I used to stop for hitch-hikers'till the day I picked up that maniac.
自从有一天搭了一个精神病人以后,我碰到搭顺风车的人就不再停下来了。
In this way he was able to find out where they lived, how many chidren they had, and where they died and were buried.
就这样,他了解到祖先的住处,有多少孩子,死在何处,葬在哪里。