CHAPTER 670: CHAPTER 54: REVISITING CHERRY VALLEY

"Uncle Li is coming to Beijing?" Xiao Xian knew that Yezi’s mother had given birth to a baby girl, and last time even specially had someone send back a few baby mats and cushions.

But she did not know that Li Quqi was coming to Beijing.

Li Quqi was a master silver craftsman of national treasure level, this Xiao Xian remembered clearly, but she had forgotten that Li Quqi was also a National People’s Congress representative.

Half a year ago, Li Quqi was once again elected as a new session representative of the Miao Clan, and his wife Miao Saisong gave birth to a daughter, after so long, both the child and the wife had settled down.

It was time for the National People’s Congress that is held every four years to convene again, and Li Quqi thought about his son Li Ye, who had been away from home for so long; the few phone calls they had, he only said everything was fine in Beijing, but there was no news from him.

After discussing with his wife, they decided to come to Beijing this time and keep it a secret from their son at first, find his whereabouts, and even if it means pulling him by the ears, they would bring the boy back to Beijing.

Yezi, of course, was kept in the dark about this matter, and even Xiao Xian was startled when she first heard it.

The character of Yezi is actually a perfect copy of his father’s stubborn temper. Back in Dongnan Miao Village, Yezi often got hit by his mother’s bamboo brooms, and he would cheekily grin and beg for mercy. But when Yezi’s father glared, Yezi would obediently quiet down, not even letting out a grunt of frustration. If these two met face to face, I’m afraid they might start arguing at the drop of a hat.

Xiao Xian thought that this was not good, and she had to quickly find a way to locate Yezi.

But her grandfather also said over the phone that Yezi had already inquired about Xiao Xian’s address and school, but unfortunately, Xiao Xian had both moved and changed schools at that time, so it was very likely that Yezi had missed her.

Beijing is indeed big if you talk about its size, with a resident population of over ten million. Looking for Yezi is undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Right, I can ask Wang Shuai for help, the military always has ways to find people, and I can even use Uncle Li’s name," Xiao Xian had an idea, planning to leave the task to Wang Shuai.

Just as she was preparing to head out, the phone rang again. Bai Juyi’s family phone was installed for free by the government for lonely elderly over seventy, so that if an accident happens to those living alone, there’s someone to turn to, which is why it’s free to make and receive calls.

After Bai Juyi passed away, Mao Dazhu had cleaned out all the furniture inside, but the phone, which the neighborhood committee hadn’t come to dismantle, was still installed. In the past, Bai Juyi hardly received as many calls in a week as Xiao Xian would in an hour.

When she picked up the phone, Xiao Xian was a bit surprised, as the call was from Huang Yaoshi. Hey, it’s not easy trying to focus on cultivation, Mao Dazhu sure loves to talk. Xiao Xian complained a few words, then turned her ear to listen to what Huang Yaoshi had to say.

"Xiao Xian, things are a bit dire, Yu Gang came to find me again today. He said it’s been a long time since he was able to contact the lady boss, and he’s afraid something has happened," Huang Yaoshi sounded very anxious, if he knew Xiao Xian could provide such good wild ginseng, he would have stopped the lady boss from going to the north-east.

Mei Nian likes to strive for perfection in what she does, and this trip to the north-east, she said it was to procure high-quality ginseng, otherwise, she wouldn’t be spending the New Year here.

A few days earlier, she excitedly made a call to Yu Gang, saying she had heard there was top-grade wild ginseng under the mountains of Changbai Mountain. Wild ginseng was almost extinct, if she really found such good news this time, it would truly be heaven helping the pharmacy overcome its difficulties.

At that time, Yu Gang tried to persuade Mei Nian not to be too fixated on top-grade ginseng. Changbai Mountain was steep and covered by dense forests, and now it was the season of snow and fog alerts, with thick snow on the mountains. Even the most experienced ginseng collectors wouldn’t dare to enter the mountains at this time. He urged her to return to Beijing first, and wait until next year when the snow melts and the fog clears before going into the mountains to look for wild ginseng.

Mei Nian verbally reassured him, telling Yu Gang not to worry, and that she would be back in Beijing in a few days, this year she would definitely go to the nursing home and join Yu Gang and Yu Shan Yang for the New Year’s Eve dinner. She said that she brought a satellite phone with her into the mountains, and would definitely contact him if anything happened.

After that call, there was no more news from Mei Nian, then Yu Gang and Huang Yaoshi made several calls, but couldn’t get in touch with her.

Xiao Xian sensed the anxiety in Huang Yaoshi’s voice, and comforted him: "Master Huang, don’t worry, have you forgotten? Last time, when Xuerou and I went to your pharmacy to buy Pueraria Root, didn’t you also say you couldn’t get in touch with Master Mei due to poor signal? This time she’s gone deep into Changbai Mountain, it’s likely that even the satellite phone can’t receive signals."