"I’m here!" Just as Yang Dayong was about to turn around to call Land Officer Yang, Land Officer Yang had already come out dressed.
Muttering under his breath, "What’s going on? What happened to your grandpa? Why do we need to call the doctor?"
"Grandpa, let’s not talk about my grandpa now. Yang Dongzhi still hasn’t come home..."
"I heard it. I’m going to gather people now." Land Officer Yang interrupted Yang Chuxia and went to get the gong. Seeing this, Yang Chuxia felt relieved and immediately turned around to find someone. Yang Dayong followed her as well.
Soon afterwards, Land Officer Yang banged the gong in the village, and people gathered at the village entrance upon hearing the news. After Land Officer Yang explained the situation, everyone spat in disgust and rushed to find people in groups.
This was a very unusual time, so even those who usually disliked Yang Da’an and his wife put aside their resentments. Yang Dongzhi was lost in the village, and they feared she hadn’t gone far, so they all began to search separately. However, everyone had a feeling that it would be hard to find her because of the recent frequent kidnapping of young girls in the village. As soon as the villagers heard about it, they instinctively thought that Yang Dongzhi had been abducted.
Fifteen minutes passed, thirty minutes passed, and after one hour, those who came back reported no success in finding her.
It was the same with Yang Chuxia’s side. Her reasoning was that since she was lost in the village, maybe she had fallen into a hole, maybe she had been kidnapped but hadn’t left the village yet. Even if she had been kidnapped, there should be some trace left behind.
However, she and Yang Dayong had almost searched every corner of the village, even the nearby areas such as reed marshes and small rivers, but still couldn’t find her.
At this point, they could basically be sure that the girl had been kidnapped.
Presently, only a few people who went to chase along the road to the town haven’t returned yet. Everyone’s hope rested on those people, hoping they could bring back some good news.
At this time, in the main room of the Old Yang’s house, Land Officer Yang and others were there.
Ms.Liu and Yang Da’an were crying so hard that they almost looked like they were going to die. Yang Chuxia looked at Yang Da’an and thought to herself that he was a loving father, as even a grown man had red and swollen eyes from crying.
Crying, Ms.Liu suddenly rushed towards Yang Xiaochuan, "It’s all your fault, it’s all you! If you didn’t push Dad, how could my Dongzhi go missing? You bastard, you heartless one, you even hurt your own father!"
"Ms.Liu, don’t make baseless accusations. It’s not my fault that your Dongzhi was taken away." Yang Xiaochuan dodged Ms.Liu’s attack while speaking.
Ms.Luo also chimed in with sarcastic comments, "You deserve it. Fourth and I tried to stop her sisters from going out before, but it seemed like we were going to kill your whole family. You insisted on rushing out, and now look what happened."
"Shut up!" Seeing Ms.Luo’s face made Yang Chuxia want to slap her, as she was truly annoying and didn’t know when to keep quiet. It seemed like she was no better than Old Lady Hua, "Don’t think that I’ve forgotten about my grandpa’s incident. We’ll talk about that later. Now, both of you get out of my sight, and try saying one more word."
Ms.Luo’s face stung as soon as she heard Yang Chuxia’s words, and her scalp began to chill as well, obviously still frightened by being dunked into the water bucket by Yang Chuxia earlier.
She immediately shut up, and Yang Xiaochuan also bowed his head and remained silent.
Now, Land Officer Yang finally knew why Old Yang needed a doctor and why Yang Dongzhi was missing. He glared fiercely at Yang Xiaochuan and his wife and scolded, "You beasts, you can even lay your hands on your own father."