"Grandma! It's the New Year, are you cold over there? ”

In the hall, Zhiyuan stood in front of the altar, holding a stick of incense, holding it to his chest, looking at the altar, a white photo.

In the photo, it is a beautiful and moving woman, wearing a flower handkerchief on her head and a green dress.

She was smiling, beautiful and kind.

"Brother Yuan, is she an aunt?" Zheng Yong stood next to Zhiyuan, also looking at the photo of the altar, stunned.

"Grandma died in the cold wind and moon, and I was also born in the cold winter month, the same day! Some people say that this is fate, and fate is not up to oneself! But I don't believe in fate, my fate is up to me! Zhiyuan said in a deep voice.

He knelt down, knocked his head three times in succession, and put the incense on the censer.

"Those people, nonsense!" Zhiyuan picked up a bowl of wine and sprinkled it in front of the altar, "Grandma is obviously sick, Daddy doesn't care about it, she just passed away, what is life?" In the future, I will work hard, go out, have a wonderful life, grandma is in the spirit of the sky, I will be happy! ”

"Brother Yuan, I miss my mother too!" Zheng Yong said in a trembling voice.

"Tomorrow on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I don't know if the police station will open! I'll check it out! Ask someone about it, too! Zhiyuan patted Zheng Yong's shoulder, "Xiao Yong, I'm here!" ”

"Brother Yuan, really? Will you help me find my mother? Zheng Yong was so excited that he shook Zhiyuan's shoulder.

"Tell me first, what does your grandma look like, and why did you find here."

"Grandma's appearance!" Zheng Yong touched his chin, and gradually, his face turned pale, "I don't remember what my mother looks like!" All I remember is that he used to wear a big braid! ”

"Then do you remember what your grandma said to you? Tell me what you have in your house! Zhiyuan asked.

"My house, there is a bamboo forest near my house...... And also...... There is also a chain bridge...... And ......" Zheng Yong thought for a moment, with a crying voice, "Brother Yuan, I can't remember!" ”

"What's it to cry all day!" Zhiyuan shouted, "The boy bleeds without tears!" Hey? What did you just say? Is there a chain bridge near your house? ”

"That's right!" Zheng Yong said, "My mother often combed her braids under the bridge......"

"We in Guizhou, especially in Guizhou, do not have chain bridges!" Zhiyuan frowned, "There is only one place, and there are many chain bridges!" ”

After a pause, Zhiyuan raised his head suddenly, his eyes glowed with a compelling brilliance, and said, "Sichuan!" ”

"Xiaoyong, your family is from Sichuan? You are looking for grandma from Sichuan and found here? Zhiyuan asked.

"I ...... I do not know! Zheng Yong stammered, "Dad passed away, and Mom ran away from home for the Chinese New Year last year, and I've been looking for ...... Always looking for ...... I've been looking for a year......"

"Chengdu, have you heard of it?" Zhiyuan asked eagerly.

"I've heard of it!" Zheng Yong's eyes lit up, "When I came out, I walked there, my home is not far from there, and many people say that when you enter the city, you are going to Chengdu to catch the market!" ”

"You are really from Sichuan! Big trouble! Zhiyuan frowned and said, "Where should I find you?" ”

"Brother Yuan, will my mother never be found?" Zheng Yong staggered back and asked in a trembling voice.

"Don't worry, I've got it!" Zhiyuan hugged Zheng Yong, "Tell me, what did your grandma usually say to you?" Why did you find this place? ”

"My mother often said that this is not her home, her home is in the far southwest, and there is a bridge there, which is more beautiful than the chain bridge in front of her house, called the Seven Eyes Bridge! I often hear her arguing with her dad and she says she's being sold here and she's going home......"

"Don't cry!" Zhiyuan patted Zheng Yong's shoulder, saw that he was still crying, and shouted, "I said, don't cry!" Cry and cry again, I'll beat people! ”

Zheng Yong was so frightened that his neck shrank, hurriedly suppressed his crying, and looked at Zhiyuan aggrievedly.

"Southwest...... Your home is near Chengdu, the southwest ...... of Chengdu," Zhiyuan stared, "Isn't the southwest of Chengdu Guizhou?" On our side, there are many people who have been sold to Sichuan, Qiyan Bridge...... Seven Eyes Bridge ......"

"Grandma! Grandmother! Zhiyuan ran into the kitchen and asked eagerly, "Grandma, do you know the Seven Eyes Bridge?" ”

"Yo, you kid, why are you in a panic!" Grandma said with a smile, "Qiyan Bridge, just about ten kilometers east of Anseong, is a small town!" ”

"What?" Zhiyuan became excited, hugged his grandmother, and said excitedly, "Grandma is so good!" ”

"I've heard everything you said, I'll talk about it when your father comes back!" Grandma said worriedly, "That town is full of Miao people, you two children are not safe!" ”

"Waiting for him? Hum! Zhiyuan snorted coldly, "During the Chinese New Year, he is still stealing chickens and dogs outside, and he still doesn't go home yet, counting on him?" Do things on your own! ”

"That's it! You kid, you've been stubborn since you were a child, your grandma has been dead for three years, and you've never spoken to your father! Grandma touched Zhiyuan's head, "Anyway, he's your father!" Let's not talk about that, help me bring the food out and eat! ”

"Xiao Yong, come and help, I'll take you to your grandma tomorrow!" Zhiyuan shouted.

"Good Ratcha!" Zheng Yong became happy, and together with Zhiyuan, they successively brought the dishes to the hall.

"These two kids!" Grandma shook her head, went to the hall, sat down on the main seat, and smiled as she watched the two children go about their business.

"Have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner!" Zhiyuan filled a bowl of soup and put it in front of his grandmother.

"What are you doing in a daze!" Zhiyuan glared at Zheng Yong, "If you're hungry, you can do it yourself, and let me serve you?" ”

"Grandma, Brother Yuan, then I'll eat it! Hey! Zheng Yong swallowed his saliva, couldn't wait, rolled up his sleeves, picked up a chicken leg, and gobbled it up.

"You kid! If you're hungry, don't be too anxious, it's not good for your health! Drink the soup first! Grandma handed the soup in front of her to Zheng Yong.

"Grandma, don't get used to him!" Zhiyuan said.

"Hey, hey!" Zheng Yong held the chicken leg in one hand and the soup in the other, regardless of Zhiyuan's wild glare at him.

Tonight, Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, happy and happy.

Although there is one less person in this home, there is one more person, and laughter and laughter continue to come out of the hall.

As the night grew darker, grandma had already gone to the door, and only Zhiyuan and Zheng Yong were left in the hall.

"You go and rest, you have to get up early tomorrow, I'll take you to find your grandma!" Zhiyuan said in a deep voice.

"Didn't Grandma say that? We'll have to wait for Uncle to come back! Zheng Yong muttered.

"Get out of here and go to sleep! Sleep in my room, remember, my books, don't mess with me! Zhiyuan shouted.

"Brother Yuan, aren't you sleeping?" Zheng Yong asked in a low voice.

"During the Chinese New Year, I want to talk to my grandma, and I will sleep behind the altar tonight!" Zhiyuan looked at the photo on the altar and was stunned.

"That'...... I'm going to rest! ”

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"Miao, it's not easy to mess with?" Zhiyuan stood in front of the altar with his hands in his hands, muttering to himself.

After a long silence, he came to the back of the altar, where there was a bed, where his father rested.

He pulled out a wooden box from under the bed, and then opened it.

Inside, there was a long knife with a cold light flickering.

"Dad, I'll borrow your knife to use, don't beat me when you come back!"

Zhiyuan took out the knife and flicked it lightly on the blade.

"Dang!" A crisp sound shook Zhiyuan's eardrums.

"Good knives!" Zhiyuan smiled, wrapped the knife in a black cloth, carried it behind his back, and walked out of the door.

Zhiyuan walked through the compound and saw the big courtyard, where men, women, and children were all around a fire, singing and dancing.

The night was dark, and no one paid attention to him.

He walked alone, through a small alley, to a stone slab house, and stopped.

"Third uncle! Third uncle! Zhiyuan shouted loudly.

A young man walked out of the room when he heard the sound, and when the person who came was Zhiyuan, he looked panicked, hurriedly retreated to the room, and closed the door tightly.

"Bastard boy, what are you doing here, yesterday you cut my cowboy, I haven't settled accounts with you yet!" In the room, Wu Laosan shouted.

"Third uncle, if you have something to say, why are you closing the door? I'm not here to cut your cow today, what are you afraid of! Zhiyuan came to the gate and shouted.

"I'm afraid of you? Bastard boy! You read, you read yours, you came to my door to read something, and said that my cowboy made you read, boy, you wait for me, wait for your father to come back, and see how he cleans you up! ”

"Wu Laosan, are you opening the door?" Zhiyuan was furious.

"Don't open it, boy, I'm your elder anyway, don't be big or small, I just won't open it!" Wu Laosan shouted in the room.

"You said that! Wait, I'll go home and get a few cylinders of explosives and blow your cattle pen to the ground, I don't think you can open it!" Zhiyuan said, turning around and leaving.

"Gah!" But at this moment, the door opened, and Wu Laosan walked out tremblingly, "Kaiyang, what do you want to do!" ”

"Third uncle, I want to borrow your horse for use, I'll go out tomorrow!" Zhiyuan said seriously.

"Ouch hey! My ancestor, don't you toss, okay? There's no money to spend, right, I have it here, I heard that you have good grades in school, and you are the first every year, and I haven't had time to congratulate you yet! Wu Laosan said with a smile, a touch of pain flashed on his face, "No, there are ten yuan here, you can use it to buy a pen and a notebook, which is enough money for you to step on medicine for a day on the mountain!" ”

"Third uncle, you borrow or don't borrow!" Zhiyuan said impatiently.

"If you don't borrow it, you won't borrow it if you kill it!" Wu Laosan muttered, "Who knows what moth you're going to make?" ”

"Good! If you don't borrow it, then I'll go to the compound immediately and say, you and the daughter-in-law of the fifth child of the Yang family rolled the ridge the night before yesterday! Zhiyuan said, ignoring Wu Laosan and turning away.

"Don't ...... Other! Wu Laosan hurriedly grabbed Zhiyuan, "I'll borrow, can't I borrow it?" But first, I only have such a horse, and I still need to use it for camels, you have to feed me! ”

"So much nonsense, open the door!" Zhiyuan said.

"Little bunny, wait for your dad to come back and see how I clean you up!" Wu Laosan gritted his teeth, opened the bullpen, and pulled out a horse.

This is a dark horse, Mao Ze shines, and the handsome man is extraordinary.

"Thank you, third uncle!" Zhiyuan jumped up, rode on horseback, carried the horse rope, clamped his legs, and walked away.

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