The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 148 Salesman
His cat-like eyes were so bright and lively that Shang Wan actually understood Chu Xu's gaze. She couldn't help but twitch her lips. This kid has the potential to be a stay-at-home dad.

Yuan Yuan lay on the cushion in a pancake-like position for a while, then lifted her little feet and wiggled them. With a gurgle, she rolled over, supported herself with her two little hands, and bent herself into a triangle again.

Chu Xu blinked in surprise. "You've fallen down, why isn't Yuan Yuan crying?"
Shang Wan secretly gave her son a thumbs up.

The rain subsided, and a ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, dispelling the surrounding darkness.

It is bright.

But the news brought bad news: a child from the village had gone missing.

Who lost it?

Before Zhang Er could catch his breath, he said, "The Wu family boy, the Yuan family boy, and the Li family girl, all three... all three children are missing. Everyone is helping to look for them. Are they with you?"

"I've never seen it before," Shang Wan asked with concern. "When was it lost? Where was it lost?"

“Just this morning, when it was raining heavily,” Zhang Er said, “the Wu family’s son and the Yuan family’s son had agreed to go fishing by the river, and the Li family’s daughter had gone to pick vegetables in the field. The three children hadn’t come back, and the adults in their families were worried and went out to look for them, only to find that they were missing. They’re almost frantic right now.”

“We’ll go help look for them too.” Shang Wan called to Shi Tou and Xiao Huan to follow, then turned to Lu Chengjing and said, “Husband, keep an eye on the two children.”

"Okay." Lu Chengjing didn't want to reveal that his legs had fully recovered, and going in a wheelchair would only cause trouble.

The village was filled with the sounds of people calling for their children. Li Dashan led some people into the mountains to search for them, worried that wild animals might come down from the mountains and carry the children away when it rained.

The village is located near the mountains, and similar incidents have happened before, but thankfully the child was unharmed in the end.

Rong Niangzi was so anxious that she kept crying, and Wu's wife was also crying her eyes out, worried that something might happen to the child.

Xiao Huan had a good relationship with the two of them, so she went over and gently comforted them.

They searched the entire village, knocking on every door and even looking in the most secluded and hidden corners, but they couldn't find a trace of the three children.

There were two fish baskets and a fishing net by the river, which Erpang and Yuan Lang had taken together. There were still half a basket of small fish in the fish baskets.

Looking at the rushing river, someone speculated, "Could the two children have been swept away by the flood?"

"I told them not to let the kids come to the river to catch fish, because they risked their lives just for a little food."

"What are you saying? Who's dead? Say it again!" Having lost his son, Wu Mingli was so anxious that his eyes were bloodshot. Hearing this, he couldn't hold back any longer and clenched his fists, ready to pounce on him and fight.

Luo Da quickly grabbed the person and dragged them backward, while the others also pulled the person who had spoken away.

“Everyone is anxious and stressed because they are looking for their children. It’s inevitable that their words will be harsh. Why are you getting angry? Finding your children is the most important thing right now.”

Wu Mingli broke free from his hand and walked downstream along the riverbank, calling out the names of the two children as he searched.

Yuan Musheng arrived, leaning on his cane. Rong Niangzi helped him up and called out to Lang'er along the riverbank.

Shang Wanchao gave Shi Tou and Xiao Huan a look and whispered, "Go home and check after you've searched for a while. Don't go too far. There are two kids at home, and I'm afraid your brother-in-law won't be able to handle it."

Xiao Huan nodded. Shi Tou wanted to ask something, but Xiao Huan pulled him aside and led him to help call for help.

Shang Wan gradually fell behind the others, and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she disappeared from the spot in a flash.

Since she suspected something might happen to the village, she naturally wouldn't leave it unprepared.

Yesterday, most of the wolves in the mountains came down and are quietly lying in ambush around the village. "Little Grey, let's go find someone."

With her hearing extended to its maximum, Shang Wan carried Xiao Hui and ran as fast as she could, gradually moving away from the village.

At the same time, a peddler carrying a load on a shoulder pole walked into the village, the two bells hanging on the pole jingling all the way.

He walked along shouting, but few people paid him any attention.

The peddler, his throat parched from shouting, asked the villagers for water, only to find out that a child in the village had gone missing. Everyone was busy looking for the child and had no time to buy his goods.

The peddler cursed his bad luck inwardly, but still wanted to try his luck, just in case someone wanted to buy it.
"Windmills, silk flowers, maltose—if it's not sweet, you don't have to pay!"

The shouts grew louder as they approached. Lu Chengjing wheeled himself out to see what was going on and found it was a peddler carrying a load on a shoulder pole.

The peddler was of average build, with a simple and honest appearance and dark skin; he looked like someone who often traveled around.

His shouts were loud and drawn out, and could be heard from a great distance.

Upon seeing Lu Chengjing, the peddler's eyes lit up, and he quickened his pace.

"I have all sorts of things here, for the elderly and children, things young wives like, like silk flowers, hairpins, and silk threads, even better than what you find in the city. I also have children's toys, like rattles and windmills, which they love to play with. Would you like to buy one for your child?"

Seeing that Lu Chengjing was well-dressed, the peddler eagerly took out the items from his basket to show Lu Chengjing, hoping to sell one or two things.

Lu Chengjing glanced at the goods and realized that the peddler's words were too exaggerated; these things were really not good.

He didn't want to buy anything in the first place, and after seeing it, he was even less inclined to buy anything.

"Look how skillfully these clay figurines are made! They're all from the south; you can't find them anywhere else." The peddler enthusiastically promoted his wares. "They're only ten coins each, very cheap! Buy one for your amusement, and let me make my first sale. I've come all this way and haven't sold a single thing; my shrewish wife at home won't let me off the hook."

The peddler spoke pitifully and earnestly. Thinking of his two children at home, Lu Chengjing took out twenty copper coins and gave them to him, saying, "Buy two clay figurines."

The peddler quickly packed it up, smiling as he said, "You have two children at home, that's a blessing! How about you take a look at this rattle drum and windmill? Children love them."

Lu Chengjing glanced at the hand holding the clay figure, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he nodded, saying, "Get another rattle drum, a windmill, and half a pound of malt sugar."

The peddler was overjoyed to have met such a big customer. He quickly weighed out half a pound of maltose and asked Lu Chengjing to get him a bowl to put it in, otherwise he would have to pay for the jar.

Lu Chengjing told him to wait there and prepared to wheel himself to get the bowl, but the peddler said, "How can I let you make two trips? I'll go with you and put it in the bowl for you directly."

Lu Chengjing turned to look at him, a dark glint flashing quickly in his eyes.

Just then, Xiao Huan and Shi Tou returned one after the other.

Xiao Huan glanced at the peddler and asked, "What do you do?"

"I'm a traveling peddler." The peddler pointed to two baskets on the ground and smiled warmly. "I have a lot of silk thread and silk flowers here. Take a look and see if there's anything you like. This young master bought quite a few things from me. Since you're from the same family, I'll give you a discount."

Xiao Huan needed to make clothes for Yuan Yuan, which required silk thread. There wasn't much silk thread left at home, so she picked some out since she had some.

She squatted down to pick some items from the basket, and the peddler enthusiastically introduced them to her.

Lu Chengjing looked at Shi Tou and said, "I bought half a pound of maltose. Go inside and get a bowl to put it in."