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Chapter 4 The One Who Knows the Truth
I followed the second elder into the door.

There are probably some wooden tables and rattan chairs in the square courtyard.Near the courtyard wall grew a crabapple tree that was falling leaves, and several unripe persimmons hung on another taller tree.In the southeast corner of the yard stood a dusty pigeon cage, on which were grape trellises struggling to climb.In addition, there is still room for some flowers and plants.

Although it was cleaned very well, it could be felt that it was unoccupied for some time.It seems that Li Zhiyun and Yin Yu made a special trip here for the funeral of Mr. Ding.

This is a large and small house with two courtyards, and there should be another courtyard behind the house.

Li Zhiyun's study room is in the back of the house, and I followed him through several doors without looking sideways.

The study room is in line with the characteristics of the courtyard house, and the layout is antique.The long mahogany desk, the towering bookcase, the upright armchair, and even the teapot on the low table all have distinct characteristics of the times and classes.

Li Zhiyun asked me to sit first, and he poured tea.I failed to refuse, so I sat down obediently.

The old-fashioned window is facing the backyard, and a golden osmanthus and a plum tree are planted outside, and the whole house is full of sweet-scented osmanthus.The autumn sun is shaken by the treetops, and the shadows of the trees make people feel good.

There is a framed photo on the glass-pressed mahogany desk.

"That's a photo of Li Yuan when he was a child." Li Zhiyun's voice came from behind.He put the teacup on the table and turned the frame towards me. "This kid doesn't like taking pictures when he grows up."

I heard the nostalgia in Grandpa Li's words, and I continued: "Everyone is the same. I also had a lot of photos when I was young, but I seldom take photos when I grow up."

As I said that, I looked at the photos.Li Yuan was about ten years old, but there was no smile on his face that had begun to have some edges and corners.

"That time when he just came out of Shichahai Sports School, his grandma and I took him to Beihai to see chrysanthemums."

"I remember when we were young, we wanted to go to Shichahai Sports School to practice martial arts together. But I lived far away, so I never went there." I asked casually, "Did he go to practice martial arts later?"

Grandpa Li waved his hand. "Yuanyuan has been living with us in Guangxi since we left your house. He only returned to BJ for a while before going to Japan with his father." I nodded, and Grandpa Li continued, "He always wanted to see you. But There are some things in our family that have not been dealt with properly, so we have been delaying."

In fact, whether Li Yuan wants to visit us again, maybe I cared when I was six years old, but now I don't mind at all.Compared with whether Li Yuan cared about me when I was a child, I want to know what Li Yuan is going to do in Egypt now.

So I just smiled and said that after all, everyone has their own arrangements.

Li Zhiyun took out another plastic-enclosed photo from under the glass of the desk.

On it, I put my arm around Li Yuan's neck and laughed at the camera.With cake on his face, he looked at me without crying.

On the back of the photo is written "Yuan Yuan's sixth birthday, Yu Heping Li".It's my grandma's word.

"After Li Yuan was picked up by us, you wrote letters to each other for a while, and the photos were sent together at that time. Li Yuan was very happy, and you celebrated his birthday in advance."

Li Yuan's birthday is on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and mine is on the Lantern Festival, both are big days.For this reason, grandma always said that we are destined.

But it was not Mid-Autumn Festival when Li Yuan left my house.I didn't know he was leaving at the time and thought it was just an early cake.No wonder he was crying or not in the photo, I thought he was giving me eye drops.

Li Zhiyun didn't say any more about this topic, and then told me interesting stories about Li Yuan's study and life in various places over the past ten years.Unexpectedly, Li Yuan's child is quite homeless, which is somewhat different from their wealthy family and harmonious family atmosphere.

After chatting about homework again, Li Zhiyun suddenly said: "Yuan Yuan likes astronomy, and this has something to do with me and your grandfather."

I nodded.

My grandparents, Li Zhiyun, and the late Mr. Ding are all geologists.Nor can I say that my interest in archeology has not been influenced by them.Many scientists who study celestial bodies also have a background in geology, and Li Yuan later embarked on the road of planetary research, which is probably the same.

Speaking of Li Yuan, he was a different child when he was a child.At that time, I liked playing with the police and catching thieves, and Li Yuan always liked to watch the moon when he had nothing to do.

"That kid used to ask me when I was little, 'Where did the moon come from?' 'How far are the stars from us, why don't they fall?' But I could answer him anywhere. So I told him, These can wait until he grows up and find the answers by himself.”

I listened and smiled involuntarily.Li Yuan is quite lucky, his family will respond to his curiosity and expectations about the world.

When Li Zhiyun said this, he seemed to be lost in memory.Old people like to recall the growth of their children and grandchildren, even if they look back at the past from afar, they can reveal love.I didn't interrupt this warmth that had nothing to do with me.

"But I'm sorry for this kid." Hearing what Li Zhiyun said, I tilted my head in doubt.But he didn't continue talking, just nodded me with his hands and said, "Actually, you are very similar to your grandpa."

I laughed. "It's rare that people say that I look like a grandfather."

Li Zhiyun also laughed, and said: "You and your grandfather are not only similar in personality, but also calm."

After hearing this, I knew that today's highlight was coming.

Li Zhiyun paused for a moment: "And you guys are very good at keeping secrets, whether it's your own or someone else's."

After speaking, he looked at me kindly.

After thinking for a while, I said, "Thank you for not going to Egypt for me in front of my grandparents. But I only recently planned to go to Egypt at the end of this year. I didn't expect you to know about it. If Yuan Yuan If you go too, if the time is right, we can say hello. After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Li Zhiyun saw me admit it happily, and smiled: "Why don't you let your family know that you are studying archaeology? You are so assertive, and your family should respect your will."

I shrugged my shoulders and pretended to say helplessly: "I'm not worried about their opposition. It's just that my family is a bit superstitious and thinks that doing this line of work is prone to accidents. For example, this time, if they know that I'm going to Egypt for archaeology, I guess every day I have to worry about it, it's better to let them think I'm doing an experiment."

Li Zhiyun nodded slightly after hearing this, and said: "Your grandfather and I did not get in touch with these things when we were exploring the mines, and I didn't realize that he had any taboos about these silent things."

I sighed: "To tell you the truth, in fact, how could proletarian intellectuals like my grandparents believe in those feudal superstitions. This is not the case that my third uncle was on a business trip a few years ago, but when he went to the mine, he had an accident and almost My son didn’t come back. Since then, my family has had some resistance to pursuing related professions.”

I didn't lie to Li Zhiyun about this.

When my third uncle had an accident, I was about to graduate from primary school.During that time, the atmosphere at home was very tense, and my dad and most of us were in a hurry.Later, when they learned that the third uncle's injury had stabilized, the two of them felt relieved and concentrated on comforting their grandparents.At that time, the third uncle wanted to come here without telling the family. He didn't go home during the Chinese New Year and stayed in Sichuan to recuperate.But this trip lasted from two months to more than half a year, and my grandma became suspicious, so the third uncle had to come back.At that time, he had been injured for more than half a year, and he still looked sick when he came back.My father, who has always been good-tempered, turned pale with anger, and even fanned the flames when he took my third uncle to be educated.

After listening to what I said, Li Zhiyun was thoughtful. "Did your third uncle go to Sichuan 12 years ago?"

After calculating the time, I nodded and said yes. "How do you know?"

Li Zhiyun said: "Because Li Yuan's parents were also in Sichuan at that time."

There was a wave of unexplainable emotions in my heart.All three generations of my family have something to do with the Li family, but I have been kept in the dark.

Li Zhiyun comforted me: "Don't think about it too much, what happened to your third uncle should be a coincidence. But I can't say that you and Li Yuan went to Egypt, so I ask you to come and ask."

"Then what if I don't accompany my grandparents to Mr. Ding's farewell party today? How can you ask me?"

Li Zhiyun laughed. "If you don't come to Lao Ding's farewell party, it's okay for me to visit my old colleagues. You always go to see your grandpa on Tuesday."

I just said why people who died in the first few months have to return to their roots now.Co-authoring this old man is a cover to get me hooked, and even this can be used?And that Yin Shuo could agree.

But how many people lined up in Babaoshan for several years and couldn't get in. I just went to Egypt, and Mr. Ding was buried directly.Who on earth can have such great power?And why do you have to count me in?
"Then you just said that my grandfather kept other people's secrets, what do you mean?" I didn't dwell on this topic any more.Going deeper, who knows what else can be pulled out.

"Actually, you should have guessed that the secret your grandfather kept is related to me." Li Zhiyun said calmly, "If it wasn't for your grandfather's help, my family and I would not be alive today."

I shook my head again and again. "No, my grandpa did mention you, but he only said that you and Grandma Yin took care of him when he was in Guangxi. He was so sick that he couldn't get up and had to be transferred back to BJ. How could he help you? how busy are you?"

"Your grandfather said we took care of him?"

I nodded vigorously.

Li Zhiyun showed something I was familiar with, the expression that old people have when recalling the past. "But your grandfather's illness is also because of us."

I never expected this, and subconsciously blurted out: "Could it be related to Qilian Mountain 60 years ago?"

"You know about Qilian Mountain?" Li Zhiyun was a little surprised for the first time.

I shake my head. "I just heard Uncle Yin Shuo mention it today. You were there back then, right?"

Li Zhiyun nodded. "You really are a good kid. You are rough and fine. It seems that you don't pay much attention to what's going on around you, but you collect information carefully."

"You are absurd, I just listened to it by accident."

"Aren't you curious?" Li Zhiyun asked. "You seem like the kind of person who would seek out the truth for the sake of the mystery."

curious?I laughed.Curiosity is not a meal.About the matter between their Li family and that Yin Shuo, I guess I will not be able to enjoy this curiosity.

Li Zhiyun didn't hold on to it, he said: "The people who went to Qilian Mountain back then, except for them, only me and your grandfather are left."

I frown.I haven't forgotten the sentence I heard "accidentally" in the morning: "There is one less person who knows the truth."

What is the truth? Who are "they"?It sounds like my grandfather and Qilian Mountain 60 years ago are inseparable.

"There are two questions here. I will answer one of them for you first." Li Zhiyun said, "The truth is related to the Yin family."

"Will my grandfather be in danger?" I stared at Li Zhiyun. "What exactly do you need me to do when you called me over in such a big circle, please tell me. I will just do it."

"You child."

My whole body was tense, but Li Zhiyun smiled.

"Don't worry, your grandfather is not in any danger, and they are not evil people. It's just that the truth involves a lot, and you and Li Yuan are also involved."

Li Yuan and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years, and we don't know much about our majors. How could we get involved with these crap?

"All of this has to start more than 60 years ago."

With Li Zhiyun's narration, a story far beyond my understanding spread out.

　The next chapter is about the family of Yin Xuan and Yin Shuo.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)