"Your grandmother?" Li Li's mind flashed the face of the old woman he saw in the grove many years ago, when he was six years old.

"Yes! It's my grandmother! She's sick, what's wrong with you? Where is it uncomfortable? ”

Zhang Ze saw Li Li's strange appearance, and asked after carefully studying his face for a while.

His lips were as thin as cicada wings, the bridge of his nose was high, and his eyes were deep, and when she said about his grandmother just now, his face twitched unconsciously.

"I didn't ...... It's okay. Shall I go with you? I want to see your grandmother too. ”

Li Li sobered up from his memories and subconsciously followed Zhang Ze under his feet.

He just wanted to confirm whether the old woman he saw was really Zhang Ze's grandmother, the mother-in-law of the person he was looking for.

"Well, isn't it?" Zhang Ze stopped, turned around and looked at Li Li seriously, "If my grandmother asks who you are, what will I say?" I don't know you well. ”

"Just say, I'm your classmate!"

"My grandmother won't believe it! You're a lot bigger than me, aren't you? It doesn't look like a classmate! Zhang Ze retracted his gaze and stood still.

"I'm only eight years older than you, so you say I'm your senior, okay? Let's go, let's go! I love chatting with the elderly! Besides, your grandmother is sick, wouldn't it be better for me to enlighten her? ”

Li Li's expression was sincere, and there was a taste that people couldn't refuse.

"Oh well! Anyway, no matter what I say, grandma is suspicious. ”

Zhang Ze raised a bouquet of flowers in his hand: "Look, this is the wildflower I picked just now, beautiful, right?" Grandma must love it! ”

"Well, she'll love it." Li Li replied, "It's a good thing to have one more person to visit your grandmother!" If I'm sick, I want a lot of people to come and see me, no matter who he is! ”

"Are you making excuses for yourself to follow me and visit a stranger?" Zhang Ze shook the waist-high green silk.

The fragrance of wild flowers wafted to Li Li's face between the long strands of hair.

He sniffed, a little dazed and a little drunk.

"Yes! Sample, you guessed it? The IQ is quite high! ”

They talked as they walked, and after a while they came to a mud-brick house.

My grandmother's house is not far from Zhang Ze's house, walking through the big lawn in front of her house, crossing the stream in the middle of the lawn, and walking dozens of meters up the opposite mountain col.

Halfway up the mountain, my grandmother's house arrived.

The door is not locked.

Zhang Ze gently pushed and opened.

The room was quiet.

"Grandma! Grandmother! Are you there? I'm Zhang Ze! I've come to see you. Zhang Ze asked in a raised voice as soon as he entered the door.

"Is it Ze'er?" There was a weak, murky voice coming from the side room.

"Grandma, are you sleeping? What is wrong with you? Zhang Ze walked into the room.

The room was dark, unventilated and not breathable.

There was a musty smell in the air.

She walked to the windowsill, found a kerosene lamp, lit it with a match, and walked to the kang with the lamp.

Grandma struggled to sit up from the kang where she was lying.

Seeing this, Li Li, who was following behind Zhang Ze, hurriedly walked over and supported Qin Fengying.

After a strong cough, Grandma gasped for breath and leaned on Li Li tremblingly.

Her hair was messy, her eye sockets were deep, her whole body was skinny, and her head was above her heart.

Even so, Li Li immediately recognized this face that he squatted in the grass in the grove many years ago, and a glance at it made him unforgettable.

"What's your mom up to lately? I have time to ask her to come and help me clean up, I want to take a shower. She couldn't speak anymore.

"Okay. Grandma, have you seen a doctor? Have you taken your medicine? Zhang Ze asked with tears in his eyes.

"It's useless, Ze'er! Grandma didn't have many days to live. The thing my grandmother regrets the most is ......"

Qin Fengying's lips trembled, her upper and lower teeth kept fighting, and before she could finish speaking, a tight cough sounded, and Li Li, who was holding her tightly, pulled out a hand to help her pat her back.

Qin Fengying tried hard to raise her eyes, trying to see clearly the young man in front of her who was holding her.

Unfortunately, the lights in the room were too dim for her, and coughing took up most of her strength.

It's really powerless.

Li Li saw that she couldn't sit still, so he hurriedly helped her lie down.

"Ze'er, who is this? Is that your cousin? ”

After Qin Fengying lay down, she trembled and wanted to pull Li Li's hand.

Li Li took her hand and held it tightly.

The face he saw fifteen years ago was imprinted in his heart, appearing in his dreams countless times, he wanted to forget, but he couldn't forget it.

The face was now in front of him, but it had been described as withered, and the oil lamp was about to run out.

Zhang Ze's grandmother is about to come to the end of her life.

"Grandma, where's my uncle?" Zhang Ze also wanted to talk more to Qin Fengying.

"Zhang Ze, let your grandmother rest for a while! Don't let her talk too much. Go home and call your mom to take care of her. ”

Li Li helped Qin Fengying cover the quilt, and looked at her breathing, as if she was sleeping, and felt sad for a while, "Let's go back!" ”

Zhang Ze nodded, put the lamp on the table, and followed Li Li out of his grandmother's room.

The two walked out of the room in silence.

Zhang Ze sniffed: "Is my grandmother dying?" ”

"Well, why isn't there anyone in the house to take care of?"

"My uncle works in the Dongxian Printing Factory, and my aunt doesn't have a good relationship with my grandmother. My little uncle has never been able to marry a daughter-in-law, so he may go out to work. My grandfather also had his ears behind it, so he probably went to work. My mom said she came this morning. I'll go back and call her right now. Thank you just now. ”

Zhang Ze saw Li Li supporting his grandmother, he didn't dislike it at all, and his impression of him was inexplicably better.

"Hey, that's a trifle. Tell me if you need any help, and maybe I'll come with you to visit your grandmother again! ”

"Huh? Are you still coming? ”