Hou Li carried a shovel and went out with a flashlight. Ten minutes later, she stopped in front of a dilapidated house, which was the old courtyard where her father Hou Sifang lived before his death.

Hou Li went in and found the long-abandoned hut.

He jumped over the dry toilet and jumped to the fertilizer area at the back. He raised the shovel in his hand and dug down.

Zuo Jinghuan and Zuo Zuying were lying in the corner, looking at Hou Li, who was shaking his arms with a flashlight not far away.

"Zu Ying, what are you doing?"

Zuo Zuying said seriously, "Dig a hole."

"Oh, I'm not blind. How can I not see that I'm digging a hole? I mean, why is mom digging a hole?"

Zuo Zuying asked in return, "When digging a hole in a latrine, isn't it pooping? Is it growing vegetables?"

Da Meili looked at the finger he handed out, and she became suspicious after all, so she came to check the truth.

The two of them were bitten by mosquitoes several times, and Hou Li finally found a stone slab over there.

She didn't mind it being dirty, so she squatted down and lifted up the stone slab with her hands, quickly pulling away the ashes on it, and soon a vat mouth the size of a coarse porcelain bowl was exposed.

Hou Li breathed a sigh of relief, the things were still there.

She raised the shovel and filled it back twice, then stopped.

Feeling cruel, she continued digging. After a few minutes, the entire mouth of a pickle jar was exposed. Hou Li opened the lid with force.

Below is an oil paper package.

She opened the oil paper cloth again and reached down to touch it. There was a jar full of it.

Just when she was about to retract her hand, something she touched made her freeze. She grabbed something and took it out.

"Stone?"

Hou Li eagerly pulled it out and raised a flashlight to shine inside the jar.

Stones, stones, all the smooth stones washed by the river, all in a jar.

When Zuo Zuying and Zuo Jinghuan saw her frantically picking up the jar, they didn't even bother to hide and rushed out.

"Mom, Mom, what's wrong with you?" Zuo Jinghuan stepped over the manure pit, ran to Hou Li and pulled her sleeve.

Under the moonlight, Hou Li's face was completely drained of color, "It's gone, it's gone, it's all gone."

This is the escape route her father left for her. No one except her and Zuo Shangdang knows about it. Even Zuo Zuying only knows that it is here in the old house and does not know that it is under the toilet.

"Mom, what's missing? Are you hiding something here? Is something lost?" Zuo Jinghuan asked tentatively, looking at the jar.

Seeing her mother's devastated look, she quickly consoled her, "Just throw it away. Just pretend it's nothing. It's midnight. Come home with me. There are mosquitoes everywhere."

The two brought Hou Li home, but Hou Li still looked weak and lifeless.

Zuo Jinghuan turned to look at Zuo Zuying, who spread out his hands and looked like there was nothing he could do about it.

Before the two of them could say anything else, Hou Li turned around and went back to the room as if she was half dead, closing the door with a bang.

Zuo Zuying turned around and left.

Zuo Jinghuan grabbed him and said, "Hey, what are you doing?"

Zuo Zuying pointed outside speechlessly, "My ancestors, what are you doing in the middle of the night? They must be going to bed."

Zuo Jinghuan looked at Zuo Zuying's back, gritted his teeth and said, "You are indeed a heartless person, and you are still sleeping like this."

The next day, when Zuo Zuying got up, he saw Zuo Jinghuan wandering at the door of Hou Li's room.

Seeing her brother getting up, Zuo Jinghuan hurriedly greeted her, "Zu Ying, mom hasn't gotten up yet. She didn't even go to class today. Do you think she's okay?"

Zuo Zuying yawned, "What's the matter? Are you not tired after shoveling most of the night last night? You don't need to sleep more today."

"By the way, I'll buy whatever you want to eat on the street."

Zuo Jinghuan was speechless, "Eat, eat, eat, just know how to eat. I think you are heartless."

"Squeak~"

While the two were bickering, Hou Li's door opened.

Zuo Jinghuan and Zuo Zuying looked over at the same time.

Hou Li came out, looking a little haggard, her eyes were slightly bloodshot, and she looked like she hadn't slept all night.

She looked up at Zuo Zuying, paused and asked, "Zu Ying, when will you go to City A? I'll go with you."

Zuo Zuying raised his eyebrows. It's a good thing that his dedicated and dedicated people's teacher finally got the idea.

"Zu Ying, is Zu Ying at home?" A voice came from outside the door.

"Here, who is it?" Zuo Zuying raised his head and responded.

It was the youngest son of the Zhao family next door, who came to find Zuo Zuying to inquire about Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang has never returned home since he ran away last time. After the Zhao brothers calmed down, they were unwilling to give in.

First, the two elders of the Zhao family are getting older. Who cares if the third child runs away? The second is that if Zhao Gang makes a lot of money and doesn't contact his family, they won't be able to take advantage of it.

The fourth son of the Zhao family came over early in the morning to inquire about the news after hearing that Zuo Zu had come back.

Zuo Zuying shook his head, "I haven't seen him. I'm looking for him too. If you have any news about him, please tell me."

Zhao Laosi asked tentatively, "What are you doing with my third brother? Is it to tinker with the business last time? I have nothing to do now, what do you think of me?"

Zuo Zuying looked Zhao Laosi up and down and said, "Your brother lent me the money, saying he would use it to marry me, and now he has run away and the money has not been returned to me. You go back and tell your parents that it belongs to your family after all. I can’t count this money as lost, right?”

Zhao Laosi's smile froze, "Hey, you go to him to borrow money, it has nothing to do with us... Well, since you don't know about him, forget it, I have something else to do, next time Let’s talk again.”

Zuo Zuying looked at Zhao Laosi's fleeing back with disdain, secretly feeling that Zhao Gang was not worthy.

Hou Li kept her promise and went to school to arrange her work that day. She also settled down at home and followed Zuo Zu to City A.

It is true that Zuo Shangdang has not been home often in recent years, but he is also famous for his love for his wife and children.

Money is sent home on time every month, and he is considerate to Hou Li, even to the point of being obedient. After finally returning home, there are always many gifts for his wife and children. As a grown man, he goes into the kitchen again and again. He does housework and is known in the small town as a doting wife.

If Zuo Zuying comes home for no apparent reason and says that his father cheated on him and raised a mistress and an illegitimate child, everyone will basically think that he is guilty. After all, Zuo Shangdang is a man who smiles at everyone and loves his wife and children. He has been alone for the sake of a good life for his wife and children. One person, working hard outside.

The Zuo family is one of the best in the town. Hou Li and her son are living so well, not because Zuo Shangdang earns it with his own blood and sweat.

But Hou Li has a secret that has been in her heart for a long time.

That was Lu Yazhi, the second young lady of the Lu family, and she knew of her existence.

After being married for so many years, she was not a fool. She was vaguely suspicious, but there was no evidence.

As for Zuo Shangdang, except that he has been busier in recent years, he can be said to be a very qualified husband.

The name Lu Yazhi, coupled with the ring finger that should have been buried in the ground, made all kinds of clues from the past memory come back to her mind.

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