"How is it today, are you tired, Yuanzi" Widow Zhang looked at Yuanzi who had just finished cleaning up the store and asked.

Yuanzi turned her head and smiled at Widow Zhang, and said, "It's okay, I'm not tired."

"Well, it's good not to be tired, let's go, let's sell here today, let's eat something first, and then make some pastries to be sold tomorrow later, there are more people coming to pastries recently, this is all thanks to you."

"What's the matter, I just did a little thing, I didn't help much, but Aunt Zhang, you have to pay attention, the weather is bad these days, remember to add clothes"

When Widow Zhang heard this, she still had a little conscience, and she knew that she cared about herself, and she didn't hurt her in vain.

But what I just said was really not polite to Yuanzi, because of Yuanzi's help, I felt a lot easier, and business was better than before. All of this should be because Yuanzi has a dusty face, I didn't think it at first, but the longer I watched it, the more I felt that this girl was good-looking.

The guests who come and go should also think that this girl looks pleasing to the eye, so there are more opportunities to come again. I think she was able to support this shop at the beginning, one is because she still has money left after burying her husband, and the other reason is that she still has a bit of grace, and everyone is willing to help out, otherwise the mountain will be empty, and no matter how much money you have, you can't afford to lose money.

Widow Zhang looked at Yuanzi, and suddenly remembered another thing in her heart, if the man who died left her a child, she should be as old as Yuanzi.

She smiled and said to Yuanzi: "Well, don't worry, it's old, it doesn't matter."

"Hee-hee,"

Yuanzi smiled again, she wanted to smile more to make Aunt Zhang happier, then she would never be stingy with her smile. Although she has only been in contact with Aunt Zhang for less than half a year, she knows how difficult it is for this person in front of her. Aunt Zhang's husband died many years ago, leaving her alone to support the elderly of the two families.

Fortunately, there is this pastry shop, so it has ended even worse. It's just because of the perennial hard work, she is just forty years old, but she has slowly shown her old state, and every time it rains on a cloudy day, her joints hurt badly, and several times Yuanzi heard her cry in the middle of the night.

Yuanzi actually likes this woman a lot, although this woman has never given her extra spare money, nor has she been asked to do less work, but she just feels close to her. I like this person who protects her everywhere, I like her bodhisattva heart, I like her strength and skill, I like the pastries she makes, anyway, she likes everything about her.

It seems that there is something faintly more than she likes A-Niang, but she is not sure, because she also likes A-Niang, but she is so scared, and I don't know why. But I miss them a little, but this store is very busy every day, and I really can't leave, so wait, wait a little longer, and go home with Aunt Zhang, and bring the pastries that I made myself, although they are not so good-looking.

The two closed the door and went to the backyard, and after a while, the meal was set on the table, a plate of shallots mixed with tofu, three steamed buns, two bowls of porridge, and a few pastries. Although the answer was short, it was very delicate, and the portion was enough for the two of them to eat.

"Yuanzi, eat, I know you like to eat pastries, so I take some out to eat every day, but I'm afraid you'll get tired of eating every day?" Widow Zhang smiled and said to Yuanzi.

"Well, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the pastries made by Aunt Zhang are delicious, and I'm not afraid that I'll get tired of eating."

"Yo, I learned this from your father, great, haha. Yuanzi, don't praise people in the future, your father is a big old man, he doesn't affect when he says it, you are a girl, you want to be a lady, for example, it's okay to be very good, and it's the same meaning as the top good, and it won't make people feel awkward"

"Well, okay, I see, but you were smiling so much when I saw Daddy praising you that day."

"Oh, that day, that was the first time I heard your father praise people, although I see him every year, but he has always been a stuffy gourd, and he just buys things and leaves, so I will laugh when I hear his lame praise that day, it seems that your father still cares about you very much"

"Well, Daddy has always been good to me, I was not good that day, I shouldn't have made Daddy angry"

"Silly girl, he's pretending, I've been dealing with people for so many years, I can't tell if I'm really angry and pretending to be angry? It's just that he thinks he's pretending to be seamless, and I'm not good at demolishing him."

"Pretended? Why is Daddy pretending to be angry? Isn't it fun to be angry? ”

"Silly girl, don't ask so much, anyway, you remember, your father has never been sorry for anyone, he has always been a good person"

"yes, I see"

"Okay, let's eat it, it's going to be cold in a while"

As he spoke, he put a steamed bun in front of Yuanzi.

"Hmm" Yuanzi, nodded in agreement, and then picked up the steamed bun and ate it.

The steamed buns are really fragrant, the tofu is delicious, and the pastries are even better, oh, no, it's very good, Yuanzi thought while eating.

Suddenly, she remembered something and asked, "Aunt Zhang?" Can I ask you something?"

Widow Zhang stopped drinking porridge and asked, "What's the matter, you say?"

"It's why didn't you remarry later, didn't you say that you were only in your twenties at that time, and it shouldn't be difficult to find someone else."

Widow Zhang was stunned, she didn't expect Yuanzi to ask this question, and it was not easy to answer for a while, yes, she was only in her twenties at that time, and even if three years of filial piety ended, she was still in her twenties, but why didn't she find someone to marry?

She slowly remembered what happened more than ten years ago, when she had just finished keeping filial piety for her husband. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law came to her, saying that she and her husband were fated to be inseparable, not only did they not stay together, but they also did not leave a man and a woman, and their husband had a son, and once the husband died, their family was considered to be the last one, and there was no hope.

He also told her that if she wanted to remarry, she would not stop her, but she said that she would not remarry and that she would serve them well.

Later, she opened this pastry shop, which was not visited at first, although she was good-looking. But everyone thinks she is a widow, but they are afraid of bringing bad luck. Later, a man bought her first pastry with her, regardless of the eyes of the people around her, and she remembered that it would be similar to this time, and it was almost the New Year.

With the first one, there was a second one, and a third one, and slowly there were more people. And almost every time there is a holiday, this man will appear next to his shop and buy pastries with her. It was said that there were many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door, and soon rumors spread that this man was interested in her.

She didn't care about this, on the contrary, she was quite grateful to this man, because after all, he was the one who took care of her business, after all, it was he who approached her when everyone else was far away from her, and brought a glimmer of light to her gloomy life.

To tell the truth, her heart was indeed a little shaken at that time, and she thought that even if it was to be talked about, but if this man spoke, she would marry him, for the simple reason that he didn't care that he was a widow, and because he gave her hope in her most difficult time.

But then those gossips were self-defeating, and she died of the idea of remarrying. Because one day the man brought his wife to buy pastries, and the man still only talked about business and nothing else.

Didn't explain anything, and didn't have much to say.

Later, she couldn't help but ask him something other than business, and she asked him why he had come to her pastry shop in the first place, and the man scratched his head, as if he didn't remember it. After a long time, he said, oh, it's because the children in the family like to eat pastries, and your pastries have just opened, and I thought it would be cheaper.

This unexpected and reasonable answer made her lose her mind for a while, and then she laughed heartily regardless of the image, and tears of laughter came out.

It turned out to be like this, as it should be, and it can only be like this. No wonder he can be very open, no wonder he never cares about other people's eyes, no wonder he doesn't have her in his eyes. Since then, her heart has slowly died, and she will never love again, and she will never feel that she can have love again. There is only responsibility left, the responsibility of providing for the elderly, and the responsibility of running a business and ensuring that food and clothing are worry-free.

It's just that she will often see this man in the future, because this man said that his children like to eat her pastries, and he comes back to buy them every time he celebrates, and it has been more than ten years in the blink of an eye, and he is old in a blink of an eye, and she is not young anymore.

She recently saw this man with his daughter, and he told him that he would ask her to take care of his daughter in the future, and he praised her, but it was the first time she had heard him praise people for so many years, okay?

Sure enough, men are fools, especially in front of women, so she doesn't want his daughter to praise her well, otherwise wouldn't it be a mess of seniority?

Now his daughter asks her why she didn't remarry, what to say? Could it be that he said that he fell in love with your father, but your father had your mother, so he didn't remarry? Well, it makes sense, it's just a little shameless.

"Well, it's not difficult, but I think it's good to be alone, so I won't look for it?"

"It's nice to be alone? What is the reason for this, Aunt Zhang, you are perfunctory to me again"

"The child knows something, hurry up and eat your meal, and then ask these unreasonable things and be careful not to give you pastries to eat"

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything, eat, eat, hee-hee"

Widow Zhang also picked up the meal, and she looked at Yuanzi while eating. Silly boy, why am I willing not to give you food, you are his child. And I was able to meet him all because of your light, although the result was not very good, but I really have only gratitude and no hatred for him. He's destined to be the man I can't get, he used to be his wife in his eyes, and now it's you.

I can't get into his eyes, but he locks it in my heart, and I lock it up until I do my duty, until he or I disappear one day.

Yuanzi, thank you, although Agui is not here, but he entrusts you to me in his eyes, I am very happy. I will treat you like my own daughter, give you food, give you clothing, and give you love. How much I love you now, how much I loved him back then.

But this love is humble and unspeakable.

At night, Widow Zhang tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, she remembered what they had said in the afternoon, and she remembered the person again.

I don't know when Widow Zhang's face flushed, and she looked very lovely in the moonlight. At this time, she seemed to be not forty years old but in her twenties, as if there was another person in her body at this time.

Her face was redder, like a ripe apple.

She longed for her to fall into a deep sleep. In the dream, they met again.