Du Manlin asked several villagers around her about Xiaohua's mother and daughter, and the villagers all avoided it, only an older and kind-looking villager pulled Du Manlin to a secluded place and quietly told her the basic situation of Xiaohua's family. When Du Manlin asked where the mother and daughter worked and who they worked for, the villager said vaguely that they were working as nannies, and as for who they were working for, he was reluctant to disclose, and Du Manlin was inconvenient to break the casserole and ask to the end.

Du Manlin's lunch was settled at Scorpion's house, and it was a meal shared with Secretary Li and Li Shimao. After the meal, she walked around the village alone and didn't find Xiaohua's mother and daughter. She wondered if the mother and daughter had already left the village. At this time, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl came over, Du Manlin grabbed her hand and looked at her with a kind smile: "Little girl, Auntie asked you about something." ”

The little girl said, "Auntie, are you looking for Sister Xiaohua?" ”

Du Manlin was slightly stunned: "Yes, how do you know?" ”

"Come with me!" The little girl turned around and led the way in front.

I don't know how many turns and alleys passed, the little girl stopped in front of a low wooden house: "Auntie, this is Sister Xiaohua's home." ”

The little girl shouted a few times into the house, the door creaked open, and Xiaohua's mother and daughter stood at the door in a daze.

"Not welcome, auntie, little flower." Du Manlin approached step by step.

Xiaohua's mother woke up from her shock and greeted warmly: "Welcome, welcome, the general manager is coming to the cold house, how can there be any reason not to welcome it." It's just that the door is shabby, and I can't find a place for the general manager to rest. ”

Du Manlin looked at the house and said, "Although the house is a little old, this is where its value lies. Have you ever heard of the courtyard houses in Beijing, it has a long history, and buying a set can be as little as a few million or more than ten million. ”

"That's Beijing, and our Bishui Cliff is far worse than Beijing."

"It's not bad, isn't Bishui Cliff going to be developed now? Your house is about to appreciate in value! ”

Du Manlin stepped over the threshold and entered the house. The house was dark and damp, the house was old and dilapidated but neatly arranged, the windows were closed, and the musty smell was strong, and it was obvious that the house had not been inhabited for a long time.

Xiaohua wiped a bamboo chair clean: "Sister, please take a seat!" ”

As soon as Du Manlin sat down, a voice called Xiaohua's mother came from outside the house, and Xiaohua's mother smiled at Du Manlin and went out.

Xiaohua casually picked up the mineral water on the table and handed it to Du Manlin: "Sister, you drink water." ”

Du Manlin didn't answer, and pushed back: "Sister is not thirsty, you drink!" ”

Xiaohua sat wriggled on a long wooden bench, her head bowed, her feet rubbing the uneven ground one after the other.

"Your name is Xiaohua, right?" After a while, Du Manlin asked.

"How do you know?" Xiaohua asked in surprise.

"Who doesn't know the great beauty and filial piety of Bishui Cliff."

"Don't listen to people's nonsense, I'm just a girl in the mountains, and I work as a nanny for others with my mother, how can I be worthy of any big beauty and filial daughter."

"Oh, I've never seen such a beautiful girl as a nanny, can you tell the eldest sister where to be a nanny?"

"No, the master won't let me say it, and he will slap my mouth when he says it."

The two looked at each other for a moment, then looked away at the same time. The room was quiet, so quiet that it made people's hearts palpitate. Du Manlin stood up tiredly, paced to the window, walked through the blackened lattice, and looked at the tiny sunlight that sprinkled on the ground. Suddenly, she pointed out the window and exclaimed: "Jia Wei, isn't that Jia Wei?" ”

"Jia Wei? Where's Jia Wei? Xiaohua suddenly jumped up and rushed to the window like a gust of wind, "Why is Jiawei here?" No way, he can't walk at all. ”

Outside the window, there was a quiet scene, and several large hens were foraging freely. Xiaohua suddenly came to her senses and immediately changed her words: "Who is Jia Wei, eldest sister, seeing that you scared me, I thought I was a thief!" She deliberately gasped for air and stroked her chest, looking frightened.

Du Manlin saw it in her eyes and knew it in her heart. She looked at Xiaohua fixedly, looked at it, and suddenly asked, "Is Jiawei okay?" ”

"Good!" Xiaohua replied casually, not knowing whether it was intentional or unintentional.

"Thank you!" Du Manlin suddenly grabbed Xiaohua's hands, "Thank you, and even more thank you mom for taking care of Jiawei for so many years." ”

Xiaohua began to become flustered, and shook her head desperately: "No, no, my mother and I don't know any Jiawei at all, don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense." ”

Du Manlin looked at her, tears welling up in her eyes: "My good sister, don't hide it from me." I know that you and your mother didn't leave Bishui Cliff at all, and you and your mother were working as nannies for Jiawei. ”

Xiaohua was stunned and shook her head: "No, no." ”

Du Manlin pressed her shoulders: "Xiaohua, Kang Jiawei is my husband, you know how long I haven't seen him for a long time, three years, three whole years." Life is short, how many three years, twenty or thirty 、、、 to say how many, in short, life is a lifetime, and it will pass in the blink of an eye. Xiaohua, you know how many places I have found for Jiawei in the past three years, and almost all the places that Jiawei has been to or may go to before; I don't know how many tears I have shed, I only know that I have dried all my tears; I can't tell how much the child has been wronged, but the most common lyric I have heard children sing is 'Children with dads are like a treasure, and children without dads are like grass'. ”

Xiaohua listened with tears in her eyes and looked at Du Manlin fixedly. Suddenly, he knelt down on his knees and cried: "Sister, please forgive me for not telling you the truth." It's not that I don't want to say it, it's that I don't dare to say it. Today, I figured it out, I don't want to break up your loving mandarin duck couple, and I don't want to destroy your happy family with a virtuous wife and a noble son. I'll tell you, Jiawei、、、"

"Jia Wei has been living with us for three years, and today we will return his property to its original owner." Xiaohua's mother stood at the door, with a kind smile and a helpless and desolate tone.

Du Manlin was overjoyed, grabbed Xiaohua, and hugged her tightly in her arms.