When Ying heard this, he didn't ask any more questions and fell silent.
When the three of them arrived at the center of the town, Rande stopped and smiled at Mubai: "Pagua, my home is almost here, so I will accompany you here. I will come with you to have a drink in the pub in the evening."
Mubai smiled and nodded, then saw Rande turn and leave.
"Let's go quickly." Mu Bai said to the shadow behind him. He almost trotted towards home. He hadn't seen his father for a year, and Mu Bai really missed him very much.
…
On the edge of the town, the simple blacksmith house stood quietly there.
Except for Mu Bai's home, there are no other residents nearby.
Mubai saw the eaves of the blacksmith house from a distance. It was strange that there was no black smoke coming out of the chimney on the eaves. He said to himself: "Didn't dad have work today?"
Soon, when Mu Bai and Ying arrived in front of the blacksmith house, the beautiful longing in their hearts was suddenly shattered by the sight before them.
The small yard outside the house is covered with weeds half as tall as a person, and no one has repaired it for a long time. The two wooden doors of the blacksmith house have long been corroded by wind and rain. One of them collapsed to the ground, and the other one hung there at an angle.
Tottering.
"How...how did it become like this? Where is dad? Has he moved?" Mubai murmured. If it weren't for the chimney on the eaves still standing there, he would have thought he was in the wrong place.
Ying was surprised and said: "Is this your home?"
Mu Bai nodded affirmatively and said, "It seems something happened at home, please wait for me here." After saying that, Mu Bai turned around and ran away.
Ying quietly frowned, glanced at Mu Bai's back, and walked towards the dilapidated blacksmith house.
…
In a tavern in the center of the town, since it was noon, the business inside was very busy and the seats were full.
When Mu Bai arrived at the door of the tavern, a pretty blond girl immediately came out to greet him: "Sir, are you the only one here?"
"Bess, have you seen my father?" Mu Bai asked anxiously after seeing the blond girl.
This girl is the girl of the tavern owner. Muwu used to come here often to drink. Sometimes Mubai would come here to look for him in order to let Muwu find something to go home with. He also knew this girl and was relatively familiar with her.