C89 Xia Yang Is Missing

"What's wrong?" The moment Xia Yi carried Xia Yang into the Bean Curd Shop, Xia Changsheng discovered that something was amiss.

His movements were flustered and his expression was serious, as if something was chasing them from behind.

Xia Yi looked back once more but to no avail.

"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I keep having the feeling that someone is following us." Xia Yi told Xia Changsheng honestly.

Xia Changsheng followed Xia Yi's gaze and looked over, but he could not find anything, he only said: "Wait here for me for a while, I will pack up my Bean Curd Shop and go home with you guys, you are right, I have not been home for a few days, I am really missing my mother's cooking."

Only then did Xia Yi put Xia Yang on the ground, shake off his slightly sore arms, and ask: "Has Yang been getting heavier recently? Big Sis is almost unable to hug Yang. "

Ever since Xia Yi arrived, she had become fat at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At first, it was only skin and bones, but now there was a little flesh on the back of his face. Now, Xia Yang's face was round, and it was at least 10 kilograms heavier than before.

Xia Yang rubbed his round stomach and said to Xia Yi: "Elder sister, I ate a lot of delicious things at Granny Chu's house."

Xia Yi reached out to scratch Xia Yang's nose and teased him, "Are you saying that elder sister usually doesn't cook well?"

Xia Yang immediately denied it, "No, no, no, sister's cooking is really good."

"It's true!" He emphasized it again, his eyes red with grievance.

Xia Yi laughed, "Understood, Little Weeper."

"Yang likes her the most." Xia Yang said while holding his breath.

"Mn, big sister likes Yang too."

As Xia Yi said this, she used the corner of her eyes to look at the streets, wanting to confirm if it was because of her sensitivity, or if there really was someone following her.

Everything on the street was normal.

Xia Yi thought, "Could it be that my sixth sense was wrong?"

However, she really did feel that someone was following behind her. That feeling was especially strong, so she shouldn't have made a mistake.

After a while, Xia Changsheng finished packing the things in the shop and said to Xia Yi: "Let's go, Xia Yi, Yang."

"Let's go, it's still early today, we can still make dinner in time, do you want to bring Granny Liu to my house to eat?" Xia Yi asked.

Recently, she had been busy cooking, so she and her family didn't have the chance to eat at the same table.

"Uncle Uncle Changsheng." Xia Yang also used his granny's voice to call Xia Changsheng by the side.

Xia Changsheng pinched Xia Yang's face and said: "Of course I'm alright, your sister's cooking skills are obvious to all."

Xia Yang immediately clapped happily: "That's great."

Due to the presence of elderly people and children, Xia Yi bought a piece of lean meat and some vegetables when cooking.

Once back home, Xia Yi told Xia Yang and Xia Changsheng to call the Granny Liu from the next room, while she carried the ingredients directly to the kitchen.

When Jin Tao heard the sound of the door opening, she immediately followed Xia Yi into the kitchen.

"Sister Xia Yi, why did you buy so many dishes again? You still have some at home." Seeing the dish in Xia Yi's hands, Jin Tao could not help but ask.

No matter what other places, Xia Yi had never lost out to them in terms of food. As long as Xia Yi cooked, he would prepare several dishes for every meal.

She had never eaten a full meal in her own house before.

Her father had taken all the money in the family to gamble with. Normally, they only ate coarse food and had never eaten fine noodles. Even so, they were still starving for a while.

Chronic malnutrition had caused Jin Tao's skin to turn yellow, and his hair to lose its luster.

After staying at Xia Yi's house for only a few days, Jin Tao's complexion had obviously improved, and his hair had a sheen to it.

Xia Yi put down the dishes and replied: "Mn, I know, my family is large today, so I bought some more."

"But will it be a waste if we can't finish it?"

After all, there were only two women and two children at home, so they couldn't eat much.

Xia Yi said: "Even if it's a vegetable, a little processing will be able to save it for a very long time. For example, this bean horn, you can even store it for one to two years after boiling water dry. "

"Really?" It was the first time Jin Tao heard that beans could be stored like this, "In that case, can ordinary commoners like us also eat vegetables like beans in the winter?"

Jin Tao had previously heard that some large families would have ice cellars in their homes and store their vegetables in the ice cellars for a long period of time. That was why large families in the city would buy many different kinds of vegetables and put them in the ice cellars for winter to use.

For people like her, there was only Chinese cabbage that could not be eaten in winter.

However, to Jin Tao, this was already considered blissful, since she at least had something to eat.

Xia Yi thought for a while, then said to Jin Tao: "Being able to store them is definitely possible, but the taste of the dried beans is actually very different from the fresh beans."

Hearing that, Jin Tao's eyelids slowly drooped down, as if she was somewhat disappointed.

Xia Yi said: "But that does not mean that the dried beans are not tasty."

After she finished speaking, she bent over and took out the bundle of beans from the vegetables, "I just happened to buy more beans, so I might as well dry them for you to try."

Jin Tao came a little late because sshe did not have any dried bamboo shoots. Otherwise, he would not have such doubts about the dried food.

"Jin Tao, help me boil some water in the wok. Xia Yi explained the process of drying the beans before lowering her head and picking one.

The bean horn had to choose the tender bean horn without insect eyes. She checked the bean horns one by one before taking the bean horn into the water.

After Jin Tao boiled the water, she took over the responsibility of helping Xia Yi wash the vegetables.

The two of them were quietly working in the kitchen.

Jin Tao placed the vegetables that she had washed once to the side, and then carried the bowl out to splash water.

Unexpectedly, when he walked to the door, he bumped into a man and spilled water all over his body.

Ah!

When Xia Yi heard the scream, she frowned and quickly turned to look at the door.

It sounded too similar to yesterday, to the point that Xia Yi thought that Xiao Linmu had appeared again without a sound.

He saw two people standing at the door, completely drenched, looking at each other in confusion.

"Right... Right... "I'm sorry." The first to speak was Jin Tao.

"No …." No... "It's okay." Xia Changsheng looked at Jin Tao blankly for a few seconds.

Other than Xia Yi, the other girls that Xia Changsheng knew were few in number. Suddenly, she came into contact with a girl at such a close distance, and in such a situation, she lost her language system for a moment.

After a few exchanges, the two of them fell into a long period of silence.

It was Xia Yi who broke the silence, "What are you two standing around in a daze for? Why aren't you changing? "

"Oh, right away... "Right away."

Only then did the two of them react.

This was the first time Xia Changsheng had met him. After Jin Tao left, he asked him, "Who is this?"

Xia Yi glanced at the wet clothes on Xia Changsheng's body. The area that his clothes were wet was no less than Jin Tao's.

She said: "Her name is Jin Tao, I'll tell you about her later when we're eating. Go and change your clothes first. After changing your clothes, you don't need to head to the kitchen. You just need to accompany Granny Liu more.

This was also one of the reasons why Xia Yi had brought the two families to eat together.

When Xia Changsheng returned, Granny Liu was always busy in the kitchen, the two mother and son didn't even have time to speak a few words.

During dinner, Xia Yi told Jin Tao about her origins but she only told her that she saved her when they were on the way back from the city. She did not tell her the details.

She said to Xia Changsheng: "Jin Tao is the person I found who can work in the Curd Factory."

Xia Changsheng nodded: "Alright. I also said that I had already sold out most of the rancid milk, so I will come back tomorrow to help you pack it up. With Jin Tao, I don't need to come back specifically. "

When Xia Changsheng left, he thought that Xia Yi had said that someone might be following her.

He said to Xia Yi: "Bolt the door shut at night, and leave this on the bedside when you sleep. If you encounter any danger, you can still defend yourself."

"Thank you, Uncle Changsheng."

Xia Yi weighed the wooden handle of the shovel in her hand. It was very heavy, and its thickness was just right. It was indeed suitable for self-defense.

That night, she had sealed both the door and the window tightly, because she was worried that Xia Yang and his sister might be involved in some accident, and even slept in their room.

The wooden handle of the shovel was placed on the headboard of the bed.

The next day, when Xia Yi woke up, the sky was already bright. She felt dizzy, as if she had not slept enough.

Xia Yi had been here for a few months, and she had long familiarized herself with her work and rest schedule. The next day, when the sun had just risen, she was automatically woken up by the biological clock in her body.

It was still rare to sleep like this until the sun shined down.

She sat up from the bed, lowered her head, and closed her eyes to rest for a long time.

Stretching his body lazily, he looked towards Xia Yang's and Xia Yi's bed, only to find that Xia Yang was not on the bed, while Xia Yue was lying on it, fast asleep.

This was too unusual.

Xia Yang was usually the one who stayed in bed. When Xia Yue was sensible, he would always get up together with Xia Yi.

Xia Yi had not planned to wake Xia Yue up either. Recently, Xia Yue had been too tired from studying to prepare for her Juxue Academy exams.

When Xia Yi prepared to go out, she realized what was wrong.

When she had slept last night, she had locked the door from the inside. Now, the door was still locked from the inside, and there was no sign of having been in a passive state at all.

Xia Yi's heart was alarmed, she immediately went to check on the window.

However, he discovered that the windows had already been destroyed, so it was very easy for him to freely enter and exit the room through the windows.

Looking at the evidence, the windows were still damaged from the outside.

Everything that happened showed that Xia Yang did not leave his house by himself, but had been kidnapped by others.