Chapter 252 Dangerous Situation in the Swamp

Qiao Ran saw the old lady's dilemma, and she quickly said to her third uncle:

"It's okay, Third Uncle, take good care of Xiaoba and don't let him get bitten by bugs."

Then he pushed the third uncle around and pushed him back to the third aunt with a confused look on his face.

Qiao Ran returned to the old lady, hugged her arm and said with a smile: "Grandma, I'll go with my second uncle! Don't you still believe me? I am protected by the old gods. I have not been hurt at all along the way. ?”

Mrs. Qiao thought of her eldest granddaughter's bravery along the way, and looked at her third granddaughter who didn't know anything but a beaming smile while holding her baby son. She sighed and could only breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing such a capable eldest granddaughter, the old lady was both pleased and distressed.

"It's not that grandma doesn't believe you, it's just that you are a girl, but you have to bear so many important responsibilities like a strong man. These things should not let you, a little girl, worry about it, but you do it better than anyone else. Be capable, alas!”

Qiao Ran knew that the old lady was feeling sorry for her!

"Grandma, who said that I am a lucky person to be favored by an old god, teach me so much knowledge, and give me such a powerful treasure bag? As the saying goes, 'He who can do more has to work'! Now that I have With this opportunity, I have higher abilities than others, so naturally I have to use what I have learned and possess to benefit others, so that I can live up to the love of the old gods and be able to accumulate more blessings and fulfill my wishes!"

Mrs. Qiao was speechless by her granddaughter's reasoning. She could only watch her granddaughter rummage around in the carriage and find a bundle of hemp rope and several sacks.

Throwing the hemp rope and bag over his shoulder, he carried a long stick and a torch and followed the twenty or so men from the village into the grass, searching in the direction where the half-grown men disappeared.

It is now early winter. The light snow that has fallen in the past few days quickly turns into water when it falls on the ground, but there is no snow.

If there is snow, it will be easier to find. There will definitely be traces on the snow.

However, in this grass, one can also judge the direction of several people from the direction of the fallen thatch.

With hoes and sickles in hand, everyone followed the traces for two quarters of an hour before hearing calls for help from afar.

The men quickened their pace and rushed forward, subconsciously protecting the little girl Qiao Ran in the middle.

After walking another ten feet or so, Qiao Ran suddenly felt something was wrong under her feet and quickly shouted: "Don't move! Everyone stop!"

The people in front rushed to save people. Even though they felt that the mud under their feet was getting softer and softer, and their feet were sinking deeper and deeper, they didn't take it to heart and still moved forward with some difficulty.

It wasn't until they heard Qiao Ran's words that everyone stopped subconsciously.

"What's wrong, Ranran?"

Qiao Erhe, who was walking in front of Qiao Ran, turned around and asked doubtfully.

Qiao Ran gestured to the people behind her to step back, and said to the people who were also looking over with confusion: "Everyone, look at your feet."

Everyone held up torches and looked at their feet, only to see that their feet were already stuck in the mud. The people who were walking in a hurry in front were already stuck in their calves, almost up to their knees.

At this time, under the light of the torch, several figures were vaguely illuminated not far ahead.

A crying voice came: "Help! Help me! I'm sinking!"

"Dad! Dad! Are you here? Help me! I'm trapped in the mud and can't get up. I'm freezing to death!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Sister Ran, save us! There is a monster in the mud, and it keeps dragging our legs down. We can't pull them out at all, and they keep sinking! I'm so scared!"

When the men heard this, their expressions changed.

Someone quickly replied: "Don't be afraid, tiger, daddy will come to save you right now, hold on!"

The family members of several children quickly stopped and continued walking, but Qiao Ran quickly stopped them.

"Wait a minute! Don't go!"

Several people turned around and looked at Qiao Ran in confusion.

Huzi's father had a bad temper. Once he heard that his son was in danger, how could he listen to Qiao Ran?

"Ran Yatou, if you have anything to do, we'll talk about it later. I have to save Huzi and the others first!"

He continued to lift his feet, but while he was speaking, his heavy body sank a little further, and the mud had already sunk into his knees. It took a lot of effort to pull his left leg out of the mud.

Just as he was about to step forward with his left foot, Dad Shitou next to him grabbed him.

"Ran Ran said not to go, why didn't you listen?"

Dad Huzi was pulled by his arm, and he turned back and glared at Dad Shitou displeasedly:

"It's not your son who dares to cause trouble. Don't worry, right? Let me go quickly. I'm going to save Huzi! There are several boys in our village! Didn't you hear? They are stuck in the mud and can't get out. !”

He wanted to break free from Dad Shitou's hand, but Dad Shitou still held on to him.

Qiao Ran quickly said to everyone: "Don't go forward, everyone. This is a swamp. If you fall into it, the more you struggle, the deeper you will fall. Get out first, we have to find a way."

"What can we do? People are freezing to death."

Huzi's father wanted to save his son and had no patience to listen to what Qiao Ran had to say.

Qiao Ran also knew that he was impatient now, so she had to let a few people next to him hold him and drag him back.

However, Tiger Father is a real tiger. He struggles desperately to move forward.

Those men couldn't hold him back, so they had to let him move forward. They followed Qiao Ran's words and retreated.

Qiao Ran had already taken the people next to her and behind her to take a few steps back. She didn't care about Tiger Father, and asked everyone to hold their torches high, trying to see the terrain clearly.

However, the scope of the torch's illumination is limited. With more than a dozen torches raised high, the situation can only be seen a few meters away, and it is impossible to see the situation of several boys not far away.

Qiao Ran had no choice but to fumble in the cloth bag at her waist, and actually took out the headlamp from the space and put it on her head.

When I turned on the switch, there was suddenly a bright light in front of me, just like the sudden transition from night to day.

Everyone looked at Qiao Ran in shock, wondering where she could come up with such a magical thing.

Qiao Ran didn't have time to explain, so she just made a random excuse: "I bought this in a grocery store in Yingzhou Prefecture. They sell Western goods there. I thought this lamp was very useful, so I bought it."

Everyone understood and had no time to ask anything else. They were all waiting for Qiao Ran's instructions.

The illumination range of the headlight was more than fifty meters away. Qiao Ran looked forward and saw four clay figures about ten meters away, sinking deep in the mud.

They were struggling, but suddenly a bright light came, which startled them. Several boys squinted their eyes under the bright light and did not dare to move for a while.

Everyone also looked over according to the light and saw that almost half of the children's bodies were sunk in the mud, and they suddenly became anxious.

Hu Zi's father was also stuck in the mud at this time. The mud reached his thighs and he could no longer lift his feet and continue walking forward.

Seeing his son not far away, he was so anxious that he threw away the torch, put his hands on the ground and tried to crawl forward.