Bai Bingyan and several girls were playing nearby. Chen Ran asked the soldiers from the military division to clean the lynx and pheasants that Qilin had hunted. It was obvious that they were more knowledgeable than him. From what he said
, the soldiers agreed and went to work.
Xiao Jun had been busy for a long time and was going to take a rest and have something to eat. He happened to meet Chen Ran, so he took Chen Ran to reminisce about old times. When he started talking, he naturally told Chen Ran that he came here first.
The purpose of the place turned out to be to find the bones of his great-grandfather, that is, the bones of his grandfather's eldest brother.
During the Republic of China, the Xiao family was considered a wealthy family. However, when Xiao Jun's grandfather was born, the Xiao family was patronized by warlords and was wiped out. Only the eldest brother of Xiao Jun's grandfather took Xiao Jun's grandfather under the protection of a family general.
After escaping, the general was seriously injured and was close to death. Before he died, the general fostered the two Xiao brothers in the home of a distant cousin of his.
The elder brother was not related to the two Xiao brothers, so he was not very kind to the two Xiao brothers. Unable to bear it, the eldest son of the Xiao family escaped with his younger brother. Xiao Jun's grandfather was only two years old at the time.
Needless to say later, the eldest brother of the Xiao family raised his younger brother as both an elder brother and a parent. The two brothers had a very good relationship. At that time, the country was raging with wars and wars were going on everywhere. Joining the army was the only way out at that time. The eldest son of the Xiao family grew up from
After joining the army, he hired a servant to take care of his younger brothers and settle them down.
A few years later, after the eldest son of the Xiao family accumulated some money, he escorted his younger brother and this servant abroad. In this year, Xiao Jun's grandfather was eight years old.
Although Xiao Jun's grandfather, also his younger brother, lives abroad, his contact with his eldest brother has never been broken. However, after two years, there is no news from his eldest brother.
Xiao Jun's grandfather was not yet an adult at that time, only ten years old. When his eldest brother was around, he was still young. There was no news from his eldest brother, and the servant also had other ideas.
Xiao Jun's grandfather wandered for two years before fleeing back to China with the workers in San Francisco. By this time, the domestic Anti-Japanese War had ended and it was the time of the Civil War.
While Xiao Jun's grandfather was struggling to make a living, he was trying his best to find the whereabouts of his eldest brother. Even if he died, he still had to recover his eldest brother's bones, and this search lasted for decades.
However, decades have passed, but nothing has been found. Only now, a definite clue suddenly appeared, and the Xiao family sent Xiao Jun and his second uncle Xiao Tianhong to this place to search.
"The clue you got is that your great grandfather's bones were buried in this mountain?" After listening to what Xiao Jun said, Chen Ran suddenly realized that he was not too surprised by the story Xiao Jun told him. After all, in
In that era when the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, too many such things happened. He read too many books and saw too many such things. What surprised him was that the bones of Grandpa Xiao Jun were buried in this mountain.
, you must know that although he is not too familiar with this mountain, he has basically played it all over when he was a child. Since the bones of Grandpa Xiao Jun are buried in this mountain, it is obvious that while the bones of Grandpa Xiao Jun are buried, there are also
It's quite surprising to tell a story.
However, Guo Hai and Wang Shien were extremely surprised when they heard this, and were also moved by the friendship between the two brothers, Xiao Jun's grandfather. For decades, they have never given up on retrieving the bones of their eldest brother, which shows how deep the relationship between their brothers is.
In addition to being moved, it also touched Wang Shien a lot. In his impression, all the big families in the capital were places where dandies were raised, and most families were ruthless and unjust, but the Xiao family in front of him gave him
A big change, not to mention the friendship between the older generation, just from the Xiao Jun in front of me, the filial piety towards the older generation can be seen. This relationship is obviously deeper than the feelings in ordinary people's families.
Xiao Jun nodded: "Yes, if it was not certain when we came here, it is certain now. Did you see that according to the clues we got, my great grandfather's bones were buried in the pool in this canyon?"
It’s all around, but I don’t know the specific location.”
As he spoke, Xiao Jun stretched out his hand to point Chen Ran in the direction of the canyon in front of Shihu, with a happy face on his face. After so many years, his grandfather was about to leave with this regret in front of him, but he did not expect that he suddenly had it.
Although the clues have not been found yet, as long as there are definite clues, there is no need to worry about not finding them.
Chen Ran nodded. In his impression, the canyon in front was indeed a pool, and there seemed to be a spring: "Hasn't it been found yet?"
Xiao Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "How can it be so easy to find? We have searched several nearby mountains and there is no clue at all."
"The main reason is that it took too long. It's more than sixty years ago, and the map only marked an approximate location." Xiao Tianhong also frowned and shook his head.
"As long as you're here, let's look for it first. If we can't find it, we'll send someone back. Even if we dig three feet into the ground, we still have to find it." Xiao Jun said firmly. His grandfather is also in his seventies this year.
, and his health has been poor, he might go there at any time, and retrieving his great grandfather's bones has been his grandfather's biggest wish for many years, otherwise his grandfather may not die in peace even if he goes, so he must
While the old man is still alive, help him fulfill this wish.
Chen Ran fell silent. He could understand the matter, but he couldn't help him. He pondered for a moment, thinking of his grandfather and uncle, and asked: "When you entered the mountain, did you ask the village chief of the village below?
Show you the way? Why haven't you seen them?"
Xiao Jun was startled and then replied smoothly: "They took a few people to hunt." Although he was a little surprised why Chen Ran asked this, he didn't think much about it.
However, Xiao Tianhong was very confident and saw that Chen Ran seemed to care about them, so he asked: "What? Does Brother Chen know them?" He now knew that Chen Ran was He Zhenhua's life and death brother, but the others knew nothing about Chen Ran.
, but for him, just this identity can make him value him. Even for the Xiao family, the He family is a giant.
Hearing Xiao Tianhong's question, Guo Hai and Wang Shien couldn't help laughing.
"Haha, my surname is Chen. The village below is also called Chenjiazhuang. I grew up in the village below. The village chief who leads you is my grandfather, and the other is my brother-in-law."
Chen Ran felt relieved when he heard that he had gone hunting and brought a few people with him. Except for one or two families in the whole village of Shitouling, all the others were named Chen, so it was not an exaggeration to call it Chenjiazhuang.
Chen Ran's words made Xiao Jun, Xiao Tianhong and even the fashionable girl Xu Hui who was listening next to them look at Chen Ran in bewilderment. It seemed hard to imagine that someone who grew up in such a ravine would actually interact with He Zhenhua.
Became brothers of life and death?
This is a bit incredible no matter how you think about it. What kind of person is He Zhenhua?
"No wonder you came here. Why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known, I would have called you over directly, so there wouldn't have been so much trouble." Xiao Jun slapped Chen Ran on the shoulder in surprise. He is now here
Looking for the bones of his great-grandfather here, it would be best if there is someone who is local or acquaintance.
"You didn't contact me either, how did I know you were here." Chen Ran said angrily.
"Haha, little brother Chen, I didn't expect that we would come to your territory." Xiao Tianhong also smiled and said hello. When he said this, he was already thinking about whether he had treated that person badly when he came.
The old village chief and the villager named Chen Yang who led the way thought about it and found that except for Xu Hui complaining twice when he came, it seemed that he had not treated them badly. He was relieved, but he just endured it.
He couldn't help but glare at Xu Hui.
With this clue, he probably imagined Chen Ran's background in his mind. Obviously, this young man named Chen Ran has no background, and he probably doesn't have much power. Maybe he just has something special about him.
Well, this is how he and He Zhenhua became life and death brothers.
Just don't offend such people.
Understanding this, Xiao Tianhong still somewhat despised Chen Ran.
Xu Hui was so frightened that his face turned pale. At this moment, he was really on the verge of crying. What a big deal. If you were in the capital city with deep water, just pulling out a person might have a big background, so that's pretty much it.
, but in such a poor mountainous area, if a village chief is picked out at random and has such a big background, it is undoubtedly the same as the chance of winning the jackpot by buying a lottery ticket, but he happened to happen.
Although he just complained about the other party twice, it was nothing, but if the old man held a grudge... Xu Hui felt a little uneasy.
Chen Ran didn't notice Xu Hui's look. Hearing Xiao Tianhong's words, he agreed: "That's no problem."
Of course, these are just polite words. Since the Xiao family has found a place, they naturally don't need his help, and he can't be of much help.
"You grew up here, so you should be familiar with this place, right? My second uncle and I ran here because we got a map. The map marked the place where my great grandfather's bones were buried. So, let me start from the beginning.
Let me tell you, this was how it started. The clue was provided by Xu Hui, and it starts with Xu Hui’s grandfather and my great-grandfather..."
Knowing that Chen Ran was from the local area, Xiao Jun couldn't help but want to tell Chen Ran the whole story to see if Chen Ran could provide any clues. Although he also asked Chen Ran's grandfather and brother-in-law, they couldn't
I didn’t know anything about it, and it was a bit difficult to communicate with them. After all, Chen Ran’s grandfather and uncle had limited knowledge, and they were not familiar with them at the time. It was difficult to tell them everything about the Xiao family, and Chen Ran
But it was different. He regarded Chen Ran as one of his own, so he had no worries.
Chen Ran nodded and did not mention his friendship with Xiao Jun. He only said that if he could help the Xiao family, it would naturally be good for him. It could be seen from Xu Hui and the soldiers in the military division that although the Xiao family was not
He's from the He family, but he has a lot of background, but he's not sure whether he can help...
Hearing Xiao Jun mentioning himself, Xu Hui's face lit up and he looked a little smug. Even at this moment, he could only indulge in self-indulgence, but he didn't have the right to interrupt.
Seeing Chen Ran nod, Xiao Jun thought about it for a moment and slowly told Chen Ran a story.
