焦大林师范学院毕业后，签了农村特色岗位，远离故乡，到了南方一个偏僻贫穷的乡镇初中任教。同他一起签约到该学校教书的还有另外六个大学毕业生，都来自天南地北，平时要回一趟家并不容易，一到周末七个年轻人都要相伴外出走走，排遣排遣想家的寂寞。
这个周末，学校五十多岁的志强老师要带焦大林他们进山游玩。志强老师的老家是一个叫磨盘屯的小山村，位置极其偏僻，风景却很好，山清水秀，鸟语花香，美的像人间仙境似的。刚进山不久，志强老师忽然接到校长打来的电话，说学校有急事要他马上回去一趟。志强老师骑上摩托急冲冲走了，七个年轻人比赛着爬上磨盘山，疯玩了起来。
午后时分，志强老师还没回来，天空却骤然乌云密布，下起了大雨。手忙脚乱寻了个可以避雨的山洞躲了进去，这雨下得好大，瓢泼似的，不间歇连下了四个多钟头雨势才慢慢停了下来。下了山，来到一条山涧前，焦大林他们不由得倒吸一口凉气：由于下雨山洪暴发，混浊的洪水巨龙般在眼前咆哮怒吼，而刚进山时赖以通过的一条石拱桥已经给洪水冲得不见了踪影，没有桥，他们出不了山啦！
眼看着天色渐渐暗了下来，洪水还没有一丝消停下来的迹象，焦大林几个你看看我我看看你，不由得都犯起愁来。这时候，一个老大爷拄着拐杖，颤巍巍地走了过来，说：“前边有路哇，走小路，你们可以绕过山涧，走回镇上的。”
有小路？好歹试一试，保不准真能走回镇上呢。焦大林他们将信将疑向老大爷所指的方向走去，走不了多会儿，果真有一条山涧小路出现在众人面前。走了过去，由于刚下过雨，这条小路又潮又湿，穿行于群山崇岭之间，路旁疯长的野草都快把路面给掩埋了，看来是条荒芜多年的小路。焦大林打头，摸索着小心翼翼向前走，也不知走了多久，天快黑严的时候，前面出现一个打着手电的身影，走近一看，是志强老师！原来，志强老师雨停后从大路赶回磨盘屯，发现桥给冲毁过不了涧，就火烧火燎赶回镇上，打上手电沿小路再往磨盘屯赶，没想到刚走了不多会儿，就意外碰上了焦大林他们，这伙年轻人已经快走到镇上了。
志强老师一脸诧异问焦大林：“小焦教师，你一个初来乍到的外乡人，咋知道磨盘屯有这么一条小路？”
焦大林说是一位老大爷给他指的路，志强老师脸上的诧异神色没见减少，反而更浓了：“有人指路没人带，山间林密，且又净是岔岔道道，你到底咋认得路的？要知道自大路修好后，磨盘屯这条祖祖辈辈走下来的小路就丢弃不用了，时下土生土长的磨盘屯人，年轻一点的都不太记得这条路，你一个从没到过磨盘屯的人，又怎能顺顺畅畅走过来？”听志强老师这一说，焦大林才想起，这一路走来，每当遇上岔道口大伙争执不下的时候，自己总能凭感觉指出正确的道路方向，尤其是走到后来，天色完全黑漆，行走在密林中最容易迷失方向，可自己却似乎对这条小路了然于胸，熟悉得就像走过千百次似的。可他焦大林什么时候到过磨盘屯？
带着满腹疑团回到学校，这一晚，焦大林辗转反侧难以入睡，整夜想的都是这条似曾熟悉的山间小路。或许，要解开这些谜团，他焦大林还得再次进山，找找答案……
一晃一个星期过去了，星期六那天，焦大林借了志强老师的摩托车，再次进山。在给洪水冲毁的石拱桥旁边，磨盘屯人重搭了座木桥，过了桥，来到磨盘屯，四处转悠着一看，焦大林发现，其实磨盘山一带的山山水水他居然也是似曾相识。这到底是怎么回事？一个外乡人千里迢迢来到一个从未曾踏足的地方，看到的却是一派熟悉的景象，这到底是怎么回事？
一路走一路看，不知不觉太阳下了山。焦大林带着满腹疑团，准备骑上摩托车回镇上学校去，没想到跑了没多远，摩托车却突然熄了火。下了车，拧开油箱盖一看，汽油还是满满的，线路火花塞一路检查下来，也没检查出什么毛病，可是车子就是发动不了。不知不觉天已黑严，看样子今晚出不了山，只能在山里老乡家借宿一晚了。月光下，前面不远处有户孤零零的人家，于是焦大林推上摩托车，走了过去。
一叫门，一位老大爷提着盏老式马灯走了出来，灯光下，须发花白，正是下雨那天给焦大林他们指路的老大爷。刚说明来意，老大爷就立马把焦大林迎了进去：“哎呀，人又不是蜗牛，出门在外谁能把家背在身上？进来，快进来，就怕俺这穷家陋户的委屈了贵客。”
说着话，老大爷冲着里屋喊了一嗓子：“老婆子，客人来啦，杀鸡待客喽……”
一位老大娘颤巍巍走了出来，进厨房提了明晃晃的菜刀，向墙角鸡棚走去。焦大林忙上前拦住她：“大娘，甭杀鸡啦，这么客气我哪担当得起？有啥现成的饭菜我随便吃点就行……”
老大爷哈哈笑着，扯起焦大林就走：“上门就是客哩，磨盘屯人哪有简待客人的道理？甭磨叽啦，要不，大爷生气了。”
老大娘在厨房杀鸡做饭，老大爷拉着焦大林到里屋喝茶拉家常。说着说着，说到了那条偏僻的山间小路，老大爷一声长叹，眼里泛起晶莹的泪花，说，你不是本地人，初来乍到也知道这条路，可我儿子很多年前出外做生意，一直再没回来，他要回来了，只怕已经认不得这条路了。鬼怪吧鬼故事。
吃饭的时候，焦大林一阵狼吞虎咽，老大爷还陪着吃点，老大娘却几乎不怎么吃，只是一个劲儿地给焦大林夹菜。焦大林叫她也吃点儿，老大娘嘴里答应着，却不动筷子，只是静静地看着他吃。忽然，老大娘筷子一放，哽哽咽咽地抹起眼泪来：“小哥，你长得真像年轻时的俺儿子，这腰背，还有吃饭时的这架势，几乎一样……”
老大爷斥责老大娘：“又想儿子天宝了不是？人家这位小哥是北方来的新老师，他比你的天宝小得多呢，哪会是你儿子？甭哭啦，别影响客人吃饭！”
老大娘答应着，抽抽泣泣止住了哭声，强打笑颜，给焦大林夹菜。焦大林感叹着，可怜天下父母心，这个叫天宝的在外做生意家也不回，人都整个掉钱眼了，做人儿子的，哪能不回家看看爹娘？
吃完了饭，老大爷悠悠叹口气，转身拿过张已经泛黄的照片，上面是个笑得阳光般灿烂的年轻男子，颈上戴着长命锁，隐约可见天宝两个字。老大爷说，我们两个都老了，走不动啦，你能不能帮我们留意一下，若有机会见到天宝，帮送他回家？他离家这么多年，怕已经不认得回家的路了。焦大林郑重地答应了老大爷的请求。
这晚焦大林睡得特别香。第二天一早，焦大林推出摩托车，试着一踩，车子竟然轰轰地发动起来，他高兴地回头同大爷大娘道别，这一回头，不由得整个呆住了：身后哪有什么大爷大娘？昨晚自己投宿的小屋不见了，地上只见一堆残砖碎瓦，残砖碎瓦后面，赫然是两座长满野草的土坟！
焦大林逃也似的驾着摩托车一路飞奔，回到学校，找到志强老师。志强老师告诉焦大林，磨盘屯是有这么一对大爷大娘，听说他们的儿子解放前第一次出远门贩瓷器就出了事，给国民党军阀抓了壮丁，拉到北方打内战去了，后来就一直再没音讯，估计早已战死沙场。那年月，抓丁充炮灰的又有几个能活着回来？这对夫妻由于悲伤过度，精神有点失常，不肯相信儿子死了，逢人就说儿子在外做生意呢，赚了大钱就会回来同他们团聚的，直到上个世纪八十年代两人双双病死，也没能盼回他们的儿子。可两人至死都还念叨着儿子一定会回来……
正说着，焦大林的手机响了，是湖北老家打来的。接通电话，父亲对焦大林说：“娃呀，跟你说件怪事。俺今天翻修房子，在你住的老房子后面的土崖里挖出具骸骨，骨头上还套着个长命锁……”
焦大林心尖猛地一颤，忙问：“锁上是不是刻有‘天宝’两个字？”“是呀，娃，你咋知道？长命锁上还真刻着‘天宝’两个字，天地的天，宝贝的宝……”爹惊讶地说。
刹那间，焦大林什么都明白了。他喉头哽咽地说：“爹，请您一定妥善装殓好骸骨，这是个离家几十年的游子，我马上回去，送他回家，同他爹娘相聚……”
Introduce:After institute of Jiao Dalin normal school graduates, signed rural characteristic station, be far from birthplace, arrived southern the junior high school of villages and towns of a devious poverty teachs. Sign those who make an appointment with this school teach school to still have graduate of additionally 6 colleges together with him, come from far apart, it is not easy to should return the home at ordinary times, arrive 7 youths want photograph companion to go out on the weekend, divert oneself from loneliness or boredom of divert oneself from loneliness or boredom thinks domestic loneliness. This weekend, annals strong teacher of more than 50 years old should head the school they enter Jiaodalin hill amuse oneself. The native place of annals strong teacher is a hill village that calls millstones collect, the position is extremely devious, the scenery is very good however, picturesque scenery, charactizing a fine spring day, beautiful like terrestrial elfland. Just entered hill before long, annals strong teacher receives the telephone call that school swat comes to suddenly, say the school has urgent matter to want him to go back immediately. Annals strong teacher rode motor fling to sweep, 7 youths match is worn mount millstones hill, mad played to rise. Afternoon time, annals strong teacher has not come back, sky however abruptly cloudy, heavy rain had below. Hurry-scurry searched a cave that can take shelter from rain to hide, this rain falls very greatly, gourd ladle is spilled like, did not issue situation of rain of 4 many hour to just stop slowly repeatedly by fits. Issued hill, come to the front of a mountain stream, jiao Dalin they can't help sucking a cool air: Because rain,mountain torrents breaks out, growling at the moment like muddy pluvial megalosaurus howl, and a stone arch bridge that just crossed into the Lai Yitong when hill has rushed so that did not see sign to the flood, without the bridge, they cannot give mountain! The eye looks at colour of sky gradually dark come down, the flood returns the evidence that stops without a disappear, a few you see Jiao Dalin I I see you, can't help making an anxious. At that time, a grandpa lean on a stick is worn crutch, tottering ground walked over, say: "There is a way in front, take path, you can bypass mountain stream, walk along a town to go up. " is there alley? Anyhow tries, protect forbid to be able to walk along a town to go up really. Jiao Dalin they are half believing and half doubting the direction that indicates to the grandpa goes, cannot take at any time, if really alley of a mountain stream appears before everybody. Went by, because just had issued rain, this alley wet wet, cross Yu Qunshan esteems mountain between, the weed of wayside overgrowth gives bury quickly road surface, looking is a run-down and old alley. Jiao Dalin nob, gropingly is cautious go ahead, also did not know how long, the day is fast black when fathering, a figure that making hand report appears in front, approach to look, it is annals strong teacher! Original, millstones collect hurrieds back from the highroad after rain of annals strong teacher stops, discover the bridge gives destroy cannot cross gully, hurried back with respect to feeling terribly hot on the town, hit alley of begin report edge to be driven toward millstones collect again, did not think of to just went not when, touch with respect to the accident went up anxious big
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