Chapter 1: The Way Home
When Zou Kun walked into the cafeteria, Nie Qianru was waving at him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info the corners of his faint smile exuded a mysterious taste, Nie Qianru liked this smile very much, because she liked men with a sense of mystery.
When Zou Kun sat down, Nie Qianru had already cooked a meal for the two of them, and when Nie Qianru had just fed a mouthful of rice in her mouth, she heard Zou Kun say, "I want to go home." ”
Hearing this, the chopsticks that Nie Qianru raised stopped in mid-air, this was the first time she heard Zou Kun talk about home.
Nie Qianru put down her chopsticks, swallowed the food in her mouth, and looked at Fu Kun solemnly: "Okay, I haven't seen you go home for three years in college; ”
Zou Kunyi frowned: "People are also masters of Chinese studies, how can you become a charlatan when you say it from your mouth?"
Nie Ru cut off: "I never think that feng shui has anything to do with Chinese studies, a doctor who studies hundreds of schools of thought goes to learn feng shui, I really don't know if it's funny." ”
Zou Kun shook his head and ignored the topic.
"Anyway, where is your home? I've never heard you talk about your home. Nie Qianru asked Zou Kun curiously while chewing the food slowly.
Zou Kun shook his head helplessly and sighed: "You must not believe it, my last memory of home is that I got off the boat and was taken into a car by a few strangers, and then they sent me to this university and helped me pay my tuition by the way." ”
Nie Qianru raised her head and looked at Zou Kun in disbelief: "Then where did your living expenses come from? ”
Zou Kun nodded: "It's another incredible thing, they also gave me a bank card, and they will send me a fixed amount of money at a fixed time every month." Tuition fees are included. ”
Nie Qianru tried to find any clues about the word lying from Zou Kun's expression, demeanor and eyes, but in the end she failed.
"You dare to spend such money?" Nie Qianru almost shouted in surprise.
Zou Kun was obviously a little embarrassed: "I always thought that my family entrusted someone to send me to school, and these were all money sent to me by my family. It's a little worrying now that I think about it, what if one day a crowd of people surrounds me and asks me to pay me back?"
Nie Qianru smiled as if grabbing a pigtail: "Hmph, you haven't called home for three years?
This statement is clearly skeptical of him. Who knew that Zou Kun took out a dozen letters from his pocket and from his bag: "Every month I receive a letter, which is obviously placed directly in the mailroom, and there is no mailing address.
The letter was printed, and the tone was obviously that of a man, telling me to study hard and not feel homesick. Professor Huang was recommended by the person who wrote the letter. ”
Nie Qianru suddenly became more interested in the person sitting in front of her: "Believe that I will take it back and study it?"
Zou Kun nodded in agreement.
Nie Qianru stuffed the letter into her backpack and asked, "Then where do you remember where your home is?"
"From what happened before that ship, all the memories I have forgotten. Until yesterday, a place name flashed in my head and I wanted to see it, maybe it was my home. ”
Nie Qianru looked back at him, "Where is it?"
"Luolong Village, Fengjie County. ”
The days passed quickly, and soon the school was on vacation, with the help of Jin Yuan, who had the balance in the card, Zou Kun and Nie Qianru took a plane to Chongqing after saying goodbye.
Fengjie County is close to Wushan County, where Yun's 'Yuwu Mountain is broken', and when the Three Gorges was built, due to the high water level, many people who moved out, including the ancient plank road, have sunk underwater.
There are only two ways to get to Fengjie, one is by water and the other is by dry road. The waterways are slow, and the dry roads are rugged and difficult to navigate. After a bumpy ride, Zou Kun came to Fengjie.
As soon as he got out of the car, Zou Kun began to have a headache. At first he just felt like he was motion sick, but then the headache got worse and worse, and it felt like something was trying to get into his head.
The headache didn't last long before it stopped.
He wandered around the ticket hall for a while, looking for his familiar place names among the many place names on the stop signs, and then stopped at a place called Yaojiaba, always feeling that this place was familiar.
Who knew that the conductor was surprised when he heard that he was going to Yaojiaba: "What are you doing there, it has long been closed to traffic." The conductor spoke to him in a very heavy Chongqing dialect.
Zou Kun couldn't help but feel lost when he heard this, but this place name was really familiar, he didn't want to give up so simply, and then asked: "Excuse me, is there any way to go?"
"Go out and turn left, there is a private car, you go to discuss it, maybe I am willing to take you there." ”
After thanking the conductor, Zou Kun went out and turned left to see some parked cars. Among the many drivers, he found a kind face and walked over: "Big brother, do you want to go to Yaojiaba?"
The man was a little obese, the weather in the Three Gorges was unusually hot, and the driver wiped the sweat on his head with a handkerchief from time to time and asked strangely: "What are you doing there?"
Zou Kun said expectantly: "I'm going to sketch." "There's no choice but to make up a lie first, after all, I don't even know why I want to go there.
The fat driver didn't doubt it: "I really don't understand why you city babies like to run into the mountains so much." Because the people who built the Three Gorges have long been evacuated, there are no people in the village now. There is a little bit in the surrounding villages. If you want to go, I'll take you there tomorrow morning. ”
Zou Kun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as someone was willing to bring him. After negotiating the price and making an appointment, Zou Kun went to find a place to live.
The next day, early in the morning, Zou Kun came to Yaojiaba after breakfast to find the fat driver.
Bashu's drivers have always been known for their gangsterism, and Zou Kun wondered if drivers in Chongqing and Sichuan were afraid to walk. Don't look at the rugged mountain road, the fat driver drives fast. If this is on the highway, it is estimated that this car can fly.
After some gossip, Zou Kun asked tentatively, "Brother driver, have you heard of Luolong Village?"
The fat driver thought carefully for a while, and shook his head: "No, I have lived in this Fengjie for decades, and I have never heard of this village." ”
Hearing this sentence, Zou Kun's heart sank a lot, but looking at this fat driver, he was not very old, so it was not unusual to know. It's just that yesterday I said that there is no one in Yaojiaba, and I am afraid that it will be more difficult to inquire about the news, and my heart can't help but sink.
After driving for a few hours, the car stopped at a farm compound: "Come down and drink some water, go to the toilet, and we'll be gone in ten minutes." ”
After Zou Kun thanked him, he went to the toilet, and when he came back, he saw the fat driver chatting with another person, and when he saw Zou Kun coming out, he pointed to Zou Kun and said, "Look, it's that baby, and I'm going to Yaojiaba." ”
The man who chatted with the fat driver said goodbye after a few more idle words, and Zou Kun got into the fat driver's car. The driver said as he drove: "Hey, this is weird, how can there be many people from Lange to Yaojiaba recently." ”
Zou Kun didn't care, and asked casually: "Why are there still others going?"
The fat driver nodded: "Just now my friend said that seven or eight people chartered his business car to Yaojiaba yesterday, and he only came back today." None of the seven or eight people came back. ”
Zou Kun didn't think much about it, and it was none of his business for people to go there, so he went.
Not long after, the car stopped in a small town: "Arrive, I'll leave you a phone, you can call me when you are ready to go back, and I will pick you up." ”
The fat driver took out a business card from the box and handed it to Zou Kun.
Zou Kun took the business card and got out of the car, thanked the fat driver, closed the door, and the car drove away.
Zou Kun didn't care much about the departing driver, and now he stood on the street in the center of the town, and his first feeling was confusion. What to do next, now he found that he had no plans or ideas at all.
Zou Kun stood in place and frowned more and more, now he is the only place he is familiar with, but after getting out of the car, there is no place that is familiar, is he in the wrong place? Could it be that he is destined to not go back?
After more than ten minutes, Zou Kun's thoughts finally returned to normal. It's all here, at least it's time to talk about it first, and maybe you can find some clues in the town.
With a decision, Zou Kun carried a small bag on his back, planning to find a place to have a meal first, and then ask around if anyone knew about Luolong Village.
At this time, Zou Kun began to look at the appearance of the town.
The driver sent him to the entrance of the town, and according to the driver, he walked up the bluestone steps at his feet to the center of the town.
Zou Kun climbed the bluestone slab step by step, only to find that this town looks so quaint, surrounded by low houses, most of which are wooden structures, just like the town scene in a spy movie.
The stairs go up the mountain road, and after bypassing a few locked houses, the view widens to a small plaza in front of you.
Although there are still some old shops around the square, the shop signs are much more modern, such as convenience stores and stationery stores, but all of them are closed and there are no locks on the doors.
Zou Kun walked inside, and finally saw a pot at the door of a house, selling small noodles. The hungry Zou Kun hurriedly asked for a small noodle for one night.
The shopkeeper brought the noodles, Zou Kun ate them in a big gulp, and asked the boss after eating: "Boss, why is there no one here?"
The shopkeeper shook his head: "Let's all go to the city, I don't want to go to the city next year." ”
Zou Kun asked expectantly, "Has the boss ever heard of this place in Luolong Village?"
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and shook his head: "No." ”