“I heard you, so I came here to find you!”

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After making arrangements with Zhuichun, Yang Ruqing hurried back to the village before the last rays of sunlight were swallowed by dusk.

Yang Huazhong and they are still not back.

Mrs. Sun sat alone by the stove cooking dinner, stuffing a handful of firewood into it and staring blankly at the dancing flames in the hearth.

Dajie had already moved back to live with Gaga,

Next door, Dain sat at the table reading a book.

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Xia An sat on the side, her head drooping, looking drowsy.

“Mother, I’m home.”

Yang Ruqing entered the kitchen.

Mrs. Sun came to her senses and quickly stood up.

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“Qing’er, where did you go? Why are you back so late?” the woman asked.

Yang Ruqing walked over and lit another soybean oil lamp.

The light in the kitchen suddenly brightened.

As soon as the light brightened, it dispelled some of the gloom and despair that had been clouding everyone's hearts.

“I didn’t go anywhere, just went to Xiao Yu’s place for a chat.” she said.

“Oh.” Mrs. Sun didn't ask any more.

Lifting the lid, she saw noodles boiling in the pot. She cracked three eggs into it.

"Qing'er, call the two younger brothers over, let's eat dinner!"

"Well then!"

Yang Ruqing immediately went into the next room.

Seeing Xiao An slumped over the table, drowsy with sleep, I felt a pang of sympathy.

She walked over and hugged Xiao An from behind, casually saying to Da An: "Brother, come to the kitchen for dinner."

"Hmm."

Da An replied with a "yes" and said, "Sister, you guys go ahead first. I'll finish packing up my paper and pens and come right after."

Yang Ruqing nodded, then hugged Xiao An and went back to the kitchen.

Sun had already set out the bowls and chopsticks on the small table. There were three steaming bowls of noodles, each topped with a poached egg.

On the table, there was also a bowl of cold cucumber salad and a bowl of dried tofu.

"Hey, Xiao An is asleep? He hasn't had a bath and he's hungry!"

Sun Shi said, "Hurry up and bring Xiao An over here."

The woman gently woke up Xia An.

At this time, Daan also came over, and everyone sat around the table.

"Where is my father?"

　　Dai An glanced at the night outside and asked.

Sun shook her head and sighed.

Yang Ruqing passed the chopsticks to Dayan: "Father and the others should be home later. Come, eat some noodles."

Yang Ruqing discovered that there was no Sun.

"Why don't you eat, mother?" she asked.

The woman shook her head and said, “We’ll wait for your father to come back and eat together.”

Yang Ruqing frowned, "How can that be? Father still doesn't know when he'll be back home. You should eat first?"

The woman still shook her head: “You guys eat, it’s hot today, I don’t have much of an appetite at night.”

Seeing this, Yang Ruohua stopped persuading any further.

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The siblings buried their heads in their food. Xiao An was still dazed, so Sun Shi simply fed him.

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A family ate in silence.

No one spoke again.

Sometimes, a few cries of Mrs. Tan can still be heard from Old Yang's place in the front yard.

...I'm worried for Yang Huamei, she's crying.

The scolding was directed at Yang's family.

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Tan attributed all the blame for Yang Huamei's disappearance to the second house.

Yang Ruqing buried her head and ate each noodle seriously.

If she had felt a touch of relief earlier about Yang Huamei's disappearance.

I think Yang Huamei should taste some bitterness.

But now that things have turned out this way, she wants to find Yang Huamei sooner.

These cumbersome fellows can't live a peaceful life!

After dinner, Mrs. Sun fetched water and helped Da An and Xiao An wash up.

Yang Ruqing was busy burning the scorched mugwort leaves and fumigating the house.

The summer night in the countryside is humid and stifling.

Poorly sealed doors and windows allow insects to crawl in.

Give them a sniff of the incense, and tuck in the sheets on their little beds tightly, they'll sleep soundly.

By the time she had finished everything, Sun's side had also finished washing up.

The two boys got into bed, and Mrs. Sun urged Yang Ruqing: "You've been busy all day, so hurry up and wash up and go to sleep."

"Well, I'll go right now."

Yang Ruqing was taking a bath in the next room when she heard a noise outside.

Yang Huazhong is back.

While the two boys were asleep, Mrs. Sun pulled Yang Huazhong aside and went straight into the kitchen to speak privately with him.

Yang Ruqing washed quickly, changed her clothes, and came to the kitchen.

When the Sun family finished cooking the noodles, she served a bowl to Yang Huazhong.

The man was sitting on a small stool, wolfing down the cold cucumber salad in front of him.

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Upon seeing Yang Ruqing enter, Yang Huazhong swallowed the noodles in his mouth.

We've searched every direction, east, west, north, and south, but we still haven't found it!

Yang Huazhong said.

"I asked every household in Baojia Village, Yanjia Village, and Jinjia Village, but nobody said they had seen him."

“It’s been two days already, your sister-in-law is in grave danger this time!” the man said.

Yang Ruqing frowned.

Sun shi then gasped in surprise.

>“Have they come back yet? Did they say what's next, or if they're still looking?”

Sun Shi asked.

Yang Huazhong shook his head. "Dad didn't say."

>When he found half of it, his body could no longer bear it.

"Then it was me and Lao Wu going door to door with him, asking everyone."

"I just sent him back to the east room. Second Sister-in-law went to cook, and we'll see if he'll look for her after he eats. I guess he'll tell us then." the man said.

Then Mrs. Sun did not ask any more questions.

Yang Ruqing returned to her room and lay down on the bed.

But sleep was impossible.

She pricked up her ears, catching every sound outside.

We looked in all three directions: east, west, and north. That means the only place we didn't look was around Mount Niuniu to the south.

Next, it's up to Zhuiyun.

She held onto a glimmer of hope, but didn't dare to have too many expectations.

Zhuiyun is after all a wild wolf, not a police dog that has undergone special training.

Besides, if Yang Huamei were truly lost in the Mianniu Mountains to the south...

It's been two days and two nights, I'm afraid we've already become the beasts' midday meal.

That weight, that's a feast of deliciousness!

Next door, Old Yang hasn't come to visit.

The mother was like scooping water and letting the father casually wash himself in the courtyard.

Then, the couple went back to the next room.

Dad should also go to bed and get some rest...

I've never heard the howling of the wolves chasing Yun.

Well, it seems like there's no chance.

Yang Ruoqing turned over in the darkness and fell asleep groggily.

In the middle of the night.

She was suddenly startled by the sound of someone pounding on the door.

She sat up with a jolt.

The sound came from the doorway.

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She picked up a stick lying by the bed and quietly got out of bed.

Approaching the door, I peeked outside through the crack.

Under the moonlight, a pure white figure was crouching in the courtyard facing the front door.

It was peering at the door of her house, its head cocked.

Its crimson tongue lolled out.

Its gaze seemed able to pierce through the flimsy door. When she inside pressed her eyes against the crack in the door and peered out...

It cocked its head and thumped its heavy tail on the ground a few times.

It's like greeting her.

Yang Ruqing was overjoyed.

It's Zhuoyun!

It actually showed up, so it must have found Yang Huamei's whereabouts.

She hurried back to the bedside and changed her clothes and shoes.