When the middle-aged man started to close the courtyard door, I noticed a nervous look flashed across his face for a moment, and then he hid it.
Then, he looked over, and after scanning us, his eyes fell on Old Man Wu. After being stunned for a moment, he quickly came over with a smile on his face.
"Uncle Wu, why are you here?"
"I came to see your dad, where are the others?" Old Man Wu was quite polite.
"Oh, what a coincidence, he seems to have gone out early in the morning and he hasn't come back yet!" said the middle-aged man.
"He really went out!!" Old Man Wu was a little surprised, "You didn't tell me on the phone! I'll go take a look."
With that said, he walked towards Mr. Hu's small courtyard, minding his own business.
The middle-aged man watched Old Man Wu leave, and the smile on his face gradually faded.
Immediately, his eyes fell on us, and he stayed on me for a while, and then greeted Hu Xue with a smile on his face.
"Xiaoxue, are you back?"
"Second uncle, what are you busy with?" Hu Xue also asked with a smile.
Hearing Hu Xue's greeting, I realized that this middle-aged man was Hu Lao Er, Hu Jiu's father. However, the faces of the two people were indeed somewhat similar, but this middle-aged man gave me a different feeling.
An indescribable gloomy feeling.
"Nothing, is this your friend...?" Hu Laoer's eyes finally fell on me.
His tone was calm and he looked very dignified. At first glance, he looked like a man who had been in a high position for a long time.
"Second uncle, let me introduce you. This is your future brother-in-law Zhang Jiuyang. Brother-in-law, this is my second uncle."
Hu Xue didn't shy away and actually called me brother-in-law again, which I didn't expect.
Hu Xue's title made her second uncle obviously stunned for a moment, and then he nodded slightly towards me, lukewarmly.
I didn't speak, and just nodded to him.
"I have something else to do. If you take the guests around, I won't accompany you!"
After saying this, Hu Laoer winked at Hu Jiu and left in a hurry.
Hu Jiu snorted, turned around and entered the small courtyard, then directly locked the door.
The moment Hu Jiu entered the door, I saw the statue again, but I still didn't see clearly what it was, but I suddenly had a feeling that the statue seemed familiar.
The big dog in the yard barked twice and then became silent again. Hu Xue took me and rushed towards Mr. Hu's small yard. When I got there, I saw, as expected, there was no one in the yard, only Mr. Wu was standing there.
Inside the yard.
Seeing that the old man was really not at home, I felt a little disappointed and at the same time a little confused. I didn't know if the old man really had something wrong or if he was avoiding me on purpose.
If he was avoiding me on purpose, what did he mean by doing this?
Are you unwilling to meet my future son-in-law? If that's the case, wouldn't I have to live up to my grandfather's last wish?
But what I heard from Hu Xue’s words before was not this version. Could it be that this girl was lying to me?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but subconsciously look at Hu Xue. He also had a blank expression on his face. It seemed that she didn't know either.
"Is your grandpa hiding from us on purpose?" The fat man asked me the doubts in my heart.
"How is that possible!" Hu Xue said dissatisfied.
I don't think she is lying, which makes me really confused. What kind of medicine is the old man selling in the gourd? I feel a little irritated for no reason.
"What should I do?" the fat man asked.
"Let's go, let's set off directly. We'll go to the Northeast first and settle things before we talk about things here!"
The fat man could only nod helplessly, and muttered with some dissatisfaction, "What do you mean by this old man? He's not really avoiding us on purpose, is he?"
I shook my head, with a wry smile on my face.
"Are you going to the Northeast?" Old Man Wu next to him suddenly interrupted.
The fat man and I both turned to look at him and nodded at the same time.
Old Man Wu frowned and looked at me.
"Little guy, I heard your grandfather say that the north is not a place you can go?"
This makes me a little surprised. How come this old man Wu knows everything? It seems that he has a good relationship with grandpa!
"I advise you not to go. It's extremely cold in the Northeast right now. What's the best place to go?" Old Man Wu continued.
"Thank you for your kindness, old man, but we have important things to do, and we have already promised others. We can't go. Our friends are still waiting at the highway intersection!" I said politely.
When Old Man Wu heard what I said, he shook his head and stopped talking. Then he limped toward the outside alone, muttering as he walked, "What the hell is this old Hu doing?"
Fatty and I looked at each other, looked at Old Man Wu's back, and then walked outside.
"Why do you feel this old man is so weird?" the fat man whispered.
When I left the yard, the dog barked again, and I couldn't help but look back at the small yard where Hu Jiu and his family lived.
The door is still closed, and there seems to be nothing unusual, but I always feel that there is something abnormal in this yard!
But I couldn’t see it for a while.
After leaving the yard, Mr. Wu said goodbye to us.
"Old man, were you a soldier when you were young?" I asked.
"Hey, how do you know? This girl told you?" He looked at Hu Xue.
Hu Xue quickly shook her head, indicating that it had nothing to do with her.
"Mr. Wu, I saw it!" I said.
"Did you see that?" Old Man Wu looked suspicious.
I smiled and did not answer Old Man Wu's doubts, but took out a piece of gravel from my body.
"Old man, please take care of today's affairs. Please keep this thing away."
Old man Wu didn't care and took it.
"Old man, carry this thing with you. It will prolong your life. At least it will help your injured leg!"
Old Man Wu was stunned for a moment, and finally looked at the gravel in his hand. He held it in doubt and felt it for a while, then his expression suddenly changed.
"This jade is extraordinary!"
"That's not true. This is the fetal stone that gave birth to dragon veins. Don't throw it away. There are only a few pieces of it!"
Fatty is very smart. When I gave something as a gift, he immediately told me how much I cherished it and its benefits. He would have been a fool not to tell me!
Sure enough, when Old Man Wu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he gave me a meaningful look.
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll accept this!"
As he spoke, he actually carefully put the things into his pockets.
"Fourth Master Zhang has a great grandson! Boy, next time you come, you must come to my house to sit there!"
I smiled and said yes, and with Old Man Wu's words, I felt relieved.
After bidding farewell to Old Man Wu, Hu Xue drove us to meet Hu Zi and the others in a somewhat unfriendly manner.
According to her wishes, she didn't want me to leave, but I refused her kindness.
But as soon as the car turned the corner, my phone suddenly rang, and it turned out to be an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, who's there?"
A cold voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone.
"According to the address I gave you, come right away. Mr. Hu is dying!"