Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing rushed to the senior activity center. Before they even entered, they heard bursts of hearty laughter coming from inside, mixed with a few energetic "Good chess! Good chess!"
Shen Qiqi was delighted. It seemed that the elders were in a good mood today. This was a good sign for her.
When I opened the door, a warm breeze with the scent of sunshine blew in my face. In the activity center, the elderly people gathered in groups of three or four. Some were playing chess, some were chatting, and some were squinting their eyes to bask in the sun. It was a leisurely and comfortable scene.
An atmosphere of hope permeated the activity center, just like sunshine spreading across the earth.
Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and felt full of energy.
"Uncle Wang!" Shen Qiqi spotted Uncle Wang sitting in the corner basking in the sun and quickly walked over to him.
Uncle Wang squinted his eyes and looked energetic, but there was a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"Hey, Xiao Shen, what's the matter?" Uncle Wang asked with a smile.
Shen Qiqi didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Uncle Wang, I want to ask you about our village in the past..." She briefly recounted the clues she had found in the archives room, focusing on a major event in the early days of the village.
When Uncle Wang heard this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a solemn look.
He tried hard to recall, his brow furrowed, his fingers tapping on the armrest of the chair.
The elderly people around also stopped what they were doing and pricked up their ears to listen.
"This...this matter..." Uncle Wang hesitated for a long time, and finally shook his head helplessly, "It's been too long, I can't remember it..."
An atmosphere of helplessness spread among the crowd, like smog covering the earth.
Shen Qiqi's heart sank as well. She had originally thought that she could get some key information from Uncle Wang, but unexpectedly, she came up empty-handed.
"It's okay, it's okay, Uncle Wang, take your time to think about it." Shen Qiqi forced herself to cheer up and comforted Uncle Wang, "Can't remember anything at all? Any details will do."
Uncle Wang tried hard to recall again and spoke some vague fragments intermittently, but these fragments were like scattered puzzle pieces and could not be pieced together into a complete picture.
Shen Qiqi listened patiently, taking every word that Uncle Wang said into her heart.
Although this information seems useless at the moment
"Oh, I'm old and useless..." Uncle Wang sighed, his tone full of self-blame.
"Uncle Wang, please don't say that," Shen Qiqi quickly comforted him, "You've already helped us a lot."
She looked around and found that the other elderly people also looked confused. It seemed unlikely that she could expect them to remember anything.
A sense of powerlessness rose in Shen Qiqi's heart, but she did not give up.
“Grandma Li, you still remember…” Shen Qiqi turned to the other old man, with a hint of hope in her tone.
Grandma Li also looked bewildered and shook her head: "I'm old, I can't remember clearly, Xiao Shen."
Well, it seems that these old people have collectively lost their memory.
Shen Qiqi felt her head was about to explode. What should she do?
Is the village history going to get stuck here?
This won’t do. She must find a way to break through!
She felt like a warrior trapped in a maze, surrounded by high walls and no light at all.
Shen Qiqi's brows were tightly furrowed into a "川" shape, and worry hung over her like a dark cloud.
She could feel the air around her getting heavier, making it hard for her to breathe.
Lu Qing walked up to her silently and held her hand.
His palms were warm and strong, as if silently telling her: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
She knew that now was not the time to be depressed, she had to find a way.
Her eyes lit up. Yes, the information in the archives!
Maybe that old information can help.
She quickly took out the old documents she had found in the archives from her bag and carefully spread them out in front of Uncle Wang.
"Uncle Wang, take a look at these and see if you can remember anything?"
Uncle Wang picked up the document tremblingly, squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully, his fingers gently stroking the yellowed paper.
Suddenly, he felt as if he had been electrocuted, his whole body trembled, and his eyes widened.
"This...this, I remember it!" Uncle Wang said excitedly, his voice trembling a little.
"Really? What did you remember?" Shen Qiqi asked in surprise, feeling like she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
Grandpa Wang excitedly pointed to a detail on the document and said quickly, "This, this I remember! Back then, the village held a special meeting to repair the canal! That meeting was held in the village ancestral hall. It was so lively!"
A single stone caused a thousand ripples, and the old people also gathered around, looking curiously at the place where Grandpa Wang pointed, and discussing it in a buzzing manner.
The activity center instantly became lively, and the originally dull atmosphere was swept away, as if it had been reborn.
"Yes, yes, I remember it too. During that meeting, I stole peanuts from Mr. Wang's house next door!" said an old lady with a smile.
"Haha, kid, you even remember the stolen food so clearly!" The old people around laughed, and the atmosphere became relaxed and happy.
Shen Qiqi looked at the lively scene in front of her, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.
She knew that she had made the right bet this time!
This old information is indeed a treasure!
The corners of her mouth rose slightly, and a smug smile quietly appeared on her face.
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