latelenovela Chapter 178 Desolation and Despair
Chapter 178 Desolation and Despair
The moment the thought came to his mind, Qian Wentao pursed his lips, his eyes revealing hesitation and struggle.
He went out to search for the Fang family for several days in a row but found nothing. Although Guan Jianshan didn't say anything on the surface, he felt that the other party's attitude towards him was becoming increasingly cold.
If this continues for a long time, Guan Jianshan will definitely think that he is incompetent and let someone else take charge of the search. His plan to take back his own money and food will have to be shelved.
Thinking of this, Qian Wentao closed his eyes, and when he opened them, a sinister light flashed in his eyes.
Before making any progress in the search for the person, we must think of a way to stabilize Guan Jianshan. The best way is right in front of us. What could be more sincere and pleasing than offering our own sister to the other party?
"Brother, I sneaked out from Uncle Lai Fu and the others. After two observations, I found that the group goes out every day. If we wait a little longer, we can find out the time they go out every day and how long they are out. Then we can sneak in and save Dad.
Oh, by the way, on the morning of the accident, Dad told me…"
Qian Yurou hadn't finished her words when she saw her brother staring at her with an extremely strange look. Her eyelids twitched twice, "Brother, what's wrong?"
Qian Wentao looked at her without blinking, "Nothing, Rouer, do you really want to save Dad?"
Qian Yurou nodded immediately without hesitation.
During the drought last year, her mother died of illness. Now her father and brother are the only relatives she has left, and she will protect them no matter what.
"That's good. You said it yourself." Qian Wentao smiled, as if he had solved a very difficult problem.
He raised his hands and placed them on Qian Yurou's shoulders, lowering his voice and bewitchingly saying:
"Rou'er, let's work together to find a way to take back our family's things. We may suffer a little in the process, but we are doing this for our family!"
Although Qian Yurou felt that her brother was a little strange, she did not think much about it. She just thought that he wanted to work with her to find a way to save their family. She was so excited that tears filled her eyes and she nodded repeatedly.
She blinked her eyes, and as tears rolled down, a large hand on her shoulder was suddenly raised to the back of her neck and hit her hard.
After being hit, Qian Yurou closed her eyes and fell down like a willow catkin in the wind. Qian Wentao grabbed her by the waist and carried her on his shoulders. With a grim face, he carried her back to the team and rode back to the village.
The next day.
The mountain stronghold is seen outside the mountain house.
With a creak, the door opened from the inside, and Guan Jianshanshen walked out with a refreshed look.
Qian Wentao, who was waiting outside the door, stepped forward immediately, raised his eyes, and glanced at the bed in the room.
Guan Jianshan raised his hand, smiled and patted Qian Wentao on the shoulder, "The area we have identified is a bit large. It is not easy for you to go out with so few people every day. How about this, I will assign some more people to you to expand the search range."
"Brother Shan is indeed a man of foresight. I will definitely get things done!"
Every morning, the refugees were taken to a place by Zhao Gen, Li Danian and others for martial arts training, and Guan Jianshan would personally inspect the place every day.
Today was no exception, Guan Jianshan went to the backyard of the village.
Seeing the person walking away, Qian Wentao stepped into the room and closed the door behind him.
"Woooooooo..."
The crying was desolate and desperate.
Qian Yurou, who was curled up in the corner of the bed, wrapped in a thin quilt, had her hair disheveled, was shivering, and crying breathlessly. She heard footsteps coming, and she shrank back, but there was no way to retreat, so she shouted in a hoarse voice, "Don't come over here."
"Sister, it's me!" Qian Wentao sat on the edge of the bed.
Qian Yurou slowly raised her head and saw the person coming through the gap in her messy long hair. Her eyes widened red and her body burst into a fierce strength. She knelt on the bed and crawled quickly, grabbing the thin quilt with one hand and hitting Qian Wentao with the other hand. She screamed at the top of her lungs and asked him over and over again why he treated her like this.
After letting her vent her anger, Qian Wentao, who had run out of patience, grabbed her hand and raised his voice, "That's enough. Dad is dead. He was killed by those people. Do you want to see your only relative, me, killed by those people?"
Then, he came forward, lowered his voice, and persuaded her patiently: "Sister, we are the only ones left in our family. We are the closest blood relatives in the world. We must support them and keep them alive. We must gain their trust and then find an opportunity to avenge our father!"
Hearing this, Qian Yurou was shocked, her face pale, and tears streamed down her face. It seemed as if all the strength in her body was drained away, and she sat down on the bed powerlessly.
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Tiankeng.
It was a new day again, and Xia Qingyue woke up at five in the morning as usual. It was still dawn and Heihei was still asleep. She went outside and looked up at the mouth of the tiankeng. The gray night sky was dotted with stars.
The occasional cool morning breeze blew up the strands of hair on her forehead, lifting them up and then falling down, brushing against her cheeks, making her feel itchy. She lifted up the strands of hair and tucked them behind her ears.
"That's great. It hasn't rained for six days. I really hope the sun will come out today."
It had been cloudy for several days in a row. Although it was a good thing that it didn't rain, it would be even better if it was sunny. She wanted to take out the quilt, some clothes and other items, wash them, scrub them and dry them in the sun.
She shifted her gaze towards the vegetable garden not far away. Clusters of tender green sprouts were growing in a small plot of land. Those were the pumpkins and cucumbers she had planted a few days ago as the weather was good.
"We planted seeds late this year. We don't expect much harvest, but it will be great if the seeds can grow and bear fruit smoothly."
After thinking about it, she decided to plant some loofahs, gourds and other easy-to-grow vegetables after she finished her work.
Moreover, these vegetables have the most seeds, weighing several kilograms each.
Over the past half month, except for the first few days after returning from separation when I ate some mushrooms and wild vegetables I had found, I ate beans, rice, chicken and duck eggs in the following days, or I made noodles in various ways and killed poultry every few days to satisfy my hunger.
The chili bacon that I had made earlier was finished, and I had several jars of pickled cabbage and sauerkraut, as well as the cabbage and sauerkraut that I had made at the end of last year. There was also some left, but it was all gone after we ate it all.
Only by growing some vegetables can she feel safe and not panic.
After washing up, Xia Qingyue ran a few laps along the tiankeng on an empty stomach. After taking a short rest, she wiped the sweat off her face, picked up a bow and arrow and practiced archery.