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Chapter 580
Xingji City, southeast of the city, Yiyangfang.

The old grandson happily walked home.

Ouch hello.

Neighbor Zhang Wu was very curious, "Look at you smiling old boy, did you pick up money today or step on shit?"

The old grandson was not angry either, and proudly dug in the sack behind his back, and finally took out a bowl.

"No, it's just that I finally grabbed this today."

Oh?
Zhang Wu was taken aback, "This... seems like a floppy disk for a water pump?"

Recently, the use of water pumps has become very popular in Star City.

In addition to talking about the so-called royal family secrets, many ordinary people are discussing it after dinner.

It is said that it is good to use.

"That's right, it's the pumping dish." The old grandson laughed straight, "The old woman at home is old and not in good health. Last time she went to shake the wheel, she just fell ill. If it wasn't for the neighbors' sharp eyesight and quick hands, they almost fell into the well. There's no life left."

Zhang Wu nodded repeatedly.

He also knows about it.

Old Suntou's mother-in-law also fell seriously ill because of this, and she was able to get out of bed not long ago, but the family, which was not well-to-do, became worse because of it.

Unexpectedly, he squeezed out money for this pump?

Hey.

The old grandson seemed to understand what he meant.

"Everyone says that the water pump is safe and easy to use. You don't have to go to the well early in the morning to queue up, and you can pump water whenever you want."

"I thought about it, so I gritted my teeth and grabbed one. I'm going to install a water pump for my wife and children at home later."

"Is this thing expensive?" Zhang Wu couldn't help but feel a little moved when he thought about his mother-in-law's situation.

"It's not expensive, it's just the price of a few breakfasts, and I can earn some long-distance shipping after listening to the seller."

The old grandson sighed.

"But it's pretty hard to grab. Once you open the stall, you'll be surrounded by people. If you go late, you won't be able to buy it even if you have a lot of money."

"Really?" Zhang Wu was taken aback, "So many people bought it?"

"That's not true!" Old Sun's face was a little strange, "I heard from the matchmaker Zhang that if the guy doesn't have a water pump at home, the girls don't want to think about it."

Fuck!
Zhang Wu immediately jumped up.

The two sons in his family have almost reached their age, but they haven't settled yet.

If it is true that he cannot marry a daughter-in-law because he does not have a water pump, he will have no face to meet his ancestors a hundred years later.

"Then I have to go back and ask the mother-in-law for money."

"go Go."

Mmmm.

Just as Zhang Wu was about to turn around, he heard faint sobbing from the opposite house.

The two men looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.

"Madam Ma's son hasn't been found yet? It's been several months."

The old grandson lowered his voice, "It's almost five months, I guess... the person is long gone."

At the end of last year, Ma Xiaolong came home suddenly and said that he wanted to go out to make a lot of money, and then left Xingji City without any reason, but he never returned, and he has not heard from him until now.

"Poor Mrs. Ma lost her husband in the early years, and it took a lot of effort to bring up her son. Now if something happens to Ma Xiaolong, will she still be a widow?"

"Indeed." The old grandson agreed, "So it's better for us ordinary people to live our lives honestly, and don't imagine that you can make a lot of money by going out? Little do you know that the outside of Xingji City is full of pitfalls..."

The two were talking,

squeak

The door to the side courtyard opened.

Madam Ma, with red eyes and swollen eyes, pursed her lips and came out, holding paste and a large stack of paper in her hand.

"Aunt Ma, why don't you post missing person papers?"

"Aunt Ma, it's not okay to keep doing this, why don't you try to report to the official?"

"So it's you." Aunt Ma looked over and was relieved when she saw that it was two old neighbors.

"To tell you the truth, the old lady had already reported it earlier. But the old men only said that Xingji City loses a lot of people every year. Let me come back and wait first. They neither said to look for it nor said they would not look for it. The old lady There is no other way."

Ugh.

"The current official family..." Old Suntou sighed angrily, "Whose children are not the darlings of their parents? But as long as they don't lose the children of those nobles, they are not in a hurry."

After speaking, he looked up at the sky.

"Anyway, there's nothing to do today. They belong to neighbors and neighbors, so help if you can. Aunt Ma, give me some tracing papers, and I'll help post them everywhere."

cough.

Zhang Wu next to him coughed disapprovingly.

"Auntie Ma, our neighbors have already helped us put up a lot of tracing papers before. Don't blame the old neighbor for his harsh words. If you keep posting them like this, it may not be of much use."

Aunt Ma burst into tears.

She didn't know why, she was just unwilling.

"I can't find it, and the officials don't care. You say I'm a woman, what else can I do?"

Zhang Wu curled his lips and turned his eyes to the sack on the old grandson's head.

"Auntie, don't cry, why don't you try to ask the caravan?"

"Didn't Xiaolong say that he went out to make money? Caravans are the most profitable, and they go everywhere every day. Maybe anyone has seen Xiaolong?"

Snapped.

The old grandson patted his thigh excitedly, "Brother Zhang is right!"

He quickly took out the water pump floppy disk he just bought, "Aunt Ma, the people who sell this floppy disk are called the Ling Family Caravan."

"This is a very large caravan. In the past, most of them took the east-west trade route. Later, Xiliang was divided into two parts after the military chaos. Now they are traveling from east to west. I heard that they can go to Guangxin County in the south. Go to Huayang County in the east, Dingxi County in the west, and even Yumu County in the north."

"Maybe they actually saw the little dragon."

"Yes." Zhang Wu next to him added, "At worst, you can ask them to help you when you run a business."

wow~
Aunt Ma suddenly seemed to have met a savior.

She didn't care about the defenses of men and women, so she held the old grandson's hand tightly.

"Brother Sun, for the sake of the old neighbor, where is that caravan, tell me quickly."

The old grandson hesitated for a moment.

"Aunt Ma, as a large caravan, they almost have their own stations in every county. I can take you to find the Ling family caravan, but I can't guarantee that you can go in."

"It's okay." Aunt Ma was not surprised, she quickly shook her head, "Just take me there first. If you can't get in by then, the old lady will find a way."

Yiyangfang, where common people live together, is not far from Dongshi.

The two walked slowly, asked some people, and found the residence of the Ling family caravan without much effort.

The residence is majestic, and its appearance looks no different from ordinary mansions.

Unexpectedly, just as Lao Suntou hesitated to explain his purpose, the doorman politely invited them in.

Ling Anzhi, who sits in Xingji City, served tea first, "Ma'am, we know the reason for your visit. We also know the position of a child in a mother's heart. It is the whole world. Therefore, as long as possible, we will try our best to help you find it. "

"Thank you, thank you." Madam Ma broke down in tears.

"I wonder if you have a portrait of your son? If so, it might be easier for us to compare."

"Yes, yes." Madam Ma flipped out a picture tremblingly, "Master Qingtian, this is my son Ma Xiaolong."

cough.

Ling Anzhi coughed.

"Ma'am, we are just an ordinary caravan and not an official family. Don't say anything about Master Qingtian. If someone listens to it, we will be in trouble."

"Well, I'm the fourth eldest in my family, and I'm just a little bit older than your son. Just call me Shiro."

"Okay, okay." Aunt Ma was trembling with excitement, "Shiro, have you seen my son?"

"This..." Ling Anzhi frowned, "Ma'am, this portrait is fuzzy, and half of the portrait on it should have been soaked in water, so I can't see clearly."

cough.

The old grandson next to him interjected, "Mr. Shiro, it's not that the drawing was soaked in water, it's just that Aunt Ma got caught in the rain when she went out to look for someone."

Ling Zhian understood.

He thought for a while, "Ma'am, I really can't see the image clearly. Is there anything particularly conspicuous or recognizable about Xiaolong's body?"

"A conspicuous place?" Madam Ma hesitated for a moment, suddenly as if stung by a scorpion, "Xiaolong has a crescent-shaped mole the size of a thumb on his back. Does this count?"

Ling Anzhi's eyes flashed suddenly, and he nodded emphatically after a while, "Forget it, of course."

He quickly picked up the pen.

"Then please, ma'am, please recall the situation before and after Xiaolong left home, such as meeting those people, did you tell where he is going; what friends does he have on weekdays, and what are those people doing now. The more detailed the better, it will be easier for us to find someone.”

(End of this chapter)