Chapter 381 The child is lost
"Duo'er, look at that man breathing fire so high."
Man'er held Duo'er tightly and pointed at the people on the stage with an excited look on her face.
This was even more exciting than the sideshow I saw in Fucheng years ago.
"The fire is so high, it's great." Although Duo'er lives in Black Dragon Pool Town, this is the first time that an adult has taken her to a lantern festival like this. She was more excited than Man'er when she saw the acrobatic fire-breathing performance.
"I want to go back and tell my mother."
Another ball of flames shot into the air, and Duoer clapped her hands happily.
Xiaolong and Yaozu stood close to Man'er and stood on tiptoe, keeping Tong Huaqiong's advice in mind. Man'er and Duo'er were girls, and as the men in the family, they had the obligation to protect the two girls.
Especially in such a crowded place, beware of those taking pictures.
"Xiaolong, look at the tightrope walking over there."
Yaozu pointed in the air.
I saw a thin steel wire pulled out of nowhere in the middle of the stage. The acrobat, as light as a swallow, jumped onto the steel wire with a slight leap.
Breathing fire from his mouth while walking on the tightrope.
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
The crowd burst into cheers.
Everyone in the crowd was attracted, and their eyes all moved from the lantern to the juggler in mid-air.
Tong Huaqiong and Mrs. Huang stood in the crowd, and she was also severely shocked.
In later generations, she only saw acrobats on the Spring Festival Gala through a screen. The real immersion was a shock that could not be felt through the screen.
If she were not trapped by her status as a widow with children and grandchildren, Tong Huaqiong would have wanted to squeeze in from the front to watch, cheering for the actors loudly like future generations would at a concert.
Tong Huaqiong glanced at Man'er, Xiaolong, Yaozu Duoer's four children.
The four children jumped up and down happily.
Originally, Tong Huaqiong was afraid that it would be unsafe in large numbers and wanted Su Chengmin to surround her with the four children. She couldn't bear to see the children happy.
At the same time, I thought of so many adults and so many pairs of eyes looking at the four children, and they couldn't lose them.
Another cheer, and a puff of smoke rose from the fire in the tightrope juggler's mouth.
Tong Huaqiong raised her head to enjoy the performance on the wire.
Looking down again, I found that the four children were missing.
"Laifu, Laifu." Tong Huaqiong shouted.
Su Chengmin was next to him, and He Gu Taohua was bragging that he could also walk on a tightrope. When he heard Tong Huaqiong shouting, he quickly turned around.
"Man'er Xiaolong and the others are gone." Tong Huaqiong pointed ahead.
Su Chengmin's head was buzzing, and Xiaolong couldn't throw it away.
Su Chengmin rushed into the crowd with a quick stride.
Gu Jingzhe heard the words and rushed forward with Su Chengmin.
Old Mrs. Huang's heart skipped a beat in fright, and she comforted Tong Huaqiong and said, "Don't worry, shopkeeper Tong. They were still there just now. They must have been squeezed in. They are so small that we can't see them outside."
These words did not comfort Tong Huaqiong. She felt anxious and couldn't care less about responding. Old Mrs. Huang moved forward and walked forward.
None of these four children can be lost.
Tong Huaqiong prayed in her heart, really hoping that Man'er and the others were just squeezed into a corner like Mrs. Huang said.
She expected Su Chengmin and Gu Jingzhe to bring the children out.
But soon, Tong Huaqiong became disappointed.
Su Chengmin and Gu Jingzhe searched around the crowd but couldn't see the four children.
"Let's search separately." Tong Huaqiong made a quick decision and said to Gu Jingzhe and Su Chengmin, "Taohua and I will search in the crowd, and you two go to a secluded alley to search."
Gu Jingzhe and Su Chengmin went to the dark alley next to them. Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua blended into the crowd.
Lu Zhaozhao wanted to look for her together, but was held down by Tong Huaqiong. She was a charming girl from Fucheng and was also the kidnapper's target.
Mrs. Huang sent her maids to follow her and called her son to discuss the matter.
Here, Huang Yuanwai, Lu Zhaoyang and Huang Jingshan learned that several children of the Gu family were missing, and they were frightened.
Huang Yuanwai was extremely upset. The reason why Shopkeeper Tong came to enjoy the lanterns tonight was because of Lu Zhaoyang and Huang Jingshan.
Now Shopkeeper Tong's child is lost. If he can't find it back, the marriage will never be peaceful.
Lu Zhaoyang looked calm, grabbed the patrolman in the crowd, and described the matter.
As soon as the public servant heard that the child had been lost, he gathered all the public servants on the street. Some of the public servants controlled the juggling troupe, while others split up to look for the child.
This year, Magistrate Liu County issued a death order to ensure the safety of lantern watchers.
They patrolled all night, thinking that nothing happened and they could go back to collect the reward, but when they were about to leave, they lost their child.
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And four more were lost.
At first glance, it seems that a kidnapper committed the crime.
Everyone in the public servants wanted to catch the kidnapper.
Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua searched the crowd but didn't see many children. When they arrived at the meeting place, they found that Gu Jingzhe and Su Chengmin had not returned. Tong Huaqiong had a bad feeling in her heart.
Tong Huaqiong was unwilling to give in and came to the place where Man'er and other children were standing just now. She squatted down and looked for something carefully.
Suddenly she picked up the velvet flower Man'er was wearing on the ground.
Tong Huaqiong took the velvet flower in her hand and guessed that the four children were afraid of being photographed away by the person who took the flower.
Man'er has always been clever, and Man'er dropped this flower on purpose.
Tong Huaqiong squeezed out of the crowd with flowers. She had already heard the official telling everyone not to move around casually. Lu Zhaoyang and Huang Yuanwai came over and told Tong Huaqiong that the entire Yanguan Town official team had been guarding all intersections and inspecting them one by one.
"Uncle Fatty, where are you taking us in a carriage? To Fucheng? That's great. It's great that you take us to Fucheng. I begged my father several times and he was unwilling to take me there."
The four children were carried into the carriage by two fat and thin kidnappers.
Man'er hugged Duo'er, who was so frightened that she was crying, with an innocent look on her face and eyes full of yearning.
As happy as a pigeon escaping from its cage.
In the carriage, the fat and thin kidnappers and Mother Jiang looked at each other.
This girl is so innocent, and a bit silly.
I thought they were good people.
Simple is good.
The mother-in-law was right, these four children could tell from their clothes that they came from wealthy families.
Especially the older girls and older boys who are fair and beautiful, and can be sold at a good price at a glance.
It was precisely because the four children had tender skin and tender flesh that they did not tie their hands and gag their mouths, fearing that they would not be able to sell them at a good price if their marriage was ruined.
However, the older and extremely beautiful boy didn't look as innocent as the little girl. He stared at his eyes from beginning to end and struggled hard. Without saying a word, he bit the thin man's hand.
The thin man's hand was bitten with blood. When he saw Xiaolong glaring at him fiercely, he reached out his hand in anger and was about to hit Xiaolong.
Man'er stood in front of Xiaolong and said obediently: "Uncle, don't hit me. My brother is mute and he is afraid, but he listens to my words the most."
After speaking, he squeezed Xiaolong's hand and said, "Uncle, take us to Fucheng to play. You have to be good."
Xiao Long, who was dubbed mute, turned pale with anger.
The three of them heard that Xiaolong was mute, and they felt it was a pity. Otherwise, the young and old boys in Shengjing would be rushing to get such a handsome boy.
But being mute also has the advantage of being mute, at least he won't scream for help.
There are four children being kidnapped now. The older girl is simply acting silly, the remaining girl is timid and speechless, and the younger boy is sobbing while taking out the candy in his pocket, sucking it, and eating it. One-handed syrup doesn't look like a smart one either.