Time passed bit by bit, and Mrs. Sun huddled up in the heating bucket and dozed off at some point.

Da'an made a bowl of tea and continued to sit there, looking at the night outside the house in trance.

Just after midnight, footsteps were heard in the yard outside.

As soon as Da'an got up, he saw that Mrs. Sun had woken up with a start, and her bloodshot eyes flashed with confusion for a moment before regaining their clarity.

"Are they back?" asked Sun.

Da'an said: "It should be, I'll go out and have a look."

In the yard, three or five people came over.

The leader was Blacksmith Luo. Blacksmith Luo held a pine oil torch in his hand, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

Da'an looked behind Blacksmith Luo and found Baby Luo at a glance.

"Uncle Luo, how was tonight? Is there any harvest?" Da'an hurried out to greet him and asked.

Blacksmith Luo said: "We still haven't found the person, but we haven't gained anything at all. Let's go into the house and talk about it."

He put out the torches and everyone entered the house.

"Granny." Baby Luo jumped directly into Mrs. Sun's arms.

"Is it frozen?" Mrs. Sun touched Baby Luo's slightly cold hand and pulled her directly towards the heating bucket.

Luo Baobao laughed and said: "My face was blown by the wind, but actually I'm not cold at all!"

"Even if it's not cold, you have to dry it in a warm bucket for a while to get rid of the cold." Mrs. Sun said.

Baby Luo had no choice but to take off his shoes and sit in the hot tub. Mrs. Sun tightly covered Baby Luo's legs with a coat.

At this time, I heard Da'an asking Blacksmith Luo: "Uncle Luo, why are you the only ones back? Where are my father and the others?"

Only then did Mrs. Sun realize that besides Blacksmith Luo and Luo Baobao's grandson, there were Yang Yongjin and Xiao An in the hall.

Both Yang Huazhong and Lao Yangtou were nowhere to be seen, and Mrs. Sun couldn't help but look at Blacksmith Luo in surprise.

Without waiting for Blacksmith Luo to respond, Baby Luo in the heating bucket rushed over and said, "Teddy found a piece of oil paper left by his cousin Dabai behind a Taoist temple near a tree. That paper was used by him to wrap snacks.

We speculated that he might have sneaked into the Taoist temple, so we went to look for him in the Taoist temple, but couldn't find him. However, Uncle Zhao said that he saw a half-grown boy poking his head at the door of the Taoist temple yesterday, as if he was looking for me, Mr. Si Ga.

"

"My Grandfather Tai, my Grandfather, and Duke Five quickly went to the south end of the village to question Duke Four. They sent us back first."

Now Sun and Da'an understood.

Da'an pondered for a moment and said: "So, maybe Dabai is at Fourth Uncle's place?"

Blacksmith Luo said: "I don't know if he is there or not. Anyway, when we were so busy looking for him yesterday, Dabai just went over to look for your fourth uncle."

Mrs. Sun said: "The fourth child has been kicked out of Yang's house by my father-in-law. He has not been with us for a while now. When Duo'er got married, my father-in-law made it clear that people from the fourth room were not allowed to come over. As a result, the fourth room only had three people."

The girl took Kang Xiaozi to have a meal, but she avoided my father-in-law."

"Ju'er also sent Chen Biao over to give congratulatory gifts, and left without even eating the banquet."

"The third child went to see the fourth child privately and wanted him to come over for a meal. The fourth child said forget it. He didn't want to embarrass everyone, so the third child just let him go. So we guys have been busy here these two days.

I didn't even pay attention to the fourth child about Duo'er's marriage." Mrs. Sun said.

In fact, when Duo'er got married, the fourth child also sent Xiaojuan to secretly send her some additional gifts.

Although compared to the cosmetics provided in other rooms, the one in the fourth room is the shabbiest.

But Sifang is now in a situation where he is clean and leaving the house. No matter how much makeup he gives, it would be nice to have that kind of heart.

Luo Baobao wanted to stay here to sleep, but it happened that Xiaoduo was getting married today, and Mrs. Sun also felt deserted, so she happily took her granddaughter back to the backyard to wash up and sleep.

In the front yard, Blacksmith Luo and the others also dispersed, leaving Da'an to warm himself by the fire in the main room while waiting for Yang Huazhong to come back.

In an inconspicuous farmyard at the south end of the village, the three old Yang family members and Wang Hong were all standing at the door of the yard talking.

"Dad, it's too cold here, and the north wind is blowing. Can't you come in and talk?"

Yang Huaming had just been called out of bed. He was wrapped in a quilt and stood in the cold wind, his voice trembling.

The night was too dark, which confused Old Yang's dark face. The old man said angrily: "Don't call me dad. I don't have a son like you. I won't enter your house. I'll leave after I finish asking."

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Yang Huaming rolled his eyes and had no choice.

Even though he, a man who had been kicked out of his house, didn't say anything, this old man actually started to fight against him.

"Third brother, what do you want to ask?" Yang Huaming turned his attention to Yang Huazhong.

Yang Huazhong said: "Has Dabai been looking for you in the past two days?"

Yang Huaming was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, yesterday evening, it was already dark, and he came over when I was about to leave the Taoist temple after handing in my errand. What happened?"

Before Yang Huazhong could ask any more questions, Wang Hongquan squeezed in from behind Yang Huazhong, grabbed the quilt wrapped around Yang Huaming and asked eagerly: "Fourth, where is Dabai now?"

Yang Huaming blinked and smiled, "My father-in-law, you are asking me this question. Dabai is your grandson. Where is he and you still come to ask me?"

Yang Huazhong said: "Fourth brother, it's like this. Dabai ran away from home because he was angry with Meier. What happened after noon yesterday has not been found until now. Everyone is going crazy with anxiety. We went there before

Regarding the Taoist temple, I heard that Yongzhi’s uncle said that he saw him go to the Taoist temple to stab you yesterday, so he came here specifically to inquire about it."

Wang Hongquan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes!"

This time, Yang Huaming was surprised.

"This boy came to me yesterday evening and asked me for some hot water. I asked him why he didn't go home to make tea and rice when it was dark. He said he was very thirsty when he was out playing.

"

"He was still carrying a water bag. I filled him with a bag of hot water and sent him out of the Taoist temple. Originally, the two of us were going back to the village together, but something happened to Taoist Master Yuan, so I turned back.

Yes, I came back very late last night, Xiaojuan can testify to this."

Wang Hongquan said: "So you don't know where he went?"

Yang Huaming shook his head.

The clue ends here.

Wang Hongquan looked frustrated.

Lao Yangtou also sighed and stood aside.

Yang Huazhong refused to give up and said: "Fourth Brother, if you think about it carefully, what else did that kid say at that time? Is there anything suspicious about it?"

Yang Huaming tilted his head and thought about it...

Suddenly, he slapped his head and said, "I remember, he said such a thing at that time!"

"What did he say?"

Wang Hongquan and Lao Yangtou asked almost in unison.

Yang Huaming said: "After filling the water, he and I walked out of the Taoist temple gate together. He suddenly asked me if I could go directly to Leigang Town in Jiangning County by climbing over Shanchong?"

"I said yes. When the cattle dealers in Xiangjiazhuang go to the neighboring county to sell cattle, they often have to climb over the mountain. There is indeed a shortcut there, but the mountain is not easy to climb. There is a large area in it.

There were wild boars in the cedar forest in the forest. I asked him why he was asking about this, and he said it was nothing. He had heard his classmates mention it before, saying that Leigang Town was not a bad place and was richer than our Qingshui Town, so I had no idea.
Chapter completed!