At noon, the little beggars returned one after another. They were quite excited to see Jiang Qiao sitting there, but they hadn't found any results from their investigation in the past two days.
Jiang Qiao smiled and comforted them, "Don't worry, just keep an eye on these two. If they have a secret meeting with someone, let me know immediately. Now, let's eat."
Seeing the noodles in the pot, everyone was happy and didn't forget to thank them. After being out in the world for so long, how could they not know how precious this food is?
Before they met Jiang Qiao, they were just trying to survive by having something to eat. Now, their lives feel like paradise.
While everyone was eating, the woman woke up, opened her eyes and stared blankly at her surroundings, as if she didn't recognize them. Then she saw Jiang Qiao's smiling face.
"You're awake. Are you hungry? Can you eat something?"
The woman nodded, then asked in a hoarse voice, "Where is this?"
“This is a place for beggars, so you don’t need to be afraid. Er Ya, bring her some noodle soup.”
The little girl is so honest. When Jiang Qiao asked her to serve noodle soup, she actually served soup and no noodles.
"Have some to drink first, to soothe your throat."
The woman was really hungry. She took the bowl and drank it down eagerly. Luckily, the soup was at the right temperature, otherwise, her throat would have been burned.
Mengzi then brought over another bowl of noodles. "Have some. Jiang Qiao brought these for us, so you're benefiting too. Jiang Qiao also treated your illness. I was just responsible for carrying you back."
The woman didn't say a word and started eating. Only after she had food in her stomach did she say, "Thank you."
Jiang Qiao looked at the woman with a serious expression. "Auntie, may I know your name and how you ended up here?"
The woman looked at the children in the room with complicated emotions, then lowered her head, and a tear fell directly to the ground.
“My name is Jiang Xintong. I came out to find my son, but my package and money were stolen on the way, so I ended up on the streets.”
"Your son?"
The woman nodded, then lowered her head. "My husband gave the child to his comrade-in-arms to raise. His comrade-in-arms doesn't have any children, and I don't know where his comrade-in-arms is. I guess it's in this area. I don't want to take the child back. I just want to see if the child is doing well."
After saying that, she burst into tears.
Jiang Qiao sighed, "Auntie, I understand how you feel, but since your husband has already agreed to give the child away, he must have discussed it with his family beforehand. I guess his comrade-in-arms trusts him too. What are you going to do with his comrade-in-arms after you make this trip? What are you going to do with the child? Should he stay or take him back?"
The woman suppressed her sobs, "I didn't want to take the child away. I just wanted to see him. I know that the other party is better off than us and will definitely not mistreat the child. But I just can't shake this feeling. You don't know, I was sold off back then. That feeling was really unbearable. I'm afraid that my child will resent me as his mother in the future."
Jiang Qiao sighed, "Auntie, I advise you to go back and have a good talk with your husband. You two can come and see the child together, visiting each other as relatives. That way, everyone will feel better. What do you think?"
By the way, can I ask you something unrelated? Do you know Wang Dahua?
Upon hearing the name Wang Dahua, the woman suddenly raised her head, and even Jiang Qiao could see the gleam in her eyes.
The woman grabbed Jiang Qiao's arm. "Where is she? Please take me to her."
Jiang Qiao was hurt by the woman's grip, so she quickly comforted her, "Auntie, don't worry, Wang Dahua can't run away. She lives in the same courtyard as us. But what is your relationship with Wang Dahua? If she's an enemy, wouldn't it be causing trouble for her if I brought her back like this?"
The woman wiped away her tears and looked at Jiang Qiao. "She is my mother, my own mother. Girl, please take me to find my mother. I have been looking for her for many years, but I have never been able to find her."
If Jiang Qiao still didn't know who the other person was at this point, she would really be a fool.
"No, you really are Wang Dahua's daughter."
Jiang Xintong nodded. "I really am. Girl, please take me to my mother."
Jiang Qiao sighed, then looked at the woman with a serious expression. "Auntie, let me tell you the truth. You need to be prepared. Jiang Ping's family is living with your mother now."
"What?" Jiang Xintong's eyes widened in disbelief. "You mean my mother lives with those two bastards?"
Jiang Qiao nodded. "So, you need to be mentally prepared. Also, in your current state, it might not be of any use even if you go back now. Auntie, you should know your brother and sister-in-law better than I do. I don't know what happened back then, but they said you starved to death on the way, and your mother cried a lot. This time, if you want to see your mother, you will inevitably have to confront this family. You need to be mentally prepared."
Jiang Xintong's teeth itched with hatred whenever Jiang Ping and Niu Guihua were mentioned. "Those two beasts sold me out halfway through the journey back then, and they still had the nerve to say I starved to death. How come they didn't starve to death?"
Jiang Qiao told the truth, "I heard that a child also died."
Jiang Xintong snorted coldly, "Those were sick and died. There are countless examples of that on the road to escape famine. Those two inhuman bastards actually tried to exchange children with others to eat. Are they even human?"
Jiang Qiao never dreamed that Jiang Ping, that seemingly honest man, would do such a heinous thing. Yes, there were many cases of cannibalism back then, but how could they eat each other's own children? How could they bear to sell their own sister? Humanity had reached such a level that even she felt a chill run down her spine. Hearing the legendary story from Jiang Xintong's mouth still made her feel terrified.
Mengzi, however, chimed in, "There's food available now, you just haven't seen it."
Jiang Qiao looked up at Mengzi and asked, "Is that really true?"
Mengzi nodded. "Just take it as a joke. Anyway, we usually go out in groups. We're not allowed to be alone. We'd rather eat less than let anything happen to any of us."
Jiang Qiao closed her eyes, took a long time to process this information, and sighed inwardly.
Then he opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Xintong. "Auntie, come with me first. We'll go to the bathhouse to take a bath, and then you can change your clothes. No matter what, we're going to see our mother and settle accounts with Jiang Ping and his wife, so we have to dress ourselves up properly."
Jiang Xintong looked at Jiang Qiao apologetically, "Miss, I'm afraid I'll have to borrow some money from you. I need to make a phone call to my man and wait for him to wire me the money."
Jiang Qiao nodded. "Okay, that's no problem. Let's go—"
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