Rin agreed, and the old man with reading glasses led the two into the house.

The interior of Sanhe Courtyard is nothing special, if the first floor is not a counter, there is only a small living room. Except for a few chairs, there is nothing. The old man pointed to the wooden door on the inside of the living room: "Don't go in if you have nothing to do, except for the old bedroom is the kitchen, there is nothing to see, and there are bathrooms and rooms." ”

"Follow me," said the old man, who walked slowly, but steadily.

He led the way in front, holding on to the slightly old handrail and walking up the stairs on one side:

Through a somewhat dim corridor, the old man took Xiao Rin and the two to a room in the innermost part of the corridor, the room was not good, and the facilities were a little incomplete, and there was no TV or air conditioning. But judging by the neatly stacked quilts and spotless floors, this room has been cleaned before.

"You live here, here's the key. I haven't lived here either, so if you're afraid of getting dirty, clean up after yourself...... I'll deliver it when dinner is time. The old man gave the key, ignored the two, and walked slowly downstairs.

"Hehe, this inn will definitely go out of business......" When the old man walked downstairs, Mo Li whispered.

"Okay, okay, let's clean up. ”

The room was very clean, the small window was ventilated, and then he lay on the bed......

"Sister Rin, why did you promise that old man to ask us to help, but he didn't say anything, if it was too troublesome, it would be delayed for a few more days...... Ah, this is work for nothing~~" Lying on the quilt, Xiaoli rolled around like a kitten.

Rin didn't answer Xiaoli's question, but asked, "What does Xiaoli think of this town?"

"Don't you think this town has a very good environment, and the buildings and scenery are very beautiful. ”

Standing by the window, Rin looked out the window.

Along the spacious and clean streets, there are villa-like buildings.

Carved fence jade pillars, each fence is carved with exquisite ornamentation, and every brick and tile is blessed.

There are many flowers and plants planted on both sides of the road.

The rhododendron blooms, and the moon is in bud.

To the north of the town, there is a stream that passes through the town, and the water is clear and glows in the sun.

All this seems to be a European pastoral carefully decorated by God, with a little luxury in leisure.

Speaking of which, it's truly a paradise.

But ah.

This paradise seems a little lonely, and there are few people to be seen in the spacious streets.

There are no hawkers, no children playing, and no cars.

It's too quiet for a small town.

Less hustle and bustle than a small town should have.

"Well, this town is very beautiful, yes, when I first came here, I thought I was in the wrong place, the person who came to the Affairs Department didn't say that this place is so beautiful, didn't he say that it was just an ordinary town?"

Early this morning, she and Xiao Rin didn't stop after getting out of the car, and came directly to this town. It was about seven o'clock, and the two of them came here. According to the usual process, the two of them should go to meet the client as soon as they came to the town, but what puzzled Mo Li was that Rin didn't do it.

Rin is separated from her, and she looks for an inn to stay in and settle the problem of housing for the two.

Rin left alone, coming to the road she had passed as she entered the town.

Xiaoli asked many people on the street for directions, but when those people saw what she was wearing, they would look at her with disgust. Adults and children, looking at her with such disgust...... No, it can even be said to be hate!

Why?

Something that doesn't make sense at all?

But that's just the way it is.

There is nothing in this town that resembles inns, hotels, etc.

Xiaoli wanted to borrow a family to stay for a few nights, but the answer he got was no.

"It's so xenophobic, people in this town don't even give me a good face when they see me. Xiaoli whispered.

"Well, it's very xenophobic. On the way back, I also asked a few people for directions, and like you, they were all rejected. Rin leaned against the window, and she quietly watched the few pedestrians outside the window, and when their eyes swept over the hotel, as if they were looking at the air, they ignored it and walked away.

"It's interesting~ Don't you think it's funny?"

"No, I'm bored to death, hurry up and investigate and go home, although this town is beautiful, I don't like it. ”

.........

Rin decides to go to the head of the town in the middle of the night, and some information is still needed.

Now?

Let's rest.

At noon, when the two of them were about to go out for lunch, the old man brought the lunch in.

Two nights of simple rice, a pair of poached eggs per person.

Xiao Li looked at this simple meal and felt that he was not very hungry......

Speaking of which, Mo Li has not eaten such a simple meal for a long, long time since she came to the Affairs Department. When Rin was in the office, except for the occasional snack out to eat some snacks, he cooked by himself, and Rin's cooking skills were definitely the highest. Xiao Yin will also prepare food when Rin is away, although it is not as good as Rin, but it is getting better and better.

After Xiao Yin left, if Rin wasn't there, Xiao Li would go directly to a familiar restaurant to eat......

Hehe, cooking or something, Xiaoli can't learn it at all~

The old man didn't seem to have much confidence in the food he had prepared, and he said slowly, "Let's eat it." You don't have to go out, and you won't find any other restaurants in this town. ”

"That's it, it's really a strange town~" Rin shook her head and took the lunch from the old man's hand. , very simple lunch, although not sumptuous but still very much. But judging from Rin's experience in cooking for many years, these poached eggs are definitely ten layers cooked, which can't bear it......

After the two finished eating, the old man who had been waiting next to him finally spoke.

"Please find someone for me. ”

"Tell us more about it. ”

Hearing this, the old man began to speak slowly.

The man the old man was looking for lived in the temple, a little girl of eleven or twelve years old.

.........

After listening to the old man quietly, Xiao Rin sorted out the information he heard

The original Ditan Town was a very calm town, as if it was clear and empty, clean to the point that there was no flaw.

Thorough and clear, like that stream, you can see the stones at the bottom of the riverbed at a glance.

Nothing unusual happened here, so it was calm. There is not much of a smile on the face, but there is not much crying. There was no special joy, and there was no excessive sadness, everyone was happy and calm, and walked along a predetermined destiny trajectory.

The town is not big, with a size of more than four or five hundred people.

Legend has it that it prospered for a while a long time ago, but then it declined for some unknown reason...... Of course, it's just the number of people here who are declining. Unique buildings, clean streets, villa-like buildings, everything has developed rapidly with countless money.

There is a small temple on the east side of the town, which is said to be a feudal legacy of the town that has been handed down from a long time ago.

There are several families in the small temple, and since the past, they have believed in the teachings of King Jizo for generations, and they have been helping others seriously and selflessly. They believe in the reincarnation of cause and effect, and believe that good is rewarded with good and evil is rewarded with evil. With a smile on their faces, they give the highest courtesy to everyone who comes to the small temple to pray for blessings.

Don't despise because of poverty, don't stammer because of wealth, just follow ancient customs, calm courtesy.

The temple has been around since ancient times, and it stands peacefully on a small hillside to the east of the town.

Thirty years ago, the old people in the Jizo temple died one after another, and according to legend, the people there were all sick with strange diseases.

Eventually, all the old people in the temple died, leaving only a little girl.

It was during that time that the town's government decided to build the road. They hated that the original road was too cumbersome and detouring. It was decided to dig a path around that temple. Because of the construction, this useless temple was demolished!

However, due to the progress of various black-box operations, the notice to demolish the small temple came down.

With a demolition fee, the little girl was evicted.

In September of that year, the road was completed and the Jizo Temple was demolished.

The temple that had been suppressed at the highest point of the town was gone, leaving only ruins.

Broken wooden planks, scattered bricks and tiles, somehow, the ruined ruins remain.

The little girl is gone, too!

"Grandpa, wouldn't it be good to find someone to find the police, why are you looking for us?" After listening to it for a long time, Xiaoli finally couldn't help but speak. She put away the utensils she had eaten and handed it to the old man who was about to go out, "Besides, thirty years have passed...... Maybe she's already gone. Xiaoli originally wanted to say death, but after thinking about it, he didn't say it.

The old man leaned on his reading glasses resting on the bridge of his nose, and a subtle light shone in his dim eyes.

Is that anticipation?

He smiled faintly, looked at Xiao Li with a worried face, and said, "I feel it, that child is still in the town." I remember her voice, and lately she's always whispering in my ear...... Lao Yu also knows that ordinary people can't find her, but you are a heavenly master, you should be able to find her. ”

"........." Xiaoli stopped talking, looked at the old man who turned to leave, and then looked at Rin next to him, who had not spoken from beginning to end, and asked in a low voice, "Rin, that girl...... She's dead, isn't she?"

"I guess, who knows. Rin looked out the window a little distractedly, thinking in her heart.

Thinking about this town, thinking about this commission, thinking about several clients.

She's almost done with her first commission, but what about after that?