Chapter 16 Collecting Evidence

The rain was still falling.

Shen Jiale had breakfast, put on his raincoat and rain boots and went out.

Last life, after returning to the city, he met villagers from Yaoshui Village and talked about Uncle Lu's family.

Lu Mingxuan was fooling around with another woman, and was caught by his daughter. She made a fuss and the whole village knew about it.

Uncle Lu's good reputation, which he had maintained all his life, was destroyed by his son in an instant, and he was so angry that he was admitted to the hospital.

His wife wanted a divorce, but was persuaded by his family.

After that, Lu Mingxuan openly dated several women, and was even blocked at his door to ask for child support.

If I remember correctly, the illegitimate child is now born.

Shen Jiale had an impression of this illegitimate child. In his previous life, Lu Mingfeng had never been married. Uncle Lu wanted to register the child under Lu Mingfeng's name, but Lu Mingfeng did not agree.

It was a rainy day and there was no one on the road. Shen Jiale walked for a distance, went into the space to tidy up, and when he came out again, he was a boy with short hair, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and wheat skin.

He took out a bicycle from the space and rode all the way to a private house behind the towel factory in Qinghu Town.

He knocked on the door and a young woman opened the door.

Zhu Xiaomei looked at the handsome boy in front of her and asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Shen Jiale called out sweetly, "Hello, cousin, my mother bought something for the child in the county town. It's raining, so it's not convenient for my mother to come over, so she asked me to bring it over."

Zhu Xiaomei thought he was Lu Mingxuan's cousin, and quickly and politely invited him into the house.

Shen Jiale entered the house, parked his bicycle, took off his raincoat, and put down his shoulder bag.

He took out milk powder, baby clothes, and toys from the shoulder bag.

Zhu Xiaomei's eyes lit up when she saw them. These good things couldn't be bought in town.

The clothes were soft in color and soft to the touch, and the small toys were delicate and small, just right for her son to play with. A large bag of milk powder weighed about a pound.

These things cost a lot of money. The key is that milk powder is such an expensive thing that Qinghu Town doesn't sell it at all.

Lu Mingxuan usually doesn't let her ask about his family affairs. She didn't expect that he has such a rich relative.

Shen Jiale asked Zhu Xiaomei: "Cousin, where is my nephew? Hurry up and bring him to me. My cousin always tells my mother how cute my nephew is. I must take a good look at him today."

No one doesn't like to hear people praise their own children. Zhu Xiaomei hurried to the inner room and brought the child out.

"How many months is the child?"

"Six months and three days."

"Cousin is not bragging. The child is really growing well. Hurry up and change the clothes so that I can see if it fits." As he said that, he picked up the small clothes to change the child.

The two changed the child's clothes together.

In this era, babies grow up fast, so there is no need to buy new clothes. They only wear the clothes that their older brothers and sisters have worn, or the clothes that their relatives have given them.

Zhu Xiaomei watched her son put on new clothes, and his image was immediately different, like a child in the city.

Shen Jiale picked up the hand bell and stuffed it into the child's hand. The child waved his hands curiously and played with the new toy.

"Cousin, I don't know if this milk powder suits my nephew's taste. If he doesn't like it, you can ask my cousin to call my mother and buy another brand."

Zhu Xiaomei was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. Her son was so lucky to have such a rich and generous relative.

She took a bowl, tore open the bag, poured some milk powder, and rinsed it with water.

The aroma of milk was tempting. When the baby smelled it, he was so excited that he danced with joy.

"It seems that my nephew likes this milk powder very much. I will buy this kind in the future." Shen Jiale said.

The two chatted while playing with the child and learned that Lu Mingxuan would bring back lunch at noon.

Today, relatives came to the house. Zhu Xiaomei said that she would go out to buy some meat to entertain them. Shen Jiale said no, just eat something casually. She

also advised her that there were children at home and she could not leave the children at home and go out alone.

Zhu Xiaomei saw that although this cousin was young, he was very thoughtful and spoke and acted very properly.

When it was almost noon, Zhu Xiaomei fried two vegetarian dishes and stuffed a few mixed buns, waiting for Lu Mingxuan to come back.

Lu Mingxuan got off work and came back with the food he got from the cafeteria. Zhu Xiaomei greeted him warmly and said that there were guests at home.

Shen Jiale came over with the child in his arms, smiling and saying hello: "You're back." It was as if they had known each other for a long time.

Lu Mingxuan took the son from Shen Jiale's hand and kissed him. Seeing the new clothes on his son, he asked: "You look so good in this outfit, son. When did you buy it?"

Zhu Xiaomei said: "My cousin sent it to me. He also bought milk powder and toys for my son."

Lu Mingxuan saw the toys in his son's hand and the milk powder next to it, and said: "It's expensive, Xiaomei, go get some money for your cousin."

Shen Jiale said politely: "No, it didn't cost much."

Hearing this, Lu Mingxuan thought his cousin was a wealthy relative of Zhu Xiaomei's family.

How could she lose face in front of her relatives? She said, "How can I ask you to spend money? Just pay what you deserve." She

said to Zhu Xiaomei, "Go and get the money. You, too, didn't buy some meat when your cousin came? You don't know how to entertain guests."

Zhu Xiaomei had no choice but to follow Lu Mingxuan's orders. She looked at Shen Jiale and asked, "Cousin, how much did these things cost?"

Shen Jiale said straightforwardly, "15 yuan."

Knowing that milk powder was hard to buy, but she didn't expect it to be so expensive, Zhu Xiaomei reluctantly went into the house to get the money.

Shen Jiale took the money without hesitation and sat down to eat.

Zhu Xiaomei saw a rectangular flat box hanging on Shen Jiale's chest and asked, "Cousin, why do you have a box hanging on your chest?"

Shen Jiale smiled and said, "I am nearsighted. When I am not reading, I put my glasses inside."

After eating and drinking, Shen Jiale said he had something to do and said goodbye to the two.

After the people left, Lu Mingxuan asked, "Who is this relative of yours?"

Zhu Xiaomei said puzzledly, "Isn't this your cousin?"

"I don't know him, I thought he was your cousin?"

The two looked at each other, who was this person?

The gifts are genuine, and they don't look like scammers.

...

Shen Jiale, who left Lu Mingxuan's house, was in the printing shop in the space, editing photos from the video recorded on her phone.

She selected a few warm photos of the family of three, printed them out, and put them in an envelope.

Anyway, she was out, and Shen Jiale wanted to sell some things before going back.

In her previous life, she bought things in the black market. The things there were much more expensive than the normal price, but there were still many people buying them.

The black market was traded in the late night. Shen Jiale hadn't been to that place for many years, so she went to check it out first.

She rode her bike to a remote place, and sure enough, there was no one there.

When he was about to leave, an old lady in a raincoat passed by and said, "Young man, you're here too early. You can't buy anything in broad daylight."

From the tone of the old lady's voice, she thought Shen Jiale was someone who wanted to buy something.

Shen Jiale asked, "Can we come in the evening?"

The old lady thought it was Shen Jiale's first time here and said, "It's raining these days and they are closed. Let's wait until it's sunny before coming."

"Since the market is closed and it's raining, what are you doing here?"

The old lady sighed and said, "My family has been out of food for two days, so I'm here to try my luck. Don't you have anything to eat at home?"

"My family has plenty of food, so we have no shortage of food."

"Then what are you doing here?"

"My family wants to buy a bicycle, but we don't have a ticket, so I wanted to come over to see if I can buy one." Shen Jiale made up an excuse.

"This is easy to buy. You said your family doesn't lack food. Can you give me some food? My grandson is sick and can't live without food. I'll give you the same price as on the black market."

There was no one else here, and the other party was an old lady. Shen Jiale didn't worry that the other party was cheating, so he asked her how much she wanted.

When the old lady heard it, she quickly said, "How much you can give, I'll take it all."

It seems that the old lady is also a person who is not short of money.

Shen Jiale said, "I just happened to bring 2 kilograms of rice with me. If you want, I will sell it to you."

The old lady looked surprised: "Really!" She reached out and took out money from her trouser pocket and took out 1.2 yuan.

"I paid the same price on the black market. Where's your rice?"

Shen Jiale took out a cloth bag from her satchel. Inside was the rice she had taken from the space. The old lady excitedly took the bag and opened it. Seeing that it was really rice, she gave the money to Shen Jiale.

"Great, with food, the soldier's body will be better."

The old lady got the food and left quickly for fear that Shen Jiale would regret it.

I wanted to call the old lady, but unfortunately she had already walked far away.

Shen Jiale wanted to say, we can leave an address or something, and we can trade next time.