Chapter 281 Ning Bao is missing
There were so many fish on the beach that Ningbao and the other kids got hooked on picking them up.
It wasn't until Li Guizhi and Shen Yuzhen had prepared breakfast at home and couldn't find anyone that Mu Chunping was asked to come out and look for the child.
The children disappeared on the first day they arrived in the village, which made Mu Chunping very anxious.
He shouted as soon as he left the village.
"Ningbao! Ningbao!"
Mu Chunping kept calling out as he walked forward, and just then he ran into Huang Jinshan, who came over to call his grandson for dinner.
Mu Chunping met Huang Jinshan yesterday with Lin Dajiang.
Huang Jinshan, carrying a bucket and followed by Hu Zi, saw Mu Chunping's hurried and flustered appearance and quickly asked...
"Chunping, what's wrong? You seem quite anxious, is something the matter?"
Upon seeing Huang Jinshan, Mu Chunping immediately stopped in his tracks.
"Village Chief Huang, have you eaten?"
I'm looking for my daughter. I've prepared dinner at home and called out to the children for a long time, but they haven't come back, so I came out to look for them.
"After all, I'm new to this place and don't know anyone, so I was worried the children would get lost."
Upon hearing that his child was missing, Huang Jinshan immediately became anxious.
"The child is missing? We need to find him immediately."
The water here is very dangerous. You must tell your children that they must never go into deep water.
Okay, I'll ask the villagers to help me look for it...
Huang Jinshan was about to go and call for help when Mu Chunping quickly stopped him.
"Village Chief Huang, Village Chief Huang, no need to call for help."
My kids are mischievous, but they definitely won't do anything reckless. They must have been playing somewhere else and forgot to come home for dinner. I'll look for them again.
"Uncle, are you looking for Ningbao and Brother Mu?" Hu Zi, who had been standing next to Huang Jinshan, suddenly asked.
Mu Chunping looked at him with surprise and delight.
"Yes, yes, my daughter's name is Ningbao."
"Child, when did you see her? Where? Can you tell me?"
Tiger nodded.
"They're right by the sea; you can see them just around the corner."
Hearing his grandson say that the children were at the Golden Mountain by the sea, he breathed a sigh of relief and handed the bucket to his eldest grandson.
"Tiger, you go back first. Your Uncle Mu and I will go take a look. You guys eat first, don't wait for me."
After finishing his sentence, Huang Jinshan led Mu Chunping directly towards the seaside.
I arrived here in the evening yesterday, and didn't have time to explore properly.
He thought the sea was far from the village, but he didn't expect to see the sea soon after turning a corner and walking forward. Moreover, from this position, he could see that the location his daughter had chosen to build the house had the sea in front and mountains behind.
From a distance, Mu Chunping saw his little daughter carrying a bucket, bending over and picking up fish.
Mu Chunping quickly looked at Huang Jinshan.
"Village Chief Huang, does this beach belong to someone?"
Is it inappropriate for children to collect fish here?
The village chief, who was staring blankly at the clean beach, quickly turned around upon hearing Mu Chunping's words.
"No, this beach is public, everyone can go and pick fish, but these fish are too fishy and don't taste very good."
Mu Chunping felt much more at ease when he heard that the beach wasn't private; he didn't want people chasing after his daughter and calling her a thief.
Upon hearing the village chief say that the fish didn't taste good, Mu Chunping quickly shook his head.
"No, Village Chief Huang, I think the fish tastes pretty good."
My wife's fish is delicious, not fishy at all. The village chief is coming over to eat fish after we've finished cooking.
The village chief instinctively wanted to shake his head at the thought of the fishy smell, but seeing Mu Chunping's enthusiastic manner, he couldn't bear to refuse.
Ningbao, who was diligently picking up fish on the beach, finally spotted Mu Chunping. Carrying a full bucket of fish, Ningbao ran steadily towards him.
"Dad, look at all these fish! We're having a whole fish feast today."
Ningbao is not tall; the little girl is only a few years old and barely as tall as a bucket.
Carrying a full bucket of fish looks a bit awkward, but the bucket seems surprisingly light in Ningbao's hands.
Huang Jinshan glanced at the wooden bucket, then couldn't resist reaching out and quietly lifting it...
This... is so heavy?
Huang Jinshan was not yet fifty years old and was still quite strong. He could lift a full bucket of fish, but he couldn't lift it with the same lightness as Ning Bao.
Standing very close together, Mu Chunping and Ning Bao both saw Village Chief Huang lift the fish. Mu Chunping raised an eyebrow and smiled, while Ning Bao looked at Huang Jinshan warily…
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