Qin Huairu was so anxious that she paced around the room. If she could come up with a solution at this moment, she would gladly bang her head against the wall.
Yesterday she went to her parents' home and invited her cousin over, but today her mother-in-law made her leave in anger. How is she going to explain this to her family?!
"Oh, Mom, stop sewing the shoe soles and come with me to look for him. If he gets lost, how can I face my parents' home?"
Qin Huairu grabbed the shoe sole from Jia Zhangshi's hand and pulled her towards the door.
Jia Zhangshi, in her exertion, almost knocked Qin Huairu over: "What will happen to the child if we both leave?"
"Huaihua and Xiaodang are asleep and won't wake up anytime soon. It's urgent to find them."
"I mean, what am I going to do if my precious grandson comes home from school and there's no food for him?" Jia Zhangshi was getting anxious. In her heart, only rice porridge was the most important thing, especially now that her son was gone. Rice porridge was her only support in life.
This is not Jia Zhangshi's fault; in that era, the preference for sons over daughters was a widely accepted fact.
Daughters can't carry the family burden; the same thing, when done by a son, carries a more significant meaning.
Qin Huairu was nearly frantic with worry, and here she was, arguing with Jia Zhangshi about eating corn stalks?!
"He won't starve to death in one meal, hurry up and find someone."
Qin Huairu was really anxious. Her shout startled Jia Zhangshi and woke up the two children who were sleeping inside.
Hearing the child crying, Qin Huairu quickly went into the house to comfort him and told her two younger sisters to wait for Banggeng to come back and to let him stay home and do his homework properly, and not to leave the house.
He dragged Jia Zhangshi straight to the main gate, but was stopped by Yan Bugui.
"Where are you two going? You look like you're in a real hurry. Is it Huai Ru, your parents...?" Yan Bugui didn't finish his sentence, eagerly awaiting Qin Huai Ru's reply.
Normally, even if the vegetable cellar incident affected her, Qin Huairu would still give Yan Bugui a hard time, but now she needs Yan Bugui's help.
"Uncle, my sister came from the countryside to look for me, but she's gone missing and I don't know where she went."
As she spoke, Qin Huairu couldn't help but shed tears. "If this child is lost, my uncle will definitely fight me to the death. Second Uncle, could you please mobilize the resources of our compound to help us find him?"
Yan Bugui was also dumbfounded; how could a perfectly healthy person have disappeared?
After making some inquiries and considering the overall picture, it seems that this was someone who was angered away by Jia Zhangshi.
"Wait a moment, I'll go to the backyard to see if Old Liu has returned yet." Yan Bugui hurriedly walked towards the backyard, but slowed down as soon as he entered the middle courtyard. There was no benefit to be gained from working for the Jia family, so why bother to exhaust himself?
I strolled over to Liu Haizhong's house. "Is his uncle home?"
"Oh, it's Old Yan! Come in quickly. Old Liu has been back for a while, but his old back problem has flared up, and he's lying on the kang (heated brick bed)." The old woman quickly invited Yan Bugui into the house.
Upon entering the room, I saw Liu Haizhong lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) getting a back massage!
"Old Yan, you just got off work and you're here already? What's up?"
"Hey, isn't this Qin Huairu's sister here for a blind date with Sha Zhu? Who knew this Qin Jingru knew Wang Dabao... and she got scolded away by Jia Zhangshi."
Liu Haizhong slowly sat up, supporting his back. "This Jia Zhangshi is really good for nothing and good for making things worse. No matter what, this person was lost by our courtyard, so we have to take responsibility and find him. Come on, let's go to the front yard and take a look."
Liu Haizhong ran ahead, and Yan Bugui chased after him.
It's clear that the old man is the one who cares most about things in the courtyard.
Upon arriving at the front yard, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi were anxiously waiting. Sha Zhu had also returned from get off work, his face showing the same worry.
Liu Haizhong cleared his throat and said, "Don't panic, everyone. Let's think of a solution together. Here's what we'll do: we'll call on the vacant residents in the courtyard and split into several groups to go out and search. Old Yan, you stay here in the courtyard. If they come back, you can send someone to inform us."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Soon, everyone split into three groups and went in different directions to search.
Xu Damao and Qin Jingru had already sat down at the restaurant.
It turned out that Xu Damao's leg pain had subsided halfway through the journey, and he was able to walk again.
It was lunchtime, and Xu Damao insisted on treating Qin Jingru to hot pot at a restaurant to express his gratitude.
Qin Jingru foolishly believed Xu Damao's words. She never expected that besides Wang Dabao, there was such a good person as Xu Damao in the Red Star Courtyard.
Once Xu Damao understood the situation, he gave him a lecture of advice and guidance.
Xu Damao almost wore himself out trying to persuade Qin Jingru without offending her.
In short, Wang Dabao is getting married. Sha Zhu also gave you a heads-up: he and your sister have been having an ambiguous relationship for several years, and the whole compound knows about it.
Qin Jingru was dumbfounded. She was already upset because of Wang Dabao's affair, and then her cousin actually introduced her to her lover.
After two days of relief and with Xu Damao's guidance, Qin Jingru's inner turmoil has been largely resolved. However, she still wants to see Wang Dabao.
"Brother Da Mao, you are a good person. I'll toast you with water instead of wine."
Qin Jingru had never eaten such delicious mutton before, and she was deeply moved.
Xu Damao raised his glass: "Jingru, your brother here is nothing special, just loyal and righteous. We should live with integrity, don't you think?!"
"Definitely."
Qin Jingru nodded, "Actually, I think you have the shadow of an ancient chivalrous hero in you, especially righteous. I admire you a bit."
"Hey, Jingru, you're talking nonsense. If you really admire me, you can introduce me to someone."
Xu Damao started his roundabout way of bluffing, putting a large chopstick of meat into Qin Jingru's bowl, "To tell you the truth, little sister, your brother Damao is a projectionist at the steel mill, you know what a projectionist is, right?"
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