After doing this, the couple went to the front desk as they said. Seeing that the shopkeeper's eyelids didn't lift, but Zhu knew that he had already seen him, so he said: "Shopkeeper, give me two places to shop." ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper raised his head and glanced at it, then lowered his head again and reported a silver amount. Seeing that Zhu looked familiar, he thought in his heart that the two of them were often in a hurry, and they must have lived here.

So he didn't doubt him, took the money given by Zhu's family, called the little two just now to come forward, and took the couple to live in different rooms.

When they arrived at the Chase Shop, both of them felt that what the shopkeeper said was true.

Although it smelled bad and there were a lot of people, all they needed was a place to stay, and they had to get up early to get up and hurry.

After the two of them stayed, they walked out again and asked for information about the nearby inn. After thinking about it, Xue Laohan divided half of the silver ticket out for Zhu to hold, thinking that it was safer.

Zhu Shi thought about it, and this is also the truth. Half of a person, even if another person is stolen, there is still half of it. This money is their life-saving money, and they can't afford to lose it.

Therefore, both of them told each other not to sleep too hard, and then they went back to Tongpu separately.

The shopkeeper also talked and counted, but the two waited for a while, and then saw him come in with a basin of footwater.

Before Zhu Shi could speak, he said first: "Auntie, I still have a lot of things to do, you should wash first." After washing, I poured the water and put the basin at the door, and I will take it myself. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Shi thought, this child doesn't look big, but as if he has been out to do things for a long time, and his eyebrows and eyes are full of sleek and sleek that is not commensurate with his age. It's just that it doesn't make sense to say that it is sleek, but it is so good to them.

In short, Zhu felt that this child was a contradictory person.

But what Zhu didn't know was that this child was indeed very shrewd, relying on a well-spoken mouth to ask for some silver, and kept saving, just wanting to wait for enough money to leave and go to find his father.

It's just good for them.

Early the next morning, when the Zhu couple were about to leave, the shopkeeper had already started to work. Seeing that they were leaving, they enthusiastically talked about the situation around here and the matters that needed attention.

These experiences are all dry goods, and they are not known if they have been experienced all year round.

The couple thanked and thanked each other, and then left.

However, until he left, Zhu didn't figure out why the shopkeeper was so good to them. Actually, the reason is very simple, just because she looks like his own mother.

In this way, the couple hurried during the day and rested at the inn at night. Because I did my homework before each departure and asked about the location and distance of the inn, I was able to basically find a place to stay.

However, there was also a time when the couple was reluctant to take an ox cart because the road was too far, so they slept under the eaves of a family for one night.

When he got up in the morning, Xue Laohan's lips were frozen purple and blue, which scared Zhu's family. Fortunately, he was just frozen, and his body was fine.

However, this also made Zhu make up his mind, and when he encounters such a situation in the future, he would rather pay for a carriage than sleep outside.

After all, there is hope to be alive.

After about ten days, Qingshui Town finally appeared in front of the couple.

Looking at the Qingshui Town rebuilt after the disaster, the couple were a little excited. When I left, it was full of devastation, and although it is still not as good as before the earthquake, it has recovered a lot.

No matter how good Qingshan County is, it is also a foreign country.

This is where they live.

Although most of the streets have been rebuilt and are no longer what they used to be, the couple are still able to point out some of the places they used to look like. When the stall owners heard them say this, they knew that they had just returned from a foreign country.

During this time, people have returned from other places one after another, and most of them have gone out to take refuge before. Basically, like the couple, they point to the new buildings along the way, trying to find out what they looked like before.

At noon, the couple felt hungry and panicked, and thought that they were about to get home, so they decided to be extravagant, found a noodle shop and sat down, and ordered a bowl of noodles by themselves.

To say that their stomachs have really suffered for more than ten days, they either eat dry food or drink boiled water.

At this moment, looking at the steaming noodles in front of him, Xue Laohan first took a sip of soup and closed his eyes to enjoy it, this hot soup warmed all the way from his throat to his stomach, which was very refreshing.

After eating noodles, Zhu bought some more food, and then walked home with Xue Laohan. Their home was near Xue Xueyi's house, not far from the town. After walking for about half an hour, the familiar village gradually appeared in front of me.

The extent of the damage in this area is not severe, but it depends on the situation.

For example, Xue Laohan's eldest brother's house was more seriously affected, and people were even injured by falling beams. For example, the Zhu family belongs to the type that was very lightly affected, and the losses suffered are almost negligible. After a little tidying up, removing dust and cobwebs, you can live in people.

Taking out the key from the baggage, Zhu took the lead in stepping forward and opened the door, and suddenly, a puff of dust came to his face. There was also a musty smell in the house, and although the furniture and everything were intact, there was a strange smell.

There was a small pit in the middle of the house, and there was still water in it.

Seeing this, Zhu Shi looked up and saw a hole visible to the naked eye on the top of his head. It seems that this is where the rain leaks.

"This house, if no one lives in it, it won't work." Zhu sighed.

You know, after her son was lost, she often felt idle, so she cleaned and tidied up the house to pass the time. The place where he lived on weekdays was clean, but now it has become like this, and it is reasonable for Zhu to feel this way.

"What's here, just clean it up." Xue Laohan rolled up his sleeves and said. Jumbo Zhai is indeed comfortable to live in, but it is still here that makes him feel at ease, "This is a tile that is blown out of place by the wind, just pick it up." I'm going to look for a ladder and I'll be able to get it right in no time. ”

Just do it, and the couple fetch water one by one, wipe and clean up the house. One took a ladder and went up to the house to pick up tiles. Within half an hour, the house was clean again.

It's just that the water that Zhu spilled out is pitch black, which shows how dirty the house is.

After cleaning, before he could make the bed, Zhu went to the stove room to brush the pot a few times, and scalded it with boiling water, and then boiled the pot of boiling water, and the husband and wife ate the cake they had just bought.

Now I don't have anything like rice noodles at home, so I still need to buy them.

In order to exsour the smell, the door of the Xue family was not closed, but wide open. Gradually, passers-by discovered the situation. Didn't it mean that the two of them had died in the earthquake, so who could be sitting in the house at the moment?

Thinking of this, everyone was a little curious.

What the couple didn't know was that there were already people standing in front of the door at this moment, pointing and discussing. After hesitating for a long time, Xue Xuegong's daughter-in-law Fan said: "According to me, let's go in and have a look, so why bother pointing here." ”

"Is that good?"

"What's so bad! The calamity is so great that it is possible to be mistaken. If I wish my sister-in-law is back, we should go and pay a visit. If not, it's easy to know. ”

That's a good point. There were also people who were rumored to have died in the earthquake, but it was later confirmed that the information was wrong. But he went out to flee.

"If you want to say that, I haven't heard Sister Ai say that this house has been sold, and the owner has changed, and I don't know who the people in this house are!"

She has always been a pungent person, and she relied on the fact that she was the same as the Zhu family, so she took the lead and walked in, causing the onlookers to exclaim. They also wanted to go in and see what was going on, but they didn't have the courage of Fan.

If there is no one in this room......

As soon as Fan entered the door and walked to the stove room, he saw Zhu and Xue Laohan sitting and munching on cakes. Seeing that the other party was also staring at her, Fan Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, when did you and your eldest brother come back?" didn't tell everyone, but bluffed everyone into thinking that there was a thief in the house. ”

It's not just a thief in the house!

Zhu Shi hurriedly stood up, took Fan's hand and said, "Hey, didn't your eldest brother and I just come back, but there is a smell of mess at home, and I just finished cleaning, and I am ready to settle down and come to talk to you again." ”

Fan Shi was too lazy to listen to this, Zhu Shi who was holding her hand in front of him was undoubtedly a living person at a glance, and there was no need to doubt and be afraid, so he pulled Zhu Shi out of the door and said to the crowd of onlookers: "Look, what is strange, people wish Sister-in-law and Brother Xue have returned home!" ”

After speaking, he stopped speaking, just waiting for Zhu to explain himself.

Hearing this, Zhu said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry folks, we just came back and cleaned the house, so we didn't hear any movement." In the future, I will need to take care of you. ”

Xue Laohan didn't know when he walked out of the house, stood next to Zhu, and smiled humbly, which was regarded as a response. He never liked to talk, and the crowd didn't care.

"If you want to say where you two have gone, this trip has been going for more than half a year, and everyone thinks it is ...... It's good to be back, it's good to be back. Someone in the crowd greeted him.

Zhu knew that this was a question in most people's hearts, rather than being silent, it was better to say it in public, it was cheaper, and it was saved to explain one by one, so he said: "Hey, where can I go, it's not like I'm going out to find my son." ”

When everyone saw that they were now Zhu and his wife, they knew that they must not have found it, so they all stopped asking with interest.

One of them, as if he had thought of something out of the blue, shouted, "Oh no! The two of you said goodbye that day, and you two were already killed outside your eldest brother's house. No, the graves have been repaired for the two of you, and it is said that Sister-in-law Ai still goes to worship from time to time. She would have been so happy to know that you two were still alive. ”

Hearing this, the Zhu couple were a little surprised, it was indeed their negligence, and they should not say goodbye. So, after a few words of greeting with everyone, Zhu said that he wanted to go to Ai's house to have a look.

Everyone knew that this was a disguised eviction, and there was really no excitement to see, so they dispersed one by one. In the past few months, there have been occasional sudden returns of villagers who were thought to have disappeared, and it is no longer new.

After locking the door, Zhu and Xue Laohan hurried to Xue Xueyi's house.

Xue Aishi was collecting the soles of his shoes under the eaves, hanging his head, so he didn't notice the arrival of the two Zhu. Today, her eyesight is getting worse and worse, and now she has to hang her head so that she can see clearly.

Rao is like this, and he often pierces his hand.

"Sister-in-law, you're making shoes again. There is no shortage of this in the family, and your daughter-in-law is also capable. As I say, you should rest. Zhu asked out loud.

The Ehrlich in front of him seems to be older, but he looks healthy.

Seeing this, Zhu Shi relaxed a little. If it is because of the two of them who do not let the eldest brother and sister-in-law have any damage, it is really a sin.

Suddenly heard someone calling him sister-in-law, and the voice was so familiar, Ai Shi was startled, and hurriedly raised his head to see, who was not Zhu's!

Throwing away the needle and thread, Ai Shi walked up to Zhu Shi in three steps and two steps, took her hand and said, "Where did you come from?" Your eldest brother and I thought we would never see you again in this life, thinking that you were ......"

As he spoke, he began to cry.

Hearing this, Zhu said: "Speaking of which, it's not ours, I left in a hurry, and I didn't have time to tell you." At that time, I saw that the plague was spreading, that people were dying every day, and that food was so expensive, that I dragged your second brother out alive. I thought, "How worthless it would be to die like this, I haven't found my son yet." ”

As he spoke, Zhu also cried.

The hardships and disappointments of the past few months seem to have found a gap all of a sudden.

Looking at the crying Zhu and Ai, the two brothers Xue Xueming calmed down a lot, just sat lightly, didn't speak, and looked at each other. Halfway, Xue Xueyi sighed and said, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." ”

This is the case between relatives, who have said what they should say, and they have no choice but to be silent.

After the two women cried, their mood was much better. Xue Aishi said: "Your house has not been occupied for more than half a year, so you want to come and have dinner with your second brother, right?" I'm going to get you some. ”

Hearing this, Zhu hurriedly stopped: "No need, we bought some cakes on the way back and ate them." It's just that the house is empty, there is nothing to eat, and I have to buy some rice and noodles for a while. ”

Ai said, "Let's get some from us first, and then buy them when they are settled." Look at the two of you who are thin, you have suffered a lot along the way. Let's go and pick some vegetables in the field, and I'll make you something to eat in the evening." ”

The more she looked, the more she felt that the two of them must have experienced a lot of major events along the way, and with Zhu's consistent thrifty temperament, I was afraid that they would eat less hot rice.

It is unreasonable for such a good person to suffer such a sin!

With that, Ai Shi stood up, pulled Zhu Shi and walked out. As soon as he took a step, Zhu saw the needle and thread that Ai had just thrown on the ground, and said, "Sister-in-law, beware of stepping on that needle." ”

There's still a needle stuck in the needle.

Xue Aishi bent down to pick it up and put it on the stool, but he suddenly remembered one thing and felt that it was extraordinary, so he pulled Zhu Shi 1510 and said.

"There's one thing, after thinking about it, I have to tell you. After you left, my eldest brother and I searched for a long time, thinking that you two had suffered, so I set up a grave for both of you. One day I went to the grave to pay my respects, and I was so tired that I fainted at the grave. When I woke up, I found that two little monks had woken me up, so I took them to my house for a meal. Ahem......"

"Eh, you speak slowly, I'll listen, don't worry."

"After eating, I saw that one of the little monks' clothes was torn, and I thought that it was not easy for him to be young, so I helped him sew and mend it. I was shocked to see something fall from his arms. What is your Tao, is a trick! ”

"Tips?" Zhu Shi asked suspiciously, she really didn't know what Ai Shi meant by saying such a big bunch of words.

"It's not uncommon to say that it's just a tip. But do you know what it looks like? It's like Qing'er's milk, it's exactly the same! You know, there's a "Xue" engraved on it. Even though I can't read, I look at the same words. As soon as I got together with your eldest brother, I thought that the little monk looked a little similar to you, and that day he asked us where the nearest temple was near us, and I casually said the Big Buddha Temple. So, that day, your eldest brother and I rushed to the Big Buddha Temple, but there was no result. We also asked a little monk, and he said that there were no little monks in the temple. And we came back. ”

Speaking of this, Xue Aishi felt a little regretful.

"What you said is true?" Zhu asked excitedly.

To say that the clue that Ai Shi said is very credible, because the tips can be the same, but Xue Zi is too coincidental. And her mother-in-law's needlework is really not flattering, especially the embroidered word "Xue", which is really not decent.

Where in the world is there such a coincidence!

Hearing this, Ai Shi said: "Of course it's true, it's just that the little monk said that there are no newcomers in the Big Buddha Temple in the past few days." Your eldest brother and I will also come back with Qing'er. ”

Zhu Shi said: "What does a little monk know! Even if someone went in, he didn't know it for a while. Besides, what if the child comes after you! It must be like this! No, I'll have to go to the Great Buddha Temple again and ask again. ”

She was reluctant to give up any leads.

A few years ago, she and Xue Laohan received a lot of clues, and they all rushed over to confirm them one by one. Although it turned out to be none in the end, at least they were trying.

Now that she has such a major clue, she must confirm it before she can rest assured.

Seeing that Zhu's face was excited, although he didn't have much hope, Ai Shi still said sincerely: "Brother and sister, let's do it, you see it's not early now, let's pull out a few vegetables and go back to cook, and then go to an ox cart and go to the Big Buddha Temple early tomorrow morning." ”

To be honest, she was really afraid that the Zhu family would want to rush to the Big Buddha Temple now, and she was even more afraid that she would be disappointed. The two of them have suffered a lot along the way, and if they toss a little more, if they get sick, they will be in trouble.

Hearing this, Zhu Shi said half-loudly: "Sister-in-law, you are right, let's go early tomorrow morning." "She's so good Xue Lao Hanye is really tired, and she needs to rest well before she can go on the road.

And the ox cart hasn't been contacted yet, and it would be a waste of time to walk, and she can't wait to fly over and see it now.

In the evening, during dinner, Zhu repeated Ai's words.

After getting Xue Xueyi's confirmation, Xue Laohan looked excited. Like Zhu, he felt that this was the most reliable clue they had received in the past ten years.

Take 10,000 steps back and think about it, even if the clues are vague, they will confirm it. At the beginning, someone just told them that a child about one year old in a nearby village was beaten and scolded by his parents, so they rushed over as soon as possible.

Because in their opinion, there is no father and mother in the world who does not love their children.

There was no word for a night, no sleep for a night, although they were extremely tired, Zhu Shi and Xue Laohan couldn't sleep over and over, looking forward to the day being able to light up early. Neither of them spoke, because they really didn't know what to say.

Similar scenes have happened countless times in this family, and they have no bottom in their hearts. However, in the end, it is a clue and a hope.

It's just that this time, God didn't let them down again.

This time, they will finally meet a child, a child who has been lost for more than a decade.

On the second day, early in the morning, Zhu and Xue Laohan got up.

However, instead of hurrying to the place where the ox cart was riding in the town, they began to dress up. Looking at his pale temples in the mirror, Zhu was a little flustered.

It's only been a long time, and she's so haggard.

After thinking about it, she took out the silver hairpin that Yao Wushuang had given her before, and after combing her hair, she carefully put it in her hair. changed into a new set of clothes, urged Xue Laohan to shave his beard, changed into new clothes, and then rushed to the place where he was sitting in the ox cart.

Ai Shi and Xue Xueyi had been waiting here for a long time, and they knew that the Zhu couple had to go today, so they came here early in the morning to occupy a place and paid the fare. Ai also bought two baked cakes and some dry food, for fear that the two of them would not have breakfast, and that today's lunch would be eaten on the road.

Seeing the new appearance of the two, Ai felt sad for no reason. Obviously, the two of them thought that they would definitely find the child this time, and they wanted to leave a good impression on the child.

Speaking of which, it is not for nothing that the two of them did this.

She once heard Fan's say one thing, one true thing, that is, there was a farmer on Fan's mother's side who lost a child a few years ago, and he was also abducted by Huazi. As a result, when the child was more than ten years old, he was found by his biological parents.

It was also the good luck of this child that he was sold to a large family that could not have children as an adopted son, and his life was quite nourishing. Therefore, he only refused to recognize his biological father and mother, and said that it was better to be kind than to raise grace.

The family was originally poor and honest, but when they saw that the other party refused to admit it, and saw that the child was doing well, they had to give up.

It's just that the villagers didn't want to spare the child, thinking that he had forgotten his ancestors. But the poor couple, when someone said bad things about their son, they helped explain them one by one, saying that the child was ignorant and couldn't blame him.

Xue Aishi discussed the matter with the family at that time.

Everyone unanimously felt that the child was wrong, and he should not forget his biological father and mother because he was living a good life. If you can't find it, it's okay, but now you have found it, but you shouldn't deny it.

As the saying goes, a son is not a poor mother. No matter how rich the family is, it is only adopted after all.

No matter how poor the couple is, they are his biological parents after all.

Of course, there are also people who speak for the child, who think he is also quite pitiful, he was abducted and sold by Hanako when he urinated, and he was raised under the knees of others, and he didn't know the couple, so naturally he had no feelings at all.

And the child is still young, and he has always thought that the adoptive family is his biological father. I got the news suddenly, and I was stunned. He has always been accustomed to a rich life, but now he has to live a poor life, and there are also people who resist recognizing his relatives.

The author has something to say: Cases in Ai's mouth are actually not uncommon. But the law says that children can choose who they live with, but they must recognize their parents.