Chapter 388 Jiaxing Dental Clinic

The system responded quickly. "The cheapest one costs one ton per education point."

One ton of water may sound like a lot, but if you use water sparingly, such as taking short showers, recycling water, and using the washing machine less often, averaging about 50-80 liters per day, one ton of water can be used for 12-20 days.

There were at least several thousand refugees outside the city, and tens of thousands of residents inside. Calculating this, the daily water consumption was enormous.

But Gu Jiayue doesn’t have much basic knowledge now.

"How are the grain prices in the county?"

Zheng Qinghe: "It's half the price it was before. There's nothing we can do about it. If I force them to sell at the original price, they'll either be forced to defect or ship the grain elsewhere. So I can only turn a blind eye."

Gu Jiayue nodded. There was nothing she could do about it.

"You haven't told me what you're doing in town today."

Gu Jiayue finally remembered her purpose. "I heard that the human traffickers in the city bought a lot of children back. I want to buy them back and give them to everyone."

Zheng Qinghe thought she was worried about her business and took the risk to go out, but he didn't expect that she was here to save those poor children.

He looked at Gu Jiayue seriously, as if he had underestimated the girl in front of him again.

"I understand this matter, and I'm sorry I can't interfere. After all, those children were bought back by human traffickers through legitimate means."

The government allows the normal buying and selling of people, as long as the money and the people are cleared under the witness of the government office and it is guaranteed to be voluntary.

So Zheng Qinghe really had no way to deal with this matter.

Gu Jiayue expressed her understanding. "I know, that's why I brought money with me. I will take those children away at the normal price."

Zheng Qinghe nodded. "Okay, I'll go with you. I still have some respect in Annan County. With me accompanying them, they won't dare charge you a high price."

This is of course the best.

A group of people came to the dental clinic.

Jiaxing Dental Clinic is the largest dental clinic in Annan County. There are rows of side rooms behind them, which are usually used for people who buy things to live in.

However, they had bought so many children and women during this period that the back rooms were completely full, so they had to live in the yard.

An elderly man, holding the account book, asked the shopkeeper sitting at the top of the table, "Boss, we don't have much money left in our account. Should we continue to buy?"

The woman sitting at the top was the head of the Jiaxing Dental Clinic. She had her eyes closed, her Buddhist beads practically sparking from the way she swirled them. "Buy it! If the money in the account isn't enough, mortgage this house."

She opened her eyes and looked at the house carefully.

It was the only thing her mother left her.

Her mother also ran a dental clinic before, so it can be said that she inherited this dental clinic from her mother.

Ten years have passed, and she still remembers her mother's dying wish: to run the dental clinic well and find a good home for these unwanted children and women.

"Boss, this..."

"Uncle Huang, let's do this. I heard the county magistrate has started distributing porridge outside the city, so the children and women outside the city won't die for the time being. So when you buy people, go further away and buy from homes that have run out of food and water. This way you can spend less money and buy more people."

Uncle Huang sighed, he knew that he couldn't persuade the boss.

He had been an accountant all his life and had never seen anyone do business like this mother and daughter.

The business of human trafficking requires people to be ruthless and quiet. After buying people, one naturally hopes to make money.

So where can one make money? Of course, it's by buying brothels or houses with special fetishes.

But their boss was not like that. No matter whether he bought a child or a woman, he would first ask a doctor to take care of their health, and then teach them some skills and etiquette, and try his best to send them to a relatively better place.

With such operations, Jiaxing Dental Clinic has the best reputation, but is also the least profitable of all dental clinics.

Uncle Huang shook his head and walked out with the account book in his arms, just in time to meet Gu Jiayue and her group.

"Ladies and gentlemen, are you looking to buy someone?" Uncle Huang was the accountant, but he would occasionally help with reception. So when he saw someone, he immediately and warmly entertained them.

Before entering the door, Zheng Qinghe asked someone to bring a curtain for Gu Jiayue to wear. After all, this dental clinic was not a clean place, and Gu Jiayue was a grown-up girl, so she had to be careful when coming to such a place.

Zheng Qinghe nodded and said, "I am the county magistrate, Zheng Qinghe. I need help from your boss. Go and ask him to come over."

When he heard it was the County Magistrate, how could Uncle Huang dare to delay? He didn't even need to inform them and led them directly inside.

What a joke! He's the county magistrate, the highest official in the county! How dare you, a mere commoner, make him wait? He said he was giving you a heads-up by notifying you. You wouldn't really keep him outside, would you?

However, a sharp-eyed girl ran into the reception room first. "Boss, there's a man called the County Magistrate outside. He wants to see you."

The little girl was not very old, about five years old. Because Zheng Qinghe was not wearing an official uniform, she did not react for a moment and thought that Zheng Qinghe's name was County Magistrate.

When Zhao Ying heard that the county magistrate was coming, she immediately became nervous.

I heard that the county magistrate has been going door to door these days looking for donations from wealthy people. Could this be her house?

But her family had no money, and all his money was used to buy those poor children and women.

Before he could figure it out, Zheng Qinghe and Gu Jiayue entered the reception room. "Boss Zhao, I've heard a lot about you."

Zhao Ying didn't dare delay and quickly put on a smile. "So it really is the County Magistrate. I apologize for hitting someone and failing to welcome you. Please forgive me." He was about to kneel.

Zheng Qinghe quickly supported her arm. "It's okay, it's okay. I came here rashly, so I should be ashamed."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while before Zhao Ying invited everyone to take a seat. "Did you come here today to give me any instructions?"

Zhao Ying had already thought about it. Beating people to raise money was also for the purpose of helping the victims. It was a good deed, and she couldn't help but support it.

Oh, never mind. At worst, she could just sell the jewelry her mother left her. She couldn't use them anyway.

"Oh, that's right. This girl is a friend of mine. She just moved to Annan County and her family is short of maids and boys to help out, so she wanted to come to you and see if there's anyone suitable."

Huh? You're not here to ask for money?

Zhao Ying then set her sights on Gu Jiayue. Previously, she had thought this girl was the county magistrate's confidante.

"Yes! I have everything here, from cooks, to laundry, to caregivers. What kind does this girl want?" When Zhao Ying heard that she was here to buy someone, her attitude became a little more enthusiastic.

Gu Jiayue calmed down. "Well, since I have many underage brothers and sisters at home, I thought of buying some more children of similar age so that they can keep each other company."

From then on, Zhao Ying didn't think much about it. She was doing business with rich people. She knew that rich families would buy children of similar age when they were young to be book boys or personal servants.

If you have feelings for someone who grew up together, you will definitely be more loyal in the future.

"Okay, I just happened to buy a lot of people from other counties that were hit by disasters recently. Miss, give me a number and requirements, and I'll have someone bring them over to you for your inspection."

Gu Jiayue took out the cash box from her body. "However much you have here, I'll buy it all!"