"Xiaofan, I'm not bragging to you, your aunt's bamboo tube rice is a must, it's much better than those so-called big meals. On the phone, I specially told her to make more, you can eat more later, don't be polite. ”

"Yingying is eleven years old this year, the last time she came back, she was only a little taller, like a radish head, I heard her mother say that she has grown a lot taller now, and she has gained a little weight, and I don't know if her mother is lying to me happy or really ......"

The words of his master Liu Meng five years ago echoed in his ears, and his mind flashed the situation when he came here with his master Liu Meng five years ago, Chen Fan's eyes were red and scary, and tears kept pouring out of his eyes like beads of broken threads.

He shuddered, and walked step by step towards the last house in the village, his steps steady and slow, as if each step was very difficult.

At this moment, this man who had never bowed his head in the face of danger, who had never feared death, who had never frowned when hit by a bullet, who had become the first dragon tooth in thirty years, had a frightened expression on his face while crying.

That's right, fear!

An indescribable fear centered around his heart, spreading around his body.

For him, the old tiled house at the end of the village seemed to scare him even more than the Hades Palace.

Because, there is the mother, wife, and daughter of the master Liu Meng.

There is the concern of that honest and resolute man.

Chen Fan was afraid to see them, and he didn't know how to face them.

However, in the oath he made three years ago, in addition to avenging his master in bloody purgatory, it also included going to his master's home and kowtowing to admit his mistakes!

Because...... He knows that he has to face it after all, escaping is not a way, he can't escape, escaping means cowardice, and it also means being sorry for the master who died for three years in order to block bullets for him!

In the darkness of the night, "the resolute figure, trembling, finally came to the end of the village."

Then, his trance-like expression disappeared in an instant, and his brows were tightly twisted together, and a puzzled look appeared in his eyes.

Because unlike the other houses in the village, the dilapidated tiled houses in front of me were not lit, and the doors were locked, so it seemed that there was no one inside.

Without hesitation, Chen Fan carried the backpack on his shoulder.

The backpack was full of gifts, which were bought by Huangfu Hongzhu before getting on the plane, "weighing dozens of catties, but for Chen Fan, it seems to be like no weight, and he doesn't feel hard at all."

Carrying his backpack, Chen Fan stepped forward directly and tried to push the old wooden door.

Crunch!

With a soft sound, the door opened, and the sound of the door opening was particularly clear in the quiet night.

"Ying...... Yingying, is that you? "As soon as the door was pushed open, a voice came from the room, and it was not loud," and his tone sounded very weak.

It was an old woman's voice.

Hearing this voice, Chen Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and at the same time was quite curious.

After all, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, why is Grandma Li alone in the master's house?

With curiosity" Chen Fan took a deep breath and stepped into the tiled house.

At the same time, the light came from the right room of the main house of the tiled house, and a slight sound was heard.

In the room, an old woman with pale hair and a thin body with a "yellow face" pulled the lamp rope tied to the head of the bed, then sat up with difficulty and "tried to get out of bed."

"Grandma Li." Seeing the bright light, Chen Fan walked towards the room with his backpack on his shoulder, "While walking, shouting."

"It's not Yingying, it's ............ Who is it? The old woman's face covered with black spots and yellowed face showed a hint of doubt, and she gritted her teeth and got out of bed, but her body trembled uncontrollably, as if she was going to fall at any moment.

The next moment, Chen Fan pushed open the wooden door of the room, and the thin body of the old woman came into view.

"Poof!"

Seeing the old woman with a kind smile on her face and a stiff body, who was as thin as a piece of firewood at this time, as if a gust of wind could blow it, Chen Fan's pupils suddenly dilated, his whole body shook violently, and the backpack on his shoulder fell to the ground instantly.

"You are?" The old woman didn't seem to have good eyesight, and squeezed her eyes a few times before she could see Chen Fan in front of her, and asked suspiciously.

Boom!

Chen Fan swallowed hard. Spitting, with red circles under his eyes, he stepped forward, hugged the old woman, and said in a trembling voice: "Grandma Li, I'm Xiaofan." ”

"Little Sail?" The old woman tried her best to think about it, but she didn't have the slightest impression, and it seemed that she couldn't remember Chen Fan.

Chen Fan nodded vigorously: "Well, I'm Xiaofan, five years ago, I came to see you with Uncle Liu, did you forget?" ”

Uncle Liu......

Hearing these three words, the old woman's whole body suddenly became extremely stiff.

Then, the old woman seemed to remember something, her face was full of excitement, and her body trembled: "You............ You...... You're Little Sail! It's Xiao Meng's comrade-in-arms, Xiao Fan, right?? ”

"Well, well, Grandma Li, it's me!" Chen Fan bit his lip, nodded slightly, and slowly helped the old woman to the side of the bed.

"Look at me, I'm really confused, I didn't recognize you Xiaofan, but ah, Xiaofan, you're much taller than five years ago, well, you're a lot stronger." The old woman's wrinkled face showed a smile of relief, but it was ...... As she spoke, she suddenly thought of something, shook her whole body again, grabbed Chen Fan with both hands, and asked nervously, "By the way, Xiaofan, why did you come alone?" What about Xiao Meng? Why didn't he come with you?? ”

Rumble!

Hearing this sentence, which had been repeated tens of thousands of times in the depths of his heart, Chen Fan's face instantly turned pale as paper, and the muscles at the corners of his eyes trembled uncontrollably, and even his body trembled slightly.

"Xiaofan, promise me one thing?"

"Division...... Master, you say. ”

"After I die, my body will be cremated, and I will not be buried in the martyr's tomb, but in our dragon's teeth. Also, don't tell my family about my death, and tell them when your Grandma Li is in the coffin and Yingying grows up. ”

"Answer...... Answer...... Answer...... Should...... Should...... I ......"

"I promise you!"

"Master !!"

Just when Chen Fan tried to tell the old woman about Liu Meng's death, the scene before Liu Meng's death suddenly flashed in his mind, and he also remembered the conversation between the two.

For a moment, his mouth opened wide, and his throat felt like a fish bone was stuck, and he couldn't say a word.

Generally speaking, the elderly have a strong sense of certain things.

At this moment, the old woman saw that Chen Fan wanted to speak and stopped, her expression was strange, and she subconsciously thought of something, her body shook violently twice, and her breathing became short: "Xiao............ Xiao Meng, is he not going to get out of trouble?? ”

Seeing the old woman's performance suddenly, Chen Fan sighed in his heart, and then said without thinking: "No, Grandma Li, Uncle Liu, he didn't have an accident." It's just that...... He's been too busy with work lately, "I can't come back from leave, so let me come and see you and Auntie and Yingying." ”

Chen Fan still didn't say anything about Liu Meng's death after all, not that he didn't dare, but he vaguely felt that the old woman's mood was a little wrong, for fear that the old woman would not be able to accept this huge stimulus.

For this reason, after saying this, he hurriedly helped the old woman to sit on the edge of the bed, and said quickly: "Grandma Li, I'll go and pour you a glass of water." ”

After that, Chen Fan didn't dare to stay, and hurriedly walked to a dilapidated table opposite the bed, picked up the kettle and poured water.

"Busy with work, busy with work, alas......" The old woman sat on the edge of the bed, talking to herself with her eyes blank, although her mood stabilized, her breathing was no longer short, "Grandma Li, come, you drink saliva first." After Chen Fan finished pouring the water, he noticed that the water temperature was not too high, and took it directly to the old woman.

The old woman didn't move, not even blinking.

"Well, I know that work is important, but ...... Even if you're busy with work, you should call back. I've been looking forward to it day and night, three years, three years...... He didn't get a single call back. The old woman said, with tears in her eyes and an aggrieved expression.

Seeing this scene, Chen Fan's eyes suddenly became wet, and tears appeared in his eyes, making his vision extremely blurred.

In a trance, he saw an old man's complaint to his children.

More often than not, it's missing.

"Grandma Li, Uncle Liu said, when this section is over, he will come back to see you." Chen Fan bit his lip to prevent tears from flowing, and at the same time tried his best to control his emotions and not let his voice go out of shape: "By the way, what about Grandma Li, Auntie and Yingying?" ”

The old woman, who was originally in tears, was stunned to hear Chen Fan say this, her body trembled uncontrollably, and she cried even more than before.

Tears completely wet the old woman's old face, she didn't speak, just cried, cried to the end, couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand, her expression was extremely painful.

Seeing the old woman's abnormal performance, Chen Fan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

When he came to the tiled house, he thought it was very strange when he saw that there was no light in the house, but then he found that the old woman was there, and his doubts and worries gradually disappeared.

In his opinion, Liu Meng's wife and daughter were not at home, and most likely Liu Meng's wife returned to her parents' house with her daughter.

After all, returning to one's parents' house on the first day of the new year is a custom in many places.

After making such a guess, the reason why Chen Fan deliberately mentioned the two was just to change the topic, not to let the old woman continue to entangle Liu Meng's topic, and to try to stabilize the old woman's emotions.

Now, seeing that the old woman's emotions have not stabilized, but on the contrary, she is more sad and sad than before, and her intuition and reason tell Chen Fan that something happened to Liu Meng's wife and daughter!

"Grandma Li, where did Auntie and Yingying go??" After the idea emerged in his heart, Chen Fan didn't stop and asked as soon as possible.

At this moment, even he didn't notice it, and his tone was full of deep worry!!