She prepared ten catties of good rice and seventy-eight catties of inferior rice. After thinking for a moment, she took out thirty raw meatballs, each weighing one tael and rubbed with salt, and planned to bring them along once they were frozen into ice blocks.
She wasn't being soft-hearted; she just felt that it might come in handy.
Cang Yu saw this but didn't say anything.
He didn't find anything wrong with Lin Yue's behavior; Professor Qin was a good person, and Lin Yue was a sensible person.
In the car, Lin Yue fastened her seatbelt and asked, "Cang Yu, after we change the things, let's go find some workers."
“Okay,” Cang Yu replied.
Remembering how Lin Yue mixed cement, he thought it would be better to find someone to help her; she wasn't suited for that kind of work.
"Okay, let's go!" Lin Yue's mood improved.
When the car arrived next to the police station, Lin Yue found a place to park that wouldn't obstruct others. As soon as she got out of the car, someone called out to them.
"Miss Lin, Mr. Cang, what brings you to the police station? Is there a problem?" Cao Kefeng came out of the police station, intending to wander around the base.
"Company Commander Cao, you've been transferred to the police station?" Lin Yue asked curiously, looking at Cao Kefeng in his police uniform.
This guy's got quite a few jobs. He's a company commander in the army, and now he's not only guarding the market, but he's also at the police station.
"Well, we're short-staffed. We're all one family, right?" Cao Kefeng suddenly felt embarrassed.
He was actually just temporarily transferred here. The police station was short-staffed. The chief had died while maintaining order, and the deputy chief died during the extreme cold snap. Since no one had been selected to take over yet, they transferred him here to temporarily fill in.
He wasn't trying to take credit everywhere; he simply had no other choice.
However, this kind of job is not something that ordinary people can get. He was able to benefit from his uncle's influence and receive two salaries.
"Oh! I see. Well, you're busy then. We're here to find an elder, so we won't bother you any longer. Goodbye!" Lin Yue said, turning to leave.
"Elders? What do you want with Professor Qin?" Cao Kefeng asked, his expression serious.
The people in this building are mostly young, hardworking couples, or people who moved in through connections or with powerful backgrounds. They shouldn't be considered Lin Yue's elders.
Professor Qin and his wife are the only ones who are older and whose family backgrounds cannot be found in the system. However, because they are older and were once national-level professors who have made contributions to the country, they are given special care and placed in this building, which is the closest house to the police station. If there is any problem, they only need to shout and the police station will hear them.
The base provides them with five kilograms of good rice and three kilograms of coarse grains every month. Although it's not much, the base is doing its best.
Now that Lin Yue wants to find him, whether it's a relative or someone else, he needs to find out more about her.
Lin Yue frowned.
Judging from Cao Kefeng's appearance, he seems very worried about the two elderly people. If he is worried, how could he let the two elderly people run out of food?
Lin Yue remained calm and said indifferently, "It's nothing shameful. I met Professor Qin at the market the day before yesterday. He was selling his paintings because his family had run out of food. I really liked them, so I traded with Professor Qin. Later, I heard that he had a lot of antiques at home, so I thought that since the old man was going to trade with others anyway, I might as well do it myself. I really like those old things, so today I brought food to trade for antiques."
"What? Running out of food? How could we possibly run out of food?"
Eight catties of grain, even if we don't have enough to eat, we won't run out of food. Besides, there was still some grain left when the old man came. We must be careful not to run out of food!
Could it be that they were robbed and didn't come looking for them?
Who is so bold as to dare to make a move next to the police station?
"Why wouldn't we know? Go ask him yourself. I'm just here to make a deal. Cang Yu, grab your things, we're going up." Lin Yue didn't want to say anything more.
"Okay!" Cang Yu replied, took the food, and went upstairs.
At this time of day, there's hardly anyone in the building, except for a little boy of about six or seven years old next door to Professor Qin and his group. He's quite well-behaved, and as they pass by, they can see him through the doorway, holding a thin, translucent flatbread and smiling sweetly.
Lin Yue hadn't seen such a pure, innocent, and hopeful smile in a long time. Before, she had been met with harsh words, and even children were taught to call her a "karmic debt."
Lin Yue involuntarily stopped in her tracks. Before she could react, her hand instinctively reached into her bag behind her back (she always carried a bag as a cover when she went out). When she pulled it back, she was holding a large meat bun, still warm.
The child's eyes lit up when he saw the steamed buns, but he didn't ask her for any.
Lin Yue looked at the steamed bun, then at the little boy, and finally followed her heart, handing it over: "Here you go."
The little boy secretly swallowed, but didn't dare to take it.
Just then, a woman came out of the kitchen and immediately ran over: "Officer Cao, hello! Miss, you can keep this for yourself, you don't need to give it to him."
These days, everyone's life is tough, so we can't take someone's life.
"It's alright, I have some more. Kids are adorable. Don't worry, I'm not a bad person, otherwise Officer Cao would have arrested me already." Lin Yue offered some more. "Eat up!"
It's rare for her to show kindness even for a day.
The little boy looked at the woman, and when she nodded, he reached out and took it.
The little boy took the steamed buns, and Lin Yue didn't linger any longer. The group went next door and knocked on the open door.
Looking at the open door, Lin Yue didn't know whether to say that these two families were careless or that the area around the police station was safe.
"Who is it? Wait a minute!" Professor Qin's voice came from the restroom.
"Old man, go and see who it is. I can manage on my own. I've told you so many times, you don't need to carry me to the toilet. You're too old..." Professor Qin's wife said softly, but was interrupted by Professor Qin before she could finish.
“I can still carry you even though I’m older. You can’t get off that stool by yourself, so it’s fine. We can talk about it when I can’t carry you anymore.” Professor Qin didn’t back down at all.
The two lingered in the bathroom for a while before Professor Qin finally pushed his wife out.
"Professor Qin, Professor Xu, hello!" Cao Kefeng greeted them immediately.
"Hey! Hello, Xiao Cao!" Professor Qin greeted Cao Kefeng before turning to Lin Yue and the others. "Young ladies, you're here. Come in and sit down."
Seeing Professor Xu sitting in a wheelchair, and recalling what she had just heard, Lin Yue immediately looked at Professor Qin's legs. Sure enough, his legs were trembling slightly, clearly caused by excessive strain. If he were subjected to such stimulation for a long time, Professor Qin's legs would also be unable to withstand it.
Lin Yue and the others entered the house, but did not sit down.
"Professor Qin, I heard that you..." Cao Kefeng wanted to ask about the grain.
Lin Yue interrupted him directly: "Company Commander Cao, we can talk about your matter later. Take care of my business first. Professor Qin, this is the grain you requested. Where are the other things I asked for?"
She suddenly felt that she couldn't bear to see the warmth in this extreme cold. Seeing it would suddenly remind her of her parents, and she thought that if they were still alive, they would be just as loving.
"Little girl, she's in this room." Professor Qin opened a door, revealing neatly arranged antiques that were clearly cherished by their owner.
Lin Yue went inside and checked everything one by one.
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