Liu Shufen also noticed that Yu Qiutang was unusual, and looked at Mi Yali with worry. He only knew Mi Yali, not Yu Qiutang, and for a moment he wondered if there was something wrong with this man.

It frightened her.

I even forgot that I missed my husband so much just now.

Yu Qiutang didn't care that Mi Yali and Liu Shufen were very surprised. He was just immersed in his own shock, and his mind was full of thoughts on how to quickly get clues about his brother.

He didn't care about anything else, and grabbed Liu Shufen's arm, anxiously saying: "Where did you take this photo? Tell me quickly."

"My man's mine."

Liu Shufen was startled and quickly pulled her arm back, subconsciously trying to snatch the photo from Yu Qiutang's hand, but she was not as fast as Yu Qiutang and was quickly pulled back by him.

"Do you know this person? Have you ever seen him in the mine? He is the third one in the middle."

Liu Shufen looked at Yu Chunsheng in the photo and shook her head. "Except for my husband, I don't know anyone else here. This is the first time I've seen him. So, do you know him?"

"Yes, Qiu Tang, could he be..."

Mi Yali was very smart at this moment. She had noticed that the person in the photo was vaguely similar to Yu Qiutang. She remembered what her husband had told her about his eldest brother before, and she immediately understood.

But then I thought about how my husband said that my eldest brother had disappeared for many years and that everyone in the family thought he was dead, and how he suddenly appeared in such a photo. It was no wonder that he changed color. If it were me, I would definitely be shocked.

"Lili, I found him. Look, this is our eldest brother. I haven't seen any information about him in many years.

I only heard that he went there to dig coal, but people said he was dead. But if you look at this photo, it must have been taken not long ago. His age is much later than the age reported to have died.

My eldest brother is a dozen years older than me, and he is probably about thirty-four or thirty-five now. Look at the photo, they are about the same age. If he really died many years ago, he would not look like this. "

Mi Yali took the photo and looked carefully at Yu Chunsheng in the photo.

His clothes were rather old, his hair was a little messy, and his beard was unkempt. Judging from his facial features, he certainly didn't look very young, and was at least over 30 years old.

But now there is a new problem. Since Yu Chunsheng is still alive, why doesn't he contact his family?

"What's wrong with you? Do you know the man inside?"

Liu Shufen was counting on her good friend Mi Yali to help her, but she didn't expect that the couple would become the same.

"Tell me quickly, what is the name of the place where your husband works?"

"Liukou Coal Mine."

Yu Qiutang had no idea what it was. He only knew that it was a small coal mine and was unknown.

In Shanxi Province, coal mines have sprung up like mushrooms in recent times. There are too many to count. Even the famous coal mines, large and small, are in great numbers, not to mention the private coal mines or illegal coal kilns, of which there are so many that there are no records.

Yu Qiutang then asked Liu Shufen about the county and city where the Liukou Coal Mine was located and wrote it down.

Unfortunately, Liu Shufen only has this photo, and she is waiting to burn it to guide her soul.

“Can I trouble you with something? The person I’m referring to above is my biological brother. He went there to dig coal many years ago and has not been heard from since. No news has been sent back since then.

Later, my sister-in-law also passed away. I had been looking for clues but couldn’t find any. Then I finally saw him in this photo.

Can you lend me this photo first, so I can look for clues and return it to you when I come back? What do you think?"

"This……"

Liu Shufen felt very embarrassed when she heard Yu Qiutang say this.

The photos were originally useful to her. Since her husband's body had not been found, the photos were the only clue. If she lent them to Yu Qiutang to look for him, there was no telling when she could find him.

If this deal is shelved, what should I do if I have to wait ten or eight years to find someone else? I can't just wait indefinitely and let my husband become a lonely ghost.

Yu Qiutang also knew that her request was a bit excessive, so he had to say sincerely again:

"I'm really sorry. If it doesn't work, forget it. I'll think of other ways. As long as he is really there, I will go there and find other new clues."

Liu Shufen is also a kind-hearted person. She was still hesitating, but after hearing what Yu Qiutang said, she felt even more reluctant and returned the photos to Yu Qiutang.

"You should take it first. My man is gone anyway, so I don't care about this for a while. If you can really find clues and find your brother, maybe I can know more about my man."

"really?"

Yu Qiutang was no longer reserved at this moment and was very happy after hearing this. If Liu Shufen wasn't a woman, he would have almost jumped up while holding her hand.

Yu Qiutang's family situation was very complicated. He had three half-sisters and one half-brother. Relatively speaking, he had quite a few brothers and sisters.

However, his brother holds another important position in his heart because he and his brother have the same mother.

In this world, mother is a unique relative to Qiutang, different from his father and sister.

If there is anything that can be compared, then probably the attachment to the mother is on the same level as the obsession with Miali.

Yu Qiutang is a little split in nature, even though he doesn't want to admit it.

In his daily life, he is a relatively mild and even a little gentle person. He seems to be able to handle anything calmly and with ease. Others think he is a moderate person.

But in fact, deep down in his bones, he still has a violent side, which is why when someone offends him badly, he will suddenly get angry and beat the other person up.

Generally speaking, a child's character is largely inherited from his parents. His gentleness is inherited from his mother, and his violent temper is inherited from his father.

In his previous life, he was roughly equal to the violent and gentle, so he didn't achieve anything good in his life. He often did things but didn't achieve anything good. Sometimes, it was even worse than not doing anything.

But throughout his life, he made conscious adjustments and restraints, making his gentle side significantly greater than his violent side.

He will only get angry when he encounters something that makes him particularly angry or when he encounters someone he hates, so that the other person can truly see his true nature and know that he is not the kind of weak person who can be bullied and manipulated by others.

After repeatedly expressing his thanks, Yu Qiutang gratefully accepted the photo.

The photography technology of this era was different from that of later generations. You could develop photos through printing. At that time, you had to have film to take photos. When you got your photos back from the photo studio, you would also get the film back with you. If you wanted to develop the photos, you had to take the film with you.

Obviously, Liu Shufen only had this one photo and no film, so Yu Qiutang had to take the photo back with shame.

These days, searching for people is not like it is in later times, where you can easily find out someone's whereabouts with a mobile phone or the Internet.

At that time, information retrieval and information dissemination were very backward, and people were basically still asking people offline. If there were no photos, it was estimated that he would not be able to explain it clearly and others would not understand if he just asked verbally.

Now that he had the photos and the information, Yu Qiutang could no longer stay here. He wanted to go home immediately to pack his things and rush to his destination.

But Miali stopped him.

"Don't worry. I know you're worried. But it's been so long. There's no need to rush in a day or two.

Even if you have to go through it, be prepared.

I heard from people in our village that the illegal coal mines over there are quite dangerous and the people there are quite bad. If you go there alone and you are unfamiliar with the place, not only will you not be able to find the big brother, you might even get yourself into trouble.

I think we should go back and talk to Dad and Brother Jiang and find a few more people to go with us, and see if we can keep each other company and take care of each other, which will increase the chances of finding him."

Yu Qiutang listened to his wife's gentle comfort and gradually calmed down. He thought about it and felt that what his wife said made sense.

It may be that the relatively stable social environment in later generations gave him the illusion that people in this era would abide by the law and that there was peace everywhere.

But in fact, my wife is right. In this era, many places are still in a state of barbarism or where the law has not been fully penetrated.

Due to the limited education level of the people, it is very difficult to popularize the law. The illegal coal mines there are a typical example.

Almost every village here has such a legend.

Once people are trafficked into the illegal coal mines there, it is basically impossible to get out until they die. Many people, like Liu Shufen's husband, even die in there without knowing it.

No one can be seen alive, and no body can be seen dead.

If you meet someone with a better conscience, they will notify the family and give a little compensation. But if you meet someone particularly tyrannical, they won’t tell you even if you look for others when the person is gone, just as if those people buried in the mine have never appeared.

"Also, don't tell Xiaowei and Xiaoyun when you see them later. We only have a little information about this matter right now, and it's still unknown whether it will have a good result. Children are used to their parents not being around, so it's not good to suddenly give them hope and then let them down in the end."

Yu Qiutang nodded: "I know this."

"How about this. I'll go find my eldest sister, and you go see where our father is and discuss things with him first. Then I'll go back to find Brother Jiang in the evening."

Mi Yali thought about it and suggested, “Well, considering our brother’s relationship with this place, I don’t know what other people think, so it’s hard to say anything. Brother Jiang should be more supportive of you.

Besides, if the person is not found and the situation is not confirmed, it is useless to send so many people. The travel expenses are also high.

Besides, everyone is busy, and you can’t drag others to run so far for such a piece of news that you don’t know whether it is true or not.”

"If that doesn't work, I'll go by myself."

Mi Yali was much calmer than Yu Qiutang and she patiently helped him with advice. Yu Qiutang also listened to her and never questioned her.

"You definitely can't go alone. Being away from home is not like being at home. I would definitely not be at ease with you if you were alone."

Mi Yali pulled Yu Qiutang's arm and said softly, "I know you are very anxious now. But this matter really cannot be rushed. The more anxious you are, the more likely it is that something will go wrong.

Think about it calmly. Even if you go to that place, it won't be easy to find him. If it were that easy to find him, why wouldn't our big brother come back? You have to be mentally prepared."

Yu Qiutang nodded and decided to do as Mi Yali said. Mi Yali went to find her elder sister Yu Chunxing, while Yu Qiutang stood on a snack cart and carefully searched the crowd until he found Yu Dejin who was watching a show.

He was a little hesitant just now, not knowing whether to tell Yu Dejin the news. According to his previous thoughts, Yu Dejin definitely didn't like Yu Chunsheng and probably wouldn't care about his affairs.

But looking back now, as a stepfather, Yu Dejin was actually quite good to Yu Chunsheng, the son his wife brought up. Not only did he raise him, but he also found a wife for him, which was pretty good compared to many people.

After all, Yu Chunsheng has nothing to do with him.

It’s just that at different times, people stand at different angles, so they see things differently.

Yu Dejin was so engrossed in watching the play when he was suddenly pulled by someone. Subconsciously, he thought it was a thief. He turned around abruptly and found out it was his son. He was a little surprised.

When he came, he also saw Yu Qiutang walking in front, and found that Yu Qiushi and his two grandchildren were selling things over there, and they were doing quite well.

He was actually quite relieved.

Yu Qiushi was not very good at studying, so he would need a way to make a living in the future. Yu Dejin had been worried about this before. He wanted to teach him the carpentry skills, but Yu Qiushi was unwilling to learn, and he didn't know what he would do when he grew up.

It now seems that if Yu Qiushi is more interested in doing small business, it is not impossible to consider it as a development direction.

Anyway, no matter what, as long as you have a skill or a ability, you can make a good life.

Of course he knew that his youngest son's transformation was all due to the guidance of his eldest son.

If before, the youngest son only knew how to eat, drink and play, he would never have thought of doing these things. Now that he is showing a trend of improvement, it is naturally a good thing.

So he didn't interfere, and even gave them some encouragement, asking them to let their three children do well.

Seeing Yu Qiutang looking for him, he was in a good mood and asked, "Aren't you going to watch the show?"

Yu Qiutang hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Dad, I have news about my brother."

"What do you mean, what happened to Qiu Jiang?"

Yu Dejin didn't react and subconsciously thought that Yu Qiutang was talking about his cousin. That left only Yu Qiujiang and Yu Qiushan. The latter was away from home for a long time, so he must be talking about Yu Qiujiang.

Yu Qiutang shook his head and said solemnly: "I am talking about my brother. I have news about him."

Yu Dejin's body shook suddenly and he fell off the cart, with his leg hitting the wheel directly. He ignored the pain in his body and subconsciously grabbed his son's arm and looked into his son's eyes.

"What did you say? There's news about Chunsheng?!" (End of this chapter)