The old lady was stunned for a long time as if she had received a heavy blow. She wanted to look for her granddaughter, but found that she was not there.
"Mom, are you looking for Xiushui? The girl is still here. I'll go get her back."
Li was really afraid that my mother would get hurt again, so she stayed by her side all the time.
Others took people to search for the missing person, knowing that the hope was slim, but still trying to find him. It seemed that only this way could they ease their anxiety.
The old lady was silent for a moment, and then took Li to find someone.
The Bao family and the Wen family returned one after another an hour later. Everyone came to the old lady at the same time.
Even Old Qian and Old Li followed.
Lao Qian once again began to doubt his own analysis.
"Old Li, tell me... is Xiu'er a lucky star?"
"Oh, why are you still so confused? I think now, if you think she is, then she must be.
Because even lucky stars can't always have a smooth road, and God may create some troubles for you.
Then, they turned danger into safety. Isn’t that what the Wen family is doing now? "
Old Qian was stunned for a moment, then patted him on the shoulder.
"Very good, your analysis is correct. Anyway, I regard Xiu'er as a lucky star. Just wait and see, she will definitely find Hei Mei this time."
"Mom, I didn't see anyone."
"Mom, we walked for nearly half an hour and found traces of human footsteps, but they eventually disappeared onto the official road. Not far down here, we found another official road."
"Mom, we also found a direction and did run into other refugees, but we didn't see Brother Hei and the others."
"Mom, you have to stay calm. Look at my fourth brother, he's so scared right now. Mom, if you don't comfort him, I'm afraid he'll..."
The most anxious one is Wen Sunan.
At this time, the old father had lost his young daughter after his wife disappeared. If everyone had not pulled him back, he would still be outside looking for someone.
But even so, he kept rummaging around in the forest, muttering that Brother Hei must be naughty and was hiding now.
"Come out, Dad won't beat you or scold you, as long as you come out..."
He coaxed her one moment and flew into a rage the next.
"Hei Mei, if you don't come out, I'm really going to beat you up. If I don't teach you a lesson this time, you really think you're capable..."
The old lady's eyes swept across everyone's cautious faces, finally landing on the fourth child.
She roared like a tiger.
"Fourth Brother, come back."
Wen Sunan turned around and looked at his mother stubbornly. "Mom, I want to go find my third sister."
"Sanmei" is what this family calls their children. For a long time, everyone has been calling them "Heige" and "Heimei".
At this time, Wen Sunan called out "Third Sister", which was a conditioned reflex name given because he was extremely anxious.
There was a flash of pain in Wen Bibo's eyes, and he reached out and carefully pulled Wen Sunan over.
"Old Four, don't worry, Xiu'er has gone to find Brother Hei, they will definitely come back."
"Mom, Heige is just naughty, she just likes to make trouble. I will definitely teach her a lesson when I come back this time. Don't worry, I will definitely be able to do it."
"Okay, I believe you. I'll give her a beating and teach her a lesson."
The old lady coaxed the fourth child and waved her hand to let everyone disperse.
"You guys go do what you need to do first. The fourth one and I will stay for a while."
Everyone thought about it, and finally obeyed her and went back to work.
Bao Fengming asked his wife out of concern.
"Xiu Li, I see the old lady is devastated. Can we really leave? She needs us most right now!"
Xiuli marveled at the man's attentiveness, but she shook her head in denial.
"You don't know my grandma. She is indeed anxious, but I also feel that she has a lot of confidence that Brother Hei will come back.
Didn’t she just say that Xiushui can bring Brother Hei back?
"Hey, wait, Xiushui? She was looking for someone with us earlier. We were following the trail of those people, so why is she gone now?"
This is a case of not only not finding a cousin, but also losing another cousin.
Does Fourth Uncle know that his eldest daughter is also missing?
Thinking of this, Xiu Li's face turned extremely ugly. At this moment, she was also conflicted. Should she go back and comfort her fourth uncle?
On the contrary, Bao Fengming became unusually calm after hearing that Xiushui was also missing.
"Wife, if Xiushui had gone there, maybe she could have found Brother Hei. If she hadn't gone, I wouldn't have dared to think about it."
"What do you mean? Bao Fengming, how can you say such a thing? Xiushui is just a little girl. Even if she can catch up with those people, how can she beat them?
Also, that official road was a three-way fork, so we split into three groups to chase after them.
But after chasing for so long and still not finding anyone, how could Xiushui know which route those people took?
No, I have to go find grandma and tell her and then send someone to find someone else. And you guys, when I come to call you later, just listen to my instructions and follow me to find my sister."
Seeing that she was about to turn around in a hurry, Bao Fengming quickly hugged her.
"Listen to me, wife. It's not that I'm not anxious, but I feel more at ease because Xiushui is here.
And think about it, when the old lady said Xiushui went to look for someone, she didn't look very anxious.
On the contrary, she was filled with anticipation. In other words, the old lady truly had high hopes for Xiushui and was quite relieved.
Xiu Li looked at him doubtfully, wondering if he was trying to coax her.
However, I couldn't help but recall the way the old lady said this just now.
Yes, although she was anxious, she was not desperate. On the contrary, she had an expectant tone in her voice.
At that time, they were all too anxious and worried that something might happen to her, so they didn't think about anything else.
"If you're worried, let's wait for Fourth Uncle to come out and see if he's calmed down a bit. Then we can decide whether to look for him or not, okay?"
"Okay, calm down, then trust me, trust Xiushui.
If Fourth Uncle is still in a state of dismay, we must go and tell Grandma."
Xiuli made a decision in an instant, and the couple stood in the wind. After waiting for a while, Fourth Uncle finally came out.
Although his eyes were still not very focused, his steps were much steadier.
Moreover, after coming out, he just sat quietly aside, without making a fuss or looking for anyone to fight or make trouble.
Seeing him like this, Xiu Li felt a little relieved.
But at the same time, she was also curious, why did her husband and grandmother seem to have high expectations for Xiushui?
"Husband, is there something you haven't told me? What do you know about Xiushui? Is there anything I don't know?"
After all, she has to take care of the child, and the baby has not been completely weaned. Although she has been walking during the day to escape the famine recently, she has been eating three meals a day, so her milk supply has become sufficient.
As someone who is breastfeeding, she cannot pay attention to too many other things, so she is really unaware of many things happening in the Wen family.
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