"Alan thanks the two brothers for sending them off, now that they are not far from home, the two brothers should go back early, remember to say hello to Uncle Gna for me. Alan arched his hand and said to the two brothers who had given him away.

"Hey, Brother Allen, what are you polite, you have done a lot for our village, why not send you on a trip with my two brothers. One of them replied.

"Yes, Brother Allen might even be the uncle of our village. The other said with a smile.

"Go, don't talk nonsense, it's not too early, I'm going to go first, I won't talk nonsense with you. Alan waved his hand and said to the two who were laughing.

"Okay, okay, don't laugh, then we'll go first. The two of them waved their hands in the same way, turned around and were about to leave.

"Remember to say hello to Uncle Gna and Old Man Paz for me, I will go to see them when I have the chance. Alan looked at the backs of the two and shouted.

"Don't worry, I'll bring it. ”

Allen, who said goodbye to the two, turned around and looked in the direction of El Ling, and he was about to get home, and he didn't know if his little sister and mother were okay.

Touching his chest, he felt his heart start to beat faster, and Alan couldn't help but think.

When I arrived, I crossed the mountain, and I could see El Ling, and I hesitated to walk left and right, but I still made up my mind to turn over.

"Uncle Bird!" Alan shouted hurriedly when he saw Bird hoeing in the field.

"Boy Allen, you are back, where is my family Feren? Have you come back, haven't you only been away for ten days? Why hasn't there been any news for so long. Bird hurriedly put down his hoe, ran to Allen, and asked anxiously, looking behind him as he spoke.

"Faeron was chosen by the church, I guess I should have gone to the main church by now, as for why I came back so late, it was because I met robbers on the way back, I narrowly escaped and was rescued, and the other children were already dead. Alan said with a sad face.

"Oh, this world, poor these children, I didn't expect to be harmed like this. Burton had just heard that Faeron had such an opportunity, but when he heard that the children had been killed, he was instantly filled with sadness.

"I've got to get the word out to the neighborhood, and I don't know how many people are going to be heartbroken, alas!" Bird hurried to the town, when he suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said to Allen: "Oh, by the way, how did I forget about this, Allen boy, you better hurry home, your mother she, she is seriously ill." I'm afraid it won't last long, alas!"

"My mother, she, I'll go back first, Uncle Bird, goodbye. When Alan heard that his mother was critically ill, he hurriedly said to Bird, and turned around and ran home.

"Huhu, Alice, Mother, I'm back. Alan ran to the door and shouted hurriedly.

"Brother, it's my brother's voice, yes, my brother is back. Alice, who was feeding her mother a decoction, heard Alan's shout and said to her mother on the couch in surprise.

"Squeak" suddenly the door opened, "Brother!" Alice put down the potion and ran to the door in surprise and hugged Alan.

"Alice, how is my mother, I heard Uncle Bird talk about her mother," Alan said hurriedly, holding Alice.

At the mention of her mother, Alice's eyes turned red, and Alice, who found support, seemed to be about to shed her pent-up tears, and instantly wet Alan's clothes.

"Mother, she, she's waiting for you to come back, and as soon as the ten days have passed, my mother asked me to wait for you to come back at the entrance of the town, but I haven't waited for anyone to come back for months, because I'm worried. Mother's condition is getting worse and worse, and if you don't come back, the pharmacist said that my mother's longing for illness and the root of her previous illness may not last long. Alice said with a crying voice as she lay in Alan's arms.

Let go of Alice, and hurriedly ran to her mother's bedside, "Is Alan back, are you back" The mother's hoarse and weak voice came, Alan felt a pain in his heart, took his mother's hand and put it on his face, and said with a cry: "Mother, it's me, I'm back, you see, you take a look." ”

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back, come, help me up, let me see how my son is doing, whether he has grown taller. The mother got up a few times, but didn't get up, and said happily to Allen.

"Mother, slow down. Alan hurriedly helped his mother up, "Silly boy, what are you crying for, I am dumbfounded when I see you and I die, since your father is gone, I have wondered when I will follow him, but I can't let go of you brothers and sisters, you have been missing from church for a few months, and now that you are back, I can also let go of my heart and go, I am going to enjoy happiness, presumably your father is already waiting for me in the kingdom of God, good boy, don't cry, come and laugh." The mother touched the corner of Alan's eye with her hand and wiped away Alan's tears.

But where can these tears be wiped clean, "Mother, I don't cry, I don't cry, I laugh, hehe." Alan wiped his tears with his hand and forced a few laughs, but the tears couldn't stop flowing.

"Seeing you come back safely, the big stone in my heart has also been put down, I'm afraid my body can't hold on, this god let me see you come back alive, I'm already very happy, after I leave, buried with your father, you, you are also a big man, you have to take care of Alice in the future, grow up, find him a good family to marry, but unfortunately I can't see the day when your brothers and sisters get married." The mother looked at the two brothers and sisters who were crying silently.

"Don't think about it, recuperate with peace of mind, mother, you will definitely live a long life, I am still waiting for you to hold your grandchildren, go to this house, go to that house. Alan comforted her mother.

"I'm a little tired, help me lie down, I'm going to lie down. Mother interrupted Allen and said weakly.

Serving the mother to lie down, after a while the mother fell asleep, pulled Alice out of the room, and gently closed the door.

"Brother, how is Mother?" asked Alice, turning to Alan.

"I'm afraid it won't be tonight, mother, she'll just ......," Alan said sadly as he covered his eyes with his hands.

"Mother, how could she," Alice burst into tears.

......

Carrying Alice, who was tired of crying, to the bed in the room and lying down, Alan stayed by her mother's side, not planning to sleep.

Looking at his mother lying on the bed, he couldn't help but think of his mother's pampering of himself when he was a child, when his father brought back white flour, he especially wanted to eat it, but his father had to change it to black flour, and his mother quarreled with his father for this, so he made white bread for himself, thinking about the past, the corners of Alan's mouth curved.

Time passed in the memory, the sky gradually brightened, and the mother's breathing gradually flattened, and it stopped.

When his mother really left, Alan found that he couldn't cry, but his heart really hurt, it turned out that it was true that he wanted to cry without tears.

After waking up his sister and looking at his sister who was crying loudly, Alan knew that he couldn't do nothing, and went out to tell the neighbors about his mother's death.

Uncle Burton helped complete the funeral and was buried with his father.