After reading Xiuwen's letter, Xiaobao became less playful than before. He mustered up a lot of energy and wanted to show off his skills to his elder brother, so that he wouldn't be looked down upon by his elder brother and lose face.

I see it with my own eyes. Without paying too much attention, people will always learn to grow up. It is a good thing to have self-esteem and be willing to work hard.

Maybe things will return to normal in a few days, and it would be bad if I interfered. As long as nothing serious happened, I would just let him be.

Xiaobao has been in this state for many days, and even Chu Liang followed suit and became much quieter.

When it comes to eating, he eats whatever is given to him. It’s not like before when he had little resistance to delicious food and was always full of desire.

Until one day, a few children walked past the store door, eating and running, and they were still shouting "Bingtanghulu, Bingtanghulu, delicious Bingtanghulu".

When Xiaobao heard the voice, he raised his head, and there was a desire for the candied haws in his eyes.

I took out a few copper coins and put them in his hand: "If you want to eat, take your brother Chu Liang to buy some. I'll give you an hour off today. Studying should be a combination of work and rest. Proper relaxation will help you learn better."

Xiao Bao hesitated for a moment before taking the copper coin: "Then I'll go buy some and be back soon. Brother Chu Liang, let's go. You can eat one string and I'll eat one string. This way we can both have candied haws."

Chu Liang: "Yeah, yeah, then let's go, Brother Xiaobao." The two of them ran away hand in hand, jumping and skipping. They regained some of their childish appearance.

It was getting dark outside. I thought the vendor selling candied haws was nearby and Xiaobao and his friends would be back soon after buying some. I didn't ask anyone to follow them.

There were still a few customers waiting in the store and everyone was busy.

After finishing the work, I had to clean up. Only after finishing the cleaning did I remember them. They had been out for a long time and haven't come back yet.

I walked out of the store, wanting to see if Xiaobao and Chuliang had returned, and saw a little person stumbling over in front of me: "Auntie Yun, Xiaobao fell into the water. I can't find him, wuwuwuwuwu."

I was shocked to see that Chu Liang's shoes were covered in mud, his body was wet, and he was crying loudly.

"Where did Xiaobao fall? Don't cry, tell Auntie Yun." Several people in the store also heard the crying and gathered around.

"Well, we went to buy some candied haws. We found the river but didn't see any. Xiaobao said he didn't want to buy any and was going back, but suddenly someone ran out and bumped into him, and he fell into the river."

Liu Niang reached out and pulled Chu Liang over, slapping him on the buttocks, with deep fear in her eyes: "I'll beat you to death, why didn't you hold on to Xiaobao? Why did you take Xiaobao to the river? If anything happens to Xiaobao, your life won't be enough to make up for it, why are you so disobedient? I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death."

Liu Niang slapped Chu Liang's butt several times without mercy. No one knew how scared Liu Niang was at the moment. They finally settled down and had a stable life. If something happened to Xiaobao, how could they have the face to stay!

If he was driven out, where could he go? How could he raise Chu Liang? How could he protect Chu Liang?

Chu Liang was beaten so hard that his eyes were filled with tears. He gritted his teeth, his body was shaking, his eyes were staring at the ground and he dared not raise his head, and he was crying.

I didn't have the energy to care about Chu Liang, whether he was hurt or not, and I didn't have time to think about why Liu Niang hit Chu Liang. I didn't even have the mood to think about whether Chu Liang was hurt after those slaps. I didn't care about their emotions. At this moment, in my heart, Xiao Bao was the only person I was worried about. Everything about other people was no longer in my eyes.

All my thoughts were absorbed by the words "Xiaobao fell into the water". Worry, fear, and terror made me want to find Xiaobao as soon as possible, run to his side, and tell him not to be afraid, that my mother was there for him.

I snatched Chu Liang from Liu Niang's hands and pulled Chu Liang out directly, "Hurry, hurry up, take Auntie over there, and tell me where you fell into the water?"

Chu Liang tried his best to keep up with my steps, and said with a sob: "Aunt, he was pushed down next to the big willow tree."

Big willow tree? I know that place is usually very lively, but I also know that the river over there is very deep in some places.

While running, I prayed in my heart: "Everything will turn out well, and everything will turn out well. I told myself that it's okay, it's okay. Xiaobao is so smart and so cute, and everything will turn out well no matter what happens."

We all came to the river. The water was a little fast. We searched everywhere near the big willow tree but couldn't find Xiaobao.

I searched along the river, calling out non-stop, hoping that Xiaobao would rush over like he usually did, holding my legs and rushing over. I shouted, "Mom, I'm here."

But after countless times of waiting, all I could see was the sound of the river rushing by. I didn't hear Xiaobao's voice replying to me.

My mind was a little confused, and Xiaobao's voice echoed in my ears: "Mother, I want to read more books than my brother, mother. If my brother can pass the exam, I can pass it too. When the time comes, I will buy lots of delicious food for you..."

I couldn't control my tears any more, they kept falling, and I shouted with all my might, "Xiaobao, where are you? Answer me quickly."

But the only answer I got was the sound of wind and flowing water by the river.

It was getting dark, and I was walking with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and I didn't know how I tripped and fell to the ground. I think my forehead hit a rock.

Something was flowing down from my head. I touched it with my hand and saw warm liquid flowing down my cheek, which I wiped casually with my hand.

I didn't care how hideous and miserable I looked. I felt a little dizzy, so I sat on the ground and took a long breath. I bit my lips hard, forcing myself to calm down little by little. I kept telling myself: "I can't be so panicked, I have to calm down. Xiaobao must be fine, where is he? Wait for me. I can do it, I will find Xiaobao."

Under the pressure of his own high pressure, he finally calmed down. Xiaobao was so smart, and when he was in the village, he often bathed in the river. It's not that he didn't know how to swim.

On the contrary, he is quite good at swimming. Even though he was a little panicked at the beginning, this kid has always been smart and should be able to react quickly.

At this time, Su Lai also followed up: "Did the boss find Xiaobao? I shook my head. I didn't see it here. I don't know if others have found it.

Su Lai: "My father is guarding the store. If Xiaobao goes back, my father will be there and the family will take care of him. Xinghua, Cao'er and Liu Niang are taking Chu Liang. They are looking for him on the other side of the river. I believe that if they search both sides of the river, they will find him soon."

Yes, we will find it, and it will be alright. I believe in Xiaobao. We stood up and continued to search along the river bank.

………….

Several people searched anxiously for a whole night but couldn't find anyone.

The night is dark, and the mountains in the distance, in the hazy moonlight, look like monsters with their mouths wide open, bringing a sense of oppression in the darkness, as if they want to devour everything in the night.

The torch in my hand was weakly shining, and the moon was silent and staring at us in the narrow space in front of me. The clouds floated quietly, and the moon hid in them weakly, as if avoiding my helplessness.

Where is this child?

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