At this moment, Chen Zhanliang walked in from outside the gate carrying a basket of jade stubble. "Cuiqin, where are you going?"
"Erbao isn't home. I'll go look for him. Maybe he's gone to the fields to look for us."
"Impossible. We just came back from the fields. If Erbao were looking for us, how could we not run into him?"
"Where would he go?" Mrs. Sun panicked.
Chen Zhanliang put down the basket on his shoulder, patted the dust off his clothes, and said, "Don't worry, maybe Erbao has gone to play with other children."
"Chen Han went to ask, but he didn't see Erbao at all." Madam Sun looked anxious.
Chen Han nodded. "Second Uncle, I've asked all the places Erbao usually goes to, and they said they haven't seen him."
Chen Zhanliang was startled, but quickly calmed down. "Cuiqin, don't worry. I'll go ask Mom and Dad. Maybe Erbao is in their room!"
Mrs. Sun nodded repeatedly, "Alright, go and ask."
"Father, Mother, are you in the house?" Chen Zhancai called out towards the side room.
Hearing the shouts, Liu Fengjiao came out of the main room. "Second brother, stop shouting. Father and mother are not home."
"They're not home, where did they go?"
"have no idea."
"Then do you know that Erbao went with them?" Chen Zhanliang hurriedly asked.
Liu Fengjiao sneered inwardly. Even if she knew, she wouldn't tell you. She would keep you calm for now. Once the die is cast, even if they find you in town, you won't be able to turn the tide.
Thinking of this, she started making up a bunch of nonsense.
"The parents left a long time ago. I just heard Erbao shouting in the yard. I guess he's probably gone out to play now."
"Good, that's good." Chen Zhanliang finally felt relieved. He went to Sun Shi and said, "Cuiqin, the third son's wife just heard Erbao in the yard. He shouldn't have gone far. I'll go out and look for him."
"Okay, go quickly." Sun felt uneasy but followed closely behind.
Chen Han also went to find Erbao.
As she watched them leave the courtyard, a sinister smile slowly crept onto Liu Fengjiao's lips.
Chen Zhancai has already brought Erbao to town. As long as you hand the child over to the slave trader and sign the indenture, you can forget about ever seeing the child again.
The Chen Zhanliang couple searched everywhere, scouring the entire village and the surrounding mountains, forests, and ponds, but they couldn't find Erbao.
Mrs. Sun was extremely anxious, her eyes filled with worry. "Honey, where is Erbao? Is he in danger?!"
"Cuiqin, don't worry, I'll go check the candy shop right now. Maybe Erbao is playing there." Chen Zhanliang was also anxious. He turned to leave, but then he saw Chen Zhanshan and Chen Han running towards him.
Have you found Erbao?
"He didn't go to your place?" Chen Zhanliang asked hurriedly.
Chen Zhanshan shook his head. "I only found out that Erbao was missing when Xiaohan went to the sugar shop just now."
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun was thunderstruck, stunned into silence. She felt dizzy, her vision blurred, and she nearly collapsed.
Chen Zhanliang rushed forward to help her up, asking anxiously, "Cuiqin, are you alright?"
"Don't worry about me." Sun pushed him away, stamping her foot in frustration. "Go find him quickly! If anything happens to Erbao, I won't be able to live either!"
"Alright, alright, Cuiqin, don't worry, I'll go find it right away."
"Sister-in-law, don't worry too much and hurt yourself. Let's go look again," Chen Zhanshan added, trying to persuade her.
The villagers also started searching everywhere, but after searching inside and out, they still found nothing.
Just as everyone was at a loss, Chen Qingqing returned in a carriage.
Chen Zhanshan rushed forward, "Qing girl, something bad has happened! Erbao is missing!"
Chen Qingqing was startled and quickly jumped off the carriage. "Erbao is missing! Where did he go?"
"I don't know. We've searched the whole village, but we can't find Erbao. Your second aunt is almost frantic with worry. Qingya, you have so many ideas, please help us think of a solution."
"Dad, don't panic." Chen Qingqing quickly approached Madam Sun and asked, "Second Aunt, what exactly happened? When did you realize Erbao was missing?"
Sun was so anxious that tears streamed down her face. "Qing'er, your second uncle and I went to work in the fields, and when we came back, we found that Erbao was missing."
"Could it be that he went to play with other friends?"
“I’ve asked around, but no one has seen Erbao,” Chen Han chimed in from the side.
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingqing frowned. "Where could Erbao have gone? Could it be that his family took him out?"
Chen Zhanliang shook his head. "No, your grandparents went out a long time ago. Your third aunt said that Erbao was playing in the yard just before we came back, but we searched the whole village and couldn't find him. Isn't that strange?"
At this point, the villagers began to speculate.
"Erbao never runs around, what if he gets snatched away by a kidnapper?"
"Now that you mention it, it's quite possible. I've heard those flower-pickers are really skilled; they can knock someone unconscious with just a light tap on the shoulder."
"You're wrong. Those flower pickers are much more ruthless than you say. Once they find their target, no matter if you're a young woman or a young wife, as long as they pass by you, you'll be manipulated and obediently follow the bad guys."
"What you're saying is too far-fetched. Is it really that powerful?"
"That's right. I heard that several children have gone missing in Xinghua Village, which is thirty miles away."
"Oh my god, that must be a kidnapper who has come to our village."
"So, Chen Han was taken away by a beggar? If that's the case, he's probably been taken far away to be a beggar."
...
Hearing the villagers' murmurs, Chen Zhanliang was extremely anxious, cold sweat pouring down his face. "Qingya, could Erbao really have been taken away by those kidnappers?"
"This is really going to kill me. If anything happens to Erbao, I, as his mother, don't want to live anymore." Sun Shi became even more agitated and couldn't stop crying.
Chen Qingqing knew that the "flower sellers" the villagers were talking about were human traffickers.
Legend has it that those who play the "flower seller" conceal a magical powder; a simple tap on the person will render them obedient and subservient to the seller.
Not only did his vision become blurry, but his mind and soul also became uncontrollable.
What I saw before me, besides the person taking pictures of flowers, was a path leading to them.
The rest of the area was full of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, and steep cliffs; the only option was to stick close to the people who were hunting for beggars.
This drug is actually a modern-day hallucinogen.
As she was thinking, she heard someone outside the crowd say, "What nonsense are you talking about? There's no such thing as a child predator. That's just a bunch of lies to fool children. I just saw Erbao."
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