Qin Ling is missing
On the way home from the provincial capital, the family decided to go to Kongtong Scenic Area for a day. I heard that the beef and roast chicken here are well-known, so of course I have to taste them.
After walking and stopping like this, it was already noon on the fifth day when we got home.
I felt happy during the trip, but I was also really tired physically. Especially the three elderly people, after all, they are old, and they fall asleep as soon as they get home.
Qin Wenli was also fast asleep. Driving is a very mentally taxing job, and now that he had let go of the steering wheel without having to worry so much, he felt sleepy quickly.
Just as unexpected as the sleepiness was an early summer rain. The sky was clear one moment, and the next moment it started to rain heavily. Listening to the sound of the rain, even the two energetic children started to yawn.
The sun was setting in the west and a sudden rain came and went quickly. The dark clouds in the sky had not had time to disperse completely before being coated with a layer of gold by the setting sun. The peony, which had been beaten to pieces by the sudden rain, had just come to its senses under the setting sun when it let out a sharp howl and the water drops on the petals fell into the mud with a startled "plop".
"Mom, mom, my sister Lingling is missing."
Qin Yu and Qin Shu, who were playing outside, rushed in one after another.
"Why is he gone?" Yang Xiu looked at the two people's confused faces and a bad thought arose in his mind.
"Mom, my great-grandmother cried and said she was missing and couldn't be found." Qin Yu said worriedly.
Yang Xiu immediately pushed the firewood in the stove inside and walked out of the kitchen. He saw that his mother-in-law and father-in-law had already come out to the yard.
Before the three of them could say anything, Qin Zhu pushed open the door and said anxiously, "Second Master, Second Madam, is my second uncle here? My dad asked him to come over." After he paused, he said dejectedly, "Lingling is missing."
When Yang Xiu went to call for help, Hu Yufeng had already pulled Qin Zhu aside to ask for details.
Qin Zhu didn't know the details, the only thing he was sure of was that Qin Ling ran away from home.
"What should I do? Lingling is only fifteen, a girl, and she doesn't have a penny. How is she going to survive if she runs away like this..."
The old lady was so anxious that she burst into tears.
Adults from the three families came to Qin Wenqing's yard.
Before Hu Yufeng entered the courtyard, she heard Liu Rong's shrill voice:
"Go out and ask around. I've been very good to her as a mother. I've provided her with food and clothing, and I've even exposed her grudge!"
"You said I beat her. Whose parents don't beat their children? Zhuzi was beaten by his father the other day and screamed, why didn't he run away? Besides, I beat her for her own good. She is not like Yuyu from the second family, who has rich parents to support her. If she doesn't study hard at home, how will she live with her husband's family in the future?"
Qin Wenqing held a cigarette in his hand. He took a deep puff and threw it to the ground angrily:
"I think I didn't beat her enough. Not only did I not expect her to bring honor to me, but she also caused such an embarrassing thing, which made me lose all my face..."
He pointed outside the door, "Go outside and listen to what the team members are saying. They say we treat Lingling as a nanny, and that she is a nanny just because she cooks and washes clothes at home? We all went through this when we were little, Fangfang and Qianqian didn't cook or wash clothes at home? Yuyu even works in the fields when she comes home on weekends, why doesn't she run around like her?"
Hu Yufeng's face was dark: If you want to talk about your family, just tell me, did our Yu Yu offend you?
"Okay, what's the point of saying these things after the person has left? Now let's see who he left with and where he went." Qin Wenzhen gritted his teeth in anger. I have never seen such parents. When their child is lost, they don’t think about looking for him/her. Instead, they think the child has brought shame to them. If you are afraid of bringing shame to yourself, you should be nicer to your child.
"Who knew she ran off with that second-rate guy? Her mother is a prostitute. How could the child she gave birth to be that good..." Liu Rong sneered disdainfully.
"Okay, you all have children, so please be more kind with your words." Hu Yufeng couldn't stand it anymore and spoke.
"Wen Zheng is right. Now is not the time to quarrel. We should find the child as soon as possible while he is not far away."
Liu Rong curled his lips and said nothing. Qin Wenqing took another puff of his cigarette:
"How do you find it?"
"You can't just do nothing like this, right?" Qin Wenzhen slammed the table angrily, causing the clutter on the table to shake.
Qin Wenqing gritted his teeth and said angrily: "She wanted to run away on her own, she deserves to die outside!"
Hu Yufeng was so angry that she slapped him on the back and said, "This is something you as a father can say!" Instead of hoping for good for your own child, you say such unlucky words.
Qin Wenqing knew that he had said something wrong, so he kept silent.
…
"Okay, first tell me why the baby disappeared and who found him?"
"Her grandma..." Liu Rong pointed at his mother-in-law.
Hu Yufeng followed the direction she pointed and saw a huge Chen Xiu Lian squatting under the eaves.
"My mother's family had something to do yesterday, so Wenqing and I went there. When I came back this morning, she was gone. I just thought she slept with her baby last night. I didn't see her until this afternoon, and I felt something was wrong."
She cursed and sent Qin Sen to find it. The damn girl is so lazy. Not only does she not go to the fields, she doesn't even cook. This is outrageous.
Before Qin Sen even left the house, he saw Chen Xiulian coming in panting from the door. She looked as if the sky had fallen, and when she saw her, she started howling:
"Rong, Lingling is missing, what should we do?"
She first got goose bumps when she was called by such an intimate name, and then she became anxious when she heard the words behind it. She took a few steps forward and asked:
"What does it mean to be gone?"
"She just left. She left home."
As she said this, Chen Xiu Lian sat down on the ground and started crying and screaming.
The howl also woke up Qin Wenqing who was sleeping in. He originally thought his mother was making a fuss about nothing. Was this just a child's trick? She would definitely come back after dark, and he would wait and see how he would deal with her.
As a result, his mother cried and said that Lingling said she was going to a classmate's house yesterday and didn't come back in the afternoon. She didn't care about it until she met that classmate this afternoon. When she asked, the classmate said he had never seen Qin Ling. Then she became anxious.
"That means Lingling might have left yesterday?" Hu Yufeng keenly grasped this time point.
Chen Xiulian neither nodded nor shook her head, but just shed tears silently.
"Let's look around Murakami first. Maybe he went to a relative's or classmate's house."
Qin Wenzhen said firmly.
Qin Wenqing and his wife kept cursing and ran away with everyone else to ask questions.
The entire Qin family went out to the scene, and everyone in the village knew about it.
There were all kinds of comments, some were worried about the children, and some made fun of Qin Wenqing.
"I've never seen a father like this, who treats his own daughter as grass and treats other people's sons as treasures!"
"You know what? Maybe the one Liu Rong brought here is Wen Qing's child. Otherwise, he could have let Xueqin take his previous son away..."
"Now that you put it like that, it makes sense. Wenqing's father keeps saying 'roots, roots' all the time, which shows that he loves his grandson very much. I was wondering why Wenqing's father gave his son to Xueqin and kept his daughter without saying a word. It turns out that he knows that he can plant his own seeds in the Wang family."
Everyone looked at each other tacitly, and immediately felt that they had discovered a secret.
This news gradually reached Wang Hong's ears. Wang Hong was so angry that he called a few brothers to block Qin Wenqing and Liu Rong in the field and beat them up. Of course, this is a story for later.
There are also speculations that Qin Ling was deceived by a passing driver. Last year, Yan Xiaojun's sister ran away with a truck driver. Speaking of which, the Yan family has some relationship with the Qin family.
"Maybe she was coaxed away by Yan Xiaojun's sister. Qin Ling is only fourteen and has never seen the world. If you coax her a few words and give her some good things, she might follow you."
"It's possible. Qin Ling doesn't know how to spend a day at home. Maybe she can't wait to leave if she doesn't need him!"
There were many different opinions. Everyone in the Qin family was so hungry that their stomachs were sticking to their backs. Their legs and feet were shaking from running, and there was still no sign of success until dark.
…
When they got home, the old lady heated up the steamed buns and the family filled their stomachs. She left the others at home while Hu Yufeng and Qin Wenli rushed to Qin Wenqing's house to discuss something.
"Have you searched the house? Did the child take anything with him when he left?" Hu Yufeng asked.
"My mother said that four hundred dollars were missing from her suitcase."
Hu Yufeng turned to look at Chen Xiulian, who was still sitting there in the same daze as before.
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong!
According to Chen Xiulian, Qin Ling went to her classmate's house from home yesterday and only said a few words to her when passing by her door. So when did the money disappear? You have to know that Chen Xiulian values money more than her life. Even if Qin Wenqing goes there, he may not be able to find it. How can Qin Ling find it?
Also, ever since the incident of sending insoles at the beginning of the year, Liu Rong has been keeping a close eye on Qin Ling. Would Chen Xiulian still allow Qin Ling to spend the night outside after knowing this?
Hu Yufeng glanced at Chen Xiu Lian with some suspicion, and as soon as their eyes met, Chen Xiu Lian subconsciously looked away.
Hu Yufeng suddenly had a bad suspicion in her mind.
"She must have taken the bus after getting the money. So, let's go to the village office and ask if anyone saw her hailing a bus."
"Wen Zheng, go and ask who saw it yesterday." Hu Yufeng closed her eyes tightly, still holding on to hope.
Qin Wenzhen and Qin Wenli hurried out.
Qin Wenqing hesitated, but finally moved forward. Liu Rong snorted and went straight back to the house. As for the two old men, they were still squatting with their heads down.
"That's enough. How old are you and still squatting? Don't you want your knees anymore?" Hu Yufeng looked at Chen Xiulian deeply, said this, and turned to leave.
As expected, someone in the village saw Qin Ling waiting for the bus.
"My uncle Huzi said that he came out to add grass to the livestock at around 11 o'clock yesterday, and saw Lingling standing across the road with a schoolbag on her back," said Qin Wenli.
Hu Yufeng looked at the time. It was already past nine in the evening, so she said, "Why don't we stop that bus tomorrow and ask?"
The others had no better idea and could only sigh and go home.
As soon as she got home, several people surrounded her anxiously and asked about the situation. Hu Yufeng shook her head.
Qin Yu and Qin Shu were both a little depressed and went into the house silently.
The old lady cried twice, and was persuaded by Yang Xiu to go into the house to rest.
Hu Yufeng wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she didn't say anything.
Nothing happened that night. The next day, Qin Wenzhen caught the bus to Qingyuan at 11:20 according to the time provided by the informant. The ticket seller still remembers a single girl from two days ago:
"When we got off at the station, I asked her two questions but she didn't say anything, so I didn't ask her any more."
The station is the end point of Qingyuan City and the starting point for Qingyuan to other provinces and cities. Relying on them to find it here is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
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