Zhang Tan went up from the third floor to the fourth floor, turned the corner of the corridor, and saw a little girl lying on the side of the corridor, half of her head exposed, looking at him, her big black eyes staring, full of vigilance.
When the little girl saw someone really coming up, she first asked Trump: "Who are you?"
Suddenly his eyes widened, he let out a startled sound, jumped out, and said with a big laugh: "Boss Zhang, are you here?"
She turned back and shouted into the corridor: "Guards, don't be afraid, it's Boss Zhang who's here to chat, ho ho ho ho."
There was a sound of footsteps, and then two children appeared holding hands to give each other a sense of security. One was Xiaomi and the other was Xi'er.
Xi'er hiahia smiled and asked why Boss Zhang was here.
Zhang Tan saw all three of them there, one less than the other. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You asked me why I'm here. I'm asking you, how did you get here?"
Xiaobai and Xiaomi looked at each other without saying anything, while Xier couldn’t wait to say that Xiaomi was coming to find her mother.
“Did you find it?”
Xiaomi shook her head in disappointment.
Zhang Tan took out his mobile phone and called Bai Jianping, and then called Tan Jin'er, Ding Jiamin, and Xin Xiaoguang to tell them that the person had been found and asked them to meet at the Little Red Horse Academy. He would take the person there immediately.
After making the phone call, Zhang Tan took the three little Doudings away and asked them how they found their mother. She couldn't be here.
Xiaobai said that Xi'er was thirsty. They came to the house to look for water, but when they arrived, they found that they could not open the door.
Zhang Tan glanced at Xi'er, who was smiling and licking his lips from time to time.
He went to the convenience store in the alley and bought three bottles of Bear drinks for them.
Xi'er was really thirsty. As soon as Zhang Tan handed it to her, she couldn't wait to hold it in both hands. She didn't even have time to say thank you. She drank hard and almost finished the bottle of Little Bear.
Seeing Zhang Tan looking at her, Xi'er hiahiahia smiled and said: "I'm so thirsty. The bear is so delicious. I like drinking the bear so much, but Xi'er has no money to buy the bear."
Zhang Tan touched her little head and asked, "Aren't you afraid of wetting the bed now?"
“hiahiahiahia~” Xi’er laughed. She didn’t feel embarrassed at all. She just thought Boss Zhang was so funny.
Zhang Tan took them back to Little Red Horse.
There was a group of people standing at the entrance of Little Red Horse Academy. When Lao Yuan saw Zhang Tan coming with the children, someone immediately ran out.
“Sister~”
Xi'er saw Tan Jin'er and ran over with a bound.
Xiaomi lowered her head when she saw Ding Jiamin, as if she had made a mistake.
Xiaobai stood at Zhang Tan's feet calmly. Seeing Bai Jianping appear, he was surprised and asked him where his claws were.
Bai Jianping said coldly: "I will spread your ass later."
Xiaobai said in surprise: "Uncle, you just want to imitate your aunt."
“I’m going to spread your ass.” Bai Jianping emphasized, it’s a bit like if you don’t come over, I will fight back.
“Where do I live? I’m just a doll, just beating the doll for my paws. Boss Zhang, look, my uncle is a bastard.”
Bai Jianping: “……”
The children were found, and everyone dispersed, leaving only the adults and three little beans.
Since it was getting late, it was past 12 o'clock, Zhang Tan suggested that everyone have lunch together before leaving.
The location is in Huangjia Village. I chose a small restaurant, the "Xinfu Koufu" restaurant that Zhang Tan has been to several times. The boiled candied eggs here are very good, and of course, the other dishes are also very good.
Three children are hungry. Usually the kindergarten starts lunch at 11:30, but today it is more than an hour later than usual.
After the three of them had filled their bellies, everyone slowly began to ask them why they had sneaked out and what they were doing.
Xiaobai and Xiaomi were hesitant at first, thinking about whether to say something, how to say it, and how much to say.
But they soon discovered that it was useless to think about this, because there was Xi'er beside them!
Xi'er always answered all the questions and asked them truthfully. Xiaobai and Xiaomi were dumbfounded.
Xi'er's attitude, if applied to others, is a perfect positive example of being aware of current affairs and "being lenient if you confess, and being strict if you resist".
But she is Xi'er.
She didn’t even think she had done anything wrong, let alone any leniency for confessing.
On the contrary, she was very proud.
Today, she accompanied Xiaomi on an adventure to find her mother. She is doing a good deed, shouldn't you praise her?
Everyone was a little speechless by her. Gua Wazi was too naive, like a fool.
Both Xiaobai and Xi'er need a good education. No matter what, sneaking out of the kindergarten is wrong.
The real trouble is Xiaomi.
This child has lowered his head and remained silent since seeing Ding Jiamin.
After lunch, Ding Jiamin and she had a heart-to-heart talk alone.
Zhang Tanze, Bai Jianping, Tan Jin'er, Xiaobai and Xi'er were sunbathing in the alley outside the store.
Xiao Bai and Bai Jianping were bickering, while Tan Jin'er was checking the time. Zhang Tan guessed that she might have to rush to the hotel for work, so he helped take care of Xi'er and sent her to the kindergarten later.
Tan Jin'er thanked him and before leaving, he once again told Xi'er to be obedient and not run away.
Not long after, Ding Jiamin and Xiaomi came out, both of them had red eyes.
Ding Jiamin already knows what Xiaomi is worried about. She wants to find her mother, but she is not really looking for her mother. After all, her mother is missing. Let alone her, the police have spent so much time but still haven't found her. It seems like she has disappeared.
Xiaomi wanted to find the place where she and her mother used to live. That place was in Huangjia Village, but Xiaomi couldn’t remember where it was. She had forgotten it. At the same time, she was about to forget what her mother looked like.
She does not want to find her mother, but she wants to find her mother's appearance. She does not want to forget her mother's appearance, and she is afraid of forgetting.
Xiaobai doesn’t have a mother, but at least she knows what her mother looks like, but she has almost forgotten what her mother looks like.
She and her mother used to live in Huangjia Village, but she can’t remember where exactly.
Zhang Tan pondered for a moment and then said: "I have a solution, but it's quite troublesome. It won't be found for a while, and it will probably take a few days."
Xiaomi looked at him expectantly, and he continued: "We can go to the village official and ask him to help, and release this task to all detachments and groups in the village. As long as Xiaomi's mother has rented here,
If you have, then you must have contacted the landlord, there will be records left, and you should be able to find it, but it will take some time."
This is a last resort, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it also requires a debt of gratitude, but other than that, what other good methods are there?
Zhang Tan saw Ding Jiamin being silent and reassured her, saying that he knew the senior village officials and he would definitely be happy to help with this small favor.
Unexpectedly, Ding Jiamin shook his head and said, "No need to bother, I know where Xiaomi's home is."
Several people were surprised.
Ding Jiamin explained: "We did some research when we were looking for Xiaomi's mother, so we know her home address, but..."
She paused, as if she didn’t want to continue talking, but facing Xiaomi’s hopeful eyes, she still said: “That place was dilapidated, and no one has lived there since.”
Xiaomi took the initiative to hold her hand. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes and expressions had betrayed her. She wanted to see it. No matter how dilapidated it was, it was her former home, and she wanted to see that place.
Ding Jiamin took everyone around seven times. Even Bai Jianping didn't know the way. Only Zhang Tan, who grew up here, knew that they went from the east to the south of Huangjiacun, and they went around half a circle.
The group finally stopped in front of a two-story brick building. Ding Jiamin said that the second floor was there, but she advised children not to go up there because it was too dirty and unsafe. This building could almost be considered dangerous.
Xiaobai and Xi'er stayed downstairs and were looked after by Bai Jianping, while Zhang Tan, Ding Jiamin and Xiaomi went up.
There is mold in the corridor, and a stench hits your nostrils. It has been rainy and rainy during this time in Pujiang, and no one lives here, so it is normal for mold to occur.
There are two rooms on the second floor, both with one bedroom and one living room, located on both sides of the staircase. The one on the left is Xiaomi’s former home, and the one on the right has not been lived in all year round.
The door of the room was not closed and open. It was stained with mold inside. There were all kinds of garbage scattered on the floor, as well as tables, chairs and Simmons that had been abandoned for a long time. The glass on the window was broken, and the curtain was an old yellow cloth with a dog pattern.
, hanging loosely from the window, one end fell to the ground. In the corner next to the window, there was a small, tattered white shoe lying there.
Zhang Tan took two steps and felt something stepped on. When he raised his foot, he saw that it was also a small shoe, white, and the same pair as the one in the corner.
Xiaomi broke away from Ding Jiamin's hand, ran over to pick it up, and held it in her arms, with big tears falling down her face.
She remembered that these were the little shoes she once wore.
She also remembered the dog curtain on the window. She bought it on the street with her mother. She picked it because she likes dogs so much.
She finally had an impression of this place, and the pictures of the past gradually came to mind. She and her mother used to live here, but it was much prettier than now. At that time, this was her paradise and harbor.
The dilapidated scene in front of her made Xiaomi cry loudly.
In her short life, it was the first time in her life that time showed itself in front of her in such a cruel way. It is not only in old age that people can lament that "things have changed and people have changed."
