After a while, Zhu Jiujie said: "Mingzhu, I have to go back." After saying that, Zhu Jiujie stood up. Xie Mingzhu also stood up. Zhu Jiujie turned to leave, but suddenly heard Xie Mingzhu say: "Brother Zhu.
"Zhu Jiujie turned around and found that Xie Mingzhu's eyes were red.
"You...what's wrong with you?"
"Brother Zhu, you know, I am very lonely now. I am afraid of the night. During the day, I work with you and I am very fulfilled. However, at night, I feel very lonely. Since childhood, my parents have been with me,
I have never lived alone, but my parents left after the Lantern Festival. They said that I was old and it was time to be independent, but I was afraid, you...can you stay with me...don't get me wrong, I
I just want you to talk to me."
Zhu Jiujie smiled bitterly: "That's not good, I...if I don't go back, Chang E and Chang Yue will be worried."
Xie Mingzhu was stunned, shook her head and said, "Let's go."
Zhu Jiujie turned around and just took a step when he heard Xie Mingzhu murmur: "My wife and sister-in-law are still caring." When Zhu Jiujie heard this, his feet felt as heavy as lead. He
Turning back and looking at Xie Mingzhu, he saw that Xie Mingzhu's face was filled with sadness and pity, which made Zhu Jiujie feel a sudden pain in his heart.
Zhu Jiujie held Xie Mingzhu's arm and couldn't bear to leave for a moment. Xie Mingzhu looked at him and said softly: "Brother Zhu, I know I can't keep you, and I have no reason to keep you. You still have a wife at home, and
My sister-in-law, who can’t let go, I...who am I...Brother Zhu, can you kiss me again?"
Zhu Jiujie looked at this emotionally pure and lonely girl, looked at her moist lips, and couldn't help but slowly move his face towards her.
But just then, the doorbell rang.
Xie Mingzhu groaned, went to open the door and saw that she was a coquettish woman in her mid-twenties. Zhu Jiujie knew this person, and Xie Mingzhu also knew her. She was the little girl who had an unclear relationship with County Magistrate Xie.
Chinese cabbage.
Xiao Baicai walked in nervously, looked at Zhu Jiujie, and then at Xie Mingzhu.
"Hey, our Miss Xie has grown up and knows how to find a man."
Although Xiao Baicai had met Zhu Jiujie, she was too shy to raise her head in that situation, so she naturally had no impression of Zhu Jiujie. But Zhu Jiujie knew her and thought: She is this shameless woman. Xie Mingzhu
Her face turned red: "Auntie, what are you talking about?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Look at this scene. It's a mess. What else can a man and a woman do here alone?"
"you……"
Xie Mingzhu stamped his foot.
"Mingzhu, why are you so embarrassed? Women are born for men. My aunt has been through this before and won't laugh at you."
"Auntie, today is my birthday. My parents are not at home. I invited Director Zhu to be my guest."
"Really? It's already nine o'clock in the evening. This guest made it. I wonder if his parents are not at home."
Zhu Jiujie said: "Don't get me wrong, I was about to leave just now."
Xiao Baicai waved his hand: "Okay, what is your relationship? I don't care what you did just now. Mingzhu, your father remembered that today is your birthday and called you just now. You turned off your phone, so he called
I know you have been inseparable from people since you were a child, so you asked me to come and stay with you."
"Who asked you to accompany me? I'm already so old." Xie Mingzhu said with a pout.
Zhu Jiujie thought to himself: Isn't she afraid of being alone at home? Why doesn't she want Xiao Baicai to accompany her now?
Xiao Baicai sat down on the sofa. Xie Mingzhu suddenly said, "Auntie, what's wrong with your skirt?" Xiao Baicai's skirt was torn. She looked down and said, "On the way here, on South Street.
He was dragged by an old monster."
"Old monster."
"Yeah, everyone calls him Lao Shitou. He's a childless old man. He's crazy. It's really annoying."
Zhu Jiujie thought to himself: Old Shitou cannot be related to Shi Gensheng.
Zhu Jiujie asked: "Xiao Baicai, is the old stone called Shi Gensheng?"
"You...you know my name?"
"You are so close to County Magistrate Xie, how could I not know about it?"
Xiaobaicai's face changed: "Who are you?"
Zhu Jiujie said: "I'm just an ordinary person. Oh, by the way, I heard from Mingzhu about your relationship with County Magistrate Xie."
Xiao Baicai breathed a sigh of relief and thought to herself: Judging from their relationship, Mingzhu would most likely have told this boy about her situation.
Zhu Jiujie looked at Xie Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, I'm going back."
Although Xie Mingzhu was a little reluctant to let him go, in front of Xiao Baicai, she couldn't keep him anymore, so she had to send him out.
Zhu Jiujie left the wealthy and prestigious residence, caught them in the air, and sniffed them. There was no information about Fatty and Thin Er nearby.
What does Zhu Jiujie want to do with Pang Da and Shou Er? He has a feeling that the old stone that Xiao Baicai talks about may be related to Shi Gensheng.
Zhu Jiujie saw that there were few people on the street, so he used Qinggong, spread out his body skills, and ran on the roof of the building. In a moment, Zhu Jiujie had already walked around the four passes of the east, west, south, north, and could not catch Fatty and Slim Er.
Zhu Jiujie had an idea and came to the ruins of the old morgue of the hospital and found Gui Cha. From Gui Cha's mouth, Zhu Jiujie learned that Pang Da and Shou Er had gone to the surrounding villages to search. Since the New Year,
They never came back. King Yama said that if there was no news about Shi Gensheng, they would not have to come back.
Zhu Jiujie left the hospital and walked on the street. He walked slowly outside Guangming Community. Zhu Jiujie looked up at the direction of his home, exhaled, and was about to walk into the community. Then he thought: Forget it, after returning home
I still don’t know why Chang’e is making trouble.
So, Zhu Jiujie continued walking along the street.
Unknowingly, Zhu Jiujie came to South Street.
At this time, it was almost midnight. The moon hung in the sky, shining brightly.
South Street is a bit quiet, and there are almost no high-rise buildings. There are only two rows of two-story buildings. Downstairs is a row of shops. Zhu Jiujie was walking when he suddenly heard a cough. Zhu Jiujie followed the sound and saw
There was a man nestling in the corner of a shop. Zhu Jiujie took a closer look and saw that he was an old man with messy and sparse hair. He was only wearing a torn cotton-padded jacket, with cotton exposed in many places, and the lint was flying in the wind.
Zhu Jiujie quickly put his palm on his back and sent a stream of Nine Yang Qi to him. Soon, the old man's body felt warm.
"Thank you, brother." the old man said.
Zhu Jiujie sat down next to him and asked: "Uncle, are you Lao Shitou?"
"Yes, everyone calls me that."
"Then what's your name?"
"I..." Lao Shitou suddenly looked at Zhu Jiujie strangely and said, "I forgot. It's been a long time, and I forgot."
"I forgot. How is it possible? Can I still forget my name?"
"Hehe, hehe." The old stone laughed strangely: "The moon on the fifteenth day is sixteen round, and if it is not round on the sixteenth day, it will be seventeen or eighty flat. Hehe, brother, look at it, it is seventeen or eighty today, but the moon is not flat yet.
.”
When Zhu Jiujie saw him suddenly talking weirdly, he thought to himself: It seems that what Xiao Baicai said is really right. There is something wrong with this old man's brain.
Old Shitou looked at the sky, and his body gradually became colder and trembling all over. Zhu Jiujie had no choice but to send him Qi again.
Jiuyang Zhenqi was warm, like a warm current, flowing on Old Shitou. Old Shitou enjoyed it and slowly fell asleep. Zhu Jiujie originally wanted to ask him, but when he saw him sleeping, he couldn't disturb him, so he had to
Sit aside.
Time is crawling forward like a snail. The moon seems to be slipping away quietly when the citizens are not paying attention.
The sky is getting brighter. Pedestrians are starting to walk on the street and vehicles are driving.
"The buns are here, hot buns just out of the pot." A loud shouting voice came. Old Shitou raised his nose, suddenly opened his eyes, and stood up suddenly.
"Baozi, the buns are cooked, I'm going to eat the buns." Lao Shitou was about to leave, but seemed to remember something, and stopped again, looking at Zhu Jiujie: "Brother, do you have money?"
"Money?" Zhu Jiujie said, "Yes."
"Lend me a few dollars and I'll go eat steamed buns."
How to eat steamed buns if you don’t have money? Zhu Jiujie shook his head, took out ten dollars from his pocket, and handed it to Lao Shitou: "Uncle, take it."
"What a kindhearted person, brother. I will pay you back when I have the money."
"No, I'll give you ten yuan."
Lao Shitou laughed, patted his butt, and ran to the bun shop. Zhu Jiujie was a little hungry when he saw the hot buns. So Zhu Jiujie also walked over, bought a few buns, and saw Lao Shitou sitting there.
On the table at the door, he also came over. When Lao Shitou saw Zhu Jiujie, he greeted him and poured him a bowl of vinegar. Zhu Jiujie saw that his hands were dirty and said, "Uncle, there is something in the basin outside.
Water, go and wash yourself." Old Shitou said, "Why, brother, you think I'm dirty, so I'll knock you out if I don't drink." As he said that, Old Shitou took the vinegar bottle back.
Zhu Jiujie asked while eating: "Uncle, are you from Nanjie?"
"Yeah, what's the matter? Do you have relatives in South Street?"
"No, just ask."
"Uncle, I want to ask you about someone."
"If you ask people from Nanjie, I know all the people from these decades."
"Uncle, does he know Shi Gensheng?"
"Shi Gensheng?" Old Shitou looked stunned for a moment, but then returned to normal.
"Uncle, do you know Shi Gensheng?"
"What can grow from the roots of rocks or trees? I, Old Stone, have never heard of it."
Zhu Jiujie became suspicious and thought to himself: Look at his expression just now, it must be related to Shi Gensheng. Old Shitou lowered his head, ate big mouthfuls, finished the buns in a blink of an eye, and then hurried away. Zhu Jiujie opened his mouth
, seeing that he was far away, it was inconvenient to call again. Seeing the boss coming over, he hurriedly asked: "Boss, do you know Shi Gensheng?"
"Shi Gensheng? Never heard of it."
"What about the story of Old Stone? You must know it, right?"
"Old Shitou, I am more than ten years younger than him. I heard that he was never around your age. He was alone at that time, and he is still alone now. In the past thirty years, Old Shitou has been crazy and crazy, and everyone refuses to pay attention to it.
he."
"What's the name of the old stone?"
"No one really knows about this. When he came here, he called himself Shitou. Now that he's getting older, everyone calls him Lao Shitou."
Zhu Jiujie pondered for a while and asked, "Does he have a family?"
"There are two dilapidated houses, which belong to neighbors. In the past few years, he has been renting a house in the neighborhood committee. In these years, the neighbor's family went to the provincial capital, and the old house became vacant, so Lao Shitou lived in it."
Zhu Jiujie inquired about the location of Lao Shitou's residence and looked for it. However, he did not expect that when he arrived at Lao Shitou's home, Lao Shitou had disappeared.