The old man was stunned for a moment, and said in Mandarin: "Young man, the water in that well is raw water, and it will hurt your stomach." Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info You come, you come," the old man beckoned to Zheng Pei, "I have a good burn here." ”

When Zheng Pei heard this, it was as if a mouse that had been hungry all night jumped into the rice bag, and he was so excited that he didn't know whether it was better to eat sitting or lying down. He grabbed the bottles and cans, ran into the old man's grocery store as if his ass was burning, and kept saying thank you. The old man smiled kindly, picked up the kettle and poured him a full bowl of water, the wisps of heat rose on the surface of the water, Zheng Pei inhaled a little, as if the stomach of the cold winter was immediately bathed in a layer of spring breeze.

Seeing Zheng Pei drink most of the bowl of water, the old man asked with a smile: "Young man, you are a foreigner, right?" ”

Zheng Pei only found out at this time that he was patronizing and drinking water, and he didn't thank others for half a day, and he suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He wiped his mouth with his hand and replied with a smile, "Well, I'm from Dezhang City." ”

The old man's mouth opened wide in surprise: "Oh, that's really far away." You're on your own for such a long journey? ”

Zheng Pei nodded with a smile and slowly drank the rest of the water.

The old man nodded, and said with emotion: "Young people are amazing, they can go so far at such a young age." He saw that Zheng Pei had finished drinking the water, so he immediately filled the kettle again. Oops, it's still you guys whoa. The old man smiled and continued: "It's a train and a ship, and we can't walk this old bone." ”

Zheng Pei smiled, he didn't want to tell others too much about his affairs, but Granny Ye's affairs always had to be inquired about. Zheng Pei pondered for a while, and asked, "Uncle, have you heard of a family surnamed Ye here?" It's an old woman. ”

"The surname is Ye, I want to think about it...... I want to think about it," the old man frowned and pondered while muttering, "There are hundreds of families in this town, all of them have the surname Zhang and the surname Wang, and this surname Ye ...... Don't worry, young man, think about it, think about it, as soon as this person is old, his head doesn't remember......"

Zheng Pei also tried his best to find it in his memories, hoping to provide more clues to the old man. "Granny Ye is quite thin, probably in her 60s, and she also has a daughter."

The old man lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and said, "Oh, we really don't have this surnamed Ye here." I can ask a comrade from the police station to ask you, is she your relative? ”

Zheng Pei said with some hesitation: "Sort of...... She's my grandmother......"

The old man raised his eyebrows slightly, and then said meaningfully: "It's not easy, it's not easy." Then he put the kettle next to the charcoal stove and said to Zheng Pei: "You sit down first, Lao Liu next door to me often goes out, I'll ask you." With that, he pushed the door open and went out.

I don't know if it's because of the hot water or something else, in short, Zheng Pei's heart is warm. He looked at the furnishings in the store, they were all some daily groceries such as kettles and iron pots, there were many things but not messy. There were a few newspapers and reading glasses on the table against the window, thinking that the old man in a blue labor protection uniform just now should be very boring and lonely, right?

Zheng Pei filled his kettle and began to think about what to do next. Finding someone in the vast mountains is no less difficult than looking for a needle in the sea, but Zheng Peisi thought about it, but there was still no gain.

"Hey, young man," the old man pushed the door in, and said with a smile: "Lao Liu next door said, to the south of us, there is a village called Shangbawa, which is next to the fork of the Xucai River, and there seems to be a family surnamed Ye living on the hill there. It's about 30 miles away. ”

Zheng Pei stood up suddenly, and said excitedly: "Uncle, thank you so much!" ”

The old man smiled and waved his hand and said, "Oh, no thanks, no thanks, it's not easy for you to go out alone." ”

Zheng Pei put his schoolbag on his back and said, "Then I won't bother you, next time I have the opportunity, I will definitely thank you." ”

The old man frowned and asked, "Why are you going?" ”

Zheng Pei replied in confusion: "I'll go to the dam." ”

The old man said anxiously: "Oh, you child, why are you in such a hurry!" You see that the sun is about to set outside, how can you walk alone at night? You stay at my house tonight, and when there are passing cars tomorrow morning, you can take a ride and then go. ”

Zheng Pei said with a smile: "Uncle, don't worry, I have fast legs and feet, and it won't take long to get there." ”

The old man said with a headache: "Why do you think this child of yours is disobedient? You're from out of town, and you don't know that this mountain is full of wild beasts, and it's too dangerous for you to walk alone! You listen to the uncle's advice, don't leave in a hurry, otherwise what will happen if something happens! ”

Zheng Pei was grateful for the old man's kindness, but then his plan would be delayed. Besides, I don't know if the family in Shangbawa is Granny Ye, if not, staying here for one night, this work will be delayed. Sneaky? Zheng Pei felt sorry for the enthusiasm of others.

"Uncle," Zheng Pei smiled awkwardly, "You just let me go, I'...... I ran fast and arrived soon. ”

The old man straightened his face and said solemnly: "You kid, are you afraid that my old man will take you money?" ”

Zheng Pei hurriedly explained: "No, no, uncle, don't get me wrong, how can I be worried about this?" It's just because I want to find my relatives earlier, plus I have good physical strength and courage, and I don't care if I walk a little at night. ”

Just as the two of you were saying a word, the door of the store was pushed open. A girl in a black embroidered dress walked in. Zheng Pei took a look, this girl was about 1.6 meters tall, with a round face, a silver hairpin obliquely inserted on her head, and a red flower pinned to her ear. The long black hair was draped diagonally to one shoulder, and the other side was showing a white and tender neck, and the big eyes glanced at Zheng Pei as if he was not looking, and before he could speak, a playful smile was on his lips first.

"Hey, Uncle Xu, is there anyone in the house?" As the girl spoke, a wisp of fragrance wafted over.

"Oh, Xiaoyu, you're here, you wait, I'll get it for you." The old man turned around and walked towards the back room, but he still turned around and told Zheng Pei uneasily, "Young man, don't be reluctant, listen to my advice." ”

Zheng Pei recognized this girl, wasn't this the girl who met his eyes during the day? It's just that she looks cute now, and she no longer has that kind of fierceness in her eyes.

"Hey, you're not like someone here, are you from out of town?" Compared with Zheng Pei's restraint, this girl named Xiaoyu was very generous and said a word first.

However, Zheng Pei obviously didn't expect this girl to take the initiative to talk to him, so he was slightly stunned, and then nodded stiffly.

Xiaoyu immediately showed great curiosity, and asked with a smile, "Ah, then where are you from?" What are you here for? ”

"I ......" Zheng Pei was a little hesitant, such a lively and lovely girl chatting with him, he was naturally willing to say a few more words, but he also knew that he still couldn't mention much about himself.

"Oh, let's talk about it." Xiaoyu pretended to be angry and stretched her mouth, but in the end she couldn't hold back her laughter, when she covered her mouth with the back of her hand, in addition to revealing a small arm like a fresh lotus root from the cuffs, she also secretly poked out two sharp little tiger teeth from the corners of her mouth.

Zheng Pei's temples suddenly felt a tingling pain, like a steel needle stabbing in and out, but it was only for a while, and this stinging sensation gradually disappeared, as if it had never happened. A trace of worry entangled Zheng Pei's heart, perhaps this stinging pain was a precursor to the worm gradually taking control of his body. It was getting dark outside, and the sun was about to go down in a short time, Zheng Pei wanted to say goodbye to the old man before leaving, but now he didn't want to delay any longer.

"Uncle, thank you! I'm leaving! Zheng Pei shouted at the back room, and for the girl named Xiaoyu, Zheng Pei just smiled, it was regarded as a greeting, and before the other party could react, he had already grabbed his schoolbag and walked out of the door.

"Hey, what's the matter?" The old man took an oiled paper bag from the back room and drove it out, and said with a worried face: "This kid is going to get into trouble!" Alas, young people don't listen to persuasion, there is really no way to ......"

Xiaoyu looked at Zheng Pei's distant back through the window, and picked the corners of her mouth with a smile......