After everyone left, only the old man and the old lady were left in the room. "You, do you remember when we were young? When we first met, I still remember you had two braids and stood on the road cursing."

"At the time I was wondering how a girl could curse like that. Then I thought about it and realized you were pretty cute. Then we met again, on that bridge. As we met more and more often, my heart was filled with you. It wasn't until later that I asked around and found out who you were."

"You old man, you're still scolding me. At the beginning, I said that no one could be so rude. Did you think I was rude, just like those old ladies who curse on the street?" The old lady didn't dislike him this time. "In fact, I have never disliked you. Even though I always look at you like this, I like you in my heart."

"And I fell in love with you at first sight, but I was shy and didn't say it out loud. Later, the bridge was gone, and our memories were gone too." As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the old man say.

"Wife, please change my clothes." The clothes he was talking about were the burial clothes he had prepared in advance. In fact, he had gone to the hospital for a check-up a month ago, and he had long realized that there was something wrong with his body, so he had prepared them early. Only the old lady knew about this.

The old lady brought him some clothes to change into, "You old man, you just left when you said you would. From now on, I will be alone."

The old man wiped her tears and said, "Don't cry. You have to go through this life. Spend more time with the children in the future, okay?"

"Okay, I will definitely live longer for you." The old lady nodded.

The old man saw her nod and slowly lowered his hand. His breathing slowed down until it stopped.

The old lady lay on him and cried. People outside heard the crying and ran in. They saw the old man lying peacefully on the bed, with tears on their faces.

"Don't cry, the old man passed away peacefully. He didn't suffer much, and he has many children and grandchildren. He was very happy. It's not easy to live to this age. His situation is much better than many people."

The old lady was also very sad, but some things still had to be faced, and this was something everyone had to go through. Besides, she had promised the old man that she would spend more time with the children and see more of the world for him.

On the day the old man was buried, it began to drizzle and the whole city was gloomy, as if it was crying.

......

After burying the old man, Aunt Meihua found Luo Xingci and said, "Xingci, I am going back to my hometown too. I don't know if we will see each other again in the future. That is my home and my roots. I want to go back and take a look. I also want to go back and raise chickens, ducks, geese, and plant flowers and plants. If you are free in the future, please come back and take a look."

Luo Xingci nodded, "Okay, aunt, let us send you back. I also want to go back and see what the Luo Family Brigade has become." Although she did not have any good memories there, she met Lu Sinian there, and also got married there.

"Okay, then let's go back and take a look."

At night, when she was lying with Lu Sinian, she told him about this matter, "Aunt Meihua said she wanted to go back to the Luojia Brigade. I want to go with her to take a look. That's where we met and where we got married. I'll take her back and take a look at what has happened there."

"Okay, then let's go back and take a look. Whatever my wife says is what I'll do. Should we take the children back with us? Or should they stay here with their parents?" It didn't really matter to him whether he took them back or not. It would be fine to take them back and take a look. He could also tell them about the place where he and Luo Xingci met, and let them know where Luo Xingci used to live. When they grow up, they should treat their mother better.

The next morning they set off back to Luojia Brigade. Aunt Meihua sat in the car and looked at the scenery outside without saying a word. Maybe it was because she was old, she missed Luojia Brigade very much now, because her dead man was there. If it weren't for that dead old man, she would not have come back.

It was three days later when I returned to Luojia Brigade. A lot of changes had taken place here. There were many more buildings in the brigade, and the old people I used to see were no longer there. The big tree was also gone, replaced by a building. I don't know who it belongs to.

The Luo family's old house collapsed completely, but I heard that the table inside was still intact, and the boxes on the table had not been moved, but there was a lot of dust.

"I didn't expect this place to have changed so much. I wonder if the thatched cottage I lived in before is still there." Luo Xingci felt a lot of emotion as he looked at the changes here. "I didn't expect time to pass so quickly. We are all getting older."

"Mom, is this where you grew up?" Lu Yunsheng asked, holding Luo Xingci's hand, with Dabao and Erbao following them.

Luo Xingci nodded, "Yes, this is where my mother was born and grew up, and that is where she used to live." She pointed at the collapsed old house over there and said.

Lu Yunsheng and his two brothers looked over there and saw a collapsed house overgrown with weeds. They didn't ask why Luo Xingci didn't build a good house here. They could guess some things.

Several people followed Aunt Meihua home. "I didn't expect that this place is covered with dust after so many years. Fuan, you and Furui go clean it up. I don't know if this place is still habitable. If it is not habitable, I will build a new one and live in it myself. I will not go back with you in the future."

Tian Furui and Tian Fuan went in with brooms to clean, while Luo Xingci went to the mountain with Lu Sinian. The three children followed Aunt Meihua and did not go with them, knowing that they should leave some time for them to be alone.

Aunt Meihua's return also gave the team a topic to talk about. "That's Meihua, right? Those two are her sons, and that woman is Luo Xingci and her husband. I wonder which of those children is hers?"

"Isn't it? I've seen Luo Xingci on TV. He's very successful now. He opened a big company and has factories. He also sells his products overseas. Wow, people from overseas are rushing to buy them."

"Isn't it? She's an outstanding boss. Oh, I didn't expect Luo Xingci to be so amazing. How come she's so amazing even though they both come from the countryside? And she's successful in both her career and love life. You don't know that I saw in the newspaper that they are a loving couple."

"If the Luo family had treated her better, maybe I could have enjoyed the happiness with her."

A group of people were talking, but Luo Xingci didn't know that she had already brought Lu Sinian to the mountain.

"I didn't expect this place has changed. It's all used for farming. Also, this is where I used to live, and the thatched hut is gone." Luo Xingci pointed to the place where the thatched hut used to be, as if he saw the thatched hut.

"And that's where I met Uncle Jinchuan. I didn't expect it's been so long. I still remember when I first met him, he was dirty and had long hair. Later, I brought him clothes from the Luo family and cut his hair."

Lu Sinian nodded, "I still remember my heart beating very fast when I saw you for the first time. I originally thought you were Fu An's girlfriend, and I also thought he liked you, but I didn't expect that he actually treated you as his sister."

"But when I think about it carefully, it's impossible, because he liked that girl called Xue at that time. Fortunately, I came back with him that time, otherwise we wouldn't know when we would meet again. I am very grateful to him."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that we could come back here. In fact, sometimes I wish my mother was still alive. She never had a good day after marrying that guy named Luo, and was even killed by them. Every moment I wish that if she were still alive, I would definitely be able to lead her to a good life."

Thinking of that poor woman, Luo Xingci felt very sad.

The two didn't stay here for long, and went down the mountain after a while. Many places here have changed, and they are almost unrecognizable. There is even a road leading to the mountain, and it is no longer covered with weeds like before.

Moreover, when you are near those ponds or water ponds, you will see a sign that says "No Entering the Water". Later, she heard from two people that an accident had happened here, and the village chief later wrote the sign and put it here.

When the two returned home, Aunt Meihua had already prepared the meal. "Now that you're back, wash your hands and have dinner. Dabao and Erbao are helping to pick vegetables. You don't know how obedient and hardworking they are. The villagers are all praising them."

"Okay, these dishes make me want to eat them just by smelling them. They must be delicious." Luo Xingci knew that Aunt Meihua was a good cook. Later, when she followed Tian Fuan to Kyoto, she also hired two nannies for Aunt Meihua. Aunt Meihua hadn't cooked for a long time.

Luo Xingci and his friends stayed here for a month and then left. After that, they would come back every year to visit Aunt Meihua.

When they came back the next year, Lu Zhengguo and his friends also came here and took a photo of everyone together! Time seemed to be frozen at this moment!