Chapter 587 Looking for Someone at Midnight
"Is his second uncle at home?"
The knocking on the door was very urgent and the voice was full of anxiety.
Everyone in the room was talking and laughing, and the village chief didn't hear the knock on the door, but Xiaotao and Yuwensong both heard it.
"Sir, it sounds like the voice of the old lady at the entrance of the village."
Xiao Tao whispered in Yu Wensong's ear.
Yuwen Song nodded, "I heard it."
"Uncle, I think I heard someone knocking on the door outside."
Seeing that everyone was chatting animatedly, Yuwensong reminded them.
The room suddenly became quiet, and at this moment there was another hurried knock on the door.
"Uncle, are you home?"
An old woman's voice came into the room, and this time everyone heard it clearly.
"Dad, I heard it was my aunt." Gao Hongzhuang immediately stood up from the chair, glanced at his father, and strode out.
"Aunt? Is that you?"
Gao Hongzhuang opened the upper door and ran quickly to the gate of the yard to open it while asking.
"Hongzhuang, your cousin hasn't come back yet. Did something happen? My eyelids are twitching all the time. Your cousin's wife is going to give birth in a few days. What should I do as an old woman? Please help your aunt think of a solution."
The old woman grabbed Gao Hongzhuang's hand, very anxious.
Everyone in the house came out at this time, even the children came out to watch the fun.
Fubao stood in the crowd and looked at the woman's face. There was a faint black aura. She had clearly not seen any black aura on the old woman when she looked out of the carriage when she came from the village entrance. This meant that the black aura had been formed since they came to the village chief's house. What was it related to?
Fu Bao is still exploring her abilities. After all, she meets few people and encounters few things in her daily life. Her abilities have not yet been fully developed. For example, the amount and density of black and white gas determine what has happened to the other party and who has been in trouble. Fu Bao does not have an accurate concept of these.
Now she just saw a trace of black air appearing on the old lady's face, it was not thick, but the old lady herself should be fine. Could it be that something happened to her relatives?
Fubao listened carefully to the conversation between the adults.
"Sister-in-law, what's going on?" The old village chief walked to the front and asked.
"Dad, my cousin hasn't come back yet. When I went to the fields today, I saw him heading to town early in the morning. Logically, he should have come back by now, but he hasn't come back yet. Did something happen?"
Gao Hongzhuang expressed what he saw and thought.
The old woman howled when she heard this.
"His second uncle, Hongkang is the only male laborer in our family. If something happens to him, how will our family survive?"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I will organize the people in the village to help find Hongkang. Although this place is not far from the town, our official road is built between the mountains. It is the first month of the year and few people go out. It is really dangerous for Hongkang to go alone."
After the old village chief finished speaking, a wolf howl was heard from the mountain behind.
Wan Laoer was shocked.
He hadn't heard the sound of wolves for a year or two, so he was a little scared when he suddenly heard it.
"His second uncle, did you hear that?" The old woman almost fainted from fright.
Fortunately, the village chief’s wife helped.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I'll go back with you to look after Hongkang's wife. Let them go find the person. Don't tell Hongkang's wife about this yet. If the person can be found safely, everyone will be happy. Hongkang's wife is prone to premature birth at this time, so don't let her be frightened."
"Oh, okay, okay, sister-in-law, if Hongkang can come back safely, I will go to thank everyone one by one."
The village head's wife and the eldest daughter-in-law helped the old woman walk back.
The village chief immediately ordered his two sons: "Hongzhuang, Hongyuan, the two of you hurry up and knock on every door and organize people to look for Hongkang."
"Well, I'll go right away."
The two brothers turned around and ran out of the yard, and were soon immersed in the darkness. Today was the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, but there was no moon in the sky and it was a little gloomy. It seemed that tomorrow would definitely be cloudy.
"It's really unfair to have such a thing happen at home. I'll ask my daughter-in-law to clean up the room and let the guests go to rest first. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality."
The village chief bowed politely to the few people.
Wan Laoer waved his hand quickly, "Uncle Village Chief, you don't have to worry about us. Finding people is more important. I have a carriage. If it doesn't work, I can drive the carriage and take everyone to look for them."
"How can that be? No, I have already neglected the guests, how can I have the nerve to use the guests' carriage?"
The village chief immediately refused.
Yuwensong gave Xiaotao a look, and Xiaotao immediately understood. Is the young master going to meddle in other people’s business?
"Old man, I know some martial arts and can ride a horse. I don't know how to get to the town. Can you ask someone to take me there? I'll go explore the way first."
Xiaotao clasped her fists.
The old village chief was delighted when he heard this. "I didn't expect that the young girl could be so capable at such a young age. I would like to thank her on behalf of Hongkang."
Xiaotao nodded and stood aside with her hands hanging down.
"Hai Guang, come out quickly. Go with this sister and tell her how to get to the town." The village chief turned around and shouted into the house.
A little boy of seven or eight years old soon came out of the room. The boy was Gao Hongzhuang’s second son.
The old village chief was concerned about Xiaotao's reputation. After all, no one in their village knew how to ride a horse. If he wanted to show Xiaotao the way, he had to ride with Xiaotao.
Then children are the most suitable, but it seems that the only children who know the way to the town are their children, and not many children in the village can go to the town.
The village chief's grandson ran over, looked up and asked, "Grandpa, what's the matter?"
"Take this sister to the town. If you meet your uncle Hongkang on the way, you must bring this sister back to report the news. Your father and his men will bring people to pick you up in a while."
"Yeah, okay."
By now Xiaotao had already led the horse out of the yard.
She jumped onto the horse's back. Hai Guang looked at such a big horse and felt excited but also a little scared. It was his first time riding a horse, but he had seen other people's horses in the town.
Xiaotao sat on the horse's back, bent down and stretched out her hand to Gao Haiguang.
Gao Haiguang hesitantly stretched out his dirty little hand and placed it in Xiaotao's white palm, but the night was as dark as ink and he couldn't tell any difference at all.
Xiaotao exerted force and directly brought Gao Haiguang onto the horse's back. Gao Haiguang sat in front of Xiaotao and was held by Xiaotao to prevent him from falling.
"Wait a minute, girls. I'll light a torch for you. It's dark at night and the mountain road is difficult to walk on."
The old village chief shouted and immediately turned into the kitchen. After a while, he came out holding a torch and handed it to his grandson.
"Hai Guang, hold it and light the way for your sister."
"I understand, Grandpa. Don't worry."
Xiao Tao and Yu Wensong looked at each other and shouted: "Go!"
The horse then raised its hooves and galloped away.
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