That can. Teacher Xiong nodded, turned around and left. Hu Yingzi caught up and said politely, "It's getting late now. Why don't you come to my house for lunch before leaving?" Teacher Xiong shook his head and said, no need, you will suffer a little loss, it is more important to find the child.
Hu Yingzi watched Teacher Xiong turn and walk away, then returned to the courtyard door, opened the door, and put down a bucket of water. He then went into the inner room to wash his hands and face, took off his old plaid clothes, took out the new plaid clothes from the cabinet and put them on. Then I combed my hair in front of the full-length mirror, and took photos from the front and side in different positions. If I thought it was OK, I hurried out to the farm to say hello to my husband Qi Liang, who was plowing the fields, and then went straight to find the child.
Hu Yingzi came out of the mountain and found Nanzhuang first. It was already noon. Although she had remarried for a few years, the villagers were familiar with her. Most of them asked enthusiastically, "Yingzi, what is the wind that brings you here?" Hu Yingzi told Xu Sijin's truancy situation with an anxious look on his face, and asked Sijin if he came to Nanzhuang? The villagers all replied that they had not seen her and asked her to find Xu Sijin's grandmother.
Hu Yingzi was a little embarrassed, saying that her mother-in-law had objections when she left Nanzhuang. In addition, she was in a hurry to find a child, and she came empty-handed, so it was difficult to meet his grandmother. She asked Aunt Ma, whom she had met before, to go to Xu Sijin's grandma's house on her behalf and ask questions. Don't say that she, Hu Yingzi, was here.
Aunt Ma said, I know. Just went there for a while. Hu Yingzi stood in the field between the pond and a tiled house in Nanzhuang, waiting while chatting with several villagers. Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I saw Aunt Ma running around in a hurry and saying, Yingzi, I'm sorry, the four-pound grandma has gone out. Get away quickly, or she will find you. Hu Yingzi quickly moved to the corner of the room, lowered his voice and asked her, is the four pounds at his grandma's house?
No, he hasn't been here. When Aunt Ma said this, Hu Yingzi felt cold and felt that there was no need to show up. At first, she was a little conflicted. Should she sell some gifts to see Sijin's grandma? After all, she and she still have a relationship with her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Buying gifts is also easy, there is a small shop on the east side of the house. But Si Jin was not here. She really had no thoughts. She only thought about where to find Si Jin?
At this time, Four Jin's wet nurse came out, leaning on a cane, hunched over, raising her gray head, and kept shouting, Four Jin, Four Jin, are you back? Grandma wants to see you, where are you? No reply. Aunt Ma said in a loud voice, Mrs. Wang, your grandson has not returned four pounds!
Didn’t you just say that he came back? Mrs. Wang stopped and looked at Mrs. Ma who was approaching her and asked.
Where did I say he came back? You are deaf, you heard something wrong, and you still find out. Wouldn’t Si Jin live with her mother in Qijia Village? He is fine, the old man doesn't have to worry! Aunt Ma still kept her voice high enough for Wang to hear clearly.
Why did you mention four pounds just now for no reason? Although Wang was a little deaf, she still understood in her heart and asked this question. Aunt Ma had to coax her urgently. I just went to see my daughter Siqin. Has she been to your house? You misheard and thought I said your grandson weighed four pounds.
Hu Yingzi, who had been hiding in the corner of the house and had not shown up, also understood. She even quietly stretched out her head to peek at Mrs. Wang, her former mother-in-law, Grandma Si Jin. She picked up the walking stick, turned around and walked away. He said, I made a mistake, I thought you were looking for Sijin. Sijin has not been back to Nanzhuang for a long time. I really miss this grandson.
After hearing this, Hu Yingzi felt a little uncomfortable. She immediately went to the canteen on the east side of the house to buy some malted milk or something, put it into a film gift bag, and asked Aunt Ma to give it to her grandma who weighed four pounds, and asked Aunt Ma to say so. , just say it was a gift I bought for four kilograms and was brought to see grandma, and don’t mention me.
Aunt Ma nodded and refused to let her stay at home for a simple meal. Hu Yingzi was anxious to find the child, walked to the town, and then took a car into the county town to look around, but there was no trace of the four kilograms. She felt a little hungry, so she went to the snack bar to buy a steamed bun and ate it.
Since she couldn't find Si Jin, she began to think about the worst. Could it be that Si Jin was caught stealing again and handed over to the police, who then sent him to a juvenile labor camp?
Based on this idea, Hu Yingzi went to the Chengguan Police Station and asked. The policeman who received her said that there was no such thing. The police also called other nearby police stations to ask if a young man named Xu Sijin had committed a crime recently. They all said no. Hu Yingzi felt a little better, thinking that although Sijin skipped school, he had not done anything bad.
It was getting late and the sun was going down, so Hu Yingzi had to take a bus back from the county seat in a hurry.
It was already dark when we got home. Qi Liang greeted Hu Yingzi and said, Si Jin had gone home a long time ago. I said that the head teacher was here and said that you had been skipping school for a few days. When your mother found out, she went to find you and you haven't come back yet. As soon as I blinked, he disappeared to nowhere. Hu Yingzi kept shaking his head and said that this child is really naughty and I really don't want to care about him anymore.
Humph, you don’t want to care about him. You gave birth to him. Even if the bones are broken and the tendons are still attached, who cares about him? Qi Liang said while making gestures.
While he was talking, he heard Xu Sijin calling his mother. Through the hazy night, Hu Yingzi saw a dark figure walking towards the door. Of course it was Xu Sijin. He was still carrying a schoolbag as usual, but with his hands on his back. There was a bag of things in it. It was unclear what it contained, but Xu Sijin said with a smile on his face, Mom, I brought a bag of apples for you to eat.
Unexpectedly, Hu Yingzi was not happy. Her tense face was illuminated by the light, and it was clear at a glance that she was unhappy inside. At this moment, she called Xu Sijin into the house. The smile on Xu Sijin's face faded, and he thought: My mother and stepfather will be happy if I bring a bag of apples home! When he started coming home, he heard from his stepfather that his mother had gone out to look for him because of his truancy. He was terrified, so he brought back a bag of apples, hoping to atone for his sins.
Little did he know that he was holding a bag of apples in his hand. Before he put it down, his mother glared and asked him where he got it from. He hesitated and hesitated. Hu Yingzi lost his temper at him. "If you don't explain clearly where these four kilograms of apples come from, don't bring them home."
Qi Liang stood aside and said coldly, "Isn't it stolen somewhere?" If you stole it, as the police said when they came last time, if they catch you again, not only will it be embarrassing, but our family will also have to pay compensation. How much money is this apple worth? Hu Yingzi also began to doubt and shouted loudly, was it stolen? Where did you steal it from? Tell me clearly immediately. If you stole it from somewhere, send it to them and apologize to them.
At this time, Qi Bin and Qi Lin also went home carrying their schoolbags. Before entering the door, Qi Bin was still humming a tune, and Qi Lin was reciting multiplication tables as she walked. When I arrived at the door of the house, I saw my stepmother and father making fun of my brother for skipping school for a few days, and they fell silent. Hu Yingzi looked at the two siblings and said to Xu Sijin, "Look at how well-behaved Qi Bin and Qi Lin are. They never skip school and have good academic performance." Seeing that Sijin was still hanging his head, he asked again, please tell me clearly where the bag of apples you are carrying came from.
Don’t be afraid of the offerings taken from the pagoda on the mountain across the river, they were all offered by pilgrims. Xu Sijin finally spoke, his head still lowered and he didn't dare to raise it.
