The green train rumbled over the desolate plains.

Su Tangxue leaned against the window to rest, and Su Yu sat on the side with his eyes closed and pondered.

Now there is no clear direction, so for the time being, I can only follow the clues provided by Su Tangxue to investigate.

Li Tiandou and Swallowing Spirit both stayed at home, and if the matter was not resolved for a day, the crisis at home would require them to stay and deal with it.

Su Yu kneaded the bridge of his nose and couldn't help but sigh deeply, after the prince left, he had been tense and insecure.

Sneaking a glance at the girl, although it was not a groundless suspicion before, the harsh words also hurt people.

Su Tangxue shrank slightly, and in the reflection of the car window, she saw Su Yu's gaze, but her eyes were still looking straight out of the window.

At this time, when the train arrived at the station, another group of people came up, and the originally empty carriage gradually became lively.

The old-fashioned green train seats are benches that sit opposite each other.

The train leaves the station.

An old man and a young man sat across from them.

A scorching smell came, Su Yu moved his nose slightly, opened his eyes, and there was a chill in his eyes.

The two wore suede hats, worn worn cotton jackets, and their faces were dark and carved with rain, snow, wind and frost.

As if sensing Su Yu's gaze, the old man squeezed out a little smile, and tried his best to lean on the seat with his legs closed, looking a little nervous.

The young man stuffed the big bag under the seat, lowered his head but glanced at Su Tangxue from time to time, and his dark face was covered with a layer of redness.

Su Yu's face was slightly pale, and he nodded slightly at the old man and smiled back.

The old man took out a black plastic bag from his bosom, which contained pickled cucumbers, leftover red sausages, and half a bottle of small roast.

The bag made a squirming sound, and seeing Su Tangxue twisting her body, the old man hurriedly stopped his movements, looked at Su Yu with a slight apology, and slowed down the movements of his hands as much as possible.

After a long time, he took out an unpeeled orange and handed it to Su Yu.

Although the green car is dilapidated and slow, it seems incompatible with the high-speed and developed society, but it still carries the kindness and simplicity of the older generation.

Su Yu took the old man's kindness and took the lead in speaking: "Are the two of you going back to your hometown?" ”

"It's cold and the construction site is closed, so I go home early and go out to work after the New Year." The old man replied with a smile.

Su Yu nodded and said no more, quietly peeling the orange peel.

The old man opened the conversation and continued to ask, "Young man, are you going to Snow Country?" ”

"No, go to Hejia Village."

"Hey, that's a coincidence, I'm from Hejia Village!" The old man's eyebrows were a little more bright.

"What kid are you? I always go out to work, and I don't remember anything about my hometown. ”

Su Yu glanced at Su Tangxue and said slowly: "I'm going to repay my vow." ”

"Wish?" The old man looked up and recalled for a moment, and suddenly realized, "You are talking about the old locust tree in the west of the village, right?" I said you don't look like a villager, so I'm mistaken. ”

Su Tangxue heard that the old locust tree was also busy turning over, and pricked up her ears to listen carefully.

"Tsk, this girl looks so handsome! Blessed are the lads. The old man praised from the bottom of his heart, "If my youngest son could find me a daughter-in-law in the city, I would wake up laughing in my dreams." ”

Su Tangxue was speechless for a while, she had only known Su Yu for two days, and it seemed that everyone thought they were a couple.

The young man blushed, glanced away, and whispered, "Dad, what are you talking about?" ”

The old man unscrewed the wine bottle, took a sip, and continued: "However, I hope you are afraid that you will not be able to pay it back, and the old locust tree is gone." ”

"Gone?" Su Yu and Su Tangxue asked in unison.

Su Yu frowned and said, "Hundreds of years old trees are generally not easily cut down, right?" ”

"Of course you can't, it's illegal to cut down trees now, the last time I went back to my hometown was the year before last, and when I went back, the old locust tree was gone, and even the roots were gone."

The old man held the wine bottle and continued to recall: "I also asked some of the people left behind in the village, it is also strange, the answer they gave was that the old locust tree suddenly disappeared, the first day was still there, and it was gone after one night, some people said that this tree is not a tree, it was taken by the land lord in the mountain to town feng shui, and the land lord moved to the right, and the tree was taken away." ”

"Dad, did Old Wu Tou tell you? He catches the land mountain god every day and chews it in his mouth, and if he is a little troubled, he says that it is the manifestation of the land lord, do you believe his words? The young man clearly disagreed with him.

The old man glared at him and shouted, "Then what do you say!" ”

The young man shrank aside, and when he met Su Tangxue's curious gaze, he blushed and said, "The gentleman in the village said that this old locust tree was not a marriage tree in the first place, but was used by the ghost king in the mountain to hire his wife. ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Su Tangxue gasped, thinking of the wooden plaque she had dragged down, which was engraved with words that she had never seen before, and couldn't help but believe his statement.

Turning his head to look at Su Yu, Su Yu asked with interest: "What is the name of that gentleman, is he still in the village?" ”

The old man took over the conversation and said: "I don't know what Mr. is specifically called, I only know that the people in the village call him the old blind man, who fled the famine decades ago, and has not left since he settled. ”

"Young man, I hope that although I can't get on it yet, it is fate to meet in the car, and if I don't dislike it when I get to the place, I will go home with my grandfather and entertain you two young people." The old man said without thinking.

"Uncle, you misunderstood, we are not." Su Tangxue's cheeks were crimson.

"Okay." Su Yu interrupted her with a loud voice.

Su Tangxue glanced at him angrily, and then rested his head on the seat in resignation, anyway, he let him say what was good or bad, and he had the final say on the black and white.

The train continued to travel for several hours, and finally came to a stop at the platform.

Su Tangxue opened her eyes in a daze, covered with Su Yu's coat, and Su Yu was talking warmly with the old man at this time.

A few people got off the train facing the rising sun, the small station was not big, and there were few people on the entire platform.

The cold morning breeze blew up the snow on the platform.

The winter days in the Northeast are like this, under the vastness, bleak and desolate.

The old man and his youngest son walked in front, walking in a hurry, and the heart of returning home was like an arrow.

There was a small group of people gathered at the exit of the station, holding their heads in photo frames.

A few people walked not far away, and a group of armed police officers and soldiers led the column to take a straight step, solemn and solemn, followed by a group of people of different ages dressed in black.

"Dad, what's going on?" The young man asked in a whisper.

The old man shook his head, saying that he had never seen this battle in the village or even in the city, so he didn't dare to speed up his pace and followed cautiously.

The team finally came to the exit, and for a moment the crying and shouting shook the sky.

An old woman stood out from the crowd and took two delicate urns with trembling hands.

"Mom?" The young man exclaimed, "Dad, that's my mother!" ”

"Today, send the hero Li Guangzhi, Li Yanshun father and son home!" A loud roar resounded through the station.

"Today, send the hero Li Guangzhi, Li Yanshun father and son home!" The team shouted in unison, and the sound shook for nine days.

The old man leaned over, and through the wind and snow in front of him, he finally saw what was in the photo frame they were holding.

The bag carried by the young man slipped quietly, and the old man's hands seemed to be unable to bear the weight of the package.

Su Yu stepped forward and steadily caught the two packages.

The backs of father and son gradually faded.

"Ding."

Su Tangxue's mobile phone rang, it was a news push.

"It's a pity! Respectable! A residential building in Yucheng broke out in a fire last night, migrant workers Li Guangzhi, Li Yanshun father and son went back and forth to the building many times to rescue 29 residents, and finally fainted in the stairwell due to inhalation of excessive toxic gas, and died! ”