I really don't want to be a teacher

The old man sat at the long table, hunched over, remained silent for a while, then raised his head, and said aloud,

Looking at the old man, he paused his gaze, Lian Ge nodded, and stood up, next to him, Gu Xiaoying also stood up.

The old man hunched over, got up from the stool, stood again, turned around, and moved his feet towards the outside of the yard.

……

"Go slowly, old man."

"……thanks, thanks……"

After sending the old man to the gate of the courtyard, Lian Ge stopped.

The old man bowed his back, nodded his head, responded, then turned around slowly, and walked towards the distance with a little staggering gait.

In his hand, he was still tightly clutching the creased red envelope paper.

Seeing the hunched figure of the old man drifting away, Lian Ge turned his gaze back, led Gu Xiaoying, walked back to the courtyard, and closed the courtyard door.

……

"……baby……"

Staggering, the old man bowed his waist and moved his feet, walking beside the road,

Walked through another fork in the road and stopped again.

Standing again, he paused for a moment, the old man raised his hand, looked at the red envelope paper in his hand, and his eyes became dazed again.

Opening the pocket of his clothes, the old man tightly clenched the red envelope with some creases, carefully put it into his pocket.

He zipped up the pocket of his clothes again, and after zipping it up, squeezed it carefully through the clothes to make sure that the red envelope was still there, then raised his other hand,

From the pocket on the other side, groping with trembling hands, he took out an elderly phone.

The keys of the elderly machine have faded, and the paint on the sides has also faded.

The old man held the phone tremblingly, pressed the button with his thumb, and after pressing it a few times, he unlocked the phone.

As if following his memory, the old man pressed and pressed the button of the phone until the photo album of the phone was opened. On the small screen of the phone, a photo of the boy and the old man was not very clear.

In the photo, the old man is a bit embarrassed and cramped. He hugs the boy and squats behind the boy. The boy leans against the old man's arms, seems to be holding a mobile phone, happy and smiling.

"……baby……"

The old man looked at the boy in the photo, his cloudy eyes were absent-minded, in a trance,

Tears dripped from the flushed eyes and fell on the screen. The old man stretched out his other hand and wiped it in a panic.

It wasn't until the tears on the screen were wiped away that the old man stopped again and looked at the boy in the photo on the phone screen.

"……drop!"

The voice of the mobile phone indicating that the battery is low rang. The old man looked at it, holding the mobile phone, and hurriedly walked forward along the road.

"... selling meat... selling meat..."

At this time, a street vendor who was going back and forth to sell meat in various villages rode a tricycle and passed by the road.

Seeing the old man, he greeted him loudly,

"...Old Xu, are you out here? Are you going to buy some meat today?"

Hearing the sound, the old man stopped and looked around.

"...Weigh a pound of pork ribs for me."

……

"...Lian Ge, tell me, will that old man..."

Walking back to the eaves, he glanced at the cold tea in the cup, poured out the tea in the cup, and put away the paper cup.

Lian Ge and the two sat back at the long table.

Gu Xiaoying turned her head, looked at the distance outside the yard, then turned her head and said aloud.

"...The old man and his grandson depend on each other for life, and now his grandson has... Will he..."

Talking aloud, Gu Xiaoying gradually stopped talking.

On the side, Lian Ge glanced at the distance outside the courtyard, then turned his gaze to Gu Xiaoying, shook his head,

"His grandson wants him to live and live well."

Just said something, Lian Ge didn't say any more.

Gu Xiaoying listened, a little silent, and the yard became a little quiet again.

……

"...Xiaoge, Xiaoying, are you in the house?"

"The door is not closed, Second Uncle can come in directly."

At this time, Second Uncle Lian shouted outside the courtyard, and after hearing the response from the house, he pushed open the courtyard door,

After looking at Lian Ge and Gu Xiaoying at the side of the yard, he turned his head and looked out of the yard on the road.

"Is there a guest in the house?"

Turning around again, Second Uncle Lian walked towards the yard and spoke aloud.

"The ones from Sanshan Village next door have something to do."

Lian Ge stood up, nodded, and responded.

Uncle Lian listened, nodded, and didn't ask any more questions.

"...Xiaoge, Xiaoying, let's go to eat at noon, the food is already cooked in the room."

Smiling, Second Uncle Lian said something out loud.

Immediately afterwards, the little white mouse, which was still paralyzed on the ground under the eaves at this time, jumped up and looked down at its still round belly again.

He paused for a while, and then jumped onto Lian Ge's shoulder.

"it is good."

Smiling, Lian Ge looked at Second Uncle Lian and responded again.

Following Uncle Lian and Lian Ge, they walked towards the entrance of the village.

……

"...Xiao Ge, you are at home for a few days this time. If there is something nearby, do you want to answer Xiao Ge?"

"It's still the same as before when I was away. If there is any urgent matter, Grand Uncle can tell me, and the rest is unnecessary."

In the uncle's house, several people gathered around the table, eating and talking.

Uncle Tai made a sound and asked Lian Ge,

Lian Ge shook his head and responded.

"That's it."

Grand Uncle nodded and responded.

"...Today, this white mouse, why doesn't he seem to have a very good appetite?"

Next to it, the second uncle turned his head, looked at the ground next to him, and put some special dishes for it, and the little white mouse by the plate turned his head and said aloud,

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge glanced at the little white mouse, and couldn't help smiling.

Beside the plate with some vegetables, the little white mouse's chubby stomach hasn't gone away.

From time to time, he lowered his head and looked at his round belly, and turned his head from time to time to look at Lian Ge and Gu Xiaoying, with some resentment in his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, after seemingly hesitating again, he lowered his head, surrounded the plate with vegetables, and fought again.

"Eat more in the morning."

Smiling, Lian Ge turned his gaze and responded.

"...Squeak, squeak!"

Next to it, the little white mouse screamed twice, then lowered its head again, and fought around the plate.

……

"... This little white mouse can really eat. It seems that it can't eat anymore, so it's better to finish the food on the plate."

After finishing the meal and clearing the dishes, Second Uncle Lian looked at the little white mouse lying on the ground next to him, and couldn't help but say something,

On the ground, the special dish for the little white mouse was already empty, and the little white mouse slumped on the side of the plate, his stomach was rounder than before,

Lian Ge glanced at the little white mouse lying on the ground, and smiled.

"...Xiao Ge, come over to eat at night, I'll take some sausages and cook them."

Next to him, Grand Uncle Tai said aloud.

"It won't be at night."

Smiling, Lian Ge shook his head.

……

"Let's go to town."

"What would you like to eat tonight?"

"Braised pork!"

"...Squeak, squeak!"

After sitting in the grand uncle's house for a while, Lian Ge and Gu Xiaoying walked out of the courtyard of the grand uncle's house,

Go out of the village.

Gu Xiaoying held Lian Ge's hand, and the two walked along the road towards the town, talking.

On the shoulders, the little white mouse whose bulging belly has faded a bit, also called twice from time to time.

"... Lian Ge, what did the little white mouse say?"

"It shares your opinion."

Chapter 747 The Vegetable Seller

"...Go to the town, go to the county seat, get in the car and leave, three yuan per person."

Coming out of the village, walking along the road, stepping on the hills and slopes beside the road, extending the shadows of the branches and leaves of the trees on the road,

Two people and one mouse, walking forward.

Passing through another fork outside the village, an old urban and rural bus staggered and approached from behind.

The urban and rural bus slowed down, and a middle-aged woman in a red padded jacket with a black satchel poked her head out of the window, greeting pedestrians along the road.

Along the roadside, some people carrying baskets, or carrying woven bags, or bringing children, either stopped, or looked back, and then walked along the road again.

Lian Ge turned his gaze to the bus parked beside him,

He took Gu Xiaoying into the car and stood at the front of the car, by the door.

There are quite a few passengers in the car, some carrying baskets, or pockets at their feet, or couples wearing brand new clothes, or parents with children.

Some acquaintances were talking, and the words were heard in the car.

"...Old Tao, wearing such brand-new clothes, go to dinner?"

"...the granddaughter in his third aunt's house got married and held a banquet in the county..."

"...Old Chen, when did you come back? I haven't seen you much during the Chinese New Year..."

"...Mom, I'll be on the street later, I want to eat biscuits..."

……

Listening to the voices mixed in his ears, Lian Ge glanced at the people in the carriage, who were laughing and talking with other people, or fiddling with the things in their hands, or some people who were silent.

Next to him, Gu Xiaoying stood beside Lian Ge, looked at Lian Ge, and followed Lian Ge's gaze into the carriage.