Chapter 170: Wan Lao San is missing, Wan San's wife faints
Old Mrs. Wan placed the food directly on the table in the kitchen and called her grandchildren and her son and daughter-in-law to come eat.
"Fourth brother, the meal is ready. Hurry up and bring your nephews in to eat. Why hasn't your third brother come back yet? Can you get yourself lost by sending someone away?"
After Old Mrs. Wan shouted loudly, she muttered something in a low voice.
Wan Lao Si looked outside the door and didn't see Wan Lao San, but he was so hungry, so he went straight to the kitchen. When he passed by his nephews, he kicked them lightly.
"It's time to eat."
Wan Quan touched Wan Wen and Wan Xi beside him with his arms, and the three brothers helped each other to stand up and walk inside.
"Wow, it smells so good!"
As soon as Wan Wen entered the kitchen, he smelled the fragrance of the food and his stomach growled even louder.
"Hurry up and eat. It's already this late. You've been working all afternoon. You must be starving. Hurry up and sit down to eat."
Old Mrs. Wan also loves her older grandchildren. Usually her daughter-in-law serves her, but today she will serve everyone as well.
"Second brother's wife, go call your third brother's wife to come for dinner. They can't not eat. They're counting on her to cook tonight. If she, the chef, falls down, no one else can handle all this work."
"Oh, all right, Mom. I'll go right away."
After Wan Ersao left, Shen was also invited to the table by Old Lady Wan.
"We are so sorry that you have to follow our family through so much trouble today. We originally wanted you to recuperate at my house, but now we have asked you to help with the work. When the county magistrate comes, we will not be able to explain to him."
Old Mrs. Wan had a smile on her face and spoke in a homely manner.
Shen quickly waved her hands and said, "Aunt, please don't say that. My brother is definitely not that kind of person. We all grew up in the countryside and can endure hardships. This little bit of work is far worse than what I did before, and I volunteered to do it. It has nothing to do with Aunt's family."
Old Mrs. Wan smiled and served Shen a bowl of hot white noodle dumpling soup. The soup was thick and sweet, and the wheat aroma of the white flour whetted her appetite.
"Come, eat it while it's hot. There's nothing special here, just some leftovers. When we get back to Shizi Village, I'll make you something delicious. I'll just have to put up with it today, don't be disgusted."
"Auntie, you are too polite. These are delicacies from the land and the sea to me. I have never eaten such a sumptuous meal in my life. How could I dislike them?"
Old Mrs. Wan knew that what Shen said was true, but it might not be the case in the future. After all, Shen had a brother who was a county magistrate. In the future, she would have the best food and fish, and be served by a host of servants. She would live a life of luxury. It really was as she said when she first met Shen. She was blessed. Wasn't this blessing finally coming?
The meal was almost over, but Mrs. Wan San hadn't seen Wan Lao San come back yet, and she felt a little worried.
"Fourth brother, why hasn't your third brother come back yet? After dinner, go to the mayor's house and take a look. Could it be that the mayor has asked him to stay for tea?"
Wan Lao Si quickly finished the last few bites of food, wiped his mouth and said, "Okay, I'll go to the mayor's house to take a look."
After Wan Lao Si left, Wan San's wife couldn't sleep either. She just lay there feeling very upset.
After a long time, Wan Laosi finally ran back, sweating profusely.
"Mother, sister-in-law, has my third brother come back?"
When Wan Sansao heard Wan Laosi's voice, she quickly got up from the kang and ran while picking up her shoes.
"Old Four, you're back? Where's your third brother?"
"My third brother hasn't come back yet? Zhuifeng from the mayor's family said that my third brother came back a long time ago."
When Mrs. Wan San heard this, her face turned pale. She was still traumatized by the last incident with the horse bandits. Only a few days later, Wan Lao San disappeared again. Mrs. Wan San was extremely panicked and felt a little heavy in her head. She quickly supported herself on the table and sat down.
Old Mrs. Wan also hurried over.
"Fourth brother, hurry up and call your second and first brothers to go find your third brother. How could someone kidnap a grown man in broad daylight? Besides, we are new to this town and haven't offended anyone. Who would want to deal with your third brother?"
Mrs. Wan’s words reminded Mr. Wan Si.
"Mom, at noon today, a middle-aged man came. He was about the same age as my second brother. He was very strange and seemed to be at odds with my second brother. My second brother also offended him. Do you think it could be that man?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wan's face changed slightly, and she immediately asked Mr. Wan to tell her in detail what happened at noon.
Wan Laosi then recounted everything that happened at noon in detail.
"It's bad. It was the man who bought the cow. That man doesn't look like a good guy. He has greasy hair and powdered face, and doesn't look like a farmer. He insisted on paying eight taels of silver to buy the cow. Seeing that he was unreliable, the farmer refused to sell the cow to him, but chose your second brother and was willing to sell it to him for eight taels of silver. That's how we became enemies. And the man even fell into the pile of cow dung pulled by our cow. This made him embarrassed in public. It's certain that he has a grudge against our family."
As soon as Old Lady Wan said this, Old Fourth Wan and Third Sister Wan also understood the truth, and Third Sister Wan was so scared that she burst into tears.
"Mom, what should we do now? My second brother offended someone at noon. Is he just waiting for the child's father to be alone and then kidnap him? How long has it been? The child's father must have already..."
Mrs. Wan was already exhausted today, and with the shock she received, she fainted.
Wan Ersao happened to be coming from the backyard. Seeing Wan Sansao falling to the ground, she screamed in fear, "Third brother's sister-in-law!"
Someone also came running over and just caught Mrs. Wan San, preventing her head from hitting the table.
The room was a bit messy for a while.
Old Mrs. Wan was also anxious at this time, but she was still calm. She quickly asked Wan Lao Si to call Wan Lao Er and Wan Lao Da, and asked them to go out to find someone. She asked Liu and Shen to stay at home to look after the house and to make sure nothing happened to Wan San's wife. The shop was closed temporarily.
"Fourth brother, you and your second sister-in-law and I will go to the Golden Axe Gang with little Fubao. You have a good memory and are good at handling things. You should go with mother. We need to find help for this matter. Time is running out. We must find people quickly. This town has been in a mess recently. Workers from all over the place come to work. There are all kinds of people here."
Old Lady Wan originally wanted to ask for help from her son-in-law's Cheetah Sect, but the Cheetah Sect was quite far from the town. The trip back and forth would delay things, and someone might even die. Killing a person quietly at this border was as easy as crushing an ant. After the person died, they would just throw him on the wasteland. After one night, not even the bones could be found, let alone reporting to the authorities. The government was helpless.
Wan Lao Si responded and ran to the backyard. He took some effort to wake up the two men. They were still a little dizzy, but when they heard that Wan Lao San might have been kidnapped, they sobered up immediately.
The two of them quickly put on their clothes and came to the front, only to see that the place was in chaos. Second Sister-in-law Wan was holding Third Sister-in-law Wan and pinching her Ren Zhong acupoint. Third Sister-in-law Wan's two children were so scared that they cried loudly and kept shaking her arms.
When Old Lady Wan saw her two sons, she immediately ordered, "Big brother, second brother, hurry up and look along the road to the mayor's house to see if there are any traces. Your fourth brother and I will go to the Golden Axe Gang to find someone to help us. Don't just stand there, split up and act quickly."
Together, Wan Ersao and Shen brought Wan Sansao back to the backyard room. Then Old Lady Wan asked Wan Ersao to hold little Fubao, and the three of them hurried to the Golden Axe Gang.
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