At three in the afternoon, Liu Qingyun's father, Liu Qiushun, woke up. Not seeing his son at home, he suddenly felt uneasy and asked his wife, "Where is that boy Qingyun?"
"He went to Ya Dong's place, said he told him not to go picking wild mushrooms."
"When did he go? Why isn't he back yet?" Liu Qiushun pressed.
"He went after dinner, but yes, why has this child been gone so long?" Mother Qing asked, her face full of doubt.
Liu Qiushun immediately had a bad premonition. "This child must have gone up the mountain. I'll go to Liu Ya Dong's house first. I'm really going to be infuriated by him."
With that, he hurried towards Liu Ya Dong's house.
Mother Qing also felt uneasy, dropped her hoe, and followed him. 138 Reading Network
"Qingyun, Qingyun?" Before reaching Liu Ya Dong's house, Liu Qiushun's voice was already calling out.
Liu Ya Dong's father came out of the living room, stood at the main entrance, and immediately said to Liu Qiushun and his wife, "What are you looking for Qingyun for? This child, my son, and two other boys they often play with have gone out."
Hearing they had gone out, Liu Qiushun hurriedly asked, "Did they say where they were going?"
Liu Xiaofei shook his head. "They didn't say, but they are all twenty-five or twenty-six years old, can they run away?"
"Oh, you probably don't know yet, Liu Chunsheng's son picked a lot of wild mushrooms in the deep mountains today. My son and your son happened to see it and also wanted to go pick some. But Liu Yifeng insisted that there were wolves in the mountains, more than one, and told the two not to go. So, fearing Qingyun wouldn't listen, he even asked his father to come and tell you at noon. We know Liu Chunsheng's character; he is relatively honest and never lies. Therefore, I am afraid that these few people have really gone up the mountain to pick wild mushrooms. If they encounter wolves, let alone four people, even ten people would not be a match for wolves!" Liu Qiushun said all at once.
"I think you're just too timid, easily fooled into believing anything. We've lived most of our lives, we haven't not been up the mountain, just not gone deeper. If there were really wolves, they would have appeared long ago, not waited for Liu Yifeng to encounter them. Moreover, if he truly encountered wolves alone, would he still be alive? These Liu father and son are just exploiting your situation of having only one son, making you rather believe it than not, to help them persuade your son and my son not to go picking wild mushrooms." Liu Xiaofei was not frightened by Liu Qiushun's words. Instead, he comforted Liu Qiushun.
Even so, Liu Qiushun was still somewhat uneasy, after all, he did have only one son. Unlike Liu Xiaofei, who had three sons, two of whom were married, leaving only the youngest, Liu Ya Dong. To put it bluntly, if his son had an accident, he wouldn't have to worry about the family line ending. But it was different for him; he had only one unmarried son. If Qingyun had an accident, the family's lineage would be completely broken. When he died in the future, how could he face his ancestors with any dignity?
"This is a matter of life and death. Regardless of whether there are wolves on the mountain or not, I don't think we should be careless, otherwise, it will be too late to regret it."
"Then what do you think we should do? We don't even know if these four boys went to the back mountain. Where can we find them?" Liu Xiaofei asked.
Liu Qiushun then realized, "Look at my brain, can't we make a phone call? Let's call first and ask."
He quickly took out his mobile phone and dialed his son's number. The result showed that the phone was temporarily out of service. Usually, only in the mountains is there no signal. His heart immediately tightened.
Liu Xiaofei saw Liu Qiushun's nervous and uneasy appearance, and also started to worry a bit. He called Ya Dong, but it was also out of service.
"Dad, the children's phones are all unreachable. I'm sure they're on the mountain. What should we do?" Liu Qingyun's mother was so anxious that she burst into tears.
"Why are you crying? Your son isn't dead yet. You stay at home and wait for Qingyun. I'll go find people and go up the mountain to search."
"I'll go too. Since they say there are wolves on the mountain, we should bring something to defend ourselves, just in case." Liu Xiaofei's heart also began to feel increasingly uneasy.
Just as they were looking for people everywhere, preparing to go up the mountain together to find Liu Qingyun and the others.
They had already arrived at the place Liu Yifeng had visited in the morning and saw the wild mushrooms, rotten from insects, lying alone on the ground. Clearly, these were discarded by Liu Yifeng.
"It seems this is where Liu Yifeng picked wild mushrooms. Let's spread out and search, using this as a central point. Everyone should not go too far, to avoid getting lost, which would be dangerous." Liu Qingyun was the oldest among these people and his words carried the most weight. Everyone was willing to listen to what he said.
Afterward, the group walked forward in four directions. Gangzi, after walking about fifty meters, saw quite a few Jian Shou Qing mushrooms. Although this type of wild mushroom is one of the most common species, its price is not as high as other wild mushrooms. However, it is still a genuine wild mushroom, and the price per jin can be equivalent to several jin of pork. Seeing this, he excitedly picked them and put them into his bag. The other few also found wild mushrooms. They had only been here for a short while? And they had already found edible wild mushrooms, which was a good omen. All four squatted on the ground, picking the wild mushrooms they had found. Every face showed an excited expression. They could make a big profit today, and the money came so easily. Fortunately, they didn't listen to Liu Yifeng, otherwise, they would have missed so many valuable wild mushrooms. It's no wonder Liu Yifeng used such a lame excuse to trick them. The wild mushrooms here are indeed very profitable, after all, who would turn down money! Little did they know, danger had already quietly descended. On the other side, Liu Qiushun found Liu Yifeng's home while looking for people. Liu Yifeng was playing a game with Tong Tong at the time and saw Liu Qingyun's father rush in. His heart skipped a beat, and another bad premonition came. "Yifeng, Uncle has something to ask of you!" As soon as he entered the living room, Liu Qiushun proactively grabbed Liu Yifeng's hand, afraid he wouldn't agree to his request. "What is it, Uncle!" Although Liu Yifeng had already guessed it, this matter was not 100% certain. Only by confirming what he needed help with could he know if he could help. Liu Qiushun sighed and said, "It's just that those few boys don't believe you and your father, and they probably sneaked up the mountain. I can't find them now and can't get through to their phones. Can you take Qiu and go up the mountain to look for them? Qiu has no other choice but to come to you." Liu Yifeng listened and was a bit confused. "What do you mean find several people? How come besides Qingyun and Ya Dong, there are others?" "Aren't there two others they play with, Liu Gang and Liu Chenguang," Liu Qiushun said truthfully. Liu Yifeng instantly became anxious. You didn't listen to advice and went, so be it. How could you drag those two down with you? If an accident happens, it would be truly regrettable. At this moment, Liu Chunsheng, who heard the commotion, walked out of his room.