Chapter 144: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 144: Serious Injury (1)
Mo Yan's heart was racing, despite the carriage already moving quickly, she felt it was too slow and kept urging the coachman to speed up.
Finally arriving at Liuyang Village, Mo Yan hurriedly got off the carriage and headed straight for the construction site.
Mo Qingze was waiting for Mo Yan at the construction site. Seeing her approach, he quickly went up to her. "Yan'er, you're finally here. Mount Yuhua is too vast, and without a direction, we have no idea where to start searching! You've taken Xiao Hua into Mount Yuhua before, do you think it might have gone there?"
"Dad, I can't be sure about that. Are you certain it went into the mountains yesterday?" Seeing her father more anxious than herself, Mo Yan suppressed her own anxiety and asked. Although she often complained about that fellow being greedy and foolish, she had already regarded it as an important companion. Now that Xiao Hua was missing, she was genuinely worried that something might have happened to it.
"It did go into the mountains! It didn't return yesterday evening, so I went to look for it. Someone saw it in the mountains, but despite searching with the villagers, we couldn't find it." Mo Qingze said anxiously.
Mo Yan thought for a moment and asked again, "Has Xiao Hua shown any unusual behavior these past few days?" Although she knew it was playful, she didn't think it would forget to come home. But just in case.
Mo Qingze thought carefully, then shook his head. "It's been the same as usual. It goes out in the morning and comes back in the evening. But recently, it hasn't brought back any prey, although its appetite is still good. It even ate the chicken you sent over and could still eat a small bowl of rice soup."
Mo Yan frowned. She knew Xiao Hua was picky, but it usually wouldn't touch the food from the kitchen. Now it was willing to eat, which was abnormal.
"Dad, I'm going into the mountains now. I'll be back before it gets dark." Mo Yan said, then headed towards the mountain.
Mo Qingze couldn't bear to let her go alone and insisted on following her. Mo Yan couldn't refuse, so she agreed.
With people still working at the construction site, Mo Qingze asked Li Zhong to watch over them. Li Zhong was worried that they might encounter wild animals, so he gave them two shovels.
Mo Yan followed the path she had taken last time into the mountains, calling Xiao Hua's name as she walked. However, apart from the birds that were startled by her voice, the silent forest echoed only with her own voice.
Mo Qingze also called out as he followed along. As the trees became denser, and they still couldn't see any trace of Xiao Hua, his anxiety grew.
Xiao Hua was smart and obedient, and he liked it very much, especially since it was the one who found Mo Yan in the first place. Now that it was missing, he was genuinely worried that something might have happened to it. If they couldn't find it, how would he explain to its owner?
Mo Yan was also anxious. Although the forest was vast, their voices echoed far and wide. But it had already been an hour, and Xiao Hua hadn't shown up. It couldn't have gone too far, so something must have happened to it.
"Yan'er, do you think Xiao Hua is in trouble?" Mo Qingze also thought of this possibility and stopped to ask Mo Yan.
Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Mo Yan gasped for breath and shook her head. "Whatever happens, we must find it."
Mo Qingze looked at the endless forest, sighing.
The two of them rested for a while before continuing their search. When they reached the place where they had encountered the wolf before, Mo Yan suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Mo Qingze asked, puzzled.
Mo Yan put her index finger to her lips, making a 'shh' gesture, and listened carefully. Sure enough, she heard unusual sounds in the distance.
Her heart leaped with joy, and she excitedly said, "Dad, there are a lot of birds being startled in the distance. It must be Xiao Hua hearing our voices and coming towards us."
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