Three days later, Qi Zai was already riding in the snowplow going down the mountain.

The henchman with Seven looked resentful.

"Brother Liu, what if something happens to this little kid on the way?"

This little brat has been keeping them all rather listless these past few days.

This child is so talkative, his little mouth is always chattering.

They start talking as soon as they open their eyes and don't stop until they go to sleep. Their ears are practically calloused from hearing it.

Brother Liu's head was throbbing from all the trouble this little brat had caused.

"What could possibly happen to him? He's only four and a half years old. How come you can't even handle him?"

If I send three of you out to watch over a child and you can't even do that, then you're useless.

All they do all day is eat and not work.

He wants milk candy and steamed rice cakes, so you can take him to the cooperative to buy them. Also, let me clear my head; I've been arguing so much these past two days that my head hurts.

If it weren't for waiting for his father's reply, who would be willing to serve him like this?

"You all hurry up and get on with what you were doing. Oh, and here's the money. Quickly buy him some food to shut him up."

He pulled out two ten-yuan bills and stuffed them directly into his underling's hand. Seeing the money, the three men instantly calmed down.

Not only is it boring on the mountain, but the conditions are also poor, with bad food and drink.

All this grain had to be transported up the mountain in trips.

Going down the mountain isn't necessarily a bad thing; you can have a good meal and drinks.

Besides, they're all bored out of their minds, so it wouldn't be bad to be able to go down the mountain for a while.

The three men took the money and, with Qi Zai in tow, boarded a snowmobile and went down the mountain.

They soon arrived at the village at the foot of the mountain. There was nothing in the village, but the three men assigned the least noticeable of the three to take Seven to the town's cooperative to buy food.

There isn't one in their village either; the cooperative doesn't even have a small shop.

Three hours later, the younger brother returned crying. He had lost his child and went to the town to buy things at the cooperative.

There were too many people buying things, it was so crowded, people were packed together, and at first he was still holding the child's hand tightly.

Later, the crowd completely dispersed, and when he started buying steamed rice cakes, milk candy, and other snacks, he completely forgot about the incident.

When he turned around, the child was nowhere to be seen.

He searched everywhere, inside and out, and then heard that a child had run to the train station in their county. Hearing this, he became anxious and rushed over to chase after him.

But I can't get in because I don't have a platform ticket.

I had spent all my money at the cooperative, so I had to run back with lots of bags.

The three of them panicked. They had lost their child. They bought platform tickets and rushed to the train station, but they couldn't find the little brat anywhere.

Sure enough, Seven climbed onto the train. He boarded a freight train, mainly because he would be checked for his ticket if he rode on a passenger train these days.

But freight trains are different.

He didn't know what was in the carriage, but when no one was looking, he ran and climbed into a carriage with the door open and hid in a corner.

Why not take the bus?

The main problem is that a train carrying passengers would definitely be spotted by the railway police if he were such a young child.

They'll definitely have to look for his parents then, since information isn't as readily available back then.

His child was found by the bad guys who were looking for him.

It's easy for someone to impersonate a relative and take the person away.

Moreover, he wasn't sure if the other party knew anyone at the train station, and he wasn't sure if Brother Liu would dare to be so ruthless as to take them up the mountain, which proved that Brother Liu must have people around here.

Qi Zai's idea was to get out of there first, whether by truck or bus, as long as he was out of the area, he could handle things on his own and go to the police station.

Hiding in a corner, sleeping against a box, there was no food to eat.

I could only endure it, not knowing how much time had passed, but the train finally stopped with a clanging and banging.

The little guy looked at the open truck door; someone had opened the cargo compartment door, indicating that they were about to unload the goods.

Hearing that no one was coming up, Qi Zai went to the door to take a look. There was indeed no one there. Obviously, the unloading workers had started unloading the goods from the front of the car.

Realizing this was an opportunity, he hurriedly jumped off the train. Then he dashed out of the station, thinking about finding the police station.

As soon as he stepped out of the station, he found himself all alone, a child, without a single adult by his side.

He was instantly covered in the mouth and knocked unconscious. Before losing consciousness, Qi Zai really wanted to curse.

I seem to run into all sorts of things. Even just leaving the train station, I ran into human traffickers. It's obvious I've been abducted again.

When Qi Zai woke up again, he found himself lying on a straw mat.

Flies, mosquitoes, and all sorts of insects were swarming around him, and Qi Zai could feel himself sweating profusely from the heat.

She sprang up from the mat with a jolt and realized that her cotton-padded jacket and trousers had been changed, and she was now wearing a short-sleeved cotton shirt.

The shorts and the jacket she wore looked a bit like a vest.

It's just that the opening is open.

As soon as he jumped off the mat, he felt dizzy and almost collapsed to the ground.

Just then, someone rushed up to him, picked him up, and placed him on the mat.

"Xiao Bao, you're not feeling well. You haven't eaten for three days and three nights. You need to eat something, otherwise you'll faint."

After a moment, Qi Zai opened his eyes and saw that the person speaking gently in his ear was actually a little girl, who looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old.

The little girl smiled immediately when she saw him open his eyes.

"You don't know where this is, do you? This is your home. I'm your older sister, the eldest sister. You also have two older sisters. There are only four of us siblings in our family."

My name is A-Xiu, and yours is Da-Bao. From now on, you'll be my little brother, and I'll protect you.

Just as Qi Zai was about to speak, he unexpectedly heard cursing coming from the courtyard.

"You heartless bastard! He Cuihua, what exactly do you want? My brother just died, his body is barely cold, and you bring this bastard child here. Is this your child?"

"They actually believed my brother's surname and treated him like a son, smashing a mourning basin!"

What are you trying to do? The clan will never agree to this.

"Get rid of this little bastard right now, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"Your brother-in-law didn't have a son before he died, and he had been discussing with me about wanting to adopt a son. This is the child your brother brought back before he died."

Your brother said this is our son.

Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You think you can bully us, a widow and her orphans, just because your brother is gone.

“I will not agree. As long as I have a breath left and your brother has our eldest child, our lineage will not die out. It won’t matter if people from the clan come.”