"Knock knock—"

After a rattle, there was another shout outside, "Pick and choose, sell tricks~"

"Knock knock—"

"Milk." I called out to my grandmother and spit out the watermelon seeds in my mouth.

The grandmother put the watermelon rind in the bucket and wiped her hands, "It's the merchant picker, you saw it when you were a child, it's been a long time, I thought ah, I'll never hear the seller's rattle again, the grandmother goes out to see, you eat." ”

I also hurriedly threw away the watermelon, "I'm going too!" "Merchant picker, that's a long memory! When I was young, the logistics and transportation were not developed, there were often sellers carrying two large baskets, under the basket is inventory, the basket is covered with a layer of board, the board will be divided into a lot of small grids, there are all kinds of trinkets, there are very cute clothes buttons, the kind of rubber bands that can be sewn on the waist of the trousers can also be used to skip rope, as well as a variety of combs, usually the seller is an old grandfather, he has to walk dozens of miles every day, go to the village to string posts, I like the maltose sold by the grandfather the most when I was a child, My grandmother told me that when she was a child, her favorite thing was to pull a few feet of red head rope at the seller, and tie it on the head as an ornament during the New Year's holiday, which is the memory of their generation, but after the economy has developed, there has been no seller for many years, where can I not buy things?

Not only are the sellers gone, but at the same time, there are people in the village who collect duck feathers and goose feathers with rattles, people who come to the door to sharpen knives on a large bench with a whetstone, and people who ride bicycles and shout "northern buns" when they arrive at dinner, they have all disappeared, and they have all disappeared with the development of society, but the warm and happy memories will always remain.

"Thick ink, help me throw the watermelon rind into the chicken coop in a moment." I wiped my hands as I spoke, and said to the thick ink who was eating watermelon with his head down, a big boy, so Sven is very good.

"Clean up yourself." Thick ink replied to me, without raising my head, and I ran out the door with a hum.

There is really a vendor in front of the yard, and he is still the old grandfather in his memory, and the grandmother is happily pulling the red head rope, her eyes are full of excited tears, "Grandpa, do you have maltose here?" ”

The old man looked up and smiled and gave me a maltose, "This is for you." ”

"Thank you." I licked it happily, ah, I love the sheer sweetness even though there are many flavors of sugar now.

"If someone gives it, you are embarrassed to ask for it?" As soon as I turned around, the thick ink also came out, and he also missed the merchant? He didn't have it when he came here, has he seen it? It can't be out of curiosity, I was deeply skeptical, well, my maltose.

"It's okay, the little girl has grown so big, in my impression, you are still a small little girl." The old man smiled and took out a ruler to measure the red head rope for the family's milk.

"Huh? Grandpa, have you seen me? "I don't remember what it looked like.

"Xuanzi probably doesn't remember, you were too young at that time, this grandfather is an old acquaintance of my grandmother! Everything is sold well! But I haven't been here in years! "It turns out that this old man is that old man! Why did he come out and sell it again? The old man took out the scissors and clicked, and the grandmother wrapped the rope, and she said as she went, "I'm old now." ”

"Hehe, who isn't?" He cut another piece of red rope for his grandmother, "Give it to you a little more, I won't come in the future, I won't sell it for many years, I miss this feeling, I will fulfill a dream and a wish." ”

"I see." The grandmother nodded thoughtfully.

"Mom." My aunt was calling for a grandmother in the house.

"Here we are." The grandmother replied, and then said goodbye to the old man, "Then I'll go in, take care!" ”

The old man kept watching the grandmother into the yard, and then watching the grandmother into the house, "Let's go too, goodbye grandpa!" "I pulled the thick ink to go in.

"Xingjun should also take care and return as soon as possible." I looked back, and the old man and the merchant were gone, and I looked at thick ink in surprise.

"What did he just say? What Xingjun ...... "I asked, I wanted to prove if I guessed wrong, and thick ink also heard it, otherwise why was he so surprised."

"This must not be mortal." He thought for a moment and said, "What was he like before?" ”

"I don't remember."

"Have you ever done anything special?"

"I don't remember anything except maltose."

"You know how to eat." Thick Mo ignored me and stepped into the courtyard. Did I provoke him again? Who would remember such a small thing? Of course, children only remember what they like! My ankles felt slightly wet, and I looked down to see that life was on my leg for a moment, and then I licked it again. When he saw that I had noticed him, he lay down at my feet, and waited on his back for me to tickle him, and I snorted, and stepped into the yard, leaving a complaining and hesitant dog lying alone on the ground and wailing.

"Mom, I'm out picking vegetables." As soon as I entered the house, my aunt was about to go out with a basket of vegetables.

"Auntie, I'm going too!" I volunteered to pick vegetables as well. Thick ink grabbed my arm and shook his head at me, meaning I know, he didn't feel safe following the spy. I also shook my head and said that I must go, Pei Feng reported the situation to me, he didn't tell my aunt that I already knew, and my aunt thought I was in the dark, but she shouldn't have thought of harming me, I don't worry.

"Okay, Xuanzi is so sensible, then help my aunt pick vegetables." My aunt had already agreed, and when I saw that there was no hope, I didn't stop me anymore, but the look in my eyes wanted to beat me fat.

I followed my aunt to the farthest vegetable plot of our family, which is close to Yanshui Lake, close to the water source, good for irrigation, and is the largest vegetable garden in my family.

My aunt pulled the cabbage directly from the ground, and I was in charge of eradicating the roots, "Auntie, I heard about something the other day. ”

"Oh? Tell my aunt what to say. My aunt continued to pull the vegetables.

"One of my classmates, there is a lonely old man living next to her house, no children and no daughters, his wife, died in the early years, he lived alone for a long time, he has not come out for a long time in the last few days, his neighbor feels that something is wrong, he can always smell a faint smell, when he opens the door of his house, guess what."

"He's dead?" My aunt asked.

"You guessed it! He has been dead for several days, but no one has found out, the lonely old man, no one to take care of him when he is old is very pitiful, there is no one with a son and a half daughter, he is really lonely, they have no one to accompany them even when they die, if no one finds out, there is not even a corpse collector, it is so pitiful, alas...... "I sighed deliberately, pinched off the vegetable root with infinite embarrassment, and put the cabbage in the basket.

My aunt's hand paused, and then she picked up the cabbage again, but it slowed down a lot, "Well, it's very pitiful." ”

"Auntie." I called her, she looked at me, I breathed a sigh of relief, "Auntie, actually, orphans are similar to this situation......" This case is not made up by me, but it is not happening now, but I listened to it a few years ago, although I was shocked at the time, but I didn't think much about it, now, I have to tell my aunt, to remind my aunt, if she leaves, my uncle will be alone, thick ink is not adopted, children who do not belong to his family, the family milk cannot accompany my uncle for the rest of my life, I am going to leave after all, how pitiful my uncle is alone, If there is a son and a half daughter, and a baby is born in the future, my uncle is not lonely, but in the eyes of my aunt, I haven't recovered my memory, I don't know her conspiracy, and I don't know that thick ink is not his child, and I can't blatantly say: This is what you listen! You are so cruel and black-hearted, you don't want to have children and leave fetters, so let's really adopt one! Of course I can't say these words, so I have to use orphans as intentions, and also lead Siyuan out by the way, if my aunt still has a little conscience, she will definitely adopt a child to accompany my uncle through poor Siyuan, that is my purpose, she doesn't know my purpose, and I don't know that I already know her true purpose, she thinks I think she is poor Siyuan, in fact, she is giving my uncle a thought, well, actually...... This is all from my YY, my aunt has been an undercover agent for so many years, of course she is a smart person, how can she not guess my thoughts.

"Do you know the plight of any orphan?" She said.

"Well, Chenjia Village, there is an orphan named Siyuan, he is very well-behaved and sensible, but ...... Auntie, can you adopt another one with your uncle, the fate of that lonely old man is similar to him, he is now alone, life is very difficult, you and your uncle adopted him, okay? Cousin Thick Ink has a dull temperament, and it would be much better to have a younger brother. ”

My aunt didn't answer immediately, but clapped her hands, "Okay, so many dishes, it should be enough, we just use the noodles below." She picked up the basket and straightened up to leave.

"Auntie." Is she so affectionate to her uncle?

"Don't talk about it, bring that child to the house tomorrow for everyone to see, I'll discuss it with your uncle tonight, one more child in the family will be a lot more lively, your uncle likes to be lively." She rubbed my hair, and there was a flash of softness in her eyes, "Go home, wait for the food to be cooked!" "My heart also softened, and she ...... to my uncle It's a little emotional, at least it's family...... I wasn't right.

I stood up happily, I don't know if it was because the blood was surging too fast, my vision suddenly blurred, and my hand grabbed my aunt, "Auntie, my eyes ...... You wait a while and then go, I can't get used to it. "Let me stand and rest, it'll be fine for a while, a lot of people will be like this, it's normal.

My aunt held my hand and supported me, "Are you okay now?" ”

I wiped the sweat on my face with my hand, the skin on my face seemed to be separated from the flesh, and with a wipe of my hand, the whole piece of skin slid on my face, and I screamed in fright, and my aunt's vegetable basket fell to the ground, "Xuanzi! ”