Actually, Zhu guessed well, Xue Dacheng came to deliver firewood on the one hand, and on the other hand, he came with a task. Without him, whether it was his father or Ai's, he would take Xue Dan around more if he was fine.

Take Ai's original words, "I look at that child who is sullen, maybe he is stuffy in the temple, and he has no boy's style." You're an older brother again, so do more to help him. ”

Thinking of Ai's instructions, and seeing Xue Danguo standing quietly behind Zhu as Ai Shi said, he had been here for so long but didn't say a word, Xue Dacheng said: "Brother, let's go, come with me to the river to play!" Let me tell you, there has been a drought recently, and there has been little rain, and the river outside has dried up a little. As I say, let's find a net and catch a fish. ”

Zhu couldn't wait for Xue Dan to go out with Dacheng, she always felt that Xue Dan was too quiet. Maybe following the man out to catch it may be able to stimulate his nature.

followed a group of monks every day, and naturally chanted the scriptures.

As soon as Xue Dacheng said this, Zhu pulled Xue Dan in front of him and said, "Go quickly, go to the river with your brother to play." ”

Xue Dan didn't object at all, or he hadn't learned how to reject people yet. Seeing that Zhu was so eager and enthusiastic, he followed Xue Dacheng out.

Seeing this, Zhu Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xue Laohan: "It's okay now, my son is finally willing to go out to play." You don't know, I was just afraid that he wouldn't. ”

Hearing this, Xue Laohan said with a smile: "I said it a long time ago, just worry about you." Isn't it much better now? My son had just returned, and he was very unfamiliar with this place. In a few months, when he gets familiar with this place, he will not be the same alive, but I am afraid that you will think he will be naughty again. ”

"Disliked? I'd love him to find a little more. It's so stuffy, it doesn't look like it's serious! ”

In this regard, Xue Laohan didn't think it was stupid, "If you want me to say, it's good for my son to be quiet like this, and it's not necessarily a good thing to jump up and down all day long." Just like those two dogs, do you think that's good? After a while, let's ask him what he means, whether he wants to study or start a business. ”

Hearing this, Zhu said: "You're right, I'm not afraid that he will be bored." Let him have a good time during this time, and let's discuss his future affairs after a while. By the way, why don't we still do the baked cake business? Dan'er is also eleven years old this year, and will be twelve after the New Year. Speaking of which, it's time to get married. ”

She naturally knew that Xue Laohan was protecting her shortcomings, and she couldn't see others saying that Xue Dan was not.

Xue Laohan said: "You are right, there is nothing at home now, we have to work hard." It's just that after more than ten years, I don't know if the craftsmanship is rusty. ”

"I can do it with my eyes closed. The thought of making money makes me feel so full of energy. If you don't want to make yakiniku, you can also make tofu. But buy some beans and get back and start making them right away. ”

Speaking of this, his eyes were full of expectations for his future life, "Dad, you think, as long as we resume business and save some silver." In a few years, when the son is married, he will add a grandson, and it will be complete. ”

She has been envious of people who can hold her grandson for a long time. Now it's okay, her son has also been recovered, as long as she is married, she is afraid that she will not have a grandson to hug.

When Zhu said this, Xue Laohan suddenly became energetic, as if he had seen a good day beckoning to him in the future.

It's just that what they don't know is that things are far from being as rosy as they imagined. After all, this confession was wrong from the start.

In the evening, Xue Dan seemed to be a little happy when he returned home. Although the smile on his face was faint, this had already surprised Zhu's family, which couldn't help but strengthen the idea of letting Xue Dan go out to play more.

On the other hand, Xue Dacheng was not so happy. Of course, it's not sad or anything, but it's a little weird. In the end, people who have been monks are different from them.

Seeing Xue Dacheng's constipated look, Xue Aishi said, "What's wrong with you!" Those who are all fathers don't know how to be stable. I asked you to take Dan'er to play, but I didn't let you take him down to the river to catch fish. With such weather, so cold, and so deep, how did you come up with this bad idea? Dan'er is the lifeblood of your second mother, and you won't be allowed to do this in the future. ”

Hearing this, Xue Dacheng said sullenly: "What, there is a future?" Mother, let me tell you, but there is no future. ”

When Ai Shi heard this, he thought that Xue Dacheng was talking back to him, and he was about to say a few words, and it was not easy to talk to him about the Zhu family, but Zhao laughed "poof".

"What are you laughing at? Think I'm not right? Squinting, Xue Aishi began to pick and choose. She dared to scold Xue Dacheng, and she naturally dared to teach Zhao's daughter-in-law.

Unexpectedly, Zhao was not angry, and still said with a smile: "Mother, this time you have a big misunderstanding." I wasn't laughing at you just now, I was laughing at Dacheng. Why did he say that there was no future, it was because he really didn't dare in the future. ”

As he spoke, he recounted the events by the river in the afternoon, and the people in the room couldn't help laughing, and some didn't know what to say.

Xue Aishi sighed even more, thinking in his heart that if they were not a family, they would naturally not be able to play together. You must know that the real Xue Dan liked to play with Dacheng when he was a child.

But it is inconvenient to say this to a few people, so I can only keep it in my heart.

It turned out that Xue Dacheng and a few men who usually played well worked together to find a big net, prepared all kinds of tools, and took Xue Dan to the river. Everyone saw that Xue Dan was silent, but he had never seen such a scene, so they didn't notice the strange look in his eyes.

This river is wide and the water is extremely deep, and it is the first time that several people have grown so big, and it is the first time that the water level is so low, so they are full of confidence when they cast their nets.

Sure enough, a net went down, except for small fish and shrimp, when dragged up, there were several big fish, which made a few people happy.

After catching it, he put it in the bucket, let Xue Dan guard it, and continued to go down to the net.

In this way, after a few nets, the harvest is quite rich.

When they came back and were about to divide the fish and take it home to cook, they saw that the bucket was empty, but not a single fish was gone. Seeing this, one by one they quit and asked where Xue Danyu went.

After working for most of the day, none of the fish were gone.

Hearing this, Xue Dan said seriously: "It's not strange, I put all the fish back into the river." After saying that, no matter how many people saw the ghost-like eyes, they continued to popularize the sin of killing and the experience and pain of the lower eighteen layers of hell to several people.

Don't look at Xue Dan's usual silence, but when it comes to Buddhist scriptures, he is simply gushing. The stories of Buddhist scriptures that do not kill, and the tragic consequences of killing, a few people were stunned when they listened to it.

Especially those eighteen layers of hell or something, all kinds of cruel punishments, there are those who are timid, they have been so frightened that they cry directly.

Naturally, this fish can't be caught.

However, there were two men who were as bold as Dacheng and had already become fathers, and they didn't care about taboos, and said directly to Xue Dacheng: "Dacheng, your younger brother won't be a fool!" Fishing will go to hell! Joke, big joke! According to him, the whole village of us will go to hell. I tell you, don't take him with you when you come out in the future, or I'll take a detour when I see you. ”

In this regard, Xue Dacheng looked helpless, and was busy accompanying a few people.

The shopkeeper Ye who left Qingshan County went all the way north and went straight to the capital.

According to his plan, after arriving in the capital, he will start looking for it from the capital and slowly approach Qingshan County, which basically takes about three years.

He plans to follow Kang's path, and for each state and county, he will first rent a place to live, and then take this state and county as the core and radiate to the surrounding areas. The reason why he is confident that he can finish it within three years is because he has a sharp weapon that Kang's does not have, which is naturally much faster.

Moreover, Kang was very familiar with the Salesian Bureaus in many counties, and said that he had done some work at that time, such as registering children's information or something. That way, he just had to go and see.

After more than ten days of trekking, we finally arrived in the capital on the evening of the thirteenth day. After paying the tax and successfully entering the city, Shopkeeper Ye couldn't help but sigh a little when he looked at the bustling crowd, the prosperity of the capital was really beyond his imagination.

It is no wonder that so many businessmen want to come to the capital to do business, because the business opportunities here are indeed limitless. It's no wonder that so many scholars, including the young shopkeeper Ye, want to come to the capital to see it, after all, this is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and there are too many people who are either rich or noble.

After finding a place to live, Shopkeeper Ye began to plan.

After a half-day break, tomorrow I will have to find a place to live. If you want to say that the price of goods in this capital is high, it can be seen from the accommodation fee alone. It's not as good as the accommodation along the way, but the asking price is more than double that of other places.

Since he planned to stay near the capital for a while, he naturally wanted to rent a place to live. The price of this restaurant is too exaggerated, and it is not a way to live like this.

Early in the morning of the second day, the rested shopkeeper Ye took advantage of his energy to write some more information about finding his son, and then checked out and left after putting them in a bag. After walking a few streets, I successfully found a tooth shop that specializes in buying and selling rental houses for people under the guidance of passers-by.

Hearing the intention of the shopkeeper Ye, the man said quite shrewdly: "If you want to say that you found me, you really found the right one." In the whole capital, I have the most resources in my hands, and they are cheap. I have this kind of short-term rental property you want, but there are roughly two kinds, one is just around here, which is convenient for doing anything, but the asking price is more expensive. The other one is cheaper, but it's farther from here. You think about which one you need first, and I'll choose for you. ”

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Ye knew that this was the center of the capital, equivalent to the current city center. Although it is prosperous and convenient, he actually only needs a place to live, after all, he basically runs outside during the day to inquire about news.

However, if someone has a clue and has to run to the suburbs to find him, will that person discourage the idea of running a long way because of this?

Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Ye said, "I want this neighborhood." ”

"You really have a vision," the man boasted, "although it is more expensive to live around here, it is better than doing things conveniently." If you live in that suburb, just running back and forth every day is enough toss. ”

As he spoke, he took out a small book-like book, which densely recorded the housing listings he had mastered, and introduced them to Shopkeeper Ye in detail.

This person is not boasting, he is extremely detailed, and even talks about the advantages and disadvantages of each house one by one, so that it is convenient for Shopkeeper Ye to make a choice.

After thinking about it for a long time, Shopkeeper Ye chose a place with a fair price and close to a noodle restaurant. He doesn't know how to cook, and it's not convenient to rent a house, so he simply got close to the noodle restaurant.

In this way, three meals a day will be settled.

In this way, Shopkeeper Ye distributed leaflets during the day and wrote leaflets in the rental house at night, and three days passed like this. When he felt that he could basically reach the people in the capital, he rode to a farther place. It's just that I still come back to live at night.

The contact address he wrote on the flyer was this place, for fear that he would miss any clues.

In this way, for almost a month, Shopkeeper Ye ran all over the villages near the capital, without any harvest or any clues, so he had to leave after settling the bill and running towards Guazhou.

Finding a place to live in the same prosperous location, Shopkeeper Ye started the same action again. Sometimes, some passers-by are easy to talk to, and they will politely take the leaflet handed over by the shopkeeper Ye and read the contents carefully.

Some soft-hearted people will also say a few words such as "early reunion". Of course, there are also some people who are disdainful, no matter how humble the shopkeeper Ye is, they just don't see it, walk straight over, and ignore people at all.

From being a little embarrassed at the beginning to being calm now, Shopkeeper Ye felt that he was used to it. He can't ask passers-by to do anything, but he can ask himself to persevere. Kang's woman can last for more than ten years, but he has only lasted for two months, so what is it.

When Shopkeeper Ye was helping himself, he would also post the information about the orphans of the Salesian Bureau of Qingshan County in the center of his city. He hopes that while he is looking for his son, he can also help others by the way.

It's just that, in this way, his workload is much larger. It was very troublesome to not only write Ye Feng's information, but also to write the information of those children in the Salesian Bureau of Qingshan County.

On this day, Shopkeeper Ye rode a horse to a place called Lixing.

At this time, the Spring Festival has passed, and it is already the beginning of March. Although spring in Guazhou is notoriously late, later than Tongzhou, this does not prevent the fact that it is already spring. It is located in the southern suburbs of Guazhou, with a good geographical location and a river in the village.

Perhaps because of the moisture of the river, the grass here is greener than elsewhere, and even the trees have long since sprouted, but there is no movement elsewhere.

Seeing the small yellow flowers all over the hillside, Shopkeeper Ye suddenly remembered what he said that night when he was in the county jail and his "neighbor" next door.

"When I was seven years old, I was abducted by a kidnapper and forcibly led all the way south. All I know about my hometown is that there is a big river there. In spring, unknown small yellow flowers bloom all over the hillside. Although this flower is beautiful, it is not edible, but its roots are white and sweet, and I love to dig some out and eat them. ”

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper Ye got off the horse, bolted the horse, squatted down, pulled out a small yellow flower, and saw that the roots below were white. After thinking about it, I scraped the soil off the roots with my hands, and then put it in my mouth and tried it, and sure enough, it was a little sweet.

But is this a coincidence, or is that the man's home in this area?

Whether it was or not, since he was passing by, he had to give it a try. Maybe this kind of flower is everywhere, but since it's here, Quan thinks it's just a chance to try his luck, after all, he once promised him.

Therefore, Shopkeeper Ye led the horse again and walked towards the village.

As we walked, the road became narrower and narrower, but the road became smoother and smoother, indicating that the end of the road should be inhabited.

Sure enough, after walking for a while, Shopkeeper Ye saw that some villagers were coming in and out one after another.

When the villagers saw Ye's shopkeeper, they were a little vigilant and felt that his identity was a little suspicious. This can't be blamed on the villagers' crankiness, just because Shopkeeper Ye does not look so reassuring now.

He has a big beard and red eyes. The horse in his hand also seemed to be extremely tired and thin.

Therefore, before he opened his mouth to ask about the situation, the villagers automatically avoided it, which made him very helpless but had no choice at all. The best way to inquire about the situation is to ask these locals.

But it is clear that the locals seem to have a prejudice against him.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and he walked to the settlement of this village. There are more densely built houses here than in other places. There are more people who want to come.

Finally saw an old woman, and there was no obvious disgust in her eyes, the shopkeeper Ye hurriedly stepped forward and said: "This mother-in-law, I am from outside, passing through here, I want to inquire about some situations with you, and I hope my mother-in-law can tell me." ”

The old woman looked at Shopkeeper Ye up and down, and then said, "Where are you from, and what are you doing here?" ”

Seeing him like this, the old woman knew very well in her heart that this person must have been rejected many times. She is not afraid, after all, when people reach her age, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Her real enemy is time and disease, not anyone.

Seeing that the old woman did not refuse, Shopkeeper Ye hurriedly said, "My surname is Ye, and I am from far away. Eleven years ago, my son was abducted, so I wanted to look everywhere. ”

As he spoke, he told him about his son's characteristics one by one.

When the old woman heard this, she felt a little emotional, and felt that it was really not easy for the shopkeeper Ye. For most families, the child is abducted, and the first few years will be sad for a while, but after that, they can live as they should and will not be affected too much.

Like Shopkeeper Ye, a big man came out to find it in person, and to be honest, there are still very few. Just rushed to this love, and she couldn't bear to refuse.

Thinking of this, the old woman said: "The old man has lived here for decades, and everything in ten miles and eight towns is very clear. To say that there is no **** here, however, there are lost children. So, I think you'd better try it somewhere else. ”

Shopkeeper Ye was about to say that he still wanted to help someone find his relatives, but he heard the old woman say that there was a child who was abducted, and suddenly became interested and said: "This time, I mainly helped myself find my son, and also helped a friend find a home." The man was about forty-one years old and, according to his own account, was abducted by Hanako when she was seven years old. ”

Seeing that the old woman was listening carefully, rather than perfunctory, Shopkeeper Ye continued: "Also, he said that his surname is probably Jin, and there is a river in the village, and the mountain will be full of small yellow flowers in spring. I just saw a river and flowers at the mouth of the village, so I walked in. ”

Hearing this, the old woman thought about it seriously, she always felt that the information that Shopkeeper Ye had just said was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a while.

That's how people are when they're old, they have a very poor memory and don't remember things.

After thinking for a long time, there was still no eyebrows, so the old woman said, "You wait here, I'll ask an old sister of mine, she should remember." I'm a little impressed by what you said, but I can't remember it. ”

Shopkeeper Ye didn't expect this old woman to be so enthusiastic, and he was very moved for a while, so he tied up the horse and stood in place and waited.

Soon, but only a moment, the old woman came tremblingly with another old woman of her age.

It's just that the old woman who walked in front was a little excited, but she couldn't walk fast because she was old. In this way, the footsteps are a little funny.

Just before Shopkeeper Ye had time to be surprised, a group of people suddenly appeared behind the two old women, both men and women, young and old.

What's going on? These people don't think he's a villain, do they?

Fortunately, although these people looked excited, they did not have an angry expression, which made Shopkeeper Ye feel more confident all of a sudden. But he held the rope in his hand, and at the same time quietly began to untie the rope, thinking that in case of any misunderstanding, he would be able to run on the horse.

However, what happened next proved that he was thinking too much.

The old woman who had just spoken to Shopkeeper Ye pointed to Shopkeeper Ye and said, "What I said just now was said by this posterity, you can ask him." ”

Hearing this, the richly dressed and energetic old woman walked over to the shopkeeper Ye with some excitement, and asked flatteringly, "What you just said is true?" ”

That's right, it's to please.

That kind of meaning was felt by the shopkeeper Ye at once, because he often used this tone when handing out leaflets and asking for clues.

As soon as she finished speaking, the two young daughters-in-law who had been chasing after the old woman came up and supported the old lady from left to right.

Shopkeeper Ye said: "It's true. ”

After getting an affirmative answer, the old lady was even more excited, and she didn't know what to say for a while, but the little daughter-in-law on the right asked: "Then please tell me what characteristics that person has, and we can judge one or two." If you want to say that my family has been abducted by a child, I don't know if it's the person you said. ”

Hearing this, the old woman said excitedly: "Yes, yes, tell me quickly, what characteristics that person has." After speaking, her hand tightly grasped the hand of the little daughter-in-law who had just spoken, looking very nervous.

The little daughter-in-law gently patted the back of the old lady's hand and signaled her not to be so nervous. The more this is the case, the more caution is needed. If you find the right person, then they don't want to.

Hearing this, the shopkeeper Ye said: "Speaking of which, he and I also met by chance. Because I lost my son, that's why I am so concerned, and I have no other intentions. He said that his surname was probably Jin, and then he had a scar on his left eyebrow, which outsiders couldn't see. But because of this scar, his left eyebrow is like two knots...... By the way, he also has a scar on the back of his head, and because of this scar, there is no hair growing there. ”

After speaking, he said apologetically: "I only remember so much." ”

The reason why he said that he had no other intentions was to prevent the other party from thinking that he was using this clue to make money and blackmail money.

"Oh my God, he's Tian'er, my God's son. I just said yes, you just don't believe it, but now you do! Oh my God, my miserable day. The old lady suddenly muttered to herself excitedly, and burst into tears.

Seeing this, the two little daughters-in-law hurriedly comforted the old lady, and at the same time, their eyes rolled wildly, and they didn't know what they were thinking.