When Na Zi Yangtao saw me staring at him, he smiled awkwardly at me and said, "Brother Chuanzi, I...I..."
"What?" I asked suspiciously.
He squeaked a few words, basically telling me that he just went out to look for all kinds of people, and he didn't know what was going on. Those all kinds of people either didn't open a shop, or they weren't in Nanping Town.
When I heard this, I was puzzled and hurriedly asked: "Is this all the case?"
He nodded and said, "Yes, even the shop selling paper ties near your coffin shop is closed."
Hearing this, my brows frowned. There is indeed a paper tie shop near my coffin shop. It seems that the surname is Fan, who is called Master Fan. He is in his fifties and he is kind, but due to business disputes, brother They don't agree with Master Fan. The two heard each other in the voice of a chicken and dog, and they didn't know each other.
Later, the brother left, I took over the coffin shop, and inherited the thoughts of the brother, and did not agree with the master Fan. Although we have never quarreled, we are like strangers when we meet.
Because of this, I will look for Ziyang Tao, otherwise, the first place I will go is the paper tie shop.
Seeing that I didn't speak, Zi Yangtao asked softly, "Brother Chuanzi, did you think they avoided you on purpose?"
I shook my head, glanced at him, and said angrily: "So many people, I haven't offended them, why do you avoid me for no reason, unless someone is secretly making trouble."
I say this, it is not without reason, it is very simple, it is normal to disappear one or two, after all, no one is in a hurry.
However, everyone has disappeared, which makes it impossible to justify.
So far, my first thought is that the people in the eighth office are playing tricks.
According to my first thought, I went directly to the mausoleum and asked Lei Ting Xie for a theory.
Immediately, I dismissed the idea immediately and asked Zi Yangtao: "Fatty, do you have time now?"
When he heard it, he nodded and said, "What's wrong?"
"Come with me to the next town." I said.
He immediately nodded in agreement, and followed me out.
The town next door is not too far away from our Nanping Town. It looks like Dongxing Town about thirty miles away. The economic situation there is similar to ours, and it is also very poor.
However, I used to hear from my seniors that there is a business in Dongxing Town that is very developed. It seems to be a coffin-carrying industry. According to the local name, it is called Eight Immortals, which means that eight people carry the coffin and bury the dead.
Because of this, Dongxing Town has a nickname called Coffin Town.
It’s worth mentioning that this Dongxing Town is very exclusive. People from other towns like us go to Dongxing Town. Under normal circumstances, two things will happen. One is that if you drive there by yourself, you will have to pay 15 yuan for the toll. If you don't give it, I can only say that the new car will go in and the broken car will come out.
One is to rent a car. In this case, you have to park under the archway of their town and you cannot drive into the town. Once you drive in, the result is that even people and cars will be impounded.
Zi Yangtao and I were just poor students. Obviously we rented a motorcycle.
No, just as the archway in Dongxing Town, the motorcycle driver didn't want to go in, so he threw us under the archway and left.
After the motorcycle driver left, Na Zi Yangtao stared at the archway, sighed deeply, and said, "Hey, if I was born in this town, I will be rich sooner or later."
I gave him a blank look, "Okay, stop mumbling, go find all kinds of people."
While talking, I stepped into Dongxing Town.
As soon as he entered the town, Zi Yangtao didn't know what was going on, and suddenly his whole body trembled. I asked him what was wrong. He grabbed my arm, pointed his other hand to the left, and said with a trembling voice, "Chuanzi... Brother, do you think that person looks like...you?"
like me
I murmured, and looked at the place where his fingers were, and found that there was a 14-to-five-year-old boy standing 30 meters away from us. He was of medium height, neither fat nor thin, with a small flat head. Looking down, there are a pair of piercing eyes under the two sword eyebrows. The upper body is wearing a dark blue coat, and the lower body is a pair of woolen trousers. He is carrying a schoolbag in his left hand and a book in his right hand.
Perhaps the family conditions are not so good, there are many patches on the boy's clothes and schoolbag.
Wipe, isn't this me
I cursed inwardly, thinking that I was dazzled, so I wiped my eyes relentlessly, and Dingqing took a look, yes, that boy was exactly the same as mine.
In an instant, my whole body seemed to be struck by lightning, and I involuntarily trembled, and my mind couldn't help thinking of my father's attitude towards me.
Ha ha!
That's it.
I sneered, clenched my fists, and walked towards the boy.
"Brother Chuanzi, what are you doing!" Zi Yangtao grabbed me.
I shook his arm away and yelled, "You're blind, that person who looks so similar to me can only explain one problem, he is my brother."
"Wait! No, I remember you said that your father gave birth to you!" That Zi Yangtao grabbed me tightly.
Immediately, he seemed to think of something and lost his voice: "You mean, your dad has a little wife outside?"
With a calm face, I didn't speak, and moved my feet slowly towards the boy.
After walking about three or four steps, Zi Yangtao held me again and said in doubt: "Brother Chuanzi, think about it carefully, in your family's situation, what kind of woman do you think will have a baby with your dad? I'm afraid to hide. It’s too late! As far as I can see, there must be some misunderstanding in the process. Or, let’s follow the boy to see what’s going on first. In case, we’re hitting the wrong person, I’m afraid we will have to settle in this town!
I thought, Ziyangtao was right. After all, this Dongxing Town is a famous guardian near our town. Once someone from outside the town beats a local, some local residents will come out to help fight. Let alone find all kinds of people for the two of us, it is estimated that even leaving here is a problem.
At the moment, I took a deep breath and tried to calm down my mind. I only had one idea in my mind. I had to figure out the identity of this teenager first.
You must know that my father has a bad attitude towards me.
According to my current thinking, the reason why my father has a bad attitude towards me is probably because there are illegitimate children outside.
After making up my mind, I looked around and found a wooden stick with a thick fist hidden behind me. Zi Yangtao asked me what I did with the stick. I said, if your dad has an illegitimate child outside, you might get a watermelon. Knife!
Zi Yangtao smiled awkwardly, and said nothing.
Seeing this, I glared at him and immediately followed the boy.
What surprised me was that the young man seemed to be a complete bookworm. He kept holding a broken book and walked forward. He was completely indifferent to things outside the window, and he was determined to read only the sages' books.
Just like that, the boy walked in front, and the two of us followed behind.
After walking for about an hour, the sky gradually darkened. Perhaps it was because it was dark that he couldn't read the writing on the book. The young man put the book away and speeded up and ran towards the village in front of him.
I and Zi Yangtao looked at each other and hurriedly followed.
Before the two of us reached the entrance of the village, we heard a strong man's voice not far away, "Jiuyao, you are doing something to stop you, why are you going home now?"
"Dad, I'm reading!" the boy replied.
Listening to this, I became more and more puzzled. Does this boy have a father? Could it be that I made a mistake
No, no, definitely not right, how could there be two people who are so alike in the world.
Thinking of this, I took out the wooden stick hidden behind me and tiptoed into the village.
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