They ended up moving to a small town and no longer engaged in subsistence agriculture, if his parents had, or his grandparents.

最后他们移居到一个小镇上,不再把持小农经营,不像他爸妈,或者祖父一辈

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You see it again on 209, a little later in this scene. His suspicion is aroused when a car pulls up next to them as they're heading out of town.

在209页，这个场景的后半部分，你将再次看见他产生怀疑,当时他们正走在去镇里的路上，一辆车停在他们旁边。

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