Li Jinhua lied again.
There is indeed a village called Shilin Village near the military camp, but that village is not at the foot of the mountain, but halfway up the mountain next to it.
The reason why Li Jinhua said the child was at the foot of the mountain was, on the one hand, to deliberately spread true and false news, and on the other hand, the village at the foot of the mountain was close to the city and generally had better economic conditions, so even if the child was given away, it would be a good destination, thus making Wang Chunling give up on looking for the child.
But Li Jinhua never expected that even if she told Chu Yue the whereabouts of her child, Chu Yue would still drag her along with her, and would not let her go even if she was injured and howling in pain.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, they found that the village was not the name Li Jinhua mentioned, and realized that they had been deceived.
Chu Yue was not polite at all. She grabbed Li Jinhua's simply bandaged wound and forced her to tell the truth.
"Li Jinhua, if you don't tell the truth, you can forget about this hand! I, Chu Yue, can do what I say!"
The heart-piercing pain spread throughout Li Jinhua's body.
She had to tremble as she told the real location of the village.
at the same time.
Song Qi listened to the occasional conversations of the few people along the way, combined with their solemn expressions, and finally understood what had happened. Why did Lu Zhanlin not even have a peaceful New Year's Eve and drive out so late at night?
"Bah! You don't even recognize your own granddaughter. Are you a human being?"
Song Qi, who knew the truth, became furious and yelled at Li Jinhua.
The longer time dragged on, the more worried Wang Chunling became. "Will the child...will the child disappear? It's been so long. If she disappears, where can I find her?"
"No, that won't happen. We'll find Nuan Yang soon."
Chu Yue hugged Wang Chunling tightly and tried to comfort her.
During this time, Chu Yue's worried eyes met Lu Zhanlin's in the rearview mirror of the car. Even though he knew that everyone was anxious, the road was slippery due to the snow, so Lu Zhanlin did not dare to increase the speed. He could only suppress his anxiety and drive slowly.
The rugged mountain road had many turns, and soon there was no road ahead. The military vehicle could not drive in, so the few people had to get out of the vehicle and walk all the way.
Song Qiyi pulled Li Jinhua over and asked her to walk in front and lead the way.
Chu Yue supported Wang Chunling from beginning to end, carefully protecting this frail and suffering woman. Lu Zhanlin followed closely beside them, holding a flashlight and lending a hand when necessary.
"Which family? Which family did you send the child to? Speak quickly!" Song Qi asked loudly.
Li Jinhua was shivering with fear, feeling cold and in pain. She could hardly walk, but she had to move forward. She tried to keep her eyes open and look at the dark village after nightfall.
This village has no electricity, and farmers are reluctant to light kerosene lamps at home. There is not even a little light and they can only rely on the faint moonlight.
"I can't see clearly... I can't see clearly... Let me look... Look... It looks like this one... It also looks like this one... I've only been here once, during the day, but now it's pitch black and I can't really tell..."
Li Jinhua looked left and right, panicking because she had told so many lies before that the other people didn't believe what she said at all.
It is better to believe yourself than to believe someone who is full of lies.
Lu Zhanlin said, "If it's a blacksmith, it can't be in the middle of the village. It needs space to light the furnace."
Chu Yue agreed with Lu Zhanlin's opinion and did not walk towards the center of the village. Instead, she walked past every house along the surrounding roads.
Perhaps there really is a mother-daughter connection.
As they walked past a run-down house, Wang Chunling suddenly became excited.
"It's here! It's right here! Nuan Yang is here! I heard her voice... I heard her calling for her mother... She's looking for me..."
How could a baby who is not even a month old speak, let alone call mom? Wang Chunling’s words were simply unbelievable.
But Chu Yue believed it.
She closed her eyes slightly and listened carefully to the sounds around her. "Wa wa wa..." "Wa wa wa..." There was actually a faint crying sound coming from this house.
"There's a baby crying here, let's go in and take a look!"
Chu Yue was not sure whether the crying child was Wang Chunling's, so she had to wait until she could confirm it.
Lu Zhanlin glanced at Chu Yue in surprise. He noticed that Chu Yue's hearing seemed to be particularly good.
When Wang Chunling knocked on the door earlier, Lu Zhanlin heard nothing. It was Chu Yue who heard her knocking first.
That time, it could be said that Lu Zhanlin was distracted by Gu Qian's gaze, but at this moment, in this quiet village, Lu Zhanlin still did not hear any children crying. Only Chu Yue heard it.
He was willing to believe Chu Yue.
Lu Zhanlin walked forward and knocked on the door. Knock, knock, knock, knock. The rapid knocking sounds became terrifying in the dark night.
The knocking continued for a long time before someone came out to open the door.
"Who is it? Why are you knocking on the door on New Year's Day?"
With a creak, the wooden door opened, revealing the face of a middle-aged man from the gap in the door.
The man looked to be about 40 or 50 years old. He was still wearing his cotton coat because he came in a hurry to open the door. He was a blacksmith and did physical work, so he was quite strong.
However, he was not tall, and became insignificant in front of Lu Zhanlin.
Lu Zhanlin got straight to the point and asked, "I'm a soldier in a nearby unit. May I ask if you have a child at home?"
When the man behind the door heard about the child, he immediately became nervous and said in a panic, "What child? There is no child in my house. You have found the wrong person. Get out of here."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man wanted to close the door.
But Lu Zhanlin was prepared. One of his feet was stuck in the crack of the door, preventing the other party from closing the door.
"You...you...what are you doing? This is my home!"
“I’m sorry!”
Lu Zhanlin said in a deep voice, with a gloomy brow, he pushed open the wooden door in front of him and walked in first.
When the door opened, the crying of the child in the house gradually became clearer.
After hearing the child's cry, Wang Chunling became even more excited. Unprecedented strength burst out of her body and she rushed into the house quickly.
"Warm sun!"
It was a simple house with bare walls and not even a decent piece of furniture. It was dark and dirty everywhere. It was obviously a poor family.
The house is divided into the front house and the back house. Since it is not in the front house, it must be in the back house!
Wang Chunling followed the crying sound to the back room, "Nuanyang, mom is here! It's mom! Mom is here——"
Chu Yue followed closely and saw a thin middle-aged woman huddled in a corner of the dark room. She was holding a swaddled baby in her arms, who was crying loudly.
This child is Wang Chunling’s warm sunshine.
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