"The old woman came here today, and there is still a lot left, how much do you want? I'll cut it for you. Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.

"Amitabha, I can finally buy it." The old woman of Longzhong pulled the corners of her mouth, revealing the only front tooth left: "If you have it, you just need a pound of tofu, I am simply an old woman left in the family, and I can't eat much......"

"Speaking of which, when I got up in the morning, his uncle next door gave me a handful of spinach, and I went back to stew a spinach tofu vermicelli, not to mention noon, it is estimated that it will be enough until the evening."

"This person is old, and he eats less, if he eats more, his stomach is still easy to distend, and it is uncomfortable to be tight......"

The old woman was also babbling as before, saying some brainless words.

Zhuang Qingning had volunteered in a nursing home in his previous life in modern times, and he could understand the situation that this lonely old man couldn't wait to speak after seeing people, but he didn't interrupt the old woman's words, just listened quietly, smiled and nodded from time to time, and was a very qualified listener.

And the old woman laughed as she spoke, and even reached out and patted her head: "Look at me, when you talk about it, you forget everything, you cut a pound of tofu?" ”

Zhuang Qingning Mali cut the tofu, picked up the rod scale, weighed it and said: "One and a half catties, I will charge you a penny, in the end there is not much tofu, it was sold out earlier, and I also collected the stall earlier." ”

"Then my wife will thank you." The old woman grinned, took the tofu and put it in the bamboo basket, tremblingly took out a neat and tidy towel from her arms, opened it layer by layer, touched a penny from it, and handed it to Zhuang Qingning: "Here you go." ”

"Okay, I'll charge you a penny, and you can go slowly."

"Don't worry, girl, my house is not far away, I'll walk slowly, don't worry." The old woman picked up the bamboo basket at her feet and walked forward.

Just took two steps, there was an "ouch", crooked on the ground, the bamboo basket in his hand also fell to the ground, and two potatoes rolled out of the bamboo basket and stopped at Zhuang Qingning's feet.

"Are you alright?" Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui hurriedly went to help the old woman up.

"Don't tighten, don't tighten, it seems to be broken." The old woman patted the dirt on her body, stood up, and reached out to pick up the bamboo basket.

said that it was not tight, but looking at her frowning tightly and not daring to exert her left foot, it didn't look like she was fine.

Zhuang Qingsui picked up the potatoes and put them back in the bamboo basket: "Really, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay...... the old woman took two steps on crutches: "Look, isn't it good, what you are busy with is that my house is not far from the alley, and you can get there by walking two steps." ”

"Hurry up, your one is ......"

"Or else." Zhuang Qingning said: "Since you said that your home is not far away, then I will help you carry the bamboo basket and send you back." ”

"This ......" the old woman hesitated for a moment, and said, "Come on, then bother the little girl." ”

"You're welcome." Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile and explained to Zhuang Qingsui: "You are here to keep an eye on the stall, I will come back later, if I haven't come back after selling tofu, I will wait for me for a while, if there is anything, I will go to Fushun Building to find Uncle Zhang or Brother Rong." ”

"Cheng, sister rest assured." Zhuang Qingsui nodded vigorously.

She can't help her sister much, but she thinks she is still doing a good job of this kind of thing.

Zhuang Qingsui is also very proficient in selling tofu, and the stall is diagonally opposite Fushun Building, this time the sky is blue and white, and people come and go on the street, she also goes and goes, and there should be no problem with the tofu stall.

Zhuang Qingning said "um", picked up the bamboo basket, and supported the old woman: "I'll send you back." ”

"Thank you so much, good boy." The old woman was full of smiles, and was supported by Zhuang Qingning and walked into the alley.

"My house, just ahead." The old woman walked tremblingly while pointing forward: "Just walk through this alley, turn a corner, turn a corner, turn a corner, and then turn a corner, and you will reach the ......."

Dare to love, to turn so many corners, this old woman said not far, I am afraid that it is not far from what she thinks, not the same not far away.

But since you have decided to send someone back, how can you care if the road is far or not?

Just send the old woman home safely.

Zhuang Qingning sank his mind and only helped the old woman to walk slowly.

The alley came to an end, turned a corner, and walked a long way in, and it was getting farther and farther away from the lively main street, and the shouting and shouting at the street corner could no longer be heard.

In the alleys, it is gradually deserted, and the magnificent blue brick houses have gradually become some old houses that look a little dilapidated.

It turns out that this is what the alley looks like.

I used to set up a stall in the town, and after selling tofu, I usually bought something and went home, and I rarely went here, because it was no different from an ordinary village, as if there was no bustle and excitement on the street.

After turning two more corners in a row, Zhuang Qingning opened his mouth and asked, "Old woman, have you arrived?" ”

"It's here, it's almost there, go ahead, and you'll be there with two more turns." The old woman replied.

Two more turns?

Zhuang Qingning was stunned.

Which alley did she come from, these seven turns, turning around, and then turning two corners according to what she said, wouldn't it be to the town, if that's the case, then it's not good to walk directly from the street?

The road on the street is smoother than here, and you don't have to walk so much because of the houses.

"Let's go, it's almost there......," the old woman urged, raising her finger and pointing: "It's just ahead, not far away." ”

I seem to have heard the word not far away many times.

This journey really can't be said to be not far, but should be described as far, but the old woman kept saying that it was not far, it seemed to be like ......

It was as if he was tempting her to move forward.

Isn't it......

Zhuang Qingning let go of the old woman's arm, put down the bamboo basket, and said, "Since it is not far away, the old woman, you can go home alone, I don't worry about the young sister, so I left first......

"Do you want to leave?" The old woman, who was still kind and kind-eyed, suddenly made a straight face, and her originally kind eyes were full of fierceness, and she shouted: "I'm afraid it's too late!" ”

When the words landed, the old woman suddenly straightened up, and the trembling and powerless pair grabbed Zhuang Qingning's wrist like iron tongs.

And so it was.

Zhuang Qingning's heart suddenly sank.

Sure enough, as Fang just guessed, this person should be the kidnapper who abducted a school-age girl and took it out to sell it for money.

First pretended to be a poor old woman, often appeared in front of her, brushed up on familiarity, and by the way left her with the impression that her home was not far away, so as to make her relax her vigilance and feel pity.