The boss looked at it carefully for a long time and then shook his head: "No, I haven't seen it before."

Zuo Jingyan suppressed her disappointment and handed the missing person notice to her boss:

"Boss, can you use your precious land to post missing person notices and portraits for me?"

The boss was very talkative and said with a smile: "No problem, I'll post it in a conspicuous place at the door for you." He took the missing person notice, read it over, and asked a key question:

"It's just that you didn't leave an address on it!"

Zuo Jingyan also knew about the fact that she didn't leave an address. The main reason was that she hadn't decided where to stay yet and would use a pen to write the address on the missing person notice after she found the guest house.

She asked the noodle shop owner:

"Is there a guest house near you? It's closer to the river."

The boss has been thinking about it for a long time. Foreigners coming from outside must find a place to live. He wanted to rent two rooms in his house to them, but he was afraid that they would have a place to live so he didn't dare to ask. When Zuo Jingyan mentioned looking for a guest house, he immediately

explain:

"There are two vacant rooms upstairs in my house. If you don't mind, you can stay in my house. The fee is a little cheaper than in a guest house."

"That's great. Boss, please help me clean up the room. We can go up and have a rest after dinner."

Zuo Jingyan smiled. The noodle shop was not far from the shore. She could also stay in the noodle shop during the day and wait for the person who provided the information.

"Okay, make sure it's clean."

The boss is very happy to have attracted residents. They can have three meals a day at his place and earn money for accommodation and food, so he can make double money.

"Xiaobao, eat it, it won't taste good if the noodles are cold."

Zuo Jingyan saw that Zhao Xiaobao had been waiting for her to eat, and hurriedly greeted him to eat.

The young man couldn't get enough from just one bowl of noodles, so Zuo Jingyan asked the landlady to cook two more bowls for Zhao Xiaobao.

She was so angry that she tried hard to hold down every bowl of noodles. Zhao Xiaobao ate three bowls of noodles in one breath and seemed not to be full yet.

Zuo Jingyan put the meat and duck feet into his bowl: "Eat more."

Zhao Xiaobao scratched his head in embarrassment: "Sister-in-law, you asked me to eat, but you didn't eat much."

Zuo Jingyan smiled: "I have a small appetite, and I feel uncomfortable when I eat too much at night and press the kang head."

After dinner, Zuo Jingyan went upstairs and took a look at her and Zhao Xiaobao's room. They were both facing the river. You could see the lights on the other side of the river. The room was very clean and the bedding was new. Speaking of which,

Much better than a guest house.

I don’t know how often I wash the bedding in the guest house? The smell goes straight to my nose when I put it on, and the room is not that clean.

Zhao Xiaobao and Zuo Jingyan looked at different things. He checked the door lock and saw that it was crossed. He closed the door again and looked at the gap in the door. Zuo Jingyan turned around and saw him checking the door and asked with a smile:

"Is there anything?"

Zhao Xiaobao shook his head. He felt that the gap in the door was a bit big. He could use a special tool to remove the scratches from the outside. It was not too safe. However, he did not tell Zuo Jingyan in detail. He just told her:

"No, sister-in-law, use a stool to prop up the door when you sleep at night, and put a teacup on the stool."

Zuo Jingyan nodded in agreement: "Okay."

The boss prepared hot water for washing her face and feet. After washing, Zuo Jingyan asked the boss for his house number and store name, then sat at the table and filled in the address on the missing person notice.

She printed a total of fifty missing persons notices, and the river was very long. She planned to post them from beginning to end, and then go around the town to post them, cast a wide net to catch more fish, and expand the area so that more people could see it.

There were fifty missing persons notices, and it would be troublesome to buy fifty sheets of paper to draw faces on, so Zuo Jingyan simply drew a reduced version of the head portrait below the missing person notices.

Fifty copies were drawn one by one. Zuo Jingyan's wrists were sore and her fingers hurt, but her determination to find her grandfather kept her from stopping. She kept drawing and painting. It was already early in the morning when she had finished all fifty copies.

She opened the window and looked out. It was pitch black everywhere. Even the moon in the sky hid in the clouds. The cold wind blew into the room and brought a chill. She hugged her shoulders. It was very cold, but she didn't want to close the window. She felt like

It was like a ball of fire, roasting my heart, liver, and lungs with unbearable heat.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and she hopes that she can find her grandfather before the new year, have a happy relationship with him, and honor him well.

The next morning, Zuo Jingyan woke up early. She got dressed and went downstairs. The boss and his wife were already busy making breakfast, kneading noodles, making soup, cooking stewed meat, and steaming buns.

"morning."

Zuo Jingyan greeted them, and the landlady smiled and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"fine."

Zuo Jingyan smiled and nodded. She had forgotten to put a stool against the door last night. Fortunately, the store she stayed in was not a shady store.

The boss said to Zuo Jingyan: "The young man who came with you has gone out."

Zuo Jingyan said yes and said she understood. Zhao Xiaobao probably went out to exercise. Lu Haoting would get up at around five o'clock every time he stayed at home and run three kilometers back. They had become accustomed to it as soldiers.

The boss asked Zuo Jingyan enthusiastically: "Would you like noodles or porridge for breakfast?"

"Wait a moment and let me see what he eats when he comes back?"

Zuo Jingyan said absently. She went out and took a look. People were already coming and going in the alley. Hard-working people got up early. People came to the boss's house to eat noodles one after another. She patiently looked at the flow of people and felt

His business is very prosperous, and if it is prosperous, it means that there are many customers. If the customers see the missing person notice, someone may know grandpa.

Zuo Jingyan immediately went upstairs to get a missing person notice, went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a box of paste, asked the boss, and posted the missing person notice in a conspicuous place outside the store door.

Zhao Xiaobao came back from running three kilometers and greeted Zuo Jingyan:

"Good morning, sister-in-law."

Seeing Zuo Jingyan posting a missing person notice, Xiaobao's eyes flashed. When he ran to the river just now, he asked if there was a boatman named Zuo. Everyone who asked shook their heads.

I feel like my sister-in-law's search for this person is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I wonder if missing person notices are useful?

When Zuo Jingyan saw him coming back, she asked, "Xiaobao, do you want porridge or noodles?"

"Steamed buns and porridge!"

Zhao Xiaobao just wanted to eat whichever one was cheaper. He didn’t know how long he would stay in Wuzhen, so he wanted to save some money.

"Okay, let me ask if there are any steamed buns."

Zuo Jingyan nodded. The steamed buns were too dry and steamed buns were better. Zhao Xiaobao became anxious:

"Sister-in-law, steamed buns are fine, but steamed buns are expensive."

Only then did Zuo Jingyan understand why Zhao Xiaobao ate steamed buns and porridge. It was to save herself money! She asked her boss directly:

"Boss, do you have any steamed buns?"

The boss smiled and replied: "Yes, Xiao Long Bao with fresh meat."

Zuo Jingyan guessed Zhao Xiaobao's appetite last night. She estimated that he was not full from the three bowls of noodles yesterday, so she said to the boss: "Two bowls of porridge and three drawers of steamed buns."

Zhao Xiaobao saw that it was useless to talk, so he had to sit down.
Chapter completed!