Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

The old lady went to the fourth son's house first. This was because Li Dagong had more connections and knew more people. Furthermore, Li Dagong had some money, and if he were willing to spend a little money, perhaps more people would help him find Li Xiaonuan.

Fortunately, the old lady arrived at Laren Village before Li Dagong left. Seeing that the old lady looked flustered, Li Dagong quickly went up to her and asked what had happened.

"Fourth brother, you must think of a way to find Xiao Nuan quickly. She went into town early this morning and we haven't seen her since. You need to get people to help look for her. If we're too late, something terrible will definitely happen to Xiao Nuan," the old lady instructed repeatedly.

Li, who was listening from the side, didn't take it seriously and said, "Mother, Xiao Nuan is a grown-up, how could she get lost? Maybe she's having fun at a friend's house right now and has forgotten the time."

The old lady looked at Li Shi with displeasure and said coldly, "Is Xiao Nuan the kind of person who would neglect her duties and just gossip until she forgets the time? She came to the city today to deliver something to the clinic. Do you think she would go out and chat with people instead of delivering the item first?"

Li Dagong also reprimanded Li Shi: "You should speak less in the future. If you don't use your brain, listen more and just do what others say. Hurry up and go inside and get me some silver; I need to go to town to hire someone to find Xiao Nuan."

The old lady urged Li Dagong, "Hey, fourth brother, hurry up. I'll stay here with his mother for now. I still need to go to your third brother's and fifth brother's houses and ask them to look for Xiaonuan as well."

After the old lady finished speaking, she was about to go out and get into the carriage to leave. Xiao Jun followed the old lady with teary eyes, grabbing her sleeve and crying, "Grandma, take Xiao Jun with you to find my sister. I want my sister Xiao Nuan, I want to find my big sister."

Li Dagong picked up Xiaojun with relief and comforted him gently, "Xiaojun, it's a long and arduous journey to find your big sister. You're too small to walk that far. What if something happens to your big sister because we walk too slowly because of you? So, just stay home and keep your sister company, okay? Your sister hasn't seen you in a long time. Do you miss your sister Yanyan?"

Xiao Jun bit his finger and thought for a moment, then swallowed his tears and nodded, saying, "I miss Sister Yan Yan. I'm waiting for Dad and Grandma at home. You should go find Big Sister quickly, or she might be kidnapped."

Li Dagong shook his head with a wry smile and put Xiaojun down. Xiaojun watched expectantly as the old lady got into the car and headed towards Zuocun, then took Li Dagong's hand and entered his own house. Once inside, Li Dagong asked Xiaojun:

"Xiaojun, how did you know your little sister Xiaonuan was going to be kidnapped?"

Xiao Jun opened his big, wet eyes and answered seriously, "Brother Black Bean said it. He said his dad told him. He said there are many bad people in this world who often come out to kidnap people. And they only kidnap children and little girls."

Li Dagong patted Xiaojun's head, then picked him up and the two went into the main room together. After a while, Li Shi came out from the inner room and reluctantly handed a purse to Li Dagong. Li Dagong took the purse, opened it, looked at it, patted it to his chest with satisfaction, and left.

Xiao Jun chased after him to the door and called out to Li Dagong, who was walking away quickly, "Dad, you must find my older sister!"

Without turning his head, Li Dagong replied loudly, "I know. Be good, Xiaojun, hurry up and go inside to wait."

When the old lady was jostled so much by the carriage that her bones felt like they were about to fall apart, they finally arrived at Zuo Village. The fifth son, Li Dali, hadn't been to town to work these past few days because he was busy fertilizing the crops. He was quite surprised to see his mother suddenly come to visit.

"Mother, why are you here? Did something happen to my brother's family? What happened?" Li Dali asked in a row.

The old lady, supporting Li Dali's arm, stood and rubbed her lower back for a while before saying weakly, "Xiao Nuan is in trouble. She left early this morning, but the people from the clinic haven't seen her. You should go look for her quickly."

Li Dali frowned. Then, as if remembering something, he called out anxiously into the house, "Xiao Chen, hurry up and go to your mother's house to bring Xiao Zheng back. There are a lot of human traffickers around now, don't let your mother carry Xiao Zheng around. Hurry up."

Chen rushed out of the house in a panic, her face still bearing the marks of the bamboo mat: "What happened? What happened? What happened to Xiao Zheng? Where are the kidnappers?"

Seeing that Chen looked like she had just woken up, Li Dali kicked her angrily: "All you do is slack off, you don't even want to take care of the child. Go to your mother-in-law's house and bring Xiao Zheng back right now, and don't take him out unnecessarily in the future. Xiao Nuan is missing, she might have been kidnapped by human traffickers. I'm going to look for her. Once you bring Xiao Zheng back, stay home obediently, understand?"

Upon hearing that Li Xiaonuan was missing, Chen's voice immediately turned shrill: "What? Xiaonuan was kidnapped by human traffickers? What are we going to do? Her father, you must go and look for her quickly. Otherwise, what if Xiaozheng goes out and people laugh at him for having an older sister who was kidnapped by human traffickers?"

The old lady slapped him across the face and scolded, "Is this the time to worry about this? You heartless wretch. I was blind to let Fifth Brother marry you. Fifth Brother, go find Xiao Nuan right now. Your Fourth Brother just came to town too, go find him."

Li Dali glared at Chen, who was covering her face, ignoring her pitiful look, turned around and went back into the house to get all the silver, and then hurriedly headed to the city.

The old lady glared at Chen and instructed, "Go and bring Xiao Zheng back right away and take good care of him. If you lose Xiao Zheng, you may not live either."

After saying that, the old lady climbed onto the carriage and headed to the home of her third son, Li Dajian.

Unfortunately, Li Dali had gone into the mountains with some people the day before and hadn't returned yet. When Madam Mao heard that Li Xiaonuan was missing, she hugged Xiaoxian and cried. She asked the old lady to wait for her for a while, then ran back to her parents' home to ask her brother for help.

Soon after, Mao's two elder brothers arrived. They comforted the old lady, telling her not to worry, and that they would go to town to find someone immediately. After seeing her two brothers off, Mao wiped away her tears and comforted the old lady, who had remained silent with a stern face.

"Mother, Xiaonuan is very lucky, she'll be alright. Mother, have you forgotten? Xiaonuan was rescued after falling into the water. People say that those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune. Just wait for Xiaonuan to return safely."

The old lady sighed after a long silence: "Alas, it's all my fault for being so reckless back then. Otherwise, Xiao Nuan wouldn't have gotten involved in those things. Now I'm worried that Xiao Nuan was harmed because she messed up that matter we discussed before."

Mao asked, puzzled, "Didn't Xiaonuan say later that the matter was resolved? And she even said she would lead us to prosperity. How could this be…?"

The old lady said dejectedly, "Perhaps she lied to us because she was afraid we would worry."

Mao said, "No, Xiao Nuan's excitement and relief when she said the matter was resolved couldn't be faked."