Joe's Farming

On this day, Qiao Yu got up very early, packed the ordered stewed dishes, and gave each customer a small portion of homemade chili powder. He told Uncle Wang to hand it over to Lin Er, and told the children to look after the house, and then drove away alone in the carriage.

Gu Feng wanted to go with her husband, but was rejected by Qiao Yu. He only looked young, not really only 17 years old. And now the construction site can't do without Gu Feng. Many places need his consent before construction can start, especially the kang that Qiao Yu wants. Only Gu Feng can explain it clearly to the craftsmen.

The carriage was driving on the mountain path. Qiao Yu was a little nervous at first, but she calmed down once she got on the road. As she drove, she was still able to appreciate the scenery along the road.

After a while, Qiao Yu saw the big tree at the entrance of Shangtian Village, but strangely, Wen Ge'er was not under the tree.

This was not the first time that Qiao Yu picked up Wen Ge'er at the village entrance. Wen Ge'er was always punctual and always arrived early, never late once.

Qiao Yu shouted to stop the horse and stopped at the entrance of the village.

The villagers got up early and some of them were already sitting under the trees chatting.

Many of these people have a good relationship with Uncle Wang, and they greeted Qiao Yu warmly when they saw him.

Qiao Yu picked a familiar uncle and asked, "Uncle, has Brother Wen been here before?"

"I came late and didn't see it."

The other middle-aged man also shook his head: "I got up early today and didn't see Brother Wen. Brother Qiao, are you looking for him?"

Qiao Yu said: "Yes, we agreed to go to town together."

"Oh, that's strange. Wen Ge'er is a very punctual child." The old man said in surprise.

If Qiao Yu was still at home at this time, she would know that Wen Ge'er's father did not come to work this morning.

Qiao Yu waited for a while, but still didn't get his name. Wen Ge'er was definitely not the kind of person who would stand him up. Something must have happened.

Qiao Yu had the original owner's memories, so he rode a horse to Wen Ge'er's house.

The Li family's yard was not far from the village entrance, and it would take less than a quarter of an hour for a horse carriage to get there. The Li family's yard was a common quadrangle courtyard in the village. Although it was an earthen house, it was also covered with tiles.

Generally speaking, people in the village would not close their gates. After all, villagers often like to visit each other, unlike Gu Feng and Qiao Yu who live in a remote place.

When Qiao Yu saw that the gate was tightly shut, he knew something must have happened. He got out of the car and knocked on the gate.

no one.

"Brother Wen!" Qiao Yu called again. Still no one answered.

Qiao Yu was a little panicked at this moment. He had never encountered such a situation before and had no idea what to do.

Qiao Yu got into the carriage quickly. Driving in the village was not as good as walking on foot. He first asked the uncle at the entrance of the village to help him watch the carriage, and then he asked for directions to find Li Li Niang.

Wen'er's younger sister was a little surprised to see Qiao Yu.

"Little sister, do you know where your brother is today?" Qiao Yu asked breathlessly as soon as he saw his little sister.

"I don't know, what happened to my brother?"

"I don't know either. He's not at home. Where's your mother? I want her to help me find your brother."

The younger sister also panicked and said anxiously: "My father and mother went to the mountain to pick peppercorns. I will go find them now."

Qiao Yu thanked her younger sister and drove the carriage home. She didn't want to go to Taoyuan Town today, as Wen Ge'er's matter was more important.

After Qiao Yu got home, he went to the construction site to find Gu Feng first.

Gu Feng saw Qiao Yu coming back and guessed what had happened. He quickly stepped forward and asked, "Why are you back?"

Qiao Yu waved her hands and asked anxiously, "Is Uncle Li here? Brother Wen is missing. No one is home when I go to his house."

Gu Feng said in a deep voice: "Uncle Li hasn't come yet."

At this time, Qiao Yu also realized that Wen Ge'er was most likely taken out by his family.

In this era, parents' orders cannot be disobeyed. He can only wait for Wen Ge'er to come back. He is afraid that Wen Ge'er may not come back, so he must figure out the situation.

Gu Feng saw that his husband was worried: "I'll go with you to look for it."

Qiao Yu shook her head: "No, I'm going to find Aunt Li Niang. You go do your thing. I'm not going to Taoyuan Town today. You can add some stewed dishes to the menu for everyone."

Wang Jie was also surprised that he didn't see Uncle Li today, so when Qiao Yu appeared, he kept listening carefully. When he heard that Wen Ge'er was missing, many bad surprises flashed through his mind.

As soon as he saw Qiao Yu was about to leave, he quickly followed him, causing Gu Feng and his brothers to look at him.

Wang Jie didn't care about other people's eyes: "Qiao Ge'er, I'll go with you."

Brother Qiao looked over attentively and could see that Wang Jie was really worried. It happened that he hadn't found an opportunity to ask their family's opinion in the past few days, so he nodded.

Wang Qiang and Wang Ying didn't say much and waited until later to ask their brothers what was going on.

Qiao Ge'er fed the horse some water and got back on the carriage. Wang Jie sat a little further away from him, imagining all the situations that Wen Ge'er would encounter.

Qiao Yu spoke first: "You like Wen Ge'er, right?"

It was rare in Shangtian Village to ask someone who they liked so directly. Wang Jie was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and said with a red face, "Yes! I want my mother to go to his house to propose marriage in a while."

Qiao Yu felt a little relieved: "Well! Then remember to tell Brother Wen about this when you see him, don't let him get scared."

Wang Jie was surprised: "He..." but he didn't dare to ask.

Qiao Yu continued, "He likes you, too. But I have to be frank with you. Brother Wen is my best friend. If you regret it or treat him badly in the future, I will let Gu Feng break your legs!"

Wang Jie was stunned by the news that Wen Ge'er also liked him. He would do whatever Qiao Yu said: "As long as Wen Ge'er is willing to be with me, I will definitely treat him well! If I don't treat him well, I will be struck by lightning!"

Qiao Yu looked at him deeply and said, "You'd better remember what you said."

Wang Jie: "Remember, remember, I will definitely remember!"

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This time they went to Li Li's mother's house first, and her younger sister had not returned yet. Only Li Li's mother's youngest son, who was ten years old, was left at home, and he opened the door for Qiao Yu and Wang Jie.

After waiting for half a minute, Li Li'niang came back first, and the younger sister followed her father and came back slowly behind.

Before Li Li'niang even entered the house, she asked loudly, "Why is Wen'er missing?"

"The Li family is not here. I guess he went out with Wen Ge'er. But I made an appointment with him to go to Taoyuan Town yesterday. He couldn't have gone out without telling me. Something must have happened to him." Qiao Yu could only express his guess.

Li Li'niang had never encountered such a situation before. She drank some water and went to Li's house again with Qiao Yu.

There was still no one at the Li family, and the doors of the second and third rooms were all closed.

Li Li'niang turned around and went to the family next door to the Li family, which was a family surnamed Zhang. Because of the domineering character of old lady Li, she suffered a lot and usually did not interact with the Li family.

But they do know something.

The Zhang family's daughter-in-law first glanced at Qiao Yu, then looked at Wang Jie not far away, with an expression of watching a good show that she couldn't hide no matter how hard she tried.

As soon as Qiao Yu saw her expression, he knew that she must know something.

Zhang's wife held Li Li's hand and said, "Aunt, you don't know. This morning, before the cocks even crowed, a group of people from next door dragged Wen Ge'er out. They even borrowed the village chief's ox cart, saying that they wanted to introduce Wen Ge'er to a wealthy family in the town. The family was willing to give twenty taels of silver. Twenty taels of silver! When Old Lady Li saw them off, her face almost broke with laughter."