Mr. Zhao paused for a moment, then realized that three pairs of eyes were looking at him, and he unconsciously swallowed.
Then she cleared her throat and said, "Yesterday. She left early in the morning and never came back."
Lu Qiqi frowned slightly. It seemed that only Zhao's father had seen the unusually acting Yuan Shi these past few days.
The person next to me was behaving so strangely for several days, and I didn't suspect anything until they disappeared, at which point I started looking for them.
I wonder if the Yuan family should feel disheartened.
"When she went out these past few days, did she say where she was going or what she was going to do?"
After pondering for a moment, Zhao's father shook his head. "He didn't say anything. He just left early every day and didn't return until evening."
"You didn't ask anything?"
Zhao's father, as if his own fault had been stepped on, became furious and embarrassed. "What does the village head mean by this? This woman is not a virtuous wife and doesn't know how to serve her husband properly."
Now that I've disappeared without a trace, you're blaming me.
There were four people in the house: a wolf and a dog.
Three of them were taken aback by Zhao's father's sudden outburst of anger and embarrassment.
Especially for Lu Qiqi, even if Yuan Shi did not return all night, under normal circumstances, she should not be worried or afraid that something might have happened to her.
It shouldn't be a state of being embarrassed and angry.
However, she quickly realized that the current era was different from the other world.
A woman not returning home all night is a big deal in this day and age; if word gets out, her reputation will be ruined.
Sure enough, Zhao's father immediately glared and turned his anger towards Zhao Zhiwei, "Look at you! You're looking for someone, and now look what's happened! The whole village knows your mother didn't come home all night. Do you even want your future career anymore?!"
“If you are gossiped about by your classmates because of this, your mother will probably hang herself at the village entrance when she comes back, so as not to tarnish your reputation.”
Zhao Zhiwei, however, disagreed with his father's words, saying, "If one's own mother were to go missing, and one were to refrain from searching for her for fear of damaging one's reputation, would that be the behavior of a true man?"
"Besides, our Great Jin Dynasty values filial piety the most."
If people found out about this, and I, as their son, didn't even try to find my own mother, I'd probably be the one gossiped about and it would really affect my career.
Zhao's father was so angry with Zhao Zhiwei that his chest heaved faster, but he couldn't find the words to shut him up, so he could only remain silent with a dark face.
Ignoring the argument between the father and son, Lu Qiqi said bluntly, "So it seems that only Uncle Zhao saw Yuan Shi on the day she went missing."
Zhao's father clearly didn't want to cooperate, so Lu Qiqi didn't plan to press him any further.
Perhaps Zhao's father will lie for the sake of his reputation.
This can also affect the judgment of bystanders.
Lu Qiqi said, "In that case, take me to Yuan's room. Maybe she left some clues?"
Actually, Lu Qiqi wasn't sure herself when she said that.
If something unexpected happened to Yuan outside, there would be no way to leave any trace at home.
After all, none of the other three family members knew exactly what had happened to Yuan.
Zhao Zhiwei turned his gaze to his father. After all, this was his parents' room, and letting outsiders in was tantamount to searching the house.
As a son, I can only follow my father's wishes first.
Zhao's father lowered his head and remained silent. The moment he looked up, he saw Lu Qiqi's scrutinizing gaze.
He knew that even if he refused, the man would still search the house, so he might as well let him in.
He said in a deep voice, "Please."
Having received permission, Zhao Zhiwei pushed open his father's bedroom door.
Lu Qiqi got up and led Wangcai and Dahuang into the room.
As soon as she reached the door, she smelled the strong scent of mugwort and couldn't help but choke.
Dahuang and Wangcai also seemed to be bothered by the smell of mugwort.
The obvious signs were that Da Huang sneezed several times in a row, and Wang Cai touched his nose several times with his front paws.
Lu Qiqi stepped across the threshold of the room, and the entire room was laid out before her.
The room was about seven square meters, with a bed inside and two wooden chests next to it.
There was really nothing to see, so Wangcai and Dahuang circled the bed a few times before returning to Lu Qiqi's side.
Lu Qiqi looked around the room and found nothing suspicious, except for the strong smell of mugwort.
She stepped out of the doorway and said, "Why is there so much mugwort burning in this room? Why aren't you opening the windows to ventilate it?"
Zhao Zhiwei was also puzzled and turned his gaze to the side, looking at his father.
Zhao's father sighed and said in a deep voice, "My wife has a headache, and says that the smell of mugwort makes her feel better."
I burned mugwort for her every day, and after several days, the scent lingered.
“I also burned mugwort for her yesterday, but she didn’t come home all night.”
Lu Qiqi felt something was off when she heard this, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Zhao Zhiwei placed all his hopes on Lu Qiqi, staring at her intently.
I wanted to hear something useful from her.
Unfortunately, he was ultimately disappointed.
“Yuan has not returned yet. Let the villagers search for her in the nearby villages.”
The only option now is to expand the search area.
After Lu Qiqi left with Wangcai and Dahuang, Zhao Zhiwei also went out.
Ru Mei saw Zhao's father staring at Zhao Zhiwei's back for a long time before returning to his room with a gloomy face.
She had never seen her father-in-law look like this before, and it frightened her greatly.
After everyone entered the house, Ru Mei didn't dare to stay there any longer, fearing that Zhao's father's anger towards Zhao Zhiwei would affect her.
Zhao Zhiwei suddenly wondered if Yuan hadn't returned yet because she was looking for him at the school.
Yuan had done this kind of thing many times. He was even ridiculed by his classmates and had to be escorted to school by his mother.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhiwei hurriedly ran to the school.
The school gate was deserted, so Zhao Zhiwei ran straight into the school.
The students were in class, and not only was he absent, but he was also so reckless. Even if the teacher liked him, he couldn't escape being scolded.
"Zhao Zhiwei, not only have you missed class, but you've also shown no respect for your elders and disrupted the class. Tell me, how should you be punished!"
Zhao Zhiwei bowed to the teacher. He had been traveling all the way here, and after searching for Yuan Shi in the village all night, his feet were already blistered.
Now, with blisters even bursting, he ignored the pain in his feet, panting heavily, and said in a hoarse voice, "It is really wrong for the students to disturb the class, but I am really anxious because the students' mothers are missing."
Having nowhere else to turn, they came to the school to look for someone.
After saying this, Zhao Zhiwei turned to his classmates, bowed deeply, and said, "I wonder if any of you have seen my mother these past few days?"
The students looked at each other and began to whisper among themselves.
A moment later, the students all shook their heads.
Zhao Zhiwei's hopes were dashed.
The teacher, considering that there was a reason for his absence and that his filial piety was commendable, did not pursue the matter of his absence and disruption of the class.
Zhao Zhiwei walked out of the school in a daze. The pain in his foot made him limp and stumble down the school steps.
Somehow, I bumped into someone.
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