"Dad, what's my uncle's name?" Li Mancang forgot to ask on the way to the village.
"Lee Dog"
Li Mancang...his grandparents gave him such a casual name.
"No, Dad, how can my uncle be called a dog? Isn't he the boss?"
"You mean Li Dagou? My name is Li Yougou?"
Li Mancang...
The old man looked carefully at the old man sitting on the stone, trying to see if he could recognize him in his memory. The old man also squinted at him.
Li Mancang jumped off the carriage and said, "Excuse me, sir, is there anyone named Li Gou in the village?"
Before the old man could answer, a naked child turned around and looked at Li Mancang, "My name is Li Gou, what do you want from me?"
Li Mancang… “I’m not looking for you. I’m looking for the older Li Gou. Is there anyone named Li Gou who’s over seventy years old?”
He was both nervous and expectant, hoping that the old man was still alive.
"Yes, why are you looking for him?" The old man looked at Li Mancang with a frown.
Li Mancang turned around excitedly and said, "Dad, there is someone named Li Gou."
The old man quickly got off the carriage and said, "Really? Is it the seventy-six-year-old Li Gou?" There was no way, there were many people with this name in the village, young, middle-aged and old.
"Goushengzi? Are you Goushengzi?" The old man stood up excitedly.
"I'm Goushengzi, you are..." The old man's voice trembled, and someone recognized him.
"I am Tiedanzi!" The old man was also very excited.
"Tiedan, it's really you, I'm Goushengzi!" The two old men excitedly supported each other's arms.
"Gou Shengzi, why did you come back so late?"
"Where is my eldest brother?" the old man asked nervously.
"I'm at home. I've been waiting for you for decades. You're so stupid. Why did you come back just now?" Tiedanzi complained. When they were young, the two played together every day.
"Your uncle is still alive! Still alive! That's great!" The old man was so excited that tears came to his eyes.
"You're alive, you're alive, you're doing well, can you find your home?" Tiedanzi was also very excited.
"Or your original home?"
"Nonsense, aren't you afraid you won't be able to find it when you come back? Do you dare to change the place?"
"Mancang, this is your uncle Tiedan. Tiedan, this is my eldest brother."
"Uncle Tiedan"
"Your eldest brother is already so old, and we are all about to enter the coffin in a blink of an eye."
The two old men walked towards the village excitedly, followed by Li Mancang and the carriage.
At the last house in the village, the old man stopped. There were a few dilapidated loess houses in the yard with their doors open. A skinny old man was weaving earthen baskets in the yard.
"Brother!" the old man shouted excitedly.
The old man in the yard paused, raised his head, and looked at the person standing at the door. "Brother? Is that you?"
"Brother, it's me, it's me!" The old man's tears burst out and he ran two steps into the yard.
"Brother!" The old man threw down what he was holding and came forward tremblingly. "Why did you come back just now? I was afraid I couldn't wait for you!"
"Brother! Brother!"
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