Chapter 115: Getting lost
At this time, the village chief's house was in chaos.
After Jinniu carried the village chief home, Wan Lao Da and Wan Lao Er helped Jinniu search the village chief's house inside and out.
"Brother Jinniu, if you don't see Auntie, where else can you think of Auntie?"
Jinniu was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. His mother usually never left the house, and rarely even went out of the yard. Where else could she go?
"Brother Jinniu, can you think about whether there is anything missing at home? Is Auntie out?"
Boss Wan felt that although this reason was far-fetched, he really couldn't think of any other way at the moment, so every idea had to be verified.
Jinniu hurried into his mother's room to look for something, and found that all of Wu's things were neatly arranged, with nothing missing.
The village chief sat on a chair in the main room with a dull look in his eyes, because an idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Taurus, come here." The village chief shouted loudly.
Jinniu ran out quickly, "Dad, what's wrong? Do you know where my mother went?"
The village chief's hands were shaking. He held Jinniu's arm and said, "Go and see if the bottle of poison you brought back today is still there."
Jinniu was a little confused. Why was he looking for poison at this time? But he didn't think much about it and hurried in to look for it.
He searched the house for a long time but couldn't find the porcelain bottle.
"Mother, did you put away the bottle of poison that father brought back?" Jinniu thought that Li must have put it away because she was afraid that the child would take it.
Li shook her head. "No? Mother said she would keep the bottle of poison for herself and wouldn't let me touch it."
Taurus finally realized that something was wrong.
"Oh no, didn't Mom find a place to commit suicide?" Jinniu's mind was filled with the image of his mother lying on the ground with blood all over her face.
He quickly ran out to find the village chief.
"Dad, the poison is not in the room. The child's mother said that the poison is with my mother. Do you think she will do something stupid?" Jinniu was so scared that his legs went weak.
The village chief slammed the table beside him, his face full of regret. He shouldn't have brought this matter up at this time.
"Quick, take me to Mai Sui's house."
Mai Sui's family lives at the southern end of the village, some distance away from the village chief's house, and it takes a while to walk there.
Jinniu no longer dared to ask why they had to go to Mai Sui's house. He seemed to vaguely understand his mother's intention, but he hoped that something like that would not happen.
The eldest Wan and the second Wan had heard what the second Shen said just now at the Shen family. Combined with the current situation and the missing poison, the two of them had a rough idea of what had happened, but this was not the time for them to ask questions.
They are just here to help, don't ask too much about other things, just do more work.
Jinniu asked Li to close the door at home, and he carried the village chief on his back and walked towards Mai Sui's house, one step deep and one step shallow.
Wan Lao Da and Wan Lao Er followed closely behind, hoping to be of some help.
Just when a few people were about to reach Mai Sui's house, a burst of fire rose from the direction of Mai Sui's house, which was extremely dazzling in the dark night.
The fire lit up most of the night sky and also illuminated the footsteps of several people moving forward.
"Dad, that direction looks like Mai Sui's house, it can't be..." Before Jinniu finished his words, he had already started running with the village chief on his back.
Wan Lao Da and Wan Lao Er are one step faster than Taurus.
The village is full of thatched houses. The weather is dry in winter, and there is a strong northwest wind. If such a large fire cannot be controlled, it is likely to burn down half of the village.
Before Wan Lao Da and Wan Lao Er arrived, they heard shouts piercing the night sky from afar: "The fire is burning! Come and put it out!"
At this time, more people were awakened from their sleep and ran out of their homes in panic.
In the distance, I saw flames rising into the sky, thick smoke billowing, and the raging flames devouring the houses madly, making crackling sounds.
The fire spread very quickly, and soon half of the village was engulfed in flames.
When Wan Lao Da and Wan Lao Er arrived, they saw that many people had not even had time to put on their clothes.
They held buckets, shovels, clay pots, soup basins, and brought out anything in the house that could hold water or be used to put out fires.
Some women and children huddled together with fear on their faces, standing far away and praying that the fire could be brought under control quickly.
Without saying a word, Wan Lao Da and Wan Lao Er grabbed the weapons from those who were already tired and joined the fire-fighting team.
When the village chief and Jinniu arrived, they were stunned by the scene before them.
Someone saw the village chief coming and shouted: "The village chief is coming, the village chief is coming."
The crowd automatically made way for Taurus and the village chief.
The village chief looked at the fire in Mai Sui's house which was still burning fiercely. His face turned pale and he could not even stand.
"Old woman!" The village chief yelled at Mai Sui's family, but the huge fire and the noisy noises around them quickly drowned out his voice.
Jinniu supported his father and looked at the adobe house that was burned down to the point that only the frame was left, with tears streaming down his face. He was now certain that his mother had come to find Mai Sui with the intention of dying together with him.
At this time, the village elder came over and found the village chief.
"Third brother, the fire is too big. I don't think any of Mai Sui's family is alive. His blind mother and he haven't even been seen yet. They are probably in great danger. We have to find a way to control the fire quickly, otherwise half of our village will suffer!"
The patriarch said tremblingly, leaning on his walking stick.
The village chief finally came to his senses. He tried to calm himself down and forced himself to organize the villagers to build a firebreak and organize another group of villagers to put out the fire.
Just as the fire was gradually dying down, a gust of wind suddenly blew up, and the flames, which had already weakened, suddenly became more violent and raging.
The exclamations and shouts around became more chaotic, mixed with the crying of children, at this moment there was a loud bang.
I saw that the original beam broke directly in the middle and fell heavily to the ground. The sparks splashed and scared the people around and made them retreat.
At the same time, rolling heat waves were coming, and the people putting out the fire could not get close at all.
The fire burned for two hours before it was gradually brought under control. Fortunately, except for that gust of wind, the wind was relatively mild tonight, and no more casualties or damage to houses were caused.
The fire was finally put out completely, and Taurus was the first to rush into the ashes to search.
The eldest brother Wan left the second brother Wan to look after the village chief, and he went in to help Jinniu search for Wu's body.
The others were exhausted after working for half the night, and when they saw that the fire had been put out, they went back in groups to rest.
The only ones left were the village chief, Wan Laoer and a few clan elders.
"Third brother, the fire has been put out. Let's come back tomorrow to look for people. With such a big fire, the people inside must have died. We are all tired, so we will go back first."
The village chief nodded and said, "Brother, brother, I can't leave yet. My wife seems to be inside."
The clan leader was shocked when he heard this. He didn't understand why Wu was at Mai Sui's house. Was there any other hidden story behind today's fire?
"Third brother, what's going on? Why is my sister-in-law at Mai Sui's house?" The patriarch felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
The village chief briefly explained what had happened, and the clan leader sighed after hearing it.
"So, you think your sister-in-law came here to avenge her niece? But somehow she caught fire?"
The village chief doesn't know more than the clan leader now, and everything is just his guess. Now it all depends on how many bodies are inside.
The village chief didn't want to tell the clan leader at first, but if the old woman's body was really in there, his family would have to hold a funeral, and he would be embarrassed to tell others when they asked him, so it would be better for him to confess to the clan leader first.
The patriarch was about to leave, but now he decided not to leave. He also ordered the children from other families to help Jinniu find the body.
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