After thirteen hours, the train finally stopped and I arrived at my hometown. Following the flow of people to the exit, after going up and down the tunnel several times, you will come to the exit of the station. There were a lot of people there, most of them coming to pick up people, some of them to pull business, and I waved to a few owners who had come up to pull in the business of renting customers, and then came to the side of the road.

I haven't been back for nearly eight months, and it feels like nothing has changed, and it seems like everything has changed. Anyway, I didn't have any money in my pocket, so I couldn't get a taxi, so I had to walk back. Carrying the plastic bag in my hand, I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart, the police in Yunli County were really enthusiastic, not only solved the problem for me, but also carefully bought bread and water, if it wasn't too far away, I really wanted to buy a pennant to send to thank people.

After walking for half a day, I walked back to the door of the house, and I didn't feel sore in my feet. Needless to say, there was definitely no key, so I had to go up and knock on the door, and no one answered after waiting for a while. A person came out next door, and when he saw that it was me, he greeted him: "Ah, it's Cheng Xiao who is back, your aunt went to the gallery and is not at home." ”

I smiled and replied, "Okay, I see." Aunt Xie. ”

"What thank you do you say, kid." Aunt Wang scolded with a smile, and went to the vegetable market with the basket. I watched her walk away and sat down on the threshold in front of the house, not planning to go to the shop to find Aunt Mei, because it was almost time to close the shop.

As I expected, I didn't sit long before I saw a familiar figure coming from a distance, and I got up and patted the dust on my buttocks, smiling and waiting for her to see me. More than ten meters away, Aunt Mei found me, then paused, searched me up and down, and finally walked over with a straight face, with anger in her voice: "Do you know that you want to come back?" I thought you didn't even know your home anymore. ”

I hurriedly lowered my head and whispered: "Aunt Mei, I was stolen in the field, my mobile phone wallet and documents were all stolen, you know I can't remember the number, so I didn't contact you." ”

"You...... Forget it, I'll settle accounts with you when I enter the door. Aunt Mei was angry, took the key and opened the door and walked in first, I quickly followed, and closed the door casually. Then stood there respectfully, waiting for Aunt Mei's counting, knowing that this scolding was inevitable, so he was mentally prepared early in the morning.

But Aunt Mei has been glaring at me angrily since she entered the door, and she didn't say a word for a long time, I was a little nervous, Aunt Mei's mood this time was a little wrong. When she finally spoke, she seemed to be very weak, "Ah Xiao, you are not too young, and I can't control you, but can you not let me worry so much?" For two whole months, there was no news, and the mobile phone was turned off, and if you can't remember your number, won't you make a phone call to check? I can't find the number at home, but I can always find the phone number of the gallery. ”

I didn't know how to explain it, I didn't think about this way at the time, I was used to relying on myself when I encountered problems outside, so I didn't think about asking for help in the first place. "Aunt Mei, don't be angry, I'm not back, nothing at all." The right wrist was still wrapped in a bandage, but I took it off on the train, just for fear of being seen by Aunt Mei.

"Haven't you eaten yet? Go wash my vegetables. "Finally Aunt Mei was relieved, and I answered the order and went into the kitchen. There are not many dishes for dinner, but they are all I like to eat, I eat very fragrant, not only because I haven't eaten such a delicious meal for too long, but more importantly, the dishes cooked by Aunt Mei, which have the taste of home.

Although I am often adrift, there is a place in my heart that I am actually attached to home.

After dinner, I rushed to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, but Aunt Mei didn't insist and let me do it. When I entered the kitchen door with the dishes and chopsticks, she commanded from behind me: "Tomorrow you go over there, there is something going on in the gallery, I won't go." ”

I paused, looked back, and said, "Got it." ”

When I returned to the bedroom after tidying up, I found that the room was very clean, and it was obvious that Aunt Mei had cleaned it often. It's still early, I can't sleep, I turn on the computer, and I don't know what to do when I'm a person who rarely goes on the screen. Finally, I thought about it, logged in to the penguin, and immediately the news came in a series of voices, click on it and take a look, it was all sent by Lin Miaomiao. She would leave me a message every two or three days, with her mobile phone number in between, so that I could reply immediately when I saw a text message.

The most recent one was sent four days ago. It's a pity that I haven't touched the computer since that time, so I missed the opportunity to contact her. I gave her a simple reply and told her that I was home and that I didn't have to worry anymore.

After waiting for a while, I saw that there was no response, it should be that the person was not online, so I didn't care. When I opened the page and clicked into a portal station to watch the news, my eyes were attracted by a very eye-catching headline: Cracked the mysterious death case of real estate tycoon Du Qingxiang!

Hurriedly clicked in to inspect it, read it word by word, and didn't let go of a word, until I finished reading it, I couldn't come back to my senses. The report alleged that the case was cracked three days ago, and Mrs. Du, who absconded in fear of crime, was arrested together with a feng shui master surnamed Huang. Three days ago, the day after we got out of the predicament, it was almost immediately certain that it was arranged by Sheng Shiyao.

He didn't say anything, he really arrested Wong Tai Sin, but the bureau was set thousands of miles away. As for what kind of bureau it was, and how Wong Tai Sin and Mrs. Du were captured in one fell swoop, it is unknown. In other words, before setting up a situation for me, he had actually leveled Wong Tai Sin's forces, and there was no threat of foreign enemies at all, and then he concentrated on dealing with me and luring me into the urn.

Leaning back in his chair, he tilted his head and reflected on the past two months. If I had rejected Wong Tai Sin's proposal at the beginning, would I still be a part of them now, living a lazy and exciting life?

The text message pulled back my thoughts, straightened up and looked, and found that it was Lin Miaomiao who replied, followed by a series of angry expressions, and I sat speechlessly behind the screen, waiting for her to come to her senses. After Xu scolded him, he found that I had no response, so he said, "Are you still there?" ”

I hurriedly typed: "Yes." ”

Lin Miaomiao came back with a sweaty expression, and then pulled me directly into the voice room, after I clicked to agree, I looked around for the microphone, I don't know where Aunt Mei received it, and finally I could only listen to her say, I typed back. I didn't talk much about what I have experienced in the past two months, I just said that I met a well-wisher, and I not only managed to eat but also to manage. It is true that I lived a life of food and shelter for those two months, and that "kind person" was a little different.

After perfunctory Lin Miaomiao, I thought of something, and I typed to ask her if she had traveled recently, such as ...... Jiuzhaigou. She sprayed me for a long time, saying that she was as good as me, and she could travel everywhere, not to mention Jiuzhaigou, even Shanzhaigou had never been there. I begged for mercy again and again, and promised to invite her to afternoon tea tomorrow, so I refused to give up.

After the call ended, I sat in my chair and meditated. Miaomiao's temperament is like this, she is quick-tempered, and sometimes she is quite hot, but it is also her true temperament, so the Miao girl I saw in Jiuzhaigou who resembled her was either I was wrong, or it was indeed a person who looked like her.

At that time, Wong Tai Sin took advantage of this and asked Dongming to lead me to meet him. To be honest, I had actually smelled the danger and had a vague feeling that Wong Tai Sin might be around, if it weren't for my own purpose to find him, I would never have followed Dongming so carelessly to find someone. At that time, I knew that the road ahead was a cliff, and I moved forward without any consideration, but I didn't think that Sheng Shiyao and the others would be implicated, so I made a wrong step, every step was wrong.

Regret? No, because I chose this path by myself, and no one forced me. It's just that...... Just thinking about that, I will feel very worried and unspeakably sour.

Looking at the shiny computer screen, the ghost opened the search engine and typed three words in the search box: Sheng Shiyao. The next row of information related to these three words, the first is a book named after this, and there is also a Weibo with the same name, with my understanding of him, a person who doesn't even use a mobile phone is unlikely to have Weibo. When I flipped through the pages again, there was no information available, and after turning four or five pages in a row, I realized that the network couldn't help me at all.

But what exactly am I looking for? A piece of news related to him? I was speechless, clicked Shut Down in the start menu, waited for the screen to go black, closed my eyes, and a voice in my heart said: Cheng Xiao, don't be in vain.

On the first night home, I thought I would lose sleep, but not long after closing my eyes, I felt sleepy. When I opened my eyes again, it was already dawn, and when I walked out of the bedroom, I saw breakfast on the dining table, and I pressed a note and some money. The note told me to go and reissue my documents and report the loss of my bank card, and reminded me not to forget to go over there.

Obviously, Aunt Mei has already gone to the gallery, a store specializing in selling calligraphy and paintings, and Aunt Mei has also opened a teaching class, which is on the second floor of the store, teaching some children in the neighborhood who want to learn painting, so sometimes it is busy.

I hastily ate breakfast, and then I put the money and household registration book in my bag, anyway, I have been undocumented for two months, and it is not bad for a while, so I took a taxi to report the name of the place and rushed to the destination. The distance is not far, more than ten minutes by car, I looked up and walked into the door, walked to the bar and reported my name to the girl in white, and the other party led me inside.

I passed several rooms in a row without squinting, and everything here did not arouse my curiosity, because I was all too familiar with what was going on behind the door. At the end of the hallway, the girl in white knocked on the door, and out of the door came a woman in her thirties, dressed in white overalls. After seeing that it was me, he smiled at me and said, "Miss Cheng, you're here." ”

I nodded and asked her, "How are you doing?" ”

"Everything is normal, basically Miss Mei comes to visit every two days, and I will report the situation to her. Are you back from a business trip? It's been a long time to go out this time. ”

"Well, it's a bit more of a matter this time." I had explained to her that I was going on a business trip to other places, so she only thought that I had just come back from a business trip and didn't want to chat more, so I exchanged a few words with her, and said that I would go first and talk about it later.

After the other party answered, he left.

I pushed open the door, and my eyes were accustomed to searching for a certain location, and when I saw a familiar figure in that direction, my mind was settled and calm. This is actually a habit of mine, and this habit has been maintained for 14 years from the age of 11 to today.

Walked over and sat in a chair, staring and whispering, "Grandma, I'm back." ”