the famine, otherwise I deliberately called you a little dog, she should have already found you, for you, I did not leave this town again, but also got some blessings, it is rare that the people on this town are relatively kind, in addition to the results of the big family, indifferent to please, many poor people, but more kind, continue to help the two of us, when you grow up, don't forget their kindness, If anyone needs your help, they will go out of their way to do it, you know? ”

"Little dog, after Daddy dies, don't buy any coffin for Daddy, Daddy knows that you have no money, don't sell yourself to bury Daddy, this is not a singing drama, Daddy doesn't need it, hasn't Daddy already told you? It's warm in winter and cool in summer, and there's no need for a coffin or a shroud or anything, and Daddy can stay there comfortably and watch your children and grandchildren live happily, you know? ”

The second master gasped, already trembling like a leaf in the autumn wind and winter frost, but he still struggled, trying to stabilize his breath, looking at the puppy in his eyes, there was still a loving light, the puppy knew that at this time his father was making the last effort, and wanted to tell himself something, but he didn't want his father to be too tired, and just wanted to help the second master lie down, but the second master refused him, just opened his eyes hard, and looked at the puppy fixedly.