"Oh my! Why is the price of tofu rising at this time?" A white-haired old man holding a basket complained to the people around him.
"Who says it's not true? The great famine has been over for several years, and now it's the time when beans are ripe. Why has the price of tofu increased?" Another old woman also echoed.
Housewives like these, who are responsible for the family's food and drink, are most sensitive to changes in prices.
"It's not just tofu, the prices of other non-staple foods have also gone up. The prices of everything have gone up, except wages!"
"Let me tell you, if your children at home need to eat refined grains, you can try your luck at the black market. I was lucky last time and bought a lot at once. It's enough for my daughter-in-law to eat until she is out of confinement after childbirth."
"Really? I'll go there next time too."
The two women were walking and talking when they were accidentally knocked over by two fierce-looking men, and the baskets in their hands were knocked to the ground.
The cabbages and radishes inside were rolling all over the floor. These were the vegetables that the family was going to eat in the next few days.
"Hey, I'm telling you..."
One of the women was about to argue, but when she looked up, she saw two big men with dark faces who looked like they were not someone to be trifled with.
He quickly swallowed the curse he was about to say.
"It's okay, it's okay, we can just pick it up ourselves, you guys go first."
The two big men looked at each other, and one of them whispered, "Brother, this is the woman who lives nearby. There shouldn't be any problem."
The man called Big Brother nodded and strode away.
After the two men walked away, the two women patted their chests and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm so scared. These two don't look like good people..."
"Yeah, when that person's eyes met mine just now, the hairs on my body stood up..."
"Who are these two people? Why did they suddenly appear here?"
"Don't you know? I heard that the son of Old Man Liu who had been missing for many years has returned to our street. He is now living in our alley! Those two people might be the friends brought back by Old Man Liu's son..."
Wu Xiaotian and Zhao Biesan were lucky as they saw the scene just as they arrived.
Wu Xiaotian thought about it and went forward to help pick vegetables.
"Thank you, young man," one of the women thanked.
Wu Xiaotian is handsome and cute, and this kind of appearance is very popular among the elderly.
The two women immediately took a liking to him.
"Aunties, who was the person who bumped into you just now? Why was he so fierce and left without even saying sorry?"
"We don't know the details, we just know they are friends brought back by Old Man Liu's son. They look so fierce, how can we dare to say anything?"
"Aunt, I wanted to rent a house in your area, but after seeing how vicious those two people looked, I decided to look for one somewhere else."
Wu Xiaotian said in a pretentious manner.
One of the women's eyes lit up. Her second son had gone to the countryside, and there happened to be a vacant room in the house.
"No, young man. This area has the best security. If you go somewhere else, who knows what kind of people you'll meet."
Wu Xiaotian took the opportunity to find out the news:
"So...what's the matter with that old man Liu's son? Mainly because his friend seems to be difficult to deal with, and it doesn't seem very safe to live here."
“That old man Liu had only one son, but when his son was 18 years old, he ran off to make a living and there has been no news of him for many years.
Everyone thought his son had died outside. But who would have thought that not long ago, his son who had disappeared for many years suddenly came back. Unfortunately, not long after his son came back, Old Man Liu passed away. Now his son and a few friends live in his house together. "
"Then have you seen Old Man Liu's son? Does he look as strong as his friend?" Wu Xiaotian continued to ask.
"You know what, none of us really saw what Old Man Liu's son looked like. Because when he came back, it was late at night and everyone was asleep, so no one saw him.
"But when Old Man Liu died and had his funeral, I saw him from a distance and only knew that he was not very tall and was thin. I never saw his face." The woman thought for a moment and said.
"Okay, auntie, then I feel relieved. I'm going to move into the house in a few days, so I'd like you to be my advisor, okay?" Wu Xiaotian said with a smile when he saw that he really couldn't ask anything.
The woman smiled happily when she heard this. Wasn't it the purpose of her telling him so much that had been achieved?
"Young man, my aunt's house is just down the left. I'm always free, so come and see me anytime."
"Oh, okay, thank you, Auntie. Take care."
Watching the two women walk away, Zhao Biesan came out.
"How's it going? Did you find out anything?"
"Now it seems that there is a high possibility that this person is Brother Liu. However, I see that the two big guys just now are very alert, it may not be easy for them to sneak in." Wu Xiaotian said with a frown.
"Don't worry, the medicine I bought is very effective. It will be no problem for me to knock down a few big men for a few hours."
Just before they came over, Zhao Biesan went to find a few friends in the underworld and bought some drugs.
I heard from a friend that this is the most powerful drug on the market. If an ordinary person smells it, he will probably be unconscious for a day.
"Then let's wait until dark and go there and act according to the plan." Wu Xiaotian said, staring at the yard not far away.
As night fell, there were no more pedestrians on the street.
In the Liu family yard, the two big men who were met by Wu Xiaotian and Zhao Biesan today were walking back and forth in the yard.
Suddenly, there was some noise outside the door.
"That's not right. There's something going on outside. Brother, you stay here and I'll go check outside!"
"Second brother, be careful!"
Sun Er opened the door and walked away in a hurry, while Sun Da looked around vigilantly.
He always felt that something was wrong.
Suddenly he smelled a fragrance in his nose, and before he could react, he fell headfirst.
After waiting for a while, Wu Xiaotian saw that the person lying on the ground had no reaction at all, so he carefully flipped down from the wall.
"The medicine that Zhao Bieson bought is too effective! He fainted so quickly!" Wu Xiaotian thought to himself.
He looked around. This courtyard was not big, and only the light in the middle room was on.
So Wu Xiaotian tiptoed over and tried to see the scene inside through the gap in the window.
God bless, let me see his face!
At this time, Sun Da, who was lying on the ground, slowly opened his eyes.
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