The old lady said," The day before yesterday afternoon, the friend who went out with your fourth uncle came back. Your fourth aunt quickly went to ask him, but that person said that they separated after delivering the goods."
That friend had gone to take on another job, so he had delayed his return until now.
However, Shu Yu's fourth uncle should have returned home early. Why was he still missing?
"He inexplicably disappeared. Your fourth aunt was still thinking that since the friend was not back either, the two of them should be together and perhaps they were stalled by something. Yet now, the friend is back, but God knows where your fourth uncle is."
Shu Yu pondered for a moment, "Did Fourth Aunt say where Fourth Uncle and that friend separated?"
"In the county," The old lady said, "But so many days have passed. Who knows where he went? The Yuan family has gone to the places where he might have gone to look for him, but there was no result."
