Bai Fumei in the 70’s

He Songbai touched the address on the IOU.

It is an old house in S City. The old red-brick house with round-arched doors, the style is mixed between traditional Chinese style and Western-style. It is exquisite and magnificent. The deep alley stretches straight to the end, and people can't see the inside.

He Songbai checked the house number before confirming it and knocked on the door.

After a long time, a chubby middle-aged woman got out of the painted door, and cursed with her hands on her hips, "Have a little bit of a brain. Knock on the door so early in the morning, what do you want!"

He Songbai asked in Mandarin, "I'm sorry, I want to find someone, is Zhu Housheng lives here?"

The middle-aged woman saw the tall and handsome young man in front of her, and she was full of energy. He apologized sincerely, and his honest appearance made her anger halved.

"The family with the surname Zhu has already moved away!"

He Songbai heard this, and he felt so disappointed. He asked, "Where has their family moved? I'm here to find relatives."

The woman wiped her greasy hands with her apron, "How do I know this!"

After she finished speaking, she closed the door with a bang, and the dark coffin-like door stood coldly before He Songbai's eyes.

He put away his disappointment and went to the restaurant to buy a basket of fried steamed buns for 50 cents.

He knocked door to door and asked people, and give a bun while asking.

After almost finishing two basket of fried buns, he finally came to the door of a unit called "Jianjian Textile Mill" with dark eyes. He asked the uncle who guarded the door about Zhu Housheng.

The uncle took a look at the young man's broad clothes, and saw that he was born handsome, he was only a worker, and he didn't dare to fool him. He said bluntly, "This man is no longer here! What... You ask where he is now? Just ask the old workers in the factory to find out..."

After several twists and turns, He Songbai found nothing. He was hungry can't bear it. He squatted on the street and ate a piece of dry cake. At this moment, the sky is dark and dark clouds are coming, and soon thunder and lightning flashed, and a pouring rain fell.

He Songbai stood awkwardly under the eaves of a house, the rain falling like pillars and a puddle splashed and wet his pants. There is no news from the debtor, which makes He Songbai feel very depressed.

He loved the clothes made by his girlfriend very much, and he cherished his wet trousers and doesn't dare to go forward in the rain. He Songbai waited for an hour until the rain hadn't stopped, and finally ran back to the guest house under the heavy rain.

The waiter in the guest house disliked that he is covered with water and wet the floor he has just mopped. He Songbai speeded up his pace and ran upstairs. He ran into the girlfriend as soon as he reached the top of the stairs.

Zhao Lanxiang touched his wet arm and said distressedly, "It's such a heavy rain, why you didn't wait and run back?"

He Songbai wiped his face, bared his teeth and smiled, "It's okay, it's as if I took a bath."

"What kind of rain is this? I still take a cold shower in winter!"

Zhao Lanxiang pushed him into the bathroom and filled some hot water for him.

"Change your clothes after washing!"

He Songbai took a warm hot bath, and feels that every pore in his body is trembling with comfort, making him temporarily forget the frustration caused by not being able to collect debts.

After changing into clean clothes and going out, he saw the subject's bright eyes. She stared at him and asked, "Have you finished visiting old friends?"

He Songbai honestly admitted, "He is not found."

Zhao Lanxiang said sternly, "I have a way to help you find him. If you are willing to tell me why you are looking for this person, I will teach you how to find him."

He Songbai thought for a while, looked at her caring gaze, and told her truthfully.

"Grandma gave me an IOU and asked me to collect the debt."

He Songbai took out the IOU carefully placed in his pocket and showed it to Zhao Lanxiang.

Zhao Lanxiang was extremely surprised when she saw the numbers listed.

"It turns out that your family used to be so rich."

He Songbai smiled bitterly.

"Okay, don't worry, I will help you find this person."

Zhao Lanxiang said sternly, she had a series of information about the debtor.

"I have a friend who works in a newspaper office here, looking for publications." She took out a stack of food stamps in her pocket and said thoughtfully.

In the early morning of the next day, a notice about the size of a thumb was published somewhere in the city newspaper of S city.

"I found some food stamps and personal belongings on November 5, 1976, Mr. Zhu Housheng, please go to the newspaper office and contact me as soon as possible with his identity certificate. Address: xxxxx, Zhou Sheng."

After reading the news, He Songbai was a little bit dumbfounded. He rolled up the newspaper as if it has great importance.

"I don't know if it works."

Zhao Lanxiang lifted her chin, "You will see if it's useful."

People die for money and birds die for food. This truth has never changed. After seeing this food stamp, Zhu Housheng had to come to the newspaper office. The professional term is called "fishing law enforcement" by little Huzi. People who are greedy and love taking advantage are often brought down by his trick.

"No one can compare life with this family. They owe so much money to your grandmother, and still live freely. Don't their conscience be disturbed?" Zhao Lanxiang mocked.

People want face and trees want bark. When people don't want face then they will be invincible in the world, and when trees don't want bark, they will die. She has always stayed away from this kind of people.

He Songbai said: "We haven't been in contact for so many years. In the past two to three decades, people will have something to do and can't think about paying back. You know the situation in my family. Grandma can't care about that much..."

He also faintly understands that if that person is still living well, he is probably deceiving him and his family is weak.

But seeing the girlfriend's sarcasm, He Songbai's dark eyes flashed with a scorching smile.

This method worked quickly, mainly because Zhao Lanxiang's friend in S City is very good. She really thought that the owner has lost a lot of important items, and she deliberately left the notice for a few days.

On the second and third days, three "Zhu Housheng" came to the newspaper to receive food stamps. He Songbai kept watching in the dark. Two of them were a child and a young person. Only one of them is a middle-aged person. on. He was dressed in a light gray tunic suit, neatly closed, with a mirror frame on his nose, which looked like a gentleman.