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The two children went out and met Qiao'er who was washing dishes in the pond with a basket.
Qiao'er asked, "Goudan, where are you going?"
Goudan said seriously, "To find Daddy Chang'an."
The nine-year-old Qiao'er was a little confused, but she didn't ask any more questions. She just said, "Then don't run too far and come back early."
"Okay." Goudan nodded and led Chang'an out of the village. Huahua followed behind them.
Unknowingly, they walked out of the village road and a slightly wider road appeared in front of them.
Chang'an looked to the left and then to the right, a little confused.
Which way should they go?
Finally, Goudan pointed in a direction, "Go this way." This was the direction to the temple fair, which he was familiar with.
Chang'an nodded and walked hand in hand with his brother Goudan in the direction he pointed. Huahua ran fast and passed the two children and walked alone in front. From time to time, he looked back, as if urging them to hurry up.
The two children and the cat didn't meet many people, because it was not the time for the big market, and the villagers generally did not go to the official road.
The three children walked for a long time, and finally the sun began to set, and they came to a fork in the road.
Even Goudan was confused now, and forgot which way to go to Tieniu Town.
Huahua meowed and ran in one direction.
Changan had no choice but to pull his brother Goudan to follow.
Goudan was a little tired at this moment, and regretted taking Changan so far. He wanted to go home.
But he promised Changan to take her to find her father. If he went back now, Changan would definitely cry.
Oh, forget it, we have walked so far, maybe we can find Changan's father after walking for a while.
Goudan calmed down and pulled Changan to chase Huahua.
On the road, they also encountered horses galloping by and mules pulling vehicles, which they found very strange.
There are not many horses, mules and donkeys in the local area, and there is not even one in their small village.
The children are most familiar with the slow ox cart, but they don't ride it every time they go to the market.
"Changan, are you tired?" Goudan asked.
Changan shook his head.
She walked and played, and she didn't feel tired, but she was a little thirsty.
Chang'an looked at the small ditch by the road. There was no water in the ditch. He licked his lips and suddenly thought of the pool where the little goldfish lived.
It would be great if the water could be taken out.
Goudan was also thirsty. He sighed secretly and wanted to go home more and more.
Little Chang'an looked around and suddenly saw Huahua running towards a small road. There were a few houses at the end of the road.
"Huahua! Go, go over there." The little kid pointed at Huahua and said to his brother Goudan, "Ask, ask for water to drink." Goudan
nodded immediately, took Chang'an down the official road, followed Huahua and walked a long section of dirt road, and finally entered the village.
Before they reached the village house, several dogs rushed out and barked, scaring Huahua into the bushes. Goudan and Chang'an also shrank under the wall and dared not move.
A villager came out of the house upon hearing the noise. Seeing that they were two little kids, neatly dressed and not looking like beggars, he asked curiously, "Which village are you from?"
Goudan replied, "We are from Songjia Village. We are thirsty and would like to ask for a bowl of water."
"Songjia Village? It's not close to here, little kid. Where are your parents?" the villager asked as he led the two children into the house.
Goudan said nothing and Chang'an blinked and said nothing.
A woman wearing a headscarf came out of the house and asked in surprise, "Are you really from Songjia Village? Do you know Song Sanshun?"
Goudan pointed at Chang'an, "He's her third uncle."
The woman clapped her hands, "Oh! What a coincidence! Are you going to the Wu family to visit Wu Chonglou?"
Chang'an and Goudan were stunned.
The woman continued, "Hey, why are only you two here? Why haven't Xiuying and the others come back?" Changan stammered, "Auntie went to the fields."
"No wonder." The woman scooped a ladle of water from the water tank and handed it to the two children: "Here, drink it quickly, I'll take you to the Wu family later."
Changan then remembered that the Wu family that the aunt mentioned should be the parents' home of the third aunt.
Strange? How did I get here?
After drinking a few sips of water, Changan handed the ladle to Goudan and asked him to drink a few sips as well. After
the two children finished drinking the water, they returned the ladle to the woman, and Changan thanked her earnestly: "Thank you very much, Auntie."
The woman touched Changan's head, put the ladle on the pot cover, took Changan and Goudan's hands, and walked to the deepest part of the village.
The dogs stopped barking, and each returned home, squatting at the door and staring.
Changan looked around for Huahua and called a few more times, but it didn't appear.
She was a little anxious, afraid that Huahua would get lost in this strange place.
The woman and the two children soon came to a farmer's house.
A small courtyard with a fence and three low thatched houses.
Changan saw Huahua in the yard, meowing at a white-haired old man.
The old man bent down and touched Huahua's back, then looked out of the yard.
"Old Man." Changan ran over and hugged the old man's legs.
Old Man Wu was surprised and happy to see Changan. He picked her up and asked, "Good child, why did you come here alone? Where are your third uncle and third aunt?"
Changan was a little afraid to look at Old Man, and said softly, "I, I'm looking for my father."
Old Man Wu was stunned, and then heard the woman say, "Fifth Uncle, these two children came here by themselves, without an adult to take care of them."
"What?" Old Man Wu was surprised, looked at Goudan again, then at Changan, and asked, "Did you really come here by yourselves?"
Changan lowered his head guiltily and hummed softly.
Old man Wu sighed and said to the woman, "It's hard for Yao'er's wife to send them here."
"Why are you being polite? It's just a coincidence. They came here to ask for water, and my husband asked a little more, and then he knew they were looking for your family."
The woman asked, "Is brother Chonglou feeling better?"
Old man Wu sighed, "The fever hasn't subsided yet. I'll go to the town to get a prescription tomorrow and come back to see him . "
His son has been in poor health since he was a child and gets sick all the time. The more worried his wife is, the weaker he becomes. Alas, what you fear will come true. The woman exchanged a few more pleasantries and left. Old man Wu held Chang'an and called Goudan into the house. Putting the baby on the table, old man Wu said, "Your grandma is going to dig herbs and will be back soon. Are you hungry? Grandpa will make you a bowl of lumpy noodles." Chang'an and Goudan nodded. They were indeed hungry. Although they ate two steamed buns while walking, they had exercised a lot today, and the little food had long disappeared in their stomachs. Even Huahua ate half of the steamed bun, otherwise they really couldn't have walked so far. Old Man Wu kept muttering while kneading the dough: "How dare you two kids walk more than ten miles? Do Sanshun and the others know?" Chang'an shrank his neck and didn't dare to answer. Goudan said loudly: "Uncle Sanshun knows." Old Man Wu paused, then frowned: "He is really careless, letting such a young child like you run out, what if they encounter a wolf?" Goudan and Chang'an looked at each other. At this time, they were a little scared. There are indeed wolves in the wild. One night, Chang'an even heard the howling of wolves. "Dad, who's here?" The weak voice of the young man came from the dark room, accompanied by a light cough. (End of this chapter)