The next morning when Xiang Jin and the others were having breakfast, something suddenly exploded in the bay. It turned out that after several children from Lao Xiang's family ran to watch a movie with the people in Wantou last night, Xu Heng
He didn't come back all night.
As for why they didn't find out until now, it was because when they were having dinner in the morning, they found Xu Heng not at the table. They thought he was still sleeping in bed, so they called Xiang Qiang to wake him up.
Xiang Xiang said that Xu Heng was not in his room and that he had slept alone last night. He thought that Xu Heng slept with the two elders as usual last night, so he didn't care.
Old man Xiang immediately felt that something was wrong, so he ordered his family to search carefully to see if he was in the other two empty rooms at home or somewhere else.
Because Xu Heng always didn't deal with Na Qiang, the two of them always took the blame when they met, either fighting or quarreling, or making sarcastic remarks to each other.
Xu Heng couldn't offend someone every time, but he still had to do it. If he lost, he would often hide in a place and sulk. Old man Xiang still held on to such a glimmer of good hope.
So everyone dared to continue eating and hurriedly ran to find someone.
But after searching around, he still couldn't find his voice, so he yelled and reported to Old Man Xiang one after another. Old Man Xiang's face immediately darkened, and he stared at them and blamed them all.
"Didn't you go out to watch a movie together last night? Why didn't you even know that there was no one in the house when you finally came back?"
Xiang Zhen said, "We went to watch a movie together, but then he ran away with a few other boys in Bay Head. I thought that with so many people together, nothing would happen to him, so
So I didn’t care about him.”
Then the old man looked forward with unkind eyes, "Aren't you just a boy? Why didn't you follow him?"
He squinted forward and said contemptuously, "He and I have always disliked each other, don't you know? Besides, I'm not familiar with the boys in Bay Head, and I'm not his servant.
Followers, why should I go with them?"
"You?" Old Man Xiang suddenly became angry when he saw his indifferent and disdainful look. He pointed at his face and wanted to get angry at him but couldn't get angry at him.
Looking forward, he still looked at people with side eyes and didn't want to pay much attention to them.
Knowing that he couldn't be counted on, Old Man Xiang looked away from him, and then glanced at Xiang Yan standing in the corner. Seeing that she was silent, he immediately became angry and glared at her.
He yelled at her with swollen eyes.
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go to the homes of the children who were with him last night in Wan Tou to see if he is there?
Let me tell you, your sister is just a single person. If something happens to her, you will never read this book again!"
Xiang Yan said "Oh", and then asked Xiang Zhen and Xiang Qianqian, which children were with Xu Heng last night?
Xiang Qian said directly that he didn't know, and then Xiang Zhen told him what there was.
After Xiang Yan heard this, she quickly turned around and ran out to find someone. Then the old man stared at Xiang Zhen and followed forward, "And you too!"
He just said "cut" and didn't take his words seriously at all. Whether he studies or not is none of his business! Even he and the old woman will have to rely on his mother and Xiang Hai for support in the future.
What cruel words is he saying here?
Xiang Zhen retorted unconvincingly, "Master, you are too unreasonable. What can he do to us if he doesn't come back all night? We can't tie him up because his legs are on his body. How can he fall in love with us?"
Just go wherever you go.
Besides, it suddenly started raining at the end of last night, and we all got soaked in the rain. None of us could run home without success, so how could we care about others?"
"You, you guys?" The two of them disagreed with him, and the old man suddenly became angry, pointed at their noses, and looked like they wanted to slap them with a stick.
Xiang Zhen was a little scared when she saw that he had a pair of turbid copper bell eyes with a fierce and cautious look, so she said, "Oh, okay, okay, I will also go to other houses in Wantou to help you ask."
After saying that, he walked out of the house directly. Qiang Xiang didn't want to stare at a bad old man in the house, so he went out.
Mrs. Zhang went to the Ninth Brigade to have a drink early in the morning. Now Xiang's leg has been injured again. It is very difficult to even move a little. Therefore, the only two and a half people in the family who can actually run errands are Xiang Zhen and Qian Qian.
The older child and Xiang Yan.
After the three people asked all the children in Baytou who had been with Xu Heng last night, they also asked some other adults who went to the movies together, and then went door to door to ask.
Even Xiang Jin and the others, Xiang Yan, had the rare opportunity of asking in person and in a friendly manner, but in the end they still couldn't find Xu Heng's person.
Then several people ran to Aijiawan on the other side of Liang to search, but still couldn't find anyone.
They came back and reported to the old man. His vision immediately went dark, and then he fainted.
Several people were very frightened, especially Xiang Zhen and Xiang Yan's aunt and nephew, who were immediately frightened to the point of crying helplessly.
It was someone from Baytou who was passing by their courtyard who heard it, and he hesitated and ran in to ask them what was going on, and they told them.
The man quickly pinched the old man's body and pinched his mouth again. After pinching him for a long time, the old man slowly woke up.
The first thing he did when he woke up was to ask Xiang Yan to call her eldest sister and ask her to come back with her brother-in-law as soon as possible. It would be best to bring some people with her to find Xu Heng.
Then the second thing was to ask them to ask people in the bay to help find Xu Heng.
By this time, several people also knew the seriousness of the situation and did not dare to delay at all, so they all ran out quickly.
At this time, people in Baytou were all talking about it, saying that the grandson of Lao Xiang's family hadn't come back all night. Could something have happened?
An aunt came to Aunt Liao's house with a rice bowl to visit her, and the first thing she said after sitting down was: "Well, do you know that the grandson of Lao Xiang's family ran out to watch a movie last night?
You haven't come back yet?"
However, when she asked this question, her eyes swept over Xiang Jin and his family like a shuttlecock, as if she was seeking confirmation of something.
Seeing the excited expression on her face, Xiang Jin knew that she was looking for someone to share the gossip with, so he spoke before anyone else spoke, "I know!"
As expected, the aunt looked surprised and wanted to discuss this topic in depth, "You all know, right?"
Aunt Liao said, "At that time, Xiang Yan came to our house and asked if she had seen Xu Heng last night or this morning. I think there is probably no one in the whole Bayou who doesn't know about it.
Bar?"
The aunt nodded, "Yes, everyone in the Bayou is talking about it right now. You said that the old Xiang family is also the same. Such a big living person, such a big room of people, did not come back all night.
Don't even know.
I didn’t find out until I didn’t see him during breakfast this morning. How long do you think it’s been? How big is their family’s heart?”
Xiang Jin and his family didn't say anything, but they felt it was ironic in their hearts.
Aunt Liao nodded and responded to her, "You have a big heart."
The aunt continued, "What's that? And the same goes for that old lady Zhang. She has always regarded the person who stutters as very precious, and she doesn't even know her grandson is missing.
Is it that I have to go into the house to check on the children when I get up in the morning to see if they are sleeping peacefully? But she was fine and went straight to have a drink.
Why do you want to go so early? The meal has not started yet, so you have to wait there, so why are you embarrassed to wait?"
Xiang Jin and others from the old Xiang family have never been willing to talk or mention much, especially in front of outsiders, so they still remained silent.
The aunt also knew that they didn't want to say more, and she didn't ask them to say anything. She just wanted to find an audience, so she said again, "Everyone in Bayou is talking about what happened to the child, right?
You think something happened to him if he’s not real, right?”
Seeing the look on her face that was waiting to agree with her speculations and guesses, Xiang Jin said, "It's hard to say. Maybe he got separated from his family and the people in the bay last night, and then he was picked up nearby.
The kind-hearted person picked it up and stayed there for one night, and then came back later."
The aunt curled her lips and said, "I'm confused!"