After the elderly people finished speaking and calmed down, Su He noticed that it was getting late and quickly asked them if they had eaten lunch.

Grandma Su nodded. "We ate at the state-run restaurant in town. Oh my, the restaurant was packed today. The head chef was so busy that he had to sell only steamed buns. Even then, they were hard to get. Luckily, Hongya's boyfriend was there and secretly saved a few for us so we wouldn't go hungry."

Su He then remembered that Su Hong's boyfriend seemed to work at a state-run restaurant.

"Did Grandma see Hongya today? Did anyone from our family go to the market?"

“I saw them, of course I saw them. Your uncle and the others went too. They were originally planning for me to bring my in-laws home for dinner, but I thought it would take too much time to walk, so I didn’t go.”

"So, is our family selling things this time too?"

“We didn’t sell it. Your uncle said that now your grandfather and I, along with you siblings, are all working in the city, and the grain rations definitely won’t be enough. We’d rather keep it all at home so we don’t have to buy it later.”

Su He understood immediately, and Lin's parents once again marveled at how well they had chosen their daughter-in-law.

After talking about family matters, Su He suddenly realized that there seemed to be very few people who had just returned.

"Where are the others in the compound? Didn't they come back with you?"

Grandma Su nodded, "No, they dispersed when we got there. The market is too big, I don't know where they scattered. They had a lot of things to buy, so it was probably a little slow. I told them that, so I didn't wait."

But I did see your Uncle Ma; they'll probably be back late.

Why?

Grandma Su laughed when she heard this, "They bought too much. The cart is overflowing. Cars can't get on it, and they can't fit it all. They can only push it back. It'll take forever to get there."

Su He chuckled upon hearing this.

In the afternoon, families who had gone to the market gradually returned. Everyone had made a purchase, carrying large and small bags. They looked tired, but they had smiles on their faces, indicating that they were quite satisfied.

Some people even regretted that not more of their family members went, and that they didn't get to buy the tickets they wanted. After all, it's a once-a-year opportunity that doesn't require tickets, so it's a rare treat!

At this point, some people envied Grandpa Ma for pushing his cart.

If the gathering hadn't already ended, I would have loved to go again.

The enviable Grandpa Ma didn't return until it was almost dark, pushing his cart back home.

He was so unsteady on his feet when he got home, but luckily he had his son with him, so they could take turns pushing the wheelchair.

Although they were tired, they bought a lot of things, and it is said that they will not need to buy any more food for the first half of next year.

This made other people extremely envious, but no one had the nerve to go and ask to exchange it, after all, it was something they had worked hard to bring back.

These people secretly thought that next year they would at least get a cart and hoard as much as Grandpa Ma.

...

Su He asked about the incident of the child being lost at the market after she started working.

The information received indicated that human traffickers were indeed present that day, but because more police officers were dispatched this time, the child was found before being taken away.

Later, the police investigation revealed that the human traffickers were all newcomers. They were petty thugs from the neighborhood who had heard that selling people was profitable, so they decided to try it out during the bustling pre-Lunar New Year market.

After being caught by the police station, he confessed immediately during interrogation.

They also revealed a useful piece of information: the person who told him the news is likely involved in a human trafficking network, but the investigation is ongoing and there are no results yet.

Su He was very upset after hearing this. When will there be no more child abductions in the world?

However, it is still too difficult. After all, even in the environment of later generations, human traffickers still exist, and it is really not easy to completely eradicate them.

However, she believes that she will achieve this goal sooner or later!