After breaking up with Shi Mingwei on bad terms, Ling Xiaowei wanted to go home, but Shi Mingwei was still honest and insisted on sending Ling Xiaowei home.
Ling Xiaowei returned home and poured out the water chestnuts and fish.
Zhang Cuifen was picking peanuts at the door of the house. When she saw the water chestnuts and fish brought back by Ling Xiaowei, she was surprised and asked, "Where did these come from?"
"I went to the island to pick these fish. Wang Haohao gave them to me. He caught a lot." Ling Xiaowei said with a smile.
"These fish are just right for Mingming to make fish soup." Ling Xiaowei said happily. She looked around and asked curiously: "Isn't Mingming at home?"
"I didn't see it! He didn't hang out with you?" Zhang Cuifen asked.
"No, I have never seen him." Ling Xiaowei said.
It's almost four o'clock now! It's getting darker today. Now that it's autumn, it's getting dark earlier.
"I'm afraid he's in the factory. I'll go to the factory to find him later." Zhang Cuifen said reassuringly. Now that she is older and often goes out to play by herself, she has nothing to worry about.
Hearing what Zhang Cuifen said, Ling Xiaowei felt that there was nothing to worry about.
She found a bucket, put all the fish in the bucket, then scooped water from the water tank at the door, and raised the fish first.
As for the water chestnuts, she handed them over to Zhang Cuifen and asked her to deal with them.
Zhang Cuifen packed up the peanuts, chestnuts, and water chestnuts, put them in a basket, and went out to wash them by the river.
Ling Xiaowei went back to the house, lay on the bed and picked up a copy of the complete works of Lu Xun. After reading it for a while, she fell asleep. When she woke up again, it was already dark and her mind was confused. Suddenly she heard someone crying outside.
The sound made her even more confused.
They all say that you should not sleep for too long during the afternoon, otherwise you will easily feel nervous. This is true, but her head feels heavy, as if centuries have passed.
After leaving the room, the main room was dark and there was no one at home.
Outside the house towards the hut, there was a faint light, and people were inside the hut.
After leaving the big house and arriving at the hut, I saw Zhang Cuifen in the hut dejected, lowering her head and wiping tears.
"What's wrong?" Ling Xiaowei asked confused.
Seeing Ling Xiaowei, Zhang Cuifen felt as if she had seen a savior. She stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "Xiaowei, think about it, when you went to the island today, did you see that Ming Ming also went there?"
Ling Xiaowei's brain exploded, her heart was shocked, and her face changed slightly: "You mean, you haven't gone home yet?"
"Yes, we have searched all over the village. Your dad and your grandma are still looking outside. I just came back. I am afraid that I will come back and see no one at home. I am waiting here!
"After Zhang Cuifen finished speaking, she burst into tears.
"No, I obviously didn't go to the island." Ling Xiaowei said decisively.
When she left today, she saw Ming Ming playing in the mud with some children at the factory gate!
"Have you gone to the homes of the children who Mingming often hang out with?" Ling Xiaowei said calmly.
"I've looked for it, but I can't find it..." Zhang Cuifen cried.
Seeing her like this, Ling Xiaowei couldn't help but sigh. This Zhang Cuifen would not only cry when something happened, but she would still cry.
Don't be hasty! Ling Xiaowei was shocked by what happened, and her chaotic mind immediately sobered up.
"Have you asked the friends who played with Mingming if anyone took Mingming away?" Ling Xiaowei asked.
Zhang Cuifen's face was confused. After digesting Ling Xiaowei's words, she shook her head, "I didn't ask..."
"Let's go, let's go and ask each family now." Ling Xiaowei said to Zhang Cuifen.
"You better not go out with your legs. I'll go ask now." Zhang Cuifen said to Ling Xiaowei.
Even now, she still cares about her legs. Ling Xiaowei was a little touched.
"It's okay. It's important to find Mingming. You can take me on your bike!" Ling Xiaowei said to Zhang Cuifen.
After saying that, the two of them went out. Zhang Cuifen took Ling Xiaowei with her on a bicycle. The two of them walked towards the back of their house. It was getting dark, and the lights in every house were lit up. There was a smell of fireworks in the world, and a bright moon in the sky and these lights.
In comparison, it is a little less warm.
The two first went to a house where the neighbor's children were chasing and fighting at the door.
"Dongdong!" Zhang Cuifen shouted to a child.
The kid named Dongdong came over and looked at Zhang Cuifen with a confused look on his face.
"Cuifen, have you found the child?" The neighbor's aunt came over and asked with concern.
"Not yet. Let me ask, Dongdong, if anyone has taken Mingming away." Zhang Cuifen said and said to Dongdong: "Dongdong, have you seen anyone take Mingming away?"
Dongdong was so frightened by Zhang Cuifen's anxious tone that he didn't dare to speak and hid behind his mother.
Seeing this, Ling Xiaowei walked to Dongdong's side, squatted down, and asked pleasantly: "Dongdong, did you play with Mingming today?"
Dongdong nodded, with a naturally dazed expression on his chubby little face.
"Then did you see any uncles, aunts, or grandparents looking for Mingming?" Ling Xiaowei continued to ask.
Dongdong's eyes lit up and he said seriously: "Grandma, there is an old grandma, please find Mingming."
Grandma! Ling Xiaowei suddenly thought of a possibility. She pointed in a direction and asked, "Is it going that way?"
Dongdong nodded and said seriously: "Yes, we are going over there."
Dongdong wanted to say something more, but his ability to organize language was limited. He racked his brains and babbling for a long time, but he couldn't say anything.
"Xiaowei, what kind of old lady! We've obviously been kidnapped!" Zhang Cuifen shouted with a look of panic, her legs were getting weak and she could hardly stand.
"Aunt Zhang, if my guess is correct, she should have been taken away by the old lady of the Zhang family!" Ling Xiaowei said with a stern face.
It was really lively today. During the day, Zhang Cuifen was making trouble. That night, the old lady from the Zhang family was also planning to make trouble. She took Ming Ming away calmly. She was really a black-hearted old woman.
"You mean, it's my former mother-in-law?" Zhang Cuifen's eyes widened and she said with a look of disbelief. "Why! Isn't it clear that everything is clear?"
Hey! These days, people are afraid of getting rich and pigs are afraid of getting strong. This is because thieves are worried about them.
"Let's go! Let's go to Zhang's house to find Mingming!" Ling Xiaowei said to Zhang Cuifen.
Zhang Cuifen did not stay for a moment, and rode her bicycle with Ling Xiaowei to the back. The road was dimly lit. Although the moon was particularly bright tonight, the light was still very dim.
When we arrived at the bridge, we met a group of people, and one of them had a loud voice that sounded particularly familiar.
There was also the flickering light of the flashlight as I walked.
"Mom, you can't say this. Why does it have nothing to do with us? How can you believe that the fourth man opened such a big factory and you didn't give any money? We are also your biological daughter, you can't be so partial!"