"Uncle, uncle?" The young man looked at Gu Yuan, who had no reaction, and called a few times in confusion.

“…… What's wrong? Gu Yuan shook his senses, his eyes blinked, and the corners of his mouth twitched at the eyes of the many pairs of curious eyes in front of him, and he felt embarrassed to be caught red-handed, so he hurriedly coughed and asked with a serious face.

"It's Gu Changning's little girl's business, she ran blindly and caused us to look for her, but the whole village was rummaged through and there was no one to see, and now it's dark, do you want us to go to the mountains to find it?"

He had already asked this question two or three times, and at this time, seeing that his uncle still didn't react, he said a little strangely.

"Ah, this matter......" Gu Yuan's eyebrows twisted, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this matter, go back first." ”

I searched the whole village and didn't find it, and today is such a special day, it's not good for people to go to the mountains to find it.

"Yes."

Hearing the patriarch's words, the group of half-grown young men immediately left the patriarch's house, but after a while, the people had already left.

In the end, the only teenagers left in the courtyard were Gu Feiyu, the patriarch's own son, Gu Xiaobo, and Gu Huai'an, his nephews.

"Then uncle, Dad, if it's okay, I'll go in first." Gu Xiaobo saw that everyone was gone, and he also wanted to slip away, but he was afraid of the majesty of the uncle, so he still had to say hello before he dared to leave.

"Well, go ahead." Gu Yuan nodded.

Gu Xiaobo went back to the backyard without hesitation, Gu Feiyu paused, said a word to his father, and left.

Gu Huai'an, who was left in the same place, saw that everyone was gone, and he was a little anxious, and his face was a little anxious, "Uncle Patriarch-"

"Huai'an, I understand your feelings, Uncle also wants to help you find your sister, but you have also found it yourself, there is no trace of her in the whole village, she is very likely to be no longer in the village......" Gu Yuan said in a softened tone.

"But ......"

Gu Yuan saw that he still didn't want to give up, so he could only choose to say, "Huai'an, Uncle is not afraid to tell you, some time ago, there were disappearances of children in many towns, almost all of them were children between the ages of three and eight, and Uncle was suspicious of ......."

Seeing Gu Huai'an's shocked expression, he still didn't finish his words.

"Uncle Patriarch means that my sister was captured by Pakako?!"

Gu Huai'an suddenly heard the news, his heart was shocked, his face instantly turned pale, his fingers trembled slightly because of fright, his fingertips lost their temperature, and he shook his head violently, "No, it won't!" Changning has been staying in the village today, how could Paikako have a chance to arrest people? ”

"It's just an uncle's guess, and it doesn't have to be that." Gu Yuan saw his pale face, and hurriedly said, "Maybe she just got lost on the mountain and wasn't arrested, but Huai'an, ......"

He looked at Gu Huai'an and said earnestly: "If it's late today, and it happens to be the Midyear Festival, plus there are several mountains near Xinghua Village, I'm afraid that the villagers are only willing to stay at home and burn paper to sacrifice their ancestors, and refuse to go out to help find people." ”

At that time, people believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, and even believed that the ancestors had spirits in heaven and would bless future generations.

Therefore, it is particularly important to worship the ancestors.

In today's special circumstances, I am afraid that no one would want to go up the mountain to find people, let alone several hills on the left and right of the village.

If you really want to find people, you can't find the whole mountain even if you find it at dawn.

Gu Huai'an lowered his head and lowered his eyes, knowing that what the patriarch said was right, so he didn't force it.

It's just that Ning Ning is his own sister, and he can't ignore it.

Thinking of this, he bowed to Gu Yuan and said goodbye to him: "Huai'an understands, then Huai'an won't bother the patriarch and uncle, and say goodbye." ”

Seeing him like this, Gu Yuan knew that he was probably still thinking about going up the mountain to find it himself, so he couldn't help but persuade: "I know what you think, I just want to persuade you, think more about your aunt, and the child in your aunt's belly, Gu Shan is no longer there, and Changning is nowhere to be seen now, if something happens to you again......"

Gu Huai'an was stunned for a moment, raised his eyes to look at Gu Yuan, and after a while, he nodded silently and turned to leave.

He knew that the patriarch uncle was right, Daddy had passed away, and Ning Ning was nowhere to be found now, if something happened to him again, he was afraid that he would really want Auntie's life.

Gu Huaian gritted his teeth and chose to go back.

……

"How's it going, have you found your sister?" Yang Huiyun has been paying close attention to the direction of the courtyard gate, and at this moment she heard movement outside the door, she hurriedly greeted it and asked anxiously.

Gu Huai'an was silent and shook his head.

"What? Didn't find it? Yang Huiyun felt dizzy, and her body shook, and she was about to fall backwards.

"Auntie!" Gu Huai'an was startled, and was about to rush forward to help her, when he saw that she was firmly supported by two hands, one left and one right, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"You are still pregnant, you should not be overly emotional, everything has to be close to your body first." Aunt Chunhua said comfortingly when she saw this.

"yes, yes, you're not alone right now." Wang Xiu'e also nodded again and again.

"I know, it's just that Ning Ning ......" Yang Huiyun burst into tears and cried.

"Hey, let's talk in the room." When Aunt Chunhua saw her like this, she also sighed and helped her into the house.

Earlier, the actions of Gu Huai'an and his party alarmed the entire village, and she was a little worried about Yang Huiyun's situation, so she hurried over to visit her.

As a result, I met Wang Xiu'e halfway through, and knew that she was also going to Yang Huiyun, so the two came together and waited for news with her.

Now that they know the result, the two don't know what to say, so they can only sit silently on the side to see if there is anything they need to help.

"Thank you, two aunts." Gu Huai'an also guessed that Fang Cai and these two aunts had been accompanying A-Niang, and he was very grateful to them.

"Hey, don't say these polite words." Wang Xiu'e said in a rare and heavy voice.

"An'er, have you looked for everything in this village? Are you sure you didn't find your sister? After Yang Huiyun sat down, her eyes were fixed on her son, and she said with tears in her eyes.

"Well, I've searched all the corners." Gu Huai'an pursed his lips and nodded.

"And where will she go?" When Yang Huiyun heard this, she was anxious.

Gu Huai'an thought of the patriarch's uncle's guess, lowered his eyes slightly, and decided not to say anything about it from A-Niang first.

After all, that's just a guess, it's not sure whether Ning Ning was really taken away by the flowers, and if she says it, it will make A-Niang worry, so it's better not to say it.

Yang Huiyun didn't care about her son's sudden silence, she frowned, and began to guess: "Could it be that she was on the mountain and accidentally got lost?" ”

The mountains are lush with trees and foliage, and it is difficult for people to discern their directions among them.

Unless it is a woodcutter or hunter who is very familiar with the terrain in the mountains and forests all day long, no one dares to say that he will not get lost in it.

And even the most experienced woodcutters and hunters did not dare to rush into the mountains at night when it was completely dark all around.

Yang Huiyun was worried that Gu Changning would go up the mountain and want to pick up more firewood and come back, but she accidentally walked farther and farther, far away from the road she was familiar with, which would lead to disorientation.

Gu Huai'an also thought of this, and he also felt that Ning Ning should have also lost his way in the mountains, not caught by that kind of flower shooter.

So he made up his mind and said, "Ah Niang, I think so too." ”

"Then she got lost in the mountains, how did she spend this night?" Yang Huiyun thought about this, and she was even more worried.

"A-Niang, don't worry, if Ning Ning really finds out that she is lost, she will definitely find a safe place to hide and wait until dawn to come out." Gu Huai'an explained for her, "Even if you can't find a safe place to hide, even if your sister is so clever, she will find a towering ancient tree and climb it to stay for a night." ”

Maybe it was because Gu Huai'an's voice was too calm, or maybe Yang Huiyun really knew very well what Gu Changning would do when she encountered this kind of thing, and she didn't panic like she did just now.

Aunt Chunhua and Wang Xiu'e saw that she gradually calmed down, and they were much more relieved, seeing that the hour was not early, they also hurried home, so they said goodbye to Yang Huiyun and went back.

"Auntie, how do you feel? Do you need me to call Dr. Li? Gu Huai'an remembered Fang Cai's excited appearance, and said with a little worry.

Naturally, he was reluctant to go to Dr. Li to treat his family, but there was only one doctor in Xinghua Village, and if he really wanted to invite him, he could only invite him.

Yang Huiyun shook her head, she held her waist with one hand, gently stroked her stomach with the other, and said, "A-Niang is fine, we haven't burned the paper money tonight, you go and light the brazier, don't forget." ”

"Yes."

"I hope that the ancestors of the Gu family and your father will have spirits in the sky and bless your sister to return safely." Yang Huiyun looked up at the sky, folded her hands, and prayed to the heavens.

Gu Huai quietly and silently threw paper money into the brazier, thinking that his sister should come back quickly.

Xinghua Village made a lot of noise tonight because of Gu Changning, but Gu Changning, who was the center of the topic, was locked up in a dark room like a dungeon since he was arrested.

She wasn't the only one in this room.

At that time, Gu Changning was sent into this small courtyard by carriage after being unconscious, and the young man who put her unconscious directly locked her up with several other children who were captured.

Although the young man knew that she could not do anything while she was unconscious, he tied her hands with hemp rope and left her alone.

Anyway, there are people guarding the outside of the house, and they will bring food and water to these children on time, and the rest is not something he should care about.

When Gu Changning came to his senses, the sunset was already everywhere outside.

When she first regained consciousness, she was still a little confused, not knowing where she was and what had happened.

It wasn't until she regained consciousness and her memories surfaced that her face changed suddenly, and she sat up with all her strength to look at her surroundings.

As a result, Gu Changning saw a group of children sitting around the upper right corner of the room, both male and female, and they were not very old.

In the middle of the group of children, it seems that they are separated by an invisible wall, forming two groups of people who are clearly divided.

One group were emaciated children dressed in coarse cloth and looking malnourished.

The other group is white and tender wearing silk and satin, and their faces are white and tender because they are too well fed, and they are the children of rich and noble families at a glance.

Gu Changning didn't expect that she would fall into such a situation one day, and she was in a mood that should have been nervous, frightened, and frightened, but she actually felt a little emotional.

At this moment, Gu Changning realized that there was someone beside her, she suddenly turned her head, and subconsciously squinted at him when she met a pair of transparent black pupils.

"What a coincidence, you were also arrested?"