Afterwards, Zhou Xiaomei was absent-minded.
Su Luo saw through her thoughts. After everyone fell asleep during the lunch break, she took Zhou Xiaomei to the stream not far from their home to talk.
This place is open on all sides and covered by a gurgling stream, which is very suitable for talking.
Before Su Luo asked, Zhou Xiaomei took the initiative to confess: "Sister Su Luo, that Luo Tao, he seems to know my parents."
"Know your parents?" Su Luo was surprised.
Gu Yun and Luo Tao both came from Beijing, so how did they know a couple from a small village in the south?
Unless... this couple is delivering goods for Gu Yun.
Zhou Xiaomei described her family's situation in detail, including how her parents got hold of valuable goods, hid the goods while being chased by bandits, and were eventually both killed.
She looked at Su Luo helplessly: "Sister Su Luo, what do you think I should do? They have no evidence, and I don't know whether I should believe them or not."
Su Luo pondered for a moment and said, "If what they said is true, it means that this batch of goods must be very valuable, otherwise they would not have traveled all the way from Beijing City to here. How much do you know about what your parents are doing?"
Zhou Xiaomei said: "I know a little bit. My parents contacted the upstream company and shipped the goods to places further south to sell. Then they brought some goods back from the south and sold them in the north."
Su Luo thought for a moment and said, "There are many people doing this kind of business, and Luo Tao may not be the only one who knows your parents. So, if Luo Tao talks to you next time, ask him to produce evidence and prove that they are indeed your parents' supplier."
Zhou Xiaomei nodded, and looking at Su Luo's calm tone and eyes, she felt that she had found her backbone in an instant.
Su Luo added: "If we have time, I will go back home with you. You can go back and look for any letters or seals left at your parents' home that are related to running goods. Controls in various places are very strict now. If your parents want to travel around, they must have a letter of recommendation. A letter of recommendation is a good piece of evidence!"
Zhou Xiaomei's eyes lit up: "Yes! Why didn't I think of that! They often travel north and south, and they all carry letters of recommendation. Sister Su Luo, you are so smart!"
Su Luo laughed and said, "You are just too concerned. How about this, the sooner the better, let's go to your house now."
Zhou Xiaomei was stunned: "Now?"
Su Luo nodded: "Why, are you inconvenient?"
Zhou Xiaomei shook her head hesitantly: "It's not inconvenient, but..."
There was a hint of fear in her eyes: "I'm afraid I'll run into my family."
When Su Luo was taking her home, she heard that her family treated her badly, but Zhou Xiaomei didn't explain in detail, so she thought it was just ordinary preference for boys over girls.
Looking at her expression now, I’m afraid it’s more than just “not good”.
Su Luo thought for a moment and said, "If you are worried, we can go secretly and not alarm your family."
Zhou Xiaomei nodded quickly: "That's good! But... there are so many people at home, it might be difficult not to alarm them."
Su Luo asked curiously, "Didn't you say that your parents only gave birth to you as a child? Who else?"
Zhou Xiaomei said bitterly, "After my parents passed away, my grandparents and my uncle's family moved in, and they occupied the house."
Those people actually wanted her family's passbook, but fortunately Zhou Xiaomei was smart and hid the passbook in advance.
Those people searched through all the drawers and couldn't find her anywhere. In anger, they drove her out and occupied the house.
Kengtian Village is remote, with only a few households in total.
Her parents made some money from the courier business, so the family had no worries about food and clothing. They had planned to save the money and buy a house in town.
As a result, before they could buy a house, they had an accident...
Su Luo frowned when she heard this and said, "Aren't these bastards just bullying you because your parents are gone and there's no one to protect you?"
Zhou Xiaomei pursed her lips sadly.
Yes, when her parents were around, her grandparents, uncles and aunts all smiled when they saw her, and they would always give her the first chance to eat anything delicious, even her cousins would have to line up behind her.
This is rare in rural areas where boys are favored over girls.
She thought she was born with a good fortune and all her relatives liked her so much.
After her parents passed away, she realized that these people didn't like her at all, but only liked her because her family was rich and her parents could make a lot of money by selling goods.
Now that her parents are gone, those people have turned into man-eating monsters, and they want to eat alive everything she and her parents left behind.
Su Luo thought for a moment and said, "What do your relatives do? Are there any powerful people?"
Zhou Xiaomei shook her head: "They are all farmers, there are no powerful people."
Su Luo smiled and said, "That's easy. Then your aunt sold you to the county town. Do you know to whom? Was it some powerful person?"
Zhou Xiaomei shook her head again: "He's not a very powerful person. He said he opened a restaurant in the county town, on Guomin Road. It's a small restaurant that can seat five or six tables."
That would be easier.
Zhou Xiaomei looked at her in confusion: "Sister Su Luo, why are you asking this?"
Su Luo grinned: "Of course I'm seeking justice for you. You don't know that your sister is the best at taking advantage of others."
In the afternoon, Su Luo took Zhou Xiaomei to Kengtian Village.
Zhou Xiaomei was a little nervous along the way, but was calmed down by Su Luo after much persuasion.
She knocked on the door.
The Zhou family's courtyard is the most imposing in the village, surrounded by a stone wall.
Someone inside quickly responded: "Who is it? The door is not closed, come in."
It was Grandma Zhou’s voice.
Zhou Xiaomei took a deep breath and pushed the door open with Su Luo: "Grandma, it's me..."
Su Luo followed him into the yard and saw all kinds of pickled vegetables drying in the sun. An old lady with high cheekbones and thin lips was fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan to cool off in the yard.
There were a few children playing with stones in the yard.
Seeing that it was Zhou Xiaomei, the old lady's face changed: "Why are you here?! Didn't I tell you not to come to my house again?"
Zhou Xiaomei shrank back instinctively when she was scolded by her sharp voice, and bumped into Su Luo who was behind her.
Su Luo supported her body and looked at the sarcastic old lady: "Your home? Why did I hear that this is Xiaomei's home?"
Zhou Xiaomei looked at Su Luo next to her and instantly mustered up the courage: "Grandma, this is my home! I came back to get something."
When she heard about taking things, Mrs. Zhou's eyes flashed: "Things? What things? We moved all the things in this house. What do your things have in an empty house?"
Zhou Xiaomei glared at her angrily: "The whole house belongs to me, I can take whatever I want!"
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