Who knew that the Diqi family had been targeted for a long time. Just after walking out for a day, they encountered robbers. The number of people was more than three times that of theirs, and all of them were armed.
Dilu was so scared that he hid in the carriage and dared not get out, asking them to rush forward and fight with these people to protect his family.
When the locals saw the robbers, they ran away. They were not stupid. They knew that the robbers were armed and they were just delivering food to the robbers. So they ran after them. The robbers thought they had taken the robbers' belongings and chased them desperately.
In this way, the old man and the eldest brother got separated. The old man avoided those people and waited for the eldest brother for many days, but the eldest brother did not come back. He was so hungry that he could not find any food, so he left alone.
He himself didn't know east, west, south, and north. He stopped and walked along the way. He would stay for a while wherever there was a good place to beg for food. If he felt that the place was too crowded, he would run away. In this way, he ended up in the capital. The capital was relatively deserted, so the old man was taken in by the villagers and stayed there for so many years.
The old man sighed and said, "I don't know whether my eldest brother is still alive." If his eldest brother was not dead, he would definitely come back to find him. It was very likely that he was gone, but since he didn't get any definite news, he still had a little hope in his heart.
This time I went back to my hometown to see if my eldest brother is still alive and to repair my parents' grave.
Li Mancang was reluctant and bought a train ticket for the next day, and the father and son boarded the train heading north.
On the train, the old man remained silent as he watched the scenery receding.
Three days later, the two men got off the train. The old man remembered the name of their county town, but the train ticket office did not have this name at all.
Li Mancang asked around and finally found out the current name. The father and son traveled all the way to the county town that the old man had mentioned.
The county town is small and somewhat dilapidated, with bumpy roads, most of which are dirt roads.
There are no taxis, but there are horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts for rent.
Li Mancang found an old man and asked, "Uncle, do you know Sifangtun?"
The old man was stunned for a moment. "Sifangdun?"
The old man nodded and said that this was the name of their village.
“There’s no village with that name.”
The old man said, "This was the name sixty years ago."
"Sixty years ago, I wasn't born yet. Why have I never heard of this name?" The old man scratched his head.
Li Mancang... got anxious when someone called him, so he immediately changed his words.
"Brother, my father and I are going to that village. Can you help us find out?"
"You city people are so polite. Wait a minute, I'll go and ask around." The driver went to the side and asked other drivers who were waiting for work.
The old man was a little nervous and looked at the surrounding environment. When he left, he had never been into the city and didn't know what the city looked like at that time.
"Dad, don't be nervous. Wait for him to ask, and he will definitely find it," Li Mancang comforted the old man.
The driver walked for a long time before coming back. The old man and Li Mancang looked at him expectantly.
The driver wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Oh my god, I went to the street over there and asked several elderly people, and finally I found out."
"I found out. Where is it? Is it far away?" Li Mancang asked quickly.
"It's now renamed Yushugou. It's quite far and remote. My carriage will probably take three or four stops. Why don't you take a bus to the town first, and then find a car from the town to the village. It will save money and be faster." The driver was very nice and didn't force the two of them to take his car.
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