On the other side of the big bluestone, there is a tall and stout old locust tree planted. This old locust tree is very big, and even if it is surrounded by four or five adults, it seems that the old locust tree has existed for a long time.

At this moment, under the old locust tree, a group of old ladies and old men were gathered together.

These people chatted and laughed.

Zhang Fan walked forward, showed a kind smile on his face, and asked at the old ladies and old men: "Hello, grandma, sorry, please disturb me. I want to ask you personally, do you know where Zhang Suya's home is?"

"Zhang Suya?"

As Zhang Fan asked, the old ladies and the old men stopped chatting, all of whom looked at Zhang Fan with a hint of surprise.

"What are you doing with her family?"

A bald old man with a green bamboo fan asked in confusion.

"Zhang Suya and I are good friends. I came back today to visit his family! Because I was here for the first time, I don't know how to leave!"

Zhang Fan explained with a smile.

"You said you are Zhang Suya's good friend?"

When they heard Zhang Fan's answer, the old ladies and the old men were stunned.

"Zhang Suya, the girl, has been missing for more than half a year, and her mother has become seriously ill because of this!"

The bald old man looked at Zhang Fan with a hint of curiosity and kept looking at him.

"Zhang Suya is not missing. She just went abroad on a business trip. Why, I came today, she arranged it!"

Zhang Fan said with a smile without blushing.

"Going abroad?"

Hearing the sound, the bald old man immediately took a breath of cold air.

"Suya is really promising, much better than my grandson. No wonder I have been very pleased with Suya since I was a child. It turns out that she will be so promising when she grows up!"

"Haha, it seems that my old man has never missed his vision!"

"Youngsheng, you follow this path and walk to the end. When you see a convenience store, turn right and walk for a few minutes, you will see a wooden bamboo door, which is Su Ya's home!"

The bald old man stood up and pointed out the way to Zhang Fan.

"Hello, thank you grandpa!"

Zhang Fan looked at him, silently remembered the route in his heart, thanked the bald old man, and walked over without looking back.

The bald old man looked at Zhang Fan's leaving back, then turned his head and said to the old ladies and old men with complicated faces: "Su Ya, this kid is indeed promising! It's much better than my dog!"

"Hmph, don't polite her like this. She can go to college, but she borrowed money from us! Since she is so promising, shouldn't it be time to pay back the money she owed us before?"

An old lady with a stingy look on the side said mockingly in sarcastic words.

"Yes, when their family has money, they should pay it back. And so many years have passed, so the interest has to be calculated carefully for them!"

Another old lady with gray hair said hurriedly.

"Why are you still standing there? Go home and ask someone to ask for money from her house. Don't then, the young man slapped his butt and took Zhang Suya, the dead girl's mother, to secretly run away. At that time, the money they owe will never come back!"

The third old lady reacted and didn't want the needle and thread in her hand. She fell to the ground and said hurriedly.

"Yes! Go away quickly! Ask someone to ask for money!"

"You can't let them run away!"

Soon, the old ladies and old men under the entire old locust tree started to yell, stood up, and called in the direction of their respective homes.

Following the instructions of the bald old man, Zhang Fan finally came to a wooden bamboo door.

The bamboo door is not very tall, it is just as high as the height of an adult's chest. It is covered with a thick layer of dust, as if it hasn't been cleaned for a long time.

Zhang Fan gently pushed it with his hand, and the entire bamboo door creaked and opened.

"Not locked?"

Zhang Fan murmured to himself, and then he walked inside.

After arriving at the yard, he found that the whole yard was covered with weeds and covered with broken branches and leaves. It seemed that no one had cleaned up for a long time.

Apart from the yard, even the entire house looks extremely dilapidated and decayed, with the entire wall made of blue bricks covered with subtle cracks.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Fan's heart skipped a beat. Is there really anyone living in such an environment?

“Is anyone at home?”

Zhang Fan shouted loudly.

There was no response in the room to his voice.

"Is anyone here?"

Zhang Fan continued to shout loudly.

But no one responded to him.

"I am Zhang Suya's friend. Today I was entrusted by her to come and visit me!"

Zhang Fan pondered for a moment and explained loudly.

As he shouted this sentence, there was a sudden movement in the house where no one responded.

"Ahem!"

A violent cough came from the dilapidated house.

Soon, the wooden house door, covered with dust, creaked and opened from the inside.

A thin middle-aged woman leaning on a wooden stick limped out.

The middle-aged woman was wearing a faded and worn pink gown. She had white hair, wrinkles on her face, no muscle on her body, and she was as thin as if she was skinny.

It seems that she is seriously ill. She looks only in her forties, but she looks particularly old at the moment. I don’t know what painful things she has experienced that make her look like now.

"Hello aunt! I am Zhang Suya's friend!"

When Zhang Fan saw this middle-aged woman for the first time, an idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

This thin woman may be Zhang Suya's mother.

"Is Xiaoya's friend?"

"Ahem!"

The middle-aged woman had just asked a question and coughed heavily. It was obvious that she was in great pain at this time.

"Zhang Suya is not missing. Auntie, she went abroad for further studies. Because she left in a hurry, she didn't have time to contact you as soon as possible!"

Zhang Fan hurriedly said loudly.

"Is this...really?"

"Really?"

After hearing Zhang Fan's words, the middle-aged woman couldn't help but shed tears.

"It's true!"

When Zhang Fan saw the middle-aged woman in this way, the bitterness and sadness in his heart became even stronger.

If she were allowed to know about Zhang Suya's death, would she collapse on the spot?

Sure enough, it was correct not to rush to transport Zhang Suya’s body back before. According to Zhang Suya’s mother’s current state, she may really be unable to withstand the pain of losing her daughter.

"Ahem! Ahem!"

The middle-aged woman coughed heavily.

Every time she coughed, Zhang Fan felt even more depressed.

"Sorry, young man, I'll make you laugh!"

The middle-aged woman forced a smile on her face and said.

"Auntie, do you want to go back to the house first? The weather outside is a bit cold!"

Zhang Fan was a little worried about the body of the middle-aged woman, so he couldn't help but persuade her.

"No...it's not in the way!"

"I am Zhang Suya's mother, young man, just say what you have to do here! Xiaoya... She has never heard of her for more than half a year, and I thought...I thought she..."

Zhang's mother's eyes were red and she said in the end her emotions gradually became a little excited.

"Auntie, you're completely over-thinking. Zhang Suya is very good abroad. We are very envious of her life. I may stay for a few days this time! I hope you don't mind, aunt!"

Seeing Zhang Fan's miserable appearance, he felt extremely uncomfortable. No matter what, he must take good care of Zhang's mother and make her health recover as soon as possible.

...........

Zhang Fan said something to Zhang's mother, which completely calmed her emotions.

After taking Zhang's mother into the house, Zhang Fan found that the house was in a mess. Until he saw the wild vegetables and yellowed steamed buns on the stove, his fists clenched tightly for the first time, and his whole body couldn't stop trembling violently.

In the six months since Zhang Suya's death, Zhang's mother's life was so hard. If he hadn't come here in person this time, he wouldn't have known that Zhang's mother would have been so hard.

Too bitter, too bitter.

At this moment, Zhang Fan's eyes were a little astringent. He wanted to cry, but he didn't dare to cry.

Because when he cried, all the lies he had said before would be seen through by Zhang's mother.

He really couldn't imagine what terrible consequences would happen at that time.

So he has to restrain himself, and he has to try his best to restrain himself.

Zhang Fan came this time and must let Zhang’s mother live a good life and a good life.

Since Zhang Suya has passed away, let him take care of Zhang's mother's second half of her life from today on.

To comfort Zhang's mother to sleep, Zhang Fan threw the bag aside, grabbed a hoe and sickle from the yard and began to work hard to clean up the weeds in the yard.
Chapter completed!