Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 664: Chapter 664: Unexpected Harvest (Part 1)

Everyone in the New Century knows that the golden time for outdoor rescue is within 72 hours. The longer it takes, the lower the chance of survival. At the moment, they don’t even know where YingEr is, let alone rescue her.

“Madam, there has been no movement from the brothers who went down, not even the slightest tremble of the rope. Perhaps something has changed down there; should we send more people to check?”

Send more? Liu Sisi glanced at those still standing in the karst cave. Half of their people had already been sent down. If something had happened down there, sending more people would do no good.

“No need! Let’s just wait and see.”

Liu Sisi’s heart sank, suddenly feeling that she had been too impulsive.

No matter how people saw it, Ah-Huang was just a dog. Now, in order to find this dog, she had sent so many brothers down without even knowing what was down there. If something went wrong, how could she explain to their families?

Just as her heart was in turmoil, she suddenly heard the faint sound of a dog barking.

A dog barking? Was it Ah-Huang or Ah-Hua?

Everyone was overjoyed and hurriedly looked in the direction of the barking.

As expected, they saw Ah-Hua rushing over from the other side, running straight to Liu Sisi’s side, jumping excitedly.

“Ah-Hua! Ah-Hua, you’re back! That’s great!”

Now that Ah-Hua was back, Ah-Huang’s return shouldn’t be far off, right?

Just as Liu Sisi was happy, Di Yelei and the others also entered the large karst cave.

When everyone saw each other, there was naturally another round of surprise.

Liu Sisi didn’t hide anything and told them about Ah-Huang biting the bandit and falling into the waterhole together. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“I sent half of the brothers down the waterhole, either dead or alive! Ah-Hua escaped from the whirlwind cave before, and it was winter then. Now it’s just a waterhole, and it’s summer. So I thought maybe Ah-Huang didn’t die, and I sent half of the brothers… ”

“You sent half of the brothers down, right? About how many people?”

“Six, and not a single one has sent back any news.” This was about six living lives.

Di Yelei also leaned over to look carefully at Yanbian and finally made a decision.

“Brother Zhang, I plan to go down and take a look to rescue Ah-Huang. You and Yun Er lead the brothers and Sisi out of the cave. Leave the rest to me.”

How could Zhang Peng agree to this?

“No way! Ye Lei, how about this? I’ll go down with you, and Yun Er and my sister-in-law will lead everyone out of the cave. We’ll be back as soon as possible.”

“That’s definitely not okay. This is the waterhole. How can I let you take the risk with me, Brother Zhang? You…”

“Enough! You all stop talking! Before I see YingEr, I won’t leave the cave. You can pretend you never saw me!”

Liu Sisi insisted with a serious expression.

Di Yelei paused: “Sisi… ”

“Ye Lei, just let Brother Zhang go with you.”

Without waiting for Di Yelei to speak, Liu Sisi made the decision: “As for the others, they will wait here. Especially you, Yun Er. YingEr is still waiting for you to save her.”

Zhang Yun originally wanted to say something but was blocked by Liu Sisi’s words and had to nod.

“Alright, then I’ll have to trouble Brother Zhang.”

Di Yelei naturally understood Sisi’s intentions. Brother Zhang’s martial arts were good, and he wouldn’t have to worry about not being able to get back up.

After discussing for a while, the two decided to change their position and descend into the waterhole. At the same time, they changed the hemp rope around their waists from one to two strands, each tied to their bodies, and wrapped a thick bundle around their waists for emergency use.

Then, the two began to descend.

“Ye Lei!”

Liu Sisi hurriedly took two steps forward and saw Di Yelei and Zhang Peng both looking up at her. She quickly smiled: “Ye Lei, Brother Zhang, you two must come back safely!”

“Sister-in-law, take care of yourself, and Yun Er, this child will need your care!”

After saying that, Zhang Peng’s body quickly descended.

“Sisi, don’t worry, I’ll be back safely!”

After Di Yelei finished speaking, he didn’t wait for Liu Sisi to say anything and followed Zhang Peng down. His figure quickly disappeared from sight.

As Di Yelei and Zhang Peng descended along the rope, the torch’s radiance was scattered by the splashing waterfall, flickering on and off, and could hardly see the view below.

Moreover, the mist from the unknown source in the cave made it almost impossible for them to open their eyes.

Di Yelei quickly descended while trying to adapt to the roaring sound of the waterfall crashing into the bottom of the waterhole and rebounding back.

Soon, he landed on the first platform.

These platforms were common in waterholes, formed by protruding boulders slanting out of the hole. As he landed, he found his feet slipping and quickly grabbed the rope again.

No wonder, there was a thick layer of moss covering the platform.

It must have been many years since anyone had visited, so when he stepped on it, he directly stepped off the thick layer of moss and almost fell straight into the bottom of the pool.

He glanced back and found that Zhang Peng was in a similar situation, also on another slanting platform, looking up at him.

Di Yelei hurriedly waved to him, adjusted himself, and began to descend again.

After several such attempts, the two finally descended onto another large platform, where Di Yelei saw traces of others’ passage. He also saw the scratches left by sharp tools cutting the boulders and the ropes in mid-air that were constantly tangled together by the whirlwind.

No wonder no one had sent out any information!

He secretly warned himself, took out a rope from his waist, threw it onto another protruding stalactite, and directly secured it firmly. Then, he pushed off the rock behind him, swung along the rope, and moved to another cave.

Soon, Zhang Peng also swung over.

Di Yelei rekindled his torch, glanced at Zhang Peng, nodded, and the two of them had each other’s backs as they slowly moved forward, following the numerous chaotic footprints.

From start to finish, the two men cooperated seamlessly without speaking a word.

Above the waterhole.

Liu Sisi stared at the dark waterhole, listening to the deafening sound of the waterfall. After a while, she turned to look at Zhang Yun.

“Yun Er, it’s no use having so many people here. Here’s what I think. Leave some people to continue searching in the cave, while others go back to the county. What do you think?”

Zhang Yun didn’t look up: “Auntie, I want to stay and keep looking for YingEr. I’m not going back.”

“How can that be? These brothers have been wandering around the cave with us for so long, without eating or sleeping. Even an iron body can’t take it. How can they continue to work hard here? Don’t you think?”