"What? The person Mr. Xu found for you is Hua Muling?" When I heard Hua Muling's name, I couldn't help but be stunned and said in surprise: "How could she be your daughter? She is from the Hua family. Fourth lady!”
Guo Yichi said in a deep voice: "Just because she is the fourth young lady of the Hua family, that's why I asked you to help me confirm whether she is my daughter."
I frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Okay! I promise you! But how can I be sure that you won't let me go after I help you?"
Guo Yichi smiled, looked at me with a pair of gray eyes, and said, "I can't guarantee it! So, you can only choose to believe me, an old man, or not!"
I looked at Guo Yichi, and after a while I said word by word: "I... believe you!"
Guo Yichi nodded with satisfaction after hearing what I said and said, "Very good! I'll thank you here, old man."
I looked at Guo Yichi and said, "Thank you... let's wait until the matter is finished!"
Guo Yichi did not speak, but nodded slowly.
I looked at Guo Yichi and said, "So, Senior Guo, do you need any help from me?"
Guo Yichi shook his head and said slowly: "No more. You go back first!"
I nodded and said, "Okay!"
After saying that, I turned around and walked out of the top cabin, and walked all the way back to my room along the narrow corridor.
I was lying on the bed tossing and turning, and many things began to emerge in front of my eyes little by little...
The old house of the Hu family that appeared inexplicably; a guy who looks exactly like me; Mr. Xu who has lost contact now and is nowhere to be found; Wang Meng’s strange and dangerous underground tomb before; and the mysterious Suiye Ancient City that our group is about to visit. …
Everything seemed like a mess, entangled in my thoughts.
I reached out to touch the cigarette in my jacket pocket, and found that the cigarette in my pocket had been wet by the rain when I was on the deck.
I balled up the whole pack of cigarettes and threw it into the trash can. Then, I leaned on the pillow and let out a long sigh, muttering to myself: "Hey! I'd better take a nap for a while! At least I can still sleep now." , once we enter the Tibetan area, we probably won’t be able to sleep even if we want to.”
After saying that, I slowly closed my eyes.
I don’t know how long it took, but I actually fell asleep.
When I woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
After getting up, I went to the restaurant. Everyone had already eaten. Only Li Qiang and Yu'er hadn't finished yet. They were sitting in a corner of the restaurant chatting.
Yu'er looked very happy, smiled brightly, and greeted me warmly when she saw me.
Li Qiang still looked like an old scholar, neither smiling nor speaking.
Since he ignored me, I wasn't the type to be in love with someone cold butt, so I pretended not to see that self-righteous guy, just said hello to the enthusiastic Yu'er, and then went to serve the meal on my own.
The food on the ship is good, including fish, shrimp, meat, and some vegetables and fruits. It is not much worse than the buffets in five-star hotels in first-tier cities, and the taste is quite good.
I didn't eat for almost a whole day and night. Seeing so many delicious foods, the glutton in my stomach suddenly started to make a revolution.
I ordered half a plate of braised prawns and a large portion of beef stew, and ordered a full plate of rice and four chicken drumsticks. I found a seat by the window and sat down, regardless of the astonishment and slight contempt of others. With my eyes, I began to pay homage to the temple of the five internal organs in my belly.
I eat a lot, and my eating speed is not too slow, so I don’t look very good when I eat. I can compete with the migrant workers squatting at the door of the construction site. However, I don’t care. After all, eating is not suitable for people like me. Said, it is not an elegant thing, the main thing is to be full.
Therefore, since I don’t pay much attention to my appearance, it didn’t take long for me to have two plates of food and rice poured into my stomach like food.
I patted my belly, let out a long burp, and happily opened a bottle of Coke and took two sips.
Yu'er saw me eating from the side and couldn't help but smile: "Hu Tian, I didn't expect you to look so cute while eating?"
Before I could say anything, Li Qiang rushed to say, "Miss Yu'er, do you think this is cute? I'm starting to have some doubts about your aesthetic standards."
Yu'er looked at Li Qiang and said seriously: "Look how delicious his food is! It makes me want to eat two more bowls."
Li Qiang said emphatically: "Miss Yu'er, please pay attention. People who really understand food will not eat like this. His method is at best a way to meet food and clothing, and it is not considered eating at all."
Hearing Li Qiang's slightly hostile tone, I wasn't angry. I drank the Coke in my hand, burped, and said with a smile: "Brother Li Qiang is right! What I can do is just to provide food and clothing, but I can't afford to live in an elegant place." .You continue chatting, brother, I will withdraw first. I have to go back for a meeting..."
When Yu'er heard me talk about a meeting, she couldn't help but asked indifferently: "Meeting? When will it be held? Does Mr. Xu have any new announcements?"
I smiled and said, "It's not a meeting with Mr. Xu of yours. It's a meeting with a man named Zhou..."
Yu'er was even more puzzled when she heard what I said, and kept asking: "With the surname Zhou? We don't have anyone surnamed Zhou here?"
I smiled and said, "Little sister, do you know there is a man named Zhou Gong?"
After saying that, I stopped talking to the two of them, turned around and walked out of the restaurant with a smile, leaving only Yu'er who was smiling with her lips pursed, and Li Qiang who looked like pig liver.
Everything was quiet for the next few days. Guo Yichi shut himself in the topside cabin and studied the contents on the tortoise shell pattern.
I looked for Hua Muling several times and found that she was not in the cabin where I lived.
I went to Xiong Ming and asked him if he had seen Hua Muling in the past two days.
Xiong Ming shook his head and frowned and said, "No!"
As Xiong Ming spoke, he stuffed his mouth with some soy sauce beef he didn’t know where he got it from. After thinking for a while, he continued: “After we came out of the top side cabin that day, I never saw the four girls of the Hua family again. What's wrong? Did something happen to the fourth girl of the Hua family? "
I shook my head and said, "No! I just want to ask her about something."
After that, I took two pieces of beef with sauce from Xiong Ming and stuffed it into my mouth. I chewed it a few times and found that it tasted pretty good. So, I looked at Xiong Ming and said, "Where did you get this beef?" "
Xiong Ming grinned and said: "The chef of the restaurant came here. Is it not bad? I just saw a big piece somewhere, and I also found this..."
Xiong Ming said as he pulled out a bottle of wine from his waist and handed it to me.
I took it and saw that it was actually a bottle of Wuliangye.
I looked at the Wuliangye in my hand and said with a smile: "You are such a thief!"
Xiong Ming smiled and said, "Would you like some drinks tonight?"
I didn't speak, but smiled and nodded.
Xiong Ming saw me nodding, so he grinned and said, "Okay! I'll give him the remaining half later."
I said, "Don't forget to order some peanuts."
Xiong Ming said: "Understood!"
I said, "Okay! I won't talk nonsense to you. I'm going to find Hua Muling now! Later, I'll go to your place to find you."
After saying that, I left the cabin where Xiong Ming lived and went to look for Hua Muling's shadow elsewhere on the cargo ship.
But what makes me feel strange is that since Hua Muling left the cabin that day, it was as if she had evaporated from the world and disappeared completely.
I felt a little anxious and searched for two or three days in a row, but Hua Muling was still nowhere to be seen. In desperation, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and go find Mr. Xu.
But what makes me even more surprised is that Mr. Xu is also missing.
Not only Mr. Xu, but also Xinai Yi and Ying Lao Qi all disappeared after that day.
"What exactly is going on?" I thought to myself in surprise: "Did they leave the cargo ship early?"
At this moment, the freighter suddenly stopped.
Immediately afterwards, Mr. Li called us all to the deck.
Not long after, behind us, Hua Muling, Xin Naiyi and Mr. Xu also slowly walked onto the deck.
Watching the three of them walk onto the deck, my hanging heart finally fell, "It turns out they have been on this ship all along."
I looked at Hua Muling and found that she hid her face in the shadows intentionally or unintentionally, but even so, I could still see the expression on her face clearly.
The expression on Hua Muling's face was very solemn, as if she was deeply worried.
After a long time, she raised her eyes and looked ahead, and found me looking at her. Her eyes began to flicker unconsciously, like a little girl who had done something wrong.
The change in Hua Muling's eyes made me very surprised.
Although I have not known her for a long time, I knew that this was definitely not the look she could have, so I couldn't help but wonder in my heart: "What on earth has Mr. Xu done to Hua Muling in the past few days? How could she do this?" Has it become like this?"
However, I didn’t have time to think too much, because at this moment, Lao Li took a big loudspeaker and said to everyone present: "Everyone present, I, Lao Li, can only escort you here. We are about to enter from the front It’s Guide County in Qinghai. I believe some of you have been here before, and some of you are taking the river route into the northwest for the first time..."
When Lao Li said this, he pointed to the rushing Yellow River behind him and said: "The river above Guide is too shallow and basically unnavigable. Moreover, there are too many canyons in the area from Guide to Zhongwei in Gansu. Where the water flow is rapid, at most it can only Tonkin rafts, wooden rafts, and large-volume cargo ships like ours can only go down the river, not upstream. If you have to force your way in, there will only be one..."
Lao Li did not continue talking, but gave a thumbs up and scratched his neck. Everyone present was Lao Jianghu, so they naturally understood the meaning of this gesture.
Li Qiang was the first to speak, and he asked slowly: "Since there is no way to ship cargo here, what should we do next, Mr. Li?"
Although Li Qiang was asking Lao Li, what he saw was Mr. Xu standing beside him.
Mr. Xu naturally understood what Li Qiang meant, so he smiled and said: "The waterway is impassable, so of course we will go by land."
So, we got off the boat in Guide and took the four military green Overlords that had been transported onto the boat before continuing to drive northwest.
Two days later, a group of us arrived at a place called Gaer Temple in Yushu County, Qinghai Province.
