Chapter 57 Jiang Can still felt sleepy...
Jiang Can still felt sleepy. It took her a while to realize that she was in a hospital and that Xu Rao and Xu Min were lying in the next bed. Memories gradually surfaced, and she remembered the incident at Amitabha Temple.
At the time, Zhu Zi was being beaten by a group of people, but with Shen Lang around, she wasn't too worried. Who could beat Shen Lang? She and Xu Rao followed behind. She felt something was wrong; the people around her kept pushing her. Jiang Can was always very vigilant. She reached into her bag for a kitchen knife and opened her mouth to shout, "Human trafficker..." But the next moment, her mouth was covered, and almost instantly, she lost consciousness.
Fighting the pillars is actually to distract them; it's best to scatter them so the other side can make their move.
The temple was crowded, and everyone seemed to be having a great time, but they were actually very wary. She and Xu Rao stayed close together the whole time, and Shen Lang stayed by their side as well.
Needless to say, Xu Min was always with Zhu Zi following her.
In the 1990s, you had to be careful in crowded places like train stations, temple fairs, and markets.
Having figured out what had happened, she first asked about Xu Rao and Xu Min's condition. Relieved to learn they were both unconscious, she then asked, "Were they human traffickers? Or kidnappers for ransom?"
Shen Lang looked her over with concern: "Is anything bothering you? Are you thirsty? Are you hungry?"
"I'm fine, I just took a nap." Jiang Can shook her head and noticed blood on Shen Lang's hair, which had already dried and clumped. She carefully examined his hair and found that his scalp was intact and uninjured; it was someone else's blood. There was even more blood on Shen Lang's clothes.
Fortunately, it was all someone else's blood, and he was fine. She asked, "What happened?"
“They’re human traffickers. They’ve been watching us ever since we entered the temple.” Shen Lang reached for the cup on the bedside table and offered Jiang Can some water to moisten her lips.
Her lips were a little dry.
Zhu Zi exclaimed in surprise, "Sister-in-law, you're awake! We were so scared! I was being beaten up by a group of people. Lang Ge and Fang Yuan came over. The three of you were kidnapped by human traffickers. Luckily, Lang Ge was amazing. He found the traffickers and rescued you."
He still feels lingering fear and his scalp tingles when he thinks about it now.
Jiang Can: "Your face must hurt a lot, right? Should I ask the nurse to help you apply some medicine?"
Zhu Zi's face was covered in bruises and wounds, indicating he had been badly beaten by the crowd. Zhu Zi said, "They're all superficial injuries; they'll be fine in a couple of days." He continued recounting the events, but the part about Shen Lang chasing them to the human traffickers' hideout was told by Shen Lang, and Zhu Zi didn't know it.
Jiang Can felt a pang of heartache at the thought of so much money. She should have been more vigilant. It was also a shame that she couldn't easily pull out a kitchen knife. If she had been able to pull out the knife and chop at the other person immediately, it would have attracted attention, and perhaps she wouldn't have been caught by the human traffickers.
But the money should definitely be given; her life is more valuable.
She's a millionaire now, and she hasn't even spent the money yet!
She needs to replace the kitchen knife; it's not convenient enough in an emergency.
Zhan Junzhuo rushed back from outside, bringing breakfast with him. Seeing Jiang Can awake, he asked, "Sister-in-law, you're awake? How are you? Where are your wife and Rao Rao?"
Zhu Zi: "Nothing's wrong, I'll wake up when I've had enough sleep."
Zhan Junzhuo said to Shen Lang, "Brother Lang, the matter is settled, and all the money that should be paid has been paid."
He handed the bill to Shen Lang, who flipped through it.
Jiang Can leaned closer to take a look and gasped again. Twelve thousand two hundred thousand could buy 140 grams of gold.
They went to Amitabha Temple and donated money to it. The group of them donated 700 yuan, which is an enormous sum, equivalent to three or four months' salary for an average person.
They even burned incense and kowtowed to the God of Wealth, showing their sincerity.
As a result, 12,200 were directly distributed.
Amitabha Buddha doesn't protect peace at all, and the God of Wealth doesn't bless wealth at all!
I will never go to Amitabha Temple again!
Jiang Can said with tears in his eyes, "Losing money is a way to avoid disaster."
Zhan Junzhuo: "Losing money is the best way to avoid disaster! Losing money is the best way to avoid disaster!"
Shen Lang patted her hair. "Let's go wash up, and then we'll have some porridge to warm our stomachs."
Jiang Can nodded, also needing to use the restroom.
Zhan Junzhuo was particularly curious about what happened next. "Zhu Zi, did Brother Lang manage to take down that old den?"
Zhu Zi then explained it to him, and Zhan Junzhuo's face turned red with excitement: "Brother Lang is awesome! This is so cool. Just like in the movies!"
After washing up, Jiang Can had porridge and steamed buns with Shen Lang.
Xu Rao and Xu Min woke up one after the other.
At first, they were dazed and confused, sleeping soundly until their minds were a complete blank. When they came to their senses, they realized they were in a hospital. They weren't actually that affected; they were drugged before they even felt scared. When they woke up, they were already in the hospital, unharmed and perfectly safe.
Xu Rao: "Isn't everyone saying that Amitabha Temple is efficacious? Human traffickers can kidnap people at Amitabha Temple??? My hundred yuan donation was a waste."
Zhan Junzhuo: "It's not one hundred, it's twelve thousand three hundred, plus the seven hundred we donated, it's a total of thirteen thousand." He also felt that the Amitabha Temple was ineffective and would never go there again, but he didn't say it out loud, just in case there really were gods and they heard him.
Xu Rao: "!!! How much?"
She is rich, but her money didn't come from thin air.
Zhan Junzhuo: "You guys had no idea how dangerous it was after you took a nap. If it weren't for Brother Lang, you would have really been kidnapped by human traffickers." He and Zhu Zi recounted the incident in detail.
When Xu Rao heard the words "lying in a coffin and buried in the ground," she felt extremely unlucky, especially on the first day of the Lunar New Year! She cursed the human traffickers for being inhumane! She didn't care about the money anymore; her life was more important.
What good can happen to women who are abducted by human traffickers!
Xu Rao hugged Jiang Can's arm: "Can Can, Min Min, from now on we'll be sisters who'd risk our lives for each other."
Xu Min thanked Shen Lang gratefully, but he was more worried about Zhu Zi at the moment. Looking at the wound on Zhu Zi's face, he felt so sorry for him that tears welled up in his eyes. He asked the doctor for iodine to help apply to the wound.
Pillar: "It doesn't hurt, don't cry."
Just then, Fang Yuan arrived with Xu Rao's parents. At first, her parents didn't know about the Amitabha Temple, but later they heard about it from the neighbors. The neighbors were especially happy because each of them received twenty yuan, and the family of five received a total of one hundred yuan. They also regretted that Xu Rao's parents hadn't gone to the Amitabha Temple to offer incense.
Fearing that this matter was related to their daughter, Xu's parents rushed to Jiang Can's house, only to find no one there. They guessed that Jiang Can might be at the hospital, so they hurried over and happened to run into Fang Yuan, who was also looking for someone.
Xu's mother was terrified and hugged Xu Rao, crying, "God help us! If something had happened to you, how would your father and I have survived? We were just strolling through a temple fair, how could we have run into human traffickers?"
Xu Rao: "Mom, I was almost kidnapped by human traffickers! Luckily, my friends were smart and rescued us!!!"
Mr. and Mrs. Xu thanked Shen Lang and the others again. They only had one precious daughter, Xu Rao, whom they cherished like their own life.
Jiang Can and the other two woke up and were discharged from the hospital. They went to the police station and gave statements.
Of the eleven people caught in the temple, ten were human traffickers. The remaining one wasn't entirely innocent either; he was a thief who had targeted a human trafficker, deliberately befriended him, and stole several dozen yuan from him.
The thief was filled with regret; little did he know that the person he randomly targeted was a human trafficker! He was also detained as a result.
All the human traffickers operating in the coal yard were apprehended.
The task of apprehending the supplier has been handed over to the police, and the operation has already begun.
When Jiang Can and Shen Lang got home, it was almost noon. They heated up the leftovers and ate another meal. After eating, they lay back in bed to catch up on sleep, and this time they slept for an unusually long time. When they woke up again, it was already completely dark.
We had to eat leftovers for dinner, and Tiger ate them too.
No one can escape the fate of eating leftovers on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
This New Year's Eve feast is finally over.
Shen Lang and Jiang Can had slept too much during the day, so they weren't sleepy at all at night. They took Hu Zi downstairs for a walk, and there were fireworks and firecrackers everywhere. Hu Zi was somewhat used to it, and when he saw the fireworks, he even tilted his head up to watch them.
Wherever they go, people are talking about the Amitabha Temple.
"The Amitabha Temple has been miraculous! The gods have sent people to punish human traffickers! They caught eleven or twelve traffickers at once! They can no longer do evil."
"These people are destined to die young, daring to do such a wicked thing in front of Amitabha Buddha."
"I burned paper money for the God of Wealth, hoping he would help me earn more money, and I did earn 560 yuan. One of the human traffickers was someone I caught!"
"Wow, you're really amazing. I'm terrible at remembering people; I couldn't even remember one human trafficker. But I helped out and earned seventy dollars! The God of Wealth is truly effective."
Shen Lang and Jiang Can thought the abbot of Amitabha Temple was quite capable, and the news that the God of Wealth at Amitabha Temple was efficacious would spread even further in the future.
The second day of the Lunar New Year.
The phone rang incessantly early in the morning. Shen Lang got up and answered the call. It was Wang Xinhe calling. After hanging up, Shen Lang quickly washed up and got dressed. He had to go to Dongping City because the factory had received a large order and needed to sign a contract. He called Zhan Junzhuo and told him he would pick him up later.
Zhu Zi and his wife are returning to their parents' home today without being notified.
"Can Can, let's go together!"
Jiang Can was reluctant to go. She never interfered with the affairs of Chaomei Textile Factory. She wanted to stay home and do her homework; the college entrance exam was only six months away! Time was of the essence.
Shen Lang told her to be careful, and if she went downstairs, to take Hu Zi with her, and if she was going on a long trip, to call Fang Yuan.
Jiang Can nodded, "Don't worry, I won't go out." He quickly cooked some egg noodles for Shen Lang, and after he ate them, he left.
She ate breakfast and then started doing her homework. She completed a set of math problems, checked the answers, and got them all right. She was so happy!
He found another test paper, and just as he wrote his name on it, someone knocked on the door. Tiger came out of his den and nestled by the door.
Now, when someone knocks on the door, Tiger no longer barks.
Jiang Can opened the door, and there were two people standing there: a middle-aged man and a young girl.
The two looked very alike. The middle-aged man had a dignified air, but his dark circles were quite heavy, and he looked tired. The little girl was pretty and playful, wearing a pink and white down jacket, a pink hat, and a mask, revealing a pair of beautiful almond-shaped eyes. She took off her mask and said, "Are you Sister Jiang? I'm Xie Yu. I was rescued by Mr. Shen last night. Is Mr. Shen home?" She then introduced, "This is my father."
The middle-aged man once again expressed his gratitude to Shen Lang.
Jiang Can understood. No wonder he had such dark circles under his eyes; his daughter had gone missing, and he had to search the world for her.
"Ah Lang isn't home; he just went to Dongping City."
Xie Yu was somewhat disappointed. "My grandma was hospitalized because of my situation, and I have to go back to Beijing immediately!" She handed a basket of fruit to Jiang Can. "Sister Jiang, thank you. I bought this fruit from the supermarket downstairs. Please accept it."
Jiang Can glanced at them and saw that they were indeed fruit: bananas, apples, and oranges. She accepted them and gave Xie Yu some snacks in return, saying, "Keep these for your journey."
Xie Yu left in a hurry with her father. Six days have passed since she was abducted by human traffickers. Her family has used all their connections to search for her. Everyone is on high alert, like a bowstring that is always taut. After receiving Xie Yu's call, her grandmother fainted from excitement and suffered cardiac arrest. She was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Fortunately, he was rescued. Now he misses Xie Yu and wants to see her immediately.
Jiang Can put the fruit basket on his desk and continued doing his homework.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Rao and her family arrived. Xu Rao brought a very heavy gift: a pair of gold bracelets, weighing approximately 150 grams.
Jiang Can refused to accept it.
Xu Rao: "Brother Lang saved my life. My life is worth more than this."
She didn't give Jiang Can the 12,300 yuan that Shen Lang paid because neither of them lacked money, and bringing it up would only create distance, but she had to remember this favor.
Xu Rao's parents left her at Jiang Can's house, eager to visit relatives, and told her, "Wait for me to pick you up tonight."
Xu Rao: "Okay, okay."
Jiang Can: "You don't need to come with me, go visit your relatives."
Xu Rao winked at her.
Jiang Can remained silent.
After Xu's parents left, Xu Rao said, "I don't like going to my maternal grandparents' house. They're either trying to find me a boyfriend or urging my mother to have a second child."
Jiang Can: "Second child???"
In this day and age, public officials who have a second child will be dismissed; if they have a second child, they can forget about working.
Xu Rao: "Let my mom have a second child and have it fostered by someone else, or let my parents get a fake divorce so that my dad's job won't be affected after my mom has the second child. Saying that my family has no sons and that we'll be ridiculed for not having a family line is extremely pointless! My grandparents haven't said anything, but they have a lot of opinions. If they hear that I was kidnapped by human traffickers, I don't know what nasty things they'll say."
Jiang Can: "Then I won't go. Help yourself to whatever you want to eat or do. I'm going back to doing my homework."
She was working on math problems when Xu Rao leaned over to watch for a while, only to be completely baffled. "This is so boring! Do you have any romance novels?"
Jiang Can pointed to the study: "They're on the bookshelf, look them up yourself."
Xu Rao went inside and saw that they were all world classics. She thought: ...
"I'll watch TV!"
She turned the volume down to the lowest setting, leaned back on the sofa and watched for a while. Feeling bored, she pulled Tiger over and hugged him while watching TV.
Tiger's fur stood on end; he was extremely unhappy and started whining at Xu Rao.
Xu Rao brushed its fur, scratched its chin, and fed it jerky. Tiger couldn't resist and let her hold it for a while.
Jiang Can originally planned to just have a simple lunch, but since Xu Rao, a foodie, was also there, he couldn't just eat whatever he could find. He cooked boiled beef, garlic sausage, spicy beef tripe, and canned fruit.
I also cooked rice wine dumplings.
The staple food is rice.
Xu Rao loved spicy shredded tripe and kept eating it, exclaiming, "This is delicious! Super delicious! Does it have sesame paste in it?"
Jiang Can also picked up a piece to try: "It has sesame paste and peanut butter, and some chili oil too."
Xu Rao: "Let Yuanyuan add this dish!!! It smells so good, Can Can, I want to eat it tonight too!"
Jiang Can picked up another bite with his chopsticks. It was indeed quite delicious. He added this dish to Jiang Ji's menu and picked up another bite: "Sure, it's no big deal."
Xu Rao quickly followed suit, her hands moving so fast they seemed to be flying across the table. Forget about sisterhood at the dinner table; whoever gets the food is the one who gets it.
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