Splendid Twins

Chapter 126 Inciting public opinion

Si Yao yawned, then got out of bed and put on his shoes:

"I'll go with you to look for it. Have you looked outside the hospital?"

"No."

Wang turned her head and looked at the open courtyard door, and said with some doubt:

"Son, do you think someone could have come in and stolen it?"

Si Yao's eyes darkened for a moment, but he remained calm and said:

"It's possible. Let's go out and ask, and ask the village chief to help find him, so that he won't come back and blame us."

Wang nodded. The head of the family had recently found a job to do. If he came back and found out that the two little bastards were missing, he would definitely blame her!

"Yes, yes, yes, my son is the most thoughtful one."

The mother and son asked along the way, and in less than half an hour, most of the people in Sijia Village came out to help find the baby.

The village chief was a little unconvinced at first. How could a kid who couldn’t even walk disappear in his own yard?

But seeing that the mother and son did not seem to be lying, he immediately spoke:

"It's a big deal if a child is missing. Let's go and look for him together. Maybe someone in the village saw him and wants to hold him. By the way, what were you adults doing at the time?"

"Xiao Ye, the kid fell into bed, and I was busy cleaning up and didn't watch him. My brother Yao had a leg injury and was resting in his room. Old lady, could it be that the old lady went out and took him away?"

"Go and have a look."

The group walked out to Si Yao's field. The villagers who came to watch the fun followed them in twos and threes, whispering as they walked:

"It's no small matter if a child is lost. Do you think it was Mrs. Si who took the child away?"

"Not necessarily. The old lady has difficulty walking. She may not be able to carry two babies..."

"So where did the kid go? This has never happened in our village in all these years..."

Some villagers who were more cunning looked at Wang and Si Yao in front of them and said implicitly:

"Who knows? Let's just keep an eye on our own kids."

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Mrs. Si stood on the ridge of her own field in silence. Her eyes reflected a desolate scene. The crops that were once lush and green had now been replaced by ruthless weeds.

In the fields of other people nearby, a vibrant scene comes into view, with green crops neatly arranged, like a green ocean.

Looking around, her field was full of weeds. The sparse crops looked particularly pitiful under the siege of weeds. It would be better to say that it was a lush grassland.

Comparing the two, Mrs. Si was furious and angry, and the hatred in her heart was like a surging tide, but she didn't know who to hate for a moment...

In the past, the crops in her family's fields were the most lush, and the second son and his wife were good at farming, so she and the old man stopped working in the fields early and enjoyed the filial piety of their children and grandchildren in advance.

The family has ten acres of good land, six acres of medium-quality land, and a few acres of inferior land for growing vegetables and grains. The food produced in a year is enough to feed their entire family. If they are frugal, they can sell some of it to subsidize Yao Ge'er.

Now she doesn't have the energy to farm anymore. Instead of keeping the crops and wasting them, she might as well sell them and save some money for herself a coffin.

"Mrs. Si?"

"Mrs. Si, come here."

"Grandma."

There were shouts coming from not far away. Mrs. Si looked up. Although her vision was a little blurry, the voices were still loud:

"Why are you shouting? Is there a dead person or a fire..."

The village chief rolled his eyes in anger. This old woman will never change her bad mouth habit.

"Grandma, something happened."

Si Yao walked quickly to the old lady and gently supported her arm, his tone revealing an anxiety that was difficult to conceal:

"The child is missing. We have been looking for him but there is no news. I want to ask if you noticed him before you left..."

The old lady was stunned, and looking at her eldest grandson, she couldn't help feeling confused.

He was clearly sitting at the door when I left, so how come the baby disappeared?

Besides, what is an old woman like her doing in the fields with two kids?

"I, I'm here to weed the fields..."

Seeing a group of people staring at her, and Yao Ge'er quietly squeezing her hand, she reacted and said:

"What's the point of looking for me if the baby is missing? Can I eat them?"

"They are so idle that they don't pay attention to their own farm work. They are always paying attention to other people's farms..."

Watching Mrs. Si cursing, the village chief frowned, this was a tricky matter.

"Has anyone of you passed by his house and noticed it?"

"No, village chief, if it doesn't work, let's report it to the police. Why does this matter feel so scary..."

"That's right, I have to go back and see my little bastard..."

……

Si Yao lowered his eyes to hide the shadow in them. Mrs. Si reached out and patted him, whispering:

"Brother Yao?"

"Grandma, don't worry, I'll take care of you in your old age."

When Mrs. Si heard this, she was not relieved but felt uncontrollably panicked. Could this be Yao Ge'er's trick?

Si Yao patted Mrs. Si's hand soothingly, raised his eyes to look at the village chief, and said solemnly:

"Village chief, I have a wild guess. Maybe a wild beast came down the mountain and took the child away."

"what?"

"Oh no……"

"Oh my God, Si Yao, don't scare us..."

The village chief was also startled and said seriously:

"Tell me carefully."

Si Yao looked at everyone, not anxious or impatient, and spoke in a calm voice:

"I am not being mean, everyone. The villagers have been safe and sound these years because, firstly, the village chief has managed the place properly, and secondly, there are fewer wild animals on the mountain. But this year, trees have been planted on several nearby barren mountains. As the trees grow luxuriantly, they will naturally attract wild animals. Otherwise, how can we explain this strange incident today?"

When the villagers heard this, they immediately felt that Si Yao was right and shouted:

"Village chief, this barren mountain belongs to Si Yao, she has to be responsible."

"Bullshit, why didn't you tell me when you were paid to plant trees?"

"Oh, let's not talk about whether to take the money or not. If a wild beast really comes down the mountain, how much money can solve it?"

"That's right, children are the most important..."

"Oh my god, this is so scary. What should I do then?..."

Aunt Guihua was listening in the crowd. She accidentally saw that Mrs. Si had a strange look on her face, so she raised her voice and said:

"Today is Zhengyang Festival. All the children running around in the village are fine. How come your child is missing? Is it possible that someone has hidden him?"

Seeing this, Si Yao spoke up:

"Although the gate is open, there are people in our house, so how could we not hear the sound of people moving around? The only thing that can move without making any sound is a man-eating beast..."

As soon as these words came out, the villagers could no longer stand still. They urged with terrified faces, and only a few people remained silent.

"Village Chief, let's go ask Si Yao."

"That's right, there must be some rules, otherwise, who would dare to walk around in the village..."

"We are not blaming Yao girl, so we will go and ask if there are any wild animals on her barren mountain."

……

Si Yao raised his eyes and looked into the distance. A calculation flashed through his eyes. He wanted to incite the villagers to have opinions about Si Yao so that he could arrange the next step...

Seeing that he could no longer withstand the pressure, the village chief had no choice but to speak:

"I'll go ask. You all go back and check on your kids. Be careful recently and tell them not to run to the mountains."