Ruan Niannian waited on the dam for a while, and then she saw Aunt Zhang, the village's "gossip girl", running over, wiping her hands on her apron.
"Oh, my daughter-in-law, I saw her. I saw where Li Dani went. I was wondering why she came out after not seeing her for a long time. I called her but she ignored me. I didn't take it seriously at the time, but now I think more and more that something is wrong. I had just started the fire and hurried over when I heard the loudspeaker shouting."
"She always...always...seems to be..."
While talking about Aunt Zhang, Ruan Niannian recalled the situation at that time. She did not rush her, letting her think slowly and determine which direction Li Dani went.
Aunt Zhang suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Oh, right, she went up the ridge. Before you split up, your private plot was on the top. Go look for it."
"Hey, thank you Aunt Zhang, please go back and cook."
This was the time for lunch after work, and one after another, people who had just finished work came running to say that they had seen Li Dani going up the ridge.
It looked like she was heading that way.
Ruan Niannian and Pei Qingshan discussed it, and Ruan Niannian went to find Pei Qingsong, Pei Qingbai and others to look for people on the ridge. Pei Qingshan rode his bicycle to the commune to notify Pei Qingyang and Pei Yuanzheng to come back.
She called Pei Qingsong and Li Jinhua very quickly, but there was no movement in Pei Qingbai's house.
"Sister-in-law, were they home when you went to call them?"
"Why aren't they at home? My second brother's leg hasn't recovered yet, where can the couple go? When I went there, my second brother's wife opened the door for me and said they would be there soon. Why aren't they here now?" Li Jinhua said in surprise and wanted to call them again.
Ruan Niannian stopped her, "Forget it, sister-in-law, let's go first. Second brother is still not very mobile, so it's only right for you to stay and take care of him."
"He..." Li Jinhua wanted to retort that Pei Qingbai had recovered very well now, but seeing Ruan Niannian's expression, she didn't say it.
In fact, they knew everything in their hearts. Pei Qingbai and Zhang Xiangyun probably hated Li Dani and wished she would die.
Ruan Nianni hated Li Dani, but she knew that she had to do something to save face.
"Brother, go to our former private plot and see if she has gone there. My sister-in-law and I will go to both sides to look for her."
The three of them prepared to look for it separately.
Although Ruan Niannian has never been to the ridge since her rebirth in this life, she had been there countless times in her previous life, especially during the period when her relationship with Pei Yuanzheng eased. Pei Yuanzheng would take her to the ridge from time to time to pick some wild fruits, so she was quite familiar with the terrain of the ridge.
After reaching the top of the ridge, Ruan Niannian walked up along the path on the right.
There are no afternoons recently, so the ground is very dry and easier to walk on. If it rains, it will be more difficult to find someone.
She walked along the way, greeting everyone she saw and asking if they had seen Li Dani, but everyone said no.
The people she greeted found it strange. These educated youth from the city had good memories and rarely went out, so how could they remember who was who?
Ruan Niannian didn't get a positive answer and didn't turn around. The roads on the ridge were interconnected and would eventually lead to the same place. She kept walking along this path.
The sun in the dog days of summer is hotter than fire, and the sun at noon is hot enough to fry eggs.
Not long after, Ruan Niannian felt dry mouth and tongue, but she did not give up and continued to look for someone.
Until we reached the top of the mountain, we didn't see any sign of Li Dani. Finally, an uncle we met said that he saw Li Dani going up the mountain.
Lingbei is an area in the village that has not been fully developed. There are many bushes and wild fruit trees. At this season, there are basically no ripe wild fruits here that can be eaten. Those that should be ripe have ripened. At this time in August and September, they are still small green fruits and it is not time to pick them.
So almost no one comes to Lingbei.
Even the children who usually love to play in Lingbei were ordered by their parents not to come there.
Because the bushes on the back of the ridge grow most vigorously in July and August, if something unexpected happens, no one may find you if you die in the bushes that are one person tall.
Ruan Niannian gritted her teeth and continued looking for someone.
It was noon and the sun was shining directly, with no shade at all. Soon, her lips became dry.
Ruan Niannian licked her lips and felt a slight stinging sensation.
She picked an unripe sour date from the wild sour date tree next to her, put it in her mouth and took a bite.
Sour~
The face is deformed due to the acid.
But I have to say, after I ate one, my mouth started to salivate and my thirst was much relieved.
She continued to look for Li Dani while calling her name. Fortunately, Pei Yuanzheng took her for night runs during this period because of her poor physical condition (they didn't run in the morning because the shop had to be open), otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to hold on.
After searching for about half an hour, Ruan Niannian raised her arm and saw that it was almost two o'clock.
The sun is most poisonous at two or three in the afternoon.
Even though there were bushes all around and it wasn't as hot as outside, Ruan Niannian felt a little overwhelmed and she couldn't continue searching.
Just when she was about to give up and go back, she suddenly saw a person in front of her. The pattern of that person's clothes looked very similar to Li Dani's previous clothes.
After finally finding the person, Ruan Niannian naturally didn't want to give up. She instantly generated a lot of strength and ran towards the person.
"Li Dani, Li Dani, don't go any further. It's a mountain inside and there are wild beasts. Stop! Stop!"
Li Dani in front seemed to be unable to hear her and was still walking slowly inside. Fortunately, her speed was not fast, and Ruan Nianni was getting closer and closer to her.
When she got closer, Ruan Nianni realized that it was indeed Li Dani. How could this troublesome old lady cause so many problems?
Her revenge was always just to expose the wrong things Li Dani had done, to make her isolated from her friends and relatives, and to make her spend the rest of her life in regret.
Now seeing that Li Dani’s hair had turned gray and her mind wasn’t particularly clear, she felt a little relieved, but Li Dani couldn’t die.
At least she couldn't die without Li Jinhua taking care of her and letting her escape.
Otherwise, this matter will become a thorn in the marriage between Li Jinhua and Pei Qingsong, and problems will definitely arise over time.
No matter how bad Li Dani was, she never had any bad intentions towards Pei Qingsong, and Pei Qingsong also had the obligation to take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life.
Step by step, Ruan Nianni finally caught up with Li Dani. She held Li Dani's hand and said, "Li Dani, come back with me."
Li Dani turned around and looked at Ruan Niannian blankly, "Ni'er, who are you?"
She doesn't even remember anyone now.
"Your Qingsong is looking for you. He is almost starving to death. He is waiting for you to come home and cook for him. If you don't go back, he will starve to death."
Ruan Niannian didn't talk too much with her and directly said the words that would most likely make Li Dani go back with him.
As expected, Li Dani was very moved. "Qingsong, Qingsong is hungry? I, I want to go home and cook for Qingsong. I want to cook for Qingsong."
She started walking back with Ruan Niannian.
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