Chapter 11 The Old Man in Li Zezhong

According to the hotel owner, Mesle Village is located about 60 kilometers northwest of Chiang Rai. You can take the shuttle bus from Chiang Rai to Mei Sai (37 Thai plants, 1 hour to arrive), get off at BanBasang Village, and then take the TuTu bus (50 baht, 1 hour) to climb the mountain to Mesle Village.

It seems that the boss is right. The journey was quite smooth. It took more than two hours to come to Mesle Village.

Mesle Village is located on Mesle Mountain at an altitude of about 1,300 meters. The village is mainly populated with soldiers and their descendants of the former Kuomintang 93rd Division who retreated here in 1949 and settled with the approval of the Thai government. There are also some immigrants from southwest China. The villagers retain a strong living habits and style of the Han Chinese nation, and is the largest Chinese village in northern Thailand.

Mesle Village is located in the mountains. The climate is mild and humid. It is surrounded by clouds and fog all year round. The trees are beautiful, the mountains and flowers are beautiful, and the beautiful scenery is pleasant. Therefore, it is also known as "Little Switzerland". Every year from the end of December to the beginning of February, the mountains are shrouded in light pink, adding a brilliant color to the mountains.

Now it happens to be the peak tourist season in Mesle Village. Several people met domestic tourists. Except for Yu Rou and Li Shuhao, who came forward to chat for a while, the others did not come forward to chat because their faces were really ugly.

As soon as you enter the village, you can see the familiar Han-style buildings, with traditional Chinese signs everywhere. The village is quite large. The house is basically two floors of bricks and tiles. The appearance is simple but beautiful. The entrance of the village is a huge archway with a few big characters written on it.

The village is quite big. Maybe it's almost the same as a town. The people here are more hospitable. I heard that it came from the mainland. A young man happily talked with Yurou. The young man said that the residents here are basically descendants of the 93rd Division, and there are also many Yunnan people who came from the 1970s. The young man heard that Yurou They came to find veterans in World War II. The young man said that it may be difficult to find, because this is the world-famous Golden Triangle, that is, the famous drug opium production base. There are now hundreds of thousands of descendants of the former 93 division commanders, distributed in various parts of the Golden Triangle. Mesle is only one of them, but Mesle is 93. It's just the base camp of the division.

Yurou listened to what he said and took a deep breath. Director Li did not panic. It seemed that Director Li was fully prepared when he came.

"According to the information I investigated, you have a Mesle Village Literature and History Museum here. Where is it?" Director Li asked the young man.

"Oh, by the way, there are still 80-year-old veterans of the 93rd Division guarding the Museum of Literature and History. Maybe you can find it there." After saying that, the young man went ahead and took a few people over.

More than ten minutes away, Yurou saw a yellow tile and white wall gatehouse with the words Taibei Yimin Literature and History Museum, a couplet on the left and right, and a pair of lions standing on both sides, a typical Chinese architectural style.

After bringing it, the young man and the crowd came to say goodbye.

The group entered the gate building and came to the main building inside. There was an old man writing something in the small house next to him.

"Hello, uncle." Director Li came forward to talk to him.

"Are you? You're not from here, are you? Taiwan? Hong Kong?" The old man is still smart.

"We are from the mainland, Zhejiang and Yunnan." Director Li replied.

"It's much better now. Many mainlanders have come here. We are abandoned." The old man sighed, and his turbid eyes seemed to have tears.

"Where are you from, uncle?"

"Sichuan, it's been 60 years. Come on, come on, sit here." The old man gave several people a seat.

"It's okay, uncle, you sit down, you sit down, and we'll stand." The room is small, and several people don't want the 80-year-old to give up their seats.

"Then you can go back to Sichuan now, or return to your hometown." Yu Rou is a little heartbroken.

"What if I go back? Everyone I know has gone, and I can't go far away. Besides, there are descendants here." The old man said helplessly.

There was something in their hearts. After a greeting, they got to the point, saying that they were looking for a company commander of the 93rd Division. The old man took several people to the main building of the Museum of Literature and History, looked through the previous files, and said that there was no Lin Mingjin.

Several people's hearts thumped. Yu Rou didn't give up, and then checked Lin Zezhong again.

The old man thought for a moment. It seemed that there was such a person. He looked through it again and found it, but not in Mesle, but in Meilan Village, more than ten kilometers away from here.

Several people have eyebrows and are secretly happy. Director Li asked the old man again, "Does Oldbury know that this person is still alive?"

"It's not clear. The files here were revised more than a decade ago. You can call a TuTu car at the entrance of the village, and they will take you there." The old man pointed out.

The group said goodbye to the old man, rented a car non-stop and went to Meilan Village. Meilan Village is in a mountain depression, and the village is not big enough for more than 100 families.

Several villagers were working in a tea garden at the entrance of the village. Director Li came forward to inquire. Several people seemed to be familiar with Li Zezhong. Finally, they learned that most of the villagers here were Li Zezhong's original subordinates, but several villagers seemed to have something to say and swallowed them back.

Under the guidance of the villagers, several people quickly found Li Zezhong's house. There was a man in his forties and a woman working at the door. Director Li came forward and asked if this was Li Zezhong's home. The man was stunned. Maybe he had never seen many people looking for Li Zezhong.

The man asked briefly. When there were relatives in Li Zezhong's mainland here, his voice choked again and shook his head. Several people wondered, was there an accident?

The man took the group of people to the backyard and saw a thin old man lying on the lounge chair. His eyes were turbid and there was no color. There was no big reaction when several people walked to the side, but their heads moved slightly.

Director Li asked the man what's wrong with him?

The man explained that his name was Lin Qin. He came from mainland China in the 1970s. He came here through Myanmar. He was only 10 years old at that time. His parents died as a drug lord. Fortunately, the old man Li Zezhong took him as his adopted son. The old man was very kind to himself, but he didn't expect that the old man had Alzheimer's disease three years ago. , until now.

The whole group of people thought that it was over. What should I do?

"Does Mr. Li have any other descendants?" Director Li asked.

"No, my adoptive father has been here since the end of the war and has never married again." The man said, "Oh, by the way, when I was a teenager, I heard him call the name Zhizi several times when I was dreaming. I don't know who this person is. I have asked several times, but my adoptive father prevaricated me, so I never asked again."

"What should I do now?" Yu Rou turned to Director Li, and the others also turned their heads to ask Director Li. Director Li was also their only spiritual sustenance.

"Take out the jade pendant and show it to Lin Qin." Director Li thought about it for a moment.

When Lin Qin saw this jade pendant, the man's eyes lit up and he said, "My father also has one, but he never touches us. Sometimes it's good to look at it for a while."

Suddenly, everyone was shocked. I don't know when the old man stood up from the lounge chair and grabbed the jade pendant from Yurou's hand. His thin body trembled, and his face was actually a trace of blood.

"Father, you remember, I'm Qin'er." Lin Qin was overjoyed.

"Qin'er?" The old man was confused and seemed to have some understanding. He patted Lin Qin on the shoulder, then went straight to his room, took out a box, took out a jade pendant from the box, and put it together.

It was really so seamless. Yu Rou seemed to see the moment when she saw the combination, a wisp of red light overflowed from the jade pendant. The old man gently called 'Zhizi'. The old man raised the jade pendant above the head of the country, staring at the sky, his eyes like a torch, and his face was filled with a happy smile.

Everyone feels that the body seems to be light, there is a sense of loss of strength, and the acne abnormality on the body is also relieved. Is it really cut off or psychological effect? Qin Feng was a little surprised. Is there really a ghost in this world?

No, after a while, the old man was still motionless. Lin Qin was shocked and came to the old man and tried his adoptive father's breath with his hands. Tears slipped from Lin Qin's face.

Everyone was also stunned. I didn't expect this to be the end. Yurou was also very sad. I was just thinking how happy Grandpa would be if he saw his brother 60 years ago. I didn't expect it to be like this.

Everyone apologized to Lin Qin, and everyone didn't expect this to be the end.

Lin Qin did not blame several people. For the current situation of his adoptive father, it may be a relief to leave. The adoptive father was happy before he left, but Lin Qin still cried very sadly. It seems that the father-son relationship is really deep.

Yurou couldn't help but shed tears. After all, her arrival led to this result, and the old man was his uncle anyway.

Several people discussed it and decided to pay to bury the old man together. Lin Qin told his wife to arrange accommodation for several people.

In the next three days, Lin Qin, with the help of Yu Rou and others, successfully buried the old man Li Zezhong and arranged everything. Several people said goodbye to Lin Qin. Yu Rou gave him the address of his home, hoping that he would have the opportunity to come to China to find his home.

After three days, several people's acne miraculously decreased. Yu Rou was very confused and asked Director Li, "Are there really ghosts and curses in this world?"

"This is really a little difficult to say. From the teacher's point of view, I don't admit it. Thinking about our situation, I have to admit that there are still too many things we don't understand in this world. Western countries have once found that people with strong consciousness perspective ability can act on others with the help of electromagnetic force. I don't know me. Does this count? Director Li paused and said, "Let's get over this. Remember, ghosts are born from the heart, and all ghosts may just be the imagination of our brains, and strong self-suggestion will also cause lesions on our bodies."

A group of people seemed to understand. Everything was over, and they couldn't control so much. On the way to get off the plane from the airport, everyone also sang the current popular songs.

After arriving at school, it was the seventh day after the holiday. Everyone's home called several times, so everyone said goodbye. Qin Feng did not go to Yurou's house with Yurou. After all, when this happened, he was not mentally weak, and there were some traces of acne on his face, so they agreed to do it next year.