After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 371 The Man Went into the Mountains and Disappeared
Su Xiaoxiao often asked Liu Qiaomei to help her with embroidery. So, she made up this excuse on the spot to reassure Old Man Liu not to worry.

She escorted Old Man Liu back to his room, and then she quickly went out with Su Ping'an to find Liu Qiaomei.

It was already past 7 p.m. when the two of them stepped out and were completely bewildered. Who should they ask?
Liu Qiaomei herself doesn't go out often, and few people in the village know her.

Su Xiaoxiao had no choice but to go next door to find Wang Er and Sun Shi to go together with her to find Liu Qiaomei.

With more people, it's easier to get things done. Finally, someone said that this morning, they saw Su Bingcheng and a girl go up the mountain together. There are usually fewer people going up the mountain this season, so the person paid extra attention. The girl looked a bit like the description Su Xiaoxiao and the others had given her; her height and clothing were quite similar.

Moreover, she was carrying a large basket on her back. Old Man Liu said that their family's basket was missing, and it seemed that Liu Qiaomei had taken it with her when she went out.

Su Xiaoxiao was thrilled to receive this news; finally, they had a lead! They had searched everywhere just now, but couldn't find a single clue. Who were they supposed to ask?

Liu Qiaomei was well hidden by Su Xiaoxiao, and few people in the village knew her. Even when Su Xiaoxiao took her out to town, she had to disguise herself as a man, so there was no way for Su Xiaoxiao to tell the villagers whether they had seen Liu Qiaomei.

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao frowned. Why was it Su Bingcheng?

Upon hearing that it was his younger brother, Su Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief and said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Since it's Bingcheng, don't worry, Qiaomei will be fine going up the mountain with him!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaoman patted Su Ping'an on the shoulder. "What do you mean 'nothing happened'? Look how late it is! They went up the mountain together this morning and haven't come back yet. And you still say nothing happened?"

Su Ping'an then realized he had misspoke and quickly asked Su Xiaoxiao, "What should we do now? Should I go home and see if Su Bingcheng is back?"

Su Xiaoxiao thought this was a good idea. In the end, Su Xiaoxiao went back to the Su family's old house with Su Ping'an to ask what had happened and see if Su Bingcheng had returned home.

When they arrived at the Su family's old house, they had all gone to sleep.

Even after he had gone to bed, he had to be woken up. Su Ping'an went to his mother's room and asked, "Mother, is Su Bingcheng home? Has he come back?"

Old Mrs. Wang was still half asleep when she got up and said in a very unpleasant tone, "Why are you looking for your brother so late? Where else could he be if he's not in his room?"

Old Mrs. Wang looked impatient, but Mrs. Liu reminded her, "Mother, have you forgotten? I haven't seen Su Bingcheng all day! When I went to his room to deliver food, I found he wasn't home. I even told you about it then..."

Su Xiaoxiao looked at her and wondered what this old lady Wang was thinking about all day long. She didn't even know if her own son was home, yet she claimed to care about him!

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Wang quickly ran to her son's room to check, and sure enough, Su Bingcheng was not there.

She then remembered that Liu had told her during the day that when she delivered food to Su Bingcheng, she found that he was not at home. At the time, she hadn't taken it to heart, thinking that Su Bingcheng might have gone out for some fresh air and would be back soon.

As a result, no one was seen by evening. After all, Old Madam Wang's heart was with her daughter, Su Xiuer. She wondered if her daughter Su Xiuer had met Prince Gong in the capital, whether the two had discussed marriage, and when he would come to marry her daughter.

When the whole village knows, on the wedding day, Old Mrs. Wang can't stop smiling just imagining the scene. Oh my god, how beautiful it will be! Let all those gossipy village women who always talk behind her back envy her!

Now her own precious son has gone missing, and this is the first time he hasn't come home this late, so she can't help but worry.

How to do?
Su Pingan said, "They looked for Liu Qiaomei today and found that she was also missing. However, this morning, some villagers seemed to have seen them going up the mountain together."

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Wang knew it was about going up the mountain again. Ever since the incident involving Su Bingcheng and Su Ping'an's family hunting in the mountains last time, Old Mrs. Wang absolutely forbade Su Bingcheng to take another step near the mountain.

Why is this child so disobedient!
Wait a minute, when Old Mrs. Wang heard that, she realized it was with that Liu Qiaomei?
Liu Qiaomei?
When Old Mrs. Wang saw Su Bingcheng speaking up for Liu Qiaomei and not asking her to do chores, she realized that her son seemed to be particularly attentive to this woman, Liu Qiaomei.

He gave off an impression that if anyone tried to hurt her, Su Bingcheng would never let that person off the hook.

When Su Bingcheng was injured last time, she asked him for a long time what exactly happened. Su Bingcheng only said that he was saving someone, but he didn't say who he was saving, which made Old Madam Wang feel very suspicious.

She wasn't stupid; she did inquire and, after connecting the dots, realized that perhaps the woman she was trying to save was named Liu Qiaomei.

When Old Mrs. Wang saw that it was getting late and her son Su Bingcheng had not yet returned, she knew the situation was not good.

The mountain was pitch black and teeming with wild animals. She was so frightened that she trembled and clung tightly to Su Ping'an's hand.

"Son, hurry and find someone to go up the mountain and bring your younger brother Su Bingcheng back! He can't be allowed to get into any trouble!"

Hearing this from the side, Su Xiaoxiao wondered what he meant by "he can't get into any trouble." It seemed that Old Madam Wang only had these two children in her heart: her good eldest son, Su Bingcheng, and her good daughter, Su Xiuer.

Other characters like Su Wangcai, Su Xiangdong, and Su Ping'an were all given away as freebies when topping up phone credit—no, they were even less valuable than freebies.

Grandma Wang pulled Su Xiangdong out of bed and told him to hurry up and help find his younger brother.

“I knew it was that woman. The moment she appeared, it was as if she had bewitched my son. My son must have been lured up the mountain by her.”

The old lady Wang said it with absolute certainty.

Su Xiaoxiao, who was standing nearby, was displeased when she heard this.

"What kind of talk is that? Don't speak ill of Liu Qiaomei behind her back! But it's too early to say who seduced whom, we can't really say what happened!"

Grandma Wang didn't have time to argue with Su Xiaoxiao about these things anymore. The group quickly left their house and prepared to go up the mountain to search.

This incident also alarmed the village head, who sent out all the able-bodied men in the village to go up the mountain together, carrying lanterns and torches.