SFS Chapter 850 Uncle 5's Scheme
Chapter 850 Uncle 5's Scheme
When they discovered that the person who went out to buy charcoal had returned, they didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed.
Her son secretly went up the mountain, and her husband followed him out to buy charcoal.
She was very anxious because neither side had returned.
But ultimately, I'm more anxious about my son's situation.
As the convoy drew nearer, she could no longer contain herself and shouted towards her husband in the convoy:
"Honey, Ganzi sneaked off to Dongshan at noon and hasn't come back yet!"
Upon hearing this, Ganzi's father flung off the reins and ran down to the watchtower.
After a conversation between the two, the rest of the convoy learned about the boys' sneaking into the mountains.
Upon hearing that their son might have gone into the mountains, several men in the convoy could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground.
I was already exhausted from making this trip during the day.
Knowing that his son might perish in the mountains, his spirits completely dissipated.
Upon seeing this, Sun Chengkun quickly stepped forward to help the person.
After leading the carriage to Sun Laohai's house, the group went to Uncle Laowu's house together.
At this moment, Uncle Wu was sitting at home, feeling extremely uneasy.
The group of men from the village who went to look for the missing person set off at noon.
Based on their pace, if they found the person not long after entering the mountains, they should have returned by now.
But not seeing anyone for a long time makes one wonder.
Hearing a noise outside the door, he rushed to the door without even bothering to use his cane.
Upon seeing that it was Cheng Kun and the others returning, the joy they had felt earlier vanished.
Seeing the panicked expressions on the faces of many men, Uncle Lao Wu's years of experience as a clan elder told him...
At times like this, he has to stay calm.
So he spoke up before the men could.
"Don't worry."
Around noon, Geda and his friends had already gone out to look for people.
They might already be heading back.
Your cotton-padded clothes and shoes were soaked through after your trip to the charcoal kiln.
Go back first, dry your wet clothes and shoes, and then eat something to fill your stomach.
Let's wait and see while we have this opportunity.
If they haven't returned by dark, we'll go back into the mountains to look for them.
Seeing his fifth uncle's calm demeanor, Sun Laohai's panicked heart calmed down a little.
After everyone returned home, the families who had lost their children had no appetite at all.
I walk around at home, and every now and then I go out to check on things.
Seeing that no one had returned, I felt like ants were crawling all over my heart.
They waited until it was completely dark, but no one came back.
Many people couldn't wait any longer and went to Uncle Lao Wu's house again.
Uncle Wu couldn't maintain his composure this time either, and paced back and forth in the house.
Listening to the men in the room, who had lost their children, speaking with choked voices, I couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Alright, you guys go back and pack your things first."
"When you hear the sound of a gong at the village entrance, go and assemble."
With that, he stopped paying attention to the others.
They went into the inner room and pulled out a tightly wrapped cloth bag from under the cabinet.
Sun Chengkun was somewhat puzzled when he saw him take out this thing.
"Dad, why did you find this thing?"
Uncle Wu sighed.
"Given the current situation, the goal is to successfully bring the villagers back."
The only option is to go to Doctor Zhuang's house and try asking Brother Lu and Brother Qin.
Going into the mountains late at night is inherently dangerous.
They've already helped us so many times, why should we bother them for nothing?
Sigh, there's nothing else at home.
This thing was left to the Sun family descendants by our ancestors.
Given the current situation, if Brother Lu and his group were willing to help find the person...
Then this thing has some value!
Upon hearing this, Sun Laohai and the others lowered their heads, looking dejected.
Their child caused trouble, so much so that their fifth uncle even brought out the inkstone passed down from their ancestors. They were truly ashamed.
......
As soon as Lu Qingqing opened the door, she saw the two elders about to bow to her again, and instinctively dodged to the side.
Goodness, they really don't want her to grow any taller!
Upon seeing this, Old Man Zhuang quickly stepped forward to greet him.
After the group entered the house, Uncle Lao Wu put down his inkstone and explained his purpose.
When Old Man Zhuang heard that the young men had gone into the mountains to hunt and wanted Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang to help them find someone, his expression turned rather sour.
In his eyes, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang were like his own children.
No matter how you look at it, the Sun family in the village are not as close as one's own children.
Those children ran away secretly, why should their children go out into the freezing cold to look for them?
Although Qingya and Xiaolang were skilled, going into the mountains at night was still too dangerous.
When he found out that Qingya had gone into the mountains to look for the horse on her own initiative last time, he felt a sense of lingering fear.
Putting everything else aside, when the two of them returned, their cotton-padded clothes and trousers were soaked through and then frozen.
Just think about it, and you can imagine how much the two children suffered.
Besides, those kids haven't come back yet; I wonder if they've gone deep into the mountains.
The danger of going deep into the mountains to find someone is incomparable to that of Qingya searching for a horse on the outskirts of the mountains.
Therefore, when Old Man Zhuang heard that his fifth uncle wanted them to go into the mountains to look for people again, he instinctively wanted to refuse.
But considering they still had to stay in Fushan Town, they didn't want to say anything too harsh.
Just as I was thinking about how to put it nicely, I heard Uncle Wu speak up.
"Dr. Zhuang, I know that my visit today has been far too presumptuous."
Since you came to Fushan Town, Brother Lu and Brother Qin have risked their lives many times to help our village overcome difficulties.
We will always remember your kindness.
Logically speaking, I shouldn't come and bother you anymore.
However, many people died in the village during the last raid by traveling merchants.
Now, only a few young men are left in the village.
As a result, they all followed him up the mountain.
In order to bring them back, I sent about ten more people to look for them at noon.
But even now, no one has returned.
If they can't come back either, there really won't be many people left in our Fushan Town!
I'm begging you today, even though I'm old and shameless, for the sake of the villagers.
As Uncle Wu spoke, he slid off the kang (a heated brick bed) and was about to kneel down.
This startled Lu Qingqing, who rushed forward and helped the person up.
Old Zhuang, sitting across from him, felt a pang of unease listening to his fifth uncle's words.
Previously, he had always respected this elderly clan elder.
But this time, the old man clearly put him on a high platform.
This is forcing his Qingqing and Xiaolang to go out!
But this old guy is practically kneeling down; if he really says he won't go...
The villagers standing behind them will probably all hold a grudge against them.