As usual, Xia Youyou found a secluded spot, took out her backpack, put everything in it, and then carried it to the black market. However, when she arrived, she didn't see the gatekeeper. She looked around to make sure she hadn't gone to the wrong place. And the place where she usually squatted was still there. But there was no one around.
I guess it was the red armbands that scared everyone off yesterday. It looked like I had to find a new way out. I reached into my backpack and stuffed everything into the space, instantly feeling a lot more relaxed.
She wandered around the city carrying her empty backpack, but saw no suspicious people. Just as she was about to give up, she saw a shabby scrap yard not far away. At the entrance stood a bunk bed, resembling the carved beds of ancient times. She walked over, feeling the damaged part of the bed. This was...
Huanghuali!
She looked around but saw no one. "Is anyone there?"
There was a movement in the house, and soon an old man with a goatee appeared at the door. The old man looked at Xia Youyou and asked, "What do you want?"
"Hello, sir, I'd like to ask if this bed is for sale?"
"You want it?"
"Well, I just need to change the bed at home."
The old man narrowed his eyes and gave her a suspicious look. The "Four Olds" movement in recent years had made everyone forget about this kind of "thousand-workmanship" bed, made of Huanghuali wood. He fell in love with this girl the moment she arrived. It was unclear whether he truly didn't know her or was just pretending not to know her.
"This bed is in such bad shape that I was going to throw it out and use it as firewood."
Xia Youyou was speechless, not noticing his scrutiny. "It's a shame to burn it. I just got here, and my mom's bed is a little small, so I could use a replacement. Can you sell it to me?" It's a little worn, but still usable. She flipped through the shelves on the bed, probably to make it easier to move, so she took down all the shelves and placed them all on the bed board.
The old man couldn't tell if he really knew her, but he could tell she really liked him and didn't seem to be lying. "Give me 10 bucks." It's better to sleep with someone than to get burned!
Xia Youyou didn't expect it to be so cheap. She was secretly delighted, but then she started to worry about how to move back home later! Thinking of Cao An, she said, "Uncle, do you know what time it is now? I need to find my brother to help me move."
The old man glanced at the sun above his head and said, "It's almost four o'clock."
She had been walking around the city for over two hours. She took out the money her mother had sorted out from her shoulder bag, counted out ten yuan and handed it to him, "Uncle, please wait for me to move the bed. I'll go find my brother first." Then she thought of something and said, "My brother works at the Public Security Bureau. I'll come with him in a while!"
The old man looked at her with amusement. Xia Youyou lowered her head guiltily. In order not to be deceived, she could only use Cao An as a deterrent.
"Go ahead. This is my home, don't worry." He took her loose change, shook his head and went into the house.
She scratched her head embarrassedly, wrote down the address, returned the same way, and hurried to Cao An.
When she arrived at the police station, she didn't see Cao An. Instead, the young police officer with a fresh face was looking at her from another office.
"Who are you to the captain?" He had seen her come several times.
Xia Youyou looked around and made sure he was not there. "I am his sister."
"No way? We all know he's the only one in his family."
"I'm his cousin's daughter. My family couldn't afford to support me, so they asked me to come and live with him, and then I became his sister."
"So that's how it is!" This makes sense. They didn't look familiar with each other when they first met, so how could they be biological sisters?
"Do you know where my brother went?" She couldn't bear to continue talking to him and hurried to move her bed!
"He's out on a mission and should be back soon. He took the mission when he first arrived this afternoon."
There was no other way. There was no communicator here, so she couldn't contact him at any time. She could only sit on a chair to the side and wait for him.
"My name is Li Zhao. What's your name?"
"Xia Youyou."
"How old?"
"16."
Li Zhao looked at her suspiciously. "Is she really that short at 16?" She looked only about 12 or 13.
Xia Youyou gritted her teeth. Her height was her biggest flaw! "My family can't afford to support me. I don't eat anything nutritious, so I can't grow tall."
Li Zhao touched his head, looked embarrassed, and returned to the office.
After waiting for a while at the door of Cao An's office, he finally arrived. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his new sister sitting at the office door waiting for him.
"Why are you here so early?" He glanced at his watch. "It's only 4:30. Didn't you say you should leave at this time?"
"I didn't go home. I was just out and about, and I saw a bed at the scrap yard. I thought I'd buy it. I couldn't move it by myself, so I came to find you!"
Cao An rubbed her furry head and said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll write the report and then go with you."
Xia Youyou nodded obediently and followed him into the office. She looked at his bookshelf, which was filled with case files but no books. She then walked to the window to look out at the backyard of the Public Security Bureau. There was a three-wheeled motorcycle and several bicycles parked there. Curious, she craned her head to get a closer look.
"Stick your head out, don't get stuck!"
She quickly retracted her neck, "That motorcycle looks pretty fun!"
Cao An wrote a report without even looking back at her. "That's just a decoration. There's not even any oil in it!"
"Why?"
"Baoshi is safe, there's no need for it!" The current Baoshi is all about trivial matters. Just now, he was sent on a mission because a quarrel with a neighbor ended without any resolution and he was about to hang himself. They went to persuade him for a long time before the situation was resolved. But since Baoshi is safe, they are just decorations, so it doesn't matter.
"Come on, I'll go see what kind of bed you bought."
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