The two chatted for a while, and Du Xinzhu said that it was not too early and that he wanted to go back. After going out, Du Xinzhu said different ways, and the two parted ways. Seeing Du Xinzhu walking away, Lin Hongwen went around in a circle and turned back to the cloth shop.

The door of the cloth shop was closed, but some light leaked out of the crack, Lin Hongwen patted the door lightly, and He Mu came to open it.

"You're smart," Lin Hongwen said with a smile.

"Didn't you give me a look before you left," He Mu said, "What? What's wrong with that Uncle Du? ”

"This person, I want to keep it, you help me watch him", Lin Hongwen pursed his lips and thought about it, "Praise him every once in a while, give him a salary increase all year round, be kind to him, in short, let him be reluctant to leave, understand?" ”

He Mu nodded, "Understood." ”

"You don't ask why?" Lin Hongwen said with a smile.

"Looking at the look you saw him before, it is estimated that it is not a good thing", He Mu glanced at Lin Hongwen and said, "Since it is not a good thing, I still don't know." ”

Lin Hongwen raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Shi Ying let you go?" ”

"Originally, his accounts were also settled", He Mu said, "I said that Uncle Du left early, and the goods were still not finished." ”

Lin Hongwen nodded, "That's all I want to say, it's not too early, you can go back too." ”

He Mu responded, packed up his things and left with Lin Hongwen. Out of Xinxing Street, the two walked in two directions, Lin Hongwen kept recalling Du Xinzhu's various reactions in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more strange he felt. When Du Xinzhu saw him, it was like seeing a ghost, if there was no ghost in his heart, why was he so afraid. There are so many people in the road construction team, if they act together, how can he not even tell the situation of any one of them?

Lin Hongwen pinched the fingers of his left hand with his right hand, and slowly paced back, the more he couldn't figure it out, the harder he pinched, until he pinched himself painfully, he realized that he had already walked through.

41.

I can't figure it out for a while, Lin Hongwen put it down temporarily after drilling the tip of the horns for a few days, anyway, Du Xinzhu can't run away for a while, there are some things he refuses to say now, maybe he won't show clues in the future, Lin Hongwen comforted himself like this.

As soon as the days are safe, they pass very quickly, the summer in Harbin is short, after the dog days, three or four months have passed, and it has begun to snow heavily. Xu Qingzhi's letter seemed to be blowing in with the big snowflakes with a strong wind, because Xu Shihuai lost his temper again after reading it.

Lin Hongwen didn't catch up with this period because he was helping Aunt Feng work, and when he returned to the front hall, he saw that everyone's faces were not very good, so he whispered a few words to Zheng Yun.

Zheng Yun said: "Actually, it's nothing, the last letter said that he would come back next summer, but the letter was changed again, saying that he would come back at the end of the year, but in fact, it was not a few months away, but the master was not happy again." Just now, I was not good at learning, and I was not careful with Cheng Yu, but fortunately you were not here. ”

"What can I say about me in him?" Lin Hongwen asked with a smile.

"What are you talking about?" Zheng Yun shook his head, "Qingzhi's study has almost let you read the books, if he doesn't count who you count, he will definitely scold you for reading idle books every day." ”

Lin Hongwen reluctantly put away the book in his hand, and said in his heart that it was better to avoid the limelight, and read it again when Xu Shihuai was angry.

In winter, there are not many people in the hospital, and most of them come because they catch a cold. Lin Hongwen was idle and bored, and he couldn't read, so he had to help Zheng Yun make medicine. He is idle, but Zhou Shiying and He Mu are not idle, Fujiadian has set up a Binjiang Public Welfare Association, which probably means that since the court doesn't care about us, let's take care of it ourselves. The businessmen of the entire Fujiadian basically joined the public welfare association, and Ji Fanchen, the owner of the Fuxing firm, which has done the largest business in trading, was elected as the president. Zhou Shiying also ran forward and backward, not for anything else, just for the sake of having good things in the future and not to be left behind.

On the day of the winter solstice, Lin Hongwen remembered that he hadn't been to see Sister-in-law Tian for several months, and since he was questioned by her last time, Lin Hongwen hadn't been there. Now that a few months have passed, Lin Hongwen pondered that Sister-in-law Tian should also turn this page, if she just kept cutting off contact, it would make others feel weird.

So at noon that day, Lin Hongwen didn't eat in the hospital, and went to the miscellaneous market in the snow. As a result, Sister-in-law Tian didn't come out of the stall that day, and among the people she knew, only Chen Loach was still there, and she greeted him with a smile when she saw him coming, "Come to find Sister-in-law Tian?" It was too cold for the past two days, and she didn't come out of the stall. ”

Lin Hongwen nodded, "Uncle, are you going to close the stall?" ”

"Yes", Chen Loach picked up the leftover fish and threw it aside, "When I picked up the net this morning, there was a hole in the net, and it was mended in the morning when I was fine, and now I just put it back." ”

"You're going to the river?" Lin Hongwen rarely had a big heart, "Can you take me there?" ”

"What are you going to do with me on this cold day?" Chen Loach asked curiously.

"I've been here for several years, and I haven't ever gone to the river to play in winter", Lin Hongwen looked longing, "I heard that it's so cold, uncle, take me there." ”

"Oh, you said that you are a child, you are not young, why are you still so playful", Chen Loach complained a little, "Just this time, don't run around when you go to the river, you have to be obedient." ”

"I know, I listen to my uncle", Lin Hongwen responded.

The two walked for a while, and then they came to the river. The surface of the river was covered with snow, with only a few lines of footprints, and I don't know which passer-by it was, but under the snow was the thick and hard ice that had been frozen.

"You have to follow me in a while", Chen Loach instructed, "Where I go, you go, don't run around, you know?" ”

Lin Hongwen saw that he had a stern face, and nodded knowingly. Chen Loach took Lin Hongwen and walked towards Jiangxin, and said as he walked, "Hongwen, you remember, the water in Jiangxin is easy to freeze and not be honest. It's nothing after counting nine, but before counting nine, you look as if the entire river is frozen, but in fact, the ice is not honest, and the thickness is uneven, especially in the heart of the river. Every winter, people fall into the water while walking, freezing to death and drowning. Especially like you, no, a child younger than you, that's more deadly, and you come up here to play, and when you run and jump, the ice cracks. So, don't you jump around before you count nine, do you hear me? ”

Chen Loach said that Lin Hongwen was not interested at all, he hummed, silently followed Chen Loach to the place where he lowered the net, watched Chen Loach put the net down again, and the two walked back the same way.

42.

At night, the building was very lively, Qin Hong sent away a guest and was just about to turn back, when he saw Yao Shunchang, the owner of Shunchang Cloth Shop, coming in, followed by a person, about forty years old, slightly bowing his head, unable to see his eyebrows clearly. Although he knew that Yao Shunchang should have come to find Qin Yu, Qin Hong still greeted him, looked at the person behind him with a smile and said, "This boss looks at him. ”

The man waved his hand and said, "The boss doesn't dare to be a boss, his surname is Xu, but he is just a tailor." ”

He seemed to be going on, but after being glanced at by Yao Shunchang, he stopped squeaking, Qin Hong smiled, "Boss Yao is here to find Qin Yu, I'll go and call her out." ”

Qin Hong called Qin Yu out and went back to the room by herself. She remembered that Zhou Shiying told her that there was a skilled tailor in the cloth shop, surnamed Xu, and the tailor who came with Yao Shunchang today was also surnamed Xu, is there such a coincidence?

Qin Hong beckoned a little girl to come in and ordered, "You go to Zhou Ji Cloth Store tomorrow to find Boss Zhou, just say that I have something to find him, let him come to me as much as possible." ”

Zhou Shiying came the next night, and Qin Hong pulled him into the inner room, "I'm afraid you won't have time to come." ”

"Sister Hong, you have never asked anyone to pass me a message", Zhou Shiying said, "I think there must be something important, so I came over as soon as it closed." ”

"I don't know if it matters, maybe I'm thinking too much", Qin Hong said, "I remember you told me that there is a tailor surnamed Xu in your shop, right?" ”

Zhou Shiying nodded, "That's right, it's called Xu Maocai." ”

"Yesterday, Yao Shunchang came over with a person, who said that his surname was Xu and he was a tailor", Qin Hong recalled, "Originally, it was nothing to have the same name and surname, but he was looked at by Yao Shunchang and stopped talking." I thought, is this tailor Xu the one in your shop? ”

Zhou Shiying thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's true, there are only so many tailors in the Fu family's shop, as far as I know, he has the surname Xu." ”

"Then it's strange, the tailor of your shop, came to the Flower Building with Yao Shunchang?" Qin Hong smiled, "You have to look at him." ”

"I know", Zhou Shiying said, "I just want to come a little chilling, he is here these days, and I treat him well." ”

"It's not strange for people to die for money", Qin Hong said, "It's just that I don't understand, it's just a good tailor, can Yao Shunchang provoke you?" ”

"Of course you can't do it just as a tailor", Zhou Shiying frowned a little tiredly, "I'm afraid there are some other things." ”

Qin Hong walked behind him and pressed him a few times with moderate force, "You start to have a headache at this young age, take the time to find a doctor to take a look, don't fall into the root of the disease." ”

"How can it be so strict", Zhou Shiying closed his eyes and smiled, "It just hurts for a while once in a while." ”

"It hurts twice just with me", Qin Hong said angrily, "What about when you're not here?" ”

Zhou Shiying patted the back of her hand gently, "It's still Sister Hong who feels sorry for me." ”