Chapter 273: Preventing the Mountain Trip

Chapter 273: Preventing the Mountain Trip

To prepare for another sudden heavy snowfall and rapid temperature drop, Yu Laotou, Yu Daniu, and Yu Erhu all brought raincoats and bamboo hats.

Yu Siyang was responsible for staying at home to take care of the family.

He stood at the door, his face etched with worry, as he watched his father and two older brothers disappear into the snow-covered mountains.

Just in case, Xingxing gave Su Rouer another calming pill to take.

Xingxing said to Su Rouer, her voice filled with concern, "Third Aunt, you must take care of yourself. You have a baby in your belly."

Su Rouer's eyes were swollen, but she managed a weak smile for Xingxing, "...Xingxing, don't worry. With the pill you gave me, I feel much better."

Xingxing patted Su Rouer's arm, her demeanor surprisingly mature for her age, comforting her, "Don't worry, Third Aunt. Third Uncle will definitely be fine."

Xingxing's tone carried a serious note.

Su Rouer was startled, recalling the good fortune Xingxing had brought to the family over the past two years.

When Huai Geer had been in trouble before, hadn't Xingxing also been very confident that Huai Geer would be fine?

Su Rouer's heart, which had been clenched with worry all night, finally eased a bit, and the fatigue from not resting well began to creep in. She showed signs of exhaustion on her face.

Although Li Chunhua and Bai Xiaofeng were also worried about whether their husbands would encounter any danger going into the mountains at this time, they couldn't focus on anything else now and quickly helped Su Rouer back to her room to rest.

The whole family hurried away, oblivious to Shuanglian quietly slipping out of the main gate and hurrying in the direction the Yu family men had taken.

In the third room, Li Chunhua and Bai Xiaofeng helped Su Rouer sit down, while Wei Pozi also sat nearby. Seeing that Su Rouer's complexion had improved after resting on the couch for a while, she finally felt a bit relieved, "...Later, I'll have Shuangyun make you some chicken soup to nourish your body."

Su Rouer, having recovered from the fatigue, felt much better in spirit and smiled, "...Mother, Xingxing said that Third Brother will definitely be fine. I just relaxed a bit earlier, but I'm fine now."

Hearing that Xingxing had said so, Li Chunhua and Bai Xiaofeng also showed smiles on their faces, confidently saying, "Since Xingxing said so, Third Brother will definitely be fine!"

"Right, right! When I was giving birth to Bang Geer, the situation was quite critical too, but didn't Xingxing also say that Bang Geer and I would be fine... Now, Bang Geer is so heavy, he can eat three eggs and a bowl of porridge in one meal!"

Li Chunhua and Bai Xiaofeng chimed in with their own stories, and although Ah Wu hadn't experienced these things, she listened with great interest.

Su Rouer's smile grew more genuine.

Wei Pozi beamed with satisfaction at the harmonious and pleasant interaction between her daughters-in-law. She smiled and called out to the maid of the third room, "...Shuanglian, bring some hot water."

After a while, there was no response.

"Shuanglian?" Wei Pozi was a bit surprised and raised her voice slightly, calling again.

Still, there was no response.

Shuangyun, who was passing by and overheard Wei Pozi's voice, frowned slightly when she saw that Shuanglian wasn't responding. She came to the third room and said to Wei Pozi, "...Madam, Shuanglian seems to be temporarily unavailable. If there's anything, you can tell me."

Wei Pozi wasn't particularly insistent on Shuanglian doing the task of fetching hot water, so she didn't take it to heart. She just muttered a casual complaint, "With the men not at home and a pregnant lady here, where has this Shuanglian gone off to?" before instructing Shuangyun to fetch the hot water.

The speaker might not have meant anything by it, but Bai Xiaofeng, who had just given birth to Bang Geer less than a year ago, was naturally sensitive to certain things.

With a pregnant woman in the house needing care, how could the maid just disappear without a trace?

Bai Xiaofeng frowned, biting her tongue in front of Su Rouer. After leaving the third room, she asked Shuangqing, the maid from their second household, to look for Shuanglian from the third room and see where she had gone.

Shuangqing searched every corner of the house and even went around the village looking for Shuanglian, but still couldn’t find her.

When Shuangqing came back and told Bai Xiaofeng, Bai Xiaofeng immediately sensed something was wrong. She picked up Bang Geer and went to Wei Pozi’s room to inform her.

Wei Pozi frowned.

How could someone just vanish like that?

"...It’s freezing cold outside. Where could a young girl like her go?" Wei Pozi frowned with concern.

More than being upset about Shuanglian, the family maid, running off without the family’s permission, Wei Pozi was more worried about Shuanglian’s safety.

Bai Xiaofeng had more on her mind, but she didn’t want to spoil the mood by bringing it up. She just agreed, "Yes, this girl is really driving us crazy with worry. Everyone in the family has gone to look for the third brother. We can’t spare more people to search for her, can we?"

Wei Pozi was a bit angry, muttering that they shouldn’t worry about her, even if she froze outside, it would serve as a lesson.

But in reality, Wei Pozi was on edge. Finally, she clenched her teeth and grabbed her raincoat and hat: "...I’ve got nothing better to do, I might as well take a walk."

Bai Xiaofeng hesitated, unsure how to talk her mother-in-law out of it.

Wei Pozi was determined to go out.

"Grandma!"

Just a few steps out, Wei Pozi heard Xingxing calling her from behind.

Wei Pozi turned around to see Xingxing’s little legs scrambling over the threshold of the Yujia family’s gate, running toward her.

"Grandma, where are you going? I’ll go with you," Xingxing spoke quickly.

Wei Pozi was planning to search near the foot of the mountain and might even have to go into the mountains, so she definitely wouldn’t take Xingxing with her.

She firmly refused Xingxing: "No, my dear, you stay home and play with Bang Geer. I’m just going for a walk nearby."

But Xingxing wouldn’t let Wei Pozi go into the mountains, grabbing her hem, her little face pale: "...Grandma, I’m not feeling well. Don’t go."

No matter how much she worried about Shuanglian, Xingxing was her priority.

Wei Pozi immediately turned back and picked up Xingxing: "My dear, what’s wrong?"

Xingxing wrapped her arms around Wei Pozi’s neck, her face indeed pale. She gently shook her head: "Grandma, I’m fine. I don’t know what’s wrong. I just feel really uncomfortable inside. I don’t want you to go."

Wei Pozi’s face also changed slightly, and she carried Xingxing back into the Yujia family, no longer mentioning going into the mountains.

After a while, someone in the village suddenly ran shouting: "Something’s happened, something’s happened!"

It turned out that there had been a small avalanche near the foot of the mountain, burying people inside. The villagers who witnessed the scene were calling for people to dig them out!

Upon hearing this news, Wei Pozi’s face changed.

Bai Xiaofeng was so startled she nearly tipped over the cup next to her.