"What happened up front?"
Before Song Ning and Qiao Bo arrived at Uncle Liu's house, they saw a group of people gathered in front of his house from afar.
The villagers all get up early, and it is just dawn now, so most of them 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 to earn work points, so those who came to earn work points would take a curious look, and more and more people gathered.
"What should I do? How can an old man like me live like this?"
An old man in a black half-coat and a scarf around his head, with tears and nose, squatted in the middle of the crowd, crying and shouting.
"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 forgot to lock the door after getting drunk. Oh... I deserve 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 I'm sure your cow wouldn't be lost. Did it just run off there to eat grass?"
"I've searched! I've searched everywhere, but I can't find it! Hey... Hey..."
As the old man spoke, he hit his head hard with his pipe.
"When I woke up in the morning, I saw that the door of 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 kept the question in suspense while speaking, causing the villagers who were watching to laugh and scold him a few times.
"I saw it! Lao Liu was just lying on the ground. The ox cart was still there, but the ox was gone..."
"There haven't been any outsiders coming to 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.
"That's definitely not possible! So where did the cow go? I just went around the village to help look for it, but I couldn't find it!"
"This is weird! 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 the thunder in broad daylight yesterday!"
"Don't talk nonsense! Didn't you go to the mountain to look for it?"
"Why didn't you find it? I found it! Lao Liu and I will go..."
The villagers who were watching started talking to each other, which made Old Man Liu burst into tears.
"The cow is not lost, it is in the back mountain!"
Song Ning suddenly said something out of the blue, 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?"
Someone recognized Aunt Song Ning and teased her with a hint of meaning.
Ever since Qiao Bo got married, Zhang Lan has been saying bad things about his wife to the old friends.
Song Ning smiled at the aunt who was talking, turned around and looked 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 ox was indeed missing, so he knew that this must be a false alarm.
Song Ning cast a hexagram based on the time of day, and the hexagram he obtained corresponded to the ten 㟧 heavenly stems and earthly branches, which was opposite to Yi earth, which was yin, so it was in the back mountain.
"Really?"
Old Man Liu wiped away his tears, stood up, and hurriedly pulled Qiao Bo towards the back mountain.
The cow had been with him for more than ten years and was no worse than his relative. Old Man Liu was unwilling to give up as long as there was any clue.
The villagers who were full and had nothing to eat also clamored to follow Song Ning and his friends towards the back of the mountain. Soon, a long trail of people followed behind them.
"What's going on? Aren't you going to Song Ning's parents' home? Why haven't you left yet?"
Old man Qiao was walking towards the field with a hoe on his shoulder when he saw Song Ning and Qiao Bo walking in 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 this kind of thing! It's fine if the cow is found, but if the cow is not found, it will only bring trouble upon yourself!"
"Song Ning doesn't know, don't you know?"
"Dad, it's okay, we'll go and see..."
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 some hesitation he followed.
"Your father...won't let us mind our own 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, "Don't just talk, watch your step!"
The mountain road is rugged and there are many rocks on their side of the mountain. If they fall accidentally, it will be troublesome!
"It doesn't matter if you can't find it! I'm still here!"
Qiao Bo said this without even thinking, and he felt extremely safe!
Song Ning gently took Qiao Bo's arm and put the center of gravity of her body on Qiao Bo.
Not only her, this body is also very delicate. The soles of the shoes on her feet are thin, and after walking for a while, the stones hurt her feet.
"Tired?"
Qiao Boguan lowered his head and saw only a furry head.
“My feet hurt…”
Song Ning looked up pitifully, her peach-shaped eyes widened into a circle, her small nose gently folded together, and her rosy mouth slightly pouted.
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, held Song Ning in 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 their little movements.
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 were very comfortable walking on the mountain roads. They soon left Song Ning and Qiao Bo behind.
Even Old Man Liu, who used to walk unsteadily, now walked very fast and surpassed Song Ning and the others in just three or two steps.
Soon, a villager with fast feet shouted in front: "The cow has been found..."
Qiao Bo and Song Ning looked at each other and said, "It seems 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 fair and beautiful, not even as big as Qiao Bo's palms. Her toes are like pink little pearls, so pretty!
Although the soles of her feet were still white and tender, the soles of her feet were red, and there was even a blister under her toes.
Qiao Bo held Song Ning's feet carefully, as if he was 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, then carried Song Ning on his back with a cold face.
Song Ning curiously poked at Qiao Bo's cold and handsome face, "Are you angry?"
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