Chapter 026 Easy to take action
"Luckily you're here, otherwise I'd be too busy," Aunt Cao said after cooking the meal, and finally had time to talk to Tang Yuan, "I should have started cooking earlier, but I accidentally stayed outside for a little longer."
"I am like this sometimes, too. Chatting can easily make people forget the time," Tang Yuanchong winked at her. "Are the parents coming back for lunch at noon? Are they in such a hurry?"
"Oh my," Aunt Cao slapped her head, "My son said a friend was coming over at noon, and I didn't even buy any food."
At this point, Tang Yuan remained silent. She felt that Aunt Cao was unreliable during the previous conversation, and now she sounded even more unreliable, as if she could forget everything.
At this moment, someone came in hurriedly from outside, holding something in his hand: "Mom, you didn't buy any groceries today?"
"I forgot." Aunt Cao said embarrassedly.
"I guessed you might have forgotten it again, so I bought it back." The person who spoke entered the house and saw Tang Yuan holding the child at a glance, "What is this...?"
"I met her on the street, she's a very nice person..." Aunt Cao wanted to explain.
Tang Yuan interrupted directly: "You have friends coming over at noon, so you should cook first. We can talk about my business later. Since you are back, I will leave now."
She did not stay to get close to anyone. She handed the child, who was still holding the bottle, to Aunt Cao, and simply said hello to the two of them before leaving.
We are all in the same place, so there will be plenty of opportunities to meet each other in the future. There is no need to get close to others when they are busy. Just leave when you should, so that you can meet and get along well in the future.
After leaving Cao's house, she went back to the home of the little girl who had the accident today.
After a while, there was new news. The child who was sold was found and met the family who bought her. It was also confirmed that the child's uncle and aunt had sold her.
In this case, the matter cannot be easily explained away as a "family matter".
What happened in the next few days was exactly what she had expected. At the strong request of the elder sister, the Women's Federation and the police station stepped in to separate the property between the two sisters. Not only did the two sisters share the house, they also shared the compensation.
As for the uncle and aunt who sold the child, they also had to be punished. Even though their punishment could not be the same as that of the traffickers due to their kinship, it would not be too light either. As for their children, they were temporarily taken to the girl's home.
As a result, the house allocated to the two sisters was temporarily occupied by only two people.
Early that morning, she and Sun Dong took eggs from the old house, and walked towards the alley with a bamboo basket. As expected, she saw the little girl sitting in a secluded place making matchboxes.
Seeing her, the little girl immediately stood up and walked quickly to her side: "Sister, I have been waiting for you."
"How have you been these days?"
"That's great," the little girl looked up at her with a smile, "Uncle and aunt not only gave us money, but also clothes. Now my sister and I don't have to change clothes."
"Did anyone tell you when your uncle and aunt would come out?" Tang Yuan asked.
"I told you," the little girl nodded, "those aunts will be locked up for at least a few months. Sister, is there anything wrong with that? I will listen to you and do whatever you tell me to do."
Tang Yuan frowned and looked at the house inside: "The house has been divided among you. Is it still in a big house?"
"Yes, they all said it's great. Nowadays, many families have many people crowded into one room, but my sister and I have our own room, which will belong to us in the future." The little girl was very happy, with a hint of excitement in her voice.
"But have you ever thought about whether your life will be better after your uncle and aunt come out?" Tang Yuan poured cold water on her.
"Then I'll go find the Women's Federation," the little girl clenched her fist, "They said they will always help us."
"Once or twice is fine, but what about three, four, five or six times? And what reason will you use when you go to the Women's Federation again? Can you find a better reason than this time to get everyone to help you? If it's just a few curses, do you think anyone will stand up for you?" Tang Yuan didn't think that the Women's Federation could solve all the problems.
The fact that the couple dared to sell the child after receiving compensation and the house shows that they do not have a high sense of morality. Knowing that their opponent is the Women's Federation, they have plenty of ways to deal with the girl while preventing the Women's Federation from taking any action.
When Tang Yuan said this, the little girl's face immediately changed and she cried, "What should I do? I don't know what to do."
"There is a way, but you still have to do it yourself," Tang Yuan helped her think of a solution. "When your uncle and aunt are released after a few months of imprisonment, they will definitely not let you go. You have to find a way to get out. Next, you go to the Women's Federation or the police station, find the person who has helped you the most in recent days, and tell him that you have been having nightmares and want to move out. The location doesn't matter, but you hope to be near the Women's Federation or the police station. You two sisters are in special circumstances, and they won't arrange for you to be in a too bad location."
"But I have no money..." the little girl said softly.
"I didn't ask you to buy it, I asked you to move. Your uncle and aunt will come back to this house. You may be afraid of them, but others are not," Tang Yuan pointed to a house not far away. "And if you move to a house near the Women's Federation or the police station, you will feel more at ease when you need to paste matchboxes in the future. Others won't dare to do anything to you."
The little girl listened, raised her head suddenly, and looked at Tang Yuan with bright eyes: "Sister, you are so amazing."
"Do you know what to do?" Tang Yuan asked her.
"Okay, I understand," the little girl clenched her fist, "I'm scared and have nightmares, so I need to move to another place. I mean change, not buy. They won't ask me for money. Thank you, sister!"
"Okay, go ahead," Tang Yuan patted her head, "Like I told you last time, every time I see you, you have to be better. You will do it, right?"
"I will do it. Sister, you are the only one who is good to me. I will definitely listen to you." The little girl looked up at her and smiled.
Tang Yuan also smiled, said goodbye to her, and turned to leave.
Not far out of the alley, she saw Aunt Cao chatting with someone from afar. Just like the previous two days, she was still gossiping and chatting with others enthusiastically even though she was holding a child in her arms.
She pretended not to see it and walked past with her head lowered, carrying the basket.
Just as I was about to pass by the crowd, a voice sounded behind me: "Hey, that..."
Tang Yuan turned around when he heard the voice and saw Aunt Cao at a glance. He pretended to be blank for a moment, and when the other party was about to introduce herself, he called out, "Aunt Cao."
"Yes, yes, it's me. I didn't ask you last time, what is your name?" Aunt Cao asked.
"Xiaofang, Aunt Cao, you can just call me Xiaofang," Tang Yuan introduced herself, smiling as she looked at her holding the child, "I'm here to gossip again today."
"I'm free anyway, hahaha," Aunt Cao said with a smile, "Where are you going today?"
Tang Yuan put down the basket in his hand and replied calmly: "I came to the market here for a walk. Nothing important. Just strolling around. What were you talking about just now? I could hear your laughter from a distance."
"Hey, the matter with that little girl a few days ago has come to an end, and it's pretty good..." Aunt Cao talked a lot, and almost every sentence was responded to, which made her speak to her heart's content.
"Yuxiu is a pitiful child, but she is also lucky. Now she has a house and compensation. Her life will be better in the future."
Tang Yuan listened and thought that the child's name was Yuxiu. Although the name was very characteristic of that time, it was also different and a nice name.
In the following time, she was like an ordinary passerby who loved gossip, mostly listening, occasionally interrupting, and listening to all the gossip.
People here come and go. When it is noon, many people go back to cook, and the number of people gradually decreases.
She carefully felt the behavior of the few people who stayed behind, and "accidentally" lifted the straw covering the eggs, revealing rows of eggs inside.
Sun Dong's visit this time was five days later than his last visit, and he brought a total of fifty-six eggs. There were so many eggs that they were covered with several extra layers of straw. The eggs could be seen just by slightly lifting the straw.
Someone was sharp-eyed and saw the eggs in the basket at a glance.
"Xiaofang, can we talk?" The man was very understanding. He pulled her up and asked her to take the basket with her.
After saying a few words in the corner, the man took ten eggs and left. He only said "I'm going to cook" to the people who were still chatting, and then left directly from the corner.
Tang Yuan did not go back immediately, but stood in the corner.
Soon another person came over and saw the "uncovered" eggs at a glance: "Do you want to exchange these? I know you are not that kind of person. I want to exchange them with you. How much is one?"
Tang Yuan quietly made the number eight.
"That's fine, I'll take ten." The man gave the money, touched ten eggs, and left quickly.
After two people left, the remaining four people came over together and discovered the existence of the egg.
Tang Yuan calmly said, "Someone in my family is sick and needs eggs to nourish their body, so I bought some more."
As she said this, she had an expression that was both righteous and slightly guilty.
She can’t let people think that she is really doing this for her family, but she can’t blatantly accuse people of “speculation” either. Anyway, it’s enough for everyone to know the truth.
Sure enough, the few of them looked at each other, immediately stretched out their hands to compare numbers with Tang Yuan, paid the money and picked directly from the basket.
There are fifty-six eggs. After this round, there are only four eggs left in the basket. After careful selection, only the four smallest eggs are left.
After buying eggs, several people went home with a bag of eggs in their pockets.
At this time, Aunt Cao came over slowly, bent down and took a look. She was immediately surprised and asked, "Why are there only four eggs left?"
Tang Yuan looked at her blankly.
"What's the relationship between us? Shouldn't you leave more eggs for me?" Aunt Cao looked at her, "Didn't I tell you I wanted eggs? We are in need of eggs."
Tang Yuan remained silent.
"I really didn't say that?" Aunt Cao asked her.
Tang Yuan nodded: "I really didn't say anything, and I just happened to bring some with me."
The egg business is really not as profitable as the fabric business, but this thing is indeed easy to sell. In just a short period of time, dozens of eggs from several customers were sold out.
"I don't care. We have such a good relationship. You have to find more for me," Aunt Cao said immediately. "If you bring me 20 eggs, I will really trade with you. We have a lot of bacon in stock at home."
When Tang Yuan heard about meat, he nodded without saying a word: "No problem, we are the only ones to go with each other. Don't worry, Aunt Cao, I will find it for you. Not to mention 20 pieces, I can get 200 pieces."
I didn’t realize this when I was living in modern society, but after staying here for a long time, I realized that the body really cannot lack meat. Once it lacks meat, it will become hungry.
These days she has been craving the bowl of greasy meat she had at the Tang family when she first arrived. She thought it was too greasy then, but now she thinks it tastes delicious.
It was her fault that she was so focused on acting that she didn't have the time to savor the meat.