Chapter 213 A stranger gives you candy

Aunt Hua has been rich and poor in her life. When she had no money, she would go hungry for three meals a day. When she had money, she spent money more generously than Lin Xiangnan.

After buying the antiques, Aunt Hua had two dollars and a few candy coupons left. Without hesitation, she used the remaining money to buy chocolate.

"One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me, and two for my granddaughter."

The two came out of the store and started sitting down in a row to share the candy.

"This chocolate is so sweet." Lin Xiangnan commented.

"I am a bit bored. I want to drink tea." Aunt Hua pointed to the small pointed-roof house in front and said, "When I lived in this kind of small house before, I hated sitting in the garden and drinking afternoon tea the most."

"Now I can't even drink if I want to." Lin Xiangnan added.

"I didn't say that. Your ideological awareness needs to be improved." Aunt Hua said in a high-sounding manner, "Those are all bad habits of old capitalism. You can't learn from them."

Lin Xiangnan couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Yes, yes, you are right."

In other words, the conditions are not there now. If it were possible, Aunt Hua would live a more bourgeois life than anyone else.

But it will be soon. When reform and opening up come, they can live their lives the way they want.

Lin Xiangnan plans to stock up more houses and then just lie down.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiangnan asked, "Has the government returned Uncle Guo's house to him?"

"No. It will take at least half a year until the new staff quarters are built." Aunt Hua said somewhat awkwardly, "The dormitory I was assigned before was the Guo family's house. Fortunately, I retired in the past two years and moved to the staff quarters. Otherwise, it would be quite embarrassing."

The confiscated houses could not be left unused, so they were all distributed to various units for use as dormitories.

"The Guo family's house is okay, it's a Western-style house, and those who live there are leaders and respectable people who won't do anything wrong. Guo Hongbo can still get the house back. But the situation would be much more complicated in a large courtyard where more than a dozen families live." Aunt Hua couldn't help but sigh.

"There's nothing we can do. Housing is too tight." When he first traveled through time, Lin Xiangnan lived in a slum, and he knew the conditions of slums all too well.

Basically, every family has one talented person, either the woman is fierce or the man is a rogue. If you are too soft in a crowded place, you will be bullied. It is rare for a whole family to be cowardly.

It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to get more than a dozen households to move out and return the houses to them.

Lin Xiangnan said: "If I go to Beijing to study, I will definitely not buy a house like this."

"I don't have any more thoughts. I donated my house in the first place. The family compound is good enough."

Aunt Hua donated all of her assets to avoid subsequent turmoil.

So when she saw those nice houses, Aunt Hua only felt moved, not envious.

"You're not buying a house?" Lin Xiangnan said disdainfully, "What's so good about the family compound? It's very remote. I advise you to buy one in the city."

You can't make a fortune by yourself. Lin Xiangnan poked Aunt Hua's arm and urged her, "Why don't you go to Beijing and buy two houses? If you buy a good piece of land here, it will be much more valuable than antiques."

"Who doesn't know how good a house is? My family used to live in a foreign-style house in the Shanghai Concession. During the war, the price of the house increased several times. But this thing is hot to the touch."

Aunt Hua has been cautious for so many years and is a completely cunning person. Even if she wants to buy a house, she will observe secretly for several years before making a move.

But these days, housing prices have not risen much, and Aunt Hua has a lot of private property, so she can just sell two antiques and buy a house.

Knowing that Aunt Hua was an experienced person, Lin Xiangnan didn't say anything more. After finishing the chocolate, he patted his butt, stood up, and walked home with Aunt Hua.

Halfway through the journey, they saw someone driving a pig, so Aunt Hua said, "Fellow villager, are you driving this pig to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell it?"

Although she had no money in her pocket, Lin Xiangnan had some. So when Aunt Hua asked the question, she was full of energy.

Lin Xiangnan was already wondering what to do with the half pig in this weather, when the fellow villager who drove the pigs replied: "This pig is not for sale. It is a boar for breeding."

In just two sentences, the pig ran towards the path, and the villager who was driving the pig started chasing the pig in a panic.

"A pig that has not been castrated must not taste good." Lin Xiangnan instantly lost all idea about this pig.

Aunt Hua, however, fell into deep thought and said doubtfully, "This pig is too unruly."

"Maybe he's a novice." Lin Xiangnan said indifferently, "Don't look at it, go back quickly."

Ordinary people's pigs are raised for food and will be castrated. This kind of boar is specially raised by people. During the breeding season, they will drive the pigs to various villages for breeding and make money. The skills of driving pigs are very skilled.

Lin Xiangnan didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing, but Aunt Hua had seen it enough.

"Don't forget where this is." Aunt Hua emphasized, "There's a military base next to it."

Aunt Hua was very defensive and continued to ask where the fellow villager was from.

But the other party just ran after the pig, as if he didn't hear it.

"Hey, fellow, you dropped something on the ground." Aunt Hua shouted, frowning and muttering, "Why is this guy so weird?"

"Should we follow them?" Lin Xiangnan asked curiously, and even said excitedly: "Will there be a bonus for catching the spy?"

I don’t know the current market price, but it will be 500,000 in the future.

"What are you thinking? This guy is just acting suspiciously, and we haven't caught him in the act." Aunt Hua said, "When we go back to the family compound, just remind them to pay attention to the patrols. We don't have to join in the fun."

Aunt Hua was just a little suspicious, but she had no intention of putting herself in danger.

There are thousands of young men in the army who are not needed. She is old and has retired, so what is there for her to do?

After being reminded by Aunt Hua, the patrol officers did take it seriously, but they did not catch any suspicious persons.

However, news came from a nearby brigade that a child was missing. The people in the team searched everywhere for the child but couldn't find him. They suspected that human traffickers had abducted the child.

Lin Xiangnan and Aunt Hua looked at each other and immediately suspected the pig herder they met two days ago.

"I didn't expect this at the time." Aunt Hua regretted it instantly. "The Public Security Bureau doesn't have many police dogs. I'll take Xiaotian with me tomorrow to give it a try."

After the founding of New China, child kidnapping was basically eradicated, but its sudden resurgence has made everyone nervous.

Lin Xiangnan was frightened and quickly educated his child.

"A stranger is taking you away? Are you going to leave or not?"

Dabao and Xiaobao shook their heads at the same time, "No, no, no."

"If a stranger gives you candy, will you eat it?"

Dabao and Xiaobao said in unison, "Eat!"

Lin Xiangnan raised his voice and emphasized again, "Stranger! Candy given by a stranger."

"eat!!"