In order to shield from the cold wind, the windows are tightly covered, and the light in the house is a little dim.

Tao Laohan asked the three of them to sit down, and Tao Hao ran to make tea and sat on the side.

Tao Laohan squinted his eyes and looked at the three of them, thinking that when he just opened the curtain and came in, he saw the copper coin on Du Ba's wrist, and he already had a rough idea in his heart.

Tao Laohan sat down on the table and said slowly: "I don't know what the so-called guest came from Shanshui County?" ”

Du Ba was shocked, because their family was selling pork on the dock to do business, the family had been speaking official dialect, and the accent was not inaudible at all, how did he know that they were from Shanshui County?

"How do you know that we are from Shanshui County?"

Tao Laohan smiled, "I just happened to see the copper coin on the young man's wrist!" Your talisman money in Shanshui County is famous, although many places now follow to bring children, and most of them are children, you must have grown up since you were young at such an age. ”

There is a custom of bringing talisman money in Shanshui County, and there are many stories of desperation and finally buying steamed buns with talisman money to save a life, or talisman money to help prevent disasters. Nowadays, many outsiders also follow to bring their children, Du Qi, they are so old, and the eight or nine are not far from ten, and they are natives of Shanshui County.

"Old man, good eyes!"

Du Qi praised it and turned to business, "I also heard that you know Qingchuan very well today, let's inquire about someone." ”

Tao Laohan nodded and motioned for Du Qi to continue.

"I don't know if you remember the flood in Anxian County, Guang'an County more than 40 years ago? At that time, many displaced people were passing by Qingchuan City along the canal north, and a pair of twin uncles in our family were sold here by their stepmother, and now the family has the ability to find their mother and want to reunite with the family. I don't know if you know that Qingchuan has twins who came from 40 years ago, about 50 years old? ”

The matter was too long ago, Tao Laohan frowned and thought for a while: "At that time, there were indeed a group of displaced people passing by, but Qingchuan City was also affected, and those people didn't stay long. I don't want to hide that there were no rations at home at that time, and I was carrying a big bag on the dock, old man, and I really didn't have to worry about the affairs of the homeless. ”

Du Qi was not disappointed, after all, it was too difficult to find two children, and they didn't expect to find someone all at once.

"We know this, let's inquire about another person, the Ya woman who bought the person at that time was a pock-faced woman in her thirties, I don't know if you know this person?"

The pockmarked face of the tooth woman, this directivity is very high.

However, the woman was too old, more than ten years older than Tao Laohan, and Du Qisan was worried because this Tao Laohan didn't know.

"The pock-faced tooth woman? I think about it, and I feel like I've heard it somewhere. Tao Laohan hung his head and recalled.

Du Qisan couldn't help but look forward to Tao Laohan's words after listening to them.

"The pock-faced tooth woman! I remembered that Xiao Wangzhuang used to have a pock-faced tooth woman, but she got sick more than 30 years ago. ”

He's dead!

Du Qi and the three of them were lost for a while, and finally learned the news that they died so early. But fortunately, they can at least be sure that it is almost sold near Qingchuan City.

Du Qi took out a piece of silver and put it on the table to thank him: "Trouble the old man, this is a thank you gift." ”

Without waiting for Du Qi to finish speaking, Tao Laohan hurriedly excused himself, "I can't use it, I can't use it, the old man didn't help, how can I be embarrassed to take your silver?" ”

Du Qi hurriedly retreated, avoiding the silver pushed back by Tao Laohan, and continued: "This is what you deserve, we still want to ask Brother Tao to send us to Yapo's house, if you don't accept us, it will be difficult to invite Brother Tao!" ”

Tao Laohan withdrew his hand when he heard Du Qi say this, and said to Tao Hao: "Wait a minute, you will take the guests over, and you will help take care of anything else." ”

Tao Hao nodded hurriedly and responded.

After saying goodbye to Tao Laohan, Tao Hao rented a mule cart and took the three of them to Xiaowangzhuang.

Tao Hao was not born when the pock-faced tooth woman died, and Tao Hao was not easy to talk about this matter, so he went all the way to tell some interesting things about Qingchuan City, and several people laughed all the way to Xiaowangzhuang.

The pomp-faced Yapo was already the old emperor's calendar decades ago, and Tao Hao found a few old people in the village before finally inquiring about Yapo's home.

"Anyone?" The courtyard was open, and Tao Hao stood outside the door and shouted.

After shouting a few times, an old lady with silver hair came out.

The old lady had a thin face, slanted eyes, and shouted from afar, "What are you doing? ”

Tao Hao smiled and went in and bowed to the old lady, "We came to you to inquire about someone, a tooth woman lived here more than forty years ago?" ”

The old lady heard Tao Hao say that Ya Po's face was even darker, and she picked up the broom next to her with a disgusted look and drove people out, "I've died a long time ago, what are you looking for after being dead for thirty years?" Come on! Come on! ”

The old lady didn't wait for Tao Hao and Du Qi to say a few words, and directly swept the four out of the door.

Seeing that Tao Hao was almost beaten, Du Qi hurriedly persuaded: "Let's find other people to inquire, there will always be someone who knows." ”

Turning around, the four of them went to look for the women in the village who were gathering together to pinch the soles of their shoes, and only then did they know why the old lady had kicked them out.

It turned out that the old lady was married back after the death of Ya Po, so she naturally didn't want to mention the past. Fortunately, Ya Po still left two sons here, and they are not in vain.

Yapo's eldest son, Wang Dazhu, was at home, and shook his head in shame when he heard the intentions of several people, "I'm really sorry that the children brought by my mother were never brought home at that time, and we don't know much where they ended up." However, my mother believes in Buddhism and never sells other people's children to pickled places, and most of those children go to the big families in the city to work as slaves. Why don't you go and ask the rich people? ”

Although he didn't get any useful information from Wang Dazhu, knowing that his uncles would not be too offended, Du Qisan's mood was better.

Back in Qingchuan City, Tao Hao helped find an inn, some tired three people fell asleep, planning to search for a few more days and really couldn't find it, so go home first, and wait for the New Year to come back after a few days.

Many times, fate is unstoppable.

Early the next morning, the three of them went out to find Tao Hao to help them look for it again, and when they passed by a woodware store, they all gathered their feet.

The entrance of the carpentry shop was crowded with people, and the mule cart was full of carved tables and chairs, and big red chests, which looked like dowry objects for marriage. At this time, an honest man in his forties was whispering something, but was loudly reprimanded by the owner of the carpentry shop.

"Han Chengjia, I said that we have enough of these things in our store! We can't use it if you bring in so much, isn't it embarrassing? Pull away! Pull away! Hurry up! Don't delay me in doing business! ”

The man who was called Han Cheng's family replied in a good voice: "Boss Zhao, we have been cooperating for decades, and this is all done, you can't suddenly stop accepting it!" ”

Boss Zhao was even more angry when he heard this, and shouted: "This blames me!" I haven't asked your Han family to compensate for the loss? Is the gold nine silver ten good? I'm just eating a festive meal on this wood, okay? This family is in a good time to get married, and your Han family is suddenly out of stock. Do you know how much money I have lost money, sir? You're so idle now that you're too embarrassed to come to the door! We've found a new supplier, and we can't afford your Han family! Don't send it in the future! ”

Boss Zhao's words fell, and the onlookers looked at the honest man known as Han Chengjia accusatory.

Han Chengjia was accused by a group of people, and said to Boss Zhao again and again: "It's all our fault, a few days ago, my father died suddenly and delayed the things in the store, it's not our right, for the sake of many years of cooperation, Boss Zhao will accept this batch of goods!" ”

As soon as the conversation changed, my father was gone, of course, I had to do a good funeral.

So everyone felt that Boss Zhao was looking for trouble, unreasonable and inhumane, and looked at him condemnatively.

Boss Zhao waved his sleeves and said, "We don't need it in the store, please go back!" After saying that, he turned around and went into the store and went directly to the backyard.

Han Chengjia glanced at the Zhao family's woodware shop dejectedly, got into the mule cart and drove along the road amid a sympathetic voice.

Du Ba raised his chin at Han Chengjia, who was far away, "Are we going to follow?" ”

Du Qi nodded, "Nonsense! Come on! ”

Just now, the three of them passed by, and when they saw Han Chengjia, they felt familiar, and thought about it, isn't this a copy of the fourth brother? looks like it, and the temperament is also the same, two old carpenters who can't beat a fart with a stick!

Du Si's appearance and temperament are not like the other brothers, the most dull and boring, everyone unanimously thought that he learned from the eldest uncle's family, and now it seems that the root is here.

They can't tell who Du Si looks like, anyway, he doesn't look like Daddy Du and Niang Du. Originally, I thought it was him who was a foreigner, but now it seems that he is a nephew like an uncle.

Han Cheng's mule cart pulled a cart of things, and it didn't go fast slowly.

Du Qi and the three followed the car not far from the people in front of them.

"Old Seven, did you say it's him?"

Du Ba asked casually with a dog's tail grass in his mouth.

"It feels like I'll ask someone when the time comes. Also, I'm your brother, don't call me the old seven! ”

Du Ba scoffed, didn't he just come out half a quarter of an hour early? What's there to be all about? Turning his head to Du Jiu, he said, "Brother, come and call Brother to listen!" ”

Du Jiu glanced at him, "Boring!" ”

After walking for nearly three hours, the three of them who hadn't eaten lunch were almost hungry when they finally saw Han Cheng's family in front of them enter a small town.

Seeing the dawn of hope, Du Qisan asked about the fragrance of the food, and all of them accelerated their pace towards the town.

Following Han Cheng's family into the city, the three of them planned to see where Han Cheng's family settled before going to have a meal, and then wait for them to inquire about the rest of the matter.

Han Chengjia walked along the main road for a while, and finally stopped in front of a small shop.

Du Qisan looked at it and knew that they would not be able to leave immediately.

The ancient version of smashing and looting is being staged in the small shop.

A woman in her forties in the small shop was holding a stick and leading two young men to scold the people who were doing evil in the shop, but there were too many dozen people on the other side, and the three of them were no match at all. The woman just scolded angrily, but stopped her two sons behind her from letting them pass, for fear that the son would be injured if she really fought.

Seeing the return of Han Cheng's family, the woman's face was overjoyed, and she began to worry again, and hurriedly shouted: "Da Lang, his father, come here!" ”

Han Chengjia was very angry when he looked at a group of men who were smashing in the store, and he was about to find those people to theorize, but was stopped by the woman.

Du Ba looked at a lady on the side of the road with a very, extremely curious face, and asked with a smile: "Sister, why did you smash his shop?" ”

The eldest lady is in her forties, and she was called sister by a young man in her twenties, and her body and mind were very beautiful, so she immediately told Du Ba happily.

"This Han family's carpenter shop! The original old owner, Lao Han, had no son and was a girl, so Lao Han bought two children and came back as apprentices. You don't know that these two children are twins, Lao Han and their brothers said that one of them will marry his eldest daughter, and the other will help settle down and marry his daughter-in-law. Later, the eldest married the eldest girl, and the other became a relative.

This eldest girl gave birth to two boys after marriage, but she was happy to die of old Han. But there is something wrong with this, the old brothers always feel that Lao Han's shop belongs to them, and they don't want to give anything to the eldest couple for more than ten years. No, Lao Han just left, and they all dared to come and smash the store! Ay! It's a pity that there are too few people in the big girl's family, and they can't withstand others! ”

After hearing this, the three of them were almost certain that the person in front of them was their uncle.

"Old Seven, Old Nine, do you want to help?" Du Ba asked the two brothers for attention.

Du Qi looked at the upside-down shape in the store, as well as the group of people who were used to it inside and outside the store, thought about it and said, "Let's go over!" ”

Du Ba and Du Jiu supported their brother's decision, nodded and walked over.

The three of them went straight into the store, and it was difficult not to attract attention.

When they go out, they still go to see their sister, Du Qi and they bring their best clothes. They are reluctant to wear the clothes Du Xiaoxi made this year, and plan to keep them for the New Year. Now the clothes on his body are the clothes that Du Xiaoxi prepared last year.

Du Xiaoxi is also a rich man now, and the clothes he gave to his brothers are naturally not bad. The three of them stand in the crowd, and they can give people a low-key luxury rush. Although it is the country version. Always, it shows that we are not poor old men who don't understand anything.

The woman in the store, the eldest girl, saw the three of them entering the store and hurriedly stopped: "Slow down the distinguished customers, the distinguished customers also see that the store is busy, if you need to go to other stores to have a look!" ”

Han Chengjia stepped forward and said sorry, so he wanted to send Du Qisan out.

The people who were smashing things in the house stopped smashing them, and they stopped to look at the three of them, and one of them even said: "The Han family wood shop is next to it, there is nothing here, the guests go over there to choose!" ”

Du Qi looked straight at Han Chengjia and asked, "Do you have the original surname 'Jiang', the river of Jiangshui." ”

Han Chengjia was stunned for a moment, and looked at Du Ba and Du Jiu and the two fiercely, "Triplets? Triplets? But? ”

Du Qi said bluntly: "My mother's name is Jiang Ying. ”

"Sister! It's my sister! Han Chengjia screamed and grabbed Du Qi's arm.

Du Ba grabbed Du Jiu and stepped forward and said with a smile: "Are you really an uncle?" We've been looking for a long time, but we've finally found it! My mother will be happy to know about it! ”

Han Chengjia didn't know what Du Ba would say at the moment, and his heart was full of joy to see his sister again.

(To be continued.) )