The two were indeed tired after the hustle and bustle at noon. They were the main people to be found later, and they couldn't afford to be held back because they didn't have enough physical strength. Fang explained the situation to her daughter-in-law, and then the two went to bed to rest.
Without anyone around, Chunxiao focused more on her painting. An hour later, she looked at the portrait in her hand. Not bad, about 80% like it. She looked at the sleeping mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and copied a few more pictures with paper. After finishing, she walked to the door, opened it, and handed the portrait to Shuwen, "Does it look like Erchu?"
Shuwen was startled and looked at Chunxiao in surprise, "Aunt, they look exactly like each other. This is the same outfit you wore during your second outing today."
Like it couldn't be better.
A few people not far away saw her portraits and gathered around, "Girl, girl, please draw two portraits for our children." The paintings were not simple at first glance. Even if they were not well educated, they knew that the painting was very impressive.
Chunxiao looked at the couple, and then at the elderly couple behind them. They all had painful expressions on their faces. Although she wanted to help, she had never seen the child who had been abandoned. "Gentlemen, I haven't seen your children before, so I really can't draw your portraits."
Several of them looked dejected, as if they were heartbroken. Chun Xiao felt a little sorry for them, "How about this? You tell me the general appearance, and I'll try to draw it. You can see for yourself where it doesn't look like the original. We can make corrections as we go. If it still doesn't look like the original, I'll be at my wit's end."
The eyes of those people suddenly lit up and they thanked her again and again.
"Let's go to the room over there. Someone is resting here." Chunxiao took pen, ink, paper and went to the next room with the person.
Several people described the appearance of their children. Chunxiao asked them to be as detailed as possible. When it was difficult to describe, she asked them to find similarities in themselves. A child's appearance is inherited from their parents, and their eyes, nose and mouth will be similar to those of an adult. After understanding these clearly, she could draw a rough outline.
When Fang and the others woke up, they were still painting the second one. Shuwen handed the second portrait to them and said, "Aunt painted several portraits of the second one."
Xiao Fang held the portrait and started crying, "This is our Erchu, this is our Erchu."
"Don't cry, Auntie. Auntie is still painting for someone else. She said the more people who look for her, the better her chances of success. We can look for the portraits of the children of those two families together, so it will be easier to find them."
When Xiao Fang heard this, she stopped crying and walked over to them to watch their discussion.
"Girl, they look very similar, but our Sanquan's mouth is a little bigger and his nose is a little more to the sides."
Chunxiao looked at the couple talking, carefully examined their facial features, and made some corrections on the paper. "How about this?"
The old couple was delighted. "That's it, that's it, it's grown like this. Old woman, take a look, isn't it like this?"
The old lady nodded with tears in her eyes, "Girl, that's it."
"This is all changed. Let me draw a new one for you to see." Chun Xiao made another clean one according to the painting. "Take another look."
The old couple nodded again, "Yes, this is our Sanquan."
"I want to copy a few and send one to the government office tomorrow. You can help me find the rest." The four of them were very grateful to her. Now they were like grasshoppers on the same rope, and they definitely couldn't do without helping each other.
Chunxiao was copying when Yan Bangfa and the other three came back.
"Grandpa, Dad, what's going on outside?"
"All roads out of the town have been closed. The town gate is now shut and no one is allowed to leave. Your mother and the others were the last ones to leave."
"According to the government, the entire town will be investigated tonight. This is a serious matter."
"It's better if it's big. If it's not big, how can we catch people?"
Yan Bingfa looked at the strangers in the room. Several of them bowed to them. He knew that these were also the families of the missing children, so he quickly returned the greeting. He walked over to Fang and the others, and saw Chunxiao's portrait. He was delighted and said, "You've finished the portrait."
"I've finished the painting, Dad. When I'm done copying, you can send these three paintings to the township government office. They're going to check it out. Take a look. If they come across it, they can rescue it."
Yan Dashan came over and looked at Chunxiao in surprise, "Chunxiao, how come you can paint now?"
"She's very talented. When Yan Qi fell, it was thanks to her paintings. I'm curious too. Chunxiao's paintings are so realistic, much better than those of the government officials."
When the story of Yan Qi being abducted was brought up, everyone fell silent.
"With these paintings, I have the confidence to find our second brother. Is this kidnapper sure he hasn't left the town yet?" This is what Fang was most worried about. She remembered that when Yan Qiwuzhong and the others got into trouble, they were all looking for him in the county town, but he had already left Qingzhou. Zhou told her about this later. She was shocked when she heard it, and thought that it was really God's blessing that they could find him back.
Yan Bingfa frowned. "It's hard to say, but the township government said that time is running out, so they probably haven't left the city yet. Now I don't know if it's just one group or several groups gathered together."
Yang Huaitian looked at the other four people in the room and said, "Everyone, I'm afraid we can't go back today. Everywhere is full. Fortunately, we already booked two rooms. Let's just stay together tonight. If the government wants to search the town, it will cause a lot of trouble."
The two couples bowed to them again and said, "Thank you for your generosity. When we find the child, we will come to thank you."
Chunxiao's portrait was completed quickly, and the three sets of portraits were handed over to Yan Dashan and Yan Dahe, who took the portraits to the township government.
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