Unexpectedly, at noon the next day, when she went to school with her friends and passed by the side of her grandfather's house, the old man came over and stuffed sugar into her hands without saying a word.

An Luan subconsciously refused, and then reluctantly and happily accepted.

The partners around her and the partners behind her all looked at this scene curiously, looking at the candy that was about to slip off in her palm, and their eyes were full of envy.

An Luan felt happy and warm, but also proud.

On Sunday, Liu Zhiye unexpectedly came to play with An Luan again.

An Luan told Liu Zhiye that she was going out to pick up firewood, but before Liu Zhiye could react, she hurriedly picked up the basket on the ground and ran out, as if she couldn't wait.

Liu Zhiye followed her to pick up firewood for almost a day.

They didn't go home until dusk.

The sunset was sprinkled in front of the two children, each carrying a basket full of wood.

The sunset reflected these two little friends, and they were so beautiful.

They all felt that the day was so happy.

Liu Zhiye was going home, An Luan sent him out, An Luan stood on the side of the road and said to Liu Zhiye with a smile: "Hehehehe! I think it's really interesting today, it's really fun to work. I'm going to collect firewood tomorrow. Liu Zhiye, what about you? Will you still collect firewood with me? If you also want to collect firewood, bring your basket and come with me to collect firewood. This makes it even more interesting. The dumb mom will be very happy to see you come back from work. ”

The next day, Liu Zhiye really brought this basket over to find An Luan, and Liu Zhiye came over with two baskets in his hand. He also felt that one basket was not enough to collect firewood.

They went to collect firewood with great interest, and in less than four hours, Liu Zhiye's two baskets were full of firewood.

An Luan's heart is still a little reluctant to end.

When they passed in front of a hut, An Luan stopped, she turned her head to look at Liu Zhiye brightly, "I know that there is an old man who is particularly hard, he lives alone, and he has to go out to collect firewood and cook every day...... " An Luan said as he said with tears on his eyelashes.

Liu Zhiye looked at her in a daze, feeling a little moved, and his heart was also immersed in this sad story.

An Luan swallowed his saliva and said, "Liu Zhiye, why don't you give this basket of firewood to the old man." When the time comes, I'll fill this basket with you? An Luan looked at him inquiringly and hopefully.

Liu Zhiye said: "Okay. ”

Then he carried two baskets of firewood and followed An Luan into his grandfather's house.

Grandpa was surprised to see them coming.

An Luan said to his grandfather, and then poured the firewood into his grandfather's kitchen with Liu Zhiye.

Grandpa enthusiastically asked for candy.

An Luan and Liu Zhiye hurriedly ran out. They all know that the old man is not easy, and they don't want anything from the old man. But the old man ran after them, trying to give them the candy in his hand.

An Luan and Liu Zhiye had no choice but to catch it. After giving them the sugar, the grandfather still didn't think it was enough, and said that they would wait for him outside, and that he would go into the house to bring them melon seeds.

An Luan and Liu Zhiye didn't want to ask for anything from the old man anymore, but Grandpa hurriedly ran into the house for fear that they would almost fall if they left. Seeing that grandpa wanted to give them something to eat so much, An Luan and Liu Zhiye didn't want to touch him.

As the sun was setting, they worked together to fill the basket again.

The sunset is red like fire but beautiful and softer than fire, like a rainbow covering half the sky.

An Luan carried a large basket of firewood and dragged forward.

Liu Zhiye carried two large baskets of firewood in his hand, and walked forward with a pause.

The sunset reflected them in front of and behind them. The sound of their footsteps sounded rhythmically.

In the future, every time they collected firewood, they would pour a basket for their grandfather.

The old man would bring them food every time.

After a long time, they no longer ran away in a hurry when their grandfather gave them snacks, but smiled and stretched out their hands to accept happily.

On this day, they also brought a basket of firewood to Grandpa's house, and in the kitchen, they saw Grandpa squatting in front of the stove, holding a wooden stick as if he was turning something in the stove.

They looked at each other for a while.

"You're here." Grandpa said as he pulled out the contents of the stove.

Under their intently watchful gaze, a long, round-bellied thing rolled out of the stove.

They don't understand what it is.

The long bulging thing was held by Grandpa's lap.

Then he turned to the left, picked up a fresh sweet potato from his left leg and threw it into the stove.

Now An Luan and Liu Zhiye understood that their grandfather was baking sweet potatoes.

Under their gaze, the old man had already baked two sweet potatoes in succession.

An Luan and Liu Zhiye looked at each other, and they both saw surprise in each other's eyes, this grandfather actually likes to eat baked sweet potatoes.

"Thank you for collecting firewood for me these days, my sweet potatoes are roasted for you to eat." Grandpa said, holding a few sweet potatoes on the cardboard box.

An Luan and Liu Zhiye were surprised, their eyes were shining with tears of happiness and emotion.

An Luan and Liu Zhiye sat face to face on the low stool in their grandfather's hall, eating sweet potatoes with their heads down.

On the dry dirt floor was a large cardboard box with a few black sweet potatoes on it.

The sun peeked in through the open door and shone on the three of them.

The grandfather sat by the door frame and turned his head to smile at the two little ones who were eating with their heads down.

They want to thank that grandpa for making their day so much better.

They were in a state of fun all day.

In the future, they were even happier to carry firewood to their grandfather's house.

Every time they brought firewood into their grandfather's house, they either saw their grandfather roasting sweet potatoes for them, or they saw grandpa roasting peanuts or roasted potatoes for them.

They love grandpa.

Sometimes he only picked up two baskets of firewood, and he couldn't wait to shout at Liu Zhiye, and now he will send that basket of firewood to his grandfather's house.

Pouring Chai He into his grandfather's kitchen, An Luan and Liu Zhiye did not leave, but grabbed a handful of peanuts brought by their grandfather, and then turned their heads and walked slowly in front of the door and in the yard.

The sun shone on her hot, but she didn't feel irritable.

She and Liu Zhiye stayed in her grandfather's yard at ease.

From then on, they would deliver firewood every time and then stay at Grandpa's house for a while.

On a few occasions, Grandpa insisted on keeping them at his house for dinner.

It looks like Grandpa really wants them to stay and have a meal with him.

An Luan's heart began to waver a little, and it happened that Liu Zhiye said in his ear, we might as well really stay at grandpa's house for dinner.

So they had a very beautiful meal at their grandfather's house with strange emotions.

After eating, they hurried home, and they ran a little fast towards the house, and their hearts were a little empty.

An Luan was afraid that her aunt would know that she was eating at her grandfather's house, because she was afraid that her aunt would blame her.

Sometimes they would eat at their grandfather's house, but when they were done, they would run home.

They often stayed at their grandfather's house, and the short grandfather who often talked to him was also familiar with the two of them, and would smile and talk to them.

It was still a very sunny day, but it was a fine day, but suddenly it rained heavily and crackled.

Not long after she and Liu Zhiye left their grandfather's house, Liu Zhiye had just returned home.

The sky suddenly crackled and it rained heavily, An Luan looked at such a terrifying rain curtain, her heart panicked, worried that Liu Zhiye would be wet from the rain before he returned home, but thinking that he had probably run home; But An Luan suddenly thought of his grandfather again, and when they left, his grandfather's field was still drying grain.

Thinking of this, An Luan didn't think of anything, so he ran to his grandfather's house.

In the dark rain, grandpa hurriedly stepped on the ground and was busy.

An Luan ran over, dragging the tarpaulin and getting busy with him.

Grandpa looked at her in surprise.

An Luan helped her grandfather take the food home, and before her grandfather could talk to her, she hurried home.

After that, An Luan seemed to have woken up to something, she was no longer just collecting firewood for the old man, but also ran to her grandfather's place to help him do the work in the field whenever she had time.

Grandpa's village people often laughed and praised her for being sensible, and Grandpa was very happy with a grin; The people in the village also asked curiously, is she your granddaughter?

Grandpa sometimes looked at her and would say to her seriously, "Girl, you will be blessed when you grow up." ”

In the morning, Anluan went to school, and on the road saw two female doctors, helping his grandfather into a white van.

An Luan stood and watched all this, feeling strange.

She asked an aunt in her grandfather's village what was going on, and the aunt in her grandfather's village said that the government had asked a doctor to examine the old man's body for free.

An Luan felt excited and moved in his heart, and felt that his country was so good.

Grandpa hasn't been back since he was taken away by those two doctors last time.

An Luan thought that his grandfather must have been found out to be sick, and then his children took him home to feed him.

An Luan and Liu Zhiye are still the same, and they went to collect firewood together.

They picked it up from dawn until dark.

One day, the aunt didn't let An Luan go to collect firewood.

"Don't pick up firewood in the future, there is no shortage of firewood at home. Look at all the wounds on your hands. The aunt took An Luan's hand, looked at An Luan's injured hand, frowned and said distressed and blamed.

On An Luan's hands, there is the warmth on the aunt's fingertips, which has been warm to her heart......... The strength of the aunt's hand was light and heavy, containing distress. It's like a mother treating her own child.

In fact, An Luan is very envious of Sister Nan Nan, who can have such a good mother.

An Luan secretly made a decision in her heart, she still had to go to collect firewood, because she also had to see that her aunt felt sorry for her.

The aunt may not know how much strength her gentle words will give An Luan, as long as she has a gentle word, An Luan will be willing to do anything.

An Luan and Liu Zhiye sometimes take bamboo poles to reach the dry branches of the trees; Sometimes one person carries a large basket to pick up branches from the ground, and they like to pluck the withered rattan roots, because a rattan root will burn for a long time.

They don't feel tired doing this, they feel happy.

Anluan took it for her pleasure.

They can be said to be doing their work, forgetting to go home, and they are reluctant to go home until dark.

"Let's go, don't pick it up." Liu Zhiye turned around and urged An Luan, who ran to the other side of the river to pick up firewood in the blink of an eye.

"Good. I'll finish picking this up later. An Luan saw that there were many thick branches on the other side of the river, so she couldn't help but run over to pick them up, and as soon as she picked up the sticks, she picked them all up, and wanted to pick them all up or it would be wasted.

"It's getting dark, let's go."

An Luan was silent.

"What do you see is that?"

An Luan turned around and suddenly saw that the strange place of legend was glowing brightly.

An Luan was taken aback.

She struggled to pick up the bamboo basket, "Wait for me...... Hmph, wait for me. An Luan was frightened and cried.

Liu Zhiye still resolutely went his own way and left her alone.

An Luan released a big trick, every time she released a big trick, Liu Zhiye didn't disagree, An Luan's big trick was, "If you don't wait for me, I won't be friends with you." ”

Liu Zhiye really gave in helplessly, like every time she said this.

He walked over to carry the basket she was carrying with An Luan.

An Luan looked back at the raging flames.

"Liu Zhiye, Liu Zhiye, do you think it will be a ghost fire? I've heard people say that the place where the fire is burning is weird, and what we're seeing now can't be a ghost fire, right?! No, probably not, the two of us won't be so unlucky, right? ”

"That's how bad luck it is."

"Huh? What did you say? Why are you in such a hurry? Liu Zhiye's hurried footsteps made An Luan even more scared.

Thankfully, the house was not far from the frightening place, and they hurried for a while to arrive.

Fortunately, the uncle's tricycle was left at the aunt's house, so Liu Zhiye was able to ride the uncle's tricycle home according to the aunt's proposal.

An Luan helped him carry the two baskets to the car.

Liu Zhiye rode a tricycle and gradually entered the darker and thicker darkness.

An Luan watched him ride his tricycle through the potholed mud, sometimes standing up and pedaling hard.

There was silence, and Liu Zhiye rode farther and farther, slowly blending into the darkness.

An Luan only heard the sound of the dilapidated tricycle when he rode it.

An Luan looked at the place where Liu Zhiye disappeared, and her heart was "pounding".

An Luan thought: Isn't he afraid? Walking alone at night...... If I did, I would probably be scared to move an inch.

An Luan suddenly felt a little annoyed with herself, because she remembered the horror story she had told Liu Zhiye - that was when she went to her aunt's house, passing by an acre of field, An Luan pointed to a grave in the field and said: "You see that there is a big hole in the grave, I heard others say that her son is not filial, and after she died, she scribbled her up with a mat and buried her, and covered her with a cauldron, which is considered to build a house for her, and within a year or two this cauldron rusted and broke a big hole, People say she crawled out to seek revenge on his son...... I heard that his son had a lot of bad luck, first his daughter-in-law splashed oil and disfigured when she fried sugar cakes, and then he was killed by lightning when he answered the phone. ”

An Luan whispered, his eyes frightened at the grave with a big hole in the ground.

"It's a rumor made up by someone else."

"Really. It is impossible for others to make up the tragedy of their family for no reason. ”

"I mean, it's possible that her daughter-in-law was disfigured, and it's possible that her son died, but it's absolutely fake that ridiculous thing she crawled out of the grave to seek revenge on his son."

"I believe that there is retribution in this world, and I believe that bad people will be rewarded for bad things, and good people will be rewarded for good."

"Hmm. I believe it too. Liu Zhiye said seriously.

Will he think of the story I told him as he passes by that acre? Wouldn't it be scary?

Thinking of this, An Luan opened his mouth eagerly, An Luan eagerly wanted to call out that name, the person named Liu Zhiye, he was her best friend, he was a very good person to her, and in an instant, An Luan had an impulse and eagerness, calling him to stop him and tell him I will go with you, don't be afraid.

An Luan opened his mouth...... But he had already gone far ahead, maybe he hadn't gone far, but the thick darkness had covered him.

"Where has he gone? Are you about to get to that acre? …… I'm going to be with him so that he doesn't have to be afraid. An Luan muttered to himself.

An Luan ran a few steps, and when the swishing cold wind blew across her face, An Luan's mind calmed down a little, she hesitated hatefully, and then slowly stopped.

An Luan looked at the endless darkness, with cowardly tears flashing in his eyes, Liu Zhiye I want to say something to you again: Don't be friends with me anymore, I'm not worthy.

An Luan bit her lip and bit it tightly, she wanted to bite it and bite it to bleed, she wanted to punish herself for her cowardice!

Liu Zhiye, I don't deserve to be friends with you, I'm not worthy! Anluan, why are you so cowardly? Why are you so cowardly?!!