Miao Cuilan was hit by this again. After waking up, she couldn't get out of bed anymore, crying so much that she could hardly keep her eyes open.
The wives, aunts and sisters-in-law accompanied and persuaded each other, while others went to the nearby villages to inquire. There are all villages around here, and it is impossible for any wild beasts to appear, and there are no cliffs. It makes no sense for such a big person to say he can't see him, so he will disappear!
At noon, the news finally came back, but it was not good news.
According to some people, four sneaky strangers appeared in this area yesterday, and drove a flat-bed donkey cart with several large woven bags piled up to the county town. Besides Xiaoxue, several little girls from other villages also disappeared yesterday. Last night, not only Maple Leaf Village, but also Lu Family were in chaos.
After some discussion, everyone came to a terrible conclusion: Those few strangers who came yesterday were most likely kidnappers! Xiaoxue and the other little girls must have been murdered by kidnappers!
This is almost obvious, and everyone's expressions changed.
Lu Qi couldn't wait, stomped his feet and rushed to the city to report to the officials, and asked the Lin family to help with the investigation. With the influence of the Lin family, I believe that some clues can always be found.
Lu Xiaoshu was also very anxious. If he was really kidnapped, those people dared to enter the village to take people so boldly in broad daylight. It must be an organized, premeditated, and planned action. Even if the Lin family is a local snake, they may not be able to find anything. . And the government, which has always been slow in doing things, can't count on it!
Lu Xiaoshu thought for a while, then left a letter at home, and left home with the cash in hand. This time, no one can stop her anymore! She must find her sister.
As Lu Xiaoshu expected, when she arrived in the city, the government hadn't taken any action at all. After inquiring at the gate of the yamen, I heard that the county magistrate was going to send a few arresters to the victimized villages to find out the situation. Send people at the city gate and the pier to see if any suspicious people come in or out.
How could those kidnappers not know about this kind of routine arrangement? Lu Xiaoshu curled his lips and decided to inquire by himself.
She used to be generous in her actions, but she didn't pay much attention to etiquette and airs, so she got acquainted with some third-rate people. After contacting these people quickly, the banknotes were generously distributed, and clues were quickly obtained.
She doesn't need to be 100% sure, as long as there are clues, it is enough for her. Lu Xiaoshu didn't hesitate anymore, he bought a horse that afternoon and went out of the city to chase it.
After chasing for a night and a day, we will reach Qushui City in one day. Qushui City is prosperous in population and trade, and goods from south to north are transferred and traded here. It is a famous transportation hub in the southwest. Lu Xiaoshu predicted that most of those people would not give up such a convenient trading place.
The efficiency of the government is so slow, Guxi Town is far away from here, even if they are expected to sell stolen goods here, so what? It is impossible to compare with them in terms of speed, what they want to fight is only the time difference!
They brought so many people on the road, and they had to keep a low profile along the way, the speed must have been slow, Lu Xiaoshu knew that as long as he arrived at Qushui City as soon as possible, he still had a chance.
They certainly did not expect that there would be a self that was beyond their expectations.
She was in a hurry all the way, basically the horse stopped to rest when it was tired from running, and then continued on the road. At night, I didn't even think about whether it was an inn or not. I just spent the night in the woods in a secluded place.
Yigao Renda was not joking, she was suffocating in her heart, wishing that someone would come to find fault, so as to vent her sulking.
That night, I happened to pass by a dilapidated earth temple. Since he didn't have to blow the cold wind without cover, Lu Xiaoshu naturally wouldn't refuse, so he went into the earth temple to rest for the night.
No, in the middle of the night, there was a sound of footsteps and voices coming from the door. Lu Xiaoshu leaned on one eyelid and didn't bother to open it. She was worried that someone would steal the horse. The horse was tied to the leg of the altar table in the temple right under her nose. .
One person turned on the torch with a "snap", saw a horse tethered in the temple and couldn't help saying "Huh", and said with a smile: "Is there anyone else? It's strange, why only see the horse but not the people!"
"It doesn't matter that there are so many people! Maybe it's not necessarily that I'm looking for something to eat! Let's start a fire, eat something and rest, and we have to go on the road tomorrow!" Another voice said rather thickly.
The man said "hehe" and laughed a few more words before, and he used local materials in the temple as he said, and built a bonfire.
Lu Xiaoshu slightly opened his eyes, and what came into view were two figures, one big, one small, and three figures. The three of them were baking steamed buns and whole chickens, and talking softly while eating.
Bursts of fragrance came into his nose, Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help swallowing secretly. What made her even more puzzled was that the voices of these three people sounded very familiar, clearly—
Her heart trembled suddenly: If it wasn't Zhou Sina, who were the three uncles and nephews
Lu Xiaoshu smiled wryly, thinking that he met what he didn't want to meet, why didn't he meet what he wanted to meet? It would be great if this group of people in front of me were replaced by those goddamn kidnappers...
Lu Xiaoshu didn't want to see the stinky face of the second uncle of the Zhou family, so instead of showing up, he subconsciously held his breath and remained motionless, deliberately reducing his sense of existence.
Anyway, they are honest and gentlemen, so they don't expect to be greedy for their own horses.
Unexpectedly, a mouse came from nowhere and sprinted past her, Lu Xiaoshu was caught off guard and let out a low cry of "Ah", which revealed his existence alive.
"Who? Who? Come out!" The black-faced Uncle Tuesday stood up abruptly, staring at the corner and shouting in a low voice.
Lu Xiaoshu could easily imagine his expression at this moment, she stood up angrily, patted the dirt and grass on her body, and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, we meet again!"
"It's you!" The black-faced Uncle Zhou and Zhou Si yelled at the same time, with naturally different tones. Uncle Tuesday was completely shocked and couldn't believe it, while Zhou Si was both surprised and delighted.
"Xiao Shu! Why are you here!" Zhou Sisi ran towards her without thinking and asked concerned: "Did something happen?"
Lu Xiaoshu glanced at the black-faced Uncle Zhou Zhou who was staring at her warily with pursed lips, and couldn't help feeling annoyed, then shook his head and said, "Nothing happened!"
Originally, she really wanted to tell Zhou Si about this, and ask him to help him out, but Zhou's second uncle's face was really ugly, and she, Lu Xiaoshu, was also proud, so how could she be humble? Besides, even if she is willing to humble herself, I'm afraid others may not be willing to help!
How can Zhou Si believe it? Seeing her embarrassed appearance in a man's attire, he felt distressed and said, "It's okay? It's okay. Why are you here alone? This horse is also yours? You are too courageous!"
"It's really all right! I'm just going out for a walk to get some air, right?" Lu Xiaoshu said.
Zhou Si was still reluctant to ask her, but Uncle Zhou Zhou got impatient and stopped him and said, "Okay, Ah Si, this is someone else's business, and it has nothing to do with us. , why are you meddling in so much business! Come here quickly!"
Zhou Si had no choice but to say warmly to Lu Xiaoshu, "Come over and sit by the fire, have you eaten?"
"Ah Si!" Uncle Tuesday was obviously displeased.
Lu Xiaoshu hummed, turned back and sat on the wall, and said coldly, "Your second uncle's face is so dark that it's almost the bottom of the pot, why don't you hurry over?"
Seeing her like this, where is Zhou Si willing to go? He simply didn't bother to look back, pretending he didn't see Uncle Zhou's black face, nor heard Lu Xiaoshu's words, and sat down next to her and asked in a low voice, "Are you angry?"
Lu Xiaoshu turned his head to one side and closed his eyes without speaking.
Zhou Si was stunned for a moment and said, "Are you going to find your little uncle?"
Seeing that he was not forgiving, Lu Xiaoshu just wanted to send him away quickly, so he opened his eyes and said, "That's right, I'm just looking for little uncle."
"Why did you come out again! It's so dangerous!" Zhou Si became anxious when he heard it, and his face darkened, and he said, "As soon as it dawns tomorrow, you hurry back!"
"It's not your relatives, of course you can say whatever you want! Now that I've come out, I will never go back until I find her! Don't worry about my affairs. Look, haven't I been fine all this way?"
Is this still good? Zhou Si looked at her attire and her dirty face, and said angrily, "What's the matter! Do you know how worried your parents are? I'll take you back tomorrow!"
"you-"
"That's it!" Zhou Si said without doubt: "Tomorrow I will take you back first! You should have a good rest!"
"A Si, when did you become so nosy?" Uncle Tuesday was very displeased.
"That's right!" Lu Xiaoshu was very upset when he heard Uncle Zhou Zhou's disgusting words, got up angrily, and went to untie the horse tied to the leg of the altar table, and said: "Please take care of your eldest nephew, don't let him always be self-righteous. Other people's business! Why are you staring at me? You don't have a problem with your ears, do you? I've already told him not to let him meddle in, but he keeps nagging on and on. Do you blame me for that? Doesn't make sense!"
After untying the reins for a while, Lu Xiaoshu pulled the horse, clapped his hands and said, "Dele, I'll give you this place! I'll leave now, we can't see each other, so you're satisfied, right? "
As Lu Xiaoshu said that, he wanted to pull the horse out.
"Where are you going!" Zhou Si hurriedly stopped.
Lu Xiaoshu rolled his eyes and said, "As long as you don't stay in front of your eyes, you can go anywhere! Hmph, I really don't believe it, where are there so many bad people in this world? I spent the night in the woods last night, and I didn't See missing arms and legs!"
"Don't go! You can stay here and you can't go anywhere!" Zhou Si didn't care about what she said, and he knew that she really didn't care at all, but his heart suddenly throbbed. To her, no matter how willful she is, he still can't do nothing.
Now that it happened, it means that God let him take care of it, how could he not