In the evening, after a day's heavy classes, the two children dragged their tired bodies out of the classroom, and the winter students in the crowd felt the chatter and laughter of the classmates around them, and couldn't help but think of Zhou Xiaomiao, maybe without those weird things, Zhou Xiaomiao would be like the girls around her, continue to be happy, beautiful and happy and occasionally troubled to spend her youth.

However, there is no if, the peace buckle hanging around his neck is the soul stone of Zhou Xiaomiao's soul, all this is real, and he can't go back, walking through the campus path, stepping on the cement road, the winter evening canopy has some night, some businesses outside the school gate have turned on the lights, and the lights of thousands of homes are bright, and the Zhou family will never wait for its return.

Stepping out of the school gate, Dongsheng and Pang Heiwa randomly selected today's dinner.

"Dongsheng, what are we going to eat?" Pang Heiwa asked.

"It's better to go eat Zhou's hot marinade, I haven't eaten it for a long time, I want to try it." Dongsheng said, in fact, there is another reason, he needs to return Zhou Xiaomiao's bracelet to the Zhou family, which he finally got with great difficulty, and he can also go to see how the Zhou family's recent business is, although it can't help much, but a simple greeting, Dongsheng can still do it.

Subsequently, the two teenagers set off to Zhou's relu, which is the most lively middle street in the town, where business is done, and all kinds of businesses are there, and it is still far away from the tube street at the entrance of the school.

Walking on the road, Pang Heiwa looked at the things on the street and said, "Dongsheng, you actually just went to Zhou's house to have a look, right?" ”

"Hmm", Dongsheng responded, and said: "It's you, my black man, who saw my thoughts at a glance." ”

"Alas, my grandfather said that Zhou Xiaomiao of the Zhou family was treated as a missing person, and basically couldn't find it." Pang Heiwa said with a sigh.

"Missing persons?" Dong Sheng thought in his heart, and said: "Well, after all, it has been used for more than 48 hours, and it is impossible for the search and rescue team to search for it in the reservoir all the time." ”

"However, I heard my father say that Zhou Xiaomiao's brother Zhou Shen will go every day, his mother is sick, he takes care of his mother every morning, and he will go to the reservoir to find an hour or two in the afternoon, sometimes it is an afternoon, and now there is only Uncle Zhou in the Zhou family, and when I passed by, I saw that Uncle Zhou was busy and dizzy." Pang Heiwa said what she knew.

"Hmm", in response, Dongsheng said: "The main thing is to see if there is anything that needs help, Zhou Xiaomiao is also our classmate, so let's think it is what Teacher Li often talks about helping each other." ”

The two chatted like this, and walked to Zhou's hot lo on the middle street, and bought fried noodles on the way, ready to buy hot lo to eat together, and walked to Zhou's hot lo, and there were already people queuing at the door of the store, "Zhou's hot lo, is the business so good?" Dong Sheng had some doubts in his heart, and also lined up with Pang Heiwa, and saw that the person in front of him was a peer, so he patted him, and the man turned around and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"We want to ask, is Zhou's hot brine doing so well every day?" Dongsheng asked.

The young man in front of Dongsheng shook his head and said: "No, Zhou's hot halogen business was okay before, but it hasn't reached the point of queuing, I came today, also because my mother said let me take care of the business more, Zhou Xian is sick, Zhou Xiaomiao is missing again, Zhou Shen is not in the store every day, if the Zhou family's business collapses again, then the Zhou family will really collapse, so everyone is basically here to take care of the business, my mother said that no matter how much you buy or how little you buy, it is all in your heart, the villagers, will help each other." After saying that, the young man raised his eyebrows happily.

"Well, I'm sorry for the Zhou family, thank you." Dongsheng said, "Hey, thank you, everyone is here to take care of the Zhou family's business, I'm embarrassed about what you said." ”

Actually, what Dong Sheng wanted to say in his heart was: "I thank you for Zhou Xiaomiao." When the words came to his mouth, he became his own thanks, and indeed Zhou Xiaomiao was not very familiar with him before, so he changed his mouth when the words came to his mouth, and after chatting with the young man in line, several people lined up seriously.

Dongsheng felt the safety buckle on his chest, he could feel the slight temperature of the safety buckle, maybe going home made her have a hint of reaction, touched her chest, Dongsheng stepped on his feet and looked at the store, he saw Zhou's father busy figure, today Zhou Xiaomiao's brother Zhou Shen is also there, the two fathers and sons cooperate with each other, deal with some orders from many customers, and move in an orderly manner.

Xu Yes, worried that Zhou's mother was at home alone, and the three members of the Zhou family were all here today, but Zhou's mother was sick, weak and weak, and could only watch the father and son busy, Zhou's mother looked at the door with fluttering eyes, her pale face, and her eyes were still slightly red, as if she had just cried.

The direction she stared at, the doorway, every day after school, there would be a little girl who would walk in and shout, "Mother, I'm going to starve to death!" ”

However, that little girl, she waited for a long, long time, every day, guarding the door at home, guarding the door in the store, she longed, she prayed, she hoped that the girl, her daughter Zhou Xiaomiao, could appear at the door again, jumping up and running towards her, shouting that she was going to starve to death to eat, but, no, not once, it had been so long, nothing was found, her daughter, never went home again.

Dongsheng looked at Zhou's mother's appearance, his heart seemed to be pinched together, he saw the death intent in Zhou's mother's eyes, but he really didn't know what to do, he could only do his best, but in the end he brought back only a bracelet, the temperature emitted by the soul stone passed through his clothes and passed to his skin, as if Zhou Xiaomiao knew his mind, and comforted him in this way, telling him that it was not his fault, and hoped that he would not punish himself with other people's mistakes, it was not worth it.

Pang Heiwa next to her, noticed that Dongsheng had been lowering his head and holding his chest with one hand, so he leaned over and asked, "What's wrong, Dongsheng, are you uncomfortable?" ”

"Hey, hey, no, it's just that I've been waiting for a little long, and I'm a little sleepy." Dongsheng wiped off the traces from the corners of his eyes, looked up at Pang Heiwa and said with a smile.

"Well, I thought you were sick in the chest."

"It's okay, I'm really alive, and I've practiced peerless cheats, what can I do."

"Okay."

After chatting for a while, the two waited seriously, and finally after the young man in front of them finished buying, Dongsheng and Pang Heiwa ended the queue.

"Uncle Zhou, bring me some vegetables, add a braised pig's feet, and a braised egg." Pang Heiwa said.

"Okay", in response, Zhou's father said again: "Heiwa, I met your father yesterday, and he said that you haven't been home for a long time." ”

"Hey, it's a lot of studying, it's a lot of schoolwork." Pang Heiwa replied with a full mouthful of lies, in fact, because she didn't want to go home and be preached by her father.

"This classmate looks a little faceless." Father Zhou looked at Dongsheng and said.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce, Uncle Zhou, this is my tablemate Liu Qingzhou." Pang Heiwa introduced.

"Oh, it's Heiwa at the same table, it must be 80% off, my friend and Pang Heiwa's father have known each other for many years, hehehe." Father Zhou hurriedly said with a smile.

"Thank you, uncle, I want the same as Pang Heiwa." Dongsheng said a little stiffly.

"Okay." Father Zhou said very heartily. Then he began to help the two of them choose and pack hot brine, Dongsheng looked at Zhou Shen next to Zhou's father, Zhou Shen's black circle is very heavy, it looks like insomnia is very serious, his temperament is very dull, just a few people chatted He was silently dealing with the hot brine in his hand, just like no one else exists, a person is doing things quietly, like a silent volcano.

Dongsheng and Pang Heiwa's hot brine was packed, Dongsheng didn't want to discount it, but Uncle Zhou said that thanks to everyone's care during this time, he must insist on discounting, and in the end, he couldn't help it, so he could only accept it, took some hot brine Dongsheng and Pang Heiwa stood aside, and made way for the people in line behind.

Pang Heiwa saw that he still refused to leave, so he asked, "Dongsheng, is there anything else?" ”

"Well, there's one more thing, I want to talk to Mother Zhou." Dongsheng said.

"Then go in directly, I'll accompany you." Pang Heiwa said that she was going to pull Dongsheng in.

"Isn't it a little abrupt?" Dong Sheng said a word, and then continued: "Do you want to say hello to Uncle Zhou and Brother Zhou Shen?" ”

"Hey, I'll say hello for you, just follow me." Pang Heiwa said in her mouth, pulled Dongsheng into the door of the store, and said to the position of Zhou's father and Zhou Shen: "Uncle Zhou, I'm looking for a dragon gate formation." ”

"Go, your aunt has been in a bad mood recently and is sick again, you talk to her, enlighten her more, and next time I will invite you to drink." Father Zhou said, but Zhou Shen did not speak, still dealing with the hot brine by himself.

"Look, that's a small thing." Pang Heiwa said with some smugness.

"Okay, it's better for you to have face." Dongsheng complimented.

After that, the two came to Zhou's mother, and when they got close to Zhou's mother, they reacted from their state of being in a state of flux, and hurriedly said: "It's Heiwa, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

"Oh, Zhou Xiao, I've been a little busy lately, isn't this hungry for your family's hot brine today, come here to eat hot stew, hehehe." Pang Heiwa said with a smile, he didn't say that he was busy with his studies, but he was also afraid that Zhou's mother would be sad when she remembered her daughter who was still in junior high school.

"Oh, you little brat, now you look more and more like your old man, full of nonsense." Zhou's mother scolded with a smile, Pang Heiwa is also powerful, and a few words made Zhou's mother feel a lot better.

"Zhou Xiao, this is my tablemate, my best brother Dongsheng, he said that he has something to do with you." Pang Heiwa introduced Dongsheng.

"Oh? What's going on? Mother Zhou looked at Dongsheng with some doubts, she didn't know this boy.

Dong Sheng looked at the haggard Zhou's mother, staring at the slightly cloudy eyes, she knew what she was longing for most now, and she also knew that what he was going to say was not good news for the Zhou family.

Taking a deep breath, Dongsheng opened his mouth and said, "Xianxian, I found something in the reservoir and wanted to show it to you." ”

Hearing the word reservoir, Zhou's mother's eyes suddenly became very complicated, there was hope, fear and panic in it, Dongsheng saw it in his eyes, and still reached out and took out the thing from his pocket.

"This." Dongsheng said, spread out his palm, a small bracelet lying in the palm of his hand, but it was already a little deformed, as if it had been roasted by high temperature, looking at the bracelet in his palm, tears welled up in Zhou's mother's eyes, silent tears crossed her pale face, and fell on the ground full of dust, she only had the bracelet in her eyes, which she bought for her when Zhou Xiaomiao celebrated her birthday in the sixth grade, and she put it on for her with her own hands, and now it is lying quietly in the palm of a boy's palm, and her trembling fingers are slowly approaching, It's as if there was some kind of flood beast there.

When her hand touched the bracelet, Zhou's mother couldn't help it anymore, she picked up the bracelet and held it in her arms, and cried out heartbreakingly, the grief-stricken cry came out of the house, and the father and son of the Zhou family, who were silently dealing with the hot brine, immediately rushed in when they heard the voice, and Zhou Shen, who rushed in, looked at Dongsheng and Pang Heiwa with fierce eyes, "What are you two doing!" An angry voice came out of his mouth.

Pang Heiwa saw this situation and quickly explained, "Brother Shen, we didn't do anything, it's my brother, he found a chain and showed it to Zhou Xiao, and Zhou Xiao cried." Then he pulled Dongsheng to the side, Zhou Shen hurriedly came to his mother's side, and comforted him softly: "Mother, don't cry, don't cry, it's all over, and me, and me." ”

Mother Zhou heard his voice, and her crying became a little smaller, but she was still crying, and there were green tendons on her fist holding the bracelet, as if it took a lot of strength to pick up the bracelet, she took Zhou Shen's hand, put the bracelet in Zhou Shen's palm, and said, "Your sister can't come back......." Then he cried quietly.

Zhou's father looked at the bracelet in Zhou Shen's hand, and knew what happened, this bracelet was a birthday gift bought by his wife to his daughter, and of course he showed it, Zhou Shen looked at the bracelet in his hand, his eyes were like a beast that chose people to eat, he tightly put the bracelet in the palm of his hand, just like he could grasp his sister who fell into the water, and he would never let go.

Father Zhou walked up to Dongsheng and said, "Can you two wait for me?" There were also a few guests whose hot brine was not finished. ”

"No problem, Uncle Zhou, the two of us are very idle." Pang Heiwa immediately replied, Dongsheng didn't speak, it was a tacit acquiescence.

Zhou Shen comforted his mother in the house, Zhou's mother was tired of crying, and she was about to fall asleep, so Zhou Shen helped her mother to go to the back room to rest, and waited until Zhou's mother fell asleep, Zhou Shen came out, looked at Dongsheng and the two, and said: "I'm sorry, I was a little impulsive just now, my mother has been in bad spirits recently, and she is calling her sister in her dreams at night, I'm worried about her, alas." Speaking of this, Zhou Shen sighed heavily.

"It's okay, Brother Shen, I understand you, we have known each other since childhood, and I understand your temper." Pang Heiwa said nonchalantly.

"Well, Heiwa, I want to ask, how did you find this bracelet?" Zhou Shen asked.

"Don't ask me, ask me to be at the same table." Pang Heiwa pointed at Dongsheng and said.

At this time, Zhou Shen looked at Dong Sheng, and when he saw him coming, Dong Sheng said: "I found it in the soil, that is, in the mud near the downstream of the reservoir on Lover's Slope, I wanted to fish at the time, so I went to the downstream of the reservoir to dig earthworms, and then threw this out, mainly because it looks like a girl, and I'm not sure if it's not, so I'm going to ask today." Dongsheng made up a reasonable reason and said, because there are many wet earthworms in the downstream of the reservoir, and people often dig earthworms, so this statement is still reasonable.

"Hmm", Zhou Shen responded, and said, "Then did you dig up anything else?" ”

"No, that's it." Dongsheng shook his head and said.

"Okay, thank you, at least let us know that the little sister did fall into the water." Zhou Shen thanked.

"You're welcome, it's all a gesture." Dongsheng said.

Then a few people waited for Zhou's father to finish his work, and also chatted for a while, maybe because Zhou Shen was in a bad mood, and he didn't talk very happily, until Zhou's father was busy, Zhou Shen relayed their conversation to Zhou's father, Zhou's father also sighed, and he didn't know what to say for a while, he could only thank Dongsheng for finding his daughter's relics, and let them know the result.

Bidding farewell to the Zhou family, Dongsheng and Pang Heiwa walked on the way back, the hot brine they bought had already cooled down, Dongsheng touched the safety buckle on his chest, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he finally got this matter done, he really didn't know how to face the Zhou family.

This was the first time he faced life and death, and he understood that he and everyone were ordinary people, all sentient beings.

But for the family, every family member is unique, and the departure of every family member represents a heavy sadness, Zhou Xiaomiao is the same for the Zhou family, the world will not stop because of Zhou Xiaomiao's death, but the Zhou family will never be complete because of Zhou Xiaomiao's death.