"Sixth uncle, sixth uncle! Open the door! Someone shouted desperately, and how far it came in the dark night, the sesame balls that were sleeping in the hall immediately called.

Yang Lihua was the first to wake up, and raised her hand to cover her daughter's ears, for fear of scaring the child.

Tai Jizu also subconsciously turned over and picked up the axe under the edge of the kang.

After hearing the movement outside, Tai Jizu frowned, said a few words to Yang Lihua and went out in his clothes.

The old man slept in the east room with his grandchildren as usual, and then pushed the door out.

Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue were eager to follow their grandfather, but they were pulled by the second brother and refused to let go.

At this moment, Tai Jizong, who lived in the wing, had already walked to the gate of the courtyard and asked in a loud voice, "Who is shouting, what happened?" ”

Outside the gate of the courtyard, Tai Jijin Zheng looked anxious, looked at the courtyard with his feet crossed, and shouted when he heard this, "Second brother Jizong, is my mother at your house?" ”

Tai Jizong had a headache when he heard this, and hurriedly responded, "What are you talking nonsense, how can your mother be at my house!" At noon, your mother came to my house to make a fuss, wanted Chunhong to go back, and said that she would sue our family into the yamen.

"Later, the patriarch came and drove her away! At that time, many clansmen saw her leave my yard, and you can't find anyone here! ”

The third aunt's family next door also heard the movement, and was lying on the wall to watch the excitement, and at this time they also echoed, "Yes, I was in front of me at the time." Your mother is so unreasonable, the patriarch is angry. When your mother went out, she accidentally knocked on the door, and many people saw it. ”

Tai Jijin didn't really think that the old lady was in the Tai family, but he asked outside the house, and even everywhere in the village, but he didn't find the shadow of the old lady.

He really couldn't, so he came over with some hope and asked.

I didn't expect such a result.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he cried loudly at the top of his throat.

"Mother, mother! Where have you been, why don't you come home after dark! Woo, mother! ”

It just so happened that the rest of the villagers who were noisy came out to visit, and Tai Sanye brought his son to be among them, so he hurriedly stopped Tai Jijin, "Shut your mouth, useless things!" If the person is gone, hurry up and look for it, what's the use of crying? ”

After that, he asked the villagers, "Who has seen Jijin Lao Niang at noon?" Whatever it is, tell us about it! ”

The villagers looked at each other, and at the end they said they hadn't seen each other.

Old Man Tai remembered something, squinted his eyes slightly and asked, "Who saw the dumb man?" He's always wandering around the village, maybe he'll see something! ”

This reminded a villager, who immediately shouted, "Oops, I remember." At noon, I went to the back garden and squatted in the thatched house, and I seemed to see the mute and the aunt talking at the foot of the mountain. But I only saw it once, and I don't know where my aunt went after that. ”

"Could it be going up the mountain?"

"It shouldn't be, it's so dangerous in the mountains, and my aunt doesn't dare to do it alone."

"That's not necessarily, maybe it's just going up the mountain and getting lost, otherwise how can you not go home after dark!"

The villagers were gossiping, and Tai Jijin was hopeful when he heard it, and he knelt down and kowtowed to Tai Sanye and Tai Old Man.

"Third uncle, sixth uncle, all the mistakes are my fault! No matter how bad my mother is, she always has a life. Please send someone to help me find her, woo, if you delay any longer, maybe my mother will be eaten by wolves! ”

If he doesn't ask for this, it is impossible for Tai Sanye to stand idly by, after all, they are all of the same clan, and they always have to take a hand.

Tai Sanye pulled Tai Jijin up and said, "You wait a minute, find a dumb man to come over and ask, and see if he knows where your mother has gone." Even if you enter the mountain, you have to have a direction. ”

After that, he called Tai Jicai to find the mute.

Old man Tai gave his eldest son a look, and Tai Jizu caught up with Tai Jicai and went together.

After a while, the brothers brought the mute in.

The mute Xu fell asleep, and was suddenly called up, and he was a little sleepy-eyed.

Tai Sanye personally asked him a few words, "Dumb, Tai Jijin's wife is lost!" Someone said that at noon someone saw you and her talking at the foot of the mountain. Do you know where she has gone, has she gone into the mountains? ”

The dumb man seemed to be in a daze, and his eyebrows were pestled for a while, and then he suddenly remembered the general, dancing with his hands and feet, and shouting in his mouth.

Everyone guessed for a long time before they understood most of it.

According to the dumb man, he did meet Tai Jijin's wife at noon.

He picked up a nest of wild eggs in the mountains at that time, and Tai Jijin wanted to grab them, but he didn't give them.

Later, Tai Jijin asked where he picked it up, and he pointed to a place and ran away.

But whether Tai Jijin Lao Niang went up the mountain to find wild eggs, he didn't know.

Everyone has no luck at this time, needless to say, Tai Jijin must have gone up the mountain.

After all, this old lady is a person who is willing to take advantage, I heard that there are eggs, where will she let them go......

Tai Jijin sat on the ground with his buttocks, pulling his neck and crying.

"Mother, how confused are you! Why don't you call me along! ”

It's a pity that it's too late to say anything!

Old man Tai took advantage of everyone's inattention and looked at Tai Jizu.

Tai Jizu nodded invisibly, and after thinking about it, the old man Tai stepped forward and pulled Tai Jijin, patted the dumb man's shoulder, and said, "Dumb brother, you have come here for the hard work of the night." Let's go back to sleep, we're afraid we're going to have to go into the mountains. ”

The dumb man waved his hand again and again, looking honest and honest.

Tai Sanye immediately instructed the clansmen to go home to get firewood knives and torches, and immediately go up the mountain.

Of course, the village can't leave no manpower, after all, the old and weak women and children must also be protected.

In case the wolves are frightened by entering the mountain, and the wolves enter the village again, I really regret that there is no place to buy medicine.

Old man Tai took Tai Jizong with the villagers, and then quietly instructed Tai Jizu a few words, and set off with a sesame ball.

It's not easy to go up the mountain, let alone in such a dark night.

Everyone agreed on a slogan to facilitate mutual response.

Old man Tai asked Tai Jijin to find one of the old lady's underwear and sniffed the sesame balls.

Sesame Ball turned her head in disgust and screamed several times.

Tai Sanye was a little worried, and said, "Sixth, this dog is too small, I'm afraid it's not a big deal, right?" ”

The old man replied in a low voice, "It's too difficult to find someone in this vast mountain, and I am also in a hurry to go to the doctor." In case it works, let's save some effort. ”

The sesame balls didn't know if they understood, and screamed a few more times, as if protesting against their "contempt".

The crowd soon entered the mountain, a team of ten people, a total of four teams, each team with an interval of fifty zhang in between, so that it was convenient to meet wild beasts and support them at any time.

The sesame balls have grown a lot more than when they first arrived at Tai's house, but they are pitiful compared to the vast mountains.

Unexpectedly, its calves were very powerful, and it was fast, burrowing through the trees.

Just as everyone was halfway up the mountain, Sesame Ball suddenly screamed.