Tao Sansheng finally became happier after getting the promise of the mine manager Mei Yuanzheng agreeing to lend money to treat his injuries and allow himself to return to work after his injuries were healed.

Perhaps a good mood will speed up the recovery of the body, after a few days of treatment and recuperation, Tao Sansheng's body has improved a lot, as long as there is no strenuous exercise in the chest, there is no longer pain. He felt that the change in the Tao family's bad luck was closely related to one person, that is, Zou Shaotang, who pursued the second girl Tao Mei. Since Zou Shaotang went to his house and talked to himself, Tao Mei's work seems to have eased a lot, and he has been taken care of by the mine again, he even suspects that it was Zou Shaotang who said good things to his father Zou Qi to put the Tao family back on track.

The refreshed Tao Sansheng came to the mine, and after leaving for a long time, he was not used to it, and he was more familiar with going underground to dig coal every day, and he was also laughing at himself in his heart, it was a hard life, and it was not good to be idle for a long time. This time, in addition to wanting to find some feeling of his past work, he also wanted to meet the chief dispatcher Zou Qi in person. There are two purposes, one is to thank him for helping the Tao family, Tao Sansheng thinks that it must be Zou Qi's assistance that makes the coal mine change its attitude towards it; the other is to go to Zou Qi to talk about the children's affairs, after this incident, Tao Sansheng has already thought about it, he wants to fight for happiness for his most beloved second daughter Tao Mei, and Zou Shaotang This young man is really good, it is estimated that only Zou Qi can stop them from being together. Tao Sansheng knew Zou Qi's attitude very well, but even so, he still made up his mind to come to Zou Qi to talk about it, even if it was a little lower, he had to think about his daughter.

But unfortunately, Tao Sansheng came at the same time as the morning shift workers were working underground, and the afternoon shift people had not yet come, so the mine was calm and tight. After strengthening safety supervision in the mine, Zou Qi also had to go to the site from time to time to inspect, so the dispatch room also left employees on duty, and he was not there, so Tao Sansheng could not find him.

After turning around for a long time and not seeing acquaintances, Tao Sansheng thought that it was really not the right time for him to come, so he simply went to the cafeteria to take a walk and see his daughter Tao Mei. As a result, when he arrived at the cafeteria, he found that the doors there were locked, knocked on it, but there was no response inside, Tao Sansheng then remembered that this point should be the time to buy vegetables, and his daughter must not be there.

Tao Sansheng felt that he was really dizzy, but he didn't come to the mine for more than ten days, and he made such a mess of time, and he didn't even calculate the time to go down the mine, and he didn't even remember his daughter's working hours, so it seemed that it was not good to stay at home for a long time. He was a little unhappy, ran away in vain, and he didn't have the heart to wait, so he planned to go back to clean up, and if he was in good health in a few days, he could go back to the coal mine to work.

Not far from the gate of the mining area, a person wrapped in a coat passed by from the front, Tao Sansheng didn't care, but he felt that he had some impression of that figure, so he turned his head to look at the other party's back.

It turned out to be an old man with gray hair, but other than that, he couldn't see anything, because the other party dressed himself very tightly, armed from head to toe, dressed very thickly, and couldn't see his appearance clearly.

Watching the old man leave quickly, Tao Sansheng's curiosity was aroused, he always felt as if he had seen this person somewhere, but he couldn't remember it. The only thing that is certain is that this person is not from the coal mine, because the people who work in the mines, even if they have only been here for a few days, know it, not to mention that the old man's age and thin appearance do not look like workers who can go down the mine.

This is strange, the people living near the coal mine are all miners and their families, there is no farmland and no factory, what is this old man doing here?

I don't know why, Tao Sansheng became interested in this old man, so he turned around and followed. The old man didn't pay attention to the situation behind him, he kept walking in a hurry, and probably didn't have the heart to take care of other things, as if he had something particularly anxious to deal with.

After walking a short distance, Tao Sansheng found that the old man had walked into a valley in front of him, and because there was no shelter in front of him, it seemed to be a train of thought, so Tao Sansheng did not continue to follow, but stood on the hill from a distance and watched. The old man went on, and then plunged headlong into an inconspicuous cave in the middle of the valley.

Tao Sansheng knew this place, but he didn't come often, because there were no houses here, and no one was active, it was a completely barren valley, but he didn't expect that there was a cave, and he didn't expect the old man to go into the cave.

Although Tao Sansheng was curious, he was not stupid, he did not go down to the cave, he was also concerned about the recent incidents of dead people, especially Wang Mazi died in the No. 2 mine, his own suspicions have not been cleared, don't cause trouble again. So he just looked at the cave outside, wanting to see what the old man was doing when he went in, and even suspected that the old man lived in the cave.

After a long time, at least two hours, and near noon, his stomach was already hungry, Tao Sansheng finally couldn't hold on anymore, so he planned to go home first to get some food, and then come to monitor the cave. But not long before he was about to leave, there was really movement in the cave, and this movement was a large number of butterflies flying out of it.

Tao Sansheng was shocked, so many butterflies were the first time he had seen them in his life. The flowers soon spread all over the valley, and some even flew to the mountain beams and near the location where Tao Sansheng was evading. He could clearly see the colorful butterflies fluttering their wings and flying back and forth.

The few closest to him put their bodies directly in front of Tao Sansheng, and then swung their bodies, as if they were greeting Tao Sansheng. Tao Sansheng was no longer surprised, but frightened, he knew very well the legend of the butterfly elves in the coal mine, everything in front of him made him fall into madness, there were too many butterflies, especially the close ones, and Tao Sansheng felt that there were many holes in their bodies. Even if he knew that this was just an illusion, the butterfly was flying in a good manner, naturally it would not be like that, but Tao Sansheng was still very scared, and he didn't dare to stay here anymore, almost jumping into the wilderness and running towards home.

Tao Mei and Shen Mingyue came back from shopping for vegetables in the town, there were talks and jokes along the way, and after resuming work, the canteen got more allocations, so naturally it was more refreshing to buy things, and they didn't have to worry about it like before, and they were afraid that the money given above would not be enough for the workers to eat.

After buying vegetables today, they were not in such a hurry to come back to cook as before, but walked around the town more. It's natural for girls to like shopping, and even though it's a town bazaar without high-rise buildings, the small shops and stalls on the street are also quite attractive. As a result, they came back late, so they had to run in the end, for fear of delaying the cooking time and starving the miners.

Coincidentally, they ran to the gate of the coal mine and happened to meet Tao Sansheng who turned back from the valley. And because he was running, Tao Sansheng's expression was a little painful, his hands were still covering his chest, and he limped towards this side.

Tao Mei and Shen Mingyue looked at each other, they didn't know how Tao Sansheng ran over there, and they only cared about the road, but they didn't see anyone.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Didn't the doctor say you can't exercise vigorously!" Tao Mei stopped her father in dissatisfaction.

Tao Sansheng was frightened again, came to a sudden brake, his bones hurt even more, and he almost fell, but fortunately, the person on the other side stretched out his hand to support him. After a few seconds, he stood up again, only to find that it was his daughter and Mingyue standing in front of him, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief, covered his body and gritted his teeth and said, "It's you!

"Dad, what are you talking about? What scared you to death? Am I so terrible?" Tao Mei was confused, her father's behavior was definitely abnormal.

Tao Sansheng bent down and waved his hand, he thought that the old man had actually walked into a cave full of butterflies, and warned his daughter, "It's not that you, second girl, there is a madman in the valley over there." Remember, don't go back to the valley, it's terrible. ”

Seeing that he was out of breath and sweating all over his head, Shen Mingyue was obviously frightened, and the repetition of words illustrated this even more, so she continued to ask, "Uncle, what's wrong with the valley? Why can't you go?"

"If you can't go, you can't go, you're still young and don't understand!" Tao Sansheng said in a rare commanding tone, "Second girl, when you come back from shopping for vegetables, go cook quickly, don't run around." ”

After that, without waiting for Shen Mingyue to continue speaking, Tao Sansheng walked in the direction of home alone.

Tao Mei didn't seem to care much about this situation, "Xiaoyue, don't pay attention to my father, sometimes he will make a fuss after he is injured, let's hurry up and cook, and the workers on the morning shift will have to rest." ”

"Uh-huh, okay!"

Shen Mingyue didn't say anything else, but before leaving, she still subconsciously looked towards the road Tao Sansheng had come from just now. This side of the road is the main road in and out of the coal mine, they go in and out, and on the other side, it seems to be very deserted, and no one walks, Shen Mingyue was suddenly very curious, is it a terrible thing that can make Tao Sansheng a seven-foot man so panicked?

And what is the madman he said about it? Could it be that there is a madman in the valley over there? But is the madman so scary? Shen Mingyue deliberately wrote down this matter, planning to take a look when he has time.