The alley is very long.

The woman didn't walk fast, but every step was extremely hard.

Even though my forehead and body were all wet with sweat...

Even though my legs kept shaking.

Even if your body may fall down at any time.

But this time she had no intention of stopping to rest.

"Do you want to see the two trees I planted?"

Ye Bei followed behind and spoke actively.

The eyes are faint...

The moment this sound fell, the memory was taken back from the long river of time.

In front of me, the young girl seemed to be stained by the long river of time in an instant.

The skin on the body is aging little by little.

The long black hair gradually became pale...

When Ye Bei's voice completely fell in the echoes of the alley, only an old woman carrying a bucket was left.

"What's the best thing about the tree?" the woman replied. The water in the barrel splashed out two drops, but the pace was still the same.

Ye Bei whispered: "After I leave, I will ask you to watch the yard No. 99. This time I will give you the keys as well. I want to ask you to take care of those two trees."

"But I haven't had much time." The woman's voice became more and more vicissitudes.

Ye Bei's voice was faint: "It's okay, you can take care of it as long as you can."

"Okay." The woman thought for a few seconds and nodded slightly.

The two continued to move forward, and the surroundings were very quiet.

But, not taking a few steps...

Some residents slowly appeared in the originally deserted alleys.

The first thing that caught my eye was a little girl who was only four or five years old. She was wearing a bright red floral dress, which was in a sharp contrast with the scenery of the alley. He jumped and walked from the depths of the alley. After seeing the woman, he showed a cute smile, and his voice was crisp and sweet: "Grandma, you are going to fetch water again."

"Yes! Girl, run slowly, don't fall."

The woman was carrying water, her forehead was covered in sweat, and when she passed by the little girl, she showed a kind smile.

Behind the girl was a young woman.

A woman is wearing a white dress.

A pair of white slippers were on her feet.

"Slow down, don't hit the old lady..." When I saw the girl jumping in front, the woman was shouting softly behind her.

When passing by the woman, the woman slowed down, moved carefully, and nodded to her to show respect, and then went to chase the little girl again.

In addition to this girl, a woman...

In the alley, many closed gates of ancient courtyards have also been opened one after another today.

The sun shines.

The peach blossom branches stretch out, and a faint fragrance drifts everywhere.

There was an old man sitting at the door of the yard, holding a dry cigarette in his mouth. As the muscles on the corners of his mouth twitched, the white smoke slowly rose. The old man narrowed his eyes, as if he enjoyed this quiet scenery.

"I've fetched water!"

When I saw the woman passing by from the front, I grinned, revealing her sparse teeth, and her voice was vicissitudes.

There was a yard entrance where two children were lying on the ground, playing with marbles, with serious expressions. The face, nose and hands were covered with dust, but they didn't care at all, but instead smiled happily.

"Two little guys, please be careful, the ground is very dirty."

The woman walked by with water, shook her head and said softly.

There was a yard gate, three young people stood together, as if discussing something, with cigarettes in their mouths in their mouths, swallowing mist. When they saw the woman walking by, someone looked at her side, and then said enthusiastically: "Grandma, can you lift the water? Why don't I send it to you..."

"No need, you guys continue playing with yours."

The woman replied, walking slowly by these people.

Along the way...

Ye Bei saw many people.

Everyone's face was covered with the breath of worldly affairs, and those people were greeting the woman.

But……

Ye Bei, who was following behind, seemed to be directly ignored by those people, or... they could not see Ye Bei's existence at all.

for a long time……

Ye Bei and the woman finally walked to the aisle between Courtyard No. 98 and Courtyard No. 99 again.

Dong!

The woman placed the wooden barrel on the ground and made a thud.

The alley has returned to a quiet and quiet scene.

In the whole alley, only Ye Bei and the woman were left.

"Today is really good. It's like a festival. Many people have returned to this alley. Unfortunately, it's not as grand as eighty years ago. Perhaps this alley can't escape the fate of the times and will be demolished sooner or later."

The woman turned around, placed her turbid gaze on Ye Bei, and spoke slowly.

Ye Bei replied softly: "Not just the alley, anything will be spent in the years."

When answering this, Ye Bei walked to the door of the yard No. 99 with his hands behind his back, wearing a white shirt.

Snap...

Standing in front of the courtyard, the ancient copper lock opened with a click.

At the same time, the rusty copper lock seemed to have transcended the years at this moment, and the rust on the body actually faded away at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon, it was completely renewed, as if it had just been built.

And a brand new key appeared on the copper lock.

Ye Bei took a step forward...

With a stretch of your hand, the key flew out of it automatically.

Ye Bei took it, turned around, and handed the key to the woman: "I will give it to you in this yard in the future..."

"good!"

The woman answered lightly and reached out.

But when the dry palm stretched out in sharp contrast with Ye Bei's white and jade-like palm, she quickly shrank her hand back.

The old eyes were slightly red.

"Hold it."

Ye Bei saw this detail clearly, his eyes were faint, and his mouth was whispered.

"good."

The woman stretched out her hand again.

That hand trembled gently and was very slow.

He gently pinched the key with his two fingers, quickly retracted it again, and murmured: "Don't worry, as long as I'm still alive for one day, your yard will definitely take good care of it."

"Ye Beiqing." Ye Beiqing was ok.

He reached out and gently pushed it on the ancient courtyard gate.

squeak……

The wooden door made a squeak.

When Ye Bei's fair fingers touched the wooden door, a magical scene appeared...

The originally rotten wooden door began to spread around from Ye Bei's fingertips, and finally returned to its original state bit by bit.

Red paint.

Magnificent.

Magnificent...

The wooden door of the No. 99 yard became what it had just been built in a short moment.

The woman saw this scene clearly, her eyes trembled slightly, her mouth opened, trying to speak, but in the end she remained silent again.

squeak……

All wooden doors were pushed open.

A cool air blew out from it, with a light fragrance.

The woman looked up slightly, her turbid gaze, through the door, and looked inside...
Chapter completed!