Erni was actually thinking that maybe Qian Duobao would come looking for her, so she waited at the village entrance so she could see her good friend at first glance.
But she overheard the conversation between Granny Zhao and Pockmarked Zhao.
Li Rouniang hurried towards the village entrance, but didn't see Erni anywhere. After walking a few more steps, she saw a silk flower on the ground, the one she had bought for Erni.
She was immediately terrified and ran back to the village to find Zhao Youtian and explain the situation.
Zhao Youtian was also shocked when he heard this. Could it be that the child traffickers who auction off children had come to the village?
So the villagers went to look for him, but where could they find him in such a vast sea of people? Everyone was just on edge, and those with children at home kept a closer eye on him.
Li Rouniang searched until midnight but couldn't find her. Mo Bei stayed with her the whole time, watching her go from being determined at the beginning to breaking down and becoming vulnerable at the end.
Suddenly, a heavy rain began to fall outside. Li Rouniang stood in the rain, looking at the vast expanse of white sky and earth, feeling a chill in her heart and utterly helpless.
"Mother, it's so late, why hasn't Li Rou Niang come back yet?" Zhao Da Hua felt she hadn't handled things well yesterday and was planning to have a good argument with Li Rou Niang when she returned today.
But when it got past midnight and Li Rouniang still hadn't returned, she felt something was wrong and asked Granny Zhao about it.
Old Mrs. Zhao naturally knew perfectly well that the child was missing and that wretched woman was probably looking for the child, but she couldn't tell her daughter. She could only say with a heavy heart, "You're not fully recovered yet, you should rest early."
"She's still staying at the Mo family's house so late, something must have really happened. Mother, you can't spoil her. When my brother comes back, you must divorce her and drown her in a pig cage. What an unchaste woman!" Zhao Dahua cursed and swore again before going to bed, and then stopped.
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