At this time, the action on the side of the club has begun, and Zhang Ju is always paying attention to the movement ahead, and a row of monitors on the wall are broadcasting the news ahead.

Zhang Ju looked at it and stood up suddenly, and a screen showed that it was the basement of the clubhouse, and there was no one there......

"What's the situation?" Zhang Ju picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted the front.

"Zhang Ju, I didn't find the target, I found a passage to the outside world at the bottom!" The sound of the captain of the team reporting came from the loudspeaker, and he was very angry when he heard the voice.

"Immediately search the whole city!" Zhang Ju ordered.

……

Early in the morning, Zhou Yi dragged a suitcase and left the house slowly with the old man, at the corner of the street, a van was waiting there, and a woman at the door of the car shouted at the top of her voice: "Maoershan, Maoershan!" Thirty-one, thirty-one, get in the car and go! ”

Zhou Yi and the old man walked to the front of the car, and the woman saw that they were old and young, and they were dragging a suitcase, so they said: "Put the suitcase in front, and people go back!" ”

Seeing that Zhou Yi and the old man got into the car and sat firmly, the woman went over to collect the money, tore two tickets on the ticket holder in her hand and handed them over, then returned to the door of the car and continued to shout in her voice: "Maoershan, Maoershan!" Thirty-one, thirty-one, get in the car and go! ”

The seats on the bus gradually filled with people, some with cloth bags, some with large bags, and the van gradually started.

After a while, the van drove out of Jiangcheng from the north of the city, the old man's eyes looked at the gradually barren scenery outside, and slowly closed his eyes, Zhou Yi took off his scarf, put it between the old man's head and the window, and closed his eyes by leaning on the seat with his arms in his arms.

More than two hours later, the woman shouted, "It's here!" Wake up! It's time to get there! "Woke up the dozing passengers in the car.

As the people in the car got out of the car, Zhou Yi and the old man finally got out of the car with their suitcases.

This is a village, called Mao'er Village, and you are going to enter the mountains in the future, whether you come here to collect mountain goods or go to relatives, you will get off here.

Zhou Yi and the old man walked slowly towards the village, the village was built along the mountain, and most of them were gradually going up on the left side of the road.

When Zhou Yi walked to the middle of the village, he looked back at the old man, "You sit here first, and I'll put a box and come to pick you up." ”

The old man was a little out of breath, sat next to the tree next to him, waved his hand, Zhou Yi picked up the box and continued to walk up, when he walked to a separate house at the end, Zhou Yi pushed open the courtyard door, passed through the two vegetable fields in front, and came to the door of the house, the house was not locked, Zhou Yi was not surprised, pushed open the door and walked in with the box.

The house was very clean, as if it was often cleaned, Zhou Yi glanced around, turned around and walked out of the door, came to the wall on the right, and shouted inside: "Grandma Wang!" Grandma Wang! ”

A woman about forty years old walked out of the room over there, and when she saw Zhou Yi's face at the head of the wall, she immediately ran over happily, "Ah! Xiao Yi! You're back! ”

"Auntie!" Zhou Yi saw that it was Grandma Wang's daughter-in-law Yu Yanmei, and quickly laughed and shouted, "Where is Grandma Wang?" ”

"My mom is in the back room! Today I said that you should go back to see the time, what about your grandfather? The woman asked.

"Later, I'll pick it up first, and I'll come right away!" After Zhou Yi finished speaking, he was ready to go out to pick up the old man.

"Go quickly, I'll tell my mother quickly, I'll come to the house for dinner later!" The woman went back happily.

The old man sat by the tree and looked at the village, as if nothing had changed after all these years.

"Old man, let's go, just now Aunt Yanmei said let's go over for dinner later!" Zhou Yi picked up the old man, bent down and carried the old man on his back, and walked home with relaxed steps.

Zhou Yi was thin and weak, and the old man looked stronger than him, but Zhou Yi didn't seem to feel the weight of the old man, so he steadily carried the old man all the way home into the yard before putting it down.

"Well, it seems that the kung fu has not fallen, and there is still some growth!" The old man patted Zhou Yi and said, "Go in!" ”

The houses in Mao'er Village are all in a similar format, with a hall house at the entrance, rooms on both sides, and a kitchen and storage room at the back with a back door.

In the back kitchen, Yu Yanmei, who was talking to Zhou Yi just now, was already there, burning the fire, and when she saw Zhou Yi and the old man coming in, she stood up, "Oops! Old man! You're back! I've lit a fire for you, and you can go into the house and rest, and just give me a command!" ”

"Yanmei, thank you for your hard work!" The old man said with a smile.

"No hard work, no hard work! I finally look forward to you coming back, my mother is talking every day, the food over there is ready, you can go over to eat after a while! Yu Yanmei hurriedly waved her hand and said to Zhou Yi: "Xiao Yi, let your grandfather rest!" ”

Zhou Yi agreed with a smile, pushed open the room on his right, and after letting the old man in, he wanted to get some water for the old man to wash his face, but he saw that Yu Yanmei in the hall was already carrying a basin of poured water and was about to enter the house.

"Auntie, what do you eat at noon?" Zhou Yi was not polite, took the basin and asked.

"It's all your favorite food, your royal grandmother heard that you were back, and just steamed sausages and bacon for you."

Zhou Yi smiled and bent his eyes, and entered the room with water and Yu Yanmei, Yu Yanmei skillfully served the old man to wash his face, and Zhou Yi was next to him to sort out his luggage.

It didn't take long for someone outside to shout: "Yanmei! ”

"Hey!" Yu Yanmei agreed, and after going out, she turned back, "Old man, Xiao Yi, my mother said that the meal is ready, let's go over and eat!" ”

The old man got up from the bed, took the coat handed over by Zhou Yi and put it on, and followed Yu Yanmei to her house with Zhou Yi.

An old lady who was blind came out of the house, "Brother, you're back!" As he spoke, tears began to flow.

"Grandma Wang!" Zhou Yi hurriedly shouted, "And me!" ”

"Xiao Yi! Good grandson! The old lady pulled Zhou Yi over and looked at it carefully, "If you grow taller, if you don't come back, you should go to the grave of the royal grandmother!" ”

"Big sister, what you said, I'm fine, why do you still want to run to me!" The old man said with a deliberate straight face, and then smiled again.

"Look at me! Hurry up and get inside! The meal is ready! The old lady pulled Zhou Yi to head in first, and Yu Yanmei helped the old man to follow behind and entered the house.

Maoershan is located in the north of Jiangcheng more than 100 kilometers, because of the geographical environment, there have been few people here, or later someone went out to work and came back, with the money earned to buy a van that is about to be scrapped, here is more and more contact with the outside world, more and more people go out, leaving behind are some old and weak women and children.

Since the old man picked up Zhou Yi, he has lived here for a long time, and then returned to Jiangcheng to let Zhou Yi go to school, every time he has a holiday, the old man will take Zhou Yi up the mountain, and come over to live for a few days to see Grandma Wang's family, the two of them don't fire, they eat and drink at Grandma Wang's house, and they will give them a lot of food expenses every year.

Grandma Wang's son Wang Shan went out to work, leaving only him and his daughter-in-law at home, because Wang Shan had an accident in the early years, and his son was destined to have no future heirs, because Zhou Yi was well-behaved and sensible, Grandma Wang simply regarded Zhou Yi as her own grandson.

At the dinner table, Yu Yanmei scalded a pot of wine for the old man, and seeing the old man's squinting eyes, Zhou Yi didn't stop him and drank it with him.

"If it weren't for the old brother who saved my life back then, Shanzi and I would have been a handful of loess!" The food was almost over, a few people sat at the table and began to cook at home, Zhou Yi was young and had not experienced the previous things, so he and Yu Yanmei sat next to him and listened.

"The bandits in the village were very noisy, the child's father went desperately with the bandits in order to let us escape, I held the child and ran to the mountains, the bandits found out and kept chasing behind, seeing that they couldn't catch up, they shot me, if it wasn't for the appearance of the old brother, I wouldn't just be blind in one eye, my son and I would have to die, alas! When I talk about it, it looks like it happened yesterday......"

Zhou Yi heard the nostalgic story of Grandma Wang when he was very young, but every time he heard it, he would sweat for Grandma Wang.

Yanmei saw that the two old men were chatting happily, so she asked Zhou Yi: "Will you still go up the mountain when you come back this year?" ”

Zhou Yi looked at the old man and nodded, "The old man is talking tightly, let him rest for two days and then take him up." ”

Yanmei sighed, "My mother also told me that if you come back, you will definitely have to go up the mountain, and she just told me to let me prepare things." ”

"Thank you, Auntie!"

"What's polite to us, if you have time to come back more in the future, your Uncle Shanzi said that he came back a year ago, and it's only been these two days, if not, let him give you a trip."

"Hmm!"

The old man was glad to see it, drank a few more glasses, and came back from lunch to rest early.

Zhou Yi came back from dinner at Grandma Wang's house, the old man was still sleeping, Zhou Yi didn't alarm him, he went out of the courtyard gate alone, his steps were light, and he ran to a high place.

The old man and Grandma Wang's home is at the end of the village, and further up is the higher place, there are a few barren vegetable patches on it, and there are many trees, along a small path that is not wide, Zhou Yi ran to the top of the mountain in one breath.

Looking from here, you can also see the mountains that stretch higher and higher in the distance, black and swarthy only leaving the outline, looking at the place when you come and go, there is a trace of white sky, reflecting the distant horizon, there is the direction of Jiangcheng, although you can't see anything, Zhou Yi still looks over there, until the sky is all dark, he jumped down the mountain.

Early the next morning, Yu Yanmei came over to greet Zhou Yi and take the old man over for dinner, saying that his Uncle Shanzi came back before dawn and brought a lot of New Year's goods.

Zhou Yi waited for the old man to get up, and the old man sat on the chair after washing and watched Zhou Yi clean up.

"Let's go up the mountain tomorrow!" The old man said.

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, and looked back at the old man, "But will you go up again in the next year?" ”

"I'm afraid it's too late!"

"Then I'll go and deliver something today, yesterday Aunt Yanmei said that Grandma Wang asked her to prepare it yesterday." Zhou Yi turned around and continued to clean up, and finally took the basin out and poured the water into the yard.

"No, I have to prepare something else today, let your Uncle Wang help deliver it tomorrow!" The old man said.

"Good!"

After breakfast, Zhou Yi was pulled by Wang Shan to ask about this and that a good meal, the old man and Grandma Wang didn't know what to say in the house, anyway, when they came out, Grandma Wang's only remaining eye was red, and she cried at a glance.

Zhou Yigang wanted to ask, but was stopped by the old man, "Xiao Yi, you come with me, I have something to tell you!" ”

Zhou Yi followed the old man back to his yard suspiciously, but when he turned around, he saw Grandma Wang whispering to her son and daughter-in-law that she didn't know what to say, and then Wang Shan hurriedly went out with a very bad face.

In the old man's room, "Come here!" The old man said, turning back and taking out a box from the cupboard beside the bed, the pattern of the mahogany carving looked ancient.

Zhou Yi saw this box when he was very young, and he secretly took it out to play while the old man was not paying attention, but he couldn't open it, and later the old man found out and punished him for jumping in the yard for an afternoon.

Then Zhou Yi never saw this box again.