The entrance of the bun is not as hot as when it was first released from the cage, but it is just warm.

From the dough to the meat filling, the bun is still the same taste.

It's just that at this moment, from the perspective of that guest, he raised his head again, looked at the deserted and dilapidated street, and seemed to have added some other flavor to the meat bun in his hand.

"Huh...... That's the kid...... In the past, I used to come by myself to buy steamed buns. ”

Next to it, in the bun shop, the proprietress was still talking to her mother.

The old lady pondered for a while, but still shook her head,

"I seem to have some impressions, but it's been too long, I really can't remember."

"Why didn't you remember...... The kid ......."

The proprietress was still talking, and the old lady turned her head and looked at Xu Feng outside the bun shop.

Xu Feng was the appearance of the old man in the inn at the moment.

The loose long-sleeved clothes on the body are actually a little special.

After looking at Xu Feng twice, the old lady turned her head to look at Ah Meng beside Xu Feng.

Finally, he looked at Xu Feng again, frowning a little.

Looking at Xu Feng alone, she felt that Xu Feng seemed to have some kindness, as if she had seen it somewhere.

But Ah Meng, she really didn't have much of an impression.

This big brother, where has she seen it?

Frowning and looking at Xu Feng, the old lady thought.

In the end, he shook his head and gave up, but he really couldn't think of it, maybe this big brother was good-looking.

"Alright. I'm too old for too long to remember. ”

Turning her head, the old lady said another word to the proprietress again.

"Hey......"

The proprietress sighed.

"He'll come back today?"

"He came again today to buy fresh meat buns, sauce meat buns, the same as before...... It was just when I looked at him that he was in his twenties, and I realized that I was so old......"

The hostess spoke again.

This way

Outside the bun shop,

Xu Feng raised the bun in his hand again, and could also hear the words of the proprietress and her mother in the bun shop.

Looking at the deserted street, Xu Feng chewed and ate the extra meat bun he bought.

"Ameng, let's go."

With the rest of the buns in his hand, Xu Feng led Ah Meng and walked towards the land temple that had collapsed for many years.

"Hmm."

Ah Meng responded softly, reached out and grabbed Xu Feng's other hand.

……

There are no more people who have passed by before.

Before the Land Temple fell into a small piece of ruins, only Xu Feng and Ah Meng were standing.

Looking at the ruins of the land temple on the side of the street, you can actually see it,

In the past, in front of this land temple, under the maple tree, there should have been a lot of open space.

It's just that now it's overgrown with weeds, mixed with plastic bags blown from the streets.

“……”

Xu Feng stretched out his hand, brushed away some weeds, and paused again.

"Ah Meng, you said that the old gentleman came back and wanted to see something in his hometown again?"

He said that in the past, there were children playing in front of the Land Temple, in the evening, there were adults enjoying the shade under the maple trees, and during the New Year, there were lion dances in front of the Land Temple.

Xu Feng asked out loud, and Ah Meng answered softly.

Xu Feng turned around, his back to the ruins of the Land Temple, facing the street.

The land temple is in ruins, overgrown with moss and weeds, and adults will not let children come here to play.

The maple trees have been cut down, but in spring, summer and autumn, no one will come to enjoy the shade.

The whole street is deserted, and it has already been moved if it can be moved.

Xu Feng and Ah Meng stood in front of the ruins of the Land Temple here for a long time,

Only a man on a bicycle passed by, and when he passed by, he glanced at Xu Feng and Ah Meng.

Xu Feng looked at the deserted street and paused again.

If the guest in the inn is obsessed with going home, this is his home.

It's just that his home is long gone.

"Among...... Can we go to the small world mapped in the past, is there here? ”

"There should be, there are also a lot of obsessions and people's different wishes here."

"Then let's go check it out."

Xu Feng said again, before leaving, he turned around and walked closer like the ruins of the Land Temple.

From the bag containing the buns, a meat bun and a sugar bun were taken out.

and put it on the weeds and moss-covered ruins of the temple of the land,

However, after a pause, he turned around and placed the two buns on the stake that had been cut down from the maple tree.

"I don't know if I like sweet or salty, so I'll put one for each of you."

Xu Feng said.

He straightened up again and walked forward with Among.

Just one step, a long distance has been crossed.

……

"Crackling ......"

"Good...... One more! ”

From deserted to lively, it is only a moment.

Xu Feng and Ah Meng reappeared on this street.

It's just that this street is bustling with activity at the moment.

The shops on both sides of the street are still open, the doors are hung with red lanterns, and the Spring Festival couplets are pasted on both sides, and the whole street is lit up, which seems to be the time of the New Year.

Adults and children come to the market, open shops, set up stalls, and also take advantage of the year to do the last business of the year.

There are those who sell vegetables, and there are also those who sell Spring Festival couplets.

There are those who sell clothes, and there are those who sell firecrackers and fireworks.

There are meat sellers over there, and they have to buy sugar melons and fruits here.

“…… During the Chinese New Year, it is inevitable that people will come to the family, so let's buy some sugar melon seeds and go back. ”

“…… Eldest sister, how can this be less, this is going to be the New Year, in this way, I will give you an auspicious number......"

“…… Mom, I want to eat this ......."

The street goes forward, and the shopping over there is still shopping,

However, there are also many people who have passed by and are constantly gathering here.

Here, in the open space in front of the Land Temple, lions are dancing with gongs and drums.

In front of the open space, a large number of passers-by gathered to watch the excitement.

With the lion dancers, along with the gongs and drums, they are making some difficult movements.

It attracted a lot of applause from the people who watched the lion dance.

And at this moment, Xu Feng and Ah Meng were in this group of people watching the lion dance, crowded crowd,

He was also like the people around him, wearing a brand new dress, and Ah Meng was also wearing a red long dress.

Ah Meng took Xu Feng's hand and turned his head towards Xu Feng,

Xu Feng smiled at Ah Meng, then turned his gaze and looked at the street that was bustling at the moment.

On this street at the moment,

The street is still flat, and most of the shops on both sides of the street are still open, although it is approaching the Chinese New Year.

On the edge of the street, the land temple with a small room still stands quietly.

Through the open door of the Land Temple, you can see the statue of the land god sitting on the altar against the wall.

The god was like an old man, holding a wooden staff, with a smile on his face, facing the land temple,

It seems that he is also looking at the lively lion dance in the open space in front of the Land Temple.

In front of the Land Temple, next to it, the big maple tree is still there.

Many of the yellow leaves have fallen, but the new green shoots are already growing.

On several tree branches, several red lanterns and peace knots symbolizing joy were also hung.

The wind blows, the leaves sway, and the lanterns and red lanyards sway gently.

"Good...... Good ......"

In the sound of gongs and drums, the lion head of the lion dance also jumped on the branch of the big maple tree, and the lion head and lion body were flexibly posing on the branch.

Crowded, lively, the crowd erupted into a burst of strong cheers.

“…… Mom, look at this, lion dance ......"

"Yes, lion dance."

In the past, people who went to the street continued to stay in front of the land temple here.

There are two people who go to the street to prepare New Year's goods,

There is a child who has just pestered his mother to buy a rock sugar gourd.

The child squeezed to the front, his eyes wide open, and he looked curiously.

The adults were also full of red light, smiling and applauding from time to time.

“…… Thank you for joining us...... Today, I was invited to the lion dance in front of the land temple here, and it was also lively and lively for the land lord during the New Year. ”

"Good...... Come again......"

But there is still an end to this excitement,

Xu Feng and Ah Meng stood in the crowd and watched the entire lion dance performance.

Finally, the lion dancer packed up his things and left.

The people who crowded at the entrance of the street and the vacant land in front of the land temple also dispersed a lot.

However, all day long on the streets, there are still crowds of people,

Those who went to the street to catch the market, and when they returned home after the market, they all went up and down the street.

From time to time, you can still see some people, holding the incense candles they brought, walking into the land temple and giving incense to the land lord.

Most of them are elderly, but there are occasional adults with children.

In front of the Land Temple, there were a few stone slabs under the maple trees to rest, and from time to time people used to rest and talk.

There are also stalls selling vegetables, and they set up stalls along the street on the edge of the vacant land of the Land Temple, selling some snacks and snacks, and they also walk around the open space in front of the Land Temple from time to time.

Looking at the entire lively street, Xu Feng and Ah Meng walked to the open space in front of the Land Temple.

“…… Little brother, have you bought the Spring Festival couplets in the house, do you want to have one? ”

Over there, there were stall owners selling things greeting Xu Feng and Ah Meng.

Xu Feng smiled and shook his head, and the stall owner beckoned the others to go.

Instead of walking along the lively street at the moment, Xu Feng stood in front of the Land Temple here, and Ah Meng accompanied Xu Feng to stand quietly.

Standing here, you can already see many scenes of the whole street,

People shopping, open shops.

From time to time, he turned his gaze and looked at the tall maple tree next to him, and the statue of the earth god in the temple.

such

Until noon, in the afternoon,

There are fewer pedestrians on the streets.

From time to time, you can hear the sound of firecrackers hanging before some shops close a few years ago.

There are finally fewer people in front of the Land Temple.

Under the maple tree, the people who sit are no longer the people who come here to rest after shopping with large bags and small bags.

And most of them are some old people in the neighborhood, getting together and gossiping.

“…… You said that there is only the land lord in our land temple. The land lord is lonely alone...... Why don't we arrange a land lady for the land lord again......"

"Eh, that's fine. Ask another idol of the earth woman to come back......"

At this time, Xu Feng and Ah Meng also sat down on a bluestone slab under the maple tree.

Listening to a few old people nearby discussing these things with great interest,

Xu Feng glanced at these old men, and then looked at the side of the Land Temple.

At this moment, it is probably a few hairy children living nearby, who are playing hide and seek near the Land Temple.

“…… It's your turn this time...... Don't be fooled, count to a hundred before you come to us......"

"Okay, I know ......"

A child came and rested his head on the trunk of the maple tree with his hands on his hands.

The other children dispersed.

“1…… 2……”

Some of the children hid behind the temple of the land, and some of them were bold.

simply got under the offering table of the Land Temple, but immediately after, he was driven out by an old man who was burning incense in the Land Temple.

"Go, go, go...... How can you hide here......"

There are still some of them, and they run away.

Waiting for the blindfolded child to open his eyes again, he turned around, and his little friend could not see any of them.

“…… Grandpa Lu, you quietly tell me where they ran away. ”

The blindfolded child whispered to the old man next to him.

"You want me to tell the truth? That's not going to work. You can't be fooled. ”

The old man responded with a smile.

"Okay."

The child was a little disappointed, but ran away and went to find his friend.

Xu Feng looked at the kid and ran away,

Looking up again, he looked at the branches of the maple tree with green buds above his head, and the smaller branches of the maple tree were still gently swaying with the wind.

I don't know if I'm also watching this lively scene.

“…… Speaking of which, this tree has been around for many years, right? ”

"I can't say how many years, I've been here since I was a child, I'm already so tall and big, how many years do you say, at least hundreds of years."

An old man next to him reached out and rubbed the somewhat rough bark of the maple tree, patted it gently, and said.

The other old man also raised his head, looked over, and spoke up.

"Then this maple tree should also have spirituality. He should also burn two pillars of incense. ”

……

"Caught ......"

"Grandpa Land, this is for you to eat...... It's a meat bun I bought, and it's delicious......"

The kid in hide and seek has once again found his little friend.

Before leaving, the child carefully placed the remaining meat bun on the offering table of the Land Temple.

"Land grandpa, I'm gone...... You don't blame me for just getting under the offering table......"

It was also from the afternoon to the evening.

The children who were playing hide and seek were gone, and the old man who was enjoying the shade refilled a candle in the land temple and left one after another.

The whole street was quiet again, and there were fewer passers-by, but it did not seem deserted.

In front of the shops along the street, the red lanterns are still on, and the houses next to the street are still brightly lit.

Under the lights, you can vaguely hear the sound of a lively family eating a reunion dinner.

In the land temple, there are two bright candles, and the smell of some incense burning wafts out.

At this time,

Xu Feng and Ah Meng stood up from under the maple tree and walked to the Land Temple.

Looking at the scene inside the Land Temple, Xu Feng didn't go in,

Instead, he crouched down, reached out, and wrung some dirt from the ground.

The dirt is still mixed with small debris after the firecrackers have been released during the Chinese New Year.

Putting this twisted soil alone on the side of the plastic bag containing the bun, Xu Feng stood up again.

"Let's go. We went back. ”

I looked at the bun in my hand and the twist of soil.

In that inn, the obsession of the guest who came back should have been found.

"Hmm."

Ah Meng kept holding Xu Feng's hand and never let go.

Then the two of them turned around, took one more step forward, and left the place.

……

Outside the back door of the inn,

On the bank of the Lechuan River, the flowers on the other side are still spread on both sides of the riverbank,

Some bloom, some spread their leaves.

Xu Feng and Ah Meng returned to the back door of the inn,

Looking through the back door, looking into the inn,

This time, the guests were still there, sitting at the table, their heads bowed, silent.

There is a difference from the previous anxiety.

Xu Feng found that every time he and Ah Meng went to the world,

The guests in these inns also seem to gradually understand because Xu Feng and Ah Meng retrieve their obsessions.

The old man looking for the cow will know that it is not that the old cow is lost, but that he can't go back by himself.

The girl in the red dress will also understand who she is.

And at this moment, the little short old man in the inn is the same.

“…… I've been waiting a long time, sir. ”

Xu Feng and Ah Meng walked into the inn from the back door of the inn.

The old man raised his head, looked at Xu Feng, and didn't ask Xu Feng where he could find the car for him.

"Hmm."

The old man just answered, and then lowered his head again, and was even more silent.

"The old gentleman should understand something?"

"Hmm."

"Is the old gentleman the maple tree, or the land in the land temple?"

"Maple...... It is also land...... They say I am the land. ”

"I don't know when, I don't understand, I opened my mind. In the beginning, I didn't understand anything. It's just that when the sun is just right and the spring rain is just right, I feel happy. ”

"When the sun is too hot and it rains too much, it's a little uncomfortable."

"Then, someone burned incense in front of the tree and talked to me, and slowly, I understood something...... Later, next to the tree, they built a temple of land, and I became the land. ”

The old man spoke, and then fell silent again.

Whether it's maple trees or land, that's his hometown.

He spent his long years there, where there were familiar places, familiar voices.

"Does the old gentleman know what this place is?"

"I guessed it."

The old man nodded in response.

Speaking of which, the old man is really a colleague with Xu Feng,

In the legend, the Lord of the Land is also regarded as the land lord, and has the responsibility of attracting the local souls.

However, Xu Feng has not heard that there is a land lord in the underworld now.

"Old gentleman...... Well, I've already been to your hometown just now. ”

Xu Feng sat down at the dining table.

The old man raised his head and looked at Xu Feng, but opened his mouth but did not speak.

He wanted to ask, but he didn't dare.

Some timidity.

"Try this."

Xu Feng looked at the old man and paused,

took the two buns out of the bag and handed them to the old man,

He handed the remaining twist of soil in the bag to Ah Meng.

Looking at the bun handed over by Xu Feng, he stretched out his hand,

He seemed to know where the bun was, and his hands trembled.

"Is it the bun on the street?"

"It's the same family. The old gentleman will try it and see if it tastes like before. ”

"Good...... Good ......"

The old man stretched out his hand to take the bun, put it to his mouth, and took a bite with a trembling voice.

Then I chewed, and my eyes turned red.

“…… Be...... Be...... Same taste. ”

With his head down, tears fell to the ground.

The old man opened his mouth and trembled.

Things are people, and they want to talk...... Tears flow first.