Chapter 111: Finding Someone (Part 1)

  The land has all been sown and it's been relatively quiet lately, Ye Luyuan is also very free, heard Zhen'er and others say they want to use a cow cart, so he hurried over with the cart.

  Ye Qi Shu had always treated Zhen Er and Bai Ju like her own daughters, and she knew they weren't those kinds of people, so she didn't stop Ye Lu Yuan from getting close to them.

  Because they were going to the dock and also had to find Cao Wei, it was inconvenient to bring Hu Zi along, so Zhen Er entrusted him to Ye Lao Ye. Originally, Hu Zi wanted to go play with Ye Chun Shui even more, but he had already gone to school a few days ago, and summer vacation was over.

  The dock was relatively quiet today, probably because there were no large cargo ships coming in. There were only a few people moving around with big sacks. Zhen and the others walked slowly on the dock, looking for someone everywhere.

  They searched twice but still couldn't see Cao Wei's figure, and several people were getting anxious.

  "Zhen Er, you didn't missee, did you?" Ye Baiji asked.

  Zhen'er shook her head and said, "No way, I remember it was him. I even stared at him for a while, yeah, he was sitting there yesterday." Zhen'er pointed to where she saw Cao Wei yesterday.

  Ye Baiji looked in the direction of his gaze, and there was no one there, just a few broken pots placed at the corner of the wall.

  Cao Ye's face was covered in tears as she muttered repeatedly: "Why isn't he here? Didn't they say he was here? Why isn't he here?"

  Zhen and the others felt heartbroken, from hearing Cao Wei's news, Cao Ye was in such a state, constantly crying, recently showing strength that had disappeared without a trace, turning back into the weak woman who relied on others for everything, she didn't even realize that what she relied on were still those few children.

  "Aunt, don't worry first, Zhen'er said that if he's here, he must be here." Ye Luyuan comforted with a worried face, "Look at the dock now, there are fewer people. Maybe he's still resting and hasn't come to work yet?"

  Cao Ye heard, raised her head and looked around, indeed only a few people were moving things, some believed in Ye Luoyu's words. But seeing those people carrying heavy sacks, gritting their teeth as they passed by her side. Her heart skipped a beat, Shi Tou had been living such a life for this period of time.

  "Let me go ask if anyone knows the Cao Wei brothers," said Ye Luyuan, and then he ran to find the leader of the dockworkers, chatted with him for a while, and slipped him twenty cents. The man finally flipped through the ledger that recorded the names of the dockworkers and how much work they had done.

  Ye Luyuan ran back soon, "There really is a person named Cao Wei here. However, there are many people at the dock and he doesn't know if it's the person we're looking for or not. He said that every day, no matter how much stuff was moved, he had records of everything, but today he still hasn't seen Cao Wei's name, so it seems like he hasn't come to work yet."

  Zhen'er and they all cheered up, really thankful, it's true that they are here.

  "Thank goodness! Buddha bless!" Cao Yexi muttered two sentences, overjoyed, then asked again: "Can you tell where Shi Tou lives?"

  Ye Luoyan shook his head and said, "I don't know, everyone here lives in their own place, and no one knows where Cao Wei brothers live. Moreover, he seems... not very sociable. There's no one here who is particularly close to him either."

  Cao Ye didn't blame Ye Luyuan for speaking too bluntly, but instead muttered to herself, "Our family's Shi Tou has a bad temper and doesn't get along with others. Now that we know he's here, it's all right."

  There was also a tea house near the dock, not big, with three tables set up, two of which were already full of people. Zhen and her friends sat at the third table, ordered four cups of tea, and chatted idly while waiting slowly.

  It wasn't long before more and more people arrived at the dock, a whistle sounded, and a ship came ashore. The workers waiting on the dock rushed forward in an orderly manner towards the cargo ship. Cao Yexi saw that there were more people, excitedly stood up and wanted to rush over to find someone, but was caught by Ye Luyuan's quick eyes and hands.

  "Yehu, wait a minute, I've already spoken to that person. If Cao Wei's brothers come, they'll send someone to notify us. Look at how many people are here now, it won't be easy to find them if we rush over. Let's just wait for news." Yelou Yuan said.

  Zhen and they saw the crowded scene of workers moving goods yesterday, but now they think it's better to wait for someone to notify them.

  Cao Yeshi was at a loss for what to do, seeing Ye Luyuan say this, Zhen'er and the others also agreed, so she had to hold back her anxiety in her heart and sit at the tea table anxiously waiting.

  It's not clear whether Cao Wei didn't come to the dock today or that someone forgot to inform them, but by the time everything had been unloaded from the cargo ship and new goods had been loaded, the ship had left the dock and the workers were moving the goods to the warehouse, still no one came to notify them.

  Ye Luoyu also discovered this and felt anxious in her heart. Just as she was thinking of going to ask again, Zhen'er suggested: "Why don't we go find it ourselves? If we can't find it, then we'll go ask."

  Ye Luoyu thought of the impatient expression on his face just now and wanted to rely on himself before asking others.

  There were many people at the dock, so Zhen and her group decided to split up. Zhen went with Ye Bai Zhi, while Cao Ye Shi went with Ye Lu Yuan. Although it was worrisome to leave two young girls together, Cao Ye Shi now trusted Ye Lu Yuan very much and refused to be separated from him.

  Zhen and they walked all the way, asking people along the way, but now is the time to move goods, everyone is busy and has no time to care about them. Only a few kind-hearted people paid attention to them, but they didn't know who Cao Wei was either. Ye Baiju was about to give up.

  "What kind of person is this, nobody knows him even when working together?"

  Zhen Er couldn't help but smile wryly. Cao Wei was also doted on and loved by everyone when he was young, but after a tragic event occurred, his life took a drastic turn, and it happened at a time when he was still forming his new personality, so he must have been affected to some extent, becoming somewhat cynical and disillusioned with the world.

  "Little girl, are you looking for Cao Wei?"

  Zhen and they were just about to go find Ye Luyuan, wondering if they could find him, when they heard someone ask from behind.

  Ye Baiji didn't expect that there was really someone who knew Cao Wei, and excitedly turned her head to respond: "Right, right, do you know where Cao Wei is?"

  Zhen'er turned her head to look at the speaker, and her heart skipped a beat. Wasn't this the person who had been standing beside Cao Wei that day, staring at her with an eerie gaze?

  "I know, little girl, come with me. I'll take you to find him." The man said and led the way, turning his head back to give Ye Baiji a lewd glance as he walked.

  Ye Baiji thought that if she could find Ye Luyuan, Aunt Ye would definitely be very happy. Just as she was about to follow him, Zhen'er pulled her back and said, "We're not going."

  Ye Baiji looked at Zhen'er with a puzzled expression, "He knows Cao Wei, why doesn't he go?"

  "No trouble offering earnest service!"