Did the lord get rid of poverty and become rich today?

Werther, who never sleeps out, did not come home last night.

Werther's mother, Liv, works in Petunia's workshop. When she sews the wrong thread for the third time absent-mindedly, she decides to ask Petunia for half a day off to go back and have a look.

If Werther hadn't come back, she'd go up the hill to look for it.

"Are you sure, Mrs. Liv? I will teach the structure of the ball-joint doll this afternoon. If you don't come, you will miss a lot of important things."

Petunia now has an elite look, sitting neatly dressed in the small studio, the museum shelf behind her is full of her works.

Liv was sitting opposite, holding the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands: "Yes, I have to go back."

Perhaps her anxiety and worry were too obvious, but Petunia finally saw the clues.

"Relax, Mrs. Liv." Petunia put her hand on Liv's tightly clenched hand, and patted gently comfortingly: "Did something happen at home? Maybe we can help."

Liv looked up at the Whispering Mountains half-hidden in the mist outside the window, then lowered her eyes again, her eyes were a little red: "...it's Werther."

"Werther? What happened to him?"

"White... he didn't come home last night. I didn't come back when I went out this morning." Liv's fingers were twisted together, so hard that the joints turned white: "I told Annie, if my brother comes back , came to the workshop to tell me. But...until now, Anne has not come."

"Don't worry, don't worry, Mrs. Liv." Petunia held Liv's arm: "Let's calm down first, shall we?"

"I want to go up the mountain to find her, Petunia. I'm worried." Liv wiped her eyes: "Ever since his father hurt his leg, he has been relying on him to carry firewood for a living. He's only 15 years old... Maybe I, I You shouldn't have promised him to let him go up the mountain..."

As she spoke, Liv sobbed.

"But Mrs. Liv, do you know which way Werther usually takes? Where does he usually chop wood?" Petunia asked Liv, taking out a handkerchief.

Liv froze.

She moved her lips and lowered her head: "I... I don't know."

"The forest is so big, if you don't know about it, it will be hard to find it."

"I just know that I'm going to find him...I have to find him." Liv bit her lip, "Wertte is not a playful child. If he doesn't come back, something must have happened to him."

"That's it, Mrs. Liv. I know someone who may know more about Werther's usual activities. Let's ask him first, shall we?"

Liv forced herself to calm down and nodded.

Petunia hung a "out" sign on the studio door, and the two left the workshop hand in hand.

The midday sun was warm, and the manor was full of fresh greenery in spring.

Many of the seeds sown during spring sowing have already germinated, and they look very green and tender.

I don't know if it's because of the soil or something else, but many farmers have found that the new shoots this year are much stronger than previous years.

It looks like there will be a good harvest this year.

When Penny and Liv passed by the cultivated area, the leaves were flying over the fields with their sex, and with a wave of their little hands, large swaths of water mist fell and fell on the fields below.

"Sister Penny, good afternoon~"

Ye Zi greeted this way from a distance.

"It's Ye Zi." Petunia responded, after thinking for a while, she asked, "Did you see Werther this morning?"

"Brother Witt?" Ye Zi tilted his head: "No. I've been here all morning, and I haven't seen anyone coming down from the mountain."

After the words fell, Petunia clearly felt that Liv was holding her arm harder.

She patted the back of Liv's hand reassuringly, and waved to Ye Zi:

"I know. Thank you for your hard work. It's almost noon. Let's take a rest. Come to the workshop in the afternoon, and I'll make you a small set of clothes, try to see if it fits."

"Hey, it's not hard work. They grow tall and strong, so we have more food to eat in winter." Ye Zi touched the back of her head, her little face blushing: "Then I'll go there in the afternoon. Thank you, Sister Petunia!"

After bidding farewell to Ye Zi, Penny and Liv soon arrived at their destination.

Old Batu's blacksmith shop.

The usual tinkling sound of iron hammers has stopped now, and Batu and his son are squatting in front of the door, each holding a large bowl of noodles to eat noodles.

Every once in a while, there will be new dishes in the Lord's Mansion, and the oil-splashed noodles are one of them, and they are very popular.

Splash hot oil with onion, garlic and chili, mix it with well-kneaded wide noodles, put some watered wild vegetables, cut two slices of bacon and dry it, it is delicious in the world.

Although the taste of rye is not as fine as that of wheat, it still has a special flavor.

As the main force of the "Plants War Harvest Team" in the castle some time ago, Barton received many gifts from the Lord's Mansion, and pepper was one of them.

Therefore, the food level of Barton and his son has risen sharply recently, and it seems that Barton, a young and strong youth, is about to start to develop horizontally.

Penny's sudden visit was obviously something that Barton did not expect.

Perhaps because he thought it was too indecent to eat squatting shirtless and make a whimpering sound, Barton's face became hot, and he hurriedly stood up, put on his clothes and finished the last two mouthfuls, then wiped his mouth and turned around: "Yes What's the matter?"

Petunia shook her head: "It's not me, it's Mrs. Liv."

But Barton glanced at Liv and frowned: "Werther didn't come back?"

"How do you know..." Petunia's heart skipped a beat, and she turned around: "Who else hasn't come back?"

"Karin who is herding sheep, and Wade and Wayne who went up the mountain to pick goods from the mountains." Barton said while washing the dishes and chopsticks, "Their families all came to see me this morning."

As the leader of the hunting team, Barton is undoubtedly one of the people in the manor who is most familiar with the forest.

Where Werther cut wood, and which way Carlin took to graze the sheep, Barton, who drilled into the woods every day, knew it all too well.

But in one day, with so many people not coming home, things seemed to be getting tricky.

Liv had obviously started to break down, covering her face and crying, Petunia put her arm around her shoulder and comforted her softly.

"Don't panic." Barton tidied up his clothes, picked up his broad knife and horn: "I'll call a hunting team into the mountains to search for it. You wait for news from me at the manor."

"Do you want to tell the lord?" Petunia also became a little worried.

Barton thought for a while, then nodded: "You go to the lord. I'll call someone."

Turning to leave.

"Hey, wait."

Petunia reached out her hand and grabbed the hem of Barton's clothes. Feeling uncomfortable, she let go of her hand again.

"what happened?"

"This is for you." Petunia untied a mace from her neck and stuffed it into Barton's hand: "You... come back safely."

In the Storm Neck, many hunters would use the teeth of beasts to make necklaces for their children to keep them safe.

Barton looked at the mace in his hand that seemed to be still warm, clenched it tightly, and nodded: "Yes."

Then turned around and strode away.

The manor soon sounded the horns of the hunting team gathering.

The young and strong hunters came out of the manor and headed towards the Whispering Mountains.

……

"White is missing?!"

As soon as Joe jumped up from the sofa, half of the water in the glass in his hand was splashed.

He put down the glass and shook the water on his hand: "What's going on?"

Petunia was sitting opposite, and Liv was crying on her shoulder.

"It's not just Werther." Penny sighed: "What we know so far is Karin, Wade, and Wayne. They all entered the mountain yesterday and never came out again."

"Did anyone come down from the mountain from last night to today?" Qiao Yi asked after thinking about it.

"Last night...not sure yet. But not this morning." Petunia shook her head: "Ye Zi said that no one went down the mountain this morning."

The farming area is the only way to go down the mountain to return to the manor. If Ye Zi didn't see it, then no one really went down the mountain.

Qiao Yi scratched his hair: "This is troublesome."

If only one person did not come out, it can be regarded as an accident, but four people disappeared at the same time, it is not something that can be explained by coincidence.

Even... maybe more than four.

Qiao Yi walked around the living room twice, and decisively began to order:

"Dean, Roy, you set off immediately and tell everyone from door to door that no one is allowed to enter the mountain for these two days."

"Okay." "Okay!"

"Petunia, I'm sorry to trouble you this time. Follow Dean and Roy. If anyone's family has gone up the mountain and hasn't returned home, especially if they haven't returned overnight, record it."

"it is good."

"Ask clearly, what are they going up to the mountain for, where do they usually go, and when do they leave the house." Qiao Yi continued to instruct, "By the way, there are also age and gender."

"No problem, leave it to me."

The three of them went out one after another, and Liv sat there, sobbing softly.

"Mom, mom, don't cry. You won't be pretty if your eyes are swollen from crying." Little Annie sat in Liv's arms, wiping her tears clumsily with her small hands: "Maybe the stupid brother just got lost, and he will soon be lost." Will be back."

"..." Liv nodded, touching Annie's head with red and swollen eyes, her nose was sore, and tears fell again.

Joe took a cup of hot water and handed it over: "Don't worry too much, Mrs. Liv. Go back and wait for news, okay? When Barton comes back, I will notify you as soon as possible."

"Yes, brother will be fine." Annie held Liv's face in her hands: "Brother Barton is so powerful, he will definitely bring him back safely!"

Liv wiped her eyes, and smiled awkwardly at Joe, with a strong nasal voice in her voice: "It's really... I made you laugh. I'm just too worried."

Joe shook his head, expressing his understanding.

This is normal.

Who didn't get beaten and cried by their mother when they were young because they came home too late?

In the eyes of your parents, no matter how old you are, you will always be a child.

What's more, he didn't return overnight and disappeared with several people in the jungle.

Saying no to worry is a lie.

In fact, even Qiao Yi was beating drums in his heart.

After sending off Annie and her mother, Joe began to fall into a long wait.

Until the sun dipped to the west, golden-orange clouds appeared in the sky.

Petunia is back with Dean and Roy.

With a gloomy expression, Petunia handed over the notebook in her hand:

"A total of 11 people did not return. Among them, the six who did not return overnight all entered the mountain yesterday."

"The six people who did not return overnight are 6-year-old Witte, 15-year-old Carlin and Wade, and 17-year-old Wayne, Maier and Rich."

Except for the two old hunters, the remaining five people are all young people in their 20s.

Qiao Yi clenched the notebook in his hand, and suddenly raised his head: "There is one more."

Dean and Roy looked at each other and said in unison: "Il!"

Yi Er said this morning that he would go into the mountains to collect some materials, but he hasn't come back yet!

"The hunting team is back!!"

There was a shout from outside.

Joe dropped the notebook, pushed the door and went out.

Then his body froze.

Almost all the people who came back were wounded, and the number of people who followed the mountain was obviously not the right number.

Qiao Yi felt a chill run down his spine.

The citizens also gathered around, and one of them was obviously the wife of a young man in the team.

"Oh my god! What happened!!" She rushed forward and hugged the young man who was limping with blood on her arm, and tears fell.

An atmosphere of panic began to spread.

Joe Yi forced himself to calm down.

Anyone can panic, but he can't.

His eyes turned around the team.

Barton was not there.

"what happened?"

As soon as Joe heard his unusually calm voice.

"It's... a spider."

"What a big spider."

"Where's Barton?"

"He took Mag and they stopped the spider, let us go first..."

"Otherwise... none of us will come back."

The author has something to say: I remember when I was a child, I would pass a small river on the way home from school, and there was a gravel beach beside the river.

Sometimes after school at night, I would go there with my friends to pick up beautiful stones.

Then one day I was having fun, and it was getting dark before returning home.

Well, you should have guessed it.

Butt hurts for days.

My mother cried while beating me: "Do you know how worried I am about you?"

When I was young, I was not very naughty, and I was not beaten much.

Bear bears are mostly due to not eating well.

So the beating is still fresh in my memory.

In short, no matter how old you are, remember to tell your mother that you are safe when you go out.

Because in their eyes, we will always be children.