The sky in the southeast gradually turned a layer of fish belly white under the dark night, and it was estimated that it would not be long before dawn.

After all, the New Year has only passed, and every family is still sleeping and soothing at this time, but the chimney of the Li family has already risen with layers of cooking smoke.

In the middle hall, the eldest daughter-in-law squatted in front of the stove while wiping her tears, sometimes adding firewood to make a fire, sometimes holding the handle of the bellows with both hands, and the meat and fish were stewed in the cauldron, and the fragrance had already wafted out several miles away......

"What are you doing so slowly? Hurry up and grab firewood! ”

The eldest daughter-in-law suddenly shouted angrily outside the door of the middle hall, and then heard an answer from the courtyard-

"It's coming, it's coming!"

Soon, the eldest son of the Li family ran into the middle hall with a big handful of firewood, threw the firewood in front of the stove, wiped the beads of sweat and asked, "What's the matter, is it enough?" ”

The eldest daughter-in-law glared at her husband and scolded: "It's enough fart, it's enough, the fire has to be more vigorous, our mother is still waiting to eat!" Hold it again, quick! ”

"Okay!" The eldest son nodded fiercely, turned his head and ran into the yard.

Suddenly, I heard the voice of an old lady floating in the house—

"Don't be in a hurry, you guys slow down, I'm not in a hurry......"

Hearing this, the eldest daughter-in-law wiped her tears again, glanced at the white fish belly in the sky outside the door, and choked up: "Mom, you are not in a hurry, we are in a hurry, you wait more!" That's good, that's good! ”

After speaking, the eldest daughter-in-law began to pull the bellows even harder.

Seeing this scene, I sat on the small bench next to the door of the house, and I couldn't help but feel a warm current in my heart, but the fainting became clearer and clearer in my mind, and my whole body became more and more weak.

I repeatedly recalled the scene I encountered in the previous 'dream', which was unprecedentedly real, but the experience was so unscrupulous that it suddenly seemed empty......

Did I really go down to the Netherworld? Aren't they all ...... now?

I didn't dare to continue to think about it, and my heart was inexplicably cold.

"Mom! Okay, okay, it's out of the pot! ”

The eldest daughter-in-law interrupted my train of thought with a shout, and when I looked up, a steaming steam was already rushing towards me in the direction of the entrance of the central hall, and the fragrance was fragrant.

The eldest daughter-in-law grabbed a rag in each hand, picked up a large bowl full of braised pork from the pot, and ran into the house, where a large table had already been set up, and the table was full of fish and shrimp, rice, cold dishes and stir-fried vegetables, almost filling a large table.

And in the darkness near the corner of the table, there was a figure sitting in front of the table, grinning there, staring at the dishes on the table, waving his hand to the eldest daughter-in-law and saying, "Too much, too much, I can't finish eating......"

"Mom, it's not much, it's not much," the eldest daughter-in-law shook her head and said, "Compared to what we owe you all these years, what is this?" ”

After the eldest daughter-in-law finished speaking, she ran to the middle hall again, and when she came in again, she brought in steaming fish.

After serving several large bowls of 'hard dishes' in the pot to the table, the two of them sat down at the table, sitting up straight with their heads down, looking very restrained.

At this time, I saw the old lady waving her hand at me and said with a smile: "Little master, you can also come and eat together, thank you for helping me finish this matter." ”

Naturally, I wouldn't be polite, so I stood up against the wall, sat down at the table, picked up my chopsticks and said with a smile: "Okay, it's not too late, let's go!" ”

"Hey, let's go! Actuate! ”

The two nodded again and again, and then the eldest daughter-in-law first picked up a piece of big chicken leg on the plate, put it in the bowl in front of the old lady and choked up: "Mom, you taste the chicken legs, I deliberately stewed it to a mess, but it is sweet......"

"Hey, mom eats, you eat too, you eat too......"

"Mom! Eat fish! I remember when you were younger, you loved fish! ”

After the eldest son finished speaking, he sandwiched a large piece of fish and put it in the old lady's bowl, and the old lady smiled sweetly.

This should have been a scene of great happiness with Hemeimei, but now in my eyes, I only feel an inexplicable desolation blocking my heart.

Why? Why do you have to wait until you lose the happiness that you can easily get, but you can't regret it?

Isn't it true that a family should be like this every day?

A rooster crow suddenly broke this unprecedented peace and happiness, the two of them instantly changed color, and after glancing at each other, they couldn't help but look in the direction of the old lady, and until this time the old lady had not even moved her chopsticks once.

"Mom, eat quickly, you're almost full before you go on the road......"

"Mom is not hungry, Mom sees that the two of you are harmonious and beautiful, and live happily, Mom is happy, you eat more, and see the sweetness of your food, Mom will be happy......"

"Mom, let's eat, let's eat......"

The eldest son simply picked up the bowl and took a big bite of rice in his mouth, and the eldest daughter-in-law slapped her husband with her elbow and scolded: "You eat two mouthfuls of food, don't choke", after saying that, he added some food to the bowl of the eldest son, and the eldest son continued to eat with tears in his eyes.

Not long after eating, the old lady's voice came from the corner again-

"I ...... It's time to hit the road......"

"Mom! Don't go! You stay! ”

The moment he heard this, the eldest son threw down the bowl and knelt on the ground with a 'poof', and the eldest daughter-in-law followed closely and choked up: "Mom, we were not good before, don't go, you stay and we are still as good as before, we will serve you well!" We will serve you well! ”

"No, child, Mom...... It's a ghost......"

"Mom! We are not afraid! The eldest son roared: "Don't say that you are a ghost, even if you are a mule, we are not afraid!" ”

"What are you talking nonsense!"

The eldest daughter-in-law was so angry that she scolded her eldest son again, which made the old lady laugh, and the two of them couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, your mind, Mom knows, Mom's resentment is gone, it's time to go on the road, Lord Yama told me to die in the third watch, I can stay until the fifth watch is already the creation of the previous life, before leaving, I can see that you two are good, Mom will be relieved...... Mom, it's just ...... Just ......"

At this point, the old lady suddenly choked, and the eldest son was the first to guess the old mother's thoughts, wiping his tears and saying, "Mom, you can't rest assured that my brother is ......"

"Hey, who said it wasn't, your brother hasn't come to see me once these days, I, I'm not worried about him......"

"The second bastard, if he says he is missing, he will disappear, he doesn't even care about you, Mom, you don't miss him!"

"That's what I said, but after all, it's a piece of meat that fell from my mother's body, how can my mother not want to...... But it's like this, and there's no way, if I can see your good mother, I'm content, and my mother is content......"

The old lady laughed a few times, but the smile was still not calm, full of reluctance, but the figure had become more and more blurred, gradually disappearing, and the two of them couldn't help crying......

The old lady glanced down at the old cat that had been lying at her feet, as if she was asleep, and the old lady smiled with relief: "You, you, all say that dogs don't think the family is poor and the cat doesn't think the family is rich, so many years you have followed me to suffer, live a poor life, and have been with my bad old woman, I thank you, and thank you for doing so many things for me, but we are both old, and it is time to rest...... If you really have a next life, if you are still a cat, find a good family, don't find a master like me, and suffer with me...... I'm gone, take care of yourself......"

When the old lady spoke, she saw the cat lying on the ground as if sleeping a few times, as if in response, but she never raised her head because she couldn't bear it, and the voice fell, and the old lady's figure had completely disappeared from the house......

The crying of the two became more and more intense, but the cat remained lying on its stomach and its tail did not move......

What would a cat's cry look like? I haven't heard of it.

"Mom! You didn't even eat a bite of delicious food in the end, my son is sorry for you! Son owes you! Son, pig and dog, it's not as good! ”

"Mom, you go well, your daughter-in-law knows that you are wrong, your daughter-in-law will be a good person again in the future, Mom, take care of your body over there......"

It was finally dawn, and the sunlight seeped in through the window, and the room was gray, and there was light in the room.

Slowly a table of food, the old man did not move, in fact, she wanted to move, but she had become a ghost, how could she eat this delicacies in the world?

But I'm sure she won't be upset by this, after all, before leaving, she had already seen what she wanted to see.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh and stand up on the table, but then I felt a 'buzz' in my head, and everything fell into darkness, as if someone was calling me......

I could hear it being Bai Wei's voice......