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After dinner, Father Du answered the phone and went back to the house. Bai Lan tidied up and drove Du Yan back to the bedroom. He only said that he had to get up early tomorrow and asked Du Yan to go to bed early.

Silent all night.

The next day, the three members of the Du family got up early, had a simple breakfast, and went out with their packed luggage.The small town where Grandma Du Yan used to live was on an island in the middle of the river. It turned out that there was a bridge over the river, but it was a long time ago. A large part of it was broken abruptly, and no one has been seen to repair it.Now people in the town basically take boats to travel. Most of the people living in the town are old people, and no one is looking for the relevant departments, so the matter is left like this.It has added some water to those who do the ferry business.

There is only one bus from the county seat to the ferry point, and it leaves every hour or so. If they can't catch up with the original bus, the three of Du's family will have to wait for more than an hour.Fortunately, when we arrived at the bus departure station, we just caught up with the earliest bus.Du Yan asked Mr. Du and Mrs. Du to get on the bus first, and he carried the luggage of the three of them, and took them on the bus with ease. The bus driver who was sitting in the driver's seat did not Unexpectedly, he was taken aback by Du Yan again, this young man is really strong.

It was still early, and there were not many people in the car, except for the Du family, there was only an old couple.Bai Lan has a straightforward personality, and she started to squint her eyes to catch sleep when her husband and son got into the car, but she didn't feel sleepy at all, so she just chatted with the old couple.Only then did I know that the old couple's son was working in the county, and the daughter-in-law had just given birth to a big fat grandson for them. This time, they were visiting the daughter-in-law. The old lady served her daughter-in-law after her confinement, so she planned to go back to the town .A car happened to meet the three of Du Yan's family.Mrs. Du began to sigh when she heard what other people said about the daughter-in-law and grandchildren. The old lady surnamed Liu felt strange and asked a few questions. My son was also distracted by those two things of unknown origin for a while. When he recovers, he should be back on the right path...

Hearing Mrs. Du's repeated sighs, Mrs. Du raised his eyelids, and glanced at his son who was sitting beside him. Although this boy had his eyes closed, his eyeballs were still rolling, and he didn't know what to do. idea.

The Du family and the old couple had the same destination, so they got off the bus together and boarded a ferry.Mrs. Du had a good chat with the old lady of that family, and generously asked Du Yan to carry the luggage of the old couple on his back.Du Yan didn't dare to object, anyway, it didn't matter to him, it's just that the old couple were a little embarrassed, seeing Du Yan carrying a lot of things on his back and carrying his own parcels. It's not too small, with so many things pressing down, I don't want to exhaust the child.

"It's okay, don't look at my son's thin arms and legs, he has great strength!"

Mrs. Du waved her hand boldly, and Mrs. Du also nodded with a smile.Du Yan saw that his parents had a speculative conversation with them, so he simply bought the boat tickets for several of them together, since they didn't have much money anyway.It's just that the conductor gave Du Yan a strange look when he heard that he wanted to buy five tickets, and then glanced behind him, making Du Yan frown. Haven't seen New Era Lei Feng, have you? !

After Du Yan handed over the two boat tickets to the old couple, the two speculative old men who had been chatting with Bai Lan before were a little excited, and only said that they had met a good person.Du Yan scratched his head, there was nothing wrong with it, it was just a matter of little effort.Just as she was proud of herself, she was slapped on the back of the head by Mrs. Du. She lowered her head and be honest.

The ferry didn't go fast, but luckily the distance wasn't too far. Just after nine o'clock, the three members of the Du family arrived at Jiangxin Island.The old couple who arrived in the town with the three members of the Du family got off the boat and remained silent for a while, looking a little confused.Father Du coughed, took out three cigarettes from the cigarette case he carried with him, lit them and stuck them upside down on the ground, and spread two pieces of yellow paper in front, with some words that Du Yan couldn't understand written on them. Then Dad lit the two yellow papers and threw them into the air, and they flew with the curling smoke, but they didn't fall down.The old couple seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and bowed down in the direction of the three members of the Du family in unison, causing the three members of the Du family to turn sideways to avoid them, watching the figures of the two old people cuddling each other slowly and slowly along with the smoke. disappears.

The last words of the two old people seemed to echo in the air, thank you...

Du Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and put all the luggage on his back on the ground. He just casually took the packages from the two old people. , you can see that there is a pile of rotten baby clothes and some dried fruits and rotten eggs inside.

Father Du waited until the three cigarettes were burned out before turning around and patting his clothes. He picked up the cigarette case that was put aside and smelled it, and put it in his pocket reluctantly.He has quit smoking for a long time, but he always carries a pack of cigarettes with him, which is a habit.

Du Yan and Bai Lan also remained silent, and Bai Lan asked Du Yan to call Grandma's goddaughter after seeing Father Du turn around.Guo Ping moved to a new house at the beginning of the year, and Bai Lan never visited.

The mobile phone signal here is not very good. Du Yan dialed the number several times in a row before reaching the grandma's goddaughter. He didn't say much on the phone, but let them go straight along the row of locust trees in front of the town. Just ask Guo Ping's family in Dongtou.

Du Yan recounted the other party's meaning to his father and mother, and the old couple had no objection. When Du Yan's grandmother recognized this goddaughter, Du Yan had already left here. Du Yan couldn't agree with that person's temper. Yes, but they are clear.I have always disliked meddling in other people's business, even if it is inconvenient to work, I still live in this town, and I can't be shaken for many years.This time, the three of them were allowed to stay overnight, probably because of Grandma Du Yan's face.Since the old man passed away, the house where the old man lived for some years has been sealed up together with the things the old man used before his death. There is no hotel in this town. If this person refuses to help, the Du Yan family will probably The three of them had to sleep on the street.

Walking along the row of locust trees at the entrance of the village, Du Yan vaguely remembered that 12 years ago, there were not so many locust trees here. At that time, peach trees were the most planted in the village. But it is unusually luxuriant, but now there is no shadow of that year.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing."

Hearing Father Du's question, Du Yan shook his head, but said with some confusion, "Maybe I misremembered, but I always feel that this town has changed too much, just like these trees, I don't seem to have any impression of it at all. It's..."

"You remember correctly." Papa Du interjected, "The changes over the years are indeed not small. You just don't know when you're not at home."

Du Yan fell silent, and Bai Lan gave Papa Du a somewhat resentful look, probably thinking that the old man had made his son unhappy, but Papa Du felt a little wronged, so he didn't say anything.

Not long after the three members of the Du family left, they ran into two old men who were sitting under a tree and playing chess. One of them was thinking about the chessboard, while the other saw the three members of the Du family and waited for them to approach. Yes, when he saw Du Yan, he frowned slightly.

Du Yan felt that these two old people were familiar, but he didn't dare to approach them rashly. Maybe it was because his memories of those years were too deep. For the old people in this town, Du Yan always had a kind of respect and fear from the bottom of his heart.Mrs. Du, on the other hand, smiled and walked forward in three steps at a time, and said hello to the two old people with a smile.

"Uncle Zhao, Uncle Feng, how are you two! I haven't seen you for a while, and your body is still so strong!"

The one Bai Lan called Uncle Zhao was the old man who looked down at the chessboard before, and that Uncle Feng had never looked away since he saw Du Yan.

"Girl of the Bai family, this is your son who hasn't come home for more than ten years? How unfilial..."

"Oh, Uncle Feng, it's not like you don't know what happened back then. I was so young at the time! After suffering such a big disaster, I was so terrified. Besides, I came back this time to visit his grandmother's grave. Both of you But don’t take someone who abused my son so badly, saying that you are not filial, if you are really not filial, you will be struck by lightning! You two have to be pure-hearted, and be careful that I will let my old Du not help those who have no way to come back! Just like those two today!"

The two old men snorted at the same time and stopped talking. Old man Zhao pointed to the small courtyard not far away and said, "It's kind of filial to visit that old woman's grave. Are you going to live at Miss Guo's house? , in that single-family courtyard, this girl was yelling at us old guys yesterday about the arrival of a nephew whom we hadn’t seen for more than ten years. When the boy was mischievous around wearing crotch pants, we also saw his little house sparrow..."

Du Yan, who was standing on the side, had already been blushed by the old man Zhao's words, and he finally remembered that the old man was scolded by his grandmother for being old and not good at repairing!I didn't suffer less from him when I was young.

The small courtyard of Guo Ping's family was seen from a distance, and the three members of the Du family didn't stay long. Bai Lan asked Du Yan to say hello to the two old people, and the three of them rushed to the small courtyard.Knocking on the door, I heard two dogs barking, followed by a woman's voice.After a while, the black iron door in front of him creaked open, and Du Yan was stunned when he saw the middle-aged woman standing inside the door!

Isn't this woman the conductor who pushed the dining car he met on the train when he came here?

At the same time, Luan Bing and Bai Hui once again stood in front of the empty Du's house with their hands full of presents. After confirming that there was no one in the house, they looked at each other. The man in front of him is torn apart, but everyone knows that now is not a good time.Bai Hui snorted, while Luan Bing raised his eyebrows.Glaring at each other, each stopped a taxi and chased after Du Yan.