Yu Rujia: "It also depends on your skills. If you don't have these skills, even if the brigade leader wants to give you work, you won't be able to do it."
After seeing Huang Dazhuang off, Gan Xiao and Tan Dawei from the police station arrived in a police car, carrying large and small bags.
Yu Rujia: "Comrade Gan and Comrade Tan are here, why did they bring so much stuff with them?"
Gan Xiao: "We were busy catching human traffickers and finding the children's families before, and we didn't have time to pay attention to Comrade Yu. Now that things have come to an end, as a person who has made contributions, our police station should do something to show our appreciation to Comrade Yu."
Yu Rujia: "It was just a small thing, it's kind of you to remember it. Have you caught the human traffickers? Have you sent the child back to his/her family?"
Gan Xiao: "Following the clues provided by a few human traffickers we had previously arrested, we tracked down their superiors and, in conjunction with police stations in other places, arrested hundreds of human traffickers and rescued nearly a thousand children. These human traffickers are truly inhuman."
"Fortunately, Comrade Yu and Comrade Xia discovered their clues, which saved hundreds of families from disaster."
Tan Dawei added, "Our Dongyuan Commune has found 31 abducted children, but unfortunately only 22 of them have been reunited with their families."
"There are still nine children whose whereabouts are unknown. The four children that Yu Zhiqing is with are among those nine children who have not found their families."
His eyes lingered on the four energetic children in the backyard for a moment, then turned away, a hint of embarrassment on his face.
It was agreed that Yu Rujia would only be able to look after the children for a few days, but their work didn't go smoothly, which resulted in them not being able to find the children's family information for a long time. Including the five children in the police station, the nine of them will probably have to be sent to an orphanage.
Unlike today, there are no cameras everywhere in the 1960s. Finding people relied entirely on manual labor, like finding a needle in a haystack.
It wasn't just about searching in Dongyuan Commune. Those human traffickers had their own supply and demand networks, and some of the children were even transferred from outside. In other words, other places also had to be involved in the search, which made it incredibly difficult.
To maintain secrecy, human traffickers use unique methods to meet with their contacts, ensuring that the children's origins and destinations are unknown to other traffickers.
Old Zhang, who had taken the four children home, was handed over by Yu Rujia to a policeman and shot to death.
The contact person here wasn't beaten to death, but he was stubborn and refused to speak. He committed suicide not long after arriving at the police station.
The police were able to find out about their superiors only because a human trafficker made an accidental discovery that allowed them to identify some of the people they were looking for, which enabled them to continue their investigation.
Unfortunately, those who were caught later didn't know anything about Duofu and the others. It's possible that other traffickers brought them to Dongyuan Commune, since they had many ways to abduct children.
Despite the concerted efforts of several towns and more than ten days of searching, only twenty-two children were reunited with their families; the whereabouts of the remaining children remained unknown. The origins of Duofu and his friends lay among these children whose fates were still undetermined.
Yu Rujia: "What are your plans for these children who haven't found their families?"
Gan Xiao looked somewhat reluctant, yet powerless: "If there's really no other way, we'll have to send them to an orphanage."
Yu Rujia: "My four children are well-behaved and sensible. If you trust me, you can leave them with me."
It was certain that the police wouldn't be able to find out the origins of Duofu and his group. Yu Rujia, who personally arranged this matter, had already known this all along. It was just a formality, allowing Duofu and his group to stay by Yu Rujia's side without any problems.
Gan Xiao: "That won't do. You're only sixteen years old. How can you do anything else while taking care of four children? You educated youth came to the countryside to support rural development. The brigade has other things to assign you. They're all young and can't be left alone."
Yu Rujia: "I am the team doctor in the brigade. I don't have to go to work. I spend most of my time at home waiting for people to come to my house. I have time to take care of a few children. I lived with them for about ten days and made sure I could do this before I asked for help."
"Children are the flowers of the future of our country. If I am not capable, I will not leave them behind and affect their future development."
Gan Xiao's gaze fell on the children who were making a ruckus in the backyard. From the smiles on their faces, it was clear that Yu Rujia was taking good care of them, and she was somewhat relenting on her suggestion that she take over the care of the children.
Raising children nowadays is simply a matter of survival; there's no need to consider a whole host of things like in modern times. Gan Xiao knew that even if she sent the children to an orphanage, their lives might not be any better than they are now.
Gan Xiaosong said, "Raising four children is very expensive. I'm afraid you can't earn enough money to support all four of them on your own."
Yu Rujia continued to persuade, "As the team doctor, I get full work points every day, a monthly salary, and additional rewards for treating patients."
"The food that others have sent us these past few days is enough to feed us for half a month. These things are currently in the kitchen. If Comrade Gan doesn't believe me, you can go and take a look."
"To be honest, my income is equivalent to that of three or four strong men in the team. Their lives with me will definitely be better than their lives in the orphanage."
After arriving at the Shangfen Brigade, Yu Rujia's actions did indeed earn them at least half a month's worth of rations.
Only a small portion of the food was a thank-you gift that Yu Rujia received for treating people; the majority was sent by Huang Guihua and Xu Huiniang.
Both of their sons had been abducted by human traffickers. It was Yu Rujia who discovered clues about the traffickers and brought their sons back. They specially sent some things to thank Yu Rujia.
In addition, Yu Rujia performed a heroic act, and the brigade held a special commendation meeting to award him a ceramic cup, a towel, and ten kilograms of rice.
Gan Xiao and Tan Dawei followed Yu Rujia to the kitchen and saw a hint of surprise in their eyes when they saw the vegetables all over the floor, dozens of eggs, several kilograms of coarse grains and some refined grains.
Tan Dawei bluntly stated, "Yu Zhiqing's income is higher than my income working in the police station. Seeing this makes me want to go to the countryside to be a team doctor."
Gan Xiao said disdainfully, "Do you even know medicine? If you want to earn these things, you'd be better off dreaming about them."
These things were indeed sent by someone else. Yu Rujia wasn't afraid of being investigated, which is why she dared to bring them to see them, to let them know that she was indeed capable of raising four children.
After criticizing Tan Dawei, Gan Xiao turned the topic back to the children: "Yu Zhiqing, I believe you have the financial means to support four children, but have you thought about finding a partner? It will be difficult for you to find a partner with four children."
She was relieved that Yu Rujia had offered to raise four children, but she didn't want to delay Yu Rujia's life, so she offered a word of advice.
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