At Ye Jin's insistence, Gu Yan accepted a reward of 10 yuan.
"I don't want any more. You need the money now, so just spend it on yourself."
"You know everything?"
Ye Jin planned to buy a house, but she didn't tell anyone except Ye Xiaoli. She didn't quite understand how Gu Yan knew about it.
"Although I haven't been in town recently, I'm still well-informed about the news here. There's a possibility that that piece of land will be demolished, but it hasn't been finalized yet. It's probably too early for you to act now."
Gu Yan is a hunter on the surface, but he actually does some business as well.
He likes to do things personally, especially Ye Jin's affairs. Other things are trivial to him, so the money from selling chestnuts is not a big deal.
However, this girl can earn so much money in a day, which shows that she is quite capable. Gu Yan looks at her with admiration.
"I know my limits."
Gu Yan treats her well, and Ye Jin is not a fool. She hasn't even bought the house there yet, so if she tells others about her thoughts now, wouldn't that be shooting herself in the foot?
Gu Yan stopped in front of a noodle shop and said, "The oil-splashed noodles here are pretty good. I'll treat you to lunch."
Gu Yan took the lead and walked in, and Ye Jin could only follow.
"Boss, two bowls of oil-splashed noodles, would you like spicy food?" Gu Yan turned around and asked. Ye Jin pinched her fingertips and said, "A little bit."
"Okay, boss, one bowl with more chili oil and one with less. Do you like green onions?"
Gu Yan asked again, and Ye Jin nodded. Scallions can not only be mixed with tofu, but also with noodles, which is very delicious.
Two large bowls were brought up, with freshly baked oil-splashed noodles, snow-white noodles, fragrant hot oil, sprinkled with side dishes and a handful of chopped green onions, which looked quite delicious.
"Come and try it." Gu Yan handed over the chopsticks with a smile. Ye Jin picked up one and ate it slowly.
The noodles look ordinary, but they taste very good. The thin cucumber shreds and peanuts inside are fragrant and crispy.
Gu Yan ate very quickly and finished a bowl in a short while. Ye Jin picked up the snacks one by one and ate them in small bites. When Gu Yan looked up, he saw that she had only eaten half a bowl.
The portion of noodles was quite large and Ye Jin felt a little full. She pushed the bowl aside embarrassedly.
"The noodles are delicious, but I can't finish them."
"There are still so many left. It would be a shame to waste them."
Gu Yan's eyes flickered, and Ye Jin felt even more apologetic.
"I've been in poor health since I was a child and have a small appetite. I feel full after eating half a bowl. I really can't eat any more."
Gu Yan silently pulled her bowl over and ate voraciously with his head down.
Ye Jin stared at it in amazement. After a while, he said, "I've already eaten all this noodles. Don't you think it's dirty?"
"How can noodles be dirty? It's shameful to waste food."
In just a short while, Gu Yan finished the remaining half bowl of noodles, and even picked up a peanut that was left and ate it.
Gu Yan took the initiative to pay the bill, and the two of them left the noodle shop. Ye Jin lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him.
Gu Yan saw someone selling snacks on the street and bought a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus wine-fermented meatballs.
"This is quite refreshing, come and try it."
Ye Jin was already full, but this was indeed delicious and looked very appetizing. She didn't want to let Gu Yan down, so she drank half a bowl.
“I can’t finish my drink again.”
Ye Jin's face turned red after she said this. Gu Yan took the porcelain bowl and drank it all without saying a word.
"The fermented rice balls here are really good."
He licked the corner of his mouth, and Ye Jin was so shy that she wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
"I'll be back after we finish eating. Are you going back to the village with me or will you stay in town? And what's going on with my sister? What's the situation now?"
As soon as Ye Jin talked about her sister, her face, which had just turned red, immediately returned to normal, and there was a hint of seriousness in her expression.
"Let's talk as we walk."
The two of them walked all the way to the foot of the mountain and Gu Yan didn't say a word. Ye Jin couldn't help it again.
"Now that there's no one around, can I tell you about my sister? What's the current situation?"
"We still don't know where Wang Shi is, but this time we went to Xiejia Village and found Old Man Niu, the man who made those chains."
"The old man said that Wang Shi would order a custom chain from him every once in a while. He thought it was strange at the time, but later he heard that each chain was tied to a girl. After that, the old man refused to sell the chains to him."
"Ten chains, does that mean Wang Shi tied up ten girls? This beast is not even human!"
In the 1980s, in remote mountain villages and economically backward areas, many people still could not get married.
Some honest men remain single, but some dishonest men are willing to buy a wife even if it means losing everything they have.
It is precisely because many people have this idea that an evil industrial chain has emerged.
Some people do it out of personal feelings, while others specialize in pimping.
These incidents were particularly rampant in the past few years. After the rectification of social atmosphere in recent years, it has improved a little. It is rare to hear about a family losing their daughter.
It's just that my sister was sold when she was 8 years old, and her life or death is still unknown. She is too young to be someone else's wife, so she can only be a daughter or a child bride.
Now that my sister is almost 15, I wonder how she's been doing these years? Has the family she went to abuse her?
"That's all the information I can gather right now, but don't worry. I've got spies in several nearby villages. If they have any news about Wang Shi, they'll send me a telegram the first time."
Gu Yan knew that he had not done a good job in this matter, and the current situation was that he could not find any new clues.
The girl Wang Shi liked had long disappeared, so there was no way to start from Xiejia Village.
"Still can't find my sister?"
The light in Ye Jin's eyes dimmed. He had known this would be the result, but he was still unwilling to accept it.
"I haven't found it yet, but I will continue to help you look for it."
"Gu Yan, thank you so much. You have worked so hard to help me during this period of time."
Ye Jin looked at the dark circles under his eyes. He had indeed had a hard time during this period.
No matter what the outcome is, there is still good news at the moment. Wang Shi is nowhere to be found, and Wang Fengqin may not be able to contact him.
If the two of them lost contact, even if she completely offended Wang Fengqin later, she wouldn't have to worry about her sister being threatened.
Thinking of this, Ye Jin felt better.
"Well, I haven't been of much help, so how can I accept your thanks?"
As Gu Yan spoke, he stretched out his hand. When Ye Jin looked up, she saw that his hand was already on her shoulder.
Ye Jin was so nervous that she didn't say anything. Gu Yan took a fallen leaf from her shoulder without changing his expression.
"A leaf fell on your shoulder."
"Squeak, squeak, squeak."
Xiaohuo jumped from Ye Jin's shoulder to Gu Yan's hand, then it climbed up his arm and climbed steadily onto his shoulder.
"Xiao Huo, you little traitor, where are you going?"
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