Then he handed the melon seeds and candy in his hand to the old lady. The old lady's smile deepened, and she pretended to refuse, saying, "Oh, come sit with me and have a drink of water. Why do you need to bring anything? You are so polite."
He said this, but actually he had already taken the things with his hands, "Come, come, here, here." After saying that, he led the way in front, ready to lead the few people to his house.
The three of them looked at each other and followed.
After entering the room, several people looked around silently. The room was not big and was shabby. The wall paint inside had peeled off, and the peeling parts were hastily wiped with newspaper.
There was only a kang and a kang table inside, nothing else. The whole room seemed very large and empty.
"Please sit down. Don't be polite. I'll go get you two glasses of water." The old lady pointed to the kang bed and motioned for everyone to sit down.
"Thank you, Auntie."
They sat on the kang, watching Auntie go to the kitchen to pour water for them. Jiang Ziwen asked quietly, "What are we doing here? What information can we get from just asking Auntie?"
"That's okay, let's leave it like this for now. We need to let them relax their guard so we can hear some different things. We'll hang around in the yard this afternoon and see if there are any other clues."
"good."
After a while, the old lady came in with three cups of water. She handed the cups to the three people in turn and said, "Come, it's cold, drink some hot water."
"Hey, thank you, Auntie."
Cheng Jiawen took a sip of water and calmly began to chat with the old lady. "Auntie, how many years have you lived here?"
"I've lived here for more than 20 years. My husband has been working here, so I've lived here. I used to be an employee at the steel plant, but later I gave my position to my son."
"I see. You really love your son."
"Hahaha, of course. I only have one son, and the others are all daughters. If not him, who else should I love?"
"Hey, have you heard? It is said that this natural disaster is God's 'retribution' to us." Cheng Jiawen said mysteriously.
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