As soon as the task here is over, Shi Dayong and Zhang Qiang are like arrows, how can the garrison be compared with home? I live in a collective dormitory, a room of rough old men and don't pay attention to hygiene, a smell of stinky feet when I enter the door, and I eat a big pot of dishes, what taste? Tsk, feed the pigs just right.

Early in the morning, the two packed up their things and walked back, and because they left early, they happened to stagger with the person who reported the news.

It is too far away from home, the roadside has to pass through several small towns, go to Licheng, coincide with the big gathering, there are too many people rushing to the market, and the road that is not wide is full of Deng. Ahead, various vehicles lined up in a long line of snakes and slowly moved forward.

Shi Dayong is tall and thin, with an angular face, revealing fortitude, thick sword eyebrows and narrow sideburns, a heroic nose bridge, and deep black eyes, which looks particularly handsome and good-looking.

At this time, his good-looking sword eyebrows frowned, looked at the bazaar in the distance, and thought for a moment how long it would take to pass. After thinking about it, he hit the steering wheel with his hand and found a spacious place to park the car. Zhang Qiang didn't know why, so after following Shi Dayong's car, he parked the car side by side.

The car is an old Jiefang brand, with an all-over army green, a tall body, and a large body at the back for transporting and pulling goods.

Opening the car door, Shi Dayong jumped out of the car and stretched a big lazy waist. Don't look at walking, it's quite tiring to drive for a long time. He took out a box of gold leaves from his chest pocket and took out two of them and lit them, sucked one himself, walked to Zhang Qiang's car, and handed the other one to Zhang Qiang.

"Brother Zhang, I said, there are too many people here, and I don't know what time I will wait until I will go, or let's catch up with the gathering, most of the things on this set are produced and sold by farmers, and the price is much cheaper than our supply and marketing cooperative."

Zhang Qiang leaned on the car window, looked down at Shi Dayong, took the cigarette, pinched the cigarette holder with his thumb and forefinger, took a deep breath, slowly spit out the cigarette, the fatigue on his face seemed to be reduced, and he smiled: "Look at you, what day is not rich, okay, you wait for me to lock the car." ”

Shi Dayong also smiled: "I won't be able to pass, I have six brothers, and there are four singles, you also know that the poor in my hometown can't do it, they all stare at me, marry a daughter-in-law, build a house with money, my father and mother have no ability, I am the eldest in the family, I don't worry about who cares?" Besides, I have to live my own life, I'm not like you, your sons have given birth to three, I'm just two girls now, and I still have to give birth to sons. ”

Zhang Qiang rolled up the window, jumped out of the car, and locked the door: "Let's go, let's go shopping!" I said, fortunately, your Yingzi has a good temper, I see that the money you earn all year round fills your hometown, but you are poor and almost use to make plasters. ”

For Shi Dayong, Zhang Qiang knows best, he is the most capable in the team, and he is also the most economical in the team, he wears the work clothes issued by the team all the year round, he has never seen him make new clothes for himself, and the hometown behind him, Zhang Qiang feels that Shi Dayong is like a small horse, and he arches forward with all his strength.

The two of them walked and walked, looking at that question, and in a short time their hands were full of things. Most of what Shi Dayong carried were vegetables, radish, green onions, etc., and the meat was cut off, and it was estimated that it weighed a pound to many miles. It's like Zhang Qiang spends money on spending, Zhang Qiang buys mostly meat, and the three sons have to be fed strong.

I really can't take it, the two started to return, Shi Dayong didn't leave when he passed by the cloth stall, he took a fancy to a piece of flower cloth, blue bottom, printed with small yellow stars, blue transparent and clean, just like the blue sky in autumn, the stars were sprinkled on it in pieces, how to look at how comfortable.

He put down the dish in his hand, rubbed his hand on the work clothes a few times, carefully picked up the fabric, looked at it again and again in the sun, and said to Zhang Qiang who was walking in front: "Lao Zhang, don't go yet, you help me with the staff officer, how about looking at this piece of fabric?" ”

When Zhang Qiang heard this, he stopped and looked back at it for a while: "Don't say it, this material is really good-looking." ”

Seeing the business, the vendor hurriedly poked his head out of a pile of fabrics: "The two big brothers have a really good eye, this is a popular pattern in big cities this year, we came here late, and I am also a good product, you see this horse is left with this, that is, the material of a gown, if you fall in love, I will give you a cheaper." ”

"How much is a foot?" Shi Dayong asked tentatively.

"What I sell today is four cents, and I will give you three cents and five."

"Three-hair-five! It's too expensive, look at your piece of cloth, that's it, one meter is enough to choke, it can be regarded as a cloth head, I don't want three cents and five! ”

"Why don't you have a meter? I just measured, one meter and five, and the adult made a short-sleeved gown. ”

"Look, you also said that it is enough to make a short-sleeved gown, and the long-sleeved gown is not enough, I just want to make a long-sleeved gown for the child's mother, three cents, three cents and a foot, I will ask for it."

"What else do you do with long-sleeved gowns this day? It's getting hotter and hotter, it's just right to wear short sleeves, so let's do it, three cents and five, one meter and five is one meter, and I will sell it to you at a loss. ”

"You don't care if it's hot or not, I just want to make a long-sleeved one, Sanmao! Just three cents! I barely took it with three cents. ”

Zhang Qiang smiled and watched Shi Dayong's skillful bargaining, he thought it was very funny, how could the big man have such a mother-in-law, the big man must be bold in bargaining, to say: How much? Cheaper, good, three cents and five, wrap it for me!

It must be, this is the way the old man bargains.

It's like Shi Dayong, the two of them had a little bit of a dispute between two and three points, and finally set the price at three cents, Shi Dayong happily paid for it, and the vendor wrapped the cloth in brown paper and handed it to him with a painful face.

Zhang Qiang really admired, the two walked a few steps side by side, Zhang Qiang praised: "I really convinced you, I argued for 5 cents for 20 minutes, and I owe you this patience." ”

"What you said, three-foot cloth saves a dime and a half cent, and you can buy three big eggs in this episode, how can you not fight?"

"I said Dayong, I see that your Yingzi wears a little bit of this material, but it's not enough, and I think your cocoa is about the same."

Shi Dayong laughed: "Brother Zhang, you are really honest enough, you will believe it when I tell the cloth seller, I bought this fabric for Cocoa, and in a few days it will be Coco's birthday, this color, this pattern, Cocoa will be beautiful to wear." Shi Dayong looked forward to Coco's delicate appearance in new clothes, and his eyes were full of soft smiles.

At noon, the two finally drove into the gate of the transport team, and before the car was parked, Shi Dayong saw Li Weiguo waving at him anxiously.

Shi Dayong slowed down the car and stretched out his head: "Xiao Li, something?" ”

"Master Shi, something happened to your family, go home quickly!" Li Weiguo took three steps and made two steps, and ran to the car.

"What?!" Shi Dayong stepped on the brakes hard, and the body shrugged forward: "sque---ak" brake pads made a sharp and piercing sound.

Shi Dayong felt that his brain was "buzzing", and his heart couldn't control the "bang" jumping, he really couldn't figure it out, what could happen to Yingzi and her two children at home every day?

"Your coco is gone, and your sister-in-law is sick, so go home and have a look." Li Weiguo tilted his head, his eyes were unabated: "I have already gone to the Public Security Bureau to report the case yesterday, and the comrades from the Public Security Bureau came to understand the situation, and my sister-in-law was a little confused and couldn't tell." ”

Shi Dayong was dumbfounded when he heard Li Weiguo say that Coco was gone, and Yingzi was also sick, and then he saw Li Weiguo's mouth open and closed, and he didn't hear what he said, so he felt that his legs and feet were weak, and his mind was full of panic, he swallowed his spit, calmed down, and jumped out of the car with a strong spirit: "Xiao Li, please help me park the car, I'll go home and have a look first." After speaking, he didn't wait for Li Weiguo to reply, and ran home.

"Bang dang!" Shi Dayong pushed open the door violently, and saw Wang Ying lying on the bed holding the basket of cocoa in his arms and sobbing, Cui Yunxiang holding "Wow" and crying Shi An was upside down and coaxed.

Wang Ying's hair was messy, her eyes were red and swollen into walnuts, her melon seed face, which was not fat, became thinner and thinner, her mandible was ridged, her lips were dry and peeling, and there were several bloody wounds, and she hadn't seen her for three days, no matter how she looked at it, she looked like she was ten years old.

Hearing the sound of the door, Wang Ying raised her head and saw Shi Dayong standing in front of her, she seemed to see the backbone of the Lord, and her sobs turned into howling and crying, and she got out of bed and threw herself at Shi Dayong: "Wow, wow, Wow, Dayong, why did you come back!" Coco is gone, Dayong, what can I do? ”

Wang Ying was in a hurry, nervous and tired at night and not getting a drop of water, she was already vain and powerless, and as soon as she took a step, the whole person was like a sandbag thrown to the ground.

"Oops!" Cui Yunxiang exclaimed, but with Shi An in her hand, she couldn't tell the difference between pulling Wang Ying.

Shi Dayong's heart tightened, and he subconsciously ran a few steps, and just when Cui Yunxiang thought that Wang Ying must have fallen miserably, he stretched out his arms to catch Wang Ying and hold him in his arms.

Wang Ying hugged Shi Dayong's waist, the canvas overalls were full of oil, exuding a smoky smell of engine oil, the smell that was usually extremely disgusting, today it smelled so good, the familiar smell made her heart calm down at once, she buried her head in Shi Dayong's arms and howled, her voice was hoarse like a cow wailing.

Shi Dayong stroked Wang Ying's back, anxious to know what was going on, and said, "Don't cry, don't cry, tell me what's going on." ”

Wang Ying cried hysterically, and couldn't help herself for a while, Cui Yunxiang held Shi An in her hand, looked at the husband and wife and said: "Coco is gone, Yingzi said that she was still at home for lunch at noon, and after eating, she hugged An An to take a nap, and when she woke up, she never saw Coco again, and she didn't know what she went out before, and then she found Cocoa's basket under the wild apricot tree in the back cliff, and the basket was rotten into a big hole, and Coco was never seen again." ”

After venting for a while, Wang Ying's voice became quieter, she raised her head, her eyes were full of self-blame, and the wound on her lips that had been scabbed over would burst open again, and blood was all over her lips, and she was red.

Shi Dayong's distressed heart twitched violently, when did his wife ever be so embarrassed?

When I first met, Wang Ying was still a pillar in the county model drama troupe, and the main roles in the play were all plays, and she had to perform in various places every once in a while. At that time, Wang Ying exuded a confident brilliance.

I still remember the first time the two met, in the cold winter wax moon, in the village oil mill, Wang Ying, who was good-looking, wore a red striped velvet jacket on her upper body, black velvet pants on her lower body, a pure white scarf coiled around her neck at will, short hair to her ears, and a pair of big black eyes blinking on her white little face, and the whole person was clean and neat.

Wang Ying's first impression is that she is clean, not only in terms of dress, but also in terms of facial features, there is no trace of excess meat on her palm-sized face, and every muscle is just right.

"Dayong, it's me who is not good, I didn't take good care of the child, a few days ago, Cocoa Pi, I beat her hard, I blamed me, I shouldn't have beaten her."

As Wang Ying's mouth opened and closed, the deep blood of the blade loomed, and the blood flowed out along the wound, how painful it was! Shi Dayong was even more distressed, his hands tightened unconsciously, and he pressed Wang Ying's head in his arms: "Good, don't say it, don't say it, don't blame you, I know, let's not talk about it." ”

Shi Dayong picked up Wang Ying, put her on the bed, poured a glass of water, fed her to drink, and pulled the towel over the body: "You are tired, sleep for a while, don't worry, everything has me." ”

Shi Dayong's soothing was like a stabilizer, so that Wang Ying's heart gradually calmed down, she was sleepless all night, she was too tired from being highly nervous, this time the sleepiness invaded like a tide, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, she opened her eyes a few times, and finally did not fight for people's instincts, and she fell asleep in an instant.

Shi Dayong held Wang Ying's hand, silently stared at his wife's sleeping face, his eyes darkened, he kissed lightly on the back of Wang Ying's hand, saw Cui Yunxiang standing not far away, stepped forward to take over An An who was crying and hiccups, made a gesture to go out and talk, walked out of the door lightly, and just arrived at the door to meet Li Weiguo, who helped him park the car.

Shi Dayong put his index finger in front of his lips and "shh

Shi An frightened Wang Ying, and this time he lay in Shi Dayong's arms, holding his father's neck with both hands and not letting go.

Shi Dayong gently patted Shi An's back and asked Li Weiguo: "Thank you, Xiao Li, what's going on?" ”

Li Weiguo handed the car keys to Shi Dayong: "I don't know exactly what the situation is, it was already dark when I knew it, and I heard others shouting that Coco was missing, so I came out to help find it, I just knew, but I had already reported the case last night, and the comrades from the Public Security Bureau also came to understand the situation." ”

"What did the comrades over there say from the Public Security Bureau?"

"The case has been filed, and I said that I would do my best to investigate."

"Thank you, good brother." Shi Dayong stretched out his right hand and patted Li Weiguo on the shoulder.

Li Weiguo was a little astringent, he scratched his head: "What's polite, I didn't help much." ”

Shi Dayong turned to Cui Yunxiang again, with hope in his eyes: "Sister-in-law, do you know the specific situation?" ”

"Dayong, I don't know much, it's just that Yingzi came to my house to find Coco at dinner next night, I heard Yingzi say, Coco is still at home for lunch, and I'll never see you again when Yingzi wakes up." Cui Yunxiang felt a little guilty, inexplicably guilty, the relationship between the two families was so good, now that Coco was gone, she always felt a little unhappy.

While talking, An An's sobbing has stopped, this time it will be quiet like a kitten, Shi Dayong looked down, but saw that An An was already asleep, the little girl had crystal tears hanging on her eyelashes, a thumb in her mouth, and sucked a few times from time to time.

Shi Dayong handed Shi An to Cui Yunxiang, and asked a little apologetically: "Sister-in-law, I have to trouble you these days, An An, you can help bring it for a few days." ”

"If a family doesn't talk to two families, who is with whom in our two families? If you have something, you can just say it directly, you can rest assured that An An is here with me, I will show you a good look, and I will have a better look at Yingzi's side, you can go busily. Cui Yunxiang gently took Shi An and said lovingly: "This child has also suffered, and his little face has lost weight. ”

Shi Dayong thanked Cui Yunxiang repeatedly, found Shi Ke's photo from home, and rode Li Weiguo's bicycle to the public security bureau together.