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"Oh, just ask."

"How can I get to the gold mine?"

As soon as the question came out, the old man's face suddenly fell.

The boss's eyes were wide open and he looked at me in shock, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Why do you ask?" he asked very defensively.

"I want to find someone." I made up an excuse casually, "My dad went out with someone to find work in the early years. He heard that he was in this mine, but he never came back."

"I just came now, I'm afraid I won't find it." The old man's eyes suddenly became sympathetic and he shook his head.

"The mine here has long since been abandoned. Even if your father worked there, he is gone."

The old man waved his hand and wanted to leave.

I took two steps forward to block him, and said in a good voice: "Uncle, after so many years, we are mentally prepared. But no matter what, we are gone, so we should burn incense, right?"

"Our mine has no name. If it wasn't called the Gold Mine, there wouldn't be the place you mentioned." The uncle said.

Then you had such a big reaction just now?

"It doesn't matter, it's good for me to go over and have a look. My dad said the address was nearby before he left. What if he remembered the name wrong?"

"Or maybe he didn't find the gold mine and went to your mine, and finally encountered an accident."

"My mother raised me by herself, fell ill, and passed away not long ago. This was her only wish during her lifetime."

"Uncle, please take pity on my child who has no father and no mother."

I look very pitiful.

The old man couldn't help but be moved by it.

"What's your father's name? Let me see if he recognizes you. If you are really the child of my coworker, I will take you there myself."

"Ah, my father's surname is Li." I didn't expect this old man to be a very loyal person.

"Surnamed Li? There are many people named Li in the mine, and I can't remember all their names. On the day I arrived, a worker named Li died. How pitiful."

The old man looked at me with deep sympathy in his eyes.

"There are not many relatives who have come to see them over the years. You two have a conscience, so I have to give you guidance no matter what."

I said happily: "Thank you, uncle!"

"Since you are the child of my coworker, don't call me uncle. Call me Uncle Cui."

"Okay, Uncle Cui!"

"I'm bringing you breakfast for your little grandson. I'll send it back first and then take you to the mine. Don't be in a hurry, right?"

"I have been waiting for so many years. If you are not in a hurry, I will take you back."

I sent Uncle Cui downstairs and waited for him at the door of the building.

His house is in a very old community. It is not large in area and only has a total of five floors.

If you have a quarrel upstairs, you can hear the whole thing downstairs.

"Dad, you are so old, why are you going to the mine? Don't go, I told him!"

"No, I already promised them. Besides, if a co-worker's child comes to burn incense, what's wrong with me leading the way?"

"Just tell him how to leave. Why do you have to go there yourself? That's not a good place. Besides, how can you be sure that he is the child of your coworker? What if he is a liar?"

"You also said that it's not a good place. What liar would dare to go there?"

"Then you can't go even more, Dad!"

"It's okay. I'll leave early and come back early. Nothing will happen until the sun sets."

"dad"

Uncle Cui's son and he were arguing all the way down the stairs, and I heard it clearly.

"Xiao Li, I'm ready, let's go." Uncle Cui changed into a coat and held a bag of scented wax paper money in his hand.

"Dad, why don't you listen to my advice?" His son, who looked similar to him and was in his thirties, was full of complaints.

"If it's too much trouble, Uncle Cui shouldn't go. It's not good for the old man to go back and forth. Just tell me how to go." I took the initiative.

"Listen! This kid is so sensible. Take a look at yourself." Uncle Cui curled his lips at his son.

"Back then, my co-workers took good care of me. When their children came to visit, what happened if I led the way?"

"Dad, I'm just worried about your health. Otherwise, I'll go with you." Uncle Cui's son sighed.

"No, you're not going to work? It's not worth taking a day off and having your money deducted!" Uncle Cui waved his hand.

He must have a very stubborn temper. His son had no choice but to look at me for help.

"Brother, don't worry. I have a car. I promise not to let Uncle Cui get hurt! Go early and come back early. I will bring Uncle Cui back to you in good condition. Do you think that's okay?" I smiled.

"Well," Uncle Cui's son sighed, "I'm sorry to trouble you. My dad worked in the mines in the early years. He is exhausted and his legs and feet are not good. Please take more care of him and don't let him go up the mountain."

"Don't worry, it's not too late for me to thank Uncle Cui, so why bother him?" I nodded.

Uncle Cui's son didn't say anything when he saw that I had such a good attitude, but he still sent Uncle Cui into the car and secretly wrote down my license plate number.

"Uncle Cui, your life is so happy, your son is so filial."

I first went to buy a lot of scented wax paper money and sacrifices, and then followed the direction Uncle Cui pointed and smiled while driving.

"Compared to those workers who can never go home, I am so happy. I have no arms or legs, I am living well until now, and I have such a cute little grandson."

Uncle Cui was very satisfied and sad at the same time.

"Every extra day I live now feels like I've earned it."

"Back then, my family was poor and had to support the whole family, so I had to go to the mines as a last resort."

"If a good man doesn't go down the mine, who doesn't have a heavy burden on his shoulders when he goes to the mine? Therefore, we workers are very united."

"Although it is painful, everyone supports each other and life is not that difficult."

"When I first went there, I couldn't adapt to such heavy work. Thanks to everyone's care."

"Who's job in the well is not heavy? People are willing to help you and share some of the burden. It can be called a life-saving friendship."

"Although I worked in the mine for less than half a year, I will never forget them."

Uncle Cui rambled on, and tears filled his eyes after he spoke.

"It's never easy for a person to go through this world." I sighed. "My dad also wanted to support our family back then. I didn't expect that."

"For so many years, every time there is a memorial day, I will go to the mine to pay my respects. The old brothers can't go home, but at least there are still people to visit them."

"Festival day? By the way, Uncle Cui, I heard from you that there was a big accident in the mine. What happened?"

As the car drove out of the small county town, the scenery outside became increasingly desolate.

Uncle Cui looked at the trees passing by outside the window with his old eyes and sighed deeply.

"It's a black mine. The boss only knows how to exploit our workers. The safety facilities can't keep up. It will collapse sooner or later."

"Everyone knows there is a thunderstorm overhead, but they don't know when it will explode."

"I just want to survive this period before I talk about it."

"Gather enough money for my baby's schooling, enough money for my old mother's medical expenses, and buy some new clothes for my wife."

"But that thunder suddenly exploded one day."

"The boss ran away, leaving no one to care about the workers buried underground."

"I happened to have a high fever that day, so I rested at home and saved my life."