Chapter 5: Do Good Things Everyday
Chao Chao chatted with the system for a while and couldn't help falling asleep.
She was really tired. She hadn't eaten much all day, but she had been working non-stop. She was young to begin with, so how could she hold on when she was so tired?
The system didn't say much, and told her to get some rest first. As for the things about the modern times, it would tell her little by little when she woke up.
Who knew that in the middle of the night, around three or four in the morning, the system suddenly called out urgently, "Chao Chao, Chao Chao, wake up quickly, your sister Lin Lan is in trouble."
Chao Chao was in a daze. If the system's voice hadn't sounded in her head, she might not have woken up at all.
Everything else was fine, but when she heard the words "Sister Lin Lan", she sat up abruptly.
The worn sheets and straw covering his body fell to the ground. The cold wind blew in, and Chao Chao shivered violently. He was completely awake.
The system also didn't have the heart to let her go out in the cold wind, but the situation was urgent and the opportunity was rare. If she missed it, not only would a life be lost, but Chaochao would also have to suffer for a few more days.
[Chao Chao, I remember there was a gong in the main hall of the Hu family, right?]
Chao Chao nodded dazedly, "Yeah."
Hu Lai Fu's father used to be a night watchman. In the Daqi Dynasty, the night watchman not only had the role of keeping watch at night, but also had to perform security patrols. Therefore, the treatment was relatively good and he was quite popular.
The fact that Old Man Hu was able to compete showed that he had some ability. Therefore, after his death, Hu Laifu, who had always been proud of this, placed his eating implement - the night watchman's gong - in the main hall for worship, and from time to time he would tell people about his father's great achievements.
Now it is convenient for the system.
[Chao Chao, listen to me. Your sister Lin Lan's newborn sister is being held by her grandfather and second uncle and is about to be thrown into the back mountain. Hurry up and take the gong. Follow the route I gave you and keep beating it. Wake up everyone in the village and tell them that someone has stolen the child. Ask them to follow you to the back mountain.]
Chao Chao was shocked. Sister Lin Lan's grandfather wanted to throw her sister to the back mountain! ?
She didn't care about the cold and rushed out of the woodshed. When she was about to run out of the yard, she suddenly remembered the gong and ran back to the main room to find it.
In a hurry, the noise was quite loud.
Although the Hu couple were sound asleep, they were also awakened by the noise. Zheng frowned and called out, "Who is it?"
There was no response, but the sound of the courtyard door opening was heard.
Zheng jumped up and said, "Oh no, there's a thief. Dad, get up quickly. There's a thief in our house."
Hu Laifu hurriedly got up, put on his clothes, picked up a stick from the corner and rushed out. There was no one outside. He looked around and found that the money was not lost, but the conspicuous gong was also gone.
"You bastard, you stole my father's gong!!"
Zheng put on her clothes and came out, and the two men hurriedly chased after her.
But after all this trouble, Chaochao had already run far away.
She followed the route given by the system and ran towards the Lin family while shouting, "There's a fire. Someone set the fire and stole the child. They ran to the back mountain. Come out quickly."
The system deliberately let Chao Chao say that it was arson. It was a cold day. If it was just a simple case of stealing a child, some people might find that their children were not missing and would not want to come out. If it was arson, you would not know which house it was if you did not go out to check. Moreover, the houses in this village are connected to each other. If you do not help put out the fire, who knows if it will affect you.
As long as the person is led out of the house, the neighbors will certainly help catch the thief who stole the child.
Sure enough, when they heard the sound of the gong, everyone in the village was awakened. When they heard that someone had set fire to the house and stole the child, they hurried to check on their own children. If they found that their children were not missing, they would leave two or three adults at home, and the others would chase after them.
It was still dark and they couldn't see Chao Chao, so they could only run in the direction where the gong was ringing.
Some people heard the word "back mountain" and simply ran directly to the back mountain.
Chao Chao had already run to the Lin family. The Lin family members also woke up in a daze. After hearing what Chao Chao shouted, Lin Lan ran to her parents' room immediately, and then heard a shrill howl, "Child, my child!!"
Lin Lan's face changed drastically. Her father had already rushed out. Lin Lan had no time to comfort her mother and said hurriedly, "People outside said that the person who stole the child ran to the back mountain. I will chase him too. Mom, please wait for us at home."
After saying that, she ran out of the yard following her father, but she almost bumped into Chaochao at the gate.
Chao Chao grabbed Lin Lan's hand and said, "Sister Lin Lan, follow me. I know where it is."
There are three roads to the back mountain, and they don't know where to go, so they may not be able to stop people. Fortunately, Grandpa Lin wants to avoid people, so he walks stealthily and takes a detour. Now there are villagers who have been woken up and are heading to the back mountain. Grandpa Lin's road is blocked, and his progress is even slower. They still have time to take a shortcut.
Lin Lan subconsciously followed Chao Chao and ran a few steps. Before she had time to think about why Chao Chao was here, she saw her let go of her hands and started to strike the gong in her hand one by one.
Lin Lan's eyes suddenly widened, "Chao Chao, you..."
"Sister Lin Lan, don't worry, we will definitely catch up, little sister is fine." Chao Chao had already run a long way, his breathing was a little uneven, and his legs were shaking.
She hadn't eaten and had been exercising a lot, so she was worried that she wouldn't be able to run.
Seeing this, Lin Lan didn't bother to ask anything and just carried Chao Chao on her back, "You show me the way, I'll carry you."
She was fifteen years old this year, and she worked hard and was strong. Recently, her mother had given birth to a younger sister, and her father secretly prepared special meals for her, so she ate well. So it was very easy for her to carry the thin and seemingly weightless Chao Chao on her back, and she ran a long distance in just a few steps.
Chao Chao did not refuse. He continued to beat the gong while pointing the way, and explained the whole story. "The little sister was taken away by your grandfather and second uncle. Ah Shan said that they were not happy that Aunt Lin gave birth to a girl, so they wanted to take her to the mountains and abandon her before daybreak."
Lin Lan's face turned pale when she heard this. She didn't know who Ah Shan was, nor how Ah Shan knew these things. Her mind was now filled with the vicious words her grandparents said after her mother gave birth to her sister. She originally thought they were just talking, but she didn't expect them to actually take action to kill her sister.
They are so heartless that they can even kill their own granddaughter.
"Once we find the child, we will separate." Lin's father's voice suddenly came from behind.
Lin Lan looked back and found that Lin's father had followed them without them knowing.
Seeing that her father's voice was hoarse and he was obviously suppressing his emotions, Lin Lan opened her mouth but said nothing.
The father and daughter ran silently towards the foot of the mountain in the direction Chao Chao pointed. Gradually, more and more villagers followed the sound of the gong and came behind them.
(End of this chapter)
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