The elderly men and women sitting together had naturally learned of Feng Qingqing’s plight through their casual chats with her over the past few days. They felt deep sympathy for her situation. Recently, they had even mobilized all their surrounding friends and relatives to help look for the person she was searching for, but unfortunately, after so many days, there was not a single lead.
At this point, there was really nothing more they could do. After all, this young woman, barely more than a girl, had traveled thousands of miles from a small mountain village with two tiny children to find her husband, only to be met with total silence. Living in the Provincial Capital, they knew many educated youths who had been sent to the countryside, so they understood that for someone in her circumstances, this trip to the city to find the children's father had likely exhausted every resource she had. She might never get another chance. They knew well that the cost of staying in a guesthouse, buying train tickets, and covering daily meals in the city required a significant amount of money and ration coupons—far more than an ordinary family could afford. Thus, they understood why she said she would have to return home in a couple of days. Since they had already done what they could and inquired everywhere they knew, they could only sigh helplessly.
However, during their chat, two people did happen to mention Auntie Shen, who hadn't been there to say goodbye.
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