Chapter 421 Nian'er is missing
Hu sighed.
"After Nian'er came back with your mother, she felt that there was not enough work to do at home. These days, she would go to the farm after finishing her housework, and then come back with your cousin and his wife in the evening."
Then she thought that the wine brought by her grandson and granddaughter-in-law was from the manor, so she asked again, "Didn't you see her when you stayed at the manor today?"
Song Yuntang did not answer immediately.
After being together for such a long time, she knew Nian'er's personality well. If she was at the farm, she would definitely come over to say hello when she found out that she had arrived, and she might even follow her back to help with the work.
But she didn't.
This means that she is not on the farm.
Nian'er has no one to rely on, so she shouldn't want to leave her.
She is neither at the farm nor at home, so where can she go?
Xu Yuande also noticed something was wrong.
"You really didn't see this child on the farm?"
Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye looked at each other, she handed Hu's hand to Xu Qingye and ran home.
"Help grandma and grandpa come back. I'll go find Xia Ning and ask her to go to the farm first to take a look."
Seeing this, Mrs. Hu quickly let go of Xu Qingye's hand and pushed him out of the yard.
"Qingye, hurry up and follow us. Grandma and grandpa walk slowly, so they will follow behind you."
Xu Qingye responded and hurriedly caught up with Song Yuntang.
Mrs. Hu looked at the backs of the two children and said, "Tang girl is a good child. I feel relieved that Nian'er is with her. I just hope that nothing happens to Nian'er."
Xu Yuande's eyes flashed with contemplation.
"If you said Nian'er wasn't at the farm, could it be possible that she was taken away by the Cheng family?"
I feel angry when I think of Cheng family and Mrs. Hu.
She jabbed at the cane in her hand.
"That's a room full of evil people! Cui'er wanted to reconcile with Nian'er during the Chinese New Year, and I thought she had a change of heart, but she started to complain about her poverty to Nian'er behind my back. She really thought that others didn't know her dirty thoughts. Her heart had long been blackened by the Cheng family."
"It was thanks to Nian'er that she was so strong that she didn't let Cui'er cheat her out of even a penny. I was so happy at the time, but I didn't know they would come here to kill me behind her back."
Xu Yuande sighed.
"It's hard for that girl to have such a pair of parents."
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Song Yuntang ran home as fast as he could.
"Xia Ning, hurry up and ride your horse to the manor to see if Nian'er is there."
When Xia Ning heard this, he hurried to the cowshed to lead the horse that was eating grass.
The horse had been pulling the cart for an hour, and had just had a break and hadn't even had time to chew a few bites of ration when it was dragged out again. It was so angry that it was sniffing.
But with the reins pulling it, it had no choice but to reluctantly follow Xia Ning out of the cowshed.
Jiang, who had just put the dishes on the table, ran out from the main room.
"Tang'er, what happened?"
"Nian'er is not at the old house. We didn't see her when we came back from the farm today. I'm worried that something happened to her, so I asked Xia Ning to ride to the farm to check first."
After hearing what Song Yuntang said, Jiang immediately turned her mind and shouted towards the kitchen, "Xu Yongwang, stop lighting the fire. Hurry up and call my eldest brother to go to Yanliu Village. Nian'er may have been taken away by the Cheng family."
Xu Yongwang didn't dare to delay, so he threw down the tongs and left the house.
Song Yuntang went into the house and took out Nian'er's indenture contract and the letter of severance of engagement that she had kept with him.
"Xia Ning, whether Nian'er is at the farm or not, come to the direction of Yanliu Village and tell us a message."
Horses can be ridden quickly, so they might still be halfway on the road when Xia Ning comes to report the news.
"good."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Ning flicked the whip and rode away.
"Mom, you guys should eat first when grandpa and grandma come. We will follow dad and uncle to Yanliu Village."
After saying that, he left the yard and ran towards the village entrance with Xu Qingye.
Seeing this, Xu Wencheng ran after the two of them.
"Brother, sister-in-law, I will go with you too."
It's a good opportunity to test out the skills he has practiced hard during this period.
Many people in the village saw the Xu Qingye brothers leading Song Yuntang running towards the village entrance, and they all came forward to inquire about the situation.
"Qingye wife, what happened that makes you so anxious?"
Song Yuntang panted, "The Cheng family has taken Nian'er back. We have to go get her back."
Nian'er now often lives with them in Lushan Village. Yanliu Village is not too far from here. Even if Nian'er was not taken away by the Cheng family today, her words would make the villagers pay more attention to the situation at the Cheng family.
When the villagers heard this, they hurriedly asked.
"Do you need help?"
Because he didn't know what Nian'er's current situation was, Song Yuntang waved his hand and said, "No need to help for now, let's go check out the situation first, and everyone can do their own thing."
After the three men left, the villagers began to talk.
"Didn't the Cheng family break off the relationship in front of everyone? Why would they do something like coming to someone's house to snatch someone away?"
"It's for money. Cheng Nian'er is now living a life of luxury with her uncle and aunt. How can her gambling father and mother, who are confused, watch their little daughter, whom they despise the most, live a good life?"
"How come someone as heartless as Xu Cui appeared in Uncle Yuande's family?"
"I guess she was protected too well by her family before, which is why she was easily deceived by Cheng Fu. Once a piece of white paper is put into the dye vat, how can it come out clean?"
"Alas, now all the villagers have benefited from Qingye's wife, so let's keep an eye on her in the future."
"I heard Qingye participated in this year's autumn exam. Do you think he can make the list?"
"If this makes the list, our village will become really famous."
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Song Yuntang, Xu Qingye and others were unaware of the villagers' discussions. Not long after they ran out of the village entrance, the brothers Xu Yongfu and Xu Yongwang caught up with them.
After all, he is a man who has been doing farm work all year round. Although Song Yuntang has done a lot of exercise with Xia Ning during this period, his strength is still far behind theirs.
She was running out of breath.
"Dad, you guys go ahead, I'll catch up soon."
Xu Yongwang looked at Xu Qingye.
"Qingye, you come with your daughter-in-law, we will go to Yanliu Village first."
Xu Qingye nodded.
"Okay." He supported Song Yuntang with one hand, "If you are tired, you can go slower."
Song Yuntang did not slow down. She glanced in the direction of Xu Qingye and asked, "Do you think Nian'er was taken away by the Cheng family?"
Apart from the Huang family, Lin Zhaozhao and Zhao’s family, the only family that had a grudge against her was the Cheng family.
It is said that the Huang family could no longer live in their previously abandoned old house, so they built a new house in the mountains.
The reason why Song Zhimei was not found before was because the Huang family had done so many immoral things over the years and they were worried that others would cause trouble for them, so they did not dare to tell anyone.
After she found out, she didn't want to go back.
Although the old man she follows now is a little old, he is still good to her, honest and hardworking. Although his family is not rich, they can barely make ends meet with their savings and relief food from the government. In addition, he has no children before, so he raises Song Zhimei's child as his own.
All the money and silver were given to her to manage. When she closed her eyes, she only had to prepare a coffin to bury him properly, and all the things in the house would belong to her and her children.
Let’s look at the Huang family.
Since his downfall, Huang Heyu's wife could not stand the poverty and ran away with someone else.
The maids and servants who used to fill the yard had long since disappeared. The family had to make a living in the deep mountains, with occasional meals missing. Life was extremely difficult.
The Huang family couldn't even fill their stomachs, so they had no time to bother her.
He Yuanfei failed in the exam and must have taken his anger out on Lin Zhaozhao, so she probably didn't have the time to come over.
The Zhao family should not dare to target her now, not to mention that they have no grudge against Nian'er and have no motive.
The Cheng family is the most suspicious.
Or maybe a desperado.
Compared to the latter, she would rather be a member of the Cheng family.
At least the Cheng family would not kill her, they would only use her for money.
No matter what, keeping one's life is better than anything else.
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