The only way to inquire about this issue is to use Yu Yegui as the starting point.

He is a British university student who stayed in the UK after graduation. He is a very respectable lawyer. Now he came to the Special Administrative Region with his master, and Yu Xiangan also knows his master.

A major automobile manufacturer.

Looks like he's OK.

When this matter was reported back, it undoubtedly caused an uproar in the Yu family.

Yu Changcun knew about this and asked every day, "When will they come?"

So many years have passed, he thought the two of them were gone, and how many old men and women of their generation are still alive?

Now I finally heard the news. He is indeed gone. He passed away at the age of over 50. This was the last time they saw each other when they separated as brothers. But even if they didn't meet, I couldn't help but feel relieved knowing that he was living a good life before.

And now he can also see his third brother's wife and his third brother's children.

My third brother’s son is named Ye Gui, which means “fallen leaves return to their roots.” Isn’t this name obvious?

He wants to come back.

He probably wants to see his brothers too.

Zhang Chahua was equally excited, and she often told stories with Yu Changcun, talking about things that happened when they were young. They had told these stories so many times that they still enjoyed talking about them and never felt bored.

Yu Qingshan looked at their excitement and felt happy but also had a headache. How should he spread the news that Xiao An had resigned from his job to start a business in the Special Administrative Region?

It is true that parents owed their children in their previous life, and they are here to repay their debt in this life.

He didn't tell the truth in advance, and it would be too exciting if he didn't tell the truth in the end. He was afraid that the elderly people wouldn't be able to accept it.

He finally decided to talk about other people's business, such as how much money so-and-so made in business, or what so-and-so bought for his family through business. He often said this, and Zhang Chahua became suspicious and asked him why he said this, as this was not his usual style.

Yu Qingshan hesitated for a moment and then spoke. Zhang Chahua was stunned for a moment, but surprisingly, she was not very dissatisfied and was calm. "I thought it was a big deal. Xiao An's in-laws know that her business is doing well and her life is good. That's enough. What kind of job does it matter? Isn't this job to provide yourself with a better life? Xiao An has achieved this now and is so capable. You should be happy and proud of her."

This left Yu Qingshan speechless. He didn't expect his mother to be so open-minded.

In comparison, isn't he too out of date?

On the other side, Cui Yufeng frowned when she heard Yu Yegui talking about this. "You didn't, admit your mistake, are they real? Isn't it too coincidental? How long have you been back there, and you know about this? Could it be that you knew about our situation in advance, so you deliberately set up such a trap?"

Yu Yegui shook his head. "Mom, I've inquired about this matter. They have been posting missing person notices for almost a year. A year ago, I was in the UK and you were in Hong Kong. You didn't care about that side at all. It's just a coincidence that I'm following you to the SAR now. I would have probably gone to Japan."

"And I think it's unlikely that they deliberately came here to post this. Our family's situation isn't that good. We're just a middle-class family, and they don't live too badly over there."

Cui Yufeng snorted: "How do you know they are doing well? Do you believe them when they say so? How do you know they are not lying to you?"

Her attitude was full of doubt.

Yu Yegui sighed, "Mom, is your son still a child? I still have some insight. If the family conditions are very poor, he can't have such conversation. I have carefully observed the place where we eat and the other party's eating manners. Later, I asked someone to find out. They have been in the special zone for quite a while, about a year. They are all descendants of the great grandfather. The nephew is on the construction site and has dozens of workers under him. As for the niece, she is a college student at Qingmu University. Now she has a factory in the special zone and her business has gone abroad. We have bought the hot pot base produced by her factory. Mom, you forgot, it is the one you bought when I came back last time. It tastes really good and is convenient. Life is not bad now. Is it necessary to deliberately lie to us?"

Cui Yufeng was very wary. After he said that, her attitude softened a little, but still cold. Yu Yegui knew the reason. His mother had a knot in her heart, a knot with these uncles and brothers.

His mother is an only child. Her grandfather taught her the skill of massage. They lived a good life in their hometown, but they had a stable job but no male heir to inherit it. Her uncle persecuted her for this, so she had no choice but to flee to Hong Kong and almost died on the road. She may never be able to get over this knot in her life.

"Mom, let's go over there and meet some people. We are strangers to begin with. If we don't get along well, there will be no chance for us to get along. We still have to go over to our hometown. My dad has been talking about this for half his life."

He had never lived on that continent, but just by listening to his father's talk, he had gained a good understanding of the customs and people of his hometown.

Hearing this, Cui Yufeng nodded and said, "That's true. Forget it. Go and talk to them. Find some time to go back. Your father's situation and mine are different." She also has a hometown, but she doesn't want to go back to the place that brought her so much pain.

If she died, she wouldn't want to go back, she wouldn't have any worries at all.

Yu Yegui went to find his older brother, older sister and younger sister.

The eldest brother took his mother's surname and was called Cui Qiangsheng. The eldest sister was Yu Shuhua, and the youngest sister was Yu Wanxin. The brothers and sisters were no longer young and did not have the youthful vigor. When they found out about this, they felt mixed emotions, but they began to prepare in an orderly manner.

They went back before the New Year, and there were quite a few people, including their four brothers and sisters, as well as Yu Yegui's sister-in-law Li Shengnan and his wife Wang Anqi, a total of seven people.

They first came to the Special Zone, met up with Yu Mansheng and Yu Xiangan, and then took the train back to Baishi County.

Yu Xiangan bought a sleeper ticket. Sleeper tickets are easier to buy at this time because of her tax, so as soon as she asked, the other party gave it to her.

The group arrived at the train station in Baishi County, where Yu Qingshan and Yu Xianghai were already waiting.

You have to take a bus from here back to the commune, and then from the commune back to the Red Star Brigade.

From the moment Cui Yufeng set foot on the mainland, she felt complicated. After several decades, she came back here again. Breathing the air here felt different from that in Hong Kong, and the feeling became more obvious the further she went inland.

Hong Kong is not big and is close to the sea, so sea breeze and sea smell are always present. The mainland is different, with mountains and trees everywhere.

Moreover, after leaving the Special Administrative Region, foreigners with blond hair, blue eyes, or dark skin suddenly disappeared. Here, everyone has the same black hair and yellow skin, and even the wrinkles on their faces look the same.

Cui Yufeng couldn't utter a word. Yu Yegui and Cui Qiangsheng supported her on both sides.

The two brothers also had their mood swings.

This is their father’s hometown.

It is also the place where his father longs to return to.

In other words, this is also their roots.

Zhang Chahua and Yu Changcun got up early in the morning and started working. One was to clean the house more thoroughly, and the other was to find the previous photos.

They had photos. They took quite a few when Xiao An got married, and they also took a few more later. Fortunately, they had these photos. Otherwise, Zhang Chahua would not know what to say to that damn ghost. Looking at Yu Changyou in the photo, Zhang Chahua stroked the edge of the photo, complaining: "The descendants of your third brother's family came today. Why didn't you wait a little longer? If you waited a little longer, you could see them with your own eyes and ask them in person whether they were doing well. Now you have to ask me to bring you a message. I don't know if you have met your third brother and reminisced about the past. I don't know what your third brother looks like. It would be great if you had taken photos before, so I could take a look at what you looked like then. But we were so poor before that we couldn't bear to spend money on taking photos..."

Yu Changcun also changed into a neat new set of clothes. When he came to his sister-in-law's place, he couldn't sit still. After sitting for a while, he stood up and went to the door to take a look. Yang Huili laughed at him: "Second uncle, don't be impatient. It won't be that fast. Sit and wait."

Yu Changcun smiled bitterly: "I can't sit still."

Yang Huili didn't say much. It was normal for her to feel excited as they hadn't seen each other for decades.

After waiting for a while, I finally saw them. At that time, transportation was limited and there were no buses on this road, so Yu Manchang drove a ox cart to pick people up.

I was just worried that Third Grandma was in poor health and had been running around for so long that she might not be able to walk.

Cui Yufeng immediately got on the ox cart.

Sitting on the ox cart, he carried her along.

She thought she had forgotten, but she hadn't.

The guy who passed away earlier used to talk to her about his hometown, saying that if he came back, he would take her everywhere, and he would burn incense at his parents' graves, telling them that their third son had married and had children, and asked them to bless them and keep them safe and healthy...

Looking at these mountains and these waters, it turns out that this is the hometown he wanted to bring her to.

Yu Manchang was always talking, introducing the area to everyone, "This section is called Leigong'ao, and that one is called Shankeng. There are a lot of myrtles on it. In July and August, children love to run here to pick fruits. There is also a puddle in front where you can fish..."

As he was talking, Yu Manchang thought of the meals prepared at home. In order to entertain them, someone slaughtered a pig and bought more than 20 kilograms of meat. They also killed an old hen and bought a big fish. They also used a pair of pigeons to make soup. It can be said that everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the water is prepared.

He was talking over there and there was no dull moment, with people starting to talk to him from time to time.

Unexpectedly, Yu Xiangan and Yu Wanxin got along well and they were of similar age.

Yu Xiangan wanted to see if he could pick a house that suits him in Hong Kong while housing prices were low. In addition, he had traveled to Hong Kong in his later life and had a rough understanding of the place.

In fact, it is not very peaceful in Hong Kong now, but in terms of economic strength, it is indeed much stronger than the mainland. But it is very frustrating there. Hong Kong has not yet returned to China, and the British are in charge. You can imagine the status of the Chinese there.

Second class citizen.

Yu Wanxin was a little surprised when she found that no matter what she said, the other party could respond and what they said was not empty talk. However, it was only after she met the people that she believed what her second brother said that they had no ulterior motives. Their lives were okay, but they were not to the extent that others would deliberately deceive them.

But the conditions here are really difficult. To be honest, she has never ridden in an ox cart before. This is the first time for a young girl to ride in a sedan chair.

It's quite fresh.

After finally arriving at the place, they were still surrounded by onlookers.

This matter is no secret. The third brother and his family who had been missing for decades have returned. How fresh it is.

It was a chaotic era and many people lost contact with each other, but generally speaking, there was no need to think about it. Unless you were extremely lucky, there would be no news of them. Now they are back, and they are back from Hong Kong!

Yu Shunwen even reported this matter to his superiors. There was no other way. The attitude towards foreigners has changed and it has become a matter of pride. But going forward, overseas connections must be kept secret for fear of being accused by others. Only after reporting it did he feel at ease.

There's no way to talk about feelings. What kind of feelings could he have for his third uncle?

They have never met or interacted with each other. If it is something that will endanger the relationship of a whole family, then it is enough for them to know where the person is. There is really no need to recognize each other. Those who come to a family reunion meeting are all people of this age, and most of the time, they consider issues based on reality.

Only when it does not cause any trouble to myself or others, can this family reunion meeting be held openly.

When they arrived, Yu Shunwen took a look and was amazed. His father and his uncle looked very similar. When they walked together, people could tell they were brothers.

He looks a bit like his father, and the two cousins ​​opposite him probably look like his third uncle. At first glance, you can tell that they are related by blood.

Seeing this large group of people, Cui Yufeng and the others' expressions became even more complicated.

When I saw Yu Mansheng and the others before, they didn’t look that similar, so it was okay and I didn’t feel anything. But now when I see Yu Changcun, Yu Shunwen and Yu Qingshan, my expression changed.

Does this face look familiar?

familiar.

He felt mixed emotions in his heart, and Cui Yufeng especially looked at Yu Changcun's face several times.

If the dead guy were still alive, he would probably be about the same age now.

They are indeed brothers. They look exactly the same.

Now that she had met them, Cui Yufeng no longer had any doubts. Even if they were not sincere, judging from their appearance, she could not say that they were ordinary people with no connections.

After looking at the people first, Cui Yufeng carefully examined the house.

The house is a two-story building with a layer of dust on the outside. It doesn't look very eye-catching, but it has an advantage that it is large. Not everyone in Hong Kong can afford to live in a house like that. This house doesn't look bad, and the economic conditions are indeed not that bad.

And this old lady, at her age, she has some flesh on her body and a spirit in her eyes. The clothes she wears are not new and you can tell they have been worn before, and the material and workmanship are both good.

There are also children in the family. Although they are all tanned, the clothes they wear are decent and they will not catch a cold in winter.

"Come on, sit down quickly, let's go in and talk slowly." Zhang Chahua greeted excitedly.

A large group of people came in. Fortunately, the problem of large families was taken into consideration when the house was built. The house was big enough and there was still enough space for so many people to squeeze into the living room. The benches were also simple. I borrowed some benches from others and put them there so that everyone could sit down and talk.

Before Yu Yegui confirmed it, he did not call anyone, but simply called the two elders. He sat down, opened the bag he was carrying, and took out some photos from it. "These are some photos my dad took in the past."

Yu Changcun and Zhang Chahua leaned over to take a look. When Yu Changcun saw the people in the photos, his eyes became red and his voice became a little hoarse. He touched the youngest photo and said, "This was taken when he was in his twenties, right? This is a wedding photo. It is indeed my third brother, no doubt about it."

He blinked his eyes to get rid of the moisture. "There is an eight centimeter scar on his left arm. It was caused by a stone he fell down when he was looking for food in the mountains and was very hungry. The scratch was deep at the time, so the scar should still be there."

Cui Yufeng nodded. This made sense. He did have such a scar on his left arm, and she had asked about it, so she knew where the scar came from. This all made sense.

It will become clear once you match them up.

Yu Changcun gestured to Zhang Chahua and said, "Third sister-in-law, this is your eldest sister-in-law. I am the second child and I have a younger brother, but he passed away early and only left a son."

Seeing this, Yu Manchang opened the door and went out, "I'll go get him over."

Yu Changcun nodded, "Yes, we need to ask him to come over. We are going to recognize him today. After our third brother disappeared, we looked for him for a long time but couldn't find him. Fortunately, some of us brothers have made some progress and returned to our hometown, got married and had children. Your eldest sister-in-law gave birth to twins, who are your nephews. This is the eldest nephew Yu Qingbao, and this is the second nephew Yu Qingshan. Yu Qingbao has five children. The first two daughters are married and are not around. The three sons, Mansheng, who came back with you, are the youngest and make a living in the Special Administrative Region. The one who drove the ox cart to bring you here is the eldest son, who works in a brick kiln, almost like a worker. There is also a second son who teaches in Shanghai."

"This is your second nephew. He also has five children. The eldest son is Yu Xianghai, who came with you to pick you up. The second son is in the capital. He is a cadre who eats state food. He passed the college entrance examination and went out. The next one is a daughter. She also passed the college entrance examination and is a teacher in the provincial capital. The whole family is not here. We will see them next time if we have a chance. The next one is Yu Xiangan, who came back with you. She was also a talent who passed the college entrance examination here. Now she is starting a business in the special zone. The youngest one is now attending college in Yangcheng."

After these introductions were made one by one, the whole family was shocked.

They are both workers and college students. They live a very prosperous life and have a large family.

"It's my turn next. I have three children, a son and two daughters. My daughter got married a long time ago. My son is the head of our village and the director of our village paper mill. He has a say in this small piece of land."

"The fourth son has only one son. He is honest and hardworking. He works in the fields at home every day."

Why is it so clear?

It's because of the attitude of the third brother's family and what they heard before that they are living a good life, so they can't show weakness. They don't expect to get anything from them, so they have to show their attitude from the beginning to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings.

Before, Yu Yegui could only inquire about Yu Mansheng and Yu Xiangan. Now, when he heard this, he was really surprised.

Especially Yu Qingshan. If you count carefully, except for his eldest son, the other four are college students. Even if the eldest son is not a college student, he is an experienced skilled worker. People like this will never have to worry about food wherever they go.

These days are indeed not bad, and what is rare is that our family is harmonious.

After they had introduced themselves, it was Yu Yegui's turn. Cui Yufeng called her sister-in-law and second brother with a smile on her face. "The third brother and I had a hard time at the beginning, but later I had the ability and he had strength, so we managed to live a good life. I gave birth to a son and he took my last name. Now we have a massage parlor in Hong Kong. The business is very good, but we have no problem supporting our family. Then we gave birth to our eldest daughter and sent her to school. But later she got married. I had no choice but to take care of the child. For the sake of the child, many things were delayed."

The third one is my youngest son. He has the best education and was admitted to university. He has lived in the UK for many years. All of my daughters-in-law were married in the UK. We are more pleasing to the eye with black hair and yellow skin. If we had a blonde and blue eyes, I wouldn’t know how to talk to her. ”

"This is my youngest daughter. She also needs a teacher..."

The hosts now were Cui Yufeng, Zhang Chahua and Yu Changcun. After the introductions, they talked about the past and the third brother, and the others could only listen. There were some things the younger generation did not know, so they basically listened attentively.

Xu Xiaojuan was serving tea and water on the side, while Yang Huili saw that it was almost time and went into the kitchen to prepare the meal together with Yu Shunwen's wife.

With so many people at home, preparing this dish is not an easy task.

If you want to cook a decent meal, you have to put in some effort.

Yu Xiangan also went in to help and prepared lunch together. When it was almost time for lunch, Yu Manchang came back with Yu Niangen. He was the only son of Yu Changcun's fourth brother. He was an honest and dull person with a low sense of presence and was not talkative. He usually worked in the store.

The meal was undoubtedly sumptuous.

First clothes, then houses? Now food.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation are accounted for the three necessities of life, so life can definitely not be said to be bad.

The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests. Afterwards, Cui Yufeng said that she wanted to go and sweep the tomb. When could she go to sweep the tomb? This was also what Yu Yegui wanted to know. He also wanted to move his father's ashes here. Before that, he had to do other things first, such as looking at the tomb and calculating the date. It was not something that could be moved just like that.

These are not trivial matters, and it is also a good thing to worship.

He also said: "I will take you to see it. Our ancestors are all in that area. If there is a place, please ask someone to come and decide which location is the most suitable. There is no rush..."

They settled down here. There were empty rooms here, and there was also a house built by Yu Xiangyan. The house there had been maintained and could be lived in directly now.

His house had many rooms at the beginning, so they could all stay there.

Yu Xiangan quickly became familiar with people in the past few days, and his main target of acquaintance was Yu Wanxin.

Yu Yegui is familiar with Yu Qingshan, Cui Yufeng is familiar with Zhang Chahua, Cui Qiangsheng is familiar with Yu Shunwen...

Everyone has their own kind of people.

Just like that, Yu Xiangan's resignation and starting a business passed by so ordinary here. One reason was that their arrival distracted everyone's attention, and the other was that Yu Qingshan did not tell her how much debt she had.

It made her feel relieved.

This level was passed just like that.

That's great.

Yu Yegui and his friends didn't stay for too long and went back after a few days. Yu Xiangan went back to chat with her grandparents and then boarded the train back to the capital. She wanted to celebrate the New Year with Lin Chuanbai and his children.

This year, Lin Houpu even called her to ask if she would go back for the New Year, because she hadn't returned to the capital yet. If she didn't even go back to the capital, would she go back to Qincheng?

Yu Xiangan said he would go back at that time.

When I returned to that familiar place, there were still the same number of people visiting the two restaurants. Apart from that, there were also great changes. There were many new stores on both sides of the street, selling food, daily necessities, and clothes. There were all kinds of stores, which added a lot of vitality to the street.

When I got back and walked in, I saw Lin Chuanbai reading a book.

Lin Chuanbai didn't expect Yu Xiangan to come back suddenly, and was surprised and happy to see her.

Yu Xiangan walked over and hugged him, "I'm giving you a surprise, are you happy?"