The town of District 8 is still the same, with a group of children sliding down the elephant's long trunk and climbing up its tail. Some are naughty, jumping from the back of the elephant to the back of the giraffe on the side, and then climbing up the neck of the giraffe, and they are not afraid of falling.

Grandpa carried his hands behind his back and followed the big black dog Anu at his feet, and entered the town from the back mountain.

Grandma was picking out small green vegetables, and there were mottled holes and eyes in the green vegetables, and she was reluctant to throw them away. Shake the worm off the leaf, look at it carefully in the light, and put it in the vegetable basket.

When Grandpa entered the door, he stumbled and he seemed to be a little old, not as strong as before!

"What do you eat at night?"

Grandma didn't raise her head: "Noodle soup, put some small greens, a spoonful of lard." It can be used as a meal and a dish, okay? ”

"Okay, just eat enough."

Grandpa himself didn't care about food, he worked hard to farm just for his grandchildren.

The lard was burned in the iron pot until it was squeaky and fragrant, the chopped green onions, garlic and ginger shreds were stir-fried, two large bowls of water were poured in, and the grandmother struggled to cover the pot. There is no seasoning at home, and grandparents don't like those flavorful seasonings, saying that they are all chemical agents when they eat it, and they waste money if they are not nutritious.

The white mist rose, the water in the pot began to tumble, and the grandmother poured the mixed dough into the pot and stirred clockwise, and threw in a handful of small green vegetables when the water was boiled.

"Old man, it's time to eat."

It was getting dark, and the old couple didn't go into the house, but moved a square bench and put it in the yard. One person has a small bench, and a bowl of noodle soup has a few small green vegetables floating on it, and it is sweet to eat in the sunset.

"Old woman, did you forget to put salt today?"

"Ah, is it?"

Grandma slowly lifted her gray hair: "I can't taste salty now, if you don't like it, dig some salt and mix it yourself." ”

Grandpa lowered his head again and took a sip of soup: "No, it's better to eat lightly, and your health is good." ”

After eating, Grandpa took the initiative to stand up and clean up the dishes and chopsticks to wash the dishes.

Grandma's legs and feet are not good, and grandpa, who never washes dishes, has slowly learned to wash dishes over the years.

It's just that cooking is not good, I tried it a few times, but it was either mushy or undercooked.

In the end, he was forced out of the kitchen by his grandmother, for fear that if he cooked a few more times, the kitchen would be burned down by him.

"Have you washed it? Let's go to the square after washing? ”

Grandma sat on a small stool in the yard and tilted her head and shouted at the kitchen.

"It's coming, it's coming, what is urging, you have to clean up the pots and bowls."

Grandpa wiped his wet hands on his clothes, and while holding on to the door frame out of the kitchen door, he took a cane and handed it to grandma.

"Wife, take it, let's go shopping."

The old couple went for a walk in the town square hand in hand.

The square was still full of children before dusk, and only a dozen old people remained.

In the wide square, more than a dozen gray-haired old ladies danced square dances with the stereo on. Under the street lamp, several old men gathered together to play chess, and a few were playing poker.

Grandpa Meng walked a few steps, and was attracted by playing chess, let go of Grandma Meng's hand and squatted down on the side, looking seriously.

Grandma Meng stood behind him and tilted her head for a while, feeling that she couldn't see anything famous, and turned around and went to the square.

She can also dance square dance, a few years ago in the square can still spin like a flower butterfly, in the past two years her legs and feet have become more and more bad, she can't dance, she can only sit and watch.

Grandma Meng saw Qiao Lina's grandmother sitting on the stone steps of the square and walked over as well.

The two old sisters sat side by side, and people came and went one after another around them, which did not affect their mood.

Jolina's grandmother doesn't dance either, it's not that she doesn't like to dance, it's that she can't dance.

The old lady has a wide heart and a fat body, and her body weighs twice as much as Grandma Meng. As soon as you leave, you will breathe, let alone go dancing.

She came to the square every night to walk around and talk to these old neighbors.

"I heard that your Huzi is with my Nana?"

Grandma Qiao's voice is very loud, and she is even talking to people under the loudspeaker.

Grandma Meng couldn't hear such a loud voice, so she could only lean to her side as much as possible: "What did you say?" What's together? ”

"Hey, you old woman, I said, your tiger and my Nana are together, and we are going to hold our great-grandson."

Grandma Meng heard the great-grandson's sentence clearly.

She looked at Grandma Qiao suspiciously, why did she hold her great-grandson She didn't know that Grandma Qiao knew first?

Grandma Meng was a little unhappy, she felt her crutches and wanted to stand up, she wanted to ask the old man what was going on.

This old man, if he doesn't have something to say to her, how can he run to talk to this Qiao Pozi.

"Don't go."

Grandma Qiao reached out and pulled Grandma Meng's clothes: "What are you going to do, let's watch them dance." ”

Grandma Meng sat down again, she forgot what she was going to do.

Oh, she's here to dance.

Aunt Qiu Xiang and Aunt Meng San are dancing, they are younger, their hands and feet are also flexible, and they dance well.

It's so beautiful, like a flower butterfly.

Back then, we were also a flower in the town.

I'm not as thin as I am now, and your wife Qiao is not so fat.

Back then, we grew up together in a small town, and you liked to run after my old man.

As a result.

Grandma Meng sat beside Grandma Qiao with a proud face, pointing to Aunt Qiu Xiang who was dancing: "This girl is old, it's really unforgiving!" ”

Grandma Qiao watched them dancing seriously, and she was still thinking about Qiao Lina and Meng Qinghu.

This little girl has liked to run with Huzi since she was a child, and now, she has finally caught up.

Yes, this girl follows me and has tenacity.

The square is brightly lit, lively dance music, and laughter crowds.

Before the song was over, Aunt Qiu Xiang danced and danced, turning into a mutated crow, fluttering her black wings and flying towards Grandma Meng.

The whole square was suddenly in chaos, and the whole square was full of those black mutant crows.

Sang Yu was so anxious that she wanted to cry, what about her grandparents?

Where did they go, and could they have been hurt by mutated crows?

Just now she saw Grandma Qiao turn into a crow, but she didn't see where her grandparents went.

She ran barefoot from the town square to her home, and when it got dark, her grandparents should have gone home.

The gate of the courtyard was locked, and Sang Yu forgot where he put the key?

She struggled to think, but she didn't remember, it fell in the square? Or did you fall next to the elephant when you slipped off it?

If she is picked up by one of her friends, she will not be able to go home.

Sang Yu forgot to look for her grandparents, forgot the mutated crows flying around the square, she was bent on finding the key, and she couldn't go home without the key.

She remembers that there was a road in front of her house, and it went straight to the square from the door of each house.

Where did this alley come from?

Why did the walls fall and the houses collapsed, why couldn't she see others?

Sang Yu seemed to see her grandfather walking in front, and she hurriedly chased after her: "Grandpa, grandpa, grandma, where did grandma go?" ”

Grandpa Meng didn't pay attention to Sang Yu at all, and only walked in front, walking faster and faster, and he was about to go far.

The more Sang Yu wanted to catch up, the more her legs couldn't run, she was in a hurry, and shouted: "Grandpa." ”

"Grandpa......"

"Sangyu, Sangyu, wake up."

Sang Yu, who was asleep, was woken up by Meng Qinghu, she looked at Meng Qinghu blankly, and then turned her head to look out the window.

How did she fall asleep?

Where is this?

"The car broke down, and I heard you crying all the time, calling grandpa, are you dreaming?"

"Hmm."

Sang Yu lowered her head, and the whole person looked listless: "I dreamed of my grandparents, Aunt Qiuxiang, and the third aunt...... Anu, giraffes and elephants in the square. ”

Meng Qinghu sighed, it was his hometown in his dreams several times.

He also thinks that his grandparents, every grass and tree in the town of the eighth district has feelings for him.

When I left, my grandmother was not in good health, and I don't know what happened now.

There is also a grandfather, who is old, even if he is physically strong, he can't withstand the invasion of time.

He was homesick too.

Meng Qinghu raised his hands and rubbed his face, wiping away the wetness under his eyes. smiled again and rubbed Sang Yu's head: "Are you still going to Spring City to find Xiao Muchen?" ”

"No, let's go back to the farm."

Sang Yu put down her curly legs and straightened the sleeping folds of her skirt.

"How's the car? Is it easy to repair? ”

"It's not a big problem, the car is a little old, and there are many problems."

Meng Qinghu jumped out of the car and kicked the tire with his foot, bent down to pick up the wrench and got under the car again.

"Brother, let's buy a car."

Sang Yu jumped out of the car, squatted down and watched Meng Qinghu tinkering under the car.

Meng Qinghu didn't hear clearly, his head stuck out from under the car and asked, "What did you just say?" ”

"Shall we buy a car?"

Meng Qinghu was completely speechless, he replaced the problem parts in three or two clicks, and got out of the car: "Girl, are you stupid?" How expensive is this little beetle, do you know that you are rich? ”

Sang Yu's head was still a little dizzy, she put her hands on her cheeks, and asked suspiciously: "Do you have to buy a small beetle?" ”

She really didn't care about any of that, as long as it was a car for her. She doesn't care about any brand, fuel consumption, energy saving, and efficient performance, and she doesn't even know the most basic car logo.

"If you want to buy it, you can only buy a small Beetle, other cars are synthetic products, the performance is unstable, and the safety system is not good."

Because of the shortage of rare metals, the manufacturers of vehicles are basically out of production. The only ones that can support it, except for the small Beetle at the base, are those manufacturers who rely on old cars from the past to combine and refurbish.

"Oh, then we'll buy the little Beetle."

"Where's the money?"

"Earn."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to earn money to change my car."

looked at his sister Meng Qinghu, who was pouting and frowning, and shook his head, and didn't bother to tell her. They seem to have a good income on the farm, but in fact, they have a big family, and they earn more and spend it quickly.

"Hey, brother, do you have any feelings for Sister Qiaoqiao? If you don't feel it, just say it, don't drag people in tow. ”

"Kid, why do you care so much?"

The brother and sister were talking, Meng Qinghu repaired the car, and just climbed out from under the car, only to feel that the world flickered.

He hurriedly stretched out his hand to help the car and looked at Sang Yu suspiciously.

Could it be that he has low blood sugar when he repairs a car?