marry a ghost

Wei Qiye leaned on a crutch, knocked on the bluestone floor, and made a crisp sound of "duk tuk tuk", knocking on the heart of a person's heart. Although he looked like a frail old man in his seventies and half of his body buried in the ground, his body exuded The imposing manner when he came out was very majestic. He swept the three circles in and out of Weizhuang people, "What are you doing standing here, spread out, spread out, just leave two people here to take care of it."

The people of Weizhuang dispersed in a rush, leaving behind two middle-aged women.

Wei Shi frowned and looked at the pale and sweaty Mother Wei, hesitating whether he should be sent to the hospital for a check-up. This mental state fluctuates from time to time, and it will be difficult if it continues to deteriorate.

Mother Wei repeated the words just now over and over again.

When Wei Shi thought about it, it was actually not the first time he had heard Wei's mother say that. A few years ago, when Wei Xin disappeared, Wei's mother also said the same thing, saying that he killed Wei's father and would come to kill himself. dear brother.

At that time, Wei Shi didn't take these words to heart.

Because of Wei Xin's matter, Wei's mother is in a very bad state of mind, and she is in a trance every day.

However, now that Mama Wei's old story was repeated, Wei Shi had to be suspicious.

Wei Qiye stood in front of Wei's mother and yelled with a bellows-like voice, "Okay, you are a mother, you don't even know what you can say and what you can't say?"

Wei's mother was frightened by his broken voice, her body trembled, her mouth muttered, and she really calmed down.

As soon as he finished yelling, Wei Qiye started coughing. With a violent cough, his body seemed to fall apart in a second. Wei Qiye waved his hand, "Help her in and have a rest, I still have something to say to you." Wei Shi said."

The two middle-aged women who stayed behind helped Mother Wei to the room.

Only Wei Qiye and Wei Shi were left in the room, and it fell silent for a while.

Wei Qiye sighed, "Don't take your mother's words to heart, you know what she is like. She is a woman, and it is not easy to bring you up."

Wei Shi put on a wooden face, "I know, I didn't worry about it."

Wei Qiye said again, "I wanted to talk to you about something, so let's not talk about today's situation. You take care of your family first, and we can talk about that later."

Wei Shi nodded dispensably, "I listen to your old age."

After such bland remarks, Wei Qiye left.

Wei Shi went to see Wei's mother, the two middle-aged women saw Wei Shi coming, and left after telling him, Wei's mother sat on the chair in a daze, staring at the window blankly, dimly When the light came in and hit her face, Wei Shi realized that Mother Wei was really old, many wrinkles had grown on her face, her hair was already gray, and her spirit was already like that of a late old man. , but her actual age is less than fifty.

Wei Shi squatted down beside Mother Wei, holding her cold and skinny hand.

Mother Wei said in a hollow voice, "They all say that Jiacheng is dead. I don't believe it. I know he's not dead. They can't lie to me. They all say I'm crazy. Pooh, they're crazy. I have a clear mind. In vain, he's not dead, he's not dead..." She grabbed Wei Shi's hand forcefully, the veins on the back of her hand were exposed, "He's not dead, I know he's not dead, you go and get him back... "

Wei Shi patted Mother Wei's hand with the other hand, comforting her, "Okay, I'll go find it."

Mother Wei turned her head, "Go now."

Wei Shi smiled wryly, "Okay, let's go now."

Seeing Wei Shi agreed, Wei's mother turned her head and looked at the window fascinatedly.

Wei Shi stayed in the room for a while, then walked out slowly.

In fact, Wei Shi has almost forgotten about the disappearance of Wei's father.The time interval was too long, he was too young at that time, and Wei's father worked outside all the year round, and he was at home for a few days all year round. The image of father didn't take up much place in his mind. Later, he simply forgot , but occasionally I think of it, and there is only a vague figure of a man in my mind, which I feel familiar and kind, no matter how many there are, I have no impression.

For Wei Shi, Wei Xin and Wei's mother are undoubtedly much more important in life.

Especially Wei Xin, who grew up with him and was always by his side.

After losing his father, his mother worked outside the home all the year round. At first, the two brothers Wei Shi were entrusted to the second uncle's family to take care of them. Later, I heard the second aunt complaining to the second uncle behind his back that two more children were too many things. The burden was also heavy, so Wei Shi learned to cook by himself, do housework by himself, and take care of his young brother by himself.

It was a lonely year.

Only the taciturn Wei Xin, the obedient and sensible Wei Xin, brought a ray of light into the dark time.The two brothers cuddled up to each other and took care of each other, and it was precisely because of this that Wei Xin's disappearance dealt such a big blow to Wei Xin, and almost made him completely devastated.

Now that Wei's mother brought up the old matter again, Wei Shi also took this matter to heart, and decided to take some time to investigate again.

Thinking of this, Wei Shi remembered what his uncle said when we met last time, and the current mental state of Wei's mother. He wondered if the people on Wei's side had hereditary mental illness.Wei Shi scratched his chin and sighed deeply.

Two days later, Wei Shi saw that Mama Wei's mental condition had improved. He found someone to take care of Mama Wei. He paid 500 yuan a month to take care of Mama Wei. He didn't need her to do other things. When I have something to go out, I help to cook.

Wei Shi closed the door of the clinic and went out.

What he was looking for was the place where Papa Wei last appeared before his disappearance, which was also Papa Wei's workplace.Wei's father's job is very simple, which is to burn coal for stoves. Now gas is used instead of coal, but for more than ten years, coal-burning is still the mainstream in cities.

Wei Shi was walking on the street, looking all the way to the storefronts on both sides.

This street used to be very prosperous, but now it looks old, especially compared with the surrounding new high-rise buildings and residential quarters, it looks like an old yellowed coarse cloth, low and crowded storefronts, and narrow alleys , People come and go, some of the plaques on the store are trendy, some are old, mixed together, as if time and space are intertwined.

After walking for a long time, when he was about to reach the end of the street, Wei Shi was a little worried, maybe the shop where Wei's father worked has closed, which is very likely to happen.So, when he saw the big characters on the signboard of "Wangji Kitchenware Store" and the small words below it "Specializing in all kinds of coal stoves and stoves", he was relieved. Fortunately, the owner of this store is very nice. I have persisted for ten years, and have not closed down, transferred, or changed jobs, and have not even changed the name of the store, which is really good.

When Wei Shi entered the shop, brand new coal stoves of various styles filled the entire shop. A middle-aged man was knocking with a piece of white iron. When he saw Wei Shi coming in, he raised his head and asked He asked, "Do you want a coal stove or something?" When he stood up to greet Wei, he picked up a rag beside him to wipe his hands.

Wei Shi passed him a cigarette.

The boss gave Wei Shi a strange look, and took the cigarette over, "X Rong Wang."

Wei Shi talked to the boss with a smile, and said a few words. The boss is also a cheerful person. After careful recollection, he finally remembered Wei Jiacheng. The boss smoked and said, "What are you in his room?" Man? Son?"

Wei Shi nodded, "Yeah, my dad has been missing for so many years, I was wondering if I could find any more clues..."

The boss looked understanding, "Hey, in fact, someone asked me a few times before, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't still remember what happened more than ten years ago, I said at that time, Wei Jiacheng asked for leave and returned home. They never came back to work after returning home, and they didn’t believe it.”

Wei Shi was stunned for a moment, "The boss means that my dad hasn't come back."

The boss nodded affirmatively, "Yes."

Wei Shi thought for a while, "Boss, I would like to trouble you to think about it carefully. Did my dad act strangely or say anything strangely before this incident?"

The boss was also very impatient, he smoked a cigarette and thought for a while, "Hey, someone asked me before, and I said it at the time, he, oh, it's your dad, and he didn't act weird, when he asked for leave and came home that day , He also said that he would be back in two days, how could he think of this trip... Hey, man..." The boss said with emotion, and suddenly, he frowned, "He seemed to say something when he left that day, hey , look at my brain, I am getting older and my memory is not good."

Wei Shi regained his energy, and quickly passed another cigarette over, "Don't worry, boss, think slowly."

The boss took a puff of cigarette, "It seems that he wants to bring out the two sons."

Wei Shi scratched his hair, "Just this sentence?"

The boss nodded with certainty, "That's right, maybe that's not what he said, but that's what he meant. I thought he was thinking of the better conditions in the city and wanted to take his son to school in the city."

Before his disappearance, Wei's father only thought about his two sons, and Wei Shi felt a little uncomfortable.

He said a few more words to the boss, and then invited the boss to have a meal.

However, the boss didn't say anything useful anymore.

Wei Shi went back to Wei Zhuang in dismay.

When he arrived at the door of the house, he saw Wei's mother sitting on a high-backed chair, guarding there. The aunt he invited to take care of Wei's mother saw that he was back, and ran over quickly, "Ah Shi, Ah Shi, hurry up!" Come here, your mother has a seizure again, she put all your things there." The aunt pointed to the corner, where there was a pile of things, Wei Shi walked over and saw that they were all for her own use, they were all the same put it away and put it there.

Wei's mother sat on the chair and looked at Wei Shi.

Wei Shi didn't know what happened again, he scratched his chin, and walked over helplessly, "Mom, you took out all my things, what are you doing?"

Wei's mother was sitting upright, her eyes were clear, and she didn't seem to be confused. When she looked at Wei, she said, "Go and find your father, and I will recognize you as my son. If you can't get it back, I will It's like you don't have your son."

Wei Shi's expression changed.

After Wei's mother said this, she stood up and closed the door, and Wei Shi was locked outside.