A lucky little peasant girl is reborn and brings prosperity to her entire family.

"That brat, where did she run off to!" Aunt Song, Zhao Laidi, cursed as she craned her neck to look into Tian Denghua's courtyard.

It was as if Tian Denghua would hide Song Pan'er in the courtyard.

Tian Denghua said with a half-smile, "That's enough. You know the relationship between Yanyan and Pan'er. Girls don't always get along, and we adults can't really say anything... Do you think we can hide Pan'er in our own home?"

"Who knows?" Zhao Laidi rolled her eyes, her tone not very polite. "Maybe you're deliberately hiding Pan'er to make people anxious?"

Tian Denghua was cleaning up chicken droppings in the chicken coop, holding a broom in her hand. She almost poked Zhao Laidi with the broom, which was covered in chicken droppings.

"Get out of here, get out of here, don't cause trouble in my house!" Tian Denghua said irritably.

Zhao Laidi left dejectedly and went to look for Song Pan'er elsewhere.

Tian Denghua felt that Zhao Laidi was a bit strange.

It's perfectly normal for children in the countryside to run around and play freely. It's still early before dark, so it's not surprising that Song Pan'er isn't home. Why is Zhao Laidi already searching for her everywhere?

However, Tian Denghua was unwilling to waste any more energy on the mother and daughter, so she shook her head and continued sweeping the chicken coop.

After Song Yanyan returned from playing outside, Tian Denghua asked one more question: "Did you see Song Pan'er?"

Song Yanyan shook her head: "I didn't see it, what's wrong, Mother?"

Tian Denghua briefly explained the situation to Song Yanyan, then shook her head: "Your third aunt, we still don't know what she's up to."

However, as night fell, Song Pan'er remained missing.

At that time, Tian Denghua used the spare ribs that had been hung up earlier to make a big pot of dry-fried spare ribs. The Song family ate it all up. Just as Tian Denghua was about to clear the table, she heard a commotion outside. It turned out that Song Pan'er still hadn't come home. Zhao Laidi became more and more anxious and begged Village Chief Ding to organize a team to go into the mountains to look for her.

Only then did Tian Denghua realize that Song Pan'er was truly gone!

Song Risheng picked up a thick cotton coat and put it on: "I'll go take a look too."

Song Yueping also stood up: "I'll go too."

Although they weren't close to Song Pan'er, they were still her relatives. Everyone in the village came to help, and it wouldn't look good if none of the men came out.

Song Xingming originally wanted to say that he would go too.

But Tian Denghua held Song Xingming down.

"If your eldest and second eldest brothers go, our family has done more than enough. You are still too young, so you shouldn't go."

"Oh."

Tian Denghua frowned, feeling increasingly uneasy, but she didn't stop Song Risheng and Song Yueping. She frowned and instructed, "...Take the torches. The mountain road is difficult to travel at night, and a lot of snow hasn't melted yet. Be careful."

"I know mother."

Song Risheng and Song Yueping responded and left the house amidst the worried gazes of their family members.

After tidying up the table, Tian Denghua was still restless and went straight out the door.

"Mother, I'll go with you," Song Yanyan called out and hurriedly followed.

Tian Denghua nodded hastily and took Song Yanyan to find Zhao Laidi.

The lights were on at Song Laosan's house, and Zhao Laidi was pacing back and forth in front of her yard, clearly waiting for the results of the village's search in the mountains.

Song Yanyan spotted Song Chengzong passing by the courtyard on his way to the outhouse and clicked her tongue.

His older sister has gone missing!

Her two older brothers went into the mountains to help search, but her younger brother, Song Chengzong, was able to stay at home peacefully.

Zhao Laidi glared at Tian Denghua and Song Yanyan, annoyed. "What are you doing here? I'm not in the mood to argue with you right now."

Tian Denghua frowned: "Third sister-in-law, I'm not in the mood for idle chatter. I'll just ask you directly: are you hiding something from us?"

There were also some other people near Song Laosan's courtyard. Some were out for a stroll and chat after dinner, while others had husbands who had joined the search team organized by Village Chief Ding. They had been thinking about it while staying at home and wanted to come and check on them.

Upon hearing Tian Denghua's words, everyone gathered around.

"Song Laosan's wife, you can't be hiding something from us, can you?"

Zhao Laidi's expression kept changing, and her eyes were clearly evasive: "...What, what am I hiding from you!"

Tian Denghua bluntly exposed her: "Fine, let me ask you, how many hours ago, when it was still light, were you already looking for Pan'er everywhere? I'm guessing that you two had a fight, and Pan'er ran away, and you couldn't find her, so you started looking for her everywhere?"

When everyone saw Zhao Laidi's evasive manner, it was clear that Tian Denghua had guessed correctly!

Many people couldn't help but complain, "Song Laosan's wife, why didn't you say so before?"

Zhao Laidi retorted, "...Whether we argued or not, as her mother, can't I scold my child a little? Anyway, regardless of whether I argued with her or not, the fact remains that she's gone."

Tian Denghua said, "That's not how it works. At the very least, we need to know why you and Pan'er argued, right? Otherwise, how can we guess where Pan'er might have gone?"

The women whose families had men who went into the mountains to help search for Song Pan'er nodded repeatedly, their words full of complaints: "That's right, that's right, you only told the village chief that your daughter hadn't returned by this time, and wondered if she had gotten lost in the mountains! Why didn't you tell us more details at the time?"

Zhao Laidi, having been subjected to a barrage of complaints, had long since reached her breaking point. She glared fiercely at Tian Denghua before forcing a smile and saying to the others, "I just had a few words with Pan'er, nothing more. I didn't think it was anything important, so I didn't mention it..."

She wiped away her tears again, "After the argument, I regretted it and searched for her everywhere. I searched the whole village, even the foot of the mountain, but I couldn't find her, so I hurriedly went to find the village chief..."

Although everyone was somewhat annoyed that Zhao Laidi hadn't explained things clearly beforehand, Song Pan'er was indeed missing now, so they couldn't say much. They could only comfort Zhao Laidi, saying that the child might have gotten lost in the mountains, and that the people searching the mountains would definitely bring her back, and so on.

Zhao Laidi wiped away her tears, looking anxious and heartbroken: "I was so worried, and my second sister-in-law even scolded me... So it's not your daughter who's missing, you don't need to worry, right?"

Tian Denghua frowned and remained silent.

When Song Yanyan heard Zhao Laidi mention her mother, she became unhappy and immediately retorted, "Third Aunt, what are you saying? My mother is just worried about my cousin Pan'er. She's afraid that if you didn't explain things clearly, it would delay the important matter of finding Pan'er! My eldest and second brothers have already gone into the mountains to look for her. If my mother wasn't worried about Pan'er, why would she have come over to ask these questions? Third Aunt, you didn't explain yourself clearly, but you're criticizing my mother."

Zhao Laidi's face turned pale!