Shiyue took two raincoats, wore one herself, and gave the other to He Lixuan. Then the couple went up the mountain along the mountain path.
The rain outside was heavy, and even though they were wearing raincoats, their clothes were completely soaked within minutes.
They walked up the mountain path, calling out the names of several children as they went.
Although the rain was so loud that it drowned out their voices, the two of them kept calling out, hoping that the children could hear them.
Soon, the soldiers caught up with them.
At this time, everyone on Whale Island knew that the three children had gone missing, and everyone who was not on duty sprang into action.
Many of the young soldiers had already been on the island for a year and were more familiar with the situation there than Shiyue.
They spread out and searched upwards in a carpet-like fashion.
At this point, Shiyue was no longer of much help. These young men were far more professional than her when it came to finding people, but she still gritted her teeth and patiently searched with her husband and several other young soldiers.
There's no way she could be going home right now.
The thought of that pretty girl who always called her "little aunt" so sweetly upon first meeting her filled her with agonizing anxiety.
Rather than going home and overthinking, she preferred to continue the search.
However, even after searching almost half the mountain, they still couldn't find the three children.
Where did they go?
The oldest among them, Hu Zi, is only six years old this year, Er Niu is just three years old, and Jia Jia, who is in the middle, is only five years old.
Shiyue couldn't even imagine that three little children could run up the mountain!
She began to suspect that the three children had never actually gone up the mountain.
But having already reached this level, it's impossible to give up.
Under the storm, the back mountain, which was originally like a treasure chest in Shiyue's eyes, now looked rather gloomy.
This mountain was only developed after the soldiers arrived on the island last year. To put it bluntly, there's only a small path that's been worn out; they haven't actually built a proper road.
Normally you wouldn't notice, but now with the heavy rain and strong winds, the road has long been soaked into a wet muddy ground, making it slippery with every step.
Every now and then a small stone would appear and trip someone up.
Moreover, the tree branches that usually reach out onto the road have now become obstacles.
Not only does it keep pouring water down your neck, but you'll also be suddenly hit in the face by the wind. If you're a little too late to dodge, you'll end up with a bloody welt on your face.
The lush trees became the biggest obstacle for those climbing the mountain.
The branches blocked out the light, making the area gloomy and visibility very low.
This brought the anxiety in people's hearts to its peak—
In such an environment, where could the three of them hide?
After walking uphill for another half hour, Shiyue was stopped by those young soldiers.
They have now almost reached the highest point they usually climb when they ascend the mountain.
Further up, even the trodden paths disappear; everywhere is filled with wild trees and thorny bushes.
Even when the weather is clear, she doesn't dare to go uphill, afraid of getting scratched or falling. In this kind of weather, she naturally can't keep up with the group at all.
“Sister-in-law, you and Brother He go down the mountain together. We'll handle things up here. Don’t worry, as long as the child is here, we’ll definitely find him.”
A young soldier wiped the rain off his face and said to Shiyue.
Shiyue nodded.
She was self-aware enough to know that if she insisted on following along at this time, she would only cause trouble for others.
It's unacceptable to make things worse when you can't help.
But He Lixuan, who was standing next to him, insisted, "I'll go with her. Jiajia is familiar with me, and she'll definitely come out if I call her."
Shiyue wants to say that as long as Jiajia is on the mountain, she will come out even if someone else calls her.
Seeing her husband's anxious expression, she didn't say anything.
No one knows better than Shiyue how much this person values his family.
Moreover, even if he went back with them, he would only worry more.
Not daring to delay everyone, Shiyue decisively turned around and went down the mountain.
She went home first, quickly changed into clean clothes, then hastily dried her hair before going to her in-laws' house.
Of course, she didn't waste any time during this period, and even used her consciousness to ask for ginger brown sugar, Banlangen granules, and some cold and fever reducers in the group.
Having some of these things on hand at this time will always be useful.
To save time, she even took out two thermos flasks filled with hot water from her storage space.
When Shiyue ran to her in-laws' house, the others had not returned.
There are only three elderly people in the family.
Professor Liang immediately stood up when he heard the door open and walked a few steps to Shiyue.
He looked back, his eyes filled with disappointment.
"Still haven't found it?" he asked in a low voice.
"No." Shiyue shook her head.
She stepped inside and asked, "Where are my parents?"
Professor Liang pointed to the kitchen: "They're making soup."
Shiyue walked in with her things, and the first thing she saw was her mother-in-law, Fu Yunfang, sitting at the dining table, making dumplings.
Shiyue was completely stunned.
She stood there, holding two thermos flasks, looking on in disbelief.
—Her mother-in-law woke up in just a short while?
He Siyi, who was watching the fire, immediately stood up upon hearing the sound.
Like Professor Liang, he subconsciously looked behind Shiyue, only to be met with disappointment.
Shiyue explained, "They're still looking. I'll come back and make some brown sugar ginger tea for them to drink when they get back."
He Si nodded, then glanced at the stove and said, "W cooked some scallion soup."
Scallion soup is also a good way to prevent colds; it's rare that my father-in-law would remember this.
Shiyue nodded quickly and said, "Keep cooking it. I'll go get another small stove to make ginger soup."
"I'll go get it, we have some over there," Professor Liang, who had followed, quickly said.
He was probably very anxious, but didn't know how he could help.
Knowing there was something she could do, she quickly ran out.
Now there were only three people left in the room.
Shiyue looked at her mother-in-law again.
After calming down, she realized that her mother-in-law hadn't actually recovered.
Although she was sitting at the table, skillfully making a dumpling, and doing a pretty good job, her gaze was still unfocused.
It didn't react to any noise from the outside world.
But even so, it's much better than before.
Sure enough, seeing Shi Yue looking into it, He Si also explained, "I came over to cook soup because I was a little worried about leaving your mother alone in the room, so I brought her over. But don't worry, she won't cause any trouble."
“I know,” Shiyue quickly replied.
She looked at the table and saw that her mother-in-law had already made five dumplings, and none of them were broken.
In addition, she reorganized the dumplings that she and her sister-in-law had made before, making them very neat, with the distance between each one as if it had been measured with a ruler.
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