Seeing that he could no longer hear any useful information from Uncle Quan, Mr. Zhang slapped his thigh and stood up!
"The village cadre of your village is familiar with me. I will take care of this matter. We will carefully plan an event. There should be great hope for finding him." Uncle Zhang said while making a sign of wrapping up on me. Uncle Zhang and Aunt Fen were connected. Aunt Fen immediately said: "I received a call yesterday and Xiaojun's family is coming over in the next two days. He is now the dean, so I went to him directly and asked him to bring a few more people over. ! We organize a volunteer activity to care for the elderly and organize an expert free clinic. The physical examination requires an empty stomach. You cannot eat or drink water in the morning. You are responsible for finding a hotel for the event and preparing nutritious meals. They must be prepared according to the regular meals. On-site treatment if necessary Yes, I will pay for the medical expenses, which makes them happy!"
Seeing her husband nodding, Aunt Fen turned back to us again and said: "You guys put on your volunteer hats and ribbons and wait. We called the village committee, prepared good wine, and each elderly person brought a chaperone and escort. Don't let them drink too much. Old people talk nonsense when they drink. You waste no time in asking them about past events and get them to tell stories. I don't believe these old people won't reveal some clues!"
Seeing that Uncle Zhang was so chivalrous, we hurriedly said politely: "Don't pay for this expense, we will pay for it!" Mr. Zhang raised his face and said: "Pull him down, you are all benevolent and righteous, and you can't charge much by running a metaphysics museum. Don’t argue with me for money!” He turned around and called his wife: “Fenzi, come with me to the village committee tomorrow!” With that, he took Aunt Fen away!
The event was organized on the third day, and Uncle Quan also came. We went to the scene and saw that Uncle Zhang was really good at it! A large banner was hung at the scene, and there was a band, square dance performance, and Young Pioneers honor guard in front. There are several tables in the back row, with white coats sitting in front of them. On the tables are blood pressure monitors, stethoscopes, test tubes and other medical equipment. The doctors wear volunteer hats and volunteer ribbons outside their white hats, and there is an ambulance parked next to them. A large shed was set up at the back with a dining table inside. Behind the shed, there are several large pots and operating tables, and the chef is also wearing a white coat. Looking forward, a row of volunteer ladies with cheongsam and ribbons lined up in front to welcome the elderly for medical treatment. This scene is more lively than a wedding! We also hurriedly asked Aunt Fen to get volunteer hats and ribbons, dressed up and mingled among them.
But at this time, I began to feel an indescribable feeling in my heart, which I had not felt before. After mobilizing the search for Mr. Liu this time, I discovered that all the people around me who were involved in this matter were more or less related to Yahongqiao Town, including Uncle Zhang and Uncle Quan themselves from Yahongqiao Town. What about the locals? If this is really fate, I have to believe it, but I don’t really believe that this is really a coincidence!
This village is not big, and there are not many real old people. There are not as many performances, Young Pioneers, and staff as there are! As the elderly people were helped to the table one by one, the doctors and nurses were busy doing their work, and most of them were accompanied by their family members. After each one was completed, we helped one person to the table, and soon the meal was in chaos.
The village committee had also been bribed a long time ago, and they deliberately arranged for the talkative people to sit at the same table, so that they could have an old man blowing five whistles and six meetings! Everyone was laughing, and I stood behind the liveliest table.
An old man, with a red face, was talking excitedly: "This girl asked me to tell a story about the past, so I will tell you about my childhood! When I was a child, I was in the children's corps and sent intelligence to the Eighth Route Army here. At that time, we The leader of the Eighth Route Army nearby was named Li Yunchang. The information was hidden in frozen tofu and asked me to carry it on my back. The work team didn't tell me, but just told me to send him frozen tofu. When I came back, I went to the ice hole across the river and filled the basket with my cotton shoes! The leader of the children’s group came back with me on his back. I didn’t realize why my feet were freezing, but he was exhausted, haha... "
I quickly picked up a glass of wine and said to the old man: "Is the grandpa, the leader of the children's group, here today? I'd like to toast him!" The old man shook his head: "Not in the past few years, he is one year older than me, 32 years old . If I am still alive this year, I will be 87!" When I heard this, my heart lit up!
Uncle Quan was also at the table, handed the old man a cigarette, and then asked: "Second uncle, how many of their family members are there?" The old man replied: "There are eight brothers!" Uncle Quan said: "Yes. Is that so much? Why don’t I think it’s not enough!” The old man said, “I have a lot of good friends, and several of them are outside! If you are not old enough, where can you go? It’s a rough calculation, second child. He is outside! He is a factory director and has settled outside after retirement. The fourth child was in a construction company at first, but later he also became successful and became a leader. Who knows, he also made a home outside. The fifth child was promoted to a soldier. He didn't come back either. Lao Liu, who was admitted to college back then, was working outside! Lao Qi..." As the old man pondered, a person next to him spoke: "My third brother is Lao Qi, who was also the director of the factory. Later, the factory went bankrupt. He was the technical director, but he was directly poached by another factory to become the director. Now he has been working around for more than ten years and is familiar with everything. He has retired, has grandchildren, and fishes every day! I am the only one who has no future! I am the fourth child and the eighth child!"
Uncle Quan pointed to the person next to him and said, "Who is his eldest brother?" The old man who had never spoken much to the uncle who called himself Lao Ba said, "I am the eldest son, and the eldest brother is the third eldest brother!" Uncle Quan suddenly realized. He looked like: "I wonder why I haven't seen so many of you in the big rank!" The old man smiled and said: "We only call you by the big rank in our family, and when outsiders call you, you use the small rank."
I can't express my excitement at this moment. There is no doubt that this family is Liu Ye's family! This old man should be Mr. Liu’s brother! The strange thing is, why is it that he is not accompanied by his own son, but by his father? At this time, Lao Ba stood up, walked to Uncle Zhang and Uncle Xiaojun, and said: "Uncle Zhang and Uncle Nie take care of the children. I am always grateful! Come on, let me give you a drink!" Uncle Zhang and Xiaojun stood up hurriedly and spoke politely. Only then did I realize that they had known each other for a long time and had been in contact with each other.
After finishing the wine, we sent the old people away, and Aunt Fen distributed souvenirs to the young pioneers. We also followed the work and handed out a water cup to the adult volunteers every time we returned a volunteer sign. After finishing our work, we bumped into Uncle Zhang’s car. Uncle Quan patted his thigh and said, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier? That sixth child was my childhood sweetheart!”
I almost spit out a mouthful of blood! Where can I tell you where to go? Uncle Quan, here! this! this!
At this time, the old man wanted to take us to his house for tea, so we had no choice but to go. From their conversation, I found out that this old man's son was studying in college outside, which happened to be in Uncle Nie's city. During this period, he suffered from illness, and it was Uncle Zhang who was entrusted by Uncle Quan. Uncle Zhang called Uncle Nie, who personally took him to the hospital with an ambulance. For Uncle Nie, this is the hometown of his eldest brother Zhang Baoguo, which is also his own hometown. I heard that a child from my hometown got sick while attending college here, so naturally I treated him as my own. During this period, there were many charges such as surgical fees, and all those related to Uncle Nie’s income were not confiscated! At that time, Lao Ba went to accompany his son, and he got to know Uncle Nie at that time. Today, he heard that Uncle Nie came thousands of miles away for a free clinic, so he sent his nephew back and accompanied his brother to the free clinic. It was also to express his gratitude to Uncle Zhang and Uncle Nie.
Uncle Zhang held Lao Ba's hand and said, "Brother, I have something to ask for. Today's free clinic is just for this matter!" Lao Ba immediately said, "Brother, if you have something to do, please speak to me. Who among us will follow the other?" Uncle Zhang He hurriedly called me over. I took out my cigarette and handed it to him, lit it for him, and said, "I have something I want to ask your sixth brother about, but I can't find him at the moment..." At this point, Lao Ba pondered for a moment and said: "To tell you the truth, I haven't been able to get through his phone for a long time! Outsiders may not believe it. Every time there is something big or small at home, he always comes here. I don't know who gave him the phone number." Xin'er!" Aunt Fen stepped in and said, "We can find him, but we're just afraid that if we find him like this, he will lose his temper. I want you to help us when he loses his temper!"
Lao Ba said: "I will definitely help you! When I was a child, my sixth brother always looked at me. Over time, I got used to it. I took everything from him and never asked about this or that! I just want to think It's all right, we still have to move a big arm - my brother, I'll invite him over! He has the final say at home!" As he was about to walk out, Mr. Zhang took his hand and said: "Wait a minute, he is older than me Da, I have to go visit him, let’s go together!”
While walking, Uncle Quan and Aunt Fen were both on the phone, saying something, but we didn't pay attention. After walking two streets, we came to the home of Mr. Liu and his third brother. After entering, the old man was very enthusiastic and made tea and water. Uncle Quan said something else to the old man first, and Uncle Nie asked about the old man's physical condition. The old man was very enthusiastic. Healthy, but not very talkative.
While talking, Lao Ba told his brother our purpose of coming. Before the old man could reply, a man came in from outside. It was someone from Uncle Quan's company who handed a key to Aunt Fen. She nodded and let him go out. The old man said: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. This brother of mine is not very interesting! I have been to their house several times, but then I stopped going. Firstly, he always moved. Besides, every time I moved, I found that He changed his wife! I, the father-in-law, didn’t know anything about this in advance. I did it several times! As time went by, I stopped going when I got angry! Now I don’t know where he lives. I usually call him He couldn't find him. Either the number was empty or he couldn't be reached, or he wasn't in the service area. He called home and was always able to get through. He could always find his family members, but they couldn't find him when they called him!"