Sweet rice wine boiled jar after jar. When the sun was in the west, the small wine jar of the Fuori family finally bottomed out. The pot on the table, bacon, fried bamboo shoots, and only some soup remained.

Everyone put down their chopsticks one after another.

At this time, Liu Orion got up again and invited him.

So, the group moved to the Liu family.

Now is the time when the winter grain is almost exhausted, and the summer grain is still two months away from being harvested. People call this time of year "May and June". Therefore, the meals of every household are similar. The Liu family also prepared sweet rice wine and bacon fried dried bamboo shoots.

Before eating, Liu Orion also divided some bacon out in a small bowl, called Mi'er, and instructed him to send it to Uncle Hong, and carefully instructed: "If your Uncle Hong hasn't woken up yet, you have to wake him up." He had slept for so long, and he hadn't eaten at noon. An empty stomach will grind the stomach, which is not good. ”

"Okay. ”

It didn't take long for Mi'er to turn white and run back in a panic: "Dad, it's not good." ”

When Liu Orion heard this, his face couldn't be hung up. However, at the moment, it was difficult for the distinguished guest to scold, so he had to fly over and slap the knife in the eye and ask, "What's the matter?"

Mi'er shrunk his neck and squeaked: "I, my Uncle Hong, he, he's out of breath......"

Liu Orion was in a hurry, grabbed the young man who was not as high as his shoulder, and raised his slap: "Little cub, what are you talking about!"

Shen Yun and the others also changed color in unison and put down their chopsticks.

"Da Liu, listen to your old man's words. Fu Orion was the closest, stretched out his hand to slap Liu Orion, and lowered his head to Mi'er and said, "Don't be afraid, what's wrong with your Uncle Hong?" ”

Mi'er nodded, and continued. He is already a teenager, and he is very articulate: "When I entered the house, I saw my Uncle Hong lying on the bed with his side facing the wall. I went over and shouted at him a few times, 'Uncle Hong'. Nor did he answer me. Dad said that he would call my Uncle Hong to wake up and eat. I went to the bed, shouted 'Uncle Hong', and went to pull his arm. I didn't try it either, so I took it with me. I, Uncle Hong, poured it to my side. I didn't move, and I shouldn't have to, just sleep with my eyes closed. I went to pinch his nose and tried to pinch him to wake up. I found that his nose was cold and he didn't breathe. ”

It couldn't be clearer. Fu, Liu, Jiang and others all looked at the village chief in unison - in Xiaoxi Village, a desperate account like Uncle Hong, the village chief came forward and led everyone to handle the aftermath together.

The village chief put down his chopsticks and sighed, "Uncle Hong...... After all these years of suffering, it is a happy thing to be liberated. ”

"I went in my sleep, there was no pain or disaster, Uncle Hong is so blessed. Fu Orion also said.

"yes. When it comes to the end, you can still drink the good wine in the county. Uncle Hong doesn't lose. These are Jiang Liu's words.

Everyone said, there was not much Qi on their faces.

"Let's go with me first, and then go back and call the people from the village to come over and help. The village chief stood up and beckoned to the crowd.

"I'll go too. Shen Yun took the initiative to bring it up.

The village chief was stunned for a moment, and then nodded in agreement: "This is also the fate of Shen Gongzi and Uncle Hong." ”

The group quickly returned to Uncle Hong's house.

By this time, the news had already spread throughout the village. There were quite a few people standing in the courtyard in front of the house. They're all adults. The children who came to see the excitement were scolded by the adults in the family and rushed back. The villagers stood far away, and no one entered the house.

Shen Yun followed the village chief and finally arrived at Uncle Hong's house.

The house is black and hollow. It can be seen that Fu and Liu often come over. The two of them took out the flint and took a torch from the hall and lit it.

Suddenly, the dark room lit up.

Directly facing the door, there was a large wooden bed. Uncle Hong was lying on his back on the bed, covered with a rag quilt with a corner that he couldn't see clearly.

There was a porcelain bowl beside the bed, and the small half bowl of bacon in it was already cold, and it was covered with a layer of white frozen oil—this was sent by his eldest grandson in the morning.

"The meat hasn't been touched," Fu Orion picked up the bowl, looked at it carefully, and then put it back in its place, "Uncle Hong is indeed asleep." ”

Shen Yun felt a little strange, in Niutouao Village, no one would put the bed in the hall. Because that's where the old man who was about to choke out of bed stopped and set up a mourning hall after death. Moreover, in the hall of Fu and Liu just now, there was no bed.

He asked Liu Orion in a low voice: "Uncle Liu, has Uncle Hong's bed always been placed in this room?"

Liu Orion shook his head: "It was Uncle Hong's leg that was scrapped and asked us to help carry it here." At that time, Uncle Hong didn't eat or drink, lying in the hall, just waiting for his daughter to come back to see him for the last time. Later, the person who went to report the news came back and said that there was a military accident outside, and his daughter's family fled and was not found. After Uncle Hong cried, he drank water and ate again. Everyone said that he was afraid that no one would send him to the end, so he kept hanging on to his heart. When the war had passed, no one in the village dared to tell him. I'm afraid that he will be discouraged and will not be able to survive anymore. ”

Shen Yun understood-Uncle Hong had been wandering outside when he was young and had seen a lot of things. When I saw him today, I must have guessed in my heart that the war disaster outside had already ended, and I felt that my daughter's family was more auspicious, and there was no hope for the father and daughter to meet again, so my heart was dissipated.

At this time, the village chief came over and asked Liu Orion: "Da Liu, do you know that Uncle Hong has prepared old man's clothes?"

"It's been ready for a long time. Liu Orion responded, walked to the bed, squatted down, and dragged out an old wooden box from under the bed, "When Uncle Hong broke his leg, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to wait for his daughter, so he told me first, saying that the old man's clothes were all packed in this box, and asked me to help him drag them under the bed first." ”

"That's good. The village chief breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You first give Uncle Hong three sticks of incense." I'm going to call someone over and help with the pretending. ”

Fu, Liu, and Jiang all nodded in response.

Shen Yun walked up to Liu Orion and asked, "Uncle Liu, what is the charter of Uncle Hong's posthumous affairs?"

The latter sighed: "What regulations can there be? Uncle Hong has no son to send to his death, and the daughter he has adopted is also equal to nothing." That is, a few of us who usually get along with each other came over to help with the pretending, rolled it up with a mat and carried it to the back mountain to bury it. Fortunately, he expected this situation before his death, and prepared the old man's clothes early, so he would not walk naked. "The lives of the people in the mountains are tight, and sending the old man away is a lot of money, and no one can afford it. What's more, a desperate family like Uncle Hong, giving him money is no different from playing in the water, and he can't even leave favors. Therefore, it is just a few good things to do a hand.

"Where's the coffin? No?" Shen Yun wrinkled his eyebrows.

"There used to be. Later, when I fell and injured myself, I took it to exchange money for medicine and ate it all. Liu Orion shook his head again and again and sighed.

Shen Yun listened, groaned slightly, and said, "Uncle Hong has the grace to save my life. I couldn't bear to see him go away and be so desolate behind him. Uncle Liu, may I ask, can you buy a ready-made coffin right now?" I think this is also Uncle Hong's last wish, and it is also the only thing he can do for Uncle Hong.

As soon as these words came out, not only Liu Orion was stunned, but even Fu and Jiang, who were busy making incense at the bedside, also stopped together.

"Yes, there is, but the price is not cheap......

The silver in the mountains is worth miles. Shen Yun did not lack these taels of funeral silver. So, with his funding, Uncle Hong's posthumous affairs were done decently and lively.

Two days later, after burying Uncle Hong, Fu and Liu, as his relatives and friends, thanked him again: "Thanks to you, what Uncle Hong was most worried about before his death did not happen." He was able to walk away in peace. ”

Even the people in the village praised and envied: "Good people have good rewards!"

"Uncle Hong is decent, so blessed!"

Shen Yun disagreed. From Uncle Hong's body, he once again felt that mortals were no different from ants when they lived.

I don't want this kind of life.