Although I was very sleepy this night, I didn't sleep well, and I woke up several times during the night, and every time I woke up, I listened to the movement outside the window, wondering if the rain had stopped.

It wasn't until dawn the next day that Brother Li's daughter-in-law got up to send the child to school, and I sat up again in a daze, looking out the window to see that the rain was much lighter and the sky had already brightened. It seems that I can't stop in the morning and stop at noon, and Brother Li next to me doesn't know what to do, I feel a little sleepy, so I continue to sleep.

When I woke up again, it was almost noon, the rain had stopped outside, and the sky was bright, but the sun had not yet come out. Over there, Brother Li's daughter-in-law had already cooked the meal, and when he saw me get up, Brother Li pulled me to wash up first before bringing the food to the table.

A few home-cooked dishes, pancakes, and millet porridge, taste even better than the small restaurants in the town. Brother Li's daughter-in-law has always regarded me as a big boss, and I guess that's what Brother Li said to his daughter-in-law. So I keep saying things like slack in my mouth, in their eyes, maybe I'm the kind of person who is used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and I may not be able to see the food they cook.

I didn't say anything polite to them, I just told them not to see each other, and I wasn't so pretentious. In addition, I was really hungry in the morning, so I ate a little too much, burped, and smiled awkwardly at Brother Li and his wife. But this burp and awkward laughter brought us closer together.

After eating, I took Brother Li to look for the place, and Brother Li said hello to his daughter-in-law, and then came out with me and went straight to the place.

"Qiangzi, I can only take you to the place where I picked up the cup today. The other place where they went was far away, in the mountains, and it would take several days to get there. "When I heard Brother Li say this, I was shocked, I really didn't prepare anything today, and I didn't even bring out my backpack.

When I looked around, I saw that there was no mountain except for a few small hills, and it seemed that the mountain was indeed quite far away from here. Last time, Brother Li earned four or five hundred in the past, and according to one hundred yuan a day, it would take four or five days to arrive.

I was a little disappointed after hearing this, but there was no way to take a look at the place where Brother Li picked up the bronze wine glass today. The bronze wine glass was wrapped in Grandpa's clothes, so it is very likely that Grandpa used to stay there, and it is very likely that there is news of Grandpa next to him.

Thinking like this, that bit of hope rose again, urging Brother Li to speed up and hurry over to take a look. After walking for two or three hours, I reached the edge of the ditch, but I was a little disappointed when I saw it.

Yesterday's rain was too heavy, and the edge of the ditch had been washed out, Brother Li pointed to the pool of muddy water and said, "Qiangzi, I picked it up there at that time." After shouting for a long time, I was sure that there was no one nearby, and I dared to take the things away. ”

When I look at the terrain, it doesn't look like a place to hide people, and if someone comes, they will be able to see it immediately. Then it shows that when Brother Li picked up this thing at that time, there was indeed no one here. If this thing was really lost by Grandpa, but where was Grandpa at the time?

Now my mind is already a mess of porridge, I can't think of a lot of questions, and I've been wandering around for a long time, and I still haven't found anything, and I don't have any useful information at all.

"Qiangzi, it's time to go back, if you don't leave, it will be dark when you go back." Brother Li followed me around for a long time, looked at my dejected appearance and said, "Tomorrow I will accompany you into the mountain, maybe I can find some clues." ”

I looked at the sky, and if I didn't leave now, I would have to get dark when I went back. didn't say much, nodded to Brother Li, and began to walk back.

When I returned to Brother Li's house, the sun was about to set. Brother Li's daughter-in-law sat at the door with the soles of her shoes, while the two children supported the table next to them to do their homework.

Seeing us coming back, Brother Li's daughter-in-law got up very enthusiastically and greeted: "You guys are back, go wash your hands, keep the rice in the pot, I'll bring it out." ”

I didn't find any clues about my grandfather when I went out this time, and I was a little depressed, and I didn't have a taste when I started eating. Seeing that my face was not good, Brother Li's son didn't dare to come over and ask about his homework, or I didn't pay attention to it before I took the initiative to beckon him over.

At Brother Li's house at night, I neatly arranged all the things in my backpack. Although the backpack already contained dry food, Brother Li was still not at ease, so he asked his daughter-in-law to burn a few more pots of helmet buns and cut them for me to bring.

The pot helmet bun is also one of the special snacks in Shaanxi, and the radius of the thing is about three or five centimeters thick. In the Eight Great Monsters of Shaanxi, there is a "pot helmet like a pot lid", which means that this pot of helmet buns.

The backpack, which was originally quite loose, was propped up by these pots and helmets, and it became round and bulging at the moment. Coupled with the full spring water in the ten-pound plastic box that Brother Li held again, he shouldn't worry about eating and drinking this time.

The next morning, Brother Li and I woke up earlier than his two schoolchildren. Brother Li's daughter-in-law also got up very early, made us a breakfast, and after eating, Brother Li and I set off in the direction of the mountain together.

Since there was no road, Brother Li and I could only find the side of the road in the wilderness, which was very time-consuming. After a whole day of walking, I didn't walk much, but I could see the mountains as well. At night, Brother Li and I lit a fire in the field, ate something and slept in a sleeping bag, and woke up in the morning to continue on our way.

Three days later, we finally arrived at the foot of the mountain. After arriving here, Brother Li pointed to the entrance into the mountain in front of him, and said that those people only let him bring him here, and then sent him back.

I have already paid Brother Li's remuneration before, so after I got here, I thought that he would go back quickly, and I would just go to find it alone after that. But Brother Li resolutely disagreed, saying that it was not safe in this mountain, and he was not at ease when I was alone, so he insisted on going into the mountain with me.

I couldn't resist him, so I had to let him join me, and there was a person to take care of him. As I entered the mountains, I walked and looked for clues about those people.

However, the footprints on the mountain made me a little puzzled, and the footprints turned out to be not long left, as if they were the mountain that I entered after the rain a few days ago. So who are these people, and what are they doing in the mountains? While wondering, he reminded Brother Li beside him to be careful.

As he walked slowly, he found a flat ground with burnt marks, and it seemed that those people had set up camp here, and it was very likely that it was not far ahead.

Just when I was about to beckon Brother Li to go forward together, a "strong son" made me almost bite my tongue off. When I looked closely, it turned out to be Datou and Datuan, I really didn't expect the two of them to be here. The three of us actually met here.

"Qiangzi, why the fuck did you get here?" After the big head saw that it was me, he couldn't imagine it, so he slapped me on the shoulder and asked.

I told them what happened after the big head left, and the big head sighed that he left early, and at the same time he was glad that he was lucky to come this time to meet.

"Big head, big group, what's the matter with you?" When I saw Datou and Datuan here, I was also full of doubts. Didn't they say something was wrong, how did they get here?

"We are also employed, and this time we came to this Qinchuan land, and the other party gave us a very good reward. I don't have enough manpower on my side, so I contacted the big head and asked him to help. "When Da Tuan saw me ask about them, he said it directly.

"Where's the crooked mouth?" I saw that there were only the two of them, and I didn't crook my mouth, so I asked. When it comes to crooked mouths, the faces of Da Tuan and Da Tou are a little unnatural.

Still Datuan sighed and said: "Crooked Mouth stayed in the village, now it's about to be busy with farming, and several people who have died are too busy at home, Crooked Mouth stays to help them." ”

When I heard that Crooked Mouth stayed to help the families of those who had died in the river, I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart. When I first went to Brother Li's house, I still remember it vividly, and now I think about how difficult it will be for the homes of these river diggers.

Seeing Datou and Datuan coming, I said to Brother Li beside me: "Brother Li, now you can go back, these two are my brothers, this is the Lin Zhe you were looking for at that time." ”

I pointed to the big head and said to Brother Li, if it weren't for Brother Li going to my store to find Lin Zhe to sell things, I wouldn't have been able to find my grandfather's whereabouts. Brother Li smiled a little embarrassedly when he saw the big head, then turned to me and said, "Qiangzi, then I'll go first, and you must come to my house to sit down when you come back." ”

After seeing off Brother Li, I walked forward with the big head group. There were some things that were inconvenient to say just now, in front of Brother Li. Now that Brother Li is gone, we can talk about those things.

"Datuan, do you have any news of Zhang Dahai or Kong Sanye?" Datuan is a river digger, and he can be regarded as Zhang Dahai's subordinate. Since my grandfather has already had news, it is possible that Zhang Dahai will also have some news.

I saw Datuan gently shake his head and said to me, "When I left, there was no news of him. I got in touch with Datou on the way, maybe there is news of him over there, and we don't know. ”

Since there is no news of them anywhere, now we can only take one step at a time. But knowing that grandpa may have come to Qinchuan, then the next thing will be easy, as long as you find him. But when they asked who the big head and the big group were hired by, they couldn't say very clearly, but they only met a few people in charge below, and as for which force it was, they really didn't know.