"Xiao Feng, it's really you! When did you come back?"
I turned around and saw that the person calling me was my second uncle. He had been in the country.
My second uncle has always been very energetic in my mind. In the past, my mother would ask him to help with any heavy work at home.
But now, my second uncle seems to be older in my eyes. His body and bones seem not as strong as before, and he walks much slower.
I quickly walked over and said hello: "Second uncle, I just came back."
"Are you alone? Haven't your wife and children come back?"
"No, I came back to do something, and they didn't come with me."
"Oh, have you eaten? If not, go to my house to eat."
"I've eaten, second uncle. How are you?"
"Oh, it's getting worse every day. I'm getting older! Your second uncle and I are already 62."
It's really confusing. A person who used to be so tough now looks so old.
I still smiled and said, "Second uncle, I'm almost forty."
"Yes! I hugged you when you were little. I was only in my early twenties at that time, and now you are almost forty."
After chatting with the second uncle for a while, the second uncle invited me to have dinner at their house in the evening, and I agreed.
When I returned to my yard, I had lost the key to the door, so I had to use violence to break the door lock.
As soon as the door opened, a musty smell rushed towards me. It had only been a year since I had been here, but this musty smell made me feel so confused.
After walking into the house, opening all the doors and windows, and getting some air, I asked Wu Di to wait for me in the yard downstairs.
Of course he didn't know what I was going to do, and even if I trusted him, I wouldn't have told him.
I didn't waste any time and immediately went to the room to search. I first went to the room where An Lan and I lived in our hometown.
The room was quite tidy. Although there was dust on the floor, all the items were placed neatly because the doors and windows were closed.
There was a thin layer of dust on the ground, and there was a footprint when you stepped on it.
I started searching all over the house, but An Lan didn't tell me clearly where she put it. Maybe she had forgotten it and only remembered that she put it in my hometown.
I searched all over the bedside table, wardrobe, TV cabinet, and even under the bed, but still found nothing.
It almost turned the whole house upside down. I wanted to pry open the floor and take a look.
But when I thought about it, An Lan didn't think that thing was that important at that time, and he definitely wouldn't hide it so tightly.
So I went to the bedroom next door where my mother used to sleep. When I opened it, I was a little hesitant because I hadn't entered this bedroom for a long time.
I still have some of my mother’s belongings when she was alive. I’m afraid of seeing things and missing people, so I rarely go in.
But now I couldn't care less, so I opened the door immediately.
Another smell of moldy wood hit my face. This smell was stronger because the items in my mother's bedroom were relatively old.
I quickly opened the window and got some air before starting to search.
There was a photo of my mother's death on the table in the room. Looking at my mother's face, I felt quite uncomfortable at that moment.
I picked up the incense in the cabinet, gave my mother a stick of incense, and kowtowed three times.
Immediately, he continued to search in the room.
I still went through all the cabinets and still didn't see any palm prints.
Could it be that An Lan remembered it wrong?
It's not convenient for me to contact her because I'm not sure if her phone is being monitored.
There are quite a few rooms in the house, but it shouldn’t be possible in other rooms!
Just when I almost had no idea, in a blink of an eye, I suddenly saw a palm print.
Yes, it's in the most conspicuous place, right below the photo of my mother's death.
Holy shit!
I was confused at the time. I was offering incense to my mother just now, why didn’t I see it?
I quickly took it over and confirmed it carefully. Yes, this was the palm print that An Lan showed me before.
The moment I got it, my heart beat faster. I don't know why, although this thing is very light, it feels heavy in my hand.
After calming down for a while, I took it in my hand and shook it, wanting to hear if there was really anything inside.
I couldn't hear any sound at all, but I could feel that it was a box.
I sat on a chair and studied for a while but couldn't find a way to open it. It seemed that the box was one piece without any locks at all.
The palm print is made of wood, but this wood is obviously different from ordinary wood. Even after so many years, the color has not changed at all, and there is no sign of decay. It is quite well preserved and looks like an antique box.
I remember An Lan reminded me not to use violence to open it, otherwise the contents inside will be self-destructed and then completely useless.
But how do I find a way to open the palm print?
Suddenly I remembered the person An Lan told me about. When I really had no other choice, I went to find him. I still have his contact information.
I don’t care about all that for now. Anyway, I have obtained the palm print. The next step is to find a way to open the palm print.
After putting the palm print into my pocket, I knelt in front of my mother's photo and kowtowed three times.
"Mom, bless me! Let me open the palm print smoothly, and bless me safely, so that I can successfully bring your daughter-in-law and grandson back from London."
After exiting the room, I went downstairs and Wu Di was still waiting for me in the yard.
I shouted to him: "Xiao Wu, you can go."
Wu Di didn't ask anything, nodded and prepared to drive.
Just when I was about to get in the car, my second uncle's voice suddenly came from behind me: "Xiao Feng, why are you leaving now? Didn't you agree to come to my house for dinner tonight?"
I forgot that I had already promised him just now.
Don't blame me for forgetting so quickly, because after getting the palm print, I just wanted to go to a safe place quickly, because I was not sure if anyone was following me.
But since I promised my second uncle, and this is my hometown, and the palm print is on me, it should be safe.
I had no choice but to turn around and say to my second uncle, "Okay, second uncle, I'll be right away. I'll go to the street."
"Come here! I've asked your second aunt to wash the bacon and cook some bean curd later."
"Okay, I will definitely come."
After getting in the car, I asked Wu Di to drive to town.
I would touch the palm print in my pocket anytime and anywhere. It was neither big nor small, just enough to fit in my pants pocket, but it was still quite conspicuous.
But I don’t worry about the palm print being placed anywhere. It’s safest to put it on my body.
After arriving in town, I asked Wu Di to go to the supermarket with me to buy milk and some nutritional supplements, and also went to the bank to withdraw 10,000 yuan in cash.
I haven't been back for so long. How can I go to my second uncle's house empty-handed?