People in the courtyard have been spending a lot of money recently, but every household is not distressed. The more money they spend, the happier they are. It's already a New Year atmosphere. Although speculation is not allowed now, there are still many people who sell things secretly in the streets.
After all, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and who doesn't want to have a good New Year? You need tickets to buy anything in the supply and marketing cooperatives and non-staple food stores, and there are also people who sell things secretly in the black market, which is everyone's first choice.
"Hurry up."
Zhao Guihua came out quickly, and when she heard this she knew that it was Aunt Shuihua who came.
Aunt Shuihua is the most popular person in this area recently. She comes here very frequently and usually has some meat and eggs, which is quite good. Zhao Guihua always buys something every time.
As soon as she heard someone calling her in the yard, Zhao Guihua immediately handed the child to Mingmei.
Mingmei happened to be back to breastfeed her baby. This was her first time to encounter this. Her family had bought it several times before, but only on weekdays. It was not on the weekends, so those working people naturally had not seen it.
But today was a coincidence, so she poked her head out and said, "I want to go out and take a look, too."
If this is the case, Zhao Guihua will know what to do. She said, "Then you should take the child to Li Fang."
Mingmei: "Okay."
She quickly handed the child to Li Fang, and then followed Zhao Guihua out. When she came out, she happened to meet He Lan, and the three of them walked out together. The donkey cart was parked at the entrance of the alley, right next to the toilet, blocking the view of the main road. An old lady was sitting on the donkey cart, and there were two men beside her, who could be called the two generals.
It is said that this is her son.
The eldest is a squirrel and the second is a bobcat.
When the three people came over, Aunt Zhou was already there. When Aunt Zhou turned around and saw that it was Zhao Guihua, she quickly waved her hand and said, "Come quickly."
Zhao Guihua: "What good stuff do you have today?"
Aunt Shuihua smiled and said, "Today we have some good stuff. They are old hens. Look, they are all big, fat chickens. They are perfect for making soup or something."
While she was speaking, her eyes fell on Mingmei. She glanced up and down at her and quickly looked away. However, her second son, Bobcat, stared at Mingmei with his eyes almost glued to her.
Mingmei is good-looking, not the popular type with plump figure, thick eyebrows and big eyes, but she has an oval face and is delicate and pretty. This is not considered mainstream aesthetic, but no one can say with a clear conscience that she is not good-looking.
The mountain cat's gaze was very obvious. Mingmei frowned slightly. Sensing Mingmei's displeasure, Aunt Shuihua immediately pinched her son and then glared at him. The mountain cat quickly turned around and chuckled.
Mingmei stared at him for a moment, then looked at Aunt Shuihua and her eldest son.
Neither of them was as presumptuous as the young man, they just glanced and looked away, but Mingmei still felt malicious when they stared at her. Sometimes you should not underestimate the sixth sense, a woman's sixth sense is very accurate, of course there is no such thing as the sixth sense now, but Mingmei felt uncomfortable.
But she didn't say anything, just followed Zhao Guihua. Zhao Guihua: "How much is this old hen?"
"Two dollars and a half, the same price as at the grocery store."
The old hens in the grocery store are not all the same price, most of them are 2 yuan, but recently it has been 2.5 yuan. Since the grocery store is this price, Aunt Shuihua and her family will naturally sell it for 2.5 yuan, but here you can pick whatever you want.
As for why a fish is two yuan, an old hen is also two yuan when it's cheap. Why is it the same? Needless to say, it mainly depends on the size. If you dare to ask for two yuan for a small fish the size of a palm, you will be beaten to death by a hot-tempered person.
The main point is: big! Big fish are only two pieces.
The same goes for old hens. There is a difference between fat and fat.
Zhao Guihua was not surprised by the price, nodded and said, "Let me see."
She carefully selected them. Although the baskets on the truck were all old hens, they were of different sizes, some were skinny, while others were plump and big. Unfortunately, all these old hens were sold at the same price.
I don't know whether Aunt Shuihua is good at doing business or not.
Zhao Guihua didn't believe that someone who went from door to door to do such a big business couldn't do business. She felt more and more that there was something fishy about this person. But no matter how fishy it was, she had to take advantage of it since it was delivered to her door.
"I want two, big sister, you see we are old customers, can you give us a discount?"
Aunt Shuihua hesitated for a moment, but quickly nodded and said, "Okay, I see you always come here to buy chickens, so if you buy ten chickens, I'll give one away."
"Oh, that's not realistic. Who can afford so many chickens? Besides, if people knew we have so many chickens at home and sued us, wouldn't we be at a disadvantage?" Aunt Zhou retorted.
But Zhao Guihua said, "Buy ten and get one free, that's fine, we can buy it together."
She said, "Let's buy eleven old hens together, and then give the price for ten, and then divide the money equally according to the eleven."
Aunt Zhou: “That’s right.”
Zhao Guihua: "My family needs two for the New Year, and I have to prepare one for my in-laws. My family needs three."
Aunt Zhou's mouth twitched as she said, "You have two relatives in law, will you give one as a gift?"
Zhao Guihua said as a matter of course, "I am a person who likes to give gifts and reciprocate. The Ming family gave me gifts, so I naturally have to return the favor. But my eldest daughter-in-law's family is a shabby family. They just eat without doing anything. They are good at taking advantage. Don't expect them to return the favor. I won't give them the face. I have money and nowhere to spend it? I give them gifts. They can forget about about it."
Aunt Zhou: "Aren't you afraid that your eldest son's wife will be unhappy?"
Zhao Guihua: "Am I afraid of her? If she doesn't like it, just get out. I don't count on them. They still count on us for subsidies. If she doesn't behave like a good grandson to me, I won't care about her anymore."
Aunt Zhou: “…”
Zhao Guihua is becoming more and more arrogant now. I wonder if she drank fake wine.
She said: "Then my family will also have to have three. We will keep two for the New Year and send one to my in-laws."
The Jiang family hated Old Lady Zhou, which was normal. How could Jiang Lu's family like her when she schemed against Jiang Lu's father? They wanted to bury her immediately. But Jiang Lu always visited her family, so Aunt Zhou had to be prepared.
He Lan: "I want two at home, too."
At this time, Wang Zizhen also came out and raised his hand: "Three, three."
Everyone started calculating on the spot, and found that there was actually more.
Zhao Guihua: "Let me ask again. Let's collect twenty. Daughter-in-law, you go to the yard to call people, and Aunt Zhou and I will pick twenty-two here."
Mingmei: “Okay.”
Aunt Shuihua: “…”
They wanted to sell for a while longer, and then chat with everyone here for a while before they could check out the situation, but they didn't expect that this group of people would be like a tiger descending from the mountain, and as soon as they saw her selling things, they bought things crazily, so how much money was there!
Spending so much, how proud! Do the workers in this city really make so much money? They have seen workers before, or are these large state-owned enterprises different from small factories? Aunt Shuihua felt a headache. Mingmei quickly ran home to the compound.
Bobcat looked at her again. He looked at Mingmei's back and thought that this girl was really pretty.
He looked at Mingmei with envy. Mingmei had already run to the gate of the yard. She felt someone was looking at her. She turned around and saw the man grinning at her with his yellow teeth bared. Although this guy looked simple and honest, Mingmei didn't think that simple and honest people were simple and honest.
She was very unhappy in her heart, but business was more important.
Aunt Wang was about to leave at this time. She said, "I have three at home, too."
Although the son-in-law is a live-in, we can't just treat him as a non-relative. His family is still doing well in this regard. The two of them were standing in the yard talking, and Luo Xiaohe pushed the door open and said, "Are you here to sell old hens?"
Mingmei: "Yes, yes."
Luo Xiaohe: "I want three at home, too."
Normally, it would be difficult to gather eleven, but now it was easy to gather twenty-two. After all, it was Chinese New Year, and who wouldn't want to eat something good during the Chinese New Year? Not to mention, they were all working class families.
The machinery factory is a large state-owned enterprise, which far outperforms most ordinary people.
Even Yinlai came out, covered tightly, and said, "My family wants two."
Aunt Sui: "And me."
Zhao Guihua and Aunt Zhou were both experienced in life, and Aunt Wang came to help them, so they quickly picked out the fat ones. Aunt Shuihua and her family only had about fifty chickens in total, and Zhao Guihua and her family took away nearly half of them.
Aunt Shuihua: “…”
Zhao Guihua and the others quickly went back and divided the items. Zhao Guihua said, "There are 22 in total. Although they are sold for 2.5 yuan, two of them were given as gifts, so the average price is..."
She was about to snap her fingers, Mingmei immediately said: "A chicken is two dollars and twenty-seven cents, but the total is six cents short, and that's what our family paid just now, which means we're losing six cents."
Mingmei calculates very quickly.
Zhao Guihua: "You owe me six cents in total. After deducting me, there are seven families. Each family will give me one cent. Is that okay? I will make an extra cent from you. But I won't take a cent for nothing. I will give this cent to Aunt Wang, and when the whole courtyard pays the sanitation fee, it can be shared equally among everyone."
"Okay. That's no problem."
Even though it was only one cent, nowadays the monthly salary is only about 30 yuan, and every cent is very important. There was nothing wrong with Zhao Guihua doing this. Everyone was very happy after sharing the chicken. Aunt Wang said, "This old hen must be about 7 or 8 kilograms, right?"
"Yes."
"That's really good. A few days ago, someone from our company bought an old hen that was only four pounds. It was also two dollars and a half."
Mingmei thinks that it’s fine if you want four pieces for this old hen.
Zhao Guihua also nodded.
Mingmei: "That's really taking advantage."
"Who says it's not?"
They are really a good fit.
Well, they were really looking forward to Aunt Shuihua's food. Although the prices of the things they sold were not much cheaper, they were good so it was like getting a great bargain. Take this old hen for example. If you really calculated it, it was almost half price.
Because it's fat.
But the more suitable it was, the more they felt something was wrong.
Aunt Shuihua looked very smart, not stupid, so why did she sell it so cheaply? It was very puzzling. Zhao Guihua and the others had to buy it, they couldn't miss this bargain.
But buying it won’t affect their doubts about this matter.
Zhao Guihua: "I'm going out to see what's going on and have a chat."
Mingmei: "I also think they are not good people. The way they look at people is really uncomfortable."
He Lan exclaimed: "You think so too? Every time they look at me, I feel very uncomfortable. I feel like they look at me straight and with scrutiny, as if they are looking at goods."
Mingmei nodded: "Yes, yes, that's the feeling."
Zhao Guihua frowned and said, "Don't go out."
Mingmei burst out laughing and said, "He Lan really shouldn't go out. As for me... am I still afraid of them?"
Zhao Guihua was stunned, then nodded and said, "That's true."
If they really have bad intentions, I don't know who will be the one to deal with whom.
Zhao Guihua: "Then come with me."
Mingmei immediately rolled up her sleeves and said, "Let's go!"
Aunt Wang: "No, no, no, Mingmei, don't look like you're going to a fight. It scares me when I see you like that."
She said, "Don't let this be a fight. I'll go and take a look."
Zhao Guihua: "I can do anything."
The two old ladies immediately went out together, and Mingmei finally realized: "Aunt Luo, why are you at home?"
Luo Xiaohe: "I'm not going to work now."
She said: "I have been working as a temporary worker in the library. Although it is not a formal job, I have reached the age. The leader there talked to me and hoped that I would resign and make room for young people. I was not a formal worker in the first place, so it was actually equivalent to being persuaded to quit."
Luo Xiaohe had worked as a temporary worker there for many years, but there was no position for her. There were even fewer positions for regular workers, and each position was assigned to one person, so naturally the positions had to be passed on to family members. Even if someone wanted to buy them, there were no positions available.
There are many young people now, so people of her age are naturally advised to quit.
In fact, there are almost no people of his age in their company now. How should I put it? Every family has more than one child, and their children of this age are facing the situation of going to the countryside. Parents almost always give up their jobs to their children to avoid going to the countryside. It is precisely because of this that the trend is very young now, and she is out of place.
If it was still her previous life, Luo Xiaohe would definitely find it difficult, but perhaps because she now has someone to rely on, she didn't feel too bad even though she left the library. It was true that she made less money, but she still listened to Lan Sihai's advice. She had worked hard all her life, and it was time for her to have a good rest. Besides, there was a lot of work to do at home, and she didn't have much to do at home. Luo Xiaohe was able to listen to Lan Sihai's words.
Therefore, there are not too many ups and downs in emotions.
She said: "In fact, the leaders there had already had this idea, and they let me work for a full year. I officially handed over at the end of December."
Mingmei: "That's fine, take a good rest at home."
Luo Xiaohe felt better when she saw that Mingmei was not unhappy.
She and Lan Sihai, a late-marriage couple, were actually afraid that their children would be unhappy. After all, if she stopped working, it would be like Lan Sihai supporting the family. But their family was different from ordinary families. Luo Xiaohe felt a little better.
"I won't be working anymore. I'll have to hang out with your mother-in-law from now on."
Mingmei smiled and said, "Then you have to learn more from my mother-in-law. She is very capable."
Luo Xiaohe also laughed.
Mingmei was chatting in the courtyard with her hands behind her back when she saw the mountain cat peeking out of the door. Mingmei immediately frowned and shouted, "What are you looking at!"
The mountain cat was actually here to scout the area. He was used to doing this kind of thing, so he should have been looking around quietly, but he didn't expect to be discovered all of a sudden. He immediately said, "Hey, I just came here to have a drink of water."
He looked at Mingmei with a smile, very greedy.
Mingmei: "Why are you so sneaky?"
She looked the mountain cat up and down and felt that he was not a good person. The mountain cat chuckled. Mingmei said, "Our taps are all in the yard. Find a bowl to collect water."
The mountain cat stared at Mingmei and grinned: "Oh, I don't have it...why don't you find me a bowl?"
Mingmei was about to lose her temper when Aunt Zhou pouted and said, "Where did you come from, you little bastard? You are so frivolous. You come to our place and smile like a frivolous person. Who do you think you are? You are so ignorant. I think you deserve a beating. What's the matter? You think we are easy to bully, right? Why don't you ask around to see if this is an ordinary place? How dare you act wildly here?"
As soon as Aunt Zhou called out, Shanmao woke up immediately. He came to find out the truth, not to alarm the enemy. He quickly said, "Don't be angry, I won't drink it."
After saying that, he left quickly. He was a man who loved women. Many girls who fell into his hands would be seduced by him. It was precisely because he could not change his habit that his mother was always unwilling to take him to scout places.
The main reason is that this person has bad habits and is easily suspected.
The reason they brought him along this time was because they came mainly for the children. Aunt Shuihua thought that since they came for the children, he wouldn't have a problem again. But she didn't expect to meet Mingmei.
Mingmei is really pretty, the kind that stands out among a crowd of people.
This makes the Bobcats particularly coveted.
However, he was afraid that things would go wrong after Aunt Zhou's shouting, so he left quickly. When he returned to the donkey cart, he saw that the hens were almost sold out, so he just said it was bad luck. He looked at Aunt Shuihua. Although Aunt Shuihua didn't hear Aunt Zhou's scolding, she knew that her son had probably caused trouble when she saw his dejected look, so she quickly said, "We've almost sold out, let's go."
Zhao Guihua immediately smiled and said, "Then next time you come, call me. I'm over there in Courtyard No. 44."
Aunt Shuihua said enthusiastically, "Don't worry, big sister, I'll come to see you next time."
She was very proud of herself. She liked people who were greedy for small gains and suffered big losses. These people didn't understand it now, but they would understand it in the future. She glanced at her son and said, "Let's go."
The group left quickly.
As soon as the donkey cart left, Aunt Shuihua asked, "What's wrong with you?"
She stared at her youngest son and asked, "Did you get me into trouble?"
The mountain cat said unhappily, "I just wanted some water, but they were so fierce."
Aunt Shuihua knew what kind of person her son was. He was definitely not as innocent as he said. She snorted and said, "Don't think I don't know who you are. You must have had some feelings for her because she's pretty. Let me tell you, we're in business. Nothing is more important than money. If you have money, you can have any kind of women. But if you don't have money, you have nothing. Don't mess around in there. Just put up with your bad habits."
The mountain cat was dejected: "Mom, don't worry, I won't make any trouble for you."
Aunt Shuihua glared at her son and said, "If you cause trouble for me, I will never forgive you."
Bobcat: "I know, I know."
As he was talking, he saw the young wife he had just seen riding a bicycle across the road and then turning onto the main road. He rolled his eyes and said, "Ouch, my stomach hurts."
Aunt Shuihua: "The lazy donkey is grinding shit and piss, what on earth are you doing?"
Mountain Cat: "I'm going to the toilet, you guys go back first."
Aunt Shuihua looked at her son deeply and said, "You should know what kind of character I am."
Bobcat: "Don't worry, Mom. I won't do anything stupid."
Aunt Shuihua nodded slightly: "I'm glad you understand. If you cause trouble for me, I won't forgive you."
Shan Mao immediately jumped off the donkey cart. When he saw the donkey cart was gone, he looked in the direction of his young wife. Although he didn't see anyone, he quickly chased after her. He was not afraid of being discovered. At worst, he would be kidnapped. He could sell her after he felt comfortable. Such a good-looking girl could be sold at a high price.
He quickly caught up with her. This should be the right direction, right? Mingmei rode her bike back to the office, speeding all the way. Although she looked soft, she was actually quite aggressive. Take riding a bike for example. It wasn't that she rode fast or slow, but that she rode too low.
Mingmei quickly rode her bike back to the office. As soon as she arrived at the door, she saw Guan Guiling and Jiang Baohong arguing in an alley not far from the office.
Mingmei: "Yohoo."
The last time Jiang Baohong slapped Gan Guiling, she fainted and was extorted thirty yuan on the spot.
Jiang Baohong had no money, so she could only deduct money from her salary. For three consecutive months, she deducted ten yuan a month to give to Guan Guiling. Jiang Baohong now hated Guan Guiling with gnashing teeth. If she was asked who she hated the most in the world, it would undoubtedly be Guan Guiling.
Now Jiang Baohong didn't even look at Mingmei. She was only focused on biting Guan Guiling, and she wanted to bite her to death, but she was no match for Guan Guiling. Mingmei quietly went over and eavesdropped on the two people's quarrel.
Guan Guiling sneered, "You called me out in such a cold weather just to threaten me? Jiang Baohong, you underestimate me, don't you? Don't you see who you are? You think you are so powerful? You come to me and show off. Believe it or not, I will make you bankrupt."
Jiang Baohong: "Okay, now you've revealed your true colors. I knew you were the most vicious woman. It turns out you were plotting against me from the beginning. Tell me, did you sell my bicycle?"
Guan Guiling: "If it's lost, it's lost. You can only blame yourself for your bad luck. What does it have to do with me?"
"you!"
She was so angry, but she didn't dare to hit Guan Guiling. If she touched her, she would have to pay compensation. But she really couldn't bear it. She yelled, "You bitch..."
Mingmei watched them quarreling again and felt that this was just the way it was between the two of them, just dogs biting each other.
She curled her lips and rode back to work. It was better not to watch this quarrel, as it was nothing new. However, Mingmei didn't know that after she left, a new bustle came here. Shanmao followed the road to look for her, but because of the delay and Mingmei's fast bike, he couldn't find Mingmei.
He didn't find Mingmei, and was looking around when he suddenly saw Jiang Baohong and Guan Guiling arguing.
The two women didn't want anyone to know that they were meeting secretly, so they stood in the alley. Guan Guiling turned her back to Shanmao and sneered at Jiang Baohong: "Women like you deserve to have a bad life and have nothing. I tell you, I wish you could hit me. If you touch me, I'll make you pay. Now everyone is on guard against me, and I only have you, Jiang Baohong, you don't know how much I like your stupidity..."
Jiang Baohong was so that she was shaking. She had originally told herself that she couldn't hit Guan Guiling, after all, Guan Guiling was in poor health, and if she touched her even a little, she would have to pay. But Guan Guiling was so infuriating that she couldn't help it. She immediately raised her hand and was about to hit Guan Guiling.
Before she could slap him, her hand was grabbed by someone. Shanmao grabbed Jiang Baohong's hand and saved the beauty like a hero.
He frowned: "What's wrong with you, woman? Why are you bullying others in public?"
He turned around and looked at Guan Guiling, saying, "Don't be afraid, sister. I'm here for you."
He looked at Guan Guiling's back and she looked very pitiful, but when he looked at her face, he saw that she looked sallow and sickly, and she was not very good-looking, so he suddenly lost interest. However, despite his loss of interest, he still defended Guan Guiling.
There was no one paying attention in this alley, so as long as he used the hero rescue beauty properly, he could trick this weak woman away. Although this time they mainly wanted to kidnap the child, if there was such a good opportunity, he would not let go of such a young woman.
He said softly, "Don't be afraid."
Guan Guiling's face darkened a little.
She was hoping that Jiang Baohong would beat her, mainly because if Jiang Baohong hit her, she could cheat people out of their money again. After all, in their unit was on guard against her, and she had very few people to choose from. She wanted to take advantage of her current health to blackmail everyone more people.
Once she recovers, you can't blackmail her anymore.
But she never expected that such an idiot would come out and delay her work. Damn it.
Guan Guiling looked at this man and felt very unhappy, this nosy guy.
She was unhappy, and Jiang Baohong was unhappy too. She wanted to teach Guan Guiling, the little bitch, a lesson, but someone came up to make trouble. He didn't even look at who he was and dared to stop her! Who was she, Jiang Baohong, to be bullied casually?
She was so angry that she pointed at his nose and cursed: "You dog, get out of here, what do you have to do here? Why are you pretending to be a hero in front of me? You are just a bear! Get out!"
Shanmao has been doing this business with his mother for many years. He has money in his hands and has never been humiliated like this. Looking at this middle-aged woman, he just thinks that this person has a mean face and is not a good person. It is difficult to sell such a person.
This person actually dared to be unkind to him. Shanmao narrowed his eyes and stared at Jiang Baohong.
Jiang Baohong was already furious, thinking that this year had been really unlucky. She didn't dare to hit the sickly Guan Guiling, and she didn't dare to hit this nosy boy. She spitted and pointed at people's noses and cursed.
Bobcat instantly got furious and slapped Jiang Baohong directly on the face.
Men are always much stronger than women. Jiang Baohong was knocked to the ground in an instant and was stunned for a moment.
Bobcat: "You bitch, you think you're justified in bullying others, right?"
He turned around and said softly to Guan Guiling, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Guan Guiling: “…”
Who the hell are you? I want to extort money!
But seeing that this person was still very fierce, Guan Guiling did not dare to say anything unpleasant. She was still very sensible and immediately said, "Thank you. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what to do."
Bobcat: "It's okay. I'm here."
Jiang Baohong was slapped so hard that she saw stars. She was so angry that she shouted, "Guan Guiling, you are not a decent person. You even found your mistress. I tell you, even if you hit me, I will not let you go. Just wait, I will spread the news to everyone and let them know what kind of person you are. And you, I will call the police as soon as possible to let them see that you actually bully female comrades, you have promiscuous relationships with men and women, you..."
Before she could finish her scolding, Bobcat kicked her.
People like him are most afraid of the police. This woman actually kept asking for the police, so he naturally wouldn't let it go. He immediately kicked her again: "I'll kick you to death for talking so much!"
He had kidnapped girls before, and there were always stubborn ones. He would teach them a lesson. He was used to beating women. He pulled Jiang Baohong up and slapped her in the face: "I told you to talk, I told you to keep talking."
Jiang Baohong couldn't bear the beating. Blood immediately gushed out of her nose and mouth, and her face became swollen.
Guan Guiling took a step back in fear when she saw it.
What's wrong with this person? Is he a lunatic? She can't stand being beaten like this.
Don't think she dared to jump off the building. That was planned in advance, but it was really calculated. Now she doesn't dare to do that to such a person. Guan Guiling took another step back in worry, intending to escape slowly.
But before she could react, Bobcat turned around and said, "Where are you going?"
Guan Guiling immediately smiled and said, "I'm still at work..."
Shanmao: "Don't leave yet. If you leave, this woman will still rely on me. If you stay, it will be a testimony to me that I am here to help you."
Guan Guiling: “Ah?”
She didn't want to testify at all, but she was afraid that this person would be rude to her. She said, "I, I..."
She rolled her eyes, trying to find an excuse.
"Adulterous couple. You two, adulterous couple, you..." Jiang Baohong was clearly beaten, but she still cursed. Shanmao slapped her again, and Jiang Baohong felt dizzy. She shouted: "You, you..."
"Shut up!"
Bobcat: "Help me support this woman."
Guan Guiling was not happy, she was really not happy at all.
But she didn't dare. What if she was caught by this violent maniac at such a short distance? Even though she said Bai Fendou was a violent maniac, she was not afraid of Bai Fendou at all, because she knew that she was the one who falsely accused Bai Fendou.
But even though she met this person by chance, she was really a little afraid of him.
She didn't dare to resist and walked forward silently. As soon as she got close, Shanmao suddenly attacked and hit her hard. Before Guan Guiling could react, she fell to the ground. She was weak to begin with, and fainted after being hit.
Shan Mao didn't want to make a move, but since this woman was so wary of him, he had no choice but to make a move. He couldn't trick her by lying, so he had to do this. When he made a move, Jiang Baohong felt something was wrong.
Why did this person even hit Guan Guiling?
When she saw the man's malicious eyes towards her, she suddenly jumped up and kicked him hard in the vital part, causing the mountain cat to let out a deafening scream: "Ah!!!"
Jiang Baohong ran away: "Help! Help!"
Bobcat: “Fuck!”
He covered his vital parts and collapsed to the ground, feeling that he was doomed. However, he saw that someone was coming towards him, so he did not dare to delay and quickly forced himself to get up and stumbled away.
A veteran like him actually stumbled! But as long as he could escape, it would be fine. He was careless! Shan Mao was lucky. Although Jiang Baohong called for help, he ran fast and avoided them.
Mingmei was working in the office when she heard someone rush in and say, "Something happened. Jiang Baohong and Guan Guiling met some bad guys."
Mingmei: “Ah?”
Everyone came over immediately and asked, "What's going on?"
At this time, someone had already brought Guan Guiling and Jiang Baohong back. Guan Guiling was relatively strong, but she was knocked unconscious, while Jiang Baohong was beaten into a pig's head. Pig head, another pig's head!
Sister Chen immediately arranged for someone to send the man to the hospital, and at the same time asked, "What's going on with you?"
Jiang Baohong is now extremely scared, her whole body is trembling: "It was a man, a man in a gray cotton-padded jacket, he pretended to be a good person to help Guan Guiling, and he came up and beat me. I thought he was Guan Guiling's adulterer, but I didn't expect that he would actually knock her unconscious after tricking Guan Guiling to his side. Fortunately, I was smart, ran fast, and called for help, otherwise Guan Guiling and I would have been in trouble. That man must be a murderer, he must be!"
At this time, she didn't dare to put all the blame on Guan Guiling. After all, who knew what kind of person that was.
She was really scared.
"Alright, hurry up and send him to the hospital. It's the end of the year now, and some people are getting more and more unruly. Who knows if they're planning to rob you? Go to the hospital quickly, and I'll call the police later."
"Hurry up and report it. That person is not tall. He looks only a little taller than me. He is wearing a cotton jacket and a pair of trousers with patches on the knees..."
Although Jiang Baohong was beaten, she still remembered it clearly. It was also because she was beaten that she still remembered the person who beat her clearly. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, and her whole body was trembling.
Although she looked arrogant all day long, she was actually very scared when she met a fierce person. After being beaten, she was like a frightened bird. She was trembling all over.
"That man is just trying to kill people. His triangular eyes are so scary."
Mingmei also came to watch the fun. She never thought that something big would happen just after she left. But the more she listened to Jiang Baohong's description, the more familiar he looked to her. The person they described looked a bit like the mountain cat who came to sell old hens today.
Although I can't say it's definitely this person, but it really looks like him.
But wasn't that person over there in the apricot blossoms? How did he come here?
Jiang Baohong and Guan Guiling were both sent away.
Mingmei said, "Should we call the police?"
Sister Chen: "This must be reported."
She was so angry. Although she didn't like Jiang Baohong and Guan Guiling, they were crazy to commit murder in broad daylight! If such people were not arrested, they might harm others.
“People like this should be arrested.”
Mingmei: "Then if you call the police, tell the police that the person they described looks familiar to me. Today, a donkey cart went to our Xinghuali to sell things. I think the person they described looks a bit like the one selling things."
"Ah?" Sister Chen asked quickly, "Are you sure?"
Mingmei shook her head: "I'm not sure, I haven't seen it. I just think the dress she described looks familiar, but it's not very rare."
Nowadays people all wear clothes of similar colors, so I really can’t say for sure.
Sister Chen: "That's true, but since you're not sure yourself, don't say anything. If a speculator comes to your area to sell things, isn't it the same as exposing him? What if he retaliates against you in the future? Besides, it's almost the New Year, and everyone is anxious to buy some New Year goods. You suspect they are bad people, whether they are or not, the police will definitely arrest them if they hear that they are speculators. Then it will affect other people's purchase of New Year goods, and your neighbors will blame you."
Mingmei frowned: "But this person might be a bad guy..."
Sister Chen: "Jiang Baohong's words are not necessarily trustworthy. She and Guan Guiling are both unreliable. Who knows whether they are true or not?"
Sister Chen thought it was unlikely, and she said, "Don't get involved."
Mingmei: “Ah?”
Sister Chen: "Listen to me, I won't hurt you. You don't have to get involved in Guan Guiling and Jiang Baohong's affairs, they won't thank you. If you are worried, just tell the management of your area to be more careful about them in the future, but don't help Jiang Baohong and others."
Mingmei: "Okay then."
Sister Chen: "Jiang Baohong and Guan Guiling went out secretly together for no reason. Who knows what they were doing?"
Mingmei: "..."
She knew, but she couldn't say it.
Sister Chen: "I'm still afraid that you'll help them say this and that and get yourself involved."
Mingmei nodded slightly, knowing that Sister Chen said this for her own good.
You know what? Older people are more experienced. Sister Chen was right. Although Jiang Baohong said that a man beat them, she was telling the truth. But after Guan Guiling woke up, she didn't say that. She said that Jiang Baohong beat her.
As for how Jiang Baohong got injured, she had no idea. Of course she knew what happened, but the man was so fierce, Guan Guiling was definitely not willing to blame others out of caution, lest the man come back to her house. And if she admitted that there was another man at the time, how could she say that Jiang Baohong knocked her unconscious? It was obvious that she wanted to blackmail Jiang Baohong again.
But this time it didn't work. Although what Guan Guiling said made sense, it couldn't be justified. You said Jiang Baohong beat you, but you don't know how Jiang Baohong got beaten. Is this possible?
The last time, Jiang Baohong really did it in public, but this time, no one believed Guan Guiling.
Guan Guiling couldn't extort money every time.
When Sister Chen heard what Guan Guiling said, she gave Mingmei a look that said "look". Mingmei was really impressed by Guan Guiling. She really wanted money over life.
Although Mingmei didn't tell her speculation at work, she told the story immediately when she got home. Zhao Guihua said, "It sounds like this person. Could this person be following you secretly?"
Mingmei was stunned, then thought about it again and said, "It's very possible."
At that time, that person was staring at him, and it was possible that he was trying to do something bad to her.
Zhuang Zhixi immediately became alert: "Could it be a kidnapper?"
When he said this, everyone looked at him. Zhuang Zhixi said, "Look, why did he knock Guan Guiling unconscious for no reason? Did he want to take her away? If Jiang Baohong hadn't taken the opportunity to run away and call for help, would they have been taken away as well?"
He added: "They come here so frequently to sell things, could it be that they are scouting the area?"
Zhao Guihua: "Yes, but usually women are kidnapped by deception. It's not easy for him to take her away by force."
Zhuang Zhixi: "What if they are familiar with each other? If they are familiar with each other, it will be easy to deceive them, right?"
"right."
"There are indeed a few young wives in our alley. If they are familiar with each other, it won't be difficult for them to trick people into leaving."
After analyzing this, Zhao Guihua said, "The more I think about this, the more worried I become. I'll go get Aunt Wang and the others to come over and discuss this."
If this person is really a bad guy, they have no choice but to do it.
"Go call someone and we'll discuss this together. How about we hold a meeting for the whole hospital?"
“That’s right.”
Compared to other compounds, their compound doesn't hold many meetings of the entire compound. After all, if they don't hold meetings, there are already a lot of things to do. If they do hold meetings... there will be even more!
So they were all afraid of having too many things to do and tried not to open the meeting if possible. But everyone was worried about what happened today and they gathered together immediately.
Zhao Guihua explained the matter in detail and continued, "I'm not sure about anything. Maybe someone was wrongly accused, but I think we must be careful about this matter."
"You should be careful!"
The whole hospital was in a meeting, everyone was present, Bai Fendou was furious: "If this is kidnapping a woman, I will beat the shit out of them!"
He finally married his wife, and she must have despised him. She was very kind to him, and even took his children with her, and took the initiative to follow his surname Bai. If anyone dared to touch his wife, he would make that guy have no children or grandchildren.
He said firmly: "I can't forgive such a person."
"Me too!!!" Zhou Qun also waved his fist angrily. If Jiang Lu left, he would never be able to find her again.
Not to mention Jiang Lu's conditions, even someone with very poor conditions would be hard to find.
Aunt Wang: "In fact, these are just suspicions, and we dare not say for sure. Maybe we are overthinking it, but as the old saying goes, you should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others. We all felt that this person was not right before, and now we should be more careful."
"That's true."
Aunt Wang: "Next time they come to our alley, we have to be alert."
“Yes, yes, yes.”
At this time, Lan Sihai spoke up. He said, "Let me say a few words."
"Master Lan, you say."
Lan Sihai: "I am a well-informed person. I was an apprentice in Shanghai earlier and I have seen the world of pleasure. It was a chaotic time. There were many such things. But from what I have seen, trafficking is never limited to women. If it is done, it is always women and children."
"Ah, you mean maybe you want to kidnap the child?"
Lan Sihai: "Right, that's what I mean. Think about it, this child is easier to manipulate than an adult. If this person kidnaps an adult with bad intentions, he has to rely on coaxing or deceiving. But it's different for a child. As long as you knock him unconscious, you can just hug him and take him away. How easy is that."
"What Uncle Lan said makes sense."
“It’s true.”
"That's right."
Although it doesn't mean that he is definitely a bad guy, it won't be wrong for them to keep an eye on him.
We are no longer in the old society, and the supervision is strict. There are fewer such kidnappers, but fewer is not non-existent. So everyone still needs to be careful.
Lan Sihai: "Even if the seller is a good person, he just sold it cheaply and we wronged him. But it's always better to be careful. It's almost the New Year, there are people everywhere, and children are running around. There's no guarantee that there will be bad intentions. It won't hurt for every family to warn their children more."
"right."
After Lan Sihai said this, everyone became alert.
After the meeting, Zhuang Zhiyuan and his wife went home and told their children about it. Hu Tou and Xiao Yanzi nodded seriously and said, "I know."
Similarly, other families with children, such as Wang Xiangxiu, also carefully warned them, saying: "Don't run around. I'm not worried about Yinlai, you don't go out much. Tonglai, if you go out, don't go alone. There are not many children in our courtyard. Find some friends to go with you."
Tonglai: “I know.”
Actually, no one thought that this group of people had problems, or that they were definitely kidnappers. But what Grandpa Lan said was right. Regardless of whether they were or not, it was the end of the year and there were so many people and it was always better to be careful.
This bad guy doesn't have a bad look on his face, and that's why everyone has warned their children.
You need to be careful when you need to be careful.
Aunt Shuihua and the others had no idea. They thought they were very careful, but in fact, they had been alerted. The mountain cat was kicked, but it was not serious. Although it hurt, it was not a big deal.
After all, Jiang Baohong's efforts were not in vain. She was skilled and virtuous, and she cut off the “roots” of the person right from the start.
Nothing serious happened to him. After running away, he calmed down for most of the day and returned to normal. However, Bobcat did not tell this to other people in the family. It was embarrassing after all. Besides, if his mother knew that he was causing trouble outside, she might be unhappy.
Every time they had "work", the old lady was very strict. For example, his eldest brother Songshu was very obedient, but he was much worse. After all, he was the youngest son and was spoiled a little, so sometimes he did things in a shaky way.
But these years, as his father passed away, his family's business needed more people, and he got involved, so his mother was strict with him. He really didn't want to listen to those nagging, so he naturally didn't say anything.
He also felt that it didn't matter if he didn't say anything. It was just a small episode and would not affect the overall situation.
He never thought that Guan Guiling and Jiang Baohong were Mingmei's colleagues, and Mingmei immediately suspected him. This man was already worthy of suspicion because of his shifty eyes. Now, she felt that there was something wrong with them.
But Aunt Shuihua's gang knew nothing.
They went to sell things twice more, but this time they didn't bring Bobcat with them. Last time, Bobcat was stunned by Mingmei, which made Aunt Shuihua very worried. What if this made people more alert?
So next time she comes, she will not bring her younger son with her, but only her older son.
The group sold a batch of duck eggs and another batch of pork, both of which sold very well.
Every time they went to sell something, they would carefully inquire about the surroundings, especially about who had children and who had a beautiful young wife. Although the young wife was the next thing, the main thing now was the children.
But if you inquire in advance, you can come back later.
This is equivalent to accumulating information. They have already spent money to come here to get information, so naturally the more they collect, the better.
Time flies. It's the end of the year already. The machinery factory started its holiday ten days in advance in the twelfth lunar month. They completed their tasks faster this year and received their salaries early. People like Zhuang Zhixi also went on holiday early.
This year, the machinery factory has better performance than last year, and a lot of things have been distributed. In addition, Zhao Guihua has already bought several batches before the New Year, so the family has a lot of New Year's goods. Zhao Guihua doesn't care what Liang Meifen thinks, and directly prepares New Year gifts for the Ming family. She didn't prepare any for the Liang family, which is a double standard.
After seeing this, Priscilla Leung tactfully didn't ask any further questions or complain.
To be honest, the work issue really broke her heart. She didn't want to care about her mother's family. After all, her brother was also a worker. Her father was still working odd jobs outside, and her mother also had some small jobs. Even if she didn't care, she wouldn't suffer.
So this time, Miriam Lau didn't say anything.
Zhao Guihua was waiting for Liang Meifen to jump out, but she just kept quiet. Zhao Guihua felt quite disappointed.
How come he is so sensible?
This year, their compound had a prosperous year. Although everyone thought Aunt Shuihua and her group were a little strange, it didn't stop them from buying things. If you don't take advantage of this bargain, you're a fool.
You may not be able to spend the money you save now because there are no tickets.
But as long as there is something good, it can be exchanged for anything, so everyone would rather spend money to buy things than save money. Because of this, bought a lot. When Aunt Shuihua and the others came, they surrounded them tightly. You buy and I buy too, even if I spend all my money, it's worth it.
In such a lively atmosphere, Aunt Shuihua and her friends are always welcomed every time they come. So much so that they have to delay their work to inquire about the news, which makes her, but! Only those who endure hardships can become successful people! Losing money today is to make more money in the future! Seeing that the day is angry coming to the New Year's Eve that Aunt Shuihua and her friends have been thinking about, this is also the day they are ready to take action.
The family is ready to fight! (End of this chapter)
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