There are people lying everywhere, and you might accidentally step on someone.

He walked around and looked around, trying to find the person as quickly as possible.

Suddenly, he saw a person who looked very similar to the third brother, so he walked over and approached quietly for fear of being discovered.

As a result, when he was trying to figure out whether it was him, the people next to him discovered his sneaky movements.

That person was also a little curious about what the eldest son's wife was watching with such great interest.

Just as the eldest son's wife was getting closer and closer, almost touching his face, a shrill and slightly frightened voice came from behind him.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

The eldest son's wife quickly straightened up and turned around. The man was pointing at her.

"Why can't you sleep in the middle of the night and steal someone else's man?"

The eldest brother's wife was so scared that she immediately covered the man's mouth. Fortunately, most of the people around were asleep and it was dark here, so she couldn't see what he was doing. "Don't shout, don't shout and I'll let you go."

The man suddenly pointed at the eldest son's wife's hand covering her mouth and tried to wave it away, but the hand was holding her mouth tightly like a pair of pliers. She was indeed very strong as she did rough labor every day.

He quickly pointed at his mouth and waved his hands, and finally let go. He held on to the tent, bent over, and gasped for breath.

The eldest son’s wife was very nervous. How could she be seen by someone? It would have been fine if she was seen by someone, but the misunderstanding was so outrageous. If it was true, she would be thrown into a pig cage.

I had to explain: "I dropped something and I can't remember where I dropped it. I just saw something that looked like it, but it turned out to be a small stone."

The man still had some doubts after hearing this. They were still looking for something in the dark of the night. It must be very important, but their family should be very poor, so how could they have such good things?

Although the old lady's family members are not of good character, the eldest son's wife is relatively good. If she really wanted to cheat on him, why would she do that in such a crowded place, unless she is mentally ill.

I have doubts in my heart, but I don't show them very obviously. Maybe there are some good things hidden inside.

"Then tell me what your thing looks like? I'll help you find it."

The eldest son's wife breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the man did not ask any more questions.

"Oh, it's just an insignificant little thing. If it's lost, it's lost."

The man thought that there really was a good thing, but he didn't tell her about it, for fear that she would not return it to her after picking it up. He wanted to see if she would still look for it. If she still looked for it, it meant that the thing was valuable, and it was a small thing, so he would go look for it himself. When he found it, he would keep it for himself. The more he thought about it, the happier he felt.

After saying that, he left. When he saw that face just now, he was sure that it was not the third brother.

But where exactly are the third brother’s family? If we really keep looking for them, we’ll have to search until dawn.

But if I can’t find it, I won’t be able to report it to my mother-in-law.

Just when I was worrying, I suddenly heard a few dogs barking, so I thought of going over there to take a look, maybe I could get something.

I looked carefully at my feet and my waist hurt from bending so much. I couldn't see clearly. If I stepped on someone, I would have to bow and apologize, which would delay things.

In the blur, it seemed that there was a pregnant woman and a little child next to her, who looked a bit like Yan Zi and Niu Li. Looking more closely, there was also a donkey next to them. That's right, it was the third brother's family. They were the only ones in the village who had donkeys.

I didn't dare go near for fear of being discovered. I walked around in a big circle outside and looked around. I couldn't see clearly inside the tent and guessed that there was no one there. Pregnant women and children were afraid of the heat and would not sleep in it.

There was only one little child, and judging by his height, it should be Niu Li. In that case, it was hard to guess where Ni'er had gone.

But even if I don't know, I can at least report to the old lady. I hope she won't keep me talking all night.

I tiptoed back carefully, just like a thief.

The old lady was waiting impatiently, and it was really annoying that her eldest son's wife took so long to do something.

He is usually very efficient in his work, so what happened that he hasn't come back today?

I didn't know where she went. I turned my head left and right and saw a figure walking towards me stealthily.

He thought it was someone from someone's family who was trying to steal something, but when he looked closely, it turned out to be his own daughter-in-law.

She immediately lowered her head. Isn't this embarrassing for her? Why would she go to such lengths to find someone? She shouldn't have taken advantage of this opportunity to do something shameful. She probably didn't have the courage to do that.

The eldest daughter-in-law walked up to the old lady and before she even sat down, she couldn't wait to say, "Mom, guess what?"

The old lady didn't bother to say that she was like a thief, her eyes suddenly widened and she looked very alert, almost shining.

"What's going on? Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me now."

The eldest son's wife sat in the same position as before, "Mom, you are right, Ni'er is not there, she is not with the third son."

The old lady felt that she was very remarkable. She guessed that Ni'er was not with them. But if she was not with them, where would she go? Could it be that she really went to help the county magistrate as she guessed?

"Daughter-in-law, where do you think that girl can go?"

The eldest son’s wife shook her head. How could she know? She was not a fortune teller.

The old lady felt that her eldest daughter-in-law was really slow-witted. She didn't let her directly state the result, and she couldn't come up with any answer no matter how much she tried to guess or think about it. She was really stupid, so she had to express her own thoughts.

"I thought the boat belonged to the county magistrate, and he must have taken her to do some work."

The eldest son's wife felt that what her mother said made some sense, but what kind of work could a child like her do? If it was physical work, she would have to find an adult man. If it was not physical work, then what else could she do? After thinking about it over and over again, she still couldn't come to a conclusion, but she had to support what her mother said.

"Mom, now that you put it that way, I think so too."

The old lady was in a good mood when she heard her talking in this way. If it were the eldest son, he would probably have started arguing with her and stayed up late at night thinking about all these nonsense.

The old lady continued to ask, "Yes, but what kind of work does she do and where is she?"

Even if the eldest son's wife racked her brains, she still couldn't come up with an answer. What if what she said was wrong? It would be a thankless task. It would be better to be a little sweet-talker and try to make the old lady happy. As long as she is happy, there would be no problem.

"Mom, you have a quick mind, much better than the rest of us. If you can't figure it out, don't mention us."

The old lady glanced up and down at her eldest daughter-in-law and was very satisfied. Today the sun rose from the west and her mouth was very sweet.

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