The air was cold, the chill was biting, and the branches of the old trees standing like bones on the riverbank of Xiaqi Town were swaying in the north wind. There are a few snowflakes floating sporadically in the cold sky, the sky and the earth are the same color, calm and picturesque, it seems that this quiet and ancient town is vast and bleak at this time.

Luo Qinghe casually stretched out his hand and picked up a snowflake.

She lowered her eyes to the crystal clear one in her palm, her gaze fixed on it, and through it.

I just said goodbye to Uncle Chen and them, I haven't seen them for a few years, and now I have been in a hurry for a few days, and I have to go our separate ways.

She sighed and shook her head imperceptibly.

Life is always about gathering less and leaving more.

"Sister! What to see? Luo Xiaoxiao suddenly appeared from behind her and patted her on the shoulder, "Our car is coming soon, it's time to go." ”

Luo Qinghe raised his eyebrows, "Yes, it's time to go." ”

Luo Xiaoxiao frowned at her, "Sister, how did you become so sentimental today?" ”

"Is there one?" Luo Qinghe was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and blew away the snow in his palm in one breath, "Maybe it's because of parting..."

Luo Xiaoxiao tilted her head and thought for a while, she took Luo Qinghe's arm and was about to leave, "Let's go, let's go and say goodbye to Grandma." ”

"Grandma?" Luo Qinghe's pupils widened.

"That's right, it's the grandma we met when we were waiting for Uncle Chen at the gate of Luo's house before..."Luo Xiaoxiao said strangely, "Sister, you shouldn't forget, right?" ”

Of course, she didn't forget, but when she remembered Grandma, the figure of that person inevitably ran to her mind. However, Grandma is Grandma, Shen Xuhuai is Shen Xuhuai, she is clear, she will not transfer her disgust for Shen Xuhuai to Grandma.

Thinking of the old grandmother with faltering steps and rough but warm palms, Luo Qinghe smiled slightly.

Grandma always made her think that her grandmother was still alive. They are all the same, they are always afraid that their children will not have enough food and clothing, so they will feed them vigorously.

Luo Qinghe don't look over his head and clean up his emotions.

"Let's go!"

**

The stove of the old year constantly exudes warmth, and from time to time it bursts out a few "stabs".

Luo Qinghe pulled his sister and sat in front of the fire at Grandma's house. The warm yellow light of the fire reflected their faces, and the two of them looked at each other, but did not answer Grandma's words.

As soon as he entered the door of Grandma's house just now, Grandma's look of surprise instantly infected Luo Qinghe. Grandma scooped up the hands of the two sisters and held them tightly in the palm of her hand.

Grandma's hands are covered with calluses from years of hard work, rough but warm. She rubbed the hands of the two sisters, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes.

"Xiao He, you're here..."

Luo Qinghe gave her a warm smile, "Yes." ”

Seeing Grandma busy preparing food for them in the house, she was still muttering, "... Xiao He is here, she likes to eat maltose, I have to get her some..."

The tip of Luo Qinghe's nose was sour, she hurriedly stopped Grandma's busy hand, and said with difficulty: "Grandma, I came this time... Saying goodbye to you. ”

She turned her face away, not wanting to see Grandma's expression of joy turning to loss, "I'm leaving Xiaqi Town soon." ”

Grandma seemed to be afraid that she had heard it wrong, so she hurriedly took small steps, turned to Luo Qinghe, and asked, "Leave today?" ”

Luo Qinghe raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Let's leave today." ”

For a moment, no one spoke.

Luo Xiaoxiao took the lead in breaking the stagnation in the air, she pretended to be relaxed and said to Grandma and Sister, "Grandma, Sister, can we sit down and talk again, my leg is going to break..."

As she spoke, she rubbed her calves. With Luo Xiaoxiao's aggrieved expression, even Luo Qinghe couldn't tell for a while whether her sister was deliberately easing the atmosphere or really tired.

Grandma seemed to react suddenly, and she pulled the two sisters to sit down in front of the old stove.

Then, Grandma trembled and stretched out her hand to hold Luo Qinghe's palm.

"Xiao He, didn't Xiao Huai come with you?"

Grandma said as she spoke, and looked behind her, as if to confirm whether Shen Xuhuai had come.

"No, he... He's been busy lately, so he's not available. Luo Qinghe smiled apologetically. Once teamed up with Shen Xuhuai to deceive the simple and kind old man in front of her, now she always feels sorry for her grandma.

Grandma staggered and added two more charcoal fires to the stove, and she asked, "Xiao He, did you quarrel with Xiao Huai?" ”

Luo Qinghe was speechless for a moment, grandma was able to capture her uneasily when she mentioned Shen Xuhuai so keenly.

She blurted out meaningfully, "No." ”

She didn't want Grandma to worry.

The matter between her and Shen Xuhuai should not involve irrelevant people, nor should they be worried.

Grandma sat down, stroked the back of Luo Qinghe's smooth and soft hand, and said, "Xiaohuai, he is a good boy... If he does something that makes you unhappy, you tell Grandma, and Grandma will help you teach him a lesson..."

Luo Qinghe smiled reluctantly, "It's really not... Grandma, you want to do more. ”

From time to time, sparks burst out of the stove, accompanied by the sound of "stabbing", playing background music for the silent one, two young and three.

Grandma said slowly, "Over the years... Thanks to Xiaohuai coming to see me from time to time... I'm a lonely old man with no children and no daughters, no one cares, and if I die in the house one day, no one will know..."

Luo Qinghe hurriedly said: "How come! Grandma is in good health and has a long life. ”

"Besides, I'll be here in the future, and I'll be grandma's granddaughter."

Grandma smiled kindly, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were like a flower.

"Grandma knows you're a good-hearted person..."

She paused, and then said: "That year, if it weren't for Xiaohuai, Grandma might really be gone..."

Grandma looked at Luo Qinghe's stunned eyes, and stretched out her hand to stroke the top of her head, "Grandma went out to catch the market that winter, but ah, maybe it's because I'm old and useless, I somehow fell down." ”

"It's a cold winter, and it just so happens that there are no people on the road that day... Grandma was so painful that she fainted directly. ”

"Later, when I woke up again, I found myself lying in the hospital, and Xiaohuai fell asleep on the edge of my bed."

Luo Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows, but she didn't expect this Shen Xuhuai to be a warm-hearted person.

"Xiaohuai told me that his father didn't hurt him since he was a child, his mother didn't love him, and he didn't have any relatives. As soon as he saw me, he felt very kind. ”

Luo Qinghe couldn't help but think of Shen Xuhuai's unfortunate childhood, she lowered her eyebrows, and her long eyelashes covered her eyes.

"Grandma happens to be lonely under her knees. So, as soon as we put it together, Xiaohuai became my grandson. ”

"Since then, as long as Xiaohuai is free, he will run to Xiaqi Town to see me."

"Over the years, Grandma, I really regard him as my own grandson..."

Luo Qinghe gathered her loose hair, and she said with a normal expression: "I see..."

Grandma came out of her memories and looked at Luo Qinghe with a smile, "When Grandma saw you, she also felt inexplicably cordial with you... You, like Xiaohuai, are both kind-faced people. ”

Luo Qinghe couldn't help but lift the corners of his mouth, if Grandma knew that Shen Xuhuai coerced ordinary people, set up poisonous schemes to harm her Luo family, and betrayed her kindness to him, I don't know if she still thinks so?

Of course, Luo Qinghe didn't say it.

"Grandma, don't worry, you will have two more granddaughters in the future, me and Xiaoxiao." Luo Qinghe avoided talking about Shen Xuhuai, she looked at Grandma's old face, and said seriously, "Xiaoxiao and I don't have a grandmother anymore." I will come to visit you often in the future, and if you encounter any difficulties, I will not hesitate to do so. ”

"Okay, good boy..."Grandma said for a while, a little tired. She gasped slightly, and said, "Xiao He, what is so difficult about Grandma, I just hope that you and Xiao Huai are fine..."

Luo Qinghe didn't answer for a long time.

The stove in front of me burst out a few more sparks, I don't know if it was because of a few pieces of charcoal, and the warmth was more sufficient. The heat from the shop made her eyes a little open.

Luo Qinghe and his sister glanced at each other, but no one answered.

She and Shen Xuhuai were originally fake, but now that she has seen through Shen Xuhuai's true face, and then joined forces to deceive Grandma, she felt that she was embarrassed, and naturally she was unwilling to take the initiative to accept anything from Grandma.

Luo Xiaoxiao glanced at the time, she hesitated, and whispered, "Grandma, we should go..."

Luo Qinghe looked at Luo Xiaoxiao's line of sight, and now it has been more than half an hour since the agreed time with the driver. Indeed, it is long overdue.

Grandma stood up in a daze and looked at the two sisters, her eyes were reluctant.

"Xiao He... Have a nice trip..."

Luo Qinghe and his sister hugged Grandma's thin body one by one.

Luo Qinghe said in a hoarse voice: "Grandma, take care of yourself, we will come back to see you often." ”

**

The driver had already parked the car in front of the grandmother's house, and the car honked twice impatiently to remind the two in the house that it was time.

Luo Qinghe turned around three times in one step, the tip of her nose was sour.

"Grandma, go back."

Grandma followed them until they got into the car. "Oh, Grandma will."

The car started with a roar and was gone.

Luo Qinghe rolled down the window and looked behind him hard.

Grandma's rickety body stood still for a long time, her eyes kept looking in the direction they were walking. She held on to the door frame in a daze, and waved her right hand mechanically at the butt of the car.

It seems that as long as she doesn't move, Luo Qinghe will always stay by her side.

Luo Qinghe turned around and sat upright, she closed her eyes. The scene just now lingered in her mind for a long time, and it almost made people cry sadly when they saw it.

Luo Xiaoxiao did not have a deep affection for her grandma like Luo Qinghe. Maybe it's because of the different environment in which she grew up, she has been relatively cold-hearted and cold-hearted since she was a child.

She deliberately eased the sour atmosphere after parting, thought about it, and said, "Sister, it seems that you haven't talked to that person named Pei for a long time... Something came, contacted. ”

Luo Qinghe opened his eyes, looked at his sister, and helplessly said, "His name is Pei Jiangzhi." ”

Luo Xiaoxiao patted her head, "Yes, Pei Jiangzhi." Sister, have you forgotten him? ”

“... How can it be. Luo Qinghe tugged at the corners of his mouth, "He is also in Rongcheng." ”

Luo Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows, "Oh? ”

Luo Qinghe: "I don't know if I can see him by the way this time." ”

After all, the world is so small.