"What happened up ahead?"
Before Song Ning and Qiao Bo arrived at Uncle Liu's house, they saw a circle of people gathered in front of his door from afar.
The villagers all get up early, and it is just dawn now. Most of the villagers have already had breakfast.
Uncle Liu's house was next to the village committee, and it was the time when people went to the fields, so those who were working there would come over to take a curious look, and more and more people gathered.
"What should I do? How can an old man like me survive?"
An old man wearing a black half-coat and a colorful towel around his head squatted in the middle of the crowd, crying and shouting with tears in his eyes.
"It's Uncle Liu..."
Qiao Bo pulled Song Ning up, pushed through the crowd and walked to Uncle Liu, "Uncle Liu...what's wrong with you?"
"Lost! The cow... is lost! Alas..."
The old man slapped his thigh in regret, "It's all my fault for drinking too much yesterday..."
"I got drunk and forgot to lock the door on the animals. Ugh... I deserved it!"
The old man said he was going to slap himself in the face.
Qiao Bo quickly stopped him and helped him sit on a big rock at the door.
"Uncle Liu, please speak slowly... Our village rarely has outsiders, so your cow wouldn't be lost. Did it just wander off to graze on its own?"
"I've searched! I've searched everywhere, but nothing! Hey... hey..."
As the old man spoke, he hit his head hard with his pipe.
"When I woke up this morning, I saw that the door to Lao Liu's house was open. I wondered if Lao Liu was going out..."
"Guess what I saw when I walked in?"
The old man who was speaking kept the question in suspense, causing the onlookers to laugh and scold him.
"I saw it! Old Liu was lying on the ground. The ox cart was still there, but the ox was gone..."
"There haven't been any outsiders visiting our village recently! The archaeological team on the mountain is working for the country, how could they care about our little things?!"
Another middle-aged man took over the conversation with his hands behind his back.
"Of course not! But where is the cow? I just went around the village to help look for it, but I can't find it!"
"This is bizarre! Can a cow untie such a thick rein by itself?"
"Hush! Do you think that group of people on the mountain... might have offended the mountain god? We all heard that thunder in broad daylight yesterday!"
"Don't talk nonsense! Didn't you go look for it on the mountain?"
"Why didn't you look for it?! I looked for it! Lao Liu and I went there..."
The onlookers chatted with each other, which made Old Man Liu's tears fall.
"The cow is not lost, it's in the back mountain!"
Song Ning suddenly said something without any reason, and the old man and the surrounding villagers all turned to look at her.
"Wow! Isn't this the new daughter-in-law of the Qiao family? Why are you up so early today?"
An older woman recognized Song Ning and teased her with a meaningful look.
Ever since Qiao Bo got married, Zhang Lan has been saying bad things about his wife to her group of old friends.
Song Ning smiled at the aunt who was talking, then turned to look at Old Man Liu seriously and said:
"Your cow is in the back hills. It's not lost! If you don't believe me, we two can go with you to look for it."
The old man's face showed no signs of financial loss in the near future, but the cow was indeed missing, so it was clear that this was definitely not a false alarm.
Song Ning cast a hexagram based on the time of day, and the hexagram he obtained corresponds to the twelve heavenly stems and earthly branches, which is opposite to Yi Earth, which is Yin, so it is in the back mountain.
"real?"
Old man Liu wiped away his tears, stood up suddenly, and hurriedly pulled Qiao Bo to the back mountain.
The cow has been with him for more than ten years and is no worse than his relative. Old Man Liu doesn't want to give up as long as there is any clue.
The villagers who had eaten their fill and had nothing to do also clamored to follow them towards the back mountain, and soon there was a long trail of people following Song Ning and his group.
"What's going on? Aren't you going to Song Ning's parents' house? Why haven't you come yet?"
Old man Qiao was walking towards the edge of the field with a hoe on his shoulder when he saw Song Ning and Qiao Bo standing at the front of the crowd.
Qiao Bo briefly explained the situation to Old Man Qiao, but was pulled aside by Old Man Qiao with a sullen face.
"Stupid! How can you get involved in such a thing? If the cow is found, it's fine. But if the cow is not found, it will only bring trouble to you!"
"Song Ning doesn't know, don't you know it?"
"Dad, it's okay, we'll just go and take a look..."
Qiao Bo comforted Old Man Qiao with a few words, then hurriedly followed Song Ning to the back mountain.
Old man Qiao was worried, and after much hesitation, he followed.
"Your father...wouldn't let us meddle in other people's business?"
Song Ning poked Qiao Bo's arm and glanced at Old Man Qiao.
"Do you trust me so much? What if the cow is not in the back mountain?"
Qiao Bo suddenly grabbed Song Ning's arm and said, "Stop talking and watch your step!"
The mountain road is rugged and there are many rocks on the mountain on their side. If they fall accidentally, it will be troublesome!
"It's okay if you can't find me! I'm still here!"
Qiao Bo said this without even thinking, and Jian Chen felt extremely safe!
Song Ning sweetly held Qiao Bo's arm and put the center of gravity of her body on Qiao Bo.
Not only her, this body was also very delicate. The soles of her shoes were thin, and after walking for a while, the stones hurt her feet.
"Tired?"
Qiao Bo looked down with concern and saw only a furry head.
"My feet hurt..."
Song Ning looked up pitifully, her peach blossom eyes widened, her small nose slightly folded together, and her rosy mouth slightly pouting.
Just like a delicate and lovable kitten, it tickles people's hearts.
Even someone as cold and hard as Qiao Bo softened his heart a little.
"Come closer..."
Qiao Bo stretched out his long arms, pulled Song Ning into his arms, and took up most of Song Ning's weight.
It was just dawn at this time, and the villagers' attention was all on their feet, so no one noticed the little movements of the two of them.
Moo…
“I think I heard a cow mooing…”
A villager with sharp ears suddenly shouted loudly.
"I heard it too! Go check it out..."
The villagers of Qiaojia Village grew up in the mountains, and the mountain roads were very smooth for them. They soon left Song Ning and Qiao Bo behind.
Even Old Man Liu, who used to walk shakily, was now walking very fast and surpassed Song Ning and the others in just three or two steps.
Soon, the voice of a fast-footed villager came from the front: "The cow has been found..."
Qiao Bo and Song Ning exchanged a glance and said, "Looks like we can't go there..."
"Come, sit here and rest for a while..."
Qiao Bo took Song Ning in his arms and sat them on a big rock. He squatted beside Song Ning's legs and gently took off her shoes and socks.
Song Ning's feet are white and beautiful, not even as big as Qiao Bo's palm. Her five toes are like five pink little pearls, so beautiful!
Although the soles of her feet were still white and tender, they were red, and there was even a blister under her toes.
Qiao Bo held Song Ning's feet carefully, as if holding a fragile object.
Looking at the blisters on the soles of my feet, my heart ached.
"Let's go to Zhoucun Doctor's House first!"
Qiao Bo put on Song Ning's shoes and socks without saying a word, and carried Song Ning on his back with a cold face.
Song Ning curiously tapped Qiao Bo's cold and handsome face, "Are you angry?"
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