Chapter 100: Taken Away

The five people huddled in the grass, looking back and forth, not daring to move.

“These people have a lot of food.”

He stared greedily at the luggage on the carriage.

“They all have carriages. These people are rich.” Another person made a judgment.

“If we can steal one of their carriages, we won’t have to go hungry and eat those scraps.” His eyes were fixated on the children running back and forth in the convoy.

“Actually, I think they look quite tasty, better than pork.” The speaker’s red eyes were staring at Niu Niu in Madam Xu’s arms, and he subconsciously licked the corners of his lips, as if he might start drooling at any second.

“There are so many of them. If we go out, they’ll definitely beat us to death.”

The man looked back and forth at the three parties. Observing this mighty group, his thoughts of robbing gradually faded away.

The thinnest man among the five said, “So, do we still want to rob?”

The other four fell silent, not responding.

“Wait a little longer,” someone suggested.

They wanted to wait for an opportunity, but they knew that this opportunity would likely never come.

In a shady spot, Su Yin and the others rested for more than two hours and regained some of their strength. Although they were still tired, they felt much better.

“Are you all ready? Have you brought everything you need to bring?” Su Yin asked again to ensure no one left anything behind.

“It’s all done.”

Yang Shuilian hugged her little son and was about to put him on the carriage when the little guy shifted his body and said in a sweet voice: “Mom, my stomach hurts.”

“Are you going to poop?”

The little guy nodded, holding his belly with his little hands and frowning.

Yang Shuilian turned to her husband Zhou Youcai and said, “Xiaobao is about to go. I will take him over there.”

“Okay, hurry up, don’t keep others waiting.”

“Okay.”

Yang Shuilian took Xiaobao to the bushes on one side. She gently set her son down and stood aside to wait.

The five people hiding in the bushes suddenly became alert when they saw Yang Shuilian and her son walk towards the bushes.

“There’s a chance.”

“Let’s go.”

The five people were decisive and quietly approached without any hesitation.

Zhou Youcai walked up to Su Yin and said, “My little one has diarrhea. You go ahead, and our family will catch up later.”

“Okay, then you hurry up and catch up.”

Su Yin and her party set off.

The Zhou family waited aside.

The two groups behind also began to move to catch up with Su Yin in front.

The sounds of carriages and horses, the footsteps of people, and the chatter echoed in the basin, masking many other sounds.

At this moment, the five people had already crept closer and were quietly approaching Yang Shuilian and her son, who were completely unaware of the danger.

“Xiaobao, are you okay?”

The little boy said in a sweet voice, “It’ll be ready soon.” “Hurry up.”

“Yeah.”

The little boy reached out to pick leaves and was about to wipe his bottom, when suddenly a pair of big hands covered his mouth and nose.

At the same time, Yang Shuilian was looking outside. As soon as she turned around and was about to ask about her son, she saw a figure running out and rushing towards Xiaobao.

She opened her mouth and was about to shout when a pair of hands stretched out from behind her. They covered her mouth and nose.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu”

Yang Shuilian struggled fiercely, trying to break free from the control of the man behind her, but there was a natural gap in physical strength between men and women, and she could not shake him.

The other two people immediately stepped forward, quickly tied up her legs and hands, carried her on their shoulders, and quickly ran deeper into the forest.

Xiaobao, who was only two years old, was also covered by the other party’s mouth and carried away.

Outside the official gate, the entire Zhou family was waiting.

Zhou Youcai’s mother couldn’t help but say, “Why has Shuilian been away for so long and hasn’t come back? Xiaobao has had diarrhea for too long.”

Old man Zhou ordered: “Youcai, go over and take a look.”

“Okay. Dad.”

Zhou Youcai walked behind the bushes and walked a dozen steps forward, but didn’t see Yang Shuilian and her son.

“Water lotus.”

No one responded. Zhou Youcai subconsciously thought that the sound of cars and horses outside covered his voice.

The other party didn’t hear it, so he raised the voice a few decibels.

“Water lotus, water lotus.”

However, there was still no response.

Zhou Youcai felt a sense of unease and rushed inside. He saw the feces on the ground but couldn’t find the mother and son.

His expression changed dramatically, and he turned around and left the official road.

When the Zhou family saw him returning, before they could speak, they heard him shouting anxiously: “No, Shuilian and Xiaobao are missing.”

“What?!”

The Zhou family was shocked.

“Could it have been taken away by a wild animal?” Zhou Youcai’s younger brother Zhou Youyi said instinctively.

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Old man Zhou glared fiercely at his younger son.

“Hurry up and find someone.”

Old man Zhou ordered and turned to his youngest daughter Zhou Xiuniang.

“Xiu Niang, run to the front and tell Sister Yinyin to come.”

“Okay.”

After Zhou Xiu Niang agreed, she rushed forward.

The Zhang family saw Zhou Xiuniang running past them in a hurry.

“What’s going on?” The eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhang family muttered as she watched her running figure.

“Looking at it like this, something seems to have happened.”

“It’s really possible.”

Old man Zhou also looked forward.

At this time, Zhou Xiuniang had already caught up with Su Yin.

“Sister Yinyin, my sister-in-law and nephew are missing.” She said urgently.

“Gone?!”

Su Yin immediately pulled the reins.

Zhou Xiuniang took a breath and said, “Just now, my brother went to the forest to look for his sister-in-law and Xiaobao, but he didn’t see them.

My father and the others have already gone to look for them.

Sister Yinyin, could my sister-in-law and the others be taken away by wild animals?”

“Don’t worry! It’s not necessarily true, don’t think about it yet.”

The aunt was very anxious when she heard that her daughter and nephew were missing.

Su Yin said to her uncle Yang Dashan, “Uncle, you go first. I’ll go over and see what’s going on.”

“No, I’ll go with you.” Yang Dashan said.

“I’ll go too.” My aunt followed.

“Auntie, please stay here, we will find cousin Shui Lian.”

Finally, Su Yin entrusted the team to his second uncle and the others, and left with his eldest uncle.

When passing by the Zhang family, Old Zhang asked, “Did something happen? Is there anything we can do for you?”

“My cousin and her child were lost.”

The eldest son of the Zhang family said immediately, “I’m looking for the best person. OK.”

“I’ll trouble you.”

“My dear, you’re welcome.”

The boss of the Zhang family joined the team.

Nan Jingzhi saw Su Yin returning and asked, “Are you in trouble?”

“Well, the person is missing.”

Hearing that the person was missing, Nan Jingzhi became interested.

There are no cliffs in this basin, and wild animals don’t dare to go down to the official road.

Isn’t it interesting that this man actually disappeared without incident.

Nan Jingzhi turned to look at Nan Wu, “You lead the team and continue moving forward.”

Nan Wu looked at his master, “What about you?”