Ling Shaofeng stood outside the door for a long time, hesitating whether to knock on the door of Tong's house. He wanted to see Tong Jiaqian impatiently, but he was afraid that knocking on the door would disturb their family's rest. After all, it was only seven o'clock in the morning. Maybe they were still there.
Resting.
Just when Ling Shaofeng was hesitating, a hobbling old man with silver hair suddenly came up behind him. Ling Shaofeng turned around and felt that the old man seemed familiar. When he looked again, he saw that this was the stall that sold books, newspapers and magazines at the intersection of Wuda Hutong when he was a child.
, Ling Shaofeng still clearly remembers that this old man who moved to Wuda Hutong from out of town was very kind. Every time Ling Shaofeng and Tong Jiaqian passed the newsstand holding hands after school, the old man would stop them and take out a few candies or peanuts from his pocket.
Ren's little things were given to them. At that time, the family was poor and it was good to have enough to eat. There was no spare money to buy snacks, so whenever the old man gave them snacks, Ling Shaofeng and Tong Jiaqian would jump up and down with joy.
, said respectfully to the old man: "Thank you, Grandpa." Then he jumped away and the old man looked at their walking backs with a kind smile on his wrinkled face.
"Grandpa Wang." Ling Shaofeng shouted.
The old man seemed to recognize Ling Shaofeng. He walked forward tremblingly and looked up and down. After a long time, he said, "It's Shaofeng. My child, are you back?"
Ling Shaofeng nodded and found that the old man was older than before, with his beard and hair turning white. He must have been in his seventies. The old man had a son before, but he died in a car accident. He and his wife
I moved to Wuda Hutong and relied on that small newsstand to make a living.
Perhaps because he has no children, the old man loves Ling Shaofeng, Tong Jiaqian, Shitou and other children from the five major alleys. When he saw Ling Shaofeng, who had been missing for four years, come back, the old man did not nag and ask questions.
, but held Ling Shaofeng's hand and sighed repeatedly: "It will be good to come back, it will be good to come back."
Then the old man looked at the door of Tong's house and said to Ling Shaofeng: "My child, are you looking for Qianqian?"
Ling Shaofeng nodded: "Yes, Grandpa Wang, I was afraid that it was still early and would disturb their rest, so I didn't knock on the door. It's okay. I'll just wait for Jiaqian outside the door.'
The old man shook his head: "No need to wait, Jiaqian is not at home."
Ling Shaofeng was stunned: "Not at home? Where did she go?"
"She went out at around ten o'clock last night with that boy from the Wan family. She said she was going on a trip. I don't know the details. Also, you don't have to wait outside the door. People from their family have already
Get up, just now I saw Qianqian's mother going out to buy fried dough sticks, please go knock on the door." The old man said again.
Ling Shaofeng felt uneasy. Jiaqian was not at home? She went out with Wanjia last night? Going on a trip? Impossible, right?
Ling Shaofeng stepped forward and knocked on the door, and soon he heard footsteps coming from inside. Then the big iron door was opened from the inside, and Jia Qian's mother Zhang Xiumei appeared in front of Ling Shaofeng.