After a while, footsteps sounded, and the white-haired old man came with a food box, even though Liu Zhide exuded a gloomy momentum at this time, it really made ordinary people dare not step forward, but the old man didn't seem to notice it at all.

He staggered to Liu Zhide's side, "Master, today's New Year's Day, the old slave wrapped your favorite dumplings, come, try them while it's hot." ”

As he spoke, the old man opened the food box and took out the ingot-like dumplings inside, as well as a small plate of dipping sauce and a pot of warm wine.

"I haven't cooked for many years, and I don't know if the craft has regressed. ”

Liu Zhide looked at the chopsticks handed over, and turned to look at the old man, who had a kind smile on his face, from his childhood to his youth, middle age, and now, the other party's face has been wrinkled by the years.

But compared to ordinary people, he has lived longer, and all these years, he has been raised by panacea.

The old man sent the chopsticks again, "It's cold at night, and these dumplings are so cold." ”

Liu Zhide took the chopsticks and picked up a dumpling, and the old man reminded again, "Dip in the sauce, it tastes better." ”

The old man is always worried about this.

Liu Zhide obediently dipped in the sauce, the entrance of the dumplings, the taste was different from that of the year, in fact, he couldn't eat it anymore, he had eaten less food over the years, and there were chefs here, famous chefs.

How could he let Xu Lao still do these jobs.

He should have spent his days here until he died.

But now he wants to use those dim eyes and those hands that are not very flexible to make a plate of dumplings for himself in the middle of the night, so that he can spend a year.

"How is it? Compared to back then, the taste has changed?" asked Xu Lao.

Liu Zhide shook his head, "It hasn't changed, it's still Xu Laobao's dumplings that are the best." ”

Xu Lao smiled with satisfaction, and the folds on his face bloomed, "Eat more if it's delicious, so much, it's all yours." ”

This sentence touched Liu Zhide's heart, and his eyes were sour for a while, and he even stopped the action of putting down the chopsticks, and those who thought they were forgotten, but in fact, they just didn't want to recall the past at this moment.

When I was a child, I didn't know what cultivation was, my family was in the middle of the road, and I couldn't even eat meat, and I couldn't understand anything at that time, but I was hungry every day, and I wanted to eat meat, so I was beaten by my father who was becoming more and more grumpy, and my mother, who had no good life, didn't have the heart to take care of herself.

Scarred himself, hiding in the bed in his room, crying profusely.

Until he was tired of crying, he fell asleep, and then he was woken up by Xu Lao, as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw such a big chicken, and immediately grabbed it and ate it like a hungry tiger. ”

The chopsticks that were about to be put down, so I changed the direction and picked up a dumpling again, and this time I ate it again, only to eat the taste, which was much saltier than before.

It's really delicious, and the whole grains that I began to dislike later are so delicious.

"Old Xu, sit down and eat together. ”

"The old servant is a servant, and the old servant is here watching you eat. ”

Liu Zhide looked at this old man, even if he later had the top of ten thousand peaks and took care of him like an elder, no one dared to give him a look at the top of ten thousand peaks, and some people even wanted to win their favor by currying favor with him.

Of course, I know everything, but Xu Lao has never made such a small move, he has always done his duty, and he cleaned up his own small yard, and in the first few years, he often came to inquire about his situation, and then the number of times gradually decreased.

I wanted Mei'er to be closer to him, and the old people like children.

But Mei'er doesn't like Xu Lao.

"Old Xu, why haven't you come to see me in recent years? ”

"The old man is doing well, the old servant knows, don't worry, you are also busy. ”

"It's what Mei'er said. ”

"Miss, where can you say anything about the old servant, the old man thinks about it a lot, but the old servant is old, and his legs and feet are not good, and people are lazy. ”

Liu Zhide put down the chopsticks, Xu Lao had already handed over the handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and refilled a glass of warm wine.

Liu Zhide looked at the empty courtyard, at this time in the past, the top of Wanfeng should be holding a banquet, and everyone under the door should be performing on this stage, and after a while, it will be time to set off fireworks, Hongmei sat at her hand, looking at it with a smile.

Mei'er will run over with a smile, stretch out his hand to ask for New Year's money, and say goodbye, this young man he values will stand quietly in the crowd.

That's Xia'er, and she.

After bringing their mother and daughter back, they also celebrated the New Year's Day.

Yes, she didn't show up, saying that she was unwell, Xia Er led Liu Hua and sat timidly in the position, Xia Er looked at herself several times, and finally took advantage of the fireworks when they were the most lively, pulled Liu Hua to run to herself, congratulated herself, and then retreated, and then, the two of them looked at the fireworks that the sky was almost unfilled, and they were dumbfounded, he still remembered Mei'er's disdainful laughter beside him.

It turns out that I remember everything, and I know everything, but I have been letting it go.

"Old Xu, I really did something wrong. ”

"If a person is not a sage, he can do no wrong. ”

Xu Lao looked at Liu Zhide distressedly, the former child, now he has gray hair in his temples, but he has come to such a desperate end, everyone betrayed his relatives, he was indeed wrong, but Xu Lao also really felt sorry for him, after all, he was a child who grew up by himself.

"But my mistake is irreparable, I killed my wife and abandoned my daughter for the sake of heavy treasure, and for the sake of fame, I killed my daughter, I am too ruthless. ”

The corners of Liu Zhide's mouth showed a mocking smile, "Old Xu, I remember when I was a child, I saw that stray cats were pitiful, and they adopted them, and when I saw the ragged people giving them food, my friends were bullied, and I went to help out, I used to be a conscientious and kind person, how did it become like this?"

Liu Zhide looked at Xu Lao earnestly, and even looked at Xu Lao with a burning eye, he really wanted to know the answer, he really wanted to know why, when did he start to become like this.

Xu Lao sighed.

"The old man has a grand wish, but the road is a bend, and the old servant doesn't know why the old man has changed, the old servant only knows that you made a statement from the Liu family, over the years, the reputation of the Liu family has become bigger and bigger, maybe these are the things that the old man has changed. ”

"But I call the Liu family notorious. ”

"Master, since it is the New Year's Festival, are you willing to go with the old servant to pay tribute to the souls of the Liu family over the years. ”

Liu Zhide looked at the bamboo basket he put at his feet, and only then did he know what was inside.

The soul of the Liu family over the years......

Thinking about it carefully, except for the beginning, it seems that he has never been to the Liu family's cemetery again.