Chapter 437: The Old Past
"That was sixteen years ago, in March, I remember the specific day of the cloth cover, I remember that it was very hot, at noon, there were only a few people walking in the alleys at the entrance of the village. That day, I took the only small bag of money I had on me to the Little Fairy Tavern for a good meal, and by the time I paid the bill, I was already half drunk, and I wanted to lie down on a bench not far from the entrance of the tavern to sleep, but I still remembered that I had to go up the mountain to chop wood in the afternoon, so I left anyway, and staggered in the direction of my house.
My house was about a mile away from the tavern, and I had to pass through one of those alleys, and as I staggered down the alley, a carriage came from behind me, and I was so lightheaded that I had no time to dodge it, and was struck by it. I was half drunk and bold, so I stopped the carriage and cursed. The coachman turned to ask the men what to do, and the curtain of the carriage was lifted a little, and a small bag of silver was thrown out of the carriage, saying, "This is more than enough money for you to buy abrasion medicine." With that, the man let the coachman continue on his way.
It was a woman's voice that spoke.
The coachman immediately frightened me with a horsewhip, and I thought to myself, "If you had been polite, I would have been fine if I had taken the money, but you knocked down the person first, and returned this attitude." ”
I have to apologize.
The coachman was at once furious, and exclaimed, "Why are you so ignorant?"
I scolded back: "Speak respectfully, I'm also an upright person, shouldn't you apologize for hitting me?"
The man in the carriage spoke again, and said, "You go to the middle of the road, isn't it your fault first? Isn't it funny that you still bite other people?
When I heard this, I felt comfortable, and I slowly let go of the coachman's hand and went to pick up the bag of silver.
Maybe I was moving a little slower, and the people in the carriage got impatient, and said, "Hurry up, trouble, okay?" ”
So I stepped aside, and stopped taking the money.
The carriage immediately departed.
I picked up the small bag of silver, opened it, and saw that it was twenty cents, and I was very happy, and the wine had sobered up a little, and I immediately rushed home.
At noon, my mother-in-law was still taking a nap, and my two naughty rabbit cubs were driven by me to the mountains and forests to help my eldest brother watch the cows, so the house was quiet. I sat in front of the door and smoked a pipe of hookah, carried the load on my shoulder, and went up the mountain to collect firewood with a firewood rope.
My neighbor Ding's house is built on the mountainside, and every time I go to collect firewood, I have to pass by his door. That day, as I passed by his house, I suddenly noticed a carriage parked in front of his house, and when I looked closely, I found that the carriage was the one I had met in the alley earlier, and I was immediately interested.
In my memory, Brother Ding's parents died early, and Brother Ding was brought up by his grandfather, and his grandfather helped him find Sister-in-law Ding when he turned sixteen, and the old man passed away less than a month after the sister-in-law was married back by Brother Ding, and since then the husband and wife have been dependent on each other. ”
Xiao Diyuan asked, "Do they have children?"
Zhong Sixteen said: "It is said that Sister-in-law Ding became pregnant shortly after marrying, but suddenly got seriously ill about four or five months pregnant, and the child was not saved, and even the fertility was gone. ”
Xiao Diyuan nodded and let him continue.
Zhong Sixteen continued: "After I saw the carriage at that time, I thought in my heart, 'Brother Ding's house should be a distinguished guest', because the carriage looked quite valuable, so I was curious about what kind of relatives it was, so I went forward and knocked on the door, saying that I wanted to find Brother Ding. It didn't take long for Brother Ding to come to the door and ask me what I was looking for him, so I asked him if he was a distinguished guest from the house, who was coming, and if he could let me see. Brother Ding used to open the door and let me in as soon as he heard that I was looking for it, but he didn't open the door that day, but said through the door that it was a relative from my mother's mother's house, and it was inconvenient to let me in because there was something important to discuss.
When I came back from collecting firewood and passed by his house, I found that the carriage was gone, and the door was still locked, but the voice of a stranger was heard inside.
The next morning, I heard from the neighbors that Mr. and Mrs. Ding had picked up the child to raise.
When I heard the news, I rushed to see it.
This time, Brother Ding warmly invited me in.
The child they adopted was about eight or nine months old at the time, and he looked very good, but his eyes were a little glazed.
I asked Brother Ding where he had adopted the child, and Brother Ding said that he had adopted it from his mother's mother's family. I told him the truth that I didn't think the child's reaction was very smart, and he bluntly said that the child had a serious illness shortly after birth, so his intelligence might be lower than the average person. I hurriedly comforted him and said that it doesn't matter if his intelligence is low, as long as the child is healthy and healthy, sometimes stupid people also have stupid blessings, Brother Ding also smiled and nodded at that time.
This child's name is Ding An, and he has been living with Brother Ding and Sister-in-law Ding. ”
"After Ding An was adopted by the two of them, did Ding An's biological parents or relatives come to see him?" asked Xiao Diyuan.
Zhong Sixteen shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it or seen it." ”
"Who are Ding An's biological parents and where do they live? Do you know any of this?" Xiao Diyuan asked again.
Zhong Sixteen replied: "I once asked Brother Ding, and Brother Ding said that this child was also picked up by his mother's family on the road, and no one knew his origin. ”
Xiao Diyuan nodded and asked, "Do you still have that little money bag?"
Zhong Sixteen nodded and said, "But the palm is big, but the fabric is top-notch, and the workmanship is also very good, so I stayed." ”
Xiao Diyuan breathed a long sigh of relief and asked, "Did you bring it today?"
Zhong Sixteen hurriedly said, "No." ”
Where would he have thought of such a small thing?
Xiao Diyuan said: "I want to see that silver bag, is it okay?"
Zhong Sixteen looked at the man in front of him who still didn't show a little face, and asked, "What are you going to do with that thing?"
Xiao Diyuan said: "I don't know if it's useful, but I want to see it." ”
Zhong Sixteen said: "That ......"
Xiao Diyuan said: "You give me an address, and I will send someone to pick it up." ”