The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 860 - 185: Feint to the East, Strike in the West_4

Chapter 860: Chapter 185: Feint to the East, Strike in the West_4

After a whole night of frantic searching, there wasn’t a single clue or piece of news, and not just for Xiao Yi, but there was also no trace of Jiujiu.

Old Scholar Fang and the others heard the news and broke out in sweat, hurrying to bring the strong young men of the village out to help search.

Pei Qian wanted to search outside, "Elder Sister said that Jiujiu might still be hiding in some corner of the town, so she asked us to continue searching in town while she leads people to look for Xiao Yi!"

Old Scholar Fang grabbed her and asked in a low voice, "What status does this Xiao Yi have?"

Pei Qian’s mouth tightened, "The Prince He Qing’s son, the Emperor personally granted him the title of Junior Provincial Official."

Old Scholar Fang’s vision went dark, his legs went weak, and he almost collapsed. Xiao Yi was actually the grandson of the Emperor, lost under Qinqin’s watch...

Grandma Fang was also worried about Xiao Yi, but as it wasn’t her own child, she cried out for Jiujiu, "Let’s find Jiujiu first! Jiujiu isn’t even three years old yet, still just a baby! My poor Jiujiu, it’s been almost a day and a night, hurry up and find him!"

Pei Qian’s eyes reddened, she was the one who doted on Jiujiu the most. With Jiujiu gone, she was more anxious than anyone else, having turned over every stone in the area without finding the person or any clues.

Watching the sun rise, the people who came out from the town to help search were exhausted, her second sister was pregnant and her eyes were burning red from lack of sleep, and no one knew where her elder sister had gone to look for Xiao Yi, Pei Qian’s heart was so filled with hate she could have crushed her teeth, she called a few people and headed straight for Sun Lizheng’s family.

Ever since Sun Xiujin was brought back by that businessman, she seldom went out, nor found a suitor that met her conditions; Miao’s almost cursed at Pei Qin every single day. She was unwilling to marry Shen Songming, yet she still hoarded him and got in other’s way. When Miao’s saw Shen Songming coming to help Pei Qin with goods and business, she would feel miserable for days and take any chance to curse at home.

Miao’s was miserable, and Sun Xiujin was even more resentful in her heart. Now at home, she was almost like a cripple, just waiting for her brother to return this year and take her with him, to learn from Sun Tingyu and marry into a family outside.

Staying frustrated at home every day led to brewing bad thoughts! Pei Qian cursed, barged in directly with her people, and searched her house up and down again.

Since Sun Lizheng was helping with the search, they hadn’t thoroughly searched his house, and Miao’s had already complained once. Seeing that Pei Qian came in like a bandit, Miao’s jumped up, "What’s this? You can’t find your people, so you suspect us of hiding them? You have no proof; you searched once already, what’s the meaning of searching again!?"

Pei Qian kicked her aside with her foot, "Move aside! Not finding them means not finding them; if I do, I will make sure you pay for it!" She directly entered Sun Xiujin’s room, dragged her out and threw her into the courtyard, then began rummaging through everything.

Sun Xiujin watched with blood-red eyes and a cold laugh, "Go ahead, search! I want to see if you can find anything after digging three feet into the ground in my room! If you can’t find it, you’d better kneel down and apologize to me!"

"Pah!" Pei Qian spat, glaring at her with narrowed eyes, "I have the Government Office’s search warrant. I’ll search if I want to, you have no right to squawk!" She instructed the others to continue the search, even dismantling Sun Xiujin’s kang bed.

But nothing was found in the room or the cabinets, except for a few bags of broken silver and copper coins hidden inside the kang.

That was Sun Xiujin’s secret stash. She saw it and immediately lunged to snatch it back, "That’s my money! How dare you steal it!?"

Pei Qian had no interest in her petty private money; she was desperately looking for Jiujiu.

Having not found anyone here, Pei Qian still uneasy, swept the place one last time with her gaze and, taking her people, headed straight for Zhang Shiqian and Li Baolian’s house.

When Li Baolian saw her coming with people to search again, she proactively stepped aside, "Go ahead and search again!" The person wasn’t hidden by her, even searching a hundred times wouldn’t yield anything! Hmph!