The two of them entered the village step by step, without taking a single step. To Lao Tian, it was like clearing away the past hidden in his heart...
When I left, everything was fine.
When he returned, things were about to change and people were about to change. How could this not make Lao Tian sad?
He has no one to express his sadness...
The distance from the village entrance to Datong's home is not far, but it has become the farthest, most difficult and longest road that Lao Tian has ever walked.
When we finally arrived at Datong's house, the yard was deserted.
This was different from what Haitang thought. No one was waiting in the yard.
Could it be that they are working together to let Laotian's pigeons go?
This thought flashed through Haitang's mind. No, at least Datong would not be such a person.
"They don't want to see me..." Lao Tian stood in the old yard and looked around. Some of the familiar tables, chairs, benches, fences, and trees were still there.
Some of them were newly added. Seeing that the home was getting better and better, he was also happy for Datong's mother.
"I'd better go..." Lao Tian put the sweet-scented osmanthus cake on the table and wanted to turn around.
Creak, creak...
At this time the door opened and Datong's mother came out.
The two faced each other, but they didn't say a word, they just looked at each other silently, carefully watching each other's changes...
The Datong girl was dressed very beautifully, her face was painted with gouache and rouge, and her hair was glossy black.
"Are you okay?" Dad Datong asked after a long time.
"It's better without you." Datong mother thought for a while and replied.
Haitang left knowingly and returned to her room. Datong, Tian Niu and Ertong were sitting here looking out.
The dyeing shop is also very quiet today. The mute girls, Wintersweet and Wanwan are also watching the activities outside the dyeing house, creating some opportunities for the old couple to be alone.
Obviously, Datong Niang’s answer sounded like gunpowder...
The remaining anger has not dissipated.
"This is what Lao Tian has written for you all these years..." Haitang took out the letter and wanted to give it to Datong so that Datong could read it to everyone, so as to eliminate the grudges and unhappiness in her heart over the years.
Unexpectedly, the illiterate Tian Niu snatched it away, opened it, and threw it directly into the brazier without even looking at it.
The letter turned into ashes in an instant...
"What are you doing?" Er Tong asked.
"I don't want to see it, and I don't want to know it either..." Tian Niu said.
"Yesterday I saw him wearing clothes of good material, but today he deliberately wore shabby clothes. Are he afraid that we will covet his family wealth?" Tian Niu pointed to the outside and said.
"I think I saw him wearing this dress when I was a kid..." Datong's memory also became blurry. After all, it was so far away in the past that he just had an impression.
Haitang only felt lucky that she had read the letter...
Datong still wanted to know, but like Ertong, Tian Niu was angry and didn't want to know.
Haitang didn't say anything either.
Datong only said, "It's a pity, it's a pity..."
He didn't know that his wife had already read the contents of the letter...
"Beep..." Datong hugged Tiantian, taught her to stand, and held her little hand. Who knew that Tiantian was looking at his grandfather outside the window and murmuring to himself.
Full of curiosity.
"He is about to leave this world. As children, we should treat him kindly. After the fallen leaves return to their roots, I think he has nothing else to ask for. What do you think?" Datong advised.
Finally, everyone decided to forgive Lao Tian and go out to see him together.
Before I could get up, I heard noise coming from the yard.
"Who is going to die? You only have a few days to live!"