After leaving home, Xin Yi took the No. 18 bus to the suburban bus station, preparing to go to Anlin Town to buy a few bags of rice.

Anlin Town is located 20 kilometers away from the southwest of Guiling County, which belongs to the hilly and mountainous area, and the road is winding and rugged, and it feels very bumpy to sit on the bus.

At this time, Xin Yi looked at the familiar scenery along the way, and was a little emotional for a while, and many childhood memories also came to his heart.

Originally, his mother was from Anlin Town, and in the past, every festival, the family would go to Anlin Town to visit the elderly.

When I was in elementary school, when my parents were busy on business trips during the winter and summer vacations, Xin Yi's two siblings would also stay in Anlin Town for a month or two.

However, after his grandfather and grandmother passed away one after another, he graduated from university and went to Kyoto to develop, and he has not returned to Anlin Town for nearly 20 years.

Now that he has returned to Anlin Town, Xin Yi has a vague expectation, and the former old people don't know if they can meet again.

With the passage of time, when the morning sun rises, the smoke curls from the countryside on both sides of the road, and the midsummer knowledge sings one after another, and the mountain stream finally becomes lively.

The bus stopped and went, taking every passenger to their destination, and when they entered the town, there were only four people left in the car, including Xin Yi.

"Master, I'm under the bridge. Xin Yi walked to the cab and said.

"Okay, there's a road being built over there, so be careful. The driver kindly reminded him.

"Oooh. Xin Yi only remembered at this time that the government was implementing urbanization, and Anlin Town happened to be one of the pilots.

In the spring of this year, the old street has begun to be demolished and reconstructed, and after the completion of the new street, it will open up the north and south, providing convenience for Guiling County to access the Xishan silver mining area.

The proven reserves of Xishan Silver Mine are very amazing, and the annual gold and silver minerals provided after mining rank first in the country.

Xin Yi enjoyed the benefits of the Xishan Silver Mine before he was reborn, but at that time he was overpowering, and now he does not have this identity to take it into his pocket.

"It's a pity that I haven't been to the Xishan silver mining area, and I don't know the depth of mining, otherwise it would be no problem to feed Kunpeng. ”

As soon as he thought of the massive precious metal resources of Xishan Silver Mine, Xin Yi felt very sorry.

At that time, when he moved his mouth, someone sent a lot of wealth to the door, but unfortunately this time is not the same as in the past, and his cultivation is not enough to pay homage to the prime minister.

"It's here. ”

Just when Xin Yi was a little confused, the bus stopped and the driver opened the door.

"Excuse me, how to get to the grain and oil store?"

"From here, go inside, and at the second intersection, turn right, and there is a house. ”

"Thank you, master. “

Xin Yi thanked him, got off the bus with his schoolbag, and stepped into the intricate old street.

After he walked into the old street, he felt that the whole world was silent for a few breaths, and then the excitement resumed.

Vendors along the route opened early, and old people from various villages picked up their goods, a bustling scene.

After turning right at the second intersection, Xin Yi saw a grain and oil store, and the owner was still an acquaintance of his.

"Uncle Li, why did you change your career?"

It turned out that the owner of this grain and oil store was the owner of a steamed bun shop next door to Xin Yi's grandmother's house.

"When did you come back, it was demolished two years ago, and I opened a grain and oil store here. Li Yiwu said with a smile.

"I just came back, then Uncle Li, you can help me choose three bags of rice and three barrels of oil. Xin Yi replied casually.

"Do you want me to have someone send it over for you later?" Li Yiwu patted the rice bag.

"Then please help me get to the bus station, and I'll take it back to the county seat. ”

"Hey, you just made a special trip for this?" Li Yiwu looked at him with some confusion.

"Well, you didn't watch the news, there was a murder on the side of Eagle Road yesterday afternoon, and everyone was rushing to buy food in the supermarket. ”

"Yes, then the price of grain and oil has to rise, right?"

"That's not it, the government will definitely regulate and control macro-economically, but it's not very convenient to go out. ”

Li Yiwu was a little unhappy when he heard this, the businessman values profit over righteousness, and if the price of grain and oil rises, the goods he hoards can make a lot of money.

"A bag of rice is ninety, and a barrel of oil is eighty-five, a total of five hundred and twenty-five yuan, even if you have five hundred yuan. After Li Yiwu picked the rice and oil, he said to Xin Yi after moving to the door of the store.

"Okay, is it okay to pay with WeChat?" Xin Yi habitually took out his mobile phone, after the popularization of mobile payment, he rarely used cash.

"Of course it's no problem, you can add me on WeChat, and I'll let someone bring it for you later." ”

Li Yiwu wants long-term cooperation, anyway, he also has some acquaintances at the bus station, as long as he shares some benefits, he doesn't have to worry about no one helping him.

Xin Yi just smiled when he heard this, and didn't immediately agree.

"Are you in a hurry to go back?" After adding WeChat, Li Yiwu lit a cigarette and asked.

"It's really inconvenient to stay today, but I have something to ask you. ”

"You say. ”

"Li Shu, is she home? I want to go and see her. ”

The Li Shu that Xin Yi said is Li Yiwu's eldest daughter, and she is the same age as him this year.

"She's in the hospital now and has recently had a severe seizure. ”

As soon as Li Shu was mentioned, Li Yiwu was a little depressed.

Because Li Shu had epilepsy when she was 14 years old, and later had some mental problems, she was sent to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.

"Then can I go to the hospital to see her?" Xin Yi asked tentatively again.

"Well, I'll send you the ward number when I get back. ”

Li Yiwu nodded in agreement, and looked at Xin Yi's eyes with a little more kindness.

The biggest regret of his life is that his only daughter is not happy, and he loses sleep several times a month because of this. Unfortunately, there is no cure for mental illness, and it can only be recuperated by medication, and it is easy to recur.

"Okay, then I'll go back to the county seat today, and I'll definitely go to the hospital to see her another day." ”

Xin Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he had always been very sympathetic to Li Shu's experience, and remembered that she died in the winter two years later.

Li Shu suffered from sleepwalking due to mental illness, and in December of that year, she fell down the stairs and died on the spot.

But he didn't learn the news from Li Shu's classmates until a friend gathering four years later, so he didn't even see her for the last time.

I remember when I was a child, he was not familiar with his grandmother's family, and he didn't have any playmates at first, and the first friend he met was Li Shu.

In the summer, Li Shu took him through the fields and down the river to catch shrimp, and in the winter, Li Shu took him over the mountains and mountains to chase hares.

They used to spend many days and nights together, thinking that their friendship would last forever, but unfortunately they gradually grew older, but because of the difference between men and women, they were estranged, and finally drifted apart, and the ends of the earth were in peace.