As expected, nothing was found in the corridor. Xiao Jiu opened the door and saw the waiter running over. She looked up at him and asked in a seemingly innocent way.
"Dear sister, when you came over, did you see anyone run past?"
The waiter frowned and thought for a moment. "No, it was just that when you called me, I ran out and didn't pay attention to the situation on the first floor. No one passed by during that time, so... you mean," he said, glancing warily at the rooms on the first floor.
clever!
If nothing unexpected happens, the person who just knocked on the door should be one of the guests on the first floor. Since they didn't run out, they must still be inside.
She just didn't understand. These days, it's mostly boys who are trafficked, and girls aren't worth much. So who would target her?
“Luckily you didn’t open the door, little sister. I’ve worked at the guesthouse for years and I’ve seen quite a few children go missing. Some are lost on purpose, and some are lost accidentally. So when you walked out alone that day, I was almost scared to death, you know? Don’t do that again. If you need anything, just call for your sister. Your sister is right ahead. This is a public place. Who would dare to abduct children? You are both registered. Don’t be afraid. Let’s go to the police station together.”
The young lady shouted the last sentence very loudly, deliberately targeting the person with ill intentions. To thank her, Xiao Jiu took an apple from her backpack, which was actually her personal storage space, and handed it to her.
"Thank you, sister. I feel so warm to have your help. And you didn't neglect to care about me just because I'm young."
"No, no need. Apples are too precious. You're still too young. Eat them yourself."
Xiao Jiu kept praising her and giving her gifts, making the waitress feel embarrassed. In the end, Xiao Jiu insisted on giving her the gifts and even turned around to give her some instructions.
"Remember this from now on: don't go out when your sister isn't around. I'll report this to my supervisor, so don't be afraid."
When the door closed again, Xiao Jiu frowned, thinking that the other party must have been eyeing her two daughters and wanted to abduct her while her sister was away. People in this era couldn't think of much else besides trafficking, unlike in later generations when it came to organs.
Because her family is in business, Ning Meng is very wary. In addition, she has participated in a lot of social practice and knows that this society is full of holes. It is precisely because of those heroes who patch things up that we feel safe. In reality, scammers have endless tricks and it is impossible to guard against them.
Her vigilance stemmed from her background; she didn't believe in any accidents without a cause.
The fact that someone knocks on the door without speaking already proves that there is a major problem that defies common sense.
She was no longer sleepy. She ate an orange, peeled a few lychees, and felt her mouth was less dry. She then ate a hard-boiled egg, which she had cooked and put in whenever she had time. She would crack one open and eat it when she was hungry, as it was very filling.
After learning that her fifth sister was also coming to the city to make money, she stopped paying attention to her specific movements. Anyway, her sister was doing it for the good of the family, and she had no right to interfere.
The fifth sister Xiaojiu mentioned really did a lot of good deeds today. She took an old lady who sprained her ankle after getting off the bus home, and when the family thanked her, she simply smiled and said...
"No need for thanks. Look how hard I worked carrying this for two miles and then bringing it up to the third floor. Just give me five yuan!"
The old man's daughter-in-law's expression changed instantly.
"Five yuan? Why don't you just rob someone? These days, everyone's desperate for money. This was supposed to be a good deed, how can you ask for money?"
“I’m short of money, so why can’t I ask for money? There are so many people on the street, why was it me who carried your old lady back? It’s because I need this reward. Five yuan isn’t much for you. Besides, I’ve already talked to your old lady, and she agreed.”
The idea that a gentleman loves money but earns it honestly is utter nonsense in Tang Cuimei's eyes. All she knows is that her family has many children and is short of money.
To Tang Cuimei's disbelief, the old woman not only denied it, but also insisted that Tang Cuimei was trying to extort money.
"If I had known you were trying to scam me out of five yuan, I definitely wouldn't have let you deliver it to me."
Tang Cuimei laughed in exasperation, "So you're not going to admit it after I helped you heal your sprained ankle?"
"How old are you? How can you treat someone's sprained ankle?" Her family members immediately jumped in to defend her from the ridicule.
First, I treated her sprained ankle, then I brought her back. We had clearly agreed on five yuan, but when we got home, it turned into her trying to extort money from me.
Tang Cuimei had never known that people could be so shameless when they turned bad. She stared at the old lady and sneered.
"Believe it or not, old lady, you will get your retribution. Not only you, but your family too. Since I treated your sprained ankle, it proves that I know medicine. You and your daughter-in-law, both of you will definitely be hospitalized within six months. If you believe me, go to the hospital and see. If you don't believe me, just wait for God to punish you!"
Although she didn't get the money, she still warned the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the harshest tone. The reason she dared to speak so confidently was that she was sure they wouldn't believe her, and in the end, they would be the ones who suffered.
When she walked out of the residential compound, the sun had already set. She had been busy all afternoon and had done a lot of good deeds, but no one thought that monetary reward was the most direct. Whenever she proposed reasonable exchange conditions, she would be scolded.
That's true. How many rich people are there? Most people are still struggling to make ends meet. How can she ask for money out of gratitude?
But she had no other way to make money except through this method. She was clearly helping them with her abilities, so why did she become the target of criticism?
Just as she was feeling frustrated that she had accomplished nothing again today and couldn't take her sister out for a good meal, a young married woman, barefoot and crying, ran out from behind her carrying a child, calling out all the way.
"Someone save my child, she's stuck, she can't breathe."
When Tang Cuimei saw that the child was only six months old, just at the age when she could sit up and pick at food, she quickly called her to stop.
What did the baby eat?
"I don't know, I just went to the outhouse, and when I came back she was like this, what should I do, what should I do?!"
"Don't cry, what are you crying for? Will crying solve anything?"
Tang Cuimei impatiently yelled at him, took the child from her, and observed his condition. She found that the child was already lacking oxygen. In this situation, the Heimlich maneuver can be used. If the child can breathe, cry, talk, or cough, this method should not be used immediately.
Place the six-month-old baby head down on your knees, then find the right spot and start patting his back, squeezing and hitting the center of his chest along the lower edge of the line connecting the nipples, alternating between the two.
Soon, they were surrounded, and a cacophony of voices rose and fell, most of them criticizing the mother.
"This child is so young, how can you entrust her with taking care of your child? You really trust her?"
"Exactly! Why aren't you taking her to the hospital right away? Maybe she can still be saved. Don't let her cause any more harm."
...
The mother, who had been nervously watching her operate the device, finally lost her temper and retorted when the voices of doubt around her grew louder.
“Shut up, all of you! Get out of my way! I’ve been begging for help all over the street, and nobody has come to help me. There wasn’t even anyone to help me hold my child. Only she, only this little girl, was willing to help me. My child is already like this, and the fact that she can save him shows that she has the confidence. You people who stand here and talk without understanding the situation are just making sarcastic remarks. I believe in her, I believe she can save my child!”
After Tang Cuimei confronted the young woman, the young woman was stunned by her series of actions. Watching her skillfully turn the child over and over, patting and squeezing it, it was clear that she was an expert. An ordinary person would probably not even dare to touch it at this time, but she dared to, which proved that she had a way.
So she seemed to have found her pillar of support, and silently knelt on the ground, begging for her child's safety. If the people around them hadn't been interfering, she wouldn't have shouted so hysterically.
Just as the onlookers were sneering and scoffing, a peanut was spat out of the child's throat with a 'plop' sound, along with some vomit, followed by the child's faint cry.
Tang Cuimei quickly wiped the filth from the child's mouth with his little clothes, then gently checked his symptoms. Only after confirming his airway was open and there were no more foreign objects in his mouth did she breathe a sigh of relief. "He's come through, but he still needs to be taken to the hospital for a thorough examination," she said.
Tang Cuimei turned to look at the child's mother, who was already covering her mouth with tears streaming down her face, her body trembling slightly because she was dressed too thinly.
She thought for a moment, "If you trust me, I'll take the child to the hospital for a checkup first. You go home, put on some clothes and shoes. You're the one taking care of the child. What will happen to the child if you get sick?"
Hearing this, the woman was even more touched, and quickly nodded, "I'm not worried. My baby's name is Qin Le. Little sister, what's your name?"
"Tang Cuimei, come to the hospital up ahead quickly, and remember to bring money, I don't have any."
The woman was amused by her words, "Okay, you take it over first, I'll be right there."
Seeing that the onlookers were about to say something, Tang Cuimei shot them a sharp glare.
"Stop making sarcastic remarks. If anyone knows this lady, come with me to the hospital. That way, you won't mistake me for a kidnapper, and it will put her mind at ease. It's better than me just standing here advising her to be careful. Look at her, she ran out without even wearing shoes or a cotton-padded coat. How can she not get sick if she continues like this? If she gets sick, who will take care of the child?"
Tang Cuimei was too lazy to yell at them anymore, so she picked up the child and headed towards the hospital. Surprisingly, her yelling actually worked. The two older neighbors, still worried, told the child's mother and followed her.
Tang Cuimei remained silent. After seeing that the child was breathing normally, she opened her large, weak eyes and looked at her feebly.
"You little rascal, you scared your mother half to death! You can't eat random things anymore, understand?"
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