Chapter 244 She Can't Be a Burden to Her Daughter

Hearing her daughter's voice, Dong Chunlan immediately groped her way out along the mountain wall.

"Have you found your elder brother?"

"No." Song Wan was afraid that her mother would fall, so she hurried over to support her.

"Something must have happened to your elder brother." Dong Chunlan began to tremble all over.

The son was very filial and valued his family the most. It was impossible for him to leave his blind mother and young sister here for so long.

The only possibility is that something happened to him and he can't come back.

Song Wan was unwilling to believe this fact, biting her lip and choking, she said, "No, maybe my brother didn't see any clues in the county, so he went to the county."

"Wan'er, eat something first, and then tell your mother everything that happened today." Dong Chunlan sat down tremblingly against the mountain wall, took out a cake and handed it to her daughter.

She couldn't panic. If she panicked, what would happen to her daughter?

"Okay." Song Wan took the cake and heard her mother's stomach growling.

"Mom, haven't you eaten anything? Doesn't everyone get a piece of cake? Where is your share?" She suddenly became anxious.

"Mom is not hungry, so I left it for you. You've been running around outside, and if you don't eat enough, how can you have the strength?" Dong Chunlan reached out to touch her daughter's head, but because she couldn't see, she touched her nose instead.

Song Wan's nose felt sore and tears fell.

"Did they bully you?"

"No, we are all from the same village. How could you bully me?" Dong Chunlan held her daughter back, preventing her from seeking justice for her.

Without their son, life would be even more difficult for the mother and daughter, one of whom is blind and the other is young, if they had a dispute with people from the same village.

Now at least I can get a piece of cake. If I make trouble, I'm afraid I won't get any.

Song Wan also knew this. She shed tears silently and broke half of the cookie and stuffed it into her mother's mouth.

"Half each. If you don't want to eat it, I won't eat it either. If something happens to my brother and you're not around, how am I going to live?" Her voice was already filled with tears.

Dong Chunlan felt so distressed that she nodded quickly in agreement.

"Mother, eat. Mother, eat. Wan'er, don't cry."

Song Wan waited until her mother finished eating the cake and gave her some water before she told her mother what had happened in the county today.

"You said Xiao Liuzi was eating meat and drinking?" Dong Chunlan quickly noticed something was wrong.

"Yeah." Song Wan nodded.

"Xiao Liuzi has no father or mother and is idle all day long. Where does he get the money to live a luxurious life?" Dong Chunlan's doubts grew more and more serious.

"You mean, he might be related to my brother's disappearance?" Song Wan was shocked.

"I don't know, I can't tell you. But your elder brother found out that some people in the village were embezzling disaster relief money, and that must have angered those people." Dong Chunlan was sad when she mentioned this.

The son was too upright. When he found out about this, he was determined to report it to his superiors and seek justice for the people.

But officials protect each other, and without any background, how can they bring down those parasites?

"Whoever benefits from your eldest brother's disappearance is the most suspicious." She sniffed and perked up to analyze the situation for her daughter.

Song Wan nodded silently and decided to go to the county again tomorrow. She wanted to keep a close eye on Xiao Liuzi.

Maybe I can get news about my brother from him.

"Go to sleep, good girl." Dong Chunlan hugged her daughter and let her snuggle in her arms like when she was a child.

Song Wan shed silent tears, hugged her mother, and fell asleep quietly.

The next day, it was just dawn.

The village chief ordered people to cook some porridge and gave each person a bowl to fill their stomachs.

Song Wan cleverly slipped into the crowd, took a bowl, and gulped down the porridge without caring about how hot it was.

"Are you going to die? Are you the reincarnation of a hungry ghost?" Someone couldn't help but curse.

"Each family has one bowl for each person. What's wrong with me drinking my bowl?" Song Wan, who was originally timid, was forced to become strong after her brother disappeared.

She knew that if she showed weakness, she and her mother would be torn to pieces by these people.

After she finished speaking, she picked up two more bowls and ran towards her mother.

"Hey, you damn girl, you're looking for death by taking so many bowls!" The villagers became anxious and wanted to rush over to snatch them back.

"One bowl for my mother, one bowl for my eldest brother, I didn't take more." Song Wan ran away.

"Your eldest brother hasn't come back yet, what rights do you have to take it? Maybe he has died outside!" the man cursed angrily.

Song Wan bit her lip and didn't waste time arguing with them.

If I stop, the porridge will be snatched away and I won't be able to make it.

She ran to her mother's side, and the porridge was almost cold.

"Mom, please eat quickly."

Dong Chunlan held the bowl and asked, "Have you eaten?"

"I ate two bowls." Song Wan said as she drank the other bowl of porridge.

"That's good." Dong Chunlan then drank the bowl of porridge with peace of mind.

At this time, it would be helpful to fill my stomach a little.

She couldn't be a burden to her daughter.

Only after her mother finished her porridge did Song Wan take the bowl back.

The village head's wife scolded her a few times, but she blushed and did not refute.

"Okay, she's just a little girl, why do you have to argue so much with her?" The village chief stepped forward and stopped his wife.

"You are such a bad person. She is just a little girl and she drank so much porridge. She will be choked to death sooner or later." The village head's wife walked away cursing.

Song Wan's eyes were red, but she tried hard not to let the tears fall.

"Where is your elder brother?" The village chief looked at her.

"I don't know. He said he was going to borrow some money from his former classmates, and he hasn't come back yet." Song Wan didn't dare to reveal the real purpose of her brother's going out.

She didn't know whether the village chief could believe it.

What if the village chief was in collusion with those people? She was afraid that before she could find out where her elder brother had gone, she and her mother would be killed.

"Who would lend us money these days?" The village chief smiled bitterly, waved his hand and let her leave.

Song Wan turned around and left, gave her mother a few words, and headed back to the county again.

When she reached the village, she could no longer walk, so she spent another penny to take a bus to the county, for she was afraid that she would not have the strength to walk to the county.

When she arrived at the county, she got off the ox cart and found a secluded corner to count.

There are still six coins.

She can come to the county six more times. If she can't find her brother, there will be no hope.

She gritted her teeth and began to inquire about Xiao Liuzi's whereabouts.

Fortunately, Xiao Liuzi had a huge mole on his face, which made him easy to recognize. After asking around, she found out where he had gone.

She quietly walked to the inn where Xiao Liuzi was staying, and learned that he came back drunk last night. She guessed that he was still drunk, so she squatted outside the inn and watched him motionlessly.

After waiting for more than an hour, she finally waited for Xiao Liuzi.

Xiao Liuzi went to an inn and bought two meat buns, but found that he had no more money, so he decided to go to Wu Yang to ask for more.

Song Wan followed immediately.

When Xiao Liuzi met Wu Yang, the first thing he said was not to ask for money directly, but to mention Song Wan.