Chapter 479 The secret was discovered.
"It must be true. The man's left ear is different from that of normal people. He only has half of it. When my old man met him on the street, the man had never seen him before, but he recognized the man at a glance."
This means that the man who bought the baby must have microtia on the left side, which causes hidden ear.
Seeing that Lin Quansheng and Liang Ziqiang were still half-believing and half-doubting, the old lady said anxiously:
"My old man also told me where that man is from. He is not from Changpu Town.
It’s dozens of miles away from here. At that time, it was called Tieniu Commune and Niujiao Brigade! I can’t even remember what it’s called now.”
When Lin Quansheng heard the place names coming out of the old lady's mouth, he looked confused and didn't react much.
But Liang Ziqiang frowned and felt surprised.
What a coincidence? Tieniu Commune and Niujiao Brigade are now Tieniu Town and Niujiao Village, right?
This was not the first time he had heard of this place, he had even gone there once.
That was last year. Li Liang and Lin Baixian caught Niu Xun and Tong Yusheng, who blew up his fish cage. Niu Xun and the other two were from Niujiao Village, Tieniu Town.
Liang Ziqiang wanted to find out what happened, so he went to Tieniu Town, but he still couldn't figure out what happened. Whether Niu Xun and Tong Yusheng broke into his cage accidentally or deliberately blew it up, he still hasn't found an answer.
"According to you, the kid who was sold by the Tian family is still alive in Niujiao Brigade? This is strange. Am I really wrong?" Lin Quansheng still looked a little unconvinced.
"I've made it so clear, why don't you believe it? Two months ago, an old man named Xie came to ask me, and he didn't quite believe it when I told him this. Don't look at my age, my mind is not confused, and I won't mix up things!" The old lady started to ramble.
Old Xie?
"Grandma Qin, this guy named Xie you are talking about, does he often come to your village?" Liang Ziqiang asked quickly.
"Not often," the old lady shook her head, "he only came once, and said he was going to Niujiao Village, and he never came again after that!"
After hearing this, I have found out everything I need to know.
It seems that after Old Xie found out the whereabouts of Old Qiu's child, he went to Niujiao Village in Tieniu Town. Old Lady Qin could not know what happened afterwards.
Lin Quansheng kept his word and did not charge any money. He even gave Old Lady Qin some "talismans" for free, saying that they could restrain the mandrills and keep her safe.
When they came out, it was already late. They definitely couldn't go to Tieniu Town today, so the two discussed it and returned to Changwang Village.
Lin Quansheng was not needed much the next day, so Liang Ziqiang made some necessary self-defense preparations and drove the lotus-patterned boat to Tieniu Town.
Since it was not the first time to Niujiao Village, we drove the boat quickly and directly to the shore not far from Niujiao Village, then went ashore and entered the village.
This time he asked the villagers directly about a man with only half of his left ear.
I didn't expect that when I asked an older man, he immediately said:
"You mean Tong Shichai! His ears were born like that."
At this time, a half-bald old man next to him snorted and said, "It's not just his ears, he has defects in that area too! He married a wife but she couldn't give birth to a baby, so he had to spend money to buy a baby!"
The old man in front seemed to think that the man behind him was talking nonsense, and retorted: "One is one, two is two, Fan Laoshuan, you should be more kind-hearted and stop making up stories. It's true that Tong Shichai couldn't have a baby, but he didn't spend money to buy a baby. His son was given to him by someone else, and he was a baby that the people in the city didn't want. I heard that he was born to a rich family's daughter before she got married. Tong Shichai adopted him, which was also a good deed!"
The half-bald old man Fan Laoshuan curled his lips and said, "That's because you don't know the inside story! What baby is a gift from a city person? It's just a baby bought from another village!"
"You must have had an illness and your brain has turned into a mess. The whole village knows that the baby was adopted from the city, but you are the only one who said that you bought him from some village. Do you think anyone in the village would believe you?" The old man in front got angry. "Even though Tong Shichai has not stayed in our village for a long time, you can't just make up stories about people behind their backs!"
The old man said a few words and then left.
When Liang Ziqiang heard this, it was obvious that this person named Fan Laoshuan seemed more worthy of inquiry. He quickly and quietly pulled Fan Laoshuan aside.
The person in front was handing out cigarettes one by one, and this time he directly took out a pack of cigarettes and gave it to Fan Laoshuan.
Fan Laoshuan seemed to be a talkative person. After receiving the cigarette, he talked even more:
"I don't understand why so many people are looking for Tong Wen'an recently. I heard from the villagers that a group of people came to inquire about him a few months ago, and another old man came to inquire about him two months ago. But they didn't meet me. I have been living in my daughter's house in another place for two years. I only came back to Niujiao Village to stay for a few days recently. After this period of time, I have to go back to my daughter's house!"
Liang Ziqiang understood immediately. Tong Wen'an should be referring to the child who was bought by Tong Shichai with missing ears, and also the biological son of Lao Qiu from Piaomu Island.
"Just now, the old man said that Tong Wen'an was not bought but brought from the city. You said he was bought. What's going on?"
Liang Ziqiang found a place to squat down and chatted slowly with Fan Laoshuan.
"You asked the right person about this matter! That was 25 years ago. Tong Shichai couldn't have a baby, so he discussed it with his wife and decided to adopt one. He actually did get one. There was a young girl in the city who was not virtuous. She gave birth to a baby before getting married. The baby could not be kept, so after being passed around, Tong Shichai took the baby in and gave him a name, Tong Wen'an.
This is all that everyone in the village knows, so they all say that Tong Wen'an was adopted from the city.
They only know half of it. I am the only one who knows the real truth! Don't ask me how I know it. I won't tell you even if you ask me.
Anyway, the child Tong Wen'an brought from the city was weak. He was about to die after just a few days of care! I don't know how Tong Shichai managed it, but he immediately contacted another child from another village, who was also born not many days ago. Tong Shichai spent almost all the money he had saved and bought this child back.
The child from the city did not survive that night and was thrown into the sea by Tong Shichai. However, the child he bought with money was raised by him.
But Tong Shichai definitely didn't mention the baby he bought. He only said that the one he raised was the one he adopted from the city. Anyway, he threw it away secretly in the middle of the night. No one knew that the city kid had died, and no one knew that he had bought another one with money! Only I know that everyone in the village was deceived by Tong Shichai. The current Tong Wen'an was not the city kid from the beginning!"
It turned out that there was such a hidden story in the middle! Liang Ziqiang thought about it for a while, who was more right, the old man in front of him or Fan Laoshuan?
After carefully thinking about what Fan Laoshuan said, I feel that what he said makes sense, and Fan Laoshuan's statement is probably closer to the facts.
In other words, Tong Wen'an is actually the child of Lao Qiu and Tian Suqin, and was bought by Tong Shichai from Tian Suqin's elder brother.
In this case, it seems that this trip was not in vain. At least I helped Lao Qiu find the whereabouts of his biological children.
It's just strange that Lao Xie also found this Niujiao Village, but why didn't he bring Tong Wen'an back to Piaomu Island to meet Qiu Dongzhi? By the way, just now Fan Laoshuan mentioned that he had been staying at his daughter's home in another place for the past two years and only came back in the past few days.
In other words, when Lao Xie came here to inquire, he didn't even meet Fan Laoshuan who was still out of town.
Then, it is very likely that Old Xie believed what other villagers said and thought that Tong Wen'an was a baby adopted from the city and not the son of Qiu Dongzhi that he was looking for.
If that were the case, Old Xie would never have continued to look for Tong Wen'an, let alone bring Tong Wen'an to Piaomu Island.
But why did Lao Xie disappear?
Liang Ziqiang didn't think about Old Xie for the time being, and quickly looked at Fan Laoshuan and asked, "Where do Tong Shichai and Tong Wen'an live now? I just heard from that old man that they haven't been here recently. Did they move to some other village nearby? You must know this, right?"
(End of this chapter)
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