"Haha, that's right, we're all in the same boat. There's not enough fertilizer, so who's going to benefit from it?"

Zhu Zi's excuse was really good; no one suspected anything else. These days, even that stuff is considered a good thing.

Zhu Zi dashed off to the village chief's house.

The village chief's wife saw Zhu Zi's appearance and asked, "Zhu Zi, what are you doing? Is something urgent? Are you here to see your uncle?"

"Hoo hoo, yes, Auntie, where's my uncle?"

"He's inside. Go in and find him. Has something happened?" The village chief's wife was worried when she saw Zhu Zi running around panting, wondering if something serious had happened.

Before Zhu Zi could catch his breath, he couldn't even speak and could only wave his hand before hurrying towards the main room.

Qian Baozhu heard the noise and was about to get down when he saw Zhuzi, who was covered in sweat: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Zhu Zi plopped down on the stool, took a couple of deep breaths, and placed the envelope on the table: "Er Dan asked me to bring this to you. He said to tell Er Dan's family after you've read it, so they won't worry about it."

"I don't know the specifics, but you should know once you read the letter. I saw that Erdan seemed very anxious, so he gave me a few instructions and ran into the mountains."

Qian Baozhu couldn't get any information either, so he quickly tore open the envelope in his hand and took out the paper inside. The writing on the envelope was crooked and messy, and it was clear that he had written it in a hurry. After reading the contents of the letter, Qian Baozhu almost cursed.

That brat is capable of anything! She noticed that those people were acting strangely, but instead of coming back to hide, she dared to follow them up the mountain. How is she going to explain this to her cousin? What if something happens to that child?

Even in his panic, he had to stay calm: "Who else knows about this?"

Zhu Zi shook his head: "I came down from the mountain. I said I needed to go home to take a dump. Nobody should suspect anything else. Right now, it's just the two of us who know."

"Alright, go home now and pretend you've gone to the outhouse before returning to the mountain. If anyone asks, don't tell anyone that Erdan asked you to deliver a message to me, understand?"

Zhu Zi nodded: "I understand, Uncle. Is something wrong? Do you need my help?"

"I'll assign you work later. For now, just do what you're supposed to do and don't let anyone notice anything amiss."

"Okay, I'll be going now. I can't take too long to poop."

When they were young, they had all outwitted and outfought the Japanese invaders. They could tell that this was no small matter, and he couldn't afford to ruin it.

Qian Baozhu quickly put on his shoes and headed towards Qian Xiao's house. He had to say hello to his cousin's family, otherwise he would worry too much if the child didn't come back for a long time. He was also very anxious. He hoped that nothing bad would happen to Erdan.

"What did you say?" This was the first time Qian Baozhu had heard his cousin speak so loudly; his voice was almost cracking.

"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down," he said, quickly turning around to look around. This matter couldn't be known by too many people; who knew if there were any accomplices of those people in their village.

Old Man Qian then realized that he had lost his composure. The key issue was that the person on the mountain was his eldest granddaughter, his only granddaughter. If something really happened to her, how could he explain it to his eldest son?

"Is everything you just said true?"

Qian Baozhu then remembered the letter Erdan had brought back. He took it out and showed it to his cousin. Old Man Qian took the letter and started reading. Although he didn't know many characters, he could still understand some of the simple ones.

Qian Xiao didn't write anything else, just that he saw five suspicious people on the mountain. These people looked different from the people of China, spoke in a strange tone, and cursed the people of China. He felt that they were definitely bad people.

It seemed these people were still looking for something in the mountains. She suspected they were trying to steal her country's treasures, so she decided to follow them to find out what was going on, to get them to report it to the police station, and also to reassure her family that she was safe.

She also said she would leave marks along the way so that they could start climbing the mountain again tomorrow and find their way by following the marks she left.

The problem is that Qian Xiao is only eight years old. How could his family not be worried? They had no idea that Qian Xiao had a space where he could hide people. It would be strange if they weren't worried and scared.

Old Man Qian took a deep breath to calm himself down: "Did you ask someone to report it to the police?"

"Not yet, I just wanted to come and discuss this with you first, what should we do?" He was afraid that if he wasn't careful, those people's accomplices would hear about it and go back into the mountains to inform those bad guys, and then Erdan would be in danger.

Old Man Qian beckoned, and Qian Baozhu leaned over. The two old men whispered to each other for a while, and Qian Baozhu nodded: "Don't worry, I'll arrange it right away. What about Erdan? Should I send someone up the mountain to check on him?"

"Don't go yet, it would be bad to alert them. Find a few trustworthy people, and I think it'll be about time before we go up the mountain together. The person you're asking to report the crime should also be careful. I don't believe that no one is cooperating with these foreigners who dare to come here so brazenly."

"Okay, I got it. You should also tell your sister-in-law, so that she doesn't miss Erdan's loud search for people and something gets discovered."

Old Man Qian nodded. Although he was worried, he was happy. Look at her, this is the kind of child his family has. She is not afraid of danger and is dedicated to the country. Don't underestimate his granddaughter because she is young. If this were in those years, his granddaughter would definitely be a little hero.

The two old men discussed it and started to act separately. Anyway, no one in the village felt that today was any different from other days. Only Qian Xiao's family was restless, worried about the safety of their child, but they couldn't go to help.

Qian Xiao quickly turned back after delivering the letter, always keeping a distance of at least 500 meters from the five people in front of her. She carefully followed them. Qian Xiao was probably more familiar with this mountain forest than the people in front of her, and she knew exactly how to avoid being discovered by them.

However, the distance was quite far. During a rest stop along the way, she considered whether to take them down one by one. After all, once they were captured, their purpose would be known sooner or later.

But she couldn't do that yet. She still wanted to know what these people's purpose was. It was unlikely that they were after treasure. There were only a few of them. Even if there was treasure, they couldn't take it away. So what else could it be but treasure?

And the person leading the way was clearly a local villager. Was he bribed to lead the way, or was he, like the Wang family, a hidden villain?

Although dealing with several burly men was a bit difficult, her strength was not lacking.