My Dear Wife, Please Be Gentle!

Chapter 592: Chapter 596 Not Your Daughter_1

"Yes, no matter how ferocious that beast is, there’s always a way to kill it. It won’t come to the village unless it’s starving. You can rest assured,"

Another older woman agreed with Fat Aunt’s words.

"But we’ve been searching for most of the day and haven’t seen a shadow; could they be outside the village?"

"That’s not possible; how old are the two girls? How far could they have gone? Let’s keep looking; maybe the children have fallen asleep somewhere in someone’s house."

"Then let’s continue searching; there’s still some time before it gets dark."

A few people discussed and decided to split up and ask around at the houses with young girls.

And to take extra looks at places like the pond, the well, and the large slope.

In the past, when other families’ children went missing, it was mostly because they encountered danger in these places, so with each check, everyone felt a little more at ease.

As long as the children were still alive, everything else could be discussed.

When the villagers heard that the children were lost, they all came out to help.

"Our men walk faster; we’ll go along the road out of the village to search. If there’s any news, someone will come back and inform you,"

Huang Zhong explained to Hu’s Clan, several men behind him who he had just called over.

Hu’s Clan nodded vigorously: "Thank you, it’s just... you’ve gone to great lengths."

"It’s nothing; everyone’s child is the apple of their parents’ eyes. The most important thing is to find the children quickly,"

Huang Zhong ran his fingers through his hair, speaking with a bit of a stutter.

Hu’s Clan nodded vigorously again and then hurried off to search for the children. Seeing her flustered back, Huang Zhong suddenly felt overwhelmingly stuffy.

Ah, it’s really hard for a woman by herself.

Maybe it was a good thing that his former wife had found another man, and a wealthy one at that.

At least the children would have someone to look after them in the future and wouldn’t have to wander around the world looking like Hu’s Clan.

After all, they had once been husband and wife; he hoped everything would go well for her.

One of the men walking with Huang Zhong called out, "Zhong Zi, hurry up. When we see a fork in the road, one of us should split off. Once it gets dark, we’ll all return by the same path we came. Let’s all do our best."

"Thanks, Brother Kun, let’s go,"

Huang Zhong hurried to catch up while Wu Kun muttered under his breath, It’s not your girl, what are you thanking for!

But finding the children was the priority, and jokes like these could wait for later.

Soon, the sky had completely darkened, and those who had left the village in search were coming back, one by one, with no news from inside or outside the village.

The two children were like they had vanished into thin air—that day, only a few people had seen them.

Da Ya and Er Ya were Hu’s Clan’s lifeline, and in just one afternoon, Hu’s Clan had become exceedingly haggard and lifeless.

Qiao Duo tried to console her, "Sister Lan, people often say no news is good news. We haven’t found them, which means Da Ya and Er Ya are still out there and okay."

Hu’s Clan nodded absentmindedly and then wiped away her tears.

She had already searched everywhere she could think of, where else could they be?

With the weather so cold, what if they were cold and hungry—what should they do?

"Why don’t we go search in the mountains again? They might be trapped somewhere," Fat Aunt suggested.

"There’s frost at night now, and the mountain paths are very slippery; it’s too dangerous. Instead, let’s all go up the mountain together first thing tomorrow morning," said a daughter-in-law from the Qin Family timidly.

It wasn’t that she was unwilling to help, but after walking the whole afternoon, going from house to house, she was tired, hungry, and thirsty.

The most uncomfortable thing was that after sweating during the day, the cold wind at night made her shiver uncontrollably.

Most people agreed with the Qin Family daughter-in-law’s suggestion; they were all too worn out to continue.

Hu’s Clan gratefully said, "Thank you all for your hard work. You go back and rest. Once I find my girls, I’ll come and thank you personally."