Old Mrs. Shen looked at the impatient Mrs. Song and said, "It's not far away. If you want to go there, go there first. Didn't that guy Feixi just tell us that Xiao Che would only come to tell us after he was sure about it?"
"It's just in time for the Chinese New Year, so don't go empty-handed. Go get something before you go."
Mrs. Song smiled and responded, "Oh, thank you, mother."
Mrs. Song went to the house to find some practical things, including some food and cloth, which were useful right now.
After finding the Song family, Song Xiaoni will naturally not live here with the Shen family.
Taking advantage of Mrs. Song's break to get her things, Song Xiaoni also packed up her things in the house.
The Shen family also treated Song Xiaoni as their own child and bought her nothing.
So after a while of packing, Song Xiaoni packed up two packages and even her clothes.
The bullock cart carrying the carriage was driven away to the county by Shen Ming.
Shen Dalang casually pulled out an ox cart and put everything Song took out on it.
Shen Dalang drove the car, followed by Shen Yuyu, Shen Rong, Song Shi, Shen Wulang and Song Xiaoni.
Shen Dalang drove the bullock cart out of the yard. Mrs. Song sat on the bullock cart and said, "Mother, let's go first."
Old Mrs. Shen waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. If your in-laws are lacking anything, just help them out."
Mrs. Song was deeply moved. Just before going out, Mrs. Shen stuffed ten taels of silver into her arms.
"Oh, I know."
The bullock cart started moving, and Mrs. Song's reply drifted away.
The rest of the Shen family stood in front of the door and watched the bullock cart drive away, with smiles on their faces.
When they heard the news that Song's mother-in-law had been found, they were also happy for her.
In the days since they've been here, they've become quite familiar with the nearby villages, and at least they know where to go.
Unexpectedly, the Song family was so close to them, in a village not far from them.
The people sitting on the bullock cart began to feel worried after the joy just now.
I just forgot to ask Feixi how the Song family is doing now.
They hoped that the Song family would be well, but they were afraid that what they saw would not be what they expected.
The only sound left on the road was the rumbling of wheels, as the ox cart headed all the way to Songjia Village here.
When we arrived at Songjia Village, the ox cart slowly slowed down.
It is now the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, and all the relatives who are supposed to leave have also left. A group of people are sitting under the big banyan tree at the head of Songjia Village, eating melon seeds and chatting.
Shen Yue and the others, who had just entered the village, attracted the attention of these people.
"Who are you looking for?" asked a person sitting in the crowd.
Those people all raised their heads and looked at the bullock cart. Except for a few people, it was full of things.
People in the village were wondering whose relatives were here.
But before Shen Yuhu and the others could speak, a middle-aged man sitting in the crowd raised his head and saw their faces.
"Ouch!"
The middle-aged man quickly stood up and walked towards the Shen family.
"Xiao Ni?!!!"
When Song Xiaoni heard someone calling her name, she subconsciously looked in that person's direction.
After seeing this man, Song Xiaoni jumped out of the oxcart and was staggered.
The middle-aged man quickly gave Song Xiaoni a hand to prevent her from falling to the ground.
Seeing Song Xiaoni, the middle-aged man naturally saw the other people on the bullock cart.
Although he didn't know her very well, the Song family married from their Songjia Village, so they must have known each other.
"Oh, you guys..." The man didn't know what to say. He pointed at Song Xiaoni and said, "This girl Xiaoni has disappeared. Everyone thought she would never be found again, but Jingran ran into you."
At this time, Mrs. Song also recognized this man, and she shouted in surprise.
"Brother Liang Zi!"
Mrs. Song also jumped off the bullock cart and chatted with the man.
Those people sitting at the entrance of the village saw that this family was acquainted with the residents who had been arranged to live in their village not long ago, so they did not speak and sat aside to watch.
It turns out that the man's name is Song Liang, and he is the son of the original Song family village chief.
After chatting for a few words with the villagers, Song Liang patted his head and said, "Look, how did you find out that we are here? Come on, let me take you there."
Shen Dalang drove the bullock cart and followed Song Liang towards the village.
The rest of the people got off the bullock cart and walked.
After a while, Shen Yue and others were led to the front of a courtyard by Song Liang.
Song Liang stood at the door and shouted into the yard: "Uncle Tian, look who's coming."
A woman opened the door from the inside and looked out.
Song Xiaoni ran over after the woman opened the door, and shouted in a choked voice: "Mom!"
There was a sudden chaos inside and outside the door, even attracting several families nearby.
Song Xiaoni's mother, Mrs. Gao, calmed down and let them all go in.
Song Liang did not go in at the door, and left after they all went in.
Seeing the Song family coming, all the Song family members came over, and even those who went out were called back.
The main hall of the Song family is not as spacious as the Shen family, and everyone is sitting next to each other as soon as they stand in.
There are three Song brothers and sisters, with two elder brothers at the top.
Except for Mr. Song and Mrs. Song, the Song family has no children since the eldest son married He and gave birth to Dalang Song.
Song Laoer married his wife Gao and gave birth to two sons, Song Erlang and Song Sanlang, and Song Xiaoni, three children.
But Mrs. Song scanned around and found that one person was missing.
She asked: "Where is our mother?"
Hearing the sound, everyone in the Song family fell silent, and Mrs. Song's heart sank.
After a long time, the old-looking Mr. Song, who was sitting on the bench, sighed and said, "Your mother is gone on the road."
Mrs. Song covered her face and cried. Shen Yue couldn't really empathize with her, but it was uncomfortable to see Mrs. Song crying like this. He stood beside her and stroked her back, hoping to make her feel better.
Everyone was silent and didn't know what to say. After Mrs. Song felt better, they explained why Mrs. Song was missing.
They were driving south all the way, and when they were about to reach the town, they encountered refugees and robbed them.
Song Xiaoni broke up with them. The two elderly people in the Song family were already in poor health, and Mrs. Song even bumped her waist in the process.
The old lady couldn't leave at all, but the Song family refused to leave her behind.
The old lady felt that she was too tired and went on a hunger strike. She was so sad because Song Xiaoni was lost that she died within a few days. Now the old man is not in good health.
Mrs. Song calmed down for a while before she figured out that everyone was lucky to survive this natural disaster.
Seeing that her mood had stabilized, everyone started talking and asked where the Shen family was now.