When Zhao Di heard the news, she was so frightened that her face was pale. "Who stole it? That's right! It must have been stolen by Wang! He must have snooped on the earrings when I was burying them and stole them after I left! What a quick-eyed gangster! Zhao Di thought to herself, "Don't take this person lightly!" ”

Meng De immediately called the security bureau to report the case. After a short while, the security guard arrived at the scene in a car.

At this time, the first to be listed as a suspect was the Zhaodi Circus, which had come from other places to perform on tour. Under the guidance of Zhao Di, the security guard searched all the corners and corners of the caravan. What was surprising was that the jade earrings were actually in a small basket of one of the members!

When Zhao Di saw it, she was so frightened that she almost fainted.

The security guard led Zhao Di back to the restaurant, took out the jade earrings, and told everyone where they found it.

Meng De and Lang Xiaobai were all surprised. Zhao Di trembled beside her. Wang Qiang saw this scene and quietly sneered.

"Please bring out your ID."

The security guard said to Zhao Di, and his voice was fierce. Zhao Di and the children all took their own documents.

"Kong Jian, where is his father?"

"Died on the battlefield. His mother then fell ill and died, so he naturally became a lonely little pitiful. The soldiers of the national army rescued him and asked him to help with some kitchen work in the army, and I later retrieved him from the army.

"Mo Dang ......"

"This little boy was also an orphan after the war. When he was four years old, the national army took him in and treated him as a happy pill. During the war, he was wounded and accepted by the field hospital where I was serving, and I brought him back. The other two children are Xu Dong and Li Hualin. Both of them lost their homes and parents after the bombing. These children are pitiful orphans whose families have been ruined and displaced by war. So I brought them together and organized this circus to perform all over Dongzhou. ”

Zhao Di said with tears like rain.

Madame de Mende's eyes were also glistening with tears, and she nodded incessantly and said:

"Zhaodi, you've done the right thing! You are like a gentle mother who has raised a large group of orphans. ”

"But how do you raise them?" Meng De asked.

"I've got money!"

Zhao Di's face fluttered, and she said happily:

"I have a fortune, and that is the good fortune that Modang has brought me. There was a colonel of the national army who liked Mo Dang very much, and he gave me 2,000 yuan. So I used that money to buy an old caravan and a one-eyed mare and set up the Zhaodi Circus. ”

"But how do you learn acrobatics?"

"In the national army, there is a soldier who used to play the role of a clown in the circus. He instructed a few of us to learn various stunts, and then we worked our own, pushing each other forward, and finally put on a slightly more difficult circus show. ”

"Wow! It's amazing! Lang Xiaobai said with emotion.

Meng De and his wife also looked at Zhao Di with admiration.

The security guard said in a stern voice:

"Good! And what about your documents?"

Zhao Di glanced at Meng De and his wife, pondered for a while in confusion, and slowly took out a piece of paper folded in half from his pocket and handed it to the security guard.

"This is a birth certificate issued by Huangnitang Village, Xinlian County......" The security guard said to himself as he watched.

"What, Huang Ni Tang Village? Were you born in that place?" Meng De was taken aback.

"Not bad! I was born in Huang Nai Tong Village. Zhao Di replied happily.

"Oh, what a coincidence! I have an old friend in Huangnitang Village. No! A cousin, to be precise. What do you say, Wang Qiang! ”

Wang Qiang's eyes stared at Zhao Di motionlessly.

Zhao Di could sense the hostility in his eyes, but she still calmly asked Meng De, "Is your relative's name Meng Yunqing?"

"Not bad! It's Meng Yunqing! He died during the war, do you know him?"

"Recognize! It's my father......

"What...... What? Is it your father?. ”

Meng De was shocked, and immediately snatched the certificate from the security guard: It turns out that you are Meng Yunqing's daughter! ”

Meng De stared at Zhao Di with wide eyes, wanting to step forward to hug her, but Mrs. Meng De moved faster than him, quickly stepped forward and hugged Zhao Di tightly in her arms, and kept kissing the girl's face and neck. At this time, tears were rolling down the faces of both Meng De and his wife.

In this way, the theft of jade earrings will not be resolved. Meng De explained to the security guard, saying that Mrs. Meng De had left her earrings on the garden benches at the garden party, and that the children who were performing the circus did not know that they were precious jewelry, so they took them to play with.

After dinner that day, Meng De said to Zhao Di in a nostalgic tone: "I didn't expect Meng Yunqing to be your biological father, he and my ancestors are both members of the Meng family of the Diligent and Thrifty Hall. Meng Yunqing is the oldest in our generation. At first, we didn't know it, but then by chance, we realized that we were members of the same family.

"I have a good relationship with Yunqing, talk about almost everything, and establish a deep friendship. One day, Yun Qing took out a piece of gold coin and showed it to me, saying that it was a relic left by his late father. During a hunting trip, his father died in an accident. And he said to me, "The gold coin is engraved with the place where the treasure of the Diligence and Thrift Hall is hidden."

"But I'm not gullible about that kind of unreasonable speculation. However, there is also this rumor in the house, which is absolutely true.

"After the battle with the E Army began, Yun Qing, as an officer, naturally led the soldiers to rush to the battlefield. One day, I received a letter from him from the field hospital, and it was this ......"

After saying that, Meng De got up and went to the study to get a letter, which was also printed with a red postmark.

Zhao Di took the letter, and there was a pain in her heart, and her eyes quickly became a layer of mist. She thought: This is a letter from her father...... My father was wounded and was in a field hospital, he was such a fearless hero!

The envelope is dated October 15, 1938. The letters were written vigorously and neatly. That's right! It was my father's handwriting that I will never forget. A tide of sadness surged in Zhao Di's heart, and she patiently read the letter word by word.

The letter began by saying that his injuries were not too serious, and advised Meng De not to worry about him. But then, he mentions something very strange:

Brother Mengde, you don't seem to believe in the legend that there is treasure hidden in the courtyard of the Diligent and Thrifty Hall. I can tell you frankly that that's true! I've always been careful to carry that gold coin with me. After my injuries have fully recovered, I will return to Dongzhou to show you it again, and the words "Lucky in the Hall of Thrift" are printed on it.

The meaning of this sentence also means that luck is in the hall of diligence and thrift. This is completely consistent with the rumors in our family, and I believe it.