Da Meng's eyes widened and he nodded: "Of course there are people, this is Uncle Chen's home." ”

"Uncle Chen?" I frowned.

Inadvertently glancing at Tian Xin, I noticed that her expression was also a little wrong, and I seemed to be equally surprised. Perhaps aware of my doubt, Tian Xin shook his head with a solemn expression.

Da Meng opened his mouth and smiled: "It's quite a coincidence, Uncle Chen is also surnamed Chen, and his ancestral home is Shanghe Village." This is his house, and he comes back for a month or two every year. ”

"How do you know this, and why didn't you tell me?" Tian Xin looked at Da Meng with a scrutinizing gaze.

I was also curious about this question, and stared at Da Meng with a puzzled look. It stands to reason that he has always been with Tian Xin, but Tian Xin doesn't know about these things?

Being stared at by the two of us at the same time, Da Meng looked a little at a loss: "What's that...... I just found out, too. ”

Da Meng's face was flushed, and he looked very embarrassed. He shouldn't be lying, this guy is a sincere kid when he is young, and he never lies.

Tian Xin told me that after the two of them entered the mountain, they met a middle-aged man. Under the leadership of the other party, they came here.

During this period, Tian Xin was not without suspicions, but no matter how the other party looked at it, he was just an ordinary person, and he was very kind. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Tian Xin and Da Meng could only follow the middle-aged man to come here to rest for a while.

On the way to Shanghe Village, they even ran into Xiaobai, who was unconscious. In other words, they didn't get here for long.

After carrying Xiaobai into the house, Da Meng put Xiaobai on the desk according to the instructions of the middle-aged man. Xiaobai, who was in a coma, suddenly screamed miserably, and startled Da Meng.

After that, Tian Xin saw the light of a flashlight outside, and immediately suspected that I had found it. According to Da Meng, Tian Xin went outside to pick me up, and he chatted with "Uncle Chen" in the house.

It was at this time that Da Meng knew that the middle-aged man was also surnamed Chen, and his ancestral home was Shanghe Village, and he himself grew up in Shanghe Village. He would come here for a month or two every year to remember his loved ones.

After listening to Dameng's explanation, to be honest, I was a little broken. used to say that Da Meng was stupid, just because he felt that he was too sincere, honest and a little stupid, and there was no derogatory meaning.

But now, I really suspect that Da Meng's brain is a little insufficient. That "Uncle Chen"'s explanation is full of loopholes, how can Da Meng easily believe it?

"What about others?" I asked in a deep voice.

That middle-aged man was very suspicious, and I even suspected that he was my father, Chen Yuanzhi. Others may not know, but I heard my grandfather mention that our Chen family is not a big surname in Shanghe Village.

To be precise, we are the only Chen family in the entire Shanghe Village. The middle-aged man said that his surname was Chen, and that he was from Shanghe Village, and that he grew up here, and his identity was about to be revealed.

"It was supposed to be in the yard, and he wanted to take me to get something. Halfway through, I heard Xiaobai yelling that he was thirsty, so I came back. Da Meng pointed to the side door of the room that led to the courtyard and said sincerely.

But when I looked at the side door, I was shocked to find that there was an old-fashioned iron lock hanging from the door, and the door was locked tightly.

When I got closer, the lock was covered with dust, as if no one had touched it for a long time. Da Meng was a little panicked: "What...... How so? No, there was no lock just now. ”

I ignored Da Meng and tried to pull the lock open. However, this lock is quite sturdy, and it can't be opened at all.

If I don't figure things out, I won't give up easily. Since the lock couldn't be opened, I simply removed the door. It's not too difficult to remove this old-fashioned wooden door, especially from the inside.

When the wooden gate was removed, the long-abandoned yard came into view, and the weeds in the yard were more than a meter high. There are about a dozen rooms in the entire compound, and the doors and windows are no longer there.

With a flashlight, the situation in those houses was no better than in the deserted yards. There was almost no furniture in the house, the walls were covered in cobwebs, and there were even some weeds growing in the room.

Da Meng was dumbfounded: "That's not right, it wasn't like this when I came in just now!" The yard is very clean, and the doors and windows of those houses are in good condition. ”

I took a deep breath, estimating that Da Meng had fallen for some trick. After a general search in the courtyard, we didn't find any clues, and the middle-aged man seemed to have disappeared.

I tried to ask Tian Xin and Da Meng, and according to their descriptions of "Uncle Chen", the other party was exactly the same as the image of "Chen Yuanzhi" I had seen.

They are similar in size, appearance, and even temperament. It's just that what I saw before was the evil thoughts of the Venerable Chous, not my father at all.

Of course, I didn't tell Da Meng and Tian Xin about this. There are some things that the fewer people know the better, and if it weren't for the two of them having already chased after them, I wouldn't have let them get involved in this matter at all.

Whether or not they saw my dad tonight, it was clear that the other party had gone into hiding, perhaps not wanting to see me.

I stood in the deserted yard, lit a cigarette, and fell into deep thought. If that person is really my father, I don't know how to face him after we really meet.

He told Da Meng that he would come back every year to live for a period of time to remember his deceased relatives. What does this mean, to tell me that he is not a heartless and unrighteous person?

Judging from the circumstances of this room, I do not doubt his words. It does look like someone is taking care of it, otherwise, twenty years later, this thatched house may have collapsed due to disrepair.

But if that person is really my father, I still have a hurdle in my heart. In twenty years, he never went to me and my grandfather.

What happened back then, Shanghe Village really decayed because of the plague? Our Chen family is also ruined because of the plague?

The night was very quiet, Da Meng and Tian Xin were tired enough, and fell asleep directly on the door panel. They tried to give me a break, but I didn't feel sleepy.

Sometimes I envy these "ordinary people", because they know too little, so they can sleep with confidence when they are tired.

The reason why I didn't feel sleepy was because my mind was confused and my heart was a little irritable. On the other hand, I was scared, I didn't know what would happen when I woke up.

Only when I open my eyes all night will I feel a little safe. Being able to guard the three of them and watch them sleep so soundly makes it easier for me to settle down.

When it was dark, Tian Xin woke up: "Great god stick, you really don't sleep for a while?" ”

I glanced back at her a little blankly, smiled wryly and shook my head: "Don't sleep, it's already dawn." Later, after finding the ancestral grave of the Chen family and burying the grandfather, it is time for us to leave. ”

Tian Xin nodded thoughtfully. He stretched his waist again, yawned and said, "Well, I can't sleep well here, let's make up for sleep when I go back." ”

When she stood up and walked over to me, she suddenly frowned again, pouted and complained, "What's the matter with you?" How much smoke did you smoke last night? Oops, you have so heavy dark circles under your eyes, do you want to be a national treasure? ”

I was stunned and looked down to see the cigarette butts already thrown at my feet. Although I didn't look in the mirror, I knew what was going on with me, and I felt that my eyes were a little dry.

Even if the energy is different from ordinary people, the body does not lie. Staying up late hurts my body is never a lie, and dark circles appear on my face very honestly.

"Well, now you can see the road clearly. Eat something and get things done. Tian Xin sighed, took out a piece of bread from the backpack she was carrying, and handed it to me.

Da Meng also woke up and muttered a few words sleepily. I didn't hear what he said, but I saw him staring at me with a hint of guilt and longing in his eyes.

"What, hungry?" I handed him a few bites of bread.

Da Meng's face flushed, and he quickly shook his head. Tian Xin on the side couldn't stand it anymore, and laughed out loud: "Haha, what are you doing?" Didn't you hear what Da Meng said? ”

It turned out that Da Meng muttered a few words just now, apologizing to me for the matter of "Uncle Chen", and at the same time hoping that when grandpa was buried today, he could let him help.

"I don't blame you for what happened last night, don't blame yourself. It's all gone, don't mention it later. I smiled a little awkwardly.

Da Meng didn't know the inside story of what was going on, and the reason why I was so out of shape last night was just thinking about how I would face it if I really saw my father.

"Then if you take me today, I can do any job, and I will definitely dig a big grave for Grandpa Chen." Da Meng said seriously.

I shook my head helplessly, with our relationship, of course I wouldn't mind if he said these things. However, he is too sincere, and if he says this to others, he will probably make others unhappy.

"No, you have more important things to do. Xiaobai is too weak now, even if he can wake up today, he is estimated to be able to walk enough. Tian Xin is a girl again, so you stay here to protect the two of them. I solemnly admonished.

I didn't think about taking them with me, and I'm telling the truth, it's really inconvenient for the three of them to go there. When it comes to my grandfather's burial, I don't need to do it with a fake hand, I can do it myself.

"Hey, what do you mean? What's wrong with the girls? I'm a cop! Da Meng stayed here to guard Xiaobai, and I will go with you. Tian Xin was reluctant.

I shook my head again: "No, what are you going to do?" According to the rules of the country, women are not allowed to go when they are buried. ”

It's just my excuse, but there is a rule in the countryside. At the time of burial, the female dependents were not allowed to approach, and only after the burial was the female dependents were allowed to worship.

"Hmph, it's all a cliché! Now that there are so many only children, is it possible that there are only daughters in the family, and there will be no younger generations to send them to be buried in the future? Tian Xin retorted.

I had a headache, and my impression of her had improved a lot. But the nature of the country is easy to change, and now her "unreasonable" character is exposed again.

Da Meng was so anxious on the side that he wanted to interject several times, but he didn't know what to say. He looked at me, then at Tian Xin, and finally sighed and stopped making a sound.

"Alright, that's it. Great god stick, I'll go with you, let Da Meng guard Xiaobai here. Don't worry, I can help too. With that, she picked up the backpack containing the sacrifice and walked out of the room.

I was really helpless, so I could only hold my grandfather's urn and follow out. Go. After Tian Xin walked out of the door, he turned straight and walked more than a dozen steps to the right.

I sighed: "Wrong, go left!" ”

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