"Then what else do you ask, hurry up and bring it!" Wang Guoli put down the work in his hand and turned around to urge his wife.

Wang Guoli's wife took the thing, handed it directly to Wang Guoli, and said, "Oh, this is it!" ”

Wang Guoli picked it up and took a look, only to see that it was a piece of metal that was not black or yellow, it was a bit weighty, but I didn't know what material it was made of, with a pinch of his fingers, he obviously felt that the back of the metal sheet was a little concave and convex, Wang Guoli turned the metal sheet over, carefully identified it for a long time, and found that the back of the metal sheet was pressed with four words: "Long life and 100 years old", and a small hole was worn on the top of the metal sheet, which should be a rope hole for hanging.

"This seems to be a longevity lock!" Wang Guoli is not very sure, the words "longevity and 100 years old" are generally given to newborn children, and the elderly cannot be given these four words. But the common longevity locks are all gold or silver, and this piece of metal is yellow and black, non-gold or copper, I don't know what material it is made of, and the longevity lock generally has a fixed shape and texture, not just a bare metal piece, so Wang Guoli is a little unsure.

"I'll see!" Zeng Yi stretched out his hand to take the metal piece, identified it back and forth, and then put it under his nose and sniffed it, revealing a puzzled look.

Wang Guoli looked left and right and said, "Zeng Yi, what is this, is it golden?" ”

Zeng Yi shook his head, he had already seen that the material of this metal piece was not gold, it was just an ordinary shrapnel from the shell, if you sniffed it carefully, you could still smell a faint smell of gunsmoke, it seemed that this shrapnel should be some years old, but Zeng Yi couldn't understand why his grandfather sewed this piece of shrapnel into the pulse pillow. Why there are words "long life and 100 years old" on the shrapnel is a little puzzling.

"Uncle Guoli, have you ever seen this thing before?" Zeng Yi looked at Wang Guoli and said, "Or did you hear my grandfather mention this thing?" ”

Wang Guoli shook his head and said, "I've never seen it, and I haven't heard the old man mention it." ”

Zeng Yi picked up the shrapnel again and looked at it carefully, except for those four words, there was no recognizable mark on it, and he didn't understand the origin and meaning of the shrapnel at all.

"Zeng Yi. What the hell is this thing? Wang Guoli asked again.

Zeng Yi said: "It should be shrapnel from an artillery shell." ”

"Not golden?" Wang Guoli felt sorry for Zeng Yi, he thought it was some valuable object left by the old man, but he didn't expect it to be just a piece of shrapnel, no wonder it was yellow and black, he said: "I thought it was a long-life lock!" ”

Zeng Yi smiled. said: "The shrapnel engraved these words are probably in the hope of avoiding the rain of bullets, or maybe this is a long-life lock." ”

Wang Guoli nodded straightly, what he said seemed to make sense, maybe this was a talisman for seeking immortality, Wang Guoli said: "Then you can take it." Anyway, this is also an object left by the old man. ”

Zeng Yi put the shrapnel in his pocket, thinking about going back and finding a suitable chain to wear it, he had seen the bald brother Su Jianchun have a pendant before, which was actually made of a bullet. Hanging around the neck means that it means protection; When Xu Li was a soldier before, he also made marks with similar meanings on his sniper rifles; The shrapnel in front of me is engraved with "longevity and 100 years old", although it is a little weird, but it is understandable.

It's just that Zeng Yi couldn't figure out why his grandfather sewed this piece of shrapnel into the pulse pillow. I've never mentioned it to myself, but this shrapnel is grandpa's stuff. Or is it the object of the grandfather's patient?

It's a pity that my grandfather has been dead for many years, and the secret of this shrapnel can never be solved, so it can only be kept as a thought.

After the contents of the house were cleaned up, the craftsmen erected scaffolding, went up to the roof and began to repair it, and all the roof tiles had to be removed, and the rain protection measures were re-installed, and the broken tiles were replaced with new ones.

Zeng Yi and Wang Guoli were not very good at the work of masons, so they were responsible for contacting materials and tools and preparing the craftsmen's meals at the same time.

When it was dark, the person who was in charge of repairing the tomb on the mountain also returned, and Shao Haibo limped and looked a little tired.

"Senior brother, how long will it take to finish the mountain?" Zeng Yi asked and said, "Let's change it tomorrow, you are here, and I will go to the mountain." ”

Shao Haibo said: "No, no, I will go up the mountain tomorrow, and it should be completed one day, and then we will wait for the stonemason to engrave the stele and get lucky, and then we will have a simple ceremony." Shao Haibo refused to change, he didn't make much effort for today's injury, he already felt uncomfortable, if he changed it again, he felt even more uncomfortable.

Zeng Yi had no choice but to give up and said, "Then let's eat first, I'll give you some medicine after eating, and I guess there will be no problem with your feet after sleeping." ”

Shao Haibo smiled: "Eat, eat!" I don't usually work, but today I sweated violently, and I really felt hungry. ”

Wang Guoli's wife took out the dishes and chopsticks at this time and began to serve meals to everyone, all of which were very simple home-cooked dishes, just a few more meat dishes, and the dishes did not pay attention to any style, but they were fragrant. All the craftsmen sat down together, and set up three tables in the courtyard of Wang Guoli's house, Wang Guoli took out a few bundles of beer from the store, and everyone began to eat and drink.

The next day, according to the division of labor, Shao Haibo led a group of craftsmen to continue to go up the mountain to repair the tomb, and Zeng Yi stared at the old house. When it was time for lunch, the roof repair was over, and all that was left was the renovation of the house.

When Zeng Yi was helping to move the triangular ladder, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang, so he had to go out and press answer, and said, "Hello, I'm Zeng Yi." ”

"Hello Director Zeng!" A hearty laugh came from the phone, and he said, "I'm Mao Guiyang." ”

Zeng Yi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "It's Director Mao, hello, hello!" How is Wu Lao lately? ”

Mao Guiyang is Wu Lao's secretary, and seeing that Zeng Yi heard himself, he said: "Wu Lao is all right, thank you Director Zeng for your concern." I wonder if Director Zeng is still in Shanan now? Your gift Wu Lao has already seen it, if Director Zeng is still in Shanan Province, please come to Dushan, Wu Lao wants to meet you! ”

Zeng Yi thought for a moment and said, "Old Wu is calling, dare not obey his fate." I'm in Xunzhou, and I can probably go to Dushan in the evening. ”

Mao Guiyang said: "After arriving at the mountain, Director Zeng contacted me. ”

Zeng Yi replied and said, "See you that night!" ”

"See you in the evening!" Mao Guiyang hung up the phone with a smile.

Putting down the phone, Zeng Yi thought for a moment, and then went to find Wang Guoli, told him about his temporary need to go to the mountain, and asked Wang Guoli to take care of the repair of the old house.

"Go, go, leave it to me here, you can rest assured!" The kingdom responded happily.

Zeng Yi called Shao Haibo again, briefly explained the matter, contacted the car, hurriedly ate a few bites, and then went straight to Dushan City.

At dusk, Zeng Yi arrived in Dushan City, talked to Mao Guiyang on the phone, and learned that the meeting place was in Nanhu.

Nanhu Lake is located in the center of Dushan City, slightly south, is a large wetland, the lake is beautiful, green trees, the environment is very good. The Nanhu Courtyard used by the Shanan Provincial Party Committee to receive VIPs is located in the Nanhu Lake, hidden between the lake and green forests, and it is difficult to know that there will be such a special place here if you don't get closer.

Mao Guiyang stood at the door of the Nanhu Courtyard at this time, greeted Zeng Yi after receiving it, and then showed his work card to the guard at the door, explained the reason, and led Zeng Yi in.

Bypassing a rockery and passing through a lake promenade, I saw a small white two-story building built on the edge of the lake, and there was a pavilion on the high platform in front of the building.

"Old Wu, Zeng Yi is here!" Mao Guiyang stepped forward to report to Wu Lao.

Wu Lao withdrew his gaze from the lake, turned around to look at Zeng Yi, and laughed.

"Hello Old Wu!" Zeng Yi walked into the pavilion, greeted Wu Lao, and then stood there with a smile.

"Sit down, sit down!" Wu Lao pointed to the stone bench opposite him and said, "There is hot tea that has just been brewed, if you want to drink it, pour it yourself, don't be restrained." ”

Zeng Yi sat down generously, picked up the teapot with his hand, first added some to Wu Lao's cup, and then turned over an upside-down teacup and poured himself a cup.

Wu Lao laughed and said, "You kid is really welcome!" ”

Zeng Yi said with a smile: "Seeing Wu Lao is like seeing relatives, I want to be polite, but I can't be polite, and it's even more impossible to see outside!" ”

Wu Lao turned the Tai Chi ball in his hand, then picked it up and looked at it, it was the pair of jade balls that Zeng Yi sent back, looking at the jade balls, Wu Lao smiled and said: "You kid is very attentive!" ”

Zeng Yi smiled and didn't answer, he knew what Wu Lao meant, this was to thank him for taking care of this pair of jade balls for the past few years.

Jade is different from other objects, it needs to be played with from time to time in order to make the jade more warm and bright, this pair of jade ball Wu Lao's beloved things, on which he has poured decades of effort. When he gave it to Zeng Yi, Wu Lao was indeed a little reluctant to give up, but he was even more relieved because he was afraid that Zeng Yi would put it away after he got the jade ball, and those decades of hard work would be lost.

Who knew that this time when he got the jade ball back, Wu Lao found that the jade ball was more warm and shiny than before, and at first glance, it was the result of often playing and taking care of it.

In fact, this is also one of the reasons why Zeng Yi wants to return the jade ball, it is a pity to put the jade ball in the cabinet, and Zeng Yi does not have the time and energy to play every day, so as soon as he heard Wang Qinghe talk about the Wu family Tianding at the dinner table that day, Zeng Yi immediately decided to return the jade ball.

"I haven't had time to congratulate Elder Wu yet!" Zeng Yi stood up again at this time, bowed his hand to Wu Lao, and said: "Wu Lao is happy to be his great-grandson, the four generations are in the same house, Zeng Yi is happy to you!" ”

"Good, good, good!" Wu Lao said a few good words, smiled and pressed his hand, and said, "Sit down, sit down, sit down and talk!" ”