city ​​of the dead

"Wang Fu you mentioned, he is a good man. He lives on the hillside next to the mountain. No one has been there for a long time. It has been several years. Hey, the world is impermanent!"

The old man pointed to the mountain behind Yajun, and sighed while explaining.He looked regretful.

"Why did he run in the first place?"

Yajun frowned, and followed the old man's finger to look at it.Ask the old man again.

"Then the police will come to arrest people? He ran away from the back of the mountain with his family! At the beginning, he was the contractor for construction, but he led everyone. In the past, no one in the village went out to work in the city. Wang Fu was the first one. When he came back, he made a living. With a lot of money, he wanted to lead the labor force in the village to the city to do construction. He said that he could earn a lot of money by contracting. At first, no one agreed, but after all, everyone was tempted. Those young guys are all I wanted to earn some money so I could get a beautiful wife, and almost all the young people in the village went there."

After the old man glanced at Yajun, he said loudly,! "Not long after I came back, I don't know why, the police came to arrest him, saying that he had killed several people and needed to make a statement, but I never saw him. He ran away from the back mountain overnight with his wife and children!"

"Has he never been back?"

Yajun felt that an unknown change had happened to Wang Fu.I always feel that Zhang Min's matter has something to do with him.

"No, I haven't been back, I guess I plan to stay outside for the rest of my life, hey!"

Speaking of the latter, the old man sighed again.

"Excuse me!"

Seeing that there was nothing to ask, Yajun stopped asking.

It wasn't too late, so Yajun went to Wang Fu's house halfway up the mountain to take a look.However, he was a little disappointed, he didn't find any useful clues, the house was very dilapidated, maybe it was because no one lived in it for a long time, or maybe the family conditions were very poor.

He didn't find anything, and it even made Yajun feel a little irritated. Going on like this is not an option, he must solve this matter.Because Zhang Min's physical condition is very bad, he is not at ease.

In the end, Yajun could only put his hope on the old woman who lived in the house. She had lived in the village for a long time, so she was well-informed. As long as there was a leader, she would always find some clues.

The sky quickly turned dark, and the surrounding mountains were densely packed with darkness, like bumpy tombs, covering the sight and casting in dark shadows.

When making dinner, Zhang Min was with the old woman. After inquiring, she found out that her surname was Xu. His wife died very early and had no children. He relied on the villagers in this way. Every family gave him some rice and made do with food. Ten years have passed.Although it was a bit bitter, Granny Xu still laughed it off.It's just that when she smiled, the wrinkles on her face deepened. While she was full of kindness, she couldn't help but feel pity.

Mrs. Xu's body is quite strong. After all these years, she has not suffered from serious illnesses, but as she gets older, her health begins to decline.

Dinner was very simple. I cooked a little rice, some rice porridge, and sweet potatoes. Granny Xu was old and her teeth had almost fallen out, so she couldn't eat anything that was too hard.I usually eat some rice porridge.

Yajun didn't mind, he didn't seem to care about anything, which made Zhang Min feel strange that he could swallow these simple meals.With aristocratic temperament, you can see his unique temperament just by looking at him.

Zhang Min is fine, except for some weakness, there is nothing wrong with it.While taking advantage of the dinner time, Yajun asked Mrs. Xu about Wang Fu.

"Oh, you mean Wang Fu, hey, don't mention it! That child is quite pitiful. The person who led the village used to want to make a fortune, but after going out for a few years, the police came to arrest him not long after he came back. In the end, he took his child and wife with him. He ran away in desperation. Don’t know where he is now?”

Mrs. Xu shook her head and said, "I watched Wang Fu grow up. He was a single parent. He was a good boy when he was a child. He either helped the family chop firewood or herd cattle. Later, he went out to work in the provincial capital at the age of 16. He has studied a lot and can't read a few words, but his brain has been bright since he was a child. After two years, he came back and made a lot of money. In the end, he led the people in the village, saying that he was doing construction, and there were at least two people a month. Three thousand, at that time many young people in the village were tempted when they heard it, and then they all followed him out."

"What happened later? Why did the police come to arrest him?"

Yajun faintly felt that he had grasped something again, and hurriedly asked

"It is said that someone died at the contracting construction site. When I came back, many young people in the village also came back together, but three of them did not come back, and they kept silent about it. Later, it was rumored that those three went to the north to pan for gold. I’ve gone, I guess I might have died outside by now.” Granny Xu’s earthy gray face became even darker when she said this, “They’re all hard-fated people!”