Mrs. Lantian carefully took out the bamboo tube, which was still half full of water. "Drink just a little. We still don't know if we'll find anything tomorrow."
"Has that boy from the Gu family returned yet?" Lan Tian took two large gulps before Mrs. Lantian managed to pull the bamboo tube from his hand.
"So what if he has? Your sister isn't here, so he probably wouldn't bring water over anyway." Liu Xiaoli used to find her sister-in-law a nuisance, but now she desperately hoped for Lan Ying's safe return.
"If I'd known, I would have pushed them harder before. Look at us now, with nothing." Mrs. Lantian watched as the water level dropped by another half, her heart sinking with growing panic.
Liu Xiaoli glanced back in the direction of the Gu family. "Mother, do you think our little sister was taken away by that Gu boy? Let's go over and demand an explanation."
