"What's that?"

Zheng Xiaotian followed the light and looked, it was the location of the house to the west, it had collapsed at this time, the large beam of the house was half buried in the masonry, and a long ruler-shaped thing was inserted diagonally on the beam, most of it was covered with soil, and the exposed place was yellow and bright, and the light source came from there.

Stepping on the rocks and walking cautiously, Zheng Xiaotian pulled this thing out of the beam with force, and started with a heavy one, about thirty centimeters in length, three fingers wide, the material should be a kind of copper, but it feels harder than any copper alloy he has ever seen.

Erase the soil on it, revealing the lines carved on it, like the topography of the mountains and the trajectory of the stars, which only feels complex and obscure, and it is difficult for ordinary people to understand. There are obvious truncation marks on the edges, which should be only a part of the whole picture.

I've never seen this thing before, has it been in this beam all along?

"Not yet? Grind and be careful to wrestle. ”

Xiang Bing urged his son again.

"Here we go." Zheng Xiaotian danced with this copper ruler a few times as he walked, and felt that it was quite convenient.

After the mother and son cleaned up, they pulled the two big boxes, stood outside the door of the small courtyard, looked at everything in the wall, and a sense of melancholy arose, after all, they had lived here for decades, and they were suddenly leaving, although it was not forever, but both of them had a feeling that it would be difficult to return here in the future.

On the road, Xiang Bing drove the car intently, and Zheng Xiaotian was lying in the back seat playing with the copper ruler.

"Mom, what are you doing with this thing?" Zheng Xiaotian shook the copper ruler in his hand and asked.

"What's that?"

Xiang Bing glanced at the copper ruler and shook his head to indicate that he didn't know either.

"Where did it come from?"

"I picked it up in the collapsed side of the house, I hadn't seen this before, and when I found it, it was inserted into the big beam." Zheng Xiaotian rubbed the lines on the ruler and looked up at his mother: "Is it Dad's?" ”

"I don't know, there's so much mess of him, and I haven't seen all of them."

"Oh."

Seeing that his mother didn't know the origin of the copper ruler, Zheng Xiaotian didn't care, he just thought that this thing looked good in appearance, and it was very easy to hold it.

I didn't say anything all the way, and finally arrived at my uncle Xiang Baicao's house when it was almost dark.

Shaxiba, a very small county town, is surrounded by mountains, and a large river crosses it in the middle, and people live around the dam.

In the recent earthquakes, not only did not collapse the landslide, but were stretched outward for a distance, and the area of the main county in the middle was passively expanded by several meters, this kind of thing can be said to be too magical to imagine, but it did happen.

The riverbed has also been widened, and the already small amount of water now appears to be less. But strangely, neither the movement of the mountain nor the widening of the riverbed showed any ground fissures caused by stretching.

The tallest building in the county is only seven or eight floors, the population is small, and the building density is relatively large, although there are also earthquakes that cause collapse accidents, it is still in a controllable state.

Uncle Xiang Baicao's home is also self-built, a three-story small building, in a raised vacant land on the edge of the county, where not every inch of land is expensive, so as long as you have a little bit of it, you can build your own small villa.

"Sister Bing, you're finally here!"

Xiang Bing had just parked the car, and saw a sturdy and honest man walking out of the courtyard quickly, it was Guan Qiang, about thirty-five years old, who had been a soldier, a little dead-eyed, he had been following Xiang Baicao, it can be said that he was loyal, and everyone called him "Qiangzi".

"What's wrong?" Xiang Bing looked at Qiangzi suspiciously.

"Boss...... Something happened to him! ”

Qiangzi frowned, and said anxiously, with an undetectable tremor in his tone, as if he had encountered something very big.

"What happened to my brother?"

"Boss...... He...... A few days ago, back to ...... When he came back...... "Qiangzi's mood will stutter at the slightest fluctuation, and he won't spit out a complete sentence for a long time with his mouth open, so anxious that his forehead will begin to sweat."

In Xiang Bing's impression, Qiangzi is an unusually calm person who does not smile, and there are few things that can make him so flustered, Xiang Bing suddenly sighed in his heart.

"Say no more! Where is he now? Xiang Bing interrupted Qiangzi and hurriedly asked.

"Lying ...... Bedroom ......"

Ignoring the luggage and Zheng Xiaotian, Xiang Bing walked quickly towards the back room with a solemn face.

Guan Qiang didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly grabbed his suitcase and followed closely with Zheng Xiaotian.

In the bedroom on the second floor, the light was dim, Xiang Baicao was lying on the bed by the window, his appearance was somewhat similar to Zheng Xiaotian, his eyes were closed at this time, he was very quiet, not like he was asleep, more like he was in a coma, but his face was ruddy and his breathing was powerful.

"How long has he been like this?" Xiang Bing turned his head to look at Guan Qiang.

"A few days ago, the boss started from ...... Coming back from outside...... After I came back, it was all of a sudden, and I looked for a doctor many times, but I couldn't find out the reason, and I was ...... I was about to call Sister Bing when you came. ”

"When exactly?"

"Hmm,...... Three days ago, plus today, it's four days. ”

"Haven't woken up in that time?"

"That's right! I've been guarding it, for fear that something will happen. Guan Qiang slowly calmed down, not like before when he faced all this alone and was at a loss, Xiang Bing's arrival made him feel a little relieved.

"Uncle......" Zheng Xiaotian came to the side of the bed and looked at Xiang Baicao in a coma: "How can this be?" ”

The three of them bowed their heads and said nothing, the air froze, and the room was silent.

Yes!

Suddenly, Guan Qiang exclaimed, pointed to the bed, opened his mouth wide, wanted to see something terrifying, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Old ...... Old...... Top dog! ”

Xiang Bing and Zheng Xiaotian were taken aback, and hurriedly looked at the bed, only to see that the bed was empty, where was there still the shadow of Xiang Baicao? It disappeared in front of everyone's eyes!

The three of them were shocked by what they saw, which was beyond their comprehension.

"That's not right!" Zheng Xiaotian looked puzzled, because his uncle appeared again and continued to lie there quietly, never moving.

"Xiaotian, what's wrong?" Xiang Bing came back to his senses and looked at his son.

"Mom, my uncle is here!" Zheng Xiaotian stood up, pointed to the bed and said.

Xiang Bing turned his head to confirm again when he heard this, and found that his eldest brother was lying there safe and sound again, although he was very sure that he had indeed disappeared just now, but this was too unbelievable and incomprehensible.

"Little ......"

At this time, Xiang Baicao woke up leisurely, turned his head sideways, and beckoned to Zheng Xiaotian.

"Uncle!"

"Big brother!"

"Boss!"

Everyone was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly surrounded them, it was too sudden, Xiang Bing cried with joy, whimpering, thinking that he was about to lose his own eldest brother, but after several twists and turns, fortunately it was just a false alarm.

"Why are you crying? What happened while I was sleeping? Xiang Baicao wondered, he didn't know that he slept for four days.

"It's okay...... It's okay, it's just that I haven't seen my big brother for a long time, and I'm so happy. Xiang Bing choked back tears and smiled.

"Oh, stupid not stupid." Xiang Baicao smiled, turned his head to Guan Qiang and said, "Qiangzi, I'm hungry, let's get something to eat." ”

"Okay, I'...... I'm going to prepare. Guan Qiang agreed, and hurriedly ran to the kitchen, and it could be seen that he was in a much better mood.

"Xiaotian, why are you still alone? I've graduated from college, but my girlfriend ran away instead, so hurry up and find another one, you know. Xiang Baicao patted Zheng Xiaotian on the shoulder and quipped.

"Hey, hey, hey~"

For this matter, I only blame myself for being aggrieved all day long when I first fell out of love, and when I saw people, I complained for comfort, which made everyone know, and now I think back on it with embarrassment and blush, Zheng Xiaotian can only touch his head embarrassedly and smirk.