Luo Lie asked Arnold to go back to the hotel first, and sent two telegrams to Zhang Changgong, who was in Baishan. If it weren't for the settlement of the elderly in Yangjiatun, Zhang Changgong should have come with them. The situation in Tianjin was extremely serious. Although Arnold was by his side, he was alone and lonely. Zhang Changgong had great martial arts skills, outstanding archery skills, and calm and composed. His arrival would definitely give him great help.

Another telegram was sent to the blind man. Luo Lie's purpose of sending this telegram was not to ask the blind man to come to Tianjin, but because he was worried that his whereabouts would be exposed. Mu Sanshou and Ye Qinghong would use the same trick again and use the blind man and his grandmother to threaten him, so he reminded the blind man to be careful in time to avoid being designed again.

After sending the telegram, Luo Lie walked out of the telephone office and saw that the heavy snow was fluttering outside and there was no sign of stopping. He raised his collar and walked down the steps of the post office. He first went to the shop next to buy a few boxes of pastries and two bottles of good wine, and then ordered a rickshaw to ask the coachman to take him to drive west.

It was already afternoon when we arrived in Xida. Due to the wind and snow, the sky was dim, as if it was already dusk. Luo Lie got off the bus on Dushan Road, Binjiang Road, Xidao, passed by, and walked along the road ahead.

On the right front of him, a Catholic church under construction has begun to take shape. In the winter, the decoration of the exterior has been stopped, and the internal works are still continuing. This church was built by French missionary Du Baolu, and is also the largest of all churches in Tianjin. Although it has not been built yet, its magnificent momentum can be seen from the appearance. The top surfaces of the three domes are covered with green copper plates, and the white top cover is worn above the copper plates because of the snowfall. This giant dome is supported by wooden structures. There is a huge bronze cross above each dome.

Luo Lie stood in the snow, looking at the cross in the wind and snow, his eyes became confused by the chaotic snowflakes. His thoughts returned to five years ago, and to the North American continent that once brought him too much memory. In a trance, the snowflakes that fell from the sky seemed to burn one after another, and the burning snowflakes fell on the dome of the church. The church burned. Luo Lie saw the cross in the fire, saw the beautiful figure that made him dream about, and ran lightly towards the burning church. He turned around among the burning snowflakes falling all over the sky, staring at Luo Lie affectionately with tears and smiles, and then threw himself into the sea of ​​fire without looking back.

Luo Lie subconsciously reached out his hand to grab her, but the phantom in front of him disappeared in an instant. The sky was still gray, the snow was still flying all over the sky, there was no light of fire in front of him, and there was no figure that could not be erased.

Luo Lie smiled bitterly at the corner of his lips. Many times he had blurred the boundary between reality and illusion. If the past cannot be forgotten, it will become deeper and deeper in his heart, affecting and torture him unknowingly.

Ga! Ga! A crow fell on the dead branches above his head, and as the dead branches were rising and falling, his little head was spinning in a sensation, observing the surrounding environment, guarding against the arrival of dangers. Birds are often more sensitive to possible dangers around him than humans.

Luo Lie turned around and looked at it. No one was. Since the robbery of Taohong and his daughter, he has become more cautious.

Not far from the Xikai Church under construction, there is an elementary school with green bricks and tiles. It is not large in scale and is submerged in an old and crowded house. Therefore, it is not eye-catching. The school is on holiday and the gate is not even opened. Luo Lie came to the door and was caught in the crack of the big iron gate and looked inside, but he saw an old man sweeping the snow on the road leading to the school building.

Luo Lie patted the iron gate, and the old man was indifferent and could only shout loudly: "Grandpa Hong!"

The old man heard his shout, turned around and looked, then slowly walked towards the door, came to the door, opened the small window on the iron door, and looked at Luo Lie through the small window with his cloudy eyes: "Young man, who are you looking for?"

Luo Lie laughed: "Grandpa Hong, do you don't know me anymore? I am Luo Lie."

The old man frowned his two gray eyebrows together, and he carefully observed Luo Lie. Suddenly his eyebrows stretched out, and the white beard on his lips trembled. He threw away the broom in his hand and hurriedly opened the big iron door: "Boy, it's you, you naughty boy, are you here to block my chimney again?"

Luo Lie laughed loudly, and when he entered the door, Lao Hongtou grabbed his arms and shook them hard: "Boy, I haven't seen you back for so many years. He has grown up so big, tall and strong. It turns out that he grew up eating foreign beef milk."

Luo Lie smiled and said, "Grandpa Hong, foreign things are not delicious, how can you compare to your braised braised pork?"

Lao Hong's head laughed loudly and cheerfully: "Of course, you have been eating a lot from my house in the past."

The reason why Luo Lie came here is because this Min'an Primary School once recorded his childhood. His father Luo Xingjin died before he was one year old. His mother Shen Jiaqi did not choose to return to his father's hometown, nor did she accept his grandfather's help. She took him here alone, relying on the meager salary of teaching, and raised him with hard work. It can be said that every corner of the campus is full of Luo Lie's childhood memories.

Lao Hongtou is the founder of the school and the earliest principal of this primary school. Although he has never stayed abroad, he knows the importance of technology changing the country's destiny. He devotes all his money to building this school, not to make money, but to allow more children of the poor to receive education.

Luo Lie was still young when he came to this school with his mother, and his mother had to teach and take care of him. Naturally, he worked hard. Lao Hongtou's family gave them selfless help. Usually, Shen Jiaqi kept Luo Lie at Lao Hongtou's house during class.

It can be said that Luo Lie has long regarded the old Hongtou family as a relative.

Luo Lie handed the gift to Lao Hongtou: "Grandpa Hong, I came in a hurry and didn't bother to buy anything."

Old Hongtou said, "You are more happy than giving me any gifts, by the way! Yingzi! Yingzi! Look at who is here!"

A young girl walked out of the room next to the school building, with short hair in her ears, oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, crescent eyes. She was wearing a gray-white vertical striped cotton robe and black cotton shoes. The only decoration on her body was the red scarf on her neck. She walked out and wiped her tears and said, "Grandpa, choked me to death!" She just made a fire in the room, so she didn't know that there were guests visiting.

Old Hongtou was overjoyed and said, "Look at who he is?"

Yingzi looked at Luo Lie, first surprised, then his eyes widened: "Beagle?" Then she rushed up and raised her fist to look at Luo Lie's shoulder and punched hard: "Beagle, you are a beagle!"

Luo Lie laughed. This title not only did not embarrass him, but felt more intimate.

Now, Lao Hongtou was surprised: "Yingzi, how did you recognize him?"

Yingzi reached out and touched the small scar on his forehead, and smiled and said, "This scar was the one he fell from the roof of our house." After saying that, he gritted his teeth and said, "You deserve it, you dare to block our chimney!" The three of them laughed at the same time.

Lao Hongtou handed the gift in his hand to Yingzi: "Don't be busy reminiscing about the past, Yingzi, go, hurry up and buy vegetables. I'll make some dishes for Luo Lie to taste."

"Okay!" Yingzi went in a hurry.

Lao Hongtou invited Luo Lie to his room. The stove had just turned off. Although Yingzi re-launched the fire, the smoke in the room had not yet dissipated. Lao Hongtou couldn't help but sigh: "This stupid girl is always clumsy."

Yingzi was dressed in a well-equipped dress and went out with a basket of vegetables. When he heard grandpa's words, he warned him: "Grandpa, don't talk bad about me and the beagle behind my back, otherwise I won't spare you."

Old Hongtou smiled and said, "Go, hurry up and go, by the way, call Zhijun."

Yingzi snorted, "What are you asking him to do? I feel upset when I see him."

Old Hongtou said, "Call! Your brother is here, and his brother-in-law can still not show up!"

"I will have to give up that coward sooner or later!"

When Lao Hongtou heard her words, he was so angry that his white beard was pouting: "If you rebel, you will still be rebellious! Do you believe it or not, I will beat you?"

Prince Yingzi laughed and ran towards the gate with a basket of vegetables in her arms, not forgetting to tell Luo Lie: "Beagle, I'll go, come, let's talk more carefully when I go back."

Lao Hongtou shook his head with laughter and cry, opened the door and accelerated the coal smoke in the room to dissipate. He stood under the eaves with Luo Lie. Luo Lie took out the cigarettes, first put a lit one on Lao Hongtou, and lit one himself.

Old Hong looked at him and said, "Boy, have you learned to smoke too?"

Luo Lie nodded and said, "Maybe it's too boring to float outside alone, and I learned it unknowingly."

Old Hongtou said, "No benefit!" After saying this, he quickly took a hard breath.

Luo Lie laughed and said softly: "Sister Yingzi is married?"

Lao Hong nodded and said, "It's been three years since I married a policeman from the German Concession, named Dong Zhijun, and he is honest and honest." He said, "Who told you to come late, otherwise you will be my grandson-in-law."

Luo Lie laughed out loud, knowing that the old man was joking with him. He spent almost all of his six years here when he was a child. Yingzi was fierce and boyish. Before Luo Lie arrived, she was the head of the child in this area, but Luo Lie was a strong man who refused to convince others. Because he did not obey Ying Zi's command, the two had many conflicts. However, Yingzi was one year older than him after all, and she was tall and strong at that time. Luo Lie was like bean sprouts when he was a child.
Chapter completed!