Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11838

"Qing'er, what you said makes sense, it's just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. But even if we want to address the root cause, we have to bring the person back first!" Yang Yongqing was sweating profusely, pacing back and forth in the room, so anxious that he almost stomped a hole in the ground.

He was Xiu Hong's uncle, her own flesh and blood. Besides his own two children, he doted on his second and third brothers' children the most.

With his second brother away and the second branch of the family temporarily without a male head of household, and his third brother at the Taoist temple who wouldn't be back anytime soon, he, as the uncle who was right there with his niece, had to step up immediately and find her.

"Brother, you used the word 'catch' poorly. We need to find, not catch. If you say 'catch,' even if Xiu Hong is right under our noses, she'll be too scared to come out, especially with Sixi. She'll be even more afraid of being caught. You've done something too extreme to Sixi!"

"Oh dear, Qing'er, this won't work and that won't work either, so what do you suggest we do?" Yang Yongqing said. "All I know is that the longer we linger here, the further those two little rascals will run off to, and the harder they'll be to catch."

Well, Yang Yongqing's words struck a chord with the others present, as they shared the same concerns.

Zhao Liuer said, "Qing'er, let's gather some people and find them first! They might have already run off to Qingshui Town..."

Yang Ruoqing shook her head at them: "Don't worry, I heard my second sister-in-law's description earlier and guessed that they couldn't have gone far, let alone headed towards Qingshui Town."

"The two of them should still be hiding near Changping Village right now!"

"Why do you say that? Qing'er, do you know where they're hiding?"

Upon hearing these words, Cao Bamei sat up straight, looking at Yang Ruoqing with a nervous yet expectant gaze.

Yang Ruoqing said, "We just came from the direction of Qingshui Town, and we've been enjoying the scenery the whole way. First of all, we can rule out the possibility that they are on the official road. If they were, we would have met them by now."

"Secondly, the fields are flat right now, the cotton stalks have all been stripped off, and the wheat and rapeseed haven't been planted yet. There are almost no obstacles in sight. We didn't see them anywhere along the paths. Besides, it's broad daylight, and they wouldn't dare to leave rashly for fear of being recognized. So, the most likely place for them to hide in the mountains!"

"Hidden in the mountains? No wonder I wandered around the village twice before and didn't see him. I heard that Sixi's family was also looking for him, but they didn't find him either..." Cao Bamei muttered to herself, her brows furrowed tightly, her face turning pale as if she had thought of something.

"How dare you! What if you encounter wild animals in the mountains? What if you get lost and run into a strange snake? You're so reckless!" Madam Sun thought of past incidents in the mountains, the most recent being Luo Wuyou, who remained unconscious for several days before waking up…

Well then, Madam Sun directly became Cao Bamei's mouthpiece, expressing Cao Bamei's deepest worries in words.

Cao Bamei's face seemed to lose all color in an instant, and she almost slipped off her seat.

Yang Ruoqing reached out and helped Cao Bamei up, saying, "Since we're going into the mountains, if those two are determined not to come out, and hide in that cave or behind the brambles, even if we shout ourselves hoarse and walk over their heads, they won't pay any attention."

"That's why I told my second sister-in-law that we need to find out the root cause of Xiu Hong's frequent running away from home. Only by finding the answer can we coax them to come out on their own."

"Don't you all agree?"

After hearing Yang Ruoqing's words, everyone finally understood.

“Qing’er is right. We’ve narrowed down the search area. Now we need to figure out how to solve the problem, not resort to brute force to search and yell. If we can’t find it this time, I doubt we’ll ever find it again!” Cao Bamei covered her face and cried when she heard this.

Sobbing, she said, "What else could it be? That night, your second brother and I came back from your Luo family's house and went to knock on her door, intending to have a good talk with her."

“She said she would only marry Sixi. Your second brother and I asked her about it clearly, and we know that the two children must be in love, and it’s not a joke.”

"We thought, since that's the case, let's talk to Sixi's parents privately. For the sake of our children's happiness, we parents have no grudges that can't be resolved."

"Besides, I don't have any deep-seated hatred for Sixi's mother. We just have different tempers and usually ignore each other when we see each other in the village. Neither of us is willing to give in to the other. But for the sake of the child, I'm willing to back down. I believe she's not a coward either!"

"But the next morning, at the crack of dawn, Yongjin and I got up very early and went to Sixi's house. Sixi's father didn't say much, but he invited Yongjin to smoke and told Sixi's mother to go to the kitchen to boil water for tea. When that woman went to the kitchen, she smashed and banged the pot while it was boiling, and made veiled insults."

Upon hearing this, everyone, including Yang Ruoqing, frowned.

Since Cao Bamei and Yang Yongjin, as the bride's parents, have both humbled themselves and taken the initiative to visit, and since everyone is from the same village, it's said that one shouldn't hit a smiling face. Si Xi's father is fine, but Si Xi's mother is a bit petty.

"When Yongjin and I explained our purpose, Sixi's father looked surprised, obviously unaware of his children's affairs. But Sixi's mother was furious. She immediately grabbed a water ladle and rushed from the kitchen into the main room, hands on her hips, and told us that her Sixi was not lucky enough to marry the Yang family's daughter. She said that when they were looking for a daughter-in-law, she was looking for someone to bear children and manage the household, not someone to be worshipped as an ancestor. She said she did not agree to this marriage and told Yongjin and me to come back."

"Damn it, that bitch is so shameless!" Yang Yongqing cursed angrily upon hearing this.

Xiao Mo walked over, pinched him hard, and whispered, "What are you saying? The elders are here, and they're all women. Be careful."

Yang Yongqing was so angry that he scratched his head and said, "Our Yang family's daughter is being disliked? What is it about Xiuhong that makes her unworthy of Sixi?"

Sun said, "Our Xiuhong is beautiful and tall. She is also hardworking. She is good at needlework, both at home and outside, and even taking care of children."

Zhao Liuer also looked indignant and said, "Such a good girl, let alone being born into our Yang family, even if she were born into an ordinary family, would be the kind of daughter-in-law that matchmakers would wear down and talk themselves hoarse trying to marry. I really don't understand what Sixi's mother is thinking; she's a bit dim-witted."

Yang Ruoqing understood completely after hearing this.

If it were me, for my daughter's happiness, I would take the initiative to visit the other party's parents to communicate.

Unexpectedly, this resulted in ridicule. My own anger was secondary; the main concern was the attitude of the other party's mother. If I still insisted on marrying my daughter off to them as a daughter-in-law, wouldn't that be sending her there to be bullied?

Are the daughters we've raised for so many years really so cheap and worthless?

Therefore, after Cao Bamei and Yang Yongjin returned, they must have told Xiuhong about the situation, hoping that Xiuhong could understand her parents' good intentions, as her parents had already done their best.

However, teenage girls are caught in the sweet whirlpool of love, and even if the whole world is against them, they will choose their lover without hesitation.

And that's how all of this came to be...