Near Lihua Village, many villagers shouted Su Peng's name, one after the other.
But there was no response.
He Ximei's emotions frayed to the edge. What should she do if Pengzi couldn't be found?
To outsiders, Pengzi seemed simple-minded, with an uncertain future of whether he could provide for her in old age, but in her heart, Pengzi was her life.
If Pengzi truly disappeared, what was she to do?
"Pengzi has never been one to wander off. He obediently goes to cut grass for the pigs, obediently comes home to eat, and doesn't usually get into trouble," said the third uncle-great as he took his son to search farther away. "He Ximei, don't worry too much. Maybe the child just wandered off playing. We're all looking together."
"Right, right, everyone's looking," everyone agreed.
In the 1990s countryside, whenever someone had trouble, the villagers were very united, usually coming together immediately upon call.
