Back in the room of the guest house, there were still three snack boxes with twisted flowers on the ground, Lu Li pondered for a while, lifted the box, retied it, and turned around and went out.

Take the car to the intersection in front of the railway station, get off the car, the street is deserted, in such an era, the number of cars in major cities in the country is extremely low, often standing at the street for more than ten minutes, even a vehicle outside the bus can not be seen! A traffic policeman stood alone on the command podium in the center of the street, gesturing to passers-by, looking a little pitiful.

Lu Li looked at it a few times, and made sure he didn't know this person, which made him a little regretful, what about the kind traffic policeman he had seen here? I've been to Yangcheng several times, but I haven't met him once? He walked a few steps to the command podium, and the traffic police spotted him and nodded to him, "What's the matter?" ”

"I'm here for someone."

Hearing him speak Mandarin, the traffic police also changed to Mandarin with an accent, "Find ...... Who? ”

"I don't know what his name is, but the first time I came to Yangcheng, he helped me a lot, well, I first came here on June 5th, around ten o'clock in the morning. Can you help me ask who he is? ”

The traffic policeman stared at him stunned for a while, and suddenly beckoned, and a policeman in the sentry box ran out and asked in the same words, "What's the matter?" ”

"......" the two of them said a few words, and the traffic policeman looked at Lu Li, "You...... What's the ...... for him? What's the matter? Why look for him? ”

"I'm here from Tian (Tianjin), and it's ...... first time here, well, thanks to him, I was able to find my destination, so I want to thank him."

"Hmm. Well, my land is all about serving the people,......"

"That's what you say, but for me, it's important to find him and thank him in person. You...... Can you help? Please? ”

"Stay." The traffic cop made a gesture of waiting. He whispered to his companion, "Okay, come with me." ”

Luli followed him, and when he arrived next to the sentry box, the traffic police pushed a motorcycle with a sidecar, let him sit in the sidecar, and suddenly went straight to the traffic police squadron.

The squadron is located on the banks of the Pearl River, in an old-fashioned four-story building, and four or five identical sidecar motorcycles are parked in the yard. There were also a few two-wheeled motorcycles, all turquoise, with a red and green arrow sticking into the front of the car, "Go this way." ”

Lu Li followed the other party up to the third floor in a daze, the traffic police first arranged him in a conference room, and he turned to leave, and after a while, he walked in with two people. It seems that it is the leader of the traffic team, "This is the captain of our reserve squadron." This is our Du political commissar. This is the man I am talking to you about. ”

Lu Li hurriedly got up, shook hands with the two of them, and said again, "Well, I don't think it's necessary, right?" Helping comrades from all over the country, this is what we should do......"

"Political Commissar Du. For you and the comrade traffic police who helped me, this may be just a gesture, but in the eyes of a foreigner, this comrade represents the advanced style and fine tradition of our Yangcheng traffic police, really. The first time I came to Yangcheng, I felt the enthusiasm and help of our Yangcheng people, and until I returned to Tianjin City, I felt warm in my heart - so I must express my gratitude! It's not that you think I shouldn't do this, then I won't say anything, turn around and leave now! ”

The captain and the commissar looked at each other, "That...... All right! Xiaolin, go down and check the day's schedule to see who is on duty? ”

"Yes!"

The policeman who led the way turned around and went downstairs, and the captain of the reserve and the political commissar Du sat on both sides of Lu Li, and talked to him, which was called talking, but in fact it was in a somewhat interrogative tone, such as name, address, place of origin, origin, and appearance, all of which were asked, and the only thing that was not asked was the purpose of his trip. When they learned that the young man in front of them was actually a party member, the expressions of the two people instantly softened, "You are also a party member?" ”

"Yes." Lu Li took out his party membership card and handed it over.

The two of them looked at each other and confirmed that it was correct, "Comrade Xiao Lu, will I call you Xiao Lu in the future?" ”

"Yes, you two are my big brothers, and I will call you Brother Chu and Brother Du in the future, right?"

The two laughed, "I really couldn't estimate before I went out today, but there was an extra friend from Tian (Tianjin)?" Ha ha! ”

A few people were talking, the door of the conference room was knocked and pushed open, and the traffic policeman and a colleague just now walked in, and Lu Li recognized it at a glance, it was the traffic policeman who helped him that day! "Hey, hello! It's been a long time, do you remember me? ”

The other party was taken aback by his affectionate behavior, glanced at Lu Li a few times, and shook his head in astonishment, "At the beginning of June this year, I came to Yangcheng for the first time, and asked you for directions, you first pointed me to the bus, and then you were afraid that I couldn't speak Cantonese, so you personally drove me to the place on a motorcycle, remember?" ”

"Oh!" The policeman was a little impressed, smiled and nodded with Luli, "Is that you?" ”

"Yes, it's me!" Lu Li nodded frequently, "Last time I was in a hurry, I forgot to ask your name." Your name is ......"

"My name is Dong Wanzhu."

Lu Li nodded, indicating understanding, let go of the hand that clenched him, and picked up the gift on the table, "This is our Tian (Tianjin) specialty twist flower, give it to you, make a gift - the thing is not worth much, you can taste it as a snack, if you say no, I will throw it out of the window now!" ”

Dong Wanzhu was stunned for a moment, and looked at the two leaders of the team, "That...... Well, on behalf of my colleagues in the team, thank you, I'll give these things to all my colleagues, okay? ”

"Of course. This is for you, you can do whatever you like. Lu Li turned around with a smile, "Brother Chu, Brother Du, even if we know each other today, it's better to be like this, I'll have a treat tonight, our colleagues in the traffic team, one is counted as one, they all go to dinner, okay?" ”

This is something that Chu Du and the two can't agree, and the two sides have been entangled for a long time, and Lu Li finally gave up, "Then even if we are friends, I can't let you make mistakes." So be it. When the time comes, I'll come here to greet everyone - you can't say no, right? ”

"Okay, that's it. When the Chinese New Year is approaching, you come, we invite you! It is also considered to be the friendship of the landlord. But I can say in advance that I can't take these snacks and the like anymore. Otherwise, we're welcome. ”

Lu Li grinned, "Okay, just listen to Political Commissar Du." ”

After staying in the traffic police team for half a day, Lu Li got up to say goodbye, still sitting on the motorcycle of the traffic policeman just now. Back in front of the station, "Thank you then, Officer Ni." It's time for me to get on the bus and we'll see you when I come over early next year. ”

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There was nothing to say on the way, and when he returned to Beijing (Beijing), Lu Li walked into the station and stretched his waist greatly. After more than 50 hours of train riding, he really wanted to find a place to sleep beautifully! I was about to buy a ticket to Ten(Tianjin). My brain suddenly turned, "Give me a train ticket to Tangshan!" ”

Buy a ticket and get on the train, find a seat and sit down, and after a while, the train slowly starts and roars towards the southeast. Less than three hours passed. The train stopped at Tangshan Station, then changed to a car, and took two suburban county lines, the door opened, and Lu Li carried a travel bag. Get off the bus.

As far as the eye could see, there was a familiar loess road, and smoke rose from the houses in the distance, and he carried his luggage, step by step through the country road, into the village of Angezhuang. A year and a half has passed, nothing has changed here, the roadside is littered with livestock dung, dried in the wind, and a faint earthy smell blows in the air, which may feel disgusting, but more familiar.

A few children who were playing on the side of the road, bare, cast curious glances at this stranger, and Luli smiled, he knew all these children! "Gui San'er, do you remember me?"

The child turned his head, looked at the man who knew his name seriously, and slowly shook his head, "Little guy, have you forgotten?" The last time I was there, your dad and your mom were fighting, and you came to me to persuade you to fight, so soon you don't remember? ”

The child struggled to recall, and a pair of black and white eyes gradually flashed brightly, "You are ...... Uncle Lu? ”

"Good boy! It's hard for you to remember me! Are your mom and dad still fighting? ”

"No more fighting! It's been a long time since you fought, and they're all scolding you! ”

Luli laughed! This is still not long after the merger of Shanglin and Dong'angezhuang, Gui San's parents fought, Gui's father often inflicted domestic violence on his wife, Lu Li persuaded a few words he didn't listen, there was no way, he had to treat others the way he did, and beat him hard! I can't imagine that their husband and wife are reconciled, but they have become bad people? "Uncle Lu, are you coming this time, are you still leaving?"

Lu Li nodded, grabbed a handful of candy from his travel bag, "San'er, give you a few little buddies a share." By the way, is the branch secretary okay? ”

“？？”

"Forget it, I'll find it myself." Waving goodbye to a few children, following the familiar environment, Lu Li went straight to the business anti-Japanese home.

Speaking of which, his feelings for Shang Anti-Japanese are really complicated, on the one hand, he really misses the old man's kindness to him, but on the other hand, he is extremely disappointed that he became greedy and vicious after the catastrophe!

Seeing the anti-Japanese adobe house from a distance, Lu Li stepped up and pushed open the courtyard door, a man was carrying firewood into the house, and there were a few chickens in the yard, clucking, circling under his feet, "Get out, plague thing!" ”

Lu Li's eyes tightened slightly, "Uncle? ”

The man Huo Ran turned around, it was the business anti-Japanese! I haven't seen him for more than a year, he has aged a lot, his face has turned earthy yellow, and his spirit is sluggish, which really makes Lu Li feel distressed, "Uncle, I'll help you get it." ”

"Little ...... Lou? Shang Kang couldn't believe his eyes, "Xiao Lu? ”

"It's me, uncle, it's me!" Luli snatched the firewood from his bosom and carried it into the house, the flames in the stove of the outhouse were gradually extinguished, he grabbed a handful of firewood and filled it, and the green smoke rose and the flames rose; Open the lid of the pot and see, inside are boiled radish, potatoes, and some freshly ripe cabbage. On the edge of the pot are two large porcelain bowls, one with cold stick noodles and the other with equally cold stick noodles.

"Uncle, why do you eat this?"

Shang Zhan also followed, standing at the door, like a child who had made a mistake, his hands drooped, and he stood respectfully, "Uncle, you come into the house and sit, and I will help you light the fire." ”

"Xiao Lu, you ...... How...... How did it come? ”

"I'm coming to see you." Seeing that the fire had almost risen, Lu Li helped the old man into the house, let him sit on the kang, and accompanied him opposite, "Uncle, you ...... What's going on? ”

"Xiao Lu, Uncle is down!"

"What do you mean by that?"

Tears flowed from Shang Guo's dim eyes! "Xiao Lu, Uncle is down! There is no one in my family, and the village looks down on me! I'm a desperate old man, who looks at us in the eyes! ”

"Uncle, don't worry, don't cry, why is it?"

Shang Anti-Japanese wiped his tears and told the story. It turned out that after the educated youth returned to the city, Shang Anti-Japanese lost its former status in the newly merged Angezhuang Village, and everyone in the village knew the fact that he took advantage of his position to eat and take cards, and they all looked at him with white eyes, and when the village re-elected the branch secretary, he lost the election. Since then, more and more no one has paid attention, although he is still a party member and a member of the party branch, but no one takes his words seriously at all, but he has not done farm work for a long time, and he can't even collect a few acres of land that belongs to him, and his life is not as good as day by day.

"Hey!" He sighed heavily and said in a low voice, "Xiao Lu, do you remember what Uncle said to you back then?" Our Zhuang people, face is everything! If this is gone, there is nothing! Uncle...... Uncle regrets it, Xiao Lu, Uncle really regrets it! ”

"Uncle, don't be sad, don't worry, you're not young now, how anxious are you? Isn't it just farm work? Today we have a day off, and tomorrow morning when we get up, I will help you go to the field to harvest corn! ”

"You ......" Shang Kang's heart was hot, and tears couldn't stop falling, "Xiao Lu, you...... You let Uncle ...... What do you say? You ......"

"Don't talk about this, uncle, you treated me well back then, I didn't forget it for a day! But is it just a little effort, I'm a big guy, what kind of hardship can't I eat? It's okay, you don't care, I've got you covered! ”

Shang Anti-Japanese hugged Lu Li and cried loudly like a child. (To be continued......)