Black Lotus is reborn. Hush! Just lie down and be quiet.

"Uncle Lin, do you know the address?"

Xiao Yingyue jumped up with excitement, tears in her eyes.

Dad is really still alive, and they can finally be reunited as father and daughter!

"I don't know the exact address, I just know it's probably in Xiangning Town, and the person who took your father away is a widow named Ma Shanxing, I don't know anything else."

Lin Jianhua was a little embarrassed and explained, "I went to the next county to inquire three times, and I only learned this much. There is a lot of work on the farm, and it is not easy to take leave often..."

"That's great. As long as we have the address, it will be easy. We will definitely be able to find it."

Jin Yinghui interrupted him with a smile.

Lin Jianhua felt even more embarrassed. Every year Jin Yinghui would send a lot of snacks and candies from Shanghai. There would always be a letter in the package. In addition to greetings, the letter would also ask him to find out about Xiao Zhifei.

But he didn't try his best, and it's not that he really couldn't take leave, but sometimes he was just too lazy to put in the effort. In the end, he just didn't put his heart into it!

Xiao Yingyue also expressed her gratitude. She couldn't sit still anymore and wanted to go to the next county to find her father right away.

Xia Qingqing pulled her and asked, "Uncle Lin, what's going on with Ma Shanxing?"

Xiao Yingyue's expression changed and she pursed her lips. A man and a widow were involved together. Even if she was not smart, she could guess what was going on.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as dad is still alive.

Lin Jianhua glanced at her and said, "I don't know Ma Shanxing. I heard that she was a miserable woman. She married in a village near the farm. Less than half a year after their marriage, her husband died. Because Ma Shanxing was pregnant and wanted to eat wild apricots, her husband went up the mountain to pick wild apricots. The wild apricot tree happened to grow on the edge of a cliff, the same cliff where Brother Xiao had the accident. Her husband accidentally fell down and died!"

"There is indeed an apricot tree on the edge of the cliff. It grows right on the edge of the cliff. You have to be very careful when picking it."

Jin Yinghui interjected.

Lin Jianhua continued, "After Ma Shanxing's husband died, she was too sad, and her parents-in-law blamed her. She also lost the baby in her belly. Since then, she has been hated by everyone in the village. They all say that she is a jinx and will bring bad luck to her husband and children. Her family doesn't care about her either. Only her brother has supported her a few times. Her parents-in-law have restrained themselves a little, but her life is still in dire straits and she has a hard time."

"On the day when Brother Xiao got into trouble, some people said that Ma Shanxing was digging wild vegetables under the cliff and saved Brother Xiao. After Brother Xiao recovered from his injuries, Ma Shanxing took him back to her mother's home in Xiangning Town. After that, there was no news."

"Why didn't my father write home? Or call me?"

Xiao Yingyue frowned, very confused.

Even if her father has a new family, she believes that he still loves her and will definitely not abandon her.

But over the years, there has been no news from Dad, not even a letter or a phone call.

Lin Jianhua shook his head and looked at her with some sympathy.

If there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather. I heard that Ma Shanxing is very handsome and a dozen years younger than Xiao Zhifei. Maybe they have several children. How could they remember their daughter who is far away in Shanghai?

Xiao Yingyue's face turned pale and her lips trembled slightly. She also thought of this, but she still believed in her father. Her father was definitely not that kind of person.

There must be some unavoidable reasons behind this!

Xia Qingqing patted her hand gently and said softly, "Don't overthink it. Your father must have his own reasons. You'll know when you find him."

"Ok!"

Xiao Yingyue nodded.

Lin Jianhua was very enthusiastic. He insisted that they eat at home and even asked his wife to buy meat.

Xia Qingqing refused and asked him to be their guide to Xiangning Town.

Lin Jianhua agreed without thinking, but his wife coughed heavily, so he had to shut up and his expression became embarrassed.

"Uncle Lin is busy with work, and we feel bad about delaying your work. How about this, we give him a subsidy of 10 yuan a day to make up for his lost wages?"

Xia Qingqing took out ten big unity notes from her bag and prepared to give them to Lin Jianhua.

Lin's wife's hand was even quicker, she stretched it out to take the money, and said with an exaggerated smile: "My old Lin is the most enthusiastic, I will accept this for him, if I go and invite him, he will be your guide for the next few days, and he can go anywhere!"

"Thank you, Aunt Lin."

Xia Qingqing handed the money to her. No matter who it was given to, it would eventually end up in Lin's wife's hands.

"What are you thanking me for? Don't be polite to your aunt. Come, eat some dates!"

Mrs. Lin's face was full of smiles. She took out a bag of red dates from the cupboard, grabbed a handful from each of them, and kept stuffing them into their hands. She was completely different from the cold look she had when she first entered the house.

"These jujubes are so sweet. I washed them and dried them in the sun. They are delicious."

When Lin's wife saw that they didn't want to eat them, she explained that the dates were not dirty and were very sweet.

Xiao Yingyue took one and ate it. The date was as big as a baby's fist. There were no dates this big in Shanghai. When she took a bite, it was sweeter than honey and had a sweet date fragrance.

"good to eat!"

Xiao Yingyue ate several of them and praised them highly.

Xia Qingqing also ate one and found it really delicious. The jujube flesh was thick, sweet but not greasy, and had good medicinal properties. She would buy more and store them in her space, and then send some to the capital.

After receiving the money, Mrs. Lin was more enthusiastic than the summer sun and insisted that they eat before leaving. Everyone could not refuse her kindness, so they asked her to cook something. As a result, each person had a big bowl of hand-rolled noodles with two golden fried eggs on top.

Xia Qingqing also noticed that Lin's wife poured a lot of sesame oil. This bowl of noodles is at Lin's house, so it might only be eaten during festivals.

Lin Xiaomao stared at the noodles in their bowls, drooling several times. He tried hard not to look at the noodles, but his eyes did not listen to his brain and he could not help but look at the delicious noodles.

So fragrant!

I want to eat it!

Lin Xiaomao swallowed hard the saliva that was overflowing in his mouth, turned his head with difficulty, and prepared to go out to play. Out of sight, out of mind. If he didn't see it, he wouldn't be greedy anymore.

"Auntie, there are too many noodles. I can't eat so much."

Xia Qingqing asked Lin's wife for a bowl, took out two-thirds of the noodles, put an egg in it, and gave it to Lin Xiaomao.

This little guy looks a little malnourished, but his eyes are very bright, a bit like the little fish before.

Lin Xiaomao looked at his mother and only started eating happily after getting her consent. He finished the bowl of noodles in no time and even drank up the soup.

"Eat slowly, are you hungry at home?"

Lin's wife felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help but pat her son on the body a few times.

"It's not like we eat white flour every day at home."

Lin Xiaomao didn't even raise his head. He was licking the soup on the bowl. His mother poured so much sesame oil in it, it couldn't be wasted.

"Stop licking!"

Mrs. Lin gritted her teeth and warned that if there weren't guests around, she would definitely beat the little bastard's butt.

It makes the family feel like they haven't had a full meal, which is so embarrassing.

Xia Qingqing couldn't help laughing. She moved the noodles she had only eaten a few bites of to the little guy and said with a smile, "I've eaten them before, don't despise me!"

"Don't mind, my sister smells delicious!"

Lin Xiaomao had a very sweet mouth and started eating again while holding the bowl.

"I'm sorry to embarrass you, but this child was not like this before." Lin's wife explained, biting her back teeth.

After the guests leave, she will definitely beat this bastard's butt!

"If the child can eat, it means he is in good health and very blessed." Xia Qingqing said with a smile.

"You haven't even eaten a few bites, should I go and steam a bowl of egg custard?"

"No, I don't have a big appetite and I'm full."

Xia Qingqing stopped Lin's wife from going to the kitchen. It was not that she was being pretentious, but it was because Lin's wife was too generous in adding salt. The bowl of noodles was so salty, just like eating salt.

"You southerners are pretty and have small appetites. This little food is not enough for a cat."

Lin's wife believed it and made a joke.

Xia Qingqing smiled. She did not have a big appetite and could not eat much for meals, but she loved snacks and had to chew something in her mouth all the time, otherwise her teeth would itch.

Xiao Yingyue and the others had finished eating. It was now two o'clock in the afternoon, and it would be evening when they arrived in Xiangning Town.

Xia Qingqing and the others went to the car first, while Lin Jianhua still had to say a few words to his wife.

"You've made me lose face. I gave red envelopes to my children and bought so many things, but you came back with a sullen face and brewed tea from previous years. And Jin Yinghui sends so many things to our family every year. What do you think of you... Alas!"

Lin Jianhua glared at his wife with disappointment. His wife was good in every way except that she was greedy for money and snobbish.

"How would I know they brought food to my house? You didn't tell me. Later, I cooked white flour for them and fried so many eggs. We didn't even eat such good food during the holidays."

Lin's wife felt a little aggrieved. Her husband sent someone to the field to call her back home, saying that some guests from the city had come. She thought they were relatives from her husband's side who came to take advantage of her, so she came back with a sullen face.

But she made up for it later by rolling out so much white flour and using so many eggs, which are all good things!

Lin Jianhua glared at her in annoyance and was too lazy to say anything more. It is difficult to change one's nature, and he could not change his wife.

Mrs. Lin opened the things Xia Qingqing and the others had brought, which included a can of malted milk, a package of egg cakes, and a bottle of high-end wine, all good stuff. She then took out a red envelope from her son, which contained ten yuan.

"Oops, I should have fried three eggs. Two eggs are a little less."

Lin's wife was a little upset, but she quickly comforted herself.

"People in the south have small appetites, so they definitely can't finish three eggs. Two eggs are just right. That's right!"

Lin's wife locked all the things in the cupboard, then slapped her son's buttocks hard several times to teach him a lesson, telling him not to be so greedy in the future and bring shame to the family.

Lin Xiaomao didn't cry this time because he was full and the food was white flour, so his butt didn't hurt at all.

With Lin Jianhua leading the way, Xia Qingqing and her friends arrived at Xiangning Town in the evening. When they got off the car, a gust of wind blew, and their heads, faces, and mouths were covered with sand.

"Pah, pah, pah... A mouth full of sand, and hair too. No wonder people here have to wear headscarves."

Xiao Yingyue slapped her hair hard. After coming to the northwest, she was full of sand.

She couldn't imagine how her father had managed to stay here for so many years.

She couldn't stand these few days and wanted to go back to Shanghai.

There is a restaurant in the town. The owner speaks the local dialect and is very enthusiastic and talkative.

They ordered mutton soup and pancakes, which were ready-made and served quickly.

Xia Qingqing was very hungry, and the aroma of the mutton soup made her even hungrier. However, when the boss brought the soup, she saw his thumb inserted into the soup.

"Eat slowly!"

The boss placed the mutton soup on the table, along with a large plate of noodles.

Xia Qingqing now hated her 2.5-inch eyesight especially. Why could she see so clearly? She saw the boss's black nails, which was the thumb that was stuck in her soup.

"vomit……"

Xia Qingqing patted her chest hard and looked at the mutton soup with an indescribable look.

Now that she was no longer hungry, she couldn't finish the bowl of soup.

She would only drink it if drinking the soup could bring her immortality.

Xia Qingqing broke off a piece of biscuit and ate it, but it was dry and hard. It would only taste good if it was soaked in soup.

Ugh!

"Sister Qingqing, why don't you eat? This mutton soup is delicious!"

Xiao Yingyue ate with gusto. The mutton soup here tasted better than that in Shanghai.

"I'm not hungry, you eat!"

Xia Qingqing moved the mutton soup to her side. It was not clean, but she would not get sick if she ate it.

But don't let her see it.

Xiao Yingyue was slurping her soup, which made Xia Qingqing extremely envious. Fortunately, there was food in her space, so she would eat it in the evening.

"Brother, I want to ask you something. Is there a girl named Ma Shanxing here? She is in her thirties. She was married in the next county. Her husband died, so she brought another man back to her parents' home."

Lin Jianhua asked the boss while eating.

"Half of the people here are named Ma. There are also many women named Shanxing, and many of them married to the neighboring counties. Please tell me more details." said the boss.

"Her previous husband went to the mountains to pick apricots less than half a year after their marriage, and fell off a cliff and died. The baby in Ma Shanxing's belly also died. Her life was quite miserable. Later, she found another man and brought him back to her parents' home to live."

"Did she pick it up from the cliff where the man in front of her fell and died?" the boss asked excitedly.

"Yes, yes, brother, do you know her?"

"I know. She comes to the town to sell things every once in a while, such as dates, dried wild vegetables, etc. I heard that the man she picked up is quite handsome, but they had a hard life in the past few years. The villagers didn't like them, so they lived in a thatched hut at the foot of the mountain. Their lives have only gotten better in the past two years, and they built a cave house. The man is an educated man and is a substitute teacher in the village primary school." said the boss.

[My highest visual acuity was 2.5 before, and later it was reduced to around ]