The customs of Luoxian Town, but whoever has a sick person, the people who come to visit must have a smiling face, if anyone dares to cry and come to the door, the two families will have a conflict, because it is unlucky.

Lu Yangsheng ran back to the ninth master's house in the shortest time, wiped his face at the door of the house, and made sure that his tears were wiped away, and then he had to push the door in. The door opened, but he saw a figure going out over the wall, Lu Yangsheng didn't say a word, and subconsciously wanted to chase it out, but finally stopped abruptly and ran back to the house.

Lu Yangsheng ran into the house and saw that the house was in a mess, the ninth master was lying on the ground, the straw under the bed had been turned over in a mess, the bedding was torn to tatters, and there was no complete object in the house.

Lu Yangsheng ran to the Ninth Master and saw that the Ninth Master's breathing was quite stable, so he breathed a sigh of relief. That person just now had a bit of a conscience, and he should have carried Jiu Ye out of bed before starting to turn over the house, so Jiu Ye was not hurt at all.

Lu Yangsheng sighed, cleaned up the bed, hugged Jiu Ye to the bed, built a barely usable mattress for Jiu Ye, didn't dare to clean up the house, turned around and went to the kitchen.

The yard of the ninth master's house is not big, but there is a main house, three partial rooms, the kitchen does not need to be found, it is on the right hand side of the gate, there are two stoves inside, one large and one small, and there is a lot of ash under the big stove, but it can be seen at a glance that it is not commonly used. The small one has little ash at the bottom, but it is a commonly used stove.

Lu Yangsheng came to the kitchen, took off the back basket, took out the rabbit, skillfully cleaned up the rabbit, found seasoning in the kitchen, and began to stew the soup.

After simmering for half an hour, the fragrance began to come out of the pot, Lu Yangsheng swallowed his saliva, and wanted to add another fire, but he heard a violent cough coming out of the house, Lu Yangsheng took out two firewoods, turned around and entered the house.

When Lu Yangsheng entered the house, he saw that the Ninth Master had woken up and was struggling to sit up, so he hurriedly ran over and put a pillow behind the Ninth Master.

After the Ninth Master sat down, Lu Yangsheng sat on the edge of the bed, and before he could explain, he listened to the Ninth Master speak first.

"Ahem... Baby, what is this stew? Smell ... Ahem, it's very fragrant. "The ninth master spoke a little unfavorably, and coughed twice from time to time.

"Ninth Master, it's a rabbit." Looking at the Ninth Master at this moment, Lu Yangsheng showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, and replied softly.

At this moment, a sense of guilt had filled Lu Yangsheng's young heart.

"Rabbit, the stew has to be cough cough... Old hen, that's enough to taste... Ahem... The ninth master didn't finish his sentence, he coughed even more, Lu Yangsheng hurriedly helped the old man beat his back, but the old man spurted out a mouthful of blood, so scared that Lu Yangsheng didn't dare to shoot anymore.

Jiu Ye spit out a mouthful of dirty blood, he stopped coughing, and after straightening up, his face was a little more ruddy, and his spirit looked much better, and he waved his hand to let Lu Yangsheng sit on the edge of the bed, and continued.

"It's okay, it's a good thing to spit it out, it's much more comfortable now."

Lu Yangsheng sat on the edge of the bed obediently, didn't dare to look at the old man's face now, bowed his head and answered: "Ninth master, it's too late, wait until tomorrow morning, I'll buy you the fattest old hen and make soup for you to drink." ”

Jiu Ye waved his hand: "No need, the rabbit is very good, a lot of age, you can still have meat to eat, it's good." It smells pretty good, go, give the old man a bowl? ”

Lu Yangsheng touched his face and said in a trembling voice: "Ninth Master, you have to wait for a while, it's not ripe." ”

The ninth master sighed and said: "Baby, this is not good, you can't break the fire when boiling the soup, otherwise the taste will be wrong, go, don't care about the old man, boil the soup first, let the old man have a hot soup to drink, it's better than anything else." ”

Lu Yangsheng got up according to his words, and when he walked to the door, he glanced back at the old man, and the old man also glanced at him, waved his hand, and Lu Yangsheng went out.

Walking to the stove, the fire was almost extinguished, Lu Yangsheng stirred the broth and refilled the bottom of the pot with firewood. Watching the flames gradually rise, the young man suddenly lowered his head, covered his eyes, his shoulders trembled slightly, and from a distance, he looked like an old dog lying in the doorway in the cold winter moon, whimpering non-stop.

About half an hour later, Lu Yangsheng filled the broth and walked back to the house. Jiu Ye's face became more and more ruddy, and when he saw Lu Yangsheng walking in, he smiled and patted the edge of the bed.

Lu Yangsheng didn't say a word, sat on the edge of the bed, and fed the old man spoonful by spoon.

Jiu Ye drank a few sips, pointed to the table in the room, which was still intact, signaled that he had eaten, and asked Lu Yangsheng to put the bowl on the table first, Lu Yangsheng obediently put the bowl away, and sat back on the edge of the bed, the room was quiet, and no movement was heard.

"Ninth Master, in the house... Lu Yangsheng didn't look up and took the lead in breaking the silence.

Before Lu Yangsheng finished speaking, he was interrupted by the Ninth Master.

"I know who it is, baby, don't worry, in fact, the old man woke up when you first came, but he couldn't speak, but what happened, the old man could still feel it."

"Ninth Master, I'm sorry."

Lu Yangsheng suddenly said this, which made Jiu Ye slightly stunned, and then said, "Got it? ”

Lu Yangsheng nodded.

"Baby, don't take it to heart, you're very careful, it's not your business. It's the old man who has a temper that is too strong, and he forgot the old saying that money is not leaked, and he lived a lot of years in vain. ”

Lu Yangsheng wanted to say more, but the Ninth Master didn't let him continue. pointed to the old cigarette stick hanging at the door, and motioned for Lu Yangsheng to bring it for himself.

Lu Yangsheng swallowed the words in his mouth, took the old cigarette stick, lit it for the ninth master, and then sent it up.

Jiu Ye took a sip and continued: "I know, I know, baby, you don't have to bear the burden on yourself, we have no relatives and no reason, there is no need for this." However, if you really feel that you owe the old man something, you can do the old man a favor, okay? ”

Lu Yangsheng straightened his waist, put his hands into fists on his knees, looked at the Ninth Master, and said solemnly: "Ninth Master, please speak." ”

Without any guarantees, no one would doubt the seriousness of this twelve-year-old boy at the moment.

The Ninth Master smiled with satisfaction. said: "The old man's younger generations have all moved out, our town, it's a little different, how is it different, I won't say it, you know it's no good, anyway, you just need to know, when the old man leaves, they can't come back, so, the old man's funeral, it is estimated that no one will help Zhang Luo, can you help me with it?" ”

Lu Yangsheng and Jiu Ye both understood in their hearts that Jiu Ye couldn't survive tonight, and now Jiu Ye can speak well, he is already in his last years, and he can't last long.

Lu Yangsheng looked at the Ninth Master and said in a trembling voice: "Ninth Master, I can't agree to this." ”

The Ninth Master looked at Lu Yangsheng puzzled and asked, "Why?" ”

"Ninth Master, if I help, I can't find anyone."

When the Ninth Master heard this, he sighed, and didn't insist anymore, but pointed to the door and said to Lu Yangsheng: "You go to the kitchen, pick up the ashes under the big stove, and bring the things inside to the old man, okay?" ”

Lu Yangsheng went out as he said, and after a while, he came back with a wooden box and gently put it in the arms of the ninth master.

Jiu Ye took the box, and he didn't shy away from it, and when he landed in front of Lu Yangsheng, it was opened, and it was actually a box of bits and pieces of silver, shining with a faint white light under the illumination of the light.

After the ninth master opened the box, he didn't speak, just looked at Lu Yangsheng's eyes.

Lu Yangsheng had seen the silver, which Lu Yangsheng accidentally saw when the pharmacy shopkeeper had the money for the medicine, and he also knew the value of the silver, but Lu Yangsheng's eyes at this time did not have a trace of greed, it was clean, as if it could illuminate people's hearts.

The ninth master nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Who was that person just now, the old man knows, so he won't tell you, and it's bad luck to say it." He made the old man's house like this, didn't he want this? Whose old man is stupid and hides money in the house? Idiot. Baby, what's your name? ”

The Ninth Master seemed to be talking to himself in front of him, and he was talking to Lu Yangsheng in the back.

"Ninth Master, my name is Lu Yangsheng."

The Ninth Master nodded.

"Yes, Yangsheng, I remember, when your father named you, he asked the old man."

When Lu Yangsheng heard about this for the first time, he looked at the old man in shock.

The old man touched the box in his hand and continued.

"Yangsheng, stretch out your hand."

Lu Yangsheng obediently stretched out his hand.

Jiu Ye picked up the box with difficulty and gently put it in Lu Yangsheng's hand.

Lu Yangsheng looked at the old man in surprise, and said in a flustered tone: "Ninth master, you are... ”

The ninth master smiled softly: "Aren't you afraid that because you have no one to help take care of the old man's funeral?" With this, someone is bound to come. Some people live for a lifetime, isn't that what they are trying to do? ”

Seeing that Lu Yangsheng was still going to shirk, the ninth master said sharply: "Lu Yangsheng, the old man is your elder anyway, can't he help with this little favor?" ”

Seeing that the ninth master was really angry, Lu Yangsheng could only nod.

Seeing that Lu Yangsheng agreed, Jiu Ye took a breath and continued.

"In the side room, there is a mouthful of longevity, which was made by the old man in his early years, and when he is tomorrow, he doesn't need to buy longevity, just use that mouthful, remember?"

Lu Yangsheng nodded, and the ninth master continued to arrange the aftermath.

"From here to the south, through the town, the first hill in the south, on the top of the mountain, there is a grave, that is the ancestral grave of my grandson's family, the old man is gone, he is buried there, you give more money, ask someone to cook some good dishes, don't worry about the lack of money, the villagers, they don't dare to take more here."

The old man took a breath and continued.

"There's no need to stop, there's no need for that, when the old man swallows this breath, you will load the old man, and as soon as the nail is struck, you will bury it, the children and grandchildren are not in front of you, and it will be annoying to stop for a long time."

There was a whimper in the Ninth Master's words, and Lu Yangsheng didn't feel good when he heard it.

"The old man doesn't have any requirements, but he still owes you a favor when he is coming, and he probably can't report it, but who makes the old man old, and he will rely on the old man to sell the old today, okay?"

Lu Yangsheng held the old man's hand, nodded, and didn't speak, for fear that tears would come out of his mouth, which was annoying.

"Baby, don't feel uncomfortable, the old man is at this age, no matter how he dies, it can be considered a joy and mourning, smile more."

The ninth master touched Lu Yangsheng's head, and said in a trembling voice: "Baby, the old man is afraid of loneliness, he has been nagging all his life, if he walks with his mouth closed, how boring it is, if you have anything to ask, ask now, the old man just has a chance to talk, in case the old man closes his eyes, you can't ask if you want to." ”

Looking at the old man's face that began to turn white, Lu Yangsheng showed a smile that was more ugly than crying and nodded.