070 Our souls that have nowhere to rest
"That's a coincidence. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info my man is also out of the city that day. Perhaps, you can ask him. I think if the kids were running around and not being seen by anyone. It's very likely to be taken by car. Just ask and you'll know. The woman said thoughtfully.
The woman's words opened a new door to the little uncle, which he had never thought of before. Oh, yes! How can a child disappear into thin air? If that's the case, then everything makes sense. I had to get up very early to catch the bus, and everyone was almost asleep at that time. If the little pillar gets into the car, then everything makes sense. Thinking of this, the little uncle was ecstatic: "Eldest sister, if it is really as you say, you are the great benefactor of my Ma Jianjun for the rest of my life." ”
"Don't, don't, don't put your hat on me like that. Wait a little here. I'll come back and talk to you about ...... my boss," the woman stood up, turned and walked out the door.
The little uncle wanted to go with the woman. But the woman insisted on keeping him at home. In a few moments, the woman's figure disappeared into the yellow-orange afterglow of the sun. The little uncle stood in the courtyard of the woman's house, feeling his blood rushing in his body. He couldn't sit still, and kept walking anxiously around the courtyard.
Summer in Kitaharahara is bitter. Even in the afternoon, the sun's rays are still blazing. The air was filled with heat, and even the smell of dust was scorching. After a while, the little uncle's head was oozing with sweat. But he didn't care about it at all. He eagerly hoped that the woman's husband would bring some useful information.
I don't know how long it took, but the woman came back after a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man wore a big straw hat and a yellowed white towel around his neck, turned around the corner of the house with a hoe, and strode to the little uncle.
At this time, the little uncle saw the man's appearance clearly, with thick eyebrows and a square face, and his face was red, which was the face of an honest person common in Beiyuan.
"Go in and sit~" The man beckoned to the little uncle, then turned back to the woman and shouted, "Go make tea!" ”
The little uncle followed the two into the house. The man put down his hoe and took off his hat. He took out the towel around his neck to wipe the dense beads of sweat on his forehead, and beckoned to the little uncle: "Sit ~, you're welcome." My daughter-in-law told me all about your business~"
The woman brought two cups of steaming tea, and the man's eyebrows furrowed when he saw this: "On this hot day, there is no herbal tea?" ”
"The herbal tea has been brewed several times. It doesn't smell like tea anymore. How to entertain guests~" The woman glanced at the man dissatisfiedly and handed over the tea.
The man had to frown and take the woman's hot tea.
"You want to ask the people who went out of the city on the thirteenth, right?" After the man took the tea, he turned to the little uncle and said.
The little uncle nodded, looking at the man expectantly.
The man unbuttoned his sweaty shirt and fanned his hat unhurriedly: "On the thirteenth, I took a ride to the city hospital to pick up my mother-in-law. Come to think of it, I didn't see a little boy riding alone. ”
The light in the little uncle's eyes dimmed a little, and without waiting for the man to speak, he hurriedly said, "Maybe it's with some adult." The little boy was about three or four years old. Very quiet and well-behaved. It's quite delicate, like a girl. Probably, such a high ......"
The little uncle was talking and gesturing, but the man looked at the little uncle but kept shaking his head: "Maybe I didn't notice." If I had noticed, I would have been impressed. On that day, Ma San'er was still out of the city in our village. You can ask him. He probably knows, but he may know. ”
Hearing this, the light in the little uncle's eyes slowly extinguished. At this time, he couldn't sit still any longer, stood up and said goodbye to the enthusiastic couple, and prepared to go to Ma San'er's house to have a look. At this time, he realized that the red tide on the man's face had faded and it turned out to be a bronze complexion.
This man is none other than Wang Cai, who talked to Ma San'er on the bus that day. The little uncle was full of despair at that time, and he didn't have much hope that he would be able to find out the news from Ma San'er. But he still had the attitude of giving it a try and went to find Ma San'er.
When the little uncle came to the door, Ma San'er was lying on a wicker chair and swallowing clouds. As soon as he saw the little uncle enter the door, Ma San'er rolled down from the rattan chair like a ghost.
"You, you, why are you here?" Ma San'er was a thief with a weak heart, thinking that the little uncle was here to find trouble, so he couldn't help but stammer.
"Ma San'er, my brother came today to ask you something~" The little uncle didn't pay much attention to Ma San'er's gaffe because he had something in his heart.
"What~what~ what?" Ma San'er calmed down when she heard this, and asked hesitantly.
"It's the thirteenth, when you go out of the city, do you see a small pillar in the car?" The little uncle is not polite, and goes straight to the point.
As soon as he heard that this was the case, Ma San'er's hanging heart fell into place: "Thirteen, it was the day before yesterday, oh, no." It's the day before yesterday, isn't it?"
"Three days ago. It was the morning after the little pillar was delivered. The little uncle interrupted Ma San'er's finger pinching and affirmed.
"Oooh. That morning. I'm out. My eldest brother asked me to buy some local chicken for him. I just went out to deliver chickens that day......" Ma San'er patted his head and made a look of sudden realization.
"Yes. It was that morning. Do you see the little pillar?" The little uncle looked at Ma San'er with burning eyes and asked eagerly.
"I remember, it doesn't seem to ...... I only remember that I met Wang Cai from the same village. The one who lives by the river. His mother-in-law is dying. He went to pick up his mother-in-law and go home...... I don't seem to see anyone else. Ma San'er thought and said. His words sounded very sincere, without a hint of deception or falsification.
"The man by the river turned out to be called Wang Cai~" The little uncle muttered, his expression and tone were not depressed.
"Do you drink tea?" Ma San'er poured out a cup of tea that had become transparent from the small half pot of herbal tea on the table and handed it to the little uncle. The little uncle was not polite, and took a bite and dried it. Although Wang Cai's tea is good, the more you drink it on this hot day, the more thirsty you get, and at this moment, it is not as good as a cup of herbal tea with no tea taste to quench your thirst.
Seeing that the little uncle finished draining the water in the cup in one gulp, Ma San'er poured another cup for the little uncle: "Brother, I have also heard about the little pillar." If you have anything to do with your brother, just ask. You're welcome. Although the brother is not capable, as long as there is a place where the brother can contribute a little, the brother must not have a word......"
When the little uncle walked out of Ma San'er's house, he still felt dizzy. He didn't know where to go. Ma San'er's powerful words still echoed in his head, but he didn't understand the meaning of these sentences at all, as if these sentences were not the Kitahara-like dialect he was used to hearing.