When Chen Suwen returned, Zhou Cunzong had almost finished changing his things, and they were preparing to leave.
"Why are you leaving so soon? It's almost noon, why don't you have lunch at my place before you go?" Shi Jiankang tried to persuade him to stay.
"No, no, my family is waiting for us to come home for dinner."
Zhou Cunzong quickly refused.
Food is already scarce, and Shi Jiankang's family isn't exactly wealthy; they can't afford to feed six people for even one meal.
"Come visit me again next time you're free, I'm leaving now."
After a reluctant farewell, the group happily left the Chishan Brigade.
"Mom, it's already noon. Shall we go home for lunch?"
The Chishan Brigade is not very close to the city. It will take about half an hour to get home from here. By the time we get home, everyone will be starving.
"Weren't you full after eating bread?"
It's not like they didn't eat; the children drank water or ate bread and biscuits along the way, so they were fine even if they didn't eat.
"Go straight home..."
As Chen Suwen spoke, she saw a furtive figure. She said to Zhou Cunzong, "Take your sister and nephew and niece back first. I have something to do."
"Mom? Where are you going?"
Zhou Cunzong was puzzled as he watched his mother turn around and go nowhere. He had come out with his mother, so what if he didn't take her with him when he went back?
"You go first. I know this road better than you. You take them back first."
It was noon, and the three children were already sleepy and drowsy in the car. It was best not to let them stay outside for too long.
Let's send them home and let them get some sleep.
“Your nephew and niece, and your sister are about to take a nap. You should take them back right away.”
Chen Suwen left immediately after speaking, and Zhou Cunzong didn't know what to say.
He really wanted to follow them, but when he looked back at his sister, nephew, and niece, he realized he couldn't just abandon them.
Zhou Cunzong could only pedal his tricycle faster to take them home.
Regardless of Zhou Cunzong's thoughts, Chen Suwen rode her bicycle following the group of suspicious-looking people.
Those people weren't walking on the road, but in the woods not far from the roadside, where they could see the road but wouldn't be noticed.
Chen Suwen avoided their gaze, went to a lush patch of grass, stored her bicycle in her spatial storage, and immediately followed the group.
There were three adults: two men and one woman. The two men were carrying two children who looked to be a few years old, while the woman was holding an infant in her arms.
This setup really made Chen Suwen suspicious, and these people were indeed acting strangely. None of the three children had woken up; they were just lying there motionless in the adults' arms.
Chen Suwen used her spiritual power to investigate and found that the children were all unconscious, not simply asleep.
No one feels comfortable being carried on someone's shoulder like a sack, with their stomach being pushed against them.
If they are awake but just asleep, they will definitely complain about being uncomfortable and then change their position.
You either carry it on your back or hug it, because carrying it like that is really uncomfortable.
Chen Suwen followed the group of people, her steps light, and she used her max-level wood-type ability to conceal herself, so the three of them didn't notice her at all.
"Can you two slow down? I can't keep up." The woman holding the baby couldn't help but complain. There was a big difference in physical strength between men and women, and she couldn't keep up after carrying the baby for a long time.
When I first held the baby in my arms, he felt so light, but after a while, it felt like holding a weight, and now he's almost as heavy as a stone.
"Why are you making things so complicated? It's already a favor that you're carrying a baby who's only a few months old, and you're telling us to slow down."
"If I walk slowly, will I be home before dark?"
The two grown men had no sympathy for the woman; they were exhausted themselves, and the children were slowing them down.
But the thought of getting a good price for these children made them grit their teeth and persevere.
"Alright, stop complaining. We'll just sell these three kids when the time comes."
They go to the city to steal children and bring them home to sell to families without children, making a lot of money that way.
There are many villages in the mountains. Some families who can't find wives or have children, or who have wives but only have daughters and no sons, are willing to spend money to buy children.
The three thugs they picked this time were all quite good; they quickly made their escape after stealing the person.
They've been able to do this for so long because they're not greedy; they only abduct a few children at a time, never more than five.
After all, it's not good to be lucky when there are too many people. However, they can get involved with other human traffickers. If they are lucky enough to abduct more children, they can sell them to other human traffickers.
As for themselves, they only need to bring three to five each time.
"That woman I met this time was so nice, why didn't she let me trick her into coming here?"
The two men ignored the woman and continued their conversation.
"That woman is so beautiful, with a big bottom that's good for childbearing, she'll definitely fetch a good price."
"Didn't Old Liu from the next village offer a very high price to buy a beautiful wife?"
Another man scoffed upon hearing this, "That woman is nice, but she's too wary. You've already been discovered before you've even managed to seduce her."
"If you get caught, you'll be eating peanuts."
Doesn't he feel bad about missing out on a good opportunity?
But that old hag was so wary, so when the women on their side tried to talk to her, she remained unmoved.
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