Yu Lang was tortured by his illness and finally passed away with the hope of recovery and the longing for his mother. He left his loved ones, classmates, teachers, his beloved family, hometown, and alma mater. All the care, love, hard work, and sacrifice of the whole family for more than a year finally turned into smoke and disappeared with the wind, becoming meaningless. At this point, Da Sheng finally believed the doctor from the provincial hospital. Not all diseases in the world could be cured with money. The only thing that comforted him was that he, Xiao Mei, and the whole family had done their best to treat his son's illness and save his life. Now, he could only resent the injustice of the heavens, the inability of medicine, and the incompetence of doctors.
After a period of grief, Da Sheng was completely disheartened. He had no intention of helping his parents with the work in the fields, nor did he want to work in the city to earn money. Every day, he seemed to have lost his soul. He wandered around alone and had nothing to do. When he saw someone, he could not say a few words. He was afraid that people would say that he was crazy, so he had to sneak away alone. There were only two things he often did. One was to visit Yu Lang's grave in the fields and add soil to him; He either stayed at home and sorted out all the clothes that Yu Lang had worn since he was born, washed and dried, then put them into a box and kept them well. He said that when Xiao Mei came back to look at these clothes, it would be equivalent to seeing Yu Lang. He would have an explanation for Xiao Mei.
His parents felt sorry for their son and advised him,"You're still young. Life has just begun. There's still a long way to go. You don't have to be so pessimistic and disappointed. If Yu Lang is gone, you and Xiao Mei can have another child. Now that the family doesn't need so much money, Xiao Mei doesn't need to continue working at her uncle's house. Go to Guangzhou and find her. If you have another child, you can still be a happy family. You're the only one at home now. You're all alone and wandering around every day. It doesn't look like you're living your life.”
Dasheng had also thought of finding Xiao Mei and having another child. But where could he find Xiao Mei? There was no address or phone number. Xiao Mei said that she was working as a nanny at her uncle's house in Guangzhou. Her uncle's name was Zhao Zifeng. His hometown was Zhao Zhuang in the local mountains. He was now a businessman in Guangzhou and was a big boss. However, when Yu Lang was critically ill, he asked his grandfather to go to Zhao Village to inquire about him. When he asked about Zhao Zifeng, no one knew him. At this moment, he and his parents thought of what Grandpa Yulang had said when he came back from Zhao Village. They hesitated again and were worried. His parents said," I just don't know if Xiao Mei is really working as a nanny at her uncle's house in Guangzhou. What does her uncle do? Where exactly does he live in Guangzhou?" Without her uncle's exact address, where can you find Xiao Mei?”
Da Sheng disagreed with his parents and said,""Xiao Mei is working as a nanny at her uncle's house in Guangzhou. Firstly, she told me about this personally. We have a good relationship as husband and wife, so she won't lie to me. In addition, the money order she sent me had the stamp of the Guangzhou Post Office. How could it be fake? When she called me, I didn't ask for her uncle's address. I wanted to ask again, but I didn't receive her call. It was probably because the phone call was too long that her uncle had a problem with it and never asked her to call home again.”
"Since you've confirmed that Xiao Mei is at her uncle's house in Guangzhou, I think you should make a trip to Guangzhou and think of a way to find Xiao Mei. If you have another child, don't go out to work in the future.”Dasheng's father saw that Dasheng was sure that Xiaomei was in her cousin's house in Guangzhou, so he had to say so.
However, Da Sheng hesitated when he heard his father's words. He said,""Why wouldn't I want Xiao Mei back? I've been thinking about it every day these past few days. I can't sleep at night. However, after thinking about this matter repeatedly, I feel that it's not appropriate to do so. Think about it, when Yulang needed surgery fees, we went around to raise money and tried every means possible, but we still couldn't raise enough money. In the end, he met Xiao Mei's uncle and explained Yu Lang's illness. He begged him to pay three years 'salary in advance, 300,000! She agreed without hesitation. Now that Yu Lang is gone, we don't need money anymore. Let's call Xiao Mei back. Is this appropriate? Will he agree?"
"How is it inappropriate? At most, we'll return the money to him. Now that the child was gone, what was the use of his money?”Dasheng's mother said.
"This isn't good. We'll let others see that we're not being kind and heartless. We'll consider our own interests first and not the interests of others. I've been thinking about it over and over again for the past few days, and I've come up with a perfect solution: I'll also go to Guangzhou to work. While working, I'll look for Xiao Mei. As long as she's in Guangzhou, I'll find her eventually. I often go to see her and invite her out to play during the holidays. When she is pregnant and unable to serve the old lady, uncle will naturally call her back. In any case, with his younger brother and sister helping him with the ten acres of land at home, he wouldn't be late. Do you think this will work?"
"Alright, that's for the best. Even if you call her back in a hurry, you might not be able to find her immediately. This way, while working, she would be able to find Xiao Mei. The more people she knew, the more information she would have. It would be easier to find Xiao Mei. If Xiao Mei was pregnant and called her back, her uncle would have nothing to say.”Dasheng's father said.
"So, you agree? Where's Mom?"
"Alright, I agree. In short, he had to find Xiao Mei first and then think of a way to bring her back. The current situation was indeed worrying. There was no more news after the 300,000 yuan was sent back. He couldn't get through to his phone either. He didn't know where he was or what was going on. He was really anxious!”his mother said.
"Since the two elders have agreed, I'll wait for my younger siblings to come back tonight. I'll explain the family matters to them and make some preparations.”Dasheng said.
His father thought for a moment and said,"There's one more thing. Before you leave, return the money you borrowed from your relatives and friends." Now that Yu Lang had left, the surgery fees were not used. If they were left there for nothing, their relatives and friends would have objections.”
"Of course. I've thought about all these things. I'll return the money I borrowed from my relatives and friends first. In addition, the wardrobe, washing machine, refrigerator, and television were all essential for the family to live. They were sold to save Yu Lang. Now that Yulang was gone, the surgery fees were not used. The money was saved there, so he would buy a new one. If the child was gone, what was the use of money? I'll just leave the money for the travel expenses to Guangzhou. The rest of the money will be handed over to the two elders. In the future, when I'm not at home, if the family needs money or if my sister-in-law gets married, I'll use this money.”As Dasheng spoke, he remembered the time when Yulang was diagnosed with leukemia and the whole family raised money. He actually shed tears.
"Why are you crying? We don't need this money. We'll save it there first. If Xiao Mei can come back, we're willing to return her uncle's money to him.”his mother said.
"Now that we're willing to retreat, they might not be willing to accept it. He would talk about this after he found Xiao Mei and asked about the situation.”Dasheng said to his mother.
In the evening, his brother Dazeng and sister Dating came home. Dasheng called them to his room and said,"I want to go to Guangzhou to look for your sister-in-law, but I don't know the exact address. I have to work while looking for her. After I leave, I'll leave the matters at home to you.”He also instructed them to be filial to their parents, go home early if there was nothing to do, and not cause trouble outside. He also said that the money was in the hands of his parents and that he could ask them for it when he needed it. Da Zeng said,"You can go and look for your sister-in-law. Now that Da Ting and I can work, we won't delay the matters at home."”
The next day, Dasheng took out the money and asked his parents to return the money borrowed from relatives and friends. He also asked his younger brother and sister to go to the city to buy furniture and appliances. He stayed at home to pack up his clothes and prepare to work in Guangzhou to find his beloved wife, Xiao Mei.
Before leaving, Dasheng went to Zheng Village to visit Xiaomei's parents, saying that he was going to Guangzhou to find Xiaomei. Xiao Mei's father said that his family was also very worried about Xiao Mei's situation. He had recently heard that there was indeed a person in Zhao Village in the mountains doing business in Guangzhou, but the situation was not as Xiao Mei had said. The man was called Zhao Ming, in his forties. He owned a grocery store on a commercial street in Guangzhou. In terms of seniority, Xiao Mei should call him cousin. Only the couple lived in Guangzhou. His mother was in her seventies and lived at home with his brother. She was still alive. Zhao Ming did not have any old ladies who needed to hire a nanny to serve her. He wrote down Zhao Ming's address for Dasheng and asked him to go to Guangzhou to look for Xiao Mei. He wanted to find Zhao Ming first and ask him and his wife if they knew about this uncle called Zhao Zifeng. He wanted to know what they knew and if they could provide any clues. Da Sheng was very happy to hear this, thinking that he finally had a reliable clue. He took Zhao Ming's address from his father-in-law and read it carefully. Then he put it in his inner pocket and said,"This is great. Whether he's close or not, he's from my hometown. It's best to know someone from another place. When I arrive in Guangzhou, I'll definitely look for him. If Zhao Zifeng was a big boss in Guangzhou, Zhao Ming would definitely know. He might have even met him before. That way, he would be more confident in finding Xiao Mei.”Xiao Mei's parents also thought that it was reliable to look for Zhao Ming.
Seeing that the family affairs had been arranged properly and that his luggage had been packed, Dasheng went to the field to look at Yulang's grave and add some new soil. He stood in front of the grave and told Yu Lang that he would go to Guangzhou to find his mother for him. When he was alive, he could not satisfy his wish to let him see his mother. After death, he would ask his mother to come to the grave to visit him. The father and son talked for a while across the yellow soil, and Da Sheng shed a burst of tears. The next day, he said goodbye to his parents and siblings and set off for Guangzhou.
Dasheng got off the train at the Guangzhou train station. He followed the crowd out of the station and onto the street. He looked up and saw the huge city of Guangzhou. There were tall buildings, trees, and traffic. It was a new world different from his hometown.
When Dasheng arrived in Guangzhou, he felt that he was closer to Xiaomei. It seemed that he was one step away from seeing her. Xiao Mei worked as a nanny in a family in this city. She worked hard every day to serve an old lady who was old and disabled. She still did not know that Yu Lang had passed away. She was still full of hope that her son would get better as soon as possible after the operation and return to school. Three years later, when she returned home, she would be able to see a healthy and lively Yu Lang. At the thought of this, his heart ached, and there was an indescribable sadness. He couldn't wait to see Xiao Mei immediately and tell her all the pain in his heart. However, he was afraid to see Xiao Mei and tell her the news of Yu Lang's death because it was something she could not imagine and could not accept. It would make her extremely sad and even faint, thus losing the confidence and courage to live and unable to continue working in her uncle's house.
Dasheng was not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Guangzhou City. In the past year, Yu Lang's illness, treatment, death, and Xiao Mei's departure had caused him to be mentally and physically exhausted and scarred. Now, his only hope was to find his wife, Xiao Mei, as soon as possible so that he could start his life anew after his grief. However, in the vast city of Guangzhou, where could he find her? He was at a loss. Therefore, he decided to find a small hotel near the train station to stay in. He would ask the locals about the situation and think about it before deciding how to find Xiao Mei.
Da Sheng stayed in the small hotel. He asked the owner and the staff,""Do you know a big boss called Zhao Zifeng in Guangzhou?”They said," There are many big bosses in Guangzhou now. They are from foreign countries, Hong Kong, Taiwan, business, factories, and charity. There are men and women. But I don't know what this Boss Zhao you're talking about does. Is he a man or a woman? Where is he from?”" He's a man in his fifties or sixties," the student said." He's a businessman, very rich, and likes to do charity. His hometown is in Northern Jiangsu, and he's a distant relative of ours.”"There are quite a few male bosses in their fifties or sixties who are doing business. I don't think I've heard of anyone called Zhao Zifeng from Northern Jiangsu. Since they are your relatives, why don't you know them and still ask us?”" Zhao Zifeng left his hometown to do business in Guangzhou a long time ago," Da Sheng said." He rarely comes home. Although we are relatives, we have lost contact with him. We only know that he is a big boss in Guangzhou. We don't know his specific situation or address.”Someone suggested," Since this Boss Zhao often does charity, the TV station has interviewed and reported on him. You can go to the TV station and ask. They might know the situation.”
This sentence reminded the lost person. Dasheng thought that television stations were the most popular nowadays. Television had become a necessity for every household. Whether it was the rich or the poor, every household had one and everyone watched it. No matter what happened or who it was, as long as it was exposed on television, every household would immediately know about it and would even comment and spread it. He thought that the people at the television station must know Zhao Zifeng better than Zhao Ming. Therefore, he first went to Guangzhou City TV Station to inquire about his uncle, Zhao Zifeng. He repeatedly introduced what he knew about Zhao Zifeng. The TV station checked the interview records in recent years, but did not find a boss named Zhao Zifeng. He was disappointed. He believed that his uncle might have changed his name to Zhao Zifeng, or that he was not a big boss at all and had never done charity work, so the television station did not interview him.
Da Sheng returned to the hotel and thought about it repeatedly. He felt that something was wrong. If Zhao Zifeng wasn't a big boss, why would he pay such a high salary to hire a nanny? He was even willing to advance 300,000 yuan to Xiao Mei? In the end, he decided that Zhao Zifeng must have changed his name now. Perhaps Zhao Zifeng was his hometown name and had never been called this name in Guangzhou, so no one knew Zhao Zifeng. At this moment, he remembered the address of Zhao Ming, the owner of Zhao Zhuang's grocery store in Guangzhou, which his father-in-law had given him. He thought that Zhao Ming was also doing business in Guangzhou. Since he and Zhao Zifeng were from the same village and family, he must know Zhao Zifeng's current name and address.
According to the address, Dasheng quickly found Zhao Ming's grocery store and himself. Zhao Ming was very happy to see that they were from his hometown and could be considered relatives. He would definitely stay for lunch and ask about the changes in his hometown. He talked about the ways of the world in his hometown and was very enthusiastic. However, when Dasheng mentioned that his purpose in coming to Guangzhou was to find Zhao Zifeng, the big boss of Zhao Zhuang's business in Guangzhou, because his wife, Zheng Xiaomei, was a nanny at Zhao Zifeng's house and served Zhao Zifeng's old mother, Zhao Ming fell silent. After thinking for a long time, he told Dasheng clearly, In the past few years, many people from his hometown had come to Guangzhou to work. He couldn't explain it clearly, but he was the only one doing business in Guangzhou. There was no one else. He was just a small merchant who opened a grocery store. In Guangzhou, he had heard of many big bosses, but he had never heard of a big boss named Zhao Zifeng.
Dasheng said that after his wife came to Guangzhou, she sent money to his family and even called them. He was sure that his wife was in Guangzhou and was a nanny at Zhao Zifeng's house. He asked Zhao Ming if his uncle had changed his name and was no longer called Zhao Zifeng. Zhao Ming said that he might change his name, but his hometown and surname would not change. All these years, he had never heard of a person surnamed Zhao doing business in Guangzhou, let alone a big boss.
Dasheng said that everything else could be fake, but it was absolutely true that his wife sent 300,000 yuan home from Guangzhou because he received the money personally. At the same time, he received a call from his wife from Guangzhou. It seemed that even if Zhao Zifeng was not the one who hired his wife as a nanny, it must be someone else. Otherwise, his wife would not have sent 300,000 yuan home. Who could this person be?
Zhao Ming pondered for a while and said," I thought that the name Zhao Zifeng might be fake. He's not from Zhao Zhuang at all. Maybe he's been to or knows about Zhao Zhuang before." He did this because he did not want anyone who knew him or knew him to know his real name and address, find his house, disturb him, or trouble him. If that was the case, it would be difficult to find them. Dasheng also agreed with Zhao Ming's opinion. He said that Xiao Mei had called him when she sent the money. She said that her uncle did not want her to call home often because he was afraid that it would affect her mood and she would not be able to take good care of the old lady.
If they couldn't find Zhao Zifeng, they couldn't find Xiao Mei either. After returning to the small hotel near the station from Zhao Ming's grocery store, Dasheng was disappointed again.
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