The suggestion to return to Huayang for the time being was agreed to by everyone, and it is estimated that they do not want to stay here anymore. When we left Danmeng, I looked back and saw that Old Man Liu was indeed here, but we didn't have the ability to find him.

To be honest, this trip not only did not solve the puzzle and did not solve any problems, but made the doubts in my heart even heavier, and I doubt what Old Man Liu's true intentions are? Could it be to lead us to Danmeng, and then let Lao Wang and them all "die" once?

Before we entered Danmeng, Hu Ritu had been worried, worried that something would happen to us, and when we were on the way back, he was happy. In his opinion, the four of us returned "safely and soundly", and he also received a payment, so Hu Rutu chatted with great interest, saying that after arriving in the county seat, he would invite us to eat roast whole sheep. When Lao Wang and Ning kitten heard that there was a roast whole sheep to eat, they couldn't close their mouths happily, and they were busy thanking them, and Hu Ritu smiled honestly and said that it was all a trivial matter.

What they said was in full swing, but my heart was turned upside down, Lao Wang and Ning Kitten were still the same heartless temper as before.

The return went smoothly and returned to the county seat safely, Hu Ritu did not break his promise, and as soon as he went back, he immediately contacted a restaurant that usually goes to eat, and Zhang Luo took a roast whole sheep.

We left the next day, followed the road we came, and returned to Huayang. The time for coming to Danmeng this time is actually not particularly long, but perhaps it is the reason for experiencing some twists and turns in life and death, and I feel a little emotional.

After returning, the four of them separated for a while, and each took care of his own personal affairs. I went to the hospital to look at my foot first, because the injury process was bizarre, and I didn't tell the doctor the truth, just said that I was bitten by some bug, and then I fell. I did all the tests that should have been done, and I didn't find a reason, so the doctor prescribed some medicine and told me to rest well and come back for a follow-up visit in a week.

Like other patients in the hospital with broken legs, I had to take crutches, otherwise it would be difficult for me to walk normally. After I got out of the hospital, I remembered a photo of a stone slab with characters taken from the cistern of the ruins of the ancient city in the Danmeng Basin. Blind San'er's uncle is an expert, I plan to find Blind San'er, and then trouble his uncle to take a look.

After I came out of the hospital, it was still early, so I went to Qikongqiao Market, firstly to look for the blind San'er, and secondly, to take a look at my own small shop. It's a business, and I usually rely on this to eat, so no matter how busy I am, I can't ignore it. I estimate that I will definitely not be able to come to the store during this time, so I plan to sell the inventory in the store to my counterparts next door and discount it for blood.

The Seven Holes Bridge is the same as in the past, I walked in slowly on crutches, and no one would know that I had only crawled back from the Ghost Gate a few days ago.

I opened the door of the small shop, and the house was dusty after a day of non-arrival. I was thinking about whether to clean the store when Xiao Yang, the guy next door, listened to the movement and ran over to take a look.

"What's wrong with you?" Xiao Yang is also a broken mouth, looking at me according to the door frame, the two of us usually chat together when we don't have business, and we know each other very well. But I know that most of the people who are broken-mouthed are unreliable, so the relationship between the two is limited to this, and they will not have a deep friendship with him.

"It's nothing, I went out with a friend some time ago, and I broke my foot."

"Going out? No way? Xiao Yang swallowed melon seeds and said, "There must be something else." ”

"What can I do?" I was slightly taken aback in my heart, I didn't tell anyone about going to Baklang this time, and I didn't know about it, how could Xiao Yang guess that I had something to do?

"I'm out and hiding." Xiao Yang smiled, smiling with a thief's eyebrows: "I told you, this week, there is always an old woman who comes here to look for you, and asked me, I said I don't know where you have been, and I don't know when you will come back, I told her so, she still doesn't leave, she comes here every day, sits in front of your store and waits for hours, I wondered, why did this old woman stick to you?" Did you do something to other people's daughters? ”

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Xiao Yang told me about the old woman's appearance, but the older people can't describe what the characteristics are, I listened to it for a long time, and I was confused, I didn't know who this old woman was.

"Dude, I'll tell you." Xiao Yang looked at his watch: "If you really mess with people, you should leave now, the old woman comes every day when it is almost time for lunch and dinner, and she sits until four or five o'clock in the afternoon, it is estimated that it will be almost here at this time, and it will be too late if you don't leave." ”

I definitely didn't provoke anyone as Xiao Yang said, but when I heard that an old woman suddenly came to me one after another, and she was so persistent, my heart was furious.

It's just that after a fierce trip, I have some experience of my own, and some things have come to the door, and I can't hide from it. So I thought about it, and I just didn't leave, and waited here to see who that old woman really was, and what the hell she was going to do with me.

Xiao Yang's business was not very good, so we chatted in front of the store, and after about twenty minutes, Xiao Yang suddenly stretched his neck and looked towards the east road.

"Here we are." Xiao Yang pointed and said to me, "It's that old woman." ”

I looked in the direction of Xiao Yang's finger and saw the old woman who had been waiting for me at the Qikong Bridge for a week.

The old woman is very old, estimated to be in her seventies and eighties, with a rickety waist, walking slowly, and keeping her head down. My eyesight is very good, but if the other person doesn't look up, I can't see her clearly.

It happened that someone came to Xiao Yang's store at this time, and Xiao Yang hurriedly went to greet the guests. I waited for the old woman alone in front of the store, and when the other party approached, I finally raised my head.

The moment she looked up, we were both stunned at the same time, the old woman probably didn't expect to wait for a week, today I really came, I didn't expect that the old woman would be someone I knew.

The old woman used to live in our hometown village, her surname was Wu, and everyone in the village called her Wu Po. At that time, rural women generally did not have a job, farmed at home, took care of housework, Wu Po had a particularly difficult time, her husband died early, leaving two children, and Wu Po had to pull it alone. Fortunately, Wu Po was able to deliver babies, and at that time, she was in charge of deliveries in several surrounding villages, earning a little money to supplement her family. Later, Wu Po's children grew up and became promising, and Wu Po was taken to the new city adjacent to Huayang more than ten years ago.

The people in our village actually look down on Wu Po a little, because Wu Po is a person who likes to take advantage of small things. However, I don't have much opinion of her, when I was born, I was still born by Wu Po. And, when I grew up, I could understand how hard it was for a widow to pull two children.

"Grandma Wu?" I walked over on crutches: "How did you get here?" ”

"Baby, are you back...... "When Wu Po saw me, she was stunned at first, and then she was a little excited, her body swayed, I was really afraid that she had high blood pressure, so I quickly let her into the house.

When Po Wu delivered the baby for me, she was about 50 years old, and now she is in her 70s, and she has not seen her for more than ten years, and she is much older.

Mrs. Wu chattered with me for a while, talking about the short gossip of the parents in the village in the past, and I thought to myself, she couldn't come from the new city to talk to me about family life.

"Grandma Wu, you came all the way to find me, what's the matter?" I was afraid that Wu Po would be finished as soon as she talked about it, so I found an opportunity to interrupt her: "If there is something, you just say, I will definitely help you if I can help you." ”

"Baby, this ......" Wu Po's mouth squirmed twice, looked at me, and then looked back at the door of the store, the eyes that had been covered by drooping eyelids flashed a little hesitant: "Baby, it's a little ...... Something...... This thing...... Isn't it good for others to know...... You close the door...... I'll tell you about ......"

I muttered in my heart, when Po Wu moved out of the village, I was only a teenager, and at that time, I had already followed my father to the Qikong Bridge to do business, and I had very little contact with Po Wu. After many years, she suddenly came to the door again, and with this expression and tone, I suddenly didn't know what was going on with Wu Po.

But it's still the same sentence, when things come, you can't hide from them. So I closed the door of the small shop, turned back to Po Wu and said, "Grandma Wu, you're welcome, you delivered the baby for me back then, if you have anything to say, you just have to say." ”

"Baby......" Wu Po stood up tremblingly, and suddenly knelt directly to the ground with a pop...... I'm confused...... Doing something wrong...... If I don't come to you...... I'm going to die......"

"Grandma Wu, don't, look, my legs are not convenient, it's not easy to pull you, you get up quickly, you have something to say." I didn't expect Wu Po to kneel on the ground, so I hurriedly went to pull her: "Get up and talk about it." ”

Wu Po refused to get up at first, and after pulling for a long time, she could barely stand up. When I stood up, I saw that Wu Po seemed to be in tears, and there was really an unspeakable panic in her eyes.

"Baby, how should I tell you......" Wu Po thought for a long time, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve: "This is what happened when you were just born......

"When I was born?"

"yes, when you were born. When you were born, your mother ...... Your mother had a difficult birth and couldn't save her...... You know that, right? ”

"I know......" I nodded, but my heart was very uncomfortable, when I was sensible, my father told me that I was born at that time, and it was Wu Po who gave birth, but the conditions in the countryside were poor, and my mother had a difficult birth, and I died just after giving birth. This is a deep pain in my heart, and I rarely talk about it and I don't want to be asked.

"Do you know that...... When your mother gave birth to you, she died......" Wu Po said this, her tone seemed to tremble: "You...... You've also died once......"