Chapter 44 Finding the child is the priority
She gripped Tang Qi's shoulders so tightly that it hurt him a little.
"What's wrong!" Tang Qi felt the pressure on his shoulder and couldn't help but look at the little baby and ask.
Little Su Bao bit her lip tightly, not knowing what to do!
She looked at Tang Qi, then at the people behind her, and bit her lip.
Looking at the village behind her, she mustered her courage and asked Tang Qi, "Second Brother, what would happen to their village if a lot of water flowed into it?"
Tang Qi was taken aback, not understanding what the little dumpling was talking about.
He turned around and looked at Zhao Family Village. For some reason, when he looked at it, Zhao Family Village looked gloomy and desolate.
He thought about what had happened after Xiao Su Bao arrived, and suddenly felt a little nervous.
He stared intently at Zhao Family Village behind him, but couldn't make out anything.
Looking towards the mountains behind their village, they saw that the area was barren, as if something had gnawed at it.
Tang Qi frowned. When his father was alive, he never allowed them to cut down the trees around the village.
Each time, a large portion must be left uncultivated, and two small trees must be planted in the areas where trees have been cut down.
However, Zhao Family Village had almost completely cut down the forests surrounding their village.
If there's a flash flood, this village will likely be destroyed...
wrong……
Could it be a flash flood?
But how could there be such a large flash flood in the middle of spring?
Tang Qi was still in shock; he couldn't pretend he didn't know what Xiao Su Bao had said.
All of the previous events have proven that the little dumpling is unique.
Many people in Zhao Family Village are scoundrels, and Village Chief Zhao and his accomplices want to kill them, but there are also innocent people...
Tang Qi was also in a bit of a dilemma. He quickly walked up to Madam Qian and pulled her aside.
"Mother..." Tang Qi called out softly.
Mrs. Qian thought he couldn't carry the baby anymore and looked at her son with some disdain.
What a waste that my son is so tall and handsome, yet he can't even lift a little girl...
Qian reached out to pick up Xiao Su Bao, but Tang Qi pulled her away to the side.
"Mother, I have something to tell you..." he said immediately before his mother could speak.
"What are you doing, acting all mysterious..." Qian said, but still followed her son to the side.
Having just gotten some distance from the villagers, Tang Qi said, "Mom, Su Bao just asked me what to do if there's a lot of water flowing into their village!"
Qian's expression changed, and she immediately gripped her son's arm tightly, worried that someone might overhear their conversation.
Fortunately, no one here could hear them.
Qian's face looked rather unpleasant.
Zhao Family Village has good people, bad people, and innocent children...
If it were just the Zhao family, she could be heartless and ignore them, leaving it to fate!
But many more villagers are innocent...
If they didn't know, that would be fine, but now that they do, even the most ruthless person like her can't completely ignore it!
Madam Qian frowned, thought for a moment, and then suddenly looked at Xiao Su Bao.
“Sweetie, tell your mother, when do you think the water will come?” Madam Qian asked the little baby.
When Xiao Su Bao saw Qian Shi, her fear lessened somewhat.
But……
She doesn't know when she'll arrive!
The little baby looked up at the sky, then thought hard for a moment: "Phuket Island..."
She didn't know what time it was; no one had told her...
Madam Qian frowned, her eyes filled with worry.
Tang Cheng noticed that his second younger brother and mother were missing, so he chased after them and overheard the little dumpling's words.
He strode over and asked with a smile, "Mother, why did you stop?"
He reached out and scooped the little baby from his second brother's arms.
Little Su Bao has adapted somewhat; although her body is still a little stiff, she is much better than before.
"I remembered..."
Little Su Bao's eyes suddenly lit up. She looked at the sky and pointed to a spot: "The sun is right there..."
The three of them looked over at the same time. By then, the sun was not far from the direction Xiao Su Bao was pointing, which must have been just after sunset.
Tang Cheng didn't understand what they were talking about, and couldn't help but ask, "The sun won't set for another hour, you must be mistaken!"
Qian and Tang Cheng were startled.
An hour is not a long time!
The mother and son looked somewhat somber. Looking at her son, Qian said, "Eldest son, do you think the weather in the mountains isn't very good? I'm worried there might be a heavy downpour..."
Tang Cheng was taken aback and subconsciously looked at the little baby in his arms...
However, the mother and her two children tacitly refrained from mentioning those things.
After a moment's thought, Tang Cheng said, "This matter cannot be ignored!"
Qian didn't speak, but her brows were tightly furrowed.
“But not everyone deserves to be saved!” Tang Cheng continued, then paused for a moment before saying, “I’ll trick them into going into the mountains to look for the child, and ask them for help. Those who are willing to help will naturally escape this calamity, while those who are not…”
Tang Cheng's eyes flashed with a coldness: "That's their fate!"
Madam Qian's eyes lit up, and she did not refuse. She only told her son to be careful and not to be reckless if he couldn't handle it.
Tang Cheng handed Xiao Su Bao to Qian Shi and looked at the little dumpling with deep eyes.
Alas, the peaceful days of Tangjia Village are probably numbered!
The blossoming of a thousand-year-old peach tree is not only an opportunity, but also a crisis!
However, well, now that the child has come to their home, they are determined to protect him no matter what!
Tang Cheng knew more than others; his father had told him many things when he was just a child.
Tang Cheng was fast on his feet, and he led Tang Qi and two men from the village directly to Zhao Family Village.
The rest of the villagers continued walking back.
Tang Cheng lied to the people of Zhao Family Village, saying that some of the children from his village had gotten lost in the mountains on their way back and he wanted their help to find them.
Countless people get lost in the mountains every year, and the villagers usually help them.
However, given the strained relationship between the two villages in recent years, it's uncertain how many people will be able to make it out.
"It's quite something that Village Chief Tang would have to ask us for help... Heh, we've been busy all day and we're tired, so we won't go. Village Chief Tang, you should use this time to go to the mountains to look for people, lest the child be carried off by wolves..." Zhao Lao Er said sarcastically.
Tang Cheng ignored him and continued to go from house to house calling for help.
In the end, there were only about twenty people left at the village entrance, including Zhao Laoda and his wife, and Zhao Sanpao...
Tang Cheng's eyes were filled with complex emotions. When they were children, Zhao Laoda and Tang Cheng had a pretty good relationship, but...
"Let's go, finding the child is the priority!" Old Zhao glanced at Tang Cheng and said woodenly.
Although Zhao Sanpao glared angrily at Tang Cheng, he still took a few of the village's close friends who were willing to go and find the person and went up the mountain together.
"Boss, if you dare to go, I'll disown you. They just asked us for so much money today, and you've already forgotten that!" Village Chief Zhao said with a dark expression and an unfriendly tone.
Zhao Laoda paused, turning to look at his own father.
"Father, those children are all lives, I..."
"Bullshit! When they asked us for money before, why didn't they think about us? When they insisted on taking fifty taels, why didn't they think about us..." Village Chief Zhao's face was very gloomy.
Zhao Laoda fell silent, glancing at his own father, who hadn't been like this before.
My dad used to be so good...
"Dad, we were wrong, it was Sanpao and the others..." Old Zhao wanted to say something, but was slapped by Village Chief Zhao.
Zhao Laoda was stunned. Zhao Sanpao rushed over and stood in front of his father, his eyes filled with resentment.
He turned and shoved his father: "If you're going to leave, then leave! Stop talking nonsense!"
Zhao Laoda staggered, his eyes filled with an indescribable emotion.
"You little brat!" Village Chief Zhao was so angry he wanted to punch Zhao Sanpao!
“Village Chief, no matter what, we’re all from the same village. No matter how big the conflict is, we have to find the child first!” a young man said to Village Chief Zhao.
Others, though silent, clearly conveyed the same meaning.
Village Chief Zhao's face was very ugly. He snorted coldly and turned to go back.
Tang Cheng didn't waste any words. He said to the people who were going to go with him to find the child, "Thank you all for your hard work!"
"Alright, enough with the nice talk, hurry up and leave. If it weren't for looking for our child, who would bother with you!" The young man glared at Tang Cheng; his child had been a member of the fight before.
Tang Cheng nodded, said nothing more, and walked straight upstairs.
The group hurriedly followed him up the mountain. When Village Chief Zhao learned of these events, he gritted his teeth and immediately made a mental note of all these families.
Especially their own eldest son, a traitor who betrays his own family...
However, less than half an hour after they left, just as the villagers were returning home to go to sleep, a loud bang was heard...
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