At around two o'clock in the morning, there was no one on the streets of the county town.
In this era, there were no so-called street lights in remote counties.
At night, it's always dark outside.
But today seems particularly special.
Lao Liu was woken up by the urge to urinate at night, and he got up in a daze and walked to the toilet.
As he walked, he muttered, "The barbecue food stall that just opened next door tastes really good, but next time I go there I'll have to drink less beer, otherwise I'll have to get up in the middle of the night, which will be too much trouble."
As soon as I opened the door, a burst of dazzling light came into my eyes.
"Huh?"
Old Liu was very surprised, "Is it already dawn?"
Turn your head and look in the direction of the bright light.
Then I was shocked!
"It's on fire!"
Lao Liu's shout made the quiet county town become noisy.
That night, I don't know how many people were woken up because of the fire.
At this moment, Zhou Bin and the others were sleeping soundly at home.
No idea what awaits them tomorrow!
…
Early the next morning, after breakfast, the family of three set out separately.
Liu Yun headed east to the township, while Zhou Bin and his son headed west to the county town.
Watching his mother riding away on an electric tricycle, Zhou Bin thought:
"Dad, when we were talking before, Uncle Xie said he wanted to buy a car. I was thinking about buying one for our family.
This will make it more convenient whether you go to the county town or other places in the future."
When Zhou Weimin heard this, he thought so and was somewhat moved.
But buying a car is a big deal after all, and he is cautious and doesn't want to make a decision so easily.
Thinking of Lao Xie, I rolled my eyes and had an idea.
He directly used his good buddy as a test subject:
"Since your Uncle Xie wants to buy it, let's see what happens after he buys it. If possible, it won't be too late for us to buy it then!"
As expected of a father and son, Zhou Bin gave a thumbs up without saying anything.
Ginger is still spicy!
In this day and age, the cost of buying a car is not a small amount.
In the past, this was something Zhou Weimin would never dare to think about.
But now, you can have it anytime.
It made him very emotional.
The days are getting more and more promising!
Arriving at the county seat, Zhou Bin felt a little strange.
"Dad, do you feel that there are a lot more people in the county this morning?"
After looking around, I found that not only were there a lot more people, but what were everyone discussing?
"It's just that there are too many people. It's not a big deal. Let's go to the store quickly."
Zhou Weimin didn't care about this, but instead joked, "How about we make a bet? How about we bet on whether Lao Liu and the others will arrive?"
"Oh, then I, Uncle Liu, and the others have already arrived."
Zhou Bin looked at his father with a smirk on his face and placed his bet first.
And this interruption also threw the doubts behind him.
The father and son talked and laughed all the way, getting closer and closer to the food stall.
From a distance, I saw Chen Ling and Xiao Yuan and his son standing on the roadside, with their backs to them.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Weimin was delighted, "Let me tell you, this guy Lao Liu must be the first to arrive."
Zhou Bin was just about to make fun of him when his eyes suddenly shrank with disbelief on his face.
"How is that possible!"
He stared straight ahead.
Immediately, he jumped up and ran towards the store.
Zhou Weimin looked at Zhou Bin's back with a confused look on his face, "What's wrong? What's happening..."
At this point, he stopped.
"how so!"
"If it's fake, it must be fake!"
He shook his head, rubbed his eyes hard, opened his eyes again, and looked towards where the food stall was.
Then, he held his head with both hands and squatted on the ground with a look of disbelief.
But after all, I still had my concentration, so I quickly stood up and ran forward quickly.
He looked at Xiao Yuan's father who had arrived first, pointed at the store, and asked extremely eagerly: "Lao Liu, you arrived before us, do you know what's going on?"
But Xiao Yuan's father just looked at the dark wall burned by the fire and said nothing.
His face was expressionless, his eyes were unfocused, and he stood there blankly.
Madoka was very worried about his condition and hugged his arms tightly, as if she was afraid that he would suddenly fall down in the next second.
Chen Ling, on the other hand, held Zhou Bin's hand tightly, hoping to give him some comfort.
She knew that Zhou Bin must feel equally uncomfortable.
At this time, Lao Xie also rushed over.
When I saw that the food stall that I had put all my efforts into was burned like this, I couldn't help but curse:
"Who did it, step on the horse? Let me know, and see if I don't chop up his whole family."
After cursing for a while, Lao Xie slowly fell silent.
The three of them stood side by side and stared at the burned-out food stall in a daze.
At this moment, the three dads looked like they were ten years older.
All energy and energy are gone.
At this moment, Lao Liu suddenly spoke:
"The people from the fire department just left before you came."
When others heard this, they quickly asked: "What did they say?"
Lao Liu's voice suddenly became hoarse, "They said that the fire broke out accidentally, possibly because the primer in the barbecue grill was not extinguished.
They checked and found that the fire started near the barbecue grill."
At this point, the expression on his face finally changed.
It is no longer dull, but pain, heart-wrenching pain.
Covering his chest with his hands, he kept mumbling to himself, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, but I'm really sure that I put out the fire, really put it out."
At the end of the sentence, I couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed on the ground.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"Uncle Liu!"
"Lao Liu, are you okay?"
Others quickly stepped forward to help him up and find a place to sit down.
Looking at the people surrounding him, Xiaoyuan's father tightly held the hands of Zhou Weimin and Lao Xie, feeling helpless and desperate.
Saying over and over again, "I've really put out all the fires."
He is in charge of the barbecue, and this is his responsibility.
If the fire was really an accident, the blow to him would be unprecedented.
At this time, Xie Zhenjie and Liu Yun, who received the news, also rushed over.
Looking at the messy food stalls, several people felt extremely heartbroken.
After understanding the information she had so far, Xiao Yuan's mother couldn't hold back and slapped Lao Xie hard several times.
I cried on the spot.
I couldn't help complaining: "My family has finally lived a good life, but you have done something like this again. It seems that we are really not destined to enjoy a happy life and can only live a life of hardship."
After hearing what his wife said, Lao Xie wanted to die.
yes!
So much investment has been made in the county food stalls, and it has not yet recovered its original investment. All the efforts and hard work have been wasted.
I finally had hope for life, but due to my own negligence, I fell to the bottom again.
He even thought silently in his heart:
If he could risk his own life and switch to a food stall without incident, he would be willing to do so.
"mom!"
Xiao Yuan couldn't stand listening anymore and quickly stopped her, "My dad definitely doesn't want this to happen, so please stop talking about him."
Liu Yun and Xie Zhenjie's mother also rushed over to comfort her.
Xie Zhenjie, who usually talks the most, didn't know what to say at this time.
Watching Zhou Bin standing there with his head lowered and silent, he opened his mouth several times but didn't know what to say.
Then he turned his attention to Chen Ling next to him and asked her for help.
Chen Ling shook her head and signaled him not to disturb Zhou Bin.
At this moment, everyone, including Lao Liu himself, had already decided in their hearts that this incident was an accident.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for everyone."
Lao Liu obviously blamed himself very much and apologized to everyone repeatedly.
Even if others try to persuade you, it will be of no use.
Xiao Yuan's mother also cried even more sadly.
Seeing the looks of her parents, Madoka, who was already very uncomfortable, couldn't hold it back anymore and started to shed tears.
There was no other way, Chen Ling could only comfort her first.
Zhou Weimin and Lao Xie looked at the food stalls and sighed constantly.
I thought about the vision the three of them had for the future when they were decorating together.
I thought of the opening ceremony, when Yi Yi went on stage, his legs were shaking nervously.
I also thought of the excitement I felt every night when I was busy settling accounts.
But now, all this is in vain!
For a moment, the entire food stall was filled with gloom and gloom!
When Zhou Bin finally came to his senses, what he saw was this scene!