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Song Cheng was shocked when he heard the words, he hurriedly asked, "How did this happen? How is he doing now?"

The corners of Yu's father's eyes were red, he turned around and walked away, "Go back and listen to the teacher's lecture." Ci'er liked it so much, and feared that he would never be able to attend the class again, Yu's father couldn't stop the tears from falling down, and his feet moved a little faster.

Song Cheng wanted to ask again, but could only hold back. He watched Yu Ci's father walk away, then turned around and walked inside with his head down. Song Cheng had never seen life and death, and could not imagine that such a small life as Yu Ci, Will be fragile to fleeting.

Qi Yue saw that Song Cheng was walking with his head down, his expression was wrong, he was so frightened that he pulled Song Cheng back, he lowered his head and rubbed Song Cheng's head and said, "Chengzi, are you okay?" Song Cheng shook his head, he looked up at Qi Yue Yue said, "Qi Yue, I want to see Yu Ci." The corners of his eyes were red, even a little scared.Qi Yue looked distressed, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go see Yu Ci."

Song Cheng entered the door and thought about it. Yu Ci's house is far away. If they go now, they might not be able to come back before the gate of the city is closed. Qi Yue left suddenly, and the two old people were worried.

The weather was not very good the next day, and I felt like snowing in the morning.Master Xu wanted Song Cheng to wait for the weather to improve before going, but Song Cheng insisted, and Master Xu had no choice but to agree.It happened that Xu Fuzhi was going to visit Mr. Cui on this day, Master Xu asked Song Cheng and Qi Yue to wait at Yu Ci's house for Xu Fuzhi to pick them up, so he felt relieved.

Song Cheng agreed, and left early in the morning with Qi Yue. By the way, he also brought Yu Ci the Book of Songs he found from the bookstore last time, intending to give it to Yu Ci to relieve his boredom.

Qi Yue and Song Cheng walked quickly on the road, and arrived at Yujia Village before noon. At this time, the sky had become extremely gloomy, and there were also sparse snowflakes in the sky.

Song Cheng and Qi Yue found Yu Ci's house according to the route they remembered last time.The door of Yu Ci's house was half-closed, and a woman could be vaguely heard crying bitterly inside, and Song Cheng couldn't quite make it out, probably the words "my son".Song Cheng knocked on the door, but no one answered inside. Song Cheng and Qi Yue couldn't go in directly, so they were embarrassed at the door for a while.

The woman next door to Yu Ci's house happened to see the two of them when she went out. She stood at the door and asked, "Whose family are you children? What are you doing standing at the door?"

Song Cheng held his hand slightly and said, "We are friends of Yu Ci, and we came here to visit a friend who is ill. Does this aunt know why no one came to open the door?"

There was pity in the woman's eyes, and her eyes seemed a little red. She reached out and waved to Song Cheng and Qi Yue, "You two come here."

Song Cheng and Qi Yue glanced at each other, then walked towards the woman, the woman invited Song Cheng and Yu Ci to drink a cup of warm tea at their home, and then said, "You are late, young sons of the Yu family , I didn’t make it through last night, it’s gone.” She sighed, and the tears fell involuntarily, and in front of the two children, the woman was embarrassed to let herself cry, and hurriedly took out her handkerchief. The child wiped away tears.

Song Cheng and Qi Yue felt as if they had been hit with a hammer on their heads, and they couldn't react for a long time with dull pain. Song Cheng's mind was full of the phrase "you are late", they, they are late.

Song Cheng's heart was choked up badly, Uncle Yu must have seen that Yu Ci was not well yesterday, so he came here in a hurry to pack things for Yu Ci.If it was yesterday, if he came by himself yesterday, would he at least be able to see Yu Ci one last time.Song Chengxin had a severe headache, as if seeing Yu Ci's words of innocence when they first met, tears fell down.

Qi Yue was startled, and gently tugged on Song Cheng's sleeve, Song Cheng reached out and grabbed Qi Yue's hand, crying even harder, but he didn't cry out because there was a woman in front of him .Qi Yue stretched out his hand and patted Song Cheng's shoulder to express his comfort.

"The eldest son of the Yu family, he is famously smart in our villages, and he will be the number one scholar in the future. I didn't expect it to disappear like this." The woman was holding her handkerchief and crying. I got up, "It's all my family's fault. Seeing that the old man of the Yu family was not feeling well, a group of people urged Yu Ci's father to go to the city to pick up Yu Ci. The snow was so heavy that day, and the night was so cold. On a road in a snowy night, a good child will be lost in a cold wind!"

"It's good now, the eldest grandson is gone before the old man of the Yu family dies! Alas, what a crime this is!" The woman couldn't help it anymore, and she burst into tears, "What a crime! , The white-haired man sent the black-haired man, that kid Yu Ci, he was only a little older, and he just disappeared."

Song Cheng held back his tears, and after a while he choked up and asked, "What's wrong with Yu Ci? How should I say it? If you say no, it's gone? Didn't you invite a good doctor?"

"Please, at the beginning it was a common wind and cold, and Yu Ci was usually weak. I heard from my family that Yu Ci's father specially invited the village doctor to prescribe medicine, but it didn't improve after taking it. At first, he was weak. Dizziness, and then the situation got worse and worse. Yu Ci's father hired several good doctors from the city, but he took a lot of medicines, but he didn't get better. He suddenly lost consciousness a few days ago, and everyone thought it was bad. But I didn't expect it to slow down again, and it suddenly disappeared last night." The woman wiped away her tears.

"Then, how happy was he when he left?" Song Cheng asked here, already sobbing, he asked, "Is he not buried yet? Me, can I see him again?"

The woman took Song Cheng over, hugged Song Cheng in her arms and wiped away her tears, saying, "Don't cry, good boy. Ci'er passed away quickly and didn't suffer anything. My family said he had a sudden angina. , Clutching his chest, it didn't take long. You may not be able to see her again. The old man will be here for two days. Ci'er is a junior, so he can't stay at home. It’s not easy to do.”

Song Cheng sobbed, "I clearly heard that Yu Ci's mother was still crying at home, how could Yu Ci have already gone to the funeral? His mother is clearly still at home."

"Yu Ci is a junior, and he died young. How can the elders help his spirit to go to the funeral? This is to destroy Ci'er's virtue. Ci'er is still young, so he can't bear it. His cousins ​​and Xi'er have just helped the spirit out of the funeral. Now, I'm afraid it's being buried right now." The woman wiped her tears and said, "After Fusan, the wife of the Yu family will be able to visit."

Song Cheng grabbed the woman and asked, "Auntie, Auntie, tell me where Yu Ci is buried? I'll see him off."

The woman saw Song Cheng crying sadly, and Qi Yue also stood aside to wipe away tears, so she took the two of them out and pointed to the mountain to the east and said, "On that mountain, paper money was scattered everywhere they walked. Just go and find it.”

Song Cheng wiped away the tears that had blurred his vision, but the remaining tears came up again. He reached out and grabbed Qi Yue's hand, turned around and ran, "Qi Yue, hurry up, or I won't see you, or I won't see you again." arrive."

Song Cheng finally couldn't help crying, his crying was trembling, he grabbed Qi Yue and ran desperately, "Brother Yue, let's hurry up, the snow is falling heavily, we won't be able to see the paper money on the road."

Qi Yue didn't like it either, although Yu Ci hadn't played much together, but after being classmates for several years, his eyes were red, he led Song Cheng and ran in front and said, "Follow me."

The snow was getting bigger and bigger, and gradually, the mountain road could not be seen clearly.