Some villagers came out of their homes after lunch and heard her screaming. They realized that Fubao was lost and hurried to look for her.
After searching for a long time without success, the news of Fubao's disappearance reached the village chief's ears. The village chief's heart skipped a beat and he immediately dropped his work and came over, anxiously asking, "What happened? Why is the child lost?"
Guan Xiaorui was still crying, her eyes were swollen, "I...we were fishing, I went home to get something, and when I came back she was gone, maybe she fell into the river!"
The villagers said, "If the baby fell into the river, he should have floated up, but we didn't see him!"
"Yeah! We went all the way downstream, but we didn't see the baby!"
"Please, please help look for him again. Fubao must not be in any harm!" Jiang Meilan was on the verge of collapse and was about to kneel down in front of them.
The village chief quickly supported her and said, "Calm down first. The child is missing. It is impossible for him to disappear without leaving any trace. Everyone, help us search every corner of the village. If you find anything, please report it immediately!"
"Okay!" Some enthusiastic adults and children immediately scattered and continued to look for Fubao.
On the other hand, Mr. and Mrs. Shen sold their pheasants and wild boars in the town. The two pigs weighed about 300 jin in total, and they were sold to a big restaurant at the price of 1.5 yuan per jin, which was about 500 yuan. In addition to the dozen pheasants, the total amount was 650 yuan.
Hundreds of dollars!
The old couple had never seen so much money. Old Man Shen couldn't help but feel happy, but also a little nervous. He looked left and right for fear of encountering a thief, so he stuffed the money into an envelope and hid it in the innermost pocket of his clothes. He kept it covered all the way and looked at it from time to time. Finally, he brought the money home safely.
The old couple had made plans. They would take Fubao and Huo Jinxi to town again tomorrow to buy some things they wanted, purchase some daily necessities for the home, and make two new sets of clothes for each of them. Then they would return home happily.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived at the door of my house, a villager ran over and said that Fubao was missing, probably fell into the river, and he still couldn't be found!
With a loud "boom", it seemed as if several thunders struck down on their heads. Old Man Shen was terrified, and Old Lady Shen's face lost all color in an instant and she almost fainted.
"My little girl!" Old Mrs. Shen rushed towards the river like a madman, and Old Man Shen chased after her with red eyes.
There were a dozen villagers gathered by the river, all sighing and saying that if Fubao had really fallen into the river, he would definitely not have survived after such a long time.
Seeing Old Lady Shen and Old Man Shen, Jiang Meilan's tears just flowed out like a valve opened, and she couldn't stop them. She cried hoarsely, "Grandpa and old lady, I'm sorry for you! It's my fault... It's all my fault for not taking good care of Fubao. I shouldn't have let her go out!"
Old Mrs. Shen pretended not to hear anything. She pushed her away and stumbled forward, crying loudly as she ran, "Nannan! Grandma is here to look for you. Where are you? If you hear me, just answer me. Don't scare grandma!"
"Did Nannan really fall into the river?" Old man Shen muttered to himself with a pale face. The next second, he took off his shoes and socks and dived into the water.
It was a warm but cold day at that time, and the water was very cold, making people's hands and feet numb. But Old Man Shen didn't care about that. He swam desperately downstream and dived under the water every once in a while, just wanting to find his little granddaughter.
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