Lao Geng originally planned to send Lu Jiajie to his home in Sijiucheng and then go back. Sending him home would mean that the mission was accomplished.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Lu Jiajie grabbed his arm and said, "Brother, I met a few people at the mine, two of whom are from Sijiu City. If their families can pay the ransom, can you help redeem them?"

Lao Geng looked at him and said with a half-smile, "Your ransom is 10,000 green coins, and my reward is 10,000 green coins. And if more people are redeemed, the other party may raise the price. Are you sure that the families of your two friends can afford so much money? Or, are they willing to pay so much money?"

The owner of the gold mine is a local tyrant, and he has someone protecting him, but they are just looking for money. If someone is willing to spend a lot of money to ransom the person, they will definitely let him go.

Lu Jiajie was stunned: "Your reward is 10,000 green coins?"

Seeing him like this, Lao Geng sneered and said, "Without a high reward, who would go all over the world to help find someone? My 10,000 green coins are still considered a small amount. The two brothers you saw before were paid 50,000 green coins. If it weren't for the boss's wealth, you wouldn't have survived this year."

This guy is lucky to have such a rich sister who is willing to spend money on him. More than 200,000 green coins, this guy's life is really valuable, but it's a pity that he doesn't appreciate his blessings.

Lu Jiajie thought for a moment and said, "I just went in and it was thanks to them that they took care of me, otherwise I would definitely not have been able to wait for you. Give me two days, and I will go ask his family."

If these two companies are really willing to give it up, it means he will have 20,000 green coins in his pocket, and he can take a good rest: "Okay, I'll come find you in two days."

"My house is spacious and can accommodate people."

Lao Geng glanced at him and turned away. Living in his house? What a joke. What if the two families can't afford to pay him? People in their line of work like customers like Mr. Lu the most. As long as they can do good things, money is not a problem. What they fear most is that they want to do things for them without money. It's actually very dangerous to do what they do. If you're not careful, you can lose your life. If you don't pay or bargain, you can find someone else.

Lu Jiajie smiled bitterly. He knew it was difficult to handle, but without the care of two people, it would be difficult for him to get through the initial period. These days, whenever he thought of his days at the mine, he was still terrified and often woke up from nightmares.

When he arrived at the door of his house, Lu Jiajie remembered that he didn't have the key. Fortunately, his eldest brother's house was not far away. Unexpectedly, when he was about to reach Lu Jiaguang's house, he was stopped by an old lady.

The old lady asked, "Who are you and what are you doing in our alley?"

Lu Jiajie smiled bitterly and said, "Aunt Li, I'm Jiajie. My third uncle Lu Hongjun and my eldest brother Lu Jiaguang both live here. By the way, my Qiangqiang and Xiao Feng'er also live in my eldest brother's house."

Aunt Li was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out: "You are Lu Jiajie? How is that possible? I haven't seen you for only half a year, why are you like this?

The man in front of me was pale, thin, and had sunken eyes. He looked like a refugee. No, he looked even scarier than the refugees from the natural disasters more than 20 years ago.

Lu Jiajie looked in the mirror and realized that he was as thin as a skeleton: "Auntie Li, I'm sorry, I need to go find my eldest brother and sister-in-law."

It doesn't matter if my brother and sister-in-law are not at home because we have my aunt! Aunt Li came to her senses and urged him to go back quickly. It's hard to tell what kind of suffering he had gone through. But no matter what, he came back alive, which is also a blessing.

Aunt Li was out to buy soy sauce. When she passed by Lu Hongjun's house, she suddenly knocked on the door and went in. Seeing Lu Hongjun drinking tea in the yard, she said loudly, "Comrade Lu, your nephew is back."

Lu Hongjun is old now, and his mind is not as sharp as before: "Who is back?"

"Your nephew Lu Jiajie is back. Alas, pitiful thing, he is so thin that only bones are left. I don't know how much suffering he has endured."

"Where have you been? We've asked people to look for you everywhere, but there's no news at all."

Lu Jiajie helped him sit down and briefly described his experiences during this period: "Fortunately, Jiaxin has been sending people to look for me, otherwise I would have died in the mine."

Lu Jiaguang had told him about this, so Lu Hongjun did not mention it in front of Lu Jiaxin, to avoid her being disgusted and abandoning it.

Lu Hongjun didn't blame him. If he didn't learn his lesson after suffering so much, then he would be hopeless. "Did you call your eldest brother?"

"We just called. The eldest brother said he would be back soon. Jiaxin wasn't home so her maid picked her up. The second brother said he would come over later with his second sister-in-law."

Lu Hongjun said, "I'll take you to see Doctor Zhao this afternoon. He specializes in orthopedics. Let him take a good look at you then."

Seeing that he needed someone to support him when he walked, Lu Jiajie couldn't let him take him there: "Uncle San, tell me the address and I'll go by myself."

Lu Hongjun waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'll make a call and ask them to pick me up this afternoon."

Lu Jiajie was very confused. When he asked, he found out that Ms. Gu had returned to Hong Kong City and left the car to Uncle San. Of course, it was only for medical treatment or matters concerning the lives of Lu family members.

"Ms. Gu is back?"

Lu Hongjun sighed: "Ms. Gu has Alzheimer's disease and doesn't recognize people. Jiaxin was afraid that she would be bullied and she was out of reach in Gangcheng, so she took her back."

After that, he asked, "Have you seen Jiaxin's house? It's a big house with five entrances, spacious and beautiful. In the past, it was only occupied by princes and nobles."

Lu Jiajie saw that he was fond of her and said, "Jia Xin rarely comes back, and the house will be vacant for a long time and it will be easy to fall into disrepair. If you break up with that woman, Jia Xin might agree to let you move in."

If I hadn't separated from that Tang guy, it would be fine. But that woman was full of calculations. Not to mention moving in, she couldn't even touch the door, otherwise who knows what would be missing from the house.

Although Lu Hongjun always threatened Tang Sufen that they wanted to separate, he just said it and didn't really want to separate. At such an old age, it would be difficult to find someone suitable if he and Tang Sufen were to separate: "The view of that house is beautiful, it's okay to go there when you have nothing to do, but forget about living there. It's too big, and it's empty for one person to live in."

Lu Jiajie was just giving advice, there was nothing he could do if he didn't listen.

Lu Hongjun told the Ma family what they had done: "Not long after you disappeared, rumors spread that you had been murdered. Ma Lili's parents wanted to take Qiangqiang and Xiaofeng'er away, but your eldest brother refused. Unexpectedly, last week Ma Lili went to school and told the two children that you were gone, and wanted to take them back to their old home to live with her as their mother."

Lu Jiajie's face was gloomy. Ma Lili had not come to see the two children since she remarried and got pregnant. She only cared about the later child. Bringing the child to live with her was just an excuse. The purpose was the house and the money he left.

(End of this chapter)