Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

Until dinner time, there was still no news from Du Wenchan.

Du Wenxiu comforted himself for a moment, thinking that perhaps the Du family had started fighting again and his sister was unable to report safety;

He was also worried that Qin Dingxiang would do something naughty and harm the whole family;

She was also worried that Le would cruelly marry her off to anyone...

I couldn't help feeling irritated.

When Lu Fanghai came back, he saw Du Wenxiu walking back and forth in the yard.

It was a joke that she had something worrying her that she couldn't resolve, so she might as well tell him about it and discuss it with him.

Du Wenxiu hurriedly told him that after Du Wenchan met Qin Dingxiang today, she was called back home and there has been no news since then.

After listening to this, Lu Fanghai hesitated for a while and said, "I'll go to the Du family to take a look. You stay at home and don't go out unless you have something to do."

"I'll go with you, otherwise I'll really be worried."

As Du Wenxiu spoke, he followed him out the door.

"If I wasn't afraid that you would get worried when you got home, I would have gone there alone just now."

Lu Fanghai was helpless, but he couldn't persuade her, so he had to let her follow.

South City is not as wealthy as West City. The doors close early at night, and apart from the apprentices and servants working, there are not many people on the streets.

When he arrived outside the Du family's door, Lu Fanghai did not rush to knock on the door. He stood outside and listened for a while, but there was no sound coming from inside.

"Father-in-law, are you home? I'm Lu Fanghai, and I'm here to give you some gifts."

No one answered from inside.

——This is not right.

Du Wenxiu was a little anxious. It had been a long time since Du Wenchan came home. Even if other people couldn't hear it, she would always be able to hear it as she lived in the firewood pile in the kitchen.

She stepped forward and kicked the door. Lu Fanghai was unable to stop her, but Du Wenxiu kicked the door open with one kick - there was no bolt on the inside.

The yard was dark and something was not right. Lu Fanghai ran straight to the main room while Du Wenxiu ran to the kitchen.

nobody.

The two of them searched the Du family's house thoroughly, but there was no one there.

Du Wenxiu went out and knocked on his neighbor's door, asking if they had seen the Du family today.

The neighbor was woken up just after falling asleep. He was about to get angry at Du Wenxiu, but when he saw Lu Fanghai in the official uniform behind him, he hurriedly said,

"In the afternoon, I seemed to hear a quarrel coming from the Du family. I was busy at the time and ignored it."

As they were talking, a man came staggering over there. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Mr. Du.

"Dad, it's so late. Where are you from?" Du Wenxiu walked forward and asked in a crisp voice.

She suddenly opened her mouth, which frightened Du Xiucai so much that he covered his chest and scolded:

"Kid, why are you so elusive? If you scare me to death, you will be left without a father."

Du Wenxiu was anxious, so he didn't say much to him and asked directly:

"Dad, do you know where mom and sister are? Why is there no one at home?"

Du Xiucai was stunned. He ran to the door of the Du family and looked inside. He asked curiously, "Why is there no one here? Where can they go at this time?"

Seeing that he didn't know and couldn't be relied upon, Du Wenxiu said angrily: "If I knew, I wouldn't ask Dad, why did Dad come back just now?"

"My good friends invite me to drink, but my daughter and son-in-law don't care about me. So, do I have nowhere to drink?" Du Xiucai looked disdainful and walked into the house.

Du Wenxiu was so angry that he kept stamping his feet. Lu Fanghai stepped forward and helped Du Xiucai up:

"Father-in-law, my brother-in-law asked my aunt to go home this afternoon. Xiuniang was worried, so she asked me to come and take a look. But she found no one at home. She felt strange, so she asked father-in-law if he knew where they went."

"Haha, you're better at speaking."

The tipsy Du Xiucai pointed at Lu Fanghai and nodded a few times, then shook his head and said:

"I don't know where they went. Maybe they went to make money."

As he said this, he staggered towards the main room. Du Wenxiu, who was outside, only heard a soft "thump" sound from inside, and had no idea whether his father was sleeping on the floor or on the kang.

She didn't want to care about him at this moment. Seeing Lu Fanghai frowning, she almost cried.

"Xiuniang, don't worry, think about it again, where could they go?"

Lu Fanghai comforted her softly.

"How can I not be anxious? Qin Dingxiang...she even dared to attack her own father." Du Wenxiu lowered his voice and said through gritted teeth.

Lu Fanghai closed the door of the Du family, pulled Du Wenxiu to the side, and whispered to her:

"You go home now. I'll go to the county government office to see who's on duty today and ask someone to go with me to look for him."

Du Wenxiu shook his head like a rattle:

"I won't go back. The person I met in the Rouge Shop today must have been Qin Dingxiang. She's running around like this, and who knows if she's doing something big. What if my sister..."

As he spoke, he choked up.

"If I had stopped her from coming back today, she would probably still be staying in our house now. Now, her life or death is uncertain." Du Wenxiu blamed herself.

"Xiuniang, don't think like that. My brother-in-law has brought such a female devil home. You don't let my aunt come back today, and you don't let her come back tomorrow. Can you really protect her for the rest of her life? Everything is fate. Don't blame yourself."

Lu Fanghai shouted sternly, and gradually his voice became lower.

Du Wenxiu pushed him and said, "Go find someone quickly. I'll look around to see if I can find any clues. If we can find anything, it will save us some effort when you bring someone with you later."

Unable to persuade him, Lu Fanghai had to point to a crowded direction for her to go, otherwise he would not dare to leave.

Du Wenxiu had no choice but to do as he was told, looking around as he walked, occasionally asking the stall owners to describe the appearance of the Du family members and what Du Wenchan was wearing.

Hard work pays off. An old man selling oil grains really said that he seemed to have seen Du Wenchan in the evening.

"It's just that the girl you're talking about looks familiar in her clothes. She's wearing an old green jacket with the cotton wool showing at the back, which is quite eye-catching."

As the old man recalled, Du Wenxiu's eyes lit up and he nodded hurriedly.

Today she saw that the back of Du Wenchan's jacket was torn, and she had wanted to pack another one for her when she came back, but now it has become a feature of her search.

"Uncle, can you see where they went?" Du Wenxiu asked anxiously.

The old man frowned and sighed:

"At that time, a man and a woman were holding her up, and an old woman followed behind them, cursing as they headed to the riverside. The girl cried so hard that her eyes were red, and she looked so pitiful."

Riverside? Could it be that Qin Dingxiang wanted to sell Du Wenchan to the boatman? Or...

"Xiuniang." Lu Fanghai's voice came from behind. Du Wenxiu turned around and pulled him, saying anxiously, "Quick, quick, that flower boat..."

It was also a coincidence that on his way to the government office, Lu Fanghai happened to meet Fan Chengyi who was out buying osmanthus cake for Qiao'er, and he called him over as well.

They went to the county government office to find Wu Xiaoliu who was on duty, and the three of them followed the direction previously pointed out to look for Du Wenxiu.

But as soon as he arrived, Du Wenxiu had already found clues about Du Wenchan being kidnapped.

"Oh, we have to hurry. I heard that the flower boat will set off tomorrow morning. If we really buy people and don't want to cause trouble, I'm afraid they will set off early." Wu Xiaoliu said anxiously, slapping his forehead.

Du Wenxiu felt a darkness before his eyes and hurriedly reached out to support the old man's stall, almost touching the oil pan.