By the time the villagers rushed over, Old Demin was already dead at the door of his house.

The big mule was so frightened that he became ill for several days.

After recovering from the illness, I have been feeling depressed.

As the saying goes, the rabbit dies and the fox mourns, things harm its own kind. The big mule himself is also an old bachelor, and the tragic situation of the old virtuous people is close at hand, making it easy for him to substitute himself.

I thought about how I might end up like that one day.

It will even be worse. I can’t imagine how miserable it can be.

At this time, seeing with his own eyes the misery of the old bachelor in his later years, Big Mule finally came to his senses.

He began to regret it.

I regret that I didn’t work hard while I was young and in good health to find a wife as much as I could, or I could just recruit a husband from a mountain.

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You have to leave a man and a half woman to serve you and pour you a bowl of water when you are old, sick and unable to move.

Give yourself a pension and spend the rest of your life!

But when he was in good health, he just focused on "I am a mule and I am happy" and did not leave a way out for himself.

Now that I am getting older, my health is getting worse and worse, especially when I have witnessed with my own eyes the "unhappiness of being single".

Moreover, it was just the beginning of winter, and the weather was getting colder and colder day by day. He actually understood what a painful realization he had without a teacher.

He discovered that human life is like the four seasons of the year.

People feel comfortable and happy in the lingering spring, the warmth of summer, and the coolness of autumn.

But the really sad thing is winter.

If you don’t sow in the spring, hoe in the summer, and harvest in the fall, you don’t reserve food and cotton clothes for yourself.

So, how do you survive the severe cold weather?

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Just like in a person's life, when he is young and in his prime, because he is in good health and strong, even if he is hot or cold, miserable or tired, he will be fine no matter what.

But in old age, the body functions deteriorate, mobility is inconvenient, and the body is full of diseases. If you don't save something at this time, you won't be able to survive for a man or a woman.

Only then can we understand that the life we ​​enjoyed and lived happily when we were young and middle-aged is just a cloud.

The past is the past, no different from a dream or watching a movie.

What can be truly felt deeply, what is truly unbearable, unbearable, miserable, helpless, and heartbreaking is reaching the final moment of being old and sick.

——Just like Lao Demin!

——Maybe I will do that in the future!

Raise a son to protect yourself from old age. You need to raise a son to protect yourself from old age throughout your life!

But I clearly didn’t raise a son!

His sad thoughts and extremely low mood must be known to Lao Wai and Tian Liye.

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Both of them tried their best to comfort him.

The second friend even assured him that if Big Mule got sick or had a disaster in the future, no one else would take care of it, and his two best friends couldn't take care of it.

Lao Wai said to the big mule affectionately: "Don't worry, you will never fall to the ground.

No matter what problems you have in the future, Liye and I guarantee that you will have more to rely on than those who have children.

You see, both our families are doing well, and we can definitely take care of you!

Besides, it’s not like you don’t know our tempers. If something happens to you, we won’t be able to bear to watch you being ignored!

You won’t deny this, right?”

Tian Liye also comforted the big mule in this way.

Who would have thought that not only did these two old friends persuade him so affectionately, but it didn't work, and the big mule's depression became more and more serious.

And the habit of coming to Okura's house to drink tea after dinner, which has persisted for many years, is gradually being broken.

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But, it doesn't work at all.

The big mule just said that he was not feeling well this winter and was worried about moving, but there was nothing wrong with him.

However, the two old friends always felt something strange.

In addition to the two reasons they concluded, the first was because of the money, and the second was because the death of Lao Demin stimulated him.

They both vaguely felt that the big mule seemed to have other unspeakable secrets.

And it seems very serious,

It's so serious that I can't even ask my two best friends.

Seeing Nian Gen'er, the big mule stopped coming to Okura's house to drink tea and chat at all.

Because it was the end of the year, Lao Wai was busy with all kinds of things, and he was also worried about Micang. As the end of the year approached, Lao Wai became more and more worried.

I put aside my concerns about the big mule for now.

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Early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Dacang Niang packed a lot of wine, vegetables and dumplings as usual and asked the children to deliver them to the big mule.

Although the big mule is also surnamed Liang, he is not from the same family as the Okura family. He is far from convinced and cannot wish him happy New Year.

It is even less likely that Lao Wai will go to pay New Year greetings to the big mule.

In the morning, he followed Bingyi and Bingli for a walk around and paid New Year's greetings to the elders above them.

Just come back and stay with the old hero.

Because throughout the morning, there were always people coming to pay New Year greetings, and some people went directly to the kang to have a drink with the old hero.

Lao Wai is a personal servant.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Lao Wai found time to go sit at the big mule's place.

Not counting New Year greetings, I just went over to see old friends.

It's been two years since I last saw each other, so I went over on New Year's Day to see how my old friend was doing.

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Because Lao Wai heard from Yingzi and Xiao Si'er, who brought wine, food and dumplings, that the big mule was in very bad condition.

It was already broad daylight when they passed by, but the big mule hadn't gotten up yet, so they had to knock on the door to get the big mule up.

After entering, Yingzi simply tidied up the messy room and kang of Big Mule.

Xiao Si'er laid out the food, wine and dumplings for the big mule.

Let him eat it while it's hot.

But it was obvious that the big mule had no appetite at all, let alone energy.

You know, he wasn't like this in the past.

Whether it's New Year or a holiday, as long as you give him ready-made, hot food and wine, he will be happy from the bottom of his heart.

Immediately, he would light a cup of wine, place the jug on top of the burning wine cup, and boil the wine.

As soon as the wine was hot, we started eating and drinking.

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The big mule at this time is truly "the world is vast when drunk, and the sun and moon grow long in the pot"!

Devote yourself wholeheartedly to immediate pleasure.

Especially the biggest festival like the Chinese New Year, when the most wine, food and dumplings are served, it should be the happiest time.

Seeing him acting so uncharacteristically now, Yingzi and Xiaosi'er were very surprised.

After urging him to eat and drink for a long time, the big mule reluctantly moved his chopsticks. It looked like it was harder to swallow than poison.

The two came back and told Lao Wai and his mother about this matter. Lao Wai was even more concerned about the big mule.

In the afternoon, he went over to take a look and saw that the wine, dishes and dumplings that had been delivered were almost untouched.

The big mule huddled up like a dog on the kang.

The mood was extremely low.

Lao Wai sat on the edge of the kang and chatted with him until dusk, hoping to relieve his old friend's depression.

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Of course, the so-called "chatting" basically means that the old man is talking, and the big mule remains curled up and does not move.
To be continued...