After the man in the guard room made the call, Liu Ye and Zhou Renyi patiently stood under the shade of the tree outside the gate of the Fifth Textile Factory, waiting for someone.
It's a hot summer day, and even if you don't move, the willow leaves will be sweating from the heat.
Coupled with the stench from taking the train in the past two days, Liu Ye felt like a smelly salted fish.
She secretly thought to herself that when she arrived at her uncle's house, she would take a shower first.
After waiting for a while, the man in the guard room stuck his head out of the window and shouted to the two of them: "Here we come!"
Liuye stood up quickly and looked through the iron gate into the Fifth Textile Factory.
In the distance, she saw a tall and strong figure running towards the gate.
Although he looks a little fat, his movements are very flexible.
This appearance was consistent with the impression she had of her uncle when she was young.
In this era when everyone is generally short of food and clothing, my uncle can actually maintain such a "rich" figure. I think the conditions at home should not be bad.
Liu Ye was lost in thought when Zhao Dagang had already arrived at the gate.
"Uncle Qiao, who is looking for me?"
Zhao Dagang walked straight into the security room, raised his hand to wipe the beads of sweat on his forehead, swallowed his saliva, and asked the guard.
As soon as he got the call, he ran all the way from the cafeteria, but he was so hot.
"Here, it's the little girl over there."
The man outside the door pursed his lips in the direction of the willow leaves.
After Zhao Dagang heard this, he suddenly felt strange. He was still thinking about why the little girl would look for him.
When he saw Liu Ye's face, he was stunned for a moment.
He stared at Liu Ye's face, with a complex expression on his face, like shock, nostalgia, and joy.
Zhao Dagang watched for a long time without saying a word.
Liu Ye had no choice but to speak on her own.
"Uncle! I am Liu Ye, your niece. I wonder if you still remember me?"
It is said that you should not hit someone with a smiling face, so Liu Ye showed the sweetest smile to Zhao Dagang.
Liu Ye smiled, and Zhao Dagang, a middle-aged man, almost cried.
The first time he saw this child, he thought he was his sister.
Especially the way she smiles and the two dimples on her cheeks are exactly the same as her sister.
But reason told him that this girl could not be his sister Zhao Xuelan, she had already passed away due to illness.
"Are you Little Leaf?"
Liu Ye briefly introduced herself, and Zhao Dagang recognized her immediately.
"Yes! I am Xiao Zizi..."
The nickname "Little Leaf" is what Zhao Xuelan calls her.
Since Zhao Xuelan's death, she has never heard of it again.
Now that Zhao Dagang called him, Liu Ye was still in a daze.
"Uncle Qiao, please open the door, this is my niece!"
After confirming his identity, Zhao Dagang immediately urged the guard to arrive.
Although he still had a lot to ask her.
But the weather was so hot that the scorching sun almost burned his skin. He wanted to take the child back as soon as possible.
If you have anything to say, you can talk about it later when you go back.
"Okay! I'll open the door for you right now."
The guard took out the key and opened the big iron door.
Liu Ye walked in first, and then Zhou Renyi, who was sitting in the shade of a tree not far away, also walked over.
Zhao Dagang and Liu Ye just recognized each other. He deliberately left space for them and did not come forward to disturb them.
"Who is this?"
Zhao Dagang looked at the upright Zhou Renyi in confusion.
"This is Uncle Zhou. Thanks to him, otherwise I wouldn't have found you."
Liu Ye immediately explained.
"Hello, comrade! My name is Zhou Renyi, and I am a policeman."
Zhou Renyi also introduced himself.
After listening, Zhao Dagang became even more confused.
Why did Liuye get sent here by the police?
"Comrade, let's go home first. It's too hot. I'm afraid the child won't be able to bear it. If you have any questions, let's talk about it after we go back."
Of course Zhou Renyi saw Zhao Dagang's doubts.
"Okay, okay, go back first!"
Zhao Dagang nodded repeatedly.
Not only Liu Ye couldn't stand such a hot day, even he, a grown man, couldn't bear it.
So, under the leadership of Zhao Dagang, the three of them walked towards the staff dormitory of the Fifth Textile Factory.
The Fifth Textile Factory is a large factory, and all living facilities are provided in the factory area.
Schools, hospitals, bathhouses, grocery stores...you name it.
The accommodation area is located on the west side, far opposite the factory gate.
Zhao Dagang led Liu Ye and Zhou Renyi for more than ten minutes before reaching the accommodation area.
The accommodation area consists of several six-story tube buildings, which look very shabby from the outside.
The exterior walls made of red bricks are somewhat mottled, and some simple drawings have been drawn by naughty children on low areas.
In front of the Tongzi Tower, countless ropes were pulled, and clothes of different colors were hung on the ropes.
As soon as he got closer, a woman swinging a cattail leaf fan under the eaves spoke to Zhao Dagang.
"Master Zhao, are you back so early?"
It's only around three o'clock in the afternoon, and it's not time to get off work yet.
The woman looked curiously at Liu Ye and Zhou Renyi behind Zhao Dagang.
"Well... I have something to do when I come back..."
Zhao Dagang is usually a lively person and can talk to anyone for a few words.
But now he was anxious to take Liu Ye back, and he was full of doubts about Liu Ye's arrival, so he just dealt with the woman casually.
Soon, he led the two of them to the innermost room on the second floor.
This room is very small, with an area of no more than twenty square meters, and is packed with things.
There are two beds in such a small space.
One double bed and one bunk bed.
There are also cabinets, tables and other furniture.
"Uncle, can I take a shower first?"
She already smelled bad, and after walking all the way in the bright sun, her clothes were all wet with sweat. Liuye wanted to take a bath now.
"Of course you can. There is a shower room next to the water room in the middle."
While Zhao Dagang agreed, he took out a large red plastic bucket and poured the hot water from the thermos bottle into it.
"Little Ye Zi, you'll just have to wait until the bathhouse opens in the evening, then go to the bathhouse and take a good bath."
"Um!"
Liu Ye responded vaguely, took out clean clothes and towels from his backpack, and carried the red bucket to the shower room.
"Comrade Zhou, I really trouble you to send my Liuye over!"
As soon as Liu Ye left, Zhao Dagang immediately poured a glass of water for Zhou Renyi.
"No trouble, no trouble, alas! Xiao Liu is also a poor person..."
Zhou Renyi took the water glass and let out a long sigh.
"What the hell is going on here?"
Zhao Dagang asked the doubts in his heart.
"This matter is a long story. Sit down first and I will tell you slowly..."
Zhou Renyi waved to Zhao Dagang, motioned for him to sit down, and then told Zhao Dagang the whole story of the incident.