Original sin

Dalong County is a county under Bridge City. It is next to Lincheng. Some people jokingly call it the back garden of Lincheng.

Shuanglong Town is a tourist town, and it was built after the rise of tourism in recent years. However, the natural scenery of Shuanglong Town is really good, and there is a river. That river has become a highlight of Shuanglong Town's tourism. I come here every year There are many tourists who play, most of them are fascinated by rafting.

Shuanglong Town is also a cultural base in Qianzhou Province. Some cultural associations in the province have set up creative bases here. People who are engaged in calligraphy, painting and music can often be seen here.Many of these people are celebrities in Qianzhou Province, and their arrival has also stimulated the cultural industry of Shuanglong Town, becoming another glamorous business card of Shuanglong Town.

Mu Feng's uncle and aunt lived in Shuanglong Town. Originally, his family's conditions were not very good, but because of the tourism development of Shuanglong Town, their land was expropriated and some houses were lost in the town, so they started a homestay. .

But mostly his aunt is running the business, and his uncle's brain has been damaged by alcohol because of his alcoholism, so it's not easy.

At the entrance of "Four Seasons Winds" B&B, Rosen stopped in his tracks, glanced at the picture on his phone, and then walked in.

A girl who looked like a waiter came forward: "Do you have a reservation?"

Rosen shook his head, he didn't come to stay in the first place, he came to find Mu Feng.

No, it should be called Mu Chenzhong now.

The reason why Mu Feng wanted to change his name was because his uncle was superstitious and believed that the word feng in his name was unlucky. As for why his uncle couldn't say why, he only said that he spent 50 yuan to ask an old Taoist to calculate it. The name Chen Zhong was also given by the old Taoist priest. The old Taoist priest said that their life would be easier after Mu Feng changed the name.

That's true. When Mufeng changed its name, Shuanglong Town was positioned as a tourist town, and then the land was acquired and the house and money were obtained. My aunt set up a homestay and made a lot of money back then. It is due to the old Taoist priest changing Mu Feng's name.

"I didn't come to stay at the hotel."

As soon as Rosen finished speaking, the smile on the girl's face disappeared. It was originally a professional smile.

"I want to ask you about someone."

The girl was patient when she heard what Rosen said: "Who are you asking?"

"Mu Chenzhong, do you know where he is?" Rosen asked.

The girl froze for a moment: "You mean Brother Mu, he's not here."

Rosen frowned: "Isn't this his hotel?"

"That's right, this is his family's hotel, but he is usually not at home. Except for the New Year holidays, he will come back, and he is usually outside."

Luo Sen didn't expect that Mu Feng was not in Shuanglong Town.

"Then where is he?"

The girl shook her head and said she didn't know, so she asked Rosen to ask the proprietress, and Luo Sen hurriedly asked her where the proprietress was, and the girl led him in, and came to the door of a room in the backyard: "Miss proprietress, someone is looking for."

A woman came out of the house. The woman looked to be in her 40s, a very ordinary woman.

She looked at Rosen: "Who are you?" The woman's face was a little suspicious, she was sure she didn't know the man in front of her.

"Hi, I'm Mu Feng's friend. I'm from Bridge City. I just want to see him when I pass by here."

Hearing that Luo Sen said it was Mu Feng's friend, the woman relaxed: "Well, he's not here."

The woman didn't know what to say after she finished speaking, and the scene was a little awkward for a while.

Rosen asked, "Where did he go?"

"I don't know either. Alas, this kid is stubborn and has his own opinions. He doesn't want to tell us about anything."

Luo Sen nodded, expressing his approval of what the woman said. He is Mu Feng's "friend" now, so he naturally has to show how much he knows about Mu Feng.

"By the way, are you his aunt? I heard him mention you." Rosen said.

The woman seemed a little surprised: "What? He mentioned me to you?" It seemed that she didn't believe it, and it was true. The relationship between Mu Feng and their couple has not been very good, especially her husband, Mu Feng His uncle didn't regard Mu Feng as his relative at all.The woman felt a little guilty towards Mu Feng over this matter, so she secretly gave Mu Feng some money, and called to ask if Mu Feng was doing well outside, and if there was anything she needed to help.

But most of the time Mu Feng just ignores her.

In fact, the current situation is not the original intention of the couple to take Mu Feng back. At first they wanted to have another child after losing their own child, but they are getting older. Secondly, the woman had some physical problems before, and the doctor said that she It is estimated that they will not be able to have children anymore, so the two decided to bring back the eldest brother's child after discussing it, and raise it as their own.

But later they realized that it was not their own child after all, so they could never equate Mu Feng with their own child, even if it was the flesh and blood of their elder brother.

In their hearts, they still miss the son they lost more, especially Mu Feng's uncle, who would drink non-stop whenever he thinks of his own son, and then see Mu Feng raising his eyebrows and eyes, nothing is right, plus Mu Feng The little guy was stubborn, so he would naturally contradict him, so it became commonplace for him to fix Mufeng when he was drunk.

It's a woman who thinks it's not good, but she can't persuade her man, and she can't stop him. Several times, she was beaten by a man just to protect her child.

So later, she supported Mu Feng's desire to leave this family. She knew that Mu Feng's life in this family was not easy, and it was even worse than being in an orphanage.

She gave Mu Feng some money and asked him to go out, but she also comforted Mu Feng, telling him that the reason why his uncle did this was because he missed his child too much, and maybe it will get better after a long time.Now Mu Feng is the child of the couple, and sooner or later the family business will belong to him, she told him to be patient, don't be like his uncle.

So Mu Feng hasn't been at home all these years, and has been going out alone all the time, only coming back during the holidays.

It's strange to say that after Mu Feng left this house, his uncle became quite normal. When he was not drinking, he would often talk about Mu Feng with his wife, and there was a lot of worry and concern for Mu Feng in his words, but he never He won't take the initiative to call Mufeng, he can't let go of this face, no matter what, he is Mufeng's uncle, Mufeng's parents are dead, he said he is no different from Mufeng's father, I teach my son a lesson It's a matter of course, even if it's a wrong call, Mu Feng has to bear it, what is this called, there are no wrong parents in the world.

"By the way, why haven't you seen Uncle?" Rosen looked at the concealed door.

The woman's face was sad: "He was hospitalized in the provincial capital. He drank too much alcohol before and ruined his liver. He was just diagnosed with liver cancer two months ago, and his days are numbered. I will take care of this hotel." , and there is no way to stay with him in the hospital all the time. You must know that we all have no jobs, and we count on the income from this hotel to treat his illness. It’s very torturous, the money is well spent, like water. Most of our savings have been spent on treating his illness over the years. He also feels that it is a burden, and he wants to die. But I can’t bear it, even if he is sick But he is lying there, I still have a concern, a longing, and a reliance in my heart, if he is really gone, my life will be meaningless."

Rosen didn't speak, he really didn't know what to say at this time, he was not very good at comforting people.

But he can understand what the woman said, which is human nature.

Many families are like this, knowing that their relatives are terminally ill, no matter how much money is spent, it is impossible to save their lives, but as relatives, no one is willing to open their eyes and watch them leave like this, even if they invest all their savings and sell everything They want to try their best to keep them, even if it's just to let them live another day.

But what they ignore is the great pain that the patient suffers from living an extra day.

Especially in the later stage, some patients can't bear the torture of the disease at all, and the feeling of pain makes them wish to die earlier.

"Look at me, just keep talking, come in, let's talk, I'll make you tea." The woman thought of inviting Luo Sen into the room, and then she made him a cup of tea.

Women should be very smart and capable. This hotel is well-maintained, clean, and the service attitude is also very good. In addition, it is the peak season for tourism, and business is booming.

It's just that no one would have thought that the lady boss who was smiling all day would hide such pain in her heart.

"Actually, I know that he hopes that Chen Zhong can accompany him, and he regrets what he did to this child. This child is very filial to us, even though he is often beaten and scolded by his uncle. But he never contradicted us. He just watched his uncle hide away after drinking. At home, he didn’t need anyone to talk about some housework, so he picked it up and did it by himself. Alas, it’s our husband and wife, right? Hold him."

"Does he know about his uncle's illness?"

"I know, but he has never been to the hospital. He has a knot in his heart."

"Then when was the last time he came back?"

"Last month, I lived at home for more than a week. He took care of the store for more than a week. He asked me to accompany his uncle. I wanted to let him go with him. He said he would not go. No. You don't know how disappointed his uncle was when he heard that he didn't want to go to the hospital to see his uncle. Although his uncle didn't say anything, he kept sighing. I knew he must be missing a child. "

When a man is about to die, his words are kind; when a bird is about to die, his song is also sad.

Mu Feng's uncle had reached the end of his life, maybe he really felt sorry for Mu Feng from the bottom of his heart, but strictly speaking, Mu Feng was his only flesh and blood relative, and it was normal for him to want Mu Feng to visit him.He hoped that he could say sorry to Mu Feng face to face, and let Mu Feng forgive his incompetent uncle.

Rosen couldn't help feeling a little sad.

"Then where is he now?" Rosen asked.

"In Lincheng, he said he was working in a company. I didn't ask about the specifics. In fact, even if I asked, he wouldn't necessarily tell me."

"You should have his contact information, right?" Rosen's purpose was to find Mu Feng, so naturally he would not forget to ask for Mu Feng's contact information.

"I have his cell phone number." The woman read out a series of numbers as she spoke. She didn't look at the phone, but read it out directly, indicating that she attached great importance to this number, otherwise it would be impossible to remember it.

Nowadays, people are very lazy in their bones, and they will remember what they can save on their mobile phones. Some people, let alone other people's phone numbers, even their parents' phone numbers, have to look up them on their mobile phones temporarily.

"Thank you." Rosen saved the number in the phone's address book.

"You should not be his friend." The woman said softly.

Rosen froze for a moment, he didn't know why the woman said that.

The woman said: "But I know you are not a bad person, can you tell me who you are?"

A woman's intuition has always been accurate. When she saw Luo Sen for the first time, she decided that Luo Sen and Mu Feng were not friends, and Luo Sen had an indescribable aura, which made her She is very reassuring and down-to-earth, so she concluded that Rosen is not a bad person.

Rosen smiled awkwardly, and then revealed his identity.

The woman was startled when she heard Luo Sen say that he was a policeman. She didn't know how Mu Feng provoked the policeman.

Rosen hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I just came to him to find out something about him, and nothing happened to him." Hearing what Rosen said, the woman let out a long breath: "I'll just say , I watched that child grow up, he has been timid since he was a child, and he is also very kind, how could he do something illegal."

Rosen stood up: "I'm going to leave first."

The woman stopped him: "If you see him, please persuade him to visit his uncle for me. If he doesn't go, his uncle will die in peace." Rosen nodded slightly, but he Don't think I can convince this guy.

The woman kept sending him out of the shop and watched him get into the car.

After the car got out of the expressway, before entering the urban area of ​​Lincheng City, Luo Sen called Mufeng first, which was the phone number the woman gave him.

Soon the phone was connected.

"Hello, who is it?" A man's voice came from the phone, it should be Mu Feng.

"My name is Rosen, and I'm from the Forest City Bureau. I have something to do with you."

Hearing that the other party was a policeman, Mu Feng hesitated, not knowing what to say.

"Are you Mufeng?" Rosen asked.

Mu Feng was a little surprised. He had indeed used the name Mu Feng before, but it was a long time ago. Now there are only a handful of people who know his name is Mu Feng. It seems that Luo Sen is indeed a policeman. He should have Already checked my background.

"That's right, but Mu Feng was my previous name, and now my name is Mu Chenzhong." Mu Feng said softly on the other end of the phone.

Rosen smiled: "I think the name Mufeng is much nicer. Morning Bell, Evening Drum and Morning Bell, no matter what, they all give people a feeling of sunset and western mountains."

Mu Feng didn't say anything, so why didn't he think so, but at the beginning it was his uncle who urged him to change his name, and he had no choice but to give in.

"I want to ask you about some things. Is it convenient for us to meet?" Rosen spoke very politely, and Mu Feng was a little hesitant on the phone, but in the end he agreed: "Well, I'm in the provincial hospital. , If you want to talk about anything, just go to the provincial doctor."

"Why, are you sick?" Rosen regretted it after asking, he suddenly remembered, isn't Mu Feng's uncle hospitalized in the provincial hospital?

Mu Feng said lightly: "One of my elders is sick."

Luo Sen thought that Mu Feng had really figured it out, he must have gone to the provincial doctor to see his uncle.

No matter how his uncle treated him in the past, everything is over, and now that his uncle is dying, there is no grievance that cannot be let go.